Old and raging leftie
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UAE may halt UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict.
The 'rule of law', not blackmail must prevail.
Over 100 individual breaches of the Premier League Rules.
It filed misleading accounts at Companies House.
There are questions about whether Manchester City circumvented UK taxes.
The 'rule of law', not blackmail must prevail.
Over 100 individual breaches of the Premier League Rules.
It filed misleading accounts at Companies House.
There are questions about whether Manchester City circumvented UK taxes.
UAE may halt UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict
Premier League’s actions would ‘have an influence on the bilateral state relationship’, Emirati officials said
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2026 at 11:25 AM
UAE may halt UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict.
The 'rule of law', not blackmail must prevail.
Over 100 individual breaches of the Premier League Rules.
It filed misleading accounts at Companies House.
There are questions about whether Manchester City circumvented UK taxes.
The 'rule of law', not blackmail must prevail.
Over 100 individual breaches of the Premier League Rules.
It filed misleading accounts at Companies House.
There are questions about whether Manchester City circumvented UK taxes.
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Left: The Tories claim they’ll save taxpayers nearly £1bn a year by cutting student loans to “foreign students”.
Right: Most international students on Student visas don’t qualify for UK student finance in the first place.
So where exactly are these £1bn “savings” coming from?
Right: Most international students on Student visas don’t qualify for UK student finance in the first place.
So where exactly are these £1bn “savings” coming from?
October 4, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Left: The Tories claim they’ll save taxpayers nearly £1bn a year by cutting student loans to “foreign students”.
Right: Most international students on Student visas don’t qualify for UK student finance in the first place.
So where exactly are these £1bn “savings” coming from?
Right: Most international students on Student visas don’t qualify for UK student finance in the first place.
So where exactly are these £1bn “savings” coming from?
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"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in?
You couldn’t make this up"
via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
You couldn’t make this up"
via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
September 28, 2026 at 6:52 AM
"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in?
You couldn’t make this up"
via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
You couldn’t make this up"
via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
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Since the ultra rich are very good at hiding money it is time to start heavily taxing mansions, luxury yachts, private plane landings and grouse moors.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
Either we ask the very rich to pay more in tax or the burden will fall on the rest of us - Andy Brown
It is said that the most likely way to make a small fortune is to start out with a large one. Starting with money, connections and an expensive education is also the most likely way to become very ric...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
September 28, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Since the ultra rich are very good at hiding money it is time to start heavily taxing mansions, luxury yachts, private plane landings and grouse moors.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...
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Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says UK high court.
Profitable for developers, misery for buyers/residents. Problems with insurance, reselling, quality of life.
Too many defective homes built. Get a private survey before buying a new home.
Must change laws.
Profitable for developers, misery for buyers/residents. Problems with insurance, reselling, quality of life.
Too many defective homes built. Get a private survey before buying a new home.
Must change laws.
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court
Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says UK high court.
Profitable for developers, misery for buyers/residents. Problems with insurance, reselling, quality of life.
Too many defective homes built. Get a private survey before buying a new home.
Must change laws.
Profitable for developers, misery for buyers/residents. Problems with insurance, reselling, quality of life.
Too many defective homes built. Get a private survey before buying a new home.
Must change laws.
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Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student accommodation.
Another sector taken over by PE, loaded with debt, high rents, profiteering.
Rents outstrip govt maintenance loans.
No UK tax charged on dividends paid to foreign investors.
Another sector taken over by PE, loaded with debt, high rents, profiteering.
Rents outstrip govt maintenance loans.
No UK tax charged on dividends paid to foreign investors.
Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student housing portfolio
A Swiss private equity firm and UK investor have bought a 1,570-bed student housing portfolio for £165m.
living.insidehousing.co.uk
September 28, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Swiss private equity firm and UK investor buy 1,570-bed student accommodation.
Another sector taken over by PE, loaded with debt, high rents, profiteering.
Rents outstrip govt maintenance loans.
No UK tax charged on dividends paid to foreign investors.
Another sector taken over by PE, loaded with debt, high rents, profiteering.
Rents outstrip govt maintenance loans.
No UK tax charged on dividends paid to foreign investors.
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Our polling with YouGov shows that 99% of constituencies want to rejoin the EU.
And Labour promising to rejoin the EU could stop a Reform UK government.
Now is the time to talk about EU membership.
https://www.ft.com/content/a1614884-7c8c-4320-bf61-4eaaa8f6960b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
And Labour promising to rejoin the EU could stop a Reform UK government.
Now is the time to talk about EU membership.
https://www.ft.com/content/a1614884-7c8c-4320-bf61-4eaaa8f6960b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
September 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Our polling with YouGov shows that 99% of constituencies want to rejoin the EU.
And Labour promising to rejoin the EU could stop a Reform UK government.
