OPINION: Paying tax is a social act, a contribution to a better society. The government is jeopardising that.
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While Royal Mail workers plan for their strike tomorrow, their bosses are preparing to pay out millions in dividends to a Czech billionaire who’s the biggest single importer of Russian gas into the European union:
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🔴 BREAKING: Government power grab is exactly what experts feared.

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MPs charged public £1.3m to foot their tax bills

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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Liz Truss campaign manager Iain Duncan Smith told an online meeting hosted by the Conservative Christian Fellowship that she 'hated' her own policy on banning gay conversion therapy, hinting that she may drop it if elected leader: opendemocracy.net/en/liz-truss-c…

The UK should be “concerned” about Liz Truss’ links to US think tanks that made it impossible for Obama to pass climate laws, warns a former US government adviser.

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“By thinking beyond the law, we can build the social movements necessary to defend ourselves as we enter a period of economic and environmental crisis.”

📰 Read the full article by David Renton
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If Boris Johnson loses a vote of #NoConfidence , who do you think is most likely to replace him? 🧐

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At the height of the pandemic, Boris Johnson's government showed it didn't care of the security and cleaning staff No 10 laughed at lived or died

CarolineJMolloy nails #partygate report

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“The Tories' only response to this cost of living crisis has been insults and inaction.”

During #PMQs , Ian Blackford 🇺🇦🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 commented on the government's recent budgeting advice.

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has finally forced the UK government to get serious about the country’s dirty money problem.

But will the new #EconomicCrimeBill be the solution? Susan Hawley makes some recommendations: bit.ly/3FyhNb3

🔴 Boris Johnson has just confirmed at #PMQs that the amendment to reintroduce ‘double jobbing’ in Northern Ireland is to be withdrawn.

Here's why so many opposed it and what it would have meant for the DUP 👇 bit.ly/3FKDdA2

🔴 EXCLUSIVE: New documents show #SueGray , the top civil servant investigating #PartyGate , was consulted over the decision to withhold information about the Grenfell Tower fire opendemocracy.net/en/dark-money-…

Ex-cop slams the #PolicingBill

Is your council tackling rogue landlords? 🏚️

We have found half of local authorities in England and Wales have not prosecuted a single one in the past three years, despite a rise in the number of complaints from tenants.

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'Never waste a good crisis, Churchill may have said. But the only thing Johnson's government hasn't wasted is the opportunity to make a fast buck for their mates, and cash in whilst the going is good'

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🔴 EXCLUSIVE: British universities have accepted almost £90m in funding from major oil companies since 2017.

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