Back from a well oiled business trip to Europe… UK tube strike, train delayed, no 5g, £7 for a shit pasty… but yeah 🏴
September 9, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Back from a well oiled business trip to Europe… UK tube strike, train delayed, no 5g, £7 for a shit pasty… but yeah 🏴
What Capitalism and anti immigration does for you amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/03/...
Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants | CNN Business
Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low-wag...
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March 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
What Capitalism and anti immigration does for you amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/03/...
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🚨🚨 THIS is a MAJOR story: Amidst civil unrest in the country and Erdogan's despicable jailing of his main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey.🧵
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
www.politico.eu
March 24, 2025 at 8:54 AM
🚨🚨 THIS is a MAJOR story: Amidst civil unrest in the country and Erdogan's despicable jailing of his main political rival, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu Elon Musk's social media platform X has suspended several accounts belonging to opposition figures in Turkey.🧵
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
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Labour arithmetic:
£65bn in sickness & disability benefits p.a. = devastating
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
>£570bn hidden in tax havens + >£5.5bn of revenue p.a. lost to tax evasion = not a problem
👍🤪🙄
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-muc...
£65bn in sickness & disability benefits p.a. = devastating
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
>£570bn hidden in tax havens + >£5.5bn of revenue p.a. lost to tax evasion = not a problem
👍🤪🙄
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-muc...
How much UK tax is evaded via tax havens? - Tax Justice UK
The UK government has finally pledged to expose how much money is lost through overseas tax evasion. A huge £570bn is thought to be held by UK residents in tax havens, according to media reports. HMRC...
taxjustice.uk
March 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Labour arithmetic:
£65bn in sickness & disability benefits p.a. = devastating
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
>£570bn hidden in tax havens + >£5.5bn of revenue p.a. lost to tax evasion = not a problem
👍🤪🙄
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-muc...
£65bn in sickness & disability benefits p.a. = devastating
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
>£570bn hidden in tax havens + >£5.5bn of revenue p.a. lost to tax evasion = not a problem
👍🤪🙄
committees.parliament.uk/committee/12...
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-muc...
A Broken Contract: Why Britain's Democracy No Longer Works for You – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/11/25/a...
November 27, 2024 at 6:39 AM
A Broken Contract: Why Britain's Democracy No Longer Works for You – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/11/25/a...
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The 'appalling' cost of the coronation of King Charles III has been revealed by the UK Government.
Official accounts have revealed the coronation cost taxpayers £72 million although anti-monarchy group Republic believes the real cost was in fact much more.
Official accounts have revealed the coronation cost taxpayers £72 million although anti-monarchy group Republic believes the real cost was in fact much more.
November 22, 2024 at 8:29 AM
The 'appalling' cost of the coronation of King Charles III has been revealed by the UK Government.
Official accounts have revealed the coronation cost taxpayers £72 million although anti-monarchy group Republic believes the real cost was in fact much more.
Official accounts have revealed the coronation cost taxpayers £72 million although anti-monarchy group Republic believes the real cost was in fact much more.
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Imagine sitting down for a drink or a meal with people whose company you enjoyed & being told by management that half of the table would be now occupied by people who just wanted to shout ‘C**t’ at you. The exodus has absolutely nothing to do with ‘opinions’. Media reports must reflect this more.
November 15, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Imagine sitting down for a drink or a meal with people whose company you enjoyed & being told by management that half of the table would be now occupied by people who just wanted to shout ‘C**t’ at you. The exodus has absolutely nothing to do with ‘opinions’. Media reports must reflect this more.
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This is a masterful review, full of @willdunn.bsky.social's terrific dry wit:
How Elon Musk killed Twitter
His vainglorious $44bn takeover backfired on investors, employees, users – and the world’s richest man himself.
www.newstatesman.com
September 18, 2024 at 5:48 PM
This is a masterful review, full of @willdunn.bsky.social's terrific dry wit:
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1/ Some speech Musk has restricted, not freed whatsoever... He suspended the researcher Travis Brown www.wired.com/story/x-twit...
X Banned the Account of a Major Critic. Now He’s Taking It to Court
Software developer Travis Brown’s X account was banned after his research alleged far-right influencers were becoming more prominent on the platform. He’s taking X to court in a bid to reverse the dec...
www.wired.com
September 1, 2024 at 4:03 PM
1/ Some speech Musk has restricted, not freed whatsoever... He suspended the researcher Travis Brown www.wired.com/story/x-twit...
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This is now verging on the criminal. Thames Water has racked up £15 billion in debt while dumping sewage in water courses and ramping up payments to directors and shareholders. The absolute failure of privatisation.
August 31, 2024 at 11:11 AM
This is now verging on the criminal. Thames Water has racked up £15 billion in debt while dumping sewage in water courses and ramping up payments to directors and shareholders. The absolute failure of privatisation.
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A huge thank you to all our new followers. 🙏
We’d love to get to a big round 10k this weekend. You could help us get our progressive voice out to a few more by reposting this telling your followers why they should follow us.
