"In the UK, #Labour, like the Democrats, has long assured itself that it doesn’t matter how wide economic disparities are, as long as the poorest are raised up. Now it has abandoned even that caveat: we can cut benefits, so long as GDP grows. But it does matter. It matters very much."
"Austerity increases support for the radical right in economically vulnerable regions."
#UKPol #FarRight #Fascism #ReformUK
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/apr/13/trump-populists-human-nature-economic-growth
CW: govt transphobia
Streeting is restricting healthcare on the NHS for trans folk
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIRY-jxsSjF/?igsh=azFlN2pqNXpwc3p1
There once were some MPs from Labour
Pushing for Palestine to be a state empowered
They pressured the foreign office
To recognize their promise
For peace and justice to be showered
Brits want closer trading relationship with EU. Even Reform voters do.
We still do more trade with EU than US, so this is absolutely where #Starmer’s priorities should be.
A trade deal with #Trump the fascist would make our online lives even more at the whim of the #Broliarchy and our #NHS a sitting duck for private healthcare and insurance.
But do #Labour care?
"While the world focuses on tariffs, a new culture war is forming, this time around AI"
https://labourlist.org/2025/04/ai-culture-war-labour-government-technology/
Whatever else you feel about #Labour 's move to take control of #BritishSteel , one key point stands out.
During the #Tories 14 years in power, steel output fell by 42%. Despite multiple Tory interventions and gov assistance, it was a failing business model.
Time to #NationaliseBritishSteel
“It’s a complete shitshow and isn’t something a #Labour government should be doing. People are incredibly scared and nervous and that’s rightly pouring on to us.”
'I didn't know I was pregnant until I gave birth'
Bryony had no pregnancy symptoms when she went into #labour at the beauty salon she worked at.