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"Had Attlee been constrained by today’s fiscal rules, he would have had to shelve the Beveridge plan and the NHS would never have been born. Generations of Britons’ lives would have been blighted – and shorter", writes @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social
Will the 10-year plan save the NHS?
Although the last Labour government turned around the NHS, this plan looks set to fail
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November 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
"Had Attlee been constrained by today’s fiscal rules, he would have had to shelve the Beveridge plan and the NHS would never have been born. Generations of Britons’ lives would have been blighted – and shorter", writes @mrmarkethomas.bsky.social
"The cost of private finance in our NHS is literally sickening."
Campaigners urge Rachel Reeves to abandon plans for new PFI deals in the NHS
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Campaigners urge Rachel Reeves to abandon plans for new PFI deals in the NHS
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Rachel Reeves urged to drop ‘dangerous and damaging’ PFI plans for NHS health centres
"The only lesson we can learn from the disaster of PFI is to keep private finance - in all its forms - out of our NHS."
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November 18, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"The cost of private finance in our NHS is literally sickening."
Campaigners urge Rachel Reeves to abandon plans for new PFI deals in the NHS
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Campaigners urge Rachel Reeves to abandon plans for new PFI deals in the NHS
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Charities and MPs have condemned the government's hardline asylum proposals
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Government’s asylum proposals ‘cross a dangerous line’, warn campaigners and MPs
"This is headline chasing, not problem solving - a Government bowing to anti-immigrant, anti-rights politics."
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November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Charities and MPs have condemned the government's hardline asylum proposals
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The Reform councillor was criticised over social media posts he made about the police and Black women.
Reform council leader jumps to defence of colleague who called police ‘British hating scum’
The Reform councillor was criticised over social media posts he made about the police and Black women.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Reform councillor was criticised over social media posts he made about the police and Black women.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Is the new politics Polanski vs Farage?
Polanski vs Farage – is this the new political duopoly?
A bold movement for social justice vs a self-serving lie machine
leftfootforward.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Is the new politics Polanski vs Farage?
Charities and MPs have condemned the government's hardline asylum proposals
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/gove...
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/gove...
Government’s asylum proposals ‘cross a dangerous line’, warn campaigners and MPs
"This is headline chasing, not problem solving - a Government bowing to anti-immigrant, anti-rights politics."
leftfootforward.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Charities and MPs have condemned the government's hardline asylum proposals
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/gove...
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"Instead of running a council in desperate need of leadership, they are busy recreating Monty Python’s back catalogue."
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Reform mocked as expelled councillors form rival group on Kent council
The Lib Dems have compared factionalism and infighting in Reform-run Kent County Council to scenes from Monty Python
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November 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Instead of running a council in desperate need of leadership, they are busy recreating Monty Python’s back catalogue."
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November 18, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Britain’s families are drowning under rising bills and stagnant wages.
Farage defends the wealthy, attacks workers’ rights, and threatens public services.
Labour must fight for fairness: tax wealth, protect incomes, restore services and give hope.
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Farage defends the wealthy, attacks workers’ rights, and threatens public services.
Labour must fight for fairness: tax wealth, protect incomes, restore services and give hope.
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Andy McDonald MP: Nigel Farage is defending the wealthy while asking everyone else to tighten their belts
Farage’s speech was framed as an appeal to “growth,” but it was a defence of privilege. He fretted over inheritance and “exit” taxes that inconvenience the rich.
leftfootforward.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Britain’s families are drowning under rising bills and stagnant wages.
Farage defends the wealthy, attacks workers’ rights, and threatens public services.
Labour must fight for fairness: tax wealth, protect incomes, restore services and give hope.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/andy...
Farage defends the wealthy, attacks workers’ rights, and threatens public services.
Labour must fight for fairness: tax wealth, protect incomes, restore services and give hope.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/andy...
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"Rather than platforming racists, Reform should start actually listening to young people’s priorities," says co-chair of the Young Greens
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Reform hires hard-right figure with ‘unpleasant views on race’ as head of its student organisation
Matt Goodwin has argued that UK-born people from ethnic minority backgrounds are not automatically British
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November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Rather than platforming racists, Reform should start actually listening to young people’s priorities," says co-chair of the Young Greens
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My latest article, published with Left Foot Forward. I appreciate that it's rather controversial but it's a possible scenario right now - leftfootforward.org/2025/11/pola...
Polanski vs Farage – is this the new political duopoly?
A bold movement for social justice vs a self-serving lie machine
leftfootforward.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My latest article, published with Left Foot Forward. I appreciate that it's rather controversial but it's a possible scenario right now - leftfootforward.org/2025/11/pola...
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Nigel Farage says the gambling industry, which makes over £15 billion a year, shouldn't pay more tax
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Nigel Farage downplays problem gambling and says gambling industry shouldn’t face higher taxes
"Gambling has social harms attached to it. It preys on vulnerable people, so they absolutely should be paying more."
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November 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Nigel Farage says the gambling industry, which makes over £15 billion a year, shouldn't pay more tax
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"Lord Bamford's latest political donation makes the point, yet again, that we need a cap on donations," says @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social
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Billionaire Tory donor and JCB chair Lord Bamford gives Reform UK £200,000
"Lord Bamford's latest political donation makes the point, yet again, that we need a cap on donations."
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November 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"Lord Bamford's latest political donation makes the point, yet again, that we need a cap on donations," says @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social
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Nigel Farage’s comments show just how out of touch he is with the reality of gambling harms. 🎰
Leaders must take this seriously — which is why I’m calling to scrap the broken ‘aim to permit’ system.
