Victoria Pulman
@vickipulman78.bsky.social
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The UK needs to come to the same conlusion.
#MAGAmerica
#MAGAmerica
Carney: "The old relationship we had with the United States based on deepening integration of our economies and tight security and military cooperation is over."
March 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The UK needs to come to the same conlusion.
#MAGAmerica
#MAGAmerica
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“Each one of those deaths is a singular tragedy: a child robbed of a future, of a chance to find out who they are, to know the world, to be a person.” @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Goodbye to the lost children of Gaza. You were loved, you are remembered, you did not deserve it | Nesrine Malik
There is no way to rationalise the horrors inflicted on Gaza’s innocent children. Now is the time to mourn them fully, says columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
“Each one of those deaths is a singular tragedy: a child robbed of a future, of a chance to find out who they are, to know the world, to be a person.” @nesrinemalik.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The UK’s Labour government is preparing to nationalise Thames Water, and socialise the losses of global, unregulated Private Equity (PE) firms, just as the Soviet Union’s Gosplan (State Planning) dept protected loss-making firms back in the day.
annpettifor.substack.com/p/private-eq...
annpettifor.substack.com/p/private-eq...
Private Equity as Public Debt
Financial Capitalism's uncanny resemblance to Soviet-style economics
annpettifor.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The UK’s Labour government is preparing to nationalise Thames Water, and socialise the losses of global, unregulated Private Equity (PE) firms, just as the Soviet Union’s Gosplan (State Planning) dept protected loss-making firms back in the day.
annpettifor.substack.com/p/private-eq...
annpettifor.substack.com/p/private-eq...
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“Radical right-wing groups are spreading Trump’s ideas across Europe, promoted by fawning Brexiteers who’ve suddenly forgotten they campaigned so avidly for British “independence”
@writesbright.bsky.social
writesbright.substack.com/p/magas-next...
@writesbright.bsky.social
writesbright.substack.com/p/magas-next...
MAGA’s next frontier: Europe
Trump’s tentacles are spreading across the continent...
writesbright.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
“Radical right-wing groups are spreading Trump’s ideas across Europe, promoted by fawning Brexiteers who’ve suddenly forgotten they campaigned so avidly for British “independence”
@writesbright.bsky.social
writesbright.substack.com/p/magas-next...
@writesbright.bsky.social
writesbright.substack.com/p/magas-next...
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Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏
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Whereas the influence of newspaper barons like Murdoch was 'in the shadows', through the back door of Downing St & splashed across front pages, the tech media age of Musk allows the algorithm to get directly into people's heads, activating emotional trigger points in a more targeted, insidious way.
January 21, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Whereas the influence of newspaper barons like Murdoch was 'in the shadows', through the back door of Downing St & splashed across front pages, the tech media age of Musk allows the algorithm to get directly into people's heads, activating emotional trigger points in a more targeted, insidious way.
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Left: Rachel Reeves is celebrating £125 million a year in extra trade with China
Right: Your reminder that Brexit has cost the UK £13.5 billion in trade
To make up for the lost UK-EU trade, Labour needs to find 108 similarly updated trade deals
Right: Your reminder that Brexit has cost the UK £13.5 billion in trade
To make up for the lost UK-EU trade, Labour needs to find 108 similarly updated trade deals
January 11, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Left: Rachel Reeves is celebrating £125 million a year in extra trade with China
Right: Your reminder that Brexit has cost the UK £13.5 billion in trade
To make up for the lost UK-EU trade, Labour needs to find 108 similarly updated trade deals
Right: Your reminder that Brexit has cost the UK £13.5 billion in trade
To make up for the lost UK-EU trade, Labour needs to find 108 similarly updated trade deals
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Great from @robinmcalpine.bsky.social via @commonweal.bsky.social
I'd 're-ask' some of his 're-asks' again, notably that economic growth is needed to fund services. But park that, for now
What is true; the key to change IS to ask different, better questions
commonweal.scot/change-the-s...
I'd 're-ask' some of his 're-asks' again, notably that economic growth is needed to fund services. But park that, for now
What is true; the key to change IS to ask different, better questions
commonweal.scot/change-the-s...
commonweal.scot
January 12, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Great from @robinmcalpine.bsky.social via @commonweal.bsky.social
I'd 're-ask' some of his 're-asks' again, notably that economic growth is needed to fund services. But park that, for now
What is true; the key to change IS to ask different, better questions
commonweal.scot/change-the-s...
I'd 're-ask' some of his 're-asks' again, notably that economic growth is needed to fund services. But park that, for now
What is true; the key to change IS to ask different, better questions
commonweal.scot/change-the-s...
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"So concerned were Reform MPs at child abuse, none turned up to the Commons debate"
Pecksniff: So concerned were Reform MPs at child abuse, none turned up to the Commons debate
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
"So concerned were Reform MPs at child abuse, none turned up to the Commons debate"
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Liz Truss threatens to sue Keir Starmer unless he "ceases and desists" from alleging she crashed the economy.
In other news, here's Liz Truss making the exact same allegation against Gordon Brown
In other news, here's Liz Truss making the exact same allegation against Gordon Brown
January 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Liz Truss threatens to sue Keir Starmer unless he "ceases and desists" from alleging she crashed the economy.
In other news, here's Liz Truss making the exact same allegation against Gordon Brown
In other news, here's Liz Truss making the exact same allegation against Gordon Brown
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There was a notion, at the time, that the pandemic would be a great 'leveller'. Now, as LA burns, we see that wealth and privilege is no protector. But 'business as normal' resumes quickly. I'm always wondering what can make us step into another's shoes and truly walk around in them... changing us.
