They were perfectly happy to take the money in the first place. I say pay up or go to prison. #CovidFraud apple.news/AtW8NpUB1TiC...

An excellent article from @k8lister.bsky.social. I agree, the wealthy need to be less Scrooge like. apple.news/AgZZdVV3hSQa...

It's funny because I was telling my students in my Disability & Ethics class last week about the DWP constantly reassessing people with missing limbs and Down syndrome to see if they've been cured yet to much horrified gasping from the students...

DWP claims that “an issue” with data is preventing it releasing figures of many disabled people have been affected by cuts to the Access to Work disability employment prog. Campaigners say this is “a major warning sign” & “deepens their concern that something is being hidden”. tinyurl.com/38z7mrck

Twenty years ago I left the U.K. for some of the same reasons. I eventually returned because family is here. We can’t do much about the weather but the #costofliving for so many of us continues to spiral. #emigration apple.news/ACcWNgvS_Rb-...

Every delicious word from the indomitable @captmarkkelly.bsky.social is spot on. He’s certainly got Trump seriously rattled. Only a president who lies would be so scared of the truth.

This is what happens when you have the least qualified Secretary of Defense in our country’s history.

Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are not serious people. I won't let them stop me from holding this Administration accountable.

No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.

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Today the OBR finally published employment impacts of Govt’s (remaining) disability benefit cuts, which weren’t ready in the spring. Confirms @jrf-uk.bsky.social analysis at the time that these huge cuts to disabled people’s incomes come with relatively few expected to move into work. 🧵1/3

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The 50 wealthiest families own more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population. How can this Labour Government say this is a "cost of living" budget and refuse to tax the rich? They care about protecting power and wealth. And cost of living is a buzz phrase for them. Dire.

Are the Labour Government finally going to bring in rent controls? I seem to be living rent free in their heads! (Thanks for the shout out!) Join.greenparty.org.uk

Noteworthy - in the biggest political moment of the year, Labour choose to take this moment to attack @zackpolanski.bsky.social. They're rattled. join.greenparty.org.uk

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Full budget document now out: www.gov.uk/government/p...

🏠 What is the Local Housing Allowance ‘affordability gap’ and why is it growing? 🏠

At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.

Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool" "This is sociopathic behaviour" "He is toxic, misogynistic, racist" "I'm not a fan of Trump" Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"

Cartoon by @jesseduquette.bsky.social.

we cannot afford the political myths that pretend the government is financially constrained like a household or a commercial bank. The government's job is to ensure we have enough money in the system to let everyone live, work and care without exceeding the limits of what the economy can supply.

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇 1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK 2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves 3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

For the vast majority of people (except Ukrainians and Hongkongers) there is NO WAY to claim asylum in the UK without coming by small boat The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes Govt's plan is delusional

Now this is good news. And I don’t mean because of his age. #EuropeanPolitics #NetherlandsPM apple.news/ACbiymFrsSim...

A few points for people who are continuing to misunderstand what’s going on about the Villa Park fan ban. 1) Banning of away fans happens. This is not unique. It’s happened to Dutch, German, Polish and Turkish fans recently. 2) Football hooliganism is *never* just about football. 1/4

So when Farage rails against the latest migration figures, he's railing against a monster of his own making. The EU didn't impose uncontrolled immigration on us; it offered a framework that reflected geography, economics and reality” ie - control. www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/peop...

I joined Step Up Migrant Women calling on govt to #ScrapImmigrationWhitePaper The White Paper will have a devastating impact on migrant women Labour promised to make people's lives better but instead is pushing women into insecurity and destitution - shameful

"Whether it's Reform or Labour, I think they don't quite know what to do with me," Zack Polanski tells Lewis Goodall "One day, I'm being painted as an incompetent clown, and on other days, I'm a very dangerous Machiavellian man" www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/zack...

open.substack.com/pub/bylinesu... To this day, I have never disagreed with anything Clive has said - on any subject. (@francesca0912.bsky.social)

Greens now just two points behind Labour as the Zack surge continues The Green Party polling is at its highest ever - 15% of the vote. Meanwhile, Labour and the Tories are on 17%... Well, well, Zack...! www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack. Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia. Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

What a woman. She’s right. We all have a part to play and we get to choose how we play that part. Will you be a source of good in this world or would you rather join those on the spaceship Jane refers to? We’ve stopped fascism before, we must stop it again.

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.” ― Jane Goodall 💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Second released flotilla activist confirms Israel beat Greta Thunberg The rogue Zionist state's violence and humiliation of an activist like Greta Thunberg, known worldwide, can only backfire on it - surely? www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...

We can all agree that the attack on the Synagogue in Manchester was terrorism So why is setting a Mosque alight just 'arson' and a 'hate crime' and also not terrorism?

Our media has a lot to answer for lately. Since when did marching against genocide become a hate march? Jewish people being attacked and killed at the synagogue this week was horrific. So is genocide and there’s nothing hateful about standing against it. #SocialistSunday apple.news/AyScnbbP8Roy...

Who does this government serve? You? Or big business?

Tories stole our money and our dignity. Labour stole our hope.

Let's hope the Government now finds the courage to go against the proper VIP Tory Royalty who also made tens of millions at a time of crisis supplying PPE which was not fit for purpose. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

substack.com/@europeanpow... Starmer : the man who everyone wanted to trust a few years ago, is now the man that virtually no one trusts ( especially Labour’s own members). There needs to be a national inquiry into SEZ’s snd Free zones assp.

Charging 2% tax on assets over £10 million would raise £24 billion a year. Labour claims its invented (see MMT) 'black hole' in the nation's finances = £22 billion. So, that 2% tax would plug that notional hole, with £2 billion change, & NOT A SINGLE CUT to welfare budgets. It's a choice.

"We cannot claim to have moved on from the venal political culture that brought us the VIP Lane until the ministers involved face consequences too.” goodlaw.social/ph6f

Rumours swirling that Government may try to avoid fully scrapping 2 child limit by changing it to a 3 child limit, only lifting it for some groups or giving lower support to 3rd and subsequent children. Helpfully @resfoundation.bsky.social already crunched the numbers, finding that...1/4

We like to go about our lives pretending we’ll never grow old. Therefore most try to ignore the aged, despite the fact they were once young and just like ourselves. The least they deserve is a standard of care we would wish for ourselves and this isn’t it. apple.news/A2Wm_QYszTe-...

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1. I've long contended that austerity doesn't save money. It merely transfers costs from one group (the very rich, who would otherwise pay more tax) to others. Last night was a powerful reminder of that. Before I go further, I should say I’m fine. Just a black eye, cuts & bruises, no serious harm. 🧵

A mass walkout of the UN General Assembly as Netanyahu prepares to speak.

People want lower rents. They want cheaper bills and publicly-owned services. They want an NHS that works. Why can’t this government just do things that would actually improve people’s lives? We can fix this country. We just need the political will.