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Dounreay nuclear power station last produced electricity 30+ years ago, yet decontamination is expected to last until the 2070s and cost £8Bn, with full decontamination of the site estimated to take more than 300 years. Now Westminster wants to build *more* nuclear power stations in Scotland.
There is no excuse for poverty in the UK www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
“If you are at the top of the pile, there is no excuse for poverty in your country. The resources to prevent it, by definition, exist. In that case, if it is prevalent, as it is in the UK, it is by choice”
“If you are at the top of the pile, there is no excuse for poverty in your country. The resources to prevent it, by definition, exist. In that case, if it is prevalent, as it is in the UK, it is by choice”
There is no excuse for poverty in the UK
This is the chart of the latest United Nations Human Development Indicator:
The UK is ranked in the top 20, with this data:
Things are pretty crowded at the top.
The data is based on these vari...
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December 24, 2025 at 1:14 PM
There is no excuse for poverty in the UK www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
“If you are at the top of the pile, there is no excuse for poverty in your country. The resources to prevent it, by definition, exist. In that case, if it is prevalent, as it is in the UK, it is by choice”
“If you are at the top of the pile, there is no excuse for poverty in your country. The resources to prevent it, by definition, exist. In that case, if it is prevalent, as it is in the UK, it is by choice”
theintercept.com/2025/12/21/t...
“(Netanyahu) recently described the sale of TikTok as “the most important purchase happening. … I hope it goes through because it can be consequential.””
“(Netanyahu) recently described the sale of TikTok as “the most important purchase happening. … I hope it goes through because it can be consequential.””
Anti-Palestinian Billionaires Can Now Control What TikTok Users See
Under the TikTok deal, its Chinese owners will sell U.S. operations to a group of pro-Israel billionaires eager to censor critical content.
theintercept.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
theintercept.com/2025/12/21/t...
“(Netanyahu) recently described the sale of TikTok as “the most important purchase happening. … I hope it goes through because it can be consequential.””
“(Netanyahu) recently described the sale of TikTok as “the most important purchase happening. … I hope it goes through because it can be consequential.””
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Punk duo Bob Vylan hope others are inspired “in the UK and around the world to speak up” about Palestine after charged against them were dropped following a police investigation into chants made at Glastonbury Festival 👇
Bob Vylan hope Glastonbury police decision 'inspires others to speak up'
www.thenational.scot
December 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Punk duo Bob Vylan hope others are inspired “in the UK and around the world to speak up” about Palestine after charged against them were dropped following a police investigation into chants made at Glastonbury Festival 👇
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I think The Express needs to find their Xmas spirit.
We're paying £476m for a regime that tear gasses babies & destroys shelters in freezing conditions.
We should divert that money to a functioning and fair migration system.
Tune in to @boldpolitics.bsky.social at 3pm tomorrow.
We're paying £476m for a regime that tear gasses babies & destroys shelters in freezing conditions.
We should divert that money to a functioning and fair migration system.
Tune in to @boldpolitics.bsky.social at 3pm tomorrow.
December 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I think The Express needs to find their Xmas spirit.
We're paying £476m for a regime that tear gasses babies & destroys shelters in freezing conditions.
We should divert that money to a functioning and fair migration system.
Tune in to @boldpolitics.bsky.social at 3pm tomorrow.
We're paying £476m for a regime that tear gasses babies & destroys shelters in freezing conditions.
We should divert that money to a functioning and fair migration system.
Tune in to @boldpolitics.bsky.social at 3pm tomorrow.
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The right way to tax wealth in 2026 www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
“Let's remember why do we want to tax wealth. It's not because the government needs the money. The government can always pay for what it wants if it wishes to”
“Let's remember why do we want to tax wealth. It's not because the government needs the money. The government can always pay for what it wants if it wishes to”
The right way to tax wealth in 2026
The push for wealth taxes has been one of the defining economic debates of 2025. The question now is whether we want policies that work.
In this video, I argue that the fastest, fairest way to tax wea...
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December 24, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The right way to tax wealth in 2026 www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
“Let's remember why do we want to tax wealth. It's not because the government needs the money. The government can always pay for what it wants if it wishes to”
“Let's remember why do we want to tax wealth. It's not because the government needs the money. The government can always pay for what it wants if it wishes to”
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So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions
December 23, 2025 at 12:39 AM
So apparently there are many Epstein files on the DOJ website where you can highlight the redacted text, copy it, and paste it onto another document to read the redactions
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Sadly I think Farage is unstoppable in England which means almost everything social democrats believe in will be reversed, net zero scrapped, NHS privatised etc. Scotland's only chance to avoid this is independence. You & your colleagues need to think hard now about what your priorities should be.
December 21, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Sadly I think Farage is unstoppable in England which means almost everything social democrats believe in will be reversed, net zero scrapped, NHS privatised etc. Scotland's only chance to avoid this is independence. You & your colleagues need to think hard now about what your priorities should be.
