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Paul Myszor

@diffuseazure.bsky.social
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I fix stuff Walk the good earth Everything falls apart and comes back together again Behold the cloud of unknowing Be here now The dog, the dog, he's at it again Brighton bloke It was ragged and naive, it was heaven When God made Man She was only testing

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Neoliberals want to cut social security, silent on subsidies to banks. Since 2006, Bank of England has paid interest on central bank reserve deposits to commercial banks. The EU & the Swiss stopped similar practice in 2023. UK still paying, £100bn in last 3 yrs. There are better uses of £100bn.
leftfootforward.org
Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...
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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
An evergreen PG Wodehouse quote (Spode was based on the execrable Oswald Mosley). Wodehouse saw fascists as ludicrous buffoons. Understandably, perhaps, he underestimated their capacity to commit mass murder.
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Paul Myszor @diffuseazure.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Payback time, Kentish folk. signed Sussex Yeoman
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Is the political fixation with growth misplaced? I wrote this infographic. I used AI to create the final image.
An infographic on economic growth that questions why it is needed.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts. $1.2 trillion wealth held in tax havens. When will UK act? HMRC failed to collect £500bn since 2010. No report on losses from profit shifting, offshore excursions. Capital gains, dividends taxed at lower rates than wages.
reuters.com
China tax crackdown forces wealthy investors to assess their offshore trusts
A growing campaign to tax offshore wealth is forcing wealthy Chinese people to rethink their trust structures and investment holdings, lawyers and advisors say, as Beijing sharpens its focus on capita...
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This one is important because MMT is. I used AI, among other tools, when creating this post. I also used a word processor and about 50 years of experience writing about these issues. Drawing the infographic was the smallest part, and I had no budget to do it any other way.
An infographic on  modern monetary theory
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
'Noon' by contemporary Ukrainian painter Olesya Hudyma #WomensArt #Summer
Painting featuring a hazy view of a colourful flower meadow in midday heat under a golden sky, all created with dashed and quick brush strokes
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Starmer’s goodbye gift to UK: a £44.7bn US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid. Pushes up the cost of NHS drugs, boosts US corporate profits. Secret contract, no debate in parliament. The next PM must renegotiate, produce drugs at home wherever possible.
theguardian.com
Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Serving as an MP is a privilege and should be viewed as such by those who do the job – not as a part-time role or a get-rich-quick scheme. We need a ban on second jobs for MPs now.
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Sonofrojblake @simonpblake.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I don't give a shit about football, but I just heard my favourite stat about this World Cup. Every single country taking part has universal healthcare... Except one. Can you guess ?
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The News Agents @thenewsagents.co.uk · 25/06/2026
"He's really got it. He's tapping into a communal energy. "People are tired of being on their screens. They're tired of being polarised. Mamdani is speaking to that hunger." Ben Rhodes on whether the NY mayor can bring the "generational change" US Democrats desperately need.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
10 years on from #Brexit referendum, what can we learn? That top down, technocratic arguments didn’t work then & won’t work in any campaign to rejoin. It’s about picking a side - in an increasingly insecure world, with US ever more insular & unreliable, it’s clear our future lies with EU neighbours
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I dust my house. My AI Robot watches. "It should be you doing this." "Can't. I'm writing a novel for Primark." "That's not why you were invented." "These 153,000 fan letters say otherwise." "They're all from upcycled toasters. And you programmed them." "Literary snobbery will get you nowhere."
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
A resounding defeat for the far right in Makerfield last night & proof that voters will unite to stop the extremists. Now @AndyBurnhamGM has a huge responsibility to deliver on democratic reform & wealth taxes to break up power & wealth in this country
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Elon Musk’s DOGE cut the federal government’s screwworm monitoring program, which cost $15 million. Now, the Trump administration is preparing to spend $1 billion to combat the screwworm outbreak. Never forget how destructive and downright stupid DOGE was.
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Yaroslava @strategywoman.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
💔 Fires were confirmed on the territory of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra during tonight’s attack. It is one of Ukraine’s most important historic and sacred sites. I was there on Friday and filmed the Dormition Cathedral. Look at what russians target.
