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Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

774 partners of scandal-ridden accountancy firm EY collect £870,000 each. Average partner pay up £83,000 in a year. EY does not pay employer national insurance on profits shared by partners, worth £150,000 for every £1m of profit shared. Despite scandals, gets govt contracts.

cityam.comEY partner pay jumps to £870k despite consulting slumpBig Four giant EY posted a rise in UK fee income and hiked payouts for its partners, even as its consulting arm came under pressure.

Abilu Tangwa.@abilutangwa.bsky.social

Growth that kills its host isn’t growth. It’s cancer with good PR.

Natalie Bennett@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social

#democracy - it would be a good idea. We need to collectively _deliberate_ on how we want to be governed #PeoplesAssembly #ConstitutionalAssembly @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social @fawcettsociety.bsky.social

We Own It@weownit.org.uk

Ramp up the pressure on Andy Burnham: weownit.org.uk/StopTheBailout

Natalie Bennett@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social

NO to "golden visas". We don't need even more corrupt, dangerous people arriving on private jets

Abilu Tangwa.@abilutangwa.bsky.social

For Africa, climate change is not about the future. It's about now. Our crops failing, our lakes shrinking, our people displaced — while boardrooms thousands of miles away count record profits. We don't have a climate problem. We have a justice problem. #ClimateJustice

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

Corporate Welfare Rolls-Royce closing in on £200m govt subsidy to fund development of new engine. Free money. No means-testing. Govt not taking equity stake, money not repayable. RR had operating profit of £3.5bn in 2024-25, will hand up to £9bn to shareholders over next 3 years. archive.ph/r18wm

ft.comRolls-Royce nears taxpayer subsidy deal to develop new engine in UKCompany hopes for state backing of up to £200mn to put towards engine for short-haul aircraft

Abilu Tangwa.@abilutangwa.bsky.social

Forests stabilize climate better than ANY tech we've invented. And protecting an existing forest stores 8-12x more carbon than planting a new one. We don't need to invent the future. We need to protect it. 🌲

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

UK law requires companies to pay dividends from realized profits, must maintain capital. Law is poorly enforced. Water companies flout it. Carillon abused it. Now Govt proposes that dividends can be paid without capital maintenance. Madness to appease corporations.

gov.ukModernising corporate reportingWe are seeking views on how the corporate reporting framework in the UK could be modernised to better meet the needs of companies, investors and the wider economy.

Extinction Rebellion Rotterdam@xrrotterdam.bsky.social

Unfortunately very true. Live sustainably if you can, but leave the guilt with the big companies where it belongs. Always remember that the carbon footprint was made up to make you feel responsible for their emissions

Abilu Tangwa.@abilutangwa.bsky.social

The top 1% emit more than the poorest 66%. The richest 100 companies are linked to 71% of emissions. This is not about "humanity" failing. It's about a tiny minority profiting.

Ed Poole@edpoole1975.bsky.social

I shared my views on patient data and Palantir with Dr Christelle Blunden. #palantir #NHS #datasharing

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water. Here are some suggestions. Enforce laws. Prosecute execs for harming health, environment. Cancel licence to operate. Put TW into special administration. Nationalise at knockdown price. Apply to all water companies.

theguardian.comBurnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames WaterExclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control

We Own It@weownit.org.uk

Tell Andy Burnham to block the Thames Water bailout before Thursday 29th October. Remove the licence, TAKE IT BACK Andy Burnham. Sign the petition: vist.ly/5p396

weownit.org.ukAndy Burnham, block the Thames Water bailoutEnough is enough. We are sick and tired of Thames Water tumbling from crisis to crisis.

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

The Sovereign Grant to the King doesn’t count as taxable income. Payments by the state to Britons, such as the state pension, carer’s allowance, contribution-based jobseeker’s allowance, and contribution-based employment and support allowance are taxable. That's the law.

leftfootforward.orgRoyal financial privileges show that we are not in it togetherThis week, after perfunctory scrutiny, the UK parliament approved a core Sovereign Grant of £99.9m (from 2027/28) for the King, a 93% increase from the £51.8m for 2024/25 and 65% higher in real terms ...

Mike Bailey@linusd.bsky.social

The journalist and author Sarah Helm, wife of the UK government’s national security advisor has been cleared of any illegality when she wrote on social media “god help us authors who support Palestine and Palestine Action”. There was a 1 in 3,700 chance of this happening. Lucky Sarah.

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social

Dale Vince, "Zack Polanski said we have double standards in the west" "We allow the genocide, the ethnic cleansing, the apartheid state of Israel, we trade with them, we supply arms to them" "Contrast that to how we treat Russia for it's invasion and occupation of Ukraine"

The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk

“People are dying every single day. And my party is unified on saying this government is still arming that genocide.” Zack Polanski on the Labour government's continued involvement in Gaza and the fight for Palestinian rights. #BBCLauraK

Marc@marcfrance.bsky.social

Fantastic from Zack.

Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social

"Do you think Israel has a right to exist?" @zackpolanski.bsky.social is spot on. No state has a right to exist. Did Rhodesia? Does the UK? And this was🎯"The status quo right now is a one state apartheid state where Palestinians do not have the same freedom as Israelis, & that's racist"

Mothin Ali@mothinali.bsky.social

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Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

The core Sovereign Grant for King Charles from public purse will rise to £99.9m (from 2027/28). 93% increase from £51.8m in 2024/25. 65% higher in real terms than in 2016/17. Did your income rise at that rate? 25.3m people live below minimum income standard. We are in it all together, aren't we

leftfootforward.orgRoyal financial privileges show that we are not in it togetherThis week, after perfunctory scrutiny, the UK parliament approved a core Sovereign Grant of £99.9m (from 2027/28) for the King, a 93% increase from the £51.8m for 2024/25 and 65% higher in real terms ...

annri.bsky.social@annri.bsky.social

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open.substack.comFear Drives this Frenzied Attack on the GreensDon’t be fooled by the headlines. Far from being defeated, Zack Polanski has transformed British politics in little more than a year – and the entire political and media establishment are terrified.

The New Arab@thenewarab.bsky.social

Green Party leader Zack Polanski issued a solid response toAndy Burnham. Polanski said: "I'm the only Jewish leader of a political party. "I'm a victim of antisemitism every day and I've made it clear Jewish people are welcome in my party. "You're a Prime Minister who arms a genocide."

Tony@antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social

More than 2000 Brits have been involved with the genocide we've seen for ourselves, sometimes because the perpetrators uploaded and boasted about their crimes. But the UK locks up pensioners protesting against genocide, and raids their homes at 6am.

annri.bsky.social@annri.bsky.social

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news.sky.comPolitics latest: Labour gives ultimatum to local Greens over 'Zionism is racism' policyLabour has said it will end power-sharing with the Green Party in local government if councillors do not reject the controversial "Zionism is racism" motion. Meanwhile, a decision over drilling at Jac...

annri.bsky.social@annri.bsky.social

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news.sky.comPolitics latest: Labour gives ultimatum to local Greens over 'Zionism is racism' policyLabour has said it will end power-sharing with the Green Party in local government if councillors do not reject the controversial "Zionism is racism" motion. Meanwhile, a decision over drilling at Jac...

Mike Bailey@linusd.bsky.social

Blaming the messenger is a time honoured distraction. Don’t like what you are hearing? Kick the one who is telling you. Don’t like the spotlight being shone on things you don’t want people to see? Shine it on the messenger and shout ‘look over here’. Works every time. This week it’s Zack Polanski.

Declassified UK@declassifieduk.org

👉REVEALED -- The British man who fought for Israel in Gaza by Hamza Yusuf, Dania Akkad, Shaimaa Marwan, & Phil Miller Exclusive: Jonathan Burman was photographed in front of a burning school which was attacked by Israeli troops www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-the...

declassifieduk.orgRevealed: The British man who fought for Israel in GazaExclusive: Jonathan Burman was photographed in front of a burning school which was attacked by Israeli troops

annri.bsky.social@annri.bsky.social

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transitionsecurity.orgPosturing to the World: The Costs of Britain’s Global Military and Expansive StrategyBritain’s military wastes billions each year on global deployments and procurement failures.

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

More information on the Bureau of Investigative Journalism website. Abramovich’s inner circle presented high court with sham documents and misleading testimony Documents faked by Deloitte staff were used to help fend off a lawsuit. 👇👇👇👇

thebureauinvestigates.comAbramovich’s team presented sham documents to London high courtDocuments faked by Deloitte staff were used to help fend off a lawsuit from rival oligarch

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

Corporate Welfare Tory tax break for banks cost UK public purse £6bn In 2023 Tory govt cut the bank surcharge from 8% to 3%. Current govt hasn't reversed it. Record profits, exec pay, dividends at banks Reversing the surcharge would raise billions.

theguardian.comTory tax break for banks has cost UK public purse £6bn, says TUCExclusive: Chancellor urged to reverse Jeremy Hunt’s tax surcharge cuts to claw back billions in lost revenue

Abilu Tangwa.@abilutangwa.bsky.social

The planet isn't "dying" of natural causes. Forests don't just disappear. They are logged. Oceans don't just choke. They are polluted. Rivers don't just dry up. They are diverted. This is not a tragedy. It's ecocide. And ecocide should be a crime. #StopEcocide

Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social

Company behind Scotland’s biggest data centre proposal is owned by the treasurer of the UK Conservative party via British Virgin Islands. It could receive £23m public subsidy. BVI facilitates opacity and tax avoidance. Successive UK govts have defended the use of tax havens by wealthy elites.

theferret.scotThe Tory treasurer, an offshore company and Scotland’s biggest data centre planScotland may be set to host one of the world’s most powerful data centres. The Conservative Party’s money man stands to benefit.

The Socialist Dad@thesocialistdad.bsky.social

A lot of talk about Polanski stepping down as leader, always from Labour supporters And you know why? Because Labour supporters want the Greens back in their box, a fringe single issue party with 1 MP, who won't challenge them. Well that ain't happening Onwards and upwards #VoteGreen 💚

Jake Grumbach@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854