Now is the time to talk about EU membership.
https://www.ft.com/content/a1614884-7c8c-4320-bf61-4eaaa8f6960b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
And Labour promising to rejoin the EU could stop a Reform UK government.
Now is the time to talk about EU membership.
https://www.ft.com/content/a1614884-7c8c-4320-bf61-4eaaa8f6960b?syn-25a6b1a6=1
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"Helen Whatley MP spends every day bashing disabled people online and calling them scroungers.
She has claimed for almost £2,000,000 on expenses since 2015.
£300,000 of this are for her own travel and accommodation etc, yet she lives 50 miles from London. "
via Harry Eccles
She has claimed for almost £2,000,000 on expenses since 2015.
£300,000 of this are for her own travel and accommodation etc, yet she lives 50 miles from London. "
via Harry Eccles
September 28, 2026 at 9:07 AM
"Helen Whatley MP spends every day bashing disabled people online and calling them scroungers.
She has claimed for almost £2,000,000 on expenses since 2015.
£300,000 of this are for her own travel and accommodation etc, yet she lives 50 miles from London. "
via Harry Eccles
She has claimed for almost £2,000,000 on expenses since 2015.
£300,000 of this are for her own travel and accommodation etc, yet she lives 50 miles from London. "
via Harry Eccles
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UK median pay of employee is £31884 a year, net £26476.
Working-age adult needs to earn £31500 to reach minimum income standard .
Lone parent with 2 children needs £67600.
Couple with 2 children needs £77400.
Can't get growth without redistribution. Chancellor must cut tax on the poorest 50%.
Working-age adult needs to earn £31500 to reach minimum income standard .
Lone parent with 2 children needs £67600.
Couple with 2 children needs £77400.
Can't get growth without redistribution. Chancellor must cut tax on the poorest 50%.
This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
leftfootforward.org
September 28, 2026 at 10:12 AM
UK median pay of employee is £31884 a year, net £26476.
Working-age adult needs to earn £31500 to reach minimum income standard .
Lone parent with 2 children needs £67600.
Couple with 2 children needs £77400.
Can't get growth without redistribution. Chancellor must cut tax on the poorest 50%.
Working-age adult needs to earn £31500 to reach minimum income standard .
Lone parent with 2 children needs £67600.
Couple with 2 children needs £77400.
Can't get growth without redistribution. Chancellor must cut tax on the poorest 50%.
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Danny Tommo has pleaded NOT GUILTY to criminal damage in court.
This is after filming himself committing Criminal Damage.
They are not very smart these Far Right types are they?
This is after filming himself committing Criminal Damage.
They are not very smart these Far Right types are they?
September 25, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Danny Tommo has pleaded NOT GUILTY to criminal damage in court.
This is after filming himself committing Criminal Damage.
They are not very smart these Far Right types are they?
This is after filming himself committing Criminal Damage.
They are not very smart these Far Right types are they?
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🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time
It's an out-and-out lie
But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀
*They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻
In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄
1/33
It's an out-and-out lie
But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀
*They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻
In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄
1/33
September 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time
It's an out-and-out lie
But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀
*They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻
In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄
1/33
It's an out-and-out lie
But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀
*They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻
In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄
1/33
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Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the UK population.
The govt can do so immediately by increasing income tax-free personal allowance by £3,000.
All it needs to do is to end subsidies to commercial banks.
The govt can do so immediately by increasing income tax-free personal allowance by £3,000.
All it needs to do is to end subsidies to commercial banks.
This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
leftfootforward.org
September 25, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the UK population.
The govt can do so immediately by increasing income tax-free personal allowance by £3,000.
All it needs to do is to end subsidies to commercial banks.
The govt can do so immediately by increasing income tax-free personal allowance by £3,000.
All it needs to do is to end subsidies to commercial banks.
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Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed.
leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
Outrage as Reform-run council votes to shut 10 nurseries
Members of the public shouted “you should be ashamed” as Reform councillors approved the plans
leftfootforward.org
September 25, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Anyone who believes this bunch of con artists represents their interests is either a billionaire or seriously misinformed.
leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
leftfootforward.org/2026/09/outr...
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More good news 2 Reform Councillors have been suspended from Essex Council this week 🤣😂
Their ‘world class’ vetting seems to still be ensuring they get all the wrong’uns of society in key positions
Their ‘world class’ vetting seems to still be ensuring they get all the wrong’uns of society in key positions
Two Essex Reform councillors suspended in a week, party says
The two councillors are suspended for different reasons, the party says.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM
More good news 2 Reform Councillors have been suspended from Essex Council this week 🤣😂
Their ‘world class’ vetting seems to still be ensuring they get all the wrong’uns of society in key positions
Their ‘world class’ vetting seems to still be ensuring they get all the wrong’uns of society in key positions
Sorry to mention it after all this time but I’m still waiting to see the Test and Trace accounts after all those billions were spent!!??
