Chorltonian Daz
@darthhugz.bsky.social
Mancunian
Prefer rugby to football, if only for the shorter shorts and better legs
Not a loony.
Fairer society
Less greed.
Coffee not tea
Dogs not cats
Nature
Science
Geek
Politics
Not necessarily in that order!
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Prefer rugby to football, if only for the shorter shorts and better legs
Not a loony.
Fairer society
Less greed.
Coffee not tea
Dogs not cats
Nature
Science
Geek
Politics
Not necessarily in that order!
🇬🇧🏴🇪🇺🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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Still growing, but much more slowly than before. Note the massive impact of Trump's re-election.
Do keep dragging your friends out of the seventh circle of X and onto this platform.
Do keep dragging your friends out of the seventh circle of X and onto this platform.
December 8, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Still growing, but much more slowly than before. Note the massive impact of Trump's re-election.
Do keep dragging your friends out of the seventh circle of X and onto this platform.
Do keep dragging your friends out of the seventh circle of X and onto this platform.
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Thames Water is teetering but wants to pay £2.5m bonus to execs.
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
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December 9, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Thames Water is teetering but wants to pay £2.5m bonus to execs.
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
Wants to bypass regulations by classifying bonuses as "retention payments".
Prices rose by 31%+ this year. Sewage dumped in rivers, leaks unplugged.
Privatisation = Abuses and insanity.
archive.ph/zbbaQ
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Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour.
Govts stigmatize people claiming benefits as scroungers, claim fraud is rife.
Silence on corporate welfare, tax abuse by corporations/rich. HMRC failed to collect over £500bn tax since 2010.
Govts stigmatize people claiming benefits as scroungers, claim fraud is rife.
Silence on corporate welfare, tax abuse by corporations/rich. HMRC failed to collect over £500bn tax since 2010.
Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour | Frances Ryan
Starmer’s ailing government is happy to pursue ideas like cutting Motability, but all ministers will do is damage lives and themselves, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Disabled people driving luxury cars on your dime? Just the latest rightwing lie peddled by Labour.
Govts stigmatize people claiming benefits as scroungers, claim fraud is rife.
Silence on corporate welfare, tax abuse by corporations/rich. HMRC failed to collect over £500bn tax since 2010.
Govts stigmatize people claiming benefits as scroungers, claim fraud is rife.
Silence on corporate welfare, tax abuse by corporations/rich. HMRC failed to collect over £500bn tax since 2010.
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Pentagon’s Signalgate report finds Pete Hegseth violated military policies
Pentagon’s Signalgate report finds Pete Hegseth violated military policies
Eight months later…
buff.ly
December 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Pentagon’s Signalgate report finds Pete Hegseth violated military policies
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THE GUARDIAN: Farage hits out as fresh claims of 'vindictive' teenage racism emerge #TomorrowsPapersToday
December 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
THE GUARDIAN: Farage hits out as fresh claims of 'vindictive' teenage racism emerge #TomorrowsPapersToday
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Genuinely unable to see how you would understand even the most basic things about our politics from following the BBC
Once again, you will not learn from the BBC that the man the Tories are promoting here is a fringe rightwing extremist who regards Reform as too mild and supports the expulsion of millions of people, a burqa ban and, er, defunding the BBC
Tories give ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe seat on top Commons committee
The Tories say Rupert Lowe - who is set to join the public accounts committee - shares their
www.bbc.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Genuinely unable to see how you would understand even the most basic things about our politics from following the BBC
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Parliament reopened today, but Nigel Farage was in Washington DC on his 10th trip to the US since becoming an MP. You don't get to earn £1m from 12 jobs by wasting time on what is meant to be your full time role.
September 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Parliament reopened today, but Nigel Farage was in Washington DC on his 10th trip to the US since becoming an MP. You don't get to earn £1m from 12 jobs by wasting time on what is meant to be your full time role.
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Trump vs Musk: The billionaire bitch fight:
It’s not moral outrage. It’s profit over exposing paedos. Egos over ethics.
As we’re left to suffer the crimes of the 1%. Times are bad, but at least the memes are good.
I’ll be honest: This is like 90% roast.
youtu.be/8k18BGqe_gk?...
It’s not moral outrage. It’s profit over exposing paedos. Egos over ethics.
As we’re left to suffer the crimes of the 1%. Times are bad, but at least the memes are good.
I’ll be honest: This is like 90% roast.
youtu.be/8k18BGqe_gk?...
Musk vs Trump: The Billionaire B*tch Fight
YouTube video by Supertanskiii
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Trump vs Musk: The billionaire bitch fight:
It’s not moral outrage. It’s profit over exposing paedos. Egos over ethics.
