Santander CEO attacks UK bank taxes. Can't recall banks turning down bailouts, attacking exorbitant bank charges and profiteering. In the last 3 years UK govt paid £100bn+ to banks as interest on central bank reserves, a policy that began in 2009. EU curtailed that in 2023. archive.ph/mxFwm

Remember the promises made to Scotland, and what would happen if we didn't vote no in the 2014 independence referendum? I certainly won't forget!

Nationalise all public utilities now to stop billionaire 'vulture capitalists' from destroying everything! www.theguardian.com/business/202...

15m Britons not saving enough for retirement. Result of low wages. State pension will be the only/main income for millions of retirees. It is less than 50% of minimum wage. Neoliberals want to cut it. Cut tax relief on pension tax relief for the rich, boost state pension.

JP Morgan has threatened to scrap their London HQ if Keir Starmer gets replaced by a new Prime Minister who is “hostile to banks”. We can't let big banks keep calling the shots! Please sign the petition you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

UK gilts are "debt", right? Rising yields mean we're "running out of money"? Wrong. The Bank of England is currently imposing a £133bn self-inflicted wound on the public purse — and calling it "monetary discipline". Here's the MMT reality 🧵👇

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@willhutton Scottish voters have long moved on from the belief that we should save England. our job is to save Scotland from neo-liberalism & foreign oligarch press barons. We tried, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 folk still make bad electoral choices that harm our people. Sort yourselves out, start by a leftwing Labour Party.

This thread shows why it's so important to keep Palantir, which is run in the UK by Louis Moseley, the grandson of black-shirt fascist Oswald Mosely, out of the Scottish NHS, unlike the current situation for NHS England. It is truly disturbing.

It's time to hope. It's time to believe. #IndependenceIsNormal #BelieveInScotland

A breath and a ray of hope! #ClimateCrisis

¡Felicidades, España! 🎊

This will be extremely offensive to many, if not most, who live here, Mr @alexcolehamilton.bsky.social #IndependenceIsNormal #BelieveInScotland

How to undermine devolution: Leaked memo says ministers can go against Wales and Scotland. #IndependenIsNormal www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This from the man who receives £115,000 a year for public duty cost allowance and an annual pension for life c. £70,000. Shame on him.

‘There’s nothing in the Union for Scotland,’ says @georgemonbiot.bsky.social . With nothing to gain from continuing to be part of the mess the Union is in and with it only going to get worse, Scotland is better off going its own way. www.thenational.scot/news/2606888... #IndependenceIsNormal

Just to reemphasise this point, UK state pensions are less generous, as a proportion of earnings, than the OECD average

Something shocking and out of the ordinary is happening in the UK. While in most comparable countries, healthy life expectancy is rising, here it is plunging steeply. Q. So what marks us out? A. 47 years of extreme neoliberalism, culminating in austerity. www.health.org.uk/reports-and-...

Time for the UK to follow France's lead in reducing its depencence on US cloud and software providers. www.euronews.com/health/2026/...

You should check out below whether your MP receives “Donations” from the Private Health Care Lobby… You might be surprised to find your democratic representative has their fingers in a rather lucrative NHS pie!! privatisation.everydoctor.org.uk/does-your-mp...

For those intending to vote for Farage's Reform UK, discover what a fully privatised healthcare system is like by watching Michael Moore's 'SiCKO' film (2007), now on YouTube. Would you really want this for you and your family? youtu.be/YbEQ7acb0IE?...

Why do stock markets receive constant exposure and adulation from politicians, mainstream economists and the media? Here, @richardjmurphy.bsky.social exposes the myth of the stock market: youtu.be/g93iq5wTV-g?... #MMT

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Labour has been accused of 'sticking two fingers up' at Scots after Wes Streeting said the UK Government is not going to allow a second referendum even if the SNP win a majority

So Wes Streeting says that it doesn't matter what people in Scotland want or who they vote for. He and his corrupt chums in the cesspit at Westminster care nothing about the people of Scotland. #scottishindependence #IndependenceIsNormal #dissolvetheunion www.thenational.scot/news/2601424...

It's now been 3 hours since our supposed "ally" Donald Trump threatened genocide on a country of 93 million people. We've had absolutely nothing from the UK government. This doesn't come in a vacuum either - every day the US & Israel have been murdering innocent people.

A chilling utterance from the evil despot. This sadist must face the consequences of his crimes against humanity. www.thenational.scot/news/2600080...

The Netherlands just launched a platform in the middle of the North Sea that converts wind electricity into green hydrogen fuel without the electricity ever touching land. The NortH2 offshore hydrogen platform sits 200 kilometers off the Dutch coast, directly connected by underwater power cables.

A simple but strong message from @zackpolanski.bsky.social Are you listening, Ed Milliband, or is the pressure from the oil & gas lobby too much for you?

🚨 BREAKING: The European Commission has urged people to work from home, drive and fly less, and for EU countries to urgently roll out renewables, as it warned of a prolonged energy crisis as a result of the conflict in the Gulf. Full story: www.politico.eu/article/euro...

Well said, Mr Brian Cox! #IndependenceIsNormal

Russian strike on Odessa left at least two dead and twelve injured. #SlavaUkraini

The 'head-in-the-sand' approach of the UK government towards food security and other environmental issues is both staggering and frightening. #ClimateCrisis

Stay clear of bankers! #MMT youtube.com/watch?v=ti-i...

The cult of neoclassical and neoliberal economics is destroying society. Here, @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explains why the assumptions underpinning the former are nonsense and how the latter has failed society. It's time for an understanding of real-world economics #MMT youtube.com/watch?v=0_Hv...

The planet we live on is 'screaming' for help. For how much longer do we ignore these vital signs before Earth can no longer support life and it becomes just another dead planet? #ClimateChange #Sustainability www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Not only brave, but necessary.

The fat cats get fatter.

UK allows US to use British bases to strike Iranian sites targeting Strait of Hormuz. Starmer capitulates to Trump, has no mandate for dragging UK into Trump's illegal war. No UN mandate. UK parliament not consulted. Will Iraq folly be repeated? thehill.com/policy/inter...

The average annual cost of private healthcare insurance (without employer sponsorship) for a 60-year old in the USA is $17,700. For a family plan it's $22,221. Insurance premiums depend on location, age, plan type, plan tier, existing ailments, and premiums increase with age. Think about it.

Scotland's Government denied Palantir access to our #NHS, England's NHS, England's patients, were not so fortunate.

That's funny, I could have sworn he said something about not needing Royal Navy vessels because the war was already won. You broke it Don, you fix it.

Palantir, the US surveillance firm with hundreds of millions of pounds in UK government contracts, poses “a national security threat to the UK”, according to two anonymous MoD senior systems engineers with knowledge of the Palantir software systems the MoD is using. www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...

Health officials warn that Reform UK would use Palantir’s NHS contract to conduct data sharing for US-style immigration raids. The UK government must cease all contracts with Palantir now. www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...

'A world in which resources are controlled and prices harvested by those who own them - the ultra-rich'. An incisive piece from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social in the Guardian. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The UK government should immediately cease all contracts with Palantir across national defence, healthcare, and law enforcement. This vile CEO makes his intentions abundantly clear.

Bringing BIG economic ideas to Scotland - Edinburgh, 19th to 21st March 2026. Tickets are available now. Book here: www.scoteconfest.org/

People who are not tax resident in the UK should not be allowed to donate to UK political parties. Companies should not be allowed to donate to UK political parties. No one should be allowed to use crypto to donate to UK political parties.

Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. Please sign the petition to #StopTheSteal www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...

Should also ban political donations, freebies and perks.