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I’m abandoning @uklabour & becoming active against @Keir_Starmer #keirstarmer the #redtory #torybutinred that they are.
#uklabour decided cities,urban, progressives had nowhere to go... mistaken they ARE.
I am supporting @TheGreenParty #greens now.
#london #remain #RejoinEU
So 11pm & #Brexit is done
Today’s a sad day for so many of us - but tomorrow we’ll pick up struggle again for future based on closer ties with countries which share our values & for greater cooperation to tackle climate crisis
We’re #StillEuropean & will fight for better future
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Big Tech CEOs, Wall Street executives, and giant corporations should prepare to answer tough questions from the new Democratic majority in Congress and face meaningful consequences if they’ve broken the law.
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The Israel lobby once seemed impossible to defeat.
Abdul El-Sayed just crushed them.
They're right to be panicking.
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When we return next week, we’ll get 218 signatures for Epstein Files Transparency Act II, which guarantees a vote.
Survivors will be able to get their own records, State Attorneys General can prosecute crimes, and we can take the DOJ to court for keeping critical files hidden.⚖️
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The government could go so much further by pulling on the biggest growth lever possible and joining the single market as part of a broader Growth and Defence Partnership.
Fixing our broken relationship with Europe is one of the most powerful ways to jump-start our economy and that’s why ministers must drop their self-imposed red lines immediately.
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Private equity is buying up insourcing companies used by the NHS. They are trying to extract profit, not help the healthcare crisis.
Waiting lists shouldn't be a business opportunity for corporate investors.
Send our letter to demand action from your MP: everydoctor.eaction.org.uk/s…
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A consultation has been launched for the public to share their views on the proposed plaque. 👉 buff.ly/opUqnde #GCNnews
ALT Plaque of Mark Ashton being revealed at commemorative garden in France. It has a blue and purple gradient with the GCN logo and the article's title that reads: "Proposed plaque in Antrim remembers trailblazing LGBTQ+ activist Mark Ashton". At the bottom of the image, a message says: "Read more on www.gcn.ie at the link in bio".
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If the public understood how the lack of gas storage directly exposes the UK to international energy shocks, it would fuel widespread frustration and debate. The idea that a single strategic vulnerability leaves the nation at the mercy of global markets is undoubtedly a scandal.
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NEW: Zack Polanski has hit out at Labour over the 'alarming' level of access given to the oil and gas industry revealed in an investigation by the Sunday National 👇
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Britain’s mobile phone network is really unfit for purpose. Particularly when doing what a MOBILE network is supposed to do — moving!
I’m on @EE which is supposed to have the best coverage in U.K. - it’s awful!
This isn’t an inherent problem with 5G. Other countries have deployed the same technology far more successfully. Opensignal ranks Britain LAST among 29 European markets for mobile network performance. Denmark achieves 226 Mbps average download speeds against Britain’s 84 Mbps.
So what went wrong?
5G typically uses higher frequencies than legacy networks, with shorter effective range and poorer penetration into buildings and vehicles. Reliable coverage therefore requires sufficient mast density, capacity and overlapping cells to maintain connectivity during handovers.
Britain hasn’t invested adequately in that infrastructure. Much of our 5G still depends on 4G architecture, while the closure of 3G has removed a legacy fallback. Add network congestion, patchy rural coverage and unreliable handovers, and the result is familiar: phones displaying 5G but unable to transfer data, connections disappearing on motorways and trains, and calls dropping mid-conversation.
And where is @Ofcom?
It proudly reports 99%+ outdoor 4G premises coverage. But that figure is based on predicted signal strength, NOT independently verified, continuous connectivity. Indeed, Ofcom’s own figures show that only 84% of UK landmass has predicted good 4G coverage from all operators.
A signal at a stationary address is not the same as a usable connection travelling at 70 mph.
Ofcom has overseen the transition to 5G and the retirement of 3G without ensuring that network resilience, capacity and reliable handovers meet the needs of mobile users.
Why aren’t operators required to demonstrate real-world connectivity along roads and railways, with published measurements of dropped calls, failed handovers and data interruptions?
We have confused the availability of a technology with the delivery of a service.
A mobile network that cannot reliably maintain a connection while mobile is fundamentally failing its purpose.
Ofcom should be held accountable.
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While gas prices are up 39% since Trump started his illegal Iran War, Exxon’s profits are up 130%, Chevron’s are up 185% and Shell’s profits nearly doubled.
Working families struggle while Big Oil rips them off.
Trump’s response: “I don’t give a damn.”
Beyond unacceptable.
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I don't want to see politicians milking their expenses for 6 bedroomed farms, gifted with donations, eating subsidised food and alcohol in their work place, or using tax payer money to pay their water and energy bills, when tax payers are struggling. I don't want to see genocide.
'I don't want to see anyone in their 20s on benefits'
Andy Burnham insists he does want to cut the welfare bill, in an interview with @DanielHewittITV
Watch our ITV Tonight Special, 'Burnham: Inside The First 100 Days' at 1915 on Tuesday 3rd November, ITV 1, ITVX and STV
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Adrian Ramsay put forward his case for the future of the Green Party a year ago, and lost - by a landslide 84%.
@AdrianRamsay warns Greens at a 'crossroads', says there is a risk under @ZackPolanski party 'digs in' with 'small groups of people on the hard left' going round trying to influence how parties are run -
He is not calling for Polanski to go, but clearly calling on him to act after controversial conference motion -
Really worth listening to Ramsay, who has been in the party since 1998, make his arguments -
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0pjpx…
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Britain's richest 50 families have more money the poorest 36,000,000.
No one should accept this.
"Painful" years ahead, think tanks warn, as living standards set to fall
bbc.in/4k5Vgsz
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“Living standards are falling for us.” Yet UK banks just posted £29bn in half-year profits. Lloyds’ profits jumped 99% to £2.3bn as mortgage rates hit 6%, while Shell doubled its profits to £8bn. This isn’t just an economic crisis; it’s a wealth transfer.
"Painful" years ahead, think tanks warn, as living standards set to fall
bbc.in/4k5Vgsz