Norrie Kerr
@fuelpovertyguru.bsky.social
Retired fuel poverty campaigner. Enjoying wine and the garden
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Trump just keeps recycling attacks on political opponents instead of just releasing the Epstein files
August 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Trump just keeps recycling attacks on political opponents instead of just releasing the Epstein files
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Over 70s will soon have to pass an eye test to keep driving, as the government realises that pensioners are more of a threat on the road than on a demo
August 11, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Over 70s will soon have to pass an eye test to keep driving, as the government realises that pensioners are more of a threat on the road than on a demo
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Video shows the aftermath of the Israeli strike on a tent for media workers that assassinated five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza City.
August 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Video shows the aftermath of the Israeli strike on a tent for media workers that assassinated five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza City.
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Israel’s killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza prompts global outrage and calls for accountability.
‘Targeted assassination’: Israel’s killing of Al Jazeera staff condemned
Israel’s killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza prompts global outrage and calls for accountability.
bit.ly
August 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Israel’s killing of five Al Jazeera journalists in Gaza prompts global outrage and calls for accountability.
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Here's the point: This ultimately isn't about Palestine Action. This is about innocent protestors (often old and disabled), being arrested for peacefully holding up signs that contain the words "Palestine" and "Action" in them. Those who can't see the problem with that don't belong in government.
August 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Here's the point: This ultimately isn't about Palestine Action. This is about innocent protestors (often old and disabled), being arrested for peacefully holding up signs that contain the words "Palestine" and "Action" in them. Those who can't see the problem with that don't belong in government.
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Those who have reported in Gaza are brave beyond words. The IDF excuse was familiar: that one of the group was 'connected with Hamas'. They are yet to provide evidence.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
www.aljazeera.com
August 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Those who have reported in Gaza are brave beyond words. The IDF excuse was familiar: that one of the group was 'connected with Hamas'. They are yet to provide evidence.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...
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👓👇#Arts 🏴
New £320,000 fund opens for community-led arts in Scotland 🎭
Creative Communities Scotland aims to support and empower communities to develop cultural activities that benefit individual and collective wellbeing.
Find out more: inspiringscotland.org.uk/new-320000-f...
Creative Communities Scotland aims to support and empower communities to develop cultural activities that benefit individual and collective wellbeing.
Find out more: inspiringscotland.org.uk/new-320000-f...
August 11, 2025 at 11:42 AM
👓👇#Arts 🏴
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The Swedish government is calling on the EU to freeze its trade deal with Israel in an effort to pressure the country into allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza.
In doing so, Stockholm has joined Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg...
In doing so, Stockholm has joined Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg...
Sweden urges EU to freeze trade deal with Israel over Gaza aid blockade - Euractiv
“Using starvation of civilians as a method of warfare constitutes a war crime,” the country's Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard said
www.euractiv.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Swedish government is calling on the EU to freeze its trade deal with Israel in an effort to pressure the country into allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza.
In doing so, Stockholm has joined Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg...
In doing so, Stockholm has joined Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Luxembourg...
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👓👇#Homelessness
Daniel has worked all his life but is forced to sleep rough.
Our research shows a lack of affordable homes is driving more older people into homelessness.
The Govt must deliver more social housing to stop people being pushed into poverty & homelessness.
news.sky.com/story/the-ta...
Our research shows a lack of affordable homes is driving more older people into homelessness.
The Govt must deliver more social housing to stop people being pushed into poverty & homelessness.
news.sky.com/story/the-ta...
'You don't think the bubble will burst': The carpenter rough sleeping on trains
The hours after midnight allow Daniel Wren the chance to drift off to sleep while the trains are empty.
news.sky.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:41 AM
👓👇#Homelessness
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The state we are in.
24m Britons, 36% of the population, live below minimum socially acceptable living standard.
Wealth systematically transferred to the rich - 1% have more than 70% of the population combined.
Can't rebuild without improving spending power of the bottom 50% of population.
24m Britons, 36% of the population, live below minimum socially acceptable living standard.
Wealth systematically transferred to the rich - 1% have more than 70% of the population combined.
Can't rebuild without improving spending power of the bottom 50% of population.
New report shows 24 million people in the UK are below minimum socially acceptable living standards
New research reveals a sharp rise in the number of individuals in the UK living in households with incomes below the Minimum Income Standard (MIS).
www.lboro.ac.uk
August 1, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The state we are in.
24m Britons, 36% of the population, live below minimum socially acceptable living standard.
Wealth systematically transferred to the rich - 1% have more than 70% of the population combined.
Can't rebuild without improving spending power of the bottom 50% of population.
