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One can almost believe that starmer's labour will follow suit...not.
August 11, 2025 at 1:33 PM
One can almost believe that starmer's labour will follow suit...not.
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UK child poverty at ‘unbearable level’.
Removal of two child benefit cap is vital.
Poverty reduces life chances, education/employment attainment, causes health problems, higher NHS, welfare spending.
Save the future. Must redistribute income/wealth.
Removal of two child benefit cap is vital.
Poverty reduces life chances, education/employment attainment, causes health problems, higher NHS, welfare spending.
Save the future. Must redistribute income/wealth.
UK child poverty at ‘unbearable level’, warns paediatrician
A child poverty strategy had been due to be published in spring but was subsequently delayed until autumn to align with the Chancellor’s budget.
www.independent.co.uk
July 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
UK child poverty at ‘unbearable level’.
Removal of two child benefit cap is vital.
Poverty reduces life chances, education/employment attainment, causes health problems, higher NHS, welfare spending.
Save the future. Must redistribute income/wealth.
Removal of two child benefit cap is vital.
Poverty reduces life chances, education/employment attainment, causes health problems, higher NHS, welfare spending.
Save the future. Must redistribute income/wealth.
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How many solar panels could be put on roofs for £38bn? 🤔
Do YOU want to pay for this incredibly expensive, risky project?
"The majority of the construction will be funded by loans underpinned by a levy on consumer bills"
#NoNewNuclear
www.ft.com/content/d431...
"The majority of the construction will be funded by loans underpinned by a levy on consumer bills"
#NoNewNuclear
www.ft.com/content/d431...
Ministers set to admit Sizewell C nuclear plant pricetag has soared to £38bn
New official estimate reflects surging construction inflation and contingency costs
www.ft.com
July 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
How many solar panels could be put on roofs for £38bn? 🤔
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How many domestic abusers and sex offenders will need early release to make room? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nearly 100 arrested across UK at protests related to Palestine Action
Police in London detain dozens of people and confiscate placards under section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000
www.theguardian.com
July 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
How many domestic abusers and sex offenders will need early release to make room? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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High water bills, filthy rivers, now drought. England’s water crisis created by privatisation.
1989 - 2023: No shareholder investment.
Investment funded by customers.
19% of water lost to leaks.
£82.4bn cash extracted.
Water bills up 360%.
Govt opposes public ownership. Looting continues.
1989 - 2023: No shareholder investment.
Investment funded by customers.
19% of water lost to leaks.
£82.4bn cash extracted.
Water bills up 360%.
Govt opposes public ownership. Looting continues.
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:11 AM
High water bills, filthy rivers, now drought. England’s water crisis created by privatisation.
1989 - 2023: No shareholder investment.
Investment funded by customers.
19% of water lost to leaks.
£82.4bn cash extracted.
Water bills up 360%.
Govt opposes public ownership. Looting continues.
1989 - 2023: No shareholder investment.
Investment funded by customers.
19% of water lost to leaks.
£82.4bn cash extracted.
Water bills up 360%.
Govt opposes public ownership. Looting continues.
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What would a return to the gold standard really mean? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07... Reform wants to return the UK to the gold standard to limit the money supply in this country. The result would be a disaster and would massively increase inequality in the UK, which is, no doubt, their aim.
What would a return to the gold standard really mean?
Reform UK published 'Our Contract with You' a while ago, and although the idea is not fully formed, there are hints, including from public statements from Richard Tice MP, that they are toying with the idea of a return to the gold standard. I have been explicitly asked to comment on this,...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
July 18, 2025 at 7:00 AM
What would a return to the gold standard really mean? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07... Reform wants to return the UK to the gold standard to limit the money supply in this country. The result would be a disaster and would massively increase inequality in the UK, which is, no doubt, their aim.
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please let diane be joining jeremy and zahra 🙏 diane girl you deserve so much better than starmer's shit
July 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
please let diane be joining jeremy and zahra 🙏 diane girl you deserve so much better than starmer's shit
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keir starmer has suspended the first Black woman to ever be elected to parliament and the mother of the fucking house of commons.
BREAKING: Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party
July 17, 2025 at 5:26 PM
keir starmer has suspended the first Black woman to ever be elected to parliament and the mother of the fucking house of commons.
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Think it’s fair to say that Labour are repeating the same stupid factional squabbles that plagued the tories while the country edged closer towards the cliff except now it’s in total freefall. All the various crises going on but Starmer can only punch left.
July 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Think it’s fair to say that Labour are repeating the same stupid factional squabbles that plagued the tories while the country edged closer towards the cliff except now it’s in total freefall. All the various crises going on but Starmer can only punch left.
