Jamie P
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Physics Teacher. Independent Councillor. MA- Education. NEU rep & district sec.
72 hours of sewage dumped this summer in Deal. This is no accident, itās a failure. Southern Water - stop treating our sea like a sewer.
#SouthernWater
#Deal
#SaveOurSeas
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Left Foot Forward
12 days ago
Weāve put together a starter pack of trade unions in the UK. Follow to get news from the UK labour movement. š
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Alex Dukalskis
about 1 month ago
Author copies for Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics by me &
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arrived today! If you re-post this by Sept 30 we'll put you in a drawing & send the winner a free signed copy anywhere they happen to be on the planet.
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Carole Cadwalladr
28 days ago
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty. If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference š§ Thereās another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
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Otto English
30 days ago
ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION YET?
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A little careless, yes. A monster, no.
observer.co.uk/news/columni...
#Labour
#Rayner
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She listened to Grenfellās bereaved and the acted. Rayner...
Unlike her predecessors as housing minister, she confronted the issue of the tower and demolition has started
https://observer.co.uk/news/columnists/article/she-listened-to-grenfells-bereaved-and-then-acted-rayner-had-pure-class-our-class
about 2 months ago
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Jane
about 2 months ago
On the same day in the Telegraph:
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Saul Staniforth
about 2 months ago
"A lot of people are seeing a rise in anti Muslim hate crime.. these are anti Muslim hate crimes & there doesn't seem to be any politician whose standing up & reassuring millions of Muslims in this country that the country is behind you" Well said
@adilray.bsky.social
#GMB
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Saul Staniforth
about 2 months ago
Newly elected Green Party leader
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
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BladeoftheSun
about 2 months ago
Racism has cost the UK yet another nurse. This will be the cost, you will be left with racist thugs and no healthcare.
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Marina Purkiss
about 2 months ago
We are so sick of this⦠In what world is a ādouble-tapā a mishap?
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Zack Polanski
2 months ago
When Labour in the future say you have to vote for them to stop Reform ā remember there are countless reasons that argument is equal parts absurd and offensive. But 26th August 2025 should stand out for their complete capitulation to the right. Absolutely shameful.
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Is this a joke? Already this year energy companies have made Ā£61 billion, so rising energy prices only increases their profits further. Regulators are supposed to protect us: theyāve proven to be pointless time and time again.
#energy
#Ofgem
#CostOfLiving
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Energy price cap: Government costs to raise bills from October
The clear message from government and the regulator is that households should shop around and take advantage of fixed rate deals on the market that are offering current savings of up to £200 a year.
https://news.sky.com/story/energy-price-cap-government-costs-to-raise-bills-from-october-13418574
about 2 months ago
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Natasha Devon
2 months ago
Wrote a thing -
www.lbc.co.uk/article/migr...
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Not all migrant protesters are far right ā but theyāre all fuelled by disinformation, writes Natasha Devon | LBC
This weekend saw at least 30 protests planned outside asylum hotels across the UK.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/migrant-protesters-far-right-disinformation-natasha-devon-5HjdBSs_2/
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Tories trying to remain relevant š¤·āāļø
#Tory
#Hypocrites
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Who would have thought it? Especially problematic when visa applications for industries like Health and Social care are on the decline.
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Rich economies will need foreign workers to fuel growth, policymakers warn
Central bankers say low birth rates in worldās largest economies pose threat to productivity and prices
https://www.ft.com/content/8bfdf5d7-3584-444d-849e-b75adc2e07ed?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR4kIIO2oXFVij_EvPobyPCy95VAbv8JLrZDNEUdpP6zY-_Gcxd8SRf-5HXPcA_aem_sILy3lkDiPYBuy2N4221Ig
2 months ago
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Ian Dunt
2 months ago
Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit
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Russ Jones
2 months ago
It is very nearly the tenth anniversary of that brief moment when, for 2 or 3 days, British newspapers remembered refugees are desperate human beings who need our help, rather than scum that it's okay to threaten with violence.
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20% of our drinkable water is lost through leaky pipes. No new reactors in 30 years. Annual hosepipe bans. This isnāt sustainable.
#Water
#waterquality
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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How can England possibly be running out of water?
