@julie1176.bsky.social
Retired nurse. Dog lover, have adopted and fostered many Sighthounds. Love the oldies.
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💯 “It’s so clear that we need a new system, fit for the 21st century, and the conversation amongst MPs is shifting from "if" to "when" and "how". As a first step the Government should set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform”
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk #Labour4PR
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk #Labour4PR
Electoral reform: Strong support for proportional representation among Labour members - LabourList
Two thirds of Labour members would back change to UK voting system towards Proportional Representation, exclusive LabourList polling reveals.
labourlist.org
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 AM
💯 “It’s so clear that we need a new system, fit for the 21st century, and the conversation amongst MPs is shifting from "if" to "when" and "how". As a first step the Government should set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform”
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk #Labour4PR
🌹 @alexsobel.co.uk #Labour4PR
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State aid = socialism (for the rich only).
Where does all the money go?
If a billionaire feels that they need more, they just go to Sir Keir Starmer, who asks: "More? More! Why of course Jim, that's why we have the poor..."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
If a billionaire feels that they need more, they just go to Sir Keir Starmer, who asks: "More? More! Why of course Jim, that's why we have the poor..."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Jim Ratcliffe chemical firms received up to £70m of UK state aid in last four years
The government is preparing a £50m bailout for Ineos’s Grangemouth plant, after Jim Ratcliffe asked for help in October
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
State aid = socialism (for the rich only).
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Why Reeves budget is a failure. The tax raised won't help living standards or stop the decline in services. It will pay off the Bank of England debts, and protect her arbitrary and restrictive fiscal rules.
The autumn budget: now the dust has settled, what's the verdict? NEF's chief economist sets the record straight.
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Why Reeves budget is a failure. The tax raised won't help living standards or stop the decline in services. It will pay off the Bank of England debts, and protect her arbitrary and restrictive fiscal rules.
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Thought for the day.
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Thought for the day.
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Everyone knows what he did. It's not a mystery, it's well-documented. It's not normal to walk into children's beauty pageant changing rooms while 15-year-olds get changed; it's not normal to brag about 'grabbing women by the pussy.' Stop pretending you need to see some files. Join the dots.
November 14, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Everyone knows what he did. It's not a mystery, it's well-documented. It's not normal to walk into children's beauty pageant changing rooms while 15-year-olds get changed; it's not normal to brag about 'grabbing women by the pussy.' Stop pretending you need to see some files. Join the dots.
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Thames Water paid £20m to cover the due diligence costs of KKR for abortive attempt to buy TW.
Rich pickings for advisers. Customers pick up the tab for management follies. Details never provided.
TW has £20bn debt, survives by dumping sewage in rivers, fleecing captive customers.
archive.ph/Ovj5V
Rich pickings for advisers. Customers pick up the tab for management follies. Details never provided.
TW has £20bn debt, survives by dumping sewage in rivers, fleecing captive customers.
archive.ph/Ovj5V
Thames Water paid £20mn to cover KKR’s due diligence for abortive bid
Cost adds to multimillion pound fees billed by advisers trying to secure utility’s future
www.ft.com
October 26, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Thames Water paid £20m to cover the due diligence costs of KKR for abortive attempt to buy TW.
Rich pickings for advisers. Customers pick up the tab for management follies. Details never provided.
TW has £20bn debt, survives by dumping sewage in rivers, fleecing captive customers.
archive.ph/Ovj5V
Rich pickings for advisers. Customers pick up the tab for management follies. Details never provided.
TW has £20bn debt, survives by dumping sewage in rivers, fleecing captive customers.
archive.ph/Ovj5V
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From my timeline on LinkedIn with unknown source.
October 20, 2025 at 8:07 AM
From my timeline on LinkedIn with unknown source.
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To date the net cost, for UK tax payer, to bail banks in 2008 is around £33 Billion. In November Rachel Reeves should recoup every penny by taxing banks accordingly. Remember Fred the Shred and his massive pension? He and his banking colleagues are laughing at the nation. Tax them.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
October 16, 2025 at 9:59 PM
To date the net cost, for UK tax payer, to bail banks in 2008 is around £33 Billion. In November Rachel Reeves should recoup every penny by taxing banks accordingly. Remember Fred the Shred and his massive pension? He and his banking colleagues are laughing at the nation. Tax them.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
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October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives.
Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The Government is planning to roll out mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Dependence on food banks is the new norm in the UK.
In a rich country 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year.
Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering, govt indifference.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
In a rich country 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year.
Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering, govt indifference.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent
One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardship
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Dependence on food banks is the new norm in the UK.
In a rich country 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year.
Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering, govt indifference.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
In a rich country 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year.
Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering, govt indifference.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
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BREAKING: RAF refuelling plane was circling over Doha during Israeli terror attack
The RAF sending a refuelling plane to Doha is active collaboration in an act of war on the sovereign territory of a nation hosting peace talks, says @skwawkbox.org
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
The RAF sending a refuelling plane to Doha is active collaboration in an act of war on the sovereign territory of a nation hosting peace talks, says @skwawkbox.org
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
Breaking: RAF refuelling plane was circling over Doha during Israeli terror attack
The RAF sending a refuelling plane to Doha is active collaboration in an act of war on the sovereign territory of a nation hosting peace talks
www.thecanary.co
September 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
BREAKING: RAF refuelling plane was circling over Doha during Israeli terror attack
The RAF sending a refuelling plane to Doha is active collaboration in an act of war on the sovereign territory of a nation hosting peace talks, says @skwawkbox.org
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
The RAF sending a refuelling plane to Doha is active collaboration in an act of war on the sovereign territory of a nation hosting peace talks, says @skwawkbox.org
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Or possible they were simply immigrants being transported to a Caribbean country. Guess we’ll never know.
September 9, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Or possible they were simply immigrants being transported to a Caribbean country. Guess we’ll never know.
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Over the past 10 years, the UK has had:
- 6 Prime Ministers
- 8 Chancellors of the Exchequer
- 9 Foreign Secretaries
- 10 Home Secretaries
Tell us again how First Past the Post leads to stable and effective governments.
- 6 Prime Ministers
- 8 Chancellors of the Exchequer
- 9 Foreign Secretaries
- 10 Home Secretaries
Tell us again how First Past the Post leads to stable and effective governments.
September 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Over the past 10 years, the UK has had:
- 6 Prime Ministers
- 8 Chancellors of the Exchequer
- 9 Foreign Secretaries
- 10 Home Secretaries
Tell us again how First Past the Post leads to stable and effective governments.
- 6 Prime Ministers
- 8 Chancellors of the Exchequer
- 9 Foreign Secretaries
- 10 Home Secretaries
Tell us again how First Past the Post leads to stable and effective governments.
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Former official told the Gaza tribunal it is “fully understood" in the Foreign Office that discussions on UK relations with Israel should take place “in person and not in writing”.
Because "we didn’t want those conversations to be requested by a court”.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
Because "we didn’t want those conversations to be requested by a court”.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
Dissenting civil servants are silenced, says UK diplomat who quit over Gaza
Mark Smith resigned last August over the UK’s failure to stop selling arms to Israel.
www.aljazeera.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Former official told the Gaza tribunal it is “fully understood" in the Foreign Office that discussions on UK relations with Israel should take place “in person and not in writing”.
Because "we didn’t want those conversations to be requested by a court”.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
Because "we didn’t want those conversations to be requested by a court”.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...
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Are the rules governing MPs tight enough to hold them to account & ensure they work for their constituents?
No - MPs don’t have to be registered to vote, don’t have to be resident in the UK & don’t have to live in or near their constituency.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
No - MPs don’t have to be registered to vote, don’t have to be resident in the UK & don’t have to live in or near their constituency.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
September 2, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Are the rules governing MPs tight enough to hold them to account & ensure they work for their constituents?
No - MPs don’t have to be registered to vote, don’t have to be resident in the UK & don’t have to live in or near their constituency.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
No - MPs don’t have to be registered to vote, don’t have to be resident in the UK & don’t have to live in or near their constituency.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
September 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Nigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history.
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
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Leading a political party means leading the political conversation - being available and being heard on the platforms people actually use.
Join me every Wednesday on my new podcast: Bold Politics.
The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.
Join me every Wednesday on my new podcast: Bold Politics.
The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.
September 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Leading a political party means leading the political conversation - being available and being heard on the platforms people actually use.
Join me every Wednesday on my new podcast: Bold Politics.
The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.
Join me every Wednesday on my new podcast: Bold Politics.
The only podcast led by a current party leader in the UK. Link in bio.
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Global Sumud Flotilla.
Life on the Global Sumud Flotilla - Part I 🇵🇸🇮🇪💚
YouTube video by Tadhg Hickey
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Global Sumud Flotilla.