Reposted by Chrissy BrandRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1965: 20-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio in 1990: 75-1 CEO-to-worker pay ratio today: 325-to-1 Trickle-down economics was always a sham. Nothing has ever trickled down. 326110204283
Reposted by Chrissy BrandAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 03/10/2026"Reform-run Derbyshire County Council blacklisted a journalist after he exposed its £50,000 fence fiasco. Its deputy leader justified the move with a claim he later admitted was wrong. This is Reform’s answer to scrutiny. Attack the press." via Reform Watch 33594317
Reposted by Chrissy BrandScotland's No1 Comrade @scotlandscomrade.bsky.social · 03/10/2026From Scotland to Northumberland, Blackpool to Leicestershire, Reform contested six by-elections yesterday. They lost all six. Six contests. Six defeats. Reform are not inevitable. Their bubble has burst😉 Have a great weekend comrades! #NoFascists #RightWingLosers #FailingFarage 1092329733
Reposted by Chrissy BrandGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George MonbiotA third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 39704308
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 03/10/2026www.anclogan.ie/contested-me...anclogan.ieContested Memory: The German Democratic Republic and Its ErasureThree decades after its disappearance, the GDR remains the subject of bitter historical dispute. The dominant Western account demonises it, erasing its social achievements, the conditions it faced and... 000
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Cornell Seven case exposes widespread violence on university campuses ⭐️At least 50 men were in a group chat that amplified the abuse and did nothing (content warning: sexual assault)👇 socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...socialistworker.co.ukCornell Seven case exposes widespread violence on university campusesA violent attack on a woman at Cornell University in New York State is creating waves of anger across the US and the world (content warning: sexual assault). 01713
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026French student uprising grows in defiance against police brutality ⭐️The revolt could transform the political atmosphere ahead of the presidential election next year 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/internationa...socialistworker.co.ukFrench student uprising grows in defiance against police brutalityThe wave of school strikes across France is growing in size, confidence and anger. 13215
Reposted by Chrissy BrandNick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services. 14671722030
Reposted by Chrissy BrandZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Time and time again when I'm knocking on doors people tell me they've still got their kids living at home with them. The extreme cost of housing is putting lives on hold across this country. We need an emergency brake on rents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukZack Polanski to call for three-year cap on private rent risesIn his speech to his party's conference, the Green leader will frame housing as a key issue of generational fairness. 39828238
Reposted by Chrissy BrandGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Please watch this crucial discussion about the scale of Earth's energy imbalance. The numbers are shocking. Thanks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCR...youtube.com12 Hiroshima Bombs Every SecondYouTube video by Facing Future 13437208
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why do socialists want a planned economy? ⭐️A planned society would depend on a huge expansion of democracy. Discussions could establish what skills should be taught, what clothes and equipment are needed, what research to prioritise socialistworker.co.uk/teach-yourse...socialistworker.co.ukWhy do socialists want a planned economy?The free market has desecrated the environment. It has served the wealthy while denying millions the necessities of life. 185
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026‘I was arrested 22 times, we demand Ed Miliband lifts Palestine Action ban’ ⭐️Polly was arrested outside the Labour Party conference for holding a sign that read, ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.’ 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/news/i-was-a...socialistworker.co.uk‘I was arrested 22 times, we demand Ed Miliband lifts Palestine Action ban’Polly was arrested outside the Labour Party conference for holding a sign that read, ‘I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.’ 03016
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 30/09/2026act.our-antarctica.com/act/drop-kri...act.our-antarctica.comBoycott krill pills. Tell Norway to do the same.Antarctic krill is trawled for omega-3 pills, pet food and salmon feed. Drop krill products and email Norway's ministers to oppose higher catch limits before it's too late. 020
Reposted by Chrissy BrandHastings & Bexhill Stand Up To Racism @hastingssutr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Tonight, 30th September at the Jenny Lind in #Hastings Love Poetry Hate Racism #LMHR 021
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 28/09/2026hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk/hot-topics/c...hastingsonlinetimes.co.uk 010
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Burnham desperate to prove Britain remains a useful ally of US imperialism ⭐️His embrace of Donald Trump, support for European rearmament and military backing for Saudi Arabia show how Labour wants Britain to remain tied to US imperialism👇 socialistworker.co.uk/news/burnham...socialistworker.co.ukBurnham desperate to prove Britain remains a useful ally of US imperialismAndy Burnham used his trip to New York this week to show Donald Trump that Britain is a junior partner the US can rely on. 172
