@beno2803.bsky.social
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Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reeves says rules and red tape are ‘boot on the neck’ of business
At the Mansion House dinner she calls for regulators to allow more risk to clear the way for economic growth
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
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Nigel Farage earned £40,000 speaking at an event hosted by a company that helps the super rich move to other countries in order to reduce their tax bills!
To Reform supporters….he’s just laughing at you!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
To Reform supporters….he’s just laughing at you!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Nigel Farage paid £40,000 by firm that helps super rich cut tax bills
Nomad Capitalist helps people obtain second residencies and citizenships, urging its clients to ‘go where you’re treated best’
www.independent.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Nigel Farage earned £40,000 speaking at an event hosted by a company that helps the super rich move to other countries in order to reduce their tax bills!
To Reform supporters….he’s just laughing at you!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
To Reform supporters….he’s just laughing at you!
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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"I don't know to say back to them because we are witnessing in real time—live streamed—their annihilation and extermination of an entire peoples, an entire community. So I don't know what more to say to them. I don't know what more to say here."
#GazaGenocide #FuckIsrael
#GazaGenocide #FuckIsrael
June 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
"I don't know to say back to them because we are witnessing in real time—live streamed—their annihilation and extermination of an entire peoples, an entire community. So I don't know what more to say to them. I don't know what more to say here."
#GazaGenocide #FuckIsrael
#GazaGenocide #FuckIsrael
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In 2001, as the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force, I warned that it could be used to ban non-violent protest groups and imprison those who support them. Government spokespeople and cheerleaders told me I was talking rubbish.
And here we are.
#PalestineAction
www.monbiot.com/2001/02/22/w...
And here we are.
#PalestineAction
www.monbiot.com/2001/02/22/w...
Wrong T-shirt son? You’re nicked
The act which came into force this week could make terrorists of us all
www.monbiot.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
In 2001, as the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force, I warned that it could be used to ban non-violent protest groups and imprison those who support them. Government spokespeople and cheerleaders told me I was talking rubbish.
And here we are.
#PalestineAction
www.monbiot.com/2001/02/22/w...
And here we are.
#PalestineAction
www.monbiot.com/2001/02/22/w...
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Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson speaks to #BBCBreakfast 👏
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson speaks to #BBCBreakfast 👏
June 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Any child in England whose parents receive Universal Credit will be able to claim free school meals from September 2026.
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson speaks to #BBCBreakfast 👏
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson speaks to #BBCBreakfast 👏
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Just a reminder that this is one of the companies bidding to take over Thames Water as it faces collapse.
How on earth is a firm like Castle Water, owned by Tory mega donor via an opaque offshore network, a better solution than nationalisation? 🤷♀️
goodlawproject.org/tory-treasur...
How on earth is a firm like Castle Water, owned by Tory mega donor via an opaque offshore network, a better solution than nationalisation? 🤷♀️
goodlawproject.org/tory-treasur...
Tory treasurer’s offshore water company bagged £1.2m contract with the taxman | Good Law Project
Lucrative deals between the government and a water company owned by Tory treasurer and mega-donor Graham Edwards are under the spotlight.
goodlawproject.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Just a reminder that this is one of the companies bidding to take over Thames Water as it faces collapse.
How on earth is a firm like Castle Water, owned by Tory mega donor via an opaque offshore network, a better solution than nationalisation? 🤷♀️
goodlawproject.org/tory-treasur...
How on earth is a firm like Castle Water, owned by Tory mega donor via an opaque offshore network, a better solution than nationalisation? 🤷♀️
goodlawproject.org/tory-treasur...
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On Radio 5 last night Stephen Nolan spoke to British surgeon Victoria Rose, who is working in Gaza
"Are you operating on more people tomorrow?"
"Yes, I've got a list of 10, but that will probably increase"
"And what type of operations?"
".. people who have been blown up"
"Are you operating on more people tomorrow?"
"Yes, I've got a list of 10, but that will probably increase"
"And what type of operations?"
".. people who have been blown up"
June 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
On Radio 5 last night Stephen Nolan spoke to British surgeon Victoria Rose, who is working in Gaza
"Are you operating on more people tomorrow?"
"Yes, I've got a list of 10, but that will probably increase"
"And what type of operations?"
".. people who have been blown up"
"Are you operating on more people tomorrow?"
"Yes, I've got a list of 10, but that will probably increase"
"And what type of operations?"
".. people who have been blown up"
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Farmers trying to do the right thing are yet again getting frozen out by this government, which seems determined to make the wrong decisions at every opportunity.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review
Exclusive: Defra sources say scheme, which pays farmers to protect nature, will be targeted at ‘small farms’
www.theguardian.com
June 2, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Farmers trying to do the right thing are yet again getting frozen out by this government, which seems determined to make the wrong decisions at every opportunity.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Your occasional reminder that in two years' time, Nigel Farage will be taking his gold plated £73,000 annual EU pension.
June 2, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Your occasional reminder that in two years' time, Nigel Farage will be taking his gold plated £73,000 annual EU pension.
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Starmer is correct. We can't tax our way to growth.
But we can *tax reform* our way to growth. Some ideas:
But we can *tax reform* our way to growth. Some ideas:
June 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Starmer is correct. We can't tax our way to growth.
But we can *tax reform* our way to growth. Some ideas:
But we can *tax reform* our way to growth. Some ideas:
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£1.4bn wasted on pandemic PPE contracts. That’s just phase one of the investigation.
