Suzanne Bold

Loving the 🇫🇷-🇬🇧-ness of our work at the moment

Incredible stuff. Long live Sadiq Khan!

I love the feeling of being surprised and then awed by a whopping great full moon - because it’s a sensation that humans from cave dwellers to Romans will have had.

The new bakerloop bus, on its way to the finest parts of SE London

First time 🥰

France: Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate, supports Gabriel Zucman’s proposal for a minimum tax on large fortunes. Context: This aligns with broader discussions on wealth inequality.

France: Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel laureate, supports Gabriel Zucman’s proposal for a minimum tax on large fortunes.

Context: This aligns with broader discussions on wealth inequality.

Fact Check by gemma3:4b https://bsky.app/profile/bfmbusiness.bsky.social/post/3m26fqf6qxk2n

A bus that is more steps than seats

👇 Tax Extreme Wealth

Manchester synagogue attack latest: suspect shot after four people injured in vehicle and stabbing attack at synagogue, police say Prime minister Keir Starmer will fly home early from Europe to chair a Cobra meeting, while Greater Manchester mayor tells people to avoid the area

Four people have been injured in an attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. A major incident, being investigated as terrorism, with suspect/perpetrator reportedly shot at the scene. Updates
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

Andy Burnham with 5 people from Patriotic Millionaires

Wonderful to meet with Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham today to discuss wealth inequality and how we can effectively tax wealth to address it. Huge thanks to the team involved.
@mayorofgm.bsky.social @stephenstroud.bsky.social

If it’s libellous they can sue. I could recommend some lawyers who would be happy to take money up front. As long as they can pass the standard money laundering checks.

Quick reaction to the PM's conference speech (🧵)

"Wealth creation is hoarded by just a few communities", the PM said in his conference speech today. Another way of putting this is that too much wealth is extracted from our economy, rather than genuinely being created in the first place.

My billboard baby is there until Tuesday eve 😍

Just to say I don’t have the bandwidth for a rainy Labour conference, thank you.

Labour’s plan to revitalise high streets is good - now it has to make sure people hear about it | Morgan Jones There have been hyped policies before about local funding, but unlike ‘levelling up’ this project could lead to actual change, says Morgan Jones

I’ve spent a lot of time writing and thinking about the ways the government is fucking it. Nice to take a break and write about something going sincerely right:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Get behind a wealth tax, millionaire urges Lib Dems A campaign group hopes to persuade politicians this autumn to hike taxes on the very wealthy.

To get in front of division and to build a proud Britain you've got the get behind a wealth tax.
We're saying this to every political party. It's time to tax us, the super rich.

This is ✨ perfection ✨ from @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social

Loved this. It was standing room only at the back!

If you back anything remotely like this policy, you are against me and my family.

Subsequently, she went through the hoops and ignominy of applying for 'EU settled status' - that's following a full career as a teacher in the UK.

Her return was hastened in 2018 after getting seriously spooked by Brexit to be able to be grandma to my girls.

At the time I, stupidly, thought she was being overly anxious about the whole thing...

Nigel Farage wants to send MY MUM out of the country.

This means people like my mum, who moved here from France in the 70s, married a Brit & raised a Brit.

Moved back temporarily to France 2010 to care for her ailing parents.

Where am I

Complete 100% blind spot re. 'Bournemouth' and 'Eastbourne' and using them interchangeably without clocking. Every time.

This can't just be me, can it?

A photo of Anneliese Dodds giving the annual Rita Hinden memorial lecture earlier this month at City St George's University in London.

It was a pleasure to give @renewaljournal.bsky.social journal's annual Rita Hinden memorial lecture earlier this month at @citystgeorges.bsky.social.

Labour must adapt to today’s challenges, not least big tech’s political as well as economic power.

Something incredibly thrilling is gong down in France at the moment www.reuters.com/business/fin...

This is really great Joe!!

A fun afternoon with our members at their local club, @leytonorientfc.bsky.social. We were proud match sponsors and had a great time cheering on the O's.

Patriotic millionaires will always be on the side of the people. It's time to tax the super rich.

#TaxWealthNotWork #WealthTaxNow

Given the context and the crowd, despite Musk’s weasel words, this was a call for violence against the British state, from a foreign national who controls a major propaganda engine, and has engineered it to monetise hate

Ministers warned watering down workers bill would threaten plans to close pay gap Exclusive: Ministers have been warned the Employment Rights Bill is a ‘once-in-a-generation chance’ to close the gender pay gap as the Commons gears up to consider amendments

Today, the Employment Rights Bill returns to the Commons.
Together with leading women's organisations, we have written to Minister Peter Kyle urging him to resist amendments to water down the legislation. Delivering the bill in full as promised is key to advancing gender equality.

Cat sat on my lap

I don’t own a cat but I think this cat owns me