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🤓 A nice lesson in Keynesianism!

📉 The Tories have pushed the economy into a downward spiral since the launch of austerity in 2010

😫 They are now accelerating the public-sector famine at the worst possible time

💪🏽 We should pay public-sector workers to match inflation
RT @andyverity: That of course doesn't at all mean the government has £88 bn 'to spare' - because spending's gone up by even more. What it does mean is that the government is taking more money out…

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@mickbore @euromove Labour is the Opposition. Under our constitution it’s their duty to oppose. It’s because they’ve been failing in that duty that Brexit has been such a catastrophe

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Health secretary to take Royal College of Nursing to court over 'unlawful' strikes

Oh yes, that's really going to help 🙄

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Whatever you thought of it, Brexit was a huge decision which has made massive changes to how our country works

Today Parliament will debate whether we should have a full enquiry into how it's working out

Any normal government would already have done this

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shows how right-wing oligarch media is undermining democracy

🤯 His unfounded claims of civil service blocking policy broadcast by far-right rags

👉🏼 Picked up by BBC and other respectable outlets

🧐 Independence of the civil service under attack

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It's somewhat reassuring to see that - no matter how close to the PM - this bully could not survive in government

But it's concerning how long it took Sunak to notice what kind of behaviour the Justice Secretary engaged in
RT @DominicRaab: My resignation statement.👇

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How's Brexit working out?

We have a right to know!

Parliament will debate whether or not there should be a full enquiry on Monday

Make sure your MP is there
RT @MirrorPolitics: Calls for an inquiry into the impact of Brexit will be heard in Parliament on Monday

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UK now an outlier among major economies

Is this a Brexit effect?

Probably

Because trade barriers increase the price of imports

And because the end of freedom of movement has led to a tight labour-market in the UK

news.sky.com/story/uk-inflatio

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EU passes an vital package to boost transition to a green economy

UK govt considers giving permission for more gas and oil from North Sea

This isn't just about trashing the climate: it's also about missing out on the economic opportunities of the future
euronews.com/my-europe/2023/04

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This is why @TheGreenParty has been arguing for Universal Credit to be increased by £40 per week

RT to tell Sunak to
RT @jrf_uk: 🧮 We've done our & it doesn't add up!

The current basic rate of falls £35 *per week* short of the actual cost of essentials like food, utilities & vital household goods

👉Join us in calling on the Govt to guarantee t.co/W96obGGWaB

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🤔 What can *you* do to protect our climate?

🌎 How about investing in a clean energy future?
RT @GreenPartyMolly: In countries where renewable energy has really taken off, it's because it's owned by the community

Bristol Energy Co-op @briznrg is launching a new share issue

So you can buy your own little part of the energy revolution!

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UK’s role as bridge into EU single market was always at the heart of the ‘special relationship’

Brexiteers’ fantasy that there was some romantic nostalgia that made our closeness to USA eternal revealed as a deeply damaging myth

Brexit damages our economy and global standing
RT @TaraOCo38612075: dividend for Ireland! Ireland assumes UK's role as US gateway to EU. Brexit benefits are clear. Irish economy will grow 6% next year while UK will shrink 0.2%!…

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Why didn’t Joe Biden bother to visit mainland UK?

Because since Brexit, Ireland is a much more direct bridge into the EU single market

@AdrianRamsay explains to

@TheGreenParty would rejoin the customs union and once conditions are right

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‘Raw sewage is being spilled into our rivers 824 times a day’—says @AdrianRamsay

‘Private companies are being allowed to profit from failure’

‘Water companies have made £57bn of profits during the 30-year experiment with marketization’

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@richard_of_yore @AdrianRamsay @TheGreenParty Yes, Adrian made that point too - I ran our of characters!

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and the ongoing peace process has been the work of so many people

But let's not forget all the contributions made by the EU over the years

And the fact that Ireland and Northern Ireland both being inside the EU made it possible
RT @BestForBritain: Some say peace in N Ireland was achieved without the EU. Overlooking the fact that the DUP opposed the Agreement, here's some examples of how the EU has supported the peace process by investing in N Ireland’s in…

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I was surprised by how emotional this film made me

For people my age, The Troubles are a harrowing memory and peace in Northern Ireland a wonderful and moving achievement

The film celebrates the people of Northern Ireland and is well worth your watching
RT @euromove: Celebrate 25 years of the Good Friday Agreement with our deeply personal and intimate film series.

There is so much further to go but this week, take a minute to recognise this historic milestone …

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🖊️Very pleased to sign this letter!

🎺It's no good blowing your trumpet about Green finance without doing anything to stop money flowing into new fossil fuels

🌎We need to starve fossil fuels of finance as a key plank of and greening the financial system
RT @PositiveMoneyUK: ⚡️NEW: experts have written to the government, warning that the long-awaited is silent on winding down support for fossil fuels and setting out 10 urg…

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