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WIN 🚨 | Trade unions have campaigned to tax banks to bring down energy bills - and today the government have done it.
More still needs to be done to tax wealth fairly, but today's announcement is a great start.
More still needs to be done to tax wealth fairly, but today's announcement is a great start.
October 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
WIN 🚨 | Trade unions have campaigned to tax banks to bring down energy bills - and today the government have done it.
More still needs to be done to tax wealth fairly, but today's announcement is a great start.
More still needs to be done to tax wealth fairly, but today's announcement is a great start.
'That's the definition of unpatriotic' - Millionaire Julia Davies calls out wealthy people refusing to pay their fair share of tax.
Julia is a Co-founder of We Have The POWER and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK.
Julia is a Co-founder of We Have The POWER and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK.
October 27, 2026 at 2:07 PM
'That's the definition of unpatriotic' - Millionaire Julia Davies calls out wealthy people refusing to pay their fair share of tax.
Julia is a Co-founder of We Have The POWER and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK.
Julia is a Co-founder of We Have The POWER and member of Patriotic Millionaires UK.
'It's gone beyond Christian nationalism into Christian fascism' - Fr. Luke Larner calls out the hypocrisy of the far-right.
October 20, 2026 at 2:57 PM
'It's gone beyond Christian nationalism into Christian fascism' - Fr. Luke Larner calls out the hypocrisy of the far-right.
Company used an AI bot to conduct a job interview, so the applicant made his own AI bot in response.
The results are creepy...
The results are creepy...
October 19, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Company used an AI bot to conduct a job interview, so the applicant made his own AI bot in response.
The results are creepy...
The results are creepy...
"Muslim women from my parish, telling me in tears, that they are afraid to let their children get the bus into town" - Luton priest Fr Luke Larner calls out those who hide behind patriotism to intimidate.
October 15, 2026 at 3:13 PM
"Muslim women from my parish, telling me in tears, that they are afraid to let their children get the bus into town" - Luton priest Fr Luke Larner calls out those who hide behind patriotism to intimidate.
Luton priest Luke Larner responds to Conservative MP Blake Stephenson describing his town as a 'no-go zone' for white people.
October 13, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Luton priest Luke Larner responds to Conservative MP Blake Stephenson describing his town as a 'no-go zone' for white people.
If Jeff Bezos doesn't want to be seen as a villain, he should stop doing villainous things.
October 8, 2026 at 2:24 PM
If Jeff Bezos doesn't want to be seen as a villain, he should stop doing villainous things.
Kemi Badenoch is right. Water privatisation has been a success.
For water company shareholders and top executives.
Just not for the rest of us.
For water company shareholders and top executives.
Just not for the rest of us.
October 7, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Kemi Badenoch is right. Water privatisation has been a success.
For water company shareholders and top executives.
Just not for the rest of us.
For water company shareholders and top executives.
Just not for the rest of us.
Reform want to rollback workers' rights and cut taxes for billionaires.
Spain did the opposite - and has one of the fastest growing economies in Europe.
Spain did the opposite - and has one of the fastest growing economies in Europe.
October 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Reform want to rollback workers' rights and cut taxes for billionaires.
Spain did the opposite - and has one of the fastest growing economies in Europe.
Spain did the opposite - and has one of the fastest growing economies in Europe.
Everyone: We should tax the banks.
Banks: This would be a disaster!
Also banks: We are all making so much money it wouldn't even materially affect us.
Banks: This would be a disaster!
Also banks: We are all making so much money it wouldn't even materially affect us.
October 6, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Everyone: We should tax the banks.
Banks: This would be a disaster!
Also banks: We are all making so much money it wouldn't even materially affect us.
Banks: This would be a disaster!
Also banks: We are all making so much money it wouldn't even materially affect us.
It's time to tax billionaires.
October 1, 2026 at 12:11 PM
It's time to tax billionaires.
It would take 6 million years for an Amazon worker to earn Jeff Bezos' wealth.
September 30, 2026 at 12:59 PM
It would take 6 million years for an Amazon worker to earn Jeff Bezos' wealth.
Workers at the prestigious medical journal The Lancet are striking for the first time in its 200 year history over inadequate pay. The work they do is essential for advancing medical research and for public health and wellbeing.
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September 24, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Workers at the prestigious medical journal The Lancet are striking for the first time in its 200 year history over inadequate pay. The work they do is essential for advancing medical research and for public health and wellbeing.
@nujofficial.bsky.social
@nujofficial.bsky.social
Young people want a job and a place of their own.
But without guaranteed hours, what previous generations took for granted is out of reach.
