Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.
Reform UK’s Richard Tice allegedly failed to pay £100k corporation tax.
He ran 4 shell companies that reportedly didn't pay tax on profits from 2020 to 2022, when his firm donated £1.1m to party. Also used a trust in Jersey.
Claims tax non-payment was due to an error ... but six years elapsed.
NEW: Richard Tice failed to pay almost £100,000 in corporation tax, benefiting his investment company which made large donations to Reform UK.
First time Reform's deputy leader's tax affairs can be directly linked to finances of Nigel Farage's party.
This is an important study and it is tough to recruit for because of the niche. Pls share if you can!
Looking for #autistic adults with experience of #catatonia:
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Ridiculous statement from Ex Nato chief - UK unprepared for war due to an “ever-expanding welfare budget”.
25.3m people live below minimum income standard.
Since 2010 HMRC hasn't collected £500bn of taxes.
Does he think poor/ill make better defenders.
Silence on corporate welfare, taxing the rich
Prince William, heir to the UK throne, collected £2.5m rent for rat-infested Dartmoor prison via the Duchy of Cornwall.
The Duchy owns multi-billion property, runs businesses, pays no corporation & capital gains tax.
The Duke voluntarily pays income tax but details are not known.
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If you want to understand why our economy is rigged for the super rich, look at this graph.
Reform’s Deputy Leader Richard Tice ‘failed to pay £91k in tax’ according to Sunday Times.
He says ‘overall HMRC received the correct amount of tax due’
A black-and-white historical photograph of Elizabeth Bugie, a pioneering biochemist, working in a laboratory. She is shown from the waist up, wearing a short-sleeved white top and focusing intently on her work. She has dark, shoulder-length hair and is holding a piece of glassware connected to a black rubber tube, seemingly adjusting a filtration or distillation setup. Several Erlenmeyer flasks and glass funnels sit on the bench in front of her. In the background, shelves are filled with numerous glass chemical bottles of various sizes, and a window with multiple panes is visible to the right.
Biochemist Elizabeth Bugie co-discovered streptomycin (with Selman Waksman), the first antibiotic against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Waksman went on to win the 1952 Nobel Prize for Medicine & took full credit for the discovery. Bugie died #OTD in 2001. #WomenInSTEM #MatildaEffect (1/2)
A black-and-white photo shows Dr. Leila Denmark (center), an elderly woman with glasses, seated and smiling while looking at a baby who is laughing and facing her. Another younger woman is also seated to the right, laughing and placing her hand near the baby's midsection. The scene suggests a warm, inter-generational interaction, possibly in a clinical or home setting. Dr. Denmark was a pioneering pediatrician, known as the world's oldest practicing pediatrician upon her retirement at age 103.
Dr. Leila Denmark co-developed the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine in 1932.
She was the world's oldest practicing pediatrician until she retired at age 103 (practicing for 73 years). She died a supercentenarian #OTD in 2012 at the age of 114 years and 60 days.
#WomenInSTEM
🧵The Covid Inquiry’s latest reports have made one thing brutally clear: the first year of the pandemic - and especially the second Covid wave in winter 2020/21 - was devastating.
Much of that devastation was avoidable.
This 🧵: impact on NHS, impact on bereaved, and avoidable harm. 1/19
£18bn needed to fix England and Wales potholes.
Tory austerity has left us with dangerous roads.
Motorists bear the wasteful cost of punctured tyres, damaged steering and other parts.
Spend the money, improve infrastructure, stimulate the economy.
"Students are particularly at risk of missing the early warning signs of meningitis because they can be easily confused with other illnesses such as a bad cold, flu or even a hangover," warn health officials.
Reform’s Richard Tice avoided nearly £600,000 in UK tax.
Complex plan used offshore trust in Jersey, three shell companies and a string of dormant businesses.
His property company paid nothing in corporation tax on multimillion-pound profits for most of 2018 to 2021.
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South East Water says it can't provide water to all new homes
Water companies haven't built new reservoirs for decades, paid dividends, govts did nothing
Govt wants to build new homes but no infrastructure planning. That's what happens when you privatize essentials infrastructure.
The richest Americans saw their net worth soar 120% from 2017 to 2025.
The top 1% now control $55.8 trillion in assets — more than the G.D.P. of the United States and China combined.
Meanwhile, millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
Still wondering if inequality is out of control?
Who voted for this?
Water companies dump sewage in rivers. Execs get bonuses for destructive practices. Shareholders got £85.2bn in dividends.
6.17m people in England await 7.29m hospital appointments. 300,000 a year die prematurely.
Policies made to appease corporations and super rich.
Measles is one of the most highly infectious diseases, and it can make children seriously unwell.
But it is preventable.
Protect yourself and others by ensuring you’re up to date with your and your children’s MMRV vaccines.
Measles is a highly infectious disease. It can make children seriously unwell, especially young infants and those with weakened immune systems.
The best way to protect your family is by ensuring you and your children are up to date with your MMRV jabs.
Do you know the heartbreaking story of Molly Russell, who tragically took her own life at 14 after being fed harmful content online? Molly's story shows the extreme need for Big Tech regulation.
Tune in tonight to watch the documentary 'Molly vs. The Machines' at 9pm UK time, on Channel 4.
UK allows US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites.
UK getting sucked into illegal US war.
No UN mandate for regime change. The powerful running amok.
What if Russia copies the US and murders Ukrainian president?
There will be turmoil for generations. And Trump wants Nobel Peace Prize.
Measles is on the rise in London.
It’s highly infectious and can be passed on even before a rash appears.
Protect yourself and your family from becoming seriously unwell by making sure you are all up to date with your MMR vaccinations.
BREAKING: A wonderful speech from Green Party's Hannah Spencer after winning the Gorton and Denton by-election.
Congratulations!
Donor suspended from Tories pays £50,000 for dinner with Kemi Badenoch.
That is 2+ years of minimum wage.
Monies at this scale are paid to buy influence and favours.
Criminalizing purchase/sale of political parties and legislators is a necessary step for ending political corruption.
The best protection against measles is making sure you and your loved ones’ MMR or MMRV jabs are up to date. Contact your GP to check.
Learn more about the vaccine and the symptoms of this potentially serious infection: www.nhs.uk/conditions/m...
Pediatrician here 👋🏻 
Disinformation is Powerful.
Cognitive dissonance is difficult to overcome. Confirmation bias is a potent addiction.
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Get vaccinated:
Protect your Family and friends.
Most Britons can't make political donations/bribes and are made to suffer.
14.2m live in poverty
120,000 a year die in fuel poverty
300,000 a year die prematurely awaiting hospital appointment.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in tax than the richest 20%.
Is democracy possible?
Centrica, owner of British Gas, CEO gets £3.6m bonus despite fall in profits.
Profits fell because of warmer winter, CEO gets more.
Bills still too high. Ofgem formula guarantees high prices/profits.
Let customers/employees elect directors and vote on exec pay at essential sectors.
“Seven schools and a nursery have reported more than 60 suspected cases of measles in an area of north London, and labs have confirmed 34 cases since January 12. Some children have been treated in hospital.”
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