@lhoney49.bsky.social
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The NHS has very much been privatised by stealth in the last 30 years and people don't realise just how much of the NHS budget is going straight into billionaires pockets as profit.
The biggest problem the NHS is suffering from is Privatisation
They are wasting tens of billions of pounds of their budget on renting their own properties, paying ripoff rate loans (that Government could get 3/4x cheaper), and paying upto 3x as much for privatised services.
They are wasting tens of billions of pounds of their budget on renting their own properties, paying ripoff rate loans (that Government could get 3/4x cheaper), and paying upto 3x as much for privatised services.
December 16, 2025 at 2:25 PM
The NHS has very much been privatised by stealth in the last 30 years and people don't realise just how much of the NHS budget is going straight into billionaires pockets as profit.
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60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity.
Top 10% earn more than the other 90%.
They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy.
Tax the rich.
Top 10% earn more than the other 90%.
They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy.
Tax the rich.
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:21 AM
60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity.
Top 10% earn more than the other 90%.
They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy.
Tax the rich.
Top 10% earn more than the other 90%.
They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy.
Tax the rich.
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Private equity firms preying on vets practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
‘Fat cats’ preying on veterinary practices
Senedd hears private equity firms have been accused of collaring the market in a corporate 'feeding frenzy' that has seen local, independent vets…
www.southwalesargus.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Private equity firms preying on vets practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
6 firms control 60% of UK practices. Same firms control pet food, insurance.
Wages down, fees up. Pet owners skipping meals to cover costs, hand pets to rescue organisations or euthanising them.
Change law. Only qualified vets to own vet practices.
Raising the pension age is not the Labour Party I voted for, not the 'change' I voted for. I want a traditional policy Labour Government. @labour@blueskyuk
In 2026, the UK state pension age will rise to 67 from 66, fully implemented by 2028.
Rich retire whenever they want. The poor die at work, receive low pension, have shorter life.
Low wages = low private pension. Neoliberals want to cut state pension, inflict more misery on millions.
Rich retire whenever they want. The poor die at work, receive low pension, have shorter life.
Low wages = low private pension. Neoliberals want to cut state pension, inflict more misery on millions.
State pension age to increase to new threshold for millions of people
An increase in the age is on the horizon after it was announced more than a decade ago.
www.birminghammail.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Raising the pension age is not the Labour Party I voted for, not the 'change' I voted for. I want a traditional policy Labour Government. @labour@blueskyuk
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Good that UK govt wants to lift 550,000 children out of poverty.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty
Labour's child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won't address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty
leftfootforward.org
December 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Good that UK govt wants to lift 550,000 children out of poverty.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
BUT 16m people, including 5.2m children, live in poverty.
24m people live below socially acceptable living standards.
Can't end child poverty without tackling parental poverty. Can't do that without reforming capitalism.
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Don’t use ‘boilerplate’ reasons to justify big exec pay rises, UK firms warned.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
Don’t use ‘boilerplate’ reasons to justify big executive pay rises, UK firms warned
Investment Association, influential group of shareholders, urges pay committees to avoid ‘benchmarking’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Don’t use ‘boilerplate’ reasons to justify big exec pay rises, UK firms warned.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
Exec pay has no link to performance. Remuneration cttees, non-execs serve their paymasters.
Need worker/consumer elected directors on boards, let them also vote on exec pay to secure equitable distribution of income.
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YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025.
Using fake AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK.
Give everyone enforceable copyright over their voice, face, body parts to counter AI abuses. Shut down platforms that host them.
Using fake AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK.
Give everyone enforceable copyright over their voice, face, body parts to counter AI abuses. Shut down platforms that host them.
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025
Exclusive: More than 150 anonymous channels using cheap AI tools to spread false stories about Keir Starmer, study finds
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
YouTube channels spreading fake, anti-Labour videos viewed 1.2bn times in 2025.
Using fake AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK.
Give everyone enforceable copyright over their voice, face, body parts to counter AI abuses. Shut down platforms that host them.
Using fake AI-generated content to profit from political division in the UK.
