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4 Nov, 8 tweets, 3 min read
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This thread is about the creeping corruption in UK politics.

Corruption is hard to prove but immensely destructive of society
99-percent.org/corruption-in-…
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And our democratic safeguards against it are under serious threat.
Leading Cabinet ministers are taking part in the attack on our anti-corruption defences.
theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
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Unfortunately, the government’s attack on democracy is wider still and therefore even more dangerous.
99-percent.org/saving-democra…
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Because with a functioning democracy, they cannot implement their extremist agenda
99-percent.org/what-is-the-ma…
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And build a Plunder State
99-percent.org/malice-in-plun…
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But we have seen that when the public finds the stench too strong, we can still force a U-turn.
99-percent.org/the-sewage-reb…
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And this extremist government’s hold on power is more fragile than they would like you to believe.
99-percent.org/the-fragility-…
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So please write to your MP today about the Paterson case, which goes far beyond one MP and his egregious breaches of parliamentary standards.
99-percent.org/legalising-cor…

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7 Oct
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As John Major said:

“The concept that [the Cabinet] care for the NHS is odd: Gove wants to privatise it; Boris wants to charge people for using it; and Duncan Smith wants an insurance system. The NHS is as safe with them as a pet hamster would be with a hungry python.”
And Javid believes:

"Government shouldn’t own all risks and responsibilities. We have to take responsibility for our health. We shouldn’t always go first to the state. Health and Social Care... should be family first, then community then the state.”

99-percent.org/amending-the-h…
So the idea of just keeping the NHS as a brand on top of something like the US system is now at the top of the agenda.
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30 Sep
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This thread contains 10 things that any competent journalist should have been able to discover and verify.

That is 10 things your daily news source should have made sure you are fully aware of already.

Were you made aware?
(2/11)
Our government, like all others, has had to struggle against COVID to save lives and to protect the economy.
Were you aware of how poorly ours has performed?
99-percent.org/how-does-our-g…
(3/11)
Part of our government’s response was to circumvent procurement rules to ‘tackle the emergency.’

They spent well over £1 billion of our money with unqualified companies linked to ministers – in several cases in return for nothing usable.
99-percent.org/money-for-noth…
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16 Sep
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Many long-serving members of the Conservative party have warned us that it has been taken over by extremists.

This thread explores what that means in practice and what its impact will be on you (and me).
99-percent.org/what-is-the-ma…
(2/12)
We will suffer:
1.Economically – we will be far poorer over time (as indeed most are since 2010)
2.In terms of Health, we will be far worse protected; and
3.Democratically, we (and even most segments of society) will have zero impact on government policy
(3/12)
Economically, the government always talks as if the UK can no longer afford to spend on things we need to remain a civilised country.
This is quite untrue – they simply do not wish to spend on these things
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9 Jul
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With all the government is doing, it is hard to keep track of the big picture.

This thread argues that the UK risks ceasing to be a functioning democracy with a strong economy and a prosperous population and becoming the world’s first ‘formerly developed nation.’
(2/13)
On COVID, the government plans an imminent, unconditional surrender to the virus, at a time when we need strong leadership.
99-percent.org/leadership-in-…
(3/13)
Which will increase the likelihood of bodies piling high, especially among more deprived groups.
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9 Jun
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The Johnson government’s propensity to mislead the public has already been widely documented.

This thread explores the single most damaging lie of all – the lie that the UK can no longer ‘afford’ to remain a civilised country.
(2/11)
Most recently, the government claimed that the impact of Covid on its finances meant that sticking to its manifesto pledge on foreign aid was no longer ‘affordable.’
bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-…
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Closer to home, the Education Recovery Commissioner for England, Sir Kevan Collins, recently resigned because the government knocked 90% of his proposed catch-up budget, again on the grounds of ‘unaffordability.’
bbc.co.uk/news/education…
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5 Jun
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This thread explains the assault the UK government is mounting on the NHS: its historical roots, its recent manifestations and the plans for the future.

Most importantly, it explains what we need to do to prevent the assault succeeding.
99-percent.org/three-risks-to…
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If you can't believe that any UK government would think "healthcare for the bulk of the population could be shifted from the state to privately owned and run medical facilities" make sure you read the cabinet paper at the end of this article.
99-percent.org/what-is-the-ma…
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Over the last decade, the assault has been waged largely by economic means – starving the NHS of funds so that it increasingly struggles to perform.
99-percent.org/crisis-what-cr…
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