@peterbeal.bsky.social
I’m someone that’s been watching with increasing alarm and frustration at the way the world is going. Interested in politics and economics.
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Nothing says "smash the political establishment" quite like begging the Prime Minister to put your mates in the unelected House of Lords.
December 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nothing says "smash the political establishment" quite like begging the Prime Minister to put your mates in the unelected House of Lords.
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Today we published a report on public understanding & attitudes to #irregularmigration in the UK.
this is my a one-line summary:
strong opinions, wrong facts.
But there is so much more to it. Ultimately the picture is much more nuanced and complex...
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
this is my a one-line summary:
strong opinions, wrong facts.
But there is so much more to it. Ultimately the picture is much more nuanced and complex...
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
Public understanding and attitudes to irregular migration in the UK - I-CLAIM
This report summarises findings from the February 2025 I-CLAIM survey of 1,147 UK adults, exploring public knowledge of irregular migration, how people define it, and their attitudes toward irregular ...
i-claim.eu
December 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Today we published a report on public understanding & attitudes to #irregularmigration in the UK.
this is my a one-line summary:
strong opinions, wrong facts.
But there is so much more to it. Ultimately the picture is much more nuanced and complex...
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
this is my a one-line summary:
strong opinions, wrong facts.
But there is so much more to it. Ultimately the picture is much more nuanced and complex...
i-claim.eu/project/publ...
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Happy #HumanRightsDay!
Starmer has chosen to mark it by... kicking off negotiations on how to water down our human rights 🤯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The ECHR protects all of us, so we should all be worried about changes that amount to "human rights... except for those people"
Starmer has chosen to mark it by... kicking off negotiations on how to water down our human rights 🤯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The ECHR protects all of us, so we should all be worried about changes that amount to "human rights... except for those people"
European nations to begin major talks on ECHR migration rule changes
The talks are the most significant sign yet that international human rights law could be reinterpreted.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Happy #HumanRightsDay!
Starmer has chosen to mark it by... kicking off negotiations on how to water down our human rights 🤯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The ECHR protects all of us, so we should all be worried about changes that amount to "human rights... except for those people"
Starmer has chosen to mark it by... kicking off negotiations on how to water down our human rights 🤯
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The ECHR protects all of us, so we should all be worried about changes that amount to "human rights... except for those people"
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Britain is so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mother attempted to pull her own teeth out with pliers.
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
Why Britain doesn’t have enough dentists
Plenty of trained foreigners want to work, but slots for the qualification exam seem as hard to get as Glastonbury tickets
www.ft.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Britain is so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mother attempted to pull her own teeth out with pliers.
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
Lack of planning, education and training
Obstacles put in the way of foreign educated/trained dentists, improves private profits.
archive.ph/6VqEq
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Zack is 100% right. It IS obscene.
Time to support a party that cares for the 99.999% & want to #TaxTheRich, something that #Labour, #Tories or #Reform will NEVER do.
#VoteGreen
Time to support a party that cares for the 99.999% & want to #TaxTheRich, something that #Labour, #Tories or #Reform will NEVER do.
#VoteGreen
This is obscene.
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
That others in politics can’t or won’t say that this is obscene hits at the heart of the problems we face.
We are the 99.999%.
Tax the super rich.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Zack is 100% right. It IS obscene.
Time to support a party that cares for the 99.999% & want to #TaxTheRich, something that #Labour, #Tories or #Reform will NEVER do.
#VoteGreen
Time to support a party that cares for the 99.999% & want to #TaxTheRich, something that #Labour, #Tories or #Reform will NEVER do.
#VoteGreen
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A white British father and son BOTH raped the same child and pled guilty to multiple counts of Sexual assault.
This has been in the press for 2 days.
The Mirror is the only National newspaper to report on it…
And THAT’s why people have such a skewed perception of the links between race and SA🤷🏼♀️
This has been in the press for 2 days.
The Mirror is the only National newspaper to report on it…
And THAT’s why people have such a skewed perception of the links between race and SA🤷🏼♀️
December 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A white British father and son BOTH raped the same child and pled guilty to multiple counts of Sexual assault.
This has been in the press for 2 days.
The Mirror is the only National newspaper to report on it…
And THAT’s why people have such a skewed perception of the links between race and SA🤷🏼♀️
This has been in the press for 2 days.