January 9, 2025 at 7:17 PM
There was a notion, at the time, that the pandemic would be a great 'leveller'. Now, as LA burns, we see that wealth and privilege is no protector. But 'business as normal' resumes quickly. I'm always wondering what can make us step into another's shoes and truly walk around in them... changing us.
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You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
January 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
You will read countless times today that the LA mayor cut the LA Fire Department's budget by $23 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
That is a lie.
The budget was actually *increased* by $50 million.
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I took this photo of Venus above the Moon tonight, with Saturn also visible in the top left corner! I LOVE that it’s possible to see planets in the sky, and I’m always in awe of them.
January 4, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I took this photo of Venus above the Moon tonight, with Saturn also visible in the top left corner! I LOVE that it’s possible to see planets in the sky, and I’m always in awe of them.
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Maps of all 12 UK Freeports including the outer boundaries, note that every Freeport sits within a much larger Special Economic Zone (SEZ) ranging from 34 to 75km in diameter.
Did you vote for this?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Did you vote for this?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Maps of UK Freeports
These maps show Freeport locations in the UK, their outer boundaries and the Freeport tax sites within them.
www.gov.uk
January 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Maps of all 12 UK Freeports including the outer boundaries, note that every Freeport sits within a much larger Special Economic Zone (SEZ) ranging from 34 to 75km in diameter.
Did you vote for this?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Did you vote for this?
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Politicians forget that a heavily indebted Labour government once built social housing, the NHS and public education - without labelling public investment a 'tax'...
Politicians remember what happens when they ask the public for money. www.theguardian.com/society/2017...
Theresa May ditches manifesto plan with 'dementia tax' U-turn
Prime minister accused of ‘manifesto meltdown’ but insists nothing has changed after introducing idea of cap on social care costs
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Politicians forget that a heavily indebted Labour government once built social housing, the NHS and public education - without labelling public investment a 'tax'...
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UK Tory govt spent £50,000 to stop release of review into disabled man’s death.
DWP wrongly stopped his benefits, leaving him with no income.
He weighed 4.5 stone when body found, eight months after benefits were stopped.
Govt tried to conceal murder.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
DWP wrongly stopped his benefits, leaving him with no income.
He weighed 4.5 stone when body found, eight months after benefits were stopped.
Govt tried to conceal murder.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
DWP spent £50,000 trying to stop release of review into disabled man’s death
Previous government spent almost £1m trying to prevent release of documents in 56 legal cases
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
UK Tory govt spent £50,000 to stop release of review into disabled man’s death.
DWP wrongly stopped his benefits, leaving him with no income.
He weighed 4.5 stone when body found, eight months after benefits were stopped.
Govt tried to conceal murder.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
DWP wrongly stopped his benefits, leaving him with no income.
He weighed 4.5 stone when body found, eight months after benefits were stopped.
Govt tried to conceal murder.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️
January 1, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Someone shared this with me, and I think it's beautiful. That's what I wish for everyone I love and appreciate in this New Year 2025, that your life is filled with an abundance of real luxuries. ❤️
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If AI is so good how come it hasn't given us 3 series of this yet?
December 29, 2024 at 2:23 PM
If AI is so good how come it hasn't given us 3 series of this yet?
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"If we fail to deliver real solutions – not just in rhetoric but through policies that improve people’s lives – more demagogues will rise."
My article today on a Universal Basic Income in the @bigissue.com : 👇🏼
www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...
My article today on a Universal Basic Income in the @bigissue.com : 👇🏼
www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...
We all deserve more money. Let me prove why it's time for universal basic income
A universal basic income policy is simple yet transformative, writes Zack Polanski, deputy leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.
www.bigissue.com
December 28, 2024 at 3:04 PM
"If we fail to deliver real solutions – not just in rhetoric but through policies that improve people’s lives – more demagogues will rise."
My article today on a Universal Basic Income in the @bigissue.com : 👇🏼
www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...
My article today on a Universal Basic Income in the @bigissue.com : 👇🏼
www.bigissue.com/opinion/univ...
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Loose regulation, austerity, repeat: The UK economy, explained.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 28, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Loose regulation, austerity, repeat: The UK economy, explained.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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“2025 will see new Brexit barriers to British passport holders… First to arrive will be the EU Entry/Exit System, known as EES. A few months later…The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). Citizens of 60 nations, including the UK, will be subject to these new procedures.”
UK’s Brexit decision means higher costs and more paperwork for British citizens visiting EU countries
Press release: “Brexit a national tragedy that can be reversed,” says Scotland’s leading pro-EU group
bylines.scot
December 28, 2024 at 10:09 PM
“2025 will see new Brexit barriers to British passport holders… First to arrive will be the EU Entry/Exit System, known as EES. A few months later…The European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). Citizens of 60 nations, including the UK, will be subject to these new procedures.”
Christmas Day night lights and tree #Christmas
December 26, 2024 at 12:29 PM
Christmas Day night lights and tree #Christmas
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Israel's relentless brutality against Kamal Adwan Hospital continues unabated.
Take action: www.map.org.uk/campaigns/em...
Take action: www.map.org.uk/campaigns/em...
December 24, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Israel's relentless brutality against Kamal Adwan Hospital continues unabated.
Take action: www.map.org.uk/campaigns/em...
Take action: www.map.org.uk/campaigns/em...