Gareth Fox

The charismatic new leader of the Greens in England & Wales!…

Jesus christ she’s an utter ghoul and could actually be replaced by an AI bot

Spain is a green energy leader, and guess what - its economy is booming off the back of that - and the lower energy prices Spanish businesses and homes pay.

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Precisely. If Starmer doesn’t act on this, he can as well hand over the country to Trump straight away next week.

#Nitenite. #EnoughForToday

Musk is inciting violence on London's streets.Tommy Robinson is financed by US tech bros. These are all very direct attempts to destabilise the British state.

Starmer needs to stand up to this. A government that doesn't defend its country's values against these blatant attacks is not doing its job.

Recipients of the €325 weekly Basic Income for the Arts (BIA) were 6 percentage points more likely to have worked in the arts in the previous six months compared to the control group. BIA recipients increased their creative work by about 11 hours per week on average: +5.3 hours making work, +2.9 hours research/experimentation, +1 hour performing/presenting, +1 hour training and management. They were 14 percentage points more likely to have completed new works in the last six months and reported 3.9 more pieces of work on average than the control group.

The BIA had no significant effect on unpaid arts work, arts funding applications, artist residencies, or contract prices. BIA recipients spent 3.5 fewer hours per week working outside the arts compared to the control group. Income and deprivation: By October 2024, nearly 30% of BIA recipients experienced enforced deprivation versus 50% of the control group (general population: 15.7%). Well-being improvements: Recipients were 15 percentage points less likely to feel depressed or downhearted, 16 percentage points less likely to feel anxious. Life satisfaction rated ~7/10 for recipients vs ~6/10 for the control group.

BIA recipients were 3.8 percentage points less likely to cite care responsibilities as a barrier to arts work. BIA recipients invested €250 more per month in their creative practice on equipment, workspaces, and travel. Recipients allocated about 1 more hour weekly to leisure, 30 more minutes to exercise, and 20 more minutes to volunteering; no differences in household work, care, or sleep. Sectoral retention: The rate of people not working in the arts rose from about 6% to 13.5% in the control group, while remaining stable (4-5.5%) for BIA recipients.

Barriers to working in the arts: BIA recipients were 18 percentage points more likely to remain able to work in the arts. They were 10 percentage points less likely to cite "lack of jobs or clients." They were 15 percentage points less likely to cite "low pay" as a barrier. Care responsibilities were less of a barrier for recipients by 3.8 percentage points.

Here are the just published findings of 2 years of basic income for artists in Ireland.

🎨 Recipients worked 11 hours more per week on their creations and worked 3.5 hours less per week outside the arts.

⚕️ Depression dropped by 15 percentage points and anxiety by 16.

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“Eco-populist” wins…

This is so wrong.

Open Letter: is the sun setting on farming conservation? Decades of habitat restoration will be lost without immediate stewardship funding. Farmers need clarity now, before nature pays the price

Farmers like me are ready to protect nature—but government silence is forcing us to destroy it.

Years of conservation lost for lack of leadership.

Steve Reed MP, act now before it’s too late.

Open letter from Graham Denny to a Secretary of State

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. TAKE BACK CONTROL OF WATER Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

The government have appointed insolvency advisors as Thames Water edges nearer to collapse.

Customers have been rinsed by privatised water companies for decades, while CEOs and shareholders filled their pockets.

Now is the time to take back control of our water.

Deeply shocked by Israel’s deliberate killing of the Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif, his colleague Mohammed Qreiqeh and cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and Moamen Aliwa. Israel has now killed at least 186 journalists in this war.

'Brexit was a giant con by plastic patriots – we need a plan to get back in EU' The Mirror's Kevin Maguire argues the only way for Britain to return to its former prosperity is with a plan to return to the EU after Brexit proved to be a giant con that only leaves us poorer and we...

The Mirror's Kevin Maguire argues the only way for Britain to return to its former prosperity is with a plan to return to the EU after Brexit proved to be a giant con that only leaves us poorer and weaker

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Why it matters that government spending comes before tax One of the most important things to understand about how government finances work is that in a country like the UK, which issues its own currency, has its own central bank and a reasonably well-functi...

