Labour plan for £2bn in Whitehall cuts will hit frontline services, union warns
‘You can’t cut your way to growth,’ says PCS head as Reeves confirms move to cut administrative costs by 15% by 2030
Paul Nowak of the TUC is spot on about Labour's plan for £2bn in Whitehall cuts being ideological, part of a new austerity.
Also that Brexit is partly responsible for having to spend so much more on civil servants.
Overwhelming logic is to #RejoinEU.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
24.03.2025 13:31
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Red lines and pragmatism aren't comfortable bedfellows really, are they?
24.03.2025 14:07
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Musk’s X suspends opposition accounts in Turkey amid civil unrest
Suspensions affect accounts spreading information about the widespread demonstrations.
Musk did not buy X to protect free speech. He bought it to promote the far-right. It is now being used to silence dissenters against authoritarian government.
www.politico.eu/article/musk...
24.03.2025 09:02
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UK considers pulling the plug on £180M Brexit trade system
“Single Trade Window” platform could be abandoned as government seeks savings ahead of spending review.
"But, after years of delays and setbacks, the project — which the government estimated would cost £330 million in total to deliver — has still not seen the light of day."
What a complete waste of time and money.
24.03.2025 14:02
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Love it! 👏👏👏👏
23.03.2025 17:36
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It’s the Reform Party’s lack of patriotism that does it for me.
While the rest of us see the damage that Trump is doing to the U.K. and are appalled by it, Farage is fundraising for him.
It’s America first for him and Clacton last.
23.03.2025 18:00
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23.03.2025 12:05
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UK billionaires added £182,000,000,000 to their wealth last year. That’s £35,000,000 every single day.
Their combined wealth is £795,361,000,000.
So don't let anyone tell you austerity is a “necessity”. There’s more than enough wealth to fund our NHS, public services & welfare.
22.03.2025 14:12
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We’re in the market for two EVs.
We have two kids with older vehicles who will replace them within 2 years.
Prior to learning what a sh*t bag Musk is, Tesla was the top contender.
Today, all 4 of us have committed to never buying a Tesla.
What is wrong with this guy?
20.03.2025 17:32
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The UK's 'unaffordable' Welfare costs.
Actually 2% lower now than in 2013-2017.
And not actually predicted to increase at all.
20.03.2025 21:42
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Nigel Farage to speak at Trump fundraiser after 800 hours of non-MP work since election
Reform UK leader accused of neglecting Essex constituents, with eight trips to US since being elected MP in July
Nigel Farage to speak at Trump event after 800 hours of non-MP work since election
Reform UK leader accused of neglecting Essex constituents, with eight trips to US since being elected MP in July
20.03.2025 21:40
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Keep on rockin’ in the free world
Neil Young is to play a free concert in Ukraine. The impact could be huge
🙌 ♥️ Lovely!!
Neil Young is planning to play a free concert in Kyiv at a time when Ukraine desperately needs positive support from the outside world.
20.03.2025 10:14
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US ‘deletes evidence’ of Russia’s kidnap of thousands of Ukrainian children
Researchers at Yale University had been compiling database of alleged Russian war crimes, including abduction of up to 35,000 children
US ‘deletes evidence’ of Russia’s kidnap of thousands of Ukrainian children
Researchers at Yale University had been compiling a database of alleged Russian war crimes, including abduction of up to 35,000 children.
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
19.03.2025 21:08
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Brexit created ‘mind blowing’ 2bn extra pieces of paperwork - enough to wrap around world 15 times — The Independent
Liberal Democrats call on Sir Keir Starmer to negotiate a bespoke UK-EU customs union to free businesses from excessive red tape
“Brexit has created a “mind blowing” nearly two billion extra pieces of paperwork for businesses - enough to wrap around the world 15 times. If they were all laid end to end they would also reach to the moon and half way back again”
Tory / Labour hard Brexit.
apple.news/AjeIrSVWjShu...
19.03.2025 20:45
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ICE says ‘many’ Venezuelans deported to El Salvador prison have no criminal record
ICE officials suggest a lack of information about immigrants summarily deported to the mega prison ‘highlights the risk they pose’
Innocent until proved guilty?
ICE official on those deported &imprisoned:
“A lack of specific information about each individual actually highlights the risk they pose.
“It demonstrates that they are terrorists with regard to whom we lack a complete profile”
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
19.03.2025 17:51
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Respect to the lone protestor standing outside South Shields town hall holding a sign saying "Tax wealth, Not work". Didn't have the chance to snap a pic as I breezed by on a bus, but he did get a thumbs up from me at least.
19.03.2025 14:58
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As for Trump, so also for Farage. Would you really vote Reform to make your country a better place to live in?
19.03.2025 10:52
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“There is this terrible misconception that disabled people just take, but actually by taking from us, you prevent us from being able to give – we want to be able to participate in life equally the same as anyone else, and that includes going to work.” Disability campaigner Tanni Gray-Thompson
19.03.2025 08:01
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Homepage | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
You should seriously consider using European digital products in preference to those US ones owned by tech billionaires who bear ill-will towards Europe and who fund the far-right.
european-alternatives.eu
18.03.2025 12:47
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The Putin and Trump regimes cannot be allowed to dictate the future of Ukraine.
European democracies must boost support for Ukraine so that Ukraine gets a just peace that recognises its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and ensures Russia cannot attack Ukraine or other European states again.
17.03.2025 14:59
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Putin wants the European borders of 1945 behind an iron curtain 2.0 giving Russia Ukraine, Eastern Europe and one third of Germany all of which would be ruled by Putin‘s puppets and exploited to the benefit of Russian oligarchs. Perhaps people like the orange clown should pay attention
17.03.2025 14:37
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Fact Checking...
Conclusion: Donald Trump is now a dictator and Project 2025 is now the law of the land.
The Libs were right all along.
Fact Check Completed.
17.03.2025 12:42
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I'm just saying..
17.03.2025 19:14
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So rude. So undiplomatic. So ignorant. So unprofessional.
God America… How quickly you’re pissing away your reputation and your relationships. You may be loving this. But it makes you look really cheap and nasty. And very stupid.
17.03.2025 19:30
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UK exports to the EU keep on dropping. 📉
If we want to unlock opportunities for British businesses, we need to break down barriers to trade. Our research shows that deep alignment with the EU on goods and services could boost the economy by up to 2.2%.
17.03.2025 20:01
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