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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 1h

It has known fire safety issues, now there's combustibles in the foyet 🫣
"With no working lift, prams now line the foyer and young families struggle daily with the stairs. “If you were to walk into the building now with both lifts down, it is chocka with prams,”
uk.news.yahoo.com/dehumanised-...

'Dehumanised' residents in East Croydon tower block with double lift failure

A woman living in a Croydon tower block says residents feel “exhausted” and “dehumanised” as they face climbing up to ten flights of stairs daily, with both lifts out of service and no timeline for re...

uk.news.yahoo.com

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 7h

President Donald Trump and his family have reaped more than $1 billion in crypto cash over the past year, thanks to an industry boom fueled by the administration’s own crypto-friendly policies.

Trump’s Empire Rakes in Over $1B in Colossal Crypto Cash Grab

The president’s son said the true total is “probably more.”

trib.al

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Mike Harding @churchcat.bsky.social · Jul 25

I’m just going to leave this here…

Docs starting pay…£37K. PA after 5 yrs of study and some have up to £100K of debt

Wes Streeting - £160K and he takes donations from private health companies.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

British.

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 2h

Vote for hope.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

Reject the politics of hate.

And let's make hope normal again.

With huge thanks to Benjamins wife, Qian, for permission to use the poem.

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 2h

Reform, nailed down.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 9h

👏 "We've lived here all our lives. And I have never felt so unwelcome in my own hometown as I do since your party came into Caerphilly."

"With all the rhetoric that you bring in, I have to say to my sons, please don't go there. Please don't do this."

"I blame you for that."

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Tristan Cork @tristancorkpost.bsky.social · 3h

EXCLUSIVE: The Solicitor General has apologised to the mother of a victim of a Bristol child sex offender after a series of CPS & court errors meant he received a shorter sentence than he should’ve done.
Read this 👇🏼, share... and THREAD 🧵
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Mum 'livid' as court errors allow child sex offender less jail time

The Solicitor General has apologised but Bristol's top judge has refused to allow a review

www.bristolpost.co.uk

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 4h

Benefits of investing in clean, drinkable water include not dying

(for a while at least)

American Rivers @americanrivers.bsky.social · 4h

Investing in clean water security generates a tremendous return on investment. Clean water is not a luxury. It's vital to our nation's long-term health and every aspect of our daily routines.

💧#ActNow to protect our access to clean water: act.americanrivers.org/page/78223/a...

Act Now: Tell Congress to support a blueprint to deliver clean water

Clean water is not a luxury. It is vital to our future economic growth and national security. It is also essential to our nation’s treasured hunting and fishing traditions and the heritage of our comm...

act.americanrivers.org

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 3h

Brilliant news! Larger cars are heavier, causing more road runoff + air pollution. Their high fronts increase risk of severe injury if they hit a pedestrian, + make it really difficult to see if small children have stepped in front of the vehicle. Strong move from @cardiffcouncil.bsky.social 💪

Clean Cities @cleancitiescampaign.org · 4h

📣 Big news for safer, fairer streets in Cardiff! 🚙

Cardiff Council has voted to introduce fairer parking charges for the heaviest vehicles in the city 🙌

#carspreading

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

City council approves plans to make SUV drivers pay more for parking

Cardiff Council will increase the cost of parking permits for owners of sports utility vehicles or cars weighing more than 2,400kg.

www.independent.co.uk

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 3h

Darwinism has dropped in to say hi, it came in a AI.

Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 3h

Reddit's AI generated answers are giving bad advice, including in a medical subreddit; moderators can't stop the AI answers appearing

www.404media.co/reddit-answe...

Reddit's AI Suggests Users Try Heroin

AI-generated Reddit Answers are giving bad advice in medical subreddits and moderators can’t opt out.

www.404media.co

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 6h

The same aid, by the way, that they’ve been claiming Hamas was preventing from entering Gaza. I’m with Spain, these Genocidal liars should not escape justice just because there is a ceasefire.

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 6h

Sounds like as good a reason as any to put out an extra episode of the podcast tonight

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 8h

We now have 115,000 members (translation: a sh*t load).

And we're not stopping there. Thousands of people are joining every week to be part of a different, hopeful politics.

Join the Green Party today ⤵️

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

SH*T LOADS
of Green Party Members*

*115,000 to be precise

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 9h

We're facing a crisis of inequality in this country, with our social housing in crucial need of long-term investment to secure warm, safe homes for those most in need.

