Trying to work out why the country inexplicably chose to make itself poorer and hand the levers of power to a thieving bunch of incompetents. 70s prog rock is the best music. Trying to find the people that I used to follow in the other place 🏴🎹
9 DAYS TO GO until a bunch of US hedge funds (aka Thames Water's creditors) meet to discuss ANOTHER bailout
Who would pay for it?
Households of course!
That's why Thames Water is asking to increase bills AGAIN
@andyburnham.bsky.social whose side are you on?
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tham...
Four brothers went to war against Hitler. Three were killed. The fourth survived, and his grandson, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, is the president of Ukraine.
Zelensky comes from a family that fought tyrants: Trump negotiates with them while demanding concessions from their victims.
I've just added my name to the call for the UK to join the European Union by 2036. A stronger economy, more jobs, greater security, and a louder voice in the world. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/join_eu_by_2...
Sky wants to take over ITV. It could mean 86% of the UK's news run by either the BBC or Sky & spell disaster for UK media. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy is thinking about intervening - tell her to stick to her guns & stop this deal. Sign the petition now: 38d.gs/xvqd
This mindset is the least we deserve from a leader. Of course it has to be turned into action. But this kind of ambition and love for the country, this kind of personal but positive vision is what takes people with you.
How feeble-minded Farage and Badenoch seem.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If people don't want to pay tax to make this country function and help out the rest of society and particularly those who need help most... then maybe they should move to Dubai and stop bleating about it.
Really sick to death of it.
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
Palantir have just bought themselves a Labour Lord with close links to the Labour government.
No other word to describe this other than corruption.
How can Watson remain a member of the House of Lords and keep the Labour whip?
I've just signed "Prime Minister, What’s Your Plan for Fair Votes?" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/pr... @OpenBritainHQ
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name? 38d.gs/jpcf
Spot on ⬇️
"There can be no doubt that 10 years down the line, we are weaker, less safe and more divided than ever before. Brexit has been a monumental disaster."
"We've done nothing wrong but the people who did it have been sacked for (not) doing it," is quite the defence.
And is it just me or Does. Farage. Get. Even. More. Comically. Staccato when he's straining his own enormous capacity for lying?
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"Questions remain over Burnham’s positions on Israel, wealth inequality, and the climate emergency. But he does at least appear to be a man with some kind of mission; a man of some principle"
2 years ago, at Badenoch's first conference as leader, I was invited to attend and sell my book Tories: The End of an Error.
The invitation was withdrawn and I was banned when they found out I wrote for Byline Times.
Just saying
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🚨 Naomi Smith, Best for Britain CEO:
👏 “Renewed UK membership of the EU – which is wholeheartedly backed by a majority of voters, would see at least a £92bn boost to GDP that delivers growth in every postcode, shields consumers from the impact of tariffs and denies Putin the chaos he yearns for”
A small number of MPs taking lucrative second jobs is giving all MPs a bad name. We're calling on the Government to take action on MPs' second jobs. Please sign our letter.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/199569/...
A small number of MPs taking lucrative second jobs is giving all MPs a bad name. We're calling on the Government to take action on MPs' second jobs. Please sign our letter.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/199569/...
Andy Burnham has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to truly change British politics for the better.
The current voting system creates democratic deficits that lead directly to disillusion in politics up and down the country.
We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
💥 New polling by @yougov.co.uk shows that 53% of MPs support a review of Westminster's voting system - a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
First Past the Post is long past its sell-by date. The country is ready for change - it's time for PR 💪
The Iran war is making everything more expensive for us, but some companies are cashing in. Don't think that's right? Sign the petition now demanding they are taxed more on their record profits to help us all with the cost of living. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...
“Burnham, a longtime advocate of electoral reform, will be asked to support the new commission into ditching First Past the Post in his first 100 days as Prime Minister. MPs have said the National Commission on Electoral Reform must report before the next election”
#Labour4PR🌹
Changing Westminster’s voting system shouldn't be left to the politicians. An independent commission could get the public and experts together in one room to examine the evidence and build consensus for reform. Add your name today: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
Big UK banks pocketed £29.2bn in six months while our bills went up! A windfall tax on bank profits would raise £19bn for our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell John Healey to #TaxtheBanks!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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...
I’ve signed a letter calling for Angela Eagle and Ofwat to reject the last-ditch deal from Thames Water's creditors. Can you sign and share it as well?
weownit.org.uk/act-now/sign...
Andy Burnham: kick the controversial US tech giant Palantir out of our NHS and police! 🚨 Their £330m contract is a total bust: the tech is rubbish, staff are boycotting it, yet they still have access to our private health data. Tell him to end the contracts here: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Kick-Out...
A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
Privatised water has failed us.
I’m backing @labourlewis.bsky.social’s call to ensure Andy Burnham meets water campaigners who’ve fought for years to clean up our water -not just the water bosses who’ve profited from the system.
Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/de...
Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post.
Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree.
Now is the time to fix our democracy.
Sign the open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...
🚨The UK-US pharma deal with Trump will cost 229,000 lives in England.
The deal is so bad that the editor of the British Medical Journal says it suggests "We’ll kill our poor people to make your rich companies richer”.
Dear Andy Burnham, tear up this deal as Prime Minister. Thank you.
“There are calls for the profits from the Crown Estate's assets in Wales to go directly to the Welsh Government as happens in Scotland… This year's accounts show that in 2025/6, the Welsh assets generated a profit of £210m.”
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...
Healthcare in the US is a disaster 👇👇👇
Our publicly owned NHS is better - we need to strengthen it, stop wasteful outsourcing and private finance
So the new chancellor SHOULDN'T BE WES STREETING, funded by John Armitage who has interests in United Health
www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...