Thomas Sharpe
@tommysharpe.bsky.social
Transformation Manager at the National grid. Christian. Labour Party member. Man City fan.
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September in Reformland: Vaccines, Swans, and the Hostile Environment
September in Reformland: Vaccines, Swans, and the Hostile Environment - Cutting Takes
Labour's primary electoral opponents, Reform UK, have been on a professionalization mission. They are leading in the polls but there remains a sense that, when push comes to shove, they don’t really h...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
September in Reformland: Vaccines, Swans, and the Hostile Environment
Rayner has fallen, Farage will stay, and, as Rayner herself said four years ago, it remains “one rule for them and another for everybody else”
Nigel Farage and Angela Rayner: A Tale of Two Tax-Avoiders - Cutting Takes
In the midst of the partygate scandal, Angela Rayner used the highly effective phrase “one rule for them and another for everybody else”. Nothing stokes
cuttingtakes.com
September 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Rayner has fallen, Farage will stay, and, as Rayner herself said four years ago, it remains “one rule for them and another for everybody else”
“Global health, climate change, conflict, and the displacement of people all demonstrate that international development cooperation is not only beneficial for its recipients, it is highly beneficial for all countries”
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Why International Development Cooperation Is an Economic Necessity - Cutting Takes
International development cooperation, or international aid, has fallen right off the social and political agenda. The UK reneged on its 0.7% of GNI
cuttingtakes.com
September 12, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“Global health, climate change, conflict, and the displacement of people all demonstrate that international development cooperation is not only beneficial for its recipients, it is highly beneficial for all countries”
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cuttingtakes.com/internationa...
“progressive commentators are advocating for a net wealth tax, levied on the total value of a person’s wealth over a certain value. This has broad public support, with 3/4 of British citizens saying they would support a wealth tax of 2% on wealth over £5 million”
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Wealth Taxes: Idealism or Necessity?
What do Gary Stevenson, Lord Kinnock, Anneliese Dodds, groups of backbenchers, Tax Justice UK, and Rachel Reeves have in common? Answer: They have all started talking about wealth taxes.
cuttingtakes.com
September 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
“progressive commentators are advocating for a net wealth tax, levied on the total value of a person’s wealth over a certain value. This has broad public support, with 3/4 of British citizens saying they would support a wealth tax of 2% on wealth over £5 million”
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Over the past few weeks, there have been anti-asylum protests across the UK. Last weekend, one happened in my backyard.
I went to the counter protest and found it conflicting, so I thought I’d write down my experience to try and process. This is that writing.
I went to the counter protest and found it conflicting, so I thought I’d write down my experience to try and process. This is that writing.
A conflicted protester
Over the past few weeks, there have been anti-asylum protests in the UK. This is my story of attending a counter-protest and the conflicts it created within me.
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August 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Over the past few weeks, there have been anti-asylum protests across the UK. Last weekend, one happened in my backyard.
I went to the counter protest and found it conflicting, so I thought I’d write down my experience to try and process. This is that writing.
I went to the counter protest and found it conflicting, so I thought I’d write down my experience to try and process. This is that writing.
Great to see @islington-council.bsky.social leading the way in local Environmental action.
They’re even using warm air from London tubes to heat over 1000 homes, a school, and 2 leisure centres!
They’re even using warm air from London tubes to heat over 1000 homes, a school, and 2 leisure centres!
April 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Great to see @islington-council.bsky.social leading the way in local Environmental action.
They’re even using warm air from London tubes to heat over 1000 homes, a school, and 2 leisure centres!
They’re even using warm air from London tubes to heat over 1000 homes, a school, and 2 leisure centres!
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Another fine Brexit mess.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
Exclusive: Britons found to have ‘lost out’ while rest of Europe benefits from golden age of research and treatments
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Another fine Brexit mess.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Great news that the maternity unit at Whittington Hospital has been saved after a vigorous campaign by Labour in Islington. Only Labour can save the NHS. #SaveWhittingtonMaternity
Whittington maternity unit saved in win for campaigners - Islington Citizen
Archway hospital spared the axe by NHS bosses following consultation on closure due to falling birth rates
www.islingtoncitizen.co.uk
March 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Great news that the maternity unit at Whittington Hospital has been saved after a vigorous campaign by Labour in Islington. Only Labour can save the NHS. #SaveWhittingtonMaternity
Amazing work by @islington-council.bsky.social 👏👏
One panellist quoted as saying: “I don’t care about money or gifts. I just want to be with people, share my experience and listen to others. This means a lot to me.”
