Jfflthm
@jeffers2010.bsky.social
Retired Trade Unionist and agent of change. Still hate Thatcher. CLL survivor thanks to our NHS.
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@jeffers2010.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Previously @jfflthm on Twitter
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Irony: People saying the BBC is biased towards the left when a big part of why they’ve all been radicalised to vote Tory and Reform is BECAUSE of (yes you guessed it) the BBC’s right wing bias.
Couldn’t make it up.
Thicker than a submarine door.
Couldn’t make it up.
Thicker than a submarine door.
November 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Irony: People saying the BBC is biased towards the left when a big part of why they’ve all been radicalised to vote Tory and Reform is BECAUSE of (yes you guessed it) the BBC’s right wing bias.
Couldn’t make it up.
Thicker than a submarine door.
Couldn’t make it up.
Thicker than a submarine door.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Reform UK have lost another councillor after Northumberland's John Allen was given the boot in the wake of HOPE not hate revealing his online comments about shooting Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
‘I’d shoot Starmer myself’: the bloodthirsty bigotry of yet another Reform UK councillor.
Racist, homophobic and violent comments from John Allen, Reform UK councillor in Northumberland
hopenothate.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reform UK have lost another councillor after Northumberland's John Allen was given the boot in the wake of HOPE not hate revealing his online comments about shooting Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
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The UK state hands subsidies to corporations, doesn't invest directly in new industries, infrastructure'.
Corporate profits, dividends boom.
UK is left behind
UK invested 18.2% of GDP in productive assets
OECD countries' average 23%
China 40.4%
India 30.5%.
Neoliberalism is destroying the UK
Corporate profits, dividends boom.
UK is left behind
UK invested 18.2% of GDP in productive assets
OECD countries' average 23%
China 40.4%
India 30.5%.
Neoliberalism is destroying the UK
Rachel Reeves’ budget must reduce inequalities and increase spending capacity of the masses
This is how to secure sustained economic growth
leftfootforward.org
October 20, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The UK state hands subsidies to corporations, doesn't invest directly in new industries, infrastructure'.
Corporate profits, dividends boom.
UK is left behind
UK invested 18.2% of GDP in productive assets
OECD countries' average 23%
China 40.4%
India 30.5%.
Neoliberalism is destroying the UK
Corporate profits, dividends boom.
UK is left behind
UK invested 18.2% of GDP in productive assets
OECD countries' average 23%
China 40.4%
India 30.5%.
Neoliberalism is destroying the UK
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Still waiting for it to trickle down...
October 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Still waiting for it to trickle down...
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Jane Fonda on the Trump regime, "Authoritarians take 18-22 months to consolidate power"
"Trump's administration is moving fast, which means we have to move fast"
"We have to do everything we can to stop what’s happening before it becomes the norm”
"Trump's administration is moving fast, which means we have to move fast"
"We have to do everything we can to stop what’s happening before it becomes the norm”
October 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Jane Fonda on the Trump regime, "Authoritarians take 18-22 months to consolidate power"
"Trump's administration is moving fast, which means we have to move fast"
"We have to do everything we can to stop what’s happening before it becomes the norm”
"Trump's administration is moving fast, which means we have to move fast"
"We have to do everything we can to stop what’s happening before it becomes the norm”
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England nationalized rail passenger services lease carriages from rolling stock companies (ROSCOs).
87% of rolling stock controlled by 3 Luxembourg companies.
Paid £1.282bn dividends in last 3 yrs. Not taxed in UK.
Privatization has hollowed out the UK - Taxes lost, it is all about exploitation.
87% of rolling stock controlled by 3 Luxembourg companies.
Paid £1.282bn dividends in last 3 yrs. Not taxed in UK.
Privatization has hollowed out the UK - Taxes lost, it is all about exploitation.
If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership
Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.
leftfootforward.org
October 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
England nationalized rail passenger services lease carriages from rolling stock companies (ROSCOs).
87% of rolling stock controlled by 3 Luxembourg companies.
Paid £1.282bn dividends in last 3 yrs. Not taxed in UK.
Privatization has hollowed out the UK - Taxes lost, it is all about exploitation.
87% of rolling stock controlled by 3 Luxembourg companies.
Paid £1.282bn dividends in last 3 yrs. Not taxed in UK.
Privatization has hollowed out the UK - Taxes lost, it is all about exploitation.
