Sidney P
@baroninthetrees.bsky.social
Green flaneuese & disability activist
'The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion' - Camus
'The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion' - Camus
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Sidney P
@baroninthetrees.bsky.social
· Nov 15
For the first time in 40 years, I have no car. Surplus to requirement, for a Londoner; not welcome on a dying planet.
Join the club 💚
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Well, that's two things that make me happy. 1. I have never purchased anything from Gail's bakery, and 2 I don't watch BBCQT anymore.
November 27, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Well, that's two things that make me happy. 1. I have never purchased anything from Gail's bakery, and 2 I don't watch BBCQT anymore.
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
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"more than half of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on food and heating – and this should be sounding alarm bells of shame across the land.
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
Where did it all go so wrong for unpaid carers in Cymru?
More than 52% of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on food and heating - Rob Simkins of Carers Wales asks how we've ended up here.
bylines.cymru
November 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"more than half of unpaid carers in Wales are cutting back on food and heating – and this should be sounding alarm bells of shame across the land.
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
That’s a 53% increase compared to the same period in 2024. Something is going very wrong with support for unpaid carers in Wales."
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‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media concentration affects political decision
Structural corruption and the rise of “conduits for unelected power” are reshaping British politics, according to a stark report from the Equality Trust.
Unelected influence has surged over the past two decades, the report claims, driven by the growing political clout of the ultra-rich and the institutions that enable it. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
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Now over 68,000
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Now over 68,000
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Serious howls of outrage in the media this morning at what is a relatively modest Budget from Labour that does nothing more than fiddle around the margins.
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
November 27, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Serious howls of outrage in the media this morning at what is a relatively modest Budget from Labour that does nothing more than fiddle around the margins.
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
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It's nowhere near good enough on Labour's big target, growth - and growth is essential to keep Farage out of No. 10.
SMEs know EU SM+CU is essential so they can export more and contribute to GDP growth yet Brexit is barely even mentioned.
Hopeless, just hopeless.
SMEs know EU SM+CU is essential so they can export more and contribute to GDP growth yet Brexit is barely even mentioned.
Hopeless, just hopeless.
November 27, 2025 at 8:44 AM
It's nowhere near good enough on Labour's big target, growth - and growth is essential to keep Farage out of No. 10.
SMEs know EU SM+CU is essential so they can export more and contribute to GDP growth yet Brexit is barely even mentioned.
Hopeless, just hopeless.
SMEs know EU SM+CU is essential so they can export more and contribute to GDP growth yet Brexit is barely even mentioned.
Hopeless, just hopeless.
I'd have gone for >=1.5m. It's time.
November 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
This. Can anyone explain?
I don't get how this is supposed to work. Councils in London and SE will get a lot more council tax revenue but most councils elsewhere will get next to nothing.
November 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
This. Can anyone explain?
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I don't get how this is supposed to work. Councils in London and SE will get a lot more council tax revenue but most councils elsewhere will get next to nothing.
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I don't get how this is supposed to work. Councils in London and SE will get a lot more council tax revenue but most councils elsewhere will get next to nothing.
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A study by the University of Manchester found that drying a wet load of washing indoors can release two litres of water into your home.
The mould truth: Expert warns Brits of one common habit that brings damp into their homes
As winter returns, and households dry laundry indoors, new research suggests this is contributing to dangerous mould problems in the home
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 6:48 AM
A study by the University of Manchester found that drying a wet load of washing indoors can release two litres of water into your home.
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🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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See also. This price range in the South East seems to cover mainly large but dowdy properties bought to rent out and pleasant but hardly luxurious family homes. The people who own them aren't going to starve but it's hard not to feel that the real mansion owners just pay whatever tax they choose.
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
See also. This price range in the South East seems to cover mainly large but dowdy properties bought to rent out and pleasant but hardly luxurious family homes. The people who own them aren't going to starve but it's hard not to feel that the real mansion owners just pay whatever tax they choose.
