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Boomers don't want you to have a house...
Here's Andy looking to reinflate the housing bubble that led us to the 2008 crisis. Just what we need - subsidised moneylending rather than public investment, jobs, services etc. etc....
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They are comfortable - you might be 30, thousands in debt from an education they got for free - but policy focused on the younger generations, putting them on the property ladder is completely insane. They would rather taxes were paid to a quadruple lock pension.
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everyone in this article is just beyond insane. one of the greatest articles ever
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Happy St George’s Day 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿. It’s time to tell more positive stories of England. If progressives don’t try to define an inclusive sense of English identity, we leave it to the far right to determine who does & doesn’t belong - and that could hardly be more dangerous #AnotherEngland
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For the retired people in the comments claiming "I paid more than my fair share". Actually, most of you didn't. You're being subsidised by me, my peers, and the children we won't be able to have.
PSA: Pensioner Spending is the single largest line item here - *£160bn*. More than half of all benefit spending. More than NHS England, or all NHS Providers. Want to pay less tax? Reduce the benefits we give to people who’ve had an entire life to prepare and save.
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PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days. You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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“We’ve got the UK’s most popular politician, with senior gov. experience, who is also the country’s most successful executive Mayor, but he can’t return to the HoC cos he’s a white man.” Exactly the kind of visionless, post-Blairite, quota-obsessed, identity-driven, dishonest nonsense that’s adding fuel to the fire of a global reactionary backlash against Left politics. If he’s blocked from standing, they’ll absolutely DESERVE to lose with whatever robotic Public Affairs/3rd sector/corporate comms. freak they nominate.
Replying to @LucyAtkinson_
Also all future by-elections should be AWS until we hit 50% PLP, I’m proud to be of a party that prioritises representation and the idea that there’s only one white man that can win this by-election is insulting.
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Since this US administration’s agenda of insulting Europe has now reached the topic of food, with the US Secretary of the Treasury claiming he would “rather eat bugs” than Swiss food, I decided to revisit and expand my list of US food so unsafe most of Europe had to ban it.🧵
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The empire is everywhere. And it never sleeps
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When you listen to the prevarication of Keir Starmer and his ministers on a basic point of international law we need to be ruthlessly honest and recognise that effectively our country has been rendered up as a Trump colony.
‘You sound like you’re speaking for a country who’s afraid of a bigger country.’ @Lewis_Goodall grills Labour’s Darren Jones on the UK’s repsonse to the US capture of Nicolás Maduro.
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You won't stop Reform winning the next election by calling their supporters racist
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In under 10 hours, 140,000 of you have signed up and sent a clear message: We’re not going to take this anymore. The time is now. Join us: yourparty.uk
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Whatever you think of the project, to get this level of support (roughly equal to total Lib Dem membership) in a matter of hours is impressive - and reflects an appetite for something different...
In just over 5 hours, 80,000 people have signed up to help build a new kind of political party. The establishment is already rattled. This is just the beginning. Join us: yourparty.uk
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Empty words cannot hide the truth: your government is complicit in genocide. We are an unstoppable movement for peace, for justice and for Palestine — and we are never, ever going away.
The suffering and starvation unfolding in Gaza is unspeakable and indefensible.
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I'm gay... And this is very gay. Just shoot your shot and ask him out!
Defender of The Realm 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @RupertLowe10 The painting now complete. Representing Spirit and determination. Battle worn but still standing. I am hoping to gift this piece to Rupert if he will accept, so please share this with him. Limited Edition Prints available below.
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Welcome to the British media, which generates more outrage over some fucking plates than the government arming a genocide.
EXCL: Parliament is serving food off German plates - sparking a huge patriotism row. MPs say it is "outrageous" that members dining room is serving grub off foreign plates. They are calling for Parliament to "buy British" and support our potteries.
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My new Tangent “Daddy Politics" is about the psychodynamic and cognitive-linguistic reasons everyone hates freedom and wants to be vigorously spanked like a bad little girl. Up now on P*treon.
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im sorry but can we all just admit now that libertarianism is the single dumbest ideology in existence
Curious how while our politicians are so ban happy - on plastic straws, disposable vapes, microbeads, foam takeaway boxes, the internal combustion engine, polystyrene cups, cigarettes... ...when it comes to the Burqa, that's where they assert our ancient freeborn liberties.
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good exchange on how the liberal elite weaponize identity politics to try to undermine class politics
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This Labour minister is unfortunately completely correct. The Green party has been shit. Its failure on leadership and messaging has left Nigel Farage alone benefiting from Labour implosion. Their failure is gravely irresponsible and we are all paying the price for it.
"for those who have said they will no longer vote Labour, the winter fuel allowance, cost of living and a lack of public service improvement are the top reasons. Immigration is chosen by just 18% of switchers" @jessicaelgot theguardian.com/news/ng-inte…
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