@jaymadelee.bsky.social
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I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
May 4, 2025 at 6:21 AM
I think a lot about what Carl Sagan said in one of his final interviews.
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Raise your hand and retweet if you agree with musically gifted Keith! ❤️
May 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Raise your hand and retweet if you agree with musically gifted Keith! ❤️
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More dismal and failed politicians, get a job for life, at our expense whilst democracy is weakened yet again. #cronyism. #scandal.
Gove gets peerage in Sunak's resignation honours list
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gove gets peerage in Sunak's resignation honours list
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Michael Gove gets peerage in Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list
The veteran former cabinet minister is among several Conservative figures to be given peerages.
www.bbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
More dismal and failed politicians, get a job for life, at our expense whilst democracy is weakened yet again. #cronyism. #scandal.
Gove gets peerage in Sunak's resignation honours list
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Gove gets peerage in Sunak's resignation honours list
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I can guarentee you that if the Green Party had the same Media coverage as Reform they would be top of the polls and Reform would be nowhere.
April 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I can guarentee you that if the Green Party had the same Media coverage as Reform they would be top of the polls and Reform would be nowhere.
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Indeed. Tho I also deplore the revolving door from democratic politics to a peerage in unelected House of Lords. That is part of same UK establishment system of patronage and cronyism?
A #RevolvingDoor from politics into #BigTobacco, while there is a tobacco bill in parliament.
I mean, really?!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I mean, really?!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Ex-minister Penny Mordaunt joins British American Tobacco
The company says Mordaunt would be "asked to contribute her insights" on tobacco harm reduction.
www.bbc.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Indeed. Tho I also deplore the revolving door from democratic politics to a peerage in unelected House of Lords. That is part of same UK establishment system of patronage and cronyism?
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Absolutely @dalevince.com
There is an alternative to Government welfare cuts - a 2% tax on wealth. There is no shortage of money here, we just need a fairer approach to tax - take more from the few not the many.
March 8, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Absolutely @dalevince.com
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Spain built a 385.9 mile high speed train line from Madrid to Barcelona it cost £8.1bn.
The UK is still building a 140 mile high speed train line which will cost over £100bn.
Who is stealing all the money?
The UK is still building a 140 mile high speed train line which will cost over £100bn.
Who is stealing all the money?
February 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Spain built a 385.9 mile high speed train line from Madrid to Barcelona it cost £8.1bn.
The UK is still building a 140 mile high speed train line which will cost over £100bn.
Who is stealing all the money?
The UK is still building a 140 mile high speed train line which will cost over £100bn.
Who is stealing all the money?
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In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant per person of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant per person of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
January 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant per person of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant per person of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
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Royal Mail - Not Royal
National Grid - Not National
British Gas - Not British
British Petroleum (BP) - Not British
Public Transport - Not Public
All brought to you by the evil of Privatisation.
National Grid - Not National
British Gas - Not British
British Petroleum (BP) - Not British
Public Transport - Not Public
All brought to you by the evil of Privatisation.
January 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Royal Mail - Not Royal
National Grid - Not National
British Gas - Not British
British Petroleum (BP) - Not British
Public Transport - Not Public
All brought to you by the evil of Privatisation.
National Grid - Not National
British Gas - Not British
British Petroleum (BP) - Not British
Public Transport - Not Public
All brought to you by the evil of Privatisation.
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Mandelson should be nowhere near power
Labour wake up and smell the roses...😡😡😡
"In the first 3 months of Labour govt, Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel helped 23 major clients to arrange meetings/communications with ministers or senior civil servants."
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/pet...
Labour wake up and smell the roses...😡😡😡
"In the first 3 months of Labour govt, Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel helped 23 major clients to arrange meetings/communications with ministers or senior civil servants."
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/pet...
Mandelson firm lobbies for TikTok, Shell and water industry in boom under Labour
Global Counsel has helped 23 client arrange meetings or other communications with ministers or senior civil servants
liveapp.inews.co.uk
December 4, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Mandelson should be nowhere near power
Labour wake up and smell the roses...😡😡😡
"In the first 3 months of Labour govt, Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel helped 23 major clients to arrange meetings/communications with ministers or senior civil servants."
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/pet...
Labour wake up and smell the roses...😡😡😡
"In the first 3 months of Labour govt, Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel helped 23 major clients to arrange meetings/communications with ministers or senior civil servants."
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/pet...
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Walking around any city or town in the UK you get a real sense of just how poor this country has become. There are homeless people everywhere and they are growing in number. The rest of the people seem miserable, short-tempered, and generally downtrodden. Vicious #Tory austerity has wrecked the UK.
December 4, 2024 at 10:35 AM
Walking around any city or town in the UK you get a real sense of just how poor this country has become. There are homeless people everywhere and they are growing in number. The rest of the people seem miserable, short-tempered, and generally downtrodden. Vicious #Tory austerity has wrecked the UK.
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Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Matt Hancock and Michael Gove ran the Covid PPE lanes, while Rishi Sunak rubber stamped every payment.
Given the £14.9bn in fraud they should all be in jail.
