@chrism-w.bsky.social
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‘Reform is launching a drive to raise funds from wealthy offshore donors in low tax jurisdictions including Monaco, UAE and Switzerland.’
Britain’s election laws are broken - and, so far, Labour’s mooted fixes are completely insufficient
www.ft.com/content/b133...
Britain’s election laws are broken - and, so far, Labour’s mooted fixes are completely insufficient
www.ft.com/content/b133...
Reform UK heads offshore to raise funds from world’s wealthy
Party treasurer Nick Candy says events will be held ‘in restaurants, people’s private homes and on yachts’
www.ft.com
April 26, 2025 at 8:28 AM
‘Reform is launching a drive to raise funds from wealthy offshore donors in low tax jurisdictions including Monaco, UAE and Switzerland.’
Britain’s election laws are broken - and, so far, Labour’s mooted fixes are completely insufficient
www.ft.com/content/b133...
Britain’s election laws are broken - and, so far, Labour’s mooted fixes are completely insufficient
www.ft.com/content/b133...
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Does Rachel Reeves love AI because it makes the rich even richer? youtu.be/_mF0ABCnl8s?... AI is a tool we can’t ignore. But it is also going to be deeply disruptive and help burn the planet, and so it should be taxed, heavily. Why is Rachel Reeves saying nothing about that?
Does Rachel Reeves love AI because it makes the rich even richer?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
April 9, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Does Rachel Reeves love AI because it makes the rich even richer? youtu.be/_mF0ABCnl8s?... AI is a tool we can’t ignore. But it is also going to be deeply disruptive and help burn the planet, and so it should be taxed, heavily. Why is Rachel Reeves saying nothing about that?
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Ed Balls, "We do 2% of our trade with India, we do less than 20% with the US, we do 50% of our trade with the European Union"
"Surely prioritising trade talks with the European Union to try and break down barriers?"
Lisa Nandy, "We are.. For example music touring"
But no Customs Union 🤷♂️
"Surely prioritising trade talks with the European Union to try and break down barriers?"
Lisa Nandy, "We are.. For example music touring"
But no Customs Union 🤷♂️
April 9, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Ed Balls, "We do 2% of our trade with India, we do less than 20% with the US, we do 50% of our trade with the European Union"
"Surely prioritising trade talks with the European Union to try and break down barriers?"
Lisa Nandy, "We are.. For example music touring"
But no Customs Union 🤷♂️
"Surely prioritising trade talks with the European Union to try and break down barriers?"
Lisa Nandy, "We are.. For example music touring"
But no Customs Union 🤷♂️
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Do we need more QE? Mo. Do we need the government to admit that QE was simply it borrowing from the Bank of England, and that it will need to do more of that to get us through the crisis heading our way? Yes, most definitely we do. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...
Do we need more quantitative easing?
Over the last day or so, I have seen or heard discussion on whether the government might revive quantitative easing as a way of easing the pressure on the UK economy in response to the crisis that Tru...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
April 9, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Do we need more QE? Mo. Do we need the government to admit that QE was simply it borrowing from the Bank of England, and that it will need to do more of that to get us through the crisis heading our way? Yes, most definitely we do. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...
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I want to see the end of neoliberalism and everything it stands for because until we do, we won't live in a world where people matter.
youtu.be/Ar9tlrIQgmE?...
youtu.be/Ar9tlrIQgmE?...
If we want a politics that cares, neoliberalism has to go.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
April 4, 2025 at 6:04 AM
I want to see the end of neoliberalism and everything it stands for because until we do, we won't live in a world where people matter.
youtu.be/Ar9tlrIQgmE?...
youtu.be/Ar9tlrIQgmE?...
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Between 2020 and 2024, the five storm overflows located within a half a mile of Downing Street have poured sewage out into the Thames for a total of almost 900 hours. goodlaw.social/04wb
Thames Water dumps tonnes of sewage on parliament’s doorstep | Good Law Project
The failing water company has been showing its appreciation for MPs by dumping 37 days’ worth of raw sewage into the Thames only a stone’s throw from the Palace of Westminster.
goodlaw.social
April 4, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Between 2020 and 2024, the five storm overflows located within a half a mile of Downing Street have poured sewage out into the Thames for a total of almost 900 hours. goodlaw.social/04wb
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Trump appears random, haphazard and out of control. But that’s not true. The Tech Bros who stand behind him have a plan – and that is to preserve their wealth by destroying the power of the governments that might oppose them.
youtu.be/E7HPHji262E?...
youtu.be/E7HPHji262E?...
Trump has a master plan, and that is the destruction of the power of the federal government.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Trump appears random, haphazard and out of control. But that’s not true. The Tech Bros who stand behind him have a plan – and that is to preserve their wealth by destroying the power of the governments that might oppose them.
youtu.be/E7HPHji262E?...
youtu.be/E7HPHji262E?...
