John_Palmer42
@johnadpalmer42.bsky.social
Democratic socialist, republican, sceptical about most of what we are being told
We don’t just need a smaller state, we need a more effective state
"I do think peace in Ukraine is Trump's objective. He knows what's needed to get there."
Keir Starmer tells The News Agents why he has total trust in Trump, and why he wants to see a smaller state before the end of this parliament
Keir Starmer tells The News Agents why he has total trust in Trump, and why he wants to see a smaller state before the end of this parliament
Keir Starmer: ‘I genuinely believe that Donald Trump wants lasting peace in Ukraine’
The Prime Minister has told The News Agents why he has complete trust in Donald Trump to bring peace to Ukraine and to put pressure on Vladimir Putin, and why the UK needs to continue working closely ...
articles.globalplayer.com
March 13, 2025 at 3:34 PM
We don’t just need a smaller state, we need a more effective state
What happens when two Mafia Dons who have been at war for years decide to share a meal? They plan to eliminate opposition and carve up the territories between them.
February 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
What happens when two Mafia Dons who have been at war for years decide to share a meal? They plan to eliminate opposition and carve up the territories between them.
Very informative thread about Elon Musk’s objectives and capabilities
In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll introduce how the Elon Musk’s Election Interference Machine™ (EIM) works. Since Musk and his broligarch allies won the presidency for Trump, they’ve now harnessed the machine to interfere in European elections, including the ones in Germany and Romania.
1/23
1/23
February 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Very informative thread about Elon Musk’s objectives and capabilities
Or as we used to say: ‘Capitalists vs workers’
We have to stop dividing our problems into “left and right" and start seeing our problems like “top vs bottom.”
737 billionaires in the U.S. have a combined wealth of 5.5 trillion. And they funneled it out of the middle class.
Then Trump keeps us fighting with each other while they steal more.
737 billionaires in the U.S. have a combined wealth of 5.5 trillion. And they funneled it out of the middle class.
Then Trump keeps us fighting with each other while they steal more.
January 24, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Or as we used to say: ‘Capitalists vs workers’
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Jeez, thanks LinkedIn. I finally cracked & joined it after the Guardian announced it’s canning me & my Observer colleagues…& this is how it repays me.
January 24, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Heil to the Chief
January 20, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Heil to the Chief
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What would Martin Luther King Jr. urge us to do as we celebrate his life and legacy?
Press On.
Press On.
January 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
What would Martin Luther King Jr. urge us to do as we celebrate his life and legacy?
Press On.
Press On.
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
January 20, 2025 at 1:52 PM
“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King
- Dr. Martin Luther King
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Now, this is too accurate 👍
December 31, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Now, this is too accurate 👍
Climate change
Combatting oligarch control over democratic systems
Reforming the UK constitution
Combatting oligarch control over democratic systems
Reforming the UK constitution
#SocialistSunday DIY Followers list, please reply below with 3 things that that are important to you as a Socialist, then follow and follow back others from the replies below, together we are stronger.
I'll start
NHS
Climate change
#FreePalestine
I'll start
NHS
Climate change
#FreePalestine
December 15, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Climate change
Combatting oligarch control over democratic systems
Reforming the UK constitution
Combatting oligarch control over democratic systems
Reforming the UK constitution
Radio 4 Today host Mishal Husain to leave BBC
Another good journalist/interviewer leaves the BBC
Another good journalist/interviewer leaves the BBC
November 27, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Radio 4 Today host Mishal Husain to leave BBC
Another good journalist/interviewer leaves the BBC
Another good journalist/interviewer leaves the BBC
I guess people have not been taught or have forgotten how to cook a decent meal using raw materials
something I may write if no-one does: why is everyone just *obsessed* with restaurants now, for a while I assumed it was just getting older but surely no 35-year old a generation or two ago was this into finding new restaurants, talking about restaurants, reading about restaurants, etc etc
November 24, 2024 at 10:37 PM
I guess people have not been taught or have forgotten how to cook a decent meal using raw materials
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Private Equity has devoured
Bernard Matthews
Body Shop
Casual Dining
Cath Kidson
Comet
Debenhams
Flybe
Four Seasons Health Care
Maplin
Monarch Airlines
Paperchase
Poundworld
Southern Cross
Thames Water
Toys R Us
With further deregulation of finance, what next?
