Ed Colton
@edcolton.bsky.social
26 Swindon
Politics, Philosophy & Economics at The Open University
Democratic socialist, community organiser, anti-fascist, late diagnosed autistic, veterinary sector worker & shouty bearded man
@acornunion.bsky.social & @yourpartyswindon.bsky.social
Politics, Philosophy & Economics at The Open University
Democratic socialist, community organiser, anti-fascist, late diagnosed autistic, veterinary sector worker & shouty bearded man
@acornunion.bsky.social & @yourpartyswindon.bsky.social
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This immediately makes me wonder what Rory was like as a teenager…
December 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This immediately makes me wonder what Rory was like as a teenager…
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David Lammy accuses Labour MP Zarah Sultana of "click baiting" after she quizzed him on continued arms exports to Israel.
Is it click bait to hold the government to account or is it just doing your job as an elected representative?
@Mrnishkumar.bsky.social
@cocobyname.bsky.social
Is it click bait to hold the government to account or is it just doing your job as an elected representative?
@Mrnishkumar.bsky.social
@cocobyname.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
David Lammy accuses Labour MP Zarah Sultana of "click baiting" after she quizzed him on continued arms exports to Israel.
Is it click bait to hold the government to account or is it just doing your job as an elected representative?
@Mrnishkumar.bsky.social
@cocobyname.bsky.social
Is it click bait to hold the government to account or is it just doing your job as an elected representative?
@Mrnishkumar.bsky.social
@cocobyname.bsky.social
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Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
March 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Imagine calling yourself the master race and have to resort to erasing the achievements of minorities to make yourself feel better.
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The King.
RIP Denis Law 🏴
RIP Denis Law 🏴
January 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The King.
RIP Denis Law 🏴
RIP Denis Law 🏴
Pandering to the far right doesn't weaken then, it strengthens them. We should know this by now.
Morally wrong and politically flawed. Reducing immigration numbers will not free up more jobs, hospital beds, or school spaces. We should be challenging Reform's politics, not pandering to it.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Northern Labour MPs Set Up 'Red Wall Caucus' To Fight Reform UK
Exclusive: A number of Labour MPs in the North and Midlands have formed a group called the 'Red Wall Caucus' to fight the rise of Reform UK in thei...
www.politicshome.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:18 AM
Pandering to the far right doesn't weaken then, it strengthens them. We should know this by now.
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People worried Assisted Dying would be a slippery slope. I kinda hope it is, cos I'd love to be able to write a living will that allowed me to be medically "offed" if I end up with dementia. It's not how I'd want to be, or my family have to care for me like that.
My decision, yours might differ.
My decision, yours might differ.
November 29, 2024 at 8:10 PM
People worried Assisted Dying would be a slippery slope. I kinda hope it is, cos I'd love to be able to write a living will that allowed me to be medically "offed" if I end up with dementia. It's not how I'd want to be, or my family have to care for me like that.
My decision, yours might differ.
My decision, yours might differ.
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We need real Labour MPs, not exploitative landlords.
Another Labour MP landlord story - this one's just evicted a homeless mother of two. Exclusive from @londonermag.bsky.social. Please share 🙏
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Exclusive: How a Labour MP evicted a homeless mother of two
"I don't even know what is going to happen to me. They could move me to Birmingham."
www.the-londoner.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 11:23 AM
We need real Labour MPs, not exploitative landlords.
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‼️ Brits say Netanyahu should be arrested:
✅ Should: 42%
❌ Should not: 14%
Greens (76%) are keenest to see him arrested.
Via FindoutnowUK, 22 November 2024
✅ Should: 42%
❌ Should not: 14%
Greens (76%) are keenest to see him arrested.
Via FindoutnowUK, 22 November 2024
November 25, 2024 at 4:58 PM
‼️ Brits say Netanyahu should be arrested:
✅ Should: 42%
❌ Should not: 14%
Greens (76%) are keenest to see him arrested.
