Sarah Gott
@sarahgott.bsky.social
Mad organic gardener. Green energy enthusiast. Remainer. Socialist. Atheist.
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As Christmas approaches, I reflect on my word of the year: pleonexia — an ancient Greek term describing the insatiable desire to take more than your fair share, even when it harms others. In 2025, we saw that everywhere.
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The ancient word that explains 2025
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December 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
As Christmas approaches, I reflect on my word of the year: pleonexia — an ancient Greek term describing the insatiable desire to take more than your fair share, even when it harms others. In 2025, we saw that everywhere.
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Do both.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
The solution is right above us. Solar panels on existing buildings, car parks, and along highways generate clean power without sacrificing farmland or wild spaces. Let's use our built world first. #Renewables #Innovation
December 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Do both.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
And if solar parks are built near villages or towns, then offer the people who are potentially affected free electricity to offset their concerns.
Solar panels are not nuclear power stations. They can be removed with little environmental impact and can actually benefit biodiversity.
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The push for wealth taxes has been one of the defining economic debates of 2025. The question now is how to create policies that work.
If we are serious about justice, democracy and effective government, this is the path we should take.
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If we are serious about justice, democracy and effective government, this is the path we should take.
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If we want tax justice in 2026, this is the way to tax wealth
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 21, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The push for wealth taxes has been one of the defining economic debates of 2025. The question now is how to create policies that work.
If we are serious about justice, democracy and effective government, this is the path we should take.
youtu.be/iSE8GsNZgBU?...
If we are serious about justice, democracy and effective government, this is the path we should take.
youtu.be/iSE8GsNZgBU?...
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Christmas is economically strange. We stop working. Spending surges. Profit stops mattering. Time off is normalised. Family and care come first. And we accept all of this without question. The real tragedy is not Christmas excess. It is forgetting the lesson in January.
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Christmas breaks the rules of economics
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Christmas is economically strange. We stop working. Spending surges. Profit stops mattering. Time off is normalised. Family and care come first. And we accept all of this without question. The real tragedy is not Christmas excess. It is forgetting the lesson in January.
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Is the NHS really in crisis because of money — or because we are asking the wrong question altogether?
In this video, I ask the question no politician wants to answer: who benefits from a system that manages illness rather than reduces it?
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In this video, I ask the question no politician wants to answer: who benefits from a system that manages illness rather than reduces it?
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What is really wrong with the NHS?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 19, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Is the NHS really in crisis because of money — or because we are asking the wrong question altogether?
In this video, I ask the question no politician wants to answer: who benefits from a system that manages illness rather than reduces it?
youtu.be/klPS9VzTglY?...
In this video, I ask the question no politician wants to answer: who benefits from a system that manages illness rather than reduces it?
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Is tax theft? Many people think so.
In this video, I explain why the popular claim “it’s my money, why should the government take it?” is based on a fundamental mistake.
If you care about public services, this is the conversation we need to have.
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In this video, I explain why the popular claim “it’s my money, why should the government take it?” is based on a fundamental mistake.
If you care about public services, this is the conversation we need to have.
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Tax is not theft: why the “it’s my money” argument is wrong
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 18, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Is tax theft? Many people think so.
In this video, I explain why the popular claim “it’s my money, why should the government take it?” is based on a fundamental mistake.
If you care about public services, this is the conversation we need to have.
youtu.be/SK-PmfkViDE?...
In this video, I explain why the popular claim “it’s my money, why should the government take it?” is based on a fundamental mistake.
If you care about public services, this is the conversation we need to have.
youtu.be/SK-PmfkViDE?...
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Most people think that economics is about money, that government spending is constrained by tax, and that public services must always come second to “balancing the books”. All of that is wrong.
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Economics is not about money
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Most people think that economics is about money, that government spending is constrained by tax, and that public services must always come second to “balancing the books”. All of that is wrong.
