Andrea Salvona
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If you taxed every Billionaire in the UK so they only had £1bn you would get £1.1tn, an entire year’s worth of tax revenue.
It would affect only 173 People.
Tax the Rich, they’ve stolen all the money and dodged tax for decades.
It‘s time for payback.
It would affect only 173 People.
Tax the Rich, they’ve stolen all the money and dodged tax for decades.
It‘s time for payback.
December 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If you taxed every Billionaire in the UK so they only had £1bn you would get £1.1tn, an entire year’s worth of tax revenue.
It would affect only 173 People.
Tax the Rich, they’ve stolen all the money and dodged tax for decades.
It‘s time for payback.
It would affect only 173 People.
Tax the Rich, they’ve stolen all the money and dodged tax for decades.
It‘s time for payback.
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In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
December 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivalent of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
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The same shit, different assholes
April 24, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The same shit, different assholes
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Don’t Panic, Trump Is Flagging
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Don’t Panic, Trump Is Flagging
The president has done exceptional damage over the past year. Now he's losing steam.
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Don’t Panic, Trump Is Flagging
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Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos gets £120m govt subsidy to help save the UK’s last ethylene plant at Grangemouth.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
Government invests £120m to save UK’s last ethylene plant
Funding for billionaire Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos plant in Scotland will help safeguard 500 jobs
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Jim Ratcliffe’s company Ineos gets £120m govt subsidy to help save the UK’s last ethylene plant at Grangemouth.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
Ratcliffe is worth $14.7bn (£11bn). Can he not invest? Will he be back for more?
Govt is not taking any equity stake. £120m is not repayable.
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The day after Palestine's ambassador urged SNP delegates to "isolate companies that profit from occupation, John Swinney had breakfast with Airbnb's lobbyist.
Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
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Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The day after Palestine's ambassador urged SNP delegates to "isolate companies that profit from occupation, John Swinney had breakfast with Airbnb's lobbyist.
Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
shorturl.at/p67Yt
Airbnb is on the UN database of firms profiting from illegal settlements.
shorturl.at/p67Yt
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Nigel Farage’s £9m Donor Profits From Putin Propaganda Platform While Holding MoD Stake
Reform UK’s biggest donor is profiting from ties to a pro-Kremlin platform that hosts a Russian intelligence-backed influence operation bylinetimes.com/2025/12/16/n...
Reform UK’s biggest donor is profiting from ties to a pro-Kremlin platform that hosts a Russian intelligence-backed influence operation bylinetimes.com/2025/12/16/n...
Nigel Farage’s £9m Donor Profits From Putin Propaganda Platform While Holding MoD Stake
Reform UK's biggest donor is profiting from ties to a pro-Kremlin platform that hosts a Russian intelligence-backed influence operation
bylinetimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Nigel Farage’s £9m Donor Profits From Putin Propaganda Platform While Holding MoD Stake
Reform UK’s biggest donor is profiting from ties to a pro-Kremlin platform that hosts a Russian intelligence-backed influence operation bylinetimes.com/2025/12/16/n...
Reform UK’s biggest donor is profiting from ties to a pro-Kremlin platform that hosts a Russian intelligence-backed influence operation bylinetimes.com/2025/12/16/n...
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Another relevant point, this year the NHS will spend about £7bn, 10 times the cost, renting its own buildings.
Which until the 1990's they owned.
Which until the 1990's they owned.
December 16, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Another relevant point, this year the NHS will spend about £7bn, 10 times the cost, renting its own buildings.
Which until the 1990's they owned.
Which until the 1990's they owned.
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“By 2025, Brexit had cut UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with impacts worsening gradually over time. Investment, employment, & productivity were all affected, reflecting elevated uncertainty, reduced demand, diverted management time, & increased misallocation of resources”. cepr.org/voxeu/column...
