Miserrimus Dexter
@miserrimusdexter.bsky.social
Being driven mad with neoliberalism, political leaders, profiteers... have you seen the price of chocolate!🤬
Thank goodness for cats and music 😻🎶
#GreenParty member 💚 #UK
Thank goodness for cats and music 😻🎶
#GreenParty member 💚 #UK
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I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Zack Polanski: Allow small boat migrants in and let them work
Green Party leader accuses Sir Keir Starmer of following Nigel Farage in ‘pushing racist rhetoric’ and calls JK Rowling’s stance on single-sex spaces ‘hateful’
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.
We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Is it
- He has no principles and will lie and use people to get what he wants
- He has turned the Labour party in to a home where bigots and racist are comfortable.
- He has done nothing to improve people’s lives
- He has sold the UK to America and Big corps
- He is an empty suit
- He has no principles and will lie and use people to get what he wants
- He has turned the Labour party in to a home where bigots and racist are comfortable.
- He has done nothing to improve people’s lives
- He has sold the UK to America and Big corps
- He is an empty suit
How can this inoffensive man have become so viscerally loathed?
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
🖊️ Lewis Goodall
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
🖊️ Lewis Goodall
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
The Prime Minister can only re-establish authority if he learns to command the message
www.newstatesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Is it
- He has no principles and will lie and use people to get what he wants
- He has turned the Labour party in to a home where bigots and racist are comfortable.
- He has done nothing to improve people’s lives
- He has sold the UK to America and Big corps
- He is an empty suit
- He has no principles and will lie and use people to get what he wants
- He has turned the Labour party in to a home where bigots and racist are comfortable.
- He has done nothing to improve people’s lives
- He has sold the UK to America and Big corps
- He is an empty suit
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Does Labour's homelessness strategy go far enough?
The UK government has just announced "A National Plan to End Homelessness". Nish and Coco break it down with Alison McGovern MP (@ally_mcgovern.bsky.social) in this week’s show.
Episode out now!
#Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
The UK government has just announced "A National Plan to End Homelessness". Nish and Coco break it down with Alison McGovern MP (@ally_mcgovern.bsky.social) in this week’s show.
Episode out now!
#Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
December 11, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Does Labour's homelessness strategy go far enough?
The UK government has just announced "A National Plan to End Homelessness". Nish and Coco break it down with Alison McGovern MP (@ally_mcgovern.bsky.social) in this week’s show.
Episode out now!
#Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
The UK government has just announced "A National Plan to End Homelessness". Nish and Coco break it down with Alison McGovern MP (@ally_mcgovern.bsky.social) in this week’s show.
Episode out now!
#Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
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Solidarity with the hunger strikers.
It is an egregious violation for them to be held on remand - without trial or conviction.
All for protesting against a genocide. Shameful.
It is an egregious violation for them to be held on remand - without trial or conviction.
All for protesting against a genocide. Shameful.
December 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Solidarity with the hunger strikers.
It is an egregious violation for them to be held on remand - without trial or conviction.
All for protesting against a genocide. Shameful.
It is an egregious violation for them to be held on remand - without trial or conviction.
All for protesting against a genocide. Shameful.
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Farage thinks I'm a maniac?
Starmer thinks the Greens are nuts?
Badenoch thinks I'm weird?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Starmer thinks the Greens are nuts?
Badenoch thinks I'm weird?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Farage thinks I'm a maniac?
Starmer thinks the Greens are nuts?
Badenoch thinks I'm weird?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Starmer thinks the Greens are nuts?
Badenoch thinks I'm weird?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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💬 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "People are choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice,...a politics that says: yes, we can build a fairer economy; we can restore our natural world; we can reinvest in communities."
✅️ Choose hope. Choose Green.
✅️ Choose hope. Choose Green.
December 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
💬 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "People are choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice,...a politics that says: yes, we can build a fairer economy; we can restore our natural world; we can reinvest in communities."
✅️ Choose hope. Choose Green.
✅️ Choose hope. Choose Green.
