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What happens when ordinary people make a stand against the entrenched inequities of the powers that be?
Embark on a wild grassroots political thriller ride from 19th century Bolton to mid-21st century Manchester, in my debut fiction collection.
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Thank you, Lisa ✨@L_Montes223
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Lifting Author Conrad Bower @ConradBower1
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Lifting Author & Musician Vincent Van Zandvoort
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Former Business Secretary Badenoch’s dept wrote to Treasury after Dyson lobbying over tax breaks.
Rich demand tax cuts & changes in law, Ministers jump.
Poor get real wage/benefit cuts, NHS queues, crumbling schools ... Minister heap misery
Who governs?
theguardian.com/politics/202…
I'd be lining up a prison cell for Serco's CEO next Christmas, if claims are true
Some jail time would give them time to think of how they could provide a decent, sincere, value for money service. @SercoGroup have form for lying, fines won't keep them on the straight + narrow
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Possibilities of democracy have been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites.
Political donations are effectively bribes to shape public choices, with no accountability of the donors.
The only effective remedy is to ban all donations/bribes.
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/…
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Excellent to see Labour getting rid of the arbitrary deadline to register all historic rights of way.
Landowning lobbyists had got the Tories to put in a deadline of 2031 to register 49,000 miles of lost paths.
Next step: a right of responsible access!
theguardian.com/environment/…
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There are 20 Just Stop Oil supporters spending Christmas in prison.
You know who aren't in prison Christmas today? The CEOs, billionaires and fossil fuel execs who disregard the lives of millions for their own profit.
Support our political prisoners: chuffed.org/project/support-…
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⛓️ Gaie Delap, a 77 year old grandmother, will be spending Christmas in prison because the tagging company claimed her wrists were too small to fit a tag.
⁉️ No tags small enough for women's wrists? Bullshit. Smaller sizes and alternatives are available.
💸 Support Gaie's legal fees: goodlawproject.org/crowdfund…
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A scorpion asks a fox for a ride across the river. The fox hesitates, fearing the sting. The scorpion promises not to. Midway, it stings the fox, dooming them both. “Why?” asks the fox. The scorpion replies, “It’s my nature.”
The only solution, is public ownership.
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All I want for Christmas is a new political vision youtu.be/N7UgC1Gb7uw?si=mf6g… Neoliberalism is dead. The wreckage it has created is all around us. So, this Christmas I want a new political vision. I don’t think that’s too much to ask for, is it?
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Hello @Keir_Starmer I hope you’re having a good start to Christmas . I didn’t know who else to write to so I’m hoping you can help . Please make some calls & get this poor woman out of prison for Christmas . This doesn’t reflect well on the UK . Thanks #loveactually Please RT
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🚨 BREAKING: GAIE RECALLED TO PRISON FOR CHRISTMAS
Gaie Delap, a 77 year old retired teacher, has been arrested and taken to a prison in Bristol after being told her wrists were too small for an electronic tag.
She had been released from prison to serve the remainder of her sentence on tag, but the company claimed they did not have one that would fit her.
Gaie was initially imprisoned for breaking a law that was drafted by an oil company funded think tank - The Policy Exchange.
She took action in 2022 to demand an end to new oil and gas licences. This is now government policy.
I posted this under a #BlueSky first because its a lovely sky to roam under. I would love to walk & talk with you there.
Some wealthy landowners would limit our #RightToRoam. The people of #Bolton and #Dartmoor resisted.
conradbower.com/2024/12/23/w…
The sun shines brighter, the air is fresher, and the view is clearer under a blue sky. ;-)
youtu.be/aQUlA8Hcv4s?si=XCg6…
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Thames Water fined £18.2m for 'unjustified' £131.3m dividend to shareholders.
At the same time OFWAT allows Thames to hike customer bills by 35%.
Capital raised from customers who will own nothing, shareholders will get returns.
Privatisation is a scam.
itv.com/news/meridian/2024-1…
For those who don't like to order stuff from Amazon, my new book is now available to order from Waterstones:
waterstones.com/book/echoes-…
Everyday "at least 60 children in Gaza will be injured or killed."
Powerful testimony.
#GazaGenocide #FreePalestine
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On this day, Indigenous people and allies confront the settler-colonial narratives of “Thanksgiving,” observing it instead as a National Day of Mourning. The whitewashed story of unity with the Wampanoag people—who have long lived in southeastern Massachusetts and eastern Rhode Island—obscures the true history and ongoing violence against Indigenous life.🧵
Excellent work by @ByDonkeys
Today is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.
A good day for the UK government to ban all arms sales to the war criminals governing Israel.
A good day to end the genocide of the Palestinian people.
#Gaza #FreePalestine #IsraeliWarCrimes #GazaGenocide
The perfect stocking filler for those who believe freedom of speech is a cornerstone of democracy and not just an optional extra.
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