Give everyone enforceable copyright over their voice, face, body parts to counter AI abuses. Shut down platforms that host them.
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Curse of Private Equity
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
'Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage
BBC Panorama investigates the delivery firm - a market leader with the worst reputation for non-deliveries.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Curse of Private Equity
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
EVRI left my package on my driveway right under one of my front windows, right under my sign explaining the safe place for deliveries! It was there all night and half the next day because they'd not bothered to knock my door.
Curse of Private Equity
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage.
Evri couriers are self-employed, company dodges employer NIC.
Couriers paid by the parcel, must meet targets or earn less than the minimum wage.
'Throw the parcel at the door' - Evri couriers cutting corners to earn a decent wage
BBC Panorama investigates the delivery firm - a market leader with the worst reputation for non-deliveries.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 3:49 AM
EVRI left my package on my driveway right under one of my front windows, right under my sign explaining the safe place for deliveries! It was there all night and half the next day because they'd not bothered to knock my door.
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Tory legacy
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, taking unprescribed antibiotics
Some forced to travel up to 110 miles, spend hundreds of pounds going private or travel abroad to get care, and borrow money.
This is how privatisation is enforced.
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, taking unprescribed antibiotics
Some forced to travel up to 110 miles, spend hundreds of pounds going private or travel abroad to get care, and borrow money.
This is how privatisation is enforced.
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, watchdog finds
Emergency help should be available, but some being forced to travel 100 miles or go private, says Healthwatch England
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Tory legacy
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, taking unprescribed antibiotics
Some forced to travel up to 110 miles, spend hundreds of pounds going private or travel abroad to get care, and borrow money.
This is how privatisation is enforced.
People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, taking unprescribed antibiotics
Some forced to travel up to 110 miles, spend hundreds of pounds going private or travel abroad to get care, and borrow money.
This is how privatisation is enforced.
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The poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%.
Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.
The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%.
Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.
To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty
Labour's child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won't address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty
leftfootforward.org
December 15, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%.
Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.
The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%.
Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.
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The hero of Bondi Beach, Ahmed al Ahmed.
It was a Muslim that stopped the attack and saved lives, exactly like it was in Australia, and in the UK.
It was a Muslim that stopped the attack and saved lives, exactly like it was in Australia, and in the UK.
December 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The hero of Bondi Beach, Ahmed al Ahmed.
It was a Muslim that stopped the attack and saved lives, exactly like it was in Australia, and in the UK.
It was a Muslim that stopped the attack and saved lives, exactly like it was in Australia, and in the UK.
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The incredibly right Joe Lycett is still the only good guest to go on Laura Kuenssberg's show.
He nearly got her fired, and she hates being reminded of it, so don't RT.
He nearly got her fired, and she hates being reminded of it, so don't RT.
December 14, 2025 at 8:59 PM
The incredibly right Joe Lycett is still the only good guest to go on Laura Kuenssberg's show.
He nearly got her fired, and she hates being reminded of it, so don't RT.
He nearly got her fired, and she hates being reminded of it, so don't RT.
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Elon Musk says the Sun is the source of almost all the power in the Solar System.
He also supported Donald Trump's decision to cancel almost all the US Government's Solar Power Plant building.
He also supported Donald Trump's decision to cancel almost all the US Government's Solar Power Plant building.
December 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Elon Musk says the Sun is the source of almost all the power in the Solar System.
He also supported Donald Trump's decision to cancel almost all the US Government's Solar Power Plant building.
He also supported Donald Trump's decision to cancel almost all the US Government's Solar Power Plant building.
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Let me tell you how it is.
The USA is a crumbling Totalitarian State that can't even provide basic essentials to its citizens.
While the rest of the world is sprinting ahead.
Donald Trump is digging the USA's grave, and AI or war with Venezuela is only going to speed it up.
The USA is a crumbling Totalitarian State that can't even provide basic essentials to its citizens.
While the rest of the world is sprinting ahead.
Donald Trump is digging the USA's grave, and AI or war with Venezuela is only going to speed it up.
December 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Let me tell you how it is.
The USA is a crumbling Totalitarian State that can't even provide basic essentials to its citizens.