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#NHS DAILY WORKLOAD since 2022
111 - 55k calls a day - unchanged
999 - Ambulance 21k - up 1.6k
Hospital
- Urgent Admissions - 13k - unchanged
- A&E - 48k Majors - up 2.5k
- A&E - 28k Minors - up 2.5k
- Treatment - up 8k
- Outpatients - up 50k
General Practice - 1.6m - up 230k
111 - 55k calls a day - unchanged
999 - Ambulance 21k - up 1.6k
Hospital
- Urgent Admissions - 13k - unchanged
- A&E - 48k Majors - up 2.5k
- A&E - 28k Minors - up 2.5k
- Treatment - up 8k
- Outpatients - up 50k
General Practice - 1.6m - up 230k
December 10, 2025 at 10:25 AM
#NHS DAILY WORKLOAD since 2022
111 - 55k calls a day - unchanged
999 - Ambulance 21k - up 1.6k
Hospital
- Urgent Admissions - 13k - unchanged
- A&E - 48k Majors - up 2.5k
- A&E - 28k Minors - up 2.5k
- Treatment - up 8k
- Outpatients - up 50k
General Practice - 1.6m - up 230k
111 - 55k calls a day - unchanged
999 - Ambulance 21k - up 1.6k
Hospital
- Urgent Admissions - 13k - unchanged
- A&E - 48k Majors - up 2.5k
- A&E - 28k Minors - up 2.5k
- Treatment - up 8k
- Outpatients - up 50k
General Practice - 1.6m - up 230k
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We wanted to make it clear that the BMA is the correct and legally-established organisation to negotiate the GP contract
‘It is best placed to ensure the contract is workable for GPs and delivers safe, high-quality care for patients.’
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/contrac...
‘It is best placed to ensure the contract is workable for GPs and delivers safe, high-quality care for patients.’
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/contrac...
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
We wanted to make it clear that the BMA is the correct and legally-established organisation to negotiate the GP contract
‘It is best placed to ensure the contract is workable for GPs and delivers safe, high-quality care for patients.’
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/contrac...
‘It is best placed to ensure the contract is workable for GPs and delivers safe, high-quality care for patients.’
www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/contrac...
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Thames Water is teetering but wants to pay £2.5m bonus to execs.
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
archive.ph
December 9, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Thames Water is teetering but wants to pay £2.5m bonus to execs.
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
Scheduled for 4:30pm
Introducing #digitalID is scheduled for debate in UK parliament today in response to.....
Nearly 3 million signatures saying NO!
Nearly 3 million signatures saying NO!
December 8, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Scheduled for 4:30pm
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"In Gaza at least 350,000 Palestinians are suffering from chronic illnesses & at least 42,000 are living with life altering injuries... the health ministry says Israels only allowing on average 5 trucks of medical aid in every week"
December 8, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"In Gaza at least 350,000 Palestinians are suffering from chronic illnesses & at least 42,000 are living with life altering injuries... the health ministry says Israels only allowing on average 5 trucks of medical aid in every week"
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Damning review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure - will we now see real change?
Watch Pod Save the UK on YouTube.
#PodSaveTheUK #UK #Politics #Trending #News
Watch Pod Save the UK on YouTube.
#PodSaveTheUK #UK #Politics #Trending #News
December 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Damning review finds many unpaid carers left with huge debt because of government failure - will we now see real change?
Watch Pod Save the UK on YouTube.
#PodSaveTheUK #UK #Politics #Trending #News
Watch Pod Save the UK on YouTube.
#PodSaveTheUK #UK #Politics #Trending #News
Introducing #digitalID is scheduled for debate in UK parliament today in response to.....
Nearly 3 million signatures saying NO!
Nearly 3 million signatures saying NO!
December 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Introducing #digitalID is scheduled for debate in UK parliament today in response to.....
Nearly 3 million signatures saying NO!
Nearly 3 million signatures saying NO!
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1. Why I Teach Modern Monetary Theory and What I’m Trying to Do
I’m reposting the text from my ‘About’ page which I updated again this morning.
MMT101 is for people who believe we can build a fairer, greener world by understanding how our monetary system works
I’m reposting the text from my ‘About’ page which I updated again this morning.
MMT101 is for people who believe we can build a fairer, greener world by understanding how our monetary system works
December 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
1. Why I Teach Modern Monetary Theory and What I’m Trying to Do
I’m reposting the text from my ‘About’ page which I updated again this morning.
MMT101 is for people who believe we can build a fairer, greener world by understanding how our monetary system works
I’m reposting the text from my ‘About’ page which I updated again this morning.
MMT101 is for people who believe we can build a fairer, greener world by understanding how our monetary system works
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UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation.
In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills.
Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors.
No end to nightmare without public ownership.
In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills.
Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors.
No end to nightmare without public ownership.
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation
Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:53 AM
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation.
In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills.
Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors.
No end to nightmare without public ownership.
In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills.
Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors.
No end to nightmare without public ownership.
