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It is hilarious* that UK gov ministers are insisting they need to keep posting on X - a platform run by a far-right warmongerer that enables the mass production of child sex abuse material and industrial harassment of women - because they're nostalgic for their Blue Tick Twitter days
*not hilarious
*not hilarious
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
It is hilarious* that UK gov ministers are insisting they need to keep posting on X - a platform run by a far-right warmongerer that enables the mass production of child sex abuse material and industrial harassment of women - because they're nostalgic for their Blue Tick Twitter days
*not hilarious
*not hilarious
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Reeves’s promise of England pub business rates U-turn averts Labour rebellion.
Policies announced, defended and abandoned.
Two child benefit cap
Winter Fuel Payment
Farm IHT
Disability benefit cuts
Private equity tax
Own goals galore by a weak chancellor.
Policies announced, defended and abandoned.
Two child benefit cap
Winter Fuel Payment
Farm IHT
Disability benefit cuts
Private equity tax
Own goals galore by a weak chancellor.
Reeves’s promise of pub business rates U-turn averts Labour rebellion
Change in England largely welcomed by industry and Labour MPs but represents another climbdown
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Reeves’s promise of England pub business rates U-turn averts Labour rebellion.
Policies announced, defended and abandoned.
Two child benefit cap
Winter Fuel Payment
Farm IHT
Disability benefit cuts
Private equity tax
Own goals galore by a weak chancellor.
Policies announced, defended and abandoned.
Two child benefit cap
Winter Fuel Payment
Farm IHT
Disability benefit cuts
Private equity tax
Own goals galore by a weak chancellor.
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Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
January 3, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime.
This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
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Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
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As I (and thousands of other people) predicted, Labour's non-deal with the USA wasn't worth the paper it isn't printed on.
Starmer set Britain up to be Trump's chew toy.
Absolutely catastrophic to have traded our EU membership for this turbocharged farce.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Starmer set Britain up to be Trump's chew toy.
Absolutely catastrophic to have traded our EU membership for this turbocharged farce.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
December 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
As I (and thousands of other people) predicted, Labour's non-deal with the USA wasn't worth the paper it isn't printed on.
Starmer set Britain up to be Trump's chew toy.
Absolutely catastrophic to have traded our EU membership for this turbocharged farce.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
Starmer set Britain up to be Trump's chew toy.
Absolutely catastrophic to have traded our EU membership for this turbocharged farce.
www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025...
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Typical FTSE 100 CEO collects average UK wage in TWO days. CEO collects 141 times average employee's earnings. Some collect 1,110 times more.
No link between CEO pay and performance - look at water, energy, banking, gambling sectors?
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on exec pay.
No link between CEO pay and performance - look at water, energy, banking, gambling sectors?
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on exec pay.
The bosses paid the average UK salary in just TWO days
The growing pay gap between what chief executives and their employees earn will reignite the debate around 'fat cat' pay as shareholder revolts against boardroom excess surge.
www.thisismoney.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Typical FTSE 100 CEO collects average UK wage in TWO days. CEO collects 141 times average employee's earnings. Some collect 1,110 times more.
No link between CEO pay and performance - look at water, energy, banking, gambling sectors?
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on exec pay.
No link between CEO pay and performance - look at water, energy, banking, gambling sectors?
Govts preach pay restraint to workers. No curbs on exec pay.
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This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
December 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
This is literally what the Telegraph campaigned for.
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I see James Dyson is out here cordlessly sucking any goodwill out of the run up to new year
Fuck off back to Singapore y’tap-dancing tosser
Fuck off back to Singapore y’tap-dancing tosser
December 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I see James Dyson is out here cordlessly sucking any goodwill out of the run up to new year
Fuck off back to Singapore y’tap-dancing tosser
Fuck off back to Singapore y’tap-dancing tosser
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Only Keir Starmer's Labour could arrest the world's most famous climate activist for holding a placard
All I want for Christmas is a vote of no confidence in Keir Starmer for trashing the UK's humanitarian reputation
Come on decent Labour MPs, where are you?
All I want for Christmas is a vote of no confidence in Keir Starmer for trashing the UK's humanitarian reputation
Come on decent Labour MPs, where are you?
December 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Only Keir Starmer's Labour could arrest the world's most famous climate activist for holding a placard
All I want for Christmas is a vote of no confidence in Keir Starmer for trashing the UK's humanitarian reputation
Come on decent Labour MPs, where are you?
All I want for Christmas is a vote of no confidence in Keir Starmer for trashing the UK's humanitarian reputation
Come on decent Labour MPs, where are you?
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The campaign group Defend Our Juries said Thunberg's arrest could signal "a new level of repression", questioning whether police had misapplied the ban on Palestine Action or whether expressions of support for detained activists were now being treated as terrorism offences.
