Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same. Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

60 British citizens (35 children) detained in north-east Syria: @greenjennyjones.bsky.social says is the government not worried about their conditions and rights? www.parliamentlive.tv/Lords

Meanwhile, in Scotland: "What began as something so outlandish and so seemingly utopian that we might as well have promised the Moon and the stars has reached the point where, in theory at least, there is a parliamentary majority in favour of the principle of a UBI."

No one is asking Wes Streeting to be a commentator. Asking him to be a government minister when the whole world can see Trump breaking international law whilst threatening Greenland next, and the Cabinet (with Nigel Farage) seems perfectly fine with it.

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IPP sentences - we have been saying these are profoundly unjust for years, says @greenjennyjones.bsky.social in #HouseofLords. Know there is a lot of concern on the Labour benches, and some have bravely spoken up. We need to move forward parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

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Donning down.

Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen: “I would therefore strongly urge the United States to stop the threats against a historically close ally & against another country & another people who have very clearly said that they are not for sale" Denmark handles foreign policy for Greenland

One of the challenges of advocating for basic income is the fact I live in a time when labour (as opposed to work) is put on a pedestal. So you are challenged to show that UBI won't negatively effect this. It won't, but there's more: youtube.com/shorts/CE1fA...

A really interesting natural experiment testing basic income amounts from tiny to huge ($15,000/mo) found that poverty level amounts have virtually zero impact on work and that large amounts essentially see a ceiling to their impact on work that is still small. At $15k/mo, MPE was around 5% (2%-8%).

UBI works: it boosts demand (people spend locally), stabilises economies in downturns, cuts bureaucracy, & enables everyone dignity. Evidence shows better health, less stress, more work flexibility; not less work. It buys freedom and resilience, not idleness.

For me, this interview sums up what's wrong with the modern Labour Party. Too quick to link extremist far right rhetoric with popular left wing positions. Too quick to say what they're against & not what they're for. To dismiss wealth tax cos it won't solve ALL the problems is foolish.

#GoodNews - not quite #UniversalBasicIncome, but headed in that direction. With the understanding that people in poverty's problem is lack of money #UBI @ubilabnetwork.bsky.social www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

BREAKING NEWS: Actual facts appear for the first time on "Truth" Social.

As @scottsantens.com observes it is frustrating that people, many of whom claim allegiance to the values of liberalism or conservatism, seem to abandon their own principles when it comes to making policy for those they believe ‘beneath’ them. It is the same for personal budgets and disabled people.

Appropriated from the pagan feast of Saturnalia the original 12 day holiday fell inevitability to 3. Like David Graeber explained...work began to be seen as good in and of itself.

"The question is whether political leaders are brave enough to speak the truth? Immigration is good for this country and that we have a clear, moral responsibility to protect those failed by global injustice and political neglect." observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Loudly singing through winter, the robin is a festive favourite. Both genders have the iconic red breast, singing to defend territories. In folklore, a kind robin fans the fire for Mary, catching an ember that turns its chest red. This bright bird symbolizes winter and Christmas. 🎄🐦 📸 Edwyn Anderton

Supermarkets - the problem at the heart of our broken food system #Farming #Food #FoodSecurity #PublicHealth #Agroecology

This is another reason for universal basic income. This is another reason for universal basic income. This is another reason for universal basic income.

This is why people say our economy is rigged. Watch.

With a group of individuals, we have people. With people who cooperate & support each other, we have citizens. Explore the opportunities for cooperation with Citizen Network: citizen-network.org/news/what-do... @simonduffy.bsky.social

Foreign influence on UK politics - let's think about US cash, as well as Russian and Chinese

More than 50 MPs and Peers have joined me in urging David Lammy to immediately meet with the lawyers of those on hunger strike. The government needs to wake up, take responsibility, and show some humanity before it is too late.

Friends! I have one more story about heat pumps to share with you in 2025. It's a biggie! About some real biggies! Behold: the biggest heat pumps in the world www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@birg84.bsky.social cool handle choice from the oldest basic income organisation in the world - give us a Follow. @scottsantens.com @ubilabnetwork.bsky.social @plancommonsense.bsky.social @basicincomeearth.bsky.social @weareopus.bsky.social @compassoffice.bsky.social @citizennetwork.bsky.social

Lovely stat!

The world's richest 0.001% now control 3x as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity combined. 56,000 wealthy individuals have more than roughly 4 billion people. Read that back.

Basic income puts the choice in your hands. It's leverage on your end. It's the power to say no. It's full freedom.

ICYMI — “I identified myself as a U.S. citizen and a veteran, but that didn't matter. ICE Agents smashed my window, sprayed tear gas and pepper spray into my car, dragged me out… this experience violated the very principles I fought to defend.”

"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed." -Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953

"Region imported 438,000 tons of pesticides and herbicides in 2020, two-thirds more than in 2018. More than half of such chemicals used in Nigeria are highly hazardous, at least 40% of those can’t be sold in Europe" #Pesticide colonialism www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

One more account of horror from Sudan. But world must not look away: so many more are in danger news.sky.com/story/63-chi...

Oligarchy (noun): A government of and by a few at the top, who exercise power for their own benefit. Their power and wealth increase as they make laws that favor themselves, manipulate financial markets, and create monopolies that put more wealth into their pockets.

They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.

It's the giving season, what better time to embrace a #UBI? @scottsantens.com zurl.co/u139D

A few words on Anarchism, From David Graeber's 'Are You An Anarchist? The Answer May Surprise You!' davidgraeber.org/articles/are...

Know your rights. Protect your neighbors. New York is — and always will be — a city for all immigrants.

It strikes me that in terms of global political order the classic 3 choices stand before us: Monarchy - the US empire seeks to advance global wellbeing Democracy - countries respect the UN and International Law Oligarchy - the BRICS nations build a new world order Which seems more likely?

I’ve entered into a detailed argument with Ai (DeepSeek) who is confident that Cathy Berberian sang on the 1965 recording of Laborintus 2. It’s curiously certain of things but provides little evidence. The worst kind of student.

here my views on the #covid inquiry www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ELP... @cchangescotland.bsky.social @simonduffy.bsky.social @viascotland.bsky.social

This seems like news. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/brit...

Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026. To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.

Wealth inequality is eating this country alive. Concentrated wealth is already endangering our democracy. Wealth doesn’t just beget more wealth — it begets more power. It’s a vicious cycle that destroys our economy and democracy at the same time.

Reporting on the £28bn investment on energy infrastructure is making my blood boil. 2 days after our fuel poverty report. Green energy is seen as a cost but never any scrutiny of the £125billion energy company profits. carefulleconomy.co.uk/publications/

We get the politics the few pay for. #democracy - it would be a good idea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Again @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social nails it… why are so few politicians willing to recognise the cancer at the heart of our education system?

@michaelmcewan43.bsky.social lovely to see you at the Enable AMM - hope our paths cross more in 2026.

Just goes to show how they can easily come up with reasoning to support universal basic income when they want to. Yes, UBI is a dividend for shareholders. As citizens, we are all shareholders. Also, we ALL created the capital that AI is trained on. We should all be paid a GDP dividend EVERY MONTH.