Andy Morton
@andyatlockerbie.bsky.social
Retired teacher, lay preacher, amateur actor and songwriter
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Politicians constantly claim that the government must “live within its means”, just like any family.
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
Why the government is nothing like a household
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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November 23, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Politicians constantly claim that the government must “live within its means”, just like any family.
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
In this video, I explain why the household analogy is not only wrong — it is the foundation of austerity.
youtu.be/Q03GKwMxmAo?...
Just beautiful
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LYn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LYn...
VOCES8: Agnus Dei by Samuel Barber
YouTube video by VOCES8
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November 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Just beautiful
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LYn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LYn...
"I've met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not a decent cell in his body." (Child rapist and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein)
Let's all let that sink in, shall we?
Let's all let that sink in, shall we?
November 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"I've met some very bad people. None as bad as Trump. Not a decent cell in his body." (Child rapist and trafficker Jeffrey Epstein)
Let's all let that sink in, shall we?
Let's all let that sink in, shall we?
This is the state of UK journalism. The Telegraph illustrates a report on a survey saying that people think life was better in 1975 with a picture of Margaret Thatcher rather than then-PM Harold Wilson
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is the state of UK journalism. The Telegraph illustrates a report on a survey saying that people think life was better in 1975 with a picture of Margaret Thatcher rather than then-PM Harold Wilson
Your multi-billionaire boss's "Reality Politics" has failed this country for 40 years
November 13, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Your multi-billionaire boss's "Reality Politics" has failed this country for 40 years
What kind of man cheers on attacks by a foreign power against the institutions of his own country?
November 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
What kind of man cheers on attacks by a foreign power against the institutions of his own country?
I'm not always a big fan of the BBC but this is a matter of national pride. If Starmer has any balls or backbone he will make it clear that the BBC is a UK institution, established by UK government statute and that the UK Govt. will ensure that funds are available to defend this case
November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I'm not always a big fan of the BBC but this is a matter of national pride. If Starmer has any balls or backbone he will make it clear that the BBC is a UK institution, established by UK government statute and that the UK Govt. will ensure that funds are available to defend this case
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Reposted by Andy Morton
“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.”
-Zohran Mamdani
-Zohran Mamdani
November 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
“The billionaire class has sought to convince those making $30-an-hour that their enemies are those earning $20-an-hour. They want the people to fight amongst ourselves so that we remain distracted from the work of remaking a long, broken system.”
-Zohran Mamdani
-Zohran Mamdani
This, apparently, is 'Communism' according to the GOP
November 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
This, apparently, is 'Communism' according to the GOP
This is a complete non-story. No news agency - none - broadcasts speeches in their entirety. All news agencies edit speeches to emphasise the most significant passages.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC has questions to answer over edited Trump speech on Panorama, MPs say
An episode of Panorama is accused of misleading viewers with its editing of a speech by Donald Trump.
www.bbc.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:46 AM
This is a complete non-story. No news agency - none - broadcasts speeches in their entirety. All news agencies edit speeches to emphasise the most significant passages.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Rich oligarch says vote for someone who'll protect rich oligarchs
November 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Rich oligarch says vote for someone who'll protect rich oligarchs
But if you've got a Signal account...
November 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
But if you've got a Signal account...
Nobody talks about the hours he's put in working shifts at Pizza Express
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Nobody talks about the hours he's put in working shifts at Pizza Express
Remember this the next time Trump bad-mouths his predecessor
October 31, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Remember this the next time Trump bad-mouths his predecessor
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"An economy that kills, that excludes, that starves, that concentrates enormous wealth in a few to the detriment of the many, that multiplies poverty and grinds down salaries, that pollutes, that produces war, is not an economy: It is just an emptiness, an absence, a sickness." #PopeFrancis #Hope
October 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
"An economy that kills, that excludes, that starves, that concentrates enormous wealth in a few to the detriment of the many, that multiplies poverty and grinds down salaries, that pollutes, that produces war, is not an economy: It is just an emptiness, an absence, a sickness." #PopeFrancis #Hope
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Sounds legit!
October 22, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Sounds legit!
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American farmers be like, “this is what I voted for”. 🥴
October 23, 2025 at 8:27 AM
American farmers be like, “this is what I voted for”. 🥴
Am I the only one getting huge Ancien Regime vibes off this? a57.foxnews.com/static.foxne...
October 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Am I the only one getting huge Ancien Regime vibes off this? a57.foxnews.com/static.foxne...
Donald Trump decides he wants a bigger ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Donald Trump decides he wants a bigger ballroom
Sadly I'm not surprised
Graduate seminar did a deep dive on Thomas Paine’s Common Sense yesterday. At the line, “in America the law is king,” they (14 students from 6 countries) burst out laughing. I've been doing this for 35 years and this is the first time that was a laugh line.
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Sadly I'm not surprised
Dear America. Back in 1649 England found a way to deal with an over-mighty authoritarian king.
Just saying.
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Just saying.
fineartamerica.com/featured/an-...
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Dear America. Back in 1649 England found a way to deal with an over-mighty authoritarian king.
Just saying.
fineartamerica.com/featured/an-...
Just saying.
fineartamerica.com/featured/an-...
