helm52.bsky.social
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Poverty is political
Despite economic growth since 2010, 5.2m UK children live in poverty. Govts imposed two-child benefit cap.
Due to lack of good food, housing, healthcare, UK children upto 7cm shorter than comparable Europeans.
Must reset political discourse
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...
Despite economic growth since 2010, 5.2m UK children live in poverty. Govts imposed two-child benefit cap.
Due to lack of good food, housing, healthcare, UK children upto 7cm shorter than comparable Europeans.
Must reset political discourse
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...
Labour hasn’t delivered growth or happiness. It needs an economic reset.
Successive governments have tailored economic and tax policies to impoverish the masses
leftfootforward.org
January 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Poverty is political
Despite economic growth since 2010, 5.2m UK children live in poverty. Govts imposed two-child benefit cap.
Due to lack of good food, housing, healthcare, UK children upto 7cm shorter than comparable Europeans.
Must reset political discourse
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...
Despite economic growth since 2010, 5.2m UK children live in poverty. Govts imposed two-child benefit cap.
Due to lack of good food, housing, healthcare, UK children upto 7cm shorter than comparable Europeans.
Must reset political discourse
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...
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Wall Street looks forward to a bonfire of capital and climate rules under Trump.
It is all about profits as they ditch post-2008 crash rules, climate and responsibility goals even as parts of the US burn and freeze.
They still expect people to bailout banks.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It is all about profits as they ditch post-2008 crash rules, climate and responsibility goals even as parts of the US burn and freeze.
They still expect people to bailout banks.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Wall Street looks forward to a bonfire of capital and climate rules under Trump
Profits are poised to dominate in a new era shorn of years of hard-won regulatory restrictions
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Wall Street looks forward to a bonfire of capital and climate rules under Trump.
It is all about profits as they ditch post-2008 crash rules, climate and responsibility goals even as parts of the US burn and freeze.
They still expect people to bailout banks.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It is all about profits as they ditch post-2008 crash rules, climate and responsibility goals even as parts of the US burn and freeze.
They still expect people to bailout banks.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland? youtu.be/qv2tDlSzVkk?... Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland? In the world we now live in, the crazy is possible and I'm suggesting that we need to prepare for it.
Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
January 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland? youtu.be/qv2tDlSzVkk?... Is Scotland next on Trump’s shopping list, after Greenland? In the world we now live in, the crazy is possible and I'm suggesting that we need to prepare for it.
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A new study found that the British Empire's colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920. While the British stole $45tn in just over 200 years.
This is what the empire was really like, starvation.
This is what the empire was really like, starvation.
January 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A new study found that the British Empire's colonialism caused approximately 165 million deaths in India from 1880 to 1920. While the British stole $45tn in just over 200 years.
This is what the empire was really like, starvation.
This is what the empire was really like, starvation.
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Privatisation of healthcare.
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees.
£775 for root canal work, £435 for tooth extraction, £325 for a white filling.
People pull their own teeth, face health hazards, companies profit.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees.
£775 for root canal work, £435 for tooth extraction, £325 for a white filling.
People pull their own teeth, face health hazards, companies profit.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees
Exclusive: warning that lack of NHS dentists and soaring cost of private work puts essential care out of reach for many
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Privatisation of healthcare.
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees.
£775 for root canal work, £435 for tooth extraction, £325 for a white filling.
People pull their own teeth, face health hazards, companies profit.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees.
£775 for root canal work, £435 for tooth extraction, £325 for a white filling.
People pull their own teeth, face health hazards, companies profit.
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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They will have a harder time fixing Luigi Mangione's jury.
But they will try as hard as they can.
But they will try as hard as they can.
December 23, 2024 at 8:50 PM
They will have a harder time fixing Luigi Mangione's jury.
But they will try as hard as they can.
But they will try as hard as they can.
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Billionaires is the word you were looking for Chomsky.
December 22, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Billionaires is the word you were looking for Chomsky.
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With reports that Britain is THREE TIMES more likely to arrest climate activists than other countries everyone should watch this film
The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s
case is due in the New Year
youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...
The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s
case is due in the New Year
youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...
Labour Government backs Tory power grab by appealing Liberty High court victory
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 20, 2024 at 4:18 PM
With reports that Britain is THREE TIMES more likely to arrest climate activists than other countries everyone should watch this film
The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s
case is due in the New Year
youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...
The court’s decision in @libertyhq.bsky.social’s
case is due in the New Year
youtu.be/qk5aiRXRuU0?...
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Hello! If you oppose NHS privatisation please could you repost this+follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟💙
December 21, 2024 at 8:39 PM
Hello! If you oppose NHS privatisation please could you repost this+follow me? I need to know who to follow next (it’ll be you!) 🌟💙
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Everything Elon Musk has ever told you is a lie, including but not limited to...
Being a Genius.
Inventing anything.
Being American.
Not being a benefit skank.
Being a Genius.
Inventing anything.
Being American.
Not being a benefit skank.
December 21, 2024 at 9:02 PM
Everything Elon Musk has ever told you is a lie, including but not limited to...
Being a Genius.
Inventing anything.
