Mark Langdon

This is absolutely shocking. Something has to be done about this appalling situation in which so many now find themselves. The government needs to act

Hands Off Our Hospitals: Resisting Palantir and the privatisation of our NHS

Join the online briefing at 7PM on Tuesday 20 January with Jeremy Corbyn and campaigners protecting the NHS from privatisation and profiteers.

⏰ Set a reminder: youtube.com/watch?v=chhMKUGCb1k

What Denmark’s Folkemødet can teach us about rebuilding trust in democracy This summer, I visited Folkemødet, Denmark’s annual democracy festival held in the coastal town of Allinge on the island of Bornholm. It’s a place where citizens, politicians, NGOs,

What Denmark’s Folkemødet can teach us about rebuilding trust in democracy electoral-reform.org.uk/what-denmark... Electoral Reform Society – ERS

Tom Morrison: 'We need a government tackling the power of the super rich' Clydebank TUC have dozens of conversations with locals on our street stalls. Many talk about the current political situation

www.clydebankpost.co.uk/news/2571050...

We shouldn't need to wear protective clothing to stay warm, dry and healthy in our own home.

But since 1 in 4 of us in the UK are living in homes with issues like damp, cold and mould – it's an absurd solution for a very real problem.

Demand change – email your MP today. 👉https://bit.ly/4nHViVo

If you are on a lower income, you’re more likely to have issues like damp, mould and cold in your home.

Hazmat loungewear is not a real solution to this problem. Explore what we're calling for to #MakeHealthEqual. 👉️https://bit.ly/4nHViVo

To tackle child poverty the government must deal with parental poverty Labour's child poverty strategy offers some welcome measures, but it won't address the factors keeping families trapped in poverty

The poorest 20% Britons pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%.

The bottom 50% of the population owns less than 5% of wealth, bottom 20% has 0.5%.

Can't reduce child/household poverty and relieve suffering without equitable distribution of income/wealth.

Something big is happening in Europe and most people haven’t heard about it yet.

EU governments are rushing through a new deportation law. It would make it easier to detain people, send them to countries they’ve never known, and outsource deportations to private companies and third countries.

In 2022, a cocaine conspiracy and a damning corruption inquiry sent shockwaves through the British Virgin Islands

What went wrong? And has anything really changed?

Our reporter travelled to the BVI to find out 👉 bit.ly/4oHeyCS

Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

1/ Last week being on campus for 2025, kicking off with our #HWB fair in which students will show off the resources they have created to teach Maths through physically active learning 😊.

Check the thread for updates om the excellent resources and ideas.

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‘No One’s Going to Get Out of This Moment Intact by Keeping Their Head Down’ How a powerhouse liberal legal group is challenging Trump 2.0.

Good article on another great group challenging fascism in our current climate: Democracy Forward, a progressive legal advocacy group "which has been battling the Trump administration in the courts all year."

Ministers urged to close £2bn tax loophole in car finance scandal Banks and specialist lenders will not pay tax on compensation payouts, sidestepping 2015 rule

UK Govt urged to close £2bn tax loophole in car finance scandal

Law rewards abuse.

Non-bank entities can deduct compensation payments from profits before calculating corporation tax, reducing their bill.

Motor finance arms of banks are considered “non-bank entities”.

"Farage in Falkirk? It should make our stomachs heave to have him in Scotland" Nigel Farage’s Falkirk visit sparks outrage, with many Scots saying his presence north of the border should make “our stomachs heave”.

Farage arrives in Scotland today, and it should make our collective stomach heave that this repulsive, dangerous extremist has crossed the border. Amid scapegoating schoolkids and allegations of antisemitism anyone who supports this man is morally in the gutter

My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column

BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff Exclusive: Plans to offset increase in minimum ‘fair pay’ set by Living Wage Foundation will affect 5,400 employees

BP to scrap paid rest breaks and most bank holiday bonuses for forecourt staff.

Changes to employee benefits would cut take-home pay by at least 6.25%.

Would exec pay and dividends be cut? No chance.

Hard-won rights eroded as corporations rule without ever being elected.

Back to Victorian times.

Reform UK revokes Staffordshire County Council leader's membership It follows an investigation by the party into racist content on social media.

Another one bites the dust.

Farage had a cheek to say, this guys racist posts meant it didn't look good for him. Shame he doesn't analyse his own lifetime long racism in the same way.

Reform UK revokes Staffordshire County Council leader's membership - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@heraldscotland.bsky.social answering its own very daft question here 😂😂🤣

‘A new form of genocide’: Gazans feel little relief from Israeli strangulation since the ceasefire Most Palestinians in Gaza say they don’t feel the relief they expected after the ceasefire. Israel keeps blocking aid into the strip, delaying reconstruction efforts, and leaving hospitals short on…

READ: Most Palestinians in Gaza say they don’t feel the relief they expected after the ceasefire. Israel keeps blocking aid into the strip, delaying reconstruction efforts, and leaving hospitals short on supplies, while people go hungry every day. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/a-ne...

4 things you need to know about soil health For World Soil Day, the EEB explains why healthy soils matter more than you might think.

🪱 DIG IT – It’s #WorldSoilDay!

🥳 This year is ripe for a big soil-ebration as the first-ever #EUSoilLaw comes into force in just days – a key first step toward healthier soils in Europe.

🌱 Still not sure what all the fuss is about? Check it out: meta.eeb.org/2023/12/05/4...

Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago

Rising racism blamed for collapse in number of foreign nurses coming to UK.

UKIP/Reform/Farage damaged the economy with Brexit, now destroying the NHS.

The UK is an ageing society, without immigration the economy can't function. Will we ever get an honest debate?

All hail the thief 😩😵‍💫🤯

Yesterday the President fell asleep, yet again, during a televised fake Cabinet meeting staged so that each of his courtiers could heap praise on him, praise for which he couldn't stay conscious. He woke up just long enough to spew racism. Why is this not being treated as an emergency? >

Reform accepted £9 million from a former Boris Johnson backer & crypto-multimillionaire.

Today, Nigel Farage postures as a righteous defender of the same democracy he actively undermines.

Democracy should never be for sale. It's time for a cap on political donations.

Alhumdullilah ✊🏼

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D'you remember Sid - the tagline used by the Conservative government in 1986 to push the idea of privatising gas?

Oxford City Councillor Ottino had some home truths for Sid, in a debate on Thames Water.

After 40 years, privatisation of public services has failed. It's time for public ownership.

Janet Godley was right . Trump is a cult

@runnymedetrust.bsky.social highlight today is #EqualPayDay where 1000s of women in effect start working for free for the rest of the year. This is worse for minority ethnic women who are also subject to the #EthnicityPayGap. These systemic barriers & inequalities need to change.