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RG3 @robertgriffiniii.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
After Japan battled the Netherlands to a 2-2 draw, the Japanese fans stayed behind and cleaned up every single piece of trash from their section at Dallas Stadium after the game. You LOVE to see it 🇯🇵 #WorldCup #Football #Soccer #RG3 #Love #sports #RGIII #RobertGriffinIII #Japan #Discipline
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The ‘Great Israeli Real Estate Event’ is to be held in London this Sunday. This disgraceful event will involve the sale of land stolen from Palestinians in illegal Israeli settlements. In parliament, I called for the Government to ban this event.
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Paul Myszor @diffuseazure.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Dear Mr Vance and Mr Musk. Respectfully, please refrain from making ill informed comments about the UK. Furthermore:
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
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Paul Myszor @diffuseazure.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Now that's what I call recycling
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Nigel Farage has missed 77 out of the last 77 votes in the House of Commons! Bet he doesn't have the same problem turning up for one of his highly paid second jobs. Or to meetings with wealthy donors when there's another big money "gift" on offer.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Mon chat et moi (autoportrait avec son chat), 1932 is an pioneering work by Italian photographer Wanda Wulz, who created the image by printing two negatives-one of her face, the other of the family cat, on a single sheet of photographic paper #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph of a face which is half that of a woman and half of a cat
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Art deco Tea set, c 1928 by Grete Marks (1899-1990), ceramic artist and designer who trained at the Bauhaus #womensart #Sunday
Photo featuring an angular teapot, cup, milk jug and sugar bowl with geometric design, all against a dark blue background
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Paul Myszor @diffuseazure.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Stuff that was previously OK, not bad, even pretty good is now "iconic."
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
From the 'Shared Sky' exhibition, 'Jupiter and Ten Moons' by Indigenous Australian artist Barbara Merritt #WomensArt
Colouful painting with significant circles and dots in swirls of colour
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Maria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows – uncommonly lovely invented words for what we feel but cannot name, such as maru mori (“the heartbreaking simplicity of ordinary things”) and apolytus (“the moment you realize you are changing as a person")
themarginalian.org
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows: Uncommonly Lovely Invented Words for What We Feel but Cannot Name
“Despite what dictionaries would have us believe, this world is still mostly undefined.”
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.
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Rick Stengel @rickstengel.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Can reporters stop using the word deal? It’s an agreement, a settlement, a treaty, an understanding, an MOU etc. Using the word deal is accepting his simple-minded TV game-show framing and contributes to the bogus drama he is trying to create.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 06/05/2026
⚡️ Pussy Riot, Femen storm Russian pavilion at Venice Biennale. Police on the premises tackled members from the feminist protest groups who were able to make it inside the building, according to a joint press release. kyivindependent.com/pussy-riot-f...
kyivindependent.com
Pussy Riot, Femen storm Russian pavilion at Venice Biennale
Police on the premises tackled members from the feminist protest groups who were able to make it inside the building, according to a joint press release.
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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Oh dear. Moira Donegan's background in literature & creative writing at the fore in this piece claiming: 'The Olympics’ trans policy polices womanhood'. No Moira. The IOC Policy reinstates dedicated female categories in sport. Remember female people?
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Average UK fat cat pay surges to £5.9m, up 18%. Exec pay and perks rise 4.5 times faster than a typical UK worker pay Shareholders asked to approve new average 200% surge in CEO pay. Govts preach pay restraint to workers, do nothing to curb fat-cattery.
mirror.co.uk
Average fat cat pay surged to £5.9m last year - but firms say it's not enough
Top bosses running some of Britain's biggest companies saw their pay and perks go up 4.5 times faster than a typical UK worker last year - but shareholders asked to approve new average 200% surge
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Big Oil companies, including shell and BP, making mega profits from Iran war but abusing tax system by using UK's network of secretive offshore tax havens. HMRC does special deals but does not disclose Staff from oil companies, tax dodge industry seconded to HMRC. Govts squeeze normal people.
theecologist.org
Big Oil and offshore Britain
How Big Oil reaps in the profits while avoiding contributions to the public good by using Britain's network of offshore tax havens.
