Barrie Jay
@barriejay.bsky.social
DJ, Music Producer. Proudly left-wing. Despise neoliberalism. Hate racists. Love those who love each other.
If socialism doesn't win we all die.
If socialism doesn't win we all die.
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Sign the petition if you want to continue living in a democracy without corporate free zones stealing your money, your land, your homes, and your human rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts
To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money
petition.parliament.uk
September 5, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Sign the petition if you want to continue living in a democracy without corporate free zones stealing your money, your land, your homes, and your human rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
Tax the rich.
UK billionaires added £182,000,000,000 to their wealth last year. That’s £35,000,000 every single day.
Their combined wealth is £795,361,000,000.
So don't let anyone tell you austerity is a “necessity”. There’s more than enough wealth to fund our NHS, public services & welfare.
Their combined wealth is £795,361,000,000.
So don't let anyone tell you austerity is a “necessity”. There’s more than enough wealth to fund our NHS, public services & welfare.
March 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Tax the rich.
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Back to basics.
For those who don’t know what Freeport’s or SEZs are👇🏻
Q - What is a Freeport?
A - A Freeport is privately owned
Q - What is a port?
A - A port is publicly owned
For those who don’t know what Freeport’s or SEZs are👇🏻
Q - What is a Freeport?
A - A Freeport is privately owned
Q - What is a port?
A - A port is publicly owned
March 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Back to basics.
For those who don’t know what Freeport’s or SEZs are👇🏻
Q - What is a Freeport?
A - A Freeport is privately owned
Q - What is a port?
A - A port is publicly owned
For those who don’t know what Freeport’s or SEZs are👇🏻
Q - What is a Freeport?
A - A Freeport is privately owned
Q - What is a port?
A - A port is publicly owned
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Care home chain Care UK sold to US property investment company
Welltower deal comes as private providers lobby government for a greater role in NHS
The UK is being privatised.
Thread
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Welltower deal comes as private providers lobby government for a greater role in NHS
The UK is being privatised.
Thread
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
March 14, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Care home chain Care UK sold to US property investment company
Welltower deal comes as private providers lobby government for a greater role in NHS
The UK is being privatised.
Thread
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Welltower deal comes as private providers lobby government for a greater role in NHS
The UK is being privatised.
Thread
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Labour and Blackrock colluding to turn Britain's green regions into 'natural assets'.
The new 'natural' infrastructure that is now being unlocked is about moving nature into a debt-riven corporate model or racket.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
The new 'natural' infrastructure that is now being unlocked is about moving nature into a debt-riven corporate model or racket.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
Labour and Blackrock colluding to turn Britain's green regions into 'natural assets'
The new 'natural' infrastructure that is now being unlocked is about moving nature into a debt-riven corporate model or racket.
open.substack.com
February 27, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Labour and Blackrock colluding to turn Britain's green regions into 'natural assets'.
The new 'natural' infrastructure that is now being unlocked is about moving nature into a debt-riven corporate model or racket.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
The new 'natural' infrastructure that is now being unlocked is about moving nature into a debt-riven corporate model or racket.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
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⚠️Reminder⚠️
Sunak and Starmer's 86 deregulated free zones contravene EU regulations and laws on the distribution of State aid.
Every pro-EU commentator needs to read this EU document on State aid and SEZs,
europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
Sunak and Starmer's 86 deregulated free zones contravene EU regulations and laws on the distribution of State aid.
Every pro-EU commentator needs to read this EU document on State aid and SEZs,
europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
Public economic support in the EU: State aid and special economic zones | Think Tank | European Parliament
Public economic support in the EU: State aid and special economic zones
europarl.europa.eu
February 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
⚠️Reminder⚠️
Sunak and Starmer's 86 deregulated free zones contravene EU regulations and laws on the distribution of State aid.
Every pro-EU commentator needs to read this EU document on State aid and SEZs,
europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
Sunak and Starmer's 86 deregulated free zones contravene EU regulations and laws on the distribution of State aid.
