Keir Starmer under fire from Labour MPs after byelection loss to Reform UK.
Starmer was the only party leader not to visit Runcorn. Toxic?
Busy purging the left, alienating traditional supporters.
Must ditch Tory policies. Redistribute, end tax perks of the rich. Abandon disability benefit cuts
NatWest bank set for private ownership.
Received £45.5bn govt bailout in 2008.
Reverse socialism - Lame ducks bailed out but when profitable handed back to private sector. Why?
They could form part of industrial strategy - lending to SMEs, investment in new industries.
This is why I’m bored with BlueSky - no less than 10 consecutive posts all reposting the same (valuable) article.
Welfare cuts for the poor/disabled were not in Labour's election manifesto.
PM Keir Starmer said: “those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heavier burden”. Then hit the poorest.
Biggest cuts since those imposed by Tories in July 2015.
There is no economic/moral justification.
Black-necked Stint in Peru back on this day in 2018. #wonderfulwaders #birdsoftheworld
Labour is choosing to push 50,000 *more* children into poverty — and it is utterly disgraceful.
A narrative is recited almost everywhere: that Rachel Reeves is being "forced" to cut benefits, and is faced with "hard choices" or "no choice". This story, a staple of neoliberal doctrine, is completely false, as @richardjmurphy.bsky.social explains: www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/03...
Chance of catching bosses who don't pay minimum wage?
UK has 36.9m workers and only 1,490 labour market inspectors.
Employers can expect a visit about once every five hundred years.
Govt pushing deregulation. Abusive practices won't be checked. Deregulation emboldens bad bosses.
Survation poll: Half of Labour members say party going in wrong direction
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
The UK is supplying weapons to a country whose leader is wanted for war crimes.
How much simpler can we put it?
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Backbenchers accuse PM and his team of complacency, questioning policies and why he did not visit Runcorn
Rick Haythornthwaite said bank was indebted to public for £46bn rescue package that kept it afloat in 2008
www.theguardian.com
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Ch...
Is the City really stopping Rachel Reeves from doing what Labour wants, or is she just using it as a convenient excuse for her neoliberal austerity?
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www.taxresearch.org.uk
'Despite the increase, the minimum wage will still be comparatively low, and millions will live below the minimum acceptable standard of living.'
leftfootforward.org
Almost half of LabourList readers think the party is heading in the wrong direction, an exclusive poll has revealed.
“You will deny me 3 times before the rooster crows”
Nice to see The IEA celebrating Easter!
Thanks @femi-oluwole.bsky.social!
#R4Today
Mr. RB (UK)💚🇪🇺🇺🇳🇺🇦
IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!! 🤣🤣🤣
The IEA is denying that they ever backed Brexit!!!
Me vs Reem Ibrahim on BBC5Live
The Institute of Economic Affairs can see the public has turned against Brexit so much that they're re-writing history to avoid the blame!