The Mirror is the only National newspaper to report on it…
And THAT’s why people have such a skewed perception of the links between race and SA🤷🏼♀️
So what "legitimate interests" do all these bloody companies have in my data? 😡
December 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
So what "legitimate interests" do all these bloody companies have in my data? 😡
The US war of independance lasted 7ys at this point in that war Washingtons men were at Valley Forge and starving. Perhaps they should have given up.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/10/trump-ukraine-starmer-macron-merz-00684582?utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=dlvr.it
December 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The US war of independance lasted 7ys at this point in that war Washingtons men were at Valley Forge and starving. Perhaps they should have given up.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/10/trump-ukraine-starmer-macron-merz-00684582?utm_medium=bluesky&utm_source=dlvr.it
Ok I have a question about Reform Ltd. Is it just the immigration issue that makes ppl want to vote for them?
Or is it their other policies which in summary are to cut the taxes of the wealthy, burn the planet, abolish the NHS and cut any social support for those that that fall by the wayside?
Or is it their other policies which in summary are to cut the taxes of the wealthy, burn the planet, abolish the NHS and cut any social support for those that that fall by the wayside?
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Ok I have a question about Reform Ltd. Is it just the immigration issue that makes ppl want to vote for them?
Or is it their other policies which in summary are to cut the taxes of the wealthy, burn the planet, abolish the NHS and cut any social support for those that that fall by the wayside?
Or is it their other policies which in summary are to cut the taxes of the wealthy, burn the planet, abolish the NHS and cut any social support for those that that fall by the wayside?
I shouldn't be amazed by the way that the media haven't grasped the inequality issue and run with it. The UK media and political are treating wealth taxes as a crank idea. But I am.
The median first time home buyer in the US is now 40 years old.
The median first time home buyer in the US is now 40 years old.
December 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM
I shouldn't be amazed by the way that the media haven't grasped the inequality issue and run with it. The UK media and political are treating wealth taxes as a crank idea. But I am.
The median first time home buyer in the US is now 40 years old.
The median first time home buyer in the US is now 40 years old.
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People are choosing a politics of decency, courage and imagination.
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
We need hope, not cynicism
The Green Party is ready for the change people are demanding
www.newstatesman.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:18 AM
People are choosing a politics of decency, courage and imagination.
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
They’re choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice.
People are choosing to make hope normal again.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
UK government ministers met with oil and gas
lobbyists 343 times in 2023 - an average of 1.4
times per working day.1 10 of the UK’s most
prominent climate and social justice organisa-
tions met with ministers only 33 times in this
same period.
https://fossilfreeparliament.uk/wp-content/uploads/202
lobbyists 343 times in 2023 - an average of 1.4
times per working day.1 10 of the UK’s most
prominent climate and social justice organisa-
tions met with ministers only 33 times in this
same period.
https://fossilfreeparliament.uk/wp-content/uploads/202
December 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
UK government ministers met with oil and gas
lobbyists 343 times in 2023 - an average of 1.4
times per working day.1 10 of the UK’s most
prominent climate and social justice organisa-
tions met with ministers only 33 times in this
same period.
https://fossilfreeparliament.uk/wp-content/uploads/202
lobbyists 343 times in 2023 - an average of 1.4
times per working day.1 10 of the UK’s most
prominent climate and social justice organisa-
tions met with ministers only 33 times in this
same period.
https://fossilfreeparliament.uk/wp-content/uploads/202
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We live in a plutocracy
December 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
We live in a plutocracy
https://open.substack.com/pub/peterbeal/p/the-architecture-of-influence-how?r=5d4cxh&utm_medium=ios
#ukpol #politics
#ukpol #politics
December 10, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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@Shobeck #mmt isn't a policy program you "try". It's a way of understanding the way that money and the financial system really work. Once you understand it, you recognise that a whole lot of policy options you'd previously considered impossible are perfectly possible.
You only use MMT when […]
You only use MMT when […]
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mastodon.social
December 8, 2025 at 2:05 AM
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12 questions about modern money
https://www.europesays.com/2619013/
Modern Monetary Theory — or modern money as I prefer to call it — simply describes the truth…
https://www.europesays.com/2619013/
Modern Monetary Theory — or modern money as I prefer to call it — simply describes the truth…
12 questions about modern money - EUROPE SAYS
Modern Monetary Theory — or modern money as I prefer to call it — simply describes the truth about how money works in the real economy.