As we’re left to suffer the crimes of the 1%. Times are bad, but at least the memes are good.
I’ll be honest: This is like 90% roast.
youtu.be/8k18BGqe_gk?...
It’s not moral outrage. It’s profit over exposing paedos. Egos over ethics.
As we’re left to suffer the crimes of the 1%. Times are bad, but at least the memes are good.
I’ll be honest: This is like 90% roast.
youtu.be/8k18BGqe_gk?...
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It demonstrates just how far this country has sunk into the gutter when the mob’s first concern isn’t the dead, dying or injured in Liverpool - but the ethnicity of the criminal so they can weaponise it to push a racist agenda.
It is so fucking shameful.
The absolute antithesis of patriotism.
It is so fucking shameful.
The absolute antithesis of patriotism.
May 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It demonstrates just how far this country has sunk into the gutter when the mob’s first concern isn’t the dead, dying or injured in Liverpool - but the ethnicity of the criminal so they can weaponise it to push a racist agenda.
It is so fucking shameful.
The absolute antithesis of patriotism.
It is so fucking shameful.
The absolute antithesis of patriotism.
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Something fishy about this sob story (1) The photos are stock shots taken in 2012 and 2014, available from Shutterstock and Alamy—links below. (2) There’s no trace of bankers Al and Alexandra Moy anywhere other than the Telegraph 🤔
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May 25, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Something fishy about this sob story (1) The photos are stock shots taken in 2012 and 2014, available from Shutterstock and Alamy—links below. (2) There’s no trace of bankers Al and Alexandra Moy anywhere other than the Telegraph 🤔
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Great news. Congratulations to George @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, all at @fightingdirty.bsky.social, and everyone who supported this. A rare and fantastic outcome.
We've won! Faster than I would have imagined possible. In response to the threat of court proceedings issued by @fightingdirty.bsky.social, the Environment Agency has promised to review its policy on waste tyres shipped to India. With big thanks to our supporters.
fightingdirty.org/major-victor...
fightingdirty.org/major-victor...
News | Fighting Dirty
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March 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Great news. Congratulations to George @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, all at @fightingdirty.bsky.social, and everyone who supported this. A rare and fantastic outcome.
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Trump needs more diversity in his top team. Some non-idiots would be a start.
March 26, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Trump needs more diversity in his top team. Some non-idiots would be a start.
The Telegraph based this story on "research" by the "Centre for Migration Control."
In fact, as the Telegraph has now admitted, they simply misread what the DWP data actually says -many of these "foreigners" were UK nationals.
Yet another Telegraph correction forthcoming.
Clowns.
In fact, as the Telegraph has now admitted, they simply misread what the DWP data actually says -many of these "foreigners" were UK nationals.
Yet another Telegraph correction forthcoming.
Clowns.
March 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on to farmland? The answer won’t make you happy | George Monbiot
Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Choosing to take money from disabled benefit claimants rather than levy a wealth tax is simply immoral 👇
Labour mollifies the rich, targets disabled people and claims moral justification. There isn’t any | Frances Ryan
Ministers run away from a wealth tax and then concoct a punitive benefits system. They have made that choice and it’s immoral, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Choosing to take money from disabled benefit claimants rather than levy a wealth tax is simply immoral 👇
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One HSBC banker paid £16.6m in 2024 (50% rise), £14.8m at Barclays after the UK govt ended banker bonus cap.
Banks speculate with other people's money, gains privatised, public bailout if crashed, customer charges hiked.
Govt says pay rises are inflationary but not when applied to bankers.
Banks speculate with other people's money, gains privatised, public bailout if crashed, customer charges hiked.
Govt says pay rises are inflationary but not when applied to bankers.
Pay soars at Barclays and HSBC after end of UK banker bonus cap
One HSBC banker was paid up to £16.6m in 2024 while figure at Barclays was £14.8m after loosening of pay rules
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:29 AM
One HSBC banker paid £16.6m in 2024 (50% rise), £14.8m at Barclays after the UK govt ended banker bonus cap.
Banks speculate with other people's money, gains privatised, public bailout if crashed, customer charges hiked.
Govt says pay rises are inflationary but not when applied to bankers.
Banks speculate with other people's money, gains privatised, public bailout if crashed, customer charges hiked.
Govt says pay rises are inflationary but not when applied to bankers.
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I’ll leave this here.
(With due caution about polling in a war zone)
(With due caution about polling in a war zone)
March 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
I’ll leave this here.
