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In case you missed it, here is @ledbydonkeys.org summary of 12 jobs Nigel Farage working for the people of Clacton.
Many MPs describe being overrun with work. Nigel Farage has found time for another 12 jobs.
YouTube video by Led By Donkeys
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October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In case you missed it, here is @ledbydonkeys.org summary of 12 jobs Nigel Farage working for the people of Clacton.
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Tackling the cost of living crisis goes hand in hand with tackling the climate crisis.
We need food security, insulated homes, and cheap renewable energy.
We need food security, insulated homes, and cheap renewable energy.
UK food inflation is being driven by climate change-induced extreme weather, driving up price of butter, milk, beef, chocolate & coffee
The price rises in those staples is contributing 40% of overall food inflation
Climate change is hitting peoples' pockets, right now
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
The price rises in those staples is contributing 40% of overall food inflation
Climate change is hitting peoples' pockets, right now
www.ft.com/content/ced8...
Five staples fuelling UK food inflation as climate risks rise, study finds
Findings challenge narrative that food price growth is being driven by higher taxes and wage costs
www.ft.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Tackling the cost of living crisis goes hand in hand with tackling the climate crisis.
We need food security, insulated homes, and cheap renewable energy.
We need food security, insulated homes, and cheap renewable energy.
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NHS staff receive thousands of parking fines at hospitals
www.channel4.com/news/nhs-sta...
www.channel4.com/news/nhs-sta...
NHS staff receive thousands of parking fines at hospitals
Thousands of NHS workers across England have been issued car parking fines while they're at work, according to exclusive data obtained by this programme.
www.channel4.com
October 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
NHS staff receive thousands of parking fines at hospitals
www.channel4.com/news/nhs-sta...
www.channel4.com/news/nhs-sta...
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📢Scotland's land belongs to the people, not the super-rich land hoarders.
October 13, 2025 at 12:39 PM
📢Scotland's land belongs to the people, not the super-rich land hoarders.
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation
Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
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🚨🚨‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle". If anyone forgot about it, this is a reminder of the still disastrous effects of #brexit that still brings misery and pain to Britain. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle
“White elephant” border inspection facilities face bleak future after U.K.-EU trade deal.
www.politico.eu
September 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
🚨🚨‘Wasted time, effort and money’: Britain’s £800M Brexit border debacle". If anyone forgot about it, this is a reminder of the still disastrous effects of #brexit that still brings misery and pain to Britain. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
www.politico.eu/article/brex...
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Did you vote for your local MP?
How many of your local constituents are represented by your MP?
Find out with this tool from @makevotesmatter.bsky.social...
makevotesmatter.org.uk/democracyome...
How many of your local constituents are represented by your MP?
Find out with this tool from @makevotesmatter.bsky.social...
makevotesmatter.org.uk/democracyome...
The Democracy-o-Meter! - Make Votes Matter
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makevotesmatter.org.uk
August 26, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Did you vote for your local MP?
How many of your local constituents are represented by your MP?
Find out with this tool from @makevotesmatter.bsky.social...
makevotesmatter.org.uk/democracyome...
How many of your local constituents are represented by your MP?
Find out with this tool from @makevotesmatter.bsky.social...
makevotesmatter.org.uk/democracyome...
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Men born in the poorest areas of the country can expect to die 10.4 years sooner than those born in the richest areas. Can Labour fix it?
Darren McGarvey: 'A lot of my friends are dead – I'm the exception'
www.bigissue.com
August 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Men born in the poorest areas of the country can expect to die 10.4 years sooner than those born in the richest areas. Can Labour fix it?
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I'm back. Here's how we fix the UK's dire economic and political situation www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMor...
I'm back – and I think we can win
YouTube video by Garys Economics
www.youtube.com
July 13, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I'm back. Here's how we fix the UK's dire economic and political situation www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMor...