Being American.
Not being a benefit skank.
Being a Genius.
Inventing anything.
Being American.
Not being a benefit skank.
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Just Stop Oil protestor Gaie Delap, 77 has been sent to prison for Christmas
Because the companies Capita, G4S, Airbus, Telefonica and Buddi who run the UK electronic tagging system are too incompetent to make a tag small enough for her.
She needs to be released immediately.
Because the companies Capita, G4S, Airbus, Telefonica and Buddi who run the UK electronic tagging system are too incompetent to make a tag small enough for her.
She needs to be released immediately.
December 21, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Just Stop Oil protestor Gaie Delap, 77 has been sent to prison for Christmas
Because the companies Capita, G4S, Airbus, Telefonica and Buddi who run the UK electronic tagging system are too incompetent to make a tag small enough for her.
She needs to be released immediately.
Because the companies Capita, G4S, Airbus, Telefonica and Buddi who run the UK electronic tagging system are too incompetent to make a tag small enough for her.
She needs to be released immediately.
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The BBC is in civil war over Israel and Palestine.
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
The BBC's Civil War Over Gaza
The BBC is facing an internal revolt over its reporting on Israel’s war on Gaza. Owen Jones investigates.
www.dropsitenews.com
December 19, 2024 at 9:41 PM
The BBC is in civil war over Israel and Palestine.
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
BBC journalists are in revolt over what they call "systematic Israeli propaganda" churned out by the Corporation.
My exclusive investigative piece for @dropsitenews.com 👇
www.dropsitenews.com/p/bbc-civil-...
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Delighted Health Insurance Executives Gather In Outdoor Coliseum To Watch Patient Battle Cancer
theonion.com/delighted-he...
theonion.com/delighted-he...
December 19, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Delighted Health Insurance Executives Gather In Outdoor Coliseum To Watch Patient Battle Cancer
theonion.com/delighted-he...
theonion.com/delighted-he...
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New! Brexit has reduced goods exports by £27bn – with smaller firms most affected
Rebecca Freeman, @marcogarofalo.bsky.social Enrico Longoni , Kalina Manova, Rebecca Mari, Thomas Prayer, @thomsampson.bsky.social
Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...
Rebecca Freeman, @marcogarofalo.bsky.social Enrico Longoni , Kalina Manova, Rebecca Mari, Thomas Prayer, @thomsampson.bsky.social
Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...
December 18, 2024 at 7:00 AM
New! Brexit has reduced goods exports by £27bn – with smaller firms most affected
Rebecca Freeman, @marcogarofalo.bsky.social Enrico Longoni , Kalina Manova, Rebecca Mari, Thomas Prayer, @thomsampson.bsky.social
Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...
Rebecca Freeman, @marcogarofalo.bsky.social Enrico Longoni , Kalina Manova, Rebecca Mari, Thomas Prayer, @thomsampson.bsky.social
Read: cep.lse.ac.uk/pubs/d...
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This needs to be taken very seriously. All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations
December 18, 2024 at 7:01 AM
This needs to be taken very seriously. All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations
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Farage said “Money was discussed. We are in negotiations about whether he can help. He is fully behind this. He is motivated enough by what’s going on in Britain to give serious thought to giving money”
All donations that originate from abroad should be banned
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
All donations that originate from abroad should be banned
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Elon Musk giving ‘serious thought’ to Reform donation, says Farage
The party’s leader discussed funding with the billionaire along with Nick Candy during a visit to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida
www.thetimes.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Farage said “Money was discussed. We are in negotiations about whether he can help. He is fully behind this. He is motivated enough by what’s going on in Britain to give serious thought to giving money”
All donations that originate from abroad should be banned
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
All donations that originate from abroad should be banned
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Public anger over water bill rises is justified, says UK environment secretary.
Soft words can't hide govt policy failure.
Profit motive is the real cause of the crisis. Govt won't nationalise, can't end crisis.
Profiteering, sewage dumping will continue.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
Soft words can't hide govt policy failure.
Profit motive is the real cause of the crisis. Govt won't nationalise, can't end crisis.
Profiteering, sewage dumping will continue.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
Public anger over water bill rises is justified, says UK environment secretary
‘Complete reset’ of water industry needed in face of poor service, pollution and leaks, says Steve Reed
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:28 AM
Public anger over water bill rises is justified, says UK environment secretary.
Soft words can't hide govt policy failure.
Profit motive is the real cause of the crisis. Govt won't nationalise, can't end crisis.
Profiteering, sewage dumping will continue.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
Soft words can't hide govt policy failure.
Profit motive is the real cause of the crisis. Govt won't nationalise, can't end crisis.
Profiteering, sewage dumping will continue.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
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UK Labour Govt outflanked by Reform whilst Starmer pursues Tory policies.
Just like the Tories, Starmer refuses to nationalise water
Now Reform calls for nationalisation of Thames Water. That is what Labour should be doing.
Why is Starmer assisting Reform?
archive.ph/B0NhA
Just like the Tories, Starmer refuses to nationalise water
Now Reform calls for nationalisation of Thames Water. That is what Labour should be doing.
