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Private equity decimated US hospitals, says Senate report; now targeting the NHS.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
Private equity - "decimated" US hospitals according to report - now targeting the NHS - The Lowdown
In late August the release of a report by US senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn) on the destruction of hospitals in his home state of Connecticut, and across the US by private equity companies highlights on...
lowdownnhs.info
October 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Private equity decimated US hospitals, says Senate report; now targeting the NHS.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
PE practice, Cut staff/wages, high debt/price, asset-stripping tax abuse, poor service.
PE makes millions in the UK from hip/knee/cataract surgery, GP surgeries, care homes, will run new NHS neighbourhood hubs.
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A Reform UK MP admits to spending her time counting people with different skin colours. It’s beyond disgraceful.
Enough is enough: this ethno-nationalist obsession is infecting British politics and it has to stop.
Enough is enough: this ethno-nationalist obsession is infecting British politics and it has to stop.
October 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
A Reform UK MP admits to spending her time counting people with different skin colours. It’s beyond disgraceful.
Enough is enough: this ethno-nationalist obsession is infecting British politics and it has to stop.
Enough is enough: this ethno-nationalist obsession is infecting British politics and it has to stop.
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Why “spend before tax” is the key to unlocking a future for young people www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08... If we understand that we can demand secure homes, good jobs, free education, affordable childcare, and a liveable planet now, and not in some imagined future when the books “balance”.
Why “spend before tax” is the key to unlocking a future for young people
In a post I published here yesterday, I explained that in a country like the UK, which issues its own currency, has an effective tax system, a functioning legal system, and with that currency being ac...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
August 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Why “spend before tax” is the key to unlocking a future for young people www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08... If we understand that we can demand secure homes, good jobs, free education, affordable childcare, and a liveable planet now, and not in some imagined future when the books “balance”.
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“Nothing undermines climate resilience in this country as much as the private ownership of our water system, and nothing reveals the drought of political ambition like the refusal to renationalise it.”
Spot on @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇
Spot on @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“Nothing undermines climate resilience in this country as much as the private ownership of our water system, and nothing reveals the drought of political ambition like the refusal to renationalise it.”
Spot on @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇
Spot on @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 👇
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2010 - 2025: HMRC didn't collect £500bn in taxes.
Govt wants to attack tax abuse, is increasing HMRC budget, but cuts planned down the line.
Budget 2025-26: £6.8bn
2026-27, £7.3bn
2027-28, £7.1bn
2028-29, £6.9bn
How will the cuts help?
Watch the Minister's reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUzR...
Govt wants to attack tax abuse, is increasing HMRC budget, but cuts planned down the line.
Budget 2025-26: £6.8bn
2026-27, £7.3bn
2027-28, £7.1bn
2028-29, £6.9bn
How will the cuts help?
Watch the Minister's reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUzR...
House of Lords HMRC Budget 7 July 2025
YouTube video by Prem Sikka
www.youtube.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:57 PM
2010 - 2025: HMRC didn't collect £500bn in taxes.
Govt wants to attack tax abuse, is increasing HMRC budget, but cuts planned down the line.
Budget 2025-26: £6.8bn
2026-27, £7.3bn
2027-28, £7.1bn
2028-29, £6.9bn
How will the cuts help?
Watch the Minister's reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUzR...
Govt wants to attack tax abuse, is increasing HMRC budget, but cuts planned down the line.
Budget 2025-26: £6.8bn
2026-27, £7.3bn
2027-28, £7.1bn
2028-29, £6.9bn
How will the cuts help?
Watch the Minister's reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUzR...
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What modern monetary theory actually says and why it matters youtu.be/GyJckrwB4kA?... In this video I set the record straight on MMT: what it is, how it works, and what it doesn’t claim to do. If you’ve ever wondered how modern monetary theory could change things, this is your explainer.
What modern monetary theory actually says and why it matters
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
June 22, 2025 at 6:13 AM
What modern monetary theory actually says and why it matters youtu.be/GyJckrwB4kA?... In this video I set the record straight on MMT: what it is, how it works, and what it doesn’t claim to do. If you’ve ever wondered how modern monetary theory could change things, this is your explainer.
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Good job Norwich.
