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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
What is so important to the ultra-rich that they must seize and destroy the world's resources, hold down wages and crush organised labour, capture politics to reduce the tax they pay, fund the far right to stifle democracy? Here's an answer. A Hermes Birkin 35 Diamond Bag. On sale for £449,555.68
Hermes Birkin 35 Diamond Blanc Himalaya Matte Crocodile Limited Edition Bag
£449,555.68
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 22/08/2026
Carney on the US: We cannot accept what they’ve offered, and we will not give what they’ve asked.
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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Gary, Indiana is 77% percent Black. Thousands have been without power for nearly two weeks. Many are without safe water. Yet every data center is operational & using enormous amounts of both power and water. This is what oligarchy looks like. Everyone suffers so the 1% can make even more.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We currently spend about £123bn on benefits for working age people, so our proposed saving of £50bn would be a massive cut of 40%. In my Clacton constituency about 47% of working age people are not employed, so my plan is to decimate the income of nearly half of my constituents.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops. Food insecurity and higher prices would follow. Poor hit the hardest. Despite warnings, no plan for water shortages. Need reservoirs, water storage, better water management. Companies can't do national planning.
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‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing
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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · 20/07/2026
Zack Polanski on standing with trans people: "When they come for one of us, they come for all of us"
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Zack Polanski on standing with trans people: "When they come for one of us, they come for all of us"
The Green Party leader was the only party leader to attend the London Trans+ Pride press launch. He spoke exclusively to Scene about the new EHRC guidance, teachers, and why Pride is still important.
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Men in Blazers Media Network @meninblazers.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Spain’s Nico Williams gave his mother, Maria, his World Cup winner’s medal after Sunday’s final ❤️💛 Nico's parents trekked some 2,000 miles across the Sahara from Ghana to Spain as refugees. Now, their son is a world champion 🥹
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Josep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Israeli forces tear down a Palestinian home in Beit Liqya, Ramallah district.
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eugeniat2.bsky.social @eugeniat2.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Sanctuary 🐈‍⬛🐈 🐄🐖🐓🐐🐄🐐 🐈 Robert Downey Jr. maintains an animal sanctuary on his Malibu property where he rescued and cares for alpacas, goats, pigs, chickens, cows, and cats. 🐈 Robert Downey Jr. Kindness to animals. #caturday #sanctuary
Robert Downey Jr. holding little kittens
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
US judge voids Trump’s agreement with the IRS, which included $1.776bn “anti-weaponization fund” for his allies and an immunity for him, his sons and other “related parties” from some prosecution or civil action from govt. Like dictators he thinks he is above the law. Why is he not impeached?
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Judge Smacks Down Trump’s IRS Immunity Settlement
The settlement was an “attempt to use the Court to provide some legitimacy to an agreement to confer immunity to people and entities affiliated with the President,” the judge wrote.
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Now Then magazine @nowthenmag.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"My last show was a lot about mental health, being on antidepressants... I had routines that if I didn't have the ability to joke about would just be a bad anxiety in my life" @ericrushton96.bsky.social just finished an international comedy tour but still feels as nervous as ever. ✍️ @seanmorl.com
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Eric Rushton - "Journalists aren't interested in mental health anymore"
Eric Rushton has just finished an international comedy tour but still feels as nervous as ever. He and Sean Morley discuss stagefright, cynicism, suffering and the arrival fallacy.
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
"Hatred is becoming normalised. Division is growing deeper." @zackpolanski.bsky.social criticises "grifters who lead these movements, or champion this hate or call unnecessary by-elections" Who could he be talking about? 🤔 Join the fightback: Join.greenparty.org.uk
Bradford District Green Party graphic on a green background featuring a large image of Nigel Farage laughing on the left and Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaking into a microphone on the right. Across the bottom is an Independent headline reading: "Green leader Zack Polanski hits out at 'grifter' Nigel Farage amid by-election chaos." The graphic includes the text "join.greenparty.org.uk" at the bottom and the imprint: "Promoted by D Parkinson on behalf of Bradford District Green Party both at 88 Hirst Wood Road, Shipley, BD18 4BU."
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Gordon Wark 🤬💥😡🔥🕗🕕🕓🕖 @1stwark.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Cartoonists Are The Only Real Journalists Left In The USA.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to voluntarily retrain staff in AI. How would this be enforced? City and social responsibility? How many bank branches have been closed, people ripped-off by profiteering, scandals? Why not tax them to fund a training programme?