While famously rainswept, climate crisis, population growth and profligacy mean the once unthinkable could be possible
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2025/aug/17/how-can-england-possibly-be-running-out-of-water?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 months ago
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Labour members want it, voters want it. Why donāt Reed and Starmer want it? Renationalise water NOW!!
#Water
#Deal
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2 months ago
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Sevington should be used as a lorry park - an alternative to Operation Brock and Tap šš
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#Sevington
2 months ago
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Peter Stefanovic
2 months ago
Just 1.5% of Universal Credit claimants are refugees. Someone should let Nigel Farage and his party know
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/jus...
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Just 1.5% of Universal Credit claimants are refugees
New government statistics have shown that just 1.5% of Universal Credit claimants in Great Britain were refugees.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/just-1-5-of-universal-credit-claimants-are-refugees-396646/
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Left Foot Forward
3 months ago
This is important.
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Half of the country are getting an essential fact about UK immigration wrong
'We are a gaslit nation.'
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/08/half-of-the-country-are-getting-an-essential-fact-about-uk-immigration-wrong/
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Doug Parr
3 months ago
These 'savings' seem to involve not using solar power, not upgrading council buildings, not buying electric vehicles for council fleet So not doing stuff that will mean higher future costs for the councils on fuel & heating bills Utter foolishness
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
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Reform councils āsave taxpayers Ā£40mā by scrapping net zero
Partyās leaders say they have also cut more than Ā£50m of wasteful costs in other areas during first 100 days in power
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2025/08/07/reform-councils-save-taxpayers-40m-scrapping-net-zero/
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Imagine being this pig headed, and then refusing to apologise too. What an embarrassment.
#Lowe
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3 months ago
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Southern Water are damaging Deal, in Kent. š
#Waterquality
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Southern Water: hopes of change going down the drain
Poor water rating. A second summer with an astonishingly high peak reading for E. coli. Are our chances of change going down the drain?
https://open.substack.com/pub/jamiepout/p/southern-water-hopes-of-change-going?r=lc0n0
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Mistakenly? Or theyāve been fed false information by the media and bad faith actors for years.
#Migration
@yougov.co.uk
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David Ho
3 months ago
Motherfucking wind farmsā¦
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A shake up of democracy could liven things up
#Politics
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Jeremy Corbyn more popular among younger voters than Keir Starmer
The leaders have a near identical approval rating among voters overall, but Corbyn is considerably more popular with voters aged 18-24
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/jeremy-corbyn-keir-starmer-polling-yougov-labour-b2797161.html
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Prem Sikka
3 months ago
England's water companies lose 1 trillion litres of water a year to leaks. Dump sewage in rivers, have 1,135 criminal convictions Built no new reservoirs since 1989. Paid £85bn in dividends, have debt of £70bn One- third of the customer bills cover debt servicing. Govt is OK with privatisation.
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Public ownership is the only way to save the water industry
Public ownership is the only viable alternative but is opposed by the government
https://leftfootforward.org/2025/07/public-ownership-is-the-only-way-to-save-the-water-industry/
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Prem Sikka
3 months ago
UK Minister āfuriousā about England & Wales water bills. Ministers talking PR gimmicks. Public ownership is necessary but ruled out. Since 1989 shareholders extracted Ā£85bn in dividends which should have been invested. Nationalise without compensation.
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Environment secretary āfuriousā about England and Wales water bills
Steve Reed says he is unable to rule out further above-inflation rises and any decision would be up to regulators
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jul/20/environment-secretary-furious-water-bills-england-wales
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Adam Bienkov
3 months ago
So Keir Starmer's strategy on welfare cuts has essentially been to: 1) Fail to engage with Labour MPs before launching the policy 2) Ignore all warnings about a rebellion 3) U-Turn at the very last minute after the damage is done 4) Promise a new approach 5) Suspend the MPs anyway
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Supporting NEU staff today in London, taking strike action
#Unite
3 months ago
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Prem Sikka
3 months ago
I asked the Govt "how many criminal convictions have been secured by regulators against Southern Water since privatisation." The Minister won't answer (see link below). Between 1989 and 2024 SW had 119 convictions Does the Minister not know or doesn't want to put the data on parliamentary record?
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Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament
Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.
https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-07-04/HL9145/
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Clive Lewis MP
4 months ago
Everyone should have access to safe, affordable water. But our privatised system puts profit first. So I'm getting behind the People's Plan for Water. If you're with me, add your name to the call for public ownership:
actionnetwork.org/forms/water-...