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Me pushing for a wealth tax on Good Morning Britain earlier
July 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Me pushing for a wealth tax on Good Morning Britain earlier
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A message to the super rich
July 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A message to the super rich
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The more we discover, the worse it gets. Now we learn the water companies wrote the guidance ensuring sewage sludge is not tested for the vast majority of contaminants before being spread on farmland. They gave themselves a free licence to dump hazardous waste. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Environment Agency insider alleges ‘cover-up’ over sewage sludge on farmland
Regulator and government accused of colluding with water industry to dump potentially toxic waste without oversight
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
The more we discover, the worse it gets. Now we learn the water companies wrote the guidance ensuring sewage sludge is not tested for the vast majority of contaminants before being spread on farmland. They gave themselves a free licence to dump hazardous waste. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Awake at 6 to find we’re still needing 60 signatures by 0820 to hit our daily #parkypetition100K target - please sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
June 29, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Awake at 6 to find we’re still needing 60 signatures by 0820 to hit our daily #parkypetition100K target - please sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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🚨 I've written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, seeking urgent clarity on proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
People deserve clear answers and real support, not uncertainty.
People deserve clear answers and real support, not uncertainty.
June 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
🚨 I've written to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Rt Hon Liz Kendall MP, seeking urgent clarity on proposed changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
People deserve clear answers and real support, not uncertainty.
People deserve clear answers and real support, not uncertainty.
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Finland gives every homeless person a house and within 6 months 85% have a job and are financially independent.
Less crime, less hospital visits, less suffering and even including the cost of the house LESS COST than the UK/USA method of abandonment.
Less crime, less hospital visits, less suffering and even including the cost of the house LESS COST than the UK/USA method of abandonment.
June 12, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Finland gives every homeless person a house and within 6 months 85% have a job and are financially independent.
Less crime, less hospital visits, less suffering and even including the cost of the house LESS COST than the UK/USA method of abandonment.
Less crime, less hospital visits, less suffering and even including the cost of the house LESS COST than the UK/USA method of abandonment.
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Robert Jenrick spent the day harassing working class people for not paying the £3 train fares.
This is the same guy who tried to steal £45 million from the poorest community in London on behalf of a billionaire Tory donor! 🤮🤮
This is the same guy who tried to steal £45 million from the poorest community in London on behalf of a billionaire Tory donor! 🤮🤮
Corrupt MP Robert Jenrick harasses fare-dodgers!
YouTube video by Femi
youtu.be
May 29, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Robert Jenrick spent the day harassing working class people for not paying the £3 train fares.
This is the same guy who tried to steal £45 million from the poorest community in London on behalf of a billionaire Tory donor! 🤮🤮
This is the same guy who tried to steal £45 million from the poorest community in London on behalf of a billionaire Tory donor! 🤮🤮
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Please share widely to anyone that has been taken in by the Reform charlatans
May 29, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Please share widely to anyone that has been taken in by the Reform charlatans
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Thames Water is failing. But it's more than just about broken pipes – it's about a broken system, writes James Wallace of River Action.
Privatised greed has poisoned our rivers – it's time to take our water back
www.bigissue.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Thames Water is failing. But it's more than just about broken pipes – it's about a broken system, writes James Wallace of River Action.
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They made £3.2bn profit in the UK.
They paid -£12.4m in tax.
This is why there is no money.
They paid -£12.4m in tax.
This is why there is no money.
May 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
They made £3.2bn profit in the UK.
They paid -£12.4m in tax.
This is why there is no money.
They paid -£12.4m in tax.
This is why there is no money.
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Steve Reed (Environment Minister) went to the football with private water bosses...now he says public ownership isn't even an OPTION ⁉️🤯
Why not join your constituent Lois at the football tomorrow and hear the other side of the argument? 💧🤓
Why not join your constituent Lois at the football tomorrow and hear the other side of the argument? 💧🤓
Day 14 of Lois asking Steve Reed to join her at the football. ⚽
We've got a ticket for Steve for tomorrow's Palace match.
🏆Surely he'll want to celebrate their FA Cup win?
