WaltonTiger

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Everton, Castleford Tigers, Craft Beer and Xbox…
Oh yes, Family.
@ChrisMayLA6 United utilities latest £300m profit, but paid out £400m+ in dividends.
Just think about that, they gave all the profit from peoples bills vs costs, then borrowed another £100m to give to its shareholders…
Then will ask for your bills to be put up to pay for any maintenance.
Nationalise now.
Health secretary caught both lying and making up figures about striking NHS workers

Steve Barclay lied live on the BBC over NHS consultants' pensions - convenient timing, given they're striking again soon

Canary
@therightarticle
Probably thinking that the rivers will crust over…

Starmer breaks promise to repeal anti-worker laws – a week after making it, triggering union walk-out

Unite and GMB walk out of Labour’s National Policy Forum after ‘hostile’ manoeuvres by Starmer and faction against workers’ rights – despite last week telling Unite delegates he would repeal anti-union laws – leaving Graham out on limb after cosying up

https://skwawkbox.org/2023/07/22/starmer-breaks-promise-to-repeal-anti-worker-laws-a-week-after-making-it-triggering-union-walk-out/

Starmer breaks promise to repeal anti-worker laws – a week after making it, triggering union walk-out

Unite and GMB walk out of Labour’s National Policy Forum after ‘hostile’ manoeuvres by Starmer and faction against workers’ rights – despite last week telling Unite de…

SKWAWKBOX
Decidedly American feel to tonight’s brews so far…
Beers from tonight, a sour, a porter and an Impy.
#craftbeer
@therightarticle How painful is that for a statement, I have been heavily involved in Unions and Union learning and feel so far away from Starmer, but struggling to find another credible opposition to the Far right Tories.
Praying for hung Parliament and Labour being forced into PR.

Starmer’s Labour sticks to financial prudence message despite Unite’s donation warning

Warnings are no good. Labour is finished as a party for Trade Unionists and workers.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/labour-sharon-graham-unite-people-the-observer-b2376003.html

Labour sticks to financial prudence message despite Unite’s donation warning

Sir Keir Starmer has prioritised ‘financial responsibility’ over spending in a move which risks angering the unions and the left of his party.

The Independent
@therightarticle
Mates were voting for Rebecca Long-Bailey, I agreed with what he was going to do, too much faith, but once bitten and all that

Labour not taking left-wing voters for granted, says Rayner

Losing 200,000 members? Refusing to engage with young people? U turns on school meals, green policies, nationalisation, Brexit? No support on pay, strike action and abstentions on key policies?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/labour-angela-rayner-john-mcdonnell-mick-lynch-lbc-b2370642.html

Labour not taking left-wing voters for granted, says Angela Rayner

The deputy leader also branded right-wing Tories ‘idiots’ for wanting to curb a visa scheme that allows foreign workers to fill care vacancies.

The Independent