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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Energy suppliers urge UK govt to help households struggling with energy bills. Silence on cutting profit margins, windfall taxes on excessive profits. Household energy debt heading to £7bn. 120,000 a year die in fuel poverty. We can't afford privatisation and resulting profiteering.
bbc.co.uk
Suppliers pile pressure on government over energy bills
Immediate action is needed to help households struggling with bills this winter, says trade body Energy UK.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
England's water infrastructure at breaking point. Large part of water network installed 130-150 years ago. Thames Water infrastructure has average age of 79 years; industry average 56 yrs. 40% of TW assets are 100+ yrs old. Must end privatisation, remove profit motive.
standard.co.uk
MP says London water network is 'at breaking point' with two incidents in a week
London MP Paul Kohler said the two incidents highlighted the poor state of the region's water infrastructure
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 06/10/2026
🚨The government is looking for UK alternatives to Palantir to run the NHS data platform, the FT reports. This follows a week of protests in 40+ places across England and a rally of hundreds at Palantir's London HQ. Help keep the pressue up: nopalantirinthenhs.com
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Kev @caoimhin1.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Calling out Zionism for what it actually is, certainly aligns with my values, I don't about you?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We're into the final 100 hours of the campaign for Holborn & St Pancras! Every leaflet & conversation can make the difference between Greens narrowly missing out or electing our 6th Green MP. Any time before Thurs you can help can make the difference. linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
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Izzy (girl type tuxie) @izzytizzy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Happy #TongueOutTuesday!
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 05/10/2026
LBC's Matthew Wright confessed to being 'a bit wobbly' on the case for public ownership of water. So we told him. 1/3 of your water bill is dribbling out to service debts and line shareholder pockets. That's money that could be reinvested in improving the service. Public ownership's a no-brainer.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Ms Dent Coad said: “Holborn and St Pancras needs an MP who understands that the current housing model has failed those who need genuinely affordable homes, and who will support leaseholders battling an archaic system that disadvantages and silences them." www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
standard.co.uk
Ex-Labour MP enters Holborn and St Pancras by-election battle by backing Polanski
Emma Dent Coad said that residents should be looking for somebody to stand up for them on housing policy
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/10/2026
Water companies failing their basic duties? The Green Party has a simple solution. Special administration. Public ownership. ZERO compensation for shareholders.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Shadow chancellor vows to cut tax in every Tory budget As always, it would be tax cuts for the rich. No mention of corporate welfare, equitable distribution of income/wealth. We haven't recovered from previous Tory follies. NHS queues, potholed road, crumbling schools. What will they cut next?
bbc.co.uk
Shadow chancellor vows to cut at least one tax in every Tory budget
Shadow ministers unveiled a series of policies on day two of the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham.
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When Zack was elected leader we knew it was only a matter of time before the establishment came to monster him and the Green party. They have a long history of lying to prevent progressive change and they're only warming up.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The reality of Britain’s food poverty crisis: ‘Everything is so expensive, I only eat one meal a day’. 14m people face food insecurity. High rents, water, energy, food prices & low incomes create a crisis. No curbs on profiteering 50 families have more wealth than 34m people. Must redistribute.
independent.co.uk
Inside Britain’s food poverty crisis: ‘ I only eat one meal a day’
Millions of Britons are worrying about the cost of food as prices continue to rise. Albert Toth reports
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Indie Aut. Stuart Miller📖✍️🤓 Believe in yourself & your potential @stuartmiller1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Posted 18 hrs ago by "peoplesforumnyc: Right now in #NYC a massive crowd of #protesters take to the streets demanding war criminal #Netanyahu be brought to justice! #FreePalestine!" IG: peoplesforumnyc The People's Forum
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Who else is way past impeachment and wants REAL accountability? 🙋‍♀️ I do. Who’s with me? #USDemocracy #RisingBlue
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference – again. A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer. Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers. Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.
