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"Reform’s campaign promises appear to have collided with reality. The spending they branded as “waste” may in fact have been essential ..
If Reform is struggling to manage local government responsibly, it raises serious questions about how the party would handle national power."

County Durham residents fear higher bills as Reform UK plans council tax changes Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax; they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax

Reform UK won control of Durham County Council in May, hoping to cut council tax...

...they now contemplate a significant increase in that tax.

Or in other words its as dodgy as fuck

Grimly inevitable & soon to be visited on the entire country unless things change radically

The horror and truth of #Freeports ... people must wake up bc those corporate contracts are a bugger to get out of. Councils are being wiped out. Americanised hell holes

Teesworks scandal: a dark tale of public wealth lost and private gain Teesworks - a story that reads like a screenplay for a dark political drama

"This entire saga has a smell hanging over it. The people of Teesside, Hartlepool and Darlington are no fools. That smell will not go away until there is a full, transparent and independent inquiry."

It’s almost as if these big shots never cared about the people and more about making money for their crony friends

Outcome from Freeport/SEZ's.

Greater deprivation.

@europeanpowell.bsky.social

But Houchen and his friends are now very rich, I gather?

Houchen’s deprivation failure exposed – official Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England

◾ >9 years since Tees Valley voted for supposed benefits of Brexit

◾ >8 since Houchen was elected Mayor of Tees Valley

◾ >6 since Johnson promised to level up left-behind areas

...Middlesbrough remains the local authority with the highest proportion of most deprived neighbourhoods in England.

The plot to kill the BBC - Bylines Scotland Once the nation’s most trusted source of news and political analysis, the BBC is in a fight for its life and its enemies are inside its walls

Talking about BBC...it's worthwhile to have a look on what we previously published.

@cluthaman.bsky.social

Image of Lady Justice outside the Old Bailey, with dark clouds behind the statue. Covered with the headline of a Bylines Newtwork exclusive article: When Power Is Untouchable

BYLINES NETWORK SPECIAL
For 30 years, survivors of abuse by Mohamed Al Fayed have been silenced, threatened and blocked from justice. Their voices must be heard.

Isabella reveals the barriers they face and the vital changes that need to happen.

Read it at sussexbylines.co.uk & bit.ly/LegalAbyss

In response to some of the comments:

If you agree with *all* the reporting of a news organisation that is both independent *and* non-partisan, then it's very unlikely to be independent and non-partisan.

This is true regardless of your politics.

Agreeing with all its reporting is the wrong test

America's Burgeoning Oligarchy “The data confirms what people across our nation already know instinctively: the new American oligarchy is here,” said Abby Maxman, president and CEO of Oxfam America.

The collective wealth of the top ten billionaires in the United States soared by $698 billion in the past year with massive gaps in wealth distribution between the rich, and the majority of everyone else. shero.substack.com/p/americas-b...

Instead of funneling endless amounts of money into our bloated Pentagon budget while thousands of veterans face homelessness and hunger, let’s use those funds to truly take care of our veterans — ensuring every one has a home, food, and access to medical and mental health care.

FOX NEWS: So what would Trumpcare look like?

DR OZ: Well, these are all ideas that we're still working on

YouTube video by Owen Jones Maccabi Tel Aviv LEAKS Expose LIES Of Media And Politicians

Starmer thinks we should welcome notoriously violent Maccabi fans…

Israeli football teams should not only be banned due to fan violence but also because Israel is an APARTHEID STATE…

NOTE: Israel has slaughtered 421 Palestinian football players, 103 of whom were children!

youtu.be/1MMUT5Z2yYw?...

Blair wants to ban workers rights.
Join the dots
The nationwide rollout of Freeports, SEZs, and AI Growth Zones are carve outs where different laws and regulations apply separately from the host country.

'Right-wing content - and extreme content - is boosted by the algorithm.'

Tom Cheshire breaks down 'the X effect' - his investigation of how Twitter has changed since Elon Musk's takeover.

Byline Times is digging where the monopoly press fears to tread.

Farage’s Kremlin links. Trump’s pull on Blue Labour. Thiel & Palantir’s reach into government.

Our new investigations team is just getting started. Help us go even further:

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Cartoon by @mluckovich.bsky.social.

Reform UK Treasurer Profited From Financial Ties to Elon Musk and Trump's Silicon Valley Billionaires Reform's biggest donor and Treasurer Nick Candy held investments in a US venture fund tied to Trump-supporting tech billionaires, including Elon Musk

"Candy’s use of a Guernsey entity...highlights how the property billionaire – now Reform UK treasurer – benefits from the offshore financial system."

"Guernsey’s offshore status allows [him] to route funds through so-called tax-neutral jurisdictions offering corporate secrecy & limited disclosure."

Man in grey humiliates Matt Goodwin after his anti migrant rant #BBCQT

"Do white British people not also commit these violent crimes? Is your narrative not that these crimes are only committed by asylum seekers and refugees"

Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand 'Test and Trace' Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel Exclusive: Boris Johnson's senior advisor pushed for Covid contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison

Dominic Cummings pushed for Covid tech contracts to be handed to a company run by a Trump-supporting billionaire after holding a secret meeting with him alongside Boris Johnson.

Officials were lobbied to ignore official procedures and bypass ministers in order to get the contracts signed

Richard Gere helping Asylum Seekers, RT if he is a billion times the man Nigel Farage is.

Nobody should be accepting pay freezes, the richest are richer than ever, profits are higher than ever.

If there is 'no money' for you now there never will be.

Multinational corporations don't want you to be well-adjusted and content, they want you to be unhappy; to spend your life trying to avoid your depression through addiction and consumerism. This is why they pay politicians.

🔥🔥🔥🔥 ROASTED‼️

The TUC (Trades Union Congress) is running a really good campaign on Insta:

Breaking: The Supreme Court is now officially considering taking up a case overturning same-sex marriage.

This is the first time in history the court has considered rolling back this right.