How 14 years of #ToryRule have changed #Britain – in charts

Charts show what has happened in five key areas, from the #NHSEngland to #FoodBanks, since the #Conservatives came to power in 2010
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/04/how-14-years-of-tory-rule-have-changed-britain-in-charts
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How 14 years of Tory rule have changed Britain – in charts

Charts show what has happened in five key areas, from the NHS to food banks, since the Conservatives came to power in 2010

The Guardian
Ben Jennings on the end of 14 years of dysfunctional Tory rule – cartoon

Britain goes to the polls on Thursday and the outlook is bleak for the Conservatives

The Guardian

Anas Sarwar on why Labour isn't scrapping the two child benefit cap - "We're the Labour party and we believe the best way out of poverty is work."

Some self-own from Labour. Most poor are working poor. Surely they know that?

#Labour #SirKidStarver #RedTories #ToryRule #GeneralElectionUK #ge2024 #ScottishIndependence #VoteSNP #VotePlaid #VoteGreen

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Anas Sarwar on why Labour isn't scrapping the two child benefit cap - "We're the Labour party and we believe the best way out of poverty is work." This is a major gaff from Sarwar. This could have come straight out of a Conservative manifesto.

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Shameful that Lindsay Hoyle, the speaker, didn't allow the victim in the latest Tory race-row to speak. Worth noting that he was elected as a Labour member.

#ToryRule #racism #FrankHester #DianeAboot #BLM #Westminster

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68562408

Diane Abbott hits out at racism in politics after donor row

Diane Abbott speaks as a row continues over Tory donor Frank Hester's alleged racist comments about her.

BBC News
What’s the point of Starmer’s Labour if it won’t stand up for poor, sick or disabled people?

The party should be a beacon of hope for people on benefits. Instead, with a 30-point poll lead, it’s parroting Tory soundbites, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian
UK is officially the world’s second-most miserable country; these were the happiest and unhappiest countri

The Global Mind Project's Mental State of the World report reveals a decline in mental health since 2020 based on surveys from over 400,000 people in 71 countries. Disparities in Mental Health Quotient (MHQ) scores exist among countries, with the Dominican Republic, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania ranking highest.

Economic Times

Banner at Miners' Strike commemoration, Hatfield, Yorkshire.

Pic from Graham Penn

#MinersStrike #SocialistSunday #ToryRule #Fife #socialism #Industry

40 years since the Miners' Strike and Thatcher's Conservative government waged war on whole communities. The effects are still with us today.

#MinersStrike #Thatcher #ToryRule #poverty

The circus in the Westminster govt continues. A constant conveyer belt of crooks and charlatans.

Braverman out but the man behind #Piggate is set to return. Says something if David Cameron is the 'man for stability'.

#TorySleaze #SuellaBraverman #Westminster #ToryRule

Brexit Britain in its glorious sun-kissed altitude...

#Brexit #ToryRule #ukpolitics