(With due caution about polling in a war zone)
(With due caution about polling in a war zone)
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How to cut immigration is a hot political topic. But a little-known secret - that immigration fell significantly in the last 6 months of 2024 - is hiding in plain sight, as Thursday's visa data will confirm once more.
Will the politics change as immigration falls?
www.easterneye.biz/comment-drop...
Will the politics change as immigration falls?
www.easterneye.biz/comment-drop...
Comment: ‘Drop in migration levels a secret hiding in plain sight’
Labour urged to set out policy objectives in spring white paper
www.easterneye.biz
February 26, 2025 at 9:59 PM
How to cut immigration is a hot political topic. But a little-known secret - that immigration fell significantly in the last 6 months of 2024 - is hiding in plain sight, as Thursday's visa data will confirm once more.
Will the politics change as immigration falls?
www.easterneye.biz/comment-drop...
Will the politics change as immigration falls?
www.easterneye.biz/comment-drop...
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Resentencing IPP prisoners will not only end once and for all one of the most cruel and monumental injustices of the past half century - it will also head off the medium-term prison capacity crisis at the same time.
Ending this scandal should be a complete no-brainer for the government
Ending this scandal should be a complete no-brainer for the government
🚨A new report has found posturing 'tough on crime' politicians are to blame for the justice system collapse
Now is the time for the government to step up and end the shocking #IPPscandal - one of the most cruel & monumental injustices of the past half-century
youtu.be/nkBs2D0Wz_g?...
Now is the time for the government to step up and end the shocking #IPPscandal - one of the most cruel & monumental injustices of the past half-century
youtu.be/nkBs2D0Wz_g?...
🚨 No one should spend 12 yrs in jail for stealing a mobile phone! It’s unthinkable! #IPPscandal
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Resentencing IPP prisoners will not only end once and for all one of the most cruel and monumental injustices of the past half century - it will also head off the medium-term prison capacity crisis at the same time.
Ending this scandal should be a complete no-brainer for the government
Ending this scandal should be a complete no-brainer for the government
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HMRC ditches crackdown on private equity tax.
Who will bear the cost of appeasing private equity?
Govts listen to donors, finance industry, developers and the rich.
The rest get two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment, frozen personal allowance, cuts in public services.
archive.ph/BjU9b
Who will bear the cost of appeasing private equity?
Govts listen to donors, finance industry, developers and the rich.
The rest get two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment, frozen personal allowance, cuts in public services.
archive.ph/BjU9b
HMRC ditches crackdown on private equity tax
UK tax authority rows back on changes to whether limited liability partners can be seen as employees
www.ft.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:03 AM
HMRC ditches crackdown on private equity tax.
Who will bear the cost of appeasing private equity?
Govts listen to donors, finance industry, developers and the rich.
The rest get two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment, frozen personal allowance, cuts in public services.
archive.ph/BjU9b
Who will bear the cost of appeasing private equity?
Govts listen to donors, finance industry, developers and the rich.
The rest get two child benefit cap, winter fuel payment, frozen personal allowance, cuts in public services.
archive.ph/BjU9b
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Good piece by @rcolvile.bsky.social making a really compelling case for much higher taxes on inheritance/property/capital transfers. Would be good both for the economy and social mobility.
[and building more houses, obviously.]
archive.ph/0Ofog
[and building more houses, obviously.]
archive.ph/0Ofog
February 16, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Good piece by @rcolvile.bsky.social making a really compelling case for much higher taxes on inheritance/property/capital transfers. Would be good both for the economy and social mobility.
[and building more houses, obviously.]
archive.ph/0Ofog
[and building more houses, obviously.]
archive.ph/0Ofog
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NatWest wants to increase CEO pay from £5.4m to £7.7m, 43% increase.
Govts tell workers wage rises are inflationary, but don't curb exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Reckless risk-taking boosts executive pay and shareholder returns. People pick up the bailout tab.
Govts tell workers wage rises are inflationary, but don't curb exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Reckless risk-taking boosts executive pay and shareholder returns. People pick up the bailout tab.
NatWest wants to raise CEO’s maximum pay by more than 40%
Paul Thwaite could earn up to £7.7m, and move comes as bank prepares to return to full private ownership
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
NatWest wants to increase CEO pay from £5.4m to £7.7m, 43% increase.
Govts tell workers wage rises are inflationary, but don't curb exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Reckless risk-taking boosts executive pay and shareholder returns. People pick up the bailout tab.
Govts tell workers wage rises are inflationary, but don't curb exec pay, dividends, share buybacks.
Reckless risk-taking boosts executive pay and shareholder returns. People pick up the bailout tab.