Jake Atkinson

Went on GB News yesterday to argue that philanthropy is no substitute for a fair and progressive tax system that makes the super rich pay their fair share.

Our arts and culture sector deserves no less!

Polling actually slightly under-estimated the total left bloc vote, in the end.

There's a massive and highly motivated anti-Reform vote in this country.

Huge question for the next election about who has the authority to lead it and where.

Let’s goooo! 💚✊🎉

Has there ever been a more graceless and divisive concession?

Showing exactly why voters in Gorton and Denton rejected him tonight

ICE will be at the #WorldCup.

Another reason to demand matches are moved out of the US: it’s not safe.

Let’s not let Trump hijack the competition to feed his ego, whitewash his reputation, or advance his authoritarian agenda.

Sign the petition linked below.

TIME100 Health: Rosemary Mburu Find out why Rosemary Mburu is on the TIME100 Health 2026 list.

Congratulations @rosemarymburu.bsky.social & @wacihealth.bsky.social - well deserved.

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‘A British ICE’ – Far-right fantasy or creeping reality? The UK already has its own version of ICE. Reform UK and the far-right dream of taking that sinister approach even further

This Government is dehumanising migrants, increasing AI & facial recognition use in policing, and ramping up raids.

Disgusted by ICE? Let's look closer to home.

@ukstoptrump.bsky.social @praxisprojects.bsky.social @refugeeaction.bsky.social @jcwi-uk.bsky.social
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Tax wealth, not work!

Trump's U.S. must not host the World Cup

FootballAgainstFascism.org

I'm in the Telegraph speaking about corporate complicity in ICE atrocities for @ukstoptrump.bsky.social

It's not just Asda's parent company leasing facilities to ICE, it's Palantir's surveillance tech used in Gaza & Minneapolis - and they've got an NHS contract.
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Great new research @medslawpolicy.bsky.social.

Governments - including high income country governments - must leverage all the tools at their disposal in the fight for access to medicines

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Oxfam refuses to provide Israel with details of Palestinian staff in Gaza The UK-founded charity will not adhere to Israel's demand as observers fear data could be used to target aid workers.

Good on Oxfam.

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Me on Times Radio last Friday with a clear message: when 12 people hold more wealth than 4 billion others, we must urgently #TaxTheSuperRich.

Tinkering around the edges isn't going to fix the injustices at the heart of our tax system.

Our Director, Faiza Shaheen, giving the Government a reality check on BBC Politics Live this week.

I am deeply inspired and encouraged by everyone in #Minneapolis on strike and those across the US demonstrating against ICE, and protecting their communities.

ICE are fascist, white supremacist thugs - just like Trump.

Always remember: we are many, they are few.

Solidarity!

#AbolishICE

Something evil came to Minnesota and something good and extraordinarily powerful has risen up to meet it

So @zackpolanski.bsky.social shared in an interview he had an achilles injury that hasn’t fully recovered - you wouldn’t be able to tell!

He’s right we need to stop and look around, but I’d say this broadcast also makes me want to sprint through a brick wall for the Greens.

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Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The folks at More In Common found 2/3 of Brits are WRONG about immigration…

But are we really? Or do we just mean 2 different things when we talk about immigration?

we're seeing vigils for Renee Good and victims of ICE violence going international 👇

Trump’s attack on #Venezuela is a violation of international law in order to seize resources to enrich his big oil donors.

Starmer and his Govt’s failure to condemn this attack only emboldens Trump as he threatens #Mexico, #Colombia, #Cuba and seeks to annex #Greenland.

On Sky News today:

Trump’s criminal attack on Venezuela Stop Trump Coalition

Stop Trump Coalition condemns the bombing of Venezuela and calls for the British government to finally condemn the US for its warmongering.
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In another blow to Starmer & Mahmood’s cruel immigration policy

French police REFUSE to carry out dangerous operations to intercept small boats at sea!

We should be listening carefully to their concerns
Talking to @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk

The govt says it’s taxing the super-rich… but it doesn’t seem to know what that means.

Last week the Chancellor was asked about her Budget's impact on the richest 1%, she said they only analyse impact by deciles (10% slices of the pop).

🧵Here's why that's a BIG problem... 1/9

The facts are stark: Europe must open the door to migrants, or face its own extinction | George Monbiot These are the facts: plummeting birth rates mean that without attracting immigration, many countries are sliding towards collapse, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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How Labour slashed overseas aid — and got away with it The U.K. government this year shocked its progressive base with deep cuts to Britain’s aid system. But there was little political fuss, and some now wonder if Chancellor Rachel Reeves could repeat …

One striking piece of this story is the reminder that many new Labour MPs come from the development sector + remained notably silent on the harshest and deadliest of cuts.

Building careers off of issues & then keeping silent as those issues are thrown under the bus.
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Unlike the debunked “millionaire exodus”, Britain’s young workers really are leaving in droves— 174,000+ since March 2024.

The motor of our economy walking away is a crisis that really should worry us.

🧵So, why are they leaving and how can we stop it? 1/9

#WorldAIDSDay today. It breaks my heart that people die needlessly & over 9 million people living with HIV aren't on treatment: due to criminalising laws, stigma, funding cuts, big pharma greed, & the racist & colonial global development model.
Solidarity with everyone living with or at risk of HIV.

Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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ICE Wants to Go After Dissenters as well as Immigrants The Trump administration is being open about its plans to violate Americans’ First and Fourth Amendment rights.

Palantir has received billions to create a surveillance state.

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