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If it was anybody else, the discovery of a letter from one convicted paedophile to another convicted paedophile, saying, "Hey, remember that friend of ours who we watched definitely being a paedophile," would result in an immediate arrest.
Your move, America.
Your move, America.
December 23, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If it was anybody else, the discovery of a letter from one convicted paedophile to another convicted paedophile, saying, "Hey, remember that friend of ours who we watched definitely being a paedophile," would result in an immediate arrest.
Your move, America.
Your move, America.
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Island communities have united to oppose plans to install huge pylons that will 'blight' the landscape
Island communities protest SSEN pylon proposal amid calls for underground cables
www.thenational.scot
December 23, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Island communities have united to oppose plans to install huge pylons that will 'blight' the landscape
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
🚨BREAKING: GRETA THUNBERG ARRESTED UNDER TERRORISM ACT FOR SUPPORTING 'PALESTINE ACTION PRISONERS'
December 23, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble.
Happening under a Labour Government.
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The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
CANCELLED 60 MINUTES CECOT DOC
YouTube video by eoin higgins
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The CBS 60 Minutes Doc confirms what we knew: The U.S. is currently using our tax dollars to imprison brown people with no criminal record in torture camps overseas.
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
It’s no wonder administration shill Bari Weiss pulled this off the air: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjY7...
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New - 60 Minutes story gets played in Canada and goes viral on the internet
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/m...
‘60 Minutes’ story shelved by Bari Weiss streamed in Canada — and instantly spread across the web | CNN Business
CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss decided to shelve a planned “60 Minutes” story titled “Inside CECOT,” creating an uproar inside CBS, but the report has reached a worldwide audience anyway.
www.cnn.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
New - 60 Minutes story gets played in Canada and goes viral on the internet
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/m...
www.cnn.com/2025/12/22/m...
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“What's happening to CBS is a terrible embarrassment and if execs think they can build shareholder value by avoiding journalism that might offend the Mad King they are about to learn a tough lesson. This is still America and we don’t enjoy bullshit like this.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
‘I ultimately had to comply’: ‘60 Minutes’ EP faces fallout after Bari Weiss shelves story
CBS News postponed a “60 Minutes” segment about El Salvador’s CECOT prison one day before it was set to air because the Trump administration declined to participate.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“What's happening to CBS is a terrible embarrassment and if execs think they can build shareholder value by avoiding journalism that might offend the Mad King they are about to learn a tough lesson. This is still America and we don’t enjoy bullshit like this.”
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
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our fearless leader...
December 22, 2025 at 6:37 PM
our fearless leader...
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The FBI has been covering up for Epstein for decades.......then came Kash Patel 👀
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
The FBI has been covering up for Epstein for decades.......then came Kash Patel 👀
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Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib have been on hunger strike for 46 days.
They are at serious risk of death.
They are in prison because the UK would prefer to lock up young opponents of mass murder than stop facilitating genocide.
The Home Secretary must intervene.
They are at serious risk of death.
They are in prison because the UK would prefer to lock up young opponents of mass murder than stop facilitating genocide.
The Home Secretary must intervene.
December 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib have been on hunger strike for 46 days.
They are at serious risk of death.
They are in prison because the UK would prefer to lock up young opponents of mass murder than stop facilitating genocide.
The Home Secretary must intervene.
They are at serious risk of death.
They are in prison because the UK would prefer to lock up young opponents of mass murder than stop facilitating genocide.
The Home Secretary must intervene.
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If you only have freedom of speech when you’re agreeing with your government and saying nothing which inconveniences the powerful, then Saudi Arabia has free speech.
If you only have freedom of speech when you’re agreeing with your government and saying nothing which inconveniences the powerful, then Saudi Arabia has free speech.
If You're Not Free To Oppose A Genocide, Your Society Is Not Free
Reading by Tim Foley:
open.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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If you only have freedom of speech when you’re agreeing with your government and saying nothing which inconveniences the powerful, then Saudi Arabia has free speech.
If you only have freedom of speech when you’re agreeing with your government and saying nothing which inconveniences the powerful, then Saudi Arabia has free speech.
Has public debt become unmanageable? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
“Debt is not the burden. Inequality is the burden. Debt is how its macroeconomic consequences are temporarily managed.”
“Debt is not the burden. Inequality is the burden. Debt is how its macroeconomic consequences are temporarily managed.”
Has public debt become unmanageable?
John Plnder, in the Financial Times today, has asked whether public debt in the developed world has become “fundamentally unmanageable”. The argument runs as follows:
Debt is rising.
Growth is w...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
December 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Has public debt become unmanageable? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/12...
“Debt is not the burden. Inequality is the burden. Debt is how its macroeconomic consequences are temporarily managed.”
“Debt is not the burden. Inequality is the burden. Debt is how its macroeconomic consequences are temporarily managed.”
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The BBC’s Charter review suggests a 'troubling lack of interest' in the views of people in Scotland
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
The BBC’s Charter review suggests a 'troubling lack of interest' in the views of people in Scotland
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
Read here: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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