@bellypop.bsky.social
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On the UK-US pharmaceutical deal I'm afraid this does look like two nasty trends coming together to make a very bad agreement for the UK - namely Whitehall power to make deals with no scrutiny, and companies working with countries to coerce others. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What will be the cost of Keir Starmer’s new medicines deal with Donald Trump? British lives | Aditya Chakrabortty
More than £3bn that could have been used for UK patients will go to big pharma for its branded products, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:57 AM
On the UK-US pharmaceutical deal I'm afraid this does look like two nasty trends coming together to make a very bad agreement for the UK - namely Whitehall power to make deals with no scrutiny, and companies working with countries to coerce others. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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It is becoming increasingly obvious that the oligarchs, backed by the scum in the Kremlin and the White House, want to carve up Europe between the USA and Russia.
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
It is becoming increasingly obvious that the oligarchs, backed by the scum in the Kremlin and the White House, want to carve up Europe between the USA and Russia.
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A reminder that one of Wes Streeting's junior ministers is talking enthusiastically about 'cashing in' on NHS data (www.ft.com/content/0531...).
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
A reminder that one of Wes Streeting's junior ministers is talking enthusiastically about 'cashing in' on NHS data (www.ft.com/content/0531...).
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The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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Labour MP Olivia Blake tells Shabana Mahmood that her rhetoric about asylum seekers being handed a "golden ticket" is "deeply offensive" and "feeds division" "and will only strengthen Reform not beat them".
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Labour MP Olivia Blake tells Shabana Mahmood that her rhetoric about asylum seekers being handed a "golden ticket" is "deeply offensive" and "feeds division" "and will only strengthen Reform not beat them".
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PFI is a disaster.
Billions still flow to private profit while NHS hospitals fall apart.
We dug into how this happened — and why it should not happen again.👉 everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
Billions still flow to private profit while NHS hospitals fall apart.
We dug into how this happened — and why it should not happen again.👉 everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
November 13, 2025 at 8:42 AM
PFI is a disaster.
Billions still flow to private profit while NHS hospitals fall apart.
We dug into how this happened — and why it should not happen again.👉 everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
Billions still flow to private profit while NHS hospitals fall apart.
We dug into how this happened — and why it should not happen again.👉 everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
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🚨 For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist. People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval! We cannot allow this to be normalized
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
🚨People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval!
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
🚨 For millions across England NHS dentistry has effectively ceased to exist. People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - it’s not Victorian, it’s medieval! We cannot allow this to be normalized
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
youtu.be/FuMcq1HFatQ?...
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There’s isn’t one independent thinking, sentient being in the UK who doesn’t believe Trump encouraged Jan 6th.
To suggest otherwise is a complete denial of the truth.
To suggest otherwise is a complete denial of the truth.
November 11, 2025 at 6:21 AM
There’s isn’t one independent thinking, sentient being in the UK who doesn’t believe Trump encouraged Jan 6th.
To suggest otherwise is a complete denial of the truth.
To suggest otherwise is a complete denial of the truth.
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Tonight was a very bad night.
November 10, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Tonight was a very bad night.
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What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 AM
What you’re witnessing is a populist assault on the BBC.
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
This is not an institutional scandal in any meaningful sense of the word. It is an attack on public service broadcasting.
iandunt.substack.com/p/extra-edit...
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
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The government has STILL not cleared out the highly partisan decision-makers imposed on the BBC by the Tories. Starmer and co are so amazingly spineless and feeble.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson trying to undermine BBC leadership, insiders fear after leak
Director general under pressure after release of memo criticising reporting on Trump, trans rights and Gaza
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The government has STILL not cleared out the highly partisan decision-makers imposed on the BBC by the Tories. Starmer and co are so amazingly spineless and feeble.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future.
I hope you will too.
I hope you will too.
November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
On this beautiful morning in Astoria, I cast my ballot for our city and our future.
I hope you will too.
I hope you will too.
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The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.
Read that back.
When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.
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'Elon Musk has transformed one of the world’s largest social media sites and source of news into an attack platform to assist a hostile foreign power during the biggest and bloodiest war in Europe since World War Two.'
