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But all the candidates to replace him are closely tied to extreme right-wing think tanks which would like to accelerate the programme Johnson began. 99-percent.org/an-unwelcome-c…
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They aim to make UK a playground for billionaires at the minor (to them) cost of misery for us.
“The new Sovereign Individual will operate ... in the same physical environment as the ordinary, subject citizen, but in a separate realm politically.” 99-percent.org/what-is-the-ma…
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But we do not have to go down that road.
returning to sanity requires only five key actions. 99-percent.org/five-actions-t…
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When Johnson first pulled together a cabinet of market fundamentalists, most people ignored the risk of a constitutional crisis. 99-percent.org/understanding-…
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Most of us ignored Philip Hammond’s warning about “extreme right-wingers” and radicals wanting to use the shock of Brexit to reorder society against the wishes of the British people. 99-percent.org/what-is-the-ma…
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This thread looks at the risks of the UK becoming a society where the wealthy and powerful set the laws but are not obliged to follow them, while the rest of us (even collectively) have no say in the setting of the law but face heavy penalties if we do not obey
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With the welcome news that Carole Cadwalladr has won her case against Arron Banks, it may seem strange to worry about whether our legal system can still protect ordinary people from the wealthy… bbc.co.uk/news/uk-617825…
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…but the fact that he could bring it, with the risk of personal ruin for Ms Cadwalladr had she lost, has a chilling effect on investigative reporting.
And often what would be treated as serious crimes when carried out by ordinary people are permitted to the powerful.
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The Conservative manifesto really should have warned us, but most people did not read the fine print to see the constitutional changes it proposed.
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Thread on why we should cheer when Johnson goes, but not relax.
Yesterday ITV released pictures contradicting Johnson’s claim not to have been involved in law-breaking parties other than the one he was fined for. itv.com/news/2022-05-2…
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Today, the BBC, which has been notably reluctant in the past to discuss the details, has a damning article based in inside evidence. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politi…
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And several Conservative MPs have come out criticising both Partygate and other aspects of Johnson’s premiership. 99-percent.org/traditional-co…
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Though our government seems unaware, we have a #CostOfLiving crisis.
We have now seen a fall in real (inflation-adjusted) pay in the UK for over 12 years, a fall not seen since the 1820s – and worse is yet to come. 99-percent.org/when-the-99-be…
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The Bank of England has forecast the sharpest fall in living standards since their records began. news.sky.com/story/bank-of-…
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The former Head of Sainsbury’s has warned that we may need to accept that the ‘era of cheap food’ is over.
And 40% of the population is now cutting back on luxuries … like eating. inkl.com/news/golden-er…