@rickdavisharrold.bsky.social
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Our privatised water system is broken - but water companies are doing everything they can to keep the Ponzi scheme staggering on.
A solution exists. Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
A solution exists. Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
June 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Our privatised water system is broken - but water companies are doing everything they can to keep the Ponzi scheme staggering on.
A solution exists. Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
A solution exists. Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
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FUN FACT: Since 2019, Nigel Farage's Reform has taken more than £2.3 MILLION from oil and gas interests - making up an astonishing 92% of the party's donations.
Reform are NOT for ordinary people.
They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.
Reform are NOT for ordinary people.
They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.
May 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
FUN FACT: Since 2019, Nigel Farage's Reform has taken more than £2.3 MILLION from oil and gas interests - making up an astonishing 92% of the party's donations.
Reform are NOT for ordinary people.
They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.
Reform are NOT for ordinary people.
They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.
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Reform UK Easter reading:
"I was hungry and you said I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you told me to fuck off back where I came from, I was sick and you said we need an insurance based healthcare system..."
"I was hungry and you said I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you told me to fuck off back where I came from, I was sick and you said we need an insurance based healthcare system..."
April 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Reform UK Easter reading:
"I was hungry and you said I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you told me to fuck off back where I came from, I was sick and you said we need an insurance based healthcare system..."
"I was hungry and you said I could make a meal for 30p, I was a stranger and you told me to fuck off back where I came from, I was sick and you said we need an insurance based healthcare system..."
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Very important point. It's not green energy that is making UK electricity expensive: it's mostly gas
3) "What you call green energy [is] driving those prices up, and making it unsustainable to produce steel"
This is a statement from Nick, and it is wrong.
UK Steel: "The main driver of the price disparity is...driven by the UK’s reliance on natural gas power"
www.uksteel.org/electricity-...
This is a statement from Nick, and it is wrong.
UK Steel: "The main driver of the price disparity is...driven by the UK’s reliance on natural gas power"
www.uksteel.org/electricity-...
Industrial Electricity Prices – Barrier to growth and competitiveness
New UK Steel report on industrial electricity prices demonstrates that a sizable gap remains between what UK steelmakers and their European competitors pay. The report sets out three recommendations t...
www.uksteel.org
April 14, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Very important point. It's not green energy that is making UK electricity expensive: it's mostly gas
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The wait for family-size social housing is more than 100 years in parts of England.
Failure of govt policies for the last 50yrs. Jobs and housing not in the same place, ideolology blocked social housing, profiteering, low wages, poverty.
Let councils build houses. Need people centered policies.
Failure of govt policies for the last 50yrs. Jobs and housing not in the same place, ideolology blocked social housing, profiteering, low wages, poverty.
Let councils build houses. Need people centered policies.
Hundred-year wait for family-size social housing in parts of England, study finds
Charities condemn ‘national scandal’ and call for pledge to build 90,000 social homes a year to meet demand
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The wait for family-size social housing is more than 100 years in parts of England.
Failure of govt policies for the last 50yrs. Jobs and housing not in the same place, ideolology blocked social housing, profiteering, low wages, poverty.
Let councils build houses. Need people centered policies.
Failure of govt policies for the last 50yrs. Jobs and housing not in the same place, ideolology blocked social housing, profiteering, low wages, poverty.
Let councils build houses. Need people centered policies.
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So if the Home Office wants to reduce student migration numbers it needs to explain why it considers British families paying more for uni and/or the largest employer in many red wall towns going under is a price worth paying to reduce a form of migration that bothers no one
April 8, 2025 at 7:58 AM
So if the Home Office wants to reduce student migration numbers it needs to explain why it considers British families paying more for uni and/or the largest employer in many red wall towns going under is a price worth paying to reduce a form of migration that bothers no one
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Talk of illegal immigration and stop the boats is a distraction from the real issue - falling living standards.
April 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Talk of illegal immigration and stop the boats is a distraction from the real issue - falling living standards.
