James Davies
@jamesdavies75.bsky.social
Head of Campaigns for PCS trade union
Proud Dad. Lover of music and books. Runner
Proud Dad. Lover of music and books. Runner
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From taxing private jets to closing offshore loopholes, and more.
Here's how we could make our economy fairer and raise £60 billion to revitalise key services to deliver first class healthcare, education and more.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
Here's how we could make our economy fairer and raise £60 billion to revitalise key services to deliver first class healthcare, education and more.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
How to raise £60 billion for public services: our ten tax reforms
The UK’s super-rich have accumulated record levels of wealth in recent years, while our public services have been decimated and inequality has soared.
taxjustice.uk
August 26, 2025 at 8:26 PM
From taxing private jets to closing offshore loopholes, and more.
Here's how we could make our economy fairer and raise £60 billion to revitalise key services to deliver first class healthcare, education and more.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
Here's how we could make our economy fairer and raise £60 billion to revitalise key services to deliver first class healthcare, education and more.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
As another doomed attempt to deter desperate people from risking their lives crossing the channel is announced, the union representing border force staff calls for safe and secure routes. @pcsunion.bsky.social
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
Only safe routes will tackle people smuggling
PCS says only safe routes will tackle people smuggling and humanitarian disasters in response to plans between the UK government and France to reduce dangerous channel crossings by disabling criminal ...
www.pcs.org.uk
July 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
As another doomed attempt to deter desperate people from risking their lives crossing the channel is announced, the union representing border force staff calls for safe and secure routes. @pcsunion.bsky.social
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
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Conservative Bernard Jenkins humiliated on PoliticsLive
First he claims the ECHR stopped the Rwanda scheme when it was the UK Supreme Court that stopped it
Then he claims there are safe and legal routes, there are not
Dishonesty from politicians is a stain on our democracy
First he claims the ECHR stopped the Rwanda scheme when it was the UK Supreme Court that stopped it
Then he claims there are safe and legal routes, there are not
Dishonesty from politicians is a stain on our democracy
July 8, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Conservative Bernard Jenkins humiliated on PoliticsLive
First he claims the ECHR stopped the Rwanda scheme when it was the UK Supreme Court that stopped it
Then he claims there are safe and legal routes, there are not
Dishonesty from politicians is a stain on our democracy
First he claims the ECHR stopped the Rwanda scheme when it was the UK Supreme Court that stopped it
Then he claims there are safe and legal routes, there are not
Dishonesty from politicians is a stain on our democracy
Loved my run around Cheddar Reservoir this morning
March 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Loved my run around Cheddar Reservoir this morning
I wrote about a run on Substack
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open.substack.com/pub/jamesdav...
Is this the most scenic run I've ever done?
I'm not usually one for taking photos during a run, but on Saturday I had to make an exception.
open.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I wrote about a run on Substack
open.substack.com/pub/jamesdav...
open.substack.com/pub/jamesdav...
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£460 million a week could be raised from a wealth tax.
We're in Westminster with @patmillsuk.bsky.social today calling for extreme wealth (£10m+) to be taxed more.
We're in Westminster with @patmillsuk.bsky.social today calling for extreme wealth (£10m+) to be taxed more.
March 18, 2025 at 1:26 PM
£460 million a week could be raised from a wealth tax.
We're in Westminster with @patmillsuk.bsky.social today calling for extreme wealth (£10m+) to be taxed more.
We're in Westminster with @patmillsuk.bsky.social today calling for extreme wealth (£10m+) to be taxed more.
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PCS has vowed to campaign with allies to oppose the cruel welfare cuts announced by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall today, a blatant attack on the most vulnerable in our society.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
March 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
PCS has vowed to campaign with allies to oppose the cruel welfare cuts announced by work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall today, a blatant attack on the most vulnerable in our society.
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
www.pcs.org.uk/news-events/...
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'Targeting “cost savings” on disability benefits is not only immoral, it is the opposite of everything a Labour government is supposed to be.'
My column for the @theipaper.com ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/what...
My column for the @theipaper.com ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/what...
