TheFutileGnome.
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Disability, fairness, equality. Lapsed landscape photographer. Has a bit of a thing for lighthouses. FPL current OR 235k, highest finish 11.5k. GPEW. 🏳️⚧️
Disability, fairness, equality. Lapsed landscape photographer. Has a bit of a thing for lighthouses. FPL current OR 235k, highest finish 11.5k. GPEW. 🏳️⚧️
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I love this passion
October 31, 2026 at 6:31 PM
I love this passion
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The Thief. Clementina Margaret Hull (1844-1910)
October 31, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The Thief. Clementina Margaret Hull (1844-1910)
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🔴 EXCLUSIVE: After a *five-year* legal battle, Democracy for Sale has forced the government to reveal who referred firms to lucrative Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ for 'politically connected'
30+ senior Tories are named, plus ex Duchess of York, and many more 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-m...
30+ senior Tories are named, plus ex Duchess of York, and many more 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-m...
Revealed: More than 30 senior Tories named in new Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ records
Full details of ‘politically connected’ fast track lane for lucrative PPE contracts released after Democracy for Sale reporter's five-year legal battle.
democracyforsale.substack.com
October 31, 2026 at 10:28 AM
🔴 EXCLUSIVE: After a *five-year* legal battle, Democracy for Sale has forced the government to reveal who referred firms to lucrative Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ for 'politically connected'
30+ senior Tories are named, plus ex Duchess of York, and many more 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-m...
30+ senior Tories are named, plus ex Duchess of York, and many more 🧵
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-m...
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The Iran war has given BP its highest profits in 18 years.
It has cost US households $2,000, and UK households £2,400.
Fossil capitalism is based on a systematic transfer of wealth from workers to fossil capitalists.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It has cost US households $2,000, and UK households £2,400.
Fossil capitalism is based on a systematic transfer of wealth from workers to fossil capitalists.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
BP profits hit ‘obscene’ 18-year high as Iran war drives up oil refining margins
Oil giant comes under fire from climate campaigners, as its earnings reach $8.46bn while ‘innocent civilians suffer’
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2026 at 7:54 AM
The Iran war has given BP its highest profits in 18 years.
It has cost US households $2,000, and UK households £2,400.
Fossil capitalism is based on a systematic transfer of wealth from workers to fossil capitalists.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
It has cost US households $2,000, and UK households £2,400.
Fossil capitalism is based on a systematic transfer of wealth from workers to fossil capitalists.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Emergency 📢 🚨
The recent UK storms have certainly done a number on one of our community apartments, and as a result, we are gunna need to unexpectedly pay for unbudgeted repairs in order to keep a trans person housed.
If you can, help us fund a new roof, please!
essehouse.co.uk/donate
The recent UK storms have certainly done a number on one of our community apartments, and as a result, we are gunna need to unexpectedly pay for unbudgeted repairs in order to keep a trans person housed.
If you can, help us fund a new roof, please!
essehouse.co.uk/donate
October 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Emergency 📢 🚨
The recent UK storms have certainly done a number on one of our community apartments, and as a result, we are gunna need to unexpectedly pay for unbudgeted repairs in order to keep a trans person housed.
If you can, help us fund a new roof, please!
essehouse.co.uk/donate
The recent UK storms have certainly done a number on one of our community apartments, and as a result, we are gunna need to unexpectedly pay for unbudgeted repairs in order to keep a trans person housed.
If you can, help us fund a new roof, please!
essehouse.co.uk/donate
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If you have a few quid to spare this payday, please help the Esse House team fix the storm damage to their trans social housing site in Scotland. We still need to find about £1500 to fully cover the required repairs and get our community member back into their home!
Emergency 📢 🚨
The recent UK storms have certainly done a number on one of our community apartments, and as a result, we are gunna need to unexpectedly pay for unbudgeted repairs in order to keep a trans person housed.
If you can, help us fund a new roof, please!
essehouse.co.uk/donate
The recent UK storms have certainly done a number on one of our community apartments, and as a result, we are gunna need to unexpectedly pay for unbudgeted repairs in order to keep a trans person housed.
If you can, help us fund a new roof, please!
essehouse.co.uk/donate
October 30, 2026 at 4:26 PM
If you have a few quid to spare this payday, please help the Esse House team fix the storm damage to their trans social housing site in Scotland. We still need to find about £1500 to fully cover the required repairs and get our community member back into their home!
OBR figures : % GDP spent on welfare.
2010-11: 12.0%
2011-12: 12.0%
2012-13: 12.1%
2013-14: 11.7%
2014-15: 11.5%
2015-16: 11.3%
2016-17: 10.9%
2017-18: 10.5%
2018-19: 10.3%
2019-20: 10.2%
2020-21: 11.9%
2021-22: 10.4%
2022-23: 10.0%
2023-24: 10.9%
2024-25: 10.7%
Forecast next page.
