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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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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Neoliberals have neutered direct state investment in infrastructure. Everything is privatised, state guarantees profits. UK languishes at or near the bottom of the OECD league for investment in productive assets. China invests over 41% of its GDP in productive assets, India 34.3%, UK 17.9%.
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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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
For all the talk of AfD gains in rural Niedersachsen, this candidate was re-elected with 90% of the vote in Hessisch Oldendorf. Goes to show that we need to pay attention to the 70-75% anti-AfD vote in small towns and farming communities in North Germany as much as the 20-25% of AfD voters
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Looks like a certain petulant brat got his saggy ass handed to him by a strong woman. You know how much he must have delighted in that. Thank you, President Connolly!
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Seeing Andy Burnham do the Great North Run it is striking how he ‘does normal’ so much better than most other politicians (who are all normal too of course!) when it’s a trait that our research suggests is increasingly important to how citizens engage with and view politics.
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Greg Wesson @gregwtravels.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It would be interesting if I regain free movement in the EU through being Canadian rather than my British citizenship. Isn't it ironic, doncha think?
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The police arrested & charged one 42 year old man + arrrested a 16 year old, over disorder in Portsmouth last weekend. After going through hours of video footage, they have released pictures of six more men they would like to speak to about their inquiries, www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Police release images of six men sought after violent disorder in Portsmouth
Hampshire and Isle of Wight force says it wants to speak to men in connection with anti-migrant unrest that left seven officers injured
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Here's a non-paywalled version of the reporting on Canada becoming a possible "associate member" of the EU. It suggests Canada is willing to agree free movement of people, which (if true) would mean that the EU would be willing to agree more internal market access. www.reuters.com/world/americ...
reuters.com
Carney pushes idea of making Canada 'associate member' of EU, WSJ reports
The EU is open to the idea, the Journal reported.
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Cory Laran @corylaran.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This is what you get when you don't study history and learn from it.
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Bill Leibenguth @bill-leibenguth.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
When you really, really, really have been defeated.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
British people should “enjoy” multiple heatwaves and shrug off warnings of dangerous climate change while enjoying more English fizzy wine, the deputy leader of Reform UK has said. www.ft.com/content/49ea...
ft.com
Reform UK’s deputy leader tells Britons to ‘enjoy’ heat amid record drought
Richard Tice’s call for people to ‘celebrate’ hotter weather comes as farmers warn of one of the worst harvests on record
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
This BBC article (published this am but updated this pm) is *still* recycling Reform misinformation. This is *not* what would happen. At all. It would be much worse (1/3) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Miss Candy had outfitted the Blue Angels for 43 years. The Navy was paying her $127,000 per year for the contract. Without telling her, the Trump regime gave the contract to a white man 900 miles away and paid him almost triple. Original post: www.instagram.com/reel/Db8Yh5b...
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Richard Sambrook @sambrook.eurosky.social · 16/08/2026
BBC’s coverage of Reform’s welfare plans is frankly bizarre. Headlines in Ten, leading on some radio networks. Reform are not even the official opposition and the plans have less credibility than Count Binface. Will BBC News do the same for Lib Dem and Greens policy two years out from an election?
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
England councils sold 14,275 social homes in the year to March 2026, a 90% increase. Average receipt £112,900 3,452 replacement homes funded. Over 2m sold since the 1980s. Many sold to private landlords, many to councils at a profit. 1.3m waiting list for social homes.
mortgagestrategy.co.uk
Homes sold under Right to Buy rise by 90%: Moneyfacts
Local authorities reported that 14,275 council homes were sold under the Right to Buy scheme in England during 2025/25, a rise of 90% compared to 2024/25,
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Ed Plowden @edplowden.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
This is a great idea to stop the tech bros trying to avoid responsibility bu externalising all their road safety risks.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
It leaves our workers unprotected and our streets less safe. It's time for a change. I'm proud to support the Delivery Protection Act to crack down on exploitative subcontracting and build an economy that works for everyone.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 10/08/2026
If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Government bonds are hard to understand, but not that hard, and most of the mystery is spread by the City, which wants to use them as a weapon to deny you what you need from the government. I wrote this infographic. AI drew it, directed by me.
