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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · Aug 12

FWIW - this is how food prices spiked in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how the cost of essentials is spiking again now.

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Dr Phoenix CS Andrews @thatdocphoenix.com · 3h

We’re too smart and abortion rights are too embedded and socially accepted for the ADF to succeed here, say guys who’ve uncritically promoted anti-trans activists funded by the same people and using the same lawyers for a decade

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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 4h

There's literally a whole government website devoted to this. Yet you wouldn't be aware of it if you're not involved in the climate resilience space.
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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 8h

That said, this is a big loss to for the right. It's been years since they've been forced to face up to reality about taxation. The IEA will be livid!! I wonder if the Tories will use it to outlflank Reform to their right?

Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 8h

If Labour were smart they'd go further than call this incompetent, they'd call Reform the Pro Austerity Party - just like the Tories but with an even nastier face.

Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 8h

Richard Tice confirms Reform abandoning firm commitment to most of £90bn tax cuts in 2024 manifesto - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 9h

Having been "punched in the face" in Kent after finding there's nothing left to cut from council budgets, Farage is undeterred.
Apparently there's billions of waste and he'll never have to borrow or tax more, ever again!

Dude needs to brush up his footwork.

JWexTheSpa @jwsidders.bsky.social · 10h

A ban on borrowing to fund government expenditure surely means huge cuts to all public services on a scale never seen before. The NHS could not survive this. Neither could the Triple Lock.

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Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 9h

Some really great resources on the use of humour in response to the far right from the great @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social Key take away: humour is a useful tactical alternative to outright hostility, especially in activism and v.effective if allied to wider anti-fash strategy.

Indivisible London UK @indivisiblelondon.bsky.social · 11h

We're not using "fascist" as an insult or to label just anyone on the right, we're using it to describe actual fascists —people who are far-right, ultranationalist, and want an authoritarian in power. Humor has been proven to work against fascist regimes because they rely on people fearing them.

Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 10h

Really appreciate you taking the time to share these. It's not just your job to educate, we all have a responsibility to learn..just want to acknowledge that.

Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 10h

No, this is my take too. Like I think we do need to name fascism when we see it and be clear precisely what we mean. Like eg - violence on Tommy march is obviously fascist? Certain acts and language defo fascist too. Thanks for sharing these links btw too.

Paul Hebden @paulhebden.bsky.social · 11h

So would this include people turning up say... To the Tommy Robinson March.?
On the evidence that humour is effective, I'd love to read more about this.