www.europesays.com
December 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
12 questions about modern money
https://www.europesays.com/2619013/
Modern Monetary Theory — or modern money as I prefer to call it — simply describes the truth…
https://www.europesays.com/2619013/
Modern Monetary Theory — or modern money as I prefer to call it — simply describes the truth…
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The case for Zack Polanski’s economic plan
The Green Party leader’s recent arguments sound a lot like Modern Monetary Theory
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/greens/2025/12/the-case-for-zack-polanskis-economic-plan
The Green Party leader’s recent arguments sound a lot like Modern Monetary Theory
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/greens/2025/12/the-case-for-zack-polanskis-economic-plan
The case for Zack Polanski's economic plan
The Green Party leader's recent arguments sound a lot like Modern Monetary Theory
www.newstatesman.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The case for Zack Polanski’s economic plan
The Green Party leader’s recent arguments sound a lot like Modern Monetary Theory
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/greens/2025/12/the-case-for-zack-polanskis-economic-plan
The Green Party leader’s recent arguments sound a lot like Modern Monetary Theory
https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/greens/2025/12/the-case-for-zack-polanskis-economic-plan
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Today's end of term message from another one of our online Masters students (#MMT).
"I really can't express how awesome the whole masters has been so far."
modernmoneylab.org.au/courses/
"I really can't express how awesome the whole masters has been so far."
modernmoneylab.org.au/courses/
December 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Today's end of term message from another one of our online Masters students (#MMT).
"I really can't express how awesome the whole masters has been so far."
modernmoneylab.org.au/courses/
"I really can't express how awesome the whole masters has been so far."
modernmoneylab.org.au/courses/
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Simply acknowledging that government spends first and then taxes (revenue = has returned) could completely alter the conversation about government finance e.g. ‘Where does the government spend and from where does it recover that spending?’
December 5, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Simply acknowledging that government spends first and then taxes (revenue = has returned) could completely alter the conversation about government finance e.g. ‘Where does the government spend and from where does it recover that spending?’
From Adam Bienkov
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just received the largest ever political donation, from a former Tory donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of one of the biggest media companies in the UK, is planning to "take on the establishment"
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just received the largest ever political donation, from a former Tory donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of one of the biggest media companies in the UK, is planning to "take on the establishment"
December 5, 2025 at 10:14 AM
From Adam Bienkov
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just received the largest ever political donation, from a former Tory donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of one of the biggest media companies in the UK, is planning to "take on the establishment"
So tell me again how Nigel Farage, who just received the largest ever political donation, from a former Tory donor, and another donation from the Viscountess wife of the non-dom owner of one of the biggest media companies in the UK, is planning to "take on the establishment"
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Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar.
Is the aim to help people or squeeze them?
Poverty causes insecurity, anxiety.
Need equitable distribution of income; better housing, healthcare, education, support services, progressive taxation.
Is the aim to help people or squeeze them?
Poverty causes insecurity, anxiety.
Need equitable distribution of income; better housing, healthcare, education, support services, progressive taxation.
Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar
Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar.
Is the aim to help people or squeeze them?
Poverty causes insecurity, anxiety.
Need equitable distribution of income; better housing, healthcare, education, support services, progressive taxation.
Is the aim to help people or squeeze them?
Poverty causes insecurity, anxiety.
Need equitable distribution of income; better housing, healthcare, education, support services, progressive taxation.
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The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
November 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The tide is turning. Even the Telegraph is now admitting the damage the Brexit deal has done to the economy.
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Hear from seven world-leading experts in our January 2026 Economics of Sustainability free lecture series, hosted by Modern Money Lab and TUA.
That's Maryam H'Madoun, Stephanie Kelton, Pavlina Tcherneva, Tim Foxon, John Harvey, Scott Fullwiler and Phil Lawn.
events.humanitix.com/economics-of...
That's Maryam H'Madoun, Stephanie Kelton, Pavlina Tcherneva, Tim Foxon, John Harvey, Scott Fullwiler and Phil Lawn.
events.humanitix.com/economics-of...
Economics of Sustainability 2026 Lecture Series
Free online talks with world leading experts in #MMT and ecological economics.
events.humanitix.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Hear from seven world-leading experts in our January 2026 Economics of Sustainability free lecture series, hosted by Modern Money Lab and TUA.
That's Maryam H'Madoun, Stephanie Kelton, Pavlina Tcherneva, Tim Foxon, John Harvey, Scott Fullwiler and Phil Lawn.
events.humanitix.com/economics-of...
That's Maryam H'Madoun, Stephanie Kelton, Pavlina Tcherneva, Tim Foxon, John Harvey, Scott Fullwiler and Phil Lawn.
events.humanitix.com/economics-of...