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Capitalism is killing us | The #HousingCrisis is deliberate | The 1% control the media & MPs

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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Not really sure why, because I hate Facebook, but I've created a page... www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In the UK we suffer from a lower pension, later retirement age and lower life expectancy than most European countries This means the amount of state pension we actually receive is much lower than in other countries
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A state pension of £13k should ignite debate about why it is so low, not about its affordability
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jeremy Corbyn at today's Westminster housing demo, on Andy Burnham's promise to end rough sleeping: Good, but councils need funding to provide proper housing for them, not just hostels Also rules making people “intentionally homeless” need to change and those affected need help
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Jeremy Corbyn at today's housing demonstration, demanding more council homes, rent control, rent regulation, and an increase in the local housing allowance - which currently 98% of properties nationally are outside of
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today's measures taken against illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank are welcome. However, they should mark only the start of the process in bringing about real peace and social justice for the Palestinian people. Read more:
thecorbynproject.com
Statement on UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank
Project for Peace and Justice, founded by Jeremy Corbyn. A hub for discussion and action, building solidarity and hope for a more decent world.
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
This is a pathetic stunt by Robert Jenrick - to offer to resign from a job he doesn't have yet - if he doesn't keep a promise that should be moot by the next election anyway Labour should increase the personal allowance to what it would be if it hadn't been frozen 1/3
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Alex Scott-Samuel @dralexss.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
It's the money, stupid  alexss3.substack.com/p/its-the-mo...
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It's the money, stupid
On 28 August 2026, UK Chancellor John Healey told Sam Coates of Sky News that "...we simply can't deal with the problems we face as a country by maxing out the country's credit card".
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
There should be no Lords But the worst are those who support abolition, but later take a seat Then those who took a seat as a bribe to support a struggling PM Followed by those who were voted out as an MP and rejoined the legislature the undemocratic way www.thenational.scot/news/2651841...
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Former Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar sworn in to House of Lords
ANAS Sarwar has officially taken his seat in the House of Lords after being sworn in as "The Lord Sarwar" ...
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Keir Starmer is complicit in the killing of 38,000 women and girls in Gaza. Now he wants to pretend that preventing violence against women and girls is one of his main priorities?
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Andy Burnham said he'd end 40 yrs of neoliberalism, then did little more than return the bus fare cap to the same level the Tories set He U-turned on almost every significant proposal he made, and his cabinet, advisers and funders are the same neoliberal ghouls that Starmer had
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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Out today
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
A message from Claudia Turbet-Delof. Join us at our annual conference in London on 19-20 September, featuring a wide range of speakers including Jeremy Corbyn, Abby Martin, Matt Kennard and many more. 🎟️ Tickets: thecorbynproject.com/events
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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
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Media Lens @medialens.org · 28/08/2026
The latest free and beautifully designed issue of ColdType, edited by Tony Sutton, is now online at: coldtype.net/Assets23/PDF... and at: issuu.com/coldtype/doc... Vital analysis!
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Teviot Watch @teviotwatch.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Blogs summarising all phases of the Teviot Estate Regeneration scheme have now been published See the Teviot Watch Substack, or links to the individual phases are below 1/6 teviotwatch.substack.com
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Teviot Watch | Substack
The Teviot Estate is to be mostly demolished (535 units), replaced by 1,928 units over the next 17 years. We will monitor progress and try to ensure fairness. Click to read Teviot Watch, a Substack pu...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 28/08/2026
Let's make this count On Monday 14th September MPs are debating whether there should be a referendum on who owns England's water This is a huge opportunity to keep the pressure on Andy Burnham to bring our water into public hands Take 2mins to email your MP: vist.ly/5ggj7
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Give the public a say on who owns our water - email your MP
Public ownership of water is popular. MPs must give us a say on who owns our water.
