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Patriotic Millionaires UK@patmillsuk.bsky.social · 3d ago

A wealth tax is common sense, not rocket science. Of course people - including millionaires like us - overwhelmingly support it. £24bn a year for our country could be raised with a tiny 2% tax on wealth over £10m. It's time to #TaxTheSuperRich

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 3d ago

Neil Kinnock has urged Andy Burnham to increase tax on assets as a new poll reveals two-thirds of voters back the introduction of a “wealth tax” Read more: trib.al/jhQxnU0

The Observer@theobserveruk.bsky.social · 4d ago

As wildfires rage, the right’s denial of the climate crisis has gone up in smoke The effects of extreme weather, be it fires or drought, are all too real. The need for an environmental consensus is one that transcends politics, writes Will Hutton https://bit.ly/4brP2xU

As wildfires rage, the right’s denial of the climate cris...

The effects of extreme weather, be it fires or drought, are all too real. The need for an environmental consensus is one that transcends politics

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@davidbhx.bsky.social · 3d ago

If we don't drill for oil and gas in the UK then we will continue to import both of these from Europe and America because we will still have millions of petrol and diesel cars and still have millions of gas boilers. It will take a long time to change all this over. We need decarbonisation.

Seven of Nine Fan 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇱🌍🖖🏼@sevenofnine3au01.bsky.social · 4d ago

Right now, with climate fuelled droughts and wildfires raging across Europe and North America, how can any sane and responsible person even consider drilling for more of the stuff that is killing our planet?

Sadik Al-Hassan MP@sadikal-hassanmp.bsky.social · last wk.

In January, I stopped using X as a communication channel because the platform facilitated the creation of illegal and deeply harmful images by its AI tool, Grok. I am renewing my call for all governmental and parliamentary communications to stop using X. The platform continues to facilitate

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Ruth Deyermond@ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 6d ago

Evidence of the great benefits of AI: it used to take a huge amount of time and effort to make yourself look this stupid; now AI allows you to humiliate yourself almost instantly.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6d ago

The State Department said ​it takes "full responsibility" for "hastily" altering and then presenting a map of Africa at a global AIDS conference that mislabeled every single country it highlighted. An analysis by Reuters found a watermark in the map image that suggests it was made with OpenAI.

Richard Burgon MP@richardburgon.bsky.social · 6d ago

Alongside Imran Hussain MP and over 80 MPs and Lords, I recently wrote to the Foreign Secretary calling for comprehensive sanctions on Israel. The world’s top court is clear. Israel’s occupation of Palestine is illegal - and Governments must act now to end it!

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Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · 6d ago

Govt planning c. 100 new data centres by early 2030s, mostly in already water stressed areas. They have no legal obligation to disclose how much water they use. Meanwhile Govt launches £75m publicity campaign to urge us to reduce water use & privatised water companies waste 19% thro leaks. Madness

Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · last wk.

It's depressing that this moved me so much, but did. First time I've heard a politician praise a group of immigrants, without caveat, for a long while.

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social · last wk.

Andy Burnham, "To me, carers should be the best paid people in society, not the worst" "Many people from other countries have been caring for my dad" Andy Burnham praises migrants to the UK who care for our elderly, a stark contrast to Keir-island-of-strangers-Starmer

Dr Ellie Chowns MP@elliechowns.bsky.social · last wk.

Given our consistent engagement on the adult social care crisis and willingness to work together to solve it, it's deeply disappointing that the Greens weren't invited to today's cross-party talks. We need all hands on deck to tackle this issue - the Greens remain ready to work cross-party to do so.

Dear Andy, 29 July 2026 I welcome your commitment to addressing the challenge of fixing social care, an issue which has for too long been neglected and treated as a political football. There are no shortage of reports and proposals on how to change things; what has been missing for far too long is the political will to do so. I am therefore glad to see that you have committed to spending political capital on securing positive change. I also agree that cross-party working is essential to best face this challenge. Indeed, I have repeatedly called in Parliament for cross-party talks, and I have represented the Green Party at the (so far, only two) cross-party meetings convened as part of the Casey Commission’s work, in September 2025 and May 2026. I expressed my strong desire for more frequent and in-depth cross-party discussions at that most recent meeting, as well as consistently calling on the government to show greater political leadership on this issue. It was therefore disappointing to learn yesterday that only two political parties had been invited to meet with you today, at very short notice, to discuss social care. I am puzzled as to why you did not extend an invitation to the Green Party, given our long track record of positive engagement in this area and our frequent expressions of interest in, and support for, cross-party work on social care. Failing to extend an invitation to your first cross-party meeting on the topic is, frankly, not consistent with your stated commitment to working cooperatively across party lines. I remain very keen to work constructively with you and other cross-party colleagues to find solutions to the crisis in social care, so that we can meet the needs and uphold the interests of people who draw on care, their families and other unpaid carers, and all those who work in the care sector. I look forward to hearing from you.
George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last wk.

Just loving how John Cleese, now reduced to one of his own caricatures, rages about immigrants coming to the UK and failing to accept "our" culture, from his home in ... (checks notes) ... Nevis in the Caribbean.

Telegraph article: John Cleese: I trust Rupert Lowe more than any other leader Monty Python star backs the Restore Britain founder in a series of social media posts
@davidbhx.bsky.social · 2w ago

A person with enough income to get a mortgage on a £800,000 flat in Hove may not be very aware of people who struggle to pay for ever increasing rents

Andrew Fisher@fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 2w ago

Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester Mayor and London Mayor Sadiq Khan both called for rent controls They are necessary socially for tenants, economically for local economies, and electorally for rebuilding Labour's coalition Rayner's arguments are the same as landlords www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Count Binface@countbinface.bsky.social · 3y ago

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

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@famouskopites.bsky.social · 2w ago

And it's an increasingly dangerous world in a large part due to the hegseth. Streeting is not fit to be minister of defence, he's not fit to be any minister.

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 2w ago

Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press. Journalists asked to write anti regulation articles after the Grenfell fire. Anything not for sale to super rich and corporations - political parties, press, think-tanks ... Who checks corruption?

Lobbying giant filmed offering reporter payment for flattering client coverage in national press

Exclusive: Guardian investigation of CT Group uncovers practice that appears to seek hidden influence over public opinion

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