Tim Lyons
@mitsnoyl.bsky.social
Brit and Europhile. Retired Chartered Accountant now travelling the world with Yvonne. Progressive liberal and new Green Party member.
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Young Australians are bearing more and more economic burden because of our failure to index tax brackets. As Ken Henry has put it, this is an act of intergenerational bastardry. We need to index tax brackets, lessen the load on wage earners, and stop giving subsidies to fossil fuel industries.
Young working Australians facing a decade of tax pain
The federal budget bottom line is improving, but it will be younger people doing the heavy lifting for the next 10 years.
www.theage.com.au
September 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Young Australians are bearing more and more economic burden because of our failure to index tax brackets. As Ken Henry has put it, this is an act of intergenerational bastardry. We need to index tax brackets, lessen the load on wage earners, and stop giving subsidies to fossil fuel industries.
It’s touching that this memorial wall is to become a permanent monument to those who died in the pandemic. I’d now like to see a statue of an anonymous nurse in Whitehall along the lines of the unknown soldier. A national day of remembrance wouldn’t go amiss.
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
Wall of love: the incredible story behind the national Covid memorial
How bereaved campaigners, with help from the activists Led By Donkeys, produced a powerful tribute to the UK’s pandemic victims
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It’s touching that this memorial wall is to become a permanent monument to those who died in the pandemic. I’d now like to see a statue of an anonymous nurse in Whitehall along the lines of the unknown soldier. A national day of remembrance wouldn’t go amiss.
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions. Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes” 👏
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions. Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes” 👏
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions. Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes” 👏
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions. Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes” 👏
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When 'The Right Honourable' (they put that bit in writing just in case we might doubt it) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's dad arrived in this country from Kashmir in the early 1970s, did he speak English to A Level standard? Did her mum when she arrived a decade later? Where are the certificates?
November 22, 2025 at 10:22 AM
When 'The Right Honourable' (they put that bit in writing just in case we might doubt it) Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's dad arrived in this country from Kashmir in the early 1970s, did he speak English to A Level standard? Did her mum when she arrived a decade later? Where are the certificates?
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Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top.
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
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www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Boris Johnson: The Covid Tragedy and England's Clown King
Get news direct from reporters you trust.
www.noosphere.app
November 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Johnson spent years charming, bluffing, and backstabbing his way to the top.
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
Positioning himself as a latter-day Churchill when the moment came and leadership was desperately needed, he showed us who he was...
And thousands died.
@noosphere.app
www.noosphere.app/boris-johnso...
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November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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Straight-talking fascist, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood insists her parents “came here legally” and played by the rules. Lucky them.
They were already rich in Pakistan, and they weren't running for their lives...
They were already rich in Pakistan, and they weren't running for their lives...
November 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Straight-talking fascist, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood insists her parents “came here legally” and played by the rules. Lucky them.
They were already rich in Pakistan, and they weren't running for their lives...
They were already rich in Pakistan, and they weren't running for their lives...
A story that displays the worst and best of the human character. I hope these samplings will be free of the senseless vandalism suffered by their ancestor.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sycamore Gap tree saplings to be planted across UK
National Trust begins planting the 49 ‘trees of hope’ so the illegally felled tree can live on in a positive way
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:05 AM
A story that displays the worst and best of the human character. I hope these samplings will be free of the senseless vandalism suffered by their ancestor.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Raskin: "The dictators of the world have got nothing to fear from this hearing. Republicans called it to attack our democratic allies in Europe. The star witness is not a human rights leader like Navalny, but a far-right pro-Putin politician who leads the UK Reform Party."
September 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Raskin: "The dictators of the world have got nothing to fear from this hearing. Republicans called it to attack our democratic allies in Europe. The star witness is not a human rights leader like Navalny, but a far-right pro-Putin politician who leads the UK Reform Party."
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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I joined 80 colleagues in demanding the UK government act to stop Israel's settler violence and forced dispossession of Palestinians in communities like Umm al Khair
November 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I joined 80 colleagues in demanding the UK government act to stop Israel's settler violence and forced dispossession of Palestinians in communities like Umm al Khair
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I notice that a documentary all about Nathan Gill is on BBCONE Wales at 7.30pm tonight and will also be on the iPlayer. Just in case Farage forget, you wont!
November 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I notice that a documentary all about Nathan Gill is on BBCONE Wales at 7.30pm tonight and will also be on the iPlayer. Just in case Farage forget, you wont!
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It's quite a remarkable coincidence that Nigel Farage spent years working for Russia Today (RT) and socialising with prominent Russian and other wealthy individuals also linked with Russia. 🧐
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
It's quite a remarkable coincidence that Nigel Farage spent years working for Russia Today (RT) and socialising with prominent Russian and other wealthy individuals also linked with Russia. 🧐
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The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
November 20, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The President of the United States is publicly calling for the political prosecution of his political opponents, urging the death penalty because they urged soldiers to uphold the rule of law.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
This should be front page news everywhere. It is not, which tells much about how we got to this point.
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Whistles are one of the most accessible tools in resisting ICE.
Here’s how to use them:
Here’s how to use them:
November 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Whistles are one of the most accessible tools in resisting ICE.
Here’s how to use them:
Here’s how to use them:
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A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
November 19, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A House panel is holding a hearing on a proposed ban on Congressional stock trading.
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
This ban is long overdue. Why should members of Congress be able to use privileged information to make money on the stock market, while they’re supposed to be working for you?
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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Why would anyone vote for Reform which is now stacked with Batshit Tories? and why would anyone vote Tory which hasn't changed much either ? Why would anyone vote Labour ,which went Tory and is now morphing into Reform ? Labour MPs need to think about these questions. Because no one voted for it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Why would anyone vote for Reform which is now stacked with Batshit Tories? and why would anyone vote Tory which hasn't changed much either ? Why would anyone vote Labour ,which went Tory and is now morphing into Reform ? Labour MPs need to think about these questions. Because no one voted for it.
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Nigel Farage wants to ban dual citizenship.
A quick reminder that the hypocrite-in-chief tried to add German citizenship to his own by lying about the place & length of his residence in Germany, & then had to withdraw his application when found out.
A quick reminder that the hypocrite-in-chief tried to add German citizenship to his own by lying about the place & length of his residence in Germany, & then had to withdraw his application when found out.
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Nigel Farage wants to ban dual citizenship.
A quick reminder that the hypocrite-in-chief tried to add German citizenship to his own by lying about the place & length of his residence in Germany, & then had to withdraw his application when found out.
A quick reminder that the hypocrite-in-chief tried to add German citizenship to his own by lying about the place & length of his residence in Germany, & then had to withdraw his application when found out.
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we have got to destroy ICE and salt the earth
I will not vote for any federal candidate who doesn’t vow to abolish ICE
I will not vote for any state or local candidate who doesn’t agree to fight ICE
I will not vote for any federal candidate who doesn’t vow to abolish ICE
I will not vote for any state or local candidate who doesn’t agree to fight ICE
November 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
we have got to destroy ICE and salt the earth
I will not vote for any federal candidate who doesn’t vow to abolish ICE
I will not vote for any state or local candidate who doesn’t agree to fight ICE
I will not vote for any federal candidate who doesn’t vow to abolish ICE
I will not vote for any state or local candidate who doesn’t agree to fight ICE