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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 59m

Who’d ever have thought - public services boost the economy

[EVERYONE!] #R4Today

Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1h

Again, I’m no economist, obviously, but ‘big six’ is a common feature in the corporate world

Food; energy; technology; insurance: all markets seem eventually to become dominated by 4-6 giant corporations which kills off competition & ‘stabilise’ market prices.

And now they have Ai #R4today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1h

I’m no economist (obviously), but ‘obviously’ inflation remains high because:

1. energy (oil & gas) costs are far too high, &

2. Global supply chains keep getting disrupted by politicians: e.g. Brexit & tariffs

#R4today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1h

Today’s friends are tomorrow’s enemies: UK way too open!

But you know the US owns five eyes (most of the technology that collates the electronic coms data)?

GCHQ an integral part of the surveillance network (not even sure GCHQ works for UK). But it would cease to function without US #R4today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 20h

For Powell, a behind the scenes, civil servant to be openly praised by the US for the Gaza ceasefire is no small thing

Badenoch should apologise for Tories efforts to smear his reputation with this conjecture

BBC should be asking Tories for an apology #wato

Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

In a story that is essentially two sides blaming the other lot,

how can we possibly decide for ourselves when #R4today overwhelmingly gives voice to just one side?

Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Oh what a shock - #R4Today once again getting the Tory perspective on a political issue

Today it’s Alicia Kearns (employer of one of the accused) to provide more speculation, intrigue & insinuation

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Oh what a shock - #R4Today once again getting the Tory perspective on a political issue

Today it’s Alicia Kearns (employer of one of the accused) to provide more speculation, intrigue & insinuation

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

While Badenoch no doubt gets her Mont Blanc refilled for another letter to the Daily Mail … I mean the cabinet office,

Is the collapsed China spy case another mess Starmer inherited? #r4today

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘Did two Brits spy for China?’ is one question. ‘Can any UK PM really stand up to China?’ is an even bigger one | Gaby Hinsliff

It’s Keir Starmer’s turn to muddle through a problem that none of his predecessors solved: can his cash-poor nation afford to offend a superpower?, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, Tony Blair ‘leaving the soundbites at home, really’, before delivering a corker of a soundbite

Those were the days! #r4today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Bad enough facing up to the possibility you might need treatment.

But it’s very difficult to push for tests - you already feel like you’re wasting their time (& hopefully are!!) or a hypochondriac

If you weigh up the cost of treatment, screening saves money as well as lives #r4today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Good luck getting yer GP to help set you up for regular screening

It seems to be yet another example of how healthcare is increasingly a privilege for those who can afford it #r4today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Hate to burst your bubble Nick, but the Conservatives have also become the ‘populist Right’ in the UK.

Look at the evidence:

- Anti-immigration
- Anti-climate action
- Anti-free speech (if you’re an advocate for either of the above or support for Palestinian independence)
#R4Today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Good grief 25 more minutes of this till #theArchers

… 24 minutes

… 23 minutes [!!]

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

How the Labour government would have banned the Labour movement.
My latest column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

He’s long-serving, a Blair aid; knows more on foreign affairs than anyone in government.

Either Labour chose to douse this trial for China goodwill, or the oversight was CPS’

But once again the Labour government losing the media war & letting Tories make a stink over nothing. #r4today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

US envoy Steve Witkoff praising Jonathan Powell for his contribution to peace process??

I can just hear tomorrow’s #R4Today headlines: Badenoch writes to Starmer to demand more answers to questions nobody is asking

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Oh bring us Thought for the Day, why don’t you #r4today

Something I thought I’d never say out loud

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Sorry but given one of the accused spies, Chris Cash, was a parliamentary researcher for Conservative backbencher Alicia Kearns.

Badenoch, & the now numerous Tories interviewed on BBC on this, have a few questions to answer that have nothing to do with Labour #r4today

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

In a ruling in the trial of 6Bulgarians accused of spying for Russia, the criteria had been broadened:

the term ‘enemy’ included a country which represents a current threat to national security #r4today [2/3] …

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Once again, the question is (or should be if the BBC wasn’t doing the asking) why were the charges brought if the criteria for spying charges hadn’t been met? #r4today [1/3] …

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Love how #r4today is once again going live to a Tory to ‘get the latest’ on how we should regard Labour government actions.

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

Ditto Good Friday Agreement.
The prize going to Hume & Trimble,

Not Blair, or Clinton, who played a big part in convincing republicans Blair could be trusted. #r4today

Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 2d

George planning a trip to The Bull - should be fine #TheArchers

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ALT: Shrek Pitchfork GIF

media.tenor.com

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 3d

Diane Keaton, Oscar-Winning ‘Annie Hall’ Star, Dies at 79

Diane Keaton, who starred in "Annie Hall," has died. She was 79.

variety.com

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Paul Murphy @paulmurphy.bsky.social · 3d

Sure - get the innuendo of it all

But BBC is suggesting meeting was held over as an official secret. If so then surely the 30years rule would apply?

This was revealed as a FOI request following the Mandelson story. BBC trying to make more of this than exists. #r4today #bbcnews

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