Mastodawn

As part of 'Making Tax Digital' the UK will soon force people to use proprietary software to file certain types of tax return. If you disagree, think people should have control over their data, that HMRC alone should be in charge of HMRC's job, that you shouldn't have to pay random companies just to pay your own taxes, I suggest you sign this UK e-petition:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/769610

#UK #UKPol #software

Petition: Create a government-owned, free software for Making Tax Digital (MTD)

With the roll-out of Making Tax Digital going ahead, HMRC must provide an in-house, government-developed, fully-functional software that allows easy and confident compliance with MTD. Self-employed people should not be obliged to hand data to private companies.

Petitions - UK Parliament and UK Government

Poundex Apr 24

@[email protected] has moved Apr 24

Both Meta & Microsoft have said they're shedding staff explicitly to free up cash flow to invest in AI;

on one level this is unemployment linked to technology, but its a bit different from *actual* technological unemployment - the latter sees people losing jobs due to the deployment of technology to do their jobs. Microsoft & Meta on the other hand are sacking people to take a (bigger) punt on a business strategy that is yet to prove its transformation of productivity.

#AI #workers
h/t FT

Hey, I've started making and selling badges for some reason! There's now a small selection for sale on my website of anti-racist/fascist/reform badges, Fuck AI badges, ban big tech badges, and a few pride flag badges, too. More on the way soon!

https://deliciouscreative.com/badges

#badges #FuckAI #LGBT #Trans #BigTech

DC Badges

Handmade badges from Wales. Anti-racist badges, anti fascist badges, anti Reform Party badges, tech related badges, and LGBT+ supportive badges.

Delicious Creative

Poundex Mar 16

Silversnapples Mar 15

417 of 568 pages of the NHS Palantir contract were blanked out when The Good Law Project tried to examine them. 417.
And then the lawyers got involved.

The Good Law Project is funded solely by donation.
A great *mothers* day gift in my mind. What better way to say you care than help fund the fight to deny them free at the point of need, publically funded health care.
https://goodlawproject.org/donate/

Poundex Mar 13

Nikkileah 🎮🚄🏳️‍⚧️🇬🇧Mar 13

@wood5y don't do it! The Greens don't need the taint that comes with Labour baggage!

Poundex Mar 5

Weltzeitgeist Mar 4

We, as a society, have to bully all people who wear those glasses. They have to be excluded form all social gatherings and we have to make fun of them everywhere they go.

But why THE FUCK are Meta workers watch the material? Ah, it's Meta. Of course, they're watching.

Poundex Feb 21

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/21/decline-in-remote-jobs-risks-shutting-disabled-people-out-of-work-study-finds

It doesn't help that the Equality Act is not enforced at all, and employers openly refuse to make any and all reasonable adjustments with zero consequences, preventing people with #disability from finding and staying in work

#UKPol

Decline in remote jobs risks shutting disabled people out of work, study finds

Research project warns fall in homeworking roles could undermine efforts to reduce unemployment

The Guardian

Poundex Feb 20

Merry Christmas Feb 20

Poundex Feb 17

jnkrtech Feb 17

This is something that probably sounds obvious to some folks and unhinged to others, but I think it’s worth saying anyway: “workers who don’t adopt AI will get left behind” is right-wing propaganda. It’s more than just a surface-level advertising message. It makes the unstated assumption that workers are all in a state of conflict, racing against one another in competition for acceptable employment. This is the literal opposite of class consciousness! All workers should be aiming for a world where we don’t have to fight each other to earn a chance at a decent life.