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London Heathrow airport owned by private/state investors from Australia, China, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain.
Similar to steel, auto, ports, shipbuilding, care homes, hospitals, GP surgeries, veterinary services.
Dividends not taxed in the UK. Govts have fewer economic levers.
Similar to steel, auto, ports, shipbuilding, care homes, hospitals, GP surgeries, veterinary services.
Dividends not taxed in the UK. Govts have fewer economic levers.
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
leftfootforward.org
October 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
London Heathrow airport owned by private/state investors from Australia, China, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain.
Similar to steel, auto, ports, shipbuilding, care homes, hospitals, GP surgeries, veterinary services.
Dividends not taxed in the UK. Govts have fewer economic levers.
Similar to steel, auto, ports, shipbuilding, care homes, hospitals, GP surgeries, veterinary services.
Dividends not taxed in the UK. Govts have fewer economic levers.
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What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country?
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide.
It undermines police and the law.
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Left: JD Vance, "Under Donald Trump's leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer them in the public square"
Right: President Trump celebrating the cancelling of the Jimmy Kimmel Show after he mocked Trump's response to the murder to Charlie Kirk
Right: President Trump celebrating the cancelling of the Jimmy Kimmel Show after he mocked Trump's response to the murder to Charlie Kirk
September 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Left: JD Vance, "Under Donald Trump's leadership, we may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer them in the public square"
Right: President Trump celebrating the cancelling of the Jimmy Kimmel Show after he mocked Trump's response to the murder to Charlie Kirk
Right: President Trump celebrating the cancelling of the Jimmy Kimmel Show after he mocked Trump's response to the murder to Charlie Kirk
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They’ve done it again…
🔥 A song about Trump’s visit to the UK.
Very few songs are genius. This one is. Those lyrics are killer.
Awesome work @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social
Very few songs are genius. This one is. Those lyrics are killer.
Awesome work @marshfamilysongs.bsky.social
"Put Up Some Fences" - Marsh Family parody of "Walking in Memphis" about Donald Trump UK State Visit
YouTube video by Marsh Family
youtu.be
September 17, 2025 at 11:32 AM
They’ve done it again…
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Eh? She ‘condemned’ me (on the same show) for explaining that she didn’t become ‘working class’ when she did a shift in McDonalds…
Elon Musk: Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die."
The Leader of the Opposition says: "It is very easy to read it in multiple contexts"
"What I don't want to be doing is condemning this person and condemning that person"
The Leader of the Opposition says: "It is very easy to read it in multiple contexts"
"What I don't want to be doing is condemning this person and condemning that person"
September 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Eh? She ‘condemned’ me (on the same show) for explaining that she didn’t become ‘working class’ when she did a shift in McDonalds…
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Appalled to see this image of Donald Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle.
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
September 17, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Appalled to see this image of Donald Trump and the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein projected onto Windsor Castle.
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
Please... for the love of all that is good, do not share it on all your social media channels... because it simply wouldn't be done to remind the world of the association
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Free speech banned in Windsor prior to Trump visit bit.ly/4pnBOrr I cannot see how this accurate photo is ‘malicious communication’ which must be indecent, grossly offensive, or menacing but I guess the police needed an arrest to take it down.
Four arrests after images of Trump and Epstein projected on Windsor Castle
Police said four people remain in custody after the
bit.ly
September 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Free speech banned in Windsor prior to Trump visit bit.ly/4pnBOrr I cannot see how this accurate photo is ‘malicious communication’ which must be indecent, grossly offensive, or menacing but I guess the police needed an arrest to take it down.
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UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study
Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010
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‘Birmingham is up the road but there are no buses’
The public has paid almost £200bn to the shareholders who own key British industries since they were privatised, research reveals.
The transfer of tens of billions of pounds to the owners of the privatised water, rail, bus, energy and mail services comes as families face soaring bills, polluted rivers and seas, and expensive and unreliable trains and buses. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation – study
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Following at least 10 votes last night, the Labour government pushed back on the attempts by the Lords, Tories, Lib Dems & Reform to water down the Employment Rights Bill.
Labour stood firm & rejected the amendments that would have weakened bans on exploitative zero hours contracts & day 1 rights.
Labour stood firm & rejected the amendments that would have weakened bans on exploitative zero hours contracts & day 1 rights.
The Employment Rights Bill is back in the Commons today to consider the amendments made in the Lords.
The voting is still ongoing and on to the 7th round...no idea how many more there might be.
So far the Labour government has voted to reject the Lords measures which watered down the bill.
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The voting is still ongoing and on to the 7th round...no idea how many more there might be.
So far the Labour government has voted to reject the Lords measures which watered down the bill.
1/2
September 16, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Following at least 10 votes last night, the Labour government pushed back on the attempts by the Lords, Tories, Lib Dems & Reform to water down the Employment Rights Bill.
Labour stood firm & rejected the amendments that would have weakened bans on exploitative zero hours contracts & day 1 rights.
