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Reform’s Richard Tice avoided nearly £600,000 in tax The deputy leader’s property company paid nothing in corporation tax on multimillion-pound profits for most of 2018-21

Reform’s Richard Tice avoided nearly £600,000 in UK tax.

Complex plan used offshore trust in Jersey, three shell companies and a string of dormant businesses.

His property company paid nothing in corporation tax on multimillion-pound profits for most of 2018 to 2021.
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Water crisis looms as company warns it can’t meet demand for new homes Councillors say it must serve as a wake-up call on the Labour government's plans to build 1.5m new homes

South East Water says it can't provide water to all new homes

Water companies haven't built new reservoirs for decades, paid dividends, govts did nothing

Govt wants to build new homes but no infrastructure planning. That's what happens when you privatize essentials infrastructure.

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The richest Americans saw their net worth soar 120% from 2017 to 2025.

The top 1% now control $55.8 trillion in assets — more than the G.D.P. of the United States and China combined.

Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.

Still wondering if inequality is out of control?

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How democratic is the UK? The UK has a crisis of democracy

Who voted for this?

Water companies dump sewage in rivers. Execs get bonuses for destructive practices. Shareholders got £85.2bn in dividends.

6.17m people in England await 7.29m hospital appointments. 300,000 a year die prematurely.

Policies made to appease corporations and super rich.

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MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine Find out about the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, including who should have it, when it's given and possible side effects.

Measles is one of the most highly infectious diseases, and it can make children seriously unwell.

But it is preventable.

Protect yourself and others by ensuring you’re up to date with your and your children’s MMRV vaccines.

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MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine Find out about the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, including who should have it, when it's given and possible side effects.

Measles is a highly infectious disease. It can make children seriously unwell, especially young infants and those with weakened immune systems.

The best way to protect your family is by ensuring you and your children are up to date with your MMRV jabs.

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Do you know the heartbreaking story of Molly Russell, who tragically took her own life at 14 after being fed harmful content online? Molly's story shows the extreme need for Big Tech regulation.

Tune in tonight to watch the documentary 'Molly vs. The Machines' at 9pm UK time, on Channel 4.

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UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, says Starmer The prime minister says it remains the case that the UK will

UK allows US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites.

UK getting sucked into illegal US war.

No UN mandate for regime change. The powerful running amok.

What if Russia copies the US and murders Ukrainian president?

There will be turmoil for generations. And Trump wants Nobel Peace Prize.

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MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine Find out about the MMR vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella, including who should have it, when it's given and possible side effects.

Measles is on the rise in London.

It’s highly infectious and can be passed on even before a rash appears.

Protect yourself and your family from becoming seriously unwell by making sure you are all up to date with your MMR vaccinations.

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BREAKING: A wonderful speech from Green Party's Hannah Spencer after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election.

Congratulations!

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Donor suspended from Tories pays £50,000 for dinner with Kemi Badenoch Exclusive: Rami Ranger, who was suspended temporarily in 2023, makes successful bid at party fundraising event

Donor suspended from Tories pays £50,000 for dinner with Kemi Badenoch.

That is 2+ years of minimum wage.

Monies at this scale are paid to buy influence and favours.

Criminalizing purchase/sale of political parties and legislators is a necessary step for ending political corruption.

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3 weeks ago
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Measles Find out about measles, a highly infectious viral illness that can be very unpleasant and sometimes lead to serious complications.

The best protection against measles is making sure you and your loved ones’ MMR or MMRV jabs are up to date. Contact your GP to check.

Learn more about the vaccine and the symptoms of this potentially serious infection: www.nhs.uk/conditions/m...

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Pediatrician here 👋🏻 

Disinformation is Powerful.
Cognitive dissonance is difficult to overcome. Confirmation bias is a potent addiction.

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Get vaccinated:
Protect your Family and friends.

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We need to get serious about tackling corruption through political donations The government's reforms are welcome but they won't end political corruption

Most Britons can't make political donations/bribes and are made to suffer.

14.2m live in poverty
120,000 a year die in fuel poverty
300,000 a year die prematurely awaiting hospital appointment.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in tax than the richest 20%.

Is democracy possible?

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Centrica boss to get £3.6m bonus despite sharp fall in profits Chris O’Shea will receive a total of £4.7m despite British Gas owner suffering a shareholder rebellion

Centrica, owner of British Gas, CEO gets £3.6m bonus despite fall in profits.

