Just watched @labourlewis.bsky.social's powerful speech on his Water Bill, raising the fundamental question that’s been ignored for too long: who should own our water?

It’s time to bring water back into public hands.

Watch the debate here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIOTHnvxEI

Brexit Curse.

UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit.

UK squeezed by Trump's tariffs.

Losing EU trade - UK regulations diverging from the EU; high energy, water, transport costs making exports expensive.

Rejoin the EU. Curb energy, water, transport profiteering.

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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“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

If you’d asked AI to write a piece of Russian propaganda in the style of Donald Trump, this is what you’d get. Well done America, you’ve elected a Russian asset as your President.

That the Trump administration is betraying Ukraine to Russia shouldn’t surprise us.

After all, Ukraine is fighting against autocracy and corruption that are the essence of both Trump's America and Putin's Russia.

It's time for Europe to stand up...together!

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

When will Govt learn you can’t out-Reform Reform - you end up simply legitimising their toxic narrative. To see off populists, Labour needs to invest in public services & local communities, making a real difference to people’s lives - levy a wealth tax & use it to improve people’s lives *now*

As Trump and Musk gleefully smash the institutions of government, they simultaneously rush us towards the Earth systems horizon.
You think this is a dangerous moment? It is. But add escalating climate breakdown to your calculations and multiply by ten.

Sounds like a plan

#Musk

As we inch closer to 2025, a good time to remind ourselves (and everyone else) of the importance & benefits of membership of the ECHR

youtu.be/iSTN-h8NoyY?...

In the rest of the developed world, we’re fully aware of this…

…and shocked & appalled by it, and regularly use it as a cautionary tale of the dangers of runaway capitalism.

✍️ The right’s financial mismanagement: a legacy of remarkable public failures

From water to housing, North Sea oil to Brexit, right-wing policies have sold off Britain’s future – leaving citizens to foot the bill

By Andy Brown

@andybrown1951.bsky.social

With a supermajority wanting both the Single Market and EU Freedom of Movement back, it seems that an honest discussion about Brexit has been going on OUTSIDE the political arena. Simply put, the people are miles ahead of the politicians on Brexit. And they're tired of waiting for MPs to catch up!

A majority of Leave voters would accept freedom of movement in return for access to the EU single market.

And, crucially, 68% of Con-to-Lab switchers would too.

Based on this, if Labour left behind its 'red lines', it wouldn't risk its 2024 winning coalition.

“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.

This is huge.

The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/e...