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Rachel Reeves has pledged that there will be no further tax rises for the rest of this parliament as she said that Britain’s public services would need to “live within their means” 🔽
Rachel Reeves rules out tax rises in future budgets
The chancellor told the CBI that she was ‘never going to have to do a budget like that again’
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:42 PM
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Labour are laying the path for the (checks notes) largest loss of seats in a GE since 1931). He has suffered a record breaking drop in popularity, which is hardly surprising since we voted en masse to get the tories out, only to be bombared with Tory policies Cameron shied away from.
November 25, 2024 at 9:19 PM
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An estimated 20 terminally ill people in the UK die in unrelieved pain each day, according to a study by the independent Office of Health Economics (OHE).

According to its research, to be presented to MPs on Tuesday, one in four people receiving palliative care in England have “unmet pain needs”.
About 20 terminally ill people in UK die in unrelieved pain each day, research finds
Office of Health Economics says it used ‘most conservative of estimates’ and ‘true number is likely to be much larger’
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 9:42 PM
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Good to meet isles farmers Cecil Eunson and Colin Flett in Parliament today. That they were willing to make the not-inconsiderable trek from the isles to Parliament to raise their concerns about the impact of the Budget on agriculture should go to show just how seriously farmers are taking this.
November 19, 2024 at 7:04 PM
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As a doctor, I’m trained to preserve life, not end it | Letters
As a doctor, I’m trained to preserve life, not end it | Letters
Chula Goonasekera highlights several critical issues that need to be taken into account with assisted dying legislation. Plus letters from Jonathan Haydn-Williams and Eric Foxley As a doctor, I find it challenging to reconcile the idea of authorising or…
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November 18, 2024 at 5:46 PM
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‘No limit’ to amount of sewage Cape Town can discharge into ocean

www.thesouthafrican.com/news/no-limi...
'No limit' to amount of sewage Cape Town can discharge into ocean
The environmental minister has lifted restrictions on the quantity of sewage Cape Town is allowed to discharge into the ocean.
www.thesouthafrican.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:47 PM
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Exclusive: Water, energy, rail and Royal Mail should all be run by the state, voters say

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Water, energy, rail and Royal Mail should all be run by the state, voters say
A poll shows a majority of voters believe key services including energy and water should be run by the state amid growing anger over sky-high bills and sewage pollution
www.mirror.co.uk
November 17, 2024 at 5:58 PM
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None of which means legal migration doesn't matter (public expects numbers to fall there too) but crossings have a significant weight on the whole debate, and if people don't see those numbers reduce they will embrace parties/policies that pledge even tougher measures.
November 17, 2024 at 11:36 AM
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SUNDAY WITH LEWIS GOODALL FROM 10 ON LBC

-Transport Sec Lou Haigh
-Shadow Home Sec Chris Philp
-Baroness Harriet Harman
-Former Dem Head of Mi5 Nigel Inkster
-Former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith
-Assisted Dying bill sponsor MP Kim Leadbeater
-Essex Police Commissioner Roger Hirst

Join us.
November 17, 2024 at 9:26 AM
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Tories Chris Philp and Iain Duncan Smith warn cops against becoming "thought police" in light of Allison Pearson
IDS tells @lewisgoodall.bsky.social Badenoch is quite right to comment on "a complete absurdity" - "we don't want police investigating this type of thing - it's thought police territory."
November 17, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Hi. New to Bluesky. Not sure what I'll find here. Huge fan of Trump and Musk in US and following Reform party in UK. Socialism is a disease kills humanity.
November 16, 2024 at 6:42 PM