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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 16h
Donations to Labour Govt ministers by Israel : Andy Burnham £393,346 Lisa Nandy £184,219 Rachel Reeves £348,652 John Healey £39,216 Shabana Mahmood £137,168 Wes Streeting £459,182 Yvette Cooper £144,650 Angela Rayner £86,800 Chris Bryant £130,940
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16h
Private equity has hollowed-out high streets. Famous names, jobs, supply chains destroyed. Aided by the state: PE gets tax relief on interest payments. No tax on dividends paid to owners holed up in tax havens. No inquiry into serial bankruptcies. It is gangster capitalism. archive.ph/zisBU
heraldscotland.com
The high street is dying: blame the Goodfellas of private equity, says Neil Mackay
Private Equity firms are treating British brands like the gangsters in the movie Goodfellas. We need to fix the system or just sink deeper into irrelevance, our Writer at Large argues
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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Once again. Just like the Paramount Merger Gavin Newsom does what he always does. Sells out the working class people for the billionaires again and again. Not only that but endorses a bill that will make it impossible to tax the wealthy at all. www.commondreams.org/news/newsom-...
commondreams.org
Newsom Endorses Ballot Measure That Would Cancel Out Billionaire Tax—and Ban Future Wealth Taxes | Common Dreams
"He’d rather millions of children and families lose their healthcare than ask a couple hundred billionaires to finally pay their fair share."
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Towns in England at risk of running out of water until 2027. Over one trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks. No new reservoirs since privatisation. Record customer bills. Polluted rivers. No national planning. No national grid. Crisis deepened by privatisation. archive.ph/0XI5H
inews.co.uk
The UK towns at risk of running out of water until 2027
Extreme dry conditions are set to stay through the winter, experts warn
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ebisback.bsky.social @ebisback.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Truth 💥
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Melanie is Right, don’t bother with Bezos….
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Shell’s refineries expected to make record profits. Profit margins of $42 a barrel, up from $24 a barrel. Cashing in on global conflicts. Bumper payouts for execs and shareholders. Misery for households and businesses. Millions plunged into poverty. Must levy 100% windfall tax.
theguardian.com
Shell expects refineries to almost double the profit from every barrel of fuel made
Record prices caused by global shortages amid shutdown of war-damaged refineries in Middle East and Russia
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Ruth @ruthozzz.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This book is BRILLIANT. I love Peter Oborne.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 09/10/2026
I am angry tonight. Because tonight ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car. ICE makes this city less safe. We want them out. Now.
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Every single leader of Reform UK is an ex member of the Tory Party responsible for 14 years of austerity which killed thousands of old, poor, sick and disabled people Don't listen to their promises to make life better They are the problem "From one bin to another......" via We Demand UK
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In Austin, a 9-year-old watched ICE detain and drive away with his mother, leaving community members to scramble to find him care. Senate Republicans just blocked a bill that would bar ICE from making arrests at school bus stops. Their cruelty is endless.
commondreams.org
'It Has to Stop': Community Members Condemn ICE Arrests at Bus Stops After GOP Blocks Bill to Protect Kids | Common Dreams
Republicans in the US Senate blocked a bill to protect school bus stops from ICE arrests, leading to outrage in Pennsylv
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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
What about going after tax avoiders? Every year, HMRC, by its own estimates, fails to collect 46.8 billion of tax. See webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ukgwa/202606... How about hiring more people to retrieve this avoided tax before suggesting cutting welfare to the poorest and most vulnerable?
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The pitch here seems to be, ‘we’ll build the houses and infrastructure we failed to build during the 14 years we were in government, but we’ll do it in the most damaging and lowest quality way possible’. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England
Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Another shining moment for Reform UK Durham… Volunteers threatened with legal action for restoring parks freedomineverydaylife.org/volunteers-t...
