@grumpygerman2.bsky.social
Retired lecturer, trade unionist, born German, naturalised Brit, European by outlook
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When is a fine not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
The water industry shows how the state indulges corporations to the detriment of society
Since 1989, water companies have been the subject of over 1,100 criminal convictions, but governments are content for them to control the industry.
leftfootforward.org
February 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
When is a fine not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
When it is levied on England's water companies.
Aug 2024: OFWAT announced £168m fine on 3 companies. ZERO Paid.
Dec 2024: £18m fine on Thames Water for paying unjustified dividends. ZERO Paid.
Regulatory indulgence emboldens companies, encourages more abuses.
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Ihr wählt Friedrich Merz, weil euch DIE WIRTSCHAFT™️ so wichtig ist?
Okay. Das hier schreibt die WirtschaftsWoche, das Pflichtblatt der Wertpapierbörsen (590.000 Leser*innen) über das Sauerländer Sorgenkind:
www.wiwo.de/politik/deut...
Okay. Das hier schreibt die WirtschaftsWoche, das Pflichtblatt der Wertpapierbörsen (590.000 Leser*innen) über das Sauerländer Sorgenkind:
www.wiwo.de/politik/deut...
February 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Ihr wählt Friedrich Merz, weil euch DIE WIRTSCHAFT™️ so wichtig ist?
Okay. Das hier schreibt die WirtschaftsWoche, das Pflichtblatt der Wertpapierbörsen (590.000 Leser*innen) über das Sauerländer Sorgenkind:
www.wiwo.de/politik/deut...
Okay. Das hier schreibt die WirtschaftsWoche, das Pflichtblatt der Wertpapierbörsen (590.000 Leser*innen) über das Sauerländer Sorgenkind:
www.wiwo.de/politik/deut...
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If the BBC's Nick Robinson and Chris Mason had been around in the 1930s they would have been saying something on the lines of, "Hitler has been using exaggerated rhetoric, but we have to acknowledge that ordinary Germans are concerned by the Jewish question."
January 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
If the BBC's Nick Robinson and Chris Mason had been around in the 1930s they would have been saying something on the lines of, "Hitler has been using exaggerated rhetoric, but we have to acknowledge that ordinary Germans are concerned by the Jewish question."
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Das ZEW hat ausgerechnet, welche Einkommensgruppen von den Wahlprogrammen der Parteien jeweils am stärksten profitieren: www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...
January 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Das ZEW hat ausgerechnet, welche Einkommensgruppen von den Wahlprogrammen der Parteien jeweils am stärksten profitieren: www.sueddeutsche.de/projekte/art...
Maybe there's a lesson in that for social democratic parties elsewhere?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Democrats in denial over Trump defeat, voters say: ‘Haven’t learned the lessons’
Voters in swing-state Michigan unimpressed with party’s election critique and say fundamental shift is needed
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Maybe there's a lesson in that for social democratic parties elsewhere?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
It's Starmer and his mates looking for a magical solution. I have some beans they may be interested in...
The Guardian view on AI and public services: computers can’t cure all of Britain’s problems | Editorial
The Guardian view on AI and public services: computers can’t cure all of Britain’s problems | Editorial
Public investment in technology is the right move. But ministers must not become boosters for an industry that causes harm as well as good
Digital technology companies have reshaped our world and will continue doing so. Sir Keir Starmer knows his…
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:27 PM
It's Starmer and his mates looking for a magical solution. I have some beans they may be interested in...
Of course they would. That's why they've been funded by private health providers...
Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push
Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push
Anonymised data could help develop treatments, drugs and diagnostic tools but potential misuse worries experts
Ministers are considering allowing private companies to make profits from NHS data as part of a push to revolutionise the health service using…
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Of course they would. That's why they've been funded by private health providers...
Elon Musk reminds me of a Jamaican proverb: De higher monkey climb de more him expose.
January 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Elon Musk reminds me of a Jamaican proverb: De higher monkey climb de more him expose.
The outlook this morning...
January 11, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The outlook this morning...
The alignment of Facebook with the far right continues... Profits before anything else.
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now | Emily Bell
Trump, Musk and Zuckerberg have declared war on facts and truth. The pushback must start now | Emily Bell
There is a narrow window. Public media and fair reporting must be supported: the rules must be upheld
In early 2017, Mark Zuckerberg was on what might be termed an “apology tour” of the United States. In the tumultuous few months since Donald Trump won…
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The alignment of Facebook with the far right continues... Profits before anything else.
Liz Truss demonstrates how the right avoids reality. It's not that their ideas are outright stupid and unworkable. Oh no, they are thwarted by some shadowy deep state, i.e., people who have some competence.
January 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Liz Truss demonstrates how the right avoids reality. It's not that their ideas are outright stupid and unworkable. Oh no, they are thwarted by some shadowy deep state, i.e., people who have some competence.
Boss cat.
January 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Boss cat.