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Mike Harris
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CEO, http://89up.org; publisher of http://TheLead.uk, http://LittleAtoms.com, free speech, climate, digital rights, freedom, oh and was a Labour councillor for a bit.
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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 2h
This month, in the vacuum that should be being used to platform Black stories, that space is instead being filled with swelling hostility. Black History Month matters. In fact, it may be more important now than it’s ever been.

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Black History Month is more important than ever – but it is being hollowed out
Why we're shining a light on Black stories this month. Plus: The latest from Reform Watch, and everything our team is reading, watching and listening to this week.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d
i desperately want everyone involved in the destruction of USAID to have to, st the very least, answer to the american people for the suffering and misery they have caused apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · 6d
EXCLUSIVE: Former Reform leader convicted of taking Russian bribes.

This should be *huge national news* - a direct link between Reform and Russia. #Russiagate

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The Lead Untangles: The Reform leader’s Russian influence scandal
Not unreported, but certainly not given much spotlight, what do the Russian bribes taken by a former Reform UK leader tell us?
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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 22d
Kemi Badenoch refusing to acknowledge that Tommy Robinson is "far-right", now on LBC, and refusing to condemn Elon Musk's words. In fact she says what Musk said *isn't* incitement. So what would be incitement then? How violent would his words have to be before he was deemed a threat to this country?
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · 23d
Coming up to 4,000 emails to MPs - you know what to do folks
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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 24d
That escalated. Thank you to the thousands of people who have already signed our call for the Home Secretary to ban Elon Musk from the UK.
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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 24d
Elon Musk seems to have hit a nerve with readers of The Lead. We're calling on the Home Secretary to place him on the banned list after his vile speech at the 'Unite the Kingdom' rally.
Tell your MP: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
Home Secretary: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · 24d
Totally agree - would be great if you could reply to constituents signing this and write to the Home Secretary @theleaduk.bsky.social

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Tell your MP: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
Home Secretary: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · 25d
If you do anything today click here to petition your MP to ban Elon Musk from the UK
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Tell your MP: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
Home Secretary: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · 25d
Petition for MPs to ban Elon Musk from the UK here startafire.co/scramnews/ba...
Tell your MP: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
Home Secretary: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · 25d
Petition for MPs to ban Elon Musk from the UK here startafire.co/scramnews/ba... via @theleaduk.bsky.social
Tell your MP: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
Home Secretary: Ban Elon Musk from the UK
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The Lead @theleaduk.bsky.social · 25d
We call on the Home Secretary to act following Elon Musk's vile words and hatred stirring at the 'Unite The Kingdom' rally. Sign our petition now and get Musk banned.
Ban Elon Musk from the UK
We call on the Home Secretary to act following Musk's vile words and hatred stirring at the 'Unite The Kingdom' rally. Sign our petition now and get Elon Musk banned.
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Zoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · Aug 26
Not sure what else there is to say at this point

Me for @theleaduk.bsky.social

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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · Jul 27
Three Lions playing in the pub.

"Thirty years of hurt...."

Overheard: "Sorry - this is the *men's song*"

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Alom Shaha @alomshaha.bsky.social · Jul 6
This is actual good news and it wouldn’t have happened under the Tories and we who voted Labour should note it.
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · Jul 6
Labour launches £500m ‘Best Start’ child support programme
Labour launches £500m ‘Best Start’ child support programme
The government has announced a £500 million scheme to help disadvantaged children - Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said the rollout of extra "Best Start" family hubs would offer youth services...
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · Jul 4
My view is it is far too early to have any view on whether Labour is succeeding or not.

But this report card is a very good start at explaining what Labour has done with its first year in office

national.thelead.uk/p/labour-gov...
A year of Labour in power - the report card, part I
We rank how Keir Starmer and the government is performing against a progressive agenda on the economy, NHS, housing and education and you give your ratings too
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · Jun 20
Whenever I look into small consumer-facing businesses in London it’s often a shock when they’ve even filed a first year’s accounts on time, let alone actually paid any tax due. Honestly seems you’re a bit of a mug if you bother doing so.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · Jun 20
40% of all corporation tax owed by small businesses isn't paid. How has this happened, without anyone noticing or caring?

Because nobody wants to talk about it.

These reactions to the latest HMRC tax gap figures are typical:
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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · Jun 20
Another day with an almost completely decarbonised grid.
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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · Jun 20
The truly impressive thing is that the tories who are doing it have looked at a government whose ratings are in the toilet and are - charitably - struggling to connect and instead of thinking “bite our tongue, eat shit and apologise and we could be back in in 5 years”, they’ve chosen…this?
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Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · Jun 19
It's quite remarkable that the elite of the British right has chosen *now* as the moment to go blood-and-soil. When the actual public have probably never been as un-racist as they are.
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · Jun 9
So a teacher earning 34k, renting, with 3 kids doesn't get a payment to heat their home

But a pensioner who owns their home on the same money does?

Cool story bro.
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ido @ido.bsky.social · May 30
It’s sort of reassuring to know the richest man on earth spends his time tweeting and doing ket.
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · May 19
Very good idea that solves the problem.

Also, gets closer to merger of NI / income tax, which would be significantly more sensible way of taxing all types of income - very odd unearned income taxed less.
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Andrew Harrop @andrewharrop.bsky.social · May 19
How to reverse Labour's cut to Winter Fuel Payment. NEW substack post

The policy is a disaster. It's electorally toxic. But it also slams poor pensioners. In 22/23 only TWELVE PER CENT of pensioners in poverty were on benefits that entitle them to WFP

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Here's how to scrap the cuts to Winter Fuel Payment
Labour should restore Winter Fuel Payment for everyone in retirement, paid for by a levy on private pensions
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · May 12
Today's immigration announcement marks the death of the mission for the UK to have the fastest economic growth in the G7.

International investors now know that the UK govt will put other considerations ahead of economic growth.
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Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · May 12
And a f-ing terrible one at that.

I honestly despair.

To be clear: immigration is NOT the primary cause of the housing crisis. It has a tiny impact.

Decades of foolishly using property as our primary personal asset class, combined with under investment in social housing, is the cause.
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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · May 12
If you thought the PM’s speech was punchy, his foreword to the immigration white paper says high net migration has done “incalculable damage” to the country.

That is a serious shift in tone for a Labour government/party.
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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · May 12
This is an absolutely disastrous framing to adopt. “Immigration beings great gains but it needs to be controlled to maximise benefits” was/is right there on the table. Instead they have opted to lead with the strongest possible “Nigel Farage is right, don’t vote for him” headline.
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Paul Brand @paulbrand.bsky.social · May 12
If you thought the PM’s speech was punchy, his foreword to the immigration white paper says high net migration has done “incalculable damage” to the country.

That is a serious shift in tone for a Labour government/party.
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Mike Harris @mjrharris.bsky.social · May 12
Our economy desperately needs highly skilled workers in fast developing industries eg AI, film, professional services.

Asking those people to wait *10 years* before they get any form of security is absolutely ridiculous.

Ask Germany how its two-tier labour market experiment went.
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