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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 20d
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 3h
Survivors of child sexual abuse are being let down again. Labour’s grooming gangs inquiry has no chair, no remit, and no progress — four months after launch.
#Labour #GroomingGangs #JusticeForSurvivors #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Labour grooming inquiry chaos betrays survivors
Labour’s child grooming gangs inquiry stalls amid chaos and confusion, leaving survivors betrayed once again.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 4h
Energy bills rose 2% in October. Tory & Reform attacks on Labour’s clean-energy plan are misleading – real issues are oversight failures & past insulation scams. #EnergyBills #Labour #UKPolitics #Renewables #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Tory & Reform Attacks on Labour Energy Policy Amid Bill Rise
Energy bills rose two per cent in October. Tory and Reform attacks are misleading — the real issue is oversight and failed insulation schemes
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 6h
Survivors of child sexual abuse are being betrayed all over again.
Labour’s national grooming gangs inquiry has descended into chaos — no chair, no remit, no justice.
#Labour #GroomingGangs #JusticeForSurvivors #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Labour grooming inquiry chaos betrays survivors
Labour’s child grooming gangs inquiry stalls amid chaos and confusion, leaving survivors betrayed once again.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 18h
As you turn your heating down for the night, remember this: the Tories made you pay sky-high energy bills to fund shoddy insulation that wrecked other people’s homes. Labour’s done nothing but admit it. #ToryInsulationScandal #ECO4 #GBIS #bbcnews #politicslive
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Tories wrecked homes and wasted billions – and you paid
Confirmed: Tory insulation schemes destroyed homes, wasted billions, and left energy consumers footing the bill. Labour has done nothing.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 18h
Rishi Sunak’s prostate cancer plan could save lives — maybe even yours.
This Writer’s having his own test soon, and here’s why that matters.
#ProstateCancer #RishiSunak #MensHealth #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Rishi Sunak is finally making himself useful
Rishi Sunak is backing a prostate cancer screening plan – and for once, he might actually help save lives.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 18h
Labour’s ‘moral foreign policy’ hides a domestic disgrace: UN-condemned treatment of sick and disabled people.
One law for show, another for real life.
#Labour #ChagosIslands #WelfareCuts #HumanRights #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Government hypocrisy: helping immigrants, harming the sick
Labour backs UN law on Chagos Islands while breaching it at home — cutting disability rights and fuelling racism.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 21h
Well, did he? See my latest article (just published) for evidence of just one failure.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 21h
The Tories wrecked thousands of homes while you paid for it. Labour admits the damage – but no repairs have been done. Read the full scandal. #ToryInsulationScandal #ECO4 #GBIS #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Tories wrecked homes and wasted billions – and you paid
Confirmed: Tory insulation schemes destroyed homes, wasted billions, and left energy consumers footing the bill. Labour has done nothing.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 23h
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Can the Greens turn a membership surge into real power?
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 23h
Yes, he was once prime minister but now he's making himself useful for a change.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 23h
Labour is fuelling racism and cutting benefits at the same time — using both to divide and distract.
“Helping immigrants while harming the sick” isn’t compassion. It’s politics.
#UKPolitics #LabourHypocrisy #Chagos #DisabilityRights #bbcnews #politicslive
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Government hypocrisy: helping immigrants, harming the sick
Labour backs UN law on Chagos Islands while breaching it at home — cutting disability rights and fuelling racism.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d
Rishi Sunak is finally doing something useful — backing a screening plan that could save thousands of lives.
#ProstateCancer #RishiSunak #MensHealth #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Rishi Sunak is finally making himself useful
Rishi Sunak is backing a prostate cancer screening plan – and for once, he might actually help save lives.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d
Labour says it’s following international law by handing the Chagos Islands to Mauritius — while breaking UN law at home by cutting disability rights.
Government hypocrisy: helping immigrants while harming the sick.
#Labour #Chagos #DisabilityRights #UKPolitics
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Government hypocrisy: helping immigrants, harming the sick
Labour backs UN law on Chagos Islands while breaching it at home — cutting disability rights and fuelling racism.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d
Reform UK’s mask is off. Farage’s “party of the people” is now the party of corporate donors, fossil fuels and spending cuts.