24m Britons, 36% of the population, live below minimum socially acceptable living standard.
Wealth systematically transferred to the rich - 1% have more than 70% of the population combined.
Can't rebuild without improving spending power of the bottom 50% of population.
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"David Dinsmore is emblematic of everything that has gone wrong with the relationship between power and the press"
Starmer has appointed a former Editor of The Sun – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications advisor.
Again, as always, the water we swim in.
Starmer has appointed a former Editor of The Sun – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications advisor.
Again, as always, the water we swim in.
Starmer and The Sun: An Appointment that Shows Everything that Is Wrong with Power and the Press in Britain
Keir Starmer has signalled the direction of his Government by appointing a former Editor of The Sun newspaper – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications adviso...
bylinetimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 10:36 AM
"David Dinsmore is emblematic of everything that has gone wrong with the relationship between power and the press"
Starmer has appointed a former Editor of The Sun – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications advisor.
Again, as always, the water we swim in.
Starmer has appointed a former Editor of The Sun – who has a criminal conviction under the Sexual Offences Act – as a communications advisor.
Again, as always, the water we swim in.
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Are you ready to pay £1,000bn+ by 2050 to keep England's water in private hands?
With inflation, it will be even higher. Shareholders will be richer. People won't own anything.
Why do Ministers never talk about the cost of privatisation?
Soon water will cost as much as energy.
Must end the scam.
With inflation, it will be even higher. Shareholders will be richer. People won't own anything.
Why do Ministers never talk about the cost of privatisation?
Soon water will cost as much as energy.
Must end the scam.
Public ownership is the only way to save the water industry
Public ownership is the only viable alternative but is opposed by the government
leftfootforward.org
August 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Are you ready to pay £1,000bn+ by 2050 to keep England's water in private hands?
With inflation, it will be even higher. Shareholders will be richer. People won't own anything.
Why do Ministers never talk about the cost of privatisation?
Soon water will cost as much as energy.
Must end the scam.
With inflation, it will be even higher. Shareholders will be richer. People won't own anything.
Why do Ministers never talk about the cost of privatisation?
Soon water will cost as much as energy.
Must end the scam.
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Israeli settler terrorists attack a Palestinian farmer's home, southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
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August 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Israeli settler terrorists attack a Palestinian farmer's home, southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.
www.instagram.com/reel/DMvqL2D...
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To protect England's privatised water companies Ministers claim that public ownership would cost £100bn.
This number has no economic substance.
I asked the Minister to explain and defend the £100bn number
Watch the Minister's reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mQB...
This number has no economic substance.
I asked the Minister to explain and defend the £100bn number
Watch the Minister's reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mQB...
House of Lords Water 23 July 2025
YouTube video by Prem Sikka
www.youtube.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
To protect England's privatised water companies Ministers claim that public ownership would cost £100bn.
This number has no economic substance.
I asked the Minister to explain and defend the £100bn number
Watch the Minister's reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mQB...
This number has no economic substance.
I asked the Minister to explain and defend the £100bn number
Watch the Minister's reply.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mQB...
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HSBC CEO has joined a growing chorus of bankers cautioning Rachel Reeves against increasing taxes on banks.
But they are OK with bailouts, subsidies, soaring exec pay, low wages for workers, illicit financial flows, tax abuse, selling dud products.
They just object to corporate taxes.
But they are OK with bailouts, subsidies, soaring exec pay, low wages for workers, illicit financial flows, tax abuse, selling dud products.
They just object to corporate taxes.
HSBC boss says Rachel Reeves putting up bank taxes would harm UK growth
Georges Elhedery’s comments come amid speculation the chancellor could make such a move in autumn budget
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:25 AM
HSBC CEO has joined a growing chorus of bankers cautioning Rachel Reeves against increasing taxes on banks.
But they are OK with bailouts, subsidies, soaring exec pay, low wages for workers, illicit financial flows, tax abuse, selling dud products.
They just object to corporate taxes.
But they are OK with bailouts, subsidies, soaring exec pay, low wages for workers, illicit financial flows, tax abuse, selling dud products.
They just object to corporate taxes.
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Govt's £100bn price for nationalising England water is bogus
£100bn calculated by OFWAT: Value at privatisation X annual rate of inflation + investment; repeated each year. The answer does not represent any value.
On this basis a car bought for £10k in 1989 would have £50k value.
Utter nonsense
£100bn calculated by OFWAT: Value at privatisation X annual rate of inflation + investment; repeated each year. The answer does not represent any value.
On this basis a car bought for £10k in 1989 would have £50k value.
