@onclecochon.bsky.social
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Pockets picked
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
Taming corporations is the key issue of our times
To appease corporations, people may raze mountains, divert rivers, clear forests, cover countryside in tarmac and shower subsidies upon them, but they have no loyalty to any place, people or product.
leftfootforward.org
July 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Pockets picked
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
Big pharma made £12bn excess profit from just 10 NHS drugs; profit mark-ups up to 23,000%.
Energy companies £514bn operating profit since 2020.
England Water companies £85bn in dividends, dump sewage in rivers.
Govts subservient to corporations. Abuses continue.
Wither democracy.
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Kneecap at Glastonbury don't RT they are supposed to be terrorists or something.
June 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Kneecap at Glastonbury don't RT they are supposed to be terrorists or something.
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Judging by Pete Hegseth's priorities, I can only assume transgender servicepeople are flipping these planes into the sea.
www.yahoo.com/news/us-navy...
www.yahoo.com/news/us-navy...
A US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea fight just lost a third Super Hornet. The $60 million jet went overboard on landing.
The F/A-18 tried landing on the USS Harry S. Truman but went overboard after the arrestment failed, a defense official said.
www.yahoo.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Judging by Pete Hegseth's priorities, I can only assume transgender servicepeople are flipping these planes into the sea.
www.yahoo.com/news/us-navy...
www.yahoo.com/news/us-navy...
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Women's appearance and behaviour is about to get even more highly policed in the UK, with a few people doubtless being emboldened to "take action". This whole billionaire-funded enterprise dials back gender equity by decades.
April 20, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Women's appearance and behaviour is about to get even more highly policed in the UK, with a few people doubtless being emboldened to "take action". This whole billionaire-funded enterprise dials back gender equity by decades.
The average rent for a 2 bed property in Edinburgh is about £1420/month (according to the ONS). The average cost for a 2-bed Council flat in Edinburgh is £105.51. Time to link private rents to Council rents.
April 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The average rent for a 2 bed property in Edinburgh is about £1420/month (according to the ONS). The average cost for a 2-bed Council flat in Edinburgh is £105.51. Time to link private rents to Council rents.
Had a crisp roll before I left the house, it's the only way to achieve crisp portion control.
April 11, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Had a crisp roll before I left the house, it's the only way to achieve crisp portion control.
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Help us fight for #CitizenJournalism! Thank you to everyone who has chipped in! If you can't, don't worry we'll still carry on! @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
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Support powerful citizen journalism - we need it now, more than ever
At a time when billionaires and oligarchs own the majority of our press, when local journalism is in decline, and social media is rife with misinformation and abuse, there has never been a greater nee...
chuffed.org
January 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Help us fight for #CitizenJournalism! Thank you to everyone who has chipped in! If you can't, don't worry we'll still carry on! @bylinesnetwork.co.uk
#CitizenJournalism
#Democracy
#Reporting
#Scotland
#Volunteer
#CitizenJournalism
#Democracy
#Reporting
#Scotland
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Two hundred UK companies are moving to a permanent four-day work week.
The decision comes after a trial where businesses tested the model.
Workers were happier and more productive, and the quality and quantity of work was unaffected or even improved.
future4days.com/two-hundred-uk
The decision comes after a trial where businesses tested the model.
Workers were happier and more productive, and the quality and quantity of work was unaffected or even improved.
future4days.com/two-hundred-uk
Two hundred UK companies moving to permanent four-day working week
In a major shift, 200 companies in the UK have decided to permanently switch to a four-day working week without cutting pay. This move, led by the 4 Day Week ...
future4days.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Two hundred UK companies are moving to a permanent four-day work week.
The decision comes after a trial where businesses tested the model.
Workers were happier and more productive, and the quality and quantity of work was unaffected or even improved.
future4days.com/two-hundred-uk
The decision comes after a trial where businesses tested the model.
Workers were happier and more productive, and the quality and quantity of work was unaffected or even improved.
future4days.com/two-hundred-uk
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Europe does desperately need the freshness of Eastern enlargement.
We Georgians, Ukrainians, Moldovans and other brothers in struggle live under fear of death for our principled positions and are well aware of the importance of the truth vs bureaucracy and inertia that could eventually doom Europe.
We Georgians, Ukrainians, Moldovans and other brothers in struggle live under fear of death for our principled positions and are well aware of the importance of the truth vs bureaucracy and inertia that could eventually doom Europe.
