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This perfectly encapsulates why we need the BBC
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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A national campaign calling for higher taxes on Britain’s wealthiest individuals arrived in Newcastle this week, with the Patriotic Millionaires UK bus pulling up on Market Street in steady rain emblazoned with the message: “Tax us, the super-rich.” 👏👏👏
Patriotic Millionaires bring tax-the-rich campaign to Newcastle ahead of Autumn Budget
Patriotic Millionaires with the message "Tax us the super-rich"
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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I suspect this clip will be played a lot in the coming weeks
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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🔥 Harrods: What do the survivors do now??

The courts, the redress scheme, the police — all form part of the same legal abyss.

◾ Survivors cannot access the courts, let alone for trafficking

◾ Harrods’ “redress” is run by the institution itself

◾ The Met refuses to name the crimes as trafficking
When power is untouchable: the legal abyss facing Harrods survivors
Survivors of abuse connected to Mohamed Al Fayed’s Harrods empire are discovering what “no one is above the law” really means
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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With Kemi Badenoch saying the Tories would take the UK out of the ECHR, this YouGov poll in June found the public wanted to remain members by 51% to 27%
October 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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NHS increased use of the private sector under Labour govt.

Private sector delivered 22.1% of ophthalmic, 20.5% of orthopaedic procedures.

Numbers of NHS patients treated by private sector up by 10%.

With profit margins of up to 40% money buys less.

More efficient to expand NHS capacity.
New ICB figures show uneven trends on use of private sector? - The Lowdown
New figures published earlier this month show the extent to which some Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) have increased their use of the private sector since Labour took office last July, and the extent t...
lowdownnhs.info
October 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Monster Month day 4, a loo roll abomination
October 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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“I think we can be more successful if we are a better version of ourselves, if we draw in all the voices from our broad movement.. we can’t just pretend everything’s going great and what we need is more of the same”
@lucympowell.bsky.social 👏
October 5, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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October 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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We’re calling for the ban of Israel in European and global football. We’ve banned Russia, who have committed far less atrocities (evil nonetheless).
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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The CWU National Executive met today and unanimously agreed to nominate Lucy Powell for the role of Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
September 22, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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September 21, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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You are so beautiful.

Rest well. 💙🫶
September 21, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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LibDem Lisa Smart,

"We're calling on the Labour government to declare the asylum backlog a national emergency"

"And set up Nightingale processing centres, just like the Nightingale hospitals during the pandemic"

"We need Labour to clear the asylum backlog within six months"
September 20, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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Sir Ed Davey has branded Elon Musk a criminal and called for him to be prosecuted for "allowing online harm to children" on his social media platform X

news.sky.com/story/sir-ed...
Sir Ed Davey brands Elon Musk a criminal and calls for his arrest for 'allowing online harm to children'
The world's richest man was accused of inciting violence by several politicians after telling a rally last week, "violence is coming to you".
news.sky.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:59 AM
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UK officially recognises Palestine as a state

Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the UK - alongside Australia and Canada - was taking the step "in the face of growing horror" in the Middle East

news.sky.com/story/uk-off...
UK officially recognises Palestine as a state
Sir Keir Starmer said the UK - alongside Australia and Canada - was taking the step "in the face of growing horror" in the Middle East.
news.sky.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Governor Tim Walz, "If you’ve ever wondered how democracy dies, you’re witnessing it. This is North Korea style stuff"

"And it’s being done because this is a weak, thin-skinned man who’s failing as a president"

"All of the things he promised are not happening"

"This is exactly what dictators do"
September 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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September 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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BREAKING: Gatwick's second runway has been given the go-ahead by the government

news.sky.com/story/gatwic...
Gatwick second runway given green light by government
The northern runway already exists parallel to the main one, but cannot be used at the same time as it is too close. The £2.2bn expansion project will bring it 12 metres further away to facilitate 100...
news.sky.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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September 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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"Nearly a decade on from the Brexit referendum and almost five from when Brexit was supposedly ‘done’, voters who are genuinely happy with the Brexit we have are few and far between, and no political party is seriously suggesting that it’s a success."
Brexit referendum’s 10th anniversary: time to think again?
With 10 years of the Brexit referendum on the horizon, should a second referendum be in our sights?
centralbylines.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Keir Starmer is finalising a list of dozens of new peerages to strengthen his hand in the Lords, with his outgoing policy chief, Liz Lloyd, to be made a minister in the upper house after leaving No 10 in his major shake-up

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Keir Starmer to release new peerage list in attempt to bolster Lords influence
PM hopes list of Labour allies promoted to upper house will rebalance numbers and drive through legislation
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children
'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement.

www.cbc.ca/music/neil-y...
Neil Young quits Facebook and Instagram over Meta's use of chatbots with children | CBC Music
'Meta's use of chatbots with children is unconscionable,' Young's team shared in a statement.
www.cbc.ca
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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RFK Jr, "We need to stop trusting the experts, right.. Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy"

Good luck America 🤷‍♂️
August 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM