It's A Scam
@itsascam.bsky.social
Musician. Geek. Just trying to understand how the world works. Definitely left of centre.
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"We were told in full, and that 'in full' has got a smaller and smaller and smaller part of what is actually going through"
@unitesharon.bsky.social from @unitetheunion.bsky.social expects the employment rights bill will be watered down even further
@unitesharon.bsky.social from @unitetheunion.bsky.social expects the employment rights bill will be watered down even further
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"We were told in full, and that 'in full' has got a smaller and smaller and smaller part of what is actually going through"
@unitesharon.bsky.social from @unitetheunion.bsky.social expects the employment rights bill will be watered down even further
@unitesharon.bsky.social from @unitetheunion.bsky.social expects the employment rights bill will be watered down even further
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In all the years I've been campaigning, this is the first where I've feared retaliation - but even X is not above the law. That's why we've referred X to Ofcom for horrific posts that, having taken legal advice, we believe are illegal under the Online Safety Act. goodlaw.social/wk2q
X is not above the law
goodlaw.social
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In all the years I've been campaigning, this is the first where I've feared retaliation - but even X is not above the law. That's why we've referred X to Ofcom for horrific posts that, having taken legal advice, we believe are illegal under the Online Safety Act. goodlaw.social/wk2q
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Pro-Israel lobby groups -- Labour Friends of Israel, Conservative Friends of Israel, Reform Friends of Israel and the European Leadership Network (ELNET) -- have flown British MPs out to the country at least 56 times since the Gaza genocide started.
www.declassifieduk.org/friends-of-i...
www.declassifieduk.org/friends-of-i...
‘Friends of Israel’ groups have funded 56 trips for British politicians
Lobby organisations spent £133,000 flying MPs to Israel in two years since the genocide began
www.declassifieduk.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Pro-Israel lobby groups -- Labour Friends of Israel, Conservative Friends of Israel, Reform Friends of Israel and the European Leadership Network (ELNET) -- have flown British MPs out to the country at least 56 times since the Gaza genocide started.
www.declassifieduk.org/friends-of-i...
www.declassifieduk.org/friends-of-i...
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“Dear Diary,
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
November 27, 2025 at 2:53 PM
“Dear Diary,
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
People are still being mean about me being a racist at school. I tried saying I was only racist in a nice way, but that didn’t work so I pretended that the 23 witnesses were all making it up. Hopefully that will do the trick…”
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"we keep hearing conversations about tough choices, but these always seem to be tough choices for children in poverty, for disabled people, for working class communities, when are we going to see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on #GMB
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on #GMB
November 26, 2025 at 9:19 AM
"we keep hearing conversations about tough choices, but these always seem to be tough choices for children in poverty, for disabled people, for working class communities, when are we going to see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on #GMB
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on #GMB
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Neoliberal IFS wants govt to ditch the triple lock on state pension.
Silence on corporate welfare, taxing the rich/corporations.
UK state pension is almost the worst in Europe.
2m retirees live in poverty. 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
How many pensioners does the IFS kill?
archive.ph/AaLRa
Silence on corporate welfare, taxing the rich/corporations.
UK state pension is almost the worst in Europe.
2m retirees live in poverty. 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
How many pensioners does the IFS kill?
archive.ph/AaLRa
The UK must remove the pension triple lock
With each economic shock, it ratchets up the value of state retirement payments relative to average earnings
www.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Neoliberal IFS wants govt to ditch the triple lock on state pension.
Silence on corporate welfare, taxing the rich/corporations.
UK state pension is almost the worst in Europe.
2m retirees live in poverty. 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
How many pensioners does the IFS kill?
archive.ph/AaLRa
Silence on corporate welfare, taxing the rich/corporations.
UK state pension is almost the worst in Europe.
2m retirees live in poverty. 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
How many pensioners does the IFS kill?
archive.ph/AaLRa
Farage's classmates are not just saying he was racist, they're also saying he was a bully and targeted people who wouldn't stand up to him. Is there anything lower than a bully?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Farage's classmates are not just saying he was racist, they're also saying he was a bully and targeted people who wouldn't stand up to him. Is there anything lower than a bully?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Have I ever racially abused anyone?
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Have I ever racially abused anyone?
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
"Never in a hurtful or insulting way"
"Not with intent"
In other words, "yes".
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"I said that Nigel Farage never abused anyone in a hurtful or insulting way. What did I say Roy?"
"You said he's a racist twat"
"You said he's a racist twat"
November 25, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"I said that Nigel Farage never abused anyone in a hurtful or insulting way. What did I say Roy?"
"You said he's a racist twat"
"You said he's a racist twat"
Must be because the BBC is far left/commie.
"Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed"
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
"Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed"
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Reith lecturer accuses BBC of censoring his remarks on Trump
Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Must be because the BBC is far left/commie.
"Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed"
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
"Dutch writer Rutger Bregman says claim that Trump was ‘most openly corrupt president in US history’ was removed"
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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"The controversial US and Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has ended its operations in the strip saying it has succeeded in its mission"
Thousands murdered while waiting for food. People starving to death. Famine declared. For the US and Israel this was success.
Thousands murdered while waiting for food. People starving to death. Famine declared. For the US and Israel this was success.
November 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
"The controversial US and Israeli backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has ended its operations in the strip saying it has succeeded in its mission"
Thousands murdered while waiting for food. People starving to death. Famine declared. For the US and Israel this was success.