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Restore Britain: a party on the road to fascism ⭐️Don’t wait for Restore Britain to become a fully-fledged fascist party to smash it off the streets socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...socialistworker.co.ukRestore Britain: a party on the road to fascismRestore Britain is not just a more racist version of Reform UK. Nor is it a fascist organisation as the British National Party (BNP) was—yet. 187
Reposted by Chrissy BrandInequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 26/09/2026🙄 Who'd have thought that the English Premier League, which was brought into existence by dirty Murdoch money, would turn out to be a corrupt shitfest where certain petro-clubs could simply cheat their way to success and get away with it for years and years and years and years...? #ManCityOops 620334
Reposted by Chrissy BrandAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 26/09/2026'It's a mystery, isn't it' via Christopher Warner 17678275
Reposted by Chrissy BrandCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Our #AUKUS webinar with @scottishcnd.bsky.social starts at 5:00pm! Register 👇 131
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 23/09/2026act.38degrees.org.uk/act/water-bi... act.38degrees.org.uk/act/water-bi...act.38degrees.org.ukThe People’s Sewage Refund💷🌊 We pay for sewage to be properly treated. Yet our waterways are still being polluted. If the service isn’t being delivered, why should we keep paying for it? Demand The People’s Refund. Add your na... 000
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 23/09/2026brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/bbc-news-d...brokenbottleboy.substack.comBBC News, ‘Danny Tommo’ and the dinghy attack that disappearedWhile the rest of the media – even the very worst parts – report on Daniel Thomas’ actions, BBC News fails to give its audience the facts. 001
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Urgent need to meet new fascist threat as thugs mobilise to stop refugees on south coast ⭐️Danny “Tommo” Thomas mobilised fascists and racists in Gosport, near Portsmouth, on Tuesday night 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...socialistworker.co.ukUrgent need to meet new fascist threat as thugs mobilise to stop refugees on south coastFascist Danny “Tommo” Thomas brought hundreds of black clad thugs to the south coast town of Gosport, near Portsmouth, on Tuesday evening. The mobilisation, that aimed to turn back migrants in a small... 065
Reposted by Chrissy BrandBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Reminder that Palestine the victim of GENOCIDE is banned from the UN Conference. While Netanyahu the perpetrator of GENOCIDE will get to give a speech at the UN Conference. 38712368
Reposted by Chrissy BrandDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’ - António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation #climatecrisis Story by @olliemilman.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comOutgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation 37541
Reposted by Chrissy BrandDW Deutsche Welle @deutschewelle.dw.com · 22/09/2026DW stands in solidarity with CNN, Politico and MS NOW, which have been denied access to the White House. Independent journalism requires free and equal access to public institutions. Restricting media access based on reporting sends a troubling signal for press freedom. 2409
Reposted by Chrissy BrandDW Deutsche Welle @deutschewelle.dw.com · 16/09/2026"Will there still be Jewish life?" Following the far-right AfD's election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, Holocaust survivor Charlotte Knobloch speaks to DW about her concerns for the future of Jewish life and democracy in Germany.dw.comHolocaust survivor on 'very dangerous' AfD Saxony-Anhalt winCharlotte Knobloch survived the Holocaust by passing as the daughter of non-Jewish farmers. She recently spoke with DW to express her shock following the AfD victory in Saxony-Anhalt's state election. 075
Reposted by Chrissy BrandEsheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This is why the media in this country needs regulating. I can guarantee there isn’t an iota of truth to anything that’s being said here. Their only intention is to keep this nonsense on top of the news agenda. 1081367405
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.republic.org.uk/scandal?fbcl...republic.org.ukA Scandal in Plain Sight 000
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Victory! Institute of Cancer Research strikers win pay rises of up to 52 percent ⭐️Unite union members have won substantial pay increases of 52 percent for lowest-paid, and 17.2 percent on average, after 68 days on strike 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/news/victory...socialistworker.co.ukVictory! Institute of Cancer Research strikers win pay rises of up to 52 percentStriking workers at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) have won a victory that will be life-changing, especially for the lowest-paid. The Unite union members do vital scientific research that help... 085
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Could our universities collapse into bankruptcy? ⭐️With 24 universities at risk of closure this year, higher education is facing a monumental crisis. Camilla Royle looks at decades of underfunding & mismanagement that have pushed the sector to the brink 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/cou...socialistworker.co.ukCould our universities collapse into bankruptcy?With 24 universities at risk of closure this year, higher education is facing a monumental crisis. Camilla Royle looks at the decades of underfunding and mismanagement that have pushed the sector to t... 079
