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Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
Asylum Hotels Report
Our new report, Profiting from People: Inside the UK’s Asylum Hotels , exposes the true horrors that refugees face whilst housed for years on end in asylum hotels. We’ve long known this, and now...
www.ramfel.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:52 AM
🚨🚨🚨
Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
Our new report on hotel accommodation drops today.
These hotels are not 5*. Here's the proof.
Relying on testimony from clients, photos & medical evidence, you can now see the awful reality of hotel life.
More updates throughout the day so watch this space.
www.ramfel.org.uk/asylum-hotel...
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One of our suggestions in our Environment Special. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
Switching from an omnivorous to a vegan diet can reduce daily greenhouse gas emissions by 46%, while also lowering land and water use and maintaining nutritional balance.
Vegan diet can halve your carbon footprint, study finds
Only around 1.1% of the world's population is vegan, but this percentage is growing. For example, in Germany the number of vegans approximately doubled between 2016 and 2020 to 2% of the population, while a 2.4-fold increase between 2023 and 2025 to 4.7% of the population has been reported in the UK.
phys.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
One of our suggestions in our Environment Special. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/e...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
Amazing how undervalued UK jazz has always been to this country. How long have we been waiting for a UK jazz centre. Maybe time for Lisa Nandy to swap one of the many opera houses we have.
Amazing how undervalued UK jazz has always been to this country. How long have we been waiting for a UK jazz centre. Maybe time for Lisa Nandy to swap one of the many opera houses we have.
‘Young audiences are less scared of it’: why London jazz clubs are expanding and thriving against the odds
As the Jazz Cafe and Ronnie Scott’s expand, and Blue Note eyes its arrival, proprietors say there’s an energy in the scene – but financial pressures remain
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Amazing how undervalued UK jazz has always been to this country. How long have we been waiting for a UK jazz centre. Maybe time for Lisa Nandy to swap one of the many opera houses we have.
Amazing how undervalued UK jazz has always been to this country. How long have we been waiting for a UK jazz centre. Maybe time for Lisa Nandy to swap one of the many opera houses we have.
Excited to get an article into the current issue of Economics today from. Takes the mind of Liverpool losing and the weather!
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Excited to get an article into the current issue of Economics today from. Takes the mind of Liverpool losing and the weather!
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Nice, new review of Ricardo's Dream
"If you are interested in economics, history, politics and world affairs you should read this book"
michaelcoblenz.medium.com/simple-econo...
"If you are interested in economics, history, politics and world affairs you should read this book"
michaelcoblenz.medium.com/simple-econo...
Simple Economics in a Complex World
Book Notes — Ricardo’s Dream: How Economists Forgot the Real World and Led Us Astray, by Nat Dyer. Bristol University Press, 2024…
michaelcoblenz.medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Nice, new review of Ricardo's Dream
"If you are interested in economics, history, politics and world affairs you should read this book"
michaelcoblenz.medium.com/simple-econo...
"If you are interested in economics, history, politics and world affairs you should read this book"
michaelcoblenz.medium.com/simple-econo...
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Latest from me: on seven-party politics, why it's not going to go away & how Labour and the Tories are completely thrown by it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Welcome to 21st-century politics: a bitter revolt against power that will consume Labour and the Tories | John Harris
A mood of turbulence and insurgency against the two main parties has been building for years, says Guardian columnist John Harris
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November 9, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Latest from me: on seven-party politics, why it's not going to go away & how Labour and the Tories are completely thrown by it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Fantastic book. A proper deep dive into who is really ripping us off
@graceblakeley.substack.com Covers some of this (possibly more) in the excellent Vulture Capitalism.
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Fantastic book. A proper deep dive into who is really ripping us off
Great journalism, shame the new football regulator can’t enforce a ‘fit and proper’ owners test on Man City. But guess they can step in if they want to change the badge!
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Great journalism, shame the new football regulator can’t enforce a ‘fit and proper’ owners test on Man City. But guess they can step in if they want to change the badge!
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If you read anything this weekend, make it this by @barneyronay.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
If you read anything this weekend, make it this by @barneyronay.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Now playing The B-52's - Mesopotamia
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#NowPlaying
#Vinyl
#TheB52s
#Mesopotamia
#Pop
#Rock
#Music
November 8, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Now playing The B-52's - Mesopotamia
👇Click to read👇
friendica.world/display/84b6...
#NowPlaying
#Vinyl
#TheB52s
#Mesopotamia
#Pop
#Rock
#Music
👇Click to read👇
friendica.world/display/84b6...
#NowPlaying
#Vinyl
#TheB52s
#Mesopotamia
#Pop
#Rock
#Music
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The new Economics Today magazine has our article on Margaret Thatcher in it and we made the front cover! If you teach or study A-Level Economics, why not subscribe? economicsfactory.com/product-cate... Learn more about #Thatcher from our podcast. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
November 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
The new Economics Today magazine has our article on Margaret Thatcher in it and we made the front cover! If you teach or study A-Level Economics, why not subscribe? economicsfactory.com/product-cate... Learn more about #Thatcher from our podcast. #EconSky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Superb article
“Centering his campaign on making life affordable again, Mamdani won because he offered hope”
“Centering his campaign on making life affordable again, Mamdani won because he offered hope”
If guaranteeing essentials sounds radical, it speaks to how far we have drifted from democracy‘s core promises. Markets will not beat back the far right. An antifascist economics might. Mamdani provides a playbook for democrats around the world.
