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@richardkelham.bsky.social
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Max B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 15h
Deform UK Ltd say they will save the triple lock, but their think-tank wants to scrap the state pension. No pension? No triple-lock required.
Newspaper article with headline Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension. Text includes 'Radical' report likely to influence party's platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes. Credit to Kalyeena Makortoff Banking correspondent.
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🦋 C.G., PhD 🐸 (🪖"Prima" AKA "Battle" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 15h
WE will not be silenced! ✊🏾 👭 #IAmJaneDoe #Pinks 🌸
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Deborah Timms @deborahtimms.bsky.social · 9h
Check your registration and vote early if you can. Then get everyone you know to do the same. We need a tsunami. #VoteBlue
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 17h
Well Done Germany! =============== The Cornell University case has highlighted the need to better protect women from rapists. This is a great idea for remote/hidden areas. ----------------------
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 9h
www.theguardian.com/politics/202... Do these fucking morons learn nothing? It's their savage cuts to the public sector that have created the bloody mess we're currently living in – and now they want to make it all worse. Fuck them and all who are idiot enough to vote for them!
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Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals
Exclusive: Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told party members last year he had discussed making further savings if they win next election
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Further evidence that the UK, and the EU, must develop our own independent payments processing apparatus free from interference from Trumpland.
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Palestine Action crowdfunder for UK supreme court challenge blocked due to US sanctions
Exclusive: CrowdJustice platform says US firm Stripe, its payment processor, ‘cannot support accounts or transactions’ linked to group
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/01/the-guardian-view-on-grenfell-prosecutions-at-last-survivors-have-a-date You don't need a crystal ball to predict that none of the accused will serve time in prison; when it comes to the crunch, the Establishment looks after its own. From theguardian.com
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The Guardian view on Grenfell prosecutions: at last, survivors have a date | Editorial
Editorial: Prosecutors will decide who to charge within eight months. But ministers should also re-examine the law
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Patriotic Platform: "stop migrants coming here to attack our women and children – that's our job".
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Will AI exterminate the human race? I don't know, but what I do know is that the current irrational exuberance of the markets for everything connected with AI will cause a major financial crisis – potentially far worse than 2007-8 with Trump in charge instead of Obama.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
www.theguardian.com/business/202... Trump trying to throw us under the (diesel) bus in an attempt to save his neck in the November elections by helping to reduce the price of fuel – in America. Fuck him.
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Britain in talks with European allies over release of emergency diesel stockpiles amid Trump pressure
Ministers discuss drawing down EU countries’ reserves after Donald Trump threatens to cut off US supplies
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The question we need to ask about Farage's two-tier reality is does he actually believe the rubbish he spouts about eg the Fairford business – in which case he is a dangerous idiot – or he doesn't believe it but is happy to weaponise it to wind up his knuckle-dragging fan base.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Owen Jones points out that the Labour backbenches are stuffed with Starmerite newbies chosen for their antipathy to the left, to proper Labour values. If Burnham is serious about change all these right wing MPs will have to be deselected before the next election.
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I heard one thing loud and clear in Andy Burnham’s landmark speech: the left has won the arguments | Owen Jones
The PM’s stated trajectory is a rebuke to past Tory and Labour governments. The challenge now is to make his project progressive in word and deed, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Nick Timothy always was short of a few functioning synapses, but to claim that building a wind farm near two major US airbases could "invite sabotage" is a new low even for him – as if two US airbases weren't already major targets.
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Redmere Wind farm near RAF bases could invite sabotage - MP
Nick Timothy, MP for West Suffolk, questions the plan's suitability near two US Air Force bases.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Go For It Ladies.......
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20... How come that right wing scumbag Mann is even allowed to remain in the Labour Party? Get rid of him; and get rid of the House of Lords while you're at it.
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Pro-Israel thug peer 'Lord' Mann steals Owen Jones's mic - again
Jones posted footage of the 'not big' bully stealing the mic last year - and in some weird overcompensation tactic, Mann did it again
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/business/202... The Association of British Insurers published a list of flood-prone area they would not insure. Application of this could kill the government's stupid plans stone dead.
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New English homes in flood-risk areas could become uninsurable, says Aviva boss
Amanda Blanc says flooding threat is ‘absolutely increasing’, as she also warns ministers over ‘kite flying’ before budget
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There's been a lot of agonising over the cost of caring for our older citizens, but it ought to be axiomatic that such costs, like the cost of healthcare, defence, infrastructure, etc should be borne by the state out of general taxation. L'état, c'est nous.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202.... Rayner is quite right to attack the ridiculous Home Office proposals. What a pity then that she made such a hash of her interview on BBCr4 Broadcasting House this morning. Talk about embarrassing...
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Angela Rayner stands by attack on care worker visa reforms ahead of Labour conference
Housing secretary says Home Office moved goalposts with ‘disruptive’ change to permanent residence rules
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
When it comes to Chancellors called Healey, I rather think I preferred Denis to John. Please prove me wrong.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live.... The Parades Commission must look again at their unbelievably stupid decision to allow Protestants to march down the Catholic Garvaghy Road after a, peaceful, gap of 28 years.
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Northern Ireland live: ‘Orange Order can wait for weeks,’ claims DUP leader as controversial march delayed amid huge protest
DUP’s Gavin Robinson says loyalists have ‘steadfast determination’ to march on Catholic enclave in Portadown
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Starmer's 'Red Lines' were stupid even in 2024. For Labour to continue to cling to them now would be suicidal – for the the party and for the country.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Starmer's 'Red Lines' were stupid even in 2024. For Labour to continue to cling to them now would be suicidal – for the the party and for the country.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202.... She is quite right, but to have any chance of uniting the progressive vote, Labour must itself be radical – ditch all the stupid Starmerite Red Lines, shift the balance of taxation away from work and onto wealth, and reverse privatisation.