What Rachel Reeves should do instead of cutting benefits
Labour was founded as the party of the working class
inews.co.uk
March 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
'Targeting “cost savings” on disability benefits is not only immoral, it is the opposite of everything a Labour government is supposed to be.'
My column for the @theipaper.com ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/what...
My column for the @theipaper.com ...
inews.co.uk/opinion/what...
My daughter and I absolutely loved The Great Theatre Rescue, the new book by
@juditheagle.bsky.social We've been fans ever since reading The Accidental Stowaway. My daughter even dressed as Patch for World Book Day.
@juditheagle.bsky.social We've been fans ever since reading The Accidental Stowaway. My daughter even dressed as Patch for World Book Day.
February 28, 2025 at 7:48 PM
My daughter and I absolutely loved The Great Theatre Rescue, the new book by
@juditheagle.bsky.social We've been fans ever since reading The Accidental Stowaway. My daughter even dressed as Patch for World Book Day.
@juditheagle.bsky.social We've been fans ever since reading The Accidental Stowaway. My daughter even dressed as Patch for World Book Day.
My daughter was just asked who was famous for saying "let them eat cake," and she answered, Mary Anne Hobbs.
I may have been over exposing her to 6 Music.
I may have been over exposing her to 6 Music.
January 22, 2025 at 9:31 PM
My daughter was just asked who was famous for saying "let them eat cake," and she answered, Mary Anne Hobbs.
I may have been over exposing her to 6 Music.
I may have been over exposing her to 6 Music.
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This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde to Trump: "I ask you to have mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now. There are gay, lesbian, and transgender people in Democratic, Republican, and independent families, some who fear for their lives ... and the vast majority of immigrants are not criminals"
January 22, 2025 at 1:24 AM
This matters. Not because I think Trump is capable of mercy or empathy towards these vulnerable groups. But because it is a public act of defiance.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
Contrast that with all these other powerful people in this country signaling nothing but appeasement and obedience.
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PCS responds to Lord Rose's "outdated" views on working from home, aired tonight on BBC's Panorama www.pcs.org.uk/contact-us/p...
PCS responds to Lord Rose's "outdated" WFH comments on Panorama
Union says there is plenty of proof to show productivity increases when you employ a flexible workforce
www.pcs.org.uk
January 20, 2025 at 5:36 PM
PCS responds to Lord Rose's "outdated" views on working from home, aired tonight on BBC's Panorama www.pcs.org.uk/contact-us/p...
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UK govt must improve the economic condition of the bottom 50%, necessary for building economy and a just society.
1% has more than 70% of the population combined.
The bottom 50% has 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has only 0.5%.
No austerity. Must redistribute.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...
1% has more than 70% of the population combined.
The bottom 50% has 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has only 0.5%.
No austerity. Must redistribute.
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 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
UK govt must improve the economic condition of the bottom 50%, necessary for building economy and a just society.
1% has more than 70% of the population combined.
The bottom 50% has 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has only 0.5%.
No austerity. Must redistribute.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...
1% has more than 70% of the population combined.
The bottom 50% has 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has only 0.5%.
No austerity. Must redistribute.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/labo...
A legend and one of the game's great characters.
RIP Denis Law
RIP Denis Law
Denis Law, Manchester United and Scotland legend, dies aged 84
Denis Law, Manchester United and Scotland legend, dies aged 84
* Striker was part of United’s much-fabled ‘Holy Trinity’
* Ballon d’Or winner is his country’s joint-record goalscorer
Denis Law, the Manchester United and Scotland legend, has died at the age of 84, his family announced on Friday.
Law scored 237…
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A legend and one of the game's great characters.
RIP Denis Law
RIP Denis Law
Gutted to hear that David Lynch has died. A true auteur. RIP
January 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Gutted to hear that David Lynch has died. A true auteur. RIP
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DWP's 'misleading and unfair' consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules
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DWP's consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules
The DWP's consultation into plans to slash billions from disability benefits has been ruled unlawful in a damning High Court judgement.
www.bigissue.com
January 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
DWP's 'misleading and unfair' consultation on disability benefit reforms unlawful, High Court rules
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
The UK should follow Denmark's example of prioritising collective wellbeing to improve work-life balance.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What's the secret to Denmark's happy work-life balance?
