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In 2024, the UK had the lowest taxes on an average employee of any G7 country.
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
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UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
November 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In 2024, the UK had the lowest taxes on an average employee of any G7 country.
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
UK taxes for lower earners were also the lowest in the G7.
But the UK's position might change in 2025.
Read more 👉 buff.ly/4ppe7Q8
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"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
Lower migration is bad news for the UK economy - UK in a changing Europe
Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out, and that the recent collapse in immigration will harm the UK's economic p...
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Home Office data suggests that recent immigrants are more likely to be working than British nationals and make higher wages than them."
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
✍️ Lauren Gilbert argues that migrants to the UK are net fiscal contributors, adding much more to the economy than they take out,
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
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Govts of Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman, China, France, Germany Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, UAE, US would like to thank UK for letting their entities own UK infrastructure.
Vast profits exported, Britons stare at sewage in rivers.
Govts of Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman, China, France, Germany Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, UAE, US would like to thank UK for letting their entities own UK infrastructure.
Vast profits exported, Britons stare at sewage in rivers.
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 11, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Govts of Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman, China, France, Germany Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, UAE, US would like to thank UK for letting their entities own UK infrastructure.
Vast profits exported, Britons stare at sewage in rivers.
Govts of Australia, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman, China, France, Germany Italy, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Qatar, Singapore, Spain, UAE, US would like to thank UK for letting their entities own UK infrastructure.
Vast profits exported, Britons stare at sewage in rivers.
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In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
September 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In a moment like this, when tensions are high, part of the job of the president is to remind us of the ties that bind us together.
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Nigel Farage says his party is a break from the political establishment but it is funded by the super rich.
Reform has an unusually high number of overseas backers with links to tax havens.
Fossil fuel interests fund Reform, party will expand their trade.
Reform has an unusually high number of overseas backers with links to tax havens.
Fossil fuel interests fund Reform, party will expand their trade.
These are the wealthy funders who’ve given Reform £5m
Nigel Farage says his party is a break from the political establishment. That claim doesn’t match up with its donors
www.opendemocracy.net
September 17, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Nigel Farage says his party is a break from the political establishment but it is funded by the super rich.
Reform has an unusually high number of overseas backers with links to tax havens.
Fossil fuel interests fund Reform, party will expand their trade.
Reform has an unusually high number of overseas backers with links to tax havens.
Fossil fuel interests fund Reform, party will expand their trade.
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September 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Unbelievable. Yet frighteningly believable.
Are you looking at this, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social? Are you seeing what happens when you validate the nationalist right for short term political gain? Are you ashamed of not fighting them?
Are you looking at this, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social? Are you seeing what happens when you validate the nationalist right for short term political gain? Are you ashamed of not fighting them?
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
September 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Unbelievable. Yet frighteningly believable.
Are you looking at this, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social? Are you seeing what happens when you validate the nationalist right for short term political gain? Are you ashamed of not fighting them?
Are you looking at this, @teamlabouruk.bsky.social? Are you seeing what happens when you validate the nationalist right for short term political gain? Are you ashamed of not fighting them?
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The world's largest academic association of genocide scholars - the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars - has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
genocidescholars.org
September 2, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The world's largest academic association of genocide scholars - the 500-member International Association of Genocide Scholars - has passed a resolution saying that the legal criteria have been met to establish Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. genocidescholars.org/wp-content/u...
Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Reform: Stop hiding from press scrutiny!
Nigel Farage says he welcomes freedom of speech, even if people find it offensive. Surely that should apply to freedom of the press too? So why have Reform's Nottinghamshire councillors - who control ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
August 31, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Retirement? Forget it www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08...
Retirement? Forget it
Robert Reich wrote a post yesterday on why he cannot retire, and it resonated with me because quite often someone suggests I should slow down. They wonder why I continue to write, make videos, and pos...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
August 30, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Retirement? Forget it www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08...
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I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
August 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’ve seen so many people spreading the misinformation that PBS is shut down or is shutting down.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been shut down and PBS has been defunded.
HOWEVER!!! PBS still exists. It is more important now than ever that you donate to PBS if you can.
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🧵 Reform UK’s “Lawless Britain” campaign isn’t about crime. It’s about manufacturing fear – and pointing the finger at migrants.
The Bear lifts the lid on the fear factory.
The Bear lifts the lid on the fear factory.
