Andrew
@andrewblueskies.bsky.social
All,
Thank you to those of you who are following me, I'm humbled - apologies to those I've not followed back, back experience on 'X' leaves me, presently, reluctant to automatically follow back.
Thank you to those of you who are following me, I'm humbled - apologies to those I've not followed back, back experience on 'X' leaves me, presently, reluctant to automatically follow back.
BBC News: "Starmer 'angry and frustrated' at 'intolerable' mistaken release of prisoners"
It's amazing that people in a position of authority, and control the direction of the economy, are unable to see the results of their austerity measures and then act outraged when their system fails.
It's amazing that people in a position of authority, and control the direction of the economy, are unable to see the results of their austerity measures and then act outraged when their system fails.
November 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
BBC News: "Starmer 'angry and frustrated' at 'intolerable' mistaken release of prisoners"
It's amazing that people in a position of authority, and control the direction of the economy, are unable to see the results of their austerity measures and then act outraged when their system fails.
It's amazing that people in a position of authority, and control the direction of the economy, are unable to see the results of their austerity measures and then act outraged when their system fails.
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Why is it that the rich always seem to win? youtu.be/KKwCTaUQ5gM?... In this video, I unpack how political choices and not economic laws have made wealth compound and wages stagnate, and what we can do to reverse it.
Why is it that the rich always seem to win?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Why is it that the rich always seem to win? youtu.be/KKwCTaUQ5gM?... In this video, I unpack how political choices and not economic laws have made wealth compound and wages stagnate, and what we can do to reverse it.
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UK energy companies made £30bn profit.
Gas extractors £10.8bn
Electricity generators £9.7bn
Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn
Retail suppliers £2.8 bn
£500 a yr profit from average household
Bills up 42% since 2021.
Direct cause of inflation and poverty.
128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.
Gas extractors £10.8bn
Electricity generators £9.7bn
Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn
Retail suppliers £2.8 bn
£500 a yr profit from average household
Bills up 42% since 2021.
Direct cause of inflation and poverty.
128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.
www.unitetheunion.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:45 AM
UK energy companies made £30bn profit.
Gas extractors £10.8bn
Electricity generators £9.7bn
Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn
Retail suppliers £2.8 bn
£500 a yr profit from average household
Bills up 42% since 2021.
Direct cause of inflation and poverty.
128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.
Gas extractors £10.8bn
Electricity generators £9.7bn
Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn
Retail suppliers £2.8 bn
£500 a yr profit from average household
Bills up 42% since 2021.
Direct cause of inflation and poverty.
128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.
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We all know that the BBC is far from impartial yet we have to pay the licence fee. Sign this petition to help redress the balance. c.org/VV72XCnbGb
We Can Make an Impact.
PETITION: Force the BBC to Offer On-Demand 50% TV Licence Refunds for Royal Charter Breach
c.org
November 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
We all know that the BBC is far from impartial yet we have to pay the licence fee. Sign this petition to help redress the balance. c.org/VV72XCnbGb
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The cost of winter fuel payments is £3bn a year. The profits of the big four gas supply giants in 2023 were £65bn. It's hard to see any obvious policy conclusions here, but I'm sure top economists are working on the problem.
November 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The cost of winter fuel payments is £3bn a year. The profits of the big four gas supply giants in 2023 were £65bn. It's hard to see any obvious policy conclusions here, but I'm sure top economists are working on the problem.
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City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache.
But silence on its own role in economic crisis.
Short-termism and lack of investment
Endless financial scandals
Pushed for privatization.
Urged deal wage/benefit cuts
Opposes redistribution of income and wealth
Unchecked fat-cattery
But silence on its own role in economic crisis.
Short-termism and lack of investment
Endless financial scandals
Pushed for privatization.
Urged deal wage/benefit cuts
Opposes redistribution of income and wealth
Unchecked fat-cattery
‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache
Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:52 AM
City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache.
But silence on its own role in economic crisis.
Short-termism and lack of investment
Endless financial scandals
Pushed for privatization.
Urged deal wage/benefit cuts
Opposes redistribution of income and wealth
Unchecked fat-cattery
But silence on its own role in economic crisis.
Short-termism and lack of investment
Endless financial scandals
Pushed for privatization.
Urged deal wage/benefit cuts
Opposes redistribution of income and wealth
Unchecked fat-cattery
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Who made this? Brilliant.
October 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Who made this? Brilliant.
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From prince to commoner: what Andrew’s downfall tells us about power youtu.be/PZUutyoNhAc?...
From prince to commoner: what Andrew’s downfall tells us about power
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
From prince to commoner: what Andrew’s downfall tells us about power youtu.be/PZUutyoNhAc?...
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We’re told that competition makes everything better — cheaper, fairer, more efficient. But when it comes to banks, that’s a myth. Six giant institutions dominate the UK market. It’s time for a publicly owned Basic British Bank to make banking fair again. youtu.be/rwPoacsfIqI?...