Why is Starmer assisting Reform?
archive.ph/B0NhA
Reform UK calls for Thames Water to be renationalised
Populist party’s deputy leader says heavily indebted utility should ‘be put out of its misery’
www.ft.com
December 15, 2024 at 8:53 AM
UK Labour Govt outflanked by Reform whilst Starmer pursues Tory policies.
Just like the Tories, Starmer refuses to nationalise water
Now Reform calls for nationalisation of Thames Water. That is what Labour should be doing.
Why is Starmer assisting Reform?
archive.ph/B0NhA
Just like the Tories, Starmer refuses to nationalise water
Now Reform calls for nationalisation of Thames Water. That is what Labour should be doing.
Why is Starmer assisting Reform?
archive.ph/B0NhA
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US to pressure UK to import American meat in Trump trade deal.
Food which doesn't meet EU standards will be imported by the UK - inc. chlorinated chicken, hormone-fed beef.
Will destroy UK farming and mega carbon emissions too.
Better to rejoin the EU.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Food which doesn't meet EU standards will be imported by the UK - inc. chlorinated chicken, hormone-fed beef.
Will destroy UK farming and mega carbon emissions too.
Better to rejoin the EU.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
US to pressure UK to import high-quality American meat in Trump trade deal
US industry ready to drop demand to export chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef in move set to anger British farmers
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2024 at 9:15 AM
US to pressure UK to import American meat in Trump trade deal.
Food which doesn't meet EU standards will be imported by the UK - inc. chlorinated chicken, hormone-fed beef.
Will destroy UK farming and mega carbon emissions too.
Better to rejoin the EU.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Food which doesn't meet EU standards will be imported by the UK - inc. chlorinated chicken, hormone-fed beef.
Will destroy UK farming and mega carbon emissions too.
Better to rejoin the EU.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Neoliberals have hollowed out the UK economy.
Insecurity follows. UK imports
40% of food
40.8% of energy
500m bricks a years
30%-40% of cement
Self-sufficient in what?
Businesses are gambling chips in the mergers & takeover bazaars of City of London
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
Insecurity follows. UK imports
40% of food
40.8% of energy
500m bricks a years
30%-40% of cement
Self-sufficient in what?
Businesses are gambling chips in the mergers & takeover bazaars of City of London
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
The government shouldn’t pin all of its hopes for economic growth on the finance industry
Such a strategy was tried in 1970s and came to grief in the mid-1970s secondary banking crash.
leftfootforward.org
December 15, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Neoliberals have hollowed out the UK economy.
Insecurity follows. UK imports
40% of food
40.8% of energy
500m bricks a years
30%-40% of cement
Self-sufficient in what?
Businesses are gambling chips in the mergers & takeover bazaars of City of London
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
Insecurity follows. UK imports
40% of food
40.8% of energy
500m bricks a years
30%-40% of cement
Self-sufficient in what?
Businesses are gambling chips in the mergers & takeover bazaars of City of London
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
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NatWest to hike chief's pay to £6.5m as bank returns to full private ownership.
In line for bonus to 150% of salary.
What has the CEO done for this?
Govts push real wage cuts on workers but none on company execs, dividends and share buybacks.
It is class war.
news.sky.com/story/natwes...
In line for bonus to 150% of salary.
What has the CEO done for this?
Govts push real wage cuts on workers but none on company execs, dividends and share buybacks.
It is class war.
news.sky.com/story/natwes...
NatWest to hike chief's pay as bank returns to full private ownership
Paul Thwaite, NatWest's CEO, will be in line for a remuneration package worth around £6.5m if investors in the bank approve a new remuneration policy next year, Sky News learns.
news.sky.com
December 15, 2024 at 2:05 PM
NatWest to hike chief's pay to £6.5m as bank returns to full private ownership.
In line for bonus to 150% of salary.
What has the CEO done for this?
Govts push real wage cuts on workers but none on company execs, dividends and share buybacks.
It is class war.
news.sky.com/story/natwes...
In line for bonus to 150% of salary.
What has the CEO done for this?
Govts push real wage cuts on workers but none on company execs, dividends and share buybacks.
It is class war.
news.sky.com/story/natwes...
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Political funding from the rich & corporations is bribery to access policymakers, restrict public choices; enrich a few, harm many.
Must be banned and criminalized.
Political parties preach competition. Let them do so, attract members, raise money.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
Must be banned and criminalized.
Political parties preach competition. Let them do so, attract members, raise money.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
Fight back against fascism: how big money is threatening democracy
Fascism thrives when democracy falters. From funding Reform to vigilance, here’s how we protect our future
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Political funding from the rich & corporations is bribery to access policymakers, restrict public choices; enrich a few, harm many.
Must be banned and criminalized.
Political parties preach competition. Let them do so, attract members, raise money.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
Must be banned and criminalized.
Political parties preach competition. Let them do so, attract members, raise money.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
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“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs..”
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
Fight back against fascism: how big money is threatening democracy
Fascism thrives when democracy falters. From funding Reform to vigilance, here’s how we protect our future
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 16, 2024 at 7:13 AM
“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs..”
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/fig...