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Socialist, cyclist, writer, retired English teacher.

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Markets latest: Gas price soars 93% since start of conflict Drone strikes across the Middle East and Iran's effective closure of a key shipping route are spooking investors and traders. Follow the latest on the global markets.

This is a good moment for Europe & UK to remember that they can stick up wind and solar, insulates houses, far quicker than they can find new gas in e.g. North Sea

If you're chasing more gas, it's now a case of which unreliable regime you prefer to depend on

news.sky.com/story/market...

03.03.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 386 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 9

Bahahahahaha!

Hahahahahahahaha!

Hahahahaha!

Oh, how sad for him 🀣

09.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 2

If only there was a way to vote for more renewables and less oil and gas ....

09.03.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If only there were energy sources that didn't rely on foreign-owned oil and gas!

09.03.2026 07:08 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Weeks into Starmer's government & the last chunk of Britain's gas network was just sold off Oddly, the sale of National Gas also shows exactly how Labour's Great British Energy con will function - with Macquarie likely to suck it dry

Did you know UK's National Gas is owned by an Australian Bank. Let's hope they have our best interests at heart in the oncoming energy shortages. Read the Canary's report and be alarmed, very alarmed.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

08.03.2026 19:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Just saying ........

08.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Together Alliance Together is an alliance of hundreds of civil society organisations united against the far right.

In these scary days it's time for Love, Hope and Unity. London, Saturday 28th March. Spread the word. Be there!
www.togetheralliance.org.uk

08.03.2026 12:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The unprecedented two state visits certainly didnt pay off, did they? Massaging a bully's ego is not brave or wise.

08.03.2026 09:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Top 5 Reform UK #IWD Gifts for Women in 2026:

1. No more pesky Equality Act protectionsπŸ‘‹
2. Pressure to have more kids or more tax 🍼
3. Anti-abortion policy boss leading the way🚫
4. Biological reality checks for girls (whatever that means) 😬
5. Farage telling female journos to write silly stories ❀️

08.03.2026 07:58 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How democratic is the UK? The UK has a crisis of democracy

Average real wage of UK workers barely moved since 2008.

Some bosses collect 1,110 times the average worker pay.

50 families have more wealth than bottom 50% of the population combined.

Super-rich buy political parties and lawmakers to advance their interests.

Did you vote for the above?

07.03.2026 12:57 πŸ‘ 389 πŸ” 192 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 10
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Keir Starmer and David Lammy are taking an extraordinarily dangerous gamble with our individual liberty This week, MPs will vote on the second reading of the Courts and Tribunals Bill. Don’t let the anodyne name fool you – this is one of the most revolutionary pieces of legislation in our…

Every Labour MP should read this important blog from @barristersecret.bsky.social

thesecretbarrister.com/2026/03/07/k...

07.03.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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This didn’t age well…

07.03.2026 08:08 πŸ‘ 2079 πŸ” 922 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 52

As Prem Sikka says, we urgently need to end privatisation of our Welfare State. Indeed, a hint is in the word 'State'. It should be 100% in the public domain.
What on earth does this 'Labour' Government think it's doing? Get rid of privatisation of our public services for FFS!

06.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BP’s new boss will take home at least Β£11.7m this year, more than double her predecessor Meg O’Neill will be first woman to serve as CEO of 117-year-oil firm when joining from Woodside Energy in April

BP’s new CEO to take home Β£11.7m this year, more than double her predecessor.

Daily pay > annual median pay of UK employee.

CEO pay at one company is a benchmark for another. Others will want more.

Govts, BOE, CBI and other neoliberals talk about wage inflation, but silence on fat-cattery.

07.03.2026 07:50 πŸ‘ 432 πŸ” 239 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 11
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Collateral damage should NEVER acceptable.
This is horrifying

07.03.2026 04:17 πŸ‘ 1722 πŸ” 525 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 19

That's a good point. By bringing back Grammar Schools, you also bring back Not Grammar Schools.