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A bronze-colored statue depicting Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein holding hands and kicking up their legs in apparent merriment has returned to the National Mall, a week after the National Park Service removed it. Here's what to know. nyti.ms/48fvUlU
October 3, 2025 at 8:40 PM
A bronze-colored statue depicting Donald Trump and Jeffery Epstein holding hands and kicking up their legs in apparent merriment has returned to the National Mall, a week after the National Park Service removed it. Here's what to know. nyti.ms/48fvUlU
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Incomers: the myth vs reality of refugees in the UK
Britain hosts just 1% of the world’s refugees – far fewer than many nations – yet myths of handouts and 'overwhelm' still dominate debate
By Jeremy Leslie-Spinks
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Britain hosts just 1% of the world’s refugees – far fewer than many nations – yet myths of handouts and 'overwhelm' still dominate debate
By Jeremy Leslie-Spinks
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Incomers: the myth vs reality of refugees in the UK
Britain hosts just 1% of the world’s refugees – far fewer than many nations – yet myths of handouts and 'overwhelm' still dominate debate
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Incomers: the myth vs reality of refugees in the UK
Britain hosts just 1% of the world’s refugees – far fewer than many nations – yet myths of handouts and 'overwhelm' still dominate debate
By Jeremy Leslie-Spinks
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Britain hosts just 1% of the world’s refugees – far fewer than many nations – yet myths of handouts and 'overwhelm' still dominate debate
By Jeremy Leslie-Spinks
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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“I'm here to endorse the Labour for a New Democracy call for a National Commission in this parliament - and a manifesto commitment to a system of Proportional Representation to be introduced into Westminster elections in the next Parliament.”
🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social
🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“I'm here to endorse the Labour for a New Democracy call for a National Commission in this parliament - and a manifesto commitment to a system of Proportional Representation to be introduced into Westminster elections in the next Parliament.”
🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social
🌹 @andyburnham.bsky.social
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Too many UK pensioners can't afford heating bills.
Despite the triple-lock state pension is less than 50% of min wage. 2m pensioners live in poverty. 128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty; 110,000 are pensioners.
Must end profiteering, align state pension with living wage.
archive.ph/hqoYS
Despite the triple-lock state pension is less than 50% of min wage. 2m pensioners live in poverty. 128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty; 110,000 are pensioners.
Must end profiteering, align state pension with living wage.
archive.ph/hqoYS
I rely on state pension and can’t turn on the heating in winter – we need more
Sheila Cornell is finding the rising costs of bills unmanageable and is calling for the state pension to be doubled
inews.co.uk
September 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Too many UK pensioners can't afford heating bills.
Despite the triple-lock state pension is less than 50% of min wage. 2m pensioners live in poverty. 128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty; 110,000 are pensioners.
Must end profiteering, align state pension with living wage.
archive.ph/hqoYS
Despite the triple-lock state pension is less than 50% of min wage. 2m pensioners live in poverty. 128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty; 110,000 are pensioners.
Must end profiteering, align state pension with living wage.
archive.ph/hqoYS
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Rotherham's vibrant, diverse and hopeful Unity boxing gym is an inspiring antidote to hate-filled politicians preaching division.
What a wonderful "Island of Strangers" short film 👏
youtu.be/mHbN_rBIymo?...
What a wonderful "Island of Strangers" short film 👏
youtu.be/mHbN_rBIymo?...
Rotherham: Searching for Unity | Mirror Originals
YouTube video by The Mirror
youtu.be
September 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Rotherham's vibrant, diverse and hopeful Unity boxing gym is an inspiring antidote to hate-filled politicians preaching division.
What a wonderful "Island of Strangers" short film 👏
youtu.be/mHbN_rBIymo?...
What a wonderful "Island of Strangers" short film 👏
youtu.be/mHbN_rBIymo?...
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I renewed my car insurance yesterday over the phone and as I was about to hang up, the lady asked me if I had a pet. I said, “Yes. I’ve got a dog.” She said, “Would you like to insure him, too?” I replied, “No thank you. He can’t drive!”…
September 25, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I renewed my car insurance yesterday over the phone and as I was about to hang up, the lady asked me if I had a pet. I said, “Yes. I’ve got a dog.” She said, “Would you like to insure him, too?” I replied, “No thank you. He can’t drive!”…
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When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
September 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
When Rishi Sunak made the Vaccine deal with Moderna as Chancellor, he had up to £530m invested in Moderna.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
Now Michelle Mone is desperately bringing it up.
Like if you want Mone on trial.
RT if you want them both facing the music.
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When was the last time you had your blood sugar checked? It might be worth looking into, a new study says.
Forty-four percent of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to data analysis published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. https://cnn.it/3VaUfl8
Forty-four percent of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to data analysis published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. https://cnn.it/3VaUfl8
September 9, 2025 at 2:29 AM
When was the last time you had your blood sugar checked? It might be worth looking into, a new study says.
Forty-four percent of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to data analysis published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. https://cnn.it/3VaUfl8
Forty-four percent of people age 15 and older living with diabetes are undiagnosed, according to data analysis published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology. https://cnn.it/3VaUfl8
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Why would any foreign country invest in a nation that did this?
September 9, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Why would any foreign country invest in a nation that did this?