The Nordic nation doesn't require staff to work long hours and has a generous welfare system.
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The UK should follow Denmark's example of prioritising collective wellbeing to improve work-life balance.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Biden is right. Extreme wealth is a threat to our democracy.
But what did his administration do to tackle this?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But what did his administration do to tackle this?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Biden warns 'dangerous' oligarchy taking shape in final address
The outgoing president used his final televised speech from the Oval Office to issue a series of warnings.
www.bbc.com
January 16, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Biden is right. Extreme wealth is a threat to our democracy.
But what did his administration do to tackle this?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But what did his administration do to tackle this?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
At last, something sensible has been written about working from home.
"Surely the government doesn’t want to escalate strife over something of minimal importance to employers, but critical to many of their staff’s lives?"
"Surely the government doesn’t want to escalate strife over something of minimal importance to employers, but critical to many of their staff’s lives?"
Labour has been sucked into the WFH culture war. It should know better | Polly Toynbee
Labour has been sucked into the WFH culture war. It should know better | Polly Toynbee
It’s free, it’s sensible and it makes workers happy. The government needs to accept that this is the new normal
You would be hard-pressed to find a single positive side-effect of the pandemic. If there is one, it is the growing numbers of people who now…
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2025 at 8:09 AM
At last, something sensible has been written about working from home.
"Surely the government doesn’t want to escalate strife over something of minimal importance to employers, but critical to many of their staff’s lives?"
"Surely the government doesn’t want to escalate strife over something of minimal importance to employers, but critical to many of their staff’s lives?"
Saturday morning vibes
January 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Saturday morning vibes
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PCS responds to Reeves' public service cut threats, saying the union will fight every step of the way if the Chancellor comes for members' jobs and the services they provide www.pcs.org.uk/contact-us/p...
PCS responds to Reeves' public service cut threats
Fran Heathcote says the union will fight every step of the way if the Chancellor comes for members' jobs
www.pcs.org.uk
January 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
PCS responds to Reeves' public service cut threats, saying the union will fight every step of the way if the Chancellor comes for members' jobs and the services they provide www.pcs.org.uk/contact-us/p...
This is why I love this sport
January 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This is why I love this sport
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Spot on @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social 🎯
"If you are serious about repairing and renewing our public services, you have to be serious about public service pay.
"It's hard to see how a 2.8% rise addresses the recruitment and retention crisis across the public sector"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"If you are serious about repairing and renewing our public services, you have to be serious about public service pay.
"It's hard to see how a 2.8% rise addresses the recruitment and retention crisis across the public sector"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
TUC chief Paul Nowak tells ministers to get serious on pay in 2025
TUC general secretary Paul Nowak tells the BBC proposed 2.8% public sector pay rise is not credible.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 28, 2024 at 3:39 PM
Spot on @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social 🎯
"If you are serious about repairing and renewing our public services, you have to be serious about public service pay.
"It's hard to see how a 2.8% rise addresses the recruitment and retention crisis across the public sector"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"If you are serious about repairing and renewing our public services, you have to be serious about public service pay.
"It's hard to see how a 2.8% rise addresses the recruitment and retention crisis across the public sector"
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I've been enjoying Yuletide Bangerz by @jonwayne.bsky.social
Perfect for anyone looking for an alternative Christmas mix.
authorsrecording.bandcamp.com/album/yuleti...
Perfect for anyone looking for an alternative Christmas mix.
authorsrecording.bandcamp.com/album/yuleti...
Yuletide Bangerz, by Jonwayne
17 track album
authorsrecording.bandcamp.com
December 27, 2024 at 7:49 PM
I've been enjoying Yuletide Bangerz by @jonwayne.bsky.social
Perfect for anyone looking for an alternative Christmas mix.
authorsrecording.bandcamp.com/album/yuleti...
Perfect for anyone looking for an alternative Christmas mix.
authorsrecording.bandcamp.com/album/yuleti...
On reflection, Dune wasn't an ideal choice for Christmas reading.
December 27, 2024 at 10:00 AM
On reflection, Dune wasn't an ideal choice for Christmas reading.