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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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Consultants will walk out over successive below inflation pay rises, long hours and poor treatment. KONP stands with all NHS workers who have been battling for years now in an understaffed and underfunded system. Both patients and staff deserve so much better. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukConsultant doctors in England to strike next monthSenior doctors to stage 48-hour walkout, beginning on 25 November, in dispute over pay and pensions.

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Just listen to this. Then consider these polls: 76% of Jewish Israelis think there are no innocents in Gaza (Aug 2025) 82% support expelling Palestinians from Gaza (May 2025) 47% support killing all inhabitants of conquered enemy cities (May 2025)

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Ahead of tomorrow's budget statement. Here’s how the UK chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions by addressing tax and fiscal anomalies. There is no shortage of money. All that is needed is the political will.

leftfootforward.orgHere’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millionsPrem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

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#FOTW Daily Post 22 Tipping points don't queue politely. Cross one - like Greenland Ice-Sheet collapse - and it can shove others over in a domino-like cascade The climate isn't separate switches - it's a web That's what keeps me awake at night Please share + tag 2 #FateOfTheWorld #DeepTime

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An urgent update from Oxfam’s Response Lead in the West Bank, Mustafa Tamaizeh. Israeli military operations have intensified significantly since the killing of two Israeli soldiers, with senior Israeli officials calling for military tactics used in Gaza to be replicated in the West Bank.

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"[S]iege, suffocation, and war." "Although the leading parties may have different ideas and methods, their policies ultimately serve the same goal: destroying Gaza and reshaping its reality and culture to give it an Israeli character." #Gaza #Palestine #Israel #Aid #Food #Voting #Genocide

truthout.orgNetanyahu May Lose Israeli Elections. That Won't Save Gaza From Occupation.As living conditions here in Gaza deteriorate, we have little hope that Israel's elections will ease our suffering.

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🗳️ TOMMOROW - ISRAELI ELECTIONS 27/10 🗳️ VOTE FOR THE JOINT LIST הרשימה המשותפת القائمة المشتركة - Only Party To Recognise Gaza Genocide - Fights Against Settler & IDF Violence - Recognises Palestinian State - 100% Arab-Jewish Partnership - Will Seperate Religion From State - Marxist ודם / و ض م

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Palestinian mother, Sa’eda Abu Odeh, talks about the day she lost her seven children and her husband after an Israeli airstrike burned them alive at a school shelter while she was at the market. One of millions of heartbreaking Palestinian stories.

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Privatisation has failed This Thursday 29th Oct shady Thames Water execs will meet dodgy US hedge funds to agree a £2.4 BILLION bailout that *households will pay for through increased bills* @andyburnham.bsky.social has 3 DAYS to step in and STOP THE BAILOUT, take back Thames Water

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I want to remind people about the Israeli elections. Eight Political Parties, 8! Every single one refuses to recognise a Palestinian State and claims Gaza and the West Bank as Israel, while refusing to leave Lebanon or Syria. All to be achieved with Ethnic Cleansing/Genocide.

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“I admit that freely. I did pass [intelligence] on to the Embassy of Israel.” Watch this striking clip from our documentary, ‘Night Flower: Inside AIPAC’s Fight for Influence,’ in which former AIPAC analyst Keith Weissman admits to passing intelligence to Israel. Watch: zeteo.com/p/watch-our-...

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Children's authors pledge royalties to Sally Rooney after books pulled over Palestine Action support Ireland's and Wales's children's laureates pledge to donate royalties to Rooney, whose books have been pulled over her support for Palestine Action. www.newarab.com/news/writers...

newarab.comWriters pledge royalties to Sally Rooney after books pulledIreland’s and Wales’s children’s laureates pledge to donate their royalties to Sally Rooney, whose books have been pulled over her support for Palestine Action.

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Israel France Serbia Brazil Albania United States The People fighting back. 🇮🇱 🇫🇷 🇷🇸 🇧🇷 🇦🇱 🇺🇸

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📰 In today's papers, the world reacts to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio #Lula da Silva's election win on Sunday. Some warn the leftist leader should be wary not to repeat past mistakes, while others highlight challenges that lie ahead. FRANCE 24's Elitsa Gadeva tells us more on #PressReview ⤵️

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Lula: "We had to overcome foreign interference through digital platforms, which we will have to regulate. A crime in the digital world must be treated the same as a crime in the real world. We cannot have monstrous companies earning millions... not paying taxes... wanting to steer elections."