It’s straight from the Trump playbook: #Labour is tearing up the machinery of government
This might sound astonishing, but the #UK government’s core programme now appears to be the same as Donald #Trump’s: dismantling the administrative state.
There’s less theatre, but the results could prove harder to contest. Absurd? Consider the evidence.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/11/donald-trump-labour-government
#LabourLies #corruption #AuthoritarianCapitalism #DemocracyNOW
Block US Big Tech influence from the Data Bill | Open Rights Group
#Labour's #Data Use and Access Bill will take away controls we have over our data and hand more power to government bodies and corporations. We’ll be vulnerable to our data being used against us and less able to do anything about it.
https://action.openrightsgroup.org/block-us-big-tech-influence-data-bill
#Orwellian #LabourLies #privacy #BigData #security #spying #HumanRights #AuthoritarianCapitalism #Authoritarian
Staggering energy bill hike sparks calls for overhaul of market
#NotLabourAsWeKnowIt (Jim)
#Electricity #bills rose by staggering 101% between 2010 & 2024, figures from House of Commons library show
But the rate of inflation over the period was just under 48%
Dave Doogan, the SNP’s #energy spokesperson, pointed out that #Labour had given a “cast-iron guarantee” during the election that they would cut bills by £300.
https://www.thenational.scot/news/24916749.staggering-energy-bill-hike-sparks-calls-overhaul-market/
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