Norwich Left
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John Woodhouse. Norwich UK. Husband and father. English teacher. Communist (CPB). Norwich City FC season ticket holder. Allotment. Finally (after over ten years) quitting Xitter. Hoping to engage with decent people holding all sorts of opinions.
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Good that UK govt wants to lift 550,000 children out of poverty.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty
Labour's child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won't address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty
leftfootforward.org
December 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Good that UK govt wants to lift 550,000 children out of poverty.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
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GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
December 11, 2025 at 3:51 PM
GLASHEEN: Antifa is our primary concern right now. That's the most immediate violent threat we're facing
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
BENNIE THOMPSON: Where is antifa headquartered?
GLASHEEN: ... ... ... we are building out the infrastructure right now
THOMPSON: What does that mean?
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England fans could expect to pay £5,000+ for world cup match tickets.
Add to this profiteering by airlines, hotels, taxi firms, restaurants.
Also need to hand vast amount of personal data to US govt. No guarantee you will be allowed to enter the US.
Why bother. Stay at home. Support local economy
Add to this profiteering by airlines, hotels, taxi firms, restaurants.
Also need to hand vast amount of personal data to US govt. No guarantee you will be allowed to enter the US.
Why bother. Stay at home. Support local economy
Fifa accused of ‘betrayal’ as England fans face £5,000 bill for World Cup tickets
Football Supporters Europe has called for an ‘immediate halt’ to ticket sales after it was found that prices are five times higher than the last World Cup
www.independent.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
England fans could expect to pay £5,000+ for world cup match tickets.
Add to this profiteering by airlines, hotels, taxi firms, restaurants.
Also need to hand vast amount of personal data to US govt. No guarantee you will be allowed to enter the US.
Why bother. Stay at home. Support local economy
Add to this profiteering by airlines, hotels, taxi firms, restaurants.
Also need to hand vast amount of personal data to US govt. No guarantee you will be allowed to enter the US.
Why bother. Stay at home. Support local economy
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Kemi Badenoch is right to remind us that the last Tory government created wealth. It's just that all of it went to the 1%, while everybody else experienced the longest period of falling living standards in 200 years.
December 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Kemi Badenoch is right to remind us that the last Tory government created wealth. It's just that all of it went to the 1%, while everybody else experienced the longest period of falling living standards in 200 years.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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Among the many things I don’t like about modern football is draws for big competitions taking place before you know who has qualified.
December 5, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Among the many things I don’t like about modern football is draws for big competitions taking place before you know who has qualified.
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Francesca Albanese UN Special Rapporteur has been sanctioned by the US government for speaking out in favour of humanity.
she can no longer use a credit card, rent a car, or open a bank account, due to the historic U.S. decision to sanction her.
she can no longer use a credit card, rent a car, or open a bank account, due to the historic U.S. decision to sanction her.
December 2, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Francesca Albanese UN Special Rapporteur has been sanctioned by the US government for speaking out in favour of humanity.
she can no longer use a credit card, rent a car, or open a bank account, due to the historic U.S. decision to sanction her.
she can no longer use a credit card, rent a car, or open a bank account, due to the historic U.S. decision to sanction her.
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The Red Warning lights are on. Norfolk's iconic River #Wensum is in a sorry state & failing as a protected site. Local people & Anglers have watched the Wensum decline over decades & are ready to fight for the river they love. Hello Bluesky from #WensumRiverkin: See: share.google/9cx6ClJrMBIM...
December 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Clothing Bans and Logic
November 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Clothing Bans and Logic
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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The contaminated waste piled high in a field near Kidlington is now washing into River Cherwell. In the last 48 hours, the water level has risen 4+ feet and is lapping against the illegal dump.
We stand on the edge of an environmental disaster. We need urgent action from the Environment Agency.
We stand on the edge of an environmental disaster. We need urgent action from the Environment Agency.
November 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
The contaminated waste piled high in a field near Kidlington is now washing into River Cherwell. In the last 48 hours, the water level has risen 4+ feet and is lapping against the illegal dump.
We stand on the edge of an environmental disaster. We need urgent action from the Environment Agency.
We stand on the edge of an environmental disaster. We need urgent action from the Environment Agency.