declassifieduk.org
Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference - again
Labour MPs have condemned the ‘Trump-like’ decision, saying party is ‘bang out of order’
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Absolutely huge victory as the Green Party take on Labour and win in Brighton! Huge congratulations to Cllr Mark Strong and the entire team. Labour have tired old solutions and Burnham is more of the same. The Green Party is the change we need. Awesome win! 💚🎉
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the UK population. The govt can do so immediately by increasing income tax-free personal allowance by £3,000. All it needs to do is to end subsidies to commercial banks.
leftfootforward.org
This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 24/09/2026
This El Niño is a warning. As the planet warms, the risks to communities, economies, and supply chains across the globe become harder to ignore. The answer isn’t more fossil fuels - it’s clean energy, warmer homes, and restored nature.
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ΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Philippe Janin (French Artist, born 1959) "Landscape with Ochre Lands", 2019. Oil on Canvas, 100 × 65 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We can win this - but only with your help. linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Good Question.......?
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Paddy Power founder accuses Betfred billionaire of ‘scaremongering’ over tax rises. Scaremongering is used to squeeze concessions from govt. The industry should not be allowed to book profits offshore. Need higher taxes, the industry does not bear the social cost of profits. archive.ph/3ZCmq
ft.com
Paddy Power founder accuses Betfred billionaire of ‘scaremongering’ over tax rises
Stewart Kenny hits back at warnings over UK job losses, saying he used ‘the same script’ when he was in the industry
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why are we all being denied access to this report.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/09/2026
“We can push the government in a better direction. We can get them to finally start putting people before profit.” Hannah Spencer on how getting more Green MPs can challenge the government to be bolder and deliver for ordinary people.
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
In response to concerns about the government’s new anti-disinformation unit, Wes Streeting said: "We’re not interested in policing domestic political dissent." Tell that to over 3,000 UK citizens facing up to 14 years in prison for highlighting Labour’s complicity in genocide!
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows. No curbs on rents. Shortage of social housing. 2.8m council homes sold since the 1980s, not replaced. Low wages, 37.8% of Universal Credit claimants are in work. Poverty is a political choice.
theguardian.com
Pay rent, eat or keep warm? Growing numbers face hard choices as housing benefit gap grows
Wirral mother among renters turning to food banks as gap between a two-bed and housing benefit hits £158 a month – rising to as much as £324 in London
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rebuilding our relationship with the EU “is the cheapest way to boost the economy, the fastest way to unite Europe in the face of security threats and the best way to get leverage on a global system that no longer has an American anchor.” So obvious it hurts. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Brexit has left Britain ‘impotent – a bobbing cork in the sea,’ says David Miliband
Exclusive: Former foreign secretary adds to mounting pressure for a new UK deal with EU to repair Brexit damage
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Bang on, governments have to stop pretending a genocide isn't really happening. This might mean some will end up in the Hague, but so be it. Ignoring Gaza was their political choice. ✊️ #Gaza
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Séamas Aloysius @seamusaloysius.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Mary Cassatt "Autumn, Portrait of Lydia Cassatt" (1880) oil on canvas | 36 5/8 × 25 5/8 in (93 × 65.1 cm) Petit Palais (Musée des Beaux-Arts de la ville de Paris) Paris #ArtSky #Cassatt
"Autumn, Portrait of Lydia Cassatt" an 1880 oil painting by the American impressionist artist Mary Cassatt. 
Subject: The painting features the artist's sister, Lydia Cassatt, who often posed for her works.
Location: The original piece is kept at the Petit Palais in Paris, France.
Style: The work reflects the Impressionist style, using loose brushstrokes and warm, earthy tones to show an outdoor autumn scene.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I AM NOT A TERRORlST Police in London have routinely arrested peaceful individuals for holding pieces of paper calling on the UK Government to Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. To date, more than 3,700 people have been arrested under the Terrorism Act, mostly elderly people.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Vet prescription fees capped at £21 under rule changes. Doesn't deal with the real problems. Control of vet services by private equity, local monopolies. Profiteering High charges for treatment PE has overlapping interest in insurance and pet medicines.
bbc.co.uk
Vet prescription fees to be capped under rule changes
Vets must also tell clients if cheaper medicine is available online as part of the rule updates which surgeries have the coming months to bring in.
