Matt
@mattm1981.bsky.social
Manic Street Preachers and Rachel Stamp fan (best bands in the world)
Lives in Plymouth, from Kidderminster.
#RejoinEU
🌹🔶️🟢 politics
Lives in Plymouth, from Kidderminster.
#RejoinEU
🌹🔶️🟢 politics
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We cannot overestimate the impact of this measure in improving the lives of children currently living in poverty in the UK.
An unalloyed good, that the Tories have already announced they will reverse if they ever see power again.
#Budget25 #PoliticsLive #2ChildCap
An unalloyed good, that the Tories have already announced they will reverse if they ever see power again.
#Budget25 #PoliticsLive #2ChildCap
OBR estimates that abolition of two-child cap will reduce child poverty by 450,000 and benefit 560,000 families by an average of £5,310 per year.
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
We cannot overestimate the impact of this measure in improving the lives of children currently living in poverty in the UK.
An unalloyed good, that the Tories have already announced they will reverse if they ever see power again.
#Budget25 #PoliticsLive #2ChildCap
An unalloyed good, that the Tories have already announced they will reverse if they ever see power again.
#Budget25 #PoliticsLive #2ChildCap
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The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
November 19, 2025 at 12:12 PM
The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford
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Brian Stelter says the backlash against the BBC would be "severe" if it caves in to Trump, & he's probably right.
What he fails to consider though is that there are Tories on the BBC board, & in its newsroom, who want that public anger in order to destroy the corporation.
#C4News
What he fails to consider though is that there are Tories on the BBC board, & in its newsroom, who want that public anger in order to destroy the corporation.
#C4News
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Brian Stelter says the backlash against the BBC would be "severe" if it caves in to Trump, & he's probably right.
What he fails to consider though is that there are Tories on the BBC board, & in its newsroom, who want that public anger in order to destroy the corporation.
#C4News
What he fails to consider though is that there are Tories on the BBC board, & in its newsroom, who want that public anger in order to destroy the corporation.
#C4News
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Sounds about right
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Sounds about right
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GB News literally "wearing a poppy."
What does that actually mean?
Have they donated to the Royal British Legion to earn it?
Or is "gesture news" now a thing?
What does that actually mean?
Have they donated to the Royal British Legion to earn it?
Or is "gesture news" now a thing?
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
GB News literally "wearing a poppy."
What does that actually mean?
Have they donated to the Royal British Legion to earn it?
Or is "gesture news" now a thing?
What does that actually mean?
Have they donated to the Royal British Legion to earn it?
Or is "gesture news" now a thing?
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I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Looking forward to this online event on Thursday with @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social. After Zarah Sultana's ill-considered remarks, it's vital to listen to Green left voices from Ukraine.
Being Green can't mean neutrality in the face of imperialist war criminals.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-green-...
Being Green can't mean neutrality in the face of imperialist war criminals.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-green-...
The Green Party + Ukraine – discussion with Natalie Bennett & Sofiia Bodun
Discussions with Green peer Natalie Bennett; Sofiia Bodun of the Party of Greens of Ukraine; and Ukrainian climate activist Viktoriya Ball
www.eventbrite.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Looking forward to this online event on Thursday with @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social. After Zarah Sultana's ill-considered remarks, it's vital to listen to Green left voices from Ukraine.
Being Green can't mean neutrality in the face of imperialist war criminals.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-green-...
Being Green can't mean neutrality in the face of imperialist war criminals.
www.eventbrite.com/e/the-green-...
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If anything, @mrjamesob.bsky.social, the top 1% paying c.30% of total income tax only shows how completely skewed the income distribution has become.
When you take all taxes into account, the poor pay far more of their income in tax than the top 1% by a wide margin.
@lbc.co.uk
When you take all taxes into account, the poor pay far more of their income in tax than the top 1% by a wide margin.
@lbc.co.uk
A canard that won't die
Ofc the highest earners pay more income tax than low earners because THEY HAVE MUCH HIGHER INCOMES
The % changes when all taxes are considered
The fixation on the top 1% share of income tax is "at best disingenuous"
@jdportes.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
Ofc the highest earners pay more income tax than low earners because THEY HAVE MUCH HIGHER INCOMES
The % changes when all taxes are considered
The fixation on the top 1% share of income tax is "at best disingenuous"
@jdportes.bsky.social
@mrjamesob.bsky.social @lbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
If anything, @mrjamesob.bsky.social, the top 1% paying c.30% of total income tax only shows how completely skewed the income distribution has become.