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/exce...
Bernard Matthews
Body Shop
Casual Dining
Cath Kidson
Comet
Debenhams
Flybe
Four Seasons Health Care
Maplin
Monarch Airlines
Paperchase
Poundworld
Southern Cross
Thames Water
Toys R Us
With further deregulation of finance, what next?
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/exce...
Excessive deregulation means that the UK is hurtling towards the next crash
Deregulation creates opportunities for bankers to take reckless risks with other people’s money, collect bonuses and destabilise economies.
leftfootforward.org
November 24, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Private Equity has devoured
Bernard Matthews
Body Shop
Casual Dining
Cath Kidson
Comet
Debenhams
Flybe
Four Seasons Health Care
Maplin
Monarch Airlines
Paperchase
Poundworld
Southern Cross
Thames Water
Toys R Us
With further deregulation of finance, what next?
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/exce...
Bernard Matthews
Body Shop
Casual Dining
Cath Kidson
Comet
Debenhams
Flybe
Four Seasons Health Care
Maplin
Monarch Airlines
Paperchase
Poundworld
Southern Cross
Thames Water
Toys R Us
With further deregulation of finance, what next?
leftfootforward.org/2024/11/exce...
Very good 🧵 from guyshrubsole.bsky.social
Jeremy Clarkson, James Dyson, the Earl of Derby – they’re up in arms about paying tax on the vast areas of land they own.
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
Small farmers are worried that changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will affect them. But who are the big landowners complaining the loudest? Thread: 1/
November 19, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Very good 🧵 from guyshrubsole.bsky.social
x.com/bbcpolitics/...
Thatcher’s removal of Inheritance Tax from agricultural land in 1984 led to a fourfold increase in its value.
See my earlier post
Thatcher’s removal of Inheritance Tax from agricultural land in 1984 led to a fourfold increase in its value.
See my earlier post
x.com
x.com
November 19, 2024 at 7:22 PM
x.com/bbcpolitics/...
Thatcher’s removal of Inheritance Tax from agricultural land in 1984 led to a fourfold increase in its value.
See my earlier post
Thatcher’s removal of Inheritance Tax from agricultural land in 1984 led to a fourfold increase in its value.
See my earlier post
If the average income for small farms is around £40,000 per annum or less, how are such farms valued in the £millions. Farm land looks grossly over-valued in that case. So what is the basis of agricultural land valuation?
November 19, 2024 at 6:09 PM
If the average income for small farms is around £40,000 per annum or less, how are such farms valued in the £millions. Farm land looks grossly over-valued in that case. So what is the basis of agricultural land valuation?
Many people have fled X, but still valued the political insight on the platform. Good news! Many big accounts have now arrived on Bluesky.
Here is a starter pack with the Top 50 UK Political Commentators, based on their follower numbers.
Hopefully helpful for new arrivals here. Feel free to share.
Here is a starter pack with the Top 50 UK Political Commentators, based on their follower numbers.
Hopefully helpful for new arrivals here. Feel free to share.
November 19, 2024 at 2:24 PM
We’ll done, I sent you a couple of starter packs as samples. They’re appearing all the time if you scroll a bit.
Hi John! I found those people I followed on Twitter and most of them have migrated or doubled up over here, so let's see how it goes🙂.
November 19, 2024 at 8:38 AM
We’ll done, I sent you a couple of starter packs as samples. They’re appearing all the time if you scroll a bit.
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November 18, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Interested in the EU policies impacting our climate and environment? We've got a starter pack of people and organisations working on EU energy, farming, transport, nature, trade and more
(shout if you know someone we should add!)
go.bsky.app/NdboQ6H
(shout if you know someone we should add!)
go.bsky.app/NdboQ6H
November 18, 2024 at 10:58 PM
RuthRickard.bsky.social here,’s an example of a starter pack
November 18, 2024 at 10:53 PM
RuthRickard.bsky.social here,’s an example of a starter pack
I’m staying in the other place to laugh at the clowns and cry about the loss of humanity in a dying world, but I’m resting my mind under a blue sky. Visit me here
November 16, 2024 at 9:21 AM
I’m staying in the other place to laugh at the clowns and cry about the loss of humanity in a dying world, but I’m resting my mind under a blue sky. Visit me here
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