@greenstephen999.bsky.social
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Excerpted from @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social's chunky pre-Christmas post "After neoliberalism: dynamics of transformation" - definitely worth a read. mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/afte...
December 18, 2024 at 7:43 AM
Excerpted from @sjwrenlewis.bsky.social's chunky pre-Christmas post "After neoliberalism: dynamics of transformation" - definitely worth a read. mainlymacro.blogspot.com/2024/12/afte...
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90% of water companies around the world are nationalised.
The fact we aren't is a huge hang over from a totally failed economic system which has left people poorer and keeps our essential services utterly broken.
There's lots to fix but they won't even do the most basic!
The fact we aren't is a huge hang over from a totally failed economic system which has left people poorer and keeps our essential services utterly broken.
There's lots to fix but they won't even do the most basic!
December 18, 2024 at 7:45 AM
90% of water companies around the world are nationalised.
The fact we aren't is a huge hang over from a totally failed economic system which has left people poorer and keeps our essential services utterly broken.
There's lots to fix but they won't even do the most basic!
The fact we aren't is a huge hang over from a totally failed economic system which has left people poorer and keeps our essential services utterly broken.
There's lots to fix but they won't even do the most basic!
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We've had a Labour government for 6 months now.
Thames Water are still not nationalised.
This feels like the most basic, requirement that makes total sense - unless you're in the pockets of millionaires & billionaires.
What's the point of Labour?
Thames Water are still not nationalised.
This feels like the most basic, requirement that makes total sense - unless you're in the pockets of millionaires & billionaires.
What's the point of Labour?
December 18, 2024 at 7:35 AM
We've had a Labour government for 6 months now.
Thames Water are still not nationalised.
This feels like the most basic, requirement that makes total sense - unless you're in the pockets of millionaires & billionaires.
What's the point of Labour?
Thames Water are still not nationalised.
This feels like the most basic, requirement that makes total sense - unless you're in the pockets of millionaires & billionaires.
What's the point of Labour?
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Nationalise Thames Water now.
We can't go on like this.
We can't go on like this.
December 18, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Nationalise Thames Water now.
We can't go on like this.
We can't go on like this.
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Why has mandatory #FoodWaste reporting remained in limbo since its announcement in the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy? 🍌🗑️
Adam Isaacs, public affairs manager UK and Ireland at Too Good To Go, explains and calls for renewed political will:
Adam Isaacs, public affairs manager UK and Ireland at Too Good To Go, explains and calls for renewed political will:
Six years on: why is mandatory food waste reporting still on hold
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December 18, 2024 at 8:00 AM
Why has mandatory #FoodWaste reporting remained in limbo since its announcement in the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy? 🍌🗑️
Adam Isaacs, public affairs manager UK and Ireland at Too Good To Go, explains and calls for renewed political will:
Adam Isaacs, public affairs manager UK and Ireland at Too Good To Go, explains and calls for renewed political will:
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December 17, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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Increasing the cost of hiring someone is probably the most stupid thing in the budget. Tax the very wealthy, tax the profits of the big multinationals who avoid paying national taxes, tax wealth etc, don’t tax jobs!
December 17, 2024 at 10:22 AM
Increasing the cost of hiring someone is probably the most stupid thing in the budget. Tax the very wealthy, tax the profits of the big multinationals who avoid paying national taxes, tax wealth etc, don’t tax jobs!
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We’ve all been there.
December 17, 2024 at 5:45 PM
We’ve all been there.
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New Christmas lights just went up in Clacton.
(Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)
(Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)
December 17, 2024 at 5:05 PM
New Christmas lights just went up in Clacton.
(Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)
(Farage is still the MP who makes most money from second jobs. By a long way.)
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We’re completely through the looking glass now. #GreatReformAct
2024-12-17: NI Contributions (Secondary Class 1) Bill Committee: NC 1
The 192 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 13,575,104 voters.
The 350 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,409,802 voters.
Aye majority = 5,165,302
But result was No because seats don't match votes.
See ALT text and thread.
The 192 MPs voting 'Aye' represented 13,575,104 voters.
The 350 MPs voting 'No' represented 8,409,802 voters.
Aye majority = 5,165,302
But result was No because seats don't match votes.
