Jimbob
@jimcrack.bsky.social
Elderly Irish lefty. Woke as fk. Pro choice, trans, unions, environment etc. Anti Nazi, i.e. capitalism, imperialism, Zionism etc. 🇬🇱🇵🇸
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Labour has announced a crackdown on benefit fraud. Just like the Tories in 1992. And Labour in 1997. And the coalition in 2013. And the Tories in 2023. And Labour last year. Wash, rinse, repeat.
December 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Labour has announced a crackdown on benefit fraud. Just like the Tories in 1992. And Labour in 1997. And the coalition in 2013. And the Tories in 2023. And Labour last year. Wash, rinse, repeat.
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I haven’t been following the news so this morning checking the beeb and headlines I’m slightly baffled to see all the Rachel reeves mislead stuff, which as near as I can tell is because the forecasts suggest the Uk is going to go well and we shouldn’t have to pay any tax At all?
November 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I haven’t been following the news so this morning checking the beeb and headlines I’m slightly baffled to see all the Rachel reeves mislead stuff, which as near as I can tell is because the forecasts suggest the Uk is going to go well and we shouldn’t have to pay any tax At all?
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CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
November 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1
CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 280-to-1
Trickle-down economics was always a sham.
Nothing has ever trickled down.
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I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I feel like one of the most underrated explanations for what's happening right now in global politics is that almost everyone has lost their minds.
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Jeremy Corbyn: "We're here today to do something dramatic.. to found a new democratic socialist party in Britain that can challenge power in our society. That's what's brought us together". ✊
November 29, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Jeremy Corbyn: "We're here today to do something dramatic.. to found a new democratic socialist party in Britain that can challenge power in our society. That's what's brought us together". ✊
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The Labour Government refused a 1% asset tax on the super rich, yet raised taxes on people already struggling.
All whilst their "black hole" turned out to be utter nonsense.
Active choices to refuse to fund our communities which they desperately need.
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All whilst their "black hole" turned out to be utter nonsense.
Active choices to refuse to fund our communities which they desperately need.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Labour Government refused a 1% asset tax on the super rich, yet raised taxes on people already struggling.
All whilst their "black hole" turned out to be utter nonsense.
Active choices to refuse to fund our communities which they desperately need.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
All whilst their "black hole" turned out to be utter nonsense.
Active choices to refuse to fund our communities which they desperately need.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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This is our chance to build a mass, socialist party in Britain that stands up for economic justice, democracy and peace.
My piece for Tribune ahead of Your Party’s founding conference.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/jere...
My piece for Tribune ahead of Your Party’s founding conference.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/jere...
Jeremy Corbyn: Our Chance to do Something Special
Ahead of Your Party’s democratic founding conference this weekend, we need to put redistribution, sustainability, and peace at the heart of a mass socialist movement that belongs to the grassroots.
tribunemag.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
This is our chance to build a mass, socialist party in Britain that stands up for economic justice, democracy and peace.
My piece for Tribune ahead of Your Party’s founding conference.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/jere...
My piece for Tribune ahead of Your Party’s founding conference.
tribunemag.co.uk/2025/11/jere...
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Thanks for all the kind words on my Radio 4 interview tonight on the economy!
Vital to ask about this idea of "radicalism" - radical is actually what this Labour Government are doing.
Protecting the interests of the super rich over people and nature.
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Vital to ask about this idea of "radicalism" - radical is actually what this Labour Government are doing.
Protecting the interests of the super rich over people and nature.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Thanks for all the kind words on my Radio 4 interview tonight on the economy!
Vital to ask about this idea of "radicalism" - radical is actually what this Labour Government are doing.
Protecting the interests of the super rich over people and nature.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Vital to ask about this idea of "radicalism" - radical is actually what this Labour Government are doing.
Protecting the interests of the super rich over people and nature.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
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There are three things Rachel Reeves should bear in mind tomorrow: obscene wealth doesn't 'trickle down', tax cuts don't 'pay for themselves' and the private sector isn't 'more efficient'
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
There are three things Rachel Reeves should bear in mind tomorrow: obscene wealth doesn't 'trickle down', tax cuts don't 'pay for themselves' and the private sector isn't 'more efficient'
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Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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bylinetimes.com/2025/11/24/n... The revelations in this investigative piece about the role of ian Paisley Jr are interesting...
Nigel Farage's 'Project 2029': The Pro-Trump Lobbyist Pushing His Agenda Into the UK
A Trump-aligned anti-abortion lobbyist who hosted Nigel Farage's meeting with a 6 January rioter in Florida has been funding and advising the Reform leader while pushing Project 2025’s hard-right agen...
bylinetimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Twitter pays people based on engagement (views, retweets, comments, etc). It appears that many MAGA accounts are based abroad and they use AI technology to generate low-effort rage bait.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
My guess is that this will get worse as AI tech improves. For instance, fake videos of minorities doing crime.
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Immigration is not an issue for the majority only for racists on the far right.
Voters blame politicians for cost of living crisis
New research shows that households feeling economically insecure is driving Labour’s loss of support, not immigration. JRF’s looking at how to improve living standards.
www.jrf.org.uk
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Immigration is not an issue for the majority only for racists on the far right.
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We have had 17 years of Austerity.
What we need now is Austerity for the rich.
Let them go without Mansions, Private Jets and Megayachts for at least 17 years.
What we need now is Austerity for the rich.
Let them go without Mansions, Private Jets and Megayachts for at least 17 years.
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We have had 17 years of Austerity.
What we need now is Austerity for the rich.
Let them go without Mansions, Private Jets and Megayachts for at least 17 years.
What we need now is Austerity for the rich.
Let them go without Mansions, Private Jets and Megayachts for at least 17 years.
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
November 21, 2025 at 9:46 AM
I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.
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We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
November 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
We need solutions, not scapegoats.
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
Stop attacking asylum seekers and tax the rich instead!
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The guardian newsletter this am “Now that several polls suggest he [Nigel Farage] is a serious contender to be the next prime minister” HAVE WE ALL GONE F***ING MAD???
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The guardian newsletter this am “Now that several polls suggest he [Nigel Farage] is a serious contender to be the next prime minister” HAVE WE ALL GONE F***ING MAD???
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My constituent is one of six political prisoners on hunger strike, demanding the right to a fair trial and the de-proscription of Palestine Action.
I have written to David Lammy to demand urgent action.
The government knows the truth: the weight of history is against them.
I have written to David Lammy to demand urgent action.
The government knows the truth: the weight of history is against them.
November 20, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My constituent is one of six political prisoners on hunger strike, demanding the right to a fair trial and the de-proscription of Palestine Action.
I have written to David Lammy to demand urgent action.
The government knows the truth: the weight of history is against them.
I have written to David Lammy to demand urgent action.
The government knows the truth: the weight of history is against them.
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "we have a govt that is always talking about tough choices. Why are they always tough choices for working class people, for unemployed people, for disabled people? It's time to make tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires. It is time to tax the rich"
November 19, 2025 at 7:58 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "we have a govt that is always talking about tough choices. Why are they always tough choices for working class people, for unemployed people, for disabled people? It's time to make tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires. It is time to tax the rich"
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I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.