The Brum bin workers are not asking for a pay rise; they just want the Government to stop attacking their pay. No one can afford to lose £8000 per year; it's ludicrous and unnecessary. It's time for Angela Rayner The Labour Party to bin her Tory commissioners, get in the room and

Bank Governor gives Chancellor a clear warning bit.ly/4kVYLOV about cutting what politicians call red tape aka consumer protection

This is interesting. Both can’t be true.

🚨 Bham City Council commissioner Max Caller resigns abruptly! Angela Rayner and other ministers can no longer sit on their hands and put their fingers in their ears hoping the dispute goes away. Workers need @ukLabour to wake-up and deal with what is going on. #Birmingham

Are Private Eye jokes now... criminal? PALESTINE Solidarity campaigner Jon Farley was arrested, bundled into a van and taken to the cells during a silent march in Leeds last weekend. What egregious act had prompted the police to act? He was, er, carrying a Private Eye joke piece

If the bombs don’t kill you, you avoid disease, survive lack of medical care, and avoid the soldiers’ bullets, then hunger waits to finish the job bit.ly/3TQ0OsN

This is on you Yvette Cooper and all of the idiot MPs who voted for this obnoxious piece of legislation. It may be ok in North Korea, but not here. You need to rescind it quickly. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

Great ⁦WIRED⁩ piece by ⁦Carlton Reid⁩ on Tesla falling behind Chinese competition: ‘Model Y is Model Yesterday.’ + comments by yours truly. ⁦Bham Business School⁩ ⁦⁦UK in a Changing Europe⁩ wired.com/story/it-looks…

Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live theguardian.com/world/live/202…

For months Birmingham strikers and residents have been lied to by the council and GOV.UK. Finally it is acknowledged that the government commissioners under Angela Rayner did have the final say in the deal. Promised broken. #Birmingham 1⃣of2⃣⤵️ birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-…

Now the lead commissioner resigns. Rather than these side-shows, the GOV UK Verify needs to get on with the job for these workers and #Birmingham residents. Stop this shameful #FireAndRehire. 2⃣of2⃣ 🔚

‘Man-made mass starvation’ in Gaza, WHO chief says | Israel-Gaza war | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

“as lead adviser on industrial strategy, Valero’s departure risked leaving the policy without a powerful champion in the Treasury, which could make it tougher for departments…to ensure the policy was implemented effectively.” We’ve been here before… theguardian.com/politics/2025/…

🌳 Really good evening discussing the current consultation for the improvement works to Queen’s Park! Lots of good conversations and ideas/suggestions put forward by local residents🌳 birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/queens-par… Harborne & Quinton Independents - Working for You!

Gazans 'wasting away' as mass starvation spreads, humanitarian groups warn bbc.com/news/articles/…

Eye editor Ian Hislop talking about the arrest on BBC Radio 4 #BBCPM

‘We faced hunger before, but never like this’: skeletal children fill hospital wards as starvation grips Gaza theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

A Palestinian mother in Gaza: “My children have become skeletal, skin and bone. Even the slightest effort makes them dizzy. They sit down again, asking for food, and I have nothing to give. I can’t lie and say I’ll bring them something when I know I won’t be able to.”

Fred Prof David Bailey Sharon Graham GOV.UK Angela Rayner Bham City Council He gutted SEND in the name of cuts and has screwed over so many families. Good riddance to the man.

What a gr8 op title, but also Ha-Joon Chang’s call for more political economy and socio-climate content is +1. The former has been my bug bear since the fin crisis brought us all down to earth. How economics teaching became the Aeroflot of ideas via Financial Times on.ft.com/3IKlgZJ