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Reeves to launch City ‘skills compact’ committing firms to retrain staff in AI
Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolution
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Paul Allender @pauliepaul55.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The BBC cancelling Winterwatch is such a shame, especially when we need to be connecting with nature more than ever. If we want people to protect our wildlife, we have to show them it! Add your name to ask the BBC to reconsider. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
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Tell the BBC: Save Winterwatch!
The UK is losing its wildlife, and shows like Winterwatch are vital for connecting us to nature. The BBC's decision to cancel it makes no sense. Let's ask them to rethink this! Add your name here:
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"Blackpool council Reform leader exposed as BAE Systems officer, uniparty warmonger" 'This senior Reform politician works for BAE Systems, Britain’s largest arms maker which is complicit in the genocide in Gaza and has a history of extreme corruption' www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/07/0...
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Blackpool council Reform leader exposed as BAE Systems officer, uniparty warmonger
Reform UK's leader in Blackpool Council is an 'officer' employed at BAE Systems, a weapons manufacturer heavily implicated in war crimes.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 02/07/2026
INCREDIBLE SCENES ON FOX as there is LITERALLY NOT A SOUL at Trump's fair, which has now been open for 15 minutes
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Defra breached law, with Tory govt was in office, when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says. This is one outcome of capture of the state by corporations, and secrecy. Govts pursue economic growth, not resilience, at almost any cost.
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Defra breached law when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says
Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024
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Sheffield Green Party @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Here is councillor Toby Mallinson, speaking about why we (Sheffield Greens) don’t want Palantir in our NHS! #protecthenhs #sheffieldgreenparty #palantiroutofnhs
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
FIFA and the U.S. thought that by humiliating  Iran in the World Cup and making their logistics difficult, would turn the world against them. Instead, the amount of support they received throughout this tournament is unprecedented. They represented their country with dignity and humility. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Govts bend laws to support the City. UK at/near the bottom of the G7/OECD league for investment for 30 yrs. Illicit financial flows, takeovers, asset-stripping rife. Financial engineering prized. 405,000+ professionally qualified accountants, highest per capita in the world, numerous scandals.
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The finance curse is devouring the UK
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. Th...
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allsalad @allsalad.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
What an absolute disgrace. A FIFA-certified referee being denied entry to the United States purely because he is Somali. The World Cup is meant to bring people together. This is racism, plain and simple. Shameful. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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World Cup 2026: Somali referee Omar Artan to miss tournament after being barred from entering US
Omar Artan, who was set to be the first Somali to referee at the World Cup finals, is dropped from the list of officials after he was denied entry to the United States.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Nazis burnt books, Reform wants to ban them from County Council libraries. Claims libraries promote "contested gender ideology". They should be "politically neutral", whatever that means. Once upon a time books by DH Lawrence and James Joyce were banned. Now we risk returning to the past.
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Finch promises ‘comprehensive policy’ for libraries after ‘contested gender ideology’ concerns raised
Cllr George Finch vows to create a 'comprehensive policy' for Warwickshire libraries to ensure neutrality and safeguard children, addressing residents' concerns
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Silkabelli (cittadina UE 🇪🇺) @silkabelli.eurosky.social · 16/09/2025
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Sheffield Green Party @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Congratulations to all Green candidates elected to Sheffield City Council! 🥳 Massive thanks to our candidates, volunteers, voters & supporters all across the city! We 💚 you! No overall control (as before) but Green gains bring us to 18 councillors, almost level w/ Labour (23) and Lib Dem (22). 🌟
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Paul Allender @pauliepaul55.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Fantastic news for us in Walkley and the Sheffield and national Green Party. To beat the leader of the Labour Group takes some doing. Well done Andy!!
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Mamdani: When I ran for mayor, I said I was going to tax the rich 
Well, today we're taxing the rich...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/03/2026
The Green MPs and Peers have written to Keir Starmer to urge for an end to the UK's involvement in the US and Israel's illegal war. Under international law, the UK is obliged to have no involvement in illegal military action, including the use of UK bases and UK-made weapons.
Image of letter sent to Prime Minister Keir Starmer by the Green MPs and Peers.

