FredCairns @skugskellum.bsky.social · 8h"If businesses were ethical we wouldn't need regulation." LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE AT THE BACK! 000
Reposted by FredCairnsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Capital gains taxed at lower rates than wages. 2024-25: 584000 people paid £24.2bn capital gains tax (CGT) on £127.3bn gains. 45% of CGT paid by those with gains of £5m+, less than 1% of CGT payers. Align CGT rates with tax rates on wages, generate £12bn-£14bn. More if NIC charged.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 719999
Reposted by FredCairnsDemocrat Cats @democratcats.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Morning Foal… Baby’s first time outside… 1293808493
Reposted by FredCairnsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/20269 years after Grenfell fire killed 72 people, Police pass files to the Crown Prosecution Service for possible charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies. How many will be prosecuted? Years of litigation will follow. Justice delayed is justice denied.bbc.co.ukMet Police submits Grenfell Tower fire investigation files to CPSThe force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire. 26479198
FredCairns @skugskellum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Oh dear, what a shame, how sad, too bad, never mind. 000
Reposted by FredCairnsMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media. Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts. And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a... 28483290
Reposted by FredCairnsAgonyFlips @agonyflips.bsky.social · 20/09/2026When you're ticked off and a friend sends you something to make you feel better. 🐑🔊 493157203830
FredCairns @skugskellum.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Of the 76 spam emails in my junk folder, 46 are for gambling sites. That's a clear 60%. I don't gamble. I'm disgusted. 000
Reposted by FredCairnsFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Keir Starmer wasted two years trying to make Brexit work. If @andyburnham doesn't ditch Labour's red lines, he'll go the same way as Starmer. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... 38771228
Reposted by FredCairns💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 20/09/2026♥️ if ya need a smile 🎂🐶♥️😘 enjoy this precious moment 🐶 20176191121
Reposted by FredCairnsonesillyfag @onesillyfag.bsky.social · 20/09/2026We don’t deserve dogs. 1676435597
Reposted by FredCairnsSupporting Abortions for Everyone - S.A.F.E. @supportabort.bsky.social · 19/09/2026USA 🇺🇸 a new report from maternal-fetal medicine specialists confirms that abortion restrictions make providing essential, evidence-based care impossible. We see this exact failure across Europe. Essential maternal healthcare MUST include abortion care. #AbortionEuropetheguardian.comAbortion bans make ‘evidence-based medicine’ impossible in some cases, new report saysSome 41 states restrict abortions, a ‘core component’ of maternal fetal practice, high-risk pregnancy non-profit says 275
Reposted by FredCairnsOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Judging by the surge in RNLI donations I suspect attacking RNLI volunteer heroes will simply accelerate the decline of Reform UK in the polls ... meme via Andrew Miller 221230383
Reposted by FredCairnsAcid Rain @bearysweet.bsky.social · 19/09/2026You just got off a 10-hour shift and looking forward to a quiet and soothing session with that new novel, and then this... 😳😱 But still, this makes you so happy for some reason. 😹🐶💖🎉🥰 P.S. Which one's the dog and which one's the cat again? 👀😵💫 #dog #cat #homesweethome 1233288348
Reposted by FredCairns💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 18/09/2026♥️ epic animal rescue ♥️♥️♥️ grateful to @murrietafire ♥️🔥 23853201136
Reposted by FredCairnsLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I love this woman. If only her words could reach all human ears. A must watch till the end, Speaker-Vandana Shiva is an Indian scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist and antiglobalization author. #WomeninLeadership IG: @maturedgirl 22543682075
Reposted by FredCairnsZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Palantir have just bought themselves a Labour Lord with close links to the Labour government. No other word to describe this other than corruption. How can Watson remain a member of the House of Lords and keep the Labour whip? 932316828
Reposted by FredCairnsGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukPeter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHSA decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds... 18433361813
Reposted by FredCairnsSave America Movement @saveamericamvmt.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This administration would be so funny if it wasn’t so historically embarrassing and destructive. America deserves serious leaders. 275100832923
Reposted by FredCairnsJosh Russell → @MVTFWD @joshfwd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026🚨 Can we all agree to totally ignore and destroy the “PolitlcsUK”* account everyone gets their news from now? It’s run by a REFORM COUNCILLOR, and trickles bias and fabricated nonsense in under a neutral guise. Share this. Drop it under friends reposts. 👀 Evidence in next post…. /1 24429272
Reposted by FredCairnsFor the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"If you don't lower your standards you'll end up all alone with a bunch of rescue animals." Don't threaten me with a good time. 💕 2057324669
Reposted by FredCairnsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Those calling for state pension cut are silent on their tax perks. Gross tax relief on pension contributions £83.9bn. 14% went to 1.1m additional rate tax payers. 57% to 6.6m higher rate (40%) payers. 29% went to 30.4m basic rate (20%) payers. Equalizing it at 20% for all leaves £14.5bn spare.leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem 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... 17319171
