Proud to sign this letter
We need to emancipate our money supply https://n.respublicae.eu/PositiveMoneyUK/status/1674799616926138373
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Positive Money: With the government & Bank of England digital pound consultation closing today, we have sent a joint statement from 34 civil society leaders and academics calling for a genuinely inclusive national conversation on the future of money.
Read in full here:
http://positivemoney.org/wp-content/uploads/Digital-pound-joint-statement-June-2023.pdf https://t.co/jGk1en1Vu6
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Shocked by this
Neal's only 'crime' was supporting a cooperative approach to politics
I've worked with him on that but I always clear that he was 100% loyal to Labour
If The Purge has reached people like him, I'm worried about what kind of government @UKLabour might be
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Michael Crick: I hear Neal Lawson, director of Compass, a leading advocate of cross-party co-operation, has been expelled from the Labour Party for committing "a prohibited act". His offence? Apparently, back in 2021 he described a cross-party deal in Oxfordshire as "grown-up politics".
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When so much in Britain is broken, it’s depressing beyond belief to see the Tories prioritise building more prisons and expelling asylum seekers to Rwanda
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PM is a threat to the rule of law
And continues to seek to breach human rights
Deeply concerning
#GeneralElectionNow https://n.respublicae.eu/RishiSunak/status/1674378165261680640
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Rishi Sunak: It is this country – and your government – who should decide who comes here, not criminal gangs.
My statement on today’s ruling 👇 https://t.co/VMvYBbs0Oz
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#Wato interviewees today:
Tory MP argues with Appeal Court ruling
Former Tory minister justifies calling Privileges Committee a 'kangaroo court'
Doesn't feel very balanced tbh
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Re @GreenJennyJones @hewitson10 @TheGreenParty Sounds good. There may need to be some negotiation over the assets but they don’t seem to have much value and we can’t be expected to pay for debt incurred to reward shareholders rather than invest in infrastructure
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Re @faisalislam Have you weighted these changes by number of people of working age?
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Re @premnsikka Hi Prem
You may have heard chat on Today about how private finance will still be needed
Surely there’s a calculation that shows private finance faces high interest rate and involves wasteful payments to shareholders?
Public finance, without profiteering, bound to be cheaper
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Re @RichardJMurphy Morning Richard
There's lots of nonsense being talked about how only private finance can pay for investment in water infrastructure
Have you got numbers indicating how public investment would be much cheaper because of lower interest rates and no money to shareholders?
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Mounting debts and public anger could finally sink UK water companies
@TheGreenParty has always opposed privatization of water
If in government we would ensure public or social ownership of all utilities
Natural monopolies do not work in the market
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/28/mounting-debts-and-public-anger-could-finally-sink-uk-water-companies?CMP=share_btn_tw
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Crown estate enjoys huge rise in profits thanks to offshore wind
After a year when so many have struggled to pay rocketing energy bills, this windfall should be invested for public good
We look to the King to do the right thing
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/29/crown-estate-enjoys-huge-rise-in-profits-thanks-to-offshore-wind?CMP=share_btn_tw
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Fair votes campaigners @getprdone have produced a fantastic free paper for distribution at festivals this summer
Could you chip in to help fund it?
No issue feels more urgent right now
https://getprdone.org.uk/campaigning/election-countdown/ https://t.co/SY51qd1uS7
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Re @cannotpleaseall @PaulProudTyke @seanfarrington I had my home insulated but no new pipework; two radiators updated because v old
Just a different piece of kit to heat my hot water
Live in Gloucestershire
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'We are proud of our policy of using tax to reduce inequality, support those on lower incomes, and invest in the green transition. Tax is the payment you make to live in a civilised society'
My starter for 10 on @thegreenparty tax policy
https://greenworld.org.uk/article/why-greens-believe-joy-tax
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UK has made *no progress* on climate
🚍Useless on transport
🏡Useless on insulation and heat pumps
✈️No attempt to change high energy lifestyles
🏭Failure on decarbonisation of industry
🛢New oil and gas
This government is itself a climate emergency
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/28/uk-has-made-no-progress-on-climate-plan-say-governments-own-advisers?CMP=share_btn_tw
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As chat returns to heat pumps I’ll just share this again
And on costs:
My energy bill last month was £25
This is the level for the spring/summer months, rising to £100 for winter months, and £200 for very coldest month
Total for last year less than £1000
@seanfarrington
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Green💚🌻Molly: UK is Europe’s most gas addicted country
Heat pumps installed:
🇫🇷 3.1m
🇳🇴 1.3m
🇬🇧 280k
If UK had installed as many heat pumps as Estonia, domestic gas prices would be 34% lower than last year
Gas imports 19% lower
💚 Time for a retrofit revolution!
https://www.current-news.co.uk/slow-heat-pump-installation-progress-leaves-the-uk-europes-most-gas-addicted-country/
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When we’re 1% of the world’s population this troll has successfully demonstrated the extent of our failure
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thorntonspur: @GreenPartyMolly yet we produce less than 3% of the workd emissions Not bad for useless.
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It looks like an opportunity to bring water companies back into public ownership could come sooner than we think
To end the profit chasing and ensure water companies work in the interests of the public
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Feargal Sharkey: Thames Water on the brink of bankruptcy?
So we get to the real reason for Sarah (I’m heartbroken about Sewage) Bentley’s sacking.
@thameswater is teetering on the brink of insolvency and it appears they’re not the only water company heading in that direction.
More to follow https://t.co/OoCKodv3hG
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Hi @BBCSimonJack
Given evidence of accelerating climate crisis, was shocked to hear your interviewee claiming #Rosebank & #Jackdaw are environment-friendly fossil fuels
This sort of disinformation will drive us to destruction
Who will you invite on to balance this?
#r4today
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