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'Mansion Tax' Someone living in a £20m mansion pays......wait for it.....an extra 7.5k a year in tax. LOL
November 26, 2025 at 7:13 PM
'Mansion Tax' Someone living in a £20m mansion pays......wait for it.....an extra 7.5k a year in tax. LOL
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Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Even after the mansion tax is applied, the owner of a £5m home in Westminster will pay proportionately less in property tax than the owner of a £210k Band B property in Sunderland.
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Burnt down my house to avoid the mansion tax, take that Rachel and Keith! I am very smart.
November 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Burnt down my house to avoid the mansion tax, take that Rachel and Keith! I am very smart.
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The Telegraph scrambling to find someone who lives in a £20m house but who is somehow also broke
November 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The Telegraph scrambling to find someone who lives in a £20m house but who is somehow also broke
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It's all so supine and pathologically risk averse. A government trying to survive day to day, too scared to take the kindness of big decisive action which would repair the country and win an election. An unbelievable wasted opportunity.
November 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
It's all so supine and pathologically risk averse. A government trying to survive day to day, too scared to take the kindness of big decisive action which would repair the country and win an election. An unbelievable wasted opportunity.
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Downside: There is no plan and no courage. No attempt to sort the tax system. No strategy for the economy, like the one @johnspringford.bsky.social suggests here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk. Even good policies, like mansion tax, simply fiddle for pennies instead of properly reforming property tax.
Getting Britain out of the hole
A plan for the UK economy
getting-out-of-the-hole.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Downside: There is no plan and no courage. No attempt to sort the tax system. No strategy for the economy, like the one @johnspringford.bsky.social suggests here getting-out-of-the-hole.uk. Even good policies, like mansion tax, simply fiddle for pennies instead of properly reforming property tax.
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Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget has already collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions. In this video, I explain why tax rises on ordinary people, baseless growth forecasts, and a refusal to tax wealth fairly mean this Budget will fail. youtu.be/xvdFsOT6WPk?...
Why Rachel Reeves just failed the British public
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget has already collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions. In this video, I explain why tax rises on ordinary people, baseless growth forecasts, and a refusal to tax wealth fairly mean this Budget will fail. youtu.be/xvdFsOT6WPk?...
Rachel Reeves’ 2025 Budget has already collapsed under the weight of its own contradictions. In this video, I explain why tax rises on ordinary people, baseless growth forecasts, and a refusal to tax wealth fairly mean this Budget will fail. youtu.be/xvdFsOT6WPk?...
Why Rachel Reeves just failed the British public
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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First person I've seen at a firestation shooting up the poll
Great to spend time today with firefighter watch at Poplar Fire Station.
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
First person I've seen at a firestation shooting up the poll
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It's actually pretty shocking how, until recently, no one with a platform made the point of how ridiculous it is to think that v wealthy ppl would completely upend their lives just cause they'd be made to pay 2% of their vast wealth,which they can't use anyway (as they have more than they can spend)
The Labour Government: there to serve the
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It's actually pretty shocking how, until recently, no one with a platform made the point of how ridiculous it is to think that v wealthy ppl would completely upend their lives just cause they'd be made to pay 2% of their vast wealth,which they can't use anyway (as they have more than they can spend)
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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich?
They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.
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Criticise your political opponent's suggestions, refute their solutions, by all means.
There's no need for ridicule or ad hominem attacks.
Reeves' remarks have rightly backfired. Now, everyone understands @zackpolanski.bsky.social has spooked Labour (& that their comms are still a disaster).
There's no need for ridicule or ad hominem attacks.
Reeves' remarks have rightly backfired. Now, everyone understands @zackpolanski.bsky.social has spooked Labour (& that their comms are still a disaster).
November 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Criticise your political opponent's suggestions, refute their solutions, by all means.
There's no need for ridicule or ad hominem attacks.
Reeves' remarks have rightly backfired. Now, everyone understands @zackpolanski.bsky.social has spooked Labour (& that their comms are still a disaster).
There's no need for ridicule or ad hominem attacks.
Reeves' remarks have rightly backfired. Now, everyone understands @zackpolanski.bsky.social has spooked Labour (& that their comms are still a disaster).