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The Great Norfolk Sale
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The Great Norfolk Sale
Second Homes, Empty Dreams, and the Death of the Village
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November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The Great Norfolk Sale
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Now is the time to......
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
November 13, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Now is the time to......
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
TAX THE RICH
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no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
no amount of state propaganda will ever convince me this man is my enemy
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Thats bollocks Keir.
If you have ID such as a passport or driving licence, you ALREADY pay to verify who you are.
Just try and claim universal credit without a passport, I dare you, keir.
Stop sucking on the teat of digital industries, Starmer. Its a shell game.
If you have ID such as a passport or driving licence, you ALREADY pay to verify who you are.
Just try and claim universal credit without a passport, I dare you, keir.
Stop sucking on the teat of digital industries, Starmer. Its a shell game.
October 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Thats bollocks Keir.
If you have ID such as a passport or driving licence, you ALREADY pay to verify who you are.
Just try and claim universal credit without a passport, I dare you, keir.
Stop sucking on the teat of digital industries, Starmer. Its a shell game.
If you have ID such as a passport or driving licence, you ALREADY pay to verify who you are.
Just try and claim universal credit without a passport, I dare you, keir.
Stop sucking on the teat of digital industries, Starmer. Its a shell game.
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Norwich City get into bed with venture capitalists and seem surprised when the owners capitalise the venture.
Asset stripping, fan displacement and utter shite in the pitch #ncfc
Asset stripping, fan displacement and utter shite in the pitch #ncfc
October 18, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Norwich City get into bed with venture capitalists and seem surprised when the owners capitalise the venture.
Asset stripping, fan displacement and utter shite in the pitch #ncfc
Asset stripping, fan displacement and utter shite in the pitch #ncfc
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In the Autumn budget the Chancellor needs to:
✅ Equalise Capital Gains Tax with Income Tax to raise £12 bn.
✅ Commit to a wealth tax of 2% on assets over £10m to raise a further £24 bn.
PMUK's Phil White chats to Talk TV about the urgent need to #TaxWealthNotWork
✅ Equalise Capital Gains Tax with Income Tax to raise £12 bn.
✅ Commit to a wealth tax of 2% on assets over £10m to raise a further £24 bn.
PMUK's Phil White chats to Talk TV about the urgent need to #TaxWealthNotWork
October 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
In the Autumn budget the Chancellor needs to:
✅ Equalise Capital Gains Tax with Income Tax to raise £12 bn.
✅ Commit to a wealth tax of 2% on assets over £10m to raise a further £24 bn.
PMUK's Phil White chats to Talk TV about the urgent need to #TaxWealthNotWork
✅ Equalise Capital Gains Tax with Income Tax to raise £12 bn.
✅ Commit to a wealth tax of 2% on assets over £10m to raise a further £24 bn.
PMUK's Phil White chats to Talk TV about the urgent need to #TaxWealthNotWork
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Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and fairer
Cardiff set to tackle SUV 'carspreading' in UK first
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and f...
nation.cymru
October 16, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Cardiff Council is set to become the first local authority in the UK to introduce higher parking charges for SUVs and other heavy vehicles, in a move campaigners say will make city streets safer and fairer
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Greater Anglia rail passenger operator nationalised.
Govt will rent carriages.
Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised.
3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax.
Gravy train rolls on.
Govt will rent carriages.
Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised.
3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax.
Gravy train rolls on.
Rail operator Greater Anglia transfers to public ownership
Greater Anglia describes renationalisation as a step towards a
www.bbc.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Greater Anglia rail passenger operator nationalised.
Govt will rent carriages.
Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised.
3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax.
Gravy train rolls on.
Govt will rent carriages.
Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised.
3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax.
Gravy train rolls on.
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Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
October 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
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If the government really wants to scrap degrees which deliver no value to the UK and indeed have led to £ billions in damage to the economy and culture of the UK then it just needs to scrap the Oxford PPE degree and arrest everyone who has taken it.
October 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If the government really wants to scrap degrees which deliver no value to the UK and indeed have led to £ billions in damage to the economy and culture of the UK then it just needs to scrap the Oxford PPE degree and arrest everyone who has taken it.