But without guaranteed hours, what previous generations took for granted is out of reach.
September 16, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Young people want a job and a place of their own.
But without guaranteed hours, what previous generations took for granted is out of reach.
But without guaranteed hours, what previous generations took for granted is out of reach.
There is a direct political thread, a nasty politics, that links Nigel Farage, Rupert Lowe, and Tommy Robinson, with Donald Trump, MAGA and the US white supremacist movement.
We are better than that.
Britain is better than that.
We are better than that.
Britain is better than that.
September 15, 2026 at 11:31 AM
There is a direct political thread, a nasty politics, that links Nigel Farage, Rupert Lowe, and Tommy Robinson, with Donald Trump, MAGA and the US white supremacist movement.
We are better than that.
Britain is better than that.
We are better than that.
Britain is better than that.
Why have two crypto billionaires donated £72 million to Reform in just 2 days?
September 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Why have two crypto billionaires donated £72 million to Reform in just 2 days?
UNION WIN! London bus drivers to get air conditioning!
Following negotiations between Unite, Mayor Sadiq Khan and TFL, air con will be installed in all bus driver cabs by the end of May 2027.
During the heatwave cab temperatures could get as high as 40 degrees.
Following negotiations between Unite, Mayor Sadiq Khan and TFL, air con will be installed in all bus driver cabs by the end of May 2027.
During the heatwave cab temperatures could get as high as 40 degrees.
September 9, 2026 at 1:30 PM
UNION WIN! London bus drivers to get air conditioning!
Following negotiations between Unite, Mayor Sadiq Khan and TFL, air con will be installed in all bus driver cabs by the end of May 2027.
During the heatwave cab temperatures could get as high as 40 degrees.
Following negotiations between Unite, Mayor Sadiq Khan and TFL, air con will be installed in all bus driver cabs by the end of May 2027.
During the heatwave cab temperatures could get as high as 40 degrees.
A mob of masked vigilantes led by a criminal doesn't make women feel safe.
September 9, 2026 at 9:14 AM
A mob of masked vigilantes led by a criminal doesn't make women feel safe.
Reform party members respond to the Nigel Farage allegations.
September 7, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Reform party members respond to the Nigel Farage allegations.
Just like the £5 million donation, Nigel Farage's excuses change every day.
September 7, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Just like the £5 million donation, Nigel Farage's excuses change every day.
Reform politician Zia Yusuf has made a racist attack on Labour's candidate for Holborn, Sagal Abdi-Wali, implying they shouldn't be allowed to stand as they weren't born in the UK.
As many pointed out, this would disqualify Reform politicians from standing themselves.
As many pointed out, this would disqualify Reform politicians from standing themselves.
September 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Reform politician Zia Yusuf has made a racist attack on Labour's candidate for Holborn, Sagal Abdi-Wali, implying they shouldn't be allowed to stand as they weren't born in the UK.
As many pointed out, this would disqualify Reform politicians from standing themselves.
As many pointed out, this would disqualify Reform politicians from standing themselves.
It’s time for a trade ban on goods and services with the illegal settlements.
September 2, 2026 at 3:43 PM
It’s time for a trade ban on goods and services with the illegal settlements.
Tim Curry's Home Alone 2 is about a concierge who's assaulted by two ever-neglectful parents for trying to stop their child's credit card fraud.
August 27, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Tim Curry's Home Alone 2 is about a concierge who's assaulted by two ever-neglectful parents for trying to stop their child's credit card fraud.
Reminder that Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 is a film about three women taking over an office and introducing free childcare, paid vacation, and flexible hours, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity.
August 26, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Reminder that Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 is a film about three women taking over an office and introducing free childcare, paid vacation, and flexible hours, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity.
This is the story behind Dolly Parton's hit song "9 to 5".
In the 1970s women in office jobs faced discrimination. They were paid less, passed over for promotions and experienced sexual harassment.
The 9 to 5 movement was established to fight for better treatment of working women.
In the 1970s women in office jobs faced discrimination. They were paid less, passed over for promotions and experienced sexual harassment.
The 9 to 5 movement was established to fight for better treatment of working women.
August 26, 2026 at 10:50 AM
This is the story behind Dolly Parton's hit song "9 to 5".
In the 1970s women in office jobs faced discrimination. They were paid less, passed over for promotions and experienced sexual harassment.
The 9 to 5 movement was established to fight for better treatment of working women.
In the 1970s women in office jobs faced discrimination. They were paid less, passed over for promotions and experienced sexual harassment.
The 9 to 5 movement was established to fight for better treatment of working women.