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On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph
Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement
Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty
Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence
[Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday]
Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent
29 August 2025 8:57am BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreihe5mm7nwmwvzhtgadmsafyvsaxhrufuai2d2j2rju5zt6g2lytea@jpeg)
![The Telegraph
Money > Property > Second homes
How to avoid tax on your second home
From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net
[Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto]
Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer
29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 7:55 AM
On the same day in the Telegraph:
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English water companies spent £16.6m fighting legal action against regulators and campaigners over environmental breaches.
Abuse of bill payers.
Companies pay lawyers instead of investing in infrastructure to prevent sewage dumping.
Abuse of bill payers.
Companies pay lawyers instead of investing in infrastructure to prevent sewage dumping.
English water firms spend £16.6m on legal fees over environmental breaches
MPs on Commons committee describe figures as a waste and say money should have been used to fix infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:59 AM
English water companies spent £16.6m fighting legal action against regulators and campaigners over environmental breaches.
Abuse of bill payers.
Companies pay lawyers instead of investing in infrastructure to prevent sewage dumping.
Abuse of bill payers.
Companies pay lawyers instead of investing in infrastructure to prevent sewage dumping.
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Peak rail fares scrapped on ScotRail trains.
Scotland also has:
Public ownership of water, lower water bills than England's.
No university tuition fees for local students.
No prescription charges, abolished in 2011.
No two child benefit cap from March 2026.
England must follow.
Scotland also has:
Public ownership of water, lower water bills than England's.
No university tuition fees for local students.
No prescription charges, abolished in 2011.
No two child benefit cap from March 2026.
England must follow.
Peak time rail fares scrapped on ScotRail trains
Some routes will see fares fall by as much as 50% at busy times, but on others prices will be unchanged.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 2, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Peak rail fares scrapped on ScotRail trains.
Scotland also has:
Public ownership of water, lower water bills than England's.
No university tuition fees for local students.
No prescription charges, abolished in 2011.
No two child benefit cap from March 2026.
England must follow.
Scotland also has:
Public ownership of water, lower water bills than England's.
No university tuition fees for local students.
No prescription charges, abolished in 2011.
No two child benefit cap from March 2026.
England must follow.
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The month before a shooter opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and head off their violence.
https://cnn.it/4lS986O
https://cnn.it/4lS986O
August 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The month before a shooter opened fire on children gathered in a Minnesota church this week, the Trump administration cut funding in the state for efforts to identify potential mass shooters and head off their violence.
https://cnn.it/4lS986O
https://cnn.it/4lS986O
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The UK electricity is already the most expensive in the world.
Price set to rise again in October as Ofgem's pricing formula lets companies rip people off.
Who protects the people?
Price set to rise again in October as Ofgem's pricing formula lets companies rip people off.
Who protects the people?
August 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The UK electricity is already the most expensive in the world.
Price set to rise again in October as Ofgem's pricing formula lets companies rip people off.
Who protects the people?
Price set to rise again in October as Ofgem's pricing formula lets companies rip people off.
Who protects the people?
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It makes sense once you realize that every accusation is a confession.
August 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It makes sense once you realize that every accusation is a confession.
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Why “spend before tax” is the key to unlocking a future for young people www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08... If we understand that we can demand secure homes, good jobs, free education, affordable childcare, and a liveable planet now, and not in some imagined future when the books “balance”.
Why “spend before tax” is the key to unlocking a future for young people
In a post I published here yesterday, I explained that in a country like the UK, which issues its own currency, has an effective tax system, a functioning legal system, and with that currency being ac...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
August 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Why “spend before tax” is the key to unlocking a future for young people www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08... If we understand that we can demand secure homes, good jobs, free education, affordable childcare, and a liveable planet now, and not in some imagined future when the books “balance”.
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Call to fix water company exec pay at ten times the level of their lowest-earning workers.
Need focus on total remuneration, not just pay.
Exec pay should be subject to a binding vote by employees, and customers (wherever possible).
Democratise big business to curb inequalities and abuses.
Need focus on total remuneration, not just pay.
Exec pay should be subject to a binding vote by employees, and customers (wherever possible).
Democratise big business to curb inequalities and abuses.
Why we need a cap on water industry executive pay - High Pay Centre
A sensible pay limit would restore a public service ethos to the industry, and send a much needed message about fairness and proportionality across the wider economy. HPC Executive Director Luke Hildy...
highpaycentre.org
August 8, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Call to fix water company exec pay at ten times the level of their lowest-earning workers.
Need focus on total remuneration, not just pay.
Exec pay should be subject to a binding vote by employees, and customers (wherever possible).
Democratise big business to curb inequalities and abuses.
Need focus on total remuneration, not just pay.
Exec pay should be subject to a binding vote by employees, and customers (wherever possible).
Democratise big business to curb inequalities and abuses.