David McNab
@mcfab59.bsky.social
There is only one source of money (and wealth) in 🇬🇧: the Govt. New money can only come through Govt spending and old money is removed through taxation. How you spend that money and who you tax determines what kind of society you have. #MMT
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All over the world, authoritarian governments
which fear a backlash against the poverty, war and
climate change billionaires who fund them
are imposing ever more draconian laws
"Live facial recognition tech to be rolled out across Britain"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/live...
which fear a backlash against the poverty, war and
climate change billionaires who fund them
are imposing ever more draconian laws
"Live facial recognition tech to be rolled out across Britain"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/live...
Live facial recognition tech to be rolled out across Britain
LIVE facial recognition technology will be rolled out across the country under plans for the biggest overhaul in policing in nearly 200 years.MPs, unions and campaigners voiced civil liberty fears as ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 9:57 AM
All over the world, authoritarian governments
which fear a backlash against the poverty, war and
climate change billionaires who fund them
are imposing ever more draconian laws
"Live facial recognition tech to be rolled out across Britain"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/live...
which fear a backlash against the poverty, war and
climate change billionaires who fund them
are imposing ever more draconian laws
"Live facial recognition tech to be rolled out across Britain"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/live...
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“.. The review makes no mention of the Department of Homeland Security’s earlier claims that Mr. Pretti, a U.S. citizen, “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”
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January 28, 2026 at 2:19 AM
“.. The review makes no mention of the Department of Homeland Security’s earlier claims that Mr. Pretti, a U.S. citizen, “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
@nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/u...
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No doubt with Wes 'privatisation' Streeings approval
another move towards dismantling nationwide NHS
collective bargaining and decent treatment of essential staff
"Hundreds of NHS staff begin ballot over fire-and-rehire threats"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/hund...
another move towards dismantling nationwide NHS
collective bargaining and decent treatment of essential staff
"Hundreds of NHS staff begin ballot over fire-and-rehire threats"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/hund...
Hundreds of NHS staff begin ballot over fire-and-rehire threats
MORE than 600 workers at Barnsley NHS Trust began voting in an industrial action ballot today following fire-and-rehire threats, GMB said.Nurses, technicians and clerical workers will work extra and l...
morningstaronline.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 6:20 AM
No doubt with Wes 'privatisation' Streeings approval
another move towards dismantling nationwide NHS
collective bargaining and decent treatment of essential staff
"Hundreds of NHS staff begin ballot over fire-and-rehire threats"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/hund...
another move towards dismantling nationwide NHS
collective bargaining and decent treatment of essential staff
"Hundreds of NHS staff begin ballot over fire-and-rehire threats"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/hund...
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Neil Young. Still showing us the way all these years later..
If you haven't heard, he gifted his entire catalog to Greenland for free. He says he hopes it will "ease some of the unwarranted stress…you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,”
If you haven't heard, he gifted his entire catalog to Greenland for free. He says he hopes it will "ease some of the unwarranted stress…you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,”
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Neil Young. Still showing us the way all these years later..
If you haven't heard, he gifted his entire catalog to Greenland for free. He says he hopes it will "ease some of the unwarranted stress…you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,”
If you haven't heard, he gifted his entire catalog to Greenland for free. He says he hopes it will "ease some of the unwarranted stress…you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government,”
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Time for Government to stop tinkering around the edges and scrap leasehold altogether.
Ground rent cap is good news (though peppercorn would be better straight away). Also welcome is promised abolition of new leasehold properties. Better still would be the outright abolition of leasehold altogether, a feudal anachronism virtually unique to England and Wales.
January 27, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Time for Government to stop tinkering around the edges and scrap leasehold altogether.
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It's time for Your Party supporters
to admit they're just not ready to stop Reform,
and rally around the Green Party candidate
as a start to forming nationwide electoral pacts
"Make History in Greater Manchester: Rally with Zack Polanski, Salma Yaqoob and Guests"
actionnetwork.org/events/make-...
to admit they're just not ready to stop Reform,
and rally around the Green Party candidate
as a start to forming nationwide electoral pacts
"Make History in Greater Manchester: Rally with Zack Polanski, Salma Yaqoob and Guests"
actionnetwork.org/events/make-...