My latest
My latest
Zohran Mamdani shows how Democrats can defeat authoritarians like Trump | Isabella Weber
Democrats have two choices: fight to make life affordable again for ordinary people or watch voters embrace authoritarians
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November 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Superb article
“Centering his campaign on making life affordable again, Mamdani won because he offered hope”
“Centering his campaign on making life affordable again, Mamdani won because he offered hope”
Inspired by Capatalism and its critics by @johncassidysays.bsky.social to dig a bit deeper into some mentioned. Starting with Karl Polanyi.
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Inspired by Capatalism and its critics by @johncassidysays.bsky.social to dig a bit deeper into some mentioned. Starting with Karl Polanyi.
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A tale of two halves
November 5, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A tale of two halves
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My mum’s 62 and never been a member of a political party. Today she joined the Greens.
The establishment is underselling our want for change. The west is sick of neoliberalism. The public is sick of liars like Labour. The country is sick. The antidote?
join.greenparty.org.uk
The establishment is underselling our want for change. The west is sick of neoliberalism. The public is sick of liars like Labour. The country is sick. The antidote?
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:50 AM
My mum’s 62 and never been a member of a political party. Today she joined the Greens.
The establishment is underselling our want for change. The west is sick of neoliberalism. The public is sick of liars like Labour. The country is sick. The antidote?
join.greenparty.org.uk
The establishment is underselling our want for change. The west is sick of neoliberalism. The public is sick of liars like Labour. The country is sick. The antidote?
join.greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Amazing what happens when you put the cost of living as your no.1 priority. Hope Starmer and Reeves are taking note
Amazing what happens when you put the cost of living as your no.1 priority. Hope Starmer and Reeves are taking note
Zohran Mamdani elected mayor of New York on winning night for Democrats
Democratic socialist, 34, becomes city’s first Muslim mayor as Democrats triumph in several other key races
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:42 AM
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Amazing what happens when you put the cost of living as your no.1 priority. Hope Starmer and Reeves are taking note
Amazing what happens when you put the cost of living as your no.1 priority. Hope Starmer and Reeves are taking note
Big fan of modern art
November 4, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Big fan of modern art
www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...
Now finished and what a truely outstanding book by @johncassidysays.bsky.social
I gave it 5/5 on GoodReads, so expect sales to rocket now!
Now finished and what a truely outstanding book by @johncassidysays.bsky.social
I gave it 5/5 on GoodReads, so expect sales to rocket now!
Capitalism and Its Critics: A Battle of Ideas in the Mo…
** A Financial Times Best Summer Book of 2025**A sweepi…
www.goodreads.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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Now finished and what a truely outstanding book by @johncassidysays.bsky.social
I gave it 5/5 on GoodReads, so expect sales to rocket now!
Now finished and what a truely outstanding book by @johncassidysays.bsky.social
I gave it 5/5 on GoodReads, so expect sales to rocket now!
Great analysis of the broken housing market, especially in London from the FT
November 2, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Great analysis of the broken housing market, especially in London from the FT
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
A great listen with @rockingbob.bsky.social and Pete Wiggs, who I used to DJ with at Smithfields back in the day, which I am sure is his career highlight.
A great listen with @rockingbob.bsky.social and Pete Wiggs, who I used to DJ with at Smithfields back in the day, which I am sure is his career highlight.
The Morning After Mix - Saint Etienne's Morning After Mix - BBC Sounds
Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs of Saint Etienne curate a two-hour mix of relaxing tunes.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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A great listen with @rockingbob.bsky.social and Pete Wiggs, who I used to DJ with at Smithfields back in the day, which I am sure is his career highlight.
A great listen with @rockingbob.bsky.social and Pete Wiggs, who I used to DJ with at Smithfields back in the day, which I am sure is his career highlight.
Great episode, where Martin Lewis is doing the job that the government is failing to do. Calling out the regulators and private monopolies that are ripping us off daily. Why isn’t Rachel Reeves doing this? @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Great episode, where Martin Lewis is doing the job that the government is failing to do. Calling out the regulators and private monopolies that are ripping us off daily. Why isn’t Rachel Reeves doing this? @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com
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Happy World Vegan Day! A vegan is a person who abstains from all animal products, including meat, fish, dairy, and eggs, and may extend this principle to other areas of their life to avoid animal exploitation
#WorldVeganDay #vegan #EduSky #EduSkyUK #Disability #SEND
#WorldVeganDay #vegan #EduSky #EduSkyUK #Disability #SEND
November 1, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Happy World Vegan Day! A vegan is a person who abstains from all animal products, including meat, fish, dairy, and eggs, and may extend this principle to other areas of their life to avoid animal exploitation
#WorldVeganDay #vegan #EduSky #EduSkyUK #Disability #SEND
#WorldVeganDay #vegan #EduSky #EduSkyUK #Disability #SEND