Every pro-EU commentator needs to read this EU document on State aid and SEZs,
europarl.europa.eu/thinktank/en...
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1.3 million views on our YouTube videos in the past month.
Subscribe to our YT channel here
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Declassified UK
Follow Declassified UK for investigative journalism on Britain's foreign policy, its military, intelligence agencies and most powerful corporations.
www.youtube.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
1.3 million views on our YouTube videos in the past month.
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www.youtube.com/@Declassifie...
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Peter Thiel represents a significant far-right neoliberal threat to US/UK relations, the future of the NHS, the future of the UK's public sector, and the future of Western democracy.
Palantir was awarded a £75mn contract with the Ministry of Defence in December 2022
Thread
www.ft.com/content/b7ed...
Palantir was awarded a £75mn contract with the Ministry of Defence in December 2022
Thread
www.ft.com/content/b7ed...
UK refuses to release details of Peter Thiel’s meeting with former minister
Government argues disclosure could ‘prejudice diplomatic relations’
www.ft.com
February 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Peter Thiel represents a significant far-right neoliberal threat to US/UK relations, the future of the NHS, the future of the UK's public sector, and the future of Western democracy.
Palantir was awarded a £75mn contract with the Ministry of Defence in December 2022
Thread
www.ft.com/content/b7ed...
Palantir was awarded a £75mn contract with the Ministry of Defence in December 2022
Thread
www.ft.com/content/b7ed...
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How corporations can sue Governments. (ISDS and LCIA)
I recently went on a live chat with a UK Government representative as part of a FOI request, my question was do UK SEZs and Freeports licenses contain ISDS clauses within them? He couldn't answer my question.
I recently went on a live chat with a UK Government representative as part of a FOI request, my question was do UK SEZs and Freeports licenses contain ISDS clauses within them? He couldn't answer my question.
February 11, 2025 at 11:08 PM
How corporations can sue Governments. (ISDS and LCIA)
I recently went on a live chat with a UK Government representative as part of a FOI request, my question was do UK SEZs and Freeports licenses contain ISDS clauses within them? He couldn't answer my question.
I recently went on a live chat with a UK Government representative as part of a FOI request, my question was do UK SEZs and Freeports licenses contain ISDS clauses within them? He couldn't answer my question.
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Dear followers, I am a volunteer who works many hours to provide you with solid information about the dangers of free zones and the impacts they will bring to communities across the UK, this is a full-time job for me!
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February 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Dear followers, I am a volunteer who works many hours to provide you with solid information about the dangers of free zones and the impacts they will bring to communities across the UK, this is a full-time job for me!
Please consider giving me a donation via Ko-Fi❤️
ko-fi.com/europeanpowell
Please consider giving me a donation via Ko-Fi❤️
ko-fi.com/europeanpowell
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Infrastructure is the primary target of deregulated SEZs, this includes councils, their assets, and all public services therein.
Woking County Council in Surrey is bankrupt. Surrey was approved as an SEZ in 2017, right after Brexit.
Thread
mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/ieDecisionDe...
Woking County Council in Surrey is bankrupt. Surrey was approved as an SEZ in 2017, right after Brexit.
Thread
mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/ieDecisionDe...
Decision - M3 Enterprise Zone - Surrey County Council
mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk
February 7, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Infrastructure is the primary target of deregulated SEZs, this includes councils, their assets, and all public services therein.
Woking County Council in Surrey is bankrupt. Surrey was approved as an SEZ in 2017, right after Brexit.
Thread
mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/ieDecisionDe...
Woking County Council in Surrey is bankrupt. Surrey was approved as an SEZ in 2017, right after Brexit.
Thread
mycouncil.surreycc.gov.uk/ieDecisionDe...
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Apple has said, "previously said it would pull security services from the UK market rather than comply with any government demands to weaken them by creating so-called "back doors" to grant the authorities access to user data on demand. 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK government demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Apple has said, "previously said it would pull security services from the UK market rather than comply with any government demands to weaken them by creating so-called "back doors" to grant the authorities access to user data on demand. 1/2
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thatcher's legacy is alive and well, Sunak and Starmer have successfully resurrected her SEZs and Freeports, it took leaving the EU to do so.
jacobin.com/2014/10/the-...
