Chris Darlaston
@cdarl67.bsky.social
Anti fascist,anti racist,anti imperialist,Bennite Socialist.
Husband,father,grandfather and Aston Villa season ticket holder.
Proud of my Irish roots!
Husband,father,grandfather and Aston Villa season ticket holder.
Proud of my Irish roots!
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BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney says he is frantically searching for someone even less principled and less popular than Keir Starmer to take over as prime minister. Only candidate who springs to mind is Wes Streeting 😍
November 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney says he is frantically searching for someone even less principled and less popular than Keir Starmer to take over as prime minister. Only candidate who springs to mind is Wes Streeting 😍
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'Policies that favour the interests of the working class are routinely dismissed as a fantasy, whereas those that push wealth and power towards the rich come to be seen as a realistic status quo.'
@theguardian.com having a 💡 moment. Zack Polanski has hit a switch.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@theguardian.com having a 💡 moment. Zack Polanski has hit a switch.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour’s rebuttal to the Green party this week sums up the double standard that dogs our politics | Frances Ryan
Why is it that the politics of hope offered up by the left is dismissed as naive, while the policies of the centre and right are portrayed as all that is possible? asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
'Policies that favour the interests of the working class are routinely dismissed as a fantasy, whereas those that push wealth and power towards the rich come to be seen as a realistic status quo.'
@theguardian.com having a 💡 moment. Zack Polanski has hit a switch.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
@theguardian.com having a 💡 moment. Zack Polanski has hit a switch.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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If NHS trusts hadn’t had to pay more than £1.8 billion in *interest charges* to private companies, that money could have paid for the starting salaries of over 50,000 NHS doctors 😮🚨
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
If NHS trusts hadn’t had to pay more than £1.8 billion in *interest charges* to private companies, that money could have paid for the starting salaries of over 50,000 NHS doctors 😮🚨
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If you watch these two for smart political analysis you're a fucking idiot.
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 AM
If you watch these two for smart political analysis you're a fucking idiot.
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Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
I’ve finally deactivated X and before anyone says it,yes I should’ve done it a long time ago.
There’s still good people on there but it’s become more and more far right biased and the racism is abhorrent.
There’s still good people on there but it’s become more and more far right biased and the racism is abhorrent.
November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I’ve finally deactivated X and before anyone says it,yes I should’ve done it a long time ago.
There’s still good people on there but it’s become more and more far right biased and the racism is abhorrent.
There’s still good people on there but it’s become more and more far right biased and the racism is abhorrent.
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The government has told elderly & disabled people to wait until 2028 to hear its plan for social care.
What about those who are suffering here and now?
We don’t need a commission to know what to do: end austerity, reverse privatisation and build a National Care Service for all.
What about those who are suffering here and now?
We don’t need a commission to know what to do: end austerity, reverse privatisation and build a National Care Service for all.
January 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The government has told elderly & disabled people to wait until 2028 to hear its plan for social care.
What about those who are suffering here and now?
We don’t need a commission to know what to do: end austerity, reverse privatisation and build a National Care Service for all.
What about those who are suffering here and now?
We don’t need a commission to know what to do: end austerity, reverse privatisation and build a National Care Service for all.
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Always worth a share, especially on #SocialistSunday. Hope you all have the best one possible! Stronger together ✊✊✊
December 29, 2024 at 5:43 AM
Always worth a share, especially on #SocialistSunday. Hope you all have the best one possible! Stronger together ✊✊✊
My favourite tea over the festive period!
#bubbleandsqueak
#bubbleandsqueak
December 26, 2024 at 7:26 PM
My favourite tea over the festive period!
#bubbleandsqueak
#bubbleandsqueak
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Why are the Tories talking about flat taxes again? youtu.be/8gKmxcw3HVM?... Flat taxes are great if you want to increase inequality, crush government services, or leave large numbers of people destitute. Is that why the Tories are so keen on them?
Why are the Tories talking about flat taxes again?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
December 21, 2024 at 7:18 AM
Why are the Tories talking about flat taxes again? youtu.be/8gKmxcw3HVM?... Flat taxes are great if you want to increase inequality, crush government services, or leave large numbers of people destitute. Is that why the Tories are so keen on them?
