sheila-s
@sheila-s.bsky.social
Pro-EU, pro-single market, pro-animal rights, vegetarian. Hate the Tories and Brexit. We need Proportional Representation now!
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In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
January 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
In other news, Nigel Farage didn't bother to turn up to the debate on grooming gangs in the House of Commons just now
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Keir Starmer, "I'm very concerned about where the Tory party are going on this"
"Because if you're not prepared to stand up as a Tory MP and denounce what's been said about Jess Philips, who has now had threats made to her"
"Then you seriously need to consider why you're in politics"
"Because if you're not prepared to stand up as a Tory MP and denounce what's been said about Jess Philips, who has now had threats made to her"
"Then you seriously need to consider why you're in politics"
January 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Keir Starmer, "I'm very concerned about where the Tory party are going on this"
"Because if you're not prepared to stand up as a Tory MP and denounce what's been said about Jess Philips, who has now had threats made to her"
"Then you seriously need to consider why you're in politics"
"Because if you're not prepared to stand up as a Tory MP and denounce what's been said about Jess Philips, who has now had threats made to her"
"Then you seriously need to consider why you're in politics"
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Oh.
🤯 Marks and Spencer has been forced to hire a warehouse just to store the post-Brexit paperwork needed for exports to the Republic of Ireland
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/business-eco...
Marks and Spencer opens warehouse to store Brexit paperwork
The company revealed in 2021 that Brexit was costing them £16 million in tariffs, administration and supply chain expenses.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 16, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Oh.
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“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs, whatever.”
Fight back against fascism: how big money is threatening democracy
Fascism thrives when democracy falters. From funding Reform to vigilance, here’s how we protect our future
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 15, 2024 at 7:00 AM
“All donations that originate from abroad, no matter who is the final donor, should be banned. Only UK citizens should be allowed to donate to British political organisations. This would, by necessity mean no donations from private companies; PLCs, LTDs, whatever.”
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"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."
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 10, 2024 at 9:59 AM
"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."
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Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse…
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Just when you thought it couldn’t possibly get any worse…
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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So it turns out they spent £715 million on sending a grand total of FOUR volunteers to Rwanda.
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 6:05 PM
So it turns out they spent £715 million on sending a grand total of FOUR volunteers to Rwanda.
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
For comparison, this is more than you could expect to spend on building an entire brand new hospital in the UK
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“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰
🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰
Whose land? Tax avoidance and the broken economics of British farming
Noise in the billionaire press about inheritance tax changes hides a basic fact: the non-farming rich own too much land
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2024 at 10:25 PM
“Some 56% of farmland bought in 2023 was sold to landowners who were not working farmers. The revenue per acre is too low to warrant the purchase, unless you are extremely wealthy and are avoiding inheritance tax”
🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰
🚜🌾 vs. 🧐💰
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Let’s all take a moment to congratulate Daniel ‘unelected bureaucrat’ Hannan for this masterclass in hypocrisy and abuse of power.
Someone sitting in the House of Lords (however dubiously) should *not* be signing this idiotic petition. But good to have his total lack of integrity confirmed. Again.
Someone sitting in the House of Lords (however dubiously) should *not* be signing this idiotic petition. But good to have his total lack of integrity confirmed. Again.
November 25, 2024 at 7:46 AM
Let’s all take a moment to congratulate Daniel ‘unelected bureaucrat’ Hannan for this masterclass in hypocrisy and abuse of power.
Someone sitting in the House of Lords (however dubiously) should *not* be signing this idiotic petition. But good to have his total lack of integrity confirmed. Again.
Someone sitting in the House of Lords (however dubiously) should *not* be signing this idiotic petition. But good to have his total lack of integrity confirmed. Again.
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The General Election petition is another Reform con job. They are fucking traitors implementing Bannon’s Republican playbook.
Good old fashioned British signees here.
The fake patriots doing Putin’s work for him. Obviously. As usual.
Good old fashioned British signees here.
The fake patriots doing Putin’s work for him. Obviously. As usual.
November 24, 2024 at 9:48 PM
The General Election petition is another Reform con job. They are fucking traitors implementing Bannon’s Republican playbook.
Good old fashioned British signees here.
The fake patriots doing Putin’s work for him. Obviously. As usual.
Good old fashioned British signees here.
The fake patriots doing Putin’s work for him. Obviously. As usual.
Don´t say that!- The poor lad´s on a diet ordered by the vet....
November 24, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Don´t say that!- The poor lad´s on a diet ordered by the vet....
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In the other place
“Just this week, a provably & wildly false post that claimed Starmer represented father of Southport suspect Axel Rudakubana in an asylum case went viral on X. The tweet in question is still live, having amassed 5.3 million views & 27,000 likes” www.politics.co.uk/week-in-revi...
“Just this week, a provably & wildly false post that claimed Starmer represented father of Southport suspect Axel Rudakubana in an asylum case went viral on X. The tweet in question is still live, having amassed 5.3 million views & 27,000 likes” www.politics.co.uk/week-in-revi...
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The below content first appeared in Politics.co.uk’s Week-in-Review newsletter, sign up for free and never miss this article. When Donald Trump claimed victory just after 7.00 am UK time on the mornin...
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November 24, 2024 at 9:52 AM
In the other place
“Just this week, a provably & wildly false post that claimed Starmer represented father of Southport suspect Axel Rudakubana in an asylum case went viral on X. The tweet in question is still live, having amassed 5.3 million views & 27,000 likes” www.politics.co.uk/week-in-revi...
“Just this week, a provably & wildly false post that claimed Starmer represented father of Southport suspect Axel Rudakubana in an asylum case went viral on X. The tweet in question is still live, having amassed 5.3 million views & 27,000 likes” www.politics.co.uk/week-in-revi...