Labour stood firm & rejected the amendments that would have weakened bans on exploitative zero hours contracts & day 1 rights.
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Tesla boss Elon Musk wants to overthrow UK govt.
Big pharma wants the NHS to pay higher drugs prices or else.
Banks warn govt not to levy higher taxes on them, cut worker wages they say.
People bear cost of corporate pollution, abuses.
Choice - Curb corporate power and slavery or democracy.
Big pharma wants the NHS to pay higher drugs prices or else.
Banks warn govt not to levy higher taxes on them, cut worker wages they say.
People bear cost of corporate pollution, abuses.
Choice - Curb corporate power and slavery or democracy.
September 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Tesla boss Elon Musk wants to overthrow UK govt.
Big pharma wants the NHS to pay higher drugs prices or else.
Banks warn govt not to levy higher taxes on them, cut worker wages they say.
People bear cost of corporate pollution, abuses.
Choice - Curb corporate power and slavery or democracy.
Big pharma wants the NHS to pay higher drugs prices or else.
Banks warn govt not to levy higher taxes on them, cut worker wages they say.
People bear cost of corporate pollution, abuses.
Choice - Curb corporate power and slavery or democracy.
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Car seats being sold online in UK that risk lives of children, Which? finds.
In pursuit of profits, businesses ignore laws/safety. They object to consumer rights.
The so-called 'red tape' is someone's life. Left to itself capitalism devours all.
Say NO to profits before people.
In pursuit of profits, businesses ignore laws/safety. They object to consumer rights.
The so-called 'red tape' is someone's life. Left to itself capitalism devours all.
Say NO to profits before people.
Car seats being sold online in UK that risk lives of children, Which? finds
Consumer group says uncertified car seats that put lives of children in danger are being sold by leading online retailers
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Car seats being sold online in UK that risk lives of children, Which? finds.
In pursuit of profits, businesses ignore laws/safety. They object to consumer rights.
The so-called 'red tape' is someone's life. Left to itself capitalism devours all.
Say NO to profits before people.
In pursuit of profits, businesses ignore laws/safety. They object to consumer rights.
The so-called 'red tape' is someone's life. Left to itself capitalism devours all.
Say NO to profits before people.
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Privatizations have created a rentier economy.
England's water companies privatized in 1989 for £6.1bn. Little shareholder investment since.
No new reservoirs, sewage dumped in rivers, poor infrastructure, customers ripped-off, £85.2bn extracted in dividends.
Why do govts cling to privatization.
England's water companies privatized in 1989 for £6.1bn. Little shareholder investment since.
No new reservoirs, sewage dumped in rivers, poor infrastructure, customers ripped-off, £85.2bn extracted in dividends.
Why do govts cling to privatization.
How successive government have created a new rentier economy
Governments appease corporations and the super-rich by following the old policies which benefit a few.
leftfootforward.org
September 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Privatizations have created a rentier economy.
England's water companies privatized in 1989 for £6.1bn. Little shareholder investment since.
No new reservoirs, sewage dumped in rivers, poor infrastructure, customers ripped-off, £85.2bn extracted in dividends.
Why do govts cling to privatization.
England's water companies privatized in 1989 for £6.1bn. Little shareholder investment since.
No new reservoirs, sewage dumped in rivers, poor infrastructure, customers ripped-off, £85.2bn extracted in dividends.
Why do govts cling to privatization.
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PFI is back – and it will be at cost to us all www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/09... Wes Streeting is planning to bring back the very worst of Gordon Brown's ideas to create a disaster in hospital funding all over again.
PFI is back – and it will be at cost to us all
The FT has reported this morning that:
The government has sounded out private finance investors about backing up to 200 neighbourhood health centres, in a move that could transform NHS care in England...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
September 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
PFI is back – and it will be at cost to us all www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/09... Wes Streeting is planning to bring back the very worst of Gordon Brown's ideas to create a disaster in hospital funding all over again.
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NHS becoming a shell doling out contracts to private sector.
Cataract surgery contracts have profit margins of 32% - 43%, leaves less for other NHS services.
Govts won't expand NHS capacity.
Neighbourhood Health Centres to be handed to private sector.
State sponsored profiteering.
Cataract surgery contracts have profit margins of 32% - 43%, leaves less for other NHS services.
Govts won't expand NHS capacity.
Neighbourhood Health Centres to be handed to private sector.
State sponsored profiteering.
How successive government have created a new rentier economy
Governments appease corporations and the super-rich by following the old policies which benefit a few.
leftfootforward.org
September 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
NHS becoming a shell doling out contracts to private sector.
Cataract surgery contracts have profit margins of 32% - 43%, leaves less for other NHS services.
Govts won't expand NHS capacity.
Neighbourhood Health Centres to be handed to private sector.
State sponsored profiteering.
Cataract surgery contracts have profit margins of 32% - 43%, leaves less for other NHS services.
Govts won't expand NHS capacity.
Neighbourhood Health Centres to be handed to private sector.