Utter nonsense
Public ownership is the only way to save the water industry
Public ownership is the only viable alternative but is opposed by the government
leftfootforward.org
July 30, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Govt's £100bn price for nationalising England water is bogus
£100bn calculated by OFWAT: Value at privatisation X annual rate of inflation + investment; repeated each year. The answer does not represent any value.
On this basis a car bought for £10k in 1989 would have £50k value.
Utter nonsense
£100bn calculated by OFWAT: Value at privatisation X annual rate of inflation + investment; repeated each year. The answer does not represent any value.
On this basis a car bought for £10k in 1989 would have £50k value.
Utter nonsense
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6.23m patients await 7.36m hospital appointments in England; hard to see a GP, but junior doctors can't find a job.
30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 specialist training places.
Won't encourage people to incur debts to become doctors.
Privatisation of services wasting money.
archive.ph/6eorX
30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 specialist training places.
Won't encourage people to incur debts to become doctors.
Privatisation of services wasting money.
archive.ph/6eorX
BMA in new row as thousands of junior doctors cannot get NHS jobs
In a survey by the British Medical Association, 52 per cent of doctors who have completed foundation training say they do not have a job for August
www.thetimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
6.23m patients await 7.36m hospital appointments in England; hard to see a GP, but junior doctors can't find a job.
30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 specialist training places.
Won't encourage people to incur debts to become doctors.
Privatisation of services wasting money.
archive.ph/6eorX
30,000 doctors applied for 10,000 specialist training places.
Won't encourage people to incur debts to become doctors.
Privatisation of services wasting money.
archive.ph/6eorX
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Barclays joins FTSE 100 peers in warning against bank tax hike.
They all welcome corporate bailouts, subsidies; publicly funded infrastructure, low wages for workers; deregulation; erosion of worker/consumer rights; soaring exec pay.
Corporate demands disguised as govt policy.
It is class war.
They all welcome corporate bailouts, subsidies; publicly funded infrastructure, low wages for workers; deregulation; erosion of worker/consumer rights; soaring exec pay.
Corporate demands disguised as govt policy.
It is class war.
Barclays joins FTSE 100 peers in warning against bank tax hike
The boss of Barclays has renewed calls against a hike to bank taxes as Chancellor Rachel Reeves scrambles to maintain fiscal control.
www.cityam.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Barclays joins FTSE 100 peers in warning against bank tax hike.
They all welcome corporate bailouts, subsidies; publicly funded infrastructure, low wages for workers; deregulation; erosion of worker/consumer rights; soaring exec pay.
Corporate demands disguised as govt policy.
It is class war.
They all welcome corporate bailouts, subsidies; publicly funded infrastructure, low wages for workers; deregulation; erosion of worker/consumer rights; soaring exec pay.
Corporate demands disguised as govt policy.
It is class war.
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River Action in legal action against UK Minister for failing to act over Thames Water, taking it into temporary nationalisation as required by law.
Failure of govt transparency and accountability. What is govt policy?
TW has more than 187 criminal convictions, fleeces customers.
Failure of govt transparency and accountability. What is govt policy?
TW has more than 187 criminal convictions, fleeces customers.
Charity in legal action against minister for failing to act over Thames Water
River Action says failure to publish and put into practice policy on nationalisation of failing water firms is unlawful
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:58 AM
River Action in legal action against UK Minister for failing to act over Thames Water, taking it into temporary nationalisation as required by law.
Failure of govt transparency and accountability. What is govt policy?
TW has more than 187 criminal convictions, fleeces customers.
Failure of govt transparency and accountability. What is govt policy?
TW has more than 187 criminal convictions, fleeces customers.
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Ofwat proposes that Anglian Water pays £62.8m for sewage dumping.
£57m forced investment in infrastructure + £5.8m in local environment. It should do that anyway.
Will improve its balance sheet, future returns.
There is no penalty, akin to a motorist injuring people, fined but money handed back.
£57m forced investment in infrastructure + £5.8m in local environment. It should do that anyway.
Will improve its balance sheet, future returns.
There is no penalty, akin to a motorist injuring people, fined but money handed back.
Anglian Water to pay £63m over sewage failures
Ofwat finds company breached its legal obligations in how it operated its wastewater treatment works
www.theguardian.com
July 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Ofwat proposes that Anglian Water pays £62.8m for sewage dumping.
£57m forced investment in infrastructure + £5.8m in local environment. It should do that anyway.
Will improve its balance sheet, future returns.
There is no penalty, akin to a motorist injuring people, fined but money handed back.
£57m forced investment in infrastructure + £5.8m in local environment. It should do that anyway.
Will improve its balance sheet, future returns.
There is no penalty, akin to a motorist injuring people, fined but money handed back.