December 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
The campaign group Defend Our Juries said Thunberg's arrest could signal "a new level of repression", questioning whether police had misapplied the ban on Palestine Action or whether expressions of support for detained activists were now being treated as terrorism offences.
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England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Suffolk water boss says new reservoirs needed to address demand
Water company says it needs two new reservoirs and a recycling plant to cope with demand in Suffolk.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:04 AM
England water company CEO says long-term water security is under threat.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
Customers already paid, companies didn't build reservoirs, dumped sewage in rivers, neglected investment, paid dividends
Now want to charge customers again, not raising capital from shareholders.
End the scam. Nationalise.
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UK lacks 'coherent' social mobility plan, govt adviser says.
Need to reduce income/wealth inequality; excessive inherited wealth; better access to healthcare, education, jobs, housing.
Govts captured by corporations/rich, practice regressive taxation, slaves to arbitrary fiscal rules.
Need to reduce income/wealth inequality; excessive inherited wealth; better access to healthcare, education, jobs, housing.
Govts captured by corporations/rich, practice regressive taxation, slaves to arbitrary fiscal rules.
Starmer lacks coherent social mobility plan, top government adviser says
The chair of the Social Mobility Commission has called on the prime minister to set out a clearer strategy.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
UK lacks 'coherent' social mobility plan, govt adviser says.
Need to reduce income/wealth inequality; excessive inherited wealth; better access to healthcare, education, jobs, housing.
Govts captured by corporations/rich, practice regressive taxation, slaves to arbitrary fiscal rules.
Need to reduce income/wealth inequality; excessive inherited wealth; better access to healthcare, education, jobs, housing.
Govts captured by corporations/rich, practice regressive taxation, slaves to arbitrary fiscal rules.
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Profit margins on fuel at UK supermarket and non-supermarket retailers are "historically high".
Govts cut real wages/benefits, don't curb profiteering. Corporate appeasement causes inflation and poverty.
Voluntary agreements and gimmicks don't work. No regulator protects people.
Govts cut real wages/benefits, don't curb profiteering. Corporate appeasement causes inflation and poverty.
Voluntary agreements and gimmicks don't work. No regulator protects people.
Fuel profit margins still persistently high, says watchdog
The consumer watchdog says weak competition between retailers is keeping profit margins up.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Profit margins on fuel at UK supermarket and non-supermarket retailers are "historically high".
Govts cut real wages/benefits, don't curb profiteering. Corporate appeasement causes inflation and poverty.
Voluntary agreements and gimmicks don't work. No regulator protects people.
Govts cut real wages/benefits, don't curb profiteering. Corporate appeasement causes inflation and poverty.
Voluntary agreements and gimmicks don't work. No regulator protects people.
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MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’
Exclusive: Health select committee chair says UK government’s ‘naive belief’ Trump is a good faith actor ‘could cost UK taxpayer billions’
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
MPs warn that UK agreements with Donald Trump are ‘built on sand’.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
UK bullied to pay billions more for NHS drugs produced by US companies, importing US beef, accept steel tariffs and more, without any reciprocity.
Can't trust Trump. US wants dominance, not partnership.
Rejoin the EU.
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"There have been no findings that any elections to date were affected by foreign interference"
Is this because they didn't look into it, or did a half-hearted job?
Is this because they didn't look into it, or did a half-hearted job?
LibDem Calum Miller, "Will the review look back.. Including the 2014 and 2016 Referendums?"
Steve Reed, "It will be forward looking, there will be no relitigating of previous elections or referendum"
"There have been no findings that any elections to date were affected by foreign interference"
Steve Reed, "It will be forward looking, there will be no relitigating of previous elections or referendum"
"There have been no findings that any elections to date were affected by foreign interference"
December 16, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"There have been no findings that any elections to date were affected by foreign interference"
Is this because they didn't look into it, or did a half-hearted job?
Is this because they didn't look into it, or did a half-hearted job?
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The incredibly right Joe Lycett is still the only good guest to go on Laura Kuenssberg's show.
He nearly got her fired, and she hates being reminded of it, so don't RT.
He nearly got her fired, and she hates being reminded of it, so don't RT.
December 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The incredibly right Joe Lycett is still the only good guest to go on Laura Kuenssberg's show.
He nearly got her fired, and she hates being reminded of it, so don't RT.
He nearly got her fired, and she hates being reminded of it, so don't RT.
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Good that UK govt wants to lift 550,000 children out of poverty.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty
Labour's child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won't address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty
leftfootforward.org
December 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Good that UK govt wants to lift 550,000 children out of poverty.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
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UK Govt plan to reduce child poverty is welcome but that requires reduction in parental poverty.
That can't be done without equitable distribution of income and wealth, stronger trade unions, progressive taxation, decent housing, education, healthcare, jobs and sound economy.
