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Semi retired ‘50’s male with severe health issues in South Wiltshire. U.K.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Spend on Union flags defended
Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire
County Council has defended plans to spend £75,000 on purchasing Union flags.
More than 150 flags in 82 locations will be displayed.
But opposition politicians questioned if the expenditure was a good use of public money.
Sam Smith, Conservative leader of the opposition, said:
"To spend £75,000 of taxpayers' money on flags seems a bit ridiculous."
Labour MP for Mansfield, Steve Yemm, said: "My constituents will be appalled."


REFORM UK
Doge' unit fails to carry out audits
Reform UK's so-called "Doge" unit has carried out no audit work in the councils it won control of nearly six months ago.
The party vowed swingeing efficiency cuts to council budgets, in the mould of Elon Musk's US Department of Government Efficiency, after gaining control of nine local authorities across England in May.
Deputy party leader Richard Tice told the Financial Times it was never the "intention to audit them, because audits are expensive".

LOCAL GOVERNMENT Spend on Union flags defended Reform UK-led Nottinghamshire County Council has defended plans to spend £75,000 on purchasing Union flags. More than 150 flags in 82 locations will be displayed. But opposition politicians questioned if the expenditure was a good use of public money. Sam Smith, Conservative leader of the opposition, said: "To spend £75,000 of taxpayers' money on flags seems a bit ridiculous." Labour MP for Mansfield, Steve Yemm, said: "My constituents will be appalled." REFORM UK Doge' unit fails to carry out audits Reform UK's so-called "Doge" unit has carried out no audit work in the councils it won control of nearly six months ago. The party vowed swingeing efficiency cuts to council budgets, in the mould of Elon Musk's US Department of Government Efficiency, after gaining control of nine local authorities across England in May. Deputy party leader Richard Tice told the Financial Times it was never the "intention to audit them, because audits are expensive".

Hey… but come on… audits - where you find out what your budgets are, what money is being spent and how much you have left - are expensive… and only something proper grownups do.

Reform just wants racist bunting and to hell with constituents and cost.
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25.10.2025 08:30 — 👍 201    🔁 53    💬 14    📌 1
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This week our fantastic supporters handed in a 20,000-strong petition to Ofwat.

Like us, they want Ofwat to reject Thames Water's outrageous proposal - to pollute illegally until 2040.

Find out more at vist.ly/4bpys

25.10.2025 08:27 — 👍 69    🔁 44    💬 1    📌 0
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Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...

I just signed the petition to to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

18.05.2025 14:57 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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17.04.2025 23:44 — 👍 283    🔁 92    💬 16    📌 1
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Sign the Petition Help End Social Housing Neglect

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22.04.2025 09:40 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jobs | Good Law Project Join the team at Good Law Project

If you are an equalities lawyer who wants to help us try and blunt the cutting edge of fascism, please watch our jobs page from early next week. goodlawproject.org/about/jobs/

18.04.2025 08:42 — 👍 148    🔁 55    💬 4    📌 0
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Can you spare a minute to help Steve Mackie? Review how missing person cases are handled by Police Forces across the country.

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14.04.2025 22:00 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Little man is feeling the music 🎶✨

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📽️danceworldkids

12.04.2025 21:57 — 👍 10842    🔁 1271    💬 323    📌 141
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Yesterday Mark Carney was told, “Mr Carney, there’s a genocide in Palestine”.

“I’m aware,” Carney told the protester, “That’s why we have an arms embargo.”

This has really, really upset Benjamin Netanyahu, so don't RT unless you hate him.

12.04.2025 17:47 — 👍 1583    🔁 918    💬 26    📌 17
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Boicot a Israel en Eurovisión, artistas Españoles se unen para presentar su rechazo a que Israel actúe en el festival de Eurovisión
#boicotisraeleurovision

25.03.2025 20:06 — 👍 265    🔁 148    💬 6    📌 9
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Sign the petition: don’t cut taxes for US tech giants! Trump’s threatening to raise tariffs for UK businesses and Keir Starmer is offering to cut taxes for US tech billionaires. Europe is fighting back - why isn’t the UK? Join me in calling on Keir Starme...

