Mole Valley Politics

This is the Twitter account of a socialist living in Mole Valley. Follow for up-to-date news and information about national and local issues.

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

Nearly 60 percent of retired senior British military officers now working in the defence industry are quoted in the media as expert commentators without any disclosure of their commercial ties, new research finds. https://t.co/Ye28cPk0JX

[Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn]

"My personal pride and joy." That's how Peter Mandelson described the Palantir deal he brokered.

The whole thing stinks. Kick Palantir out of our NHS, now.

[audrey White @RedRosa91940184]

If this doesn’t ring alarm bells you are not focusing. I find it terrifying. Labour Together took over the selection of candidates just as here in Liverpool candidates for council were taken over by the worst elements you could come across. Despite numerous formal complaints we were run over roughshod by aggressive elements while left candidates were suspended expelled or discredited. Pure gangsterism and the destruction of what little democracy we had.

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters.

Concerns about negative environmental effects, public health, increasing utility prices, proximity to homes.

Data centres don't generate many jobs.

Will Britons follow suit?
https://t.co/oMV7dZfVhk

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

South West Water fined £1.853m for supplying contaminated drinking water.

SWW is a serial offender, loses 107m litres of water daily to leaky pipes, dumped sewage in rivers for 407,006 hours.

Still trades. No exec fined, charged. People fleeced.
https://t.co/xN3dxKeYnr

[David__Osland @David__Osland]

Many MPs tell us that the current state pension age is 'unsustainable'. Which is odd, really, given that they can claim parliamentary pensions as soon as they turn 55.

[Sophia Edwards 💙 @sophia_edw28123]

Rather than breaking the cycle of conflict, James Murray seems content to continue it, risking further disruption for patients and staff.

Focusing only on recent pay rises overlooks long-term concerns about pay erosion, retention and career progression.
https://t.co/FAx0RiZ5hC

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

With two other organisations, I’ve been cancelled by one, and the other dropped the arrangement - judging a children’s poetry competition. Both because of pressure from ‘unapologetic Zionists’.

[Dr Steve Taylor @DrSteveTaylor]

Top health official held shares in key children’s home operator

Ex-Operose CEO

The same Operose that operated General Practice on the cheap unsafely

Now in charge at DHSC

https://t.co/7lp1XtcHkG via @ft

[Claudia Webbe @ClaudiaWebbe]

The UN Secretary-General just put Israel on the pariah list for rape and sexual violence in conflict. The first time in UN history.

Gang rape. Shooting at genitals. Standard operating procedure, says the UN’s own investigators.

The world cannot say it did not know

[Declassified UK @declassifiedUK]

Lisa Nandy has accepted funding from the Israel lobby, refused to condemn Israel's violations of international law, and proudly calls herself a Zionist.

What on earth was she doing as chair of Labour Friends of Palestine?
https://t.co/PS6WllYbwn

[Richard Burgon MP @RichardBurgon]

PFI in our NHS was a costly disaster. It funnelled billions away from patient care and into the pockets of private firms.

I've written to the new Health Secretary urging him to ditch Wes Streeting's plan to use private finance schemes to build new neighbourhood health centres.

[Andrew Feinstein @andrewfeinstein]

I just signed this petition to defend the defenders like Francesca Albanese. Please consider doing so too: https://t.co/bJbu4aPela

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Perpetrators of the Post Office scandal may not be charged until 2033.

Police lack resources, need another £16.5m.

Scandal goes back to the 1990s. Hundreds of postmasters knowingly falsely convicted.

No one charged for lying in courts.
Will they ever?
https://t.co/iygZnHdDJe

[Diane Abbott @HackneyAbbott]

Blair has no coherent plan for the country. His policy framework is support every US war, cut welfare and pensions, deregulate and privatise, continue anti-migrant policies.
A hopeless, failed project.

Labour has no coherent plan for country, says Blair
https://t.co/eHMuyhUvgj

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Tony Blair thinks he is still UK PM.

Tells Starmer/Labour to go deeper into neoliberalism, move closer to Trump.

Opposes the last increase in minimum wage, workers rights, net-zero.

Demands more deregulation, hike in VAT, cuts in govt spending.
https://t.co/AIY23h1q9P

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Average UK household energy bill expected to rise by £209, 13%, to £1,850.

Boon for foreign owners of companies.

UK govt can
Nationalise
End profiteering
Decouple gas produced electricity from the rest
Transfer levies to general taxation.

Watch what the Minister said
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[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

UK chancellor tells ministers to ‘buy British’ in four key industries - shipbuilding, steel-making, energy and AI.

All are foreign owned, profits exported.

Manufacturing neglected: was 30% of GDP in 1970, now 9%+.

Need a fundamental economic reset.
https://t.co/U8J1gZ14K9

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Energy company profiteering is inflicting pain to all

Since 2020, they have made £125.7bn profit from UK operations, equivalent to £4,400 per household.

This is fuelling UK inflation, poverty and business costs.

What will the Govt do?

Watch the Minister's reply.

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Social care providers in England MAY face ‘excessive’ profits cap.

84% of adult care controlled by private sector, including private equity.

23% -36% profit margin

End privatisation. Better to let only councils and not-for-profits provide social care.
https://t.co/0X2ix2B82e