In Tory England 900,000 children living in poverty miss out on Free School Meals.

They are ‘eating rubbers’.

Record 4.3m children live in poverty.

Poverty is a political choice in a country where 1% has more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

Another Brexit Gift.

England’s rivers to remain stinky because govt failed to replace EU clean water laws.

It will cost £51bn to clean up.

Water companies dumped sewage, paid dividends.

Polluter pays - make companies, their shareholders, execs pay.
theguardian.com/environment/ar…

🧵1/5: All the warnings Unite made about the dangers of The Labour Party rowing back on its pledges for the 'New Deal for Workers' have been proved right. This new #Labour document on the New Deal, issued to the unions on Monday, is a row back on a row back.
unitetheunion.org/news-events/ne…

This is a betrayal of workers and their families as Starmer continues to appease big business and takes traditional Labour voters for granted.
Is any pledge still honoured?

Nadhim Zahawi to stand down as MP at next general election.

I suppose it will give him more time to count his money and do tax returns.

How long before he gets corporate consultancies to secure govt favours for his paymasters?
theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

Tax rises will follow UK election unless fiscal rules are ripped up.

Political parties promise economic growth without hiking taxes, more borrowing, QE or money creation - not possible.

Rich & corporations must pay more - redistribution is long overdue.
theguardian.com/business/artic…

Agency charges hospitals nearly £2000 for specialist nurse 12 hr shift.

Nurse gets £1050; Thornbury Nursing Services £800.

Cheaper to train/retain staff but govt failed.

Thornbury ultimately controlled from Jersey -facilitates secrecy & profit shifting.
bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

30k homes in East Sussex were left without water following a burst main.

Piping declared 'outworn' 17 years ago was not replaced by Southern Water.

Money sucked out as dividends.

Customers, the environment lose every time.

End the privatisation scam.
itv.com/news/meridian/…

Legislators for Hire.

Tory MP Philip Davies takes £500-an-hour consultancy job at gambling company.

MPs are hired to advance corporate interests, not people's interests.

Ban MP consultancies. They must serve the people, not be lackeys of corporations.
theguardian.com/society/articl…

Another Brexit Gift.

England’s rivers to remain stinky because govt failed to replace EU clean water laws.

It will cost £51bn to clean up.

Water companies dumped sewage, paid dividends.

Polluter pays - make companies, their shareholders, execs pay.
theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Litigation such Alan Bates v The Post Office could become harder if advice from Peter Mandelson's Global Counsel is given effect.

Legal-aid has almost vanished and people are quashed by corporations, but some want to make justice even harder.
theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Ava-Santina Starmer has taken Labour so far to the right that even people like Natalie Elphicke feel comfortable.

Why is that Tory right-wingers are welcome, but Diane Abbott is ostracized?

After losing the Muslim vote, will Starmer alienate people of colour too? What next? workers, poor?

Agency charges hospitals nearly £2000 for specialist nurse 12 hr shift.

Nurse gets £1050; Thornbury Nursing Services £800.

Cheaper to train/retain staff but govt failed.

Thornbury ultimately controlled from Jersey -facilitates secrecy & profit shifting.
bbc.co.uk/news/health-68…

Therese Coffey says civil servants are well paid.

Almost a third of HMRC staff are so poorly paid they were given an unscheduled salary increase in April to ensure that HMRC was compliant with the minimum wage law.

Can't trust Tories.
accountancydaily.co/third-hmrc-wor…

Legislators for Hire.

Tory MP Philip Davies takes £500-an-hour consultancy job at gambling company.

MPs are hired to advance corporate interests, not people's interests.

Ban MP consultancies. They must serve the people, not be lackeys of corporations.
theguardian.com/society/articl…

30k homes in East Sussex were left without water following a burst main.

Piping declared 'outworn' 17 years ago was not replaced by Southern Water.

Money sucked out as dividends.

Customers, the environment lose every time.

End the privatisation scam.
itv.com/news/meridian/…

'I’m a non-dom millionaire living in Britain. Taxing me fairly won’t make me leave', excellent antidote to the tax us and we will flee brigade.

Must end tax perks of the rich.

Tax capital gains & dividends at the same rates as wages. Must also pay NIC.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

UK Govt plans to snoop on bank accounts of disabled people will lead to scandals.

Untested, unscrutinised, and unlimited powers for new “bank scanning” algorithms will victimize innocent people.

Disabled people will have no right to financial privacy.
computerweekly.com/opinion/Govern…

What is Starmer offering Elphicke, someone who doesn't think Deportation Fetishist Suella Braverman has gone far enough to stop the boats?

Its certainly not safe passages?

and Hard right anti migrant Tory welcome in Starmers PLP but not Diane Abbott MP

me on LBC today

Litigation such Alan Bates v The Post Office could become harder if advice from Peter Mandelson's Global Counsel is given effect.

Legal-aid has almost vanished and people are quashed by corporations, but some want to make justice even harder.
theguardian.com/politics/artic…