January 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Europe does desperately need the freshness of Eastern enlargement.
We Georgians, Ukrainians, Moldovans and other brothers in struggle live under fear of death for our principled positions and are well aware of the importance of the truth vs bureaucracy and inertia that could eventually doom Europe.
We Georgians, Ukrainians, Moldovans and other brothers in struggle live under fear of death for our principled positions and are well aware of the importance of the truth vs bureaucracy and inertia that could eventually doom Europe.
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Recommending privatisation for the NHS crisis is like recommending alcohol for a hangover.
Sure, it will offer a slight temporary reprieve - but it has serious long term implications.
Sure, it will offer a slight temporary reprieve - but it has serious long term implications.
January 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Recommending privatisation for the NHS crisis is like recommending alcohol for a hangover.
Sure, it will offer a slight temporary reprieve - but it has serious long term implications.
Sure, it will offer a slight temporary reprieve - but it has serious long term implications.
Contact your MP now to support the change to Proportional Representation from FPTP in the UK's elections.
actionnetwork.org/letters/pr-d...
actionnetwork.org/letters/pr-d...
Westminster is debating PR on 30th January. Tell your MP to be there.
Over 21 million votes cast in 2024 were ignored or wasted. After the most disproportionate election ever, there is a crucial parliamentary debate on 30th Jan on changing the voting system.
Don’t let ...
actionnetwork.org
January 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Contact your MP now to support the change to Proportional Representation from FPTP in the UK's elections.
actionnetwork.org/letters/pr-d...
actionnetwork.org/letters/pr-d...
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The major cause of under 10s' hospitalisation is dental decay says Gordon Brown on R4 BH & 70% of kids in poverty have working parents who can not afford to make ends meet.
Speaking at Big House Multi Bank in Scotland he says 2 child benefit cap & Universal Credit must change.
Our Sept report 👇
Speaking at Big House Multi Bank in Scotland he says 2 child benefit cap & Universal Credit must change.
Our Sept report 👇
Why we must fight the disastrous two-child benefit cap now
If we truly want to tackle child poverty, we must stop punishing the poorest and most vulnerable in society
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 19, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The major cause of under 10s' hospitalisation is dental decay says Gordon Brown on R4 BH & 70% of kids in poverty have working parents who can not afford to make ends meet.
Speaking at Big House Multi Bank in Scotland he says 2 child benefit cap & Universal Credit must change.
Our Sept report 👇
Speaking at Big House Multi Bank in Scotland he says 2 child benefit cap & Universal Credit must change.
Our Sept report 👇
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30 years ago Spitting Image dared to broadcast the truth about Israel.
Now no one dares.
Now no one dares.
January 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
30 years ago Spitting Image dared to broadcast the truth about Israel.
Now no one dares.
Now no one dares.
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Over on X, I'm receiving antisemitic death threats and being told they don't break the platform's rules.
To British MPs that follow me, this is a brazen violation of the Online Safety Act. Please ensure the rule of law is enforced against Elon Musk and X.
No business should be above the law.
To British MPs that follow me, this is a brazen violation of the Online Safety Act. Please ensure the rule of law is enforced against Elon Musk and X.
No business should be above the law.
January 12, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Over on X, I'm receiving antisemitic death threats and being told they don't break the platform's rules.
To British MPs that follow me, this is a brazen violation of the Online Safety Act. Please ensure the rule of law is enforced against Elon Musk and X.
No business should be above the law.
To British MPs that follow me, this is a brazen violation of the Online Safety Act. Please ensure the rule of law is enforced against Elon Musk and X.
No business should be above the law.
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Hospital advertises for ‘corridor care’ nurses to ease NHS crisis
The new jobs have been labelled a ‘total acceptance of failure’ as oxygen lines are installed outside wards
www.thetimes.com/uk/article/h...
The new jobs have been labelled a ‘total acceptance of failure’ as oxygen lines are installed outside wards
www.thetimes.com/uk/article/h...
Hospital advertises for ‘corridor care’ nurses to ease NHS crisis
The new jobs have been labelled a ‘total acceptance of failure’ as oxygen lines are installed outside wards
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Hospital advertises for ‘corridor care’ nurses to ease NHS crisis
The new jobs have been labelled a ‘total acceptance of failure’ as oxygen lines are installed outside wards
www.thetimes.com/uk/article/h...