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The FT’s analysis of autism and ADHD prevalence is deeply worrying www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
The FT’s analysis of autism and ADHD prevalence is deeply worrying
I have, for a while, thought that John Burn-Murdoch, who works for the Financial Times, is one of the best statistical journalists in the business. I had, in fact, grown accustomed to accepting his da...
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December 17, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The FT’s analysis of autism and ADHD prevalence is deeply worrying www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
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Inequality is not an accident. It is not natural. And it is not inevitable.
According to the United Nations’ World Inequality Report, inequality results from deliberate political and institutional choices.
The question is, why do our politicians perpetuate it?
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According to the United Nations’ World Inequality Report, inequality results from deliberate political and institutional choices.
The question is, why do our politicians perpetuate it?
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Inequality is a political choice – and the UK keeps choosing it
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Inequality is not an accident. It is not natural. And it is not inevitable.
According to the United Nations’ World Inequality Report, inequality results from deliberate political and institutional choices.
The question is, why do our politicians perpetuate it?
youtu.be/yW3EhTUG4lw?...
According to the United Nations’ World Inequality Report, inequality results from deliberate political and institutional choices.
The question is, why do our politicians perpetuate it?
youtu.be/yW3EhTUG4lw?...
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When will Labour tell Trump where to go? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
When will Labour tell Trump where to go?
As the Guardian has reported this morning:
Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit against the BBC over its editing of a speech he made to supporters in Washington before they stormed the US Capitol in 2021...
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December 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
When will Labour tell Trump where to go? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
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For 50 years, Western politics has rested on a single promise: growth. But what if that promise can no longer be kept?
In this video, I ask a question almost no politician dares to face: what happens to democracy when growth flatlines permanently?
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In this video, I ask a question almost no politician dares to face: what happens to democracy when growth flatlines permanently?
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What will happen if economic growth has come to an end?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
For 50 years, Western politics has rested on a single promise: growth. But what if that promise can no longer be kept?
In this video, I ask a question almost no politician dares to face: what happens to democracy when growth flatlines permanently?
youtu.be/c8UJ0AsqOfo?...
In this video, I ask a question almost no politician dares to face: what happens to democracy when growth flatlines permanently?
youtu.be/c8UJ0AsqOfo?...
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Why economic policy matters for the Greens www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
Why economic policy matters for the Greens
As readers here will be aware, I have been tackling those who are seeking to drive the Greens in what they might describe as a Marxist direction, but which does, in reality, do two things.
The first i...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Why economic policy matters for the Greens www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
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Latest monthly visa application figures are out.
Skilled workers? Still dropping.
Health & care workers? Still dropping.
Slow clap.
Skilled workers? Still dropping.
Health & care workers? Still dropping.
Slow clap.
December 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Latest monthly visa application figures are out.
Skilled workers? Still dropping.
Health & care workers? Still dropping.
Slow clap.
Skilled workers? Still dropping.
Health & care workers? Still dropping.
Slow clap.
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Chief executives are now paid hundreds of times more than the people who actually create value in their companies. This is not innovation or entrepreneurship – it is extraction.
In this video, I explain how fair pay ratios could be enforced through the tax system.
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In this video, I explain how fair pay ratios could be enforced through the tax system.
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Why Are CEOs Paid So Much More Than You?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Chief executives are now paid hundreds of times more than the people who actually create value in their companies. This is not innovation or entrepreneurship – it is extraction.
In this video, I explain how fair pay ratios could be enforced through the tax system.
youtu.be/X5jvx5ytcuE?...
In this video, I explain how fair pay ratios could be enforced through the tax system.
youtu.be/X5jvx5ytcuE?...
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Has Donald Trump effectively declared war on Europe?
In this video, I explore how Trump’s racist rhetoric and his attacks on migrants are being used to divide Europe.
This is the defining political choice of our time.
Which Europe do you want to live in?
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In this video, I explore how Trump’s racist rhetoric and his attacks on migrants are being used to divide Europe.
This is the defining political choice of our time.
Which Europe do you want to live in?
