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Alex Scott-Samuel

@dralexss.bsky.social

☮Politics as if people mattered☮

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'Sicko' Clip: The Truth About HMO's
YouTube video by moorefans 'Sicko' Clip: The Truth About HMO's

@mmflint.bsky.social's film Sicko shows how the US system currently being developed in England's NHS by @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social & Alan Milburn systematically denies care to patients

youtu.be/nDHklw6PV3U?...

03.03.2026 12:46 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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This autobiographical poem won Second Place in the 2024 Caterpillar Poetry Prize, judged by the main man @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social. I'm often asked about it during school visits. It's free on my website, along with many others: www.joshuaseigal.co.uk Enjoy #EduSky #BookSky #PoetrySky

17.02.2026 17:22 — 👍 23    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 0
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Tax does not fund spending Most people think tax pays for government spending. It doesn’t. In a modern monetary economy, governments that issue their own currency spend first and tax later. In this video, I explain the six real...

www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/03...

02.03.2026 19:44 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
A structured approach for progressive political ambitions – Part 1 – William Mitchell – Modern Monetary Theory

billmitchell.org/blog/?p=63079

#MMT

02.03.2026 10:53 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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June Tabor, Mark Emerson, Giles Levin: perfection

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02.03.2026 10:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Julie Felix obituary Folk singer whose TV appearances on The Frost Report in the 1960s made her a household name

Been gone for a while but still missed. A memorable life

www.theguardian.com/music/2020/m...

02.03.2026 07:32 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Modern monetary theory isn’t “just theory”: it describes how the UK really works
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy Modern monetary theory isn’t “just theory”: it describes how the UK really works

This is the clearest and simplest guide to modern monetary theory I have come across. In 22 minutes it tells you very clearly everything you need to know about how public expenditure, taxation and government borrowing work

youtu.be/8u0EMtlIMJI?...

01.03.2026 11:43 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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1/5 MMTUK has published its Job Guarantee policy paper today.
A permanent, voluntary programme offering paid work at a living wage to anyone willing and able to work.
Up to 4 million people are expected to directly benefit.
#MMT #JobGuarantee #UKjobs

25.02.2026 07:47 — 👍 15    🔁 10    💬 1    📌 5
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Job Guarantee This is "Job Guarantee" by MMTUK on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

@mmtuk.bsky.social UK Job Guarantee - watch it on Vimeo

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#MMT

25.02.2026 10:44 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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MMTUK Launch Event with Professor Bill Mitchell | MMTUK Join us for our flagship launch event featuring Professor Bill Mitchell, one of the original architects of Modern Monetary Theory.

Live in London tonight! Prof Bill Mitchell and Patricia Pino

mmtuk.org/news/bill-mi...

#MMT

25.02.2026 10:28 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Why we need to debunk the 'deficit myth' Could the principles of Modern Monetary Theory show us a way out of the current economic crisis?

When will you cease talking as if public money is a scarce resource? The two accessible references below tell you all you and Rachel Reeves need to know about public money production

www.bbc.com/reel/video/p...

frapacioli.substack.com/p/the-self-f...

#MMT

23.02.2026 17:42 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Shadows on the wall: The monetary myths that shape British politics | MMTUK The Treasury tells us there is no money. The Bank of England tells us it operates independently. The OBR tells us the deficit must be closed. They have been projecting these shadows on the wall for so...

The simple truth

mmtuk.org/research/bri...

#MMT

22.02.2026 13:28 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
19 February 2026
YouTube video by Maria Donnellan The Many CEC Candidate 4 Cymru 19 February 2026

@jeremycorbyn.bsky.social

#TheMany

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20.02.2026 13:06 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Julie Felix says vote for @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social

#TheMany

20.02.2026 11:07 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Chis Smalls endorses The Many!
YouTube video by The Many Chis Smalls endorses The Many!

The Many is backed by Chris Smalls, whose Amazon Labour Union organising has inspired workers the world over.

Chris was assaulted by the IDF after trying to reach Gaza with the flotilla last summer

youtube.com/shorts/qW0eB...

15.02.2026 15:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Every single person affected by public policy needs to read this

#MMT

13.02.2026 21:24 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Eddy is absolutely right: this in my view is the most important economics paper of the modern era. It unmasks the truth which politicians and economists have hidden from us for 50 years

12.02.2026 13:29 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Education | MMTUK Learn about Modern Monetary Theory with MMTUK's educational resources. Explore how money works, understand government spending, and get answers to common questions about MMT.

Where does the money come from when the UK government spends?

Not from your taxes. Not from borrowing. The answer is simpler than you think and it changes everything about how we think about public investment.

Our simple explainer page breaks it down: mmtuk.org/education #MMT

07.02.2026 12:28 — 👍 3    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 1

Late-Stage Capitalism and the Canadian Polycrisis in Living and Working Conditions: Implications for Health and Means of Responding

11.02.2026 15:39 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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11.02.2026 08:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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The Many Join the campaign for a people's party. Find out more and vote for The Many candidates running in Your Party's CEC Elections

Your Party members:

For CEC voting for The Many, click on the link and put in your postcode. Recommendation for the sequence of voting depends on your postcode;
if you see a fixed sequence elsewhere, ignore it

www.themany.uk

10.02.2026 10:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
How the Health and Care Bill affects you
YouTube video by Alex Scott-Samuel How the Health and Care Bill affects you

As of 30 June 2022 England no longer has a national health service. It's been replaced by 42 legally autonomous 'integrated care boards' each with a rigid budget & the ability to choose what services are provided & by whom. The impacts are in the video

youtube.com/watch?v=yaAQ...

09.02.2026 21:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
What has Starmer ever done wrong to us?!?
YouTube video by Martin Odoni What has Starmer ever done wrong to us?!?

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09.02.2026 16:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#McFaddenMustResign

06.02.2026 12:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#McSweeneyMustResign

06.02.2026 11:10 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#StreetingMustResign

06.02.2026 10:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

#StarmerMustResign

06.02.2026 09:04 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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GMC applied blanket term to doctors and assistants BMA reveals phrase ‘medical professionals’ used to describe PAs, AAs and doctors in Good Medical Practice during High Court appeal

thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/lif...

05.02.2026 16:48 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0