@timlomas.bsky.social
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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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Letting your lives speak.
Last week hundreds of Quakers were part of the walking vigil for peace in London.
Many Quakers and Quaker meetings are part of regular peace vigils all over the country. Weekly in Cockermouth, monthly in Newark, for the climate in Sheffield, and many more.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/quak...
Many Quakers and Quaker meetings are part of regular peace vigils all over the country. Weekly in Cockermouth, monthly in Newark, for the climate in Sheffield, and many more.
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/quak...
Hundreds take part in silent walking peace vigil in Westminster
MORE than 600 people joined a four-hour silent peace procession through London’s Whitehall on Saturday.The Quaker-led Silent Walking Vigil for Peace began with a meeting for worship in Victoria Embank...
morningstaronline.co.uk
September 26, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Letting your lives speak.
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In 2021, income tax personal allowance was frozen at £12,570.
If aligned with inflation, it would now be £16,070.
A minimum wage earner in England will pay extra £980 in income tax & NIC in 2026-27.
Govt can easily increase personal allowance by £3,000, worth £600 to basic rate taxpayer.
If aligned with inflation, it would now be £16,070.
A minimum wage earner in England will pay extra £980 in income tax & NIC in 2026-27.
Govt can easily increase personal allowance by £3,000, worth £600 to basic rate taxpayer.
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 26, 2026 at 11:22 AM
In 2021, income tax personal allowance was frozen at £12,570.
If aligned with inflation, it would now be £16,070.
A minimum wage earner in England will pay extra £980 in income tax & NIC in 2026-27.
Govt can easily increase personal allowance by £3,000, worth £600 to basic rate taxpayer.
If aligned with inflation, it would now be £16,070.
A minimum wage earner in England will pay extra £980 in income tax & NIC in 2026-27.
Govt can easily increase personal allowance by £3,000, worth £600 to basic rate taxpayer.
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'In 2022, Delo was convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls in his cryptocurrency business BitMEX, although he has since been pardoned by Trump'
www.joe.co.uk/politics/who...
www.joe.co.uk/politics/who...
Who is Ben Delo? - The man that just gave Reform £36m
One man has been propelled into the spotlight after his record-breaking donation to Reform UK of £36m, but who really is Ben Delo?
www.joe.co.uk
September 12, 2026 at 6:43 AM
'In 2022, Delo was convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate anti-money laundering controls in his cryptocurrency business BitMEX, although he has since been pardoned by Trump'
www.joe.co.uk/politics/who...
www.joe.co.uk/politics/who...
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Reform is the party for oligarchs and billionaires
That much is obvious
But this is also a way to get around the settled will of Parliament that we need to keep big money out of politics
Typical of Reform crookery and disdain for democracy
That much is obvious
But this is also a way to get around the settled will of Parliament that we need to keep big money out of politics
Typical of Reform crookery and disdain for democracy
Note: crypto is the currency of choice
for violent drug & sex trafficking gangs
"Another mammoth crypto donation to Reform UK
£36 million
That’s not a typo
And remember, Reform members are being asked for £25 to join the party ..."
www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
via REeform Are Not Your Friends
for violent drug & sex trafficking gangs
"Another mammoth crypto donation to Reform UK
£36 million
That’s not a typo
And remember, Reform members are being asked for £25 to join the party ..."
www.facebook.com/permalink.ph...
via REeform Are Not Your Friends
September 12, 2026 at 6:38 AM
Reform is the party for oligarchs and billionaires
That much is obvious
But this is also a way to get around the settled will of Parliament that we need to keep big money out of politics
Typical of Reform crookery and disdain for democracy
That much is obvious
But this is also a way to get around the settled will of Parliament that we need to keep big money out of politics
Typical of Reform crookery and disdain for democracy
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Trump: "We took out Maduro with a fort loaded up with soldiers. Took 25 minutes… And we took over the oil of Venezuela, 65 billion barrels."
*Crowd Cheers* 🤔
Openly bragging about piracy. 🏴☠️ 🇺🇸
*Crowd Cheers* 🤔
Openly bragging about piracy. 🏴☠️ 🇺🇸
September 11, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Trump: "We took out Maduro with a fort loaded up with soldiers. Took 25 minutes… And we took over the oil of Venezuela, 65 billion barrels."