Who will do that?
That can't be done without equitable distribution of income and wealth, stronger trade unions, progressive taxation, decent housing, education, healthcare, jobs and sound economy.
Who will do that?
To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty
Labour's child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won't address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty
leftfootforward.org
December 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
UK Govt plan to reduce child poverty is welcome but that requires reduction in parental poverty.
That can't be done without equitable distribution of income and wealth, stronger trade unions, progressive taxation, decent housing, education, healthcare, jobs and sound economy.
Who will do that?
That can't be done without equitable distribution of income and wealth, stronger trade unions, progressive taxation, decent housing, education, healthcare, jobs and sound economy.
Who will do that?
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60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity.
Top 10% earn more than the other 90%.
They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy.
Tax the rich.
Top 10% earn more than the other 90%.
They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy.
Tax the rich.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity.
Top 10% earn more than the other 90%.
They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy.
Tax the rich.
Top 10% earn more than the other 90%.
They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy.
Tax the rich.
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A result which both illustrates the magnitude of the Reform threat and the problems with Labour’s “Farage is right, don’t vote for him” response. 37 point Lab to Reform swing. Labour go from first to 4th as anti-Reform vote splits 3 ways. Combined Lab/LD/Grn vote larger than Reform vote.
Red Hall & Lingfield (Darlington) Council By-Election Result:
➡️ RFM: 37.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 17.3% (-22.5)
🔶 LDM: 17.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-37.1)
🌍 GRN: 9.8% (+3.6)
🙋 Ind: 1.0% (New)
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
➡️ RFM: 37.7% (New)
🌳 CON: 17.3% (-22.5)
🔶 LDM: 17.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 16.8% (-37.1)
🌍 GRN: 9.8% (+3.6)
🙋 Ind: 1.0% (New)
Reform GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
December 12, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A result which both illustrates the magnitude of the Reform threat and the problems with Labour’s “Farage is right, don’t vote for him” response. 37 point Lab to Reform swing. Labour go from first to 4th as anti-Reform vote splits 3 ways. Combined Lab/LD/Grn vote larger than Reform vote.
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Tory legacy.
Thousands of flood defences protecting homes or businesses in England are below the required condition.
Years of austerity, cuts to council funding, deregulation, indulging builders to build in flood plains, lack of investment by water companies.
Country deserves better.
Thousands of flood defences protecting homes or businesses in England are below the required condition.
Years of austerity, cuts to council funding, deregulation, indulging builders to build in flood plains, lack of investment by water companies.
Country deserves better.
Thousands of flood defences below standard as Storm Bram hits
A BBC study lays bare the scale of flood defences in England that are in need of maintenance.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Tory legacy.
Thousands of flood defences protecting homes or businesses in England are below the required condition.
Years of austerity, cuts to council funding, deregulation, indulging builders to build in flood plains, lack of investment by water companies.
Country deserves better.
Thousands of flood defences protecting homes or businesses in England are below the required condition.
Years of austerity, cuts to council funding, deregulation, indulging builders to build in flood plains, lack of investment by water companies.
Country deserves better.
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the brexit referendum remains one of the craziest fucking things a country has ever done
I found this today (from Peter Kellner/YouGov) which answers part of your query.
December 10, 2025 at 12:35 AM
the brexit referendum remains one of the craziest fucking things a country has ever done
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It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It is absolutely wild that the guy who won’t stop yelling about law and order is now personally stepping in to keep January 6 documents hidden from the police officers who were attacked that day. He knows exactly what’s in those files and he is terrified the country will see it.
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Much of the £10.9bn UK Covid scheme fraud 'beyond recovery', report says.
Lack of checks on Eat Out, Bounce back loans, furlough support & more.
£13.6bn spent on 38bn PPE items, 11bn unused. £10bn loss from over-ordering, £324m fraud.
Organized looting. Will anyone be held to account?
Lack of checks on Eat Out, Bounce back loans, furlough support & more.
£13.6bn spent on 38bn PPE items, 11bn unused. £10bn loss from over-ordering, £324m fraud.
Organized looting. Will anyone be held to account?
Covid scheme fraud hit almost £11bn but much 'beyond recovery', report says
The response to the pandemic led to
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Much of the £10.9bn UK Covid scheme fraud 'beyond recovery', report says.
Lack of checks on Eat Out, Bounce back loans, furlough support & more.
£13.6bn spent on 38bn PPE items, 11bn unused. £10bn loss from over-ordering, £324m fraud.
Organized looting. Will anyone be held to account?
Lack of checks on Eat Out, Bounce back loans, furlough support & more.
£13.6bn spent on 38bn PPE items, 11bn unused. £10bn loss from over-ordering, £324m fraud.
Organized looting. Will anyone be held to account?