David JW Bailey

@davidjwbailey.bsky.social

Walker, photographer, radio ham, gamer, wine lover, accountant, entrepreneur, human friendly activist, ally. English & European. Generally prefer facts and science.

New: A business that made a six-figure donation to Reform UK received interest-free loans of £67m from unnamed “related companies” in the months before, raising questions about the possible origin of the funds. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Reform given six-figure donation by firm that received £6...

Nigel Farage’s party is facing questions about the lack of transparency over £100,000 in funds donated by a management consultancy

observer.co.uk

As always, foreign PE came to UK, stripped the land and buildings, brand, and Intellectual Property, claimed all the government grants it could find, and will now gut the rest of the business. No one ever learns

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Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM. Issues: Corporate debt would be transferred to co-ops. Co-ops would borrow for investment at commercial rates, not govt rates. High debt and debt servicing cost, higher bills. Need public ownership.

Turn failing water firms into not-for-profit cooperatives, MPs and mayors tell PM

Labour politicians say mutualised model puts public in control without adding debt to government’s balance sheet

theguardian.com

There were rumours to this effect late last year. Based on an internal private message on Telegram (from a Reform Essex Councillor) ithat was accidentally sent to a whole group. A group in which many AntiFa were loitering under aliases. It was deleted withon a minute.

I would love to see support for Infantino’s failed plan to sell the World Cup mapped against football associations that have submitted audited accounts and country corruption levels.

£18.5 billion - the cost of free social care for everyone paid through taxation £30-50 billion - annual lost tax revenue from reduced trade with the EU because of Brexit Rejoin the EU to fund social care 🇪🇺🇬🇧 😃