UNISON Merseytravel & LCRCA Branch
@unison-mt-lcrca.bsky.social
The Merseytravel & Liverpool City Region Combined Authority Branch of UNISON - Working for workers & fighting injustice
#TaxTheRich
Rachel Reeves likes to say she aims to "fix the foundations" of the UK economy. If that phrase means anything, it MUST mean tackling poverty & inequality and investing in public services.
@uklabour.bsky.social
@unison.org.uk
Rachel Reeves likes to say she aims to "fix the foundations" of the UK economy. If that phrase means anything, it MUST mean tackling poverty & inequality and investing in public services.
@uklabour.bsky.social
@unison.org.uk
The focus of the Budget should be taxing us, the super rich, rather than taxing ordinary people. We hope the Chancellor delivers.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out manifesto-breaking tax hikes
November 4, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#TaxTheRich
Rachel Reeves likes to say she aims to "fix the foundations" of the UK economy. If that phrase means anything, it MUST mean tackling poverty & inequality and investing in public services.
@uklabour.bsky.social
@unison.org.uk
Rachel Reeves likes to say she aims to "fix the foundations" of the UK economy. If that phrase means anything, it MUST mean tackling poverty & inequality and investing in public services.
@uklabour.bsky.social
@unison.org.uk
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It does make you wonder.
November 4, 2025 at 9:35 AM
It does make you wonder.
Farage is a disgusting piece of 💩 who has no concern for the safety of women & girls; his one concern is how he can push a racist narrative to further his own career.
Five women have asked for an apology from Nigel Farage after he suggested they were not victims of grooming gangs.
They described the comments by the Reform leader as “degrading and humiliating”, and accused him of “ignorance” of the issues.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
They described the comments by the Reform leader as “degrading and humiliating”, and accused him of “ignorance” of the issues.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
October 30, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Farage is a disgusting piece of 💩 who has no concern for the safety of women & girls; his one concern is how he can push a racist narrative to further his own career.
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Pass it on.
October 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Pass it on.
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This is not an anomaly - it’s an echo of the injustices we saw in Windrush.
A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Clear parallels’ with Windrush as UK-born toddler denied passport
Campaigners say lessons not being learned as three-year-old’s mother is asked to prove right to free NHS treatment
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
This is not an anomaly - it’s an echo of the injustices we saw in Windrush.
A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
A UK‑born child denied a British passport and asked to prove her right to NHS care is a stark reminder that UK policy still fails Caribbean communities and basic principles of equality.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Never forget - The European Convention on Human Rights exists to protect citizens from the excesses & abuses of their political leaders.
If any politician wants you to surrender that protection, they are not to be trusted.
If any politician wants you to surrender that protection, they are not to be trusted.
Let’s not forget when the Tories were last in office - according to international Human Rights Watch - the UK was on course to make the list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights
We need to protect the ECHR, not leave it
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We need to protect the ECHR, not leave it
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🚨UK will leave the ECHR if Tories win next election Kemi Badenoch has announced
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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October 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Never forget - The European Convention on Human Rights exists to protect citizens from the excesses & abuses of their political leaders.
If any politician wants you to surrender that protection, they are not to be trusted.
If any politician wants you to surrender that protection, they are not to be trusted.
Mass-murderers sharing a light-hearted moment, talking about the #genocide they committed.
#StopArmingIsrael
#SaveGaza
#FreePalestine
#StopFundingGenocide
#BDSNow
#StopArmingIsrael
#SaveGaza
#FreePalestine
#StopFundingGenocide
#BDSNow
US President Donald Trump told Israel’s parliament that PM Benjamin Netanyahu had often asked him for weapons during the Gaza war, including “some I’d never heard of.”
More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza.
October 13, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Mass-murderers sharing a light-hearted moment, talking about the #genocide they committed.
#StopArmingIsrael
#SaveGaza
#FreePalestine
#StopFundingGenocide
#BDSNow
#StopArmingIsrael
#SaveGaza
#FreePalestine
#StopFundingGenocide
#BDSNow
Hooray for Rylan!
He, and he alone, can save the little ladies (bless 'em) from misogyny!
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
He, and he alone, can save the little ladies (bless 'em) from misogyny!
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
Um. There’s a woman presenting this too.
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Hooray for Rylan!
He, and he alone, can save the little ladies (bless 'em) from misogyny!
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
He, and he alone, can save the little ladies (bless 'em) from misogyny!
