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Infographic showing the responses to the question "Do you think the following should be nationalised and run in the public sector, or privatised and run by private companies?" Headline: Public ownership is popular Water - 82% Energy - 71% Buses - 66% NHS - 87% Rail - 76% Royal Mail - 75% Polling by YouGov, June 2024

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The right to trial by jury has been a fundamental feature of the British Justice System for over 800 years. Any attempt by the government to undermine this fundamental freedom - a cornerstone of our democracy and an essential safeguard against authoritarianism - must be opposed

The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...

The Telegraph routinely spreads myths about a range of subjects - especially climate change.

It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.

Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards

BBC Newsnight mock-up of Jeremy Corbyn as a Bolshevik revolutionary, in the style of a Soviet propaganda poster.

Let's stop pretending that the billionaire media, endlessly attacking the BBC, has the slightest interest in balance, impartiality and accuracy. They won't be happy until the BBC is more rightwing than Vlad the Impaler. And then it still won't be enough.

As supermarkets profits soar ...

It is outrageous that parliamentary authorities have rejected @declassifieduk.org’s application for a press pass.

This is a flagrant attempt to suppress investigative journalism.

I have tabled an EDM urging the authorities to reverse this decision.

edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...

The moral case for tax: why fairness depends on it YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

We’re told tax is a curse and even “theft.” That’s wrong. Tax is how we build a fair society. It’s how we express our shared responsibility. The real immorality lies in avoiding tax. In this video, I explain why tax is not a burden but the foundation of democracy itself. youtu.be/4UXpnRL3WVE?...

Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.

The fundamental divide is between…

Those who live off wages

And those who live of wealth

But those who live of wealth will do everything in their power to convince you the divide is between immigrants and non-immigrants, black and white, trans and non-trans…

… ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE REALITY.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social is asked about people still protesting against Israels actions in Gaza in the aftermath of yesterdays attack on Jews in Manchester #GMB

Thousands of tonnes of toxic landfill liquid added to sewage and spread on English farms Exclusive: Leachate is tankered to treatment works where it mixes with sewage and industrial effluent

A massive, dangerous and disgusting scandal, of which far too few people are yet aware. At @fightingdirty.bsky.social we'll keep pushing to stop it. Congrats to @rachelsalvidge.bsky.social for continuing to shine the light:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is why we must @defendourjuries.bsky.social

"BREAKING: GANTRY CLIMBERS NOT GUILTY"
'A jury found Sam, Isobel & Rachel not guilty of public nuisance at Guilford Crown Court today, after they climbed gantries above the M25 in 2022
The jury decided they had a reasonable excuse for taking action'

Farcical green washing from a government that would happily sell its own granny and couch it as an exciting opportunity for intergenerational wealth creation

Eddie Dempsey yesterday. Bang on the money.

The Telegraph Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence [Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday] Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent 29 August 2025 8:57am BST

The Telegraph Money > Property > Second homes How to avoid tax on your second home From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net [Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto] Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer 29 August 2025 1:21pm BST

On the same day in the Telegraph:

Nigel Farage uses private company to pay less tax on GB News earnings Exclusive: Reform leader’s use of personal services firm is a practice criticised across the political spectrum

Angela Rayner (quite rightly) resigns …

Meanwhile …..

#NigelFarage

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Billy Bragg - Hundred Year Hunger YouTube video by Billy Bragg

In solidarity with the Global Sumud Flotilla which launches this week in a bid to break the Israeli naval blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, I've recorded a new song for Palestine

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1axj...

Ocado: Ditch the plastic bag In 2024, single-use plastic bag sales in England rose for the first time since the carrier bag levy was introduced in 2015 - a 7% increase, reaching 437 million bags. Shockingly, Ocado alone was respo...

Ocado handed out 221 million plastic bags last year! 😱 Sign the petition and tell them to ditch single-use bags for good. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/oc...

The Met Police confirmed on Sunday that 532 arrests were made, 522 for displaying an item in support of a proscribed organisation at the Palestine Action march in central London.

Amnesty said the arrests were "disproportionate to the point of absurdity."

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Amongst those arrested in London for peacefully protesting the genocide in Gaza is this blind person in a wheelchair.

Staggeringly embarrassing and shaming for Starmer.

“Shame on you!” being shouted by the crowd.

(🎥 Defend Our Juries)

Shooting estates failing to declare millions of Pheasants – could spell disaster in Avian Influenza epidemic Shooting estates in England are failing to declare millions of Pheasants that are being bred, reared and released in to the countryside. That’s the finding of new research published yesterday…

Excellent research by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social

What are the implications of having millions of 'ghost Pheasants' wandering around the countryside? In a #BirdFlu epidemic it could be catastrophic.

#Ornithology #UKBirding

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/08/01/s...

Wasted Wind Britain wastes millions a day switching off wind turbines. See how much has been wasted today, and in 2025.

To be fair this info is from Octopus. I’d be interested in knowing if there is more to it because it seems unbelievably stupid! “Great Britain wastes £180,000 every hour switching off wind turbines and overpaying gas generators to switch on. That's £711,550,410 so far this year! wastedwind.energy “

I’ve just signed a 38 Degrees petition to say no to £20 fees for GP appointments - our health service must stay free to access! Will you add your name?

Years of very determined campaigning by Kye Gbangbola, Zane’s father and great work by my Assembly colleague @zackpolanski.bsky.social keeping on advocating and persuading the mayor to back #ZanesLaw

EUROPE split between Autumn weather in the Alpine regions (snow locally below 2000m !) and extreme heat in Eastern Europe and North Africa and Iberian Peninsula.

47C in Algeria,46C in Libya and Tunisia,39C in Moldova and Ukraine.

More of the same next days

PM 'agrees' benefit changes deal with Labour rebels Cuts to some disability benefits will only hit future claimants, not those already on it, it is understood.

Political pressure means a reprieve for some who were set to be cruelly harmed, but this is way too small a concession to accept.

Greens demand the full withdrawal of cuts to PIP and any changes only through working with Disabled people to get it right. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. POVERTY IS A POLITICAL CHOICE Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

The Government's own assessment says 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, will be pushed into poverty by its plans to change the welfare system.

Many Labour MPs are now doing the right thing and attempting to stop this cruel Bill.

Remember, poverty is a political choice.

I’m really pleased you had that experience, ours was very different. I think the fact that this care is reliant on charities is part of the problem. It should be a statutory service with everyone has access to.

via London Economic