Reposted by Black DogRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 28/11/2025What do these corporations have in common? Netflix Ford Tesla T-Mobile Duke Energy DISH Network Metlife Dominion Energy United States Steel In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes. This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like. 339200067714
Reposted by Black DogBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/11/2025The UK state pension, worst in the world. 23217155
Reposted by Black DogBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/11/2025What is it that people expect from deporting people? Because it won't lower House prices or rents. And it won't make food or energy cheaper. There won't be more jobs and they certainly won't pay better. At what point do you realise it is going to achieve nothing? 2034297
Reposted by Black DogLeeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 17/10/2025@bradfordtanda.bsky.social ✉️says #Labour may finally confront #Farage & #ReformUK over #BrexitShambles. Will blame for #economy harm 📉& #Reeves’ 👛Budget tax rises. But what are #Starmer & #Labour really doing re #BrexitReality — and is it enough? 🤔 @labour4europe.bsky.social #RejoinEU #UKpolitics 512839
Reposted by Black DogAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 02/10/2025In other news, Kemi Badenoch's party has taken at least £7 million in donations from funders and directors of climate change denial lobby groups bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k... 901308656
Reposted by Black DogAtti 17.11 @atti1711.bsky.social · 28/09/2025@atti1711.bsky.social @journeyled1.bsky.social @hopeful66.bsky.social @blueresister.bsky.social @filosia.bsky.social @sassysister27.bsky.social @pattyger.bsky.social @tammyjo408.bsky.social @fireeyebooks.bsky.social @arlie.bsky.social @dcombes.bsky.social @merlinmm.bsky.social @6j1.bsky.social 1434393
Reposted by Black DogBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Please RT this so Donald Trump sees. 16462267
Reposted by Black DogKuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2025Reform have become the Temu of UK politics - always, there, always annoying & cheap as shit. 43661113
Reposted by Black DogBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2025If we can't afford billionaires we shouldn't have them. Don't you agree? When the basics of Housing, Energy, Water and Healthcare don't function we shouldn't have super rich people. Let them pay for that before they pointlessly hoard wealth they will never spend. 37118
Reposted by Black DogSean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 01/09/2025I turn on my TV and a TV presenter is asking a Govt minister why they are talking about rolling out free childcare when the big issue is asylum hotels. This is objectively insane. 1213607769
Reposted by Black DogOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 31/08/2025Douglas Carswell has skirted the line and now he's crossed it. This is disgusting racism from a former MP who now demonstrates who and what he is. 2743117787
Reposted by Black DogZoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 01/09/2025Today Nick Ferrari asked if treaties like the ECHR & the Refugee Convention that were drawn up in the wake of WWII are still relevant to modern Britain. I said the context of racial hatred towards Muslim immigrants now echoes the hatred of Jewish immigrants in the 20th century. We need these laws. 1331710512
Reposted by Black DogRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/08/2025The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. 11813189210195
Reposted by Black DogSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 30/08/2025There can be absolutely no “shock” about this. The media has been shamelessly platforming Reform all summer. All summer, we’ve had hate-mongering headlines about immigration. It’s a tedious and grim inevitability that you’ve made people angry enough to want to vote for this shit in response. 1101222398
Reposted by Black DogKuntie Plopkins @kuntieplopkins.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Not sure whether all the media coverage of these flag waving "just a concerned mum/dad"s outside asylum hotels is really helping matters tbh unless of course your aim as a media organisation is to whip up more societal division so as to distract from anything that's really.. Oh. 1413624
Reposted by Black DogJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 30/08/2025If Angela Rayner lived in a cardboard box, the Telegraph would claim she nicked it. 1723270497
Reposted by Black DogPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Are you ready to hand more than £1,000bn to England's privatised water companies by 2050? Shareholders don't invest. Money will be extracted from customers, shareholders will own the resulting assets and income streams and collect dividends. Public ownership is the only sane way.leftfootforward.orgPublic ownership is the only way to save the water industryPublic ownership is the only viable alternative but is opposed by the government 21396189
Reposted by Black Dogjojomo0.bsky.social @jojomo0.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Thank you, @yorkshirebylines.co.uk You are one of the best. Such an interesting read. 58234