August 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
🧵 Reform UK’s “Lawless Britain” campaign isn’t about crime. It’s about manufacturing fear – and pointing the finger at migrants.
The Bear lifts the lid on the fear factory.
The Bear lifts the lid on the fear factory.
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DWP change to Universal Credit and PIP could put 50,000 people into poverty.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
The bottom 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Tax the rich. Poverty is a political choice.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
The bottom 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Tax the rich. Poverty is a political choice.
DWP change to Universal Credit and PIP 'will plunge 50,000 into poverty by 2030'
The Department for Work and Pensions are set to plunge tens of thousands of disabled and chronically-ill claimants into poverty by the end of the decade - 2030
www.mirror.co.uk
August 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
DWP change to Universal Credit and PIP could put 50,000 people into poverty.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
The bottom 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Tax the rich. Poverty is a political choice.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
The bottom 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.
Tax the rich. Poverty is a political choice.
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Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s Critical National Infrastructure (energy, water, transport, health, comms, etc)…
…so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
…so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
Why renationalising the UK’s critical national infrastructure is vital
Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s critical national infrastructure, so there is now a strong case for renationalising
northwestbylines.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Nothing good has come of privatising the Uk’s Critical National Infrastructure (energy, water, transport, health, comms, etc)…
…so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
…so there is now a strong case for renationalising.
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
July 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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We need 50 India trade deals to make up for #Brexit
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/jonty-bloom-...
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/jonty-bloom-...
We need 50 India trade deals to make up for Brexit
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts
www.thenewworld.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 7:16 AM
We need 50 India trade deals to make up for #Brexit
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/jonty-bloom-...
The Brexiteers’ dream trade deal is finally done - but government hype doesn't match the facts.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/jonty-bloom-...
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The UK needs a birth rate of 2.1 to stay stable.
Ours is 1.4 and falling. That means fewer workers, more pensioners = economic trouble.
Solutions? Force women to have more children, or more immigration.
We need people.
Immigration is good.
Stop being dicks to them ffs.
Ours is 1.4 and falling. That means fewer workers, more pensioners = economic trouble.
Solutions? Force women to have more children, or more immigration.
We need people.
Immigration is good.
Stop being dicks to them ffs.
July 26, 2025 at 6:50 AM
The UK needs a birth rate of 2.1 to stay stable.
Ours is 1.4 and falling. That means fewer workers, more pensioners = economic trouble.
Solutions? Force women to have more children, or more immigration.
We need people.
Immigration is good.
Stop being dicks to them ffs.
Ours is 1.4 and falling. That means fewer workers, more pensioners = economic trouble.
Solutions? Force women to have more children, or more immigration.
We need people.
Immigration is good.
Stop being dicks to them ffs.
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There is no question that Colbert’s cancellation is the first direct hit on the 1st Amendment by an authoritarian regime. It won’t be the last. Love or hate Colbert, this is a dark day for the US because this isn’t about Colbert. It’s about our democracy which simply put has died. #ProudBlue #Resist
Politics, Not Performance, Killed 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert'
The end of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert' signals a much bigger shift for late night. But it's not just about money.
www.rollingstone.com
July 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
There is no question that Colbert’s cancellation is the first direct hit on the 1st Amendment by an authoritarian regime. It won’t be the last. Love or hate Colbert, this is a dark day for the US because this isn’t about Colbert. It’s about our democracy which simply put has died. #ProudBlue #Resist
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Our Zionist apologist of a prime minister is perfectly happy with this. The majority of the British people are not. He couldn’t care less.
June 17, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Our Zionist apologist of a prime minister is perfectly happy with this. The majority of the British people are not. He couldn’t care less.
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Latest figures from the UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) on levels of exports around the world have made sobering reading, as results are 20% down compared against the start of the pandemic in 2020…the spectre of Brexit has severely hampered trade with our nearest European neighbours.
Hard-hit UK export figures underline key long-term major trading policy concerns
Latest figures from the UK's Food and Drink Federation on levels of exports around the world have made sobering reading, as results are 20% down compared against the start of the pandemic in 2020.
www.confectioneryproduction.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Latest figures from the UK’s Food and Drink Federation (FDF) on levels of exports around the world have made sobering reading, as results are 20% down compared against the start of the pandemic in 2020…the spectre of Brexit has severely hampered trade with our nearest European neighbours.