We need a system that protects people over profit. 👇🏾
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Leaders must take this seriously — which is why I’m calling to scrap the broken ‘aim to permit’ system.
We need a system that protects people over profit. 👇🏾
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/nige...
Nigel Farage downplays problem gambling and says gambling industry shouldn’t face higher taxes
"Gambling has social harms attached to it. It preys on vulnerable people, so they absolutely should be paying more."
leftfootforward.org
November 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Nigel Farage’s comments show just how out of touch he is with the reality of gambling harms. 🎰
Leaders must take this seriously — which is why I’m calling to scrap the broken ‘aim to permit’ system.
We need a system that protects people over profit. 👇🏾
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/nige...
Leaders must take this seriously — which is why I’m calling to scrap the broken ‘aim to permit’ system.
We need a system that protects people over profit. 👇🏾
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/nige...
Factional operators have undermined Labour in government, the Compass director has argued.
Current leadership is ‘killing Labour’, Neal Lawson argues in damning article
Factional operators have undermined Labour in government, the Compass director has argued.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Factional operators have undermined Labour in government, the Compass director has argued.
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This kind of (seemingly) reverse corruption needs a look
1. Reform MPs praise JCB endlessly, councillors promote the firm's tech on their authorities.
2. Then the boss gives a £200,000 party donation.
To a cynical eye, it looks like an affiliate rewards scheme
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1. Reform MPs praise JCB endlessly, councillors promote the firm's tech on their authorities.
2. Then the boss gives a £200,000 party donation.
To a cynical eye, it looks like an affiliate rewards scheme
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/bill...
Billionaire Tory donor and JCB chair Lord Bamford gives Reform UK £200,000
"Lord Bamford's latest political donation makes the point, yet again, that we need a cap on donations."
leftfootforward.org
November 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
This kind of (seemingly) reverse corruption needs a look
1. Reform MPs praise JCB endlessly, councillors promote the firm's tech on their authorities.
2. Then the boss gives a £200,000 party donation.
To a cynical eye, it looks like an affiliate rewards scheme
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/bill...
1. Reform MPs praise JCB endlessly, councillors promote the firm's tech on their authorities.
2. Then the boss gives a £200,000 party donation.
To a cynical eye, it looks like an affiliate rewards scheme
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/bill...
"Lord Bamford's latest political donation makes the point, yet again, that we need a cap on donations."
Billionaire Tory donor and JCB chair Lord Bamford gives Reform UK £200,000
"Lord Bamford's latest political donation makes the point, yet again, that we need a cap on donations."
leftfootforward.org
November 17, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Lord Bamford's latest political donation makes the point, yet again, that we need a cap on donations."
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Nigel Farage said he'd accepted Laura Anne Jones' defection to Reform because he was confident the allegations against her would 'all go away'. Now Jones is set to be suspended...
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Reform Senedd member to be suspended over racial slur
‘The fact that Reform accepted the Member's defection following this information coming to light tells us everything you need to know about the party’
leftfootforward.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Nigel Farage said he'd accepted Laura Anne Jones' defection to Reform because he was confident the allegations against her would 'all go away'. Now Jones is set to be suspended...
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Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
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We can't let this be normalised.
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EXCLUSIVE: Zack Polanski and Jeremy Corbyn slam Rupert Lowe’s ‘utterly repulsive’, and ‘deeply un-British’ social media comments
'Beyond disgusting'
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November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
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Reform has hired loony-right ex-academic Matthew Goodwin as head of its new student organisation.
I take it the BBC and others will no longer be describing him as merely a "commentator" or (wrongly) an "academic"?...
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I take it the BBC and others will no longer be describing him as merely a "commentator" or (wrongly) an "academic"?...
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Reform hires hard-right figure with ‘unpleasant views on race’ as head of its student organisation
Matt Goodwin has argued that UK-born people from ethnic minority backgrounds are not automatically British
leftfootforward.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Reform has hired loony-right ex-academic Matthew Goodwin as head of its new student organisation.
I take it the BBC and others will no longer be describing him as merely a "commentator" or (wrongly) an "academic"?...
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/refo...
I take it the BBC and others will no longer be describing him as merely a "commentator" or (wrongly) an "academic"?...
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"The magic money tree exists, it’s in the City of London and it’s with the billionaires"
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Zarah Sultana perfectly spells out why the UK’s economic system is ‘fundamentally broken’ on Question Time
'The super rich in this country are laughing all the way to the bank'
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November 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
"The magic money tree exists, it’s in the City of London and it’s with the billionaires"
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'Reform has been accused of “walking a fine line” (over potential donations-for-contracts) after the leader of Warwickshire County Council posted a video promoting JCB equipment, following a recent £200,000 donation from the company’s chair, Anthony Bamford'
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Reform accused of ‘walking a fine line’ over JCB video after £200,000 Lord Bamford donation
"He needs to be very clear about what his interests are"
leftfootforward.org
November 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
'Reform has been accused of “walking a fine line” (over potential donations-for-contracts) after the leader of Warwickshire County Council posted a video promoting JCB equipment, following a recent £200,000 donation from the company’s chair, Anthony Bamford'
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Calls have been made for the press regulator to investigate “systematic failings which lead publishers to keep running fake, likely AI-generated, PR content.”
Rupert Murdoch’s Times humiliated over fake interviews
Calls have been made for the press regulator to investigate “systematic failings which lead publishers to keep running fake, likely AI-generated, PR content.”
leftfootforward.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Calls have been made for the press regulator to investigate “systematic failings which lead publishers to keep running fake, likely AI-generated, PR content.”