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We are thinking of doing a one-day afternoon/evening MMT bootcamp in or near Brighton (England) in late June, in case anyone is interested.
December 5, 2025 at 7:52 AM
We are thinking of doing a one-day afternoon/evening MMT bootcamp in or near Brighton (England) in late June, in case anyone is interested.
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A lovely, serious but funny conversation between Mr Hope @zackpolanski.bsky.social and two incredibly witty women whose podcast The Trawl has helped me so many times not to despair, the wonderful @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marina-purkiss.bsky.social. Great questions for Zack from them in it!
We are premiering the new episode of Bold Politics at 7pm with @marina-purkiss.bsky.social & @jemmaforte.bsky.social
JOIN US: youtu.be/mpdx0kf-wmY
JOIN US: youtu.be/mpdx0kf-wmY
Why We Deserve Better Than Reeves And Starmer | Marina Purkiss | Jemma Forte
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 8:48 PM
A lovely, serious but funny conversation between Mr Hope @zackpolanski.bsky.social and two incredibly witty women whose podcast The Trawl has helped me so many times not to despair, the wonderful @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marina-purkiss.bsky.social. Great questions for Zack from them in it!
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Hospitals in poorer areas are flooded with people who have chronic health problems, including higher rates of depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory conditions worsened by living in damp homes.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Blackpool report: why do England’s deprived areas have the most troubled hospitals?
Clinicians in deprived areas are overwhelmed by generational ill health and poverty
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Hospitals in poorer areas are flooded with people who have chronic health problems, including higher rates of depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory conditions worsened by living in damp homes.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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The super-rich rightwing are pouring money into Reform. Do ordinary voters really think their aim is to even out social inequality and make their lives better? Do they think they’re doing it so Farage invests in infrastructure and public services? Ffs. Democracy being beaten to death in plain sight.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The super-rich rightwing are pouring money into Reform. Do ordinary voters really think their aim is to even out social inequality and make their lives better? Do they think they’re doing it so Farage invests in infrastructure and public services? Ffs. Democracy being beaten to death in plain sight.
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As yet more hundreds of £millions of taxpayers money
disappears into the offshore tax haven accounts
of polluting water company shareholders ...
disappears into the offshore tax haven accounts
of polluting water company shareholders ...
December 4, 2025 at 11:45 AM
As yet more hundreds of £millions of taxpayers money
disappears into the offshore tax haven accounts
of polluting water company shareholders ...
disappears into the offshore tax haven accounts
of polluting water company shareholders ...
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"The genocide never really ended"
Hani Mahmoud reporting from Gaza this morning.
Hani Mahmoud reporting from Gaza this morning.
December 4, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"The genocide never really ended"
Hani Mahmoud reporting from Gaza this morning.
Hani Mahmoud reporting from Gaza this morning.
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What a stitch up.
For those following England's ongoing experiment with Mayoral 'devolution, confirmation is expected today from the Govt that elections in four of the six 'devolution priority programme' areas will be delayed until 2028 (the remaining 2 areas had already pushed back the date to 2027) #devolution
New mayoral elections to be delayed in four areas of England
The new mayoralties in Greater Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk, Hampshire and the Solent, and Sussex and Brighton will now be contested in 2028.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:33 AM
What a stitch up.
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The truth … not enough hospital beds is the cause of A&E delays … political failure & NHS leaders complicit with them
Jan 23 Rishi Sunak promised 5000 more PERMANENT hospital beds.
NHSE leaders in Dec 23 said that there were added.
There are 400 fewer beds now than when he made that announcement!
Jan 23 Rishi Sunak promised 5000 more PERMANENT hospital beds.
NHSE leaders in Dec 23 said that there were added.
There are 400 fewer beds now than when he made that announcement!
December 4, 2025 at 8:49 AM
The truth … not enough hospital beds is the cause of A&E delays … political failure & NHS leaders complicit with them
Jan 23 Rishi Sunak promised 5000 more PERMANENT hospital beds.
NHSE leaders in Dec 23 said that there were added.
There are 400 fewer beds now than when he made that announcement!
Jan 23 Rishi Sunak promised 5000 more PERMANENT hospital beds.
NHSE leaders in Dec 23 said that there were added.
There are 400 fewer beds now than when he made that announcement!
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Delighted to be supporting the launch of @togetheralliance.bsky.social
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Delighted to be supporting the launch of @togetheralliance.bsky.social
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
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Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Isn't it refreshing when someone actually does nuance and detail?
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!
H/t @andyverity.bsky.social at the BBC!