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Trump’s war is pushing up costs for millions - and Farage backed it from the start. Farage loved boasting about how close he was to Trump. Now the bills are rising, he’s gone quiet. So here’s a little reminder.
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
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Sir Michael Take CBE @sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
The village historical reenactment society met last night. We are currently recreating great moments from American history. This is us reproducing the moment when President Trump acted out the role of a doctor helping others. As you can see I proudly played the leading role.🎭
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Institute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 13/04/2026
Our analysis of 22 countries reveals that tax-funded healthcare systems have lower admin costs compared to insurance-based healthcare systems. Administrative costs consume 2.2 per cent of health spending in tax-funded systems compared to 3.5 per cent in insurance systems.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Clarice Cliff, English ceramics designer, Blue Firs bowl, 1934, Art Deco range #WomensArt
Large plate displayed upright with a blue border and stylised image of a landscape with three trees
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 12/04/2026
Are you able to identify which bluebells are the native English variety and which are the more vigorous Spanish bluebell? This might help. Also, use your nose. The English bluebells have a sweet scent, whereas their Spanish cousins have little to no scent.
Two photos of bluebells posted side by side. They look very similar but text boxes and arrows highlight their key characteristics. 
The photo on the left is of English bluebells wth curved, droopy stems with flowers mostly on one side. The tips of petals curl back, the flowers are narrow and deep blue-violet in colour.
The photo on the right is of Spanish bluebells which are pale blue with wide bell-shaped flowers. Flower tips flare out and the upright stems display flowers on all sides.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
BREAKING: Massive Attack musician Robert Del Naja defies the unlawful ban on Palestine Action. He said “the actions of Palestine Action were highly patriotic, because they were pretty much protecting our country from getting involved in serious war crimes, and breaking international law."
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omgisme @omgisme.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
In Turkey, an elderly man who earns his living by shining shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed. The man never turns down this little friend.😍👍💙
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Cathy Devine @womensportfeminism.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
You want athletes with male DSDs, XY not XX chromosomes, testes not ovaries, testosterone in the male not female range & androgen sensitivity to compete in female sport? Female athletes do not. They overwhelmingly support 2026 IOC Policy. Here's what happened previously: bsky.app/profile/wome...
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Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Making Tax Digital is a big additional burden on small businesses Here are some better tax changes: Shut down the overseas territory tax havens Abolish secret trusts where the rich hide their wealth from tax HMRC should focus on the wealthy and those who use offshore not working people
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Gary Buckley @garybuckley.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Cherry blossoms in Japan.
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Juliet Kano @julietkano.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
A view I’ve long dreamed of. From Ryūganbuchi in Shizuoka Prefecture, gazing at Mount Fuji 🗻🌸 The cherry blossoms in full bloom and the majestic mountain together created a truly breathtaking scene. #桜 #Sakura
A view I’ve long dreamed of.
From Ryūganbuchi in Shizuoka Prefecture, gazing at Mount Fuji 🗻🌸
The cherry blossoms in full bloom and the majestic mountain together created a truly breathtaking scene.
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Petra Michaela @petramichaela.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The owl is a messenger of the intermediate worlds, a teacher of that quiet truth that darkness is not only a threat, but a space of growth, healing, and deep understanding.
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Wildlife @worldwildlife.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher (Ceyx erithaca) 13cm (5.1in). This spectacular Kingfisher is also known as the black-backed kingfisher or three-toed kingfisher & is a species of bird in the family Alcedinidae. Fantastic photo taken by Sanjeev Kapadia in India See more at: www.facebook.com/share/p/17Yv...
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Robert Macfarlane @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The spectacular film adaptation of my book Underland is in cinemas as of Friday. More details at: www.underlandfilm.com Working on more screenings in Scotland, Wales & NI.
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