Brexit’s slow‑burn hit to the UK economy
The UK is once again debating why its economy has grown slowly since the mid‑2010s. This column examines the impact of the decision to leave the European Union in 2016. Using almost a decade of data since the referendum, the authors combine simulations based on macro data with estimates derived from micro data. These estimates suggest that by 2025, Brexit had reduced UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with the impact accumulating gradually over time. Investment, employment, and productivity were all affected, reflecting a combination of elevated uncertainty, reduced demand, diverted management time, and increased misallocation of resources.
cepr.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:19 AM
“By 2025, Brexit had cut UK GDP by 6% to 8%, with impacts worsening gradually over time. Investment, employment, & productivity were all affected, reflecting elevated uncertainty, reduced demand, diverted management time, & increased misallocation of resources”. cepr.org/voxeu/column...
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Netanyahu accidentally says the hero was Jewish and praises him for saving lives
Do you think he will he correct the record and praise Ahmed el Ahmad, the Muslim hero, and praise him for saving lives?
Do you think he will he correct the record and praise Ahmed el Ahmad, the Muslim hero, and praise him for saving lives?
December 14, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Netanyahu accidentally says the hero was Jewish and praises him for saving lives
Do you think he will he correct the record and praise Ahmed el Ahmad, the Muslim hero, and praise him for saving lives?
Do you think he will he correct the record and praise Ahmed el Ahmad, the Muslim hero, and praise him for saving lives?
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In the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, 24-year-old Hanady Hathaleen is raising three children alone after her husband Awdah was shot dead in settler violence. Now the family faces demolition orders on their home
www.theferret.scot/a...
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December 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the West Bank village of Umm al-Khair, 24-year-old Hanady Hathaleen is raising three children alone after her husband Awdah was shot dead in settler violence. Now the family faces demolition orders on their home
www.theferret.scot/a...
www.theferret.scot/a...
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In 2018 I said I had never met the Russian Ambassador. And to prove it, here I am in 2013 not meeting him.
December 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
In 2018 I said I had never met the Russian Ambassador. And to prove it, here I am in 2013 not meeting him.
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Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies.
Danes have it right. The US is not a reliable ally. It is using tariffs & military threats to secure dominance.
Europe needs closer economic & military cooperation.
Danes have it right. The US is not a reliable ally. It is using tariffs & military threats to secure dominance.
Europe needs closer economic & military cooperation.
Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies
The US also listed as a threat due to its growing interest in Greenland, which is vital to America’s national security
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Danish intelligence accuses US of using economic power to ‘assert its will’ over allies.
Danes have it right. The US is not a reliable ally. It is using tariffs & military threats to secure dominance.
Europe needs closer economic & military cooperation.
Danes have it right. The US is not a reliable ally. It is using tariffs & military threats to secure dominance.
Europe needs closer economic & military cooperation.
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Holding Govts to ransom
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale/breakup after budget tax rises.
Gambling companies do not bear the social cost of their operations. Society pays to deal with the mess.
William Hill owner holed up in Gibraltar to avoid UK taxes. No one forced it to borrow £1.82bn.
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale/breakup after budget tax rises.
Gambling companies do not bear the social cost of their operations. Society pays to deal with the mess.
William Hill owner holed up in Gibraltar to avoid UK taxes. No one forced it to borrow £1.82bn.
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale or breakup after budget tax rises
Value of heavily indebted company has plummeted more than 90% since it bought chain of 1,400 bookmakers
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Holding Govts to ransom
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale/breakup after budget tax rises.
Gambling companies do not bear the social cost of their operations. Society pays to deal with the mess.
William Hill owner holed up in Gibraltar to avoid UK taxes. No one forced it to borrow £1.82bn.
William Hill owner Evoke considers sale/breakup after budget tax rises.
Gambling companies do not bear the social cost of their operations. Society pays to deal with the mess.
William Hill owner holed up in Gibraltar to avoid UK taxes. No one forced it to borrow £1.82bn.
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Slovenia, Spain, Ireland, The Netherlands and now Iceland are boycotting Eurovision.
It's time everyone boycotted it.
It's time everyone boycotted it.
December 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Slovenia, Spain, Ireland, The Netherlands and now Iceland are boycotting Eurovision.
It's time everyone boycotted it.
It's time everyone boycotted it.
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2.Angela Rayner was hounded out of office for one offence by a united media effort, led by the BBC. Yet multiple allegations against Reform and Farage are quickly forgotten.