*Crowd Cheers* 🤔
Openly bragging about piracy. 🏴☠️ 🇺🇸
*Crowd Cheers* 🤔
Openly bragging about piracy. 🏴☠️ 🇺🇸
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From the very same people who bang on about protecting our statues even if we don't agree with them
He gets more extreme by the hour. What's "filthy" about this?
September 11, 2026 at 1:23 PM
From the very same people who bang on about protecting our statues even if we don't agree with them
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Charles (king) could do something useful for once and do a high profile visit to the RNLI right this minute
September 10, 2026 at 3:09 PM
Charles (king) could do something useful for once and do a high profile visit to the RNLI right this minute
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Here’s @NesrineMalik asking the right question — “🇮🇱 ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans for Palestinians… why are these people not being taken at their word? Why is there no sense of urgency and outrage?”
They are saying it out loud.
They are saying it out loud.
Israeli ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans – so why doesn’t the world take them seriously? | Nesrine Malik
Schemes to forcibly remove Palestinians from Gaza are not being promoted by fringe voices. But the international community continues to avert its eyes, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 11:41 AM
Here’s @NesrineMalik asking the right question — “🇮🇱 ministers keep telling everyone their brutal plans for Palestinians… why are these people not being taken at their word? Why is there no sense of urgency and outrage?”
They are saying it out loud.
They are saying it out loud.
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BREAKING
84yo Reverend Sue Parfitt’s home was raided by police today.
She had taken part in a peaceful protest on Wednesday with @just-stopoil.bsky.social outside Westminster, calling on Andy Burnham to refuse to reopen new oil & gas licenses in the North Sea.
(Footage from a 2025 arrest)
84yo Reverend Sue Parfitt’s home was raided by police today.
She had taken part in a peaceful protest on Wednesday with @just-stopoil.bsky.social outside Westminster, calling on Andy Burnham to refuse to reopen new oil & gas licenses in the North Sea.
(Footage from a 2025 arrest)
September 4, 2026 at 10:31 AM
BREAKING
84yo Reverend Sue Parfitt’s home was raided by police today.
She had taken part in a peaceful protest on Wednesday with @just-stopoil.bsky.social outside Westminster, calling on Andy Burnham to refuse to reopen new oil & gas licenses in the North Sea.
(Footage from a 2025 arrest)
84yo Reverend Sue Parfitt’s home was raided by police today.
She had taken part in a peaceful protest on Wednesday with @just-stopoil.bsky.social outside Westminster, calling on Andy Burnham to refuse to reopen new oil & gas licenses in the North Sea.
(Footage from a 2025 arrest)
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🤬 🤮
I don't pay my taxes so that public authorities can reward fascists
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
I don't pay my taxes so that public authorities can reward fascists
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
British Museum hosted Palantir founder Peter Thiel in private viewing of Bayeux tapestry
Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum
www.theguardian.com
August 31, 2026 at 12:20 PM
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I don't pay my taxes so that public authorities can reward fascists
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
I don't pay my taxes so that public authorities can reward fascists
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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England's water companies have nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Fines announced, quietly deferred/waived.
No exec prosecuted.
Regulator can ban exec bonuses.
Companies reclassify exec bonuses as “retention payments” and “signing-on fees”. No action taken
No end to abuses. Nationalise water.
Fines announced, quietly deferred/waived.
No exec prosecuted.
Regulator can ban exec bonuses.
Companies reclassify exec bonuses as “retention payments” and “signing-on fees”. No action taken
No end to abuses. Nationalise water.
The case for nationalisation of water companies
England’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&...
leftfootforward.org
August 30, 2026 at 10:55 AM
England's water companies have nearly 1,200 criminal convictions.
Fines announced, quietly deferred/waived.
No exec prosecuted.
Regulator can ban exec bonuses.
Companies reclassify exec bonuses as “retention payments” and “signing-on fees”. No action taken
No end to abuses. Nationalise water.
Fines announced, quietly deferred/waived.
