Dig of the Stump

It struck me that almost every seemingly intractable problem on today's front pages could be substantially alleviated simply by taxing the extraordinarily wealthy people and corporations whose greed, short-termism and pursuit of power we protect at the expense of almost everything else.

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

This summer: Thousands of deaths from extreme weather. This weekend in the media: What's the point of the Green Party? This morning from the Labour party 👇

UK drivers forced to use parking apps can pay up to 40% more. Hidden charges, full price not shown until the payment page. Neoliberals complain about regulation but silent on daily fleecing of people by predatory capitalism. All done to boost profits, exec pay.

UK Future Is GREEN 💚💚

Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010.

Amen

The UK needs to tax wealth in order to reduce inequality. Richard Burgon MP will be asking for a tax on Bank Super-Profits in the upcoming Budget. For those in the UK, if you agree, please consider supporting & signing this petition. c.org/gF2ggWXLsm

Why the fuck do republicans not see this?

NHS backlog fuelled a private equity gold rush in UK healthcare. All part of Tory plan to hike waiting list, under investment and privatisation of healthcare. Profiteering means less available for frontline services. Higher taxes for lower public value. Ban private equity from all public services

United Utilities fined £964,225, pleads guilty to dumping raw sewage in seas. Crimes date back to 2023. Fined at least 223 times since 2010, paid £8m. Still committing crimes, bosses rewarded but none prosecuted, shareholders enriched. Revoke its licence. Nationalise water.

UK datacentres likely to directly employ 10,400 workers, compared with the 40,000 cited. 8.6 jobs per megawatt of power, compared to 400 in a car plant, 3,600 in a hospital or health facility. Huge consumption of electricity/water, emission of pollution. Need moratorium on expansion.

Yes, it does sound familiar.

🚨 Nature loss isn't just an environmental crisis: it's a national security issue. On 3 Sept, MPs will debate UK intelligence experts' warning on the threat of ecosystem collapse. Write to your MP and urge them to speak at the debate. @zero-hour.bsky.social www.zerohour.uk/nsa-debate

Reform’s economic adviser called for end of pensioners’ triple lock. Highest state pension is less than 50% of minimum wage. He wants to privatise the NHS, sees migration as a poverty alleviation tool. Reform wants to repeal equality and human rights laws, remove workers' rights.

Bankers' trade association, backed by UK's biggest banks, warns govt against higher tax on the industry. Shows how banks cooperate to advance common interests Silence on profiteering, branch closures, not investigating frauds, bailouts, subsidies, mega bonuses, dividends. Must tax obscene profits

Capitulating to the felon UK ‘open to discussing’ digital services tax (DST) with Trump govt. Trump threatened 100% tariffs on countries taxing US corporations. Govt collects £1bn DST on profits made in the UK, enough to provide free school meals for all primary pupils. Taking back control?

I just signed a petition to stop the rollout of facial recognition surveillance in the UK. The Government and shops are scanning us without clear laws in place, using our faces like barcodes. It feels really invasive. Can you take 30 seconds to sign it too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

New zine: pulling together quotes and recommended readings on the importance of thinking critically about AI, especially for people newer to this conversation. This link shares all the quotes/sources, plus a downloadable PDF for anyone who wants to print/share their own copies: guante.info/aizine

Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan, from property tycoon to life in jail reut.rs/4wAA0gM

UK minister Stephen Doughty is still just "calling on" Israel to uphold even the most basic commitment to human rights after nearly 3 years of genocide. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Trump "You can just grab women by the pussy." Deposition in rape trial, E. Jean Carroll, 10/19/22. Found guilty www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Losing access to our drinking water is a huge risk. Over half of the country is in drought, yet we're losing 3bn litres of water daily through leaky pipes - which water companies won't fix because it's not profitable. Public ownership NOW to protect the public vist.ly/5duz4

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“We millionaires are here to be taxed more and we urge our new PM to grab this opportunity with both hands and tax our wealth.”

Lindsey Graham on Gaza, "Just flatten it, like we flattened Tokyo and Berlin." "Let Israel do whatever the hell they have to do." On the Iran War "We are going to make tonnes of money." A deplorable man who celebrated and encouraged War Crimes while revelling in corruption.

If we want to clean up Trump’s mess and prevent future Trumps from taking power, we must make major changes to our broken political system. Here are the 10 reforms necessary to get anything done.

Corporate Facism is active in the UK. "Lloyds — one of the UK’s largest banks, generously bailed out by the public in 2008 and still deeply intertwined with state power — has chosen to sever the Independent News Agency's (The Canary) financial lifeline" www.thecanary.co/opinion/2026...

The Private Finance Initiative was supposed to be buried. Instead, it’s being exhumed, and this time it will be applied not to individual hospitals or schools, but to entire cities. open.substack.com/pub/european...

The estimated number of deaths linked to long waits in English Emergency Departments has surged almost tenfold over the last 10 years. This shocking statistic is from our State of Emergency Medicine in England report, which has been published today.

Murray: “Is it true that people making under $184,000 pay a 12.4% Social Security tax rate?” Dahl: Yes Murray: “And the rate for someone making $1,000,000? “ Dahl: 2.2% Murray: “So, a 12.4% tax for people making less than $184,000, but 2.2% for a millionaire or .0002% for billionaires.”

On Anarchism.

Zionists described a London tube ad depicting Israel's inhumanity as untruthful, but where's the lie, please? By @willem-moore.bsky.social

It's time to take the fight to Palantir. youtube.com/shorts/IPF5b...

@zarahsultana.bsky.social : "Whoever replaces [Starmer].. they have also defended this govts record, they have also voted through those cuts, they've voted through those proscriptions, they have defended selling arms to an apartheid genocidal state, so what's actually going to change?" 🎯

GPs have won a major protection for patients in their negotiations with NHSE & Govt Guarantee of referral, no target for rejections, clear documentation of Advice and Guidance with Consultant name & GMC number Patient safety is always the priority Govt needs to listen to GPs

Margaret Hodge, who was given a peerage by Keir Starmer, says there's nothing wrong with cronyism. Hodge is currently the governments official anti corruption champion.

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire violated 220 times in less than three days www.thecanary.co/global/2026/... Why is Israel allowed to violate international law with impunity every single day, and why are the main stream media and leaders of so called democracies not outraged by Israel's atrocities?

Caroline Lucas of the Green Party reckons that Water needs to be Renationalised. RT if you know it has to be.

💩 'Thames Water sorry after poo leaked into Oxfordshire home' 💩 Poo is leaking into people's homes, and Ofwat are seriously considering giving Thames Water a holiday from the rules. You couldn't make this up. Email Ofwat now 👇

By responding normally, Zack Polanski has done something Labour politicians can only dream of — be a normal human being

👉 NEW -- UK politicians call for sanctions on Israeli charity by Martin Williams Demands follow Declassified investigation, which revealed how Shivat Zion touted ‘awesome’ illegal settlements www.declassifieduk.org/uk-politicia...

👉 NEW VIDEO -- "Straight up murder": Former Marine Commando EXPOSES Israeli war crimes in Gaza WATCH HERE 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=80Qr...

Palantir in the NHS is linked to Mandelson Mandelson is linked to Wes Streeting Wes Streeting is defending Palantir’s involvement in the #NHS Nothing to see or everything to see Palantir must be removed from the NHS