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
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Our brilliant Co-Young Members Officer, Holly addressed the rally for #Palestine in #Liverpool today & spoke about the disgraceful refusal by Merseyside Pensions Fund to #StopFundingGenocide. ✊🏾🇵🇸
@unisonglobal.bsky.social
@pscupdates.bsky.social
Our brilliant Co-Young Members Officer, Holly addressed the rally for #Palestine in #Liverpool today & spoke about the disgraceful refusal by Merseyside Pensions Fund to #StopFundingGenocide. ✊🏾🇵🇸
@unisonglobal.bsky.social
@pscupdates.bsky.social
October 12, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Our brilliant Co-Young Members Officer, Holly addressed the rally for #Palestine in #Liverpool today & spoke about the disgraceful refusal by Merseyside Pensions Fund to #StopFundingGenocide. ✊🏾🇵🇸
@unisonglobal.bsky.social
@pscupdates.bsky.social
Our brilliant Co-Young Members Officer, Holly addressed the rally for #Palestine in #Liverpool today & spoke about the disgraceful refusal by Merseyside Pensions Fund to #StopFundingGenocide. ✊🏾🇵🇸
@unisonglobal.bsky.social
@pscupdates.bsky.social
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Renewables Are a Global Economic Engine, Not a Culture War Threat www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
Renewables Are a Global Economic Engine, Not a Culture War Threat
Energy companies are learning this lesson faster than Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
www.desmog.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Renewables Are a Global Economic Engine, Not a Culture War Threat www.desmog.com/2025/09/29/r...
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"I'm here to talk about what others won’t. To tell the truth about what makes our country great and what makes it not so great. While others thrive on creating scapegoats, I am here to tell you a different story."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski
Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2025 at 6:30 AM
"I'm here to talk about what others won’t. To tell the truth about what makes our country great and what makes it not so great. While others thrive on creating scapegoats, I am here to tell you a different story."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
All trade unions need to draw a line here; @uklabour.bsky.social must not assume that our support (and our money) will always be given, indefinitely and unconditionally.
"The government shouldn’t even be considering bringing fees back," said UNISON general secretary Christina McAnea
"In the past, tribunal fees denied low-income workers access to justice. That’s why UNISON went to court and got them scrapped."
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
"In the past, tribunal fees denied low-income workers access to justice. That’s why UNISON went to court and got them scrapped."
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say
Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
All trade unions need to draw a line here; @uklabour.bsky.social must not assume that our support (and our money) will always be given, indefinitely and unconditionally.
Our thoughts and solidarity are with the victims, their families, the survivors and the wider Jewish community.
We must redouble our efforts to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of racism.
We must redouble our efforts to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of racism.
Christina McAnea: "All of us at UNISON are horrified by the attack on the Jewish community in Manchester. Our thoughts are with the victims and their families, and all those marking this holy day of Yom Kippur."
October 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Our thoughts and solidarity are with the victims, their families, the survivors and the wider Jewish community.
We must redouble our efforts to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of racism.
We must redouble our efforts to fight anti-Semitism and all forms of racism.
October 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Wonderful to meet with Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham today to discuss wealth inequality and how we can effectively tax wealth to address it. Huge thanks to the team involved.
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Wonderful to meet with Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham today to discuss wealth inequality and how we can effectively tax wealth to address it. Huge thanks to the team involved.
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social
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Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
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BREAKING: A company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone breached a government contract of nearly £122m to supply surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled.
The £121.9m sum must now be repaid by the company, PPE Medpro
news.sky.com/story/firm-l...
The £121.9m sum must now be repaid by the company, PPE Medpro
news.sky.com/story/firm-l...
Firm linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone must pay nearly £122m after it breached PPE contract
A company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone breached a government contract of nearly £122m to supply surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled.
news.sky.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:11 AM
BREAKING: A company linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone breached a government contract of nearly £122m to supply surgical gowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, the High Court has ruled.
The £121.9m sum must now be repaid by the company, PPE Medpro
news.sky.com/story/firm-l...
The £121.9m sum must now be repaid by the company, PPE Medpro
news.sky.com/story/firm-l...
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Israeli soldiers were filmed detaining two Palestinian children in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, while demanding to know their father’s whereabouts.
When a passerby intervened and urged their release because of their young age, a soldier replied, “I don’t care”.
When a passerby intervened and urged their release because of their young age, a soldier replied, “I don’t care”.
September 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Israeli soldiers were filmed detaining two Palestinian children in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, while demanding to know their father’s whereabouts.
When a passerby intervened and urged their release because of their young age, a soldier replied, “I don’t care”.
When a passerby intervened and urged their release because of their young age, a soldier replied, “I don’t care”.
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“Fascism is a political system built on control, fear, and loyalty to a strong leader. Fascism attacks democracy.”
A quick primer on fascism and anti-fascism:
A quick primer on fascism and anti-fascism:
September 28, 2025 at 3:40 AM
“Fascism is a political system built on control, fear, and loyalty to a strong leader. Fascism attacks democracy.”
A quick primer on fascism and anti-fascism:
A quick primer on fascism and anti-fascism:
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One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.
September 28, 2025 at 5:36 AM
One thing I've learned from the Internet is that a lie needs 0% proof to be believed, but the truth requires thousands of pages of proof and still won't be believed.