Keith Jebb
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Luton (Florence on the Lea)
Joined March 2015
Important scientific research at which UK excels sacrificed on the altar of the vain search for growth https://t.co/YSqAy5ebbl these myopic cuts will cost jobs and growth and of course damage two vital sciences
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💚💚💚 Record numbers of eggs of the rare brown hairstreak butterfly have been found in south-west Wales after landowners stopped flailing hedges every year. The butterfly lays its eggs on blackthorn every summer. But when land managers and farmers mechanically cut hedges every
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A Minneapolis plane-spotting enthusiast turned activist tracks ICE deportation flights. He says deportees are shackled at wrists and ankles, hobbling onto planes. He’s seen terrified grandparents, restaurant workers, even someone still in an Amazon uniform.
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Disabled people are being used as political punchbags because it’s easy and profitable. Because outrage sells, scapegoats are useful, and hate is cheaper than fixing the system.
Should the government act now to slash benefits? There are concerns in the papers today that there could be no major overhaul to the welfare system for at least a year. That's despite costs potentially soaring to £368 billion by the next decade. What do you think?
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How long before Trump uses this to take credit for ‘uniting the American people’?
🚨TONIGHT’S PROTEST IN MINNEAPOLIS IS INSANE: CNN is STUNNED. “I've covered many protests… I've not seen a crowd like this before.” It’s 8 degrees. “It is freezing, but nothing, nothing is stopping these people.” This isn’t a rally. It’s a movement.
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Kate Middleton and her new nature video is greenwashing rubbish!
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Yet ANOTHER water bill increase It's an insult that we're being asking to pay more while our water system collapses around us This government has promised to tackle the cost of living crisis. They should begin by slashing water bills through public ownership of water. No
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Average bills to go up by 5.4% in April, with Ofwat approving record spending plans amid outrage over sewage spills
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BREAKING: Georgia Fort’s 17-year-old daughter and husband spoke out today at a press conference, calling for her immediate release after she was detained by federal agents this morning. “My mom is being arrested for documenting what happened at City Church. And this is wrong.
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This is Rafah in Gaza, right now. One of the oldest cities on Earth. Israel has annihilated everything. A city that stood for over 3,000 years — wiped off the map.
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Earlier this month Mandleson was platformed on the BBC to offer a mealy mouthed apology for the fact we have a system that does not protect women. He refused to acknowledge he participates in protecting a system that perpetuates harassment and abuse of women. He did all this
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BREAKING: Both the White House & RNCC have lashed out at the creators of this ad. It must have struck a nerve. Maybe they don't like being outed as fascists. You know what to do: SPREAD THIS EVERYWHERE!
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Curse of Private Equity. PE firms cashing in on Britain’s special needs crisis. Councils paying £90,000 - £104,614 a year for day-pupils with complex needs to Abu Dhabi controlled entities. Council spending £2.2bn a year. No curbs on profiteering. https://t.co/xYarlZMkDu
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The new book: More Art of the Deal: Peacemakers use war for profit.
Trump: We're actually making money off the Russia Ukraine war because NATO is buying our equipment. (2025) https://t.co/KnREfBr0Um
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This made my stomach drop. I’ve just read a report about how £24 billion in benefits goes unclaimed every year. Not because people don’t need it or don’t qualify, but because they’re sent to online calculators they can’t cope with. One woman was days away from losing
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Ah yes the mythical £104 billion "private sector investment" which doesn't exist. It's all coming out of your bank account and mine via increased bills water company shareholders aren't putting up a bloody penny.
@EmmaforWycombe The Peoples Commission wrote to you in dec to clarify that the £104bn private ‘investment’is coming from customer bills (@ofwat fact checked) but there has been no reply
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🚨ICE agents are threatening to assault and illegally arrest U.S. citizens in Portland, Maine. In the video, a man is legally observing ICE activity in his own neighborhood. Agents walk up to his car window and ask, “Are you following us?” The man replies, “Yeah.” An agent
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Tory Legacy. 14.2m Britons live in poverty, highest in 30 years. 6.8m in "very deep poverty". 34% of universal credit claimants are in work. No curbs on profiteering. Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. https://t.co/tvcjqMAIeu
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Very deep poverty is defined by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation as earning below 40% of the median household income. According to its latest report, 6.8 million people - almost half of all of those in...
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