Via FindoutnowUK, 22 November 2024
✅ Should: 42%
❌ Should not: 14%
Greens (76%) are keenest to see him arrested.
Via FindoutnowUK, 22 November 2024
Clive Lewis is one of the good ones
This post from the PM is problematic for a number of reasons.
A thread…🧵
A thread…🧵
November 22, 2024 at 2:05 PM
Clive Lewis is one of the good ones
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They say the cover up is always worse.
November 21, 2024 at 6:45 AM
They say the cover up is always worse.
About fucking time
ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
ICC issues arrest warrant for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
Move by international criminal court puts Netanyahu at risk of detention if he travels to certain other countries
The international criminal court has issued arrest warrants for the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the county’s former defence…
dlvr.it
November 21, 2024 at 2:47 PM
About fucking time
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The ICC produces arrest warrants for Netanyahu for crimes against humanity.
Labour, like the Tories and Biden, will be remembered as being on the wrong side of genocide.
Labour, like the Tories and Biden, will be remembered as being on the wrong side of genocide.
November 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
The ICC produces arrest warrants for Netanyahu for crimes against humanity.
Labour, like the Tories and Biden, will be remembered as being on the wrong side of genocide.
Labour, like the Tories and Biden, will be remembered as being on the wrong side of genocide.
This country would be a much better place if more of our politicians had the integrity and compassion that John Prescott had.
November 21, 2024 at 12:03 PM
This country would be a much better place if more of our politicians had the integrity and compassion that John Prescott had.
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Rail renationalisation in England is officially happening
November 20, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Rail renationalisation in England is officially happening
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To be clear:
It's £1m untaxed, plus £325k of standard tax free inheritance.
You can double that if the farmer is married.
So farmers can hand down £2.65m tax free, and their kids pay 20% on everything else.
Tax on your job is 40% over £50k
"Land owner" is not a job
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It's £1m untaxed, plus £325k of standard tax free inheritance.
You can double that if the farmer is married.
So farmers can hand down £2.65m tax free, and their kids pay 20% on everything else.
Tax on your job is 40% over £50k
"Land owner" is not a job
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This will affect fewer than 500 farms, and the IFS says farms are "still more generously treated than they used to be in decades past"
It's just closing a loophole that's been used to avoid inheritance tax, and which pushes up farm rents and makes it harder for 76% if farmers to make a profit.
It's just closing a loophole that's been used to avoid inheritance tax, and which pushes up farm rents and makes it harder for 76% if farmers to make a profit.
November 17, 2024 at 7:48 PM
To be clear:
It's £1m untaxed, plus £325k of standard tax free inheritance.
You can double that if the farmer is married.
So farmers can hand down £2.65m tax free, and their kids pay 20% on everything else.
Tax on your job is 40% over £50k
"Land owner" is not a job
🧵
It's £1m untaxed, plus £325k of standard tax free inheritance.
You can double that if the farmer is married.
So farmers can hand down £2.65m tax free, and their kids pay 20% on everything else.
Tax on your job is 40% over £50k
"Land owner" is not a job
🧵
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Never has a crime so obscene been so confessed to, so endlessly, so shamelessly, so proudly
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Never has a crime so obscene been so confessed to, so endlessly, so shamelessly, so proudly
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Someone send this to Keir x
![“Black-and-white photo of Barbara Castle sitting at a desk, smiling, and wearing a suit jacket and a necklace. A quote attributed to her is displayed: ‘The lesson I learned [from 1931] was that Labour governments cannot win power or survive by adopting the economic policies of their political enemies.’ The logo of ‘The Left Bible’ is in the top-right corner.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bei4azqc3yyeh4n2trsmd7db/bafkreidzmlmodiry24ctf3yqcm7pzr7jvvfzrburxtkm5vbyui4qj42zne@jpeg)
November 18, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Someone send this to Keir x
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idk how to explain it but twitter is the US and bluesky is canada
November 17, 2024 at 6:17 PM
idk how to explain it but twitter is the US and bluesky is canada