State sponsored profiteering.
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The proscription of Palestine Action is a shameful and expensive mistake which both threatens the right to free speech and political protest & takes attention away from the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Parliament must revisit the decision immediately.
Parliament must revisit the decision immediately.
September 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The proscription of Palestine Action is a shameful and expensive mistake which both threatens the right to free speech and political protest & takes attention away from the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
Parliament must revisit the decision immediately.
Parliament must revisit the decision immediately.
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Spot on from the TUC. I've long called for wealth taxes on the super rich to urgently provide funding for our public services.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Union group urges Rachel Reeves to consider wealth taxes
TUC boss Paul Nowak says the chancellor should not take
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Spot on from the TUC. I've long called for wealth taxes on the super rich to urgently provide funding for our public services.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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In the 1890's to 1940's there was a reckoning.
The billionaires of that time were forced to sell up to the Government because the people demanded it.
The reckoning needs to come again.
The billionaires of that time were forced to sell up to the Government because the people demanded it.
The reckoning needs to come again.
September 4, 2025 at 8:34 AM
In the 1890's to 1940's there was a reckoning.
The billionaires of that time were forced to sell up to the Government because the people demanded it.
The reckoning needs to come again.
The billionaires of that time were forced to sell up to the Government because the people demanded it.
The reckoning needs to come again.
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My recommendation is simple turn off all the Media that isn't reporting Nigel Farage's colossal embarrassment yesterday.
It's just lies and always will be.
It's just lies and always will be.
September 4, 2025 at 8:43 AM
My recommendation is simple turn off all the Media that isn't reporting Nigel Farage's colossal embarrassment yesterday.
It's just lies and always will be.
It's just lies and always will be.
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Graph provides glimpse of England's housing problems.
Social housing vanished. 2m council homes sold. 40% ended-up with private landlords, increasingly corporations.
Housing seen as investment, high private rents, more poverty & need for benefits.
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Social housing vanished. 2m council homes sold. 40% ended-up with private landlords, increasingly corporations.
Housing seen as investment, high private rents, more poverty & need for benefits.
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
September 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Graph provides glimpse of England's housing problems.
Social housing vanished. 2m council homes sold. 40% ended-up with private landlords, increasingly corporations.
Housing seen as investment, high private rents, more poverty & need for benefits.
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
Social housing vanished. 2m council homes sold. 40% ended-up with private landlords, increasingly corporations.
Housing seen as investment, high private rents, more poverty & need for benefits.
www.resolutionfoundation.org/publications...
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Farage dodged parliament, went to the US, slagged off the UK, lied to Congress, grifted for donations and hoped to persuade the US to punish us for the Online Safety Act. And got his arse handed back to him.
You’d think our ‘patriotic’ media would go nuts. But no. Some quiet mumbling. Beyond feeble.
You’d think our ‘patriotic’ media would go nuts. But no. Some quiet mumbling. Beyond feeble.
September 4, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Farage dodged parliament, went to the US, slagged off the UK, lied to Congress, grifted for donations and hoped to persuade the US to punish us for the Online Safety Act. And got his arse handed back to him.
You’d think our ‘patriotic’ media would go nuts. But no. Some quiet mumbling. Beyond feeble.
You’d think our ‘patriotic’ media would go nuts. But no. Some quiet mumbling. Beyond feeble.
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HMRC pays debt collectors hundred of pounds to chase people who owe as little as £89, losing hundreds of pounds on each case.
But it has let a £500,000,000 debt from Lord Bamford build up over more than 10 years.
HMRC isn't about collecting money.
But it has let a £500,000,000 debt from Lord Bamford build up over more than 10 years.
HMRC isn't about collecting money.
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
HMRC pays debt collectors hundred of pounds to chase people who owe as little as £89, losing hundreds of pounds on each case.
But it has let a £500,000,000 debt from Lord Bamford build up over more than 10 years.
HMRC isn't about collecting money.
But it has let a £500,000,000 debt from Lord Bamford build up over more than 10 years.
HMRC isn't about collecting money.
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Let’s settle this, is Nigel Farage a racist?
Like if he is.
RT if he is a traitor.
Like if he is.
RT if he is a traitor.
September 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Let’s settle this, is Nigel Farage a racist?
Like if he is.
RT if he is a traitor.
Like if he is.
RT if he is a traitor.
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Zack Polanski has been on Question Time 0 times.
Nigel Farage has been on Question Time 38 times.
But they both lead parties with 4 MP's.
When is Zack getting his 38 appearances?
Nigel Farage has been on Question Time 38 times.
But they both lead parties with 4 MP's.
When is Zack getting his 38 appearances?
September 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Zack Polanski has been on Question Time 0 times.
Nigel Farage has been on Question Time 38 times.
But they both lead parties with 4 MP's.
When is Zack getting his 38 appearances?
Nigel Farage has been on Question Time 38 times.
But they both lead parties with 4 MP's.
When is Zack getting his 38 appearances?