A warm home is your right; a cold home is a political choice. The government must make different ones.

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 6h

The majority of the UK’s richest are happy to live here & pay their taxes.
But what about the greedy few who use the UK to get rich, then bail when it's time to pay their dues?
The UK needs a settling-up tax, just like 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇳🇴 🇯🇵. #TaxWealthNotWork
taxjustice.uk/blog/settlin...

Settling up taxes. Or how to stop billionaires dining and dashing. - Tax Justice UK

The UK should join countries like the US, France, Germany and Japan and introduce a settling up tax— sometimes known as an exit tax.

taxjustice.uk

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 6h

So, where is all the money going?

Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 14h

"non-employment rates for 16- to 64-year-olds are still close to the record lows predating Covid-19. For context, this is far better than the best periods in the Thatcher, Major and Blair governments thanks to the consistent rise in women’s employment."

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https://www.ft.com/content/ee67c643-01bc-41f6-a4e2-c738deef129e

Costs are not spiralling. Projected total welfare payments, at around 11 per cent of national income a year, are lower than when David Cameron was prime minister even though there are more pensioners. Total working-age benefits within the government’s welfare cap — including all out-of-work and health-related benefits — will be well below 2010s levels even after Labour’s U-turn on cuts to disability benefits. Going back further, total non-pensioner benefits have hovered between 4 and 5 per cent of GDP for over 40 years."

Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 14h

"non-employment rates for 16- to 64-year-olds are still close to the record lows predating Covid-19. For context, this is far better than the best periods in the Thatcher, Major and Blair governments thanks to the consistent rise in women’s employment."

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Karen Buck @queensparkkaren.bsky.social · 14h

This is such a welcome summary of where we are. There is a huge job to do tackling poverty and worklessness, but the big picture is that this is all *manageable* and that context matters.

Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 1d

There is no need for a moral panic about the UK's welfare system.

Far from perfect but recent discourse is nuts

Spending is controlled, not spiralling

Worklessness is near record lows

My column www.ft.com/content/ee67...

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 21h

The war on drugs clearly isn’t working. We need an urgent review of the 50 year old Misuse of Drugs Act, & to start treating drug addiction as a health issue rather than a criminal one, & get drugs out of the hands of criminal gangs #Newsnight

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Victoria Derbyshire @vicderbyshire.bsky.social · 21h

"Does that make you question Nigel Farage's judgement?"

"No, not at all."

Reform UK supporter & former Tory MP Maria Caulfield responds to ex-Reform Wales leader Nathan Gill admitting Russia-linked bribery charges

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 21h

"Jones was convicted of four counts of rape, 14 of indecent assault and four of gross indecency with a child.
The court heard how the abuse took place in the Warrington area over several years, beginning when his victim was nine years old."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cheshire child rapist subjected young girl to years of abuse

Graham Jones is jailed for 21 years for 22 sexual offences which began when his victim was nine.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Steve Randall @thesteverandall.bsky.social · 1d

I see that after a brief flirtation with posting here, loads of #FPL accounts have given up & gone back to Twitter

I get that giving up a big following is hard, but having made the break it's sad that so many went back. They could at least post on both platforms for those of us who permanently left

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 21h

He nails the biggest issue with our economy and honestly, we should listen.

Gary Stevenson @garyseconomics.bsky.social · 1d

What taxes will they increase at the Budget next month?

Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 21h

They do indeed Jen, and when they do we need to believe it.

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Phil M @phillm.bsky.social · 21h

"You have sought to blame Ms Leveque for your own assaults against her, and you have, in a grave insult to her memory & to her bereaved family, put forward a defence that Ms Leveque inflicted these catastrophic injuries upon herself".
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Man who murdered girlfriend in hot tub in Shetland is jailed for life

Aren Pearson will spend at least 25 years in jail for stabbing Claire Leveque to death in Shetland in 2023.

www.bbc.com

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drrebeccao.bsky.social @drrebeccao.bsky.social · 11d

Betrayal of #Gaza -
#US and #Israel changed plans agreed to by Arab and Muslim Leaders at #UN

#Palestine not consulted and must drop #ICC case

War criminal #Blair in charge.
#Turkey #Qatar #Egypt #SaudiArabia #Jordan #UAE #Indonesia#Pakistan
m.youtube.com/watch?v=qqTi...

The great betrayal: Why Arab and Muslim rulers backed Trump's Gaza plan

YouTube video by Middle East Eye

m.youtube.com

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