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Has Donald Trump declared war on Europe?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Has Donald Trump effectively declared war on Europe?
In this video, I explore how Trump’s racist rhetoric and his attacks on migrants are being used to divide Europe.
This is the defining political choice of our time.
Which Europe do you want to live in?
youtu.be/S0WlcM8swhY?...
In this video, I explore how Trump’s racist rhetoric and his attacks on migrants are being used to divide Europe.
This is the defining political choice of our time.
Which Europe do you want to live in?
youtu.be/S0WlcM8swhY?...
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The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
December 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The European Union has triggered Article 122 to indefinitely immobilise the assets of the Russian Central Bank, worth a whopping €210 billion.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
I explain what just happened and why this is such a big deal for Europeans.
🧵 Long thread.
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If we are really worried about the pressure put on the NHS by flu then shouldn’t we have offered the flu vaccine to more people for free?
Super flu' wave hits hospitals in England with no peak yet
Numbers in hospital rise by more than 50% in a week as NHS faces 'worst-case scenario'.
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December 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If we are really worried about the pressure put on the NHS by flu then shouldn’t we have offered the flu vaccine to more people for free?
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COVID-19 vaccines protect children from severe illness, a new report from (~checks notes~) CDC finds. Meanwhile, the administration no longer recommends COVID-19 shots for kids.
Effectiveness of 2024–2025 COVID-19 Vaccines in Children...
This report describes COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among children ages 9 months to 17 years.
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December 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
COVID-19 vaccines protect children from severe illness, a new report from (~checks notes~) CDC finds. Meanwhile, the administration no longer recommends COVID-19 shots for kids.
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Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
December 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Well now, would you look at that? A massive, 4-YEAR-LONG study of NEARLY 30 MILLION people in France found that individuals who received a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine had a 74% LOWER risk of death from severe COVID-19 compared to unvaccinated individuals and ZERO increased risk of all-cause mortality.
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If every country is in debt, where's the money? youtu.be/Ki8QUa3oVF0?...
If every country is in debt, where's the money?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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December 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
If every country is in debt, where's the money? youtu.be/Ki8QUa3oVF0?...
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A few doctors striking for a few days will not be what causes the collapse of the NHS.
Years of chronic underfunding and mismanagement will do that for you.
Years of chronic underfunding and mismanagement will do that for you.
December 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A few doctors striking for a few days will not be what causes the collapse of the NHS.
Years of chronic underfunding and mismanagement will do that for you.
Years of chronic underfunding and mismanagement will do that for you.
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What Steve said. There has never been a study in which high-quality, well-fitting masks were actually WORN that did not show a significant impact on disease transmission. Many mask studies failed to take account of post-allocation confounders (non-adherence + non-mask people choosing to mask).
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:26 AM
What Steve said. There has never been a study in which high-quality, well-fitting masks were actually WORN that did not show a significant impact on disease transmission. Many mask studies failed to take account of post-allocation confounders (non-adherence + non-mask people choosing to mask).
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So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
December 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
So, to those who say "masks don't work", cite the flawed Cochrane report, insist upon an unfeasible RCT, accuse folks of panic, and undermine public health on social and mainstream media during a flu/RSV epidemic...
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
1. Seasonal viruses may be "normal", but they do immense harm.
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🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
🧵 Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
A pissed off thread using data.
Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10
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“Transgender and nonbinary youth (ages 13 to 24) whose pronouns are respected were 31 percent less likely to attempt suicide in the past year than those whose pronouns are not respected, according to a new report from The Trevor Project”
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Transgender and nonbinary youth whose pronouns are respected attempt suicide less: report
"It's about effort, and just attempting to be respectful and kind to people," lead author Steven Hobaica tells The Advocate.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:45 AM
“Transgender and nonbinary youth (ages 13 to 24) whose pronouns are respected were 31 percent less likely to attempt suicide in the past year than those whose pronouns are not respected, according to a new report from The Trevor Project”
www.advocate.com/exclusives/p...
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