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Abolish monarchy.
December 16, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Abolish monarchy.
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A message for politicians.
December 6, 2024 at 1:52 PM
A message for politicians.
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PFI blighted public purse/services.
Govt guaranteed corporate profits.
Example: private sector invested £40m in the NHS, repayment £1.1bn, less spent on healthcare.
Cheaper for the govt to borrow, can do QE for public services.
Streeting wants more PFI. SAY NO.
weownit.org.uk/tell-wes-str...
Govt guaranteed corporate profits.
Example: private sector invested £40m in the NHS, repayment £1.1bn, less spent on healthcare.
Cheaper for the govt to borrow, can do QE for public services.
Streeting wants more PFI. SAY NO.
weownit.org.uk/tell-wes-str...
Tony Blair’s Private Finance deals still haunt the NHS, new league table reveals
A new league table has revealed that private finance initiative (PFI) deals signed off by Tony Blair’s government continue to cripple the National Health Service, hampering its efforts to treat more p...
weownit.org.uk
December 6, 2024 at 7:03 PM
PFI blighted public purse/services.
Govt guaranteed corporate profits.
Example: private sector invested £40m in the NHS, repayment £1.1bn, less spent on healthcare.
Cheaper for the govt to borrow, can do QE for public services.
Streeting wants more PFI. SAY NO.
weownit.org.uk/tell-wes-str...
Govt guaranteed corporate profits.
Example: private sector invested £40m in the NHS, repayment £1.1bn, less spent on healthcare.
Cheaper for the govt to borrow, can do QE for public services.
Streeting wants more PFI. SAY NO.
weownit.org.uk/tell-wes-str...
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Stop arming Israel.
December 5, 2024 at 12:20 PM
Stop arming Israel.
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The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
December 2, 2024 at 6:27 PM
The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
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Human nature is in reality rather different to what Neo-Liberals, Libertarians and Thatcherites claim it is.
November 29, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Human nature is in reality rather different to what Neo-Liberals, Libertarians and Thatcherites claim it is.
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This woman knows what she's talking about, get her elected.
November 29, 2024 at 3:34 PM
This woman knows what she's talking about, get her elected.
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On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we call on the government to end its participation in genocide.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, today and every day, until there is a free and independent Palestine.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, today and every day, until there is a free and independent Palestine.
November 29, 2024 at 3:12 PM
On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, we call on the government to end its participation in genocide.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, today and every day, until there is a free and independent Palestine.
We stand in solidarity with the Palestinian people, today and every day, until there is a free and independent Palestine.
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Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project -
"Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
"Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland project
‘The sound of traffic and a uniform sea of barley have been replaced by the most beautiful meadows, full of wildflowers, young saplings and the buzz of bees’
www.scotsman.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:17 PM
Bumblebee population increases 116 times over in 'remarkable' Scotland rewilding project -
"Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
"Wildlife can recover, and quickly, if we just give it a little space and let nature work her magic" #RestoreNature
www.scotsman.com/hays-way/bum...
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Following the ICC's arrest warrants, how can the continued sale of arms to Israel possibly be justified?
November 25, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Following the ICC's arrest warrants, how can the continued sale of arms to Israel possibly be justified?
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The FCA is incompetent at best, dishonest at worst; slow and inadequate, its leaders opaque and unaccountable, say MPs/Peers.
Mistreats consumers and small businesses, does little/nothing to punish wrongdoing.
All UK regulators are puppets of industries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Mistreats consumers and small businesses, does little/nothing to punish wrongdoing.
All UK regulators are puppets of industries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
FCA is ‘incompetent at best, dishonest at worst’, claim MPs and peers
Financial watchdog needs a radical shake-up after scandals and failures, says all-party group’s report
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:10 AM
The FCA is incompetent at best, dishonest at worst; slow and inadequate, its leaders opaque and unaccountable, say MPs/Peers.
Mistreats consumers and small businesses, does little/nothing to punish wrongdoing.
All UK regulators are puppets of industries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Mistreats consumers and small businesses, does little/nothing to punish wrongdoing.
All UK regulators are puppets of industries.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.