2010-11: 12.0%
2011-12: 12.0%
2012-13: 12.1%
2013-14: 11.7%
2014-15: 11.5%
2015-16: 11.3%
2016-17: 10.9%
2017-18: 10.5%
2018-19: 10.3%
2019-20: 10.2%
2020-21: 11.9%
2021-22: 10.4%
2022-23: 10.0%
2023-24: 10.9%
2024-25: 10.7%
Forecast next page.
October 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
OBR figures : % GDP spent on welfare.
2010-11: 12.0%
2011-12: 12.0%
2012-13: 12.1%
2013-14: 11.7%
2014-15: 11.5%
2015-16: 11.3%
2016-17: 10.9%
2017-18: 10.5%
2018-19: 10.3%
2019-20: 10.2%
2020-21: 11.9%
2021-22: 10.4%
2022-23: 10.0%
2023-24: 10.9%
2024-25: 10.7%
Forecast next page.
2010-11: 12.0%
2011-12: 12.0%
2012-13: 12.1%
2013-14: 11.7%
2014-15: 11.5%
2015-16: 11.3%
2016-17: 10.9%
2017-18: 10.5%
2018-19: 10.3%
2019-20: 10.2%
2020-21: 11.9%
2021-22: 10.4%
2022-23: 10.0%
2023-24: 10.9%
2024-25: 10.7%
Forecast next page.
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Reality check: Welfare spending in the U.K. ranks in the middle of OCED countries and is one of the lowest welfare spends versus EU countries at only 10.8% of GDP.
October 29, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Reality check: Welfare spending in the U.K. ranks in the middle of OCED countries and is one of the lowest welfare spends versus EU countries at only 10.8% of GDP.
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Can you imagine being disabled and seeing this shit every single day? It's exhausting.
Every day of continued existence is resistance
Every day of continued existence is resistance
Burnham says he wants to cut welfare bill 'as soon as we possibly can'
Burnham says he wants to cut welfare bill 'as soon as we possibly can'
The prime minister did not outline a timetable, while opponents questioned the Budget's lack of detail on welfare reform.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Can you imagine being disabled and seeing this shit every single day? It's exhausting.
Every day of continued existence is resistance
Every day of continued existence is resistance
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I think about this nearly every time I make pasta
October 28, 2026 at 11:58 PM
I think about this nearly every time I make pasta
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Since 2012/13 total welfare spending has fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP. Added to this, welfare spending is expected to rise by just 0.1 per cent of GDP across the forecast period until 2029-30.
The UK does not have a welfare crisis, it has a greedy billionaire crisis.
The UK does not have a welfare crisis, it has a greedy billionaire crisis.
Is welfare spending ‘out of control’? • Resolution Foundation
The run up to this Budget has seen more than its fair share of rumours, leaks, briefings and counter-briefings. But if there’s one thing we know for sure, it is that tax rises are coming. The public f...
www.resolutionfoundation.org
October 29, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Since 2012/13 total welfare spending has fallen by 1.2 per cent of GDP. Added to this, welfare spending is expected to rise by just 0.1 per cent of GDP across the forecast period until 2029-30.
The UK does not have a welfare crisis, it has a greedy billionaire crisis.
The UK does not have a welfare crisis, it has a greedy billionaire crisis.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.
Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice hands Jane Austen’s iconic line to one of its characters for the first time
Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice puts iconic line on screen for the first time
Despite several retellings of Jane Austen’s 1813 classic, its much-quoted first line has never made it to the screen
trib.al
October 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold.
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Lord Walker - born to a millionaire father that owns Iceland Stores & was a Tory party donor. Appointed to CEO by dad
Privately educated & by World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders program
Gave nearly £10,000 to the Tory Party in 2020 & tried to become Tory candidate
Sent to the Lords by Starmer
Privately educated & by World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders program
Gave nearly £10,000 to the Tory Party in 2020 & tried to become Tory candidate
Sent to the Lords by Starmer
"I do support the Labour Party, not the benefits party, & Labour, the clue is in the name, its the party of work"
No, Labour was established to represent the interests of the working class, but its easy to understand why a multi millionaire company boss would rather it didn't.
No, Labour was established to represent the interests of the working class, but its easy to understand why a multi millionaire company boss would rather it didn't.
October 29, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Lord Walker - born to a millionaire father that owns Iceland Stores & was a Tory party donor. Appointed to CEO by dad
Privately educated & by World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders program
Gave nearly £10,000 to the Tory Party in 2020 & tried to become Tory candidate
Sent to the Lords by Starmer
Privately educated & by World Economic Forum Young Global Leaders program
Gave nearly £10,000 to the Tory Party in 2020 & tried to become Tory candidate
Sent to the Lords by Starmer
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PIP review member delivers powerful rebuttal to research by colleague that called for cuts to child DLA
#PIP #DLA #TimmsReview
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-review-m...
#PIP #DLA #TimmsReview
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-review-m...
