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Last year income inequality rose as incomes amongst poorer households fell.
- the expected bit of that: the removal of £20/wk UC uplift hit lower income households
- the unexpected bit: the ONS found wages growing amongst richer households but falling amongst poorer ones
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Very sad news. Tom Nairn, one of the UK's most gifted leftwing thinkers died yesterday, aged 90. Most of his books were published by Verso and his most coruscating essays by New Left Review. More on him will be be written by others including myself. In the meantime, read him.
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My constituency of Liverpool Walton is the most deprived in England.
It has not received a penny of the Levelling Up Fund.
Of the 80 successful bids in England, only half are in the 100 most deprived areas.
The Prime Minister's affluent constituency, however, received £19m.
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The World Economic Forum’s annual summit in Davos ends today. The event has come to symbolise global inequality.
Bringing together thousands of attendees, including investors, heads of state & CEOs, the summit is a key gathering of the rich & powerful.
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Just a reminder of my message when I went to Davos in 2018. “I'm in Davos to tell the elite they are held in contempt and to pay their taxes.”| Davos 2018 | The Guardian
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This government has presided over one of the largest and fastest ever increases in inequality in the history of the country, and the most Orwellian thing you have ever heard is that they call that "levelling up"
on #PoliticsLive
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Nurses from are on strike today fighting for fair pay, patient safety, and our NHS👊
We asked people if they supported the strikes and the answer was a resounding YES!
Solidarity . We're with you all the way. #EnoughIsEnough
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Thank you for all the concerned messages - I’m not really online at the moment so apologies for taking a while to respond
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For the avoidance of doubt, I’m fine, nothings happened to me (!) I’ve just been out of the country for the last 3 months and don’t expect to return until my book comes out in 2024.
I’m still writing (and if you want to commission me I’m still available) ✊🤙
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“Once again, the capitalist state needs to ride to the rescue of the capitalist class.
But how can the ruling class square this imperative with the need to keep workers in their place?”
Me for
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✊Defend the right to strike
🗣️📢Rally & Action planning meeting
🗓️ 24 Jan
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This week, world leaders and corporate royalty descend on Davos for their annual forum on 'solving global challenges' – but the biggest problem the world faces is them, writes .
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Far more British people are using Buy Now, Pay Later schemes because life is just becoming unaffordable
And it's going to get worse. We estimate over 40% won't be able to afford the basics by the end of 2024
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Contrary to tabloid narratives, we rely primarily on small-scale donations to stay afloat.
Please consider donating what you can and sharing it with friends and family so we can carry on throughout 2023. Thank you x
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👕✒️📛NEW MERCH, NEW MERCH get a load of that
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Every fifth home in England is now owned by someone who owns multiple homes, and a further one in ten are owned by other private owners such as companies (to rent).
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Over the same period, the proportion of adults who own multiple dwellings has doubled.
Around 7% of adults in the UK now own multiple homes – either to rent out, as a second or holiday home or for another reason.
The share owning ANY homes has fallen from 62% to 55%.
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New Census data shows the number of households renting privately doubled in twenty years, while the share who own the home they live in has plummeted.
This huge tenure shift has major implications for the distribution of housing wealth 🧵⬇️
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Shocking.
A report by a United Nations expert - ‘Tory ethos is deliberate, harsh and uncaring.’
‘The lives of the least well off are condemned to be nasty, brutish and short’.
Tories - taking the Great out of Britain a policy at a time.
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Multiple firefighters who saved lives at Grenfell diagnosed with terminal cancer
Absolutely devastating. No words at all.
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They passed their vote-rigging law…
So now the Tories are bringing in Voter ID
Here’s what you need to do to ensure you don’t lose your vote…
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Great to see the new issue of has arrived.
My piece, 'Tribune's Alternative to the Cold War', explores Tribune's opposition to the postwar division of Europe into hostile camps, & support for an independent, democratic, & socialist "Third Force" internationally.
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Distress warning…
This was Kenneth Shadbolt’s last phone call before he died waiting 5hrs for an ambulance
There was no strike that day
Just a chronically underfunded NHS and ambulance service.
Don’t let the liars tell you otherwise.
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The most satisfying phrase in the English language.
(When I say ‘another’, I of course mean ‘final’ but we’ll have to see if my editor agrees…)
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👀 New vid out today! ✨
Our mission in 2023: An economy that works for everyone 🚀
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This is the take I am breaking my months-long twitter silence for and I have no regrets.
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Bojack Horseman is the modern Don Quixote: a middle aged man seeking redemption through stories, and getting really mad at everyone around him when they don’t behave as they would in a fairytale/sitcom.
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Really loved this - the warmth & hope in the idea of 'restanza'
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As recently explored in her piece in , these grassroots alternatives point towards a future beyond the failing model of post-industrial capitalism, and offer a socialist idea of 'home'.
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Predictably Tory MPs dominated the #WestminsterAccounts.
But it's disturbing to see senior Labour MPs like take tens of thousands of pounds through shell companies.
Demand they return the money & commits to #BanDarkMoney 👉 mtm.is/darkmoney
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💥 Our new and improved website is live!! 💥
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🎥 Now you can see all of our videos from people including , , , , and in one place.
Check it out and tell us what you think!
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Today, one of my constituents is on trial in Lesvos, simply for trying to rescue refugees drowning at sea. These baseless charges must be dropped immediately.
Saving lives is not a crime. #DropTheCharges
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💪We've teamed up with &
Add your workplace to our collective letter to fight for the right to strike>>qrd.by/righttostrikew
✅ Sign up your workplace
✅ Share with your co-workers
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