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Volunteers threatened with legal action for restoring parks – Freedom in Everyday Life
Since 2017, volunteers from Hemp Garden Community Association have worked to transform a neglected green space into a thriving community park. Elvet Green in Durham has been transformed from a…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
At least 56 people have died in ICE custody during Trump’s second term. According to ICE’s internal reviews, detention staff did not provide sufficient medical care to at least six of those detainees. ICE has now taken down those reviews from its website. What other cruelty is ICE trying to hide?
theintercept.com
ICE Deleted Reviews for Deaths in Custody That Cited Shoddy Medical Care
Three-quarters of ICE’s own 2025 death reviews, briefly posted online, raised substandard and “inappropriate” care of il
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Reform UK's Suella Braverman promises ‘consequences’ if pupils don’t sing Christian hymns. That would be policed. So what happens to atheists, agnostics, non-believers and other religious denominations. Will they be persecuted, imprisoned? Reform UK getting desperate and bizarre.
humanists.uk
Reform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymns
Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student accommodation. Another sector taken over by PE, loaded with debt, high rents, profiteering. Rents outstrip govt maintenance loans. No UK tax charged on dividends paid to foreign investors.
living.insidehousing.co.uk
Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student housing portfolio
A Swiss private equity firm and UK investor have bought a 1,570-bed student housing portfolio for £165m.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed. leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
leftfootforward.org
Outrage as Reform-run council votes to shut 10 nurseries
Members of the public shouted “you should be ashamed” as Reform councillors approved the plans
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension. Means-testing even though people have paid for it. Proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains tax; cut corporation tax. Enrich the wealthiest. No means-testing. Chaos and cruelty inevitable.
theguardian.com
Thinktank linked to Reform UK calls for abolition of state pension
‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A recent survey found that 92% of U.S. adults have delayed or avoided medical care due to high costs. Meanwhile, a new study from Yale estimates that Medicare for All would save over 114,000 lives and $1 trillion a year. If this country was truly “pro-life,” we would have universal healthcare.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just 4 months after the local elections, Reform UK (RefUK) have lost 158 of their local councillors: -55 resigned -42 went Independent -28 defected -24 were kicked out -5 lost their seats -2 disqualified -2 suspended. Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money!
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“Dan Thomas has been doing a brilliant job,” Nige continued. “I’m sorry for his personal difficulties.” Yeah, Dan. Great bloke. Brilliant Reform leader….just unfortunate he’s been arrested on suspicion of assault and coercive control.” Crace - Reform’s nemesis. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Another day, another Reform Wales leader. Grumpy Nige seems to miss the old one | John Crace
At a low-key event, Helen Jenner replaces Dan Thomas, who was arrested on suspicion of assault and gets warm words from Farage
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The Shallow State @ourshallowstate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's been three days since he said this, but I think it deserves an encore: “If we buy $2 billion worth of bananas from Brazil, we’re actually losing $2 billion. So if we stop eating bananas, we actually save $2 billion.” And this guy is in charge of the world's largest economy.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The only 4 constituencies where rejoining the EU wasn’t the preferred option were those of Lee Anderson, Farage, Tice and Lowe. In those 4, the top answer was ‘don’t know’. Confirming that Brexit has no real support at all. Not surprising for a total shitshow. And makes red lines seem very silly.
Independent front page. 

Voters across Britain back rejoining EU
Reversing Brexit is most popular option in 646 of 650 constituencies, finds new electoral survey of 12,000Bar chart showing
Which EU relationship respondents most wanted the Uk government to propose

EU membership 35%
Single market 6%
Customs Union 5%
Uk govt position  18/19%
Starts quo 8/9%
Don’t know 16%
Loosen ties 11%
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Prof. Anthea Butler @antheabutler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
You do understand that everything he's doing to Washington DC is about fortifying the city when he decides he's not leaving office
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bloomberg reports that officials directly involved in an internal Pentagon investigation found that Peter Thiel’s Palantir Maven Smart System played a significant role in the February 28 U.S. strike on the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School in Minab, Iran.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Democracy depends on a fearless and free press. Without press freedom, we do not truly live in a free society. This is why I urge the news media to boycott the White House in response to Trump's ban on CNN, MS Now, and Politico. Giving in to tyranny only invites more of it.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This should be the moment people finally realise that Farage has turned them into fascists. If you’re choosing this dangerous inhumanity over the rescue work of the RNLI, you’ve lost your minds to racism and hatred.
Reform UK
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Charities' actions in aiding and abetting the invasion of our country will be illegal under
Reform UK.

