Tim Lyons

This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet? The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Privatisation and austerity policies are still killing us (literally) today. Yet the Govt still bangs on about growth. How can we grow our economy when so many are sick and do many are dying before their time?

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😂 That’s fine. Making generalisations (even correct ones) is likely to irk a few old codgers like me.

This is the news I wanted to hear! The most popular party of people under 65 is the #GreenParty 💚

I'd love to know what it is for 65 & older - the generation that STILL buys newspapers.

Any guesses? 🙄🙄

How dare you!! I’m over 65 and haven’t bought a newspaper for decades. And I’m a member of the Greens. Please revise your inaccurate prejudices!!😉

Reminder that the US military budget is larger than the military spending of the next nine largest countries combined.

Over half goes to private defense contractors.

This is the military-industrial complex Eisenhower warned of — on steroids.

While the McDonald’s CEO gets roasted for his awkward burger taste test...

McDonald’s is among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.

And McDonald's CEO recently raked in $18.2M — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.

That should leave a bad taste in your mouth.

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This innocent little girl was killed by our bomb, with our money, in our name, without our permission. Shame on the United States. We have become a stain on the planet.

I’m sure the feeling is mutual.

Funny that. I didn’t have Trump down as an FDR either.

The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...

First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped.

Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented.

Tell Keir Starmer to change this.
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That’s another good reason.

As the #UK is the 6th richest country in the world, just how is homelessness even a thing??

Oh sorry, I forgot - all the millionaires, billionaires & the fatcat bosses have it all.

Silly me! 🙄

Proof that #Labour, just like the #Tories genuinely doesn't give a fuck.

No one should die without a safe place to call home Behind every statistic in today's announcement is a person who was failed by the system.

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Absolutely superb. Really worth watching. Thanks for sharing.

This is what's happening.

After the Gordon and Denton by election, the Sky News/ YouGov polling has the Greens leapfrogging Labour to second place.

Just one poll, but I can't remember many other polls in the UK with neither Tories nor Labour in the top two positions.

Seems like voting Green is no longer thought of as a wasted vote. They are serious contenders now.

She’s absolutely right. But wouldn’t it be better to make all U.K. passport holders liable to U.K. tax no matter where they live? Tax dodging by living in a tax haven would become a thing of the past.

Dirty Business Shocking real-life drama about the muck in our water and a corporate scandal

Watch this!! Please!

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@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Its absolutely outrageous that they can be at the negotiating table & then our PM puts out a statement that actually condemns Iran for a retaliatory attack as opposed to Israel & America that started the bombing in the first place"🎯

Your views seem to be losing popularity as well as credibility. Starmer’s position is indefensible.

In the U.K. bishops sit in the HoL because they are bishops in the CoE. Of course the HoL needs to be abolished and religious influence over our Parliament terminated.

🚨#FirstPastThePost can no longer deliver real mandates -only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped! 🤬

Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented! 😤

Tell Keir Starmer to change this […]

La communauté internationale n’autorise pas la Russie de faire à l’Ukraine ce qu’elle permet à Israël de faire en Palestine. (Cardinal Pizzaballa, patriarche latin de Jérusalem). Quand toute la Palestine aura été conquise et gouvernée par l’état hébreu, les chrétiens seront les prochaines victimes.

The Party no longer aligns itself with the historic traditions of its founders and it has lost sight of its raison d’être. Either it will rediscover its soul very quickly or, I predict, it will die. But the space will be filled by progressive parties that will support policies of Labour voters.

It’s outrageous that the majority of our lawmakers are unelected. Sign now to demand power be placed rightfully in the hands of the people It takes 30 seconds

Enough is enough. The House of Lords is a rolling scandal - sign @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds.
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This weekend every Labour Member and affiliated Trade Unionist should be angry beyond belief at what Peter Mandelson, Morgan McSweeney and Keir Starmer have done to our Labour party.
#GortonAndDenton 1/5

Attacking your voters is going to drive even more of us away. Starmer is destroying the Labour Party.