Go with Lois, see the game - and talk about why 82% of us think water belongs in public hands.
#LoisvSteve
We've got a ticket for Steve for tomorrow's Palace match.
🏆Surely he'll want to celebrate their FA Cup win?
Go with Lois, see the game - and talk about why 82% of us think water belongs in public hands.
#LoisvSteve
May 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Steve Reed (Environment Minister) went to the football with private water bosses...now he says public ownership isn't even an OPTION ⁉️🤯
Why not join your constituent Lois at the football tomorrow and hear the other side of the argument? 💧🤓
Why not join your constituent Lois at the football tomorrow and hear the other side of the argument? 💧🤓
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Student nurses are the future of nursing.
Yet, their learning is compromised as they are relied on to prop up understaffed wards, resulting in:
⚠️ Dangerous 60-hour working weeks
📈 Increase in personal debt
📉 Burn out
We need a new deal for our student nurses.
Yet, their learning is compromised as they are relied on to prop up understaffed wards, resulting in:
⚠️ Dangerous 60-hour working weeks
📈 Increase in personal debt
📉 Burn out
We need a new deal for our student nurses.
Using nursing students to plug NHS staff shortages must end now | News | Royal College of Nursing
We’re calling on the government for better support for students, including universal maintenance grants that account for cost-of-living pressures and a loan forgiveness model
bit.ly
May 11, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Student nurses are the future of nursing.
Yet, their learning is compromised as they are relied on to prop up understaffed wards, resulting in:
⚠️ Dangerous 60-hour working weeks
📈 Increase in personal debt
📉 Burn out
We need a new deal for our student nurses.
Yet, their learning is compromised as they are relied on to prop up understaffed wards, resulting in:
⚠️ Dangerous 60-hour working weeks
📈 Increase in personal debt
📉 Burn out
We need a new deal for our student nurses.
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Here is the latest paper from Professor Allyson Pollock on how outsourcing elective surgery is shrinking the NHS and increasing waiting times.
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
Private provision forcing longer wait for NHS hip and knee replacement
A study of NHS-funded hip and knee replacement operations has found fewer surgical admissions within NHS hospitals and rising waiting times even as NHS contracts with private providers have expanded.
www.ncl.ac.uk
April 29, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Here is the latest paper from Professor Allyson Pollock on how outsourcing elective surgery is shrinking the NHS and increasing waiting times.
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
www.ncl.ac.uk/press/articl...
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One can not really "like“ this tweet but one should probably share it. Whenever I have been in the UK lately, I have really been struck by the extent of rough sleeping. Grim.
London. Tottenham Court Road.
It’s getting worse.
It’s getting worse.
April 24, 2025 at 7:20 AM
One can not really "like“ this tweet but one should probably share it. Whenever I have been in the UK lately, I have really been struck by the extent of rough sleeping. Grim.
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NatWest bank set for private ownership.
Received £45.5bn govt bailout in 2008.
Reverse socialism - Lame ducks bailed out but when profitable handed back to private sector. Why?
They could form part of industrial strategy - lending to SMEs, investment in new industries.
Received £45.5bn govt bailout in 2008.
Reverse socialism - Lame ducks bailed out but when profitable handed back to private sector. Why?
They could form part of industrial strategy - lending to SMEs, investment in new industries.
NatWest chair thanks UK taxpayers for bailout ahead of return to private ownership
Rick Haythornthwaite said bank was indebted to public for £46bn rescue package that kept it afloat in 2008
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 7:15 AM
NatWest bank set for private ownership.
Received £45.5bn govt bailout in 2008.
Reverse socialism - Lame ducks bailed out but when profitable handed back to private sector. Why?
They could form part of industrial strategy - lending to SMEs, investment in new industries.
Received £45.5bn govt bailout in 2008.
Reverse socialism - Lame ducks bailed out but when profitable handed back to private sector. Why?
They could form part of industrial strategy - lending to SMEs, investment in new industries.