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Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
TUC Leader Paul Nowak:
“3 in 10 kids in the North East are living in poverty. 70% of those kids have at least one parent who goes out to work. So they are doing the right thing, but they’re still struggling to get by… It’s time to tax wealth, not workers.”
#bbcqt
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
SNP MP here, baffled by the idea that the Secretary of State is on top of his brief and well prepared 🤦🏻♂️
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
This is excellent from the TUC.
We need to see much more of these types of social media posts.
👏
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
Big Mama Thornton performing "Hound Dog". She released the song first in 1953 before Elvis Presley (1956), his biggest worldwide rock and roll hit record.
Thornton was a blues singer who helped shape the sound of Rock&Roll. She released the song “Hound Dog” in 1953 and it sold two million records and went #1 on the R&B charts.
Unfortunately Thornton only received about $500 from those profits.
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
The Battle of Bamber Bridge, 1943.
Racist US military police attacked black US troops on British soil.
US military authorities demanded the town’s pubs impose a colour bar, the local landlords responded with signs that read “Black Troops Only” which pissed them off.
A THREAD
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
Brilliantly done by @BBCRosAtkins
A firehouse of demonstrable lies and far-right disinformation to 200 million people from the world’s richest man and top adviser to Trump. We are in dangerous, uncharted waters.
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
Awkward. Yesterday, Kate Forbes told @HolyroodSources that previous UK Gov’s unwillingness to share necessary data prevented earlier mitigation of the 2-child cap.
This morning, Shirley-Anne Somerville has told a Holyrood committee that Kate Forbes was not telling the truth.
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
"If what you want is a centrist campaign that's quiet on trans issues, tough on the border, distances itself from Palestinians, talks a lot about law and order, and reaches out to moderate Republicans, that candidate existed and she just lost"
~John Oliver on dems moving right
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
Kevin Maguire says "Jeremy Clarkson is defending his own tax dodge" & points out figures like Rothermere (the Daily Mail owner), Paul Dacre (the Mail Group editor in chief) & James Dyson have got lots of lands because they thought it would allow them to avoid tax #GMB
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
BREAKING 🚨: We’re outside Scotland’s Court of Session in Edinburgh, where the approval of the Rosebank oil field is being challenged.
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
📢 Want to support the #StopRosebank court case?
✍️ Tell the Government, and #Rosebank owners Equinor and Ithaca, that this case is also in your name.
🗣️ Your voice can help urge the Government to make the right choice and reject Rosebank for good, if or when they have the opportunity to reconsider this decision.
⌛ We can send a powerful message to the #oilandgas industry that their days of unchecked exploitation are numbered.
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Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
the guy who just mansplained The Handmaid’s Tale to the author of The Handmaid’s Tale
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
Looks like time is up for tax avoiders, after the crackdown in the Budget...
Who else is missing from this list…?
Tag them below…
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
Adam Hills, "Hey America, we can't tell you what to do. You've got a big decision to make, and you've got to go with your heart"
"Do you vote for the person supported by Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Eminem, Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez, Billie Eilish, The Avengers, Cardi B, LeBron James, Rachel from Friends, and even Dick Cheney's wife and George Bush's daughter?"
"Othe guy who has got Kid Rock, Elon Musk, Hulk Hogan and Russel Brand in his corner"
"Or do you ignore all that noise and just vote for the person who's going to be better for women, better for minorities and better for the planet?"
"Right now America, the whole world is watching on desperate to find out what you really think of Donald Trump. And either way, the answer is, see you next Tuesday"
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
As context for the debate over Agricultural Property Relief, let's remember that:
- Just 20 Dukes own almost 1 MILLION ACRES of Britain
- Whilst 59% of farms in England are less than 123 acres (50ha) in size
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
This video is incredible.
Everyone should RETWEET it so the whole *world* sees it.
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
Strategic voting tactics of James Cleverley's leadership campaign.
Dr. Michael O'M. Gregson retweeted
Prem Sikka, "Privatisation of the railways has been a failure.. Margaret Thatcher didn't want to privatise it.. John Major did" @premnsikka
"In 1994 when British Rail was broken up into more than 100 companies, it was one of the most efficient in Europe"
"It had one of the cheapest fares per mile in Europe.. And 86.4% punctuality rate.. With £1.7 billion in annual subsidies"
"The ideological break up of British Rail resulted in fragmentation of the system.. Neglect over the long term.. Multiplication of administrative structures.. A hundred board of directors.. Accounting systems.. HR systems.. Auditors.. Which pushed up the cost"
"Worse, there was no real competition.. I have to pay whatever they demand.. I had to stand all the way from my home in Essex.. There were no seats.. Wifi non existent"
"30 years after John Major's privatisation.. Train companies now have a punctuality rate of 70.1%.. The UK now has one of the most expensive train fare sin Europe.. And last year the subsidy was £11.9 billion"
"Any move to curtail privatisation is welcome"