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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: 99-percent.org

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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
(2/2) HMT and HMRC have to do better. 99-percent.org/ending-treas...
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Ending Treasury-Induced Decline - 99%
We can’t afford another Budget that fails to move the needle on the cost-of-living crisis. So what should we do? Summary of the event On Tuesday 15 September, Clive Lewis, […]
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Thread (1/2) And I think the latest estimate is even higher. An extra £60 billion would be enough to solve a lot of our economic problems. www.gov.uk/government/s...
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1. Tax gaps: Summary
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
And all a result of believing that 'there is no money' to act rationally. Our politicians really believe they have no choice. 99-percent.org/the-paradox-...
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The Paradox of Power - 99%
Does our Prime Minister have too much power or too little? In 1976, in a lecture on the BBC, Lord Hailsham criticised Harold Wilson’s government suggesting that we were close […]
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 17h
Agreed. And, as we warned MPs, if we do not take it seriously enough, the UK may go the way of the US. 99-percent.org/future-proof...
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Future-Proofing our Democracy - 99%
MPs and Peers gather to hear about the urgent need for Defensive Constitutional Reform On 29 June 2026, the MPs Clive Lewis (L), Roz Savage (LD) and Richard Quigley (L) […]
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18h
Sir Ken McCallum head of MI5 - Russia remains "aggressor number one" and is fighting a hybrid war against the UK that is not being taken seriously enough. This "war" did not start last week. It's been going on for a decade+ and those denying it should be challenged. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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MI5 tackling more state threats than during Cold War, warns intelligence chief
Sir Ken McCallum says Russia, Iran and emerging threats from AI were increasing the risks to Britain.
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
They can. They just need a LOT more courage and determination.
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Make sure your MP reads this before the Budget.
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The 99% Organisation @99organisation.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
As we approach Budget time, we have been looking at the vital question of whether the Prime Minister and Chancellor actually have the power to deliver a Budget for national renewal. sh1.sendinblue.com/mk/sc/MjyH5G...
Andy Burnham at the Labour Party Conference
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thread (1/2) I would much prefer to read a headline saying .... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Bank governor urges John Healey to use budget to allay market fears amid bond turmoil
Andrew Bailey tells chancellor ‘whatever the stance of fiscal policy, it must be credible and be seen as such by financial markets’
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Steady as she goes is no longer an option. Burnham needs to use the power of the PM's office. A 🧵
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thread (1/5 Most MPs get it: trying and failing is not enough. Labour needs to work out how to pull the levers of power. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘If voters aren’t better off by the next election, we’re screwed’: Labour insiders voice fears over budget
Some say party risks ‘looking twee’ by focusing on small fixes amid growing nervousness that budget lacks ambition
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Paradox of Power 99-percent.org/the-paradox-...
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The Paradox of Power - 99%
Does our Prime Minister have too much power or too little? In 1976, in a lecture on the BBC, Lord Hailsham criticised Harold Wilson’s government suggesting that we were close […]
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Gary R Simonds @garys79.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Please try and tell me that we aren't currently a fascist country. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/10/08/i...
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ICE Is Detaining Children in Hotels Where Families and Lawyers Can’t Find Them
Families described constant surveillance, poor access to food and threats of separation if they told anyone where they were being kept.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Impeach his ass 👇
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Former Labour Deputy Leader Lord Thomas Watson, now Senior VP at Palantir UK, wrote to me defending their public contracts. Instead of trading letters, I’ve challenged him to an open, public debate. He can defend Palantir’s ethos; I’ll argue for public accountability. Will you accept, Tom?
Formal letter from Clive Lewis MP, Member of Parliament for Norwich South, to Lord Thomas Watson of Wyre Forest, Senior Vice President of Palantir Technologies UK Limited, dated 7 October 2026. In the letter, Lewis challenges Watson to a public debate regarding Palantir's role in government contracts and public institutions. Lewis rejects Watson's claim that criticisms malign software engineers, stressing that elected officials must scrutinize corporate power, democratic control, and public accountability. He proposes a debate with an impartial chair, equal time, and audience questions.
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Private health parasitises the NHS It tends not to have A&Es & Intensive Care Units because they are expensive/unprofitable For real emergencies & for dumping of unprofitable patients, it uses the NHS In the former case, the extra time private patients take getting to the NHS is a risk for them
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yes, and most politicians do not understand that damage it does. We wrote a report to help them. 99-percent.org/healthcare-p...
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Healthcare Privatisation - Should We Care? - 99%
Why we should be concerned about the Nature, Extent and Impact of Healthcare Privatisation in the UK This is an approximate transcript of the meeting in Parliament on 24 February […]
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Ghislaine Hull @ghizzybear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Palantir has long regarded what they call 'mass democracy' as mob rule.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Billionaire David Reuben says he quit UK for Monaco ... actually already there since 2014. Worth £28bn, objects to non-dom tax changes. Doesn't want to be taxed on the same basis as UK residents Super-rich happy to make profits in the UK, want special treatment, hold govts to ransom.
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‘I reside in Monaco’: billionaire said to have quit UK over potential wealth tax had already left
TaxWatch contradicts claims about David Reuben’s departure and questions stories of super-rich exodus
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I thought I had seen it all, but this is an astonishing new low, putting the US in the company of Iran, Afghanistan and N Korea. I abhor the death penalty. The idea that kids, including my own, might see such an execution shocks me to the core. Abhorrent, barbaric, sick, warped, cruel and twisted.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Funny how these errors always seem to head in the same direction. A bit like Richard Tice's tax mistakes.
