Mark E Thomas FB99% FBPE
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Strategist, mathematician, author of 99% (FT Best Books of 2019) and founder of the 99% Organisation.
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Three Baseless Taboos are Derailing National Renewal
Three Baseless Taboos are Derailing National Renewal
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BBC didn’t have to concede those points. I wouldn’t have been surprised by boilerplate ‘breaking news, we just give both sides’ rebuttal. Seen plenty of BBC correspondence over the years and tone of the email definitely chastened by standard of these things. Hope it has some lingering effect.
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
BBC didn’t have to concede those points. I wouldn’t have been surprised by boilerplate ‘breaking news, we just give both sides’ rebuttal. Seen plenty of BBC correspondence over the years and tone of the email definitely chastened by standard of these things. Hope it has some lingering effect.
The IMF thinks the UK economy is heading for the worst decade since the 1920s.
Unless we get the government to act soon, the IMF will be right.
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Unless we get the government to act soon, the IMF will be right.
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Rewiring the State for National Success - 99%
This is an approximate transcript of the second meeting of the Progressive Economics Working Group, held in Parliament on 10 February 2026 to launch a new report on Rewiring for […]
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February 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The IMF thinks the UK economy is heading for the worst decade since the 1920s.
Unless we get the government to act soon, the IMF will be right.
99-percent.org/rewiring-the...
Unless we get the government to act soon, the IMF will be right.
99-percent.org/rewiring-the...
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This whole administration is made up of patronage hires from Epstein Island! 🤮
February 12, 2026 at 7:30 AM
This whole administration is made up of patronage hires from Epstein Island! 🤮
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Jim Ratcliffe has my full support. Anyone who lies about population figures, claims £120m in public money for his own company after paying no UK tax at all, while immigrants pay at least £15bn is my kind of guy!
February 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Jim Ratcliffe has my full support. Anyone who lies about population figures, claims £120m in public money for his own company after paying no UK tax at all, while immigrants pay at least £15bn is my kind of guy!
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The world is burning, polar ice is melting, sea levels are rising, air pollution is killing millions worldwide... and the most ignorant anti-science president in US history is going to make it worse for all of us, not just for Americans.
Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
The world is burning, polar ice is melting, sea levels are rising, air pollution is killing millions worldwide... and the most ignorant anti-science president in US history is going to make it worse for all of us, not just for Americans.
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The only people facing consequences for their ties to Jeffrey Epstein are Europeans.
Ex-PM Thorbjørn Jagland’s properties were searched as his immunity was lifted over links to the late disgraced financier, amid wider Norwegian fallout over Epstein.
Norway police search ex-PM Jagland's properties in Epstein links probe
Ex-PM Thorbjørn Jagland’s properties were searched as his immunity was lifted over links to the late disgraced financier, amid wider Norwegian fallout over Epstein.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:06 PM
The only people facing consequences for their ties to Jeffrey Epstein are Europeans.
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Tesco makes nearly £4bn profit.
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
February 12, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Tesco makes nearly £4bn profit.
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
Nearly 50% of its workforce are on Universal Credit, receiving about £600m a year.
Why isn't Tesco paying?
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Given how much Nigel Farage hates working from home, it would be nice to see him turn up at his workplace a bit more regularly
February 10, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Given how much Nigel Farage hates working from home, it would be nice to see him turn up at his workplace a bit more regularly
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Trump calling Cuba an “extraordinary threat” is another lie from a dangerous president.
Blocking all fuel supplies to Cuba is a war crime - the collective punishment of civilians.
The world must stand up to Trump’s tearing up of international law - which makes us all less safe.
Blocking all fuel supplies to Cuba is a war crime - the collective punishment of civilians.
The world must stand up to Trump’s tearing up of international law - which makes us all less safe.
January 30, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Trump calling Cuba an “extraordinary threat” is another lie from a dangerous president.
Blocking all fuel supplies to Cuba is a war crime - the collective punishment of civilians.
The world must stand up to Trump’s tearing up of international law - which makes us all less safe.
Blocking all fuel supplies to Cuba is a war crime - the collective punishment of civilians.
The world must stand up to Trump’s tearing up of international law - which makes us all less safe.
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We must defend UK democracy from Russian interference and the wider web of dirty money and misinformation which enables bad actors to undermine trust in politics.
The Elections Bill is crucial in addressing this - the govt must not delay it any further.
The Elections Bill is crucial in addressing this - the govt must not delay it any further.
February 11, 2026 at 4:35 PM
We must defend UK democracy from Russian interference and the wider web of dirty money and misinformation which enables bad actors to undermine trust in politics.
The Elections Bill is crucial in addressing this - the govt must not delay it any further.
The Elections Bill is crucial in addressing this - the govt must not delay it any further.
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LISTEN: There are a lot of folks out here working tirelessly to get the truth out there. Replying to us that nothing matters because there'll be no consequences is not only incorrect, but it belittles the work we do. It's insulting and shortsighted. Stop following us if you don't want the info.
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
LISTEN: There are a lot of folks out here working tirelessly to get the truth out there. Replying to us that nothing matters because there'll be no consequences is not only incorrect, but it belittles the work we do. It's insulting and shortsighted. Stop following us if you don't want the info.
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Raising taxes on median earners would not only be a 'tough choice,' it would be an extremely bad one.
