Posts by Jake Atkinson
Special relationship latest: our appeasement of Trump will cost us billions in higher drug prices, and potentially more lives than COVID.
www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2026...
If we wake up and find Trump unleashed devastation, Labour’s silence will be absolutely damning.
If Trump has beyond hopefully de-escalated, it’s still damning.
In the face of genocide, what exactly is the point of the silent UK Prime Minister?
Our beautiful home.
Photos like this make me so sad and angry at the handful of people destroying the only home we have.
Fossil fuel giants, arms dealers, banks and big tech are set to make eye‑watering profits off the illegal war on Iran.
We must say no to profiteering, protect people & break free from fossil fuels.
Act now: bit.ly/4m3H7ej
Me for @ukstoptrump.bsky.social:
“As the cost of the war bites, and Trump insults the UK daily, it is unacceptable that Starmer will continue his failed strategy of appeasing Trump by sending the king to wine and dine with the warmonger-in-chief.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Should Keir Starmer send the King to honour Trump with a state visit?
Absolutely not.
Time to stop appeasing the President who is causing so much harm to the world.
@jakeatkinson.bsky.social on @bbc5live.bsky.social.
🚨Breaking 🚨
40 UK orgs & unions urge the PM and Chancellor to tax excess profits of energy, banking and defence sectors - set for bumper paydays from the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran - to help with the cost of living pressures.
Read the open letter at taxjustice.uk/IranWar
We’re done watching the super‑rich hoard wealth while the rest of us struggle & we won’t fall for scapegoating & division.
✍️ Sign the petition: www.taxjustice.uk/HopeAgain
A message from our ED Faiza Shaheen, Daniel Kebede (@neunion.bsky.social) & Zak Coleman (@gndrising.bsky.social).
Important UN resolution coming forward, reflecting the growing collaboration between the African Group and Caricom. It's well past time that countries of empire end the attempt to ignore their role, and engage in the work to deliver reparative justice
A royal state visit to honour Trump would be another national embarrassment.
It would also be a signal of support for his illegal war on Iran.
It must not go ahead.
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-no-...
The footage of Steve Sweeney is clear. He was targeted.
Israel targets - and kills - journalists.
Solidarity with Steven who is alive by the grace of a few meters. The world must call out Israel’s war on journalists and the truth.
If a 2% Wealth Tax had been applied to the average global Billionaire they'd still have ended the year $384 million better off...
Europe is on the brink of a wider war.
Every new strike in the Middle East raises the risk of global escalation.
Spain has taken a principled stand defending international law. Now the EU must act.
We can still save the world order
Sign & share:
generation-zero-nukes.movements.mov/pet/no-to-war
One major story slipped out with today's OBR Forecast, and without any public comment:
🌎A global tax carve-out for US multinationals, pushed by the UK and G7 to appease the US, is expected to let corporate giants off over £2bn of tax by 2028/29. That's £700m a year
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My thoughts today are with Sarah Everard’s family and all those impacted by her murder five years ago.
Killed by a serving Met officer, her death exposed the scale of violence against women and girls.
We push for higher standards and real reform but women still don’t feel safe.
That must change.
The Scandis are doing a lot better on tax and public services than the UK. We should learn from them!
Went on GB News yesterday to argue that philanthropy is no substitute for a fair and progressive tax system that makes the super rich pay their fair share.
Our arts and culture sector deserves no less!
Polling actually slightly under-estimated the total left bloc vote, in the end.
There's a massive and highly motivated anti-Reform vote in this country.
Huge question for the next election about who has the authority to lead it and where.
Let’s goooo! 💚✊🎉
Has there ever been a more graceless and divisive concession?
Showing exactly why voters in Gorton and Denton rejected him tonight
ICE will be at the #WorldCup.
Another reason to demand matches are moved out of the US: it’s not safe.
Let’s not let Trump hijack the competition to feed his ego, whitewash his reputation, or advance his authoritarian agenda.
Sign the petition linked below.
Congratulations @rosemarymburu.bsky.social & @wacihealth.bsky.social - well deserved.
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This Government is dehumanising migrants, increasing AI & facial recognition use in policing, and ramping up raids.
Disgusted by ICE? Let's look closer to home.
@ukstoptrump.bsky.social @praxisprojects.bsky.social @refugeeaction.bsky.social @jcwi-uk.bsky.social
leftfootforward.org/2026/02/a-br...
Tax wealth, not work!
I'm in the Telegraph speaking about corporate complicity in ICE atrocities for @ukstoptrump.bsky.social
It's not just Asda's parent company leasing facilities to ICE, it's Palantir's surveillance tech used in Gaza & Minneapolis - and they've got an NHS contract.
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...