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@zackpolanski.bsky.social wants to introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets of over £10m & 2% on assets over £1bn & if the super rich want to leave the UK because they are being taxed a tiny amount more then we should wave them goodbye
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social wants to introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets of over £10m & 2% on assets over £1bn & if the super rich want to leave the UK because they are being taxed a tiny amount more then we should wave them goodbye
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
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Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
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November 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Your universe is a photocopy of a photocopy of a…
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
on.ft.com/4ahkNKa
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This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
Trump: “I will permanently pause migration from all Third World Countries … denaturalize migrants who undermine domestic tranquility, and deport any Foreign National who is a public charge, security risk, or non-compatible with Western Civilization.“
November 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
This whole thing is racist, but take particular note of the threat of denaturalization. That's stripping people of their citizenship, and that's the road to mass murder and atrocity.
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This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
November 27, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is why a con man shouldn’t have been allowed to become President!
This 👇
This 👇
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Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Homeland Security doesn’t grasp the fact that the first Thanksgiving was about making “room at the table” for European “invaders.”
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And there we go
Poorer households suffer more yet again
While the rich barely notice
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Poorer households suffer more yet again
While the rich barely notice
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Income tax threshold freeze will hit poorer households harder, experts say
Move will have greater impact on living standards of taxpayers in bottom half of income scale, thinktanks say
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:52 PM
And there we go
Poorer households suffer more yet again
While the rich barely notice
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Poorer households suffer more yet again
While the rich barely notice
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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As Xmas approaches, 4.3 children in the UK - almost 1 in 3 - live in poverty
In the world's 4th richest nation, this is an obscenity, and politicians who are allowing this to continue should hang their heads in shame
Always remember, maintaining poverty is a political choice
In the world's 4th richest nation, this is an obscenity, and politicians who are allowing this to continue should hang their heads in shame
Always remember, maintaining poverty is a political choice
November 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
As Xmas approaches, 4.3 children in the UK - almost 1 in 3 - live in poverty
In the world's 4th richest nation, this is an obscenity, and politicians who are allowing this to continue should hang their heads in shame
Always remember, maintaining poverty is a political choice
In the world's 4th richest nation, this is an obscenity, and politicians who are allowing this to continue should hang their heads in shame
Always remember, maintaining poverty is a political choice
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I think most people living in the UK would be astonished to know that this country is now more wealthy than Germany, and ranked 4th in the world
The millions struggling to eat and heat will be rightly wondering, where the f*ck it is?
www.forbes.com/sites/lewisn...
The millions struggling to eat and heat will be rightly wondering, where the f*ck it is?
www.forbes.com/sites/lewisn...
The World’s 50 Richest Countries 2025
From glittering alpine lakes to the neon-lit skylines of East Asia, here are the world’s richest countries, according to UBS.
www.forbes.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I think most people living in the UK would be astonished to know that this country is now more wealthy than Germany, and ranked 4th in the world
The millions struggling to eat and heat will be rightly wondering, where the f*ck it is?
www.forbes.com/sites/lewisn...
The millions struggling to eat and heat will be rightly wondering, where the f*ck it is?
www.forbes.com/sites/lewisn...
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Shabana Mahmood, has announced plans for the biggest overhaul of the UK asylum system in decades.
Labour peer Lord Alf Dubs, a former child refugee, has said that the home secretary is seeking to “use children as a weapon”.
Labour peer Lord Alf Dubs, a former child refugee, has said that the home secretary is seeking to “use children as a weapon”.
How new asylum policies will affect child refugees
Child refugees could live their entire childhoods in Britain with no guarantee that they will remain in the place they have come to think of as home.
theconversation.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Shabana Mahmood, has announced plans for the biggest overhaul of the UK asylum system in decades.
Labour peer Lord Alf Dubs, a former child refugee, has said that the home secretary is seeking to “use children as a weapon”.
Labour peer Lord Alf Dubs, a former child refugee, has said that the home secretary is seeking to “use children as a weapon”.
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Yes, Matt Goodwin is very, very, very racist.
Very stupid, obviously, and doesn't understand the policy, but also, very, very, very racist.
#Budget25 #bbcpm
bsky.app/profile/drje...
Very stupid, obviously, and doesn't understand the policy, but also, very, very, very racist.
