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A reminder that the US has hardly ANY holidays compared to those in Europe, and it's not been the end of the world. Billionaires who've spend 25% of their time, and hundreds of millions in taxpayer money golfing, instead of working - can fuck right off. www.businessinsider.com/trump-number...

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Wendy Alexander as Scottish Labour Minister led this in the face of a 1,000,000 petition againstorganised by Brian Soute. Scotland led the way Westminster followed [as they did later on smoking ban]

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This Saturday marks 25 years since the Scottish Parliament abolished ‘Section 28’ in Scotland. Read our blog, ‘Section 28- how it came and went’ here: www.equality-network.org/section-28-h...

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🔔My weekly Westminster Report is now live! Read Here👇

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They sprayed into the engines This is criminal damage and affects national security therefore it is terrorism

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Dismissed police officer now standing as Reform UK candidate "We find it astonishing that PC X can still say that he does not believe he has done anything wrong. He truly lost his moral compass." www.bathecho.co.uk/news/politic...

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REALLY SORRY TO SEE THE HIGHLY RESPECTED LAWYER BELIEVES THIS NONSENSE

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40% of all corporation tax owed by small businesses isn't paid. How has this happened, without anyone noticing or caring? Because nobody wants to talk about it. These reactions to the latest HMRC tax gap figures are typical:

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The Economist has written about Scottish nationalism, and there will be howls of indignation from the usual suspects. But who can credibly deny that Scotland is a land of unchecked fantasies and make-a-wish politics?

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Mostly in England only in Scotland nothing new just another independence rant And a housing minister who didnt know how many were waiting for social housing

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Labour secured a ton of wins this week. While Middle East tensions grabbed the headlines, Labour made demonstrable progress towards building a fairer, stronger Britain. 5 eye-grabbing changes: (and this is only since Monday)

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BREAKING 🚨: UK Government publishes new guidance that makes it harder to approve Rosebank. The UK gov is finally forcing oil companies to come clean over the enormous harm they are doing to our climate – something that is long overdue. The fight to #StopRosebank is heating up.

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At last a chance to fix Council Tax flaws (Eng). The govt has launched a consultation. Have your say on debt collection hell, SMI discounts, easier to challenge band, pay over 12 not 10mths and more. Do have your say: www.gov.uk/government/c... youtu.be/_7j6ehTR_eY

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Our latest report shows a stark contrast: while alcohol trade groups claim the industry is on the brink of collapse, Diageo made over $6 billion in profit last year. The real crisis? Alcohol harm costs England £27 billion annually. Report here ⬇️ www.ias.org.uk/report/spin-...

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www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar... I always felt that there had to be a biological problem in ME and not just a psychological one though modern medicine’s persistent division between mind and body issues is unhelpful

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Having read the bill it is almost incomprehensible. The growth in the welfare bill is unsustainable. Is there a guide/ impact assessment? @brianleishmanmp.bsky.social can you provide a link and or can you suggest an alternative..[not the tory one of severe cuts - Hunt just suggested £49bn cuts]

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FromFB: LOL... there's another promised thing that was never happening. 🤣

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Good. Warm Home Discount scheme to be expanded to a further 2.7m homes.

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Labour is getting so much done 👌👏👏👏👏👏

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The Labour Government have today launched their Cyber Growth Action Plan. The cyber security sector is growing and successful sector already, but is becoming ever more important to protect businesses and public services. The plan aims for further growth and sets up a new Cyber Advisory Board.

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Spain's blackout had nothing to do with renewables Red Eléctrica miscalculated dynamic voltage capacity needed. Regulator should have switched on another thermal plant. Plus, private generators failed to regulate the grid's voltage shortly before the blackout www.bbc.com/news/article...

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The benefits of public ownership of railways is being demonstrated here, as Southeastern railways & Network Rail Kent have merged under a single management structure (as part of the process towards GB Railways). As Southeastern is always in public ownership they are already collaborating. 1/2

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Very strong intervention by the Royal College of Psychiatrists on eve of the final vote on assisted dying. www.rcpsych.ac.uk/news-and-fea...

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📢 New report: UK alcohol industry groups spent 2024 misleading the public on harm, the economy, environment, and policy. We analysed 140+ industry documents and found a strategy of cherry-picking evidence, overstating economic value, and downplaying health harms. ➡️ www.ias.org.uk/report/spin-...

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Our new report with @shaapalcohol.bsky.social reveals UK alcohol groups engaged in greenwashing - like the Scotch Whisky Association boasting eco credentials while lobbying to exempt whisky from a peat ban. Or Diageo's 'ultra light' bottle...that cost £1,000. ➡️ www.ias.org.uk/report/spin-...

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Lives are at risk like never before, Chair of the National Pharmacy Association tells LBC - with the loss of EU-wide medicine safety checks fuelling online sales.

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In our latest report, we found alcohol industry groups claiming “Alcohol harms are going in the right direction.” In reality, deaths hit a record high. Meanwhile they actively oppose the very policies – like MUP – that would save lives. @shaapalcohol.bsky.social www.ias.org.uk/report/spin-...

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www.scottishfinancialnews.com/articles/abe...

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“Underestimate me at your peril. People have done this all my life.” Angela Rayner writes exclusively for @the-independent.com www.independent.co.uk/voices/angel...

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A new nadir in the Scottish Parliament, as Lorna Slater reads out AI chatbot responses in a debate on taxation policy.

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FM swinney’s pomise to invest in tech to improve the NHS rings hollow when you look at the repeated failures, timelines not met and cost overruns, plus abject failure in interconnectivity. See the health committee report 2011/2012. Portals not connected across Health Boards Or GPs dissatisfaction

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At #RUKGOW25 today, and as SOS, Ed Miliband said in his speech today, this industry has in 15 years gone from being in the margins, to being in the mainstream of UK industrial and economic policy. 32,000 people now work in UKs offshore wind sector alone and this is set to grow rapidly.

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Published today: 13 new reports following visits to mental health services and community services in Scotland. They highlight aspects of care & treatment where we think the service could do better, and making recommendations for change where necessary: bit.ly/44ns2wM

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What next for national parks now the Galloway plan has been scrapped? www.holyrood.com/inside-polit...

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Starmer challenges Badenoch to explain she didn't say 'one word' about grooming gang scandal when in government, @peterwalker99.bsky.social reports - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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The SNP’s control freakery is a barrier to public sector reform www.holyrood.com/comment/view...

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👇FT article contains zero evidence of “exodus” “Despite the headline-grabbing claims made, Henley & Partners’ own reports reveal that a millionaire exodus didn’t occur. The reports find millionaires to be highly immobile, with an effective near-0% rate of migration.” taxjustice.net/reports/the-...

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