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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 3m

So the problem is not the minimum (or living?) wage rising. It's suppression of graduate earnings as explained in the video. Meanwhile exec pay is ballooning and excessive profits are extracted. We need a pay differential.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 49m

"How dare the government tamper by increasing the living wage?" Say the "free market" capitalists who rig the market through share buy-backs to exacerbate inequality, to the detriment of R&D and increased efficiency. When exec pay is hundreds of times higher than the lowest paid.

David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 55m

So what are your career expectations? Can you say the same for manual workers stacking shelves?

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 58m

"Everyone!" Including CEOs ?

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 1h

It's inevitable, as we keep hearing the word deregulation when we need tighter control of speculative financial instruments and practices. At the very least we need separation and ring-fencing of regular banking. We learned nothing from 2008 as our politicians kowtow to the financial sector.

David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 19h

Yes. Perhaps he learned something from Southport, the home of the Farage Riots.

David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 1d

A great article. As Jung said: "Wisdom accepts that all things have two sides." Reflection is good and healthy.

David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 1d

I propose that MPs be awarded the percentage agreed for doctors, and vice versa. That would show an interesting pattern.

David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 3d

"A fair representation" meaning that all votes are equal and seats are commensurate with votes. How else can we claim to have representative democracy?

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 3d

Both the Greens and Labour should use Reform's voting record against them in every relevant interview. At least some of their supporters would see the scam, although their cultists will excuse anything.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 3d

And if the Greens got the same media coverage, with the same lack of serious scrutiny, as Reform, the picture after 6 months would look different. The BBC has learned a new trick: featuring presenters from the populist propaganda channels to boost the representation for Deform UK on Question Time.

David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 3d

Funding is a separate matter and should be capped at a low amount. Under PR, the charlatans can do less damage by having to achieve consensus.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 3d

So the dead-behind-the-eyes sociopath is a coward? Trump's string-puller is exposed.

David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 3d

As a consumer, I think about fiscal rules when paying our inflated energy bill. I worry about government debt when paying for our food shop. I think about fiscal drag when paying our car tax and the inflated price of fuel.
These are my three lies of the week, to highlight government nonsense.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 4d

A construction does not eradicate the need for civil and criminal law. We need both, instead of our opaque and outdated system.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 4d

If it can't be turned into a race issue, or used to rouse anger in idiots, Farage is not interested. Why would the scammer let fact get in the way of his bile and hatred?

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, they are falling apart, as is Trump, Farage's idol. Yet an enlarged platform without scrutiny is questionable, as their supporters are incapable of critical thinking. The MSM are also keeping quiet about their incompetence in local government.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 4d

So what do we do to correct it? Rejoin a customs union? Work closer with the EU. Show some cojones and mark a clear difference from Deform UK. Farage and Johnson should be made to own Brexit.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 4d

The perfect deflection is to pretend that such rights help only immigrants, while ignoring their benefit to all. Sadly, many Farage supporters are too bitter or brain-dead to understand reality.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 4d

I've reached the point of feeling sorry for a dangerous moron. Yet feel far more for the people he is hurting. It's a cabal of users: Trump is being used while he is using his dirty little scams to abuse the electorate. Who is using who?

David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 5d

Why must a written constitution be static? Time moves on and it is updated, but not by the party in power. Specialists and a citizen's assembly should be involved.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 5d

And even more arrogant to stick with our uncodified mess that can be abused. Other countries have constitutions. The US is not the beacon, particularly with their unrepresentative voting system and presidential powers.

David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 5d

So the constitution is clear enough for you to understand the failures of the supreme court. Whereas as in the UK... I see no good reason for not doing this and no downsides to it.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 5d

Of course it's the people and institutions that matter. Yet people who are inclined to scam may find it harder with a codified constitution that is clearly understood, instead of our documented precedents hidden away in archives. There is no good reason for not doing this, and no downsides to it.

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David McCulloch @photodave.bsky.social · 5d

The USA is not the only country with a codified constitution and has a president, with excessive powers. So we learn from it, instead of taking it as a reason to stick with our antiquated system.