The new jobs have been labelled a ‘total acceptance of failure’ as oxygen lines are installed outside wards
www.thetimes.com/uk/article/h...
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Wowzer, JC going full antisemitic - trying to throw the entirety of global Jewry under the bus to stop anyone having a breath of sympathy for any Palestinians.
This is not even helpful to Israel. It’s pure desperation to assist a murderous Netanyahu.
This is not even helpful to Israel. It’s pure desperation to assist a murderous Netanyahu.
January 1, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Wowzer, JC going full antisemitic - trying to throw the entirety of global Jewry under the bus to stop anyone having a breath of sympathy for any Palestinians.
This is not even helpful to Israel. It’s pure desperation to assist a murderous Netanyahu.
This is not even helpful to Israel. It’s pure desperation to assist a murderous Netanyahu.
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Margaret Thatcher is by far the worst PM we ever had.
She is the reason the water is filled with sewage and the Water Companies have £72bn debt.
She is the reason Energy prices are among the worst in the world, trains are the slowest and most expensive
Privatisation has to die
She is the reason the water is filled with sewage and the Water Companies have £72bn debt.
She is the reason Energy prices are among the worst in the world, trains are the slowest and most expensive
Privatisation has to die
December 24, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Margaret Thatcher is by far the worst PM we ever had.
She is the reason the water is filled with sewage and the Water Companies have £72bn debt.
She is the reason Energy prices are among the worst in the world, trains are the slowest and most expensive
Privatisation has to die
She is the reason the water is filled with sewage and the Water Companies have £72bn debt.
She is the reason Energy prices are among the worst in the world, trains are the slowest and most expensive
Privatisation has to die
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Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
December 23, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Academics from poorer socio-economic backgrounds are more likely to
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
- not publish
- have outstanding publication records
- introduce more novel scientific concepts
- less likely to receive recognition, as measured by citations, Nobel Prize nominations, and awards.
www.nber.org/papers/w33289
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“Hannah Greer, campaign manager for Good Law Project, said that @desmog.bsky.social’s findings showed that ‘the well-greased revolving door between fossil fuel lobbyists and ministers has not stopped spinning despite the change in government.’”
www.desmog.com/2024/12/10/l...
“Hannah Greer, campaign manager for Good Law Project, said that @desmog.bsky.social’s findings showed that ‘the well-greased revolving door between fossil fuel lobbyists and ministers has not stopped spinning despite the change in government.’”
www.desmog.com/2024/12/10/l...
Labour Donors Lobbied the New Government on Behalf of Fossil Fuel Giants
Consultancies that donated staff and resources to the Labour Party’s general election campaign have since lobbied the government on behalf of oil and gas companies, DeSmog can reveal. Seven lobbying f...
www.desmog.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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“Hannah Greer, campaign manager for Good Law Project, said that @desmog.bsky.social’s findings showed that ‘the well-greased revolving door between fossil fuel lobbyists and ministers has not stopped spinning despite the change in government.’”
www.desmog.com/2024/12/10/l...
“Hannah Greer, campaign manager for Good Law Project, said that @desmog.bsky.social’s findings showed that ‘the well-greased revolving door between fossil fuel lobbyists and ministers has not stopped spinning despite the change in government.’”
www.desmog.com/2024/12/10/l...
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if you kill a disfavored person in the street the leaders of the republican party will try to make you a national hero. absolutely not an ominous sign for the future.
If there were an RNC coming up, Daniel Penny would absolutely be a speaker.
December 13, 2024 at 3:28 PM
if you kill a disfavored person in the street the leaders of the republican party will try to make you a national hero. absolutely not an ominous sign for the future.
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"Thames Water’s accounts shows that there has never been a year since privatisation when shareholders contributed more cash than they took out." 💩
Was there ever ‘shareholder support’ for Thames Water?
New writer Stanley Root’s analysis of Thames Water’s accounts shows that there has never been a year since privatisation when shareholders contributed more cash than they took out
westenglandbylines.co.uk
December 11, 2024 at 10:04 AM
"Thames Water’s accounts shows that there has never been a year since privatisation when shareholders contributed more cash than they took out." 💩
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December 10, 2024 at 9:18 PM
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Those Who Make Peaceful Revolution Impossible
JFK tried to warn us.
www.thegodpodcast.com
December 10, 2024 at 4:40 PM