Salient Koala
@gardenexpress.bsky.social
Democratic Socialist. Too weird to live, too rare to die.
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Delighted to be supporting the launch of @togetheralliance.bsky.social
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Delighted to be supporting the launch of @togetheralliance.bsky.social
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
Together we need to take on the far right.
Togetheralliance.org.uk
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This is a massive miscarriage of justice and an absolute disgrace. Never thought in my life we'd have a worse government than the Tories but Labour have proved me wrong at every step.
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
This is a massive miscarriage of justice and an absolute disgrace. Never thought in my life we'd have a worse government than the Tories but Labour have proved me wrong at every step.
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Human Rights Lawyer™
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Human Rights Lawyer™
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Instead of funding things, and possibly even helping reduce crime rates by supporting people, instead we're just going to do away with jury trials!
This government is frighteningly horrific.
This government is frighteningly horrific.
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Instead of funding things, and possibly even helping reduce crime rates by supporting people, instead we're just going to do away with jury trials!
This government is frighteningly horrific.
This government is frighteningly horrific.
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So rather than fund the justice system, Labour will dismantle it. Still not get how far to the right Labour have moved?
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
So rather than fund the justice system, Labour will dismantle it. Still not get how far to the right Labour have moved?
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Labour's MPs are just knee jerk tyrants. Their solution to every problem is suppression of opinion.
Alternatively they could scrap outsourcing in the court systems and use the money to hire enough staff to process cases quickly and democratically.
Alternatively they could scrap outsourcing in the court systems and use the money to hire enough staff to process cases quickly and democratically.
Why wasnt scrapping lots of jury trials in Labs manifesto?
Lab MP Lola McEvoy says they weren't aware of how bad the situation was
Stephen Flynn says parliament was aware & it was a big issue pre election
McEvoy says she wasn't in parliament then. Flynn points out Starmer was
Lab MP Lola McEvoy says they weren't aware of how bad the situation was
Stephen Flynn says parliament was aware & it was a big issue pre election
McEvoy says she wasn't in parliament then. Flynn points out Starmer was
December 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Labour's MPs are just knee jerk tyrants. Their solution to every problem is suppression of opinion.
Alternatively they could scrap outsourcing in the court systems and use the money to hire enough staff to process cases quickly and democratically.
Alternatively they could scrap outsourcing in the court systems and use the money to hire enough staff to process cases quickly and democratically.
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Labour’s anti-migration policies are contributing to the UK’s sluggish economic growth, the world’s foremost economic forecaster has warned
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
New blow for Reeves as Labour’s anti-migration policies blamed for sluggish UK growth
Less than a week after her controversial Budget, Rachel Reeves has been warned that tax hikes and spending cuts will pile pressure on the UK economy in next two years
www.independent.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Labour’s anti-migration policies are contributing to the UK’s sluggish economic growth, the world’s foremost economic forecaster has warned
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Energy transitions can happen faster than we think:
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2000 almost 90% of Denmark's electricity was from fossil fuels.
In 2024 less than 10% of Danish electricity was from fossil fuels.
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I see the Red Tory apologists are out in force. One rule for them, another for everyone else
The truth is that Labour, Tory and Reform are all part of the same problem. Until we stop voting for these charlatans nothing will fundamentally change
The truth is that Labour, Tory and Reform are all part of the same problem. Until we stop voting for these charlatans nothing will fundamentally change
December 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I see the Red Tory apologists are out in force. One rule for them, another for everyone else
The truth is that Labour, Tory and Reform are all part of the same problem. Until we stop voting for these charlatans nothing will fundamentally change
The truth is that Labour, Tory and Reform are all part of the same problem. Until we stop voting for these charlatans nothing will fundamentally change
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"UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B
OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings"
Hurrah! More pointless wasteful government spaffage. So glad that Labour turned out to be nothing like the Tories.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/d...
OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings"
Hurrah! More pointless wasteful government spaffage. So glad that Labour turned out to be nothing like the Tories.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/d...
UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B
: OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings
www.theregister.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:15 AM
"UK digital ID plan gets a price tag at last – £1.8B
OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings"
Hurrah! More pointless wasteful government spaffage. So glad that Labour turned out to be nothing like the Tories.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/d...
OBR says the scheme will cost £600M a year with no identified savings"
Hurrah! More pointless wasteful government spaffage. So glad that Labour turned out to be nothing like the Tories.
www.theregister.com/2025/11/28/d...
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Keir Starmer’s government is advancing NHS privatisation 🚨
December 2, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Keir Starmer’s government is advancing NHS privatisation 🚨
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Why any Labour politicians, left, aren't joining Green is baffling mystery
Zack Polanski, "Is the Labour Party as a project fundamentally dead?"
Helena @NoJusticeMTG, "Starmer did say the door is open, you can leave"
Helena @NoJusticeMTG, "Starmer did say the door is open, you can leave"
November 30, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Why any Labour politicians, left, aren't joining Green is baffling mystery
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after the Blue Labour fiasco I should have disbanded my radical experimentalist Labour UK theatre troupe.
November 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
after the Blue Labour fiasco I should have disbanded my radical experimentalist Labour UK theatre troupe.
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The Government sees it as a “moral duty” to cut disability benefits.
I see it as a moral duty to call them ableist pieces of shit who want to kill disabled people.
The real moral duty should be to end poverty and tax the rich
I see it as a moral duty to call them ableist pieces of shit who want to kill disabled people.
The real moral duty should be to end poverty and tax the rich
December 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
The Government sees it as a “moral duty” to cut disability benefits.
I see it as a moral duty to call them ableist pieces of shit who want to kill disabled people.
The real moral duty should be to end poverty and tax the rich
I see it as a moral duty to call them ableist pieces of shit who want to kill disabled people.
The real moral duty should be to end poverty and tax the rich
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Unionists support in Scotland tends to cluster around the unionist party that’s perceived to be doing best at the time. The same dynamic that gave Labour 37 Scottish MPs is going to see these people shoved straight into the bin.
December 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Unionists support in Scotland tends to cluster around the unionist party that’s perceived to be doing best at the time. The same dynamic that gave Labour 37 Scottish MPs is going to see these people shoved straight into the bin.
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The government’s proposals to remove our human right to a fair trial be jury, that was established by Magna Carta, is being taken away by the dishonest use of pretext politics. The problem is not jury trials it is other, fixable, problems with the court/remand system.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
The government’s proposals to remove our human right to a fair trial be jury, that was established by Magna Carta, is being taken away by the dishonest use of pretext politics. The problem is not jury trials it is other, fixable, problems with the court/remand system.
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The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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Palantir has received billions to create a surveillance state.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants
The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.
www.brennancenter.org
December 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Palantir has received billions to create a surveillance state.
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
www.brennancenter.org/our-work/res...
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Deliberately inflicting soulless, careerist status quo merchants who believe in nothing except imposing order upon yourselves and everyone else, and then sobbing into your frothy coffees because they just want to pander to the same people the Tories did and don’t think anything needs to change.
![The News Agents • @newsagents... • now
"When Labour came to power 18 months ago, it had the chance to be [Clement!
Atlee, it had the chance to be [Aneurin] Bevan.
"All these moments that should be big actually feel lost in the muddiness of compromise"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5hyjbx4hnlxe5il24ydnn4sr/bafkreicrzlbagvv2nauwwt373xaqh3zpjbbbd4zwnrghygnztnbftx3puq@jpeg)
December 2, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Deliberately inflicting soulless, careerist status quo merchants who believe in nothing except imposing order upon yourselves and everyone else, and then sobbing into your frothy coffees because they just want to pander to the same people the Tories did and don’t think anything needs to change.
