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Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago.
They lied to courts, parliamentary committees.
Postmasters knowingly wrongfully prosecuted, Lives destroyed. Compensation being paid from public purse, none by those who profited from the scandal.
No one charged for conspiracy.
They lied to courts, parliamentary committees.
Postmasters knowingly wrongfully prosecuted, Lives destroyed. Compensation being paid from public purse, none by those who profited from the scandal.
No one charged for conspiracy.
Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago
The emergence of a document contradicts claims made by the Post Office over bugs in its IT system during criminal prosecutions.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Post Office had deal with Fujitsu to fix Horizon errors 19 years ago.
They lied to courts, parliamentary committees.
Postmasters knowingly wrongfully prosecuted, Lives destroyed. Compensation being paid from public purse, none by those who profited from the scandal.
No one charged for conspiracy.
They lied to courts, parliamentary committees.
Postmasters knowingly wrongfully prosecuted, Lives destroyed. Compensation being paid from public purse, none by those who profited from the scandal.
No one charged for conspiracy.
Reposted by FredCairns
For those against violence let me say we wouldn't have Nigel Farage if all the targets for his racism at the school had punched him in the mouth.
December 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
For those against violence let me say we wouldn't have Nigel Farage if all the targets for his racism at the school had punched him in the mouth.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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More educated women, mean more educated children and whole societies move forward. That's not true for men. That’s not an accident—that’s patriarchy terrified of women who can think, earn, and lead. Educate women, and you don’t just lift families. You rewrite the future. #MomSky
December 21, 2025 at 2:54 AM
More educated women, mean more educated children and whole societies move forward. That's not true for men. That’s not an accident—that’s patriarchy terrified of women who can think, earn, and lead. Educate women, and you don’t just lift families. You rewrite the future. #MomSky
Anyone would think someone has something to hide.
The EPSTEIN Files are a much quicker read than I expected.
December 21, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Anyone would think someone has something to hide.
The number one flim from when you were ten years old is (apparently) how your 2026 is going to go. For me, that would be The Sound of Music. So I'm going to do a bit of singing, and escape from the Nazis!
December 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The number one flim from when you were ten years old is (apparently) how your 2026 is going to go. For me, that would be The Sound of Music. So I'm going to do a bit of singing, and escape from the Nazis!
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Alan Milburn to review rise in youth minimum wage.
Will he oppose all adults getting the same rate?
Says welfare bill is “unsustainable fiscally and economically”. Expect real cuts.
Silence on corporate welfare, redistribution, progressive taxation, taxing the rich.
Will he oppose all adults getting the same rate?
Says welfare bill is “unsustainable fiscally and economically”. Expect real cuts.
Silence on corporate welfare, redistribution, progressive taxation, taxing the rich.
Alan Milburn to review rise in youth minimum wage
Exclusive: Blair-era minister echoes concerns about young people being priced out of jobs, in intervention likely to dismay Labour MPs
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Alan Milburn to review rise in youth minimum wage.
Will he oppose all adults getting the same rate?
Says welfare bill is “unsustainable fiscally and economically”. Expect real cuts.
Silence on corporate welfare, redistribution, progressive taxation, taxing the rich.
Will he oppose all adults getting the same rate?
Says welfare bill is “unsustainable fiscally and economically”. Expect real cuts.
Silence on corporate welfare, redistribution, progressive taxation, taxing the rich.
Reposted by FredCairns
The poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%.
Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.
The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%.
Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.
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 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%.
Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.
The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%.
Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.
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THIS IS SUPER EXCITING NEWS. Let it be said again and again. We save us 💚
Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack. The feminist telehealth provider is cutting out pharmaceutical middlemen to make abortion safer, simpler & more accessible across borders.
#WeSaveUs #AbortionAccess
Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack. The feminist telehealth provider is cutting out pharmaceutical middlemen to make abortion safer, simpler & more accessible across borders.
#WeSaveUs #AbortionAccess
December 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
THIS IS SUPER EXCITING NEWS. Let it be said again and again. We save us 💚
Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack. The feminist telehealth provider is cutting out pharmaceutical middlemen to make abortion safer, simpler & more accessible across borders.
#WeSaveUs #AbortionAccess
Women Help Women Begins Producing Abortion Pill Combipack. The feminist telehealth provider is cutting out pharmaceutical middlemen to make abortion safer, simpler & more accessible across borders.
