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Thatcher was wrong about public money, but neoliberalism feted her fictions...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvz8tg4MVpA

The following study of UK (ditto US, etc) govt spending debunks the lie:

It shows that the UK govt creates £s whenever it spends. Neither taxes nor borrowing are required.

The first detailed analysis of UK govt spending shows that "public expenditure is always financed through money creation rather than taxation or debt issuance."

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4890683

#mmt #uspol #ukpol #thatcher .

The self-financing state: an institutional analysis of government expenditure, revenue collection and debt issuance operations in the United Kingdom

This paper provides the first detailed institutional analysis of the UK Government’s expenditure, revenue collection and debt issuance processes. We show tha

papers.ssrn.com
#ukpol #uspol #thatcher #mmt

"This man overtook 114 cars in his morning commute without spending an ounce of petrol OR electricity. Drivers hate him! "

#cycling #biking #cycle #commute #ukpol
#ukpol #cycle #Cycling #biking #commute

This study proves that mmt accurately describes how sovereign currency issuing works in the UK:

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4890683

"This paper provides the first detailed institutional analysis of the UK Bank of England, Government's expenditure, revenue collection & debt issuance processes."

"We show that public expenditure is always financed through money creation rather than taxation or debt issuance."

US et al systems are similar.

#mmt #ukpol #uspol #economics .

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#ukpol #uspol #economics #mmt

The LFI are a disgraceful group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z6s6_mae3I

For example, they were behind a London hospital taking down art by Palestinian children.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-gaza-children-artwork-london-hospital-removed-legal-action-threat

#palestine #ukpol

London hospital removed Gaza children's artwork following legal threat

A London hospital was threatened with legal action by a British pro-Israel charity for displaying artwork depicting the daily life of Palestinian schoolchildren from Gaza, Middle East Eye can reveal.
Mustafa Abu Sneineh (Middle East Eye)
#ukpol #palestine

A policy to nurture a little more racism, a little more xenophobia. From this Labour (in name only) Govt. No balance in the reporting. How very BBC.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjln7zzz8eo

#ukpol

Nationalities of foreign criminals to be published for first time

Data is due to be released by the year's end showing nationalities and crimes of those awaiting deportation.
Joe Pike (BBC News)
#ukpol

It appears that the IDF is driving Gazans into limited areas close to the coast. I wonder if the infamous pier will return to "facilitate" their so-called "voluntary" removal....

Report: This is how ethnic cleansing looks:

Israel has designated ~70% of Gaza ‘no-go’

https://aje.io/mj72bq?update=3655581

#ethniccleansing #usenablement #nogozones #trump #uspol #ukpol #bds .
Map of nogo zones

LIVE: Israel bombs Gaza ‘safe-zone’ as Netanyahu vows to intensify war

Israel’s bombardment continues as Hamas announces that fate of Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander is unknown.
Nils Adler (Al Jazeera)
#trump #ukpol #uspol #bds #ethniccleansing #usenablement #nogozones

It appears that the IDF is driving Gazans into limited areas close to the coast. I wonder if the infamous pier will return to "facilitate" their so-called "voluntary" removal....

Report: This is how ethnic cleansing looks:

Israel has designated ~70% of Gaza ‘no-go’ 👇

https://aje.io/mj72bq?update=3655581

#ethniccleansing #usenablement #nogozones #trump #uspol #ukpol #bds .
Map og gaza showing no-go zones

LIVE: Israel bombs Gaza ‘safe-zone’ as Netanyahu vows to intensify war

Israel’s bombardment continues as Hamas announces that fate of Israeli-American captive Edan Alexander is unknown.
Nils Adler (Al Jazeera)
#trump #ukpol #uspol #bds #ethniccleansing #usenablement #nogozones

Another reason we in the #UK don't need unregulated, unsafe, factory farmed and processed American food products exported here. #Starmer should tell #Trump to shove the trade deal up his fat orange arse.

#ukpol #uspol #foodsafety
#uk #trump #ukpol #uspol #starmer #foodsafety

Analysis: "Israel is carrying out ‘destruction of humanity’ in Gaza"

"Legal efforts against those involved in Israel's genocide remain important, even as critical rulings are ignored by those in power & mass killings continue unabated".

