@evelynburges.bsky.social
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Once you see the system unveiled, you can't unsee it.
You can't just watch the majority of western institutions, media & govs be blatantly complicit in a live streamed genocide for 1.5yrs & then close Pandoras box.
There is no going back. We can only go forward. And Capitalism cannot come with us.
You can't just watch the majority of western institutions, media & govs be blatantly complicit in a live streamed genocide for 1.5yrs & then close Pandoras box.
There is no going back. We can only go forward. And Capitalism cannot come with us.
March 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Once you see the system unveiled, you can't unsee it.
You can't just watch the majority of western institutions, media & govs be blatantly complicit in a live streamed genocide for 1.5yrs & then close Pandoras box.
There is no going back. We can only go forward. And Capitalism cannot come with us.
You can't just watch the majority of western institutions, media & govs be blatantly complicit in a live streamed genocide for 1.5yrs & then close Pandoras box.
There is no going back. We can only go forward. And Capitalism cannot come with us.
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Whatever happened to transparency and govt accountability?
After decades of neoliberalism the UK is less open and transparent than Colombia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Ireland, Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Propaganda state.
After decades of neoliberalism the UK is less open and transparent than Colombia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Ireland, Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Propaganda state.
OECD: the top performing governments for open data
OECD's new report reveals which countries have come out on top when it comes to government open data initiatives.
www.government-transformation.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Whatever happened to transparency and govt accountability?
After decades of neoliberalism the UK is less open and transparent than Colombia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Ireland, Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Propaganda state.
After decades of neoliberalism the UK is less open and transparent than Colombia, Denmark, Estonia, France, Ireland, Korea, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, and Sweden.
Propaganda state.
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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting suggested he will increase NHS spending on social care but did not say by how much.
Must end privatisation of the NHS and social care.
30%-40% of public money vanishes in profits. Money buys less.
Healthcare must not be a profit centre.
Must end privatisation of the NHS and social care.
30%-40% of public money vanishes in profits. Money buys less.
Healthcare must not be a profit centre.
NHS plan will see funds allocated to social care, Health Secretary says
Wes Streeting suggested he will increase NHS spending on social care but did not say by how much.
www.independent.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting suggested he will increase NHS spending on social care but did not say by how much.
Must end privatisation of the NHS and social care.
30%-40% of public money vanishes in profits. Money buys less.
Healthcare must not be a profit centre.
Must end privatisation of the NHS and social care.
30%-40% of public money vanishes in profits. Money buys less.
Healthcare must not be a profit centre.
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Northumbrian Water dumped
945,000 tonnes of sewage into sea in 2024.
Every day story of England's water companies with 1,135 criminal convictions.
Permitted by OFWAT to fleece customers, operate illegally, create health hazards.
Govt refuses to end abuses.
945,000 tonnes of sewage into sea in 2024.
Every day story of England's water companies with 1,135 criminal convictions.
Permitted by OFWAT to fleece customers, operate illegally, create health hazards.
Govt refuses to end abuses.
Northumbria Water 'released one million tonnes of sewage' to sea
The water firm says its own estimate of discharge to the North Sea at Whitburn cannot be relied on.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Northumbrian Water dumped
945,000 tonnes of sewage into sea in 2024.
Every day story of England's water companies with 1,135 criminal convictions.
Permitted by OFWAT to fleece customers, operate illegally, create health hazards.
Govt refuses to end abuses.
945,000 tonnes of sewage into sea in 2024.
Every day story of England's water companies with 1,135 criminal convictions.
Permitted by OFWAT to fleece customers, operate illegally, create health hazards.
Govt refuses to end abuses.
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Thousands of eligible UK workers are denied the statutory minimum wage.
2019: 428,000
2023: 351,000
2024: 371,000
Denial of minimum wage increases misery; boosts profits, exec pay and dividends.
No business/director prosecuted. Puny fines encourage rogue bosses to game the system.
Join a union.
2019: 428,000
2023: 351,000
2024: 371,000
Denial of minimum wage increases misery; boosts profits, exec pay and dividends.