December 9, 2025 at 10:09 AM
2.Angela Rayner was hounded out of office for one offence by a united media effort, led by the BBC. Yet multiple allegations against Reform and Farage are quickly forgotten.
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The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU
The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.
davekeating.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.
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UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in almost five years, says Barclays
Bank reports 1.1% drop in card spending despite Black Friday boost for retailers
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
UK households cut spending at fastest pace in 5 years.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Average real wage stuck at 2008 level.
Energy, water, broadband, rents, grocery, dentist, vets prices rising at more than CPI.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Can't rebuild without redistribution.
Just think of all the white goods, DIY products, house insurances and Furniture not being purchased as young people can’t get on the housing ladder or even into rented accommodation. Then you can understand why the economy is shrinking.
Sharp surge in housebuilding needed to meet Govt target of 1.5m new homes in England.
Due to deindustrialization UK is the world's biggest importer of bricks, imports 30-40% of cement, lacks skilled labour.
Corporations buying new homes for renting. People can't afford them. Lack of social housing
Due to deindustrialization UK is the world's biggest importer of bricks, imports 30-40% of cement, lacks skilled labour.
Corporations buying new homes for renting. People can't afford them. Lack of social housing
Steve Reed admits sharp rise needed to hit 1.5m housing target
Housing Secretary Steve Reed tells the BBC's Build Baby Build ministers are
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Just think of all the white goods, DIY products, house insurances and Furniture not being purchased as young people can’t get on the housing ladder or even into rented accommodation. Then you can understand why the economy is shrinking.
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Reeves’ £150 cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs.
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
Reeves’ cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs, ex-Labour donor claims
Dale Vince’s claims over the impact of paying for Sizewell C on energy bills is one of a number of hidden costs which could see consumers pay higher bills - instead of £150 less
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Reeves’ £150 cut in energy bills will be nuked by Sizewell costs.
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
Levies on bills to fund gas pipelines, electricity grid to rise.
Customers to pay years before construction even begins. Companies raise capital from customers, shareholders keep profits.
Privatisation facilitates rip off practices
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Trump's world is profit & loss. His strategy is to kill the competition, the EU, and pick off the European nations individually. Trump is not our friend.
December 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump's world is profit & loss. His strategy is to kill the competition, the EU, and pick off the European nations individually. Trump is not our friend.
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“UK journalists go to Gaza, but still cover up Israel’s genocide” writes Palestinan reporter Hamza Yousef url:https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/even-gazas-ruins-uk-journalists-are-still-sanitising-genocide
December 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
“UK journalists go to Gaza, but still cover up Israel’s genocide” writes Palestinan reporter Hamza Yousef url:https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/even-gazas-ruins-uk-journalists-are-still-sanitising-genocide
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UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show.
Drax burns wood, the most expensive electricity, biggest UK polluter.
Drax is highly profitable. Received subsidies for years, will receive £458.6m a year between 2027 and 2031. Govt doesn't take any equity stake.
Drax burns wood, the most expensive electricity, biggest UK polluter.
Drax is highly profitable. Received subsidies for years, will receive £458.6m a year between 2027 and 2031. Govt doesn't take any equity stake.
UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show
Giant biomass plant reveals burning of wood pellets made 9% of UK’s electricity in July, its largest ever monthly share
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
UK using more wood to make electricity than ever, Drax figures show.
Drax burns wood, the most expensive electricity, biggest UK polluter.
Drax is highly profitable. Received subsidies for years, will receive £458.6m a year between 2027 and 2031. Govt doesn't take any equity stake.
Drax burns wood, the most expensive electricity, biggest UK polluter.
Drax is highly profitable. Received subsidies for years, will receive £458.6m a year between 2027 and 2031. Govt doesn't take any equity stake.
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Time to admit the truth: Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure, says The Telegraph.
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
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www.telegraph.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Time to admit the truth: Brexit has been an unmitigated economic failure, says The Telegraph.
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp
Brexit Effect:
UK GDP down 8%
Investment down 18%
Productivity down 4%
Employment down 4%
Immigration not cut
No trade benefits
No regulatory freedom
Why do some still vote for Farage?
archive.ph/L2Gqp