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Utilitarian. 'The good of any one individual is of no more importance, from the point of view of the Universe, than the good of any other’ — Henry Sidgwick.
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jdportes.bsky.social
Genuinely good news - a first step towards repairing some of the damage of the last 15 years.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
One-stop family hubs to be opened in all English council areas
Government announces £500m project to provide single-point of access for health, education and wellbeing services
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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gabyhinsliff.bsky.social
I'm currently at a housing conference & it's a slightly out of body experience politically, given the vibe here is thrilled with getting £39bn + basically all they asked for in spending review. Not that govt isn't in deep trouble elsewhere but it's a striking eg of how easily the popular stuff...
June 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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iandunt.bsky.social
Rachel Reeves held her ground, rejected Treasury orthodoxy, and forced through a significant change to the fiscal rules on investment. She gets no credit for this, but she damn well deserves some

inews.co.uk/opinion/rach...
Rachel Reeves was right - now it's time to give her some credit
She held her ground, rejected Treasury orthodoxy, and forced through a significant change
inews.co.uk
June 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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politicsintheuk.bsky.social
After relentless journalistic cuntery and platforming fascists, all because rich press owners don’t want to pay tax, Keir Starmer still beats Farage. #ukpolitics
May 27, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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bestforbritain.org
British Meat Processors Association: Starmer has “managed to achieve what the previous government promised us originally but didn’t deliver”. ~AA
Meat industry welcomes deal, saying Labour has achieved 'what previous government promised originally but didn't deliver' The British Meat Processors Association has issued a statement strongly welcoming the deal with the EU. It says that, making access to the EU market easier for meat exporters, Keir Starmer has “managed to achieve what the previous government promised us originally but didn’t deliver”. The association has also dismissed claims that the deal will mean the UK being a “rule taker” because it will aligned with the EU on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) rules. It says: A common misunderstanding is that an SPS agreement will mean Britain becomes a ‘rule taker’. In reality, we must comply with the rules of any of our trading partners if we want to export to them – just like America must comply with British rules if they want to send us their products. This means we have been aligned with EU rules and standards all along. The difference this new deal will make is that Britain, unlike their other third country trading partners, will benefit from true, un-fettered access to their market and massively reduced trade friction. It will boost trade and make us more competitive. Under the existing arrangement we have had to produce a mountain of paperwork to prove we comply, costing business a fortune but with no added value. This extra cost had to be absorbed somewhere in the supply chain, either through lower margins or higher prices, driving food price inflation and rendering UK businesses less competitive.
May 19, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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theguardian.com
Ministers to block Thames Water paying bosses bonuses out of emergency loan
Ministers to block Thames Water paying bosses bonuses out of emergency loan
Exclusive: Firm close to insolvency says using £3bn loan to pay ‘substantial’ bonuses is vital to retain senior managers Ministers plan to use new powers to block bosses from Thames Water taking bonuses worth hundreds of thousands of pounds as the company fights for survival, the Guardian can reveal. Britain’s biggest water company admitted this week that senior managers are in line for “substantial” bonuses linked to an emergency £3bn loan. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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danneidle.bsky.social
It wasn't mentioned in the Chancellor's speech, but the Spring Statement papers contain a major suite of anti-tax avoidance proposals, probably the toughest ever introduced.

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March 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
UK unions welcome moves to bolster workers’ rights bill

Unions delighted there has been no watering down of plans, which will apply to England, Scotland and Wales 👏

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK unions welcome moves to bolster workers’ rights bill
Unions delighted there has been no watering down of plans, which will apply to England, Scotland and Wales
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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stephenmorganmp.bsky.social
This Labour government’s Water Act:
✅ bans bonuses for polluting water bosses
✅ brings criminal charges against lawbreakers
✅ forces water companies to cover the cost of enforcement action👇🏻
March 5, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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adamjschwarz.bsky.social
UK Prime Minister Starmer hugs Zelensky as he welcomes him to 10 Downing Street.

This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.
March 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM