David Hearn

David Hearn

@daveyph.bsky.social

Posting about Liverpool, art and things that make me laugh. Flaneur (look it up). Public speaker, writer and Francophile etc BA(Hons) and MA. NO DMs! Make hope normal again!!!#Green Party member #European Rejoin🇪🇺 #socialist #blm #🌈🏳️‍⚧️ ally

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

“We should be making sure that people who make a living by going out to work aren't paying effectively a higher rate of tax than people who get their income from sitting on assets.” Ellie Chowns responds to reports that John Healey has ruled out equalising capital gains tax ahead of the Budget.

David Hearn
@daveyph.bsky.social

What? Farage caught telling lies? AGAIN!!!! It’s about time the BBC started calling him out!!!

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social

This morning on BBC Breakfast, Nigel Farage said he had received “zero help from the state” with his security. Yet reports say he had previously received publicly funded protection and was offered a taxpayer-funded package including a bodyguard, a secure car and a trained driver.

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Prem Sikka
@premnsikka.bsky.social

HSBC quarterly pre-tax profits surge 32% to $9.6bn (£7.14bn). Banks receive bailouts, subsidies, pay measly return to savers, hike charges, rely on the state as lender of the last resort but threaten retaliation if taxed. Must levy windfall tax.

news.sky.comMajor lender HSBC's profits up 32% as higher bank tax expected in budgetHSBC has seen a boost to its profits as the gap has risen between the interest it took in from loans and mortgages and paid out on deposits.

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Abilu Tangwa.
@abilutangwa.bsky.social

Yesterday on fallow land I saw plants that once buzzed with bees & insects before 2000… now silent. Pesticides didn’t just kill pests. They wiped out the pollinators that keep us alive. No bees = no food security. This is environmental terrorism by design.

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Prem Sikka
@premnsikka.bsky.social

Super-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis. They profit from polluting industries, and through the ‘adaptation economy’. Super-rich buy govts, control means of production and think tanks. Victims pay higher prices for food, homes, relocations. Who governs?

theguardian.comSuper-rich get ‘double dividend’ from causes and costs of climate crisis, report findsOxfam says investing by rich in disaster recovery widens inequality and gives incentive to delay climate action

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Abilu Tangwa.
@abilutangwa.bsky.social

My dad is on a mission to combat climate change through bee farming. With his expert craftsmanship, he's building bee hives that provide a nurturing environment for these important pollinators. His efforts are helping to protect the bee populations.

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Prem Sikka
@premnsikka.bsky.social

CEO of scandal-ridden Deloitte gets 45% pay rise to £7.1m, 1,360 jobs cut. CEO pay = 93 times median employee pay. Firm doesn't pay employer NIC on profits shared by partners, worth £150,000 for £1m profit shared. £899m shared. 108 govt contracts in 2026, worth £650m. Friends in high places.

cityam.comDeloitte hikes pay for top boss while headcount shrinksBig Four giant Deloitte hiked pay for one of its chief executives last year by almost half while overall headcount at the firm fell, with some of being due to targeted job cuts.

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Abilu Tangwa.
@abilutangwa.bsky.social

"Witnessing such a young elephant lose its life to trophy hunting is a painful reminder of why we cannot allow this to continue.Together, let's demand stricter regulations and an immediate ban on trophy hunting. Our wildlife deserves better. #BanTrophyHuntingNow"

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Irish Studies@LivUni
@irishinstitute.bsky.social

Loving all the events our friends Emerald Lens and @victoriagallery.bsky.social are putting on related to the St Brigid's Arms exhibition, which explores the experiences of women of Irish heritage in the North of England. The exhibition and the events are all FREE www.liverpool.ac.uk/victoria-gal...

liverpool.ac.uk Events | Victoria Gallery & Museum | University of Liverpool Our events programme brings art, history and science to life from creative workshops to talks and live performances.
Victoria Gallery & Museum@victoriagallery.bsky.social

Discover St Brigid's Arms beyond the gallery walls! Join us for events exploring Irish culture & identity: • St Brigid's Lock-In (29 Oct) • Samhain (31 Oct) • My Left Foot (7 Nov) • Emerald Embroidery (11 Nov) • Meet the Curators (12 Nov & 10 Dec) 🎟️ Book a FREE spot: https://orlo.uk/sGAXE

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Irish Studies@LivUni
@irishinstitute.bsky.social

We are launching Civic Space 2, major cross-community initiative supporting people from different identities to engage constructively in discussion on constitutional futures. Civic Space 2 website: www.liverpool.ac.uk/irish-studie... Playlist of Civic Space 2 videos: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

youtube.comCivic Space 2 - 2026 - YouTubeCivic Space 2 is an inter-community initiative which aims to protect and develop dialogue and promote reconciliation and conflict transformation. It has part...

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Abilu Tangwa.
@abilutangwa.bsky.social

"Climate denial is out of touch with reality.They accept scientific facts that benefit humankind in medicine,so why cherry-pick and deny climate science? It's time to reject the lies of climate deniers and stand up for our planet's future. Like and retweet to spread the truth.

David Hearn
@daveyph.bsky.social

Could it be that in countries pushing back against the right are doing so because they have experienced the apparently inevitable corruption and incompetence of the right wing?

Farrukh@implausibleblog.bsky.social

A strange political twist. While far-right parties gain ground in France 🇫🇷, Germany 🇩🇪 and the UK 🇬🇧 Voters in Serbia 🇷🇸, Hungary 🇭🇺, Romania 🇷🇴 and Poland 🇵🇱 have pushed back against nationalist forces, some with close ties to Putin. Thoughts?

David Hearn
@daveyph.bsky.social

Young people have been ignored by governments around the world - this is what happens when they say “enough is enough”! It’s happening in France and elsewhere … older politicians should take notice!!!

Le Monde in English@english.lemonde.fr

Serbia's student movement wins parliamentary elections against populist leader Aleksandar Vucic

lemonde.frSerbia's student movement wins parliamentary elections against populist leader Aleksandar VucicFollowing the defeat of the coalition led by the former president, who had been in power for 14 years, the country now faces a major democratic transition that could bring a new sense of calm to the Balkans.
David Hearn
@daveyph.bsky.social

I know I don’t shop at Morrisons but time was pressing and I know I am a vegetarian but I bought it for someone who is doing some work for me today … the more important thing is … Christmas themed sandwiches … it is OCTOBER!!!!!

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Anti-Reform
@antireform.bsky.social

While the far right incite destructive rioting ... "A group of asylum seekers in our area are redecorating the community centre which has welcomed them over the last few months. They also cook food for anyone who visits the centre, and are very welcoming and polite." via Sarah Ha & Linda MacDonald

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Mike Royden
@mikeroyden.bsky.social

Replying to @martintravis.bsky.social

I was involved in the process to have it installed, and gave a short talk on it’s unveiling. Still on YouTube I think.