#ReformUK #NigelFarage #PublicSpending #NetZero #WorkingClass #VoxPolitical #TaxCuts #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Reform UK axes tax cuts and betrays working-class voters
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK drops £90bn tax cut pledge, shifting to public spending cuts that will hit working-class people hardest.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d
Gaza ceasefire: celebrations for some, restrictions for others. Palestinians’ voices remain under occupation.
#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #Ceasefire #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Why were Palestinians stopped from celebrating Gaza ceasefire?
Israelis celebrated the Gaza ceasefire – but if Palestinians were barred from doing the same, is this peace or continued occupation?
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d
100,000 members and counting — the Green Party is booming under Polanski. But can they convert new supporters into real electoral power while Piers Morgan and others obsess over distractions? #GreenParty #ZackPolanski #UKPolitics #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Can Green Party Membership Surge Boost Its Poll Ratings?
Green Party hits 100,000 members under Polanski. Can membership growth overcome media attacks and translate into votes?
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 1d
Farage’s mask slips. Reform UK is scrapping its £90bn tax cut plan and turning to brutal spending cuts and anti-Net Zero politics that will hit working people hardest.
#ReformUK #NigelFarage #TaxCuts #WorkingClass #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Reform UK axes tax cuts and betrays working-class voters
Nigel Farage’s Reform UK drops £90bn tax cut pledge, shifting to public spending cuts that will hit working-class people hardest.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 2d
Nobody’s dictating anything to Palestinians, champ. We’re echoing what Palestinians themselves are saying — that this ‘peace deal’ keeps them under control, not free. Solidarity isn’t white saviourism; it’s called listening. You might try it sometime.
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 2d
Israelis are celebrating the Gaza ceasefire — but Palestinians are being stopped from doing the same. Is this peace, or just submission under occupation? #Gaza #Israel #Palestine #Ceasefire #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Why were Palestinians stopped from celebrating Gaza ceasefire?
Israelis celebrated the Gaza ceasefire – but if Palestinians were barred from doing the same, is this peace or continued occupation?
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 2d
The Green Party’s membership has passed 100,000 under Zack Polanski — but can it turn that surge into votes when media figures like Piers Morgan keep dragging culture wars into the debate? #GreenParty #ZackPolanski #UKPolitics #bbcnews #itvnews #politicslive
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Can Green Party Membership Surge Boost Its Poll Ratings?
Green Party hits 100,000 members under Polanski. Can membership growth overcome media attacks and translate into votes?
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 2d
Tony Blair’s 2002 Epstein meeting is suddenly “news” – just as he’s lined up for a Gaza role. Who sat on this info for 23 years, and why release it now?
#TonyBlair #Epstein #Politics #MediaManipulation #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
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Why Tony Blair’s Epstein link surfaces now – not years ago
Tony Blair’s 2002 meeting with Jeffrey Epstein resurfaces just as he’s set for a new public role. Who held this back – and why reveal it now?
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 3d
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The week in UK politics – Vox Political’s rhyming roundup!
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 3d
Starmer silenced Labour’s heart and called it leadership.
Now voters are walking away – to anything that still feels real.
#Labour #Starmer #GreenParty #Politics #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
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Is Labour floundering because KeirStarmer made it fake?
Labour has lost its soul. Has Keir Starmer’s purge of the Left turned it into a hollow brand with no real conviction?
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 3d
Labour is trying to look strong – but feels fake.
Has Starmer hollowed out the party that once stood for real change?
New analysis from Vox Political.
#Labour #Starmer #Politics #ReformUK #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
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Is Labour floundering because KeirStarmer made it fake?
Labour has lost its soul. Has Keir Starmer’s purge of the Left turned it into a hollow brand with no real conviction?
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Mike Sivier @midwalesmike.bsky.social · 4d
Has Starmer made Labour fake?
By silencing its Left and chasing Establishment approval, he’s left the party hollow – while real passion now lies elsewhere.
#Labour #Starmer #ReformUK #Politics #VoxPolitical #bbcnews #itvnews #skynews
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Is Labour floundering because KeirStarmer made it fake?
Labour has lost its soul. Has Keir Starmer’s purge of the Left turned it into a hollow brand with no real conviction?
voxpoliticalonline.com
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