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does starmer realise in like a month's time all these mps he's sacking will be an official opposition lmao
July 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
does starmer realise in like a month's time all these mps he's sacking will be an official opposition lmao
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How is this allowed to happen!!!Disgusted ... fuck you starmer ...fuck you Labour!!!#TomerBar #israelwarcrimes #freepalestine
July 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
How is this allowed to happen!!!Disgusted ... fuck you starmer ...fuck you Labour!!!#TomerBar #israelwarcrimes #freepalestine
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The child Saad Al-Qrainawi (8),
Saad was playing with his cat when they were killed by Israel in Deir al-Balah yesterday
Saad was playing with his cat when they were killed by Israel in Deir al-Balah yesterday
July 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
The child Saad Al-Qrainawi (8),
Saad was playing with his cat when they were killed by Israel in Deir al-Balah yesterday
Saad was playing with his cat when they were killed by Israel in Deir al-Balah yesterday
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Spanish Foreign Minister:
We will not allow ships carrying weapons to Israel to dock in our ports.
We will not allow ships carrying weapons to Israel to dock in our ports.
July 15, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Spanish Foreign Minister:
We will not allow ships carrying weapons to Israel to dock in our ports.
We will not allow ships carrying weapons to Israel to dock in our ports.
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Gary Stevenson, "We currently have a tax system which taxes ordinary people 30%, 40%, 50% while billionaires like the Duke of Westminster inherit £10 billion and pay nothing"
"We need to change the tax system so we tax ordinary people like your viewers less and tax the rich and super rich more"
"We need to change the tax system so we tax ordinary people like your viewers less and tax the rich and super rich more"
July 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Gary Stevenson, "We currently have a tax system which taxes ordinary people 30%, 40%, 50% while billionaires like the Duke of Westminster inherit £10 billion and pay nothing"
"We need to change the tax system so we tax ordinary people like your viewers less and tax the rich and super rich more"
"We need to change the tax system so we tax ordinary people like your viewers less and tax the rich and super rich more"
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Summers are getting hotter ☀️
We can all help save water 💧
But it's INFURIATING that private water companies start hosepipe bans while
- letting 1/5 of water leak away
- pouring raw sewage into rivers
- spending 1/3 of your water bill on debt + dividends
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
We can all help save water 💧
But it's INFURIATING that private water companies start hosepipe bans while
- letting 1/5 of water leak away
- pouring raw sewage into rivers
- spending 1/3 of your water bill on debt + dividends
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
July 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Summers are getting hotter ☀️
We can all help save water 💧
But it's INFURIATING that private water companies start hosepipe bans while
- letting 1/5 of water leak away
- pouring raw sewage into rivers
- spending 1/3 of your water bill on debt + dividends
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
We can all help save water 💧
But it's INFURIATING that private water companies start hosepipe bans while
- letting 1/5 of water leak away
- pouring raw sewage into rivers
- spending 1/3 of your water bill on debt + dividends
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
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120 Palestinians killed, 557 wounded yesterday in Gaza.
Gaza is being crushed under one of the most extreme collective punishment campaigns in modern history
Gaza is being crushed under one of the most extreme collective punishment campaigns in modern history
July 14, 2025 at 4:44 PM
120 Palestinians killed, 557 wounded yesterday in Gaza.
Gaza is being crushed under one of the most extreme collective punishment campaigns in modern history
Gaza is being crushed under one of the most extreme collective punishment campaigns in modern history
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Good morning.
A reminder that Keir 'Human Rights' Starmer has decided that the people who protest AGAINST this are the real terrorists.
A reminder that Keir 'Human Rights' Starmer has decided that the people who protest AGAINST this are the real terrorists.
Live: Israel kills at least 92 Palestinians as truce talks stall
Gaza’s civil defence says Sunday strikes hit homes, a water collection point and shelters for displaced people
www.middleeasteye.net
July 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Good morning.
A reminder that Keir 'Human Rights' Starmer has decided that the people who protest AGAINST this are the real terrorists.
A reminder that Keir 'Human Rights' Starmer has decided that the people who protest AGAINST this are the real terrorists.
Opinion | How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke - The Guardian
When they show you who they are, believe them!
When they show you who they are, believe them!
July 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Opinion | How does the right tear down progressive societies? It starts with a joke - The Guardian
When they show you who they are, believe them!
When they show you who they are, believe them!