Thousands murdered while waiting for food. People starving to death. Famine declared. For the US and Israel this was success.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at welfare cuts.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at more welfare cuts after previous rebellion - but authority on shaky ground
The government's earlier efforts to reform welfare and save £5bn ended in an inglorious failure.
news.sky.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at welfare cuts.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
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China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice
Despite the US’s economic success, income inequality remains breathtaking. But this is no glitch – it’s the system
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 AM
China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
The UK is following the US model. Wealth concentrated in fewer hands. 24m can't attain minimum standard of living, real average wage unchanged since 2008, public services eroded, profiteering is rife.
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Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. Why do a third of children live in poverty?
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. So why do a third of its children live in poverty? | CNN
Child poverty has reached a record high in the United Kingdom as the country’s cost of living soars and its social security safety net falters following years of government austerity.
edition.cnn.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Britain is one of the world’s richest countries. Why do a third of children live in poverty?
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
It is a political choice - years of austerity, real wage cuts, regressive taxation, unchecked profiteering, disappearance of social housing, hijacking of govts by corporations/rich.
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The Budget must tax extreme wealth and use this to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
Thousands have already backed my open letter to the Prime Minister to do this.
Add your name 👇
bit.ly/TaxWealthAutumnBudget
Thousands have already backed my open letter to the Prime Minister to do this.
Add your name 👇
bit.ly/TaxWealthAutumnBudget
November 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The Budget must tax extreme wealth and use this to tackle the cost-of-living crisis.
Thousands have already backed my open letter to the Prime Minister to do this.
Add your name 👇
bit.ly/TaxWealthAutumnBudget
Thousands have already backed my open letter to the Prime Minister to do this.
Add your name 👇
bit.ly/TaxWealthAutumnBudget
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Dividends are taxed at marginal rates of 8.75%, 33.75%, and 39.35%, no national insurance is levied.
Wages taxed at 20%-45% +NIC.
Aligning taxation of dividends with wages could raise £6bn a year. Even higher if national insurance is also charged.
Wages taxed at 20%-45% +NIC.
Aligning taxation of dividends with wages could raise £6bn a year. Even higher if national insurance is also charged.
This is how Rachel Reeves could deliver a progressive budget
The chancellor has an opportunity to boost the public purpose and deliver redistribution
leftfootforward.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Dividends are taxed at marginal rates of 8.75%, 33.75%, and 39.35%, no national insurance is levied.
Wages taxed at 20%-45% +NIC.
Aligning taxation of dividends with wages could raise £6bn a year. Even higher if national insurance is also charged.
Wages taxed at 20%-45% +NIC.
Aligning taxation of dividends with wages could raise £6bn a year. Even higher if national insurance is also charged.
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Donald Trump and I have so much in common. For example, we both enjoy doing whatever Vladimir Putin tells us to.
November 24, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Donald Trump and I have so much in common. For example, we both enjoy doing whatever Vladimir Putin tells us to.
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While being arrested and searched under the Terrorism Act, this woman shares her thoughts very concisely.
Arrested outside the UK Home Office along with dozens of others for holding a sign with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action”
www.wedonotcomply.org
Arrested outside the UK Home Office along with dozens of others for holding a sign with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action”
www.wedonotcomply.org
November 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
While being arrested and searched under the Terrorism Act, this woman shares her thoughts very concisely.
Arrested outside the UK Home Office along with dozens of others for holding a sign with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action”
www.wedonotcomply.org
Arrested outside the UK Home Office along with dozens of others for holding a sign with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action”
www.wedonotcomply.org
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Reeves expected to reveal cut in UK growth forecasts for next 5 yrs.
Can't get sustained economic growth:
16m live in poverty.
24m live below socially acceptable living standards.
Real average wage unchanged since 2008.
4.5m get less than living wage.
Regressive taxation.
Profiteering unchecked.
Can't get sustained economic growth:
16m live in poverty.
24m live below socially acceptable living standards.
Real average wage unchanged since 2008.
4.5m get less than living wage.
Regressive taxation.
Profiteering unchecked.
Reeves expected to reveal cut in growth forecasts for next five years in budget
OBR has reportedly downgraded predictions after review that blames lack of investment under Tories
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Reeves expected to reveal cut in UK growth forecasts for next 5 yrs.
Can't get sustained economic growth:
16m live in poverty.
24m live below socially acceptable living standards.
Real average wage unchanged since 2008.
4.5m get less than living wage.
Regressive taxation.
Profiteering unchecked.
Can't get sustained economic growth:
16m live in poverty.
24m live below socially acceptable living standards.
Real average wage unchanged since 2008.
4.5m get less than living wage.
Regressive taxation.
Profiteering unchecked.
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I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I implore someone, anyone, in the media…
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
Do your job
And the next time you have Farage on, please ask him directly:
…what were the motivations behind this?
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Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Two children have been killed every day in Gaza since the so-called ceasefire began.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
Why has this disappeared from the headlines?
The genocide never ended — and our government is still complicit.
End all arms sales to Israel, now.
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"We need to free the political prisoners"
A protestor gets emotional as she's arrested under the Terrorism Act for holding a sign and talks about the six prisoners on the fourth week of their hunger strike.
We are left with no other option but to resist.
A protestor gets emotional as she's arrested under the Terrorism Act for holding a sign and talks about the six prisoners on the fourth week of their hunger strike.
We are left with no other option but to resist.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"We need to free the political prisoners"
A protestor gets emotional as she's arrested under the Terrorism Act for holding a sign and talks about the six prisoners on the fourth week of their hunger strike.
We are left with no other option but to resist.
A protestor gets emotional as she's arrested under the Terrorism Act for holding a sign and talks about the six prisoners on the fourth week of their hunger strike.
We are left with no other option but to resist.