Rick

Rick

@lochend.bsky.social

X Defector #FBNHS Sweary Green Lefty. Hate the Tories, Hate Reform, Hate Racism.

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What Lula should do in Brazil 1. Ban US big tech websites, make Brazilian ones 2. Tax Billionaires, fund housing, healthcare and education 3. Extra taxes on every payout to someone who doesn't pay tax in Brazil 4 Price caps and renationalisation Every country should do the same

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Since his ennoblement in Boris Johnson’s 2023 resignation list, Tees Valley regional mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen has claimed more than £25,000 in tax-free daily “attendance” allowances from the House of Lords for 73 days when he hasn’t voted, spoken or performed any recorded parliamentary activity.

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BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

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Windfall profits tackle the symptom not the cause, what we need to do is to prevent windfall profits in the first place - by price controlling oil and gas.

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Susanna Reid, "Why have you brought up rejoining the European Union?" Andy Burnham, "We have a decade of experience now looking back at Brexit, and I don't think it has played out as people said at the time"

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Angela Rayner said nothing is off the table for Burnham to undo Brexit harms and that Labour could include related options in its next manifesto. The European Movement UK estimates the UK has missed £180‑£240 billion of growth since leaving the EU in 2020. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

independent.co.ukRayner says ‘nothing off the table’ for Burnham to undo harms of BrexitAndy Burnham admitted he is considering allowing freedom of movement, as pro-EU groups warn Brexit has left a black hole of up to £240bn in economic growth

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“The Dark Triad” describes narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy. (“Corruptible” by @brianklaas.bsky.social) Bannon was executive chair of Breitbart and Vice-President of Cambridge Analytica. Farage openly thanks Bannon for helping as he celebrates triggering of Article 50 What exactly for?

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I wonder if Nigel Farage is having the same problems but just not telling us, just as he won't admit to the almost complete non-appearance of all the promised 'Brexit benefits because then he might have to #ApologiseForBrexit "Crazy set of circumstances." via Joshua ABD

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The headline is misleading, I never even mentioned Andy Burnham… What I did say is repeated faithfully in the article, for those that get that far. Past the Ad wall. I said ignore the hype about blackouts this winter, we have more than enough spare capacity.

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Healey to ensure state pension (SP) is not taxed for poorest pensioners, SP set to exceed personal allowance (PA). A person relying solely on SP will pay no income tax. Another with lower SP & other source for the same total income could pay tax. Unfair. Cliffe-edge issues. Increase PA for all.

lbc.co.ukHealey to ensure state pension is not taxed for poorest - with triple lock to hike benefit by 3.9% | LBCPensioners will be protected in the Budget with the chancellor set to shield almost a million people from paying income tax.

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'Leaving the European Union was the biggest act of economic self harm any country has ever committed' Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, told #BBCBreakfast Andy Burnham 'is spot on' about having an "honest discussion" ove the prospect of returning to free movement between the UK and European Union

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Doesn’t matter how you voted if you were front and centre in a Brexit government, actively overseeing the shrinking of our economy, our influence and our opportunities, while you rolled around in the trough. We’ll be disregarding everything you now say, thanks.

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Laura Kuessenberg promoting her morning programme on BBC News attacks Andy Burnham's comments on renewing relationships with EU stating this will mean 'unlimited immigration going backwards and forwards.' How does she get away with that?

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Thank you so much Iran for the gracious offer but I think we’d like to see Trump leave this world via a federal penitentiary cell adorned in an orange jumpsuit. Signed, The MAJORITY of Americans

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And true to form, Farage and the Tories (Philp) respond by being totally dishonest about it… Freedom of movement with the EU requires EU citizenship. Immigration requires visas. Talk of ‘betrayal’ and ‘uncontrolled migration’ is the mark of a liar or a fool. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

independent.co.ukAndy Burnham: Time for honest discussion about freedom of movement between UK and EUPrime minister says it is time for ‘evidence-based debate’ about what a new relationship with the EU would look like