Consecutive governments have not addressed this issue, from housing reform to how we source energy to Brexit. My point is that the rise in living wage isn't a political success for Labour.

Rise in real living wage is a calculation of how the cost of living has increased so real living wage employers can increase salaries by this amount. People who receive increases less than this are in a worse position. This increase is a reflection in the failure to address the cost of living crisis

The beach might be hidden when the tide is in.

🚆 New trains for Chiltern Railways!

Yesterday I joined the team at London Marylebone for the launch of their modern new fleet, which will mean more capacity, greater comfort and a better experience for passengers. These trains start rolling out from early 2026 — great news for our region.

Love Thy Neighbor
op: @irenes.entropy

The curse of Thatcherism was not just greed. It was short-termism disguised as freedom. Privatisation made millionaires from share prices and dividends, while leaving millions in cold, costly poverty. A quarter of every bill now feeds profit, not service.

Praise Anoia!

We should be asking this
c o n s t a n t l y.

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

"During the first 10 years of the spending cuts that began in 2010, councils’ funding for youth services in England and Wales suffered a real-terms cut of 70%. By 2023, about 1,200 publicly run youth centres had closed, and more than 4,500 youth workers had lost their jobs."

#r4today

I'm sure financial journalists can correct me if I'm wrong, but it also seems reminiscent of how very large risky assets were concentrated in the balance sheet of a handful of too-big-to-fail institutions.

I wish ppl really understood how much we are being robbed r

Please read this

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To be fair I can't use my Tesco club card half the time because not enough Internet. Also my parents don't have smart phones. I would prefer a non digital card with a digital option.

Disney learned nothing from Andor.

Led by Donkeys, knocking it out of the park, as usual. Give them a monthly donation - it's money well spent.
https://www.tiktok.com/@ledbydonkeys/video/7550942110350888214

YouTube video by More Perfect Union I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?

This is one of the best political videos i’ve ever seen- if you need a little hope I would suggest watching this. This proves that we need more grassroots efforts to spread the progressive movement across America. Great job @moreperfectunion.bsky.social

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I have started to watch @channel4news.bsky.social this week and I really appreciated the insight of several key stories. The best thing was zero mention of the misinformation moron Farr@ge. So much better information and less bias than BBC news. Strong recommend.

Bit of a paradox that it takes a US Democrat to challenge Farage, whereas UK Labour does a decaf tribute act for him

Oh my.

What if our anger towards immigrants was pointed in another direction?

it’s kinda fascinating how teenagers today are still really into Nirvana, just like teens did back in 1992 and like I did when I was a teen in the mid-2000s

tbf I’m listening to Nirvana right now for the first time in forever and they still slap

YouTube video by Eleanor Morton We Have AI Now

We Have AI Now

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Fixing the leak: How to end the £22 billion annual taxpayer losses at the Bank of England | IPPR After a period of making significant profits on this programme, the Bank of England is now making record losses, which is historically very unusual for cen

UK govt handed £895bn of QE to banks. It bought bonds/gilts, now selling them at a loss.
It also pays interest on banks' central reserves.
Costs the public purse £22bn a year and is avoidable.

Profits at big four banks doubled since the pandemic. Windfall tax could raise £8bn.

Tax the banks.

making tax digital is such bullshit. i shouldn't have to pay a company money to be allowed to pay the government my taxes.

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As we've seen across history, the populist playbook used by Farage is ugly, powerful and incredibly destructive.

We know where it will lead if we don't stop it.

The financial crisis theory of everything Last month there was a fascinating poll from More in Common asking people to pick the main reason Britain is “on the wrong track”.

New post just out:

"The financial crisis theory of everything"

Why the 2008 crash was the WW1 of our generation that led to nearly all of the problems we have today - from the rise of the radical right to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

(£/free trial)

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Strong agree, I have been saying this for years. Decline in living standards resulting from these large scale events always moves politics to the right.

THIS WAS ALWAYS THE POINT.

When they talk about 'red tape' they usually mean health and environmental regulations. Business lobbyists call it red tape when they don't want to be seen to publicly hate wildlife and people.