Chris
@thatquinschap.bsky.social
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THE GUARDIAN: Reform UK councillors under fire for sharing far-right and Islamophobic content, raising alarm over the party's vetting failures following their recent electoral gains.
- by Ben Quinn
- by Ben Quinn
Reform UK councillors face allegations of sharing far-right and Islamophobic content
Up to 12 winning councillors under scrutiny with three accused of retweeting Britain First comments
www.theguardian.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:56 AM
THE GUARDIAN: Reform UK councillors under fire for sharing far-right and Islamophobic content, raising alarm over the party's vetting failures following their recent electoral gains.
- by Ben Quinn
- by Ben Quinn
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Nigel Farage has told ITV News the first thing he would do as prime minister if he won a general election would be to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
Nigel Farage says first thing he would do as PM if he won a GE would be to remove UK from the ECHR
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
April 18, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Nigel Farage has told ITV News the first thing he would do as prime minister if he won a general election would be to remove the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
That alone is good reason never to vote for Reform UK.
THIS IS WHY
youtu.be/MdiDDJrQUJA?...
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Of course he did...
Michael Gove ‘wanted to circumvent watchdog’ to push through Dyson bid, Covid inquiry told
Michael Gove ‘wanted to circumvent watchdog’ to push through Dyson bid, Covid inquiry told
Suggestion he pressured MHRA to approve ventilators for NHS is ‘ludicrous’, former minister says Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Of course he did...
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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
February 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.
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BBC obsesses on Rachel Reeves but not Reforms James McMurdock whose CV doesn’t add up👇🏼
He says he worked at at Lehmans (it had gone bust when he claimed to be there)
He claims he dealt with Corporate Loans -they require FCA Reg but I couldn’t find him..
His bizs went bust
@adambienkov.bsky.social
He says he worked at at Lehmans (it had gone bust when he claimed to be there)
He claims he dealt with Corporate Loans -they require FCA Reg but I couldn’t find him..
His bizs went bust
@adambienkov.bsky.social
Failed Firms and CV Boasts – Little-Known New Reform UK MP’s Past Comes Under Scrutiny
Is James McMurdock a business super-star, or has he embellished his CV?
bylinetimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
BBC obsesses on Rachel Reeves but not Reforms James McMurdock whose CV doesn’t add up👇🏼
He says he worked at at Lehmans (it had gone bust when he claimed to be there)
He claims he dealt with Corporate Loans -they require FCA Reg but I couldn’t find him..
His bizs went bust
@adambienkov.bsky.social
He says he worked at at Lehmans (it had gone bust when he claimed to be there)
He claims he dealt with Corporate Loans -they require FCA Reg but I couldn’t find him..
His bizs went bust
@adambienkov.bsky.social
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Privatisation of the NHS
US private equity and UK pension fund USS make bid for NHS landlord Assura.
Assura was set up in 2003, owns more than 600 healthcare buildings worth £3bn.
NHS burdened with rent. This is in addition to PFI payments. Less spent on front line services.
archive.ph/QRaGZ
US private equity and UK pension fund USS make bid for NHS landlord Assura.
Assura was set up in 2003, owns more than 600 healthcare buildings worth £3bn.
NHS burdened with rent. This is in addition to PFI payments. Less spent on front line services.
archive.ph/QRaGZ
US firm and British pension fund make bid for NHS landlord
US firm and British pension fund make bid for NHS landlord
www.thetimes.com
February 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Privatisation of the NHS
US private equity and UK pension fund USS make bid for NHS landlord Assura.
Assura was set up in 2003, owns more than 600 healthcare buildings worth £3bn.
NHS burdened with rent. This is in addition to PFI payments. Less spent on front line services.
archive.ph/QRaGZ
US private equity and UK pension fund USS make bid for NHS landlord Assura.
Assura was set up in 2003, owns more than 600 healthcare buildings worth £3bn.
NHS burdened with rent. This is in addition to PFI payments. Less spent on front line services.
archive.ph/QRaGZ
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Sounds like a plan
February 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Sounds like a plan
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Can anyone point me to the reasoning behind Ofwat's decision to allow Thames Water a 35% increase in prices over the next 5 years? (not the fact, the justification)
February 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Can anyone point me to the reasoning behind Ofwat's decision to allow Thames Water a 35% increase in prices over the next 5 years? (not the fact, the justification)
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February 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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Fujitsu is targeting a lucrative contract renewal with HMRC worth over £200m.
Already makes millions from govt contacts.
Yet to pay any penalty for false conviction of postmasters in the Post Office scandal. No one prosecuted.
Corporate gravy train rolls on.
Already makes millions from govt contacts.
Yet to pay any penalty for false conviction of postmasters in the Post Office scandal. No one prosecuted.
Corporate gravy train rolls on.
Fujitsu public sector boss says supplier has advantage in HMRC bid despite Post Office scandal | Computer Weekly
Fujitsu public sector boss is banking on huge deals with HMRC, despite Post Office scandal after another lucrative year.
www.computerweekly.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Fujitsu is targeting a lucrative contract renewal with HMRC worth over £200m.
Already makes millions from govt contacts.
Yet to pay any penalty for false conviction of postmasters in the Post Office scandal. No one prosecuted.
Corporate gravy train rolls on.
Already makes millions from govt contacts.
Yet to pay any penalty for false conviction of postmasters in the Post Office scandal. No one prosecuted.
Corporate gravy train rolls on.