No business/director prosecuted. Puny fines encourage rogue bosses to game the system.
Join a union.
Prem Sikka: A boost in the minimum wage is welcome, but more must be done to improve people’s material conditions
'Despite the increase, the minimum wage will still be comparatively low, and millions will live below the minimum acceptable standard of living.'
leftfootforward.org
March 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thousands of eligible UK workers are denied the statutory minimum wage.
2019: 428,000
2023: 351,000
2024: 371,000
Denial of minimum wage increases misery; boosts profits, exec pay and dividends.
No business/director prosecuted. Puny fines encourage rogue bosses to game the system.
Join a union.
2019: 428,000
2023: 351,000
2024: 371,000
Denial of minimum wage increases misery; boosts profits, exec pay and dividends.
No business/director prosecuted. Puny fines encourage rogue bosses to game the system.
Join a union.
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We're fighting back. @evelynburges.bsky.social please share to show we're not laying down & giving up. We're fired up! We can't rely on MSM to report the truth. And there's more to come 😤
I think it's time we stop Children, what's that sound?
Everybody look, what's going down?
There's battle lines being drawn.
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
Young people speaking their minds.
Getting so much resistance from behind.
#MomSky
Everybody look, what's going down?
There's battle lines being drawn.
Nobody's right if everybody's wrong.
Young people speaking their minds.
Getting so much resistance from behind.
#MomSky
March 17, 2025 at 6:56 PM
We're fighting back. @evelynburges.bsky.social please share to show we're not laying down & giving up. We're fired up! We can't rely on MSM to report the truth. And there's more to come 😤
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Reverse Socialism
Richest fifth Britons pay 31% of household income in direct tax; poorest fifth 14%.
Richest fifth pay 9% of disposable income in indirect taxes; poorest fifth 28%.
Poor pay higher proportion of income in taxes.
Can't grow economy by squeezing low/middle income families.
Richest fifth Britons pay 31% of household income in direct tax; poorest fifth 14%.
Richest fifth pay 9% of disposable income in indirect taxes; poorest fifth 28%.
Poor pay higher proportion of income in taxes.
Can't grow economy by squeezing low/middle income families.
Here’s how Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement must offer hope
'The government needs to recalibrate policies'
leftfootforward.org
March 9, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Reverse Socialism
Richest fifth Britons pay 31% of household income in direct tax; poorest fifth 14%.
Richest fifth pay 9% of disposable income in indirect taxes; poorest fifth 28%.
Poor pay higher proportion of income in taxes.
Can't grow economy by squeezing low/middle income families.
Richest fifth Britons pay 31% of household income in direct tax; poorest fifth 14%.
Richest fifth pay 9% of disposable income in indirect taxes; poorest fifth 28%.
Poor pay higher proportion of income in taxes.
Can't grow economy by squeezing low/middle income families.
Happy birthday!! Hope you're having a great time! 🥰
@scruffyr.bsky.social
@scruffyr.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Happy birthday!! Hope you're having a great time! 🥰
@scruffyr.bsky.social
@scruffyr.bsky.social
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Boss of England’s most polluting water provider United Utilities admits firm ‘isn’t good enough at stopping sewage dumping’.
Dumped sewage for 3.6m hours. CEO got £1.4m pay.
Company has 205 criminal convictions, allowed to hike bills by 32%.
Must remove profit motive. Nationalise.
Dumped sewage for 3.6m hours. CEO got £1.4m pay.
Company has 205 criminal convictions, allowed to hike bills by 32%.
Must remove profit motive. Nationalise.
United Utilities boss admits water firm ‘isn’t good enough at stopping sewage dumping’
Louise Beardmore, boss at England’s worst-polluting firm, tells MPs pollution rise partly down to extra monitors and wet weather
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Boss of England’s most polluting water provider United Utilities admits firm ‘isn’t good enough at stopping sewage dumping’.
Dumped sewage for 3.6m hours. CEO got £1.4m pay.
Company has 205 criminal convictions, allowed to hike bills by 32%.
