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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare #MakeLabourHistory @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 5h

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The Corporate Carve-Up of Britain: 12 Actions to Fight Back Against Enterprise Zones

What You Can Do About UK Enterprise Zones

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Dial M for Madeye 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🇮🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇪🇺 @carnaptiousmadeye.bsky.social · 51m

This just made my day.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1h

UNRWA says October 'on track to be the most violent month' since it began tracking settler violence in 2013.

Israeli attacks on olive harvest ‘threaten Palestinian way of life’: UN

UNRWA says October 'on track to be the most violent month' since it began tracking settler violence in 2013.

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 1h

Dodds makes most sense when she discusses things from the point of view of solving problems backed by an informed opinion with the public interest at the core.

I'm guessing she's still Labour brained and a party loyalist. Other than that her opinion is sound enough. Fair play, Dodds.

Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 1h

"If wider tax changes are needed, the big mistake would be to tinker at the edges rather than acting decisively."

@anneliesedoddsmp.bsky.social MP says the Government must tax different forms of wealth more effectively.

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'Government must tax different forms of wealth more effectively'

'If wider tax changes are needed, the big mistake would be to tinker at the edges rather than acting decisively', former Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds writes

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jmc123.bsky.social @jmc123.bsky.social · 1h

Oh I think they are appalled what they have read. They are nearly the same age as the girls recruited by Epstein. They just don't believe that he could end up in clink !

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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 7h

Peter Mandelson 'must be next' after disgraced royal Andrew stripped of titles

Keir Starmer has been urged to 'follow the example of the King' and 'finally' strip Peter Mandelson of his peerage after disgraced royal Andrew had…

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jmc123.bsky.social @jmc123.bsky.social · 1h

There is no plan. If they had wanted to really improve the NHS end corridor care withe more beds and staff, more gps to empty a and e etc

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Tony Dexter @timbleman.bsky.social · 1h

And Streeting says there will be more ambulances - that will no doubt flood the already corridor care chaos that exists. I don’t trust him, particularly when he’s taken donations from private health firms. It’s our NHS he’s playing games with.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 5h

Teachers are resisting our schools being forced become even more intensive #ExamFactories.

Well done teachers.

Labour wedded to Victorian ideas of education and seeking to push schools even further into competition
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests

Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children

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Holly Brigstocke @hollybrigstocke.bsky.social · 3h

Progressive people have managed to push the discussion on wealth taxes and now exit taxes.

I don't know about the ins and outs of UK law or EU law on exit taxes but a number of EU countries and G7 countries are embracing exit taxes.

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Rachel Reeves considers ‘exit tax’ for wealthy Britons fleeing the country

Shadow cabinet minister Robert Jenrick slams Labour chancellor and calls for her to rule out ‘crazy’ and ‘desperate’ idea that would see ‘wealth creators sprint for the door’

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 6h

The #ClimateEmergency and #NatureCrisis are intimately interlinked.

And we can ill afford to lose these trees on these under-forested islands

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Hot summer and damp autumn cause UK boom in destructive honey fungus

Huge increase in tree-killing disease is result of climate crisis, experts say

www.theguardian.com

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 5h

Absolute perfection. #Reform

Our Granddad is 100 and fought in D-day
and he thinks Farage is the right man to
sort Britain out. He says he reminds him
of one of the commanders he fought
alongside with distinction. In the next
few weeks he's going to auction off his
medals and donate all the money to
Reform. Anyone know how much an Iron Cross is worth?

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 21h

The average US taxpayer spends $36 a year on SNAP

You know what they spend on corporate subsidies? $670

Poor and disabled people who need food are not the problem

If you’re angry about “your money” feeding people but not angry it’s giving tax cuts to the wealthy?

You’re doing their dirty work.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 5h

If you want to follow Rachel, it is easy: join.greenparty.org.uk

Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 1d

Here's a clip from when I spoke to the Northern Rose at Green Party Conference about how I got involved in politics and how the Greens aim to address inequality.

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 9h

I haven't been this optimistic about the political future of the UK since 2017 (when I was the most optimistic I've ever been). But we know the pitfalls, and we don't have many of the weaknesses we had then.

It's really starting to look like we could achieve something special if we get to work.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 9h

The Andrew, formerly known as Prince, will only have his dogs, horses, domestic staff, the local gulf club, and the vast Sandringham estate to keep him company.

Pray for him.

www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family...

What life will be like for Andrew as a commoner

Former Duke of York will only have his dogs, household staff and the whistling of the wind to keep him company

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 22h

Gotta love Private Eye.
Always cuts through the crap.

Minority representation on TV causes outrage

There has been widespread support for prominent Reform MP
Sarah Pochin after she complained about the over-representation of minorities on television.
Said one angry viewer, "She's right. Every time you turn on the telly there's another Reform MP being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg."
She added, "I respect their way of life and their strange customs, but Reform MPs comprise only 0.7 percent of the House of Commons. Yet Nigel Farage is on Question Time more than Fiona Bruce."
"I'm not prejudiced. Some of my best friends are swivel-eyed loons, but enough is enough.
There are too many people with angry red faces on television.”

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jmc123.bsky.social @jmc123.bsky.social · 18h

I had an interesting discussion with grandkids. I said Andrew was entitled to defend himself and have a forensic investigation and a proper trial trial. They said,'nope, he behaved unforgivably'!

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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 19h

Both of ex-prince Andrew's princess daughters visited Jeffrey Epstein in New York after he was released from prison in 2009...

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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d

Nice to be in the top 3 named individuals for news on social and video networks in the UK 🥰

But it's not good that there's no other left-wingers there 😬

The left urgently needs to build up an online ecosystem - and reverse the right-wing dominance 🙏

Priority number one! 🎯

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James Kettle @jameskettle.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Lisa Nandy! I’m a BAFTA winner from a small town. Instead of asinine questions like this, why not tell us how we can continue to make a living in the eviscerated creative sector over which you notionally preside?

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Craigie 🇵🇸 🚩☮️🔻Proudly Un-British @craigsmive.bsky.social · 1d

The Greens could be challenging Reform very soon, I think Reform's support may start to slip as some of the dinosaur brains slowly start to see them for the grifter's they are.

www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

Greens overtake Labour, Tories in latest poll to become leading opposition party

The Green Party overtakes both Labour and Tories in new poll — Zack Polanski leading a political surge that’s shaking up the establishment

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome!!

Anyone who wants to follow you, it is easy: join.greenparty.org.uk

Minna Eii @minnaeii.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah…so this happened to the Labour🌹 girl.

Been following
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @carladenyer.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social for a while.

I am not sure what I was holding on to when the @greenparty.org.uk values are more mine.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 1d

"Oh Elon Musk he is just a nice guy trying to help people."

...

Maybe not.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 1d

Keir Starmer’s planned reforms to elections in the UK will still leave gaping loopholes, threatening to allow continued foreign interference in British politics, an influential Labour MP has warned
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Keir Starmer's Election Reforms Will Leave UK Politics Exposed to Dark Money and Foreign Interference, Warns Labour MP

The party's former Shadow Democracy Minister said the Government was failing to take the bold steps required to eliminate foreign interference in our elections

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