Frederique Bellec

Why “spend before tax” is the key to unlocking a future for young people In a post I published here yesterday, I explained that in a country like the UK, which issues its own currency, has an effective tax system, a functioning legal system, and with that currency being ac...

Why “spend before tax” is the key to unlocking a future for young people www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/08... If we understand that we can demand secure homes, good jobs, free education, affordable childcare, and a liveable planet now, and not in some imagined future when the books “balance”.

Thames walk at low tide between North Greenwich and Woolwich

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The lionesses have brought it home!

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More London Pride 2025 moments. positive vibe and energy needed now more than ever
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London Pride 2025
Such feel good energy

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We are receiving desperate messages of starvation from #Gaza, including from our colleagues.

Food prices have increased 40 fold.

UNRWA has enough food for the entire population for over three months, stockpiled just outside Gaza.

Lift the siege and let aid in safely and at scale.

Sunny day by the seaside, Margate 2025
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YouTube video by Richard J Murphy What is really holding back incomes in the UK?

What is really holding back incomes in the UK? youtu.be/ni6jFvWlrec?... The Resolution Foundation says UK incomes will flatline until 2030. This isn’t an accident—it’s by design. High interest rates, unfair taxes, and Labour's inaction are crushing incomes and deepening inequality. We need change.

no, used the Ilford rinsing method and then use wetting agent Fotoflo before hanging to dry

Anyone in the film photography community out there can help me find out what are the little black solo she’s on my negatives? HP5 400, developed with the duo step Bellini two bath developer, 4 mn in each bath, 10s initial agitation then 5s agitation on the minute
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Scooter rally 2025 in Margate. Never seen so many scooters in one place
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Arlington house and carpark in Margate. I could spend hours shooting there. These were taken on the Rolleiflex, HP5 400.
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came out really good. Only ever shot BW film, but might give it a try. Did you develop yourself?

did you find you metered differently for colour?

Dogs of London 2025
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Margate in black and white, April 2025
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Beautiful St Andrews, Scotland. Beach and golf course
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British seaside 2025
Margate II, UK
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British seaside 2025
Margate I, UK
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🎞️ British seaside 2025, Southwold🎞️
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social no Peter Osborne’s diary in this month’s edition? Always the first thing I read upon receive my copy of Byline Times. Hope it’s temporary and his diary will come back next month

Have been using two part developer Duo Bellini with #Ilford #HP5400 for a year and Im converted.What is your dream film/dev combo?
Rally festival, London 🎞️ #analogfilmfeed

Valencia is a vibrant and colourful city, fantastic to photograph in colour and in black and white. Here is my take of Valencia in colour,
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The Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències in Valencia is a #photographer paradise. There is so much to see through the lens. Such a beautiful place, such a beautiful city. 🎞️

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Punishing the poor? The Reeves financial plan Analysis by Richard Murphy

Analysis by @richardjmurphy.bsky.social

A huge thank you to all our new followers. 🙏

We’d love to get to a big round 10k this weekend. You could help us get our progressive voice out to a few more by reposting this telling your followers why they should follow us.

Billionaires’ Absurd and Growing Wealth Undercuts Democracy The obscene wealth of the world's billionaires doesn't just mean they get to lead lives of luxury. It also means they have almost complete control of the economy — control that is fundamentally undemo...

This really puts the scale of their wealth into persoective:
“These ten men are now so rich that even if they lost 99.999 percent of their wealth, they’d still have more than 99 percent of people on the planet.”

jacobin.com/2022/02/bill...

Why government debt is crucial for growth and prosperity Government debt isn’t a burden; it's essential for prosperity. Mismanagement risks our future, but wise investment ensures growth

Government debt isn’t a burden; it's essential for prosperity. Mismanagement risks our future, but wise investment ensures growth | Andrew Levi