Sam
@samhemm.bsky.social
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The finance curse: how Britain was hollowed out youtu.be/nKRq5UcsRCQ?...
The finance curse: how Britain was hollowed out
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February 11, 2026 at 7:09 AM
The finance curse: how Britain was hollowed out youtu.be/nKRq5UcsRCQ?...
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SEND for the bankers www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02... Fiscal rules look like they will be used to deny children and others with special educational needs the chances they need in life. And, yes, I am very angry about that.
SEND for the bankers
As The Guardian noted yesterday:
Rachel Reeves is under pressure to reassure MPs over the state of the UK’s public finances, amid concerns that the rising cost of special educational needs and disabi...
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February 14, 2026 at 8:13 AM
SEND for the bankers www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/02... Fiscal rules look like they will be used to deny children and others with special educational needs the chances they need in life. And, yes, I am very angry about that.
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Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
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He says he can’t be bought.
£13.2 million says otherwise.
£13.2 million says otherwise.
February 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
He says he can’t be bought.
£13.2 million says otherwise.
£13.2 million says otherwise.
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As corporations shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many have said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.
Also remember that profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Also remember that profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
February 9, 2026 at 1:01 AM
As corporations shell out big bucks for Super Bowl commercials, remember that many have said they were forced to raise prices due to inflation.
Also remember that profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
Also remember that profit margins in nearly every sector in the S&P 500 are running near or above 10-year highs.
Hello???
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
1/
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
1/
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BREAKING 🚨: Reform have been caught potentially cheating in the up coming Gorton & Denton by election. Residents have received a letter from a 'local pensioner'.
There is no Reform Party branding on the letter
There is no Reform Party branding on the letter
February 6, 2026 at 5:01 PM
BREAKING 🚨: Reform have been caught potentially cheating in the up coming Gorton & Denton by election. Residents have received a letter from a 'local pensioner'.
There is no Reform Party branding on the letter
There is no Reform Party branding on the letter
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The mighty @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on the decision to fire several journalists from the Washington Post and how this fits with the US’s broader slide into dictatorship - broligarchy.substack.com/p/fight?utm_...
Fight!
Fuck Bezos. The Washington Post can and must rise again.
broligarchy.substack.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:15 AM
The mighty @carolecadwalla.bsky.social on the decision to fire several journalists from the Washington Post and how this fits with the US’s broader slide into dictatorship - broligarchy.substack.com/p/fight?utm_...
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It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 AM
It's rare to see how lobbyists operate. But the Epstein-Mandelson correspondence shows us what happens all the time: plutocrats and government ministers conspiring against the public interest. This is why all lobbying should be in the public domain, but despite Labour and Con promises, it's not. 🧵
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To those saying, "but the Greens will split the vote":
1. Things have changed.
2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit)
3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.
1. Things have changed.
2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit)
3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.
January 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM
To those saying, "but the Greens will split the vote":
1. Things have changed.
2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit)
3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.
1. Things have changed.
2. It's not the Green's fault that Starmer has the Merdas Touch (turns everything to shit)
3. When the Greens offer the only inspiring option, perhaps we should see the Labour candidate as splitting the vote.
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The Polanski bounce STILL shows no sign of letting up!
January 30, 2026 at 9:50 AM
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Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
January 29, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Amazon just announced another round of 16,000 layoffs, months after it laid off 14,000 workers.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
Reminder that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy raked in over $40M in 2024.
And Amazon is spending at least $75 million producing and promoting the Melania documentary.
The system is rigged.
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Neoliberalism is dying: Mark Carney’s Davos speech confirmed it youtu.be/AMTQNI3BV90?... What's next?
Neoliberalism is dying: Mark Carney’s Davos speech confirmed it
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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January 25, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Neoliberalism is dying: Mark Carney’s Davos speech confirmed it youtu.be/AMTQNI3BV90?... What's next?
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Nigel Farage attended Davos as an adviser to an Iranian billionaire. Doesn't get much more anti-establishment than that, right?
January 24, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Nigel Farage attended Davos as an adviser to an Iranian billionaire. Doesn't get much more anti-establishment than that, right?
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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Don't ask, when are we going to do MMT? We already are youtu.be/J6ZUJbl829E?...
Don't ask, when are we going to do MMT? We already are
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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January 19, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Don't ask, when are we going to do MMT? We already are youtu.be/J6ZUJbl829E?...
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"I don't think Nigel is the bloke that you want to have running your kids schools or running your local hospital or trust, your savings, your pension, your small business too."
I couldn't agree more Robert...
I couldn't agree more Robert...
January 16, 2026 at 1:10 PM
"I don't think Nigel is the bloke that you want to have running your kids schools or running your local hospital or trust, your savings, your pension, your small business too."
I couldn't agree more Robert...
I couldn't agree more Robert...
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Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
January 14, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Good morning.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.
That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.
Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.
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Nadhim Zahawi would be frightened to live in a country run by Nigel Farage.
Zahawi has deleted it, but it is too late.
Zahawi has deleted it, but it is too late.
January 12, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Nadhim Zahawi would be frightened to live in a country run by Nigel Farage.
Zahawi has deleted it, but it is too late.
Zahawi has deleted it, but it is too late.
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🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
January 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
🔥 @markruffalo.bsky.social : “I gotta be honest, I’m not feeling so great. Renee Good was murdered... stormtroopers running around terrorizing. As much as I love all this, I can’t pretend all this crazy stuff isn’t happening. We have a president who says laws don’t apply to him- this is crazy.”
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It's almost as if years of relentless media saturation bombing of flat-out lies, demonisation and blaming don't help the public to understand what is actually happening.
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 PM
It's almost as if years of relentless media saturation bombing of flat-out lies, demonisation and blaming don't help the public to understand what is actually happening.
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Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
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OK, so Britain might have 354,000 homeless, 1.8m unemployed and 3.8m hungry kids. But on the upside, the FTSE-100 index hit an all-time high this morning.
January 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
OK, so Britain might have 354,000 homeless, 1.8m unemployed and 3.8m hungry kids. But on the upside, the FTSE-100 index hit an all-time high this morning.
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Delighted to hear that The Invisible Doctrine, the film by @peterhutchison.bsky.social and @lucas-sabean.bsky.social, is being offered free to view on YouTube for the holiday season. It's all yours! youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0
The secret history of Neoliberalism | The Invisible Doctrine | Full Film
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December 22, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Delighted to hear that The Invisible Doctrine, the film by @peterhutchison.bsky.social and @lucas-sabean.bsky.social, is being offered free to view on YouTube for the holiday season. It's all yours! youtu.be/gR4eSEetKP0