06.03.2026 07:25 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 1

This is superb, as ever from @bbcrosatkins.bsky.social who should be in charge of political content in the BBC.

Head and shoulders above all domestic political commentators.

Unemotional fact based unpeeling of bullshit

05.03.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 297 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4
A vibrant outdoor mural painted on the side of "Clarkes of Sussex The Art Shop." The shop sign above features a rainbow-colored paint drip design. The mural itself is predominantly yellow with repeating text in the background reading "UNITY LOVE HOPE." Large, stylized letters in the foreground read "WE ARE TOGETHER" in blue and pink, followed by "LOVE HOPE UNITY" in large block letters across the bottom in blue, pink, and yellow.

A vibrant outdoor mural painted on the side of "Clarkes of Sussex The Art Shop." The shop sign above features a rainbow-colored paint drip design. The mural itself is predominantly yellow with repeating text in the background reading "UNITY LOVE HOPE." Large, stylized letters in the foreground read "WE ARE TOGETHER" in blue and pink, followed by "LOVE HOPE UNITY" in large block letters across the bottom in blue, pink, and yellow.

WE ARE TOGETHER 🫢

Help us show the country that we stand together against division on 28 March by joining us in Central London.

From Brighton to Bala, let’s make it known we stand united.

05.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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You know it’s bad for MAGA when far-right podcaster Nick Fuentes is done with Trump β€” and even willing to support a Democrat.

04.03.2026 18:30 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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This 2020 Trump speech is going viral.

02.03.2026 22:00 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 10
Sun headline about Β£500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.

Sun headline about Β£500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.

Did you see this headline?

Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?

Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his faultπŸ€·β€β™€οΈ

Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?

Course you would!😜

Let's take a look

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04.03.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 542 πŸ” 349 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 59
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This is what happens when oligarchs control the *news*

03.03.2026 18:15 πŸ‘ 8458 πŸ” 3187 πŸ’¬ 317 πŸ“Œ 117
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Trump administration drops effort against law firms after judges find president's orders unconstitutional Numerous judges have ruled against Trump's executive orders targeting certain law firms.

This flew under the radar, but Trump's DOJ has abandoned its legal assault on the law firms that courageously refused to bend the knee to him.

This should serve as a reminder for the firms that sucked up to Trump: appeasing a tyrant will get you nowhere.

03.03.2026 19:16 πŸ‘ 2128 πŸ” 665 πŸ’¬ 86 πŸ“Œ 29
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If it’s true Reform UK’s Treasury spokesperson Robert Jenrick told a business audience last night that renewable companies are "screwed" if Reform get in, it tells you everything about their readiness to inflict national self-harm in pursuit of ideological war on climate action.

03.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 1638 πŸ” 727 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 37

Reform accepted Β£200,000 donation, via a British Virgin Islands shell company belonging to a guy who works for a secretive Kazakstan-born billionaire

And is supported by the far right GB News, which is owned by the Dubai-based investment fund Legatum, and the Dubai-based billionaire Paul Marshall

02.03.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it time to panic buy petrol yet? How I miss the good old days ....

02.03.2026 15:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Right now UK is pretty much running the electrical grid on renewables and Nuclear.

01.03.2026 15:44 πŸ‘ 3976 πŸ” 733 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 47

@elliechowns.bsky.social : "In 2020 Starmer said he did not think the UK should enter into military action without a legal justification, without a clear goal & without parliamentary approval. None of those conditions are in place now. Indeed, it is an illegal war led by a war criminal"

02.03.2026 12:51 πŸ‘ 106 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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"This is the NHS that Reform UK want to destroy."
meme via The UK Against Racism
#SocialistSunday

01.03.2026 10:49 πŸ‘ 168 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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Labour must stop channelling Reform and unite with progressives. That’s the lesson from Gorton and Denton | Sadiq Khan The threat to the party in some parts of our country is now existential. But we can progress, as we have in London, by being bold and strong in our core beliefs, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

I'm proud to be on Sadiq's side
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

01.03.2026 07:41 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0