“Technical fault” or deliberate obstruction? Shareholders have been blocked from proxying votes to the Celtic Trust ahead of the AGM

Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors Exclusive: Tory leader has plans to reinstate group that provided top donors with direct access to senior ministers

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch to relaunch exclusive ‘advisory board’ for high-value donors.

Donors will have direct access to senior ministers, shape public policy.

What can the low/middle income households do?

Receipt/Payment of political donations must be criminalized.

Anti-black racism 'baked' into Met Police, review says The independent review surveyed 40 years of evidence of how racism has affected black communities and black Met Police staff.

Anti-black racism 'baked' into Met, review finds.

This is 26 years after the Macpherson report which concluded that the Metropolitan Police was "institutionally racist".

Little changed.

Leaders of major political parties incite hatred. None charged.

Today is the official launch of the European Association of Celtic Supporters.
Please check out the website and share where possible.

Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC

PPE Medpro linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes.

The company also owes the public purse £148m for supplying unusable surgical gowns.

Company is bankrupt. HMRC ranks as unsecured creditor for taxes owed by the company.

Where has the money vanished to? Will anything be recovered?

From Patterns to Parity The (selective) post derby meltdown reveals much about various insecurities, not least the changing Scottish refereeing landscape.

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Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final payout

Oldest victim of Post Office scandal, 92, receives final compensation payout.

At last. But ruined lives can't be restored.

£1.2bn paid to 9,100 victims from public purse.

Not a penny from PO execs, Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers who benefited from persecution of the victims.

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of all new wealth. The poorest half of the world has received only 1%.

Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of new wealth, the poorest half has received only 1%.

Rich buy political parties, media, means of production, cause corruption, climate crisis, make mockery of democracy. Poor die early.

Must redistribute or risk social disorder.

UK energy companies made £30bn profit.
Gas extractors £10.8bn
Electricity generators £9.7bn
Transmission/Distribution £6.8 bn
Retail suppliers £2.8 bn

£500 a yr profit from average household
Bills up 42% since 2021.

Direct cause of inflation and poverty.

128,000 people a year die in fuel poverty.

"I promise to question everything my leaders tell me. I promise to use my critical faculties. I promise to develop my independence of thought. I promise to educate myself so I can make my own judgements."

-Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

The Cayman Islands.

Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him, say civil servants PM had been given ‘summary of reputational risks’ but did not know about contents of emails before PMQs, MPs told

Starmer was briefed on Mandelson’s Epstein links before appointing him US ambassador.

Andrew Mountbatten Windsor stripped of privileges, but Mandelson's Labour whip not withdrawn.

Starmer withdrew whip from 7 MPs for opposing two-child benefit cap.

What is Mandelson's hold over Starmer?

No free bus passes for under 22s, says goverment The Commons Transport Committee recommended scrapping bus fares for young people in August.

Second class England

No free bus passes for under 22s in England

Under 21s don't get full minimum wage; pay rent, food, groceries, transport, tax, NIC at full rate.

Scotland: 5- 22yr olds and over 60 get free bus travel, England at 66 rising to 67.

No uni fees, prescription charges in Scotland.

Campari shares worth €1.3bn seized by police over alleged tax evasion The spirit manufacturer's parent firm is accused of failing to declare a similar amount in tax during a merger.

Italian police seize €1.3bn from Campari owner over alleged tax evasion.

Won't happen in the UK?

City of London Police funded by Lloyd's Bank, UK Finance.

HMRC makes sweetheart deals with corporations/rich, which parliament can't examine.

NAO said HMRC underestimates tax abuse by wealthy.

Neil deGrasse Tyson breaks down deepfakes, discusses the time a deepfake video tricked Terry Crews, and learns about how AI is used to deceive with the help of Bitdefender Chief Security Strategist, Alex Cosoi.

‘The money machine is misfiring’: City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache Poor output since the leave vote has landed Rachel Reeves with a bigger-than-forecast budget spending gap

City blames Brexit for UK’s £20bn productivity headache.