When you take all taxes into account, the poor pay far more of their income in tax than the top 1% by a wide margin.
@lbc.co.uk
When you take all taxes into account, the poor pay far more of their income in tax than the top 1% by a wide margin.
@lbc.co.uk
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One could perhaps call this... two party politics?
Aggregate Result of the 139 Council By-Elections (for 142 Seats) since the 2025 Local Elections:
RFM: 49 (+42)
LDM: 43 (+16)
CON: 15 (-16)
LAB: 13 (-33)
GRN: 11 (+2)
Ind: 6 (-4)
Local: 3 (-5)
SNP: 1 (-1)
PLC: 1 (=)
Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...
RFM: 49 (+42)
LDM: 43 (+16)
CON: 15 (-16)
LAB: 13 (-33)
GRN: 11 (+2)
Ind: 6 (-4)
Local: 3 (-5)
SNP: 1 (-1)
PLC: 1 (=)
Explore: electionmaps.uk/byelections-...
October 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One could perhaps call this... two party politics?
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Vladimir Putin receives the result of the Caerphilly by-election.
October 24, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Vladimir Putin receives the result of the Caerphilly by-election.
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I prefer Ed's response to that of Labour.
October 20, 2025 at 8:27 PM
I prefer Ed's response to that of Labour.
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But how is this possible?
Trump said he brought peace to the Middle East.
For days everyone on the BBC, LBC and other right wing media have been accusing those who said it was nonsense to claim, so soon, that the war was over of being foolish haters with Trump derangement syndrome.
So predictable
Trump said he brought peace to the Middle East.
For days everyone on the BBC, LBC and other right wing media have been accusing those who said it was nonsense to claim, so soon, that the war was over of being foolish haters with Trump derangement syndrome.
So predictable
🔊 Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza as ceasefire violations spark blame from both sides. Hear the latest on the Reuters World News podcast reuters.sng.link/Eng86/0ep8/r...
October 19, 2025 at 5:17 PM
But how is this possible?
Trump said he brought peace to the Middle East.
For days everyone on the BBC, LBC and other right wing media have been accusing those who said it was nonsense to claim, so soon, that the war was over of being foolish haters with Trump derangement syndrome.
So predictable
Trump said he brought peace to the Middle East.
For days everyone on the BBC, LBC and other right wing media have been accusing those who said it was nonsense to claim, so soon, that the war was over of being foolish haters with Trump derangement syndrome.
So predictable
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How austerity hit young people.
In the decade after 2010 councils’ funding for youth services in England and Wales suffered a real-terms cut of 70%.
By 2023, 1,200 publicly run youth centres closed.
Young people abandoned to fund tax cuts for corporations the rich.
In the decade after 2010 councils’ funding for youth services in England and Wales suffered a real-terms cut of 70%.
By 2023, 1,200 publicly run youth centres closed.
Young people abandoned to fund tax cuts for corporations the rich.
Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris
These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:33 AM
How austerity hit young people.
In the decade after 2010 councils’ funding for youth services in England and Wales suffered a real-terms cut of 70%.
By 2023, 1,200 publicly run youth centres closed.
Young people abandoned to fund tax cuts for corporations the rich.
In the decade after 2010 councils’ funding for youth services in England and Wales suffered a real-terms cut of 70%.
By 2023, 1,200 publicly run youth centres closed.
Young people abandoned to fund tax cuts for corporations the rich.
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Farage claims Nathan Gill was a "bad apple".
So you can visualise his relationship with other leading figures in Reform as something like this.
So you can visualise his relationship with other leading figures in Reform as something like this.
October 12, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Farage claims Nathan Gill was a "bad apple".
So you can visualise his relationship with other leading figures in Reform as something like this.
So you can visualise his relationship with other leading figures in Reform as something like this.
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It’s interesting that many prominent Your Party representatives talk confidently about party policy despite the party currently having none, as policy is meant to be decided by members; it’s at best a naive assumption that everybody agrees with them and at worst an outright lie.
October 13, 2025 at 12:06 AM
It’s interesting that many prominent Your Party representatives talk confidently about party policy despite the party currently having none, as policy is meant to be decided by members; it’s at best a naive assumption that everybody agrees with them and at worst an outright lie.