Justdaveastated
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Justdaveastated
@davechallen.bsky.social
Poet, biker, cynical leftie git. Just a social media tourist wandering through the wasteland trying to work out what the hell is going on.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Well said. See also the NHS.
November 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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If the UK government partnership with BlackRock becomes a model replicated elsewhere, debt-financed utility ownership could become normalised internationally.
The UK is being privatised.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour is putting its plans for Britain in the hands of private finance. It could end badly | Daniela Gabor
Handing vital infrastructure to big finance will generate windfalls for investors and leave the rest of us worse off. We need a better plan, says Daniela Gabor, a professor of economics and macrofinan...
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I don't get why the ref, var and linos arent made to do a detailed post-match report for public review. We may not agree with decisions but hearing a rationale from officials, even if it's "I didn't see that at the time", would dispel fans' perception that they're being overly officious or biased.
September 30, 2025 at 8:42 AM