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Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Thread (1/38) Three Baseless Taboos are Derailing National Renewal

A diagram showing how accepting the taboos leads to failure

DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It's time for a new Charter. Help write it and choose your 6 demands for a better politics. Take the survey here:https://actionnetwork.org/surveys/a-new-charter?source=bluesky&

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Smaller scale should be incentivised in many more sectors...with regulated overview for sustainability & universal benefits.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Govts routinely talk about easing cost-of-living crisis. No party has any plan. Crisis due to low wages, profiteering by utilities and oligopolies dominating the market. Govts don't push for higher wages, break-up big conglomerates, control price of essentials, embrace progressive taxation.

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We need to abolish state-sanctioned poverty

No one is ever born poor. They are condemned to poverty by societal policies which prevent millions from realising their full physical, mental, and intellectual capacities potentialities.

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lukewarm24.bsky.social @lukewarm24.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Farage would do the same in the uk Whilst Removing the nhs Cut education Stop cheap green energy Stop infrastructure rebuild Unless you’re rich, you’ll get very poor with Farage !!

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Follow the money. Underfunded services & support. Neglected infrastructure. Cost of living increases vs. ever increasing wealth of richest, that enables avoidance of tax & democratic accountability. Private Equity requires our attention more than welfare users or foreign born people.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I recommend Byline Times. subscribe.bylinetimes.com I feel frustration-free without clickbait & commercially motivated views that serve vested interests at expense of society & democracy. Satisfaction from well written thought, evidence & questioning. Considered articles from varied viewpoints.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Main rate of UK Corporation Tax cut from 52% in 1983 to 19% in 2017-23, now 25%. They told us cuts would increase investment and wages. For the last 30 yrs UK has been at or near the bottom of the OECD league for investment. Real average wage unchanged since 2008. Capital and execs benefited.

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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

An Important Information Film. Please share widely so that more people receive the information. Tickets: www.mickperrin.com/tours/alasdair-beckett-king-king-of-crumbs

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Excellent show at City Varieties,Leeds. Resulted in a lingering feel good factor. We'll be hoping to see ABK again.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

We probably shouldn't vote to cut public spending & revenue, while national income is directed towards 'wealth creators'; Promised prosperity, but losses to offshore corporations & individuals. Economically inefficient wealth redistribution. 'Job creator' roles are replaceable.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The only way that Labour can win the next election, is not through anti-opposition votes, but via reasoned, evidenced, convincing, persistent debate that justifies an holistic set of policies to tackle wealth inequality & sustainability. Now.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

2025, UK reservoirs low & #water companies failing to invest in infrastructure as demand has grown. #AI data centres may be given priority for huge demand for water to cool processors. Only joining 2 dots to see the threat. A threat that we are subsidising.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Farage, Trump fan & broker for the rich & powerful. Our judgement of Reform UK is being similarly tested.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Reform UK cut & paste Trump Administration policies. RefUK & Tories to introduce an ICE equivalent? Extreme wealth inequality is their motivation & general public's source of suffering. Difficult to get the warnings through to the 30+% who support RefUK. In the meantime... Climate change.

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Liam Thorp @liamthorp.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Reform UK copy USA Republican policies. How far would they go? This health policy is too far. Prime example of public suffering for private wealth accumulation. Extreme wealth inequality is our problem, denying circulation of national income would flow through our pockets & our public services.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Project 2025; Trump Administration; Pardon criminals; Immunity for ICE; Indiscriminate kidnap & kill; Protest & unpopularity; Potential election loss; Insurrection Act; Excuse to implement; Increasingly urgent. Who will prevent or investigate the killing of an ICE agent?

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

2. There’s a basic metric by which you can tell who in politics are your allies and who are your enemies: whether they support or oppose the extreme concentration of wealth. Those who support it (let’s call them Group 1) are the political right. Those who oppose it (Group 2) are the political left.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Austerity, Brexit & high wealth inequality deny choice to politicians who prioritise the public good. Left with deciding which asset to sell or environment to degrade for revenue; Leading to political loss, as voters reward alternative candidates, who may value wealth over public good. Solutions?

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Trump administration actions that contradict statements; They see the global crises, while denying them. They see the domestic crises, while informing that their policies are effective in protecting their constituents. 1 of 3

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too? action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...

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Tell the UK Government they must do better for nature!

I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too?

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Please take 5 seconds to sign the petition: petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...

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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Plastic Surpasses Plankton in Greek Seas with some areas showing an alarming ratio of 1.3 million plastic particles per square kilometer. This shift poses a threat not only to marine biodiversity but also to human health, as plastics enter the food chain www.berkeywaterfilter.com/plastic-surp...