“A fleet of battery-powered buses is being credited with bringing air quality in a city within legal limits”
“A fleet of battery-powered buses is being credited with bringing air quality in a city within legal limits”
Electric buses help boost Norwich air quality levels
Improvements in air quality in Norwich are being attributed to 76 electric buses put into service.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Good job Norwich.
“A fleet of battery-powered buses is being credited with bringing air quality in a city within legal limits”
“A fleet of battery-powered buses is being credited with bringing air quality in a city within legal limits”
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It really is time to nationalise water www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...
It really is time to nationalise water
There are occasions when it is important to recall just why privatisation was supposed to have taken place in things like the UK water industry.
The claim was that private capital would deliver addit...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
June 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
It really is time to nationalise water www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...
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In 2022 the UK hit 40C for the first time.
The result was 3,000 excess deaths, over 800 wildfires on a single day, droughts across the country, closed railways and melted roads.
Climate breakdown is a political choice that comes with huge costs. We can choose differently.
The result was 3,000 excess deaths, over 800 wildfires on a single day, droughts across the country, closed railways and melted roads.
Climate breakdown is a political choice that comes with huge costs. We can choose differently.
UK temperatures of 45C may be possible in current climate, Met Office says
Experts say risk of 40C has almost trebled since 2000, with 50/50 chance of hitting that mark in next 12 years
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In 2022 the UK hit 40C for the first time.
The result was 3,000 excess deaths, over 800 wildfires on a single day, droughts across the country, closed railways and melted roads.
Climate breakdown is a political choice that comes with huge costs. We can choose differently.
The result was 3,000 excess deaths, over 800 wildfires on a single day, droughts across the country, closed railways and melted roads.
Climate breakdown is a political choice that comes with huge costs. We can choose differently.
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Grenfell fire was caused by corporate greed; calls for unlimited fines, ban on public contracts.
72 people died, no one prosecuted.
Corporations responsible for corruption, bribery, tax dodges, sewage dumping, energy price rip-offs.
We can have strong democracy or corporations, not both.
72 people died, no one prosecuted.
Corporations responsible for corruption, bribery, tax dodges, sewage dumping, energy price rip-offs.
We can have strong democracy or corporations, not both.
‘Grenfell was caused by corporate greed’: report calls for far stronger penalties over unsafe cladding
Exclusive: Thinktank calls for stronger penalties for corporate negligence in England, including directorship and public-contract bans
www.theguardian.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Grenfell fire was caused by corporate greed; calls for unlimited fines, ban on public contracts.
72 people died, no one prosecuted.
Corporations responsible for corruption, bribery, tax dodges, sewage dumping, energy price rip-offs.
We can have strong democracy or corporations, not both.
72 people died, no one prosecuted.
Corporations responsible for corruption, bribery, tax dodges, sewage dumping, energy price rip-offs.
We can have strong democracy or corporations, not both.
It's not as simple as that...
May 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It's not as simple as that...
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UK inflation rate (CPI) jumps to 3.5% in April, up from 2.6% in March.
Corporate profiteering causes inflation, poverty, misery.
Must control price of essentials, levy windfall taxes on profiteers, empower customers to vote on exec pay.
Corporate profiteering causes inflation, poverty, misery.
Must control price of essentials, levy windfall taxes on profiteers, empower customers to vote on exec pay.
UK inflation rate jumps to highest in more than a year
Inflation was 3.5% in April, up from 2.6% in March, according to official figures.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
UK inflation rate (CPI) jumps to 3.5% in April, up from 2.6% in March.
Corporate profiteering causes inflation, poverty, misery.
Must control price of essentials, levy windfall taxes on profiteers, empower customers to vote on exec pay.
Corporate profiteering causes inflation, poverty, misery.
Must control price of essentials, levy windfall taxes on profiteers, empower customers to vote on exec pay.
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We need proportional representation, and we need it now. So, why isn't it being discussed?
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
Why can’t the right questions about proportional representation be asked?
Politics Home noted this yesterday:
As the political landscape in the UK becomes more fractured, some politicians are already worrying about the chaos it could unleash at the next general election.
...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
May 11, 2025 at 6:38 AM
We need proportional representation, and we need it now. So, why isn't it being discussed?
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05...