Reposted by Black DogAndrew Sharpe 🏴|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 26/07/2025The CEO of Scottish Water has a salary of £246,000/yr. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comWater chiefs’ pay rises to average of £1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollutionTotal remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was £15m in 2024-25 77451
Reposted by Black DogPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Rachel Reeves considers overruling supreme court in £44bn car finance scandal. Ultimate Deregulation: Law may be bent to prevent compensation to millions, protect banks from their follies. A licence to misbehave. Any chance of laws to cap bankers' bonuses, higher taxes? NO. It is one-way traffictheguardian.comRachel Reeves considers overruling supreme court in £44bn car finance scandalExclusive: Chancellor could step in if justices uphold entirety of ruling over commission paid to brokers 33336160
Reposted by Black DogGrahame Lucas @grahamelucas.bsky.social · 27/07/2025This is the result of the UK’s trajectory since Thatcher: How Britain privatised itself into failure. Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...yorkshirebylines.co.ukHow Britain privatised itself into failureBritain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong 083
Reposted by Black DogPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 27/07/2025How Britain privatised itself into failure Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...yorkshirebylines.co.ukHow Britain privatised itself into failureBritain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong 1152186905
Reposted by Black DogJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 27/07/2025Extraordinary how much of the media is essentially trying to incite rioting now. Not just legitimise or normalise but actively encourage. It is, of course, unlikely to kick off anywhere near them. 1992833610
Reposted by Black DogGrahame Lucas @grahamelucas.bsky.social · 27/07/2025How dire is our situation? It’s worse than you thought. People are disappointed by this government. But the financial situation is much worse than most people realise. Does government dare tell us? eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...eastangliabylines.co.ukHow dire is our situation? It’s worse than you thoughtPeople are disappointed by this government. But the financial situation is much worse than most people realise. Does government dare tell us? 163
Reposted by Black DogBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025The solution is really simple, don't pay the billionaires, cut off their money. Then there will be loads of money for everything. 46626
Reposted by Black DogBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 24/07/2025 Today is World Overshoot Day. A majority of Brits are worried about climate change. But do you know who’s running away from the problem? Reform UK. They are ignoring science and delaying action. Help us stop misinformation by becoming a supporter: www.bestforbritain.org/fight-climat... Part 2 ⬇️ 514795
Reposted by Black DogCongresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 23/07/2025BREAKING: We just subpoenaed the Epstein files. As a survivor of sexual assault, I know the pain & trauma survivors carry. This subpoena is a massive victory for every survivor who has ever been silenced, dismissed, or harmed. Bondi must release the files immediately. We demand accountability. 1171445449529
Reposted by Black DogPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/07/2025Goldman Sachs boss wants more deregulation, tax cuts for the rich Post-2008 crash bank reforms being reversed. Govts bail out banks, guarantee their profits (PFI); tax capital gains, dividends, private equity bosses at lower rates than wages; rarely prosecute bankers for abuses. They want more.news.sky.comGoldman Sachs boss sounds warning to Reeves on tax and regulationDavid Solomon tells Sky's Wilfred Frost what the UK needs to change if it wants financial services to thrive, helping tax receipts and the economy in the process. 30264127
Reposted by Black DogFair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · 23/07/2025We’re over 5k sigs now. If you want to hear all our parties and not just have the GE framed four years out by constant over platforming of one party, then make sure you sign this petition. Democracy is at stake. Pass it on. We need to get to 10k by sept 13th. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Ensure plurality of political coverage across UK broadcast media at all timesWe want to ensure that a plurality of views from all political parties in Westminster are represented and the nations parliaments are heard all year round, not just election times. The rules for cover... 38564
Reposted by Black DogThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 21/07/2025“I am an immigrant.” “Get the hell out.” @mehdirhasan.bsky.social triggered this Jubilee participant so hard that his racism jumped right out onto the table. 73156261625
Reposted by Black DogLaindonFeminist @viviane49.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Why would the proud Welsh vote for an English Nationalist Party like Reform? It doesn’t make sense to me. 4525829