#Budget25 #bbcpm
bsky.app/profile/drje...
Reflections on the budget from the head of Students4Reform
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Yes, Matt Goodwin is very, very, very racist.
Very stupid, obviously, and doesn't understand the policy, but also, very, very, very racist.
#Budget25 #bbcpm
bsky.app/profile/drje...
Very stupid, obviously, and doesn't understand the policy, but also, very, very, very racist.
#Budget25 #bbcpm
bsky.app/profile/drje...
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Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
November 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Nigel Farage has spent £1m taking out adverts in the papers to distract from the Nathan Gill Russian bribe scandal.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
We can't let him buy himself out of this. We need an investigation into Russian influence in our politics.
Reposted by @BatesMoira
How can you have a Judge appointed by the Government be in charge of deciding Guilt in crimes against the Government?
(IE Palestine Action supporters)
This isn't justice it's BS.
(IE Palestine Action supporters)
This isn't justice it's BS.
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
How can you have a Judge appointed by the Government be in charge of deciding Guilt in crimes against the Government?
(IE Palestine Action supporters)
This isn't justice it's BS.
(IE Palestine Action supporters)
This isn't justice it's BS.
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This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:26 AM
This is exactly what the recent Trump-BBC 'scandal' was designed to achieve. The BBC is now self-censoring criticisms of Trump in the name of "impartiality"
Reposted by @BatesMoira
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
In the interest of educating, entertaining and informing - this is how to deal with gobshites like Farage & Reform.
scottgronmark.blogspot.com/2010/11/priv...
In the interest of educating, entertaining and informing - this is how to deal with gobshites like Farage & Reform.
scottgronmark.blogspot.com/2010/11/priv...
Private Eye: the best-ever response to a solicitor’s letter
If any of you have ever been mystified by Private Eye’s occasional use of the phrase “For our response, see Pressdram v. Arkell ” , it refe...
scottgronmark.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
In the interest of educating, entertaining and informing - this is how to deal with gobshites like Farage & Reform.
scottgronmark.blogspot.com/2010/11/priv...
In the interest of educating, entertaining and informing - this is how to deal with gobshites like Farage & Reform.
scottgronmark.blogspot.com/2010/11/priv...
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While COP30 descends into farce
and UK fossil companies still get
£millions in subsidies helping their profits soar,
food banks desperately appeals for funds
to help poor, old & sick people
facing another winter of eat or heat
#SocialistSunday
Trussell donations
www.trussell.org.uk/wintermeta?u...
and UK fossil companies still get
£millions in subsidies helping their profits soar,
food banks desperately appeals for funds
to help poor, old & sick people
facing another winter of eat or heat
#SocialistSunday
Trussell donations
www.trussell.org.uk/wintermeta?u...
November 23, 2025 at 9:55 AM
While COP30 descends into farce
and UK fossil companies still get
£millions in subsidies helping their profits soar,
food banks desperately appeals for funds
to help poor, old & sick people
facing another winter of eat or heat
#SocialistSunday
Trussell donations
www.trussell.org.uk/wintermeta?u...
and UK fossil companies still get
£millions in subsidies helping their profits soar,
food banks desperately appeals for funds
to help poor, old & sick people
facing another winter of eat or heat
#SocialistSunday
Trussell donations
www.trussell.org.uk/wintermeta?u...
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People are ready to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
People are ready to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
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“The interview which stood out the most was with Zach Polanski, it was refreshing because he does this thing where he answers a question then stops and says next question”
Trevor Phillips
Trevor Phillips
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“The interview which stood out the most was with Zach Polanski, it was refreshing because he does this thing where he answers a question then stops and says next question”
Trevor Phillips
Trevor Phillips
Reposted by @BatesMoira
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes for pro-Russia interviews and speeches.
Who else was involved,?
Party can now add treason to racism, misogyny, islamaphobia, economic illiteracy as its electoral credentials.
Who else was involved,?
Party can now add treason to racism, misogyny, islamaphobia, economic illiteracy as its electoral credentials.
Former Reform in Wales leader Nathan Gill jailed for pro-Russian bribery
Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Ex-leader of Reform UK in Wales sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes for pro-Russia interviews and speeches.
Who else was involved,?
Party can now add treason to racism, misogyny, islamaphobia, economic illiteracy as its electoral credentials.