January 27, 2026 at 9:43 AM
It's time for Your Party supporters
to admit they're just not ready to stop Reform,
and rally around the Green Party candidate
as a start to forming nationwide electoral pacts
"Make History in Greater Manchester: Rally with Zack Polanski, Salma Yaqoob and Guests"
actionnetwork.org/events/make-...
to admit they're just not ready to stop Reform,
and rally around the Green Party candidate
as a start to forming nationwide electoral pacts
"Make History in Greater Manchester: Rally with Zack Polanski, Salma Yaqoob and Guests"
actionnetwork.org/events/make-...
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Sara Jones (New York City)
"There is a media buy-out, all skewed to praise his criminal actions. Masked armed men are harassing our citizens without warrants and shooting us for voicing dissent."
Please join our Friends of Bylines if you wish to support us in giving people a voice
"There is a media buy-out, all skewed to praise his criminal actions. Masked armed men are harassing our citizens without warrants and shooting us for voicing dissent."
Please join our Friends of Bylines if you wish to support us in giving people a voice
Ordinary Americans are sad, angry, overwhelmed – yet hopeful
The view from Maine; Lawless, over-equipped paramilitary ICE agents are the real domestic terrorists
bylines.scot
January 27, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Sara Jones (New York City)
"There is a media buy-out, all skewed to praise his criminal actions. Masked armed men are harassing our citizens without warrants and shooting us for voicing dissent."
Please join our Friends of Bylines if you wish to support us in giving people a voice
"There is a media buy-out, all skewed to praise his criminal actions. Masked armed men are harassing our citizens without warrants and shooting us for voicing dissent."
Please join our Friends of Bylines if you wish to support us in giving people a voice
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With @stopfundinghate.bsky.social we've uncovered that The Times' sister channel TalkTV is pushing climate misinformation like “CO2 is not a threat to the planet” and the science behind it “doesn’t add up to a row of beans”.
We've written to Ofcom giving it 14 days to explain why it failed to act.
We've written to Ofcom giving it 14 days to explain why it failed to act.
Ofcom won’t investigate TalkTV’s climate misinformation – we’re taking a stand | Good Law Project
Ofcom dismissed complaints over TalkTV’s blatant climate misinformation, so we’re fighting back
goodlaw.social
January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
With @stopfundinghate.bsky.social we've uncovered that The Times' sister channel TalkTV is pushing climate misinformation like “CO2 is not a threat to the planet” and the science behind it “doesn’t add up to a row of beans”.
We've written to Ofcom giving it 14 days to explain why it failed to act.
We've written to Ofcom giving it 14 days to explain why it failed to act.
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"Writing for Chatham House in 2011, Matthew Goodwin asked, 'What drives some citizens to abandon the mainstream in favour of populist extremists?' Since then, he has gone on to answer the question himself."
State of HATE 2025: The Opportunist Extremist: The Strange Radicalisation of Matthew Goodwin
Once a respected academic studying the far right, Matthew Goodwin has become one of its most influential figures. Now a GB News pundit and Reform UK fanboy, he’s traded scholarship for reactionary gri...
hopenothate.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 3:38 PM
"Writing for Chatham House in 2011, Matthew Goodwin asked, 'What drives some citizens to abandon the mainstream in favour of populist extremists?' Since then, he has gone on to answer the question himself."
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I guess he just got lucky.
January 27, 2026 at 4:29 PM
I guess he just got lucky.
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This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Incoherent, soulless, autocratic...
It's not just Starmer. It's the entire Labour government.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
It's not just Starmer. It's the entire Labour government.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Government row breaks out over plan to cut spending for PE in England’s schools
Proposed cuts by DHSC and DfE came despite concerns about inactivity among children contributing to obesity
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Incoherent, soulless, autocratic...
It's not just Starmer. It's the entire Labour government.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
It's not just Starmer. It's the entire Labour government.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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With alt text because I want to give a special “fuck you” to Vindman.
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
With alt text because I want to give a special “fuck you” to Vindman.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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The government must urgently address ALL the nightmare issues plaguing leaseholders in Bristol and around the country - and not be swayed by lobbying from unscrupulous investors fleecing my constituents who simply want a home.
January 27, 2026 at 4:19 PM
The government must urgently address ALL the nightmare issues plaguing leaseholders in Bristol and around the country - and not be swayed by lobbying from unscrupulous investors fleecing my constituents who simply want a home.