We’d love to get to a big round 10k this weekend. You could help us get our progressive voice out to a few more by reposting this telling your followers why they should follow us.
August 30, 2024 at 1:34 PM
A huge thank you to all our new followers. 🙏
We’d love to get to a big round 10k this weekend. You could help us get our progressive voice out to a few more by reposting this telling your followers why they should follow us.
We’d love to get to a big round 10k this weekend. You could help us get our progressive voice out to a few more by reposting this telling your followers why they should follow us.
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Ok, here you are! This is the first starter pack for Bylines Network writers and editors. There are over 1,000 volunteers at the Network but I don't think they're all here on BSky yet 😉
go.bsky.app/LSrc9iS
go.bsky.app/LSrc9iS
August 29, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Ok, here you are! This is the first starter pack for Bylines Network writers and editors. There are over 1,000 volunteers at the Network but I don't think they're all here on BSky yet 😉
go.bsky.app/LSrc9iS
go.bsky.app/LSrc9iS
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This one's long but I was having so much fun I just didn't want to stop. The supposed tech industry giant is almost hilariously inept at doing actual business stuff.
www.unchartedblue.com/how-to-kill-...
www.unchartedblue.com/how-to-kill-...
How to kill your tech company (Elon Musk edition)
Musk's Twitter takeover is a fascinating case study in how to destroy a company from the inside out.
www.unchartedblue.com
August 27, 2024 at 4:29 PM
This one's long but I was having so much fun I just didn't want to stop. The supposed tech industry giant is almost hilariously inept at doing actual business stuff.
www.unchartedblue.com/how-to-kill-...
www.unchartedblue.com/how-to-kill-...
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Wondering if wealth inequality is out of control?
Well, Jeff Bezos made over $7.9 million an hour last year.
In just 13 minutes, he made the equivalent of what a typical person earns in a lifetime.
Don't tell me that the rich can't afford a wealth tax.
Well, Jeff Bezos made over $7.9 million an hour last year.
In just 13 minutes, he made the equivalent of what a typical person earns in a lifetime.
Don't tell me that the rich can't afford a wealth tax.
August 22, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Wondering if wealth inequality is out of control?
Well, Jeff Bezos made over $7.9 million an hour last year.
In just 13 minutes, he made the equivalent of what a typical person earns in a lifetime.
Don't tell me that the rich can't afford a wealth tax.
Well, Jeff Bezos made over $7.9 million an hour last year.
In just 13 minutes, he made the equivalent of what a typical person earns in a lifetime.
Don't tell me that the rich can't afford a wealth tax.
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New post just out:
"Mind the Gap"
The real scale of Labour's fiscal challenge and why it's an awful lot worse than the £22bn figure Rachel Reeves gave last month.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/m...
"Mind the Gap"
The real scale of Labour's fiscal challenge and why it's an awful lot worse than the £22bn figure Rachel Reeves gave last month.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/m...
Mind the Gap
The true scale of Labour’s fiscal challenge
open.substack.com
August 24, 2024 at 7:53 AM
New post just out:
"Mind the Gap"
The real scale of Labour's fiscal challenge and why it's an awful lot worse than the £22bn figure Rachel Reeves gave last month.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/m...
"Mind the Gap"
The real scale of Labour's fiscal challenge and why it's an awful lot worse than the £22bn figure Rachel Reeves gave last month.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/m...
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👇 Our first attempt at an anti-corruption starter pack. Suggestions for additions much appreciated. #anticorruption #corruption
August 22, 2024 at 3:23 PM
👇 Our first attempt at an anti-corruption starter pack. Suggestions for additions much appreciated. #anticorruption #corruption
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When politicians and media foghorns demand that we don’t talk about Brexit, I always remember these wise words from Martin Samuel (Times journalist) and pledge to honour them.
August 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM
When politicians and media foghorns demand that we don’t talk about Brexit, I always remember these wise words from Martin Samuel (Times journalist) and pledge to honour them.
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NEW @iea.bsky.social ANALYSIS: Renewables are set to overtake coal in global electricity generation for the 1st time in 2025.
The share of renewables in global electricity supply rose to 30% in 2023 and is projected to climb further to 35% in 2025.
www.iea.org/reports/elec...
The share of renewables in global electricity supply rose to 30% in 2023 and is projected to climb further to 35% in 2025.
www.iea.org/reports/elec...
August 20, 2024 at 4:03 PM
NEW @iea.bsky.social ANALYSIS: Renewables are set to overtake coal in global electricity generation for the 1st time in 2025.
The share of renewables in global electricity supply rose to 30% in 2023 and is projected to climb further to 35% in 2025.
www.iea.org/reports/elec...
The share of renewables in global electricity supply rose to 30% in 2023 and is projected to climb further to 35% in 2025.
www.iea.org/reports/elec...
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A sobering read.
Inciting rioters in Britain was a test run for Elon Musk. Just see what he plans for America
The presidential election is three months away. What if the billionaire contests the result? What if he decides democracy is over-rated?
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2024 at 10:40 AM
A sobering read.
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