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💢Marx Was Right.🕊 @paulwalker44.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
I didn’t think that I’d be reposting the Pope so much in 2026, yet here I am.
Pope Leo XIV
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Hundreds of millions of people throughout the world are immersed in extreme poverty. Yet, disproportionate wealth remains in the hands of a few. It is an unjust scenario, in the face of which we cannot fail to question ourselves and commit to change things. There is no lack of resources at the root of disparities, but the need to address solvable problems related to a more equitable distribution of wealth, to be achieved with moral sense and honesty.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Corporations don't pay the headline rate of UK corporation tax (CT). Effective tax rates are lower because of tax reliefs & subsidies. Despite low effective CT rates, UK is at or near the bottom of the OECD investment league. Did low tax rate persuade water companies to invest or pay dividends?
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal. Shadow banking is unregulated, govt deregulating retail banking. Companies, hire, fire, pay auditors - no incentive to be vigilant. There is no central enforcer of UK company law. Where are the pressure points to curb abuses?
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FCA investigates collapsed lender MFS amid £1.3bn mortgage scandal
Move follows the granting of a worldwide asset-freezing order on company’s founder, Paresh Raja
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Curse of private equity. US PE-owned dentists Raise prices. Stretch appointments for higher fees. Focus from prevention to lucrative restoration procedures. Unnecessary tooth extractions and root canals. High staff turnover Curse arrived in the UK. No curbs on profiteering, public abuse.
slate.com
Something Nefarious Is Quietly Taking Over Your Neighborhood Doctor’s Office
It’s quietly reshaping Main Street medicine. Your wallet—and health—might suffer as a result.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
97% of Britons work jobs which force them to pay all the tax they should. 3% of Britons who get 50% of the money can choose to dodge almost all the tax if they want. That 3% of tax dodging wankers is who Reform work for.
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
@lesmartin.bsky.social l used to keep two lions in the garden in cages one on top of the other, but the lion in the bottom cage died. I guess it was an under-lion health condition
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
This 👇👇👇
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Leaving the ECHR will not allow you to deport all Asylum Seekers, you can't deport a person without the other country accepting them. But it will allow the State Pension, Minimum Wage, Paid Holiday, Max Working Hours, Maternity Leave and much more to be cancelled.
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Greenwash England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record. Industry dumps tons of raw sewage in rivers, lakes and seas. Destroys marine life, biodiversity; creates health hazards. And spineless regulators call them green bonds. Travesty.
theguardian.com
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record
River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
@lesmartin.bsky.social There was a young man from Belgrave, he found a dead Pro in a cave, he said it’s bloody disgusting she only wants dusting and think of the money I’ll save! 😊
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
This… 👇👇👇👇👇👇
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Looks like there’s no limit he will go to, to get funds to obtain power. bylinetimes.com/2019/12/03/h...
bylinetimes.com
How Malta's Assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia Connects to an Organisation Close to Nigel Farage
Turlough Conway reports on two men associated with the murder of Malta's most famous journalist, who were key donors to Nigel Farage’s pan-European political project.
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Hello everyone out there… Farage’s plan to scrap indefinite leave could collapse the NHS… Which would be incredibly good news for someone wanting us to move to an ‘insurance based system’ FYI the average American pays £480 per month for private healthcare Wake up to this folks!
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Greater Anglia rail passenger operator nationalised. Govt will rent carriages. Lucrative freight and rolling stock companies remain privatised. 3 Luxembourg-based companies control 87% of rolling stock, paid £1.3bn dividend in last 3 years which bears no UK tax. Gravy train rolls on.
bbc.co.uk
Rail operator Greater Anglia transfers to public ownership
Greater Anglia describes renationalisation as a step towards a
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Trump couldn’t win the Nobel Peace Prize this year as he was 13 months too late to have his nomination presented. It’s good Job that Maria Corina Machado received it this year on Donald Trump’s behalf! #He Said#. He’s such a liar! youtu.be/JRuTZJ02AK8?...