One panellist quoted as saying: “I don’t care about money or gifts. I just want to be with people, share my experience and listen to others. This means a lot to me.”
‘It’s helping me build my future’: empowering migrant and refugee families in a London borough of sanctuary
In Islington, a panel of people with migrant and refugee backgrounds is allocating £500,000 in grants to directly help new arrivals who are where they once were
www.theguardian.com
March 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Amazing work by @islington-council.bsky.social 👏👏
One panellist quoted as saying: “I don’t care about money or gifts. I just want to be with people, share my experience and listen to others. This means a lot to me.”
One panellist quoted as saying: “I don’t care about money or gifts. I just want to be with people, share my experience and listen to others. This means a lot to me.”
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The economic outlook has deteriorated since the Autumn budget.
What are the Chancellor's options for meeting her fiscal rules?
What are the Chancellor's options for meeting her fiscal rules?
March 17, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The economic outlook has deteriorated since the Autumn budget.
What are the Chancellor's options for meeting her fiscal rules?
What are the Chancellor's options for meeting her fiscal rules?
Fascinating reading the @oxfaminternational.bsky.social “Takers, Not Makers” report. The following graph and figure stood out. Billionaire wealth is rising, it’s unfair, and it’s exploitative. No one needs that much money.
Full report: www.oxfam.org/en/takers-no...
Full report: www.oxfam.org/en/takers-no...
March 16, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Fascinating reading the @oxfaminternational.bsky.social “Takers, Not Makers” report. The following graph and figure stood out. Billionaire wealth is rising, it’s unfair, and it’s exploitative. No one needs that much money.
Full report: www.oxfam.org/en/takers-no...
Full report: www.oxfam.org/en/takers-no...
My thoughts on 5 positive things that the UK government has done since last summer!
5 positive things the UK government has done since last summer! #politics #optimism #uk #ukpolitics
YouTube video by Thomas Sharpe
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March 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
My thoughts on 5 positive things that the UK government has done since last summer!
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“When needed, we enter the public square, not on behalf of ourselves, but on behalf of the other”
Powerful words from the leaders of the church in South Africa to parliament in the UK
“When needed, we enter the public square, not on behalf of ourselves, but on behalf of the other”
Powerful words from the leaders of the church in South Africa to parliament in the UK
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March 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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“When needed, we enter the public square, not on behalf of ourselves, but on behalf of the other”
Powerful words from the leaders of the church in South Africa to parliament in the UK
“When needed, we enter the public square, not on behalf of ourselves, but on behalf of the other”
Powerful words from the leaders of the church in South Africa to parliament in the UK
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The best personal response to the Government’s cut to the aid budget is to ensure that you give at least 0.7% of your income to internationally focused charities.
March 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The best personal response to the Government’s cut to the aid budget is to ensure that you give at least 0.7% of your income to internationally focused charities.
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An excellent piece by @krishk.com on the importance of global cooperation on international development, both for recipients and for the UK
An excellent piece by @krishk.com on the importance of global cooperation on international development, both for recipients and for the UK
Viruses don’t respect borders and nine other reasons why aid is vital for security | Seen & Unseen
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February 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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An excellent piece by @krishk.com on the importance of global cooperation on international development, both for recipients and for the UK
An excellent piece by @krishk.com on the importance of global cooperation on international development, both for recipients and for the UK
Global cooperation on international development has so so many benefits
Starmer’s cut to aid budget a ‘strategic mistake’, says former army head
Exclusive: Gen Lord Richard Dannatt warns ‘shortsighted’ move will ultimately add to burden on Britain’s armed forces
www.theguardian.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Global cooperation on international development has so so many benefits
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Our response to the announcement on cutting overseas aid 👇
February 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Our response to the announcement on cutting overseas aid 👇