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🤯 Extortionate charges
🧐 No transparency about how the money is being spent
😡 Terrible service
🤑 Unscrupulous property management companies
These are just a few of the issues facing leaseholders in Bristol, as my report found:
www.hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/b...
🧐 No transparency about how the money is being spent
😡 Terrible service
🤑 Unscrupulous property management companies
These are just a few of the issues facing leaseholders in Bristol, as my report found:
www.hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/b...
Bristol leaseholders say they feel "exploited" by "extortionate" fees
People living in leasehold flats in Bristol have reported "extortionate"...
www.hellorayo.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 4:19 PM
🤯 Extortionate charges
🧐 No transparency about how the money is being spent
😡 Terrible service
🤑 Unscrupulous property management companies
These are just a few of the issues facing leaseholders in Bristol, as my report found:
www.hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/b...
🧐 No transparency about how the money is being spent
😡 Terrible service
🤑 Unscrupulous property management companies
These are just a few of the issues facing leaseholders in Bristol, as my report found:
www.hellorayo.co.uk/hits-radio/b...
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Leaseholders in Bristol are being ripped off
£250 ground rent cap is step forward but not enough
And I'll be following up with the minister about appalling insurance premiums post cladding-scandal that are stopping some leaseholders moving
But leaseholders also face... 🧵
£250 ground rent cap is step forward but not enough
And I'll be following up with the minister about appalling insurance premiums post cladding-scandal that are stopping some leaseholders moving
But leaseholders also face... 🧵
January 27, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Leaseholders in Bristol are being ripped off
£250 ground rent cap is step forward but not enough
And I'll be following up with the minister about appalling insurance premiums post cladding-scandal that are stopping some leaseholders moving
But leaseholders also face... 🧵
£250 ground rent cap is step forward but not enough
And I'll be following up with the minister about appalling insurance premiums post cladding-scandal that are stopping some leaseholders moving
But leaseholders also face... 🧵
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You mean this Wes Streeting?
I think we can all guess what Wes Streeting —aka Privatisation Man— has planned for the NHS...
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
You mean this Wes Streeting?
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Seems to have slipped under the radar with the Andy Burnham stitch-up & paramilitary executions in the US, but authoritarianism in the UK just took a massive leap forward, with police forces falling under direct political control.
Worth noting that this is Labour implementing Reform UK policy.
Worth noting that this is Labour implementing Reform UK policy.
January 27, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Seems to have slipped under the radar with the Andy Burnham stitch-up & paramilitary executions in the US, but authoritarianism in the UK just took a massive leap forward, with police forces falling under direct political control.
Worth noting that this is Labour implementing Reform UK policy.
Worth noting that this is Labour implementing Reform UK policy.
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Looking forward to chairing this event in Manchester tonight with @zackpolanski.bsky.social and Salma Yaqoob. Limited tickets!
actionnetwork.org/events/make-...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Looking forward to chairing this event in Manchester tonight with @zackpolanski.bsky.social and Salma Yaqoob. Limited tickets!
actionnetwork.org/events/make-...
actionnetwork.org/events/make-...
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I think if you want to mark the moment for Labour’s series of problems in Government, it stems from the moment when Sue Gray was sacked in preference for Morgan McSweeney. Winning an internal or general vote is not the same as governing.
January 27, 2026 at 10:18 AM
I think if you want to mark the moment for Labour’s series of problems in Government, it stems from the moment when Sue Gray was sacked in preference for Morgan McSweeney. Winning an internal or general vote is not the same as governing.
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I hate this government.
BREAKING: Facial recognition technology is to be rolled out across England and Wales, under sweeping reforms announced by the home secretary
January 26, 2026 at 6:36 PM
I hate this government.
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Labour sharpening the tools of tyranny as the world around us accelerates into fascism and state brutality.
The cabinet know it's wildly unpopular.
I don't think they care about wining the next election.
The cabinet know it's wildly unpopular.
I don't think they care about wining the next election.
January 26, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Labour sharpening the tools of tyranny as the world around us accelerates into fascism and state brutality.
The cabinet know it's wildly unpopular.
I don't think they care about wining the next election.
The cabinet know it's wildly unpopular.
I don't think they care about wining the next election.
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Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Ellison: "The Bondi letter reveals what this is all about. This is not about fraud and it's not even about immigration, and it's certainly not about law enforcement. It's about handing over documents of the state of Minnesota, private information, including voting information, to the federal govt."