~Top UK barrister Michael Mansfield

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/16/top-uk-barrister-israel-is-carrying-out-destruction-of-humanity-in-gaza

#GazaGenocideNotWar #israelicrimesagainsthumanity #uspol #ukpol #internationallaw #bds .

Top UK barrister: Israel is carrying out ‘destruction of humanity’ in Gaza

Michael Mansfield, a human rights lawyer, talks to Al Jazeera about a war crimes case he and others recently filed.
Anealla Safdar (Al Jazeera)
#ukpol #uspol #InternationalLaw #bds #IsraeliCrimesAgainstHumanity #gazagenocidenotwar

1. Why did Lammy meet the Israeli foreign secretary in secret ?

2. Why did the British media collude to cover it up?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e71AESdepQ

#genocide #journalism #ukpol
#journalism #ukpol #genocide

Look at this, the day after the ruling, it all comes out.
The glee with which the State punishes us Queers with.....

I am afraid for my people, our rights are being taken away and most of you won't care, won't lift a finger to help

I don't see any politicians aside from the Greens offering us Queers support, the British Establishment is coming for us and few will stand in their way

#UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #Tories #LGBTQIA #Fascism #Police #ACAB
Imago 15.49 CEST BTP announces change of policy on searching trans people in custody after supreme court ruling British Transport Police (BTP) said trans women in custody will be searched from now on by male omcers, in a change to their in light of yesterday's supreme court ruling. The new policy appears to apply regardless of whether the person has undertaken gender reassignment surgery. PA Media reports a spokesperson said: Under previous policy, we had advised that someone with a gender recognition certificate (GRC) may be searched in accordance with their acquired sex. However as an interim position while we digest yesterday's judgement, we have advised our officers that any same sex searches in custody are to be undertaken in accordance with the biological birth sex of the detainee. We are in the process of reviewing the implications of the ruling and will consider any necessary updates to our policies and practices in line with the law and national guidance.
#fascism #acab #lgbtqia #police #ukpol #tories #ukpolitics

Petition: Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/704793

#TransRights #UKPol

Petition: Legally enshrine the right of adults to physically transition using NHS services

Introduce a law to legally protect the right of those aged 18 and over to transition using NHS services.
Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
#ukpol #transrights

Reminder to my fellow cis folks today - especially cis women - email your MP.

Make noise.

Tell them that you are disgusted and less safe because of the supreme court ruling.

Tell them that you support trans people.

Let them know that the loud bigots are not the majority.

#UKPol
#ukpol

@lgbtqia
The UK Supreme Court ruled today in favour of For Women Scotland, in a blow for the rights of British trans people.We know many of you will be worried, and thinking about leaving the UK. Like everyone else we are digesting the ruling at the moment, and will deliver our thoughts when we have done so.

#trans #TransRights #ukpol #ukpolitics
#ukpol #trans #ukpolitics #transrights @lgbtqia group

How about checking corporate bungs to corrupt MP's while they're at it.

#ukpol #corruption
#ukpol #corruption

"Emily Thornberry, the chair of the foreign affairs select committee, said that if the west did not act soon, there would be no #Palestine left to recognise."

#UKPol

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/13/labour-mps-pressure-foreign-office-to-recognise-palestinian-statehood
#ukpol #palestine

Troll alert

@renebeitler

This person posts racist, sexist, homophobic & violent comments.

I've reported them.

#uspol #auspol #ukpol #cdnpoli #europol #trollalert #racism #sexism #homophobia .
#ukpol #auspol #cdnpoli #uspol #racism #sexism #homophobia #europol #trollalert @Whatsappbeschde

Interview: "In general, there needs to be an end to racial discrimination & the domination by one racial group over another from the river to the sea"

A masterclass Q&A from international lawyer Ralph Wilde on what the ICJ demands of Israel.