#WeSaveUs #AbortionAccess
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Best wishes to you all for a really lovely evening.
Did you know that dogs help to prolong your life?
Did you know that dogs help to prolong your life?
a dog is running on a beach at sunset
ALT: a dog is running on a beach at sunset
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Best wishes to you all for a really lovely evening.
Did you know that dogs help to prolong your life?
Did you know that dogs help to prolong your life?
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England fans could expect to pay £5,000+ for world cup match tickets.
Add to this profiteering by airlines, hotels, taxi firms, restaurants.
Also need to hand vast amount of personal data to US govt. No guarantee you will be allowed to enter the US.
Why bother. Stay at home. Support local economy
Add to this profiteering by airlines, hotels, taxi firms, restaurants.
Also need to hand vast amount of personal data to US govt. No guarantee you will be allowed to enter the US.
Why bother. Stay at home. Support local economy
Fifa accused of ‘betrayal’ as England fans face £5,000 bill for World Cup tickets
Football Supporters Europe has called for an ‘immediate halt’ to ticket sales after it was found that prices are five times higher than the last World Cup
www.independent.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
England fans could expect to pay £5,000+ for world cup match tickets.
Add to this profiteering by airlines, hotels, taxi firms, restaurants.
Also need to hand vast amount of personal data to US govt. No guarantee you will be allowed to enter the US.
Why bother. Stay at home. Support local economy
Add to this profiteering by airlines, hotels, taxi firms, restaurants.
Also need to hand vast amount of personal data to US govt. No guarantee you will be allowed to enter the US.
Why bother. Stay at home. Support local economy
Reposted by FredCairns
Operations and treatments cut back as NHS orders England hospitals to save money.
Thousands of patients could have to wait longer for treatment.
Misery, premature death to meet arbitrary fiscal rules, appease bond markets, failure to tax the rich.
Thousands of patients could have to wait longer for treatment.
Misery, premature death to meet arbitrary fiscal rules, appease bond markets, failure to tax the rich.
NHS orders hospitals to cut back on treating patients
Documents seen by BBC show hospitals being ordered to slow down on activity to help balance the books.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Operations and treatments cut back as NHS orders England hospitals to save money.
Thousands of patients could have to wait longer for treatment.
Misery, premature death to meet arbitrary fiscal rules, appease bond markets, failure to tax the rich.
Thousands of patients could have to wait longer for treatment.
Misery, premature death to meet arbitrary fiscal rules, appease bond markets, failure to tax the rich.
Reposted by FredCairns
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
December 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.”
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.”
Funny how that works.
Reposted by FredCairns
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation.
In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills.
Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors.
No end to nightmare without public ownership.
In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills.
Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors.
No end to nightmare without public ownership.
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation
Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation.
In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills.
Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors.
No end to nightmare without public ownership.
In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills.
Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors.
No end to nightmare without public ownership.
Reposted by FredCairns
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Let’s not forget the hard work they do to save our women and children by painting roundabouts.
Flag shaggers of the world unite 😬🙄
Flag shaggers of the world unite 😬🙄
December 6, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Let’s not forget the hard work they do to save our women and children by painting roundabouts.
Flag shaggers of the world unite 😬🙄
Flag shaggers of the world unite 😬🙄
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The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"
We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.
robertreich.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...
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Human cost of the Post Office scandal.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
My husband would still be alive if he'd received Post Office compensation
The widow and daughter of Jonathan Armstrong tell the BBC about the toll the Horizon scandal took on his health.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Human cost of the Post Office scandal.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
Sub-postmaster passed away from a heart attack at the age of 58 without receiving full compensation.
A "constant cycle of stress" created by false prosecutions of many. Lives destroyed.
No one charged.
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Any step away from restrictive abortion laws and access, is an important and positive step forwards. Good news to celebrate today 🥳
Faroe Islands scraps one of Europe's strictest abortion laws
Politicians in the self-governing Danish territory have voted to overturn legislation which banned abortion in most cases.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Any step away from restrictive abortion laws and access, is an important and positive step forwards. Good news to celebrate today 🥳
Reposted by FredCairns
Greenwash
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record
River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Greenwash
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record.
Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards.
And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.