2026-06-05T23:52:43Z https://yabu.me Sadderp 🇮🇪 🇪🇺💚 https://yabu.me/npub164a94zhwa2uje8pyyey36ae5v6wdll6advn253mf6qqc2gqc99ust5hy54 https://a.mindlycdn.com/accounts/avatars/109/358/543/073/243/999/original/5122d0e9ecafc065.png https://a.mindlycdn.com/accounts/avatars/109/358/543/073/243/999/original/5122d0e9ecafc065.png https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszw8hmurxjxr999yr3qh9qkaqmq8dk4004ke0yzph0jlkngknr3lgzyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjzannjd Imagine playing monopoly:<br/> <img src="https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/115/003/161/950/225/391/original/cabb71a004860160.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-10T06:59:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvnt66630pmkresm6dy2m0qe9hyd7gmuhjnmef90nqlruh8534jwszyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjtqsw5a #Gaza #IsraelWarCrimes<br/> <img src="https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/114/897/746/638/260/579/original/492a90fc583303a1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-22T16:09:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg6h0y457y7wf2lz9wd5ftfje0sy80dmf9jl3u7euh0ptau45xcnczyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjvdwe44 From <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j79mcavmw2pll7ky6yfj3gluyskqvkrfn9760970ad0psruaxpcqqmrc5v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Richard Murphy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j79…rc5v</span>)</a></span> <br/>How much would it cost to nationalise the UK&#39;s water industry?<br/>The number that is bandied around is £90 billion. You&#39;ll also hear them saying it&#39;s going to be paid for by taxpayers&#39; money.<br/>There are issues with their claims.<br/>£90 billion was an estimate by a very right wing think tank who thought if you nationalise water you would have to repay all the debts owed by the water companies to the loan financiers who have kept them in business and profited heavily by doing so.<br/>That&#39;s total nonsense. If a company is bust, you don&#39;t pay off the loan financiers to it. You pay a fair value for the business, and that is it.<br/>What&#39;s the fair value of the water companies right now, given that they are both actually financially insolvent in some cases, like Thames Water, or environmentally insolvent in the sense that they can&#39;t actually deliver us clean water without it being full of, let&#39;s be blunt, shit, in most cases.<br/>Well, their value is nothing. Literally, precisely pounds zero, or maybe £1 each.<br/>That&#39;s the price we should pay for the water companies.<br/>Would we have to pay taxpayers&#39; money to bail these companies out? Let&#39;s not talk nonsense here. We have nationalised companies in the past, &amp; what do we use to nationalise companies? We issue new debt to nationalise companies.<br/>Not a single penny raised from taxpayers is involved in any way at all, because firstly, there will be almost nothing to pay. And secondly, bonds will pay for it. #uk_politics #ukwater 2025-07-21T08:53:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs87vz78ljsveaa3z2wern0xcc4uf0gzy9euwzvarj2p8ezq2rpz9szyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjq9ylkn <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1j79mcavmw2pll7ky6yfj3gluyskqvkrfn9760970ad0psruaxpcqqmrc5v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Richard Murphy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1j79…rc5v</span>)</a></span><br/>#Gaza #antisemitism<br/> <img src="https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/114/829/459/007/873/447/original/1a8fae772c573a76.jpg"> <br/> 2025-07-10T14:44:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp9ng34ye0kec9telnqzaf2m85997nzmkjeferrgzgle8le5yjlrczyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjvv3rlh How has fascism in Britain got this far? Neoliberalism has opened the door for it<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/28/fascism-britain-neoliberalism-opened-door-for-it-labour?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/28/fascism-britain-neoliberalism-opened-door-for-it-labour?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a><br/>Why seek to nix the financial regulations inspired by the 2008 crash, when the likely result is a repeat performance? Why reject a wealth tax, when a 2% levy on assets of over £10m could raise £24bn a year? Why not adopt the measures proposed by Patriotic Millionaires, generating £60bn a year? Or those suggested by political economist Richard Murphy, worth £90bn in tax revenue? Why abandon plans to tax non-doms properly? Why not demand an end to the Bank of England’s destructive quantitative tightening?<br/>#ukpolitics #uklabour #rachelreeves<br/> <img src="https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/114/250/470/615/773/575/original/c52c33831ad2c47d.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-30T08:40:51Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqnuqtru4vn20wxz9mc6vghgn3u8ceu4a2ryv5kj42ryjk0rwft2qzyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjjh6j7j Does Rachel from accounts not know any other way of raising money?<br/>How about reducing the private pension relief for 40% tax payers to 20%?<br/>This will recoup around £36b.<br/>No need to hit the poor and disabled.<br/>#ukpolitics #rachelreeves #uklabour 2025-03-19T08:22:19Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9wvp750z7v7lna099vmz3llrevph3lu5e29wc7wh09sqmaqj8cyczyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjej6aef I hate #BBC news.<br/>Just now economics BBC journalist:<br/>&#34;Spending cuts are necessary as the markets lend money to the government to allow it to spend on essential services&#34;.<br/>No they don&#39;t.<br/>The UK creates money when it needs it from thin air. More info from lots of sources including the Bank of England&#39;s own website!<br/>The &#34;market&#34; saves with the government as it is the safest place to invest.