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2 years ago, after taking over a school in trouble as in interim Head to put it back on the right path HMRC chased me for unpaid tax of 2p. Perhaps they only go after the small fry? 🤷♂️
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Prosecution of people who help clients evade tax in UK falls by 75% in five years
Fewer than five criminal cases were brought against those who aid tax dodgers in 2023-24, down from 16 in 2018-19
www.theguardian.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:59 AM
2 years ago, after taking over a school in trouble as in interim Head to put it back on the right path HMRC chased me for unpaid tax of 2p. Perhaps they only go after the small fry? 🤷♂️
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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"If a multimillionaire paid 2% more in tax, they’d still be a multimillionaire. But for a disabled person losing PIP, it’s the difference between survival and destitution." A damning letter to the editor.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
Tax the super-rich? Unthinkable. Cut disability support? Sensible.
A 2% wealth tax could raise £24bn, yet we're cutting disability benefits instead. Who are we protecting?
eastangliabylines.co.uk
March 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"If a multimillionaire paid 2% more in tax, they’d still be a multimillionaire. But for a disabled person losing PIP, it’s the difference between survival and destitution." A damning letter to the editor.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk
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Our economy is on life support, America increases tariffs, the world is more unsafe and unstable than I recall it ever being since the cold war and yet Labour continue to with their ridiculous and dangerous ‘Make Brexit Work’.
You can’t, it wont.
#RejoinEU now,
You can’t, it wont.
#RejoinEU now,
a blue flag with yellow stars in a circle
Alt: a blue flag with yellow stars in a circle
media.tenor.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Our economy is on life support, America increases tariffs, the world is more unsafe and unstable than I recall it ever being since the cold war and yet Labour continue to with their ridiculous and dangerous ‘Make Brexit Work’.
You can’t, it wont.
#RejoinEU now,
You can’t, it wont.
#RejoinEU now,
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Ravel Reeves thinks she is facing an economic crisis. She’s wrong. She and Labour are facing a political crisis that demands that she spends. But will she realise that?
youtu.be/b6EEzOofQbM?...
youtu.be/b6EEzOofQbM?...
Reeves thinks she’s facing an economic crisis. She’s wrong. We have a political crisis.
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
March 23, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Ravel Reeves thinks she is facing an economic crisis. She’s wrong. She and Labour are facing a political crisis that demands that she spends. But will she realise that?
youtu.be/b6EEzOofQbM?...
youtu.be/b6EEzOofQbM?...
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Can’t make this up.
March 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Can’t make this up.
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How many voters know that Reform UK intends to introduce a private health insurance system that will leave the NHS as a rump service for the poor?
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
Do voters really want the NHS to become a low quality backup service for those without insurance? - Andy Brown
In the old Star Trek episodes, when the great Yorkshire actor Patrick Stewart made a decision, he simply instructed his team to “Make it so”. Most of the time it was indeed made so, even if a few shap...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
How many voters know that Reform UK intends to introduce a private health insurance system that will leave the NHS as a rump service for the poor?
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
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I wonder where Putin/s Poodle has been during all of this, Clacton, Westminster……or up Trump’s arse?
news.sky.com/story/politi...
news.sky.com/story/politi...
Politics latest: Sir Keir Starmer wins praise from across the Commons after frantic weekend of diplomacy
There has been a rare show of unity in British politics after the extraordinary Oval Office row between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Sir Keir Starmer has won praise from MPs of all parties af...
news.sky.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:32 AM
I wonder where Putin/s Poodle has been during all of this, Clacton, Westminster……or up Trump’s arse?
news.sky.com/story/politi...
news.sky.com/story/politi...
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BP might be the most obvious company to have given up on green energy and its sustainability programme, but it is not alone. In Trump’s world being green is out of fashion. What price will we pay for that?
youtu.be/r0fk_hHjrJA?...
youtu.be/r0fk_hHjrJA?...
Has the drive towards sustainability ended?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
March 3, 2025 at 7:04 AM
BP might be the most obvious company to have given up on green energy and its sustainability programme, but it is not alone. In Trump’s world being green is out of fashion. What price will we pay for that?
youtu.be/r0fk_hHjrJA?...
youtu.be/r0fk_hHjrJA?...
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Ed Miliband claimed yesterday that UK Energy will reduce electricity prices for consumers in the UK. Unless he changes the rules on energy pricing, it won't. Why do Labour talk total nonsense? Are they ignorant, stupid or liars? It's a fair question to ask. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...
Ed Miliband is grossly misleading people on energy costs
Ed Miliband was another minister taking complete and utter bollocks nonsense in interviews he gave yesterday in his case on the energy price increase.