Photo of Farage on Gb news
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Swathes of UK economy are owned by foreign investors. No tax is deducted from billions paid to them in dividends. USA, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden have a dividend withholding tax for foreign investors. UK could do the same, generate billions. Why are super-rich privileged?
leftfootforward.org
Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions
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. Mi...
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Matthew Stadlen @matthewstadlen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This week on his TV show, Nigel Farage laughed at a clip of a woman in tears because of the racism she’d experienced. “I can’t stop laughing,” he said. When people tell you who they are, believe them. And then don’t vote Reform.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/09/2026
alert the press: it is not normal for the president to be unable to stay conscious during televised events in the Oval Office
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A minor detail is missing from the headline.
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Tom Walsh @tewalsh340.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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My friends call me Spike, BSc 🇨🇦 @chemspice.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Utterly disgusting! “These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.” fortune.com/2026/09/13/a...
fortune.com
Amazon workers on food stamps have tripled despite its record revenue—and it’s just the latest evidence of the new economy of shrinking labor shares | Fortune
“These are families that are really barely able to make ends meet,” one policy expert said. “And yet they are working, and they are working a lot.”
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/09/2026
Excellent letter in The Times. "Greater hate hath no person than to accuse those who put their lives on the line for others of being traitors."
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
US Justice Dept and Reform donor Ben Delo. Pled guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act. Built a company designed to flout US law; willfully failed to implement and maintain even basic anti-money laundering policies. $10 million criminal fine. 30 months of probation, waived by Trump.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The answer to our political funding crisis is simple and obvious. It would send our politics in the opposite direction to its current, disastrous trajectory. So why won't Labour MPs pick it up? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Political donations are poison to our democracy – but there’s an easy antidote to that | George Monbiot
As revelations about Reform UK’s donors emerge, it’s clear that increasingly complex forms of patronage can’t be regulated effectively. We need a clean sweep, says columnist George Monbiot
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Blairer @haggisblarer.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The apartheid state engages English lawyers to proscribe #MedecinsSansFronteir This is unilaterally England. Take note. 👇👇
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What neoliberalism did to the UK. 25.3m people, including 14.9m working adults and 7.7m children, live below minimum income standard. Richest 1% has more wealth than the bottom 70% of the population combined. 50 families hold more wealth than 34m people. Can't grow economy on mass poverty.
leftfootforward.org
Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions
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. Mi...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet. Govt to invest. £1bn. French and Canadian owners celebrate too. Profits exported. Unlike many countries UK does not tax dividends to foreign investors. Before rail privatisation in the 1980s, rail stock was manufactured by public owned entity.
bbc.co.uk
Alstom to build new battery-electric train fleet
The government says the work will support thousands of jobs across the UK.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Elon Musk is bankrolling an ad campaign to get you to check your voter registration through an innocent-sounding website. But his real goal is to collect and sell your personal data to advertising companies, Big Tech, and other Republican PACs.
popular.info
The hidden dangers of Musk’s votesafe.org
The slick voter registration website, currently being promoted to millions of people, is a digital surveillance machine.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
9/11 victim Michael Massaroli’s son: "You do my dad's legacy & the legacy of all victims no honor using this tragedy to spread hate. I've had to spend 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers & sisters, people who don't look like them."
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026
London's homicide rate hit its lowest level since records began. Yet 40% of the public thought that murders had risen since 2019. That’s the danger of disinformation. We cannot accept it, and to defeat it, we’ve got to put pressure on the social media companies who profit from it.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Goodness me, we really are noticing things now, aren’t we. Would you like me to tell you what response you got in 2019, if you asked “But who does this obviously highly eccentric wingnut speak for”? Maybe you can guess.
Ben Kentish • @BenKentish • 1h
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Important to note that the UK Chief Rabbi is the senior rabbi for one orthodox,
conservative branch of Judaism in the UK. As such as represents around 20% of Jews in the Britain. He shouldn't be seen to be speaking for or on behalf of the other 80% - many of whom strongly disagree with his recent, highly politicised statements.
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🇨🇦 🦋LaFerrari17🦋 🇨🇦 @aperta17.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I feel like this tweet doesn't get talked about enough.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The fact that Israel screams about the sanctions of their illegal settlements proves that they are Israel's and that they consider them permanent. Sanction Israel they are behind it all, as everyone knows.
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