We need a Basic British Bank
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 AM
We’re told that competition makes everything better — cheaper, fairer, more efficient. But when it comes to banks, that’s a myth. Six giant institutions dominate the UK market. It’s time for a publicly owned Basic British Bank to make banking fair again. youtu.be/rwPoacsfIqI?...
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Richard Murphy: What future awaits a UK with three nations all seeking independence? www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
Richard Murphy: What future awaits a UK with three nations all seeking independence?
IN his book The Break-Up Of Britain, published in 1977, Tom Nairn argued that the United Kingdom is an artificial, “unnatural” state whose…
www.thenational.scot
October 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Richard Murphy: What future awaits a UK with three nations all seeking independence? www.thenational.scot/politics/255...
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NHS needs up to £3bn extra to avoid cuts, health leaders warn.
Cuts = money wasted on redundancies.
NHS leaks money due to PFI, privatisation profits.
6.26m await 7.41m England hospital appointments.
Can't expand economy without healthy workforce.
Must increase NHS capacity. Pay doctors/nurses.
Cuts = money wasted on redundancies.
NHS leaks money due to PFI, privatisation profits.
6.26m await 7.41m England hospital appointments.
Can't expand economy without healthy workforce.
Must increase NHS capacity. Pay doctors/nurses.
NHS needs up to £3bn extra to avoid cuts, health leaders warn
Health leaders say progress on reducing waiting lists will be affected if there is no help in making up the financial shortfall.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 8:04 AM
NHS needs up to £3bn extra to avoid cuts, health leaders warn.
Cuts = money wasted on redundancies.
NHS leaks money due to PFI, privatisation profits.
6.26m await 7.41m England hospital appointments.
Can't expand economy without healthy workforce.
Must increase NHS capacity. Pay doctors/nurses.
Cuts = money wasted on redundancies.
NHS leaks money due to PFI, privatisation profits.
6.26m await 7.41m England hospital appointments.
Can't expand economy without healthy workforce.
Must increase NHS capacity. Pay doctors/nurses.
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Companies that donated to Labour awarded £138m in contracts.
Corporations/Rich don't donate, they bribe. Buy access to policymakers, favourable laws, lax regulation, govt contracts. Low/Middle earners cannot compete.
Political donations must be criminalized. No second jobs for MPs.
Corporations/Rich don't donate, they bribe. Buy access to policymakers, favourable laws, lax regulation, govt contracts. Low/Middle earners cannot compete.
Political donations must be criminalized. No second jobs for MPs.
Companies that donated to Labour awarded £138m in contracts, study finds
Report raises fresh concerns about the link between political donations and public spending
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Companies that donated to Labour awarded £138m in contracts.
Corporations/Rich don't donate, they bribe. Buy access to policymakers, favourable laws, lax regulation, govt contracts. Low/Middle earners cannot compete.
Political donations must be criminalized. No second jobs for MPs.
Corporations/Rich don't donate, they bribe. Buy access to policymakers, favourable laws, lax regulation, govt contracts. Low/Middle earners cannot compete.
Political donations must be criminalized. No second jobs for MPs.
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Nationalism – good or bad? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10... My thoughts on a subject at the core of politics in the UK now.
Nationalism – good or bad?
RobertJ asked a question on this blog yesterday that goes to the heart of how I believe that we should think about belonging, identity, and the politics of care. He asked whether nationalism is good o...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Nationalism – good or bad? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10... My thoughts on a subject at the core of politics in the UK now.
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In the last 30 years.
University has become unaffordable.
Homes have become unaffordable.
Healthcare has become unaffordable/non existent.
Heating has become unaffordable.
All the jobs are Minimum Wage.
The screws are only turned on you so billionaires can become trillionaires
University has become unaffordable.
Homes have become unaffordable.
Healthcare has become unaffordable/non existent.
Heating has become unaffordable.
All the jobs are Minimum Wage.
The screws are only turned on you so billionaires can become trillionaires
October 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
In the last 30 years.
University has become unaffordable.
Homes have become unaffordable.
Healthcare has become unaffordable/non existent.
Heating has become unaffordable.
All the jobs are Minimum Wage.
The screws are only turned on you so billionaires can become trillionaires
University has become unaffordable.
Homes have become unaffordable.
Healthcare has become unaffordable/non existent.
Heating has become unaffordable.
All the jobs are Minimum Wage.
The screws are only turned on you so billionaires can become trillionaires
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Get.
Rid.
Of.
Ofcom.
It's worse than useless.
Rid.
Of.
Ofcom.
It's worse than useless.
Just when honest and truthful reporting on climate change is most urgently needed, Ofcom under its current chair has effectively suspended its accuracy rules on this life-and-death issue. /1
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Enforced veganism’: Ofcom lets GB News flout accuracy rules, say climate campaigners
Exclusive: Regulator has received 1,221 complaints about UK broadcasters since 2020 but found no breaches of its code
www.theguardian.com
October 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Get.
Rid.
Of.
Ofcom.
It's worse than useless.
Rid.
Of.
Ofcom.
It's worse than useless.