<br/>#ukpolitics #uk #ukpol 2025-03-05T08:12:43Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvhzrtglx8c4hepx06k6d6z8s0q3qyj5nryh3qf7sx3av2rfkjegszyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hj67za2p <img src="https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/113/911/132/696/553/168/original/1346bdfbdd050ca2.jpg"> <br/> 2025-01-29T10:22:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsquqq6ka83gn9qm7032nhxv2eprzaexkn5yxz8nrw0x6pgfu0cygczyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjh6uddw Clement Attlee said: “Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.” As we hurtle towards 2025, perhaps it is time our society edged towards such progress. Modern Britain should not be run like the final pages of A Christmas Carol, in which Tiny Tim must rely on Scrooge waking up in a good mood to be permitted to live. Donate to a good cause this Christmas, please. But don’t forget the unseasonal truth: every time a charity helps a person find food or clothes, it is a sign of government failure.<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/23/britain-victorian-christmas-charity-state-social-economic-problems?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/23/britain-victorian-christmas-charity-state-social-economic-problems?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a><br/>#foodbanks #povertyisapoliticalchoice 2024-12-23T09:09:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqg6nmdfnm60lep4r06jsqa0apxj2xx8twnct32f52kkm8tgcw0sqzyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjha3ddz As of last month, more than 16 million people are living in poverty, or a staggering 24% of the UK population – the highest since records began. Over 9 million of these are in deep poverty, meaning they’re struggling to afford enough food or pay energy bills. More than a million children don’t even have their own bed. It’s no surprise that a survey of voluntary organisations by the CAF found that 86% say demand for their services has increased over the past year, with poverty-relief charities reporting the biggest rise. Goodwill alone cannot fix the holes in the safety net.<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/23/britain-victorian-christmas-charity-state-social-economic-problems?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/23/britain-victorian-christmas-charity-state-social-economic-problems?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a><br/> <img src="https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/113/701/332/063/240/829/original/10586be76527ccb2.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-23T09:04:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgnlw2cpfl0c54p0v6zptlp3lkqgc9x4d368308e3s53j9zrknrwgzyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjgkd6ur Newsletter from Roy Lilley <br/>NhsManagers.net<br/><br/>The NHS is the world’s fifth largest employer.<br/>The world&#39;s first universal healthcare system funded by taxation.<br/>With over 1.4 million staff, the NHS is the largest employer in Europe and the fifth largest globally.<br/>In the wider UK economy, as a whole, 9.5% of the workforce are managers.<br/>In the NHS just 2% of the workforce are managers.<br/>Of the total NHS workforce 52% are clinically trained<br/>Of the remaining 48%, almost half are support staff such as cleaners, porters and canteen staff who keep the service running.<br/>The average local general hospital will;<br/>Deliver over 9,000 babies<br/>Take half a million calls to the switchboard<br/>Produce 1.4 million meals<br/>Carry out 2,000 cataract operations<br/>Look after 1,500 people in &#39;virtual wards&#39;<br/>Carry out 60,000 maintenance jobs<br/>Porters will walk 6 miles a day<br/>Housekeeping will produce 500,000 items of laundry, use 90,000 mop heads and clean 40,000 sqm of floor every day.<br/> <img src="https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/113/678/788/840/670/910/original/07da22e4e1309812.jpg"> <br/> 2024-12-19T09:32:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrnkr4uupvq6thu33969wj0n754n8x5hn7257ry6wwy35gmkqs0mszyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjkse458 Jonathan Cook:<br/>At each mention of Hamas, the BBC informs us that it is &#34;designated a terrorist organisation by the UK government&#34;.<br/>In the interests of balance, at what point will the BBC inform us at each mention of Netanyahu&#39;s name that he is &#34;wanted on suspicion of committing crimes against humanity&#34;?<br/>#bbcbias 2024-12-01T20:44:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8z9fx09czl7xrgaj69d0fy8uz4jvf9mzcupemvz2h9fd0v2t8mcgzyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjlvadtn Labour’s carbon-capture scheme will be Starmer’s white elephant: a terrible mistake costing billions<br/><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/11/labour-carbon-capture-climate-breakdown?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other">https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/oct/11/labour-carbon-capture-climate-breakdown?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</a><br/> <img src="https://a.mindlycdn.com/media_attachments/files/113/287/559/310/492/671/original/70ae6cb13570c79a.jpg"> <br/> 2024-10-11T07:16:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspxxg8kwhcvsl0sm0kkhqgncz2gr8mvmgthjq38ffj2qxv6w5rvdszyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjvmx5ge News &amp; comment from Roy Lilley:<br/>Starmer became labour leader four years ago last April. He’s had four years to commission a Darzi report and four years to get ready for office. <br/>Four years to hit the ground running with a plan. Instead, he’s hit the ground. Now he&#39;s deep in a crater of his own making.<br/>He was elected on a tide of hope and optimism, talk of black-holes and cutting yer granny&#39;s winter allowance means we might as well have stuck with the other lot... 2024-09-16T07:14:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyp0yz7aljptveq489ale9nfsf7q56arndsupumuwuagdjqglk3zszyr2h5k52am4tjtyuysnyj8thx3nfehllt44jd2j8d8gqrpfqrq5hjm0pznz Ian Tresman:<br/>Clement Atlee’s government created the NHS &amp; welfare state, nationalised the railways, &amp; started building 4.5 m homes (80% were affordable housing), despite Britain being effectively broke after the war.<br/>If they could do it in then, a more prosperous Britain could do it now, ending the need for foodbanks, ensuring people had affordable housing, shorter waiting lists ,free dental health, and so on. The government chooses not to, not because it can’t, but because it wants austerity. 2024-08-20T10:19:20Z