Fiona Simmons

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors

75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men
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Our ex-Tory MP sting shows just how weak Britain’s lobbying laws are The “cash for access” operation we uncovered is just the tip of the iceberg. Government needs to act — now.

Our ex-Tory MP sting shows just how weak Britain’s lobbying laws are
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Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky&

The worst line here, and the most worrying, is
"It just could not happen in Britain"

Israel has launched a second attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, this time against a vessel carrying the British flag When news of the attack on the Family Boat of the Global Sumud Flotilla broke, Zionists were quick to insist, without evidence, the fire was caused by a cigarette.

Israel has launched a second attack on the Global Sumud Flotilla, this time against a vessel carrying the British flag
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/israel-has...

So when Mandelson said there was more embarrassing stuff to come out he was somewhat underplaying it....

Haven't seen your posts for AGES - so sorry to hear about your dad Kev. Mine died at the beginning of COVID. Sending you and your family lots of love ❤️

The Grave that Lives Inside Him Rana Sabbagh reports on the life of a Palestinian journalist for whom journalism has become about survival, and memory about resistance, with grief colouring everything

While most of us enjoy a Bank Holiday, I defy anyone to read this account of the life of journalist Mohamed Abu in Gaza by Rana Sabbagh and not fail to see the horrors committed with our silence and complicity with Israel
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/the-grave-...

Yes, the rise of fascism?

Plenty of divide and rule though!

Just the circus bit now

Nice one Alastair!

😂

Last year, 53 people became billionaires by inheritance. And over ten million people died of hunger.

More than eight in ten Labour members support end to two-child benefit cap - LabourList More than eight in ten Labour members support ending the two-child benefit limit, according to a new poll.

84% of Labour Party members want the government to end the two-child benefit limit.

In a country as wealthy as the UK, allowing child poverty to deepen is a political choice. Labour must choose differently.

@compassoffice.bsky.social polling & motion in LabourList: labourlist.org/2025/08/end-...

'It is just another layer of debacle being heaped upon the burning shambles that has become the oversight and regulation of the water industry.'

Feargal Sharkey reacts as it's revealed that serious water pollution incidents by water companies rose by 60% last year.

@matthew-wright.bsky.social

“a deliberate, systematic starvation of an entire population”

A statement by Doctors Against Genocide.

#Gaza

The City’s investment in Labour is about to pay dividends Reeves’ Mansion House speech shows the corporate takeover of Labour is complete

'Amid general public dissatisfaction as the UK neared 15 years of Tory rule, Labour – an undervalued party with weak management – was identified by the finance industry as a target, and the work began.'
www.opendemocracy.net/en/dark-mone...

Rachel Reeves’ Mansion House speech offered nothing for most people 'The state needs to be hands-on, and not leave it all to the pirates of City of London'

UK had banking crisis in every decade since the 1970s.

2007-08 crash: Govt provided £1,162bn (£133bn cash + £1,029bn of guarantees) to bailout banks.

£895bn QE handed to capital markets.

Govt deregulating finance, post crash reforms being repealed.

What would the next bailout cost?

Please sign and re-post!!!

This is what happens to a country when, for decades, the narrative around welfare is that of scroungers, benefits cheats & feckless single mothers - it becomes politically popular to degrade benefits people rely on to the point you’re the stingiest, nastiest, most pathetic country on your continent.

The UK, where the rules only apply to the poor.

Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, ...

Trump is a Putin stooge

Both dictators, both hate democray & equality

Trump conquered America by starting extreme culture wars. Now he is exporting this war to Europe in order to flip govts

We need to realise that America is not withdrawing from Europe, but is actually trying to subjugate it

Trump is working on regime change in Europe — fact, not conspiracy theory On 27 May, an official document, The Need for Civilizational Allies in Europe, calling for regime change in European countries was published, written by a senior adviser for the Bureau for Democracy, ...

“On 27 May, an official document calling for regime change in European countries was published in Washington DC.

Politicians all over Europe would do well to read this document carefully before they and their spin doctors start concocting strategies for their upcoming election campaigns”

Another reason to rejoin the Single Market! 🇬🇧🇪🇺

The word is "massacres"

Worth remembering that genocide isn't a red line for this lot.

75% of Britons say they would support a wealth tax proposed by former Labour leader Lord Kinnock of 2% on wealth over £10 million

Support: 75%
Oppose: 13%

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Public ownership of water in England and Wales is best way to improve industry, people’s commission finds Exclusive: Report says public ownership will mean cheaper bills, less pollution and more investment in infrastructure

Water should be run as a public good, not for private profit.