@martinpb66.bsky.social
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When Farage claims to be a man of the people, he is correct.
Except those "people" live in Moscow.
Except those "people" live in Moscow.
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
When Farage claims to be a man of the people, he is correct.
Except those "people" live in Moscow.
Except those "people" live in Moscow.
Perhaps if they stop water companies pumping sewerage into the sea, it would be a start, stopping the city of London asset striping the economy to the bone would be a second good move.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We need to speak collectively’: can parliament solve the problem of ‘deprivation bingo’ in the UK’s seaside towns?
Labour knows it needs to win over the ‘sea wall’ cohort of coastal voters in the next election. But as anger over inequality grows, time is running out
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Perhaps if they stop water companies pumping sewerage into the sea, it would be a start, stopping the city of London asset striping the economy to the bone would be a second good move.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Israel's insidious war crimes have not subsided just because Trump succeeded in convincing Western public opinion that the genocide in Gaza has paused. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel has ‘de facto state policy’ of organised torture, says UN report
Committee highlights allegations including dog attacks and sexual violence, raising concern about impunity for war crimes
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Israel's insidious war crimes have not subsided just because Trump succeeded in convincing Western public opinion that the genocide in Gaza has paused. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The next headline "Asylum seekers waste hospital appointments by not turning up"
Or could be "Public danger from asylum seekers on public transport"
Vindictive petty and nasty, pandering to Reform
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Or could be "Public danger from asylum seekers on public transport"
Vindictive petty and nasty, pandering to Reform
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK asylum seekers to be banned from taking taxis to medical appointments
Move, which is part of crackdown on costs, comes after it emerged Home Office spends £15.8m a year on service
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
The next headline "Asylum seekers waste hospital appointments by not turning up"
Or could be "Public danger from asylum seekers on public transport"
Vindictive petty and nasty, pandering to Reform
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Or could be "Public danger from asylum seekers on public transport"
Vindictive petty and nasty, pandering to Reform
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Amazing how the "free" press is in lockstep with Israel apologists re: cold blooded murder.
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Amazing how the "free" press is in lockstep with Israel apologists re: cold blooded murder.
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As I saw the right wing media machine go i to action yesterday, facts actually matter.
That said, the question nobody is asking but should, how did the shooter get his guns? What can we do as a country to make gun violence less likely?
That said, the question nobody is asking but should, how did the shooter get his guns? What can we do as a country to make gun violence less likely?
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
As I saw the right wing media machine go i to action yesterday, facts actually matter.
That said, the question nobody is asking but should, how did the shooter get his guns? What can we do as a country to make gun violence less likely?
That said, the question nobody is asking but should, how did the shooter get his guns? What can we do as a country to make gun violence less likely?
Rename the house of Lords, the house of Cronies and Corruption. (Better still abolish it)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Rename the house of Lords, the house of Cronies and Corruption. (Better still abolish it)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Almost every single societal problem @georgemonbiot.bsky.social refers to in convo with @zackpolanski.bsky.social links back to billionaire hijacking of our Fourth Estate..
We need the #MediaSovereigntyAct to reclaim our media for the 99%.
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
We need the #MediaSovereigntyAct to reclaim our media for the 99%.
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Almost every single societal problem @georgemonbiot.bsky.social refers to in convo with @zackpolanski.bsky.social links back to billionaire hijacking of our Fourth Estate..
We need the #MediaSovereigntyAct to reclaim our media for the 99%.
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
We need the #MediaSovereigntyAct to reclaim our media for the 99%.
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
Very Important
🚨The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 65,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 70,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Very Important
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Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget has already collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions. In this video, I explain why tax rises on ordinary people, baseless growth forecasts, and a refusal to tax wealth fairly mean this Budget will fail. youtu.be/xvdFsOT6WPk?...
Why Rachel Reeves just failed the British public
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget has already collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions. In this video, I explain why tax rises on ordinary people, baseless growth forecasts, and a refusal to tax wealth fairly mean this Budget will fail. youtu.be/xvdFsOT6WPk?...
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Budget 2025.
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Budget 2025.
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
The wealthy hardly hit.
Minor tweaks on dividend and mansion tax.
No wealth tax.
No alignment of taxes on dividends & capital gains tax with taxation of wages.
Partnerships won't pay NIC on partners' share of profits
No financial transactions tax.
Lobbying and political donations pay
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When they say Zack Polanski will be a disaster for business with policies like restoring benefits for the poor - be aware people on benefits will spend that money.
Spend it on food, at hairdressers, on clothes. Their spending is the income of businesses.
Spend it on food, at hairdressers, on clothes. Their spending is the income of businesses.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
When they say Zack Polanski will be a disaster for business with policies like restoring benefits for the poor - be aware people on benefits will spend that money.