No exec prosecuted.
Regulator can ban exec bonuses.
Companies reclassify exec bonuses as “retention payments” and “signing-on fees”. No action taken
No end to abuses. Nationalise water.
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What this reflects is the growing power of the ultra-rich over every aspect of life. Protest is an affront to the power of wealth. So is any politics to the left of an ever-shifting "centrism". So is independent journalism. So are independent universities. One by one, they must all be shut down.
August 28, 2026 at 5:55 AM
What this reflects is the growing power of the ultra-rich over every aspect of life. Protest is an affront to the power of wealth. So is any politics to the left of an ever-shifting "centrism". So is independent journalism. So are independent universities. One by one, they must all be shut down.
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I know this isn't terrorism.
You know this isn't terrorism.
The authorities know this isn't terrorism.
But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
You know this isn't terrorism.
The authorities know this isn't terrorism.
But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2026 at 5:51 AM
I know this isn't terrorism.
You know this isn't terrorism.
The authorities know this isn't terrorism.
But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
You know this isn't terrorism.
The authorities know this isn't terrorism.
But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
April 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
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Fiona Cottrell gave £1.075m to Richard Tice's Britain Means Business company in June 2024, which then went on to hand £500k to Reform.
At year-end, the company had net assets of just £10,578, and just one member of staff.
It makes Britain Means Business look like a clearing house...
At year-end, the company had net assets of just £10,578, and just one member of staff.
It makes Britain Means Business look like a clearing house...
August 18, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Fiona Cottrell gave £1.075m to Richard Tice's Britain Means Business company in June 2024, which then went on to hand £500k to Reform.
At year-end, the company had net assets of just £10,578, and just one member of staff.
It makes Britain Means Business look like a clearing house...
At year-end, the company had net assets of just £10,578, and just one member of staff.
It makes Britain Means Business look like a clearing house...
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UK students to pay up to 7.1% interest on loans.
UK student debt £325bn, England £295bn; expected to hit £500bn by 2040s.
Who can afford to afford to buy home, start family/business?
England must copy Scotland, abolish university tuition fees.
Write-off tuition debt.
UK student debt £325bn, England £295bn; expected to hit £500bn by 2040s.
Who can afford to afford to buy home, start family/business?
England must copy Scotland, abolish university tuition fees.
Write-off tuition debt.
Student Loans Interest Rates and Repayment Threshold Announcement
The Department for Education today 10 August 2026 confirmed annual updates to interest rates for undergraduate and postgraduate Income Contingent Student Loans, repayment thresholds for Plan 1 Income ...
www.gov.uk
August 12, 2026 at 7:07 AM
UK students to pay up to 7.1% interest on loans.
UK student debt £325bn, England £295bn; expected to hit £500bn by 2040s.
Who can afford to afford to buy home, start family/business?
England must copy Scotland, abolish university tuition fees.
Write-off tuition debt.
UK student debt £325bn, England £295bn; expected to hit £500bn by 2040s.
Who can afford to afford to buy home, start family/business?
England must copy Scotland, abolish university tuition fees.
Write-off tuition debt.
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Rise in NHS hospital admissions following private treatment in Scotland.
Those who can afford it are using private hospitals for treatment.
When something goes wrong or not covered by insurance, they are dumped on to the NHS.
Profits privatised, costs socialised.
archive.ph/7MFAb
Those who can afford it are using private hospitals for treatment.
When something goes wrong or not covered by insurance, they are dumped on to the NHS.
Profits privatised, costs socialised.
archive.ph/7MFAb
Rise in NHS hospital admissions following private treatment in Scotland
There have been at least 293 such cases over the last five years
www.scotsman.com
June 28, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Rise in NHS hospital admissions following private treatment in Scotland.
Those who can afford it are using private hospitals for treatment.
When something goes wrong or not covered by insurance, they are dumped on to the NHS.
Profits privatised, costs socialised.
archive.ph/7MFAb
Those who can afford it are using private hospitals for treatment.
When something goes wrong or not covered by insurance, they are dumped on to the NHS.
Profits privatised, costs socialised.
archive.ph/7MFAb
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This is the new talking point from Reform supporters over on X.
