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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · Mar 21

🔥 Patriotic Millionaires UK campaigned last week across the country to advocate for a Wealth Tax, against the backdrop of significant possible welfare cuts in the spring budget.

Patriotic Millionaires UK ‘Tax our Wealth’ campaign visits Bristol

Patriotic Millionaires UK campaigned last week across the country to advocate for a Wealth Tax, against the backdrop of significant possible welfare cuts in the spring budget

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End Social Care Disgrace @endscdisgrace.bsky.social · Mar 22

Reeves refuses wealth tax, because too easy to dodge, wld raise less than predicted. That's true for most taxes, and rails could be raised to make dodging more difficult.
Sadly, hitting the poor appears to be a political choice.
You can't cut to growth.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Reeves to raise spectre of Liz Truss to persuade Labour MPs to accept cuts

Chancellor to tell party she is making steep cuts to avoid similar fallout to that which followed 2022 mini-budget

www.theguardian.com

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Mar 21

Disability Rights UK's Statement on the government’s planned benefits cuts

“The Government is demonising and punishing Disabled people for the economic failures of successive governments. Why isn't it looking to the rich to plug its funding gap?”

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · Mar 22

Rachel Reeves: I will not 'tax and spend'.

That means cuts in some govt depts.

So far, two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment cut, freeze on income tax thresholds; proposed benefit cuts

Must ditch the fiscal rules. Tax the rich.

Can't grow economy without that.

Rachel Reeves says Spring Statement will not 'tax and spend'

In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, the chancellor opened up on the public finances and how she's finding the job.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Adam Fare 🖤🤍💜 @adamfare1996.bsky.social · Mar 22

Disabled people don’t “play the system”

The system plays us.

For example, the reason there are so many guides to answering assessment Qs, is because the questions make it almost impossible to accurately verbalise what you need to.

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Dr 🫥 @draevans.bsky.social · Mar 22

#DisabilityBenefits means we can provide the professional support L1 needs weekly or more often.

The NHS locally has long waits for MH support & then it’s 6 sessions & you are done.

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · Mar 21

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Dementia Community @dementiacommunity.bsky.social · Mar 22

Linda Miller will be attending the Creative Dementia Arts for Health and Wellbeing Conference. Can you make it too?

When: 3rd June 2025
Where: M-Shed, Bristol, BS1 4RN

Buy your tickets here: journalofdementiacare.co.uk/one-day-conf...

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Hedy Fletcher @hedyfletcher.bsky.social · Mar 22

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Department for Education confirms launch of natural history GCSE

Campaigners have been calling for the qualification for years but plan stalled despite a curriculum being drawn up

www.theguardian.com

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Laurie Dunkin Wedd @ldw1.bsky.social · Mar 22

Yes, Rachel: the world has indeed changed. The gap between rich and poor has widened hugely. You could address this, but instead you add to it. Morally and economically you’re in the wrong and you will be judged on that.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rachel Reeves says Spring Statement will not 'tax and spend'

In an interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, the chancellor opened up on the public finances and how she's finding the job.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Jay Watts @shrinkatlarge.bsky.social · Mar 22

Good morning to everyone affected by the #DisabilityBenefits cuts. This week has carved anguish into so many—but also carved out solidarity. You are not broken, burdensome, or alone. We refuse their cruelty—we resist in all the way and build mutual aid. With you all the way-Jay x

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End Social Care Disgrace @endscdisgrace.bsky.social · Mar 22

Good point. I've asked that we do that. Thanks

End Social Care Disgrace @endscdisgrace.bsky.social · Mar 10

Sorry - the meeting starts at 1830, not 1600. Apologies to all! Register here us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Resist, Rise Up, Reimagine: ESCAD Meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

As Government plan to cut benefits, herd people into work, scrap the winter fuel allowance for older people and postpone action on tackling the disgrace that passes for social care until after 2028. ...

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End Social Care Disgrace @endscdisgrace.bsky.social · Mar 10

Join @EndSCDisgrace online meeting 1600 13th March. Resist attacks on disabled people and reimagine social care! Great speakers!
Register us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Zoom public meeting 13th March 1830 Resist attacks and Reimagine social care. Register https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Tu-E8g-YRpaXEzAPqdtB9Q

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End Social Care Disgrace @endscdisgrace.bsky.social · Mar 10

Join @EndSCDisgrace online meeting 1600 13th March. Resist attacks on disabled people and reimagine social care! Great speakers!
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Mark Roberts @robertsmark.bsky.social · Mar 9

Happy #SocialistSunday

Always money for war.
Always money for the Royal family.
But when it comes to the disabled, there’s only cuts.

Why should they and others pay for the terrible mismanagement of the economy? #bbclaurak #TrevorPhillips

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · Mar 9

To revive economy UK govt must redistribute wealth.

Bottom 50% of the population has 5% of wealth; bottom fifth has 0.5%. 1% have more than 70% population combined.

Median wage is £29,604. Real average wage unchanged since 2008.

Cut taxes on the bottom 50%. Tax wealth. End tax perks of the rich.

Here’s how Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement must offer hope

'The government needs to recalibrate policies'

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · Mar 8

There is an alternative to Government welfare cuts - a 2% tax on wealth. There is no shortage of money here, we just need a fairer approach to tax - take more from the few not the many.

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Marilyn of JRIMG DPO Norfolk @mheath.bsky.social · Mar 9

But Labour yes LABOUR want to cut disabled persons benefits as well as LAs repeatedly increasing care charges from those benefits AND cutting Adult Social Care budgets

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End Social Care Disgrace @endscdisgrace.bsky.social · Mar 9

Join @EndSCDisgrace online meeting 1600 13th March. Resist attacks on disabled people and reimagine social care! Great speakers!
Register us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Zoom meeting 13 March 1800. Rise up against attacks and reimagine social care. Register https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Tu-E8g-YRpaXEzAPqdtB9Q

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End Social Care Disgrace @endscdisgrace.bsky.social · Mar 4

Register us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
A HUGE meeting exploring new ideas in social care AND resistance to the crisis!
Speakers:
Jan Shortt, Nat Pensioners Convention
Rachael Tomlinson Disabled activist, with ESCaD and DPAC
Simon Duffy Director of Citizen network

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Supertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · Feb 13

A bit of good news: NHS England hospital waiting list falls for 4th month in row. The lowest figures since April 2023. Considering the “quademic” and winter months, this is an achievement for both the NHS and Labour government.

So it’ll obviously be all over the news, right?

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End Social Care Disgrace @endscdisgrace.bsky.social · Jan 24

Scotland has been progressive on social care. This is sad. @endscdisgrace.bsky.social has transformative plans for adult social care. Check them out here www.endsocialcaredisgrace.org.uk

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Bylines Scotland @bylines.scot · Jan 24

"It is evident that almost all existing parties accept the rules and cultural niceties of the UK parliamentary system. There is no recognition of the fact that this system is constructed to deter any liberation movement harmful to the British establishment’s interests."
#Scotland
#politics
#Holyrood

New Scotland Party

An antidote to the assimilated politics of Scotland

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The BMA @bma.org.uk · Jan 24

Retaining doctors needs to be an urgent priority for the Government and the NHS.

But pressures are impacting staff as well as our patients, as Dr Dev Khurana set out on BBC Radio Suffolk.

Read our recommendations on tackling the issue: www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-s...

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