The level of intellect on here is a reflection of where our country/the planet is going. Blocking bots. Make billionaires illegal. 🥖 Panem et circenses 🤡
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I want a political party who will tackle corruption, one that says it’s not fair that they get thousands of pounds pay rise whilst the rest of the country struggle, one that stands up for equity, fairness and invests in the NHS, education and public services. Anyone know of one?
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Well after today’s announcement from the Bank of England, there is something very, very, very wrong in the system.
So … let me get this straight:
* British Gas made a profit of £1.3bn between January & June
* BP announced profits of £6.95 billion between April and June alone
* Shell has profited by £9.4bn in a year
The MEN at the top:
* John Pettigrew, boss of National Grid received £6.5m bonus on top of his salary
* Chris O’Shea, chief executive of British Gas owner Centrica was paid almost £2m last year in salary and benefits
* Centrica's non-executive directors were paid almost £1m
* Scottish Power's CEO Keith Anderson is on £1.15m.
* E.On boss Michael Lewis is on £1m
* EDF's Simone Rossi is also on £1m
* And their top execs enjoyed a share of £4.65m
* Peter Simpson of Anglian Water earned a £1.3m pay package
* Welsh Water bosses awarded themselves bonuses of over £930,000
* Severn Trent bosses awarded themselves bonuses of £5.56m
* Thames Water's Sarah Bentley, received a £727,000 bonus on top of her £2m annual salary
Meanwhile there are...
* People who haven't had breakfast and/or lunch TODAY, because they can't afford it.
* People using FoodBanks because food is becoming more of a luxury than a necessity.
* Children celebrating a birthday without presents.
* Parents worrying about new school uniforms - and some schools enforcing rules which are not cost-effective.
* People who can't get to work because they can't afford to put petrol in their cars/pay for public transport anymore.
* People who are working so much they're making themselves ill, and they STILL CAN'T AFFORD to pay their bills.
* People who have been given fines by these same energy/water companies because they couldn't afford to pay their bills in the first place - increasing their debt.
* Customers being told to do STAR JUMPS TO KEEP WARM for crying out loud!
* Hose pipe bans when gallons of water leak away everyday.
* Elderly people NOT DRINKING because they're worried about running out of water!!!
All this and energy prices are set to rise up to 75% in October...
THIS IS MADNESS!.. I'm all for supporting profits … I'm not for supporting greed at the cost of lives of others.
Something needs to change.
Why is customers' money being used to make life more comfortable for those who are making life more intolerable for the rest of us?
I actually don't understand how the energy companies are allowed to get away with this and why the government aren't stopping them instead of handing out money.....
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🔴MICHELLE MONE
▪️Defrauded the UK taxpayer out of £120m
▪️Never been prosecuted
▪️Never paid back a penny
▪️Still a peer
🚨LATEST: Lords watchdog launches INQUIRY into Michelle Mone over ‘VIP lane’ #PPE company awarded £203m in government contracts. - @LDNdailynews
@andyburnham @UKLabour @Conservatives
🔴MICHELLE MONE
▪️Defrauded the UK taxpayer out of £120m
▪️Not in prison
▪️Never been prosecuted
▪️Never paid back a penny
▪️Still a peer
There's your two tier justice system
- @StevenBillingh5
@andyburnham @UKLabour @Conservatives
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“There is not a single sign of any overall economic damage done by Brexit” says @Nigel_Farage
Meanwhile back on planet earth by almost every economic & financial measure Brexit has been disastrous for the UK
Is anyone seriously buying his bull****?
Get the FACTS here👇
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Mick Lynch wants a progressive wealth tax, which is a Green Party Policy, with the richest paying the same as everyone else on PAYE, 47%.
That would bring in hundred of billions, it is time for the richest to pay what everyone else has been paying their whole lives.
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Tax the rich?
Everyone is against it until they find out how it actually works.
Watch and find out how Wealth Taxes actually work.
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The Royal Family don't do real work like a Teacher or a Nurse says Lord Foulkes and they should have their pay streamlined like the European Royal families instead of getting £137.9m for ribbon cutting.
Absolutely the Danish King and Queen get only £0.5m a year.
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Dear the @BBC
Your biggest problem isn’t a lack of funding. It’s the assumption that funding should be compulsory.