With multiple parties with significant minority support and a volatile electorate, First Past the Post guarantees minority rule. Time for PR, and urgently.
A six does it www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/05... Labour lost to Reform in Runcorn by six votes last night. But there is a much bigger story than that, which is that unless we get electoral reform now, last night made clear that fair elections in much of the UK might be over.
A six does it
I am glad that I did not stay up all night waiting for the by-election result in Runcorn and Helsby, because it was only called at 6.00, after several recounts.
Reform has overturned a Labour majorit...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
With multiple parties with significant minority support and a volatile electorate, First Past the Post guarantees minority rule. Time for PR, and urgently.
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Birmingham now has 21 school streets 👏
“We know that many of us are put off walking to school because of speeding vehicles and inconsiderate parking. By removing cars, we remove these barriers and support more families to choose cleaner and healthier ways to travel”
“We know that many of us are put off walking to school because of speeding vehicles and inconsiderate parking. By removing cars, we remove these barriers and support more families to choose cleaner and healthier ways to travel”
Three new schools join Birmingham's 'School Streets' initiative | Birmingham City Council
Three new schools join Birmingham's 'School Streets' initiative - Three schools join 'school streets' initiative.
www.birmingham.gov.uk
April 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Birmingham now has 21 school streets 👏
“We know that many of us are put off walking to school because of speeding vehicles and inconsiderate parking. By removing cars, we remove these barriers and support more families to choose cleaner and healthier ways to travel”
“We know that many of us are put off walking to school because of speeding vehicles and inconsiderate parking. By removing cars, we remove these barriers and support more families to choose cleaner and healthier ways to travel”
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This is lovely - and nice to see Frances’ influence out in the wild!
My eight year old daughter, Nina has come up with her own slogan - autistic. Because she believes that if you have autism you’re fantastic. If you agree please give this a like or a share (she’s been inspired by @francesryan.bsky.social activism)
April 29, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is lovely - and nice to see Frances’ influence out in the wild!
Remembering the appalling suffering and generational horror of the Holocaust is important for many, many reasons.
In part, so we know the warning signs of a nation about to descend into politically fuelled murderous, cruel, hatefilled oppression and victimisation.
#NeverAgain
In part, so we know the warning signs of a nation about to descend into politically fuelled murderous, cruel, hatefilled oppression and victimisation.
#NeverAgain
I was an Obama appointee to the Holocaust Museum board and served during the first Trump term. The primary mission of the museum is to advance knowledge of the Holocaust and preserve the memory of its victims. Removing Biden appointees is petty and vindictive and distracts from this important work.
April 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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The government has published no evidence to suggest that cutting disability benefits will get people back to work.
The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink
The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the government to rethink its cruel, shameful & completely irresponsible plan to cut benefits which will plunge 250,000 people, including 50,000 children into poverty - on its own impact analysis
This is how you can help
youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...
This is how you can help
youtu.be/XrX4dF3wqt0?...
I’m joining Trussell in calling on the Gov’t to rethink its cruel & shameful plan to cut benefits
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
April 26, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The government has published no evidence to suggest that cutting disability benefits will get people back to work.
The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink
The evidence it has published found that these cuts would plunge hundreds of thousands of people into poverty.
I’m joining @trusselluk.bsky.social in calling on the gov’t to rethink
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Farage, Badenoch and the US far-right are all lining up to attack people with autism, ADHD and other conditions that indicate people might have special educational needs. The move is sinister, wrong and profoundly worrying.
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...
The far-right, autism, ADHD, SEND and the need to respect and celebrate diversity
Nigel Farage was at his very worst yesterday. As The Guardian reported:
Nigel Farage has claimed that doctors are “massively over-diagnosing” children with special educational needs and disabilities ...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
April 25, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Farage, Badenoch and the US far-right are all lining up to attack people with autism, ADHD and other conditions that indicate people might have special educational needs. The move is sinister, wrong and profoundly worrying.
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04...
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My most authoritarian opinion is that if you kill someone through your driving, you should never be allowed behind the wheel again. I don’t care if it causes you inconvenience - it’s a lot less inconvenient than being dead.
Honestly, it baffles me that this is seen as extreme.
Honestly, it baffles me that this is seen as extreme.
