wellingtonrock

wellingtonrock, 12 hours ago to random

'Tackling those issues could raise almost £50 billion a year without touching on income tax rates or work disincentives, so his argument is totally hollow. Of course he can afford to raise these taxes.'

Starmer’s incredible claim that he cannot afford to tax wealthy people https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/28/starmers-incredible-claim-that-he-cannot-afford-to-tax-wealthy-people/

wellingtonrock, 12 hours ago to random

'De Niro, Dunn and Fanone all took the chance to speak. They barely referenced the trial, instead using the opportunity to remind everyone of the chaos that Trump would unleash upon the world if he were back in the White House.'

De Niro and Jan 6 Heroes Unload on Trump Outside NY Trial https://www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/de-niro-and-jan-6-heroes-unload-on?publication_id=392745&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=diqr&utm_medium=email

wellingtonrock, 1 day ago to random

American Friends...
'If we want to guard what’s left of our freedom, we must meet the anti-democracy movement head on with a bold pro-democracy movement that protects the institutions of self-government from oligarchs like Musk and Thiel and neofascists like Trump.'

The dangerous anti-democracy coalition - Robert Reich https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-anti-democracy-alliance?publication_id=365422&utm_campaign=email-post-title&r=diqr&utm_medium=email

wellingtonrock, 6 days ago to random

'To put it another way, there is no crisis in this country that neoliberalism has not created, and that Rachel Reeves' dedication to that cause cannot help but perpetuate, presuming that is, that Sue Gray has correctly identified the crises that Labour will face. I strongly suspect that she has not, but that will be the subject of another blog.'

There’s one simple solution to every crisis that Labour thinks it will face. All it has to do is tax the wealthy more. https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/22/theres-one-simple-solution-to-every-crisis-that-labour-thinks-it-will-face-all-it-has-to-do-is-tax-the-wealthy-more/

wellingtonrock, 6 days ago to random

'But nothing is going to change the outcome of this election. Labour already have it and we are headed for a dismal five years of them delivering wholly unnecessary austerity.

I think you can sense my lack of excitement.'

The waiting is over https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/22/the-waiting-is-over/

wellingtonrock, 7 days ago to random

The irony is off the scale...

Thanks to Kenneth John Bardsley

wellingtonrock, 10 days ago to random

'Why is it so hard for western politicians to grasp the broader, existential nature of the Russian threat? Recurring spying rows, sabotage, assassinations, arson and cyber-hacks show Moscow “is waging war on European countries”, Russia expert Edward Lucas warned.'

Nato’s failure to save Ukraine raises an existential question: what on earth is it for? | Simon Tisdall | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/18/natos-failure-to-save-ukraine-raises-an-existential-question-what-on-earth-is-it-for

jilleduffy, 11 days ago to random

Why is the plural
paper towels
but
toilet paper
?

I demand "toilet papers"

wellingtonrock, 11 days ago to random

Starmer... 'He only cares about balancing the books and serving the interests of big business.

And that is why he will be a dismal prime minister.'

What Starmer did not say about education that he should have done https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/17/what-starmer-did-not-say-about-education-that-he-should-have-done/

wellingtonrock, 12 days ago to random

'There is nothing on

climate change,
investment,
defence,
law and order beyond anti-social behaviour,
social care,
reducing inequality,
restoring workers' rights,
reversing the attacks the Tories have launched on those with disabilities,
human rights including the right to protest,
electoral reform,
devolution,
relationships with Europe and trade,
or almost anything else that might really matter to people.

Starmer’s plan... Ambition has rarely been as small as this. https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/16/starmers-plan-is-for-a-government-offering-platitudes-minor-admin-reforms-and-a-few-more-teachers-in-england-alone-ambition-has-rarely-been-as-small-as-this/

wellingtonrock, 13 days ago to random

'McVey doesn’t seem to realise that listening to the Tory party sermonise about the perils of diversity and inclusion has the same level of credibility as Dr Crippen giving a Ted talk.'

Can the civil service survive the chaos and incompetence of Team Sunak? Of course we can: we’re optimists | The civil servant | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/15/civil-service-rishi-sunak-public-support

wellingtonrock, 15 days ago to random

You've seen what the Tories have done. Now let's start to UNDO the damage!

https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/privatised-water-has-no-place-in-modern-britain?source=direct_link&

wellingtonrock, 15 days ago to random

'The reality that we face a political conspiracy to deny us the chance of lives well lived supported by benign government intended to promote universal well-being is beyond debate. This is a fact. The question is, now that Labour under Starmer has gone so far out of its way to make this clear, what do we do about it?'

Labour and the Tories are both making the same false claim, which is that we can no longer afford government https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2024/05/13/labour-and-the-tories-are-both-making-the-same-false-claim-which-is-that-we-can-no-longer-afford-government/

realTuckFrumper, 16 days ago to random

Rishi Sunak To Warn UK Entering ‘Most Dangerous’ Few Years In Country’s History https://www.mediaite.com/uk/rishi-sunak-to-warn-uk-entering-most-dangerous-few-years-in-countrys-history/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

wellingtonrock, 24 days ago to random

Richard Murphy's trenchant criticism of Neoliberal Economics...

Economists are neither thinkers or problem solvers. Most are just mathematicians, and not very good ones at that https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/

wellingtonrock, 25 days ago to random

'Well, these are natural monopolies, and a natural monopoly is a service where we have no choice about who supplies us, and we don't.

If you live in the Thames Water area, you have to buy your water from Thames Water. If you live in Northumberland, Northumbria Water are going to supply you. I have no choice but buy from Anglia Water...

We need the water companies of England to be nationalised https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/

wellingtonrock, 26 days ago to random

Stop the bottom trawlers (not an euphemism) wrecking the seabed to catch a few saleable fish...

https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2023-05-end-bottom-trawling-petition-EN

wellingtonrock, 26 days ago to random

Teeheehee Haahaahaa Haahaahaa

Bette Midler HUMILIATES Trump with New Jingle Exposing His Courtroom Secret https://youtube.com/shorts/ZfvUyOFgVZI?si=Ol9299dIhR9aSO4d

wellingtonrock, 26 days ago to random

'The ministers of Germany, Brazil, Spain and South Africa said by doing this $250 billion could be raised every year to fight growing poverty and inequality. They are calling on other countries to join their campaign.'

International pressure to tax billionaires is growing - Tax Justice UK https://www.taxjustice.uk/blog/pressure-to-tax-billionaires-is-growing?link_id=10&can_id=39785f6efd4bd0ca0f96bac2fa6bc766&source=email-pressure-to-tax-billionaires-is-growing&email_referrer=email_2303343&email_subject=pressure-to-tax-billionaires-is-growing

wellingtonrock, 27 days ago to random

'According to the anguished cri de coeur from the Court’s helpless liberal minority, their conservative colleagues have been cunningly inventing "novel constitutional questions," in order to "insulate this Court and petitioner"—that’s Donald Trump—"from future controversy." In short, they have been acting like the nation’s sovereigns, on behalf of a would-be strongman.'

The Infernal Triangle: A Republic, If We Can Keep It https://americanprospect.bluelena.io/index.php?action=social&chash=a431d70133ef6cf688bc4f6093922b48.2699&s=5f86e1d7dd9d79f7990909cd2151c02f