If you truly provide a genuinely valuable service, you should be able to make the case for people to support you voluntarily.
Extending the licence fee to cover Netflix, YouTube and Amazon would surely be an admission that the current model cannot compete on its own merits.
Why should the British people who have deliberately chosen not to watch traditional TV be forced to subsidise an organisation they don’t use?
Public service broadcasting has a place, but that doesn’t give any organisation an automatic right to take money from the public.
Earn the audience. Earn the funding. Don’t legislate your way out of irrelevance.
Sink or swim on your own merits.
#BBC @Independent
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BBC licence fee to be extended to YouTube, Netflix & Amazon.
This is completely unacceptable.
Those of us who have decided not to watch terrestrial TV should not be forced to pay for and prop up an outdated system.
Let the BBC sink or swim on its own.
independent.co.uk/news/uk/po…
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Warning: Distressing and graphic language
A Reform councillor from South London has been recorded calling for King Charles to be decapitated because he “is a Muslim”, while another senior Reform councillor from Solihull said of Asian people: “drag out of their homes, stick them on planes and **** them off to Pakistan.”
It’s part of an undercover investigation by ITV Exposure into Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.
Councillor Dean Miller told us he was heavily medicated at the time due to a chronic pain condition and has since resigned from Reform.
Councillor Raymond Dunning did not respond to our request for comment.
In a statement shared with ITV News, Reform UK said "Where members, activists and councillors have clearly behaved inappropriately, investigations have commenced. In some cases, there have been suspensions and due process must be followed."
"Reform UK has improved and prioritised its vetting procedures, but from time to time, a handful of individuals who do not share our values will initially make it through vetting. This is the same for all organisations."
Watch ‘Undercover: A Year in Reform’ on ITV1 & ITVX from 10:20pm on Sunday
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So a man punched a female protester at a Trump rally and they all cheered and applauded.
Woman is assaulted at the Reform party conference and they cheered and applauded.
Yet they still continue to peddle the 'protect our women' bollocks.
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Defrauded the UK taxpayer out of £120m
Not in prison
Never been prosecuted
Never paid back a penny
Still a peer
There's your two tier justice system
Mark 💚 🌏 retweeted
A message to all sane Republicans:
He pardoned 1,600 violent criminals.
You said nothing.
He bulldozed the East Wing.
You said nothing.
He interfered with the release of the Epstein files.
You said nothing.
He took over the Kennedy Center and renamed it after himself.
You said nothing.
He accepted a $400 million airplane as a personal gift. You said nothing.
He threatened Canada, Cuba, Denmark, Greenland, Venezuela, Colombia, and Brazil.
You said nothing.
He tariffed just about everyone but Russia, causing inflation and instability worldwide.
You said nothing.
He attacked a nation during mediated negotiations.
You said nothing.
His ill-conceived war killed 175 children on day one.
You said nothing.
He alienated and insulted our allies.
You said nothing.
His ICE Army terrorized and murdered
U.S. citizens.
You said nothing.
He committed murder on the high seas.
You said nothing.
He co-opted the Justice Department and directed it to prosecute his political enemies.
You said nothing.
It's time to start talking!
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Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
Friend of paedophile.
Notorious liar.
......and one of the most obnoxious, unpleasant, loathsome, nasty and outright irritating persons to ever foul the earth.
Awarded £302,000 compensation for leaving Royal Lodge.
WHAT A F*CKING DISGRACE.
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When will there be some actual help for the millions who get up and work 40+ hours every week, pay their taxes and contribute? We’re getting squeezed from every direction and seem to qualify for absolutely nothing.
🚨 NEW: John Healey is set to cut energy bills for households on certain benefits at the Budget
[@guardian]
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Trump suggesting Iran bomb 2 American Cities…
4.3 Million People.
“A Very Small Price To Pay”
Defend this MAGA.
I fucking dare you.
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It’s insane. Trump would sacrifice 21 million Americans.
Los Angeles is to be destroyed by Iran; San Diego is to be destroyed by Iran. That is a very small price to pay—according to Trump.
A total of approximately 21 million Americans live in these two cities.
According to the US President, such a price is acceptable in the name of the country’s "peace and security."
He further stated that a war with Iran would end "very quickly," causing oil prices to plummet.