While the rest of the world is sprinting ahead.
Donald Trump is digging the USA's grave, and AI or war with Venezuela is only going to speed it up.
The USA is a crumbling Totalitarian State that can't even provide basic essentials to its citizens.
While the rest of the world is sprinting ahead.
Donald Trump is digging the USA's grave, and AI or war with Venezuela is only going to speed it up.
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You should stop asking if we can pay workers, and start asking why we paying CEOs millions, and shareholders billions.
Almost all of that money is going out of the UK.
Pay the workers, they do the work, and the money stays here.
Almost all of that money is going out of the UK.
Pay the workers, they do the work, and the money stays here.
December 15, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You should stop asking if we can pay workers, and start asking why we paying CEOs millions, and shareholders billions.
Almost all of that money is going out of the UK.
Pay the workers, they do the work, and the money stays here.
Almost all of that money is going out of the UK.
Pay the workers, they do the work, and the money stays here.
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Car Insurance which legally you are FORCED to buy increased by 58% in a single year.
Why?
Because they can and like Water and Energy you HAVE to pay.
Why?
Because they can and like Water and Energy you HAVE to pay.
December 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Car Insurance which legally you are FORCED to buy increased by 58% in a single year.
Why?
Because they can and like Water and Energy you HAVE to pay.
Why?
Because they can and like Water and Energy you HAVE to pay.
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If only people hated the people who rip them off, who under pay them, who constantly call them lazy, who wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire, as much as they hate people with a different skin shade.
December 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If only people hated the people who rip them off, who under pay them, who constantly call them lazy, who wouldn't piss on them if they were on fire, as much as they hate people with a different skin shade.
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Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark.
December 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark.
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The best success in Capitalism is making the maximum profit for the minimum effort, all of which goes to people who don't do any work.
It's a system that rewards failure and pours those rewards to people who literally do nothing.
It's a system that rewards failure and pours those rewards to people who literally do nothing.
December 15, 2025 at 3:54 PM
The best success in Capitalism is making the maximum profit for the minimum effort, all of which goes to people who don't do any work.
It's a system that rewards failure and pours those rewards to people who literally do nothing.
It's a system that rewards failure and pours those rewards to people who literally do nothing.
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There are still some people out there who need to hear this.
AI tells you what its owners want you to hear.
AI tells you what its owners want you to hear.
December 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
There are still some people out there who need to hear this.
AI tells you what its owners want you to hear.
AI tells you what its owners want you to hear.
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There's about 8 billion reasons to hate Donald Trump, but one really has to wonder who thought it was a great idea to put a very small, very angry, very stupid child on the throne.
December 16, 2025 at 1:03 AM
There's about 8 billion reasons to hate Donald Trump, but one really has to wonder who thought it was a great idea to put a very small, very angry, very stupid child on the throne.
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After taking over housing and healthcare, private equity is now buying up software used by volunteer fire departments — making it even harder for rural communities to respond to emergencies.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
Private Equity Finds a New Source of Profit: Volunteer Fire Departments
www.nytimes.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:22 PM
After taking over housing and healthcare, private equity is now buying up software used by volunteer fire departments — making it even harder for rural communities to respond to emergencies.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
The only winners from private equity's price-gouging spree are wealthy investors.
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Pepsi allegedly gave Walmart discounts on its products, while charging other retailers higher prices.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
The Illusion of Choice: How Big Business Controls Your Life (ft. Lina Khan)
Robert Reich
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Pepsi allegedly gave Walmart discounts on its products, while charging other retailers higher prices.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
Biden's FTC filed a complaint. Trump's FTC later dropped it.
This is a prime example of how monopoly-like power takes away our freedom of choice. Lina Khan explains.
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Like any bully, Trump is fundamentally a coward. When he feels humiliated, he lashes out. Every authoritarian action he is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity. He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness.
December 15, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Like any bully, Trump is fundamentally a coward. When he feels humiliated, he lashes out. Every authoritarian action he is taking must be understood against the backdrop of his declining popularity. He feigns strength, but he's operating from a place of weakness.