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Burning the fences to fuel the fire meant to keep the wolves away.
Cuts, a loser’s trade deal, unsustainable defence hikes—just short-term firefighting.
And that’s before climate shocks, trade wars & falling living standards feed the hard right.
We need an economy built for resilience & fairness.
Cuts, a loser’s trade deal, unsustainable defence hikes—just short-term firefighting.
And that’s before climate shocks, trade wars & falling living standards feed the hard right.
We need an economy built for resilience & fairness.
“Starmer offers big US tech firms tax cuts in return for lower Trump tariffs”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
April 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Burning the fences to fuel the fire meant to keep the wolves away.
Cuts, a loser’s trade deal, unsustainable defence hikes—just short-term firefighting.
And that’s before climate shocks, trade wars & falling living standards feed the hard right.
We need an economy built for resilience & fairness.
Cuts, a loser’s trade deal, unsustainable defence hikes—just short-term firefighting.
And that’s before climate shocks, trade wars & falling living standards feed the hard right.
We need an economy built for resilience & fairness.
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Things have changed A LOT since Labour published it's manifesto.
America is no longer a trusted ally.
It's clearly in our best interests to #RejoinEU
If they don't change tac then we'll vote tactically to get them OUT and @libdems.org.uk and TheGreenParty IN!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
America is no longer a trusted ally.
It's clearly in our best interests to #RejoinEU
If they don't change tac then we'll vote tactically to get them OUT and @libdems.org.uk and TheGreenParty IN!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Hold a referendum on re-joining the European Union
I want the government to hold a referendum on whether the UK should Rejoin the European Union.
petition.parliament.uk
March 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Things have changed A LOT since Labour published it's manifesto.
America is no longer a trusted ally.
It's clearly in our best interests to #RejoinEU
If they don't change tac then we'll vote tactically to get them OUT and @libdems.org.uk and TheGreenParty IN!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
America is no longer a trusted ally.
It's clearly in our best interests to #RejoinEU
If they don't change tac then we'll vote tactically to get them OUT and @libdems.org.uk and TheGreenParty IN!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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The facts are that Paul Staines defamed me, causing harm to my reputation, he thought he could get away with it, our legal system has ruled against him - now he suffers harm from his own libel, ignore his anger and spin - he simply lost.
March 31, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The facts are that Paul Staines defamed me, causing harm to my reputation, he thought he could get away with it, our legal system has ruled against him - now he suffers harm from his own libel, ignore his anger and spin - he simply lost.
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There's only 8,760 hours in a year, it's an energy geek thing to know that - so how on earth did water companies manage 4 million hours worth of poo dumping in our rivers.
Definition of a 'shit tonne' right there.
Definition of a 'shit tonne' right there.
Nearly 4m hours of raw sewage dumped in England’s waters last year
Duration of spills by water companies up on previous year, in data described by environment secretary as ‘disgraceful’
buff.ly
March 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
There's only 8,760 hours in a year, it's an energy geek thing to know that - so how on earth did water companies manage 4 million hours worth of poo dumping in our rivers.
Definition of a 'shit tonne' right there.
Definition of a 'shit tonne' right there.
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12,800 UK stores shut in 2024, 9,000 opened.
Many town centres are economic deserts.
High rents, energy costs, online take toll.
People lack purchasing power, depressed by high cost of living, average real wage unchanged since 2008.
Need to control rents, price of essentials.
Many town centres are economic deserts.
High rents, energy costs, online take toll.
People lack purchasing power, depressed by high cost of living, average real wage unchanged since 2008.
Need to control rents, price of essentials.
Rate of UK shop closures expected to rise after budget tax changes – report
More than 12,800 stores shut in 2024, down on 2023, but extra costs expected to take toll this year, study suggests
www.theguardian.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:00 AM
12,800 UK stores shut in 2024, 9,000 opened.
Many town centres are economic deserts.
High rents, energy costs, online take toll.