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Amy Goodman for @democracynow.org with @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social, Neve Gordon & Shahd Hammouri, cochairs of the Gaza Tribunal & co-authors of The Gaza Tribunal: Britain’s Complicity in Genocide Jeremy answers Amy's question on what new PM Andy Burnham’s apology on Gaza means Full vid link in reply
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Every shift from Andy Burnham's early statements on what he'd do as PM has been in the direction of favouring the rich He said he'd end four decades of neoliberalism, but he's surrounded himself with a neoliberal cabinet, neoliberal advisers, staff and funders He's Starmer 2.0
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
These informal discussions really show Jeremy Corbyn at his best - articulate, committed, knowledgeable, warm, compassionate, likeable... If people who believe the media's attacks on, and demonisation of him watch this, they will be very confused Link to the full interview in reply:
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Zack Polanski & Jeremy Corbyn discuss their daily onslaught of media attacks "You're under siege by the media, who have no interest in reporting what you say, only in making you a hate figure" & ZP apologises for believing the attacks on JC in 2017 and 2019👏👏👏 @boldpolitics.bsky.social
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Barry Combo @barry-combo.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Remember an FT economist on the BBC (who seemed credible) saying that no British government will ever make any policy that would substantially affect house prices.
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
After WWII national debt was 250% of GDP & the UK began 30 years of mass council house building. Why can't we do it again now? Here's Andy Burnham's pathetic 45k council houses in England put into context (NB the graph is UK, other than AB's promises which are just England)
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The BBC has come up with a new euphemism for 'genocidal' 'highly sensitive'
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
James Walker of the @scotnational.bsky.social talks to @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social about some of Andy Burnham's early decisions as prime minister, such as the appointment of Ian Austin as trade envoy to Israel, and the refusal to name Israel's Palestinian genocide.
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Jeremy Corbyn has a message for @andyburnham.bsky.social about the Gaza Tribunal book "You've got a big opportunity here to make history, to be the first British Prime Minister to call time on Israel's occupation of Palestinian land and its genocide against the Palestinian people"
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Like Starmer before him with his “I like watching football down the pub and my dad was a toolmaker” bollox, Andy Burnham is pushing out this kind of patronising manufactured “man of the people” guff, while doing nothing to change the fundamentals of the rigged economy.
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Newham Bookshop @newhambookshop.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
www.mylondon.news/news/east-lo...
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East London bookshop could be forced to close after council demands £20k
The bookshop has been described as the 'jewel in the crown' of Newham, but a backdated council rent hike could put its future in jeopardy
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Under the latest centrist saviour, Labour is now polling 18% below the 40% that voted for Labour under Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership in 2017 #burnhambounce
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
None of this touches the "four decades of neoliberalism and trickle-down economics" that he said he would bring to an end
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
🌐ONLINE BRIEFING Join Jeremy Corbyn and guest speakers at 'The Housing Crisis: How We Can Fix Britain's Broken System' online briefing at 7PM on Monday 10 August. Guest speakers will be announced soon. ✍️Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Why are child vaccination rates are falling? Cuts* The rich need an ever-increasing share of our wealth, so public services must be squeezed 'til they break *Social media & anti-vaxxers don't help, but the main drivers are staff cuts and reduced access www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The real reason child vaccination rates are falling
As child immunisation rates fall across the UK, one clinic in west Yorkshire is taking aggressive steps to boost immunisations
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Who is happy with Andy Burnham?
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
📚Join Jeremy Corbyn, Neve Gordon and Shahd Hammouri at Foyles in London on Tuesday 4 August to discuss 'The Gaza Tribunal', a brand new book on last year's inquiry into British complicity in war crimes in Gaza. 🎟️Tickets: foyles.co.uk/events/the-gaza-tribunal-neve-gordan-shahd-hammouri-jeremy-corbyn
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thames Water increased its bonus payouts to £4.1m for senior managers. It has £19.7bn debt, fleeces customers, dumps sewage in rivers, loses billions of litres of water to leaky pipes. Numerous criminal convictions, licence not revoked. But bosses rewarded .. for what? Govt/Ofwat do nothing.
