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The richest 3 people have more money than the poorest 4 billion. But the problem (according to those richest people) is the poor people.

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Watching nearly every political party in the UK chase the same 20% of the worst people in the country, ignoring the other 80%, just to please the papers. Nothing will change in the UK until the papers are taken in hand. Not all the media, just the papers. The rest will flow from there.

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Not enjoying the JD Vance piece on #r4today.. “There was a strong sense he sees Britain as something rather different from Europe, wasn’t there?” Of course. We’re much more desperate and exploitable on our own. Stop looking for a ‘special relationship’ in the fake flattery of ugly nationalists.

submitted 71 days ago • 87 comments

A private equity firm just bought £1.6 BILLION worth of the NHS. It will make bigger profits by hiking rents for hospitals and NHS facilities. Previous govts privatized the estate. That means less money for frontline healthcare. NHS already drained by PFI and private contractors.

submitted 72 days ago • 35 comments

Interesting UK Govt statistics Fraud on PIP, 0%. Attendance Allowance 0%. Disability Living Allowance 0.1% Employment and Support Allowance 1.5% Carer’s Allowance 3% Housing benefit 3.9% Pension Credit 3.9% Why is Govt taking powers to snoop 24/7 on bank accounts of all benefit recipients?

submitted 72 days ago • 35 comments

I found this thread by George Monbiot, as well as his article quoted, well worth a read. It gets to the heart of the problem of politics in the U.K. at the moment, and some pretty straightforward solutions staring our leaders in the face.

submitted 72 days ago • 23 comments

“Starmer must not trade away our food standards as part of tariff negotiations. We are as indignant about American animal welfare as JDVance seems to be about the control of anti-abortion demonstrations outside UK clinics” So many reasons to focus on the EU, not the US. Letter of the week The Week

submitted 72 days ago • 31 comments

Another Post Office boss linked to the Horizon scandal given a job handling compensation claims. Insensitive. Ministers repeatedly been asked to prevent this potential conflict of interests, and pain to the victims. Post Office must have no link with any compensation decision. archive.ph/qFzSg

submitted 73 days ago • 13 comments

Factory farming led to Britain’s first case of reverse zoonosis – and could lead to a pandemic…again…

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Austerity for the Obscenely Wealthy

submitted 76 days ago • 2 comments

They're teaching economics wrong – full interview with Ha-Joon Chang www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGt7...

submitted 79 days ago • 25 comments

Caroline Lucas, "Why doesn't Reeves also change her self imposed fiscal rules that are causing so much damage" "Why doesn't she look at a wealth tax?" "The idea that we balance the books on the backs of the poor which is exactly what Rachel Reeves is doing"

submitted 80 days ago • 46 comments

House the homeless, Feed the poor, Heal the sick, And pay for it all by getting rid of billionaires.

submitted 83 days ago • 7 comments

Labour’s new austerity measures: just an illusion of change? Labour's election victory in July 2024 was a day of hope for many but now new austerity measures bring disillusionment @gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk

submitted 83 days ago • 3 comments

Their Hand in Our Pockets Drax produces electricity by burning wood and trees. It made record profits of almost £1.1bn last year, received £869m subsidy, £602m in 2023. Shareholders, execs richer whilst millions can't pay bills. Corporate welfare is out of control. archive.ph/3bX9x

submitted 82 days ago • 15 comments

CITY AM: Lord Rose's rallying cry: UK must shake off 'supine' stance and adopt a firm approach against looming US tariffs to safeguard its economy and industries. - by Jessica Frank-Keyes

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This month is the 5th birthday of the Bylines Network! 🎉 So please celebrate by making sure you're following all the publications of the network -- and a few others that we rank as top public good journalism. 👇👇

submitted 84 days ago • 3 comments

There’s a reason Gary’s Economics and Jimmy The Giant are cutting through. They’re both right about taxing the super wealthy. They’ve both guested on The Trawl podcast and in his ep, Jimmy talks about why Reform are scooping up male voters and where Labour are going wrong.

submitted 84 days ago • 4 comments

Where did all the butterflies go? 🚨🦋 Newly released data has revealed that 2024 was one of the worst years on record for butterflies in the UK, and more than half of butterfly species are now in long-term decline. We are in a #ButterflyEmergency.

submitted 84 days ago • 9 comments

URGENT - there are growing concerns that the NHS will be included in trade talks with Trump 🚨 EveryDoctor has set up a way to tell Keir Starmer within seconds that you do not want this. Please click here, and then share! bit.ly/TellKeir

submitted 85 days ago • 17 comments

Joining the Single Market would increase the UK's growth rate from less than 1% a year to 5% a year, and provide 2m jobs in the next 5 years. If it is about growth and jobs. Why the hell aren't we doing this?

submitted 86 days ago • 26 comments

This is one of the most extraordinary monologues on the absurdity and madness of war I have heard I found it very moving. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQgR...

submitted 88 days ago • 5 comments

Corporations need to pay their fair share!

submitted 88 days ago • 15 comments

There shouldn't be any billionaires not a single one, their wealth is stolen from you, their power is used to control you. Without them Healthcare, Wages, Pensions, Benefits, Life Expectancy, Housing, Energy... everything, would be cheaper and better.

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Here’s a song about #Signalgate – the flamboyant US security breach – adapted from one of our all-time fave Bee Gees songs, titled “You Were Not Supposed to Message it Through!” A quick turnaround, but only 5 of us as Alfie (really our best fake Bee Gee) is away 🔥👊💪🙏🎶 youtu.be/rPfwtXulKS4

submitted 91 days ago • 37 comments

Companies in the EU are starting to look for ways to ditch Amazon, Google, and Microsoft cloud services amid fears of rising security risks from the US www.wired.com/story/trump-...

submitted 93 days ago • 85 comments

I don't want the Water Companies to be bailed out, I want their bosses to be jailed and their companies repossessed. I don't want Public Services to be cut, I want billionaires to be taxed. I'm not interested in the growth of the richest 1%, I want that money to go to the 99%.

submitted 93 days ago • 21 comments

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We need to talk about a scam that many MP's are using, they make you pay the rent for a house to use for 'work'. Then they rent out their own house, and live in the one you pay all the bills for. This benefit scam needs to be stopped it's costing you millions.

submitted 102 days ago • 21 comments

If this is you too, spread the message.

submitted 102 days ago • 21 comments

There won't be food if they're not around.

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It’s that time of year - people asking us about #bumblebees - WHY THEY’RE SEEING THEM ON THE GROUND - so here’s a thread to explain what they’re up to. Please #repost. Every #queen that survives means a new colony that gets to exist & produce new queen #bees for next year! This is important! 1/9

submitted 102 days ago • 6 comments

This is great Be sure to give @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social a follow www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvT3...

submitted 102 days ago • 13 comments

#InternationalWomensDay2025

submitted 109 days ago • 16 comments

Is there not a single journalist in the White House with the courage to step up and point out Zelenskyy is the democratically elected leader of a sovereign country who is bravely standing against the illegal invasion of Ukraine by a murderous dictator?

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