The International Court of Justice deemed "Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal & that it must cease immediately."

https://www.aljazeera.com/program/centre-stage/2025/4/10/cs-ralph-wilde-100425

#icj #ralphwilde #illegaloccupation #uspol #ukpol #GazaGenocideNotWar .
Ralph wilde: THERE NEEDS TO BE AN END TO RACIAL DISCRIMINATION

Ralph Wilde on the ICJ & why Israeli occupation must end

Ralph Wilde talks about the 2024 ruling by the ICJ that deems Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories illegal
Al Jazeera
#ukpol #uspol #ICJ #illegaloccupation #gazagenocidenotwar #ralphwilde

The UK's murder prediction AI will create a dangerous, criminalising loop.

This tech repackages flawed police data as neutral. Then replicates itself.

The existing over-policing of racialised, low income and migrant communities will be hardwired into police operations.

We need #SafetyNotSurveillance

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/apr/08/uk-creating-prediction-tool-to-identify-people-most-likely-to-kill

#PreCrime #policing #police #AI #crime #ukpol #ukpolitics
#ai #police #ukpol #crime #ukpolitics #policing #precrime #safetynotsurveillance

People ask, "What can be done?"

Become aware & act:

The Palestinians are indigenous to Palestine.

The British empire gave most of Palestine to Zionists from Europe to colonise. Out of racism, the British didn't consult the Palestinians.

Now that the US is greenlighting the final ethnic cleansing of Gaza & the West Bank, & Europe is helping, the only thing that can save the Palestinians is mass protests & strikes across the world.

And #BDS

#palestinehistory #racism #uspol #ukpol #zionism .
Palestine from 1917 to today. A series of maps of Palestine showing progression from Balfour, Nakba, and occupation. 1917: Palestine all shaded in green. 1946: Small segments of Palestine appear white, splitting the green a little. 1947: About half the map is white with 3 large segments of green. 1967: 2 green segments remain—a large West Bank and Gaza. Now: Gaza remains and the West Bank is fragmented into dozens of pieces that are substantially less area than before.
#ukpol #uspol #racism #zionism #bds #PalestineHistory

"Independent research shows deeper regulatory alignment as part of a common sense deal with the EU would boost the UK economy by as much as 2.2%, meaning more money for public services and more jobs across the country. The report also recommends a EU-UK Youth Mobility Scheme, a new EU-UK security pact, greater energy co-operation, a data adequacy agreement, and the UK rejoining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention on rules of origin."

#UKPol #EUPol

https://www.bestforbritain.org/twenty_ways_to_fix_brexit_s_growth_hit
#ukpol #eupol

Britain under the Conservatives was bad enough, But Starmer and his like minded autocrats really can not get enough of a good bit of repression (builds character, a Cabinet minister was heard to explain).

‘The police, governments and the media have sought to conflate peaceful protest with extremism and terrorism. Protest methods used for centuries, such as blocking roads, have been recast as the end of civilisation.’

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/03/protest-britain-activists-quaker-meeting-house

#Ukpol #Starmer #Repression #Autocracy #Labour
#ukpol #labour #starmer #autocracy #repression

Ban behavioural data extraction for advertising

#UK petition

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/713456

#CorporateSurveillance #UKpol

Petition: Ban behavioural data extraction for advertising

Ban the extraction of peoples behavioural data for advertising purposes. This extraction can happen on most internet-connected devices 24/7. Data is sold through Real Time Bidding (RTB) system which is easily accessible and data may be de-anonymised.
Petitions - UK Government and Parliament
#uk #ukpol #corporatesurveillance

"Global cost of Trump trade war ‘could reach $1.4tn’; Goldman Sachs cuts UK growth forecast over #tariff spillovers."
#UKpol
https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/apr/01/gold-record-high-markets-trump-tariffs-trade-war-recession-inflation-business-live-news
#ukpol #tariff

Inhaltswarnung: UKpol April Fools

#ukpol

This commentary takes a somewhat contrary view from many, but it is a useful reminder that while the US has been great (honestly) in many ways, the darker side has resulted in crap and chaos.