In other news, Nigel Farage has yet to hold a single in-person MP surgery in his constituency in the almost two years since he was elected
In other news, Nigel Farage has yet to hold a single in-person MP surgery in his constituency in the almost two years since he was elected
June 27, 2026 at 2:56 PM
This is the new talking point from Reform supporters over on X.
In other news, Nigel Farage has yet to hold a single in-person MP surgery in his constituency in the almost two years since he was elected
In other news, Nigel Farage has yet to hold a single in-person MP surgery in his constituency in the almost two years since he was elected
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Also get it out of the military
If you can, please sign & share Foxglove's petition to Andy Burnham: if you become our next PM, get Palantir out of our NHS. A secretive US spy tech firm with deep Trump ties has no business holding our health data: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
Sign the petition to Andy Burnham: If you become our next Prime Minister, please get Palantir out of our NHS.
ADD YOUR NAME NOW!
www.foxglove.org.uk
June 26, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Also get it out of the military
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Top Andy Burnham pick advised Thames Water creditors.
Advised the likes of Glencore, Google and Amazon.
Big business will be pleased with political lobbyists parachuted as gatekeepers.
Cognitive capture.
Any chance of a trade union leader being parachuted into the inner spaces?
archive.ph/b8F4J
Advised the likes of Glencore, Google and Amazon.
Big business will be pleased with political lobbyists parachuted as gatekeepers.
Cognitive capture.
Any chance of a trade union leader being parachuted into the inner spaces?
archive.ph/b8F4J
Top Andy Burnham pick advised Thames Water creditors
James Purnell’s previous role running consultancy Flint Global has raised concerns about conflicts of interest
www.ft.com
June 26, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Top Andy Burnham pick advised Thames Water creditors.
Advised the likes of Glencore, Google and Amazon.
Big business will be pleased with political lobbyists parachuted as gatekeepers.
Cognitive capture.
Any chance of a trade union leader being parachuted into the inner spaces?
archive.ph/b8F4J
Advised the likes of Glencore, Google and Amazon.
Big business will be pleased with political lobbyists parachuted as gatekeepers.
Cognitive capture.
Any chance of a trade union leader being parachuted into the inner spaces?
archive.ph/b8F4J
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i’m a jewish NY-10 resident and i’m damn proud of the message we sent.
June 24, 2026 at 2:43 AM
i’m a jewish NY-10 resident and i’m damn proud of the message we sent.
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MAYOR MAMDANI: “We’re talking about a status quo where children are being killed on a daily basis.”
Zohran does not back down on his comments about AIPAC “monsters” perpetuating a genocide - after Rep. Gottheimer and others yet again tried to claim they were antisemitic.
Zohran does not back down on his comments about AIPAC “monsters” perpetuating a genocide - after Rep. Gottheimer and others yet again tried to claim they were antisemitic.
June 23, 2026 at 2:36 AM
MAYOR MAMDANI: “We’re talking about a status quo where children are being killed on a daily basis.”
Zohran does not back down on his comments about AIPAC “monsters” perpetuating a genocide - after Rep. Gottheimer and others yet again tried to claim they were antisemitic.
Zohran does not back down on his comments about AIPAC “monsters” perpetuating a genocide - after Rep. Gottheimer and others yet again tried to claim they were antisemitic.
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A forensic demolition of Michael Grade's nonsense about how @Ofcom should be regulating @GBNEWS from two senior people who worked at the regulator and actually know what they're talking about www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Don’t worry, a politician can’t present the Today programme. Michael Grade is wrong about that – and GB News | Stewart Purvis and Chris Banatvala
As the former Ofcom chair says extraordinary things about the rightwing channel and its critics, a factcheck would not go amiss, say Stewart Purvis and Chris Banatvala, both formerly of Ofcom
www.theguardian.com
June 22, 2026 at 11:01 AM
A forensic demolition of Michael Grade's nonsense about how @Ofcom should be regulating @GBNEWS from two senior people who worked at the regulator and actually know what they're talking about www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Sums it up nicely
June 22, 2026 at 1:38 AM
Sums it up nicely