Paul Hebden
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Paul Hebden
@paulhebden.bsky.social
· Aug 12
FWIW - this is how food prices spiked in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how the cost of essentials is spiking again now.
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A 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million is reasonable - that's why 75% of the public support it along with 80% of millionaires.
Our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social chats to GB News.
Our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social chats to GB News.
November 11, 2025 at 8:01 AM
A 2% wealth tax on assets over £10 million is reasonable - that's why 75% of the public support it along with 80% of millionaires.
Our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social chats to GB News.
Our member @stephenstroud.bsky.social chats to GB News.
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It would never occur to Emily that she is at all ideological, or that she and her crank pals were imposing their views and desires upon others. What do you mean, ideology! We’re doing Science
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
It would never occur to Emily that she is at all ideological, or that she and her crank pals were imposing their views and desires upon others. What do you mean, ideology! We’re doing Science
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If you’re discussing the rise of a global fascist movement that is now strongly exerting itself domestically and you’re *still* wittering about the speech tyranny of the kids and the baleful influence of Stonewall, then that’s pretty wacky, folks! It looks unserious and self-indulgent at very best!
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
If you’re discussing the rise of a global fascist movement that is now strongly exerting itself domestically and you’re *still* wittering about the speech tyranny of the kids and the baleful influence of Stonewall, then that’s pretty wacky, folks! It looks unserious and self-indulgent at very best!
The BBC has been risking its impartiality on the economy and taxation for years and no one cares. That lack of care has contributed to years of austerity and made things like Liz Truss's mini budget possible. And... Tumbleweeds
November 11, 2025 at 8:09 AM
The BBC has been risking its impartiality on the economy and taxation for years and no one cares. That lack of care has contributed to years of austerity and made things like Liz Truss's mini budget possible. And... Tumbleweeds
Any news organization worth it salt would tell Donald Trump to fuck off.
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Any news organization worth it salt would tell Donald Trump to fuck off.
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When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
The UK: where our right wing press can pretend the BBC is a bastion of left wing values whilst being run by actual reactionaries to approving gov't nods. Meanwhile the left are cranks to be applauded if they win elections in US, but de legitimized if they question bond markets in a northern accent.
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The UK: where our right wing press can pretend the BBC is a bastion of left wing values whilst being run by actual reactionaries to approving gov't nods. Meanwhile the left are cranks to be applauded if they win elections in US, but de legitimized if they question bond markets in a northern accent.
From the maccabi tel aviv conspiracy peddled by ministers and the Prime Minister to the "fiscal black hole" conspiracy theory. The UK political media class is insane.
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
From the maccabi tel aviv conspiracy peddled by ministers and the Prime Minister to the "fiscal black hole" conspiracy theory. The UK political media class is insane.
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Yay! A fresh round of baseless scaremongering.
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Yay! A fresh round of baseless scaremongering.
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
Now, the noisy minority of greedy super-rich are telling us settling up charges will mean no one will invest or start business in the UK.
Just like they don't elsewhere with exit taxes like **checks notes**
USA, France, Germany, Canada, Australia...
It's so insane and unreal, the doublethink is so deep and overwhelming I sometimes feel the only sane response is to check out of politics and media for at least a decade. There's nothing good from a reasonable level of effort that can come from things atm.
We are forever told that the BBC has a leftist bias, but everyone in the BBC from journos (just now a former Sun editor) to managers (Gibb, Davie, etc) seems to have past links with the right. Where are those all powerful lefties?! #r4today
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It's so insane and unreal, the doublethink is so deep and overwhelming I sometimes feel the only sane response is to check out of politics and media for at least a decade. There's nothing good from a reasonable level of effort that can come from things atm.
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Fantastic news!!! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
‘Hero’ crew member injured in train mass stabbing regains consciousness
Samir Zitouni was wounded as he protected passengers during attack on an LNER train travelling from Doncaster to London
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Fantastic news!!! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Who could possibly have predicted this? At this point I'm thinking at least Wes Streeting would be less worse than the mob running the UK into the ground. Would also be good to watch these two right factions justify themselves.
www.ft.com/content/b88e...
www.ft.com/content/b88e...
The disturbing victory of Old Labour over New Labour
In education, labour and housing we risk going back towards what we know will not work
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Who could possibly have predicted this? At this point I'm thinking at least Wes Streeting would be less worse than the mob running the UK into the ground. Would also be good to watch these two right factions justify themselves.
www.ft.com/content/b88e...
www.ft.com/content/b88e...
