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UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption.
The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours
UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland.
No relief in sight.
The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours
UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland.
No relief in sight.
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption
Countries’ drop in scores in annual table comes amid ‘worrying trend’ of backsliding in established democracies
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
UK and US sink to new lows in global index of corruption.
The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours
UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland.
No relief in sight.
The Index is flawed but tells a story. Political parties, legislators available for hire, crony contracts, VIP lanes, money buys honours
UK more corrupt than Estonia, Hong Kong, Uruguay, Ireland.
No relief in sight.
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Govt to spend £5bn to pay off 90% of the English councils debts for supporting children & young people with special educational needs.
The real problem is privatisation and profiteering by corporations, huge wealth transfer from public to private
How long before the write-off needs to be repeated?
The real problem is privatisation and profiteering by corporations, huge wealth transfer from public to private
How long before the write-off needs to be repeated?
£5bn council SEND debts to be paid off by government
It comes days after the Local Government Association warned that eight in 10 English councils would face bankruptcy, if they had to honour deficits.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Govt to spend £5bn to pay off 90% of the English councils debts for supporting children & young people with special educational needs.
The real problem is privatisation and profiteering by corporations, huge wealth transfer from public to private
How long before the write-off needs to be repeated?
The real problem is privatisation and profiteering by corporations, huge wealth transfer from public to private
How long before the write-off needs to be repeated?
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When is a fine on a company not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money
37 years of privatisation has been a disaster
leftfootforward.org
January 31, 2026 at 8:11 AM
When is a fine on a company not a fine?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
When it is levied on England's water companies with nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Headline grabbing fines are announced but not collected for years, not even paid.
No pressure on water companies to obey laws.
Water companies indulged by govt. Why?
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Let’s see, Venezuela take over, and wanting to take Greenland and at home he’s storming states with shock troops. Clearly we have an idiot in office that will kill us all.
January 11, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Let’s see, Venezuela take over, and wanting to take Greenland and at home he’s storming states with shock troops. Clearly we have an idiot in office that will kill us all.
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I played with my paints for the first time since last summer. It felt heavy but also healing. It's hard to create art knowing I won't be able to share it with my mom.
Acrylic on paper monoprint.
#printmaking #art #healing
Acrylic on paper monoprint.
#printmaking #art #healing
January 11, 2026 at 8:10 PM
I played with my paints for the first time since last summer. It felt heavy but also healing. It's hard to create art knowing I won't be able to share it with my mom.
Acrylic on paper monoprint.
#printmaking #art #healing
Acrylic on paper monoprint.
#printmaking #art #healing
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Sarà meglio che i Democratici si sbrighino a batterli perché il colesterolo ci metterà troppo tempo.
January 12, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Sarà meglio che i Democratici si sbrighino a batterli perché il colesterolo ci metterà troppo tempo.
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US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military.
How much appeasement will the world do?
What territories and wealth would the Felon grab next?
A template for other strong nations to do the same.
Decades of unrest would follow.
How much appeasement will the world do?
What territories and wealth would the Felon grab next?
A template for other strong nations to do the same.
Decades of unrest would follow.
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military - White House
It came as European allies rallied behind Denmark, which is pushing back against Trump's ambitions for the Arctic island.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM
US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military.
How much appeasement will the world do?
What territories and wealth would the Felon grab next?
A template for other strong nations to do the same.
Decades of unrest would follow.
How much appeasement will the world do?
What territories and wealth would the Felon grab next?
A template for other strong nations to do the same.
Decades of unrest would follow.
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Will there be enough surviving kids to die in school shooting?
BREAKING: The U.S. drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child in an unprecedented overhaul of childhood health protections.
US drops the number of vaccines it recommends for every child
The U.S. took the unprecedented step Monday of dropping the number of vaccines it recommends for every child — leaving other immunizations, such as flu shots, open to families to choose but without clear guidance.
bit.ly
January 7, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Will there be enough surviving kids to die in school shooting?
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Tomorrow, Bulgaria joins the euro area.
This milestone reflects years of hard work and commitment.
Now it means simpler payments, easier travel and so many new opportunities for Bulgarian businesses.
Поздравления, България!
You can be proud of what you achieved.
This milestone reflects years of hard work and commitment.
Now it means simpler payments, easier travel and so many new opportunities for Bulgarian businesses.
Поздравления, България!
You can be proud of what you achieved.
December 31, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Tomorrow, Bulgaria joins the euro area.
