
Jax Ryan
@jaxryan
Mum, partner, chum, sister, daughter, comms professional, Libran, walker, life-long learner, advocate of truth, love, peace, wealth equality/taxes/funds & #UBI.
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17-04-2012 12:17:16
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Dependence on food banks is the new UK norm. 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year. Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering. 1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined. theguardian.com/society/2025/s…

Privatisation cult destroying UK. UK gave away North Sea oil/gas, low fees/tax, collected $11 a barrel revenue. Norway didn't, levied higher tax, got $30 a barrel. Norway has $2trn sovereign fund. UK has economic crisis. Obsessed with privatisation. leftfootforward.org/2025/09/how-su…



Rachel Reeves tells private equity bosses she plans to shut down more regulators. Many bank scandals. PE unregulated PE devoured hospitals, care homes, water, high street. Banks continue to mis-sell. What next? Finance sector needs effective regulation. theguardian.com/politics/2025/…



Govts manage inflation by hiking interest rates, Forces people to hand money to banks, boosts profits, enriches shareholders & execs. Huge wealth transfer. Millions can't pay bills and cut spending. Economy stutters. Tax the rich to remove surplus cash leftfootforward.org/2025/09/how-su…



Big pharma threatens the UK govt. Want higher drugs prices/profits, squeezing the NHS budget, forcing higher taxes. Trump wants lower drugs prices in the US, uses Europe as reference point. So companies threaten UK govt. Govt must produce generic drugs. theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Revolving doors. Thames Water paid £1m+ to lobbyists part-owned by Starmer adviser. Aim is to reach policymakers, keep TW private. TW pays £200m a year to various advisers. Public ownership would end this chicanery. No need to pay dividends, lobbyists. theguardian.com/business/2025/…



Labour must reset policies, boost spending power of the bottom 50%. Median wage £30.432, bosses collect 1112 times worker pay. 37% of universal credit claimants are in work. Poorest in Slovenia/Malta better off than the poorest in UK. Must Redistribute. leftfootforward.org/2025/09/why-th…

