Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialScouseLakes @scouselakes.bsky.social · 6h“The Tories are taking the public for fools. Across 14 years in government, they added just 500 prison places and closed 23 prisons. Now Kemi Badenoch expects the British people to believe they'll build 50,000." 106833
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 4hNow here is a sensible thought for this Saturday morning. I thought Super Intelligence was going to do it all for us :-) 410922
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Richest 1% of Britons owns more wealth than the bottom 70% of the population combined. 50 richest families hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population combined. The concentration of wealth in fewer hands has not provided the necessary economic stimulus. Need redistribution.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 981884708
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When people bleat on about taxing the millionaires, introduce them to @patmillsuk.bsky.social 000
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialmimij9.bsky.social @mimij9.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Security services are still trying to gather information on a potential huge terrorist incident. This is a critical time for them. Nigel Farage is publicly criticising them for not releasing information. He knows the law, he knows they cannot. He is palpably unfit for public office. 2030076
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026London investment bankers, lawyers, accountants make £1.2bn from takeover frenzy. Everything for sale in slicing/dicing, asset stripping bazaars. Anyone focused on the long term? UK has been at/near the bottom of the OECD league for investment in productive assets for 30 yrs.theguardian.comLondon’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzyBumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis 10254138
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Really, Nadhim? A bit rich coming from a former Conservative Chancellor who owed HMRC £5million in unpaid taxes. A shameless grifter. 152
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialMark Watson @watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It's been happening forever, and will happen forever, that rich people fuck off to lower-tax areas and frame it as political defiance of some law they personally don't like. 'Seatbelts in cars make it impossible for me to deliver wealth.' 'Without smoking in pubs, how am I meant to...' 831764
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Loved it!static.klipy.comMr. T: Quit Your Jibber Jabber, Fool!ALT: Mr. T: Quit Your Jibber Jabber, Fool! 001
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We need to hear more about their successes when possible. 011
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialIlikecaketoo (UK) @ilikecaketoo.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Absolutely this ⬇️. Hostile foreign actors are stirring the pot & funding circles of U.K. thugs. But let’s not forget once they’re agitating & behaving criminally the Govt/law enforcement have a duty to condemn & deal with them swiftly on our shores. To be effective it needs a double-edged sword. 0135
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 23/09/2026"Billionaire Brexiteeer and Man United owner says he has "lost confidence in the UK"... A man who is so 'patriotic' to our country that he doesn't even live here! He lives in Monaco to avoid UK taxes, owns several luxury properties." via Jay Church 49842389
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Lord Sikka shows us why the House of Lords needs to contain people with skills and experience who are willing to speak up and question the government of the day. It is not the place for those who just blithely tow the Party line. 012
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Guardian joins the campaign to abolish the state pension triple-lock. Portrays it as a old v young, social security v defence spending issue. Silence on corporate welfare, tax perks of the rich, maldistribution of wealth, low govt spend on state pension, how future retirees will survive.theguardian.comBritain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby HinsliffThe issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff 77704372
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 21/09/2026You know its time is up when someone already in the House of Lords is calling for its abolition and replacement with an elected second chamber. 022
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialSilke Smith @silkesmith.bsky.social · 20/09/2026c.org/qxRNFSkKfWc.orgSign the PetitionMake hospice funding a national priority 011
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Suddenly that £72million makes sense. A think tank funded by friends of Farage launched in September 2025 to “support Reform with policy development, briefing and rebuttal”. It aims to seek funding from allies of Trump, tech interests, and “religious conservatives”. www.desmog.com/centre-for-a...desmog.comThe Centre for a Better Britain (CFABB)Background The Centre for a Better Britain (CFABB), previously named Resolute 1850, is a think tank funded by friends of Nigel Farage, the leader of Reform UK. It formally launched in September 2025 t... 012
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 17/09/2026And suddenly the big donations begin to make sense. 000
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialNot In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“There’s too much media attention on a perceived threat that doesn’t exist. I want to push back against that, to generate a counter balance to the idea that cis women live in fear of trans people.” 436195
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Time for new legislation to protect our democracy. We don’t want mirror the USA. 000