His claim was that his private equity hedge fund...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
February 26, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Ed Miliband claimed yesterday that UK Energy will reduce electricity prices for consumers in the UK. Unless he changes the rules on energy pricing, it won't. Why do Labour talk total nonsense? Are they ignorant, stupid or liars? It's a fair question to ask. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...
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Our energy bills are going up by 6.4% apparently due to;
Bulk price rises
War in Ukraine
High winter usage.
In France electricity bills have dropped by over 6% since Xmas.
Due to…….🤷♂️
Bulk price rises
War in Ukraine
High winter usage.
In France electricity bills have dropped by over 6% since Xmas.
Due to…….🤷♂️
February 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Our energy bills are going up by 6.4% apparently due to;
Bulk price rises
War in Ukraine
High winter usage.
In France electricity bills have dropped by over 6% since Xmas.
Due to…….🤷♂️
Bulk price rises
War in Ukraine
High winter usage.
In France electricity bills have dropped by over 6% since Xmas.
Due to…….🤷♂️
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Blimey - the most aggressively right wing and hateful network in the UK being funded by Marks and Spencer!
Many Marks and Spencer customers will be disappointed to learn that they've been advertising on GB News radio.
You can take action by leaving a friendly message on the Marks and Spencer Facebook page asking them to #StopFundingHate 👇
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You can take action by leaving a friendly message on the Marks and Spencer Facebook page asking them to #StopFundingHate 👇
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February 19, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Blimey - the most aggressively right wing and hateful network in the UK being funded by Marks and Spencer!
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US Vice President J D Vance attacked Europe yesterday. His charge was, in essence, that we are not as fascist as he would like. The political battle lines have been drawn. We have to now stand up and fight against the tyranny he and Trump are unleashing. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...
I don’t share values with Trump’s USA, and never will
US Vice President J D Vace showed that diplomacy was an art beyond his reach yesterday when making a speech in Munich. He was speaking at an event on security. He took the opportunity to become the ag...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
February 15, 2025 at 8:35 AM
US Vice President J D Vance attacked Europe yesterday. His charge was, in essence, that we are not as fascist as he would like. The political battle lines have been drawn. We have to now stand up and fight against the tyranny he and Trump are unleashing. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02...
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BREAKING: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as US Health Secretary after a close Senate vote
Heaven help America
Heaven help America
February 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
BREAKING: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as US Health Secretary after a close Senate vote
Heaven help America
Heaven help America
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Curbing the power of billionaires to influence politics is a vote winner. It’s also free. Why does Labour say it isn’t a priority?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/690...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/690...
Will Labour cap political donations?
Curbing the power of billionaires to influence politics is a vote winner. It’s also free
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
February 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Curbing the power of billionaires to influence politics is a vote winner. It’s also free. Why does Labour say it isn’t a priority?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/690...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/690...
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I cannot even begin to state how sick this makes me feel.
This is evil. And must be resisted with everything.
This is evil. And must be resisted with everything.
Trump says Palestinians should permanently leave Gaza as he meets with Netanyahu – live
Hamas official says Trump comments ‘a recipe for creating chaos’; Trump earlier signed executive order to withdraw US from UN human rights council
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I cannot even begin to state how sick this makes me feel.
This is evil. And must be resisted with everything.
This is evil. And must be resisted with everything.
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Where, when, how and with what cost will the madness of Trump end? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02... As the threat from Trump becomes ever more apparent, the likely massive cost of his second Presidency becomes clearer, including in the likelihood of lives being lost.
Where, when, how and with what cost will the madness of Trump end?
In a world where any reasonable person is confused, Trump continues to behave with reckless abandon, showing complete contempt whilst doing so for just about anyone but his immediate coterie of suppor...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
February 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Where, when, how and with what cost will the madness of Trump end? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/02... As the threat from Trump becomes ever more apparent, the likely massive cost of his second Presidency becomes clearer, including in the likelihood of lives being lost.
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“Legal experts say granting Musk and his team access to such sensitive government data potentially contravenes multiple federal statutes, including the Privacy Act of 1974, the FISMA and the CFAA, as well as strict taxpayer privacy provisions under the Internal Revenue Code”
time.com/7212753/trum...
time.com/7212753/trum...
Is Trump Breaking Federal Laws? We Asked Legal Experts
Is Trump Breaking Federal Laws? We Asked Legal Experts
time.com
February 4, 2025 at 10:14 PM
“Legal experts say granting Musk and his team access to such sensitive government data potentially contravenes multiple federal statutes, including the Privacy Act of 1974, the FISMA and the CFAA, as well as strict taxpayer privacy provisions under the Internal Revenue Code”
time.com/7212753/trum...
time.com/7212753/trum...