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Time for a Progressive Tax System? - 99%
How you probably pay a higher rate of tax than the wealthiest in society We are often told that the UK tax system is progressive: the better you are doing […]
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February 10, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Raising taxes on median earners would not only be a 'tough choice,' it would be an extremely bad one.
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2/12 There is a reason why Putin, Musk, Trump, Vance, Thiel, and Xi all spend fortunes to attack Brussels.
They do not hate the EU because it fails.
They hate it because of its potential.
Our unity is their nightmare
They do not hate the EU because it fails.
They hate it because of its potential.
Our unity is their nightmare
February 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM
2/12 There is a reason why Putin, Musk, Trump, Vance, Thiel, and Xi all spend fortunes to attack Brussels.
They do not hate the EU because it fails.
They hate it because of its potential.
Our unity is their nightmare
They do not hate the EU because it fails.
They hate it because of its potential.
Our unity is their nightmare
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it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 PM
it will really be something if the Epstein Files unseat a British Prime Minster who isn't in them, and not the American President who was Epstein's best friend.
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You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
In the last month ICE has bought warehouses in:
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
- Hagerstown, MD: $102 million
- Surprise, AZ: $70 million
- Hamburg, PA: $87 million
- Tremont, PA: $120 million
- San Antonio, TX: $82 million
- El Paso, TX: $123 million
- Social Circle, GA: price unknown
This is unprecedented.
February 9, 2026 at 6:46 PM
You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses?
People
People
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Mandelson revelations show need for tougher UK constraints to resist rule of the rich.
Big money buys access to policymakers, ministers, thwarts threatening laws. Political corruption is normalised. Democracy hijacked l
Must end political donations, second jobs for MPs; must control lobbyists.
Big money buys access to policymakers, ministers, thwarts threatening laws. Political corruption is normalised. Democracy hijacked l
Must end political donations, second jobs for MPs; must control lobbyists.
Mandelson revelations show need for tougher UK constraints to resist rule of the rich | Heather Stewart
Labour must protect democracy and learn lessons from Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to influence government policy
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Mandelson revelations show need for tougher UK constraints to resist rule of the rich.
Big money buys access to policymakers, ministers, thwarts threatening laws. Political corruption is normalised. Democracy hijacked l
Must end political donations, second jobs for MPs; must control lobbyists.
Big money buys access to policymakers, ministers, thwarts threatening laws. Political corruption is normalised. Democracy hijacked l
Must end political donations, second jobs for MPs; must control lobbyists.
Morgan McSweeney’s decision to resign, at least in principle, gives the Prime Minister an opportunity for a fresh start.
If he can take it.
We have two immediate suggestions …
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If he can take it.
We have two immediate suggestions …
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February 9, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Morgan McSweeney’s decision to resign, at least in principle, gives the Prime Minister an opportunity for a fresh start.
If he can take it.
We have two immediate suggestions …
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g7ul8i2bglp...
If he can take it.
We have two immediate suggestions …
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g7ul8i2bglp...
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apnews.com/article/trum... are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing
Voters are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing
The White House is trying to show it's lowering the cost of living, but President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want to see the price of homes come down.
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February 8, 2026 at 8:25 PM
apnews.com/article/trum... are worried about the cost of housing. But Trump wants home prices to keep climbing
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Excellent work by Reform at Kent Council, who made a £40m saving by briefly proposing to spend £40m on something then deciding not to. Using this model, every Reform council can save £billions!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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February 8, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Excellent work by Reform at Kent Council, who made a £40m saving by briefly proposing to spend £40m on something then deciding not to. Using this model, every Reform council can save £billions!
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Another person abroad is out because of the #EpsteinFiles and #Trump remains #POTUS
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Morgan McSweeney quits as PM's chief of staff following Mandelson scandal
McSweeney says he takes
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February 8, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Another person abroad is out because of the #EpsteinFiles and #Trump remains #POTUS
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Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
February 7, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Tax cuts for giant corporations and the super rich.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
Paid for by cuts to the social safety net for everyone else.
Trickle-up economics.
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I’m not saying civil servants or career diplomats are perfect- there’s certainly been the odd scandal or two - but, honestly, it’s infuriating when politicians blame “bureaucrats” for alleged failings, when they have people like this. Civil servants are rarely as bad as the politicians above them!
New on FT website:
Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
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Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February — ahead of it winning a £240mn UK government contract.
www.ft.com/content/5bba...
Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson
Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client
www.ft.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I’m not saying civil servants or career diplomats are perfect- there’s certainly been the odd scandal or two - but, honestly, it’s infuriating when politicians blame “bureaucrats” for alleged failings, when they have people like this. Civil servants are rarely as bad as the politicians above them!
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These are the stories the elite don’t want to come out. No wonder Washington Post fired most of its staff this week….
Senior Russian officials and business figures cultivated relationships with Jeffrey Epstein, according to newly released documents by the Justice Department.
Epstein also made repeated efforts to arrange a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Epstein also made repeated efforts to arrange a meeting with President Vladimir Putin.
Epstein built ties to Russians and sought to meet Putin, files show
Justice Department files show that Jeffrey Epstein sought help from a Russian official after claiming a woman from Moscow was blackmailing “powerful businessmen” in New York.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:48 PM
These are the stories the elite don’t want to come out. No wonder Washington Post fired most of its staff this week….