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How Resident Doctor Strike Exposed a Generational Rift Within The Profession Pay talks are set to resume after a five-day walkout ended last Wednesday. Maira Rana does the math in defence of the strike

🔴How Resident Doctor Strike Exposed a Generational Rift Within The Profession

Pay talks are set to resume after a five-day walkout ended last Wednesday. Maira Rana does the math in defence of the strike

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The BBC are now the personal PR machine of the fascists at Reform. They're following the decade old strategy of flooding the newsrooms with shit, and the BBC is dutifully reporting every stinking press-release they churn out as if it's the word of god. We're drowning in a deluge of client journalism

France has launched criminal probe of X over alleged algorithm ‘manipulation’, platform says Authorities also accused social media company of ‘fraudulent’ data extraction

The French government has launched a criminal investigation into Elon Musk’s X over “the alleged manipulation of its algorithm” and “fraudulent” data extraction @financialtimes.com
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The list of things Nigel Farage doesn't understand could fill the shelves of the British Library

totally agree - this is a point I make repeatedly on @instituteforgovernment.org.uk #Insidebriefing podcasts. Hunt was deeply irresponsible on the NIC cuts and this overshadows all his other decisions.

From Private Eye magazine in the UK 🇬🇧

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Priorities?

What if it costs too much ? I’ve seen one enormous estimate to buy out the U.K.s SEZ’s (with 25 year lifespans). SEZ (state Aid) is, I believe, not allowed by the EU.

We can’t seemingly afford the £5-10bn over social care

However, I agree your sentiments

Bring it on !

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Invariably there is a negative comment about Labour (or a success contorted and spun into failure) daily by BBC and Sky News

As for the right wing press well ..

It’s par for the course

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You beat me to it !

And what counts towards that ‘wealth’ ..

When one has the backing of the MsM anything seems possible ..

Tbh I don’t think Lab estimated the level of dislike of the Tories

If they had, then they could have easily said ‘we are going to raise taxes and improve public services - but the process isn’t going to happen overnight’

😂 🎯more imagination req’ !

Certainly some to consider tho’. Tbf a lot have already been tinkered with eg div allw now only £500 & PSA £1k

Poss align CGT rate with IT🤷‍♂️

Trouble is the knock on & political fall out eg IHT, few pay but hated by *all*

The conventional cupboard is almost bare ☹️

I don’t disagree at all with the concept of tax rises

Though wealth taxes are hard to administer (valuations, situs & avoidance etc)

NI on CGT / passive income🤷‍♂️ freezing rate bands possibly 🤷‍♂️

Maybe a tax ‘by any other name’ ?

The overused phrase ‘Tax the rich’ always implies ‘don’t tax me !’

I agree your sentiment but the tax regime has evolved over a very long time

A rewrite (to a more progressive tax system) would take years

In the meantime the r/w msm will have a party speculating the outcome ..

If you saw a woman in utter anguish yesterday and your reply to me is ‘she’s not human, she deserves it, what she did to disabled people”.

You couldn’t care less about those people. You’re just nasty and relish ‘others’ suffer.

Always a certain demographic, hard left, always.

Did Donald Trump steal the 2024 election? A legal challenge in New York could reveal the truth behind allegations that last year’s election result was “consistent with vote manipulation”

✍️ Did Donald Trump steal the 2024 election?

A legal challenge in New York could reveal the truth behind allegations that last year’s election result was “consistent with vote manipulation”

Ah.. someone who must have the last word

Oh dear

Where did I say I supported Labour … ?

Actually I don’t want the U.K. to go to war with Iran - but hey
have fun with your pile on

Looks like you’re running out of sides ..

PS you’re being rude again - just sayin’

For a fairly innocuous initial response (imo) I have been ‘piled on’ by a number extremely aggressive individuals

Happy to debate civilly but this goes beyond that point

Tbf the bios of many suggest that they may be of that ‘disposition’

As they say, tho, sarcasm is the lowest form of wit

I happen to disagree with the proposed cuts in PIP

What the heck are you on about ? I disagree with you you disagree with me. You get rude. I tell you you’re rude. I say I’ll block you. You say shame. I say you need to be told your rude (home truths) and try and lighten the conversation. 🤔

That would be a shame I know, as you need to be told some home truths once in a while 😉

You’re just coming over as just politically naive and rude

Not a great look but hey

Don’t make me block you

‘Murder thousands of disabled people’ on PIP stop deflecting and exaggerating

If you think that any govt wants the ME crisis on their watch you must be crazy

An opinion I disagree with

Yes of course … be hated by the electorate 🤦‍♂️