This milestone reflects years of hard work and commitment.
Now it means simpler payments, easier travel and so many new opportunities for Bulgarian businesses.
Поздравления, България!
You can be proud of what you achieved.
This milestone reflects years of hard work and commitment.
Now it means simpler payments, easier travel and so many new opportunities for Bulgarian businesses.
Поздравления, България!
You can be proud of what you achieved.
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'Cat' by Kirsty Elson who creates art by upcycling driftwood and other found materials #WomensArt
December 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
'Cat' by Kirsty Elson who creates art by upcycling driftwood and other found materials #WomensArt
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The work of Jeanne Mammen (1890 - 1976), German painter & illustrator who captured the bohemians, dancers & club clientele of Berlin's cabaret scene in the Weimar period
#womensart #NewYearsEve
#womensart #NewYearsEve
December 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
The work of Jeanne Mammen (1890 - 1976), German painter & illustrator who captured the bohemians, dancers & club clientele of Berlin's cabaret scene in the Weimar period
#womensart #NewYearsEve
#womensart #NewYearsEve
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Private equity struggles to value assets, sells assets to itself to pay investors.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
PE firms sell assets to themselves at a record rate in 2025
Private equity firms sold companies to themselves at a record rate this year, using a controversial tactic
www.cityam.com
December 31, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Private equity struggles to value assets, sells assets to itself to pay investors.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
Sold £79.2bn of assets to itself, to new entities under its control with money from new investors to pay earlier investors.
A ponzi scheme full of conflict of interests.
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Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty'.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty' among working people
The Sharewear Clothing Scheme in Nottingham says demand is so high it is running out of clothes.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Charity warns of rise in 'clothing poverty'.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Profiteering and cuts in real wages force people rely on charity.
Charity provides food, clothing, air ambulance, hospices and more in the 6th largest economy.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
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BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
BREAKING: This is huge news, the EU's equivalent of the 🇺🇸Supreme Court's 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling.
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
🇪🇺Court of Justice just ruled all 🇪🇺countries must recognise same-sex marriages granted in other member states.
This effectively legalises gay marriage across 🇪🇺
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Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Rewarding a dictator-aggressor always leads to another war. One that is usually even worse.
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X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
X has changed their policy and now you can see where the accounts are based.
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
Here’s an “influencer from Texas”
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If we flew the American flag at half-mast for every murder of an American who deserved better, who deserved to be heard and respected and live in peace, we’d never raise the flag to its full height again.
September 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
If we flew the American flag at half-mast for every murder of an American who deserved better, who deserved to be heard and respected and live in peace, we’d never raise the flag to its full height again.
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Early Summer Rain, Arakawa (1932)
by Hasui Kawase
by Hasui Kawase
September 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Early Summer Rain, Arakawa (1932)
by Hasui Kawase
by Hasui Kawase
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Just to be clear: Brian Kilmeade *did not* endorse euthanizing homeless people. He advocated MURDERING over 700,000 of them.
And on a network that has been *beside itself* over the murder of just one man this week.
And on a network that has been *beside itself* over the murder of just one man this week.
September 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Just to be clear: Brian Kilmeade *did not* endorse euthanizing homeless people. He advocated MURDERING over 700,000 of them.
And on a network that has been *beside itself* over the murder of just one man this week.
And on a network that has been *beside itself* over the murder of just one man this week.
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Algebra of dictatorship.
Reform UK want a new dept for immigration staffed solely by people who agree with the party’s policies to leave the ECHR and implement mass deportations
How long before similar edicts apply to police, judges, academics?
Would the next road to Auschwitz go through Clacton?
Reform UK want a new dept for immigration staffed solely by people who agree with the party’s policies to leave the ECHR and implement mass deportations
How long before similar edicts apply to police, judges, academics?
Would the next road to Auschwitz go through Clacton?
Reform wants to scrap neutral civil service and hire anti-ECHR staff
Richard Tice, the party’s deputy leader, also floats the idea of US-style political appointments for judges
www.thetimes.com
September 14, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Algebra of dictatorship.
Reform UK want a new dept for immigration staffed solely by people who agree with the party’s policies to leave the ECHR and implement mass deportations
How long before similar edicts apply to police, judges, academics?
Would the next road to Auschwitz go through Clacton?
Reform UK want a new dept for immigration staffed solely by people who agree with the party’s policies to leave the ECHR and implement mass deportations
How long before similar edicts apply to police, judges, academics?
Would the next road to Auschwitz go through Clacton?