People lack purchasing power, depressed by high cost of living, average real wage unchanged since 2008.
Need to control rents, price of essentials.
Many town centres are economic deserts.
High rents, energy costs, online take toll.
People lack purchasing power, depressed by high cost of living, average real wage unchanged since 2008.
Need to control rents, price of essentials.
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This is like an architect saying “we have different perspectives, but you have to admire the pace at which that arsonist gets things done”
Ugh. I can’t tell you how much I dislike this. To witness such cruelty, incompetence, contempt for the law and think ‘let’s have some of that’… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
March 15, 2025 at 9:43 AM
This is like an architect saying “we have different perspectives, but you have to admire the pace at which that arsonist gets things done”
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1m people to have disability benefits cut by UK Labour govt.
This is wrong. There are numerous alternatives. But Chancellor refuses to inconvenience the rich.
Doesn't address causes - lack of healthcare, poverty, poor housing.
Must lead to rebellion in parliament.
archive.ph/46FfC
This is wrong. There are numerous alternatives. But Chancellor refuses to inconvenience the rich.
Doesn't address causes - lack of healthcare, poverty, poor housing.
Must lead to rebellion in parliament.
archive.ph/46FfC
1m people to have disability benefits cut by Labour
Rachel Reeves vows to ‘get a grip’ on the burgeoning welfare bill but cabinet ministers express disquiet over £5 billion savings
www.thetimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:09 AM
1m people to have disability benefits cut by UK Labour govt.
This is wrong. There are numerous alternatives. But Chancellor refuses to inconvenience the rich.
Doesn't address causes - lack of healthcare, poverty, poor housing.
Must lead to rebellion in parliament.
archive.ph/46FfC
This is wrong. There are numerous alternatives. But Chancellor refuses to inconvenience the rich.
Doesn't address causes - lack of healthcare, poverty, poor housing.
Must lead to rebellion in parliament.
archive.ph/46FfC
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Incidents at 950 English hazardous industrial sites ‘going unchecked’.
This is what happens with real wage cuts, huge staff turnover, public spending cuts, firing of staff, deregulation.
Labour needs to reverse these factors not exacerbate by more cuts/deregulation.
Austerity has a social cost.
This is what happens with real wage cuts, huge staff turnover, public spending cuts, firing of staff, deregulation.
Labour needs to reverse these factors not exacerbate by more cuts/deregulation.
Austerity has a social cost.
Incidents at English hazardous industrial sites ‘going unchecked’
Staff crisis at Environment Agency, which helps monitor 950 sites, means it is hearing about incidents later than normal, insider says
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Incidents at 950 English hazardous industrial sites ‘going unchecked’.
This is what happens with real wage cuts, huge staff turnover, public spending cuts, firing of staff, deregulation.
Labour needs to reverse these factors not exacerbate by more cuts/deregulation.
Austerity has a social cost.
This is what happens with real wage cuts, huge staff turnover, public spending cuts, firing of staff, deregulation.
Labour needs to reverse these factors not exacerbate by more cuts/deregulation.
Austerity has a social cost.
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Trump's attacks on the Department of Education should remind us never to elect to high office anyone without a stake in society. We suffered the same in the UK from 2010, when people who used private healthcare and private schools ripped up public services.
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Trump's attacks on the Department of Education should remind us never to elect to high office anyone without a stake in society. We suffered the same in the UK from 2010, when people who used private healthcare and private schools ripped up public services.
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“A rerun of Tory austerity by making poor people poorer isn't what Labour should be about. Instead, the government should explore raising extra funds from wealthy corporations and individuals”
March 12, 2025 at 7:02 AM
“A rerun of Tory austerity by making poor people poorer isn't what Labour should be about. Instead, the government should explore raising extra funds from wealthy corporations and individuals”
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1. You feel powerless? Don’t know what you can do to resist the rise of fascism?
Here is an answer: Good Things.
Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine.
Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it.
The more we build community, the less it can take root.
