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Digital /eCommerce strategy consultant based in London. Cyclist, petrolhead & coffee lover. Husband & father. Brexit is a mistake. Worried @saintsfc fan.
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All pretences dropped now. The US government has shifted its allegiances to Russia, and the entire basis of our security, tied as it was to an illusory special relationship, has just gone overboard. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

submitted 2 days ago • 69 comments

For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 1%, it can collect $13. For every $1 the IRS spends auditing the top 0.1%, it can collect $26. Laying off 7,000 IRS employees (during tax season) isn't about efficiency. It's about making it easier for the rich to evade taxes.

submitted 6 days ago • 250 comments

Good lord - The English & Welsh probate system is deeply f*cked isn't it? Only one phone number for all now it has been centralised and that is only open 9am-1pm - how crazy is that? And one email address with no response standards applied as they don't even acknowledge... Thanks to Tory cuts...

submitted 6 days ago • 0 comments

Increasing your Water Bills 44% ABOVE inflation in the next 5 years isn't enough for the Water Companies, they have appealed to Ofwat to let them increase them up to 83% ABOVE inflation. Like if they can get stuffed. RT if we should nationalise the lot.

submitted 7 days ago • 14 comments

Calling Zelensky a “Dictator” must be where the line is drawn says Ed Davey “It is my sincere hope that the whole political spectrum in the United Kingdom will speak with one voice in opposition to Trump’s lies” 👏

submitted 7 days ago • 103 comments

I find it so telling that our so called Labour Govt refused to sign up to AI-regulation in Paris. It was a despicable refusal to precautionarily protect citizens. Labour is sacrificing our safety on the altar of possible ‘growth’,and to grovel at the feet of Trump-Vance: www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-02...

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

Wrote about the blatant corruption in the dismissal of the case against Mayor Adams, and how it's notable that those who are most vehement in calling it out are FedSoc conservatives who clerked for conservative SCOTUS Justices. www.techdirt.com/2025/02/14/t...

submitted 12 days ago • 14 comments

We are alarmed and shocked by the arrest and detainment of our author and colleague Mahmoud Muna, along with his nephew Ahmad Muna, owners and booksellers of Jerusalem’s Educational Bookshop. Please share our statement below widely.

submitted 16 days ago • 5 comments

Will Hutton is, of course, correct. This would make Labour stand for something - as we hoped for when they were elected. And, perhaps, do less damage. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... One can only hope.

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

You’re not alone. They were elected to sort out water, repair the corruption in govt and get closer to the EU and reduce Brexit pain. They’ve done some stuff but none of the above. And that ignores the BBC leadership who continue to favour Reform.

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

I feel there’s not been enough outrage at Labour forcing the chair of the Competition and Markets Authority to resign for not being sufficiently “pro-growth” and replacing him with a former AMAZON executive. democracyforsale.substack.com/p/labours-de...

submitted 23 days ago • 6 comments

Ed Davey, "The Liberal Democrats are going to lead the debate in Britain to have a closer relationship with the EU" "It's great for our trade, our economy, our defence, our security" "And a customs union would be great for growth, far better than anything the Labour government has announced"

submitted 26 days ago • 21 comments

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submitted 27 days ago • 4 comments

🔥 This is an absolutely devastating set of figures on the UK public's view of Brexit. Absolutely damning. Look at each category one by one - particularly the economic ones. YouGov article on these data here. 👉 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

submitted 26 days ago • 74 comments

I adore the @princecharlescinema.com - please sign if you have ever enjoyed it too 👇

submitted 29 days ago • 5 comments

@paulconvery.bsky.social are residents no longer allowed visitor vouchers for parking? I’ve spent 40 minutes going round and round to try to get one. The website and RingGo are not aligned and RingGo has no help beyond the dreaded chatbot.

submitted 33 days ago • 2 comments

88% of low-income households who receive disability benefits were going without the essentials in the 6 months to Oct 📢 59% had to take out a loan to cover the cost of essentials. 53% were in arrears. Our COL tracker: www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi... Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social

submitted 34 days ago • 0 comments

Attending my first #craptalk for a while - #27. Nice to network.

submitted 35 days ago • 1 comment