An infographic on government bonds.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 11/08/2026
A damning report revealed that ICE has detained more than 50 parents and spouses of military members since Donald Trump resumed office. trib.al/MXvZdh0
trib.al
Democrats Demand Answers Over ICE Targeting Military Families
A damning report revealed that ICE has detained more than 50 parents and spouses of military members since Donald Trump resumed office.
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Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Why was the Jason Arday story broken by a racist blogger and not the mainstream press? Because Times Higher Education was intimidated off the story by a letter from notorious libel firm Carter-Ruck. I'm publishing the letter. Its central claim may be false.
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Dr Seth Thévoz @seththevoz.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
This is a dreadful development in our politics, which is bound to see dodgy & illegal lobbying now go unnoticed. And I say this as someone who, 20 years ago, was included in the register of MPs’ staff interests, when I worked for an MP. I never begrudged my inclusion on the register.
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
An American interviewer asked me about my political beliefs. #VoteBinface
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 12/08/2026
They’re among more than 12,000 homes we’ve financed in our first six months — a strong start, but just the beginning. We’re scaling up with a historic $22 billion investment over five years to build more affordable homes and meet the housing crisis with the urgency it demands.
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Trump Action Tracker @trumpactiontracker.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's nominees for two ​spots on the agency that enforces federal labor law, giving Republicans enough votes to undo a series ‌of key decisions that were widely seen as a boost to union orga... [link] TAT: [Weakening civil rights | Undermining democracy]
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Rachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
New Scandinavian wings at Wandsworth and Pentonville jails have seen a 45% fall in assaults, 57% drop in self harm and halving of staff absence rates - fascinating results from trial into a more rehabilitative approach to prisons observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk
‘Scandi wings’ offering pianos, pool and tea parties coul...
A unit in London’s Wandsworth prison has been transformed using methods from Sweden and Norway that prioritise rehabilitation over retribution
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Alarm at NHS England as patient records put under control of US private equity firm TPG via a takeover. Business model is profiteering, not care for patients. Regulatory/Govt silence on expansion of private equity. Public money fuelling PE growth.
theguardian.com
Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm
Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in England
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
FTSE 100 energy firm DCC agrees £5.75bn private equity takeover. Follows other FTSE takeovers by PE: Mitie, Tate & Lyle, William Hill owner Evoke, EasyJet. PE delists to avoid disclosure. High debt, profiteering, wage/staff cuts, low investment follow. No long-term interest in entities.
theguardian.com
DCC, one of FTSE 100’s biggest energy firms, agrees £5.75bn takeover
KKR and Energy Capital Partners poised to buy firm despite misgivings from founder and biggest shareholders
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Steve Anglesey @sanglesey.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
4) Net emigration is coming. Why that's bad, and how to unpick it, by Sunder Katwala www.thenewworld.co.uk/sunder-katwa...
thenewworld.co.uk
Next year, Britain will experience emigration. What can Burnham do about it?
The Labour party has been politically stuck on immigration. That has to change – here’s how the new PM can break out of the trap
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
New: a person opposing a data center was arrested for clapping at a city meeting Read more here: www.404media.co/person-oppos...
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Chris Bertram @crookedfootball.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The US lines up with Russia and North Korea on human rights ...
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US diplomats walk out as France addresses UN Security Council
US diplomats walk out of UN meeting during France's speech amid tensions over human rights chief's reappointment.
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David Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
"Worldwide, solar costs have fallen by roughly 90 percent since 2010, while battery prices have dropped by 93 percent over the same period". Now consider Europe's lament for failing to preserve its solar industry in the face of Chinese competition. www.foreignaffairs.com/africa/can-r...
foreignaffairs.com
Can Renewables Industrialize Africa?