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Left: Kemi Badenoch criticising Rachel Reeves for not breaking the law
Right: Kemi Badenoch laughing after confessing to breaking the law
Right: Kemi Badenoch laughing after confessing to breaking the law
February 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Left: Kemi Badenoch criticising Rachel Reeves for not breaking the law
Right: Kemi Badenoch laughing after confessing to breaking the law
Right: Kemi Badenoch laughing after confessing to breaking the law
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When is a fine not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
The water industry shows how the state indulges corporations to the detriment of society
Since 1989, water companies have been the subject of over 1,100 criminal convictions, but governments are content for them to control the industry.
leftfootforward.org
February 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When is a fine not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
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even newsmax doesn’t know how to spin this one www.newsmax.com/amp/newsfron...
February 8, 2025 at 4:26 AM
even newsmax doesn’t know how to spin this one www.newsmax.com/amp/newsfron...
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Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
(Such good work @peterjukes.bsky.social and @bylinetimes.bsky.social are doing at the moment.)
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/04/k...
(Such good work @peterjukes.bsky.social and @bylinetimes.bsky.social are doing at the moment.)
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/04/k...
Keir Starmer's Government Votes to Block UN Plan to Tackle Global Tax Avoidance
The UK has joined with the United States and a handful of other rich nations in rejecting the UN push
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss.
(Such good work @peterjukes.bsky.social and @bylinetimes.bsky.social are doing at the moment.)
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/04/k...
(Such good work @peterjukes.bsky.social and @bylinetimes.bsky.social are doing at the moment.)
bylinetimes.com/2025/02/04/k...
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Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create.
Richest responsible for misinformation, threats to govts, worker exploitation, tax dodges.
Must curb their unaccountable power, takeover of the state.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Richest responsible for misinformation, threats to govts, worker exploitation, tax dodges.
Must curb their unaccountable power, takeover of the state.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days
Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Emissions caused by wealthiest 1% so far this year would take someone from poorest 50% three years to create.
Richest responsible for misinformation, threats to govts, worker exploitation, tax dodges.
Must curb their unaccountable power, takeover of the state.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Richest responsible for misinformation, threats to govts, worker exploitation, tax dodges.
Must curb their unaccountable power, takeover of the state.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Why did an MP accept a £5000 donation from the Chief Exec of a big private healthcare company?
We are currently researching the financial links between MPs and the private healthcare sector, and have found an example which we find concerning...
A Lib Dem MP called Tessa Munt accepted a £5000 ...
We are currently researching the financial links between MPs and the private healthcare sector, and have found an example which we find concerning...
A Lib Dem MP called Tessa Munt accepted a £5000 ...
January 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Why did an MP accept a £5000 donation from the Chief Exec of a big private healthcare company?
We are currently researching the financial links between MPs and the private healthcare sector, and have found an example which we find concerning...
A Lib Dem MP called Tessa Munt accepted a £5000 ...
We are currently researching the financial links between MPs and the private healthcare sector, and have found an example which we find concerning...
A Lib Dem MP called Tessa Munt accepted a £5000 ...
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“Brexit-optimist economist Julian Jessop, a fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, admitted that Brexit has made it harder or “impossible” for small businesses to adjust.”
Finally.
Finally.
The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on
As January marks five years on from Britain leaving the EU, Alicja Hagopian and Kate Devlin explore its impact
www.independent.co.uk
January 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
“Brexit-optimist economist Julian Jessop, a fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, admitted that Brexit has made it harder or “impossible” for small businesses to adjust.”
Finally.
Finally.
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UK Minister ‘surprised’ Fujitsu hasn’t done more to help victims of Post Office scandal.
Promises are worthless.
It helped the Post Office prosecute innocent postmasters, got £1.5bn from the Horizon contract.
Must prosecute Fujitsu, its directors for conspiracy
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Promises are worthless.
It helped the Post Office prosecute innocent postmasters, got £1.5bn from the Horizon contract.
Must prosecute Fujitsu, its directors for conspiracy
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Minister ‘surprised’ Fujitsu hasn’t done more to help victims of Post Office scandal
Exclusive: Gareth Thomas suggests company should have shown more ‘remorse’ since failings of Horizon IT system emerged
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2024 at 10:16 AM
UK Minister ‘surprised’ Fujitsu hasn’t done more to help victims of Post Office scandal.
Promises are worthless.
It helped the Post Office prosecute innocent postmasters, got £1.5bn from the Horizon contract.
Must prosecute Fujitsu, its directors for conspiracy
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Promises are worthless.
It helped the Post Office prosecute innocent postmasters, got £1.5bn from the Horizon contract.
Must prosecute Fujitsu, its directors for conspiracy
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
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Median annual gross pay of UK employee £29,664; £24,878 after tax/NIC.
Millions struggle to pay for food, housing, energy, water, education, pension.
Can't revive economy without redistribution.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Tax the rich.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
Millions struggle to pay for food, housing, energy, water, education, pension.
Can't revive economy without redistribution.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Tax the rich.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK - Office for National Statistics
Monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data.
www.ons.gov.uk
December 27, 2024 at 10:43 AM
Median annual gross pay of UK employee £29,664; £24,878 after tax/NIC.
Millions struggle to pay for food, housing, energy, water, education, pension.
Can't revive economy without redistribution.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Tax the rich.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
Millions struggle to pay for food, housing, energy, water, education, pension.
Can't revive economy without redistribution.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Tax the rich.
www.ons.gov.uk/employmentan...
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Jeremy Corbyn is suing Nigel Farage.
RP if you can’t wait to see Nigel Farage bankrupt
RP if you can’t wait to see Nigel Farage bankrupt
December 14, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Jeremy Corbyn is suing Nigel Farage.
RP if you can’t wait to see Nigel Farage bankrupt
RP if you can’t wait to see Nigel Farage bankrupt
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December 13, 2024 at 6:28 PM