But silence on its own role in economic crisis.
Short-termism and lack of investment
Endless financial scandals
Pushed for privatization.
Urged deal wage/benefit cuts
Opposes redistribution of income and wealth
Unchecked fat-cattery

Ofcom slams O2 over unexpected mobile phone contract price rise The media regulator said it was disappointed O2 raised prices more than was advertised when customers took out contracts.

Corporate Rip-off.

Ofcom rules brought in to stop phone/broadband companies from hiking prices mid-contract.

O2 to ignore the rules.

15.6m O2 customer bills to rise 40% more than expected.

Other companies bound to follow. They raise capital from customers.

Customers need enforceable rights

Why the banking industry is not a paragon of free markets, efficiency, or honesty Despite making record profits and paying record returns to shareholders it resents paying taxes.

Corrupt Britannia.

UK Govts bury bank scandals.

Frauds, moneylaundering not investigated.
FCA, SFO rarely prosecute.
HBOS frauds report promised by 2018, nothing published, ministers don't answer questions.

City of London Police funded by Lloyds Bank, UK Finance, financial institutions.

🟩 The UK’s former environment secretary risked “misleading the public” by repeatedly attacking Scotland’s water quality and insisting it was inferior to England’s, a watchdog has ruled.

👇Here is what you need to know: www.believeinscotland.org/uk_gov_lies_...

I don't want to believe. I want to know.

We acknowledge a midweek fixture is difficult for some fans to arrive early. However, this is a watershed moment for Celtic and the supporters, and we encourage as many as possible to join us. Change is essential, and it can be achieved.

Send them a message from 7pm tonight.

Poster over a nuclear power station and green field. Large text: “Scotland has no need for Westminster’s nuclear energy obsession.” Bottom-right badge: “END Scotland’s energy bill rip-off.”

⚡ Scotland already has the capacity to produce more electricity than it needs - yet Westminster wants to turn our countryside into a nuclear export zone for England.

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Even governments can't stop solidarity 🇵🇸

After our Canadian & US shows were pulled, tenth man helped us bring our show to fans in North America and beyond.

Live from Liberty Hall, Dublin, a venue steeped in revolution and solidarity, our performance was beamed to a packed King’s Theatre,Brooklyn.

Israel is bombing tents again with F35 jets.

They commit genocide with impunity.

There was no ceasefire, they broke it every single day.

They must be held to account.

Speak up. Take action.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Half of taxpayers facing HMRC interest bills are pensioners Pensioners account for almost half (44 per cent) of all taxpayers facing an HMRC bill for interest earned on their cash savings, according to a freedom of information request by AJ Bell.

UK pensioners account for 44% of all taxpayers facing HMRC bill for interest earned on savings.

Personal allowance frozen since 2021. More pensioners caught in tax and poverty trap, recieve unexpected tax bills.

Phoning HMRC for help is a nightmare.

What we witnessed yesterday was the result of repeated failures in the transfer market. This will continue until there is change at the Club - in both structure and personnel.

Celtic fans have the power to force that change by staying united and taking action.

Not Another Penny

Blue graphic: headline “10% lead for Yes!”. Pie chart: Yes 55% (magenta) vs No 45% (black). Slogan “The harder we work - the stronger the movement!” and “Believe in Scotland” logo.

🙌 Huge double digit lead for Scottish independence in a latest poll.

🔎 This is a (+3%) boost in a month, from the same pollster.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The harder we work, the stronger the movement.

Fishing boat in rough Scottish sea with gulls. Text: “Scotland brings the catch; Westminster keeps the cash.” Scotland lands 60% of UK fish but gets under 8% of the £360m fund.

🎣 Scotland brings the catch; Westminster keeps the cash.

🟦 Scotland lands 60% of UK fish but gets under 8% of the new £360m fishing fund.

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