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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 3h

Every year 100s of employers are named and shamed for failure to pay the statutory minimum wage.

2016-2023: over 3m workers denied the minimum wage.

Puny fines do nothing. Fines must equal the remuneration of the board of directors. 50% personally payable. Imprison persistent offenders.

The government must ensure fair distribution of income

'The average real wage of workers has hardly moved from the 2008 level whilst bosses never had it so good.'

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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 3h

SOS - Sick of Starmer

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D Mcguire @dmcguirecfc67.bsky.social · 14h

Meanwhile Next Month he will wear his Poppy forgetting that his soldiers he claims to be remembering with his poppy fought against fascism in both the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) and the Second World War (1939-1945) all while he supports a Fascist regime which is Israhell and the US !!!

Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 15h

You can lock up as many people as you want for chanting or protesting against genocide.

You will never scrub away the truth about that genocide - or your own complicity in it.

You are just ensuring that you will be damned all the more for what you have done.

Government could crack down on pro-Palestinian protest chants, PM says

The government needs to

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CajunBlueAZ ⚜️🇺🇸 🇺🇦 @cajunblue.bsky.social · 11h

🚨🚨🚨Chicago - NOW!🚨🚨🚨
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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 23h

Kemi claims “work is the best way out of poverty" on the same day analysis finds an avg earner would need to save almost all of their income for 52 years to become as wealthy as the top 10%.

Individuals working harder won't tackle income inequality; we need a wealth tax now.

Lifetime of earnings not enough for UK workers to join wealthiest 10%, report says

Research finds it would take average worker saving all their earnings for 52 years to match wealth of richest 10th of society

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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 18h

Or they're thinking to themselves, "we should have done that"

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

The government is shooting priests in the head with pepper balls. I feel like this is a kitchen table issue.

Kurt @flglchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Here’s video of the incident

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papaesoco.bsky.social @papaesoco.bsky.social · 1d

www.commondreams.org/opinion/geno...
Over the past two years, Gaza has been turned into rubble and starvation by one of the most relentless bombing campaigns in modern history. This is not a conflict. It is not a “war between two sides.”

We Must Call It What It Is: A Genocide in Gaza | Common Dreams

For too long, our elected officials have hidden behind euphemisms like “tragedy” or “conflict.” But history will not remember their silence kindly.

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Jacqs @fooyoo2.bsky.social · 2d

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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 1d

Face down

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

An incredible scoop from Darren here lifted straight from... Polanski's public Wikipedia page

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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 2d

a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands together .

ALT: a man in a suit and tie is clapping his hands together .

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 2d

A group of Jewish academics working at universities across Scotland have condemned 'unfounded, irresponsible and dangerous' attempts to link the Manchester terror attack with pro-Palestine protests

Jewish staff at Scottish universities condemn 'weaponisation' of Manchester attack

www.thenational.scot

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 2d

Quick guide to Tomahawk cruise missile variants

TLAM - land attack

TSAM - anti-ship

GLCM - ground launched

TACTOM - improved “tactical” version

TACO - version talked about but never delivered to Ukraine

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 2d

EXCLUSIVE: The family of a Scottish activist detained after the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla have confirmed that she is 'safe and accounted for'

Scottish flotilla activist 'safe and accounted for' after 'missing' rumours spread

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

Under any other leader Jenrick would have been sacked for saying this.

Under Badenoch he'll probably get a promotion www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in Birmingham neighbourhood

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on short visit

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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 2d

61 years ago, Tory Peter Griffiths became MP for Smethwick by using the slogan: "If you want a nigger for a neighbour, vote Labour".

It was the impolite version of the official one.

Jenrick knows his history

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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 2d

"Research showed the party was still blamed by most voters for the state of Britain, especially its flaccid economy and its tortuous struggles to get a grip on migration."

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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 2d

Tories’ future as political party capable of governing is at stake: ‘It is that serious’

Whether to focus more on people’s pockets or UK borders is big question at Conservative Party conference

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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 2d

Phuque off racist

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WG Saraband 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇹 @wgsaraband.bsky.social · 2d

You cannot atone for a genocide by supporting another, it was supposed to be "Never Again"

Euronews @euronews.com · 2d

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that if Israel is excluded from Eurovision 2026, Germany will not take part.

German chancellor threatens to boycott Eurovision if Israel excluded

Chancellor Friedrich Merz says that if Israel is excluded from Eurovision 2026, Germany will not take part.

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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 2d

She called out world leaders for sitting by and watching a live-streamed genocide without taking action.

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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 2d

Thick plods who lifted her didn't understand what the words meant

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Sleeping Giants FR in English @slpng-giants-fr-2.bsky.social · 3d

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon aka Tommy Robinson launched his henchmen against @radiofrance.fr 's London correspondent Gaële Joly.
Please join us in lending her support and condemn the multi-convicted hater's cyberbullying.

"C'est vraiment un mec d'extrême droite" : qui est Tommy Robinson, activiste à l'origine d'une marche "pour la liberté d'expression" à Londres ?

Des dizaines de milliers de personnes sont attendues samedi à Londres à l'appel de Tommy Robinson, figure de l'extrême droite britannique, pour ce qu'il présente comme un rassemblement "pour la libert...

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Arfur Towcrate @arfurztowcrate.bsky.social · 3d

He would

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