£324,233 the average amount Councils have to pay for every one of the more than 50,000 children in private care. £80,000 the amount of profit they take per child which is never spent on anything. This con is one of the reasons Council have no money.
Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him
Andy Burnham says that "eradicating the insidious briefing culture" in politics will be central to his leadership of the Labour party. Make a note of that one
Michelle Mone owes £188m to the Government, in the last 9 months nothing has been done to collect it. If you owed £188, they would have fined you thousands of pounds and sent the bailiffs round. For the rich they do nothing.
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Faithful representation of the interview…..more importantly, this is a really important by election, called by Farage for no good reason - Count Binface is the face now of the anti Farage movement. It’s Bin Day in Clacton.
Whether it's Donald Trump running a $3 billion crypto scam or Barack Obama asking for Dijon mustard on a hot dog, both presidents tested the limits of Washington norms.
Privatised water is such an obvious scam that it's achieved the impossible: getting 82% of Brits to agree on something. The only issue to score higher was the public’s desire for Tony Blair to stick to retirement.
Intense Israeli airstrikes hit the Al-Rashidia Palestinian refugee camp in the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon.
Your occasional reminder that China is currently installing 3.5GW of solar per week. That's THE TOTAL GENERATING CAPACITY OF THE ENTIRE UK FROM ALL SOURCES every five months.
Solar power is generating 46.3% of the UK's electricity right now. Only 7.2% is from fossil fuels. And so many rooftops don't yet have solar panels on them - this is only going to get better. Balcony solar panels will also soon be available in the UK: no middle man between you & the sun. 🎉☀️😎
Your a disgrace to the Labour movement pandering to the right wing press. You and you treacherous colleagues will be the reason we end up with a Fascist goverment. You will never be forgiven and Labour will go down in history as the party that destroyed Britain. Unfollowed
Israeli warplanes strike the towns of Jarjouaa and Ar-Rihan in southern Lebanon.
Important Update I have been notified that legal proceedings have been initiated against me in the EU. Obviously, I am not in the EU — and, given the circumstances, I believe this action may be intended to intimidate or cause harm to my family living there. (1/3)
A Reform UK candidate who supported deporting all Muslim people from the UK has been elected an MSP
Scottish Reform candidate who backed deporting all Muslims elected MSP
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Reform caller going on about Labour and tories getting freebies. @shelaghfogarty.bsky.social forgot to mention Farage's free £5 Million.
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Voting without knowing. GOOD Journalism could REALLY play a part here. After all excellent and accurate comms should be a mark of its quality and effectiveness. Not just giving headlines to bad actors for clicks. And there is a real loss in good quality local journalism here.
Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 3mo agoJust met a Reform UK voting couple who had no idea that it opposed: Recent rise in the minimum wage End of the two-child benefit cap Expansion of free school meals, free breakfast clubs Help with school uniforms Horrified that they would lose big from Reform How many others voted without knowing?
The Greens win our first ever directly elected Mayor - a huge historic victory! Huge congratulations to Zoë and the entire team. Two party politics isn't dying. It's dead and it's buried. And we're making hope normal again.
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · 3mo agoBREAKING: First Ever Green Mayor Win 🎉 Zoë Garbett has been elected Mayor of Hackney – huge congratulations!
Still proud to have our Labour government this morning with Keir Starmer as PM. They were elected for a 5 year term, to start the job of renewing and rebuilding our country. They are most certainly getting on with that and we are seeing the benefits now. 1/2
However you dice it, it’s been a great night for Thai-based cryptocurrency billionaires & Vladimir Putin - who, incredibly, is currently getting more good news from the UK than Ukraine.
🚨Farage was given undisclosed £5m by crypto billionaire in 2024! The Conservatives are referring Farage to the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner. #UKNews
"Now, sources are claiming producers think Ed Balls “lost his cool” during the row and are facing pressure to “distance” the show from him." www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/itv-...
ITV bosses 'facing pressure to sack Ed Balls' after Zack Polanski clash
The Green Party leader and former Labour politician had a heated row on Good Morning Britain
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The rich, non-domiciled, fascistic elite want to turn Great Britain into the most unregulated, corrupt country in the world. Brexit was their first step.
🚨 UK economy turning a corner — Labour earning credit the UK’s lying industry won’t give! The last two weeks have seen positive economic stories — a bitter pill for the Tories to swallow. It’s about time Labour got some credit for their good work. 👇 www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/a-f...