April 25, 2025 at 7:34 AM
My most authoritarian opinion is that if you kill someone through your driving, you should never be allowed behind the wheel again. I don’t care if it causes you inconvenience - it’s a lot less inconvenient than being dead.
Honestly, it baffles me that this is seen as extreme.
Honestly, it baffles me that this is seen as extreme.
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Pedestrians almost never collide with cars🤔
Collisions involving pedestrians and bicycles are rare, and not usually life-threatening
But drivers in cars crash into people, kill people
The number one best antidote to road deaths is a speed limit under 30km/h
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Collisions involving pedestrians and bicycles are rare, and not usually life-threatening
But drivers in cars crash into people, kill people
The number one best antidote to road deaths is a speed limit under 30km/h
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Pedestrians almost never collide with cars🤔
Drivers in cars crash into people, kill people
Speed limits <30kph in urban housing areas, enforced via geofenced ADAS could be easily bring greater safety to residents
Studies: up to 50% reduction in injuries/accidents
#AlbyThompson
#Broome
#urbanism+
Drivers in cars crash into people, kill people
Speed limits <30kph in urban housing areas, enforced via geofenced ADAS could be easily bring greater safety to residents
Studies: up to 50% reduction in injuries/accidents
#AlbyThompson
#Broome
#urbanism+
April 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Pedestrians almost never collide with cars🤔
Collisions involving pedestrians and bicycles are rare, and not usually life-threatening
But drivers in cars crash into people, kill people
The number one best antidote to road deaths is a speed limit under 30km/h
bsky.app/profile/prof...
Collisions involving pedestrians and bicycles are rare, and not usually life-threatening
But drivers in cars crash into people, kill people
The number one best antidote to road deaths is a speed limit under 30km/h
bsky.app/profile/prof...
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Hugely important warning: allowing cheaper US food imports that don’t meet the same environmental & animal protection standards as British farmers would sound a death knell for UK farms & rural communities. It must not be part of any future trade deal
Rural communities could be destroyed if UK signs US trade deal, says former food tsar
Exclusive: Henry Dimbleby joins farmers in voicing fears of lower standards and a poor deal for British food producers
www.theguardian.com
April 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hugely important warning: allowing cheaper US food imports that don’t meet the same environmental & animal protection standards as British farmers would sound a death knell for UK farms & rural communities. It must not be part of any future trade deal
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Economist urges Reeves to hike basic rate of income tax.
NO
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
End tax perks of the rich. Align tax on capital gains & dividends with wages, charge NIC. End partnership NIC loopholes.
Wealth tax. FTT.
End corporate welfare.
NO
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
End tax perks of the rich. Align tax on capital gains & dividends with wages, charge NIC. End partnership NIC loopholes.
Wealth tax. FTT.
End corporate welfare.
Reeves urged to raise basic rate of income tax for first time in 50 years
Institute for Fiscal Studies boss Paul Johnson warned Donald Trump’s trade war is ‘badly buffeting’ the UK economy
www.independent.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Economist urges Reeves to hike basic rate of income tax.
NO
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
End tax perks of the rich. Align tax on capital gains & dividends with wages, charge NIC. End partnership NIC loopholes.
Wealth tax. FTT.
End corporate welfare.
NO
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
End tax perks of the rich. Align tax on capital gains & dividends with wages, charge NIC. End partnership NIC loopholes.
Wealth tax. FTT.
End corporate welfare.
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We need massive interest rate cuts now www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04... Without interest rate cuts - to 2%, or less - the recession coming our way is going to be very much worse than it need be.
We need massive interest rate cuts now
I have long argued for the need for interest rate cuts.
Let me be candid: I think there is no justification for base interest rates to be above the rate of inflation. If they are, there is a delibera...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
April 15, 2025 at 7:22 AM
We need massive interest rate cuts now www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/04... Without interest rate cuts - to 2%, or less - the recession coming our way is going to be very much worse than it need be.
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Taxing wealth is better than a wealth tax eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco... An offering from me….
Taxing wealth is better than a wealth tax
Inequality of wealth matters more than inequality of income. We should tax the rich more. But a blanket wealth tax is not the solution.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
April 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Taxing wealth is better than a wealth tax eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco... An offering from me….