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2m UK pensioners live in poverty, 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.

Neoliberals pushing to cut/freeze state pension.

Evidence: UK state pension is the worst among G7 nations, last on replacement rates, joint-last on state pension spending.

Britons receive pension for fewer years than most.

Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few

We all value ‘the rule of law’.

But whose law & rules? Corporations/Rich v Masses.

The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few.

A few crumbs are thrown to pacify the masses but these are concessions and can be withdrawn.

See the linked article.

Hey @naturescot.bsky.social, would a 2 minute silence in memory of Merrick at the 'Revive' conference in Perth this weekend help to stiffen your resolve? 🧐
#ScottishEnvironment🌱
#RaptorPersecution
#SportingEstates

Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how

A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
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ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky The talks focus on ITV's Media and Entertainment division, which include its TV channels as well as its streaming service, ITV X.

ITV in talks to sell television business to Sky.

Sky is owned by US-based Comcast, largest shareholders include Vanguard Group, BlackRock.

CMA must block the takeover. No one must own more than one major media outlet. Need diversity and competition.

Fourth Palestine Action prisoner launches hunger strike over ‘systematic abuse’ Three of the inmates say they have repeatedly been refused medical attention and electrolytes since they announced their strike

Fourth Palestine Action prisoner launches hunger strike over ‘systematic abuse’

Three of the inmates say they have repeatedly been refused medical attention and electrolytes since they announced their strike

www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-four...

Zack on picket line with workers from PCS and British Library.

Solidarity with @pcsunion.bsky.social workers at the British Library.

300 workers on strike. Some of them having to take second jobs or taking out loans just to be able to survive.

A Pay "award" below inflation is a pay cut. Unacceptable.

Solidarity - and keep organising! ✊🏼

True Faith TV is back!! 🎙️

@alexhurst88.bsky.social and @charlotterob.bsky.social return to discuss Newcastle United's recent performances, hope on the horizon and what is now a HUGE upcoming clash away to Brentford in the Premier League 🔥

Live on our YouTube channel now 📺

#NUFC

Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.

Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders.

Musk used his wealth to incite violence, hatred in the US & UK.

How long before UK execs demand more for mediocre performance.

The ultra rich buy political system, bribe politicians, create pollution and inequity.

Tax them.

Ffs can you stop peddling the myth that assylum seekers are living in luxury in hotel. - the truth is these hotels are squalid. Your job should be to challenge that view and stop giving it legitimacy
#R4Today

I don't know what is more depressing. That the BBC seems to have no clue what democratic socialism is or that someone who comments on politics for a living thinks it's the same as communism.

Jesus wept, indeed. GCSE, Introduction to Politics, Chapter 1, stuff.

Hard left disruptors copying tactics of trump and Farage.

"hard left disruptors."

Or just give a crap about people?

And want things to be affordable.

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You’d hope the powers that be at NUFC and Athletic Bilbao could build on this fan friendship - maybe a biennial preseason friendly for charity - extend links between the NE and the Basque Country - seems to be an open goal - pun intended

Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists

Just Stop Oil protesters convicted, denied right to give evidence.

Lawyers call for clarity as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists.

Denying defendants their right to explain motives to a jury is unjust.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Irish men arrested by British police ‘for carrying signs on pizza boxes’ Two young Irish men feel they’re being treated “akin to ISIS” after being arrested for carrying pizza boxes emblazoned with a Palestine Action (PA) and anti-genocide slogan in London.

Britain is a mad world filled with many far-right thugs running amok. Where Tommy Ten Names can get off on a terrorism charge. Yet two Irish lads supporting Palestine Action can get arrested under anti-terrorism laws for holding pizza boxes signs in London.

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Petition unterschreiben Psychologists & Psychotherapists calling for immediate climate action

What can come out of today’s pre-COP meeting? As we run up to the Brazilian COP I’m reminded of our 2021 petition, signed by over 12,000 people calling for leadership with common purpose. We still want that. 1/2 c.org/jqBxXRRnHg

If Zohran Mamdani was a Labour candidate, he'd have been purged and smeared long ago.

𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬

By being a HSA member you not only receive a copy of HOWL magazine three times a year, but you become a part of our campaign to end blood sports.

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In the midst of horrific mass killings and violence, British-made military equipment has been found in Sudan.

It's clear our arms export licensing system is not fit for purpose; we need a full review, alongside an embargo on all arms exports to the UAE now.

Thank you, New York City. Together we made history.

Now let’s get to work.

transition2025.com

11. Importantly, the city is and has always been a much less controllable space for the far right than the countryside. It is less in thrall to traditional hierarchies and better able to mobilise: the sheer number of people provides a counterweight to oligarchic power.

The far right want you to believe that immigration causes an explosion of crime.

It's simply untrue.

Crime has gone down - and crucially, we are a markedly less violent society than we once were.

Congratulations to @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social!

You ignited a grassroots campaign, built on the radical idea that everyone deserves to live in dignity.

This is a seismic victory — not only for the people of New York, but for all those who believe that humanity & hope can prevail.

We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of all new wealth. The poorest half of the world has received only 1%.

Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of new wealth, the poorest half has received only 1%.

Rich buy political parties, media, means of production, cause corruption, climate crisis, make mockery of democracy. Poor die early.

Must redistribute or risk social disorder.

Zack with Sophy

What a morning to be on Ridge & Frost to celebrate Zohran Mamdani's win!

Improving people's lives. Focusing on inequality and empowering communities.

This is how you do it.

Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE

Nige is no longer laughing at himself as he ‘performs’ yet another big speech | John Crace Reform leader is trying to make it as a mainstream politician – which involves contradicting himself and gaslighting voters

“His main theme was that the country was fucked. Largely because of Brexit. Weirdly, he has no memory of being the main architect behind the Brexit vote. He seems to think it happened in a world in which he played no part.”

Farage - the foghorn of failure.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

In Israel, Leaking Evidence of Rape Is a Bigger Scandal Than Raping a Palestinian According to Israel and its supporters, the scandal is not the vile assault depicted in a leaked video last year – it’s that someone released the tape.

“In Israel, Leaking Evidence of Rape Is a Bigger Scandal Than Raping a Palestinian”

According to Israel and its supporters, the scandal is not the vile sexual assault depicted in a leaked video last year – it’s that someone released the tape, writes Minnah Arshad for Zeteo:

Any lefty friends from X on here please give me a nudge.

Could Keir Starmer end up in the dock - at The Hague?