Must remove profit motive. Nationalise.
Dumped sewage for 3.6m hours. CEO got £1.4m pay.
Company has 205 criminal convictions, allowed to hike bills by 32%.
Must remove profit motive. Nationalise.
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The number of births in Japan has fallen to another record low, underscoring the growing challenge of how to shoulder ballooning social security costs for an aging society.
Japan records fewest births on record, deepening demographic crisis
The number of newborns in 2024 fell 5% from the previous year to 720,988, extending a nine-year streak of declines.
www.japantimes.co.jp
February 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The number of births in Japan has fallen to another record low, underscoring the growing challenge of how to shoulder ballooning social security costs for an aging society.
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Labour’s 1.5m homes will be dominated by private equity firms charging huge rents.
Profiteering, high debt, substandard service, tax dodges are private equity norm.
Let councils, not-for-profit organizations build homes.
Don't deregulate. Build homes, not slums.
Profiteering, high debt, substandard service, tax dodges are private equity norm.
Let councils, not-for-profit organizations build homes.
Don't deregulate. Build homes, not slums.
Labour's 1.5m homes will be dominated by private equity firms charging huge rents
Rachel Reeves seems intent on diverting more resources away from public housing and towards private investment via Build to Rent
www.thecanary.co
February 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Labour’s 1.5m homes will be dominated by private equity firms charging huge rents.
Profiteering, high debt, substandard service, tax dodges are private equity norm.
Let councils, not-for-profit organizations build homes.
Don't deregulate. Build homes, not slums.
Profiteering, high debt, substandard service, tax dodges are private equity norm.
Let councils, not-for-profit organizations build homes.
Don't deregulate. Build homes, not slums.
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Trump Govt is censoring books.
What about the UK?
In 2022, Govt forbade schools in England from using material from groups that want capitalism to end.
What chance of discussing suffragettes, working class history; Charles Dickens, Mahatma Gandhi, HG Wells and Virginia Woolf?
What about the UK?
In 2022, Govt forbade schools in England from using material from groups that want capitalism to end.
What chance of discussing suffragettes, working class history; Charles Dickens, Mahatma Gandhi, HG Wells and Virginia Woolf?
How governments distract from social injustice by creating moral panics
Censorship and indoctrination diminish the possibilities for emancipatory change
leftfootforward.org
February 24, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Trump Govt is censoring books.
What about the UK?
In 2022, Govt forbade schools in England from using material from groups that want capitalism to end.
What chance of discussing suffragettes, working class history; Charles Dickens, Mahatma Gandhi, HG Wells and Virginia Woolf?
What about the UK?
In 2022, Govt forbade schools in England from using material from groups that want capitalism to end.
What chance of discussing suffragettes, working class history; Charles Dickens, Mahatma Gandhi, HG Wells and Virginia Woolf?
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Matcha, Japan’s vibrant green tea powder, is rich in antioxidants and packed with umami. Traditionally whisked into a frothy tea, it’s also a star in lattes, desserts, and more. With its unique blend of sweetness and bitterness, matcha is a true taste of Japan!
February 23, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Matcha, Japan’s vibrant green tea powder, is rich in antioxidants and packed with umami. Traditionally whisked into a frothy tea, it’s also a star in lattes, desserts, and more. With its unique blend of sweetness and bitterness, matcha is a true taste of Japan!
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Tory legacy.
Children in UK suffering ‘irreversible harm’ due to physiotherapy delays
Families travel 200 miles for NHS physiotherapy services because of delays or a lack of access where they live.
Part of strategy to force people to go private.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Children in UK suffering ‘irreversible harm’ due to physiotherapy delays
Families travel 200 miles for NHS physiotherapy services because of delays or a lack of access where they live.
Part of strategy to force people to go private.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Children in UK suffering ‘irreversible harm’ due to physiotherapy delays
Teenagers face lifelong trauma from untreated chronic pain while children as young as four waiting 18 months, say physiotherapists
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Tory legacy.
