Dr Adam R. North
@northy1.bsky.social
Doctor of Philosophy: Manchester (UK)
PhD in Religion and Theology
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6407-2132
Academia: https://manchester.academia.edu/AdamNorth
Journalism: https://substack.com/@thenorthernrose?r=2bk54l&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
PhD in Religion and Theology
Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6407-2132
Academia: https://manchester.academia.edu/AdamNorth
Journalism: https://substack.com/@thenorthernrose?r=2bk54l&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile
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Dr Adam R. North
@northy1.bsky.social
· Oct 23
The Northern Rose
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All the pressure we put on the government worked!
2 child benefit cap, scrapped!
Win for the British people!
2 child benefit cap, scrapped!
Win for the British people!
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
All the pressure we put on the government worked!
2 child benefit cap, scrapped!
Win for the British people!
2 child benefit cap, scrapped!
Win for the British people!
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Relatable content from The Times
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Relatable content from The Times
The Labour budget reflects the pressure from the left and @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk. The government's actions have shown that they will respond to polling and public sentiment. If we make enough noise, they will move leftwards.
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Labour budget reflects the pressure from the left and @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk. The government's actions have shown that they will respond to polling and public sentiment. If we make enough noise, they will move leftwards.
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Distributional analysis published alongside the Budget shows that the poorest will benefit most from the measures - particularly due to welfare and public service improvements.
Source: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Source: www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Distributional analysis published alongside the Budget shows that the poorest will benefit most from the measures - particularly due to welfare and public service improvements.
Source: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Source: www.gov.uk/government/p...
Kemi Badenoch is difficult to listen to. I think if the whole country listened to her then her polling would be even lower. She just comes across as petty, hateful, and pathetic. The Tories are so out of touch that they only know what the top 0.1% like to hear.
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Kemi Badenoch is difficult to listen to. I think if the whole country listened to her then her polling would be even lower. She just comes across as petty, hateful, and pathetic. The Tories are so out of touch that they only know what the top 0.1% like to hear.
Funny that the BBC keep talking about "higher taxes" but not addressing who the higher taxes are aimed at. Framing matters. The budget places more of a burden on the wealthiest. I guess many of the BBC pundits aren't happy about this because the taxes apply to them. Also Badenoch is embarrassing.
November 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Funny that the BBC keep talking about "higher taxes" but not addressing who the higher taxes are aimed at. Framing matters. The budget places more of a burden on the wealthiest. I guess many of the BBC pundits aren't happy about this because the taxes apply to them. Also Badenoch is embarrassing.
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Cue rich people moaning about how they can no longer afford to live in their castles.... God it's all so horribly predictable
🚨 BREXIT BUDGET🚨
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
"From 2028, I am introducing a high value council tax surcharge in England. An annual £2,500 charge for properties worth more than £2 million, rising to £7,500 for properties worth more than £5 million."
November 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Cue rich people moaning about how they can no longer afford to live in their castles.... God it's all so horribly predictable
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"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
November 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
"We are freezing known Russian assets" says Rachel Reeves
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
"But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the member for Clacton"
The budget shows that this government cannot be compared to the Tories or Reform. They are nowhere near as bad. We may not be happy with their reluctance to move left and many of their policy decisions, but it does no good to say they're as bad as the Tories. It's our job to force them further left
November 26, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The budget shows that this government cannot be compared to the Tories or Reform. They are nowhere near as bad. We may not be happy with their reluctance to move left and many of their policy decisions, but it does no good to say they're as bad as the Tories. It's our job to force them further left
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👀💼 The govt will deliver its new #Budget2025 today at 12:30.
With so many policy announcements expected, and so much spin, it can be hard to know what it all means.
So, let us help you cut through the noise with our live reaction. Just keep you eyes on this thread 👇 1/???
With so many policy announcements expected, and so much spin, it can be hard to know what it all means.
So, let us help you cut through the noise with our live reaction. Just keep you eyes on this thread 👇 1/???
November 26, 2025 at 10:54 AM
👀💼 The govt will deliver its new #Budget2025 today at 12:30.
With so many policy announcements expected, and so much spin, it can be hard to know what it all means.
So, let us help you cut through the noise with our live reaction. Just keep you eyes on this thread 👇 1/???
With so many policy announcements expected, and so much spin, it can be hard to know what it all means.
So, let us help you cut through the noise with our live reaction. Just keep you eyes on this thread 👇 1/???
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The Labour Government: there to serve the
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The Labour Government: there to serve the
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The City & the elites are apparently worried about me.
The people who bankrupted this country are spooked.
Won't someone think of the billionaires?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The people who bankrupted this country are spooked.
Won't someone think of the billionaires?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
UK Greens’ Populist Tilt Worries City With Disregard for Markets
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is winning over voters with his pledge to tax the wealthy and unleash borrowing to plow money into Britain’s ailing public services. His inequality-busting ideas are a...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:03 AM
The City & the elites are apparently worried about me.
The people who bankrupted this country are spooked.
Won't someone think of the billionaires?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
The people who bankrupted this country are spooked.
Won't someone think of the billionaires?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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We don't have to accept this slop.
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We don't have to accept this slop.
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This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 PM
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 26,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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At the Stockport Unity Rally one attendee told us they came because hatred and racism are rising - and politicians are enabling it.
