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Why is Starmer using a deception tactic to justify his growth plan? Find out what he's really doing and what it means, here voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97091

MPs who lose their seats get a £17,300 pay-off, whether they stand for re-election or not. Is £3000 for Waspi women really that unreasonable? David Osland on X.

This Labour MP has been jailed for acting like a thug. But was there provocation for his aggressive attack? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97087

Are we all going without essentials because the cost of living is so high? Take a look at this video clip and decide voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97085

"If we're going to pledge to spend billions more on defence, that has to come from somewhere. Does that mean we're going to cut welfare by billions? Does that mean local councils are not going to get billions?" Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain.

Free breakfast clubs will open at 750 schools. Will this help keep children well-nourished, alert and intelligent? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97082

Waspi women: is Liz Kendall lying about state pension changes? Every UK woman aged over 50 should read this! voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97080

In his first month, trump fired more Americans from their jobs than the number of illegal immigrants he deported. Covie on X.

Trump Demands $500 Billion of Ukraine’s Minerals - and lots of us have something to say about it. Read this voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97075

From the Chartists & suffragettes to today’s fights for fair pay & renters’ rights, we know that progress is won through collective struggle. Zarah Sultana on X.

Labour is inviting private firms to profit from its 1.5 million new homes. Shouldn't they be affordable, and for the poor? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97070

Just a random reminder that trickle-down economics was invented by conservatives in the 1980s to justify massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. It’s been nothing short of a disaster. Robert Reich on X.

Credit where it's due - this is (mostly) good news. But where will the child exploiters and cuckoos be jailed? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97066

"Starmer will be called a nice guy by Trump until he... expresses his support for Ukraine... and then he'll be slapped down. "It's bullying, it's fascism, and we have to realign ourselves in recognition that this is no longer the proper world" Stephen Fry on the BBC.

What's the truth behind the Scottish Labour leader's promises? Genuine innovation - or emulation of right-wing dogma? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97062

"I've got some really, really bad news to tell you, you best sit down." "You know your awful deadbeat dad who is never around, and never visits and doesn't care." "Well he's not in prison... he's Elon Musk." Blade of the Sun on X.

Will the rich leave the UK if they are taxed? NO! Read this and don't listen to anyone who tries to tell you otherwise voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97060

Russian forces currently occupy around 20 percent of Ukraine. At the current rate, it would take Russian forces over 83 years to capture the remaining 80 percent of Ukraine, assuming that they can sustain massive personnel losses indefinitely. Institute for the Study of War on X

For Donald Trump: here's a faceful of Pie in reward for the twaddle he's been talking about doing a Ukraine-Russia deal voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97057

Israel has a detailed history of fabricating info to serve a state agenda and has been caught in the act many many times. Remi Kanazi on X.

Six in ten social housing tenants go without essentials to pay rent. Read my own experience of going without voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97054

"There are normal great Americans that voted for Donald Trump and right now many are shocked by how disgraceful his actions are. He will move the goal posts on all of you and you twist yourselves into a pretzel to defend him." Anthony Scaramucci on X.

Pring has trumped Stephen Timms by highlighting evidence of the DWP's violence. How will the minister respond? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97050

"Take the worst thing you can say about Hamas, multiply it by 1,000 times and it still will not meet the Israeli repression and killing and dispossession of Palestinians" - Gabor Maté, Holocaust survivor

If councils sell assets it will be HARDER to provide services. The government is demanding it so it won't have to tax the rich voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97048

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The BBC has explained it had no choice but to pull its Gaza documentary because it told the truth about Israel. It has apologised for this oversight and promised to never let it happen again. You will be happy to know the makers of the documentary have been jailed Bluesky handle on X.

Trump trash-talks Zelenskyy to get his hands on Ukrainian minerals. What if Ukraine's president won't be bullied? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97045

The BBC appears now to have pulled its documentary, 'Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone'. Not for the first time, an engineered outrage leads to the silencing of Palestinian testimony. - ICJP on X.

BBC has caved in to pro-Israel pressure over a Gaza film. Will it ever be seen in the UK again, even if there's nothing wrong with it? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97038

Donald Trump: “Russia fought for that land in Ukraine and lost a lot of soldiers doing it, so Russia should keep it.” Howling at the moon... Insanity. Simon Gosden on X.

Trump wants Ukraine's minerals - but is going after them the wrong way. Will he change - or try to bully his way through? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97036

Rachel Reeves is reportedly feeling "very depressed" and "can't see a way out" amid UK economic turmoil. It's so ... simple: 👏 Tax 👏 The 👏 Rich 👏 - Antifabot on X.

Here's how the government can make a surplus but still be in financial trouble - and what it means for you voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97034

"The system may continue to be unfair and impact on the most vulnerable." National Energy Action Director of Policy Peter Smith on Ofgem's plan for energy standing charges.

Why is Ofgem refusing to BAN hated energy standing charges? Why is the energy regulator betraying customers? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97031

What is the BBC Gaza documentary controversy - more pro-Israel bias from the usual propagandists? Read the evidence here voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97029

Cutting disability benefits by 3 billion and giving 3 billion to Ukraine, coincidence? Nicola #JoinAUnion on X.

Disability minister Stephen Timms confirmed Labour will press ahead with 'unlawful' disability benefit cuts. Why? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97026

"Putting boots on the ground" has a nicer ring to it than "sending young people to their death". Ian Almond on Facebook.

Trump's trash-talk about Volodymyr Zelenskyy is full of falsehoods. How can Russia-Ukraine peace be achieved with this going on? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97022

Isn't it odd there's suddenly an 'administrative error' on Jonathan Reynolds's LinkedIn? Is it there to excuse Rachel Reeves? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97020

Why are 'wealth-hoarding boomers' being blamed for the faults of the super-rich? Is it a divide-and-rule tactic? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97017

More than 900 Labour figures decry party’s migration and asylum policy - rightly, because it mimics the Tories and Reform voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97012

Britain has run out of prison spaces because it is locking up tens of thousands of people who need help with drug problems, mental health issues and low educational attainment. 'Noya Didnae' on Facebook.

Isn't the 'wealth-hoarding boomers' stereotype a distraction from the super-rich? Why doesn't this new report mention it? voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97009

Warning signs as inflation jumps - AHEAD of Reeves's Budget changes. More people will suffer because of this voxpoliticalonline.com?p=97007