The Iran war is driving the continent toward Chinese-backed green energy.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 30/06/2026
Last week, Congress passed a bipartisan bill to lower housing costs. Now, Trump is refusing to sign it. Listen to the President's own Republican Party talk about the bill that's gathering dust on his desk:
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Water privatisation really was the rort of the century, wasn't it?
ft.com
Quarter of UK water groups underspend investment allowances as network creaks
Utilities failed to use maximum allowed despite arguing that higher bills were needed to fund improvements
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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 24/06/2026
The UK Statistics Authority has written to Kemi Badenoch today, following our fact check of her inaccurate claim that the total welfare bill is now higher than income tax receipts “for the first time ever”. We hope she will correct the record soon.
fullfact.org
Statistics watchdog challenges Badenoch over welfare claim after Full Fact intervention – Full Fact
The UK Statistics Authority has called on the Conservatives to “clarify” the inaccurate claim in their Alternative King’s Speech
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Both the gift and the security need would appear to be strongly associated with Mr Farage's high political profile. It would obvs be important to letter and spirit of rules to have 'personal gift' exemptions narrowly defined for the purpose, effectivenss & legitimacy of the register of interests
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The Commons code of conduct states that new MPs "must register all their current financial interests, and any registrable benefits (other than earnings) received in the 12 months before their election within one month of their election". This £5m gift/donation was in the 6 months before the election
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Robert Jenrick’s alleged £40,000 donor pled guilty to wire fraud in a Ponzi-style scheme. Police are examining allegations that Jenrick's Conservative leadership campaign was funded by Gary Klopfenstein, who pled guilty to defrauding investors in 2024 bylinetimes.com/2026/04/28/r...
bylinetimes.com
Robert Jenrick's Alleged £40k Donor Pled Guilty to Wire Fraud in California Ponzi Scheme
Police are examining allegations that the Reform UK MP's Conservative leadership campaign was unlawfully funded by a US-based investor who pled guilty to fraud
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
"Small boat crossings are still increasing" reports the BBC's flagship Radio 4 Today programme. Editors could check BBC Verify, which reports they are down 35% year on year. The trend began Sept 2025, though crossings rose before that, but falling for over 6 months now if compared like with like.
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Healthwatch @healthwatch.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Around 300k leave workforce each year in UK due to ill health. Poor mental health and musculoskeletal problems are main causes. Yet it is these conditions that have longest NHS waiting lists and would also benefit most from public health and prevention. It’s a no brainer www.gov.uk/government/p...
gov.uk
Keep Britain Working review – March 2026 update
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Despite significant federal headwinds, US renewables just had a record year. Notably, 93% of new generation capacity expected to be added to the US grid this year is projected to come from wind, solar and batteries.
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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 16/02/2026
This headline is misleading. If you don't read the story you’ll think the boss of British Gas blamed ’net zero’ for the high energy prices he forecasts in 2030. The picture of Ed Miliband is designed to encourage that view. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...
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Cathy Thom @cathyscorner.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Call US Senators and tell them to vote against the SAVE Act. It has already passed the US House. In its current form, it means that 100 years after women earned the right to vote, we are facing down the implementation of a 21st century poll tax for women.
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Ashley Zacharias @ashleyzacharias.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
It's great to live in a country (Canada, Japan, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Italy, etc.) where citizens don't worry about if the next election will be canceled, if they will be allowed to register to vote, if they will have to stand in line for hours to vote, or if their vote will be counted.
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🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆ @eviebauer727.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The Obama’s get a standing ovation tonight at the NBA Allstar Game. (Two different versions) #NBAAllstarGame2026
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The Screaming Butt Naked Patriot @buttnakedpatriot.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The MAGA GOP. That’s what the hell is wrong with this country.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/02/2026
Donald Trump ran for President saying he would lower costs “on day one.” What's happened since he took office a year ago? Costs are up, up, up.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
The New York Times reports that the Department of Homeland Security has sent Google, Meta, and other media corporations subpoenas for the names on accounts that criticize ICE enforcement. The department wants to identify Americans who oppose what it’s doing. I’ll save them time.
robertreich.substack.com
A short note to Kristi Noem
To a current Cabinet secretary from a former one
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