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Trump says Venezuela's Machado tells him he 'deserved' Nobel Peace Prize
YouTube video by The Manila Times
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
The Green Party has called for the IDF to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation
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Green Party conference calls for the Israeli Defence Forces to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation
Members overwhelmingly voted for the motion
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Vote for fascism this is what you’ll get!
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Reform’s Russia connections are a danger to our national security. It’s time for a public inquiry. 🔥
bylines.scot
Nathan Gill’s treachery puts him in same league as the “Cambridge Five”
Reform’s Russia connections may endanger our security – time for a public inquiry
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Britons ripped off by the energy industry. No govt curbs profiteering. Nationalise energy, reduce inflation, poverty, business costs, rebuild economy.
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
A message to the Labour Party. If you fix the UKs cost of living crisis, Farage and his fascists will become totally irrelevant. Get to it now!
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
🔴Calls for New Inquiry Into Russian Interference After Reform’s Former Welsh Leader Pleads Guilty to Bribery As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report? bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/c...
bylinetimes.com
Calls for New Inquiry Into Russian Interference After Reform’s Former Welsh Leader Pleads Guilty to Bribery
As the Kremlin steps up its political interference efforts in the West, is it time for a new Russia Report?
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
UK subsidises energy prices in other countries. Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector. £514bn operating profit since 2020. Profits/Dividends go abroad. Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.
leftfootforward.org
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
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Somersetchris @somersetchris.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Trump copycat who incited riots, who has made a fortune from spreading fear and dividing communities is annoyed when the truth is told about him #FaragerRiots
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Average annual household energy bill hits £1,755. £4.43bn energy debt, people can't afford it. Since 2020 big energy companies made £514bn operating profit. 128000 a year die in fuel poverty Profiteering fuels inflation, poverty. Can't rebuild economy without ending profiteering.
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Energy price cap warning as latest rise takes effect
The energy price cap remains vulnerable to gas price shocks and rising costs including green energy investment but households are being told they can still shield themselves from fluctuations ahead.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The answer to all your questions is. "The world is being run by the worst possible people to make themselves as rich as possible with money they will never spend."
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
He’s a lovely chap isn’t he. Patriotic NOT! Mercenary I’d say!
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
EU industry fears ever-expanding list of ‘derivative’ goods subject to US steel tariffs. Trump governed by whims, not policies. China stood up to him & he backed-off. EU/UK need to do the same. The emerging multipolar world must be based on respect and dignity, not bullying and new imperialism
theguardian.com
EU industry fears ever-expanding list of ‘derivative’ goods subject to steel tariffs
Europe braces for further damage if products containing metal, such as windows and doors, are added to rolling list
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Since privatisation England's water companies paid £88.4bn in dividends. 90% of water companies owned by foreign investors/govts. 90% of dividend not recirculated in the UK economy. No UK tax paid on dividends. Public ownership would make a difference.
leftfootforward.org
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
You vote for Reform you’re like a turkey voting for Christmas Trump style. Because Farage copies everything Trump does.
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Why would anyone vote for these people…
Another reason not to vote reform
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Immigration is just an excuse for them to be racist. They don't care that 84% of sex offenders are white. They don't care that immigrants are no more dangerous than anyone else. They don't care about 'protecting women' or lowering crime. They just care about being racist.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
"Farage has no ideas of his own, he just steals from his idol Trump. He wants to be Britain’s own mini-Trump. He wants us to copy the failed Trump strategies which are driving the US economy into deep recession."
westenglandbylines.co.uk
Farage the Trump parrot
A writer’s response to Nigel Farage’s aping of Trump’s policies
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Phil Myers @philmyers53.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
The vile politics of hatred is the latest import from the US Even to the extent that the far right are now resorting to Christian Nationalism Just how low will they go? I'm sure we'll find out soon enough. Decent people don't vote Reform
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West Country Voices @westcountryvoices.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
westcountryvoices.co.uk/the-nathan-g... Monk Debunks has highlighted the 'coincidences'...
