Kwasi Kwarteng buckles up for first date with IMF
He has personally undermined confidence in our currency and undermined growth prospects
‘For all the new leader’s attacks on the anti-growth coalition, Britain is likely to be part of it’
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There’s so much gloomy news at the moment
But here’s something that really cheered me up
Jack Leslie will be standing proudly on his plinth; the toppled statue of Edward Colston is languishing in a museum
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-63158563
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💪🏽 Huge congratulations to the @scottishgreens and the Scottish people
👉🏼 We need the Westminster parliament to follow suit
🏡 The most vulnerable people in society must be protected from evictions and from rent rises
🚨 We need a #RentFreeze and #EvictionBan urgently
RT @Ross_Greer: 🚨 BREAKING: @patrickharvie's rent freeze & eviction protections bill has passed! 🚨
The first ever piece of legislation passed by a Green ministe…
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@partialfitness Shouldn’t it be ‘Bringing the country to a standstill’?
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The opposite of patriotism
The Tories are literally selling our country out
RT @Tom___Scott: Happy days for "Conservative Friends of America" as Liz Truss's government destroys the UK economy & creates rich pickings for US vulture capitalists.
I wrote about the involvement of #Cornwall councillors in this highly dodgy outfit, for @WCountryVoices:
https://westcountryvoices.co.uk/why-are-cornwall-councillors-busy-promoting-dama…
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Proud women and they’re right:
Nobody voted for this disaster capitalism or the #AttackOnNature
#GeneralElectionNow
RT @GreenpeaceUK: BREAKING 🚨
Greenpeace activists have interrupted @TrussLiz speech at #CPC22 to denounce the prime minister 'shredding' her party’s 2019 manifesto promises.
The PM is U-turning on fracking, strong climate action, and world-leading environmental protections.
Who voted for this?
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🤔 ‘Getting Britain Moving’ seems an odd slogan to use when we’re in the middle of a rail strike
🚌 And it’s impossible to get around rural areas like mine by bus
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@CitizenErased22 @RachelReevesMP We need to separate responsibility for refugees and immigration from responsibility for crime and policing
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@krossiter @RachelReevesMP @TheGreenParty My main point is that it's the duty of the opposition to oppose this far right government rather than on seeking the support of marginal voters in swing seats on these issues
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Depressing to see @RachelReevesMP castigating Tories for *not deporting people fast enough*
Job of opposition should be to stand in solidarity with those fleeing persecution
@TheGreenParty says #RefugeesWelcome
We need humanity in refugee policy
And to #AbolishTheHomeOffice
RT @SkyNews: 'This is a problem made under their watch'
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves MP says that illegal immigration has been on the increase whils…
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Cuts in real value of benefits immoral says @GordonBrown
90% of public will be against this
Eloquent as ever in championing of the vulnerable
But it’s @TheGreenParty that proposes a £40 increase in universal credit
And upgrading all benefits in line with inflation
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#Cop27 host Egypt warns UK not to backtrack from climate agenda
Trust government being schooled by Egypt on lack of commitment on climate crisis
Utterly humiliating and shameful
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/03/cop27-host-egypt-warns-uk-not-backtrack-climate-agenda
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Crucial point
The government will create mythical stereotypes to justify cutting benefits
The reality is that children - and the wonderful parents already struggling to care for them - will be hit hardest
RT @TorstenBell: To save significant £s via lower benefit upratings you will need to go far beyond lazy stereotypes of adults sleeping behind curtains - it’ll mean cutting benefits for children & those with disabilities beca…
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Our economy has struggled for a decade and more because of Tory austerity and a refusal to invest in the green economy
Now the prime minister is making those on benefits pay the price for this
While rewarding her rich mates with tax cuts
#GeneralElectionNow
RT @BBCr4today: "We are a listening government"
Prime Minister Liz Truss tells @BBCNickRobinson that she is committed to helping people who are struggling during this 'd…
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'Tory Chair Who Urged Struggling Brits To 'Get A New Job' Earns £3,500 A Month On Top Of MP Salary'
No comment needed
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-chair-earns-3500-a-month-from-second-job_uk_633af38ee4b0b7f89f434e7a?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostUKPol
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'Tory Chair Who Urged Struggling Brits To 'Get A New Job' Earns £3,500 A Month On Top Of MP Salary'
No comment needed
https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/tory-chair-earns-3500-a-month-from-second-job_uk_633af38ee4b0b7f89f434e7a?utm_campaign=share_twitter&ncid=engmodushpmg00000004 via @HuffPostUKPol
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I do believe this woman was momentarily an education minister
The Tories are falling off the edge of sanity into oblivion
RT @AdamBienkov: "The current system would rather our young people get a degree in Harry Potter studies, than in construction," says Higher Education Minister Andrea Jenkyns, who says that universities are feeding students "a diet of critical race theory, anti British history and Social Marxism."
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deVere Group pulls all UK property investment projects
Political turbulence and economic mismanagement are destroying confidence in the UK
Tories’ tax cuts are undermining their stated policy to achieve growth
https://www.investmentweek.co.uk/4057344/
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Younger voters will never back ‘anti-EU and populist’ Tories - ex-cabinet ministers
@DavidGauke explains why the Tories are finished with younger voters unless they rethink their policy on Europe
Great event organised by the @euromove
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/tories-brexit-heseltine-gauke-european-b2191639.html
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Hey, Kwarsi, here's an idea to simply the tax system:
@TheGreenParty proposes a single tax so that all incomes, including rental and investment income, are taxed at the same rate
Happy to talk it through
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