Sarah le Ginge
@sarahje.bsky.social
On bluesky, at last!
Raging 🏴 Eco-Socialist. Accessible sustainable food for all. Dwi'n trio dysgu I siarad Cymraeg.
Independent 🏴 & 🏴, United 🇮🇪
Waiting for Derek Guy to migrate from Twitter
Raging 🏴 Eco-Socialist. Accessible sustainable food for all. Dwi'n trio dysgu I siarad Cymraeg.
Independent 🏴 & 🏴, United 🇮🇪
Waiting for Derek Guy to migrate from Twitter
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Sarah le Ginge
@sarahje.bsky.social
· Nov 16
I'm starting a diary here on Bluesky, mostly for my own amusement. I'll use this pinned post to link the threads.
(I also want to capture all my husbands daft antics)
(I also want to capture all my husbands daft antics)
So I might have given the impression to my family that I love Alison Steadman and her fabulous characters in Pride &Prejudice and Gavin&Stacey
December 25, 2024 at 9:00 PM
So I might have given the impression to my family that I love Alison Steadman and her fabulous characters in Pride &Prejudice and Gavin&Stacey
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The killing of insurance CEO reveals simmering anger at the trillion-dollar US health system which is all about profit and routinely denies patient claims for treatment and medicine. - We must protect our NHS from these vultures!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Killing of insurance CEO exposes simmering anger at US health system
Long-standing frustrations were revealed online after a health insurance executive was shot and killed in New York City.
www.bbc.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:29 AM
The killing of insurance CEO reveals simmering anger at the trillion-dollar US health system which is all about profit and routinely denies patient claims for treatment and medicine. - We must protect our NHS from these vultures!
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The Gov’ts response to this important question from Adrian Ramsay MP was DUE 4 DAYS AGO
Is gov’t using taxpayers money to pay GMC’s legal costs in defending an action brought by @anaesunited.bsky.social to protect patient safety in the regulation of PA’s & AA’s?
It’s a simple “YES” or “NO”
Is gov’t using taxpayers money to pay GMC’s legal costs in defending an action brought by @anaesunited.bsky.social to protect patient safety in the regulation of PA’s & AA’s?
It’s a simple “YES” or “NO”
December 7, 2024 at 7:10 AM
The Gov’ts response to this important question from Adrian Ramsay MP was DUE 4 DAYS AGO
Is gov’t using taxpayers money to pay GMC’s legal costs in defending an action brought by @anaesunited.bsky.social to protect patient safety in the regulation of PA’s & AA’s?
It’s a simple “YES” or “NO”
Is gov’t using taxpayers money to pay GMC’s legal costs in defending an action brought by @anaesunited.bsky.social to protect patient safety in the regulation of PA’s & AA’s?
It’s a simple “YES” or “NO”
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👍Bradford District Green Party are backing local businesses!
To support them, we should:
✅ Provide green grants
✅ Reform VAT so they pay less
✅ Suspend Covid loan repayments
✅ Support greener transport
#SmallBusinessSaturday
To support them, we should:
✅ Provide green grants
✅ Reform VAT so they pay less
✅ Suspend Covid loan repayments
✅ Support greener transport
#SmallBusinessSaturday
December 7, 2024 at 8:31 AM
👍Bradford District Green Party are backing local businesses!
To support them, we should:
✅ Provide green grants
✅ Reform VAT so they pay less
✅ Suspend Covid loan repayments
✅ Support greener transport
#SmallBusinessSaturday
To support them, we should:
✅ Provide green grants
✅ Reform VAT so they pay less
✅ Suspend Covid loan repayments
✅ Support greener transport
#SmallBusinessSaturday
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The Tories' biggest donor - actually the biggest donor in British politics AFAIK - seems to have changed his name following racist comments about Diane Abbott.
And he's given himself a fake knighthood, apparently... Via Private Eye
And he's given himself a fake knighthood, apparently... Via Private Eye
December 7, 2024 at 8:07 AM
The Tories' biggest donor - actually the biggest donor in British politics AFAIK - seems to have changed his name following racist comments about Diane Abbott.