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Labour must reunite progressive voters to win the next election, says Lucy Powell
The deputy leader wants the party to take advantage of a split on the right and not be embarrassed to show its values
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... Probably the nest solution for Paris, if not for the owners, is just to demolish the wretched thing. Meanwhile it stands as a monument to the tastelessness and hubris of the Filthy Rich.
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Tall, dark and hated: plan to renovate ‘Paris’s ugliest building’ put on hold
Tour Montparnasse modernisation project at a standstill after clashes over pricing and other issues
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Askme @askme99.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I know I've posted this many times - needs to flood the media until election day.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Probably the most cogent argument against Driver Only Operation of trains. Is DafT paying attention? I doubt it.
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Reported assaults on Great Britain’s railways rise by fifth in a year
Unions say record high of nearly 25,000, including assaults on rail workers and public, shows need for more staff and policing
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So two migrant boats land in Kent undetected. They should send for the RNLI!
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The Filthy Rich want to destroy us. We must tax them, and tax them hard. A wealth tax, coupled with an exit tax for those who try to avoid it by leaving the country; a proper tax on dividends, on capital gains, and on inheritance; the destruction of private equity – just for starters.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
If you would like to imprison Nigel Farage for being a corrupt Traitor. RT/Like
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and other members of Congress have introduced a bill to ban private equity funds from owning or controlling medical practices. This is a big deal. Here’s what you need to know about the shady private equity industry and how it operates.
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This One Thing Is Making Your Life More Expensive | Robert Reich
Private equity is shutting out millions of people from buying their own homes.In 2021, private equity investors bought n
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump's recent outburst against any controls on AI was presumably caused by his investments in the sector dropping in value. This deeply ignorant, greedy, malignant narcissist has to be stopped. Come on America!
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 14/09/2026
All the home nations want the option to free themselves from Brexit Britain. Remainers said Brexit could break the Union: leavers called it 'project fear'.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 13/09/2026
And yet there are people who actually believe this clown is going to send them a check for $5,000.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Just imagine how much disinformation and micro targeting £72m gets you… Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way …as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
So, if the worsening climate doesn’t kill us off, rogue AI will. Truly Humanity has, as Einstein said, too much Knowledge, not enough Wisdom.
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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thank you RNLI
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Not only is Trump a malignant narcissist but it seems he is becoming a total fantasist as well. The question then is, if he believes in his phantasies, if he is ‘high on his own supply’, can he then be called a ‘liar’?
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The Chief Rabbi is an idiot. Can he not see that it is the Israeli government policy that is responsible for the rise in antisemitism.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Chaos at UK Air Traffic Control. Is this cock-up, or Russian sabotage?
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Memo to Ofwat: using Cory Doctorow's concept of Enshittification the water companies need to be fined vastly more than the cost of remedying their failures. The present puny fines are just petty cash items easily paid by charging customers more. They're just laughing you.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
What we all need is a government that is tough on fascism, and tough on the causes of fascism. In other words tackle inequality and tax the rich bastards.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
For decades neoliberalism and globalisation have hollowed out the West's industrial base, destroyed the communities that served it, alienated the working class and thus paved the way for the recent rise of fascism. Politicians have colluded with this and lack the power or the will to change.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trump is the personification of the old saying "the lights are on but there's nobody at home'. Just a mad old dog barking at shadows.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... To waste time, every, and resources on massively reorganising local government at a time when the country is suffering multiple crises in the cost of living, housing, health, and energy shows Labour doesn't have a clue about how to improve peoples' lives.
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Plans for major overhaul of councils halted
Proposals to merge smaller councils to form larger authorities have been paused or withdrawn in a number of areas.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The AfD look to have won the election in Saxony-Anhalt – though not with an absolute majority. One of the first items on their to-do list is to close down the world famous Bauhaus. Just like their predecessors the Nazis did. Was für eine Überraschung.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Have you noticed that whenever Farage wants to duck out of something he claims it's because he's been advised by the Police not to appear. This is swiftly followed by a total denial from the Police. Can't face criticism.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Tom Tugendhat, newly appointed shadow Foreign Secretary and notorious zionist, says Burnham must not sanction Israel as it would put us at risk from terrorists. Can't he see that supporting Israel makes us target for terrorists. Maybe he needs more time to master his brief.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Torygraph going full-Thatcher quoting that idiot Laffer – author of the 'Laffer curve' nonsense – as a warning not to tax the Rich. Fuck off Arthur.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
If Burnham wants to get more unemployed young people into work he must start by removing Reeves' payroll tax – the swingeing increases in Employer NIC. It makes taking a chance on a beginner economically too much of a risk.
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@richardkelham.bsky.social @richardkelham.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
theguardian.com/politics/2026/sep/01/burnham-promises-to-bring-optimism-and-substantial-change-in-first-commons-speech-as-pm His diagnosis is spot-on but what does he propose to do about remedying the situation? Any Labour government that sticks to Starmer's ridiculous 'red lines' is doomed to fail.
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Burnham blames Brexit and Thatcher for ‘wrong turns’ in first Commons speech as PM
The prime minister said Britain needed to be brutally honest about the mistakes of the last 40 years of UK politics
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