@peterjukes.bsky.social, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
@peterjukes.bsky.social, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
X - Marks the Spot: Russia’s Second Front
Peter Jukes looks at the mounting evidence that Elon Musk is using his social media platform as a vector to attack Ukraine and support Putin’s murderous invasion
bylinetimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
'Elon Musk has transformed one of the world’s largest social media sites and source of news into an attack platform to assist a hostile foreign power during the biggest and bloodiest war in Europe since World War Two.'
@peterjukes.bsky.social, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
@peterjukes.bsky.social, via @bylinetimes.bsky.social
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Yesterday, we made history. Around 7 MILLION people across the United States stood up to say #NoKings, with allies around the world in countries like Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia joining us in solidarity.
BUT OUR FIGHT IS NOT OVER.
BUT OUR FIGHT IS NOT OVER.
October 19, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Yesterday, we made history. Around 7 MILLION people across the United States stood up to say #NoKings, with allies around the world in countries like Japan, the United Kingdom, France, and Australia joining us in solidarity.
BUT OUR FIGHT IS NOT OVER.
BUT OUR FIGHT IS NOT OVER.
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A US citizen & human rights defender identified as Rachel S. was abducted & beaten by ICE Trump regime forces in LA, then transported to the hospital and then a detention center, local rights defenders demand an investigation.
She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"
She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"
September 28, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A US citizen & human rights defender identified as Rachel S. was abducted & beaten by ICE Trump regime forces in LA, then transported to the hospital and then a detention center, local rights defenders demand an investigation.
She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"
She is heard screaming: "Let me go! I am an American! I was born here!"
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The power elite has drawn up the drawbridge www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/09... Wealth and power hid from view in a castle yesterday, too frightened to be seen by the population at large. Any society where those in charge realise that has to happen cannot last for long.
The power elite has drawn up the drawbridge
Something quite extraordinary happened yesterday. A state visit took place, with all the associated pomp and ceremony, and no one was allowed to witness it, or to wave the required flags, or to cheer,...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
September 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The power elite has drawn up the drawbridge www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/09... Wealth and power hid from view in a castle yesterday, too frightened to be seen by the population at large. Any society where those in charge realise that has to happen cannot last for long.
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Let's be clear.
The United States government just fired Jimmy Kimmel.
Let that fucking sink in.
When will enough be enough.
The United States government just fired Jimmy Kimmel.
Let that fucking sink in.
When will enough be enough.
September 18, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Let's be clear.
The United States government just fired Jimmy Kimmel.
Let that fucking sink in.
When will enough be enough.
The United States government just fired Jimmy Kimmel.
Let that fucking sink in.
When will enough be enough.
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The Conservatives started this experiment.
But Labour are fully on board too.
No 10 refuse to comment or take action - but we're all paying the price for corporate greed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But Labour are fully on board too.
No 10 refuse to comment or take action - but we're all paying the price for corporate greed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens leader
Zack Polanski calls mass privatisation a ‘failed experiment’ as report finds it has cost UK households £250 a year more
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 5:56 AM
The Conservatives started this experiment.
But Labour are fully on board too.
No 10 refuse to comment or take action - but we're all paying the price for corporate greed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
But Labour are fully on board too.
No 10 refuse to comment or take action - but we're all paying the price for corporate greed.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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TV shows cancelled, people sacked or put on black lists... all for daring to speak the truth about "free speech warrior" Charlie Kirk.
America has plunged head first into some very dark territory indeed.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
America has plunged head first into some very dark territory indeed.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Charlie Kirk death: Report those who celebrate the shooting to employers, Vance says
The vice-president's remarks come amid a wave of firings over posts deemed inappropriate about Kirk's death.
www.bbc.com
September 18, 2025 at 7:35 AM
TV shows cancelled, people sacked or put on black lists... all for daring to speak the truth about "free speech warrior" Charlie Kirk.
America has plunged head first into some very dark territory indeed.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
America has plunged head first into some very dark territory indeed.
www.bbc.com/news/article...