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Thames Water increases bonus payments to £4m despite uncertainty over future
Annual results show struggling firm’s net debt has risen to £19.7bn, up from £17.7bn a year earlier
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Media Lens @medialens.org · 17/07/2026
We're going to be hearing a lot about CADI, the Climate-Induced Agricultural Decline Index, over the next few years. www.euronews.com/2026/07/16/i...
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The map predicting agricultural decline from climate change
A CSIC team in Barcelona has developed CADI, a platform that forecasts, on a 10‑kilometre grid, how much farmland will lose productivity to climate change by 2100; Spain’s interior fares worse than…
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Starmer also said "Six years ago, I inherited a Labour Party that was politically, financially and morally bankrupt" Under Corbyn, Lab raised record sums; £55M in 2017 He left the party with £13.5M in reserves Starmer lost 200k members & Lab was close to bankruptcy in 2021 1/3
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
cHaNgE...
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
At his last #PMQs, Keir Starmer told a lot of lies, trying to set the narrative of his political legacy One is that he inherited an unpopular party and made it popular
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Financialisation of pet care. 6 private equity companies dominate UK market. Around 20% net profit margins. Prices hiked as PE builds local monopolies. Staff under pressure to hit profit targets by offering unnecessary repeat appointments/treatment. Fewer people will have pets
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The finance curse is devouring the UK
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. Th...
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
In the normal run of things you might expect the leader of the party that wins a majority in a GE to be PM until the next GE The last 13 PMs were either appointed by their party mid-term, or stepped down mid-term Should there be rules about this? E.g. PM resigns means a new GE?
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Private equity controls UK dentistry. Initial consultation fee up by 23%, tooth extraction up by 32%. Gross profit at private equity controlled companies rose by 20% year-on-year. Profit margins of 20%-30%. Govts handed dentistry to finance industry. Too many can't afford dental care.
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The finance curse is devouring the UK
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. Th...
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
At Yesterday's #PMQs, Starmer ends his premiership as he began it - by conflating support for Palestinian rights and opposition to genocide with antisemitism His authoritarian crackdown on protest and freedom of speech has done profound damage to our society
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
You'll know much of this if you've read The Fraud, but the new info, especially with the context that Josh Simons is a big part of Andy Burnham's bid to become PM, is very disturbing Our media and politics are broken, & Andy Burnham is part of the problem www.declassifieduk.org/inside-labou...
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Inside Labour Together’s secret battle against Jeremy Corbyn
Documents disclosed to Corbyn expose covert efforts by Starmer’s former chief of staff to combat the British left
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Starmer's resignation lies: Under Corbyn's leadership, Labour raised record sums, £55.8M in 2017, and at the close of his leadership, Labour had £13.5M in reserves Under Starmer, the party lost close to 200,000 members & their associated subscription fees & was close to bankruptcy by late 2021 1/3
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It's expected that Sir Keir Starmer will now write his political memoires. Here's an enactment of the likely scene when his editor reviews the first draft. #StarmerResigns
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Jewdastine Action @jewdas.org · 15/06/2026
Jewish institutions: It is no longer safe to be Jewish in the UK Also Jewish institutions: let's hold a war crimes festival in a synagogue
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Peace & Justice Project condemns the Court of Appeal's ruling on the proscription of Palestine Action.
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Michael Rosen @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Tomorrow June 16, I'll be doing my 'Getting Through It' show at the Villa Gaiety Theatre, Isle of Man. Hope, humour and survival in the face of loss and illness. See you there! www.villagaiety.com/whats-on/mic...
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Michael Rosen - Getting Through It
Michael Rosen - Getting Through It
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Troovus @troovus.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Message from @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social : Put your cross alongside Martine Richards (the first ever @thisisyourparty.bsky.social candidate in Wales) in the Grosvenor by-election this Thursday Local, community-based, active, determined Will speak up for the community on all she does on the council
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