And he's given himself a fake knighthood, apparently... Via Private Eye
And he's given himself a fake knighthood, apparently... Via Private Eye
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Private healthcare is lobbying Wes Streeting to sign a new PFI deal with them. Time is running out to ask Wes Streeting to say NO. Please add your name to this petition now. #NoNewPFI
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
Tell Wes Streeting - NO new PFI in our NHS!
weownit.org.uk
December 7, 2024 at 8:43 AM
Private healthcare is lobbying Wes Streeting to sign a new PFI deal with them. Time is running out to ask Wes Streeting to say NO. Please add your name to this petition now. #NoNewPFI
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
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“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation…
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
We need a free press
It’s vital for democracy that we receive verifiable information that is not manipulated or controlled
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 7:16 PM
“Just three companies, News Corp (Murdoch family), Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT, Viscount Rothermere) and Reach plc, control over 80% of daily newspaper circulation…
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
The hyper-rich continue to invest huge sums in acquiring control of media”
We need a free press - ie free from the billionaires.
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Rishi Sunak, who promised a new era of “accountability” and insisted that “transparency is really important for the healthy functioning of democracy,” has now placed his ongoing financial interests behind an opaque arrangement designed to hide them from public view
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/03/r...
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/03/r...
Rishi Sunak Accused of Having 'Something to Hide' After Burying Post-Downing Street Interests Behind Financial 'Firewall'
The former PM and his wife, whose combined wealth is estimated at £651 million, have set up an opaque new arrangement, preventing any scrutiny of their ongoing finances
bylinetimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Rishi Sunak, who promised a new era of “accountability” and insisted that “transparency is really important for the healthy functioning of democracy,” has now placed his ongoing financial interests behind an opaque arrangement designed to hide them from public view
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/03/r...
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/03/r...
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Such a simple cartoon that really speaks volumes.
December 1, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Such a simple cartoon that really speaks volumes.
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See the difference? What else can we call it other than stinking hypocrisy and Almighty double standards. The whole world can see it now ….
@bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
@bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
December 2, 2024 at 7:39 PM
See the difference? What else can we call it other than stinking hypocrisy and Almighty double standards. The whole world can see it now ….
@bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
@bbcbreaking-bot.bsky.social
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Whether you are Welsh or not, people in the UK need to be aware of Wales' treatment.
The most infuriating thing isn’t that Wales is treated as a non-country – it’s that we accept it | Will Hayward
The most infuriating thing isn’t that Wales is treated as a non-country – it’s that we accept it | Will Hayward
From the the Barnett formula to the humiliation of having an English ‘Prince of Wales’, you’d never catch Scotland allowing this treatment
When you come to Wales, one of your first impressions is of how delighted people here are to be Welsh. Even those…
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Whether you are Welsh or not, people in the UK need to be aware of Wales' treatment.
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Do the people who work in the City of London add value? youtu.be/yZYXZR4AXSY?... The City of London claims it is the powerhouse of the UK economy. But actually, it’s much more like a parasite, extracting value from the rest of the economy to for the advantage of a few at cost to most in this country
Do the people who work in the City of London add value?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 30, 2024 at 7:09 AM
Do the people who work in the City of London add value? youtu.be/yZYXZR4AXSY?... The City of London claims it is the powerhouse of the UK economy. But actually, it’s much more like a parasite, extracting value from the rest of the economy to for the advantage of a few at cost to most in this country
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Starmer is partnering up with Blackrock, the most criminally corrupt shadow bank on the planet who employ people to discredit net zero.
Their next move will be to privatise nations, do you get that? Public services are small potatoes to these people. 'Countrypreneurship' has found its home in SEZs.
Their next move will be to privatise nations, do you get that? Public services are small potatoes to these people. 'Countrypreneurship' has found its home in SEZs.
Excessive deregulation means that the UK is hurtling towards the next crash
Deregulation creates opportunities for bankers to take reckless risks with other people’s money, collect bonuses and destabilise economies.
leftfootforward.org
November 28, 2024 at 10:57 PM
Starmer is partnering up with Blackrock, the most criminally corrupt shadow bank on the planet who employ people to discredit net zero.
Their next move will be to privatise nations, do you get that? Public services are small potatoes to these people. 'Countrypreneurship' has found its home in SEZs.
Their next move will be to privatise nations, do you get that? Public services are small potatoes to these people. 'Countrypreneurship' has found its home in SEZs.
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A really important and concerning thread #assisteddyingbill
Things you might not realise about Kim Leadbeater MP’s Private Members Bill to legalise assisted suicide for terminally ill people – a thread 🧵
November 29, 2024 at 8:40 AM
A really important and concerning thread #assisteddyingbill
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in case you’re just waking up, UK transport secretary Louise Haigh has resigned over a phone offence from a decade ago
some will be wondering who would want to take out one of the most left-wing members of the cabinet
www.ft.com/content/1c8b...
some will be wondering who would want to take out one of the most left-wing members of the cabinet
www.ft.com/content/1c8b...
