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Rise in energy prices leaves 1m UK households behind on bills Energy debts have more than doubled in last 12 years, finds report, as Ofgem signals it will raise cap on bills

High energy prices leave 1m UK households behind on bills.

Energy debts doubled in 12 yrs.

6.1m households in fuel poverty. 128,000 people die in fuel poverty.

Energy companies made £514bn operating profit since 2020.

Can't build economy on poverty and death.

End profiteering. Nationalise.

Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardship

Dependence on food banks is the new norm in the UK.

In a rich country 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year.

Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering, govt indifference.

1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.

The proscription of Palestine Action, alongside other petulant oppressive behaviour, has turned our country into an authoritarian tragicomic farce in the eyes of the world.

Keir Starmer, "Labour have hired 2,000 extra GPs since taking office in 2024"

➡️84% of locum GPs are struggling to find work
➡️ Current shortage of 5,300 GPs
➡️ But there are 3,500 PAs

Labour are replacing GPs with PAs - shame on Labour for watering down our NHS

Labour’s new plan for workers’ rights passes a milestone The Employment Rights Bill aims to reverse a generation of employment legislation. Its third reading in the House of Lords was its last major hurdle

A Labour milestone. The Employment Rights Bill clears its last major hurdle in Parliament. Labour honours it promise to restore workers rights to help make workplaces fairer.

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social

Woman buys house.

UK mothers earn £302 a week less than fathers, analysis shows ONS data shows they are working for free from 1 September, almost three months earlier than Equal Pay Day for all women

UK mothers earn £302 a week less than fathers.

Women penalised for becoming mothers. Position becomes even worse when women become unpaid carers.

74,000 women a year forced to leave jobs for getting pregnant.

Takes toll: low pensions, poverty insecurity.

"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.

How about that? A victory for people who actually read.

Goldfish 1: knock knock

Goldfish 2: who's there

Goldfish 1: who's where

Goldfish 2: what

Welsh publisher brings Tolkien classic in Celtic languages together Stephen Price A Wales-based publisher responsible for the Welsh translation of the Hobbit has brought together versions of the Tolkien classic in all its current Celtic language editions. The move fol...

A Wales-based publisher responsible for the Welsh translation of the Hobbit has brought together versions of the Tolkien classic in all its current Celtic language editions

Our oceans are dying. Without urgent action, they’ll be irreversibly damaged.

That’s why this Labour Government will introduce legislation this year to ratify the Oceans Treaty, and we’ll ban bottom trawling in protected British waters.

Just found you on Twitter, which I only stay on to monitor the Voyager journey. So very happy to find you here.

UK wins £500m in science grants from EU Horizon scheme after Brexit lockout Exclusive: British scientists ‘over the moon’ with re-entry to funding scheme after losing out for three years

Some good 🇪🇺 news on this fine bank holiday!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

La Réforme des Retards La réforme des retraites vous oblige à bosser plus longtemps ? Compensez en arrivant en retard au travail !

Looking at the helpful link to the Zele collective's Arrive late to work calculator. Im from the UK so my time us increase by a factor of 5. I'm off to have another brew. www.lareformedesretards.fr/calculateur....

Scotland always leads the way

YouTube video by PoliticsGirl 20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow

You have to see this.

PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.

This is an insane solution to a problem that Republicans created.

Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate? Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority

THE GUARDIAN: Wales' 20mph speed limit slashes road deaths, yet the debate rages on—uncover the surprise popularity behind this transformative safety measure and the voices pushing back against progress.

- by Peter Walker

More taxes? Yes please! Patriotic Millionaires want to do more for the country “Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement

More taxes? Yes please! Patriotic Millionaires want to do more for the country

“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement

@patmillsuk.bsky.social @joing.bsky.social

People who benefit from the criminalisation of drugs:

- Drug lords and organised crime gangs

People who suffer from the criminalisation of drugs:

- Vulnerable people suffering addiction

- Communities experiencing higher levels of use and harm

- Police and criminal justice

- Prison services

Mine :) xx

Does "probationary employee" mean something different in the US? In the UK, probation in employment lasts about 3 months, but I saw a post from the US saying a probationary employee of 16 years was sacked by DOGE.

Would it kill the makers of avocados to put a different toy inside?

I have like 50 wooden balls already.

NHS leaders ordered to propose 7bn cuts to services.

This is devastating.

This is what happens when you prioritise the profits of mega corporations over the people.

The NHS needs extra funding, not more austerity and cuts.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.

Huge win! Government announces plan to open up Land Registry This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wale…

Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry.

If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.

Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:

whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...

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Vip Lane

📣I am very pleased to announce my book "VIP Lane" which covers my 5 year investigation uncovering the governments PPE procurement scandal will be published soon.

Please do register your interest here and follow @bylinetimes.bsky.social to be kept in the loop.

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Here’s how Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement must offer hope 'The government needs to recalibrate policies'

UK Govt imposing cuts, silence on corporate welfare.

Billions in subsidies to auto, steel, oil, gas, coal, biomass, shipping, others to boost their profits.

Banks continue to receive public money. Received £70bn since 2021; to receive another £120bn by 2028.

Must have people-centred politics.

And if I ask the recipient if they did heart it, they say they didn't. Also the spam blocker notifications are very distracting.