Letter begins:

Dear Prime Minister, 

We are writing as Green Party MPs and Peers to express our alarm at the UK’s involvement in the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. 

Already well over 1,000 civilians have been killed, including a reported 168 children killed by a missile now widely believed to be from the United States (Guardian, 2026). UNICEF has reported that the Israeli military's assault on Lebanon is killing or injuring the equivalent of one classroom of children every day (Reuters, 2026).

In addition to the grave humanitarian impacts, the longer this illegal, unnecessary war continues, the greater the global economic fallout – to which the UK is particularly exposed because it remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels. 

Read the rest of the letter on the Green Party website at: https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/20/green-mps-and-peers-demand-end-to-uk-involvement-in-illegal-us-israel-war/Second page of letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer from the Green MPs and Peers.

Read the full letter on the Green Party website at: https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/20/green-mps-and-peers-demand-end-to-uk-involvement-in-illegal-us-israel-war/
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/03/2026
"Community centres like this, right across the country, who are supporting people in need, need a government who will step up for them." Zack Polanski speaking on the cost of living crisis at the Elizabeth House Community Centre.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Daniel Kebede told a press briefing that the Greens and its leader Zack Polanski “align very closely with the education policies” of the teachers’ union. schoolsweek.co.uk/neu-teachers...
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NEU: Teachers’ shift to Greens a ‘wake-up call’ to Labour
The Green Party’s surging popularity among teachers should be a “wake-up call” to Labour, the general secretary of the National Education Union (NEU) has warned
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
A quick reminder of Starmer's leadership pledge number 4.
4. Promote peace and human rights

No more illegal wars. Introduce a Prevention of Military Intervention Act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The President has launched our nation and our great military into a war of choice, risking American lives and resources, ignoring American law, and endangering our allies and partners. It does nothing to help with the urgent problems here at home that Americans face every day.
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Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I am closely monitoring the ongoing military operations in Iran. International military actions have a direct and profound impact on Maryland’s families and communities. I served in Afghanistan and I’ve seen who pays the price when Washington rushes into conflict.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Really concerned to hear the Defence Secretary refuse to rule out UK's involvement in future strikes on Iran. Iraq lessons must be learned. Further escalation in the Middle East makes us all less safe. Starmer must rule out UK involvement immediately.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The tragic awfulness of this government is that it has extended a factional war against the left of the Labour Party into a war against almost all the good things we might have expected of it. It cannot respond to the crisis it faces, because its hatred of the Labour left is definitional.
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
"Nothing will matter more in this parliamentary term" @zackpolanski.bsky.social on the Gorton and Denton by-election. Last few days of campaigning! Sign up to help Hannah Spencer win and stop Reform 👇
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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
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Sheffield Wednesday @swfc.co.uk · 12/02/2026
Our pre-Millwall live press conference is underway; 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecml...
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LIVE: Henrik Pedersen's pre-Millwall (h) press conference
YouTube video by officialswfc
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
At least 30 deaths from this crossing were avoidable. And the effects of toxic anti-migrant rhetoric are clear: "...There was also a widely-held belief that migrants calling from small boats exaggerated the distress, meaning the Coastguard underestimated the emergency" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thirty deaths in small boat crossing avoidable, inquiry finds
Inquiry chair Sir Ross Cranston said
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
By the time Starmer is replaced this summer, we'll have had two wasted years, in which a country crying out for transformation instead got more of the same, or even worse where environmental legislation is concerned, and a high possibility of Farage running the next government. Thanks Keir.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government. Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’ I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Full text at https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/05/zack-polanski-writes-to-wes-streeting-urging-him-to-cancel-palantir-nhs-contract/
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"... Coral, Ladbrokes, & StarSports are all offering the same price across the board, putting a Green Party victory at 6/4. Reform are fractionally behind, coming in at 13/8. Despite Andrew Gwynne previously holding the seat for Labour, they’re out as third-favourites, at 2/1." via The Daily Britain
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Liked a stopped clock, this is a headline in the Spectator I agree with ... but probably not for the reasons they think.
The greens Vs reform byelection will expose Britain's real dividing line
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Paul Allender @pauliepaul55.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
The latest U turn....they are truly an appalling government.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Great to see Bristol's Green councillors making case for a trial Universal Basic Income - a guaranteed payment that would have huge benefits for groups like care leavers, and give a massive boost to culture and the arts. bristolgreenparty.org.uk/greens-call-...
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Greens Call for Universal Basic Income Trial for Bristol - Bristol Green Party
Bristol Green councillors have put forward a motion to Bristol City Council calling for the Government to fund a trial of universal basic income (UBI) in the city. A universal...
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Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
.. and don't forget that despite the abysmal failure of privatisation running our energy, water, mail, transport, housing, defence, education, health services creating pollution & inefficiency at far greater cost than public services Labour, Tories & Reform want even more meme via Mike Shaw
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Paul Allender @pauliepaul55.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Trump is threatening the UK & 7 other supposed allies with more tariffs unless he gets his hands on Greenland. This can't be allowed to happen. Join me and sign the petition telling Keir Starmer not to give in to this bully: 38d.gs/gld_tf_bs
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Sign the petition: Tell Keir Starmer: Don't back down over Trump's Greenland tariff threats.
Trump is threatening the UK & 7 other supposed allies with more tariffs unless he gets his hands on Greenland. This can't be allowed to happen. Join me and sign the petition telling Keir Starmer not t...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it. This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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