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Restore Britain’s fascist campaigners chased out of Holborn and St Pancras ⭐️It came after an investigation by Stand Up To Racism exposed known fascists at the heart of Restore Britain’s campaign in the by-election 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...socialistworker.co.ukRestore Britain’s fascist campaigners chased out of Holborn and St PancrasIt came the day after a Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) investigation exposed known fascists at the heart of Restore Britain’s campaign. 1199
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.irishtimes.com/culture/2026...irishtimes.comLaura Slattery: My favourite band are splitting up. It’s almost time to let them goSaint Etienne, who bring their farewell tour to Dublin next week, have been my glittering soundtrack for growing up and wanting to sail away 010
Reposted by Chrissy BrandAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Alert ⚠️ An ICE officer shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin today after a traffic stop. He was shot in the torso and hospitalized in serious but stable condition. His attorney says Perez, a Venezuelan national, entered the U.S. legally and had a valid work permit. 32275872963
Reposted by Chrissy BrandAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...adambienkov.co.ukHow the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British AgendaThe BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way 901260405
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 21/09/2026www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukWord of Mouth - Voices of Manchester - BBC SoundsRob Drummond talks to Michael about the ways people talk in Manchester. 000
Reposted by Chrissy BrandSocialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The fascists at the heart of Restore Britain’s campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election ⭐️'This isn't guilt by association. Fascists are nominating a candidate, organising volunteers, distributing material and addressing campaigners'👇 socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...socialistworker.co.ukThe fascists at the heart of Restore Britain's campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election - Socialist WorkerFigures with links to the fascist British National party and Homeland party are instrumental in Restore Britain's first parliamentary campaign in London 1139
Reposted by Chrissy BrandCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What does real security look like? @rathi-sha.bsky.social spoke to CND about our new #PeopleNotNukes report and why diverting the £240 billion for Britain's new nukes could save our underfunded NHS and reverse growing health inequalities. Learn more: cnduk.org/resources/pe... 397
Reposted by Chrissy BrandPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A lifeboat crew responds to a call and finds a dingy in distress full of migrant men, women and children. Do they leave or rescue them? No-one with a shred of humanity would turn round and head back. 1701226332
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 19/09/2026animalsaustralia.org/our-work/wil...animalsaustralia.orgWhen kangaroos are shot, their joeys can be bludgeoned or decapitatedPledge to never buy products made from kangaroos 010
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 18/09/2026veganfta.com/articles/202...veganfta.comThe Anti-Fur March at Milan Fashion Week 2026 Set to Be the Biggest EverOn 26th September 2026, activists from across Europe will march through the heart of Milan’s fashion district to demand an end to fur on the runway during Milan’s most important week. 000
Reposted by Chrissy BrandMichael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Israeli settlers burn Palestinian olive groves as West Bank raids intensify Spiteful vindictive vandalism. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xSD-xgV1b0youtube.comIsraeli settlers burn Palestinian olive groves as West Bank raids intensifyYouTube video by Al Jazeera English 144
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The ongoing protests by musicians from the BN radio’s ensembles over their low pay. bnrnews.bg/en/post/5299... #Strikeactionbnrnews.bgBNR orchestra violinist announces hunger strike over low payViolinist Iva Djadjeva from the Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra announced today that she plans to go on hunger strike on September 28 in connection with the ongoing protests by musicians f... 000
Reposted by Chrissy BrandParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Steve Reed on 25 March explaining that the £100k cap on donations "will therefore apply retrospectively, so it includes all donations from overseas electors received from today". Yes, but how are people who never bother going to Parliament supposed to know that? 451475525
Reposted by Chrissy BrandZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Every Green voice is one that will hold this Labour government to account and push them to do better. 22750231
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Luis Galeano, journalist exiled from Nicaragua since 2018, been detained by US immigration authorities. Director of radio programme “Café con Voz" faces proceedings & at big risk of deportation back to Nicaragua, where he was persecuted/stripped of citizenship #dumptrump rsf.org/en/rsf-calls...rsf.orgRSF calls on Spanish government to protect Spanish journalist Luis Galeano and prevent his deportation to Nicaragua by US authoritiesThe Spanish citizen of Nicaraguan origin, who has been exiled from Nicaragua since 2018 following severe persecution, was detained by immigration authorities in the US state of Florida on 14 September... 000
Chrissy Brand @chrissyfirebrand.bsky.social · 18/09/2026www.sverigesradio.se/radio-sweden far right kept out of government in Sweden by voterssverigesradio.se 000