See ALT text and thread.
December 17, 2024 at 7:10 PM
We’re completely through the looking glass now. #GreatReformAct
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This should concern everyone. The Prime Minister urgently needs to close any loophole’s that might allow foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll British political parties
December 17, 2024 at 8:11 PM
This should concern everyone. The Prime Minister urgently needs to close any loophole’s that might allow foreign billionaires like Elon Musk to bankroll British political parties
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A flat tax: a silly idea that asks everyone to pay the same % on their income, ignoring that the very richest barely feel the pinch while the rest struggle to make ends meet. Taxing the us, the richest, more isn’t a punishment —it’s common sense and our privilege www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Flat tax rate is an ‘attractive idea’, Kemi Badenoch says
Rule would mean a tax rise for basic ratepayers and a huge cut for higher earners if change was fiscally neutral
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 9:20 AM
A flat tax: a silly idea that asks everyone to pay the same % on their income, ignoring that the very richest barely feel the pinch while the rest struggle to make ends meet. Taxing the us, the richest, more isn’t a punishment —it’s common sense and our privilege www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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“We are witnesses to a live cover-up, we are witnesses to misconduct in public office, & if we don't act we become complicit in that live cover-up”
@andyburnham.bsky.social says he will report crimes against British veterans to the police if no inquiry ordered by Christmas
youtu.be/47v31SGXS60?...
@andyburnham.bsky.social says he will report crimes against British veterans to the police if no inquiry ordered by Christmas
youtu.be/47v31SGXS60?...
🚨The shocking Nuked Blood Scandal is one of the worst cover-ups in British history
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 17, 2024 at 9:36 AM
“We are witnesses to a live cover-up, we are witnesses to misconduct in public office, & if we don't act we become complicit in that live cover-up”
@andyburnham.bsky.social says he will report crimes against British veterans to the police if no inquiry ordered by Christmas
youtu.be/47v31SGXS60?...
@andyburnham.bsky.social says he will report crimes against British veterans to the police if no inquiry ordered by Christmas
youtu.be/47v31SGXS60?...
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"The pioneer of our free trade accord with Brussels [Lord Frost] said: 'Labour’s unnecessary reset negotiation with the EU will achieve nothing useful.'"
The five-yearly review of the trade deal is actually written into it, as negotiated by ... <checks notes> Huh! Says here: "Lord Frost". 😶 ~AA
The five-yearly review of the trade deal is actually written into it, as negotiated by ... <checks notes> Huh! Says here: "Lord Frost". 😶 ~AA
December 17, 2024 at 9:38 AM
"The pioneer of our free trade accord with Brussels [Lord Frost] said: 'Labour’s unnecessary reset negotiation with the EU will achieve nothing useful.'"
The five-yearly review of the trade deal is actually written into it, as negotiated by ... <checks notes> Huh! Says here: "Lord Frost". 😶 ~AA
The five-yearly review of the trade deal is actually written into it, as negotiated by ... <checks notes> Huh! Says here: "Lord Frost". 😶 ~AA
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Starmer's and Reeves' Winter Fuel Allowance decision is surely the worst early mistake a Labour government has ever made - apart maybe from Wilson and Callaghan's decision *not* to devalue the pound in 1964 (though I've argued that was actually more understandable: academic.oup.com/tcbh/article...).
December 17, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Starmer's and Reeves' Winter Fuel Allowance decision is surely the worst early mistake a Labour government has ever made - apart maybe from Wilson and Callaghan's decision *not* to devalue the pound in 1964 (though I've argued that was actually more understandable: academic.oup.com/tcbh/article...).
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M&S is renting a warehouse just to store Brexit paperwork for its exports to the Republic of Ireland. @marksandspencers.bsky.social
Chair of M&S, Archie Norman, said that every lorry is accompanied by 700 pages of documentation that 'nobody looks at'.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/ms-f...
Chair of M&S, Archie Norman, said that every lorry is accompanied by 700 pages of documentation that 'nobody looks at'.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/ms-f...