Reposted by FredCairnsLiz McKinlay🏴 🇵🇸 @fagashlil44.bsky.social · 17/09/2026substack.com/@awlad1/note...substack.comAwlad (@awlad1)A powerful and chilling look at the state of civil liberties in modern Britain. Tony Greenstein didn’t mince words when the police raided his flat at 6:30 AM: “This is Orwellian. This is a police sta... 044
Reposted by FredCairnsAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"This week Nigel Farage was back in the GB News chair for the first time in around six months. The leader of a political party, and a sitting MP, with his own nightly show in prime time." www.facebook.com/permalink.ph... via Reform Are Not Your Friends 631142431
Reposted by FredCairnsParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Steve Reed on 25 March explaining that the £100k cap on donations "will therefore apply retrospectively, so it includes all donations from overseas electors received from today". Yes, but how are people who never bother going to Parliament supposed to know that? 451475525
Reposted by FredCairnsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Energy portfolios of 20 private equity firms produce 1.5bn tons of greenhouse gases a year, more than the annual emissions of any country except China, the US, India and Russia. Companies don't bear the social cost of profits. It is dumped on the people. Killing us and the planet.theguardian.comWorld’s top 20 private equity firms produce more greenhouse gases a year than most countries, report findsFirms manage $7.3tn in assets and could afford to transition away from fossil fuels yet invest in natural gas and coal-fired plants to power datacenters 8283179
Reposted by FredCairnsAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Do BBC news work for Reform?" via Harry Eccles 742028806
FredCairns @skugskellum.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comAll supporting acts withdraw from Ed Sheeran’s tour in solidarity with MacklemoreFour openers and live band for Sheeran’s tour depart after removal of Macklemore over ‘free Palestine’ comments 000
Reposted by FredCairnsRichard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The OAP triple lock isn’t a problem. The cost of pension tax relief is. youtu.be/BfcjgWXk36c?... Commentators are saying we cannot afford pensions for the most vulnerable. But none of them is questioning the £83 billion a year spent subsidising the pensions of the wealthiest. Why is that?youtu.beThe OAP triple lock isn’t a problem. The cost of pension tax relief is.YouTube video by Richard J Murphy 10235138
Reposted by FredCairnsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Crypto billionaires must be stopped from undermining democracy. This is more than that. Politicians are bought by corporations and the super rich. Normal people can't compete in the auction. Must ban all political donations. Let parties be funded by modest membership fees and public money.theguardian.comThe Guardian view on Reform UK: crypto billionaires must be stopped from undermining democracy | EditorialEditorial: The vast sums given to Nigel Farage’s party in recent days must lead to action on political funding 12425172
Reposted by FredCairnsSarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026£72million can’t fix this. Nothing can fix this. This is Reform. A bunch of raging liabilities who shouldn’t ever be anywhere near public office. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform's Dan Thomas resigns as Wales leader after arrestThomas said he has done nothing wrong as Gwent Police confirms arrest on suspicion of assault. 621221369
Reposted by FredCairnsThomas/Thom @thomasfein.bsky.social · 13/09/2026September 12, Dublin. Thousands of “vicious Irish bastards” show up to unwelcome America’s warmongering-genocidal-rapist- paedophile President in Dublin. 10453511393
Reposted by FredCairnsVince D. Monroy @vincedmonroy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Protester: “He’s just everything that is wrong in this kind of society, and he’s here. It’s just not right. I don’t know why we welcomed him here… We are a peaceful nation and he’s coming over here with blood on his hands from all the wars he’s doing.” 📍Ireland 240120063295
Reposted by FredCairnsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Student loan terms to be made clearer in England. But there has been decades of mis-selling. Why no compensation? £325bn UK student loan debt, £295bn in England. Most European countries don't charge Uni tuition fees. England does. What chance of buying a home, starting a family?bbc.co.ukStudent loan terms to be made clearer in EnglandChanges will spell out that governments can change rules and that career choices affect repayments. 21249104
Reposted by FredCairnsLifuX @lifux.bsky.social · 14/09/2026POV: Curiosity killed the cat’s dignity. #LifuX #Cat #Cats #Catsofbluesky #Caturday 612038228
Reposted by FredCairnsJessica D. M. 🇺🇦 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇵🇦 🇬🇱 🪃 🟧 @jessicaperthwa.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#Auspol I love the Irish #Ireland #UK #England #Wales #Scotland 210331
Reposted by FredCairnsPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Thames Water hit by £2bn bill for finance costs and advisers’ fees. Result of years of borrowing to pay dividends, cost passed to customers. TW has violated terms of its licence, has numerous criminal convictions. Must be brought into public ownership. archive.ph/FXmvVft.comThames Water hit by £2bn bill for finance costs and advisers’ feesEmbattled UK utility faces mounting costs as government debates moving ahead with temporary nationalisation 25525235
Reposted by FredCairnsCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner. 8551051299