Who else was involved,?
Party can now add treason to racism, misogyny, islamaphobia, economic illiteracy as its electoral credentials.
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For forty years, we were told that Britain didn’t need manufacturing — finance would make us rich. That experiment failed. We import more than we export, our towns are hollowed out, and our prosperity rests on hot money and property bubbles rather than what we make..
youtu.be/mOqUoJ-NirM?...
youtu.be/mOqUoJ-NirM?...
Why Britain no longer makes things — and how we rebuild
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
For forty years, we were told that Britain didn’t need manufacturing — finance would make us rich. That experiment failed. We import more than we export, our towns are hollowed out, and our prosperity rests on hot money and property bubbles rather than what we make..
youtu.be/mOqUoJ-NirM?...
youtu.be/mOqUoJ-NirM?...
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The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 7: The politics of care www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11... Governments have not cared about people for far too long. In my draft alternative Budget, I would change that, for good. Politics is nothing if it is not about care.
The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 7: The politics of care
Rachel Reeves will be presenting her Budget on November 26, if the Labour government of which she is a part lasts that long.
I will be commenting on that Budget on the day on BBC Radio 2, and elsewh...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 22, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The Alternative Budget 2025, Part 7: The politics of care www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11... Governments have not cared about people for far too long. In my draft alternative Budget, I would change that, for good. Politics is nothing if it is not about care.
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⚠️Gill played a prominent role in the Brexit campaign in Wales and was one of only two MEPs who followed Farage from UKIP into the Brexit Party.
He had told the BBC he had responsibility for The Brexit Party's group of MEPs as its "head of delegation".
https://bbc.in/4rd4Qe7
He had told the BBC he had responsibility for The Brexit Party's group of MEPs as its "head of delegation".
https://bbc.in/4rd4Qe7
Nathan Gill: How WhatsApp messages revealed ex-Reform politician's pro-Russian bribes
The former leader of Reform UK in Wales has admitted bribery and will be sentenced on Friday.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 10:30 AM
⚠️Gill played a prominent role in the Brexit campaign in Wales and was one of only two MEPs who followed Farage from UKIP into the Brexit Party.
He had told the BBC he had responsibility for The Brexit Party's group of MEPs as its "head of delegation".
https://bbc.in/4rd4Qe7
He had told the BBC he had responsibility for The Brexit Party's group of MEPs as its "head of delegation".
https://bbc.in/4rd4Qe7
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🍺 JD Wetherspoon – whose founder campaigned for the UK to leave the EU – is using Ireland as a springboard for its expansion into mainland Europe to avoid Brexit-induced red tape.
https://m.independent.ie/business/wetherspoon-uses-ireland-to-skirt-brexit-red-tape-for-eu-expansion/a1911675912.html
https://m.independent.ie/business/wetherspoon-uses-ireland-to-skirt-brexit-red-tape-for-eu-expansion/a1911675912.html
Wetherspoon uses Ireland to skirt Brexit red tape for EU expansion
UK pub and hotel group JD Wetherspoon – whose founder campaigned for the UK to leave the EU – is using Ireland as a springboard for its expansion into mainland Europe to avoid Brexit-induced red tape...
m.independent.ie
November 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🍺 JD Wetherspoon – whose founder campaigned for the UK to leave the EU – is using Ireland as a springboard for its expansion into mainland Europe to avoid Brexit-induced red tape.
https://m.independent.ie/business/wetherspoon-uses-ireland-to-skirt-brexit-red-tape-for-eu-expansion/a1911675912.html
https://m.independent.ie/business/wetherspoon-uses-ireland-to-skirt-brexit-red-tape-for-eu-expansion/a1911675912.html
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🌏🇬🇧"We only won the First World War and the Second World War because we were joined in those wars by millions of black and Asian people from around the world."
A powerful reminder from 2009 of Britain's historical debt to protecting a multicultural society. United we stand.
A powerful reminder from 2009 of Britain's historical debt to protecting a multicultural society. United we stand.
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🌏🇬🇧"We only won the First World War and the Second World War because we were joined in those wars by millions of black and Asian people from around the world."
A powerful reminder from 2009 of Britain's historical debt to protecting a multicultural society. United we stand.
A powerful reminder from 2009 of Britain's historical debt to protecting a multicultural society. United we stand.