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Sam Freedman
4 months ago
It's completely insane. If introduced you'd have large numbers of families rendered destitute and local authorities would have to support them with no money available to do so.
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Peter Stefanovic
4 months ago
Keir Starmer delays āday oneā workersā rights until 2027 amid business concerns
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/keir-st...
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Keir Starmer delays 'day one' workers' rights until 2027 amid business concerns
The Employment Rights Bill has been delayed until 2027, impacting protections against unfair dismissal and zero-hours contracts.
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/keir-starmer-delays-day-one-workers-rights-until-2027-amid-business-concerns-395065/
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George Monbiot
4 months ago
This, to be considered by the House of Commons this afternoon, needs to cause as much political trouble for the government as the welfare bill. Ask your MP to stand up for the right to protest.
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George Monbiot
4 months ago
1. Starmer was warned and warned that his benefits cuts were not just cruel and unfair, but a political disaster. He dismissed the warnings, even this week, as no more than "noises off". Now, as the disaster materialises, he's desperately backtracking. Here's an idea: how about listening? š§µ
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Natasha Devon
4 months ago
Iran were already at the negotiating table before Israel and the US decided to āpre-emptivelyā bomb them.
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I was unjustly expelled from the Labour Party earlier this year following an allegation by the Labour MP for Dover and Deal, Mike Tapp. I am appealing with the help of lawyers, Bindmans LLP. Please support my case if you can, and please share widely.
www.crowdjustice.com/case/appeali...
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Appealing expulsion of Councillor Jamie Pout
District councillor, trade unionist, activist in the Dover District.
https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/appealing-expulsion-of-council/
4 months ago
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Peter Stefanovic
4 months ago
The worst-hit areas for PIP cuts as more than 1.3m could lose support under Labourās plans Some of the UKās most deprived areas stand to lose out the most, new data reveals
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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PIP cuts mapped: The worst-hit areas as more than 1.3m could lose support
Some of the UKās most deprived areas stand to lose out the most, new data reveals
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/pip-benefit-cuts-assessments-labour-my-area-b2770732.html
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Farrukh
4 months ago
Former British Ambassador to Iran Sir Richard John Dalton says that Iran was not on the brink of getting a nuclear weapon "Iran has not taken a decision to develop nuclear weapons" "We should disbelieve Netanyahu's claims unless there is evidence, and I don't believe that evidence exists:
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Uncosted, as expected. And they plan to save money by removing reasonable adjustments for disabled people. They really do hate workers
#Reform
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Jonathan Hopkin
5 months ago
Former MP for party that doesnāt believe in a social safety net would like a luxury social safety net for MPs
www.politico.eu/article/brit...
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Paul Fairie
5 months ago
A Brief History of Young People Today Don't Want to Work š§µ
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Jarlath OāBrien
5 months ago
Excellent piece by
@cbokhove.bsky.social
. The bar for publication in education seems very low and it is not clear that some publishers ensure writers have the credibility to write authoritatively on their subject.
www.tes.com/magazine/tea...
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How far should we trust āedubooksā?
Reading a slew of educational books may not be the best way to make your teaching truly evidence-informed, suggests Christian Bokhove
https://www.tes.com/magazine/teaching-learning/general/can-teachers-trust-education-books-research
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What now? Good that water companies are fined for their behaviour and payouts. These investigations have gone on for months, if not years, and will anything change?
#ThamesWater
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thames Water fined £122.7m in biggest ever penalty - BBC News
The company has been fined for breaching rules over wastewater operations and dividend payments.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgeg5vy9q8eo.amp?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwKjnpBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHjwbMi0U1K4zeLQx8LklwaoTrd9R_9uravpJtjcX51HQ_z849zwlG17mLR13_aem_EIDYP0KLbYZPG04oq0NThA
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Donāt believe everything youāre fed by the right-wing press
#Reform
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Peter Stefanovic
5 months ago
It will probably come as no surprise to anyone that Prime minister Keir Starmer performed well in a YouGov poll on the agreement, while Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch are least trusted to handle the relationship with the bloc
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Voters endorse Starmerās EU deal despite divisions over Brexit
Prime minister performed well in YouGov poll on the agreement, while Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch are least trusted to handle the relationship with the bloc
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/starmer-eu-deal-voters-poll-68dw3w656
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