Paul Smith

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

The call for public ownership of the water industry is growing louder everyday.

Why are govt refusing a referendum, why are govt refusing to allow the public to decide?

https://t.co/RIWSwgPl7u

[We Own It @We_OwnIt]

90% of countries in the world can own their water but not us. People in England want their water back. But the government is protecting private water profiteers.

It’s time to give the public a say. @Feargal_Sharkey wants you stand up and be counted. Sign the petition: https://t.co/NdwoKq7k3o

[Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 @reformexposed]

Reform UK’s #Makerfield candidate Rob Kenyon is being paid £14,822 per year now he’s a Wigan Councillor.

He’s not even turned up to sign in, not attended a council meeting and hasn’t even bothered to post a single thing advocating for his ward.

Voted for Rob Kenyon as councillor? He conned you.

[Trades Union Congress @The_TUC]

You voted against scrapping zero hour contracts.

You voted against banning fire and rehire.

You voted against day one sick pay for workers.

You said the minimum wage was too high for young people.

Reform politicians openly say they don't like trade unions.

You will always put the interests of your offshore crypto billionaire donors ahead of workers.

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Well said sir, tip of the hat. 👏👏👏

[Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis]

Today I raised an urgent question in parliament about the systemic failures in the water sector.

The constants disasters of privatised water are not the symptoms of market failure. This is the market working as designed: profits out, sewage in, cost of living up, security of