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Here is an answer: Good Things.
Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine.
Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it.
The more we build community, the less it can take root.
🧵
March 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
1. You feel powerless? Don’t know what you can do to resist the rise of fascism?
Here is an answer: Good Things.
Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine.
Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it.
The more we build community, the less it can take root.
🧵
Here is an answer: Good Things.
Fascism inflicts pain and harm as a matter of doctrine.
Kindness, care and conviviality defend us from it.
The more we build community, the less it can take root.
🧵
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5. For a small proportion of the population - about 1% - selfish and greed are the dominant values. We call these people psychopaths.
Unfortunately, we keep electing them to represent us.
*They do not represent us*.
Unfortunately, we keep electing them to represent us.
*They do not represent us*.
March 10, 2025 at 1:27 PM
5. For a small proportion of the population - about 1% - selfish and greed are the dominant values. We call these people psychopaths.
Unfortunately, we keep electing them to represent us.
*They do not represent us*.
Unfortunately, we keep electing them to represent us.
*They do not represent us*.
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I often wonder whether prominent Brexiters who identify as intelligent backed Trump so enthusiastically because the referendum victory persuaded their subconscious that you really can just ignore reality, expertise & evidence without any consequences…
Or maybe it was just all the racism.
Or maybe it was just all the racism.
March 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I often wonder whether prominent Brexiters who identify as intelligent backed Trump so enthusiastically because the referendum victory persuaded their subconscious that you really can just ignore reality, expertise & evidence without any consequences…
Or maybe it was just all the racism.
Or maybe it was just all the racism.
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This guy, @albertburneko.bsky.social, is a genius. Please read his brilliant article on Elon Musk's deranged and morally repugnant Mars colonisation schtick. defector.com/neither-elon...
Neither Elon Musk Nor Anybody Else Will Ever Colonize Mars | Defector
Mars does not have a magnetosphere. Any discussion of humans ever settling the red planet can stop right there, but of course it never does. Do you have a low-cost plan for, uh, creating a gigantic ac...
defector.com
March 7, 2025 at 9:05 AM
This guy, @albertburneko.bsky.social, is a genius. Please read his brilliant article on Elon Musk's deranged and morally repugnant Mars colonisation schtick. defector.com/neither-elon...
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1. What explains the paralysis that seems to have overcome us, as we watch the most powerful nation of Earth spiralling towards fascist dictatorship? Well, a large part of it, I feel, is the surreal, astonishing uselessness of the Democratic Party. 🧵
March 7, 2025 at 9:38 AM
1. What explains the paralysis that seems to have overcome us, as we watch the most powerful nation of Earth spiralling towards fascist dictatorship? Well, a large part of it, I feel, is the surreal, astonishing uselessness of the Democratic Party. 🧵
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Reeves plans billions in benefits and spending cuts
Wrong policy. Can't get growth by inflicting austerity, real income cuts, cutting public investment.
Must redistribute, end profiteering, end tax perks of the rich; need wealth tax, Tobin tax, tax capital gains & dividends at same rate as wages.
Wrong policy. Can't get growth by inflicting austerity, real income cuts, cutting public investment.
Must redistribute, end profiteering, end tax perks of the rich; need wealth tax, Tobin tax, tax capital gains & dividends at same rate as wages.
Reeves plans billions in benefits and other spending cuts
Treasury sources warn ‘world has changed’ since chancellor’s Budget as more cuts loom
www.independent.co.uk
March 6, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Reeves plans billions in benefits and spending cuts
Wrong policy. Can't get growth by inflicting austerity, real income cuts, cutting public investment.
Must redistribute, end profiteering, end tax perks of the rich; need wealth tax, Tobin tax, tax capital gains & dividends at same rate as wages.
Wrong policy. Can't get growth by inflicting austerity, real income cuts, cutting public investment.
Must redistribute, end profiteering, end tax perks of the rich; need wealth tax, Tobin tax, tax capital gains & dividends at same rate as wages.