The essence of right wing politics, distilled by Keir Starmer...
Starmer said Reform and Nigel Farage were exploiting the issues. “They feed on grievance. They don’t want the problem solved because they’ve got no reason to exist if the problems are solved,”
#democracy
Starmer said Reform and Nigel Farage were exploiting the issues. “They feed on grievance. They don’t want the problem solved because they’ve got no reason to exist if the problems are solved,”
#democracy
September 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
The essence of right wing politics, distilled by Keir Starmer...
Starmer said Reform and Nigel Farage were exploiting the issues. “They feed on grievance. They don’t want the problem solved because they’ve got no reason to exist if the problems are solved,”
#democracy
Starmer said Reform and Nigel Farage were exploiting the issues. “They feed on grievance. They don’t want the problem solved because they’ve got no reason to exist if the problems are solved,”
#democracy
Like a UK expat in Spain voting for Brexit the dumb doesn't get any dumber than this ..
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘I want my vote back’: Trump-voting family stunned after Canadian mother detained over immigration status
Family of Cynthia Olivera reconsiders support for president after Ice detained her at green card interview
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Like a UK expat in Spain voting for Brexit the dumb doesn't get any dumber than this ..
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Finland just seems to get it right - education, housing. #TaxTheRich #ClassWar
April 21, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Finland just seems to get it right - education, housing. #TaxTheRich #ClassWar
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Dance with Death, by Hieronymus Hess, 1841, 📸 via Vatican Media Pool
April 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Dance with Death, by Hieronymus Hess, 1841, 📸 via Vatican Media Pool
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The level of dumb being displayed over the Trump tariffs is jaw dropping.. Trump wants a third term. To get it he needs the votes for a bill to allow it. Which means he needs a booming stock market by the mid terms. Which means he needs a recession now to pop inflation and bring interest rates down.
April 8, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The level of dumb being displayed over the Trump tariffs is jaw dropping.. Trump wants a third term. To get it he needs the votes for a bill to allow it. Which means he needs a booming stock market by the mid terms. Which means he needs a recession now to pop inflation and bring interest rates down.
After a week of turmoil, one thing needs saying about our NHS: slowly it is healing | Polly Toynbee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
After a week of turmoil, one thing needs saying about our NHS: slowly it is healing | Polly Toynbee
Times are tough and funding remains below the historic average, but in key areas there are welcome signs of hope, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
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February 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
After a week of turmoil, one thing needs saying about our NHS: slowly it is healing | Polly Toynbee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What private health care insurance gets you ..
"OptumRx, the group’s pharmacy benefit manager, along with its two main peers, Express Scripts and CVS Caremark Rx, have pocketed an extra $7.3 billion over cost thanks to price gouging, according to the findings of a report by the Federal Trade Commission."
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
Lina Khan really is That Girl.
UnitedHealth, employer of slain exec Brian Thompson, found to have overcharged cancer patients for drugs by over 1,000%
The report is the latest indictment of America’s broken healthcare system.
fortune.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
What private health care insurance gets you ..
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The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care.
But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix.
The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.
But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix.
The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.
January 16, 2025 at 2:10 AM
The facts are, the ACA saved millions with pre-existing conditions and set standards for care.
But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix.
The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.
But now, more than a decade later, with what we now know, it’s time to take the insurance companies out of the mix.
The subsidies they get are enormous. We don’t need them as middlemen.
It's not surprising doing more will cost more - that doesn't mean markets should dictate whether or not we do more... That's our decision.
#buildbritain #labour
#buildbritain #labour
The IFS' Paul Johnson to PolHome:
Market moves (slumping £, rising borrowing cost) will put pressure on Reeves to hold a spring budget
*But* she shouldn't cancel her China trip to hold a statement, as demanded by opposition MPs
This is "not like the Truss moment", he tells @nadinebh.bsky.social
Market moves (slumping £, rising borrowing cost) will put pressure on Reeves to hold a spring budget
*But* she shouldn't cancel her China trip to hold a statement, as demanded by opposition MPs
This is "not like the Truss moment", he tells @nadinebh.bsky.social
Market Moves Will Put Pressure On Rachel Reeves To Hold Spring Budget, Says Leading Economist
Movements in the markets will put 'pressure' on Rachel Reeves to deliver a major fiscal event in the spring, despite the chancellor having committe...
www.politicshome.com
January 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
It's not surprising doing more will cost more - that doesn't mean markets should dictate whether or not we do more... That's our decision.
#buildbritain #labour
#buildbritain #labour
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Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them | Andy Beckett
Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them | Andy Beckett
Populist trolling thrives on the oxygen of publicity. It’s on all of us – media and voters – to start looking away
Even more than other forms of politics, populism needs an audience. Populist politicians want to be famous personalities, to make…
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January 10, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Farage, Musk and Trump: they crave your attention. Don’t give it to them | Andy Beckett
If you manage your own pension or savings, now's the time to buy long term gilts and lock in a decent rate - demonstrate your commitment to building Britain..
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The spiralling cost of borrowing spells trouble for Rachel Reeves – but she must hold her nerve | Jonathan Portes
There is no need to panic: the government’s overall fiscal strategy is the right one. Spending cuts would be a mistake, says Jonathan Portes, a professor at King’s College London
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January 9, 2025 at 12:03 PM
If you manage your own pension or savings, now's the time to buy long term gilts and lock in a decent rate - demonstrate your commitment to building Britain..
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This is despicable behaviour.. Flouncing out the room when Starmer is trying to grow the base shows a shocking lack of understanding of the need to build a broad spectrum of beliefs that can win elections. Division is our weakness. #labour #starmer
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
20 councillors in Nottinghamshire quit Labour over Starmer leadership
Party loses overall control of Broxtowe borough council over claims Labour has abandoned traditional values
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is despicable behaviour.. Flouncing out the room when Starmer is trying to grow the base shows a shocking lack of understanding of the need to build a broad spectrum of beliefs that can win elections. Division is our weakness. #labour #starmer
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.
December 23, 2024 at 1:55 AM
Also, courage is contagious. I continue to stand against American fascism in the hope that others will take heart, too.
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My small part in trying to get people to understand why it seems like running government like a business is a good idea, when in fact it's a terrible one (1/4):
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
Opinion | If DOGE Treats Government Like a Business, It Could Be a Disaster
A lot of what the government does is hard to quantify and involves complicated tasks that inevitably require bureaucratic coordination and, yes, inefficiency.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 2:13 PM
My small part in trying to get people to understand why it seems like running government like a business is a good idea, when in fact it's a terrible one (1/4):
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...
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This is excellent. The best post-budget piece on the political economy of Reeves and Starmer I’ve seen by far. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
William Davies · A Crisis in Credibility: Labour’s Conundrum
Rachel Reeves and Keir Starmer’s platform requires them to inhabit a contradiction. They need to demonstrate what a...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 8:39 AM
This is excellent. The best post-budget piece on the political economy of Reeves and Starmer I’ve seen by far. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...