Full video available on our YouTube
#UnityRally #StandUpToRacism #Stockport #CommunitySolidarity #manchester
Full video available on our YouTube
#UnityRally #StandUpToRacism #Stockport #CommunitySolidarity #manchester
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
At the Stockport Unity Rally one attendee told us they came because hatred and racism are rising - and politicians are enabling it.
Full video available on our YouTube
#UnityRally #StandUpToRacism #Stockport #CommunitySolidarity #manchester
Full video available on our YouTube
#UnityRally #StandUpToRacism #Stockport #CommunitySolidarity #manchester
@garyseconomics.bsky.social is right, with this budget, democracy might be on the line. Read my thoughts on @thenorthernrose.com
The Most Important Budget Ever? Why This Budget Could Shape Our Future
Dr Adam North discusses the upcoming budget and the implications of the governments choice of direction.
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
@garyseconomics.bsky.social is right, with this budget, democracy might be on the line. Read my thoughts on @thenorthernrose.com
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This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
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In a conversation on Bold Politics, George Monbiot breaks down the pressure journalists face to "conform to the demands of economic power" - and what happens when they don't.
As an independent media outlet in Manchester, we're not owned by billionaires or corporate backers.
#manchester
As an independent media outlet in Manchester, we're not owned by billionaires or corporate backers.
#manchester
November 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
In a conversation on Bold Politics, George Monbiot breaks down the pressure journalists face to "conform to the demands of economic power" - and what happens when they don't.
As an independent media outlet in Manchester, we're not owned by billionaires or corporate backers.
#manchester
As an independent media outlet in Manchester, we're not owned by billionaires or corporate backers.
#manchester
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BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
BREAKING: Reform UK's former Welsh leader and close Nigel Farage associate, Nathan Gill, sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison for repeatedly taking bribes to spread pro-Russian propaganda
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It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:47 AM
It's always the ones you most expect...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index for 2025 found the risk of a bursting real estate bubble to be high among only a few of 21 major international markets. See the full list here: nyti.ms/4o5VXjK
November 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index for 2025 found the risk of a bursting real estate bubble to be high among only a few of 21 major international markets. See the full list here: nyti.ms/4o5VXjK
I like this from Aditya Chakrabortty because he’s right that a 2% wealth tax over £10mil won’t be enough. But it’s a start. Ultimately, this is part of the normalisation of wealth tax discussion. Once it’s accepted, then of course it’s a situation of pushing for more wealth equality over time.
What does the left want? A wealth tax. What will that accomplish? Very little | Aditya Chakrabortty
Imposing a 1% levy on the super-rich isn’t a policy, it’s pantomime. Tackling inequality in Britain will require much more far-reaching changes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I like this from Aditya Chakrabortty because he’s right that a 2% wealth tax over £10mil won’t be enough. But it’s a start. Ultimately, this is part of the normalisation of wealth tax discussion. Once it’s accepted, then of course it’s a situation of pushing for more wealth equality over time.
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The Greens are winning the support of around half of 18 to 24 year olds.
Reform are on 5%. So much for young people's turn to the right!
And the Young Greens now have 40,000 members - the biggest youth and students wing in British politics
Reform are on 5%. So much for young people's turn to the right!
And the Young Greens now have 40,000 members - the biggest youth and students wing in British politics
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Greens are winning the support of around half of 18 to 24 year olds.
Reform are on 5%. So much for young people's turn to the right!
And the Young Greens now have 40,000 members - the biggest youth and students wing in British politics
Reform are on 5%. So much for young people's turn to the right!
And the Young Greens now have 40,000 members - the biggest youth and students wing in British politics
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👩⚕️👨🚒🤵 Doctors, firefighters, even the super-rich themselves can see it… so why can’t Rachel Reeves?
It’s time to tax the super‑rich & invest in our collective future.
Yesterday, we delivered over 700,000 signatures demanding that the govt delivers #TaxJustice at the budget.
It’s time to tax the super‑rich & invest in our collective future.
Yesterday, we delivered over 700,000 signatures demanding that the govt delivers #TaxJustice at the budget.
November 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
👩⚕️👨🚒🤵 Doctors, firefighters, even the super-rich themselves can see it… so why can’t Rachel Reeves?
It’s time to tax the super‑rich & invest in our collective future.
Yesterday, we delivered over 700,000 signatures demanding that the govt delivers #TaxJustice at the budget.
It’s time to tax the super‑rich & invest in our collective future.
Yesterday, we delivered over 700,000 signatures demanding that the govt delivers #TaxJustice at the budget.
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UK millionaires say 'we want to pay more tax'.
Why is that UK govts only listen to the rich who resent paying tax and decent wages?
The rich can't feel secure whilst masses live in poverty. Poor people can't buy goods/services to boost the economy.
Why is that UK govts only listen to the rich who resent paying tax and decent wages?
The rich can't feel secure whilst masses live in poverty. Poor people can't buy goods/services to boost the economy.
Millionaires call on Rachel Reeves to raise their taxes in Budget
Two wealthy businessmen say the chancellor should make them pay more ahead of the Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
UK millionaires say 'we want to pay more tax'.
Why is that UK govts only listen to the rich who resent paying tax and decent wages?
The rich can't feel secure whilst masses live in poverty. Poor people can't buy goods/services to boost the economy.
Why is that UK govts only listen to the rich who resent paying tax and decent wages?
The rich can't feel secure whilst masses live in poverty. Poor people can't buy goods/services to boost the economy.