M&S food exports hampered by Brexit paperwork ‘nobody looks at’
'So we've rented a warehouse to store these bits of paper that nobody looks at in the first place.'
leftfootforward.org
December 16, 2024 at 12:32 PM
M&S is renting a warehouse just to store Brexit paperwork for its exports to the Republic of Ireland. @marksandspencers.bsky.social
Chair of M&S, Archie Norman, said that every lorry is accompanied by 700 pages of documentation that 'nobody looks at'.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/ms-f...
Chair of M&S, Archie Norman, said that every lorry is accompanied by 700 pages of documentation that 'nobody looks at'.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/ms-f...
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Thank you to Young @greenparty.org.uk for your support 💚
"The Young Greens have been working with campaign group Make Votes Matter as they launch their new youth wing, Young MVM, a cross-party network dedicated to mobilising the next generation of voters."
younggreens.org.uk/2024/12/16/y...
"The Young Greens have been working with campaign group Make Votes Matter as they launch their new youth wing, Young MVM, a cross-party network dedicated to mobilising the next generation of voters."
younggreens.org.uk/2024/12/16/y...
Young Greens Support Commons vote supporting move to Proportional Representation - Young Greens
This month, the House of Commons voted to support proportional representation (PR) at general elections, a symbolic and positive step toward a new and reformed voting system.
younggreens.org.uk
December 16, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Thank you to Young @greenparty.org.uk for your support 💚
"The Young Greens have been working with campaign group Make Votes Matter as they launch their new youth wing, Young MVM, a cross-party network dedicated to mobilising the next generation of voters."
younggreens.org.uk/2024/12/16/y...
"The Young Greens have been working with campaign group Make Votes Matter as they launch their new youth wing, Young MVM, a cross-party network dedicated to mobilising the next generation of voters."
younggreens.org.uk/2024/12/16/y...
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Now with @ramblers.org.uk celebrating 75th Anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. But still lots to do for #RightToNature and #RighttoRoam
December 16, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Now with @ramblers.org.uk celebrating 75th Anniversary of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act. But still lots to do for #RightToNature and #RighttoRoam
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🤯 Marks and Spencer has been forced to hire a warehouse just to store the post-Brexit paperwork needed for exports to the Republic of Ireland
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
Marks and Spencer opens warehouse to store Brexit paperwork
The company revealed in 2021 that Brexit was costing them £16 million in tariffs, administration and supply chain expenses.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:48 PM
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I've been saying for more than a decade that the future of politics doesn't look like the past.
What have been the two largest parties for a century won't necessarily stay in that spot.
Want to help? join.greenparty.org.uk
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
What have been the two largest parties for a century won't necessarily stay in that spot.
Want to help? join.greenparty.org.uk
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
British politics enters the “death zone”
Every party in British politics is in danger, whether they think it or not
www.economist.com
December 16, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I've been saying for more than a decade that the future of politics doesn't look like the past.
What have been the two largest parties for a century won't necessarily stay in that spot.
Want to help? join.greenparty.org.uk
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
What have been the two largest parties for a century won't necessarily stay in that spot.
Want to help? join.greenparty.org.uk
www.economist.com/britain/2024...
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#BovineTB - the clue is in the name, and the #BadgerCull has always been unscientific, inhumane and disastrous.
Happy to host the meeting discussed here. Will be doing more work on this in the new year
Happy to host the meeting discussed here. Will be doing more work on this in the new year
December 16, 2024 at 6:24 PM
#BovineTB - the clue is in the name, and the #BadgerCull has always been unscientific, inhumane and disastrous.
Happy to host the meeting discussed here. Will be doing more work on this in the new year
Happy to host the meeting discussed here. Will be doing more work on this in the new year
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Not content with throwing £22bn of taxpayers' money at an unproven technology which allows fossil fuel companies to carry on as usual, the Govt is underwriting their legal costs
The Govt has to start standing up to the fossil fuel companies to avert climate breakdown @data.ft.com
The Govt has to start standing up to the fossil fuel companies to avert climate breakdown @data.ft.com
December 16, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Not content with throwing £22bn of taxpayers' money at an unproven technology which allows fossil fuel companies to carry on as usual, the Govt is underwriting their legal costs
The Govt has to start standing up to the fossil fuel companies to avert climate breakdown @data.ft.com
The Govt has to start standing up to the fossil fuel companies to avert climate breakdown @data.ft.com