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The 99% Organisation is an inclusive volunteer movement of people who want to end mass impoverishment using peaceful means. Join us: http://99-percent.org
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"[I]f a process is damaging to the UK population, making it faster and more efficient is a step further down the wrong road."

This week’s letter to 99% members focuses on the Prime Minister's latest call to rewire the state. We think what is needed is far more radical than what he proposes. With energy prices at risk again, we urgently need a much more fundamental rewiring. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g4gdtu2bglp...

'The fiscal rules are not fit for purpose as a guide to responsible economic management and they never could be.'

Excellent info. Why doesn't the government listen to this rather than chase oligarchs?

“The Chancellor’s decision-making and the commentary… implicitly accept… that accounting conventions should drive vital national decision-making… the fiscal rules… need to be replaced with… more dynamic and more strategic decision-making… rebuilding national capabilities that have been lost...”

What should we make of last week’s Comprehensive Spending Review? This week’s letter to 99% members argues that if we want to see national renewal, it is time for a fundamental re-think. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g4c64i2bglp...

What kind of Spending Review was this? Much of the commentary has focussed on whether the Chancellor will have enough headroom to avoid raising taxes. We think there are more fundamental issues to consider. 99-percent.org/what-kind-of...

This week’s letter to 99% members focuses on our two new Parliamentary Working Groups which will enable us to take our messages to MPs and help drive policy change. Please make sure your MP attends. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g3zj0i2bglp...

This #LauraK #Toryshill

Well payed, Harvard, well played. Harvard offers FREE American Government course.

This hits hard.

This week’s 99% letter looks at what caused Liz Truss’s downfall and explores whether the same thing could happen to Trump. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g3vbb62bglp...

Finally.

A new analysis finds that projected growth from the GOP budget's tax cuts would only cover 2.7% of their $3.8T cost. That's nowhere close to the cuts "paying for themselves."  Notice how nobody ever asks, "but how will we pay for it" when it comes to trickle-down economics?

"Has America discovered its moron risk premium?" asks the FT. 'With Trump’s Budget about to pass into law, this is a good time to ask: Will the orange go the way of the lettuce?' asks @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social and @vincentgomez.bsky.social westcountryvoices.co.uk/the-lettuce-...

The Lettuce and the Orange: Will Trump go the way of Truss? 99-percent.org/the-lettuce-...

Those who are uncomfortable with this Labour immigration announcement, but think it's necessary to satisfy Reform voters, this is for you. You will not satisfy. You will never satisfy.

This week’s 99% letter focuses on protecting and rebuilding the NHS. Take a look, and join us. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g3r3lu2bglp...

The right-wing reaction to Labour securing a difficult Indian trade deal is a useful reminder. Even if this government was performing better, they'd still brand it a failure. Absolutely no reasoning with the modern British right at all.

Think Tank Called ‘The Himmler Institute’ Assures Nation This All Legal theonion.com/think-tank-c...

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Being dragged further right by the fossil-fuelled grifter party is NOT the answer. @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social explains: westcountryvoices.co.uk/clear-simple...

This week’s letter to 99% members focuses on how the UK government should react to last week’s elections, if we are to avoid going the way of Trump’s America. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g3mvwi2bglp...

This absolutely shocking. Donald Trump has posted an AI-generated image of himself dressed in papal regalia on his Truth Social platform - just 11 days after the death of Pope Francis news.sky.com/story/trump-...

"Starmer promised a decade of national renewal, but Labour have no sufficient plans for delivering it. Instead, they have drawn red-lines for themselves which make delivery nigh on impossible."

Interesting!

Here is our analysis of the long-term implications of Thursday’s elections. They are profound. 99-percent.org/clear-simple...

This was a great event. Other key speakers included Sir Michael Marmot, Professor Kate Pickett, Professor Danny Dorling and Dr Andrew Meyerson. bsky.app/profile/99or...

This week’s letter to 99% members includes the presentation Mark E Thomas gave at the Sands Films event, “The Man with the Plan”, and explores the fallacies preventing national renewal. sh1.sendinblue.com/3g3eghu2bglp...