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We've created a simple tool so you can find out whether your local NHS trust is using Palantir's software and asking them to resist Wes Streeting's push to sign up for it. goodlaw.social/zr8w
Stop Palantir in the NHS | Good Law Project
NHS trusts are rolling out Palantir software, but we’re fighting back
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We've created a simple tool so you can find out whether your local NHS trust is using Palantir's software and asking them to resist Wes Streeting's push to sign up for it. goodlaw.social/zr8w
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Senior MPs including Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick and Darren Jones are claiming tens of thousands of pounds a year in taxpayer-funded rent expenses while either calling for or implementing benefit cuts on the poorest
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
Revealed: MPs rack up huge rent expenses while pushing through cuts to benefits
MPs are allowed to rent a second home, but while they are simultaneously cutting benefits for the vulnerable, the cost feels hard to swallow.
www.bigissue.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Senior MPs including Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick and Darren Jones are claiming tens of thousands of pounds a year in taxpayer-funded rent expenses while either calling for or implementing benefit cuts on the poorest
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
By me, for the Big Issue www.bigissue.com/news/politic...
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Rachel Reeves lied to the British public about her employment history, she lied about not raising taxes and she lied about the state of the economy
Rachel Reeves is one of the most dishonest politicians in British history
She needs to be kicked out of parliament immediately
#ReevesOutNow
Rachel Reeves is one of the most dishonest politicians in British history
She needs to be kicked out of parliament immediately
#ReevesOutNow
December 2, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Rachel Reeves lied to the British public about her employment history, she lied about not raising taxes and she lied about the state of the economy
Rachel Reeves is one of the most dishonest politicians in British history
She needs to be kicked out of parliament immediately
#ReevesOutNow
Rachel Reeves is one of the most dishonest politicians in British history
She needs to be kicked out of parliament immediately
#ReevesOutNow
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labour mps: rachel reeves lied to us!
man infamous for lying: nah she didn't. i can vouch for her honesty.
man infamous for lying: nah she didn't. i can vouch for her honesty.
Starmer to defend Reeves after claims that some ministers feel she misled them ahead of budget – UK politics live
Starmer to defend Reeves after claims that some ministers feel she misled them ahead of budget – UK politics live
Prime minister to give speech after report that some ministers are unhappy over handling of the budget
Here are two of the most level-headed members of the Westminster commentariat making the point that the Rachel Reeves feeding frenzy (see 9.53am) is getting a bit out of hand.
This is from Heather Stewart, the Guardian’s economics editor (and former political editor) on Bluesky.
This story is starting to make me feel I’m going slightly mad - maybe RR overdid the gloom, but the tax rises are paying for a) the welfare U-turns b) the £10bn-plus increase in headroom c) scrapping the two child limit d) bits of other spending eg higher local gov costs ♀️
It was the most botched budget briefing since Truss… but this is increasingly wild. It is not an unsubstantiated “claim” that the OBR priced the productivity downgrade at £16bn in foregone revenue! Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
labour mps: rachel reeves lied to us!
man infamous for lying: nah she didn't. i can vouch for her honesty.
man infamous for lying: nah she didn't. i can vouch for her honesty.
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… Liar!!
If Starmer thinks child poverty is so abhorrent, why hasn’t he done a thing about it until pushed?
If Starmer thinks child poverty is so abhorrent, why hasn’t he done a thing about it until pushed?
Keir Starmer, "I have repeatedly said that I want my government to drive down child poverty"
"That is a political mission, it is a personal mission"
"I don't want hundreds of thousands of children in this country living in poverty"
"I think it's abhorrent"
"That is a political mission, it is a personal mission"
"I don't want hundreds of thousands of children in this country living in poverty"
"I think it's abhorrent"
November 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
… Liar!!
If Starmer thinks child poverty is so abhorrent, why hasn’t he done a thing about it until pushed?
If Starmer thinks child poverty is so abhorrent, why hasn’t he done a thing about it until pushed?