Louise Haigh resigns as UK transport secretary over phone offence
Labour MP admitted pleading guilty a decade ago to a minor offence over a phone she falsely reported as stolen
www.ft.com
November 29, 2024 at 7:52 AM
in case you’re just waking up, UK transport secretary Louise Haigh has resigned over a phone offence from a decade ago
some will be wondering who would want to take out one of the most left-wing members of the cabinet
www.ft.com/content/1c8b...
some will be wondering who would want to take out one of the most left-wing members of the cabinet
www.ft.com/content/1c8b...
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Need more than tax on the super rich for climate/economic justice.
Fortunes often built on exploitative practices- low wages, unequal value exchange, unpaid care work, pollution.
Must change how wealth creation is perceived, who is valued, how wealth is shared.
neweconomics.org/2024/11/we-n...
Fortunes often built on exploitative practices- low wages, unequal value exchange, unpaid care work, pollution.
Must change how wealth creation is perceived, who is valued, how wealth is shared.
neweconomics.org/2024/11/we-n...
We need more than a tax on the super rich to deliver climate and economic justice
In the wake of the G20 and COP29, it's more important than ever for global leaders to focus on tackling extreme wealth inequalities
neweconomics.org
November 29, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Need more than tax on the super rich for climate/economic justice.
Fortunes often built on exploitative practices- low wages, unequal value exchange, unpaid care work, pollution.
Must change how wealth creation is perceived, who is valued, how wealth is shared.
neweconomics.org/2024/11/we-n...
Fortunes often built on exploitative practices- low wages, unequal value exchange, unpaid care work, pollution.
Must change how wealth creation is perceived, who is valued, how wealth is shared.
neweconomics.org/2024/11/we-n...
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Reform UK, not a single female MP, but here to control their bodies.
amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
November 28, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Reform UK, not a single female MP, but here to control their bodies.
amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...
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👉NEW -- Despite Netanyahu arrest warrant, UK keeps sending arms and intel.
International Criminal Court’s stance on Gaza should trigger an end to British military ties with Israel, critics say.
www.declassifieduk.org/despite-neta...
International Criminal Court’s stance on Gaza should trigger an end to British military ties with Israel, critics say.
www.declassifieduk.org/despite-neta...
Despite Netanyahu arrest warrant, UK keeps sending arms and intel
International Criminal Court’s stance on Gaza should trigger an end to British military ties with Israel, critics say.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 27, 2024 at 3:47 PM
👉NEW -- Despite Netanyahu arrest warrant, UK keeps sending arms and intel.
International Criminal Court’s stance on Gaza should trigger an end to British military ties with Israel, critics say.
www.declassifieduk.org/despite-neta...
International Criminal Court’s stance on Gaza should trigger an end to British military ties with Israel, critics say.
www.declassifieduk.org/despite-neta...
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"The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the deepest insult you can offer him. Patriotism now means advocating plunder in the interest of the privileged classes of the particular State system into which we have happened to be born."
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
November 27, 2024 at 9:39 PM
"The time is fast approaching when to call a man a patriot will be the deepest insult you can offer him. Patriotism now means advocating plunder in the interest of the privileged classes of the particular State system into which we have happened to be born."
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
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Why do the media always allow Reeves to get away saying 'there's no alternative to her budget'? There are many other things she could have done. Prem highlights a couple below.
The media never questioned the Tories saying 'we've run out of money' and enabled austerity. They're doing it again.
The media never questioned the Tories saying 'we've run out of money' and enabled austerity. They're doing it again.
We had no alternative: Reeves defends her budget to the CBI.
Could have reshaped society.
Taxed capital gains & dividends at the same rate as wages, levy NIC.
Abolished VAT on domestic fuel, two child benefit cap; raised personal allowance, reversed WFP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Could have reshaped society.
Taxed capital gains & dividends at the same rate as wages, levy NIC.
Abolished VAT on domestic fuel, two child benefit cap; raised personal allowance, reversed WFP.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘We had no alternative’: Reeves defends her budget to the CBI
Chancellor tells business leaders she stands by tax rises and points to Labour’s pro-growth policies
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Why do the media always allow Reeves to get away saying 'there's no alternative to her budget'? There are many other things she could have done. Prem highlights a couple below.
The media never questioned the Tories saying 'we've run out of money' and enabled austerity. They're doing it again.
The media never questioned the Tories saying 'we've run out of money' and enabled austerity. They're doing it again.