PIP review member delivers powerful rebuttal to research by colleague that called for cuts to child DLA
A member of the steering group reviewing the future of personal independence payment (PIP) has delivered a powerful rebuttal to research – co-written by a fellow member – which called for spending …
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
October 29, 2026 at 6:06 PM
PIP review member delivers powerful rebuttal to research by colleague that called for cuts to child DLA
#PIP #DLA #TimmsReview
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-review-m...
#PIP #DLA #TimmsReview
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/pip-review-m...
Politics Live has Mel Stride on, because ofc it has. Welfare welfare welfare welfare welfare welfare welfare.
Welfare on every BBC platform.
Fvcking sick of this. 0.3% increase to GDP is not fvcking spiraling.
Welfare on every BBC platform.
Fvcking sick of this. 0.3% increase to GDP is not fvcking spiraling.
October 29, 2026 at 12:25 PM
Politics Live has Mel Stride on, because ofc it has. Welfare welfare welfare welfare welfare welfare welfare.
Welfare on every BBC platform.
Fvcking sick of this. 0.3% increase to GDP is not fvcking spiraling.
Welfare on every BBC platform.
Fvcking sick of this. 0.3% increase to GDP is not fvcking spiraling.
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There's a huge amount of noise about the welfare budget "spiralling out of control."
This helpful chart shows it's projected to rise by a whole 0.2 points of GDP over the next five years.
A myth that will not die...
This helpful chart shows it's projected to rise by a whole 0.2 points of GDP over the next five years.
A myth that will not die...
October 29, 2026 at 9:59 AM
There's a huge amount of noise about the welfare budget "spiralling out of control."
This helpful chart shows it's projected to rise by a whole 0.2 points of GDP over the next five years.
A myth that will not die...
This helpful chart shows it's projected to rise by a whole 0.2 points of GDP over the next five years.
A myth that will not die...
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Remember, the UK welfare state is already the stingiest in Europe. It’s been subjected to forty years of constant cuts, inflated surveillance, punitive policing, media lies and politicians’ shaming. It keeps people on the breadline.
And the Labour Party wants to shrink it further.
And the Labour Party wants to shrink it further.
Healey: 'There will be a reduction in the benefits bill'
Healey: 'There will be a reduction in the benefits bill'
Chancellor John Healey says any cuts to welfare will be done "in a Labour way".
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Remember, the UK welfare state is already the stingiest in Europe. It’s been subjected to forty years of constant cuts, inflated surveillance, punitive policing, media lies and politicians’ shaming. It keeps people on the breadline.
And the Labour Party wants to shrink it further.
And the Labour Party wants to shrink it further.
Andrew Griffiths refusing to say what the % of GDP spent on welfare was at the start of this parliament ( 10.9% ) and using the shock cost £60bn rise by 2031/32.
Rick Edwards said you cant compare two different metrics. He said he'd come back with the figure and never does.
10.9% to 11.2% Andrew.
Rick Edwards said you cant compare two different metrics. He said he'd come back with the figure and never does.
10.9% to 11.2% Andrew.
October 29, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Andrew Griffiths refusing to say what the % of GDP spent on welfare was at the start of this parliament ( 10.9% ) and using the shock cost £60bn rise by 2031/32.
Rick Edwards said you cant compare two different metrics. He said he'd come back with the figure and never does.
10.9% to 11.2% Andrew.
Rick Edwards said you cant compare two different metrics. He said he'd come back with the figure and never does.
10.9% to 11.2% Andrew.
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Cuts... "in a Labour way" 🙄
Healey: 'There will be a reduction in the benefits bill'
Healey: 'There will be a reduction in the benefits bill'
Chancellor John Healey says any cuts to welfare will be done "in a Labour way".
www.bbc.co.uk
October 29, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Cuts... "in a Labour way" 🙄
That Stephen Bush fella is a horrible cunt.
October 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
That Stephen Bush fella is a horrible cunt.
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Madeley: "Do you think welfare spendings out of control?"
Maguire: "I don't think its out of control if you look at the total figure.. its only 10.6% of the economy, which is low by European standards"
Singh: "And over half of the welfare budget is pensions, the state pension"
Maguire: "I don't think its out of control if you look at the total figure.. its only 10.6% of the economy, which is low by European standards"
Singh: "And over half of the welfare budget is pensions, the state pension"
October 28, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Madeley: "Do you think welfare spendings out of control?"
Maguire: "I don't think its out of control if you look at the total figure.. its only 10.6% of the economy, which is low by European standards"
Singh: "And over half of the welfare budget is pensions, the state pension"
Maguire: "I don't think its out of control if you look at the total figure.. its only 10.6% of the economy, which is low by European standards"
Singh: "And over half of the welfare budget is pensions, the state pension"
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“We’ve taken away every possibility and opportunity from you - jobs, housing, community, culture, the chance to have a family of your own. Also, we’d like to feed you into a meat grinder.”
October 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM
“We’ve taken away every possibility and opportunity from you - jobs, housing, community, culture, the chance to have a family of your own. Also, we’d like to feed you into a meat grinder.”
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