A glimpse of UK democracy
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 empowers the state to 24/7 snoop on bank accounts of benefit recipients.
The poor, old, sick have no financial privacy.
The same does not apply to enablers of tax abuse schemes.
We are all equal, aren't we?
Actual common sense? From a UK government?
Don't mind if I do!
A screenshot of Thames Waters live sewage dumping map showing an ongoing dump for the last 9 days.
Dumping sewage right now and for the last 9 days...
🌊Fantastic to see another council call for Thames Water to be brought back into public hands!
The public should decide what happens to our water, not shareholders!
Swindon Borough Council is now one of a dozen councils standing up for what 82% of the public want.
Absolutely insupportable. Labour have a massive majority. It’s a hugely popular issue. To fail to act would be a dereliction of historic proportions, and utterly inexplicable.
Sounds like Putin when Russia invaded Ukraine.
Every single one. Especially on a Friday night.
Not quite sure what it will take for MAGA to see Putin as an enemy.
Ofwat £22m fine proposal for South East Water for repeated supply failures.
"Proposal" = companies with criminal convictions negotiate, may never pay.
Thames Water to pay 2024 fines by 2030 or never.
2024 fines on Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water quietly waived.
Execs never fined or prosecuted.
FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?
Sun headline about £500k compensation for migrants, discussing human rights, and public outcry over payouts.
Did you see this headline?
Did you feel the requisite anger and rage at asylum seekers that The Sun was asking of you?
Did you maybe blame Starmer because.... um... it was probably his fault🤷♀️
Would you like to know the reality behind the headline?
Course you would!😜
Let's take a look
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Private Eye cover with photos of Trump in his “war room” suggesting the Iranian offensive was to distract from the Epstein files
Ah, Private Eye Day…
What's changed? Nothing at all.
Live sewage discharge map...
Dirty Business on C4 was absolutely brilliant and fucking terrifying. It’s imperative we re-nationalise our water companies otherwise the greedy bastards will kill us all.
Bloody hell
I can't imagine anyone in the UK actually cares what that moron thinks or says.
🚨Exciting news! Peter Hammond & Ash Smith, founders of Windrush Wasp & the inspiration for Channel 4's 'Dirty Business', will be at our protest in High Wycombe this Wednesday.
If you agree Thames Water can't be allowed to pollute illegally for the next 14 years, join us: vist.ly/4tdnf
Corruption in England's water industry and its regulation
2,778 serious pollution incidents reported in 2024.
Officials downgraded 2,735 (98%) to minor incidents.
Only 496 attended before downgrading; the rest were deemed minor.
Regulators collude with industry, inflicting harms to people.
France’s Engie to buy UK Power Networks for £10.5bn.
Much of UK infrastructure is foreign owned - water, energy, ports, airports, mail, vets, hospitals, care homes, mines, shipbuilding.
Rip-off practices follow. Govts have fewer economic levers.
City prefers speculation to investment.
Labour need to be better. @willstonemp.bsky.social @heidialexander.bsky.social
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
The Manitou.
To be fair, probably shouldn't have been watching it at the tender age of 11...
Finally a thread to which I can add something! Found this guy somewhere in the Lake District but can't recall exactly where 🤔
This is a Trojan horse, right? Full of US special forces?...
I reckon you can count 'em, cook 'em, serve them up with a pint of the black stuff, put your feet up and enjoy the show.
I, on the other hand, will mostly be swearing and crying.
##ENGvIRE
😂 This actually made me laugh out loud!
To good effect!
Ahh...here he comes!
Wait....I think I have the answer. England have clearly backed themselves to score zero.