Reposted by Black DogAndrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 21/07/2025The fact that the President of the United States posts a fake video of a kneeling Barack Obama being handcuffed and we’re supposed to pretend it’s perfectly normal, everyday stuff shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media. 1155300827766
Reposted by Black DogPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Doubling of Southern Water boss pay 'outrageous', says Minister. Fake rage PR. Govts have done nothing to check rewards for failure. SW has 119 criminal convictions, dumps sewage, leaks unplugged, customers fleeced, bosses rewarded. Fake rage is no substitute for action.bbc.co.ukSouthern Water boss pay rise 'outrageous', says environment secretarySouthern Water's Lawrence Gosden was awarded an extra £691,000 as part of a long-term incentive plan. 27371137
Reposted by Black DogPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 21/07/2025'Government has lost control of this industry' Campaigner Feargal Sharkey spoke to #BBC after the publication of a major report into the water industry in England and Wales including replacing the water regulator Ofwat and introducing mandatory water meters 45920273
Reposted by Black DogMax B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 21/07/2025Michael Gove trying to justify not being tough on Water Companies because it would deter investment in the UK. In other words, Govey-Wovey wants a UK where corporate pirates can invest their cash, trash the country to maximise gains, and get away Scott-free. So, no change there then. 38473132
Reposted by Black DogM Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 21/07/2025This would handicap The RepubliKKKans and Chump from Buying Elections,that is,If We Have Any More...... 52198223315
Reposted by Black Dogfife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 21/07/2025HuffPost UK: MP Gives Voters An Important Reminder About Nigel Farage's Brexit Past www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/mp-giv...huffingtonpost.co.ukMP Gives Voters An Important Reminder About Nigel Farage's Brexit PastStephen Flynn said leaving the EU has left Britain "smaller and poorer" and one man is to blame. 22318
Reposted by Black DogJeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Water privatisation has been a complete & utter failure. It is absurd that the government's report into the water industry didn't even consider public ownership. That's not a report. That's a political broadcast for the private sector. Put water back into public hands, now. 17562171493
Reposted by Black Dogalechitchman.bsky.social @alechitchman.bsky.social · 21/07/2025BBC pre reporting Nigel Frauds speech so he doesn't have to explain it. Because he can't. Do they pre report Ed Davey speeches, or just their pet politician? #r4today #wato 1324257
Black Dog @blackdoggo.bsky.social · 21/07/2025The film "Don't look up" was not a parody. It was a prediction of how governments work! When the earth is burning, the rich will be asking "What more could we have done?" and "Why didn't we do it?" We are heading for disaster but we still argue about trivialities. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency 000
Reposted by Black DogBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 21/07/2025Farage's announcement on crime, full of unverifiable anecdotes and dubious claims, is a lesson in populism. Who DOESN'T want crime lowered? The only question is how you get there. You certainly don't get there via uncosted, unworkable, back-of-a-fag-packet policies. ~AA 1/4 🧵 44830206
Reposted by Black DogPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Corporate Welfare. UK govts subsidise gas, oil, wind, solar, coal, biomass companies with cash and/or tax breaks. Free cash. No means testing. No equity stake, nothing repayable. Since 2020, 20 energy companies made operating profit of £514bn, shareholders enriched. We get big energy/tax bills.leftfootforward.orgCorporate vs human welfare: The story of DraxThere is no means-testing for corporate welfare payments. 10295151
Reposted by Black DogJohn Addy 🌹 @johnaddy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025The adage. 'Never let the perfect get in the way of the good' is still relevant Are Labour perfect? Of course not. Has any previous government ever been? But Labour, defined by its policies, is in pursuit of the good Armchair critics abound, none of them perfect, few of them good 21588
Reposted by Black DogBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 30/06/2025"Reform UK councillor Amanda Clare has been charged with assault and criminal damage after an incident at a Pride event... Police/CPS remind everyone there should be no commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice proceedings." ~AA www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform's Amanda Clare charged with assault and criminal damage - BBC NewsThe councillor has been charged in connection with an incident at a Pride event, police said. 1519270
Reposted by Black DogFire Brigades Union @fbunational.bsky.social · 30/06/2025As another heatwave hits parts of the UK, firefighters are on high alert. Wildfires are on the rise, but the fire and rescue service has been cut to the bone. The government must tax the oil and gas companies driving the climate emergency - and fund our public services. 26124