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Im sorry to be the bearer of bad news but labour are currently right wing
You can argue and debate and ultimately agree with your own biases all you want
This is a fact
Their attacks on refugees and immigrants alone is a right wing standard, farage built his entire career on it
You can argue and debate and ultimately agree with your own biases all you want
This is a fact
Their attacks on refugees and immigrants alone is a right wing standard, farage built his entire career on it
July 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Im sorry to be the bearer of bad news but labour are currently right wing
You can argue and debate and ultimately agree with your own biases all you want
This is a fact
Their attacks on refugees and immigrants alone is a right wing standard, farage built his entire career on it
You can argue and debate and ultimately agree with your own biases all you want
This is a fact
Their attacks on refugees and immigrants alone is a right wing standard, farage built his entire career on it
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When a privatised company like Thames Water builds a new reservoir, it is THEIR shareholders who benefit from a new asset on THEIR balance sheet that we’ve all paid for through OUR bills!
The game is rigged. End the rip-off. Public ownership NOW!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The game is rigged. End the rip-off. Public ownership NOW!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Thames Water court case shows there are alternatives to massive infrastructure
It is what we might call the HS2 fallacy: new reservoirs as tall as high-rise buildings that boost water companies’ assets
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 8:04 AM
When a privatised company like Thames Water builds a new reservoir, it is THEIR shareholders who benefit from a new asset on THEIR balance sheet that we’ve all paid for through OUR bills!
The game is rigged. End the rip-off. Public ownership NOW!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The game is rigged. End the rip-off. Public ownership NOW!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Andy Burnham has called on Labour MPs to vote down government’s welfare cuts – despite Keir Starmer’s attempts to buy off his backbench rebels.
The Manchester mayor said the prime minister had only performed “half a U-turn”, which did not go far enough
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andy-b...
The Manchester mayor said the prime minister had only performed “half a U-turn”, which did not go far enough
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andy-b...
Andy Burnham Calls On Labour MPs To Vote Against Welfare Cuts Despite Starmer U-Turn
The mayor of Manchester said the PM's concessions did not go far enough.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Andy Burnham has called on Labour MPs to vote down government’s welfare cuts – despite Keir Starmer’s attempts to buy off his backbench rebels.
The Manchester mayor said the prime minister had only performed “half a U-turn”, which did not go far enough
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andy-b...
The Manchester mayor said the prime minister had only performed “half a U-turn”, which did not go far enough
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/andy-b...
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Disabled people could face extra costs of almost £15,000 a year by the end of the decade, grim research shows, as the row over the Government’s welfare cuts continues
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
MPs on fence ahead of crunch welfare vote as 'costs facing disabled people soar'
Dozens of Labour MPs are still said to be on the fence about whether to support plans to reform the welfare system in a crunch vote on Tuesday, despite major concessions
www.mirror.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Disabled people could face extra costs of almost £15,000 a year by the end of the decade, grim research shows, as the row over the Government’s welfare cuts continues
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Today the IDF have already killed 23 Palestinians seeking aid.
The IDF have now announce a 'major offensive' in the North, meaning a further massacre is on the way.
The IDF are murdering innocent Palestinians seeking aid.
This must end. End the genocide now. Free Palestine.
The IDF have now announce a 'major offensive' in the North, meaning a further massacre is on the way.
The IDF are murdering innocent Palestinians seeking aid.
This must end. End the genocide now. Free Palestine.
June 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Today the IDF have already killed 23 Palestinians seeking aid.
The IDF have now announce a 'major offensive' in the North, meaning a further massacre is on the way.
The IDF are murdering innocent Palestinians seeking aid.
This must end. End the genocide now. Free Palestine.
The IDF have now announce a 'major offensive' in the North, meaning a further massacre is on the way.
The IDF are murdering innocent Palestinians seeking aid.
This must end. End the genocide now. Free Palestine.
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Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS
Spends £50bn a year dealing with effects of deprivation, child poverty
Govts obsessed with austerity, wage/benefit cuts.
16m, including 5.2m children, live in poverty
Political system is sick
50 families have more wealth than 34m people.
Spends £50bn a year dealing with effects of deprivation, child poverty
Govts obsessed with austerity, wage/benefit cuts.
16m, including 5.2m children, live in poverty
Political system is sick
50 families have more wealth than 34m people.
Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS, experts say
Exclusive: Health service estimated to be spending £50bn a year on effects of deprivation and child poverty
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Britain’s ‘medieval’ health inequality is devastating NHS
Spends £50bn a year dealing with effects of deprivation, child poverty
Govts obsessed with austerity, wage/benefit cuts.
16m, including 5.2m children, live in poverty
Political system is sick
50 families have more wealth than 34m people.
Spends £50bn a year dealing with effects of deprivation, child poverty
Govts obsessed with austerity, wage/benefit cuts.
16m, including 5.2m children, live in poverty
Political system is sick
50 families have more wealth than 34m people.