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Chris Hinchliff MP @chrishinchliff.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

The politics of Jenrick, Farage and Tommy Robinson will guarantee national decline. Even if we imposed all the most vicious, hostile, and arbitrary policies they want, our towns and villages will still suffer until we fund local public services rather than corporate tax breaks.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Freeports, deregulation, profiteering, exploitation, inequality, non- sustainable. More harm than good. Loading the cons on society,while gifting the pros.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

@richardburgon.bsky.social www.facebook.com/reel/1883515... I'd like to think that ministers & opposition politicians are aware of this before pressurising authorities into reversing safety advice. Context: Club fans have been banned for property damage, protesters arrested for supporting peace.

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33K views | Reel by People's Chancellor - Economics For The Many

“The Prime Minister & UK media are currently lobbying to allow racist football hooligans to attend UEFA Europa match, under pressure from genocidal...

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

While UK citizens were told Brexit would "take back control," the government was quietly handing £27bn of public money to American corporations every single year. open.substack.com/pub/european...

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The Great British Sell-Off: How Brexit Delivered Corporate Power and US Vassalism

State Aid, Public Money, and the Corporate Takeover of Britain

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Let the Labour Party know that you do not want your villages, towns, cities, public services privatised by predatory corporations like US Blackrock, Palantir, and hundreds more. My petition calls for a complete transparency review of all deregulated free zones. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

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Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts

To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

People are complaining that they don't understand my petition, and that I should dumb it down, so here goes. Your country is being cut up into pieces and sold off to corporations. If you don't sign this petition, you will lose everything. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

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Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts

To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

@bobsickle.bsky.social Hello. Thanks for TLL. Enjoyed in 'old' York. Lovely to see your role reprised with triple impact from D&S

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

@richardburgon.bsky.social Please make your vote count to provide, at least, the ability of terminally ill cancer patients to avoid the last painful, helplessly incapacitated period before death. Thanks. I'm relying on empathetic MPs like yourself.

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Inequality [big wealth gap] is a fundamental societal issue. An issue that can be alleviated & with justifiable reasoning. An quicker fix than climate change mitigation, and not unrelated.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

If we in Europe need to spend more on defence and military, which we do, then we finally need to start making sure that the richest companies and entities pay their fair share. If we're all in this together, then we all need to PAY for this together. No more peace on the backs of the poorest.

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Bart Bonikowski @bartbonikowski.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Garry Kasparov is right, I’m afraid: they are breaking everything so quickly even though it’s unpopular, because they never expect to face real elections again. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Why are so few people talking about this? Either they don’t know, or they’re pretending not to know …and I don’t know which is worse.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

This is brutal. Donald Trump is only interested in money and power. President Zelenskyy is trying to save his people and country. Russia and US have agreed to carve-up Ukraine, Russia getting territory and US getting mineral wealth. Trump is no ally for any country.

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Trump tells Zelensky 'make a deal or we're out' in angry White House meeting - follow live

A joint news conference is cancelled after the US president calls his Ukrainian counterpart

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

🔴 Complexity Is Reality – But There's No Possibility For It In Today's Political Culture One of the biggest triumphs of the modern political right has been to close the space in which nuance & ambiguity can even sit, writes @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social A free preview from the March 2025 edition:

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Complexity Is Reality – But There’s No Possibility For It In Today’s Political Culture

One of the biggest triumphs of the modern political right has been to close the space in which nuance and ambiguity can even sit, writes Hardeep Matharu

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

30%-40% of public money given to England's care homes vanishes in profits, little left for frontline services. Almost all care homes forcibly closed between 2011 and 2023 were operated by for-profit companies. Profits and care can't be combined. Watch the Minister's reply.

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House of Lords Care Homes 5 Feb 2025

YouTube video by Prem Sikka

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Thought experiment for Labour… With over 4yrs and a huge majority, why not stir it up? Pitch your tent defiantly on the liberal lawn, loudly reject the epic failures of Brexit and rightwing immigration ideology and see how many liberal votes you gain instead of chasing Reform into a toxic dead end?

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DavidF @davidf7858.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

2025 Yorkshire Water Bill. Increase on 2024; 30.9% Company failures to meet their public service remit, aided by neutered regulatory system. Reclaim Executive bonuses for the period of underinvestment in the system? Force dividend suspension & redirect to investment? /1

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Monica Aksamit @monicaaksamit.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

In 1923 Adolf Hitler incited an insurrection against the German government. He was tried, given a slap on the wrist, and became a convicted felon. Despite being treated charitably by the judge, Hitler claimed the trial was political persecution and successfully portrayed himself as a victim of /1

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it We cannot allow them to rewrite history. If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...

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NO Nigel Farage - the vaccine rollout was not helped by Brexit

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

On the 5th anniversary of Brexit, here's a reminder that Britain never VOTED to leave the Single Market. Because it wasn't even on the ballot! Leaving the Single Market was a POLITICAL decision by the Conservative government. No other government is bound by it. #BrexitHasFailed

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 27/01/2025

Think the UK should do the same?

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