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Prime Minister is the most powerful person in the UK. Is that too much power, or too little? The Paradox of Power 99-percent.org/the-paradox-...
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The Paradox of Power - 99%
Does our Prime Minister have too much power or too little? In 1976, in a lecture on the BBC, Lord Hailsham criticised Harold Wilson’s government suggesting that we were close […]
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Allan Paterson #FBPE FB99% #UBI #YNWA 🐟 @allangpaterson.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@vincegomez.com was also a key speaker last week at the LPC fringe, explaining how Burnham can still create renewal -- and why he need not fear the Bond Markets. 99-percent.org/a-blueprint-...
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A Blueprint for Economic Renewal - 99%
Can Labour still keep its promise of renewal and, if so, how? This is an approximate transcript of the presentation which launched our new report, A Blueprint for Economic Renewal, […]
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Get your tickets here now 👇 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nhs-at-a-c...
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NHS at a Crossroads
Our health service has been neglected to the point of deterioration. We cannot continue along this road to ruin. Join us to fight for change
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yes, and let's not give them continued access to the benefits of being a UK citizen. 99-percent.org/what-if-we-s...
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What if We Shrug? - 99%
There are many arguments for taxing the extremely wealthy more. Perhaps the simplest is that while most normal people pay tax of up to 40% on their income (or more), […]
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yes, and when the private sector screws up, it is the NHS that must pick up the pieces, at whatever cost. A textbook example of the government privatising the profit and socialising the risk
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Jim Twiss FB99% @jimt1947.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Zero water waste 🗣️ Local community consent Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities & environment now. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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Ban data centres that harm our communities and climate
Big Tech’s giant data centres swallow as much power as millions of homes, guzzle our water, and risk driving up our energy bills - all with zero limits. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Ze...
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Keep Our NHS Public @keepournhspublic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Former bond trader, Vince Gomez of @99organisation.bsky.social writes that the idea we can't afford the NHS is a myth; money can be found. Hear him speak in depth about this at our conference in London on 31st Oct. Get your tickets now, selling fast. Next post 👇 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Beware rightwing economic myths such as ‘maxing out the nation’s credit card’ | Letters
Letters: Readers respond to an article in which Larry Elliott argues that Andy Burnham must challenge neoliberal nostrums
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Heather Smith FB99% FBALL FBPE @hs3.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@99organisation.bsky.social is proud to be part of @costoflivingaction.bsky.social
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It is extraordinary to me that so many supposedly progressive people push this nonsense. bsky.app/profile/mrma...
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Sands Films @sandsfilms.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
@mrmarkthomas.bsky.social Mark Thomas, founder of @99organisation.bsky.social spoke at the campaign event in 'The Man with the Plan'. Follow The 99% Organisation and their campaign work to tackle inequality in society! #themanwiththeplanfilm #beveridgereport #fivegiants #the99percentorganisation
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Make sure your Labour MP reads this one!
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The 99% Organisation @99organisation.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This week’s letter focusses on the Labour Party Conference. What the key speeches said. And, more importantly, what they could and should have said. sh1.sendinblue.com/mk/sc/f4KisR...
Andy Burnham in front of a message reading "Hope again."
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Nick @mrnmjackson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Not now unknown deadly infection. www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/e...
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Researcher at Russian plague laboratory dies of ‘unknown’ infection | CNN
Russian authorities have imposed “anti-epidemic measures” after a laboratory worker at an institute in Siberia dedicated to studying the plague and other infectious diseases died of a mysterious illne...
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Alan Gallery @alangallery.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In the 70s, the boss's salary was not a staggering multiple of a basic employee's wage and the top income tax rate was 70%.
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In 2015, when I started writing 99%, my friends thought that my concern over the US and the UK ceasing to be civilised, prosperous western nations was unfounded. Now it looks obvious. 99-percent.org/the-book/
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The Book - 99%
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And also, he is quite wrong economically. bsky.app/profile/mrma...
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
And even his take on the 1980s is quite wrong. bsky.app/profile/mrma...
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yes, it is only 99% of people who have suffered.
A graph showing how, since the 1980s, the top 1% share of wealth has been increasing.
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Vivienne @viviennesoton.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Information from his friends who all made “Loadsamoney” in the 80s, maybe?
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And there was no economic recovery.... bsky.app/profile/mrma...
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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
And to compound the problem, we seem to be planning to reduce their state pension, too. bsky.app/profile/mrma...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Millions of UK workers withdrawing from pension schemes to make ends meet Consequence of low wages and high cost of living forcing people into hardship choices - living now v income in retirement. They will have lower private pension in later life and state pension isn't enough even now.
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Why Gen Z are opting out of workplace pensions
A growing number of people are opting out of these schemes due to cost-of-living pressures.
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Mistake Not… @gently-peevish.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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AdyBee 🐝 @adybee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Maybe someone could ask Sir Simon what Thatcher did with our NorthSea Oil money ❓
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Rob Sherry 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇳🇱 @robsherry.co.uk · 01/10/2026
Simon Clarke was born in 1984 and can’t remember the 70s at all because he wasn’t even born in that decade en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_C...
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Simon Clarke (politician) - Wikipedia
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Dr Susan B. @susan2024.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The nursery rhymes his mother and father sang to him in the 80s
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12 Spoons 🇺🇦 @johnfw.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Highlights from 1980s I witnessed Miners strike Mass unemployment and deindustrialisation 1981 inner city riots HIV Section 28 Poll Tax riots Housing crisis and right to buy Hillsborough Mad Cow disease Decimation of the welfare state NHS outsourcing / chronic underfunding
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