Dave @thedudeabides57.bsky.social · 16/01/2026A few days away in Wales. Very cold but very beautiful 😁 010
Reposted by DaveGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/01/2026It 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...theguardian.comAt the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George MonbiotThere 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 672178846
Reposted by DavePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 08/12/2025UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation. In public ownership that would have gone into infrastructure, lower bills. Privatisation delivered low investment, high bills, no tax on dividends to foreign investors. No end to nightmare without public ownership.theguardian.comUK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisationAnalysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010 8424230
Reposted by DaveSharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 03/11/2025🪫 Unite report: UK energy companies making £30 billion a year in profits Energy bills up by 42% since 2021, whilst energy companies made £30 billion profit in just one year. The govt is turning a blind eye to these excessive profits. That must change. Everyday people cannot continue to pay. 85526
Reposted by DaveSharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 31/10/2025⚡ @unitetheunion.bsky.social have commissioned our own energy report which clearly shows that £500 of our yearly £1,700 bill lands directly into the pockets of energy companies who made £30 billion in a single year! 24432
Dave @thedudeabides57.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Tywyn sea front - looking moody! #tywyn #seaviews #wales 010
Dave @thedudeabides57.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Happy sparrows with Welsh hills as the backdrop! #sparrows #wales #smallbirds 271
Reposted by DaveGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/07/2025It's performative. If Steve Reed were really "furious" about water bills, he wouldn't have ruled out renationalisation, or forbidden the Independent Water Commission to recommend it. He enables the filthiest, most parasitic capital to defeat the public interest. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comEnvironment secretary ‘furious’ about England and Wales water billsSteve Reed says he is unable to rule out further above-inflation rises and any decision would be up to regulators 1062326725
Dave @thedudeabides57.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Spent a few days in Barmouth, Wales. A photo from where we were staying 😀 010
Dave @thedudeabides57.bsky.social · 07/04/2025Private water companies have been dumping sewage and letting infrastructure crumble for over 30 years. Sign the petition to bring water into public ownership #WeOwnIt weownit.org.uk/act-now/lets...weownit.org.ukLet's bring water into public ownership | We Own It 000
Reposted by DaveGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/03/2025A narrative is recited almost everywhere: that Rachel Reeves is being "forced" to cut benefits, and is faced with "hard choices" or "no choice". This story, a staple of neoliberal doctrine, is completely false, as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explains: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...taxresearch.org.ukIs Rachel Reeves constrained by the City?Is the City really stopping Rachel Reeves from doing what Labour wants, or is she just using it as a convenient excuse for her neoliberal austerity? This is the audio version: This is the transc... 52956451
Reposted by DaveGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/03/2025Brilliant column by @nesrinemalik.bsky.social, which everyone in the UK should read. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comMany said the Starmer era would be just Tory-lite – now it’s worse than that. Time to stop the pretenceHe’ll be radical, the PM’s allies claimed. Well, look now, as the poor are targeted and ministers boast of wearing Tory clothes better than the Tories, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik 58696274
Reposted by DaveGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Our latest Double Down News video, explaining just how billionaire power now operates and what it's doing to us. And why we need to create billionaire-free societies. 23428172
Reposted by DavePrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Some on benefits are 'taking the mickey', says UK minister. Some may do so, millions do not but will be victimised by cuts. What about those abusing the tax system, govt procurement, buying honours, impoverishing people with profiteering, selling dud products, crashing companies?bbc.comSome on benefits are 'taking the mickey', says ministerThe work and pensions minister says the welfare system needs reforming to encourage young people to work if they can. 78688264
Reposted by DaveBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Your Water Bills going up by an average of £123 a year across England in April, and by £228 for Thames Water Customers. The Government could have Nationalised the Water Companies and used these bill increases to pay for it all within 5 years. 99827
Reposted by DavePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 23/11/2024MPs have launched a review into pensioner poverty after the government admitted the cut to winter fuel payments could force 100,000 people into poverty Surely this is exactly the sort of review which should have taken place before MP’s were asked to vote? news.sky.com/story/mps-to...news.sky.comMPs to review pensioner poverty after winter fuel payment cutSir Keir Starmer remained insistent the cut needed to happen to help fund the £22bn black hole he says was left by the Conservative government. 1171529428
Reposted by DaveBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Wealth growth since 1970 Average - 8% Top 10% - 85% Top 1% - 320% Top 0.01% - 4000% Billionaires - 32000% Can you see the problem? 8527011031
Reposted by DavePaul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Government admits that 50,000 to 100,000 more pensioners will be in relative or absolute poverty as a result of means-testing the winter fuel payment and it knew that at the time of the decision It has taken nearly four months to admit it bit.ly/3CCgISb click get file to read itbit.lyWork and Pensions Committee - Summary - Committees - UK ParliamentSummary for Work and Pensions Committee 2012195
Reposted by DavePeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 17/11/2024The engagement on BlueSky is just incredible. I go to my news feed & find posts from all the accounts I followed on X but never saw over there. And best of all no dumb arse content from Elon Musk forced on me & no bots. It’s seriously looking like the dream platform we’ve all been waiting for 1894697441
Reposted by DaveTom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Nearly two million people have joined #Bluesky since yesterday. It's growing by 10.5 users every second. Turns out that when you turn a social media platform into a far-right propaganda machine & personal bully pulpit, a lot of people go looking for something better. 1408
Dave @thedudeabides57.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Ah, Bluesky - feels like the Twitter I joined in 2017. Good to be back! 100
Reposted by DaveGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/11/2024There seem to be two qualifications for high office under Trump: Sexual assault allegations and climate science denial. 1312936490
Dave @thedudeabides57.bsky.social · 17/11/2024Barney helping us decorate. He insisted that the paint for the walls must match his eyes! 010