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jacobin.com/2014/10/the-...
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February 6, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Thatcher's legacy is alive and well, Sunak and Starmer have successfully resurrected her SEZs and Freeports, it took leaving the EU to do so.
jacobin.com/2014/10/the-...
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jacobin.com/2014/10/the-...
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My latest article is free to read on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
open.substack.com/pub/european...
The UK is now running on a new set of corrupt rules part and parcel of Zone Fever
Did you know businesses in the City of London can vote in elections?
open.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 11:27 AM
My latest article is free to read on Substack.
open.substack.com/pub/european...
open.substack.com/pub/european...
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Labour MPs were among those using a debate in the House of Commons on Thursday to pressure their own Government to reform Britain’s “flawed” and “undemocratic” voting system
My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/f...
My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/f...
Labour MPs Pile Pressure on Keir Starmer to Reform the UK's 'Unfair' Voting System
Record low turnout and skewed results fuel calls for reform as polling suggests a collapse in support for the current system
bylinetimes.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Labour MPs were among those using a debate in the House of Commons on Thursday to pressure their own Government to reform Britain’s “flawed” and “undemocratic” voting system
My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/f...
My latest for @bylinetimes.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/31/f...
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The Government met today with 700 "business lobbyists."
Guess who was amongst them?
Guess who was amongst them?
January 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The Government met today with 700 "business lobbyists."
Guess who was amongst them?
Guess who was amongst them?
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The new UK Govt guide to freeports was updated December 2024.
Same old glossy brochure lying bullshit.
www.gov.uk/guidance/fre...
Same old glossy brochure lying bullshit.
www.gov.uk/guidance/fre...
Freeports
This page brings together information on Freeports operating within the UK.
www.gov.uk
January 29, 2025 at 6:56 PM
The new UK Govt guide to freeports was updated December 2024.
Same old glossy brochure lying bullshit.
www.gov.uk/guidance/fre...
Same old glossy brochure lying bullshit.
www.gov.uk/guidance/fre...
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I tweeted this in 2023.
Charter cities shall have EXCLUSIVE jurisdiction to regulate matters, including labor law, tax law, environmental law, business registration, land registration, and dispute resolution, and the administrative authority necessary to exercise those powers'.
Charter cities shall have EXCLUSIVE jurisdiction to regulate matters, including labor law, tax law, environmental law, business registration, land registration, and dispute resolution, and the administrative authority necessary to exercise those powers'.
January 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I tweeted this in 2023.
Charter cities shall have EXCLUSIVE jurisdiction to regulate matters, including labor law, tax law, environmental law, business registration, land registration, and dispute resolution, and the administrative authority necessary to exercise those powers'.
Charter cities shall have EXCLUSIVE jurisdiction to regulate matters, including labor law, tax law, environmental law, business registration, land registration, and dispute resolution, and the administrative authority necessary to exercise those powers'.
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⚠️Warning⚠️
As I have been saying for the last few years, charter cities will devour the UK, abolish the welfare state, and destroy the environment by turning entire cities into competing feudal entities.
Absolute chaos and societal breakdown will ensue.
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHC2...
As I have been saying for the last few years, charter cities will devour the UK, abolish the welfare state, and destroy the environment by turning entire cities into competing feudal entities.
Absolute chaos and societal breakdown will ensue.
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHC2...
Right-wing think tanks are promoting charter cities, and they’re a nightmare
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:21 PM
⚠️Warning⚠️
As I have been saying for the last few years, charter cities will devour the UK, abolish the welfare state, and destroy the environment by turning entire cities into competing feudal entities.
Absolute chaos and societal breakdown will ensue.
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHC2...
As I have been saying for the last few years, charter cities will devour the UK, abolish the welfare state, and destroy the environment by turning entire cities into competing feudal entities.
