Bukowski

Grumpy old Socialist || Humanist || Anti-theist || Anti-Monarchy || Currently enduring occasional bouts of sobriety. No DM's. #FBR

[🇬🇧King 🇬🇧 @King0243_PJC]

I completely agree! Go and argue with your keyboard.

#AbolishTheMonarchy

[Bukowski @mr_bukowski]

@SuzieWo20886208 Undoubtedly a strong contender...

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@Amelia558rs She looks like Mabel to me...

[Gabriele Corno @Gabriele_Corno]

The tiger is saved by the elephant during the flood

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@Matt_Pinner Lucky

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@_XDogs Hello Old Dog

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@forallcurious @tjsavino Religion

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@its_The_Dr 💯

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@EuropeanPowell Very, very unsettling.

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@SydesJokes @chrism_turner49 @Tailothebank @Speed_Peete @HunternGeorge @JohnPotts2 @Wolf_Thiel @AndyDsn @Daveb3007 @njdivito @thenightbreak @AlanOak4 @HistoryRich @BrightBoy @Alexilkbir @LondonThemis @adekela19 @CarolLyle4 @JayneTeall @karenbway_karen Cheers Colin!

[Bukowski @mr_bukowski]

@philip_tudor @Wulf_Helm Mae fy hofrenfad yn llawn llysywen.

[EuropeanPowell @EuropeanPowell]

Reminder - Palantir now has huge contracts with the NHS, the British Police Force, and the Ministry of Defence

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@_XDogs 💔

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@SydesJokes @AhJuMah @oldsop @Linda_as_was @SteveDeacon63 @PaasiP @Tero_Huotari @mattsandbags58 @Margin4Error @Lizzissima @52_macius @welshgoldigger @Mixyezpitlek @UKRegulator Cheers Colin🍻

[EuropeanPowell @EuropeanPowell]

Lots of wholly justified reporting on the impacts of Sir Keir Starmer's punishing austerity policies, but I'm going to show you some figures that reveal just how much corporate welfare is set to benefit those at the top.
Everything is sourced from the UK Govt's website
Freeports: £8.5 billion in tax reliefs over 25 years, with £300 million annually for the next two decades.
SEZs: A staggering £27.25 billion, including £15.36 billion for Investment Zones alone.
The UK government has already shelled out £10.14 billion in tax breaks for Freeports and SEZs since 2012. That breaks down as:
Freeports: £1.5 billion in tax reliefs, including exemptions on business rates and employer NICs, over just three years (2022-2024).
SEZs: An estimated £8.64 billion in tax breaks, including enhanced capital allowances and business rates relief, over 12 years.
Looking ahead, the government is on track to hand over £35.75 billion in total tax breaks by 2048:
What do we get for this eye-watering sum?
As of 2024, Freeports and SEZs have created just 22,067 genuinely new jobs—that’s after accounting for the fact that 66% of Freeport jobs and 80% of SEZ jobs are simply displaced from other areas, not new at all. That works out to a jaw-dropping £896,246 per job so far, rising to £936,693 per job if the 25-year targets are met. For context, the median UK salary is £34,963. That £896,246 could pay one worker’s salary for 25 years, or support 25 workers for a year. Instead, it’s being funnelled into corporate profits.

[Bukowski @mr_bukowski]

@SydesJokes 😄Ditto 💯

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@SydesJokes @greenjacket @dawstn @DrRebeccaGower @Meidas_David @JanejOL @HerschKrstowski @mikenarrowgauge @divadarlings1 @TimWil @Mk36destructor Hey Colin!🍻

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@SydesJokes @DavidGubbins1 @McKennaSusie @jenreeve190 @CazzyRNF @ianbythesea @Joe7tinysteps @PMHartshorn @AnnAubert3 @theclaudbarr1 @WendyNowak 👍🏻👍🏻thanks Colin.

[Republic @RepublicStaff]

The royals cost us over £500m per year, but you won't see the government cutting that budget. Wonder why? #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy