Anita Hope

How capitalism drives inequality: and how to stop it Wealth taxes are on Rachel Reeves’ agenda. Thomas Piketty has shown why it matters, and how we could stop the growth of inequality

Wealth taxes are back on the agenda – and Prof Richard Murphy shows why the data demands them.

200 years of evidence: capitalism funnels wealth upward unless govts intervene. So what's stopping them?

His must-read analysis👇

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @richardjmurphy.bsky.social with thanks

Farage: epic grifter

stop thinking right now

The right have spent years complaining about “cancel culture” yet now seem to enjoy using it wherever possible when it suits them. America is in such deep trouble.

Yesterday, the largest far-right protest in UK history marched through London, led by racist Tommy Robinson.

Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word.

This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.

Tommy Robinson’s march was a drunken, coked-up mess He claimed the world was watching, but most of London barely noticed - and much of what was on view was appalling

He claimed the world was watching, but most of London barely noticed - and much of what was on view was appalling

✏️ @jamesrball.com

Meadow enjoyed a walk with her friend Dino in Richmond Park today.

They are wonderful dogs. 15 is a great age, your girl sounds lovely.

Sage and Meadow underneath the wisteria.

Two vizslas sitting, one on a picnic bench and one sat in front.

These girls keep me smiling in this mad world!

The @financialtimes.com is not mincing words

"America’s astonishing act of self-harm"
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The Imperialism Has no Clothes JD Vance in Greenland

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Let's get one thing straight right now.

President Zelensky is a hero.

Donald Trump isn't fit to shine his shoes.

Guns or someone else's butter I am all for an increase in defence spending but do we really have to take the money from the foreign aid budget?

Guns or someone else's butter
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By the company he keeps It was Aesop who said “A man is known by the company he keeps” and by this measure President Trump has just let the whole world see what he is really like.

By the company he keeps
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The US just voted alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea against a UN resolution to support Ukraine.

This is a wake-up call for all those cheerleading Trump in our country.

I stand with Ukraine.

The lies are the point The Ukraine war has never been entirely military, or even territorial. It is epistemic.

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We're waking up to a new US/Russia axis Why Trump clings to Putin.

Trump could have pushed for an end to the war in Ukraine without becoming actively hostile to Ukraine. Instead, he has imbibed Putin’s lies. Have written about the emergence of a new US/Russia axis, where it comes from and the staggering implications for Europe.

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We need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us. This may have been the biggest moment for European security since 1991.

We need to listen to what Trump and Vance are telling us.
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The girls enjoyed their walk in Bushy Park today.

It’s 10 years since my beautiful Willow died, taken way too soon at just seven years of age. She was a wonderful girl, loved and still missed so very much.

Same chart showing all OECD countries. USA is the worst of all outliers.

Which is what happens when private insurance companies run the system.

Research claims EU deal will fuel growth — and Labour is listening A report says Britain can mend some of the economic damage of Brexit without crossing the red lines set by Keir Starmer

The UK can secure significant growth of 1.7% - 2.2% through a policy of deep alignment with the EU on goods and services, while staying within Starmer's red lines.
This is the approach to push for: peak ambition within the constraints Labour has set.

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An opportunity for those of us who care about animals to share our thoughts about how their welfare can improve. animalfutures.rspca.org.uk/en-GB/

Hoping to get some of Poppa’s lunch!

As Elon Musk continues to talk about subsidies, let’s remember that he is the LARGEST GOVT SUBSIDIES RECIPIENT in the country!

Post walk chillaxing for the girls.

Road sign in Kingston. I’d love to know the story behind this!

A year into the XL bully ban, one thing is clear: it is not the solution to dog attacks | Elle Hunt The legislation is confusing and may actually increase the risks. There is an answer, but it involves improving human behaviour Call it a tale of two puppies. You can tell a lot about 2020s Britain by looking at its two defining “designer” dogs: the…

A year into the XL bully ban, one thing is clear: it is not the solution to dog attacks | Elle Hunt