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campaigner/writer. writing a phd on the ‘precariat’. 'b' in the alphabet mafia. he/they

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“Dr Cass, appeasement might get you through this short-term discomfort in the media spotlight, but please remember: it isn’t your healthcare, your rights or your everyday dignity they are trying to take away.” theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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“he didn’t lose to just anybody, he lost – badly, and very publicly – to a young Black boy. I think that will have hurt and embarrassed him. Now he even gets heckled about it in the streets.” Mukhtar in the Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/04/11/i-c…

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great&urgent article by Kimberly McIntosh: 'While Malta, Ghana and Canada stride forward towards more progressive approaches, England remains a relic of the failed policies of the past [whose] draconian drug laws ... disproportionately polices black people.' blackballad.co.uk/black-women-in…

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steve bannon: “I’m not sure if Trump believes in neoliberal or neocon solutions ... I think he understands what he wants to do and who are the types of people” who can achieve it.'

when a far right political figure says this... ft.com/content/8aa2d8…

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unimaginably cringe, ineffective, and shallow

'Labour is co-opting the memory of former UK Conservative prime minister Margaret Thatcher as an unlikely weapon to help Sir Keir Starmer broaden his electoral appeal and win seats across the Tory heartlands.' ft.com/content/3c7554…

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“as few as 7% of local authorities … have homes that can be bought for less than five times workers’ earnings & are therefore deemed “affordable”. In 1997 the figure was 88%” … “Britain has not built 300,000 homes a year since the moon landings in 1969”. theguardian.com/business/2024/…

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wild. the housing dept has to apply to a property tribunal to order companies to contribute to fixing safety issues on blocks

govt potentially wouldn't have done this without grenfell shame. companies potentially wouldn't make buildings safe without force ft.com/content/1618a9…

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