Tisdall's swan song as the Observer gets dismantled?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/29/britain-has-been-paying-a-high-price-for-uncle-sams-craziness-its-time-to-turn-to-europe

#USPol #UkPol #Tisdall #Observer #Guardian #Enshitification
#ukpol #uspol #guardian #enshitification #observer #tisdall

Labour MPs clearly despise experts as much as the Conservatives. How much do they know about the consequences of what they are voting on? Or do they really care? I suspect a mixture of the two.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/30/mps-to-vote-on-disability-benefit-cuts-without-knowing-full-impact

#UkPol #Labour #Ignorance #Disability #Hypocrisy
#ukpol #labour #disability #hypocrisy #ignorance

What are stalker ads?

Meta harvests personal data to track your behaviour, making assumptions about who you are and what you believe. This is used to sell targeted adverts 🏧

By settling Tanya O'Carroll's case, Meta admits that you have the right to opt-out.

It's time to #StopStalkerAds

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/21/meta-settles-u-k-right-to-object-to-ad-tracking-lawsuit-by-agreeing-not-to-track-plaintiff/

Use our tool to opt-out ➡️ https://action.openrightsgroup.org/meta-opt-out

#meta #dataprotection #surveillanceadvertising #surveillancecapitalism #adtech #GDPR #privacy #ukpolitics #ukpol

Meta settles UK 'right to object to ad-tracking' lawsuit by agreeing not to track plaintiff | TechCrunch

A human rights campaigner, Tanya O'Carroll, has succeeded in forcing social media giant Meta not to use her data for targeted advertising. The agreement
Natasha Lomas (TechCrunch)
#privacy #ukpol #dataprotection #gdpr #meta #ukpolitics #adtech #surveillancecapitalism #SurveillanceAdvertising #stopstalkerads

NEW: Tool launched to opt-out of stalker ads on Meta!

Last week saw a big win for data rights! Meta settled Tanya O'Carroll's legal case against them. They agreed to stop using her data for targeted advertising.

Now it's your turn 🫵

Use our tool to #StopStalkerAds (UK residents) ⬇️

https://action.openrightsgroup.org/meta-opt-out

#meta #dataprotection #surveillanceadvertising #adtech #GDPR #privacy #surveillancecapitalism #ukpolitics #ukpol #Facebook

Meta opt-out

In March 2025, there was a huge victory for your data rights! Meta settled a four year court case with human rights campaigner Tanya O’Carroll.
Open Rights Group
#privacy #ukpol #dataprotection #gdpr #facebook #meta #ukpolitics #adtech #surveillancecapitalism #SurveillanceAdvertising #stopstalkerads

So well put by George Monbiot. Applies to our tepid Labor government here in Australia too. People don’t want to be regarded only as economic units, and if you block leftist reform they reach for hard-right chaos.

"The democratic recession does not begin when a far-right party takes office. It begins when a centrist party crushes hope in democracy. When Keir Starmer’s government takes a chainsaw to people’s aspirations for a fairer, greener, kinder country, he cuts off not just faith in the Labour party but faith in politics itself. The almost inevitable result, as countries from the US to the Netherlands, Argentina to Austria, Italy to Sweden show, is to let the far right in."

#UKpol #USpol #auspol https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/28/fascism-britain-neoliberalism-opened-door-for-it-labour
#ukpol #auspol #uspol

An opinion piece. But IMHO (as goodd as this) we all know that Westminster Ministers typically only think of their own advantages - now and in the future. Others who will not benefit them are only of interest if it might effect their votes (and earning potential)

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/mar/28/uk-ministers-need-to-ask-why-they-are-offered-freebies-and-who-loses-out

#UkPol #Westminster #Labour #Conservative #Freebies #Corruption #Stupidity
#ukpol #conservative #labour #westminster #corruption #stupidity #freebies

Labour's enablement of the far right

A decent aerticle (they normally are) from Mombiot. In aping Reform and yhr Tories, Labour are enabling them. Just as well when they promised 'change' they were not prepared to define what is meant. Trading Standards might have been after them, rather than just people who despise their policies.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/28/fascism-britain-neoliberalism-opened-door-for-it-labour

#Ukpol #Reform #LabourEnablers #PromisesPromies #Starmer #Mombiot
#ukpol #starmer #reform #mombiot #promisespromies #labourenablers

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