You’d think from comments being made about Thames Water that the choice facing us is either repay its debt or turn the taps off. But what about we just say that the debt can’t be repaid because the company wasted the money it borrowed? That is an option. So why not talk about it?

Ian Hislop, 'Three British aid workers have been killed, whereas 30,000 Palestinians have been killed.. It's grim but true. If you kill people who aren't Palestinians, then it suddenly becomes unacceptable'

Clive Myrie, 'How has Netanyahu explained the deadly strike?'

Paul…

#Brexit was sold on lies. The leaders of the #Leave campaign are still not being held to account. They tricked the British people into leaving the #EU
Years on & all Brexit has done is to harm our economy, our children’s future & our standing in the world. Not a single benefit.

The only imminent vote in my area is for Police/Fire Commissioner. I think this should be an independent appointment rather than someone supported by political parties but since it isn't has anyone seen any website/articles discussing how to make a political point with this vote?

An election is coming up soon, finally, one major news outlet is prepared to discuss something that is responsible for a lot of the problems the Country has youtube.com/watch?v=x-7rDY…

The Tories are finding out that promising people Brexit would solve all of our problems, only for it to not only not solve those problems but create new ones, comes with distinct political downsides.

#Brexit #NeverVoteConservative #GTTO

“Thames Water boss says bills need to rise by 40%.” Here’s why 👇

Peter Mandelson, 'I cannot see the British people running towards [a referendum] for love nor money after what we went through during the last one. I really do not think that people are going to run towards a repeat of that experience'

You're right, we don't want a repeat of

Once there were public libraries, youth clubs, swimming baths, Social Housing, NHS Dentists, Same day GP's, free milk in schools & free school dinners, and even lower taxes.

Now all we have is Privatisation, outrageous profits, 173 billionaires and no Public Services.

AN OBDURATE FOOL!
Starmer makes it abundantly clear it’s NO to the Single Market. Britain is going to continue with Johnson’s HARD BREXIT under #Labour . Our decline will continue. It’s NO to free movement too. DISASTER!

Chris Patten has just murdered the party of which he was Chairman. It’s all in here - the bilge of Brexit, the worst foreign policy error ever made, and the insanity of the right wing cult’s grip on this once great political machine. Pure gold, spread it.

In the last week, major IT outage payment problems at:-

Tesco
Sainsbury’s
McDonald’s
and now Greggs.

Spot the problem with a cashless society.

Cost of living still rising, child poverty at record levels, worst drop in living standards of any G7 country, public services collapsing, housing crisis, govt failure everywhere…and you want a round of applause for this…which isn’t even down to you.
Call an election or zip it.

Greens & LDs call for rejoining SM (Greens for EU altogether).
At least some politicians in the UK have both brains & balls.
Come on Labour wake up.

Jacob Rees-Mogg says 'postpone net-zero indefinitely' (via PA). He argues one reason is US economy is growing faster than UK's.

Feels like a good moment to note the US has embarked on a far more ambitious green plan than the UK, spending $370bn on clean energy.

I keep being puzzled about why public services are collapsing left right and centre and at the same time taxes are the highest ever? Where is the money going? Interesting discussion on Gary's economics youtube.com/watch?v=II1GOh…

🔥 Just Peter Stefanovic absolutely shredding Laura Kuenssberg for deliberately avoiding “Brexit” in her list of things battering the UK economy…

…right in the middle of a news & data deluge on how Brexit is battering the UK economy.

The upward redistribution of wealth taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/02/2… Non-mortgage debt charges are redistributing wealth upward in society at rates that are bound to result in economic instability. We need interest rate cuts, now.

Truss's decline is simultaneously tragic & horrifying but the claim that the media conspired against her can't go unchallenged. There are literal front pages praising her to the rafters & Telegraph comment writers in particular couldn't get enough. She was undone by reality.