Cllr Cai Parry

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Cllr Cai Parry (@caiparry.bsky.social) on 'Why Rachel Reeves Should Implement a Land Value Tax'.

Read it here: www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/why-rac...

Council Tax is broken. There just might be a way we can fix local taxation and tax one of the best kinds of extreme wealth in one go

A hopeful vision where local services improve, and most people pay less to get them

Me for @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social

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Dominic Cummings has this racialised take on David Lammy

There is an increasingly prevalent kneejerk online rightwing trait to call the presence of any black or Asian person a diversity hire

Forgot this was here...

does anyone still use this?

Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate *CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...

More than 43,000 have now used our tool to complain to Ofcom about this loathsome GB News clip. We are approaching the 58,000 that would make it the most complained about ever segment of TV news. action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...

"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it."

YouTube video by spinout3 golden balls. the weirdest split or steal ever!

They don't make television like this anymore

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Elon Musk calls for Nigel Farage to be replaced as Reform UK leader The billionaire has been rumoured to be considering a multi-million pound donation to Reform UK.

Musk says Farage 'doesn't have what it takes' to be Reform UK leader after Farage distances himself from Musk's support for Tommy Robinson

You couldn't make it up
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People are always asking me what's going to happen tomorrow...

Come on guys, I don't have 2025 vision

bring back the old dairy milk

Some photos from the other night

It was an absolute pleasure to perform some stand-up tonight with this lovely lot in aid of Mermaids, who support trans young people in the UK

Such an important cause and thanks to the new Egham Pride Hub for hosting us!

This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.

Ahhhhhh

something something *deflects media criticism by saying something about having 500 Bluesky followers* blah blah

The Bandle today is impossible because the artist exclusively produces songs that sound like the most generic pop songs ever.

bandle.app

I. JUST. WANT. THE. RECIPE. I. DON'T. WANT. FOUR. PAGES. OF. STORY. ABOUT. HOW. THIS. WAS. YOUR. AUNT. LINDA'S. FAVORITE. DISH. ON. WINTER. ESCAPES. TO. THE. MOUNTAINS.

Alex Burghart just seems like a very angry man - very offputting

Yes. I'm venturing into far too mainstream observational comedy. what of it?

Writing a short stand up set - do other people have boilers with timers like this or is it just me?

Whamageddon - it's over

EXCLUSIVE: Palliative Care Minister Stephen Kinnock tells me he will vote for assisted dying, contrary to Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s concerns.

He believes there is no conflict between good palliative care and assisted dying and that it is possible to have both.

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Wes Streeting responding to Richard Holden:

"[His concern] is a matter for the Rt Hon Gentleman's ICB. I know he's new to the area, so I'd be happy to make some introductions" 🔥

I never thought it was possible to manspread while standing, but my train journey this morning proved otherwise. I was sat down and somehow ended up with someones jacket surrounding my head