September 24, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Sorry to mention it after all this time but I’m still waiting to see the Test and Trace accounts after all those billions were spent!!??
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"The anti migrant activist known as Danny Tommo..."
You mean far right racist.
You mean far right racist.
September 24, 2026 at 5:18 AM
"The anti migrant activist known as Danny Tommo..."
You mean far right racist.
You mean far right racist.
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Reform UK move from top in YouGov-Sky MRP to 3rd.
What a difference a year makes.
What a difference a year makes.
September 24, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Reform UK move from top in YouGov-Sky MRP to 3rd.
What a difference a year makes.
What a difference a year makes.
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Danny Tommo has been nicked for criminal damage and reckless endangerment, and for some reason the only outlet reporting it so far is the Sun.
Far-right activist Danny Tommo arrested a day after 'slashing migrant boat'
FAR-right activist Danny Tommo has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage with intent to endanger life, according to a video he posted this evening. Tommo is Tommy Robinson’s right-hand man …
www.thesun.co.uk
September 24, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Danny Tommo has been nicked for criminal damage and reckless endangerment, and for some reason the only outlet reporting it so far is the Sun.
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Does #bbclaurak have an ounce of self-awareness? (rhetorical question) No-one knows about Lib Dem policies because Laura and her MSM colleagues prefer to platform a private company of grifters with a fraction of the MPs the LDs have. “Why aren’t the Lib Dems cutting through?” she asks. Get a mirror.
September 20, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Does #bbclaurak have an ounce of self-awareness? (rhetorical question) No-one knows about Lib Dem policies because Laura and her MSM colleagues prefer to platform a private company of grifters with a fraction of the MPs the LDs have. “Why aren’t the Lib Dems cutting through?” she asks. Get a mirror.
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Yes, I'm pretty sure everyone can see what's happening. Rich, privately, educated entitled tossers who could not be more part of The Establishment do not think they ought to have to play by the rules.
September 20, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Yes, I'm pretty sure everyone can see what's happening. Rich, privately, educated entitled tossers who could not be more part of The Establishment do not think they ought to have to play by the rules.
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In the UK we suffer from a lower pension, later retirement age and lower life expectancy than most European countries
This means the amount of state pension we actually receive is much lower than in other countries
This means the amount of state pension we actually receive is much lower than in other countries
September 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
In the UK we suffer from a lower pension, later retirement age and lower life expectancy than most European countries
This means the amount of state pension we actually receive is much lower than in other countries
This means the amount of state pension we actually receive is much lower than in other countries
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What a surprise
No wonder why billionaires are supporting Reform
Reform and Farage only care about their donors
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No wonder why billionaires are supporting Reform
Reform and Farage only care about their donors
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform-linked thinktank ‘to call for big tax cuts for the rich’
Centre for a Better Britain will urge abolishing inheritance tax and phasing out capital gains tax, report says
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 2:19 PM
What a surprise
No wonder why billionaires are supporting Reform
Reform and Farage only care about their donors
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No wonder why billionaires are supporting Reform
Reform and Farage only care about their donors
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Never has a political party promised so much
before shedding umpteen elected Councillors
and collapsing in scandal and disarray
memes via Reform Watch
before shedding umpteen elected Councillors
and collapsing in scandal and disarray
memes via Reform Watch
September 16, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Never has a political party promised so much
before shedding umpteen elected Councillors
and collapsing in scandal and disarray
memes via Reform Watch
before shedding umpteen elected Councillors
and collapsing in scandal and disarray
memes via Reform Watch
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🔴 Reform UK Could Pocket Nearly £500,000 in Interest if They Are Forced to Return £72 Million Crypto Billionaire Donations
Exclusive: Electoral Commission confirms interest earned on impermissible gifts can be kept, prompting calls for Nigel Farage to hand any proceeds to charity
Exclusive: Electoral Commission confirms interest earned on impermissible gifts can be kept, prompting calls for Nigel Farage to hand any proceeds to charity
Reform UK Could Pocket Nearly £500,000 in Interest if They Are Forced to Return £72 Million Crypto Billionaire Donations
EXCLUSIVE: Electoral Commission confirms interest earned on impermissible gifts can be kept, prompting calls for Nigel Farage to hand any proceeds to charity
bylinetimes.com
September 16, 2026 at 8:52 AM
🔴 Reform UK Could Pocket Nearly £500,000 in Interest if They Are Forced to Return £72 Million Crypto Billionaire Donations
Exclusive: Electoral Commission confirms interest earned on impermissible gifts can be kept, prompting calls for Nigel Farage to hand any proceeds to charity
Exclusive: Electoral Commission confirms interest earned on impermissible gifts can be kept, prompting calls for Nigel Farage to hand any proceeds to charity