Unbelievable. Rachel Reeves is thinking about cutting a tax on US tech giants to appease Trump and his band of billionaires. If anything we should be taxing them more - not less! Agree? Sign today: 38d.gs/techgiantsta...

13.04.2025 11:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Was that a Shih Tzu?

11.04.2025 19:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

That’s a stretch

11.04.2025 19:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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UN Hearing : Palestinian rape testimonies Pt1 - Spotlight News ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Spotlight is 100% independent. Our content is f...

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11.04.2025 19:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Can you spare a minute to help Steve Mackie? @Steam: remove No Mercy rape + incest game globally NOW!

Lets get these fames cleaned up
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11.04.2025 11:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Stop employers covering up abuse Hey! Do you remember the Harvey Weinstein case? Non Disclosure Agreements silenced victims of abuse - and it's not just happening in Hollywood. They're used in the UK to cover up all kinds of miscondu...

NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

10.04.2025 16:32 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Hand with middle finger pointing up, and these words:
"Everyday is Fuck Israel Day."

Hand with middle finger pointing up, and these words: "Everyday is Fuck Israel Day."

Well said Taylor. 👍✊✌️
#FuckAllUSPoliticians
#FuckIsrael #FuckUSA
#FuckBenjaminNetanyahu
#FuckAllGenocideEnablers
#FuckAllGenocideApologists
#FuckAllGenocideSupporters

10.04.2025 13:05 — 👍 9    🔁 6    💬 2    📌 0

Starmer and Reeves had enough time in 'opposition' to hit the ground running.

9 months of this is quite enough!

Vote Green May Ist!

Join @greenparty.org.uk

10.04.2025 13:48 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Dear Britain.....
Labour v Tories........

10.04.2025 10:51 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0
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Israel has been on the path of fascism for some time now, why our governments in the west continue to support these genocidal psychopaths is the greatest question and disgusting shame. #GazaGenocide

20.03.2025 02:42 — 👍 123    🔁 44    💬 18    📌 8
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Yes, no party for Herr Twitler. #Twitler

09.04.2025 09:19 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Time to re-nationalise what should never have been privatised.

08.04.2025 07:59 — 👍 44    🔁 25    💬 0    📌 1
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EXPOSED: Fake water nationalisation tag would still save £3 billion a year.

University of Greenwich research shows how taking back control of our water delivers a better deal for the public.

Sign our petition to bring water into public ownership:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/lets...

07.04.2025 15:07 — 👍 540    🔁 596    💬 34    📌 22

Wow ❤️❤️❤️

03.04.2025 10:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Write to your MP: Cancel Trump’s state visit Stop Trump Coalition

stoptrump.org.uk/mp-state-vis...

03.04.2025 10:10 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Put Public Ownership of Water Back on the Table Privatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe...

Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen!
Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...

02.04.2025 14:14 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

The Prime Minister says Brits are compassionate and fair-minded - so why does he want to deprive desperate people of their rights in our name?

01.04.2025 10:30 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0
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Victory! Defra have announced that they will not be granting permits to UK Glass Eels to export live baby eels (elvers) to Russia. This looks like a victory, although Defra's reluctance to issue a proper annou...

www.change.org/p/stop-expor...

01.04.2025 10:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Just watched @labourlewis.bsky.social's powerful speech on his Water Bill, raising the fundamental question that’s been ignored for too long: who should own our water?

It’s time to bring water back into public hands.

Watch the debate here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIOTHnvxEI

28.03.2025 12:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Sign the petition: scrap planned dental fee hikes NHS dental fees are about to increase. If you’re lucky enough to have an NHS dentist, you’ll soon pay more for everything from a check-up to fillings. And not a penny of it will actually be put into o...

BREAKING: NHS dental fees are about to go up! Enough is enough: sign the petition to say no to new price hikes, and demand a real plan to fund NHS dentistry:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sc...

27.03.2025 21:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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