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It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
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if the government are convinced that private hospital services are the way to cut waiting times, it's because the the private sector mostly operate low risk speedy procedures:should the government be building small hospitals to cater for low risk speedy operations rather than huge complex hospitals?
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 PM
if the government are convinced that private hospital services are the way to cut waiting times, it's because the the private sector mostly operate low risk speedy procedures:should the government be building small hospitals to cater for low risk speedy operations rather than huge complex hospitals?
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We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong. Tax is how we build a fair society. It’s how we express our shared responsibility. The real immorality lies in avoiding tax. In this video, I explain why tax is not a burden but the foundation of democracy itself. youtu.be/4UXpnRL3WVE?...
The moral case for tax: why fairness depends on it
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong. Tax is how we build a fair society. It’s how we express our shared responsibility. The real immorality lies in avoiding tax. In this video, I explain why tax is not a burden but the foundation of democracy itself. youtu.be/4UXpnRL3WVE?...
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Not much better than a lie, this from Starmer. He can't pledge what a Reform Government, following a Trumpist or Russian agenda, will do with digital ID. They certainly won't be bound by his promise!
Please email him to scrap his dangerous scheme. action.goodlawproject.org/tell-keir-st....
Please email him to scrap his dangerous scheme. action.goodlawproject.org/tell-keir-st....
October 24, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Not much better than a lie, this from Starmer. He can't pledge what a Reform Government, following a Trumpist or Russian agenda, will do with digital ID. They certainly won't be bound by his promise!
Please email him to scrap his dangerous scheme. action.goodlawproject.org/tell-keir-st....
Please email him to scrap his dangerous scheme. action.goodlawproject.org/tell-keir-st....
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🚨These cuts are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England.
Please help spread the word and support @asgsfprotest.bsky.social
by signing their open letter
asgsfprotest.com/add-your-sig...
Please help spread the word and support @asgsfprotest.bsky.social
by signing their open letter
asgsfprotest.com/add-your-sig...
October 24, 2025 at 7:25 AM
🚨These cuts are staggering - a 60% reduction from £7.5K to just £3K per child for some of the most vulnerable children & young adults in England.
Please help spread the word and support @asgsfprotest.bsky.social
by signing their open letter
asgsfprotest.com/add-your-sig...
Please help spread the word and support @asgsfprotest.bsky.social
by signing their open letter
asgsfprotest.com/add-your-sig...
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I’m so happy to see this.
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social is one of our own. Like @thenerve.news he’s an old Observer hand. Later at BBC he did everything, but in 2018, he found himself blocked from one particular subject…Russia & Brexit.
Please give him a hand…Sweeney’s coming home 👏👏👏
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social is one of our own. Like @thenerve.news he’s an old Observer hand. Later at BBC he did everything, but in 2018, he found himself blocked from one particular subject…Russia & Brexit.
Please give him a hand…Sweeney’s coming home 👏👏👏
Sorcery in Caerphilly:
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social visits the Welsh valleys on the trail of a Russian spy, his wife, a Reform politician taking bribes, party leader Nigel Farage and a vanishing by-election candidate.
Here's a sneak peak of John’s film - coming tomorrow only in the Nerve
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social visits the Welsh valleys on the trail of a Russian spy, his wife, a Reform politician taking bribes, party leader Nigel Farage and a vanishing by-election candidate.
Here's a sneak peak of John’s film - coming tomorrow only in the Nerve
October 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I’m so happy to see this.
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social is one of our own. Like @thenerve.news he’s an old Observer hand. Later at BBC he did everything, but in 2018, he found himself blocked from one particular subject…Russia & Brexit.
Please give him a hand…Sweeney’s coming home 👏👏👏
@johnsweeneyroar.bsky.social is one of our own. Like @thenerve.news he’s an old Observer hand. Later at BBC he did everything, but in 2018, he found himself blocked from one particular subject…Russia & Brexit.
Please give him a hand…Sweeney’s coming home 👏👏👏
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Cost of Privatization,
Thames Water wants to pollute UK rivers with illegal sewage dumping until 2040, pay no fines, law already permits some sewage dumping.
Will still want profits, pay megabucks to execs, dividends and fleece customers.
Public ownership is the only way out.
Thames Water wants to pollute UK rivers with illegal sewage dumping until 2040, pay no fines, law already permits some sewage dumping.
Will still want profits, pay megabucks to execs, dividends and fleece customers.
Public ownership is the only way out.
Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain's rivers until 2040. No, seriously
Thames Water – Britain's largest water utility – has asked the industry regulator to exempt it from some pollution requirements.
www.bigissue.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Cost of Privatization,
Thames Water wants to pollute UK rivers with illegal sewage dumping until 2040, pay no fines, law already permits some sewage dumping.
Will still want profits, pay megabucks to execs, dividends and fleece customers.
Public ownership is the only way out.
Thames Water wants to pollute UK rivers with illegal sewage dumping until 2040, pay no fines, law already permits some sewage dumping.
Will still want profits, pay megabucks to execs, dividends and fleece customers.
Public ownership is the only way out.