Why it matters that government spending comes before tax www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08...

Reeves urged to consider replacing council tax as thinktank warns of ‘impossible trilemma’ for chancellor – UK politics live.

We need a land value tax now.

Malaysia’s Bold Welfare Reform Pilot Could Lead to First Universal Basic Income in the World — Prof Geoffrey Williams | DagangNews - Berita Bisnes Anda Malaysia’s recent announcement of a one-off RM100 cash aid to every adult citizen is not just a populist gesture—it could be the foundation of a historic policy shift that positions the country as a g...

Everyone over 18 in Malaysia will get the equivalent of about $70. That is per person and thus checks 4 out of 5 boxes for a UBI. If the impact of their fully universal stimulus is impressive enough, perhaps they will consider checking that 5th box... periodicity.

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New drop from the always-excellent @scottsantens.com , making the case for how #BasicIncome is the answer to Poverty, Insecurity, and Inequality - well worth a read
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UK business secretary dismisses wealth tax as ‘daft’ Jonathan Reynolds rules out targeting assets of the rich to plug growing hole in public finances

A wealth tax is daft apparently but a tax on the poor, to pay for a new nuclear power station - that’s OK, it’s not like they have better things to spend their money on, is it...

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How many more disasters before we accept the obvious… Time to nationalise water.

17 Key Variables That Determine UBI’s Inflationary Impact Will universal basic income cause inflation? Will the prices of everything rise? I get asked that all the time. Here's the deal about UBI and inflation: it all depends. Can UBI be inflationary? Sure,...

I'd say the most common response to universal basic income is some variant of "it will just increase prices!" In response, I frequently find myself explaining how it's not that simple, and there are many variables involved. So here's my summary of 17 of those variables to consider.

Presumably everyone would need to complete a declaration of wealth every year?…

Palestine Action is proscribed as a terrorist group for painting some planes. Meanwhile, Britain First are attacking police and damaging property without that label. Why is that? Surely Britain First should be fast tracked for proscription?

The UK is long overdue serious overhaul of its political system. “Good chaps” don’t exist. Foreign money rife. Structures outdated. Electoral system unrepresentative. Inadequate guardrails against abuse of power or corruption. Weak ethics code. Unhealthy rel’shp between pols, palace and press. 😡😡😡

Rubbing my eyes in disbelief at this EXTRAORDINARY report by @josiah.writes.news in this month @bylinetimes.bsky.social. Our pol system is truly broken: no transparency on money in politics, corrupt appts to Hse of Lords, and ZERO checks on who can run for election, if they even exist or live here!

Most sewage discharges aren’t classified as pollution incidents Huge numbers of chemical discharges into our waterways are not being classified as a pollution incidents

They’re not reducing pollution – they’re redefining it.

The Environment Agency’s own rules mean most sewage dumps don’t count.

This isn’t regulation. It’s cover up. 💩

I worked on the privatisation of England’s water in 1989. It was an organised rip-off | Jonathan Portes Taxpayers lost out, and consumers have paid through the nose ever since. This failed regime is long past its sell-by date, says economist Jonathan Portes

1989 privatisation of England& Wales water & sewage

Taxpayers lost out, and consumers have paid through the nose ever since. This failed regime is long past its sell-by date

Thames had made an obscene profit

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YouTube video by Scott Santens Working in a call center? Flip a coin to see if you'll still have that job in 3 years. UBI NOW.

We plugged some jobs into the AI job risk calculator that was part of a recent NSF report on the impact of AI on workers over the next 3 years. Basically, flip a coin if you work at a call center.

Universal basic income can't wait any longer. We need to make sure no one is left behind. NO ONE.

“Shoots” is more accurate…

Headline from the Daily Mail, 11 April 1927: "Stop the Flapper-Vote Folly!"

The right-wing press is going mad over votes at 16 ("a naked attempt to twist democracy in Labour’s favour", an "election-rigging move"...)

Oddly, they said the same 100 years ago when the voting age for women fell from 30 to 21.

Let's revisit the Mail's campaign to"Stop the Flapper Vote Folly"...

The word is 'shoot'