RP if you agree.
Given the £14.9bn in fraud they should all be in jail.
RP if you agree.
December 3, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings, Matt Hancock and Michael Gove ran the Covid PPE lanes, while Rishi Sunak rubber stamped every payment.
Given the £14.9bn in fraud they should all be in jail.
RP if you agree.
Given the £14.9bn in fraud they should all be in jail.
RP if you agree.
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In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant per person of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant per person of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
December 2, 2024 at 7:12 PM
In 1970 the UK and Norway were roughly equal, almost no debt, and owned all their Public Services.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant per person of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
Now the UK owns nothing and has £3tn of debt.
While Norway still owns everything and has the equivilant per person of £10tn.
That's how privatisation 'works'.
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Energy renewable sector could trigger a wholly new fossil fuel and truly just economic model. BUT only if we curb the wealth extraction from hedge funds and offshored shareholders. WE need to flood the sector with inclusive and democratic ownership models. Urgently. #Communitywealthbuilding
November 30, 2024 at 6:34 PM
Energy renewable sector could trigger a wholly new fossil fuel and truly just economic model. BUT only if we curb the wealth extraction from hedge funds and offshored shareholders. WE need to flood the sector with inclusive and democratic ownership models. Urgently. #Communitywealthbuilding
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Caroline Lucas of the Green Party reckons that Water needs to be Renationalised.
RT if you know it has to be.
RT if you know it has to be.
November 30, 2024 at 11:05 AM
Caroline Lucas of the Green Party reckons that Water needs to be Renationalised.
RT if you know it has to be.
RT if you know it has to be.
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Perhaps tonight is a good time to remember that about 19% of NHS staff in England are non-British nationals. They are some of the most hardworking & caring members of our society. They look after our sick & vulnerable & during the pandemic risked their lives to keep us safe
November 28, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Perhaps tonight is a good time to remember that about 19% of NHS staff in England are non-British nationals. They are some of the most hardworking & caring members of our society. They look after our sick & vulnerable & during the pandemic risked their lives to keep us safe
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On this day 46 years ago...
Viv Anderson became the first Black footballer to play for the England men's side.
An absolute boss (and a thoroughly nice bloke, too)
Viv Anderson became the first Black footballer to play for the England men's side.
An absolute boss (and a thoroughly nice bloke, too)
November 29, 2024 at 12:24 PM
On this day 46 years ago...
Viv Anderson became the first Black footballer to play for the England men's side.
An absolute boss (and a thoroughly nice bloke, too)
Viv Anderson became the first Black footballer to play for the England men's side.
An absolute boss (and a thoroughly nice bloke, too)
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More impressive work from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social.
We can’t understand the geography of capitalism in our present moment without seeing how these old industries overlap with the new.
"Two Towns" features an interactive map showing how ex-industrial towns were not “left behind” but actively made into havens for low-paid work.
"Two Towns" features an interactive map showing how ex-industrial towns were not “left behind” but actively made into havens for low-paid work.
November 26, 2024 at 8:37 PM
More impressive work from @cmmonwealth.bsky.social.
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How can there be a popular front against fascism when the liberals are not actually against fascism, and when they’d rather cooperate with fascists than with the left and social movements?
November 25, 2024 at 11:40 AM
How can there be a popular front against fascism when the liberals are not actually against fascism, and when they’d rather cooperate with fascists than with the left and social movements?
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King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed.
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
November 23, 2024 at 12:53 PM
King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £125m a year tax free from the tax payer and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed.
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
But he still needed a 45% pay rise.
Like if he needs a pay cut.
RP if you want the Monarchy gone.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
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Charlotte Church sang From the River to the Sea at a fundraising event for Palestinians and now all the usual people are screaming antisemitism and trying to cancel her.
RP if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
RP if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
November 23, 2024 at 7:35 PM
Charlotte Church sang From the River to the Sea at a fundraising event for Palestinians and now all the usual people are screaming antisemitism and trying to cancel her.
RP if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
RP if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
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English city devolution and Metro Mayors are a limited funding stream with a few additional powers. They have not made much difference to poverty or inequality or local democracy or economic vibrancy. Though they have presided over a growth in city centre rentierism and wealth extraction.
November 17, 2024 at 3:23 PM
English city devolution and Metro Mayors are a limited funding stream with a few additional powers. They have not made much difference to poverty or inequality or local democracy or economic vibrancy. Though they have presided over a growth in city centre rentierism and wealth extraction.
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UK is an increasingly insignificant country in global terms. Sadly the worst politicians have an inflated sense of its own importance. With our questionable colonial past, thin democracy and establishment excesses progressive politicians should aim for humility, decency, fairness and cut the ego.
November 17, 2024 at 3:34 PM
UK is an increasingly insignificant country in global terms. Sadly the worst politicians have an inflated sense of its own importance. With our questionable colonial past, thin democracy and establishment excesses progressive politicians should aim for humility, decency, fairness and cut the ego.
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How many of these do we have?
November 15, 2024 at 9:03 PM
How many of these do we have?