Profits fell because of warmer winter, CEO gets more.

Bills still too high. Ofgem formula guarantees high prices/profits.

Let customers/employees elect directors and vote on exec pay at essential sectors.

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1 month ago

“Seven schools and a nursery have reported more than 60 suspected cases of measles in an area of north London, and labs have confirmed 34 cases since January 12. Some children have been treated in hospital.”
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This Is How a Child Dies of Measles When your family becomes a data point in an outbreak

Measles can kill.

It can disable.

It can wipe out your immune system memory.

It can leave children blind and deaf.

It’s almost entirely preventable.

The vaccine was a breakthrough that saved lives.

What’s happening now is an unspeakable and unnecessary tragedy

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"Jeffrey Epstein was secretly pulling the strings at a key Rothschild bank" is a statement that would have had you branded a conspiracy theorist until recently.

It is a fairly accurate summary of our weekend FT story on the bombshell revelations in the Epstein files, however.

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‘Absolute hell’: Irish man with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

Kerryman who is married, living and working legally in the United States for >20 years has been incarcerated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) since September 2025.

Profoundly disturbing report by Karlin Lillington @klillington.bsky.social
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

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‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record

ICE HELL

Irishman 🇮🇪 lived in 🇺🇸 for 20 yrs. Built own plastering business in Boston. Valid work permit. Married to 🇺🇸 citizen. No convictions “not even a parking ticket”. Green card application underway since April 2025. Would normally be granted.

www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

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Barclays reportedly cuts ties with lobbying firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson Vodafone also reviewing its contract with Global Counsel after revelations of former minister’s links to Jeffrey Epstein

Barclays cuts ties with Mandelson lobbying firm. Vodafone may too.

This is public posturing, isn't it.

For years they used Mandelson to gain political advantage despite his history - forced to resign as minister, ambassador, his links with Epstein were known.

Now trying to reinvent themselves.

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Emails reveal plan for Jeffrey Epstein to own majority stake in Sarah Ferguson brand after child sex offence conviction Documents released by the US Department of Justice reveal plan for Jeffrey Epstein to own a majority stake in Sarah Ferguson's women's empowerment brand after his child sex offence conviction.

Emails reveal plan for Jeffrey Epstein to own majority stake in Sarah Ferguson brand after child sex offence conviction

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Black-and-white photograph of Dr. Helen Taussig, an older woman with short, wavy gray hair, wearing cat-eye glasses, a pearl necklace, and a white medical coat over a dark blouse. She stands in a clinical setting, holding up a large chest X-ray film to the light with her left hand, examining it closely with a thoughtful, focused expression as she looks slightly upward and to the side. Behind her, multiple other X-ray images of torsos and rib cages are displayed on a viewing box or light panels, illuminating the scene.

Cardiologist Dr. Helen Taussig founded the field of pediatric cardiology.

Co-developed the Blalock-Thomas-Taussig shunt in 1944. This groundbreaking surgical procedure treated "blue baby syndrome" saving thousands of infants who previously had no treatment option.

#WomensPhysiciansDay #WomenInSTEM

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Zack Polanski, "Palantir.. £240 million contract last month"

"That was lobbied by Global Counsel which is Peter Mandelson's lobbying group"

"The idea that a defence company from the US has its fingerprints all over our healthcare system, alongside Peter Mandelson"

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Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.

Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.

Hello?

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New Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor.

Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.

A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.

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Public ownership of water is the only way to deliver security, efficiency, investment and value for money 37 years of privatisation has been a disaster

Yorkshire Water and Northumbrian Water have nearly 200 criminal convictions between them.

On 6 August 2024, Ofwat announced fines of £47m and £17m for sewage dumping.

Headline grabbing fines not paid, will never be paid. Companies claim to have invested.

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This explains why Virginia Giuffre was so reluctant to name #Trump

#Epstein

#EpsteinFiles

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UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabs hit the lowest level in 15 years.

Arguably more significant than defections, internal party politics and the Beckhams…

In 2024 there were around 3,600 suspected cases of measles.

We need to challenge the nonsense spread by anti vaxxers and ensure children are protected.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UK loses measles elimination status Decision made after outbreaks in 2024, when there were nearly 3,000 cases in England and Wales.

🚨 This should alarm everyone.

The #UK has lost measles elimination status — not because vaccines failed, but because vaccination rates fell.

The US is on track to lose it too.

#Measles is highly contagious, dangerous, and vaccine-preventable.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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