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"Dear Diary, £72 million in 48 hours! It sounds a lot, but it's peanuts compared to what they'll make when I keep my promise to slash capital gains tax on crypto assets from 24% to 10% and set up a Bank of England Bitcoin Reserve Fund" 12590200
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Harborne calls his latest bung to Farage a “philanthropic gift to the country”. Philanthropy isn’t funding racists and climate deniers. Or funnelling cash into deregulation and removal of our rights so tax-avoiding billionaires can profiteer from the chaos. That’s just corruption. We don’t want it. 43799249
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialTanita Tikaram @tanitatikaram.bsky.social · 12/09/2026What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄. 3830101003
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 12/09/2026We told Starmer: now it’s time to remind Burnham. 043
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialPolitical Satirical @politicalsatirical.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Sit down. Strap the fuck in. Get ready for a journey. Then SHARE the shit out of this. SEND THAT MESSAGE. #BringTheRain 0179
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Neoliberals demanding tax cuts for the super rich want to abolish the state pension triple-lock. Full state pension is less than 50% of the minimum wage. 2m pensioners live in poverty. 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty. Due to low incomes future retirees will be more reliant on the state pensiontheguardian.com‘Costing billions’: is the pensions triple lock a lifeline or simply unaffordable?With the budget looming, arguments rage over whether ministers should scrap a pledge popular with millions 23439254
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialThe Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 10/09/2026I think what Badenoch meant to say here is: “British employers are dependent on welfare to subsidise a massively underpaid workforce” - particularly when you consider that around 40% of claimants are actually in work. But that’s just me splitting hairs, I suppose. 65980371
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I’ve added my name calling for a full HMRC investigation of Yaxley-Lennon better known as Tommy Robinson. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...secure.hopenothate.org.ukCALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNONA year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation. 411551
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 4920921254
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 10/09/2026🎯 by @ellabaron.bsky.social The abuse directed towards RNLI volunteers is horrendous. Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They are doing incredible work. 701987509
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I absolutely agree life-saving emergency infrastructure such as lifeboats and air ambulances should not depend solely on charitable donations. 011
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialEuropean Democrats @europeandemocrats.wsocial.eu · 08/09/2026The political pattern is becoming painfully familiar: populists wrap themselves in the national flag, attack Brussels and claim to defend “the people” — while all too often using power to protect their own interests and those of their inner circle. We have already seen this logic at work under Orbán 191
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 05/09/2026When will Farage & Co stop telling these lies when uncovering the actual truth is so easy? However, Reformites generally buy Nigel’s misinformation hook, line & sinker and won’t change. Worrying times. 010
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 05/09/2026We all need to wake his supporters out of their stupor. Look what his role model, Trump, has unleashed in the USA. 000
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Done. It’s the responsibility of everyone who wants to see change to do what they can, however small that contribution may be. 010
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialBlairer @haggisblarer.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Why don’t the FM’s of 🏴. N🇮🇪. 🏴. challenge him on this? Somebody needs to remind Burnham - loudly. BUT if the Falklanders wanted out of being a British overseas territory, this would be a different story from Burnham. 153
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 02/09/2026So Ukraine is responsible for high gas prices? Not Russia after its 2022 invasion of Ukraine? Not the USA after it waged war on Iran? Bessent is delusional. 010
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAndy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George MonbiotBeing subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 1002095829
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Time for the government to take them to task. 000
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Not just Cambridge but across England. Have a look what’s on near you: www.heritageopendays.org.ukheritageopendays.org.ukHomepage 000
elimuann.bsky.social @elimuann.bsky.social · 31/08/2026If anything, the Enerygy Ombudsman needs to be given more teeth. I’ve used them twice when months of fighting came to nothing because a supplier just didn’t want to solve a problem. The automatic compensation amounts need to increase too. 032
Reposted by @elimuann.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/08/2026England's water companies have nearly 1,200 criminal convictions. Fines announced, quietly deferred/waived. No exec prosecuted. Regulator can ban exec bonuses. Companies reclassify exec bonuses as “retention payments” and “signing-on fees”. No action taken No end to abuses. Nationalise water.leftfootforward.orgThe case for nationalisation of water companiesEngland’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&... 22465252