Phase two: 👀
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Phase two: 👀
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Full cost of failed pandemic- PPE finally revealed after major fraud probe
The Covid counter-fraud commissioner uncovered the £1.4billion figure in the first phase of his investigation into wasteful Tory spending during the Covid-19 pandemic
www.mirror.co.uk
June 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
£1.4bn wasted on pandemic PPE contracts. That’s just phase one of the investigation.
Phase two: 👀
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Phase two: 👀
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Open race-baiting by Nigel Farage here as he falsely claims that Anas Sarwar made a speech saying the South Asian community are "going to take over the country and take over the world".
He made no such speech
He made no such speech
June 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Open race-baiting by Nigel Farage here as he falsely claims that Anas Sarwar made a speech saying the South Asian community are "going to take over the country and take over the world".
He made no such speech
He made no such speech
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1/🧵 Abortion is still a crime in the UK. In 2025…
Under a law from 1861, written before women could even vote.
Women are being investigated, arrested and prosecuted for ending pregnancies.
Far right Farage wants to drag us back even further.
Here are the facts 👇🏼
Under a law from 1861, written before women could even vote.
Women are being investigated, arrested and prosecuted for ending pregnancies.
Far right Farage wants to drag us back even further.
Here are the facts 👇🏼
June 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
1/🧵 Abortion is still a crime in the UK. In 2025…
Under a law from 1861, written before women could even vote.
Women are being investigated, arrested and prosecuted for ending pregnancies.
Far right Farage wants to drag us back even further.
Here are the facts 👇🏼
Under a law from 1861, written before women could even vote.
Women are being investigated, arrested and prosecuted for ending pregnancies.
Far right Farage wants to drag us back even further.
Here are the facts 👇🏼
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Dr Assal Rad—
“𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 is NYT’s euphemism for crimes against humanity.”
“𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 is NYT’s euphemism for crimes against humanity.”
May 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Dr Assal Rad—
“𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 is NYT’s euphemism for crimes against humanity.”
“𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳 is NYT’s euphemism for crimes against humanity.”
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'Daily, the struggle to pay ever-higher bills, find a decent home or a secure job, get a doctor’s or dentist's appointment wears people down... Discontent and disillusionment with politics grows... You cannot fix broken public services, or indeed a broken society, in this way.'
Lives of quiet desperation: what the government doesn’t get
Voters hoped for real change, but face more cuts, broken promises, and politics-as-usual – despair deepens across the UK
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 2:04 PM
'Daily, the struggle to pay ever-higher bills, find a decent home or a secure job, get a doctor’s or dentist's appointment wears people down... Discontent and disillusionment with politics grows... You cannot fix broken public services, or indeed a broken society, in this way.'
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May 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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It will be interesting if this photo is broadcast on any of the main news channels tonight.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
It will be interesting if this photo is broadcast on any of the main news channels tonight.
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @itvnews.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social
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The public want anyone but Nigel...
Poll shows public would rather have any other major party leader as Prime Minister than Nigel Farage
People even prefer Kemi Badenoch...
leftfootforward.org
May 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The public want anyone but Nigel...
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Ex Tory MP Steve Baker is calling for ‘a safety net’ for MP’s who lose their jobs???
Poor diddums says it’s hard to get a job when you’re so well known?
The same Steve Baker, who voted for every single austerity measure on the people of this country.
Mr Baker, go fuck yourself!
Poor diddums says it’s hard to get a job when you’re so well known?
The same Steve Baker, who voted for every single austerity measure on the people of this country.
Mr Baker, go fuck yourself!
May 28, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Ex Tory MP Steve Baker is calling for ‘a safety net’ for MP’s who lose their jobs???
Poor diddums says it’s hard to get a job when you’re so well known?
The same Steve Baker, who voted for every single austerity measure on the people of this country.
Mr Baker, go fuck yourself!
Poor diddums says it’s hard to get a job when you’re so well known?
The same Steve Baker, who voted for every single austerity measure on the people of this country.
Mr Baker, go fuck yourself!
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Hate or Pride?
Burberry, Adobe, KLM, Listerine, Nissan, Radisson Hotels, SoundCloud, Squarespace, Trainline and VistaPrint: the big brands that fund GB News' revolting homophobia whilst claiming to support Pride.
Here's how you write to them and ask them to choose.
goodlaw.social/xoau
Burberry, Adobe, KLM, Listerine, Nissan, Radisson Hotels, SoundCloud, Squarespace, Trainline and VistaPrint: the big brands that fund GB News' revolting homophobia whilst claiming to support Pride.
Here's how you write to them and ask them to choose.
goodlaw.social/xoau
You can’t support Pride and fund attacks on LGBTQ+ people | Good Law Project
Firms who advertise on GB News are paying for a channel built on hatred. It’s time for companies to pick a side – hate or Pride.
goodlaw.social
May 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Hate or Pride?
Burberry, Adobe, KLM, Listerine, Nissan, Radisson Hotels, SoundCloud, Squarespace, Trainline and VistaPrint: the big brands that fund GB News' revolting homophobia whilst claiming to support Pride.
Here's how you write to them and ask them to choose.
goodlaw.social/xoau
Burberry, Adobe, KLM, Listerine, Nissan, Radisson Hotels, SoundCloud, Squarespace, Trainline and VistaPrint: the big brands that fund GB News' revolting homophobia whilst claiming to support Pride.
Here's how you write to them and ask them to choose.
goodlaw.social/xoau
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Actual Reform policies.
May 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Actual Reform policies.