🚨 Over 50 leading academics have sounded the alarm on the UK's voting system
⚠️ In an era of multi-party politics, First Past the Post risks “random and arbitrary” results like never before
🗳️ The experts' letter warn Ministers they must address this to stem growing instability and distrust
Minister defends 'pragmatic' U-turn on workers' rights.
It was a manifesto pledge
Why no 'pragmatic' U-turn' on nationalising water, energy, rail rolling stock companies and freight; ending privatisation of the NHS and social care; taxing the super rich?
1/2 This story is incorrect and highly misleading. According to Companies House filings "MOU Operations Ltd" was created on 2 April 2025, with directors Andrew Feinstein, Jamie Driscoll, Beth Winter. The new party was launched on 24 July and donations went into the MOU Operations bank account. ...
2/2 The other company referred to in the article, "Your Party UK Ltd", controlled by Jeremy Corbyn, and with the other Independent MPs (including Sultana) as directors, was not formed until 31 July. So "MOU Operations" was not newly formed as claimed.
1/2 This story is incorrect and highly misleading. According to Companies House filings "MOU Operations Ltd" was created on 2 April 2025, with directors Andrew Feinstein, Jamie Driscoll, Beth Winter. The new party was launched on 24 July and donations went into the MOU Operations bank account. ...
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✍️Governments and businesses serve vastly different purposes.
IIPP Director @mazzucatom.bsky.social and Co-Deputy Director @rainerkattel.bsky.social expand on these key differences, arguing for public sector reform to focus on long-term capability building.
🔗Read more here: buff.ly/o02kLJZ
No politician dares to say this but eventually middle earners are going to have to pay more tax.
Keir Starmer's Government Votes to Block UN Plan to Tackle Global Tax Avoidance – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2025/02/04/k...
Appeal Court *very slightly* reduces sentences on some of the 16 peaceful climate protesters, jailed for total of 41 years. This isn’t justice. People desperate for climate action to save lives treated like organised criminals, while big oil & gas get away with ecocide @defendourjuries.bsky.social
This January, global temperatures were a shocking 1.75°C above preindustrial levels, making it the hottest on record.
It is our moral duty to do everything we can to stop climate change in its tracks.
This is why the Heathrow expansion and Rosebank development cannot happen.
Speaking truth to power
"These airports are funnels for UK cash to go overseas - I'd like to hear the rationale for how that generates growth benefits in the UK."
@alchap.bsky.social explains why airport expansions won't create the growth the chancellor wants
📽️ "The BBC is a mouthpiece of the British foreign policy establishment, not a public service broadcaster".
What the BBC is not telling you about Israel, Keir Starmer and Gaza
👉 Watch on YouTube: youtu.be/Q_n3Ng2JC-8?...
Tony Blair tells Brits to stop self-diagnosing with depression as 'UK can't afford spiralling benefits bill'.
Multi-millionaire declares war on the less well off.
Mental health problems caused by insecurity, poverty, lack of healthcare, mostly due to govt policies.
www.lbc.co.uk/news/tony-bl...
HMRC says it failed to collect around £500bn in tax since 2010. Others says £1,400bn.
£570bn held by UK residents in financial accounts in tax havens. Tax dodged.
Companies dodge taxes by profit shifting to low/no tax havens. No HMRC estimates.
Govts hit the poor, don't upset corporations/rich.
Here is the link to this very important, intelligent and morally empathic article by Israeli economics professors Ariel Rubinstein and Motty Perry that you can read without having to first go through the Haaretz paywall.
arielrubinstein.org/articles/Per...
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Should Pension Schemes Ditch Gilts (part two)
Yesterday I published part one of Pension Oldie's compelling argument that gilts are not the best way to discount pension liabilities for valuation purposes. Tonight is the Mansion House Speech where we are expected to hear something about DB funding.…
Should Pension Schemes Ditch Gilts?
Yesterday saw the implementation of the funding code, tomorrow may see it rewritten We are fast approaching the Mansion House Speech (Thursday) when we can confidently expect Government to address the issue of valuing and funding defined benefit pension schemes.…
In praise of the NHS, those who work for us and for its patients!
My new home! One month in and so much healthier. — Henry Tapper (@henrytapper.bsky.social) December 16, 2024 at 7:47 AM Thankyou for reading this. This is my first public blog since November 14th. On Friday 14th November I was…
Keynes also said: “Capitalism is the astounding belief that the most wickedest of men will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest good of everyone.”
This means the government is failing to prioritise dealing with what is an emerging crisis of future pensioner poverty. This is because millions of workers are in underfunded defined contribution schemes.
Gov are protecting short term profits before workers' living standards in retirement.
Finance Curse
2023: £18.8bn raised in new shares on London Stock Exchange. Share buybacks £46.9bn
Major companies pay 70%+ of profits in dividends
UK ranks 28 among 31 OECD countries for investment in productive assets
Can't grow economy by indulging the City.
leftfootforward.org/2024/12/the-...
Wessex Water’s Malaysian owners under investigation for corruption
Won't happen in England, Govts protect companies
Wessex is serial offender, dumps sewage in rivers, paid £78m dividend last yr, £3bn debt; 47 criminal convictions; but no investigation.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-w...