Children in UK suffering ‘irreversible harm’ due to physiotherapy delays
Families travel 200 miles for NHS physiotherapy services because of delays or a lack of access where they live.
Part of strategy to force people to go private.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Children in UK suffering ‘irreversible harm’ due to physiotherapy delays
Families travel 200 miles for NHS physiotherapy services because of delays or a lack of access where they live.
Part of strategy to force people to go private.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Thames Water prices will be hiked by £19 a month from April.
Sewage will be dumped in rivers, leaks will go unplugged, dividends will be paid, cost of servicing,£17bn debt passed to customers, execs will be rewarded for fleecing people.
Predatory capitalism.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Sewage will be dumped in rivers, leaks will go unplugged, dividends will be paid, cost of servicing,£17bn debt passed to customers, execs will be rewarded for fleecing people.
Predatory capitalism.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Thames Water confirm it WILL hike customers' prices by £19 a month
Thames Water has announced plans to increase its prices by £19 a month in a move which it says is to invest in infrastructure over the next five years amid a spike in sewage pollution incidents.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Thames Water prices will be hiked by £19 a month from April.
Sewage will be dumped in rivers, leaks will go unplugged, dividends will be paid, cost of servicing,£17bn debt passed to customers, execs will be rewarded for fleecing people.
Predatory capitalism.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Sewage will be dumped in rivers, leaks will go unplugged, dividends will be paid, cost of servicing,£17bn debt passed to customers, execs will be rewarded for fleecing people.
Predatory capitalism.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Influence of super rich threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires.
The super rich are buying themselves more wealth and more power while the rest of the world is living in economic fear.
Only people power can create possibilities of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The super rich are buying themselves more wealth and more power while the rest of the world is living in economic fear.
Only people power can create possibilities of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Influence of super rich on Donald Trump threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires
Pro-tax group tell world leaders that ‘wealth extremism’ is damaging trust in media and influencing legal systems
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Influence of super rich threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires.
The super rich are buying themselves more wealth and more power while the rest of the world is living in economic fear.
Only people power can create possibilities of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The super rich are buying themselves more wealth and more power while the rest of the world is living in economic fear.
Only people power can create possibilities of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out.
That's what happens when companies self certify.
Sewage dumping under stated.
Will get worse, regulators required to promote growth i.e. keep quiet, fewer fines.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
That's what happens when companies self certify.
Sewage dumping under stated.
Will get worse, regulators required to promote growth i.e. keep quiet, fewer fines.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out
Analysis by campaign group finds utility company had highest rate of ‘no-flow’ samples of any water and sewerage firm in 2024
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Anglian Water passed thousands of pollution tests at sewage plants that weren’t carried out.
That's what happens when companies self certify.
Sewage dumping under stated.
Will get worse, regulators required to promote growth i.e. keep quiet, fewer fines.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
That's what happens when companies self certify.
Sewage dumping under stated.
Will get worse, regulators required to promote growth i.e. keep quiet, fewer fines.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Nearly two-thirds of Britons say very rich have too much influence on politics.
They fund political parties, legislators; get access to policymakers to shape laws.
Capital gains, dividends taxed at lower rates than wages
We are voting fodder in a sham democracy
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
They fund political parties, legislators; get access to policymakers to shape laws.
Capital gains, dividends taxed at lower rates than wages
We are voting fodder in a sham democracy
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Nearly two-thirds of Britons say very rich have too much influence on politics
Opinium survey of 2,000 adults found concern about the impact of growing wealth inequality in the UK
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Nearly two-thirds of Britons say very rich have too much influence on politics.
They fund political parties, legislators; get access to policymakers to shape laws.
Capital gains, dividends taxed at lower rates than wages
We are voting fodder in a sham democracy
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
They fund political parties, legislators; get access to policymakers to shape laws.
Capital gains, dividends taxed at lower rates than wages
We are voting fodder in a sham democracy
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Trump again demands to buy Greenland in ‘horrendous’ call with Danish PM.
Trump doesn't rule out military force to take over the territory.
Greenland is rich in oil, gas, and other raw materials.