Absolute chaos and societal breakdown will ensue.
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHC2...
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Tomorrow, myself @jimfunnell.bsky.social @plymouthgreenparty.bsky.social will discuss the UK's deregulated SEZs, Freeports, and the lack of transparency around Sunak and Starmer's free zones. We will explain why the public has not been sufficiently informed on the impacts of SEZs on communities. >
January 28, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Tomorrow, myself @jimfunnell.bsky.social @plymouthgreenparty.bsky.social will discuss the UK's deregulated SEZs, Freeports, and the lack of transparency around Sunak and Starmer's free zones. We will explain why the public has not been sufficiently informed on the impacts of SEZs on communities. >
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Recommending private sector use for the NHS crisis is like recommending more alcohol for a hangover.
Sure it offers a slight temporary reprieve - but you find yourself worse off tomorrow.
It's time to break the cycle and invest in our NHS.
weownit.org.uk/public-owner...
@we-own-it.bsky.social
Sure it offers a slight temporary reprieve - but you find yourself worse off tomorrow.
It's time to break the cycle and invest in our NHS.
weownit.org.uk/public-owner...
@we-own-it.bsky.social
We need to reinstate our NHS
Our NHS should be in public hands.
weownit.org.uk
January 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Recommending private sector use for the NHS crisis is like recommending more alcohol for a hangover.
Sure it offers a slight temporary reprieve - but you find yourself worse off tomorrow.
It's time to break the cycle and invest in our NHS.
weownit.org.uk/public-owner...
@we-own-it.bsky.social
Sure it offers a slight temporary reprieve - but you find yourself worse off tomorrow.
It's time to break the cycle and invest in our NHS.
weownit.org.uk/public-owner...
@we-own-it.bsky.social
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On Wednesday, 29 January, 20:30 - 22:00 CET myself
@jimfunnell.bsky.social and @plymouthgreenparty.bsky.social will discuss and answer questions about the Plymouth and Dartmoor Special Economic Zone - Opportunity or Risk?
Is Dartmoor to become a lithium mine?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plymouth-a...
@jimfunnell.bsky.social and @plymouthgreenparty.bsky.social will discuss and answer questions about the Plymouth and Dartmoor Special Economic Zone - Opportunity or Risk?
Is Dartmoor to become a lithium mine?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plymouth-a...
January 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
On Wednesday, 29 January, 20:30 - 22:00 CET myself
@jimfunnell.bsky.social and @plymouthgreenparty.bsky.social will discuss and answer questions about the Plymouth and Dartmoor Special Economic Zone - Opportunity or Risk?
Is Dartmoor to become a lithium mine?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plymouth-a...
@jimfunnell.bsky.social and @plymouthgreenparty.bsky.social will discuss and answer questions about the Plymouth and Dartmoor Special Economic Zone - Opportunity or Risk?
Is Dartmoor to become a lithium mine?
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/plymouth-a...
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I’m frequently asked about my sources for the State aid figures allocated for Sunak and Starmer’s joint SEZs/Freeports experiment in corporate governance.
All the details are on the UK Government’s website.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
All the details are on the UK Government’s website.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
January 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
I’m frequently asked about my sources for the State aid figures allocated for Sunak and Starmer’s joint SEZs/Freeports experiment in corporate governance.
All the details are on the UK Government’s website.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
All the details are on the UK Government’s website.
bsky.app/profile/euro...
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Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are designed to promote Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in designated areas.
FDI is an illusory ploy to sell off vast swathes of UK territory to foreign capital.
Almost all UK industry is owned by the US.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/u...
FDI is an illusory ploy to sell off vast swathes of UK territory to foreign capital.
Almost all UK industry is owned by the US.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/u...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
January 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) are designed to promote Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) in designated areas.
FDI is an illusory ploy to sell off vast swathes of UK territory to foreign capital.
Almost all UK industry is owned by the US.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/u...
FDI is an illusory ploy to sell off vast swathes of UK territory to foreign capital.
Almost all UK industry is owned by the US.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/u...