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LordSteveyPofStoke @lordsteveyp.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

OSWALD MOSELY  NIGEL FARAGE
THE SAME STORY, SEPARATED BY 80 YEARS... WEALTHY FAMILY, PUBLIC SCHOOL
EX-TORY, PART OF THE ESTABLISHMENT
POPS UP DURING A RECESSION CAUSED BY BANKERS 
FORMS NATIONALIST AUTHORITARIAN POLITICAL PARTY 
CLAIMS TO SPEAK FOR THE MAN IN THE STREET
BLAMES MINORITIES AT THE BOTTOM FOR THE PROBLEMS CAUSED BY PEOPLE AT THE TOP
Anti-
REFORM
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thames Water has long passed its notice period. Labour can use its massive majority to nationalise it right now.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Datacentre are being foisted on people living in low/medium income areas, not in wealthy areas. Resulting in excessive use of water, energy; pollution and environmental damage. Very few long-term jobs are generated. Watch the Minister's reply.
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
1/2 Climate breakdown is a class issue. When heatwaves hit, it’s working people who are expected to keep working through dangerous temperatures, often without clearly defined protections and rights.
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Zack Polanski is in good company. The names on the list, some known others not, are all working to make a better world. #BackZack for #Holborne&StPancras #GreenParty 💚💚
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DavidxRose @davidxrose.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Absolutely correct Nelly Probin. The radical challenge we face needs a radical approach, the radical Green transition to siustainable Eco Socialism cannot achieve it's aims without MMT!
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Tallgirl6234 @tallgirl6234.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now, for wheat is wheat, even if people think it is grass in the beginning.” - Vincent Van Gogh
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Very difficult to argue against this…
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Stop calling it a climate problem. Call it what it is: organized greed. The planet isn’t dying. It’s being killed for profit. The killers have names. And boardrooms. #ClimateJustice #StopEcocide
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Absolutely horrifying. How can our government be planning to drill for new oil and gas when we know these are the consequences? We have to keep the pressure on this Labour Government to keep all fossil fuels in the ground and secure a safe future for our children and grandchildren.
Babies will face almost twice as much extreme fire weather in Europe that great grandparents
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A thread of ignorance. If only he knew the UK is a currency issuer. Poverty is a political choice.
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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glastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Fiery Embers. Photo taken from St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor as the sun rises.
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The UK is a currency issuer, it doesn't need to restrict money. The question is what resources does the country have and how can they be best utilised for the wellbeing of the many. #MMT
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Laura Kuenssberg asks if it bothers Labour's Bridget Phillipson that people who create jobs and pay a lot of tax, citing, Jim Ratcliffe, move abroad - except, that's not the full story. My View: Did you know companies owned by Jim Ratcliffe have received public support worth around £630 million?
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 19/09/2026
When we go into an NHS hospital, we want to be able to trust that our health is the number one priority - not a private company's profits Tony Sullivan is absolutely spot on. It is time to end NHS privatisation
Graphic with quote from Tony Sullivan, co-chair of Keep Our NHS Public: "“When commercial incentives enter healthcare, robust safeguards, transparency and public accountability are essential, and in this case they catastrophically failed. The Government must urgently examine whether outsourcing and payment structures are putting patients at risk.”
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Briony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sheeran still trying to both sides it, calling Palestine 'the most complex political issue on the planet'. It's *not* complicated and that bullshit stopped many of us seeing reality for years. In 2026, there's no excuse. We have all witnessed a government murdering children and gloating about it.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/09/2026
“It's tinkering around the edges of a system that is failing people. We need to have inequality tackled with bold, bold measures.” Deputy Leader Rachel Millward calling for a fundamentally different approach to the economy, on Cathy Newman.
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