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The Nathan Gill Russian bribery case: "Nothing to do with Reform"?
The bribery started the day Nathan Gill quit UKIP and continued under Farage’s leadership. The press have barely said a word… Nathan Gill, once Farage’s ally and Reform UK’s Welsh leader, has admitted...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Stop blaming migrants and tackle real problems, 100 charities tell UK Govt. Govt follows Reform agenda, failed to develop effective counter narrative. Migrants are vital part of economy, public services. Economic problems caused by inequality, austerity, privatisation, political corruption.
theguardian.com
Stop blaming migrants and tackle UK’s real problems, 100 charities tell home secretary
A letter warns Shabana Mahmood that ‘targeting refugees will do nothing to tackle’ problems with housing and the NHS
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
There’s seems to be no end to this idiots stupid rhetoric
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Water company United Utilities promised to spend £129m to connect private septic tanks to the mains network and reduce sewage pollution. Spent £76.7m over the last 25 years. UU paid nearly £13bn in dividends since privatisation Can't trust water companies www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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United Utilities underspent £52m on vital work to reduce sewage pollution, FoI reveals
Privatised water company criticised over efforts to connect private septic tanks to mains and cut pollution
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
@lesmartin.bsky.social Bought a new Apple Watch today (my other was smashed when I was hit from behind with a van) Glasses, helmet, bike wrecked, body wrecked especially ankle.) No more cycling for me now! Back to the gym. It’s been a painful 4 weeks.
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tomwellborn3rd @wellborn.net · 17/09/2025
Trump’s London visit was drowned in boos, banners, and chants of “go home, pedophile.” The Epstein scandal shadows him everywhere, his fascism tied to sexual corruption. The UK crowds cut through the pomp with raw fury; no royal pageantry can cleanse him.
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'Go home, pedophile!' Epstein scandal follows Trump to London on state visit
President Donald Trump received a rude welcome in the United Kingdom, where hundreds of protesters greeted him with signs calling him a fascist and pedophile.A van displaying a photo of the U.S. president and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was briefly stopped by police Wednesday as it approac...
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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
ALL SANE PEOPLE: PAY ATTENTION TO THIS !!!!! 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
UK employee median wage £30,816 (net £25,707). Millions barely survive, bosses collect up to 1,112 times average wage. 37% on Universal Credit claimants are at work. People surviving on food banks, charity. Can't revive economy without redistribution.
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Earnings and employment from Pay As You Earn Real Time Information, UK - Office for National Statistics
Monthly estimates of payrolled employees and their pay from HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC’s) Pay As You Earn (PAYE) Real Time Information (RTI) data.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
41% of renters in England & Wales, 4.5m people, had to ration energy. People skipping hot meals, wearing gloves inside, limiting heating. Energy companies made £514bn operating profit since 2020, also get subsidies, shareholders enriched, misery for people. End profiteering. Nationalize energy
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More than 40% of private renters ration energy use to afford bills, study finds
Citizens Advice says 4.5 million people in England and Wales had to cut use, with some skipping hot meals and wearing gloves inside
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Even Mail readers aren't buying these attacks
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Smear of the week – Even Mail readers rip into Quentin Letts’ childish attacks on Zack Polanski
When commentators like Quentin Letts sharpen their claws, it usually means someone’s doing something right.
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Jim McGuckin @jimnm.bsky.social · 13/09/2025
Bit of a shit turnout today at the Robinson fash Protest 😂😂😂
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
‘Five Houses’ Farage has a certain ring. And he owns, or has claimed to own, all of them. Which is four more than Angela Rayner does… www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Nigel Farage faces questions over who funded £885,000 Clacton constituency home
A BBC investigation raises questions about how the Reform UK leader's partner paid for a home in his constituency.
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