Spend it on food, at hairdressers, on clothes. Their spending is the income of businesses.
Spend it on food, at hairdressers, on clothes. Their spending is the income of businesses.
Will somebody think of the millionaires?
Sanctimonious rubbish from the Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Sanctimonious rubbish from the Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
‘I own a £2m farmhouse - Reeves’ mansion tax is punishment for being well-off’
Consultancy firm boss says raising income tax a fairer way for chancellor to bring in money as part of Budget
www.independent.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Will somebody think of the millionaires?
Sanctimonious rubbish from the Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Sanctimonious rubbish from the Independent
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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The government admits profiteering is rife in children’s care and social care, yet it still wants private finance back in the NHS. This is an ideology where a few will profit while everyone else pays.
#NHSNotForProfit #EconomicJustice
#NHSNotForProfit #EconomicJustice
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The government admits profiteering is rife in children’s care and social care, yet it still wants private finance back in the NHS. This is an ideology where a few will profit while everyone else pays.
#NHSNotForProfit #EconomicJustice
#NHSNotForProfit #EconomicJustice
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Kentish Fran 🇪🇺
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Kentish Fran 🇪🇺
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
Remember that Farage was one of the laziest MEPs.
He rarely turned up for a vote.
I wonder what was so special about this one?😉
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I guess the brave BBC will be sandblasting Orwell's "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear" off the front of Broadcasting House?
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
I guess the brave BBC will be sandblasting Orwell's "If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear" off the front of Broadcasting House?
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Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Quite incredible when you compare the way our media went after Corbyn… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Farage urged to explain conspiracy theories linked to antisemitism he voiced in US media
Exclusive: The Reform UK leader discussed far-right talking points in web TV and radio appearances between 2009 and 2018
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Quite incredible when you compare the way our media went after Corbyn… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Fascist Reform leader Richard Tice would get REALLY upset if you shared this widely on all forms of social media so lots of people can keep it and bring it out before the next election to show that he is as big a liar as Keir Starmer.
So please don't, he would be *very* upset.
So please don't, he would be *very* upset.
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Fascist Reform leader Richard Tice would get REALLY upset if you shared this widely on all forms of social media so lots of people can keep it and bring it out before the next election to show that he is as big a liar as Keir Starmer.
So please don't, he would be *very* upset.
So please don't, he would be *very* upset.
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This is what
Nigel Farage & Reform
Wes Streeting & Labour
want for the UK ...
a US style healthcare system
with inevitably more deaths
of poor people
#SocialistSunday
Nigel Farage & Reform
Wes Streeting & Labour
want for the UK ...
a US style healthcare system
with inevitably more deaths
of poor people
#SocialistSunday
November 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
This is what
Nigel Farage & Reform
Wes Streeting & Labour
want for the UK ...
a US style healthcare system
with inevitably more deaths
of poor people
#SocialistSunday
Nigel Farage & Reform
Wes Streeting & Labour
want for the UK ...
a US style healthcare system
with inevitably more deaths
of poor people
#SocialistSunday
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "When are we going to see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires? It's time to tax the rich" #bbclaurak
November 23, 2025 at 9:32 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "When are we going to see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires? It's time to tax the rich" #bbclaurak
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Politicians constantly claim that the government must “live within its means”, just like any family.
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
Why the government is nothing like a household
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Politicians constantly claim that the government must “live within its means”, just like any family.
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
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The Conservatives & Johnson were compromised by Russian money & influence over years.
Reform obviously are.
Is Labour too? Could that be why Starmer won’t investigate?
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/news/2022/ju...
Reform obviously are.
Is Labour too? Could that be why Starmer won’t investigate?
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/news/2022/ju...
The Moscow moves: how Mandelson’s firm helped Uber reach Russian elite
Leak shows how the former Labour minister used his access to pro-Kremlin oligarchs, including some now under sanctions
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
The Conservatives & Johnson were compromised by Russian money & influence over years.
Reform obviously are.
Is Labour too? Could that be why Starmer won’t investigate?
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/news/2022/ju...
Reform obviously are.
Is Labour too? Could that be why Starmer won’t investigate?
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/news/2022/ju...
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For forty years, we were told that Britain didn’t need manufacturing — finance would make us rich. That experiment failed. We import more than we export, our towns are hollowed out, and our prosperity rests on hot money and property bubbles rather than what we make..
youtu.be/mOqUoJ-NirM?...
youtu.be/mOqUoJ-NirM?...
Why Britain no longer makes things — and how we rebuild
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
For forty years, we were told that Britain didn’t need manufacturing — finance would make us rich. That experiment failed. We import more than we export, our towns are hollowed out, and our prosperity rests on hot money and property bubbles rather than what we make..
youtu.be/mOqUoJ-NirM?...
youtu.be/mOqUoJ-NirM?...