It is a return to the 1930s, cede territory or else.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Trump doesn't rule out military force to take over the territory.
Greenland is rich in oil, gas, and other raw materials.
It is a return to the 1930s, cede territory or else.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Trump again demands to buy Greenland in ‘horrendous’ call with Danish PM
Source says: ‘The Danes are in crisis mode’ after US president’s call with prime minister Mette Frederiksen
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Trump again demands to buy Greenland in ‘horrendous’ call with Danish PM.
Trump doesn't rule out military force to take over the territory.
Greenland is rich in oil, gas, and other raw materials.
It is a return to the 1930s, cede territory or else.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Trump doesn't rule out military force to take over the territory.
Greenland is rich in oil, gas, and other raw materials.
It is a return to the 1930s, cede territory or else.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
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Tory legacy
57,000 patients in England died last yr as a result of waiting over 12 hours in A&E depts.
1.77m waits of 12 hours or more.
Tory Govt neglected the NHS. Hospital waiting list trebled in 14 yrs, appeased corporations/rich with tax cuts, poor suffer.
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
57,000 patients in England died last yr as a result of waiting over 12 hours in A&E depts.
1.77m waits of 12 hours or more.
Tory Govt neglected the NHS. Hospital waiting list trebled in 14 yrs, appeased corporations/rich with tax cuts, poor suffer.
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
More than 57,000 people died in A&E last year, research suggests
The grim tally - which is equal to around 160 deaths every day - is four times greater than estimated by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) in 2023.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 25, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Tory legacy
57,000 patients in England died last yr as a result of waiting over 12 hours in A&E depts.
1.77m waits of 12 hours or more.
Tory Govt neglected the NHS. Hospital waiting list trebled in 14 yrs, appeased corporations/rich with tax cuts, poor suffer.
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
57,000 patients in England died last yr as a result of waiting over 12 hours in A&E depts.
1.77m waits of 12 hours or more.
Tory Govt neglected the NHS. Hospital waiting list trebled in 14 yrs, appeased corporations/rich with tax cuts, poor suffer.
www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...
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Is Rachel Reeves putting economic growth ahead of UK consumers?
Competition checks abuses but Govt sacked the CMA head who advocated it.
Corporate profiteering continues.
Post-2008 crash reforms reversed.
Water company sewage dumping to continue, with fewer fines.
archive.ph/MO971
Competition checks abuses but Govt sacked the CMA head who advocated it.
Corporate profiteering continues.
Post-2008 crash reforms reversed.
Water company sewage dumping to continue, with fewer fines.
archive.ph/MO971
archive.ph
January 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Is Rachel Reeves putting economic growth ahead of UK consumers?
Competition checks abuses but Govt sacked the CMA head who advocated it.
Corporate profiteering continues.
Post-2008 crash reforms reversed.
Water company sewage dumping to continue, with fewer fines.
archive.ph/MO971
Competition checks abuses but Govt sacked the CMA head who advocated it.
Corporate profiteering continues.
Post-2008 crash reforms reversed.
Water company sewage dumping to continue, with fewer fines.
archive.ph/MO971
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All the top tech execs at the inauguration were wearing the exact same suit and tie - were they told? Or did they message each other about what to wear? Or - what?
January 20, 2025 at 7:55 PM
All the top tech execs at the inauguration were wearing the exact same suit and tie - were they told? Or did they message each other about what to wear? Or - what?
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The violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is a reminder that genocide, ethnic cleansing and apartheid have not ended.
We will never stop opposing the occupation of Palestine because we believe in a simple and moral truth: every human being deserves to live in freedom.
We will never stop opposing the occupation of Palestine because we believe in a simple and moral truth: every human being deserves to live in freedom.
January 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The violence against Palestinians in the West Bank is a reminder that genocide, ethnic cleansing and apartheid have not ended.
We will never stop opposing the occupation of Palestine because we believe in a simple and moral truth: every human being deserves to live in freedom.
We will never stop opposing the occupation of Palestine because we believe in a simple and moral truth: every human being deserves to live in freedom.