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Martin Wolf says that while Labour promised to be revolutionary, it's been reactionary on employment, housing and education. It's an important debate...- on.ft.com/47wFwYL via @financialtimes.com
The disturbing victory of Old Labour over New Labour
In education, labour and housing we risk going back towards what we know will not work
on.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Martin Wolf says that while Labour promised to be revolutionary, it's been reactionary on employment, housing and education. It's an important debate...- on.ft.com/47wFwYL via @financialtimes.com
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I got teargassed and pepperballed at the Spring No Kings protest in Downtown LA, for standing in a crosswalk with a protest sign. By an unhinged LA Sheriffs Dept
8 Democratic Senators are planning to lay down because… I don’t even know.
8 Democratic Senators are planning to lay down because… I don’t even know.
November 10, 2025 at 4:45 AM
I got teargassed and pepperballed at the Spring No Kings protest in Downtown LA, for standing in a crosswalk with a protest sign. By an unhinged LA Sheriffs Dept
8 Democratic Senators are planning to lay down because… I don’t even know.
8 Democratic Senators are planning to lay down because… I don’t even know.
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Bernie is a goddam many things, but among them is decidedly not being wrong here. He's right and that's why the rest of the caucus hates him.
BERNIE: “This senate is about to make a horrific situation even worse… health insurance premiums will double/triple/quadruple… some will pay 50% of their income… 15 million will lose insurance… 50,000 will die unnecessarily…”
#MedicareForAllNOW
#MedicareForAllNOW
November 10, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Bernie is a goddam many things, but among them is decidedly not being wrong here. He's right and that's why the rest of the caucus hates him.
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So it will be incumbent on citizens to make these things happen. It will be wasteful and likely very violent, but that’s how it will have to be.
The party that says it’s for helping people sold the vulnerable out so they could have unfettered air travel.
So they too will be victims of the mob.
The party that says it’s for helping people sold the vulnerable out so they could have unfettered air travel.
So they too will be victims of the mob.
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
So it will be incumbent on citizens to make these things happen. It will be wasteful and likely very violent, but that’s how it will have to be.
The party that says it’s for helping people sold the vulnerable out so they could have unfettered air travel.
So they too will be victims of the mob.
The party that says it’s for helping people sold the vulnerable out so they could have unfettered air travel.
So they too will be victims of the mob.
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I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 AM
I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really
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How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
November 10, 2025 at 4:41 AM
How long till we learn American, United & Delta worked the phones on Senate Dems?
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My colleague calls Congress "the complaint department for capitalism." Every 2 or 6 years, we make believe 'we the people' choose our leaders, & we can call customer service hotline (Congressional switch board) to lodge complaints. All while real bosses actually billionaires.
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 AM
My colleague calls Congress "the complaint department for capitalism." Every 2 or 6 years, we make believe 'we the people' choose our leaders, & we can call customer service hotline (Congressional switch board) to lodge complaints. All while real bosses actually billionaires.
The bond market is wrong. Reeves should not cut welfare to placate the City | Richard Partington | The Guardian share.google/GRNj5knWDCsM...
The bond market is wrong. Reeves should not cut welfare to placate the City | Richard Partington
Keeping the markets on side is the chancellor’s priority but it’s not an easy task given their simplistic, misplaced views on welfare cuts
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November 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The bond market is wrong. Reeves should not cut welfare to placate the City | Richard Partington | The Guardian share.google/GRNj5knWDCsM...
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Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
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The fun part here is that the student anti-austerity protesters of 2011 were absolutely right, and the horrific MPs and crank politics pundits who screamed abuse at them were catastrophically wrong. But it’s the MPs and hacks who are holding all the microphones, so the public will never hear this.
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
The fun part here is that the student anti-austerity protesters of 2011 were absolutely right, and the horrific MPs and crank politics pundits who screamed abuse at them were catastrophically wrong. But it’s the MPs and hacks who are holding all the microphones, so the public will never hear this.
UK centrists: "Mamdani? Amazing, erudite, smart, great comms, just social smart democracy isn't it "
Also UK centrists:"Rent caps and caps on the cost of supermarket essentials? Be serious you idiots."
Also UK centrists:"Rent caps and caps on the cost of supermarket essentials? Be serious you idiots."
November 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
UK centrists: "Mamdani? Amazing, erudite, smart, great comms, just social smart democracy isn't it "
Also UK centrists:"Rent caps and caps on the cost of supermarket essentials? Be serious you idiots."
Also UK centrists:"Rent caps and caps on the cost of supermarket essentials? Be serious you idiots."
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Very cool how uh progressive columnists are explaining that Mamdani’s policies are unremarkable by European standards and also concluding that our domestic leftwing parties are too radical
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Very cool how uh progressive columnists are explaining that Mamdani’s policies are unremarkable by European standards and also concluding that our domestic leftwing parties are too radical
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
observer.co.uk/news/columni...