DTJackson
@dathoja.bsky.social
Ageing European Green Socialist
Music Tutor
B.Mus(Lond) Cert.Ed(Goldsmiths') MSET
Wide-ranging interests
37 years' work with Lancashire County Council
#FBPE #RejoinEU #ElectoralReform #UCU #OxfordComma #JSBach #WAMozart
Music Tutor
B.Mus(Lond) Cert.Ed(Goldsmiths') MSET
Wide-ranging interests
37 years' work with Lancashire County Council
#FBPE #RejoinEU #ElectoralReform #UCU #OxfordComma #JSBach #WAMozart
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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A world in flux needs a press that's free. Please stand up for an independent press by supporting us as we head into 2026. theguardian.com/support/eoy-sc
December 27, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A world in flux needs a press that's free. Please stand up for an independent press by supporting us as we head into 2026. theguardian.com/support/eoy-sc
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Weird that the BBC is still promoting this story on the homepage despite the fact the company that provided the data, MRI, have revised the figures to show a 4% uplift on last year.
Boxing Day sales fall flat once again
Although shoppers are still bargain-hunting, fewer people headed to the high streets and shopping centres compared with last year.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Weird that the BBC is still promoting this story on the homepage despite the fact the company that provided the data, MRI, have revised the figures to show a 4% uplift on last year.
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The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Toma
@kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Toma
@kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 1:03 PM
The untold tale behind the Carol of the Bells
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Toma
@kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
How the Christmas classic got its start as a cry of Ukranian liberty and defiance | Tetiana Toma
@kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
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Why should billionaires be able to pass on billions tax free?
December 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Why should billionaires be able to pass on billions tax free?
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This is the @radcliffescilib.bsky.social's Worry Box.
Students are invited to write down a worry and post it anonymously. The worries are then shredded and sent to the Botanic Gardens, where it is used as fertiliser.
A simple way to acknowledge stress and transform it into something positive. 🪴
Students are invited to write down a worry and post it anonymously. The worries are then shredded and sent to the Botanic Gardens, where it is used as fertiliser.
A simple way to acknowledge stress and transform it into something positive. 🪴
December 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This is the @radcliffescilib.bsky.social's Worry Box.
Students are invited to write down a worry and post it anonymously. The worries are then shredded and sent to the Botanic Gardens, where it is used as fertiliser.
A simple way to acknowledge stress and transform it into something positive. 🪴
Students are invited to write down a worry and post it anonymously. The worries are then shredded and sent to the Botanic Gardens, where it is used as fertiliser.
A simple way to acknowledge stress and transform it into something positive. 🪴
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The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
December 24, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Embassy staff of Germany, France and the United Kingdom sing Schedryk in the Kyiv underground.
Wonderful!
Wonderful!
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Goodbye to Language: The Year in Trumpspeak
www.counterpunch.org
Goodbye to Language: The Year in Trumpspeak
twp.ai
December 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Goodbye to Language: The Year in Trumpspeak
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Indiscriminate Suppression: Attacking pro-Palestinian Protests After the Bondi Killings
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Indiscriminate Suppression: Attacking pro-Palestinian Protests After the Bondi Killings
twp.ai
December 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Indiscriminate Suppression: Attacking pro-Palestinian Protests After the Bondi Killings
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Trump FOOTAGE Reveals SHOCK ICE STRATEGY Before XMAS
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Trump FOOTAGE Reveals SHOCK ICE STRATEGY Before XMAS
twp.ai
December 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Trump FOOTAGE Reveals SHOCK ICE STRATEGY Before XMAS
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Light as Survival: The Radical Truth Behind Christmas youtu.be/y5KzethXUxk?...
A Christmas(y) video. Have a happy Christmas.
A Christmas(y) video. Have a happy Christmas.
Light as Survival: The Radical Truth Behind Christmas
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Light as Survival: The Radical Truth Behind Christmas youtu.be/y5KzethXUxk?...
A Christmas(y) video. Have a happy Christmas.
A Christmas(y) video. Have a happy Christmas.
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Nigel Farage fighting for the right for the working class to hunt foxes on horseback.
He works for the Lords, he works for the billionaires.
He won't ever do anything for you.
He works for the Lords, he works for the billionaires.
He won't ever do anything for you.
December 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Nigel Farage fighting for the right for the working class to hunt foxes on horseback.
He works for the Lords, he works for the billionaires.
He won't ever do anything for you.
He works for the Lords, he works for the billionaires.
He won't ever do anything for you.
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Britain’s economy has been damaged by Brexit. But what should ministers do about it?
Britain’s economy has been damaged by Brexit. But what should ministers do about it?
The idea of a customs union has gained traction, but agreeing a deal would be far from straightforward
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Britain’s economy has been damaged by Brexit. But what should ministers do about it?
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UK to ban boiling lobsters alive as animal welfare standards tightened ft.trib.al/PifF1nN
UK to ban boiling lobsters alive as animal welfare standards tightened
Method is still used in some restaurants but campaigners say this ‘torture’ is avoidable
ft.trib.al
December 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
UK to ban boiling lobsters alive as animal welfare standards tightened ft.trib.al/PifF1nN
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Modern Monetary Theory describes how money works in the real economy.
In this video, I share 12 essential questions to challenge politicians when they deny economic reality — and ensure the power of money is used for people, not for the wealthy few.
youtu.be/S3RGCq5KnTU?...
In this video, I share 12 essential questions to challenge politicians when they deny economic reality — and ensure the power of money is used for people, not for the wealthy few.
youtu.be/S3RGCq5KnTU?...
12 questions that expose the truth about money
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Modern Monetary Theory describes how money works in the real economy.
In this video, I share 12 essential questions to challenge politicians when they deny economic reality — and ensure the power of money is used for people, not for the wealthy few.
youtu.be/S3RGCq5KnTU?...
In this video, I share 12 essential questions to challenge politicians when they deny economic reality — and ensure the power of money is used for people, not for the wealthy few.
youtu.be/S3RGCq5KnTU?...
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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
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
If every country is in debt, where's the money? youtu.be/Ki8QUa3oVF0?...
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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?
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?...
Has Donald Trump declared war on Europe?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
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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You fundamentally fail to understand that CEOs are special, rarified talent that requires vast sums of money to incentivise them to do their day job.
Ordinary employees on the other hand should display loyalty to the company and should put in extra effort in their evenings and weekends.
Ordinary employees on the other hand should display loyalty to the company and should put in extra effort in their evenings and weekends.
December 14, 2025 at 7:21 AM
You fundamentally fail to understand that CEOs are special, rarified talent that requires vast sums of money to incentivise them to do their day job.
Ordinary employees on the other hand should display loyalty to the company and should put in extra effort in their evenings and weekends.
Ordinary employees on the other hand should display loyalty to the company and should put in extra effort in their evenings and weekends.
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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.
youtu.be/X5jvx5ytcuE?...
In this video, I explain how fair pay ratios could be enforced through the tax system.
youtu.be/X5jvx5ytcuE?...
Why Are CEOs Paid So Much More Than You?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
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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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?...
What will happen if economic growth has come to an end?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
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...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
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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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?...
Inequality is a political choice – and the UK keeps choosing it
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
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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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.
youtu.be/ZL8SMeV2VyY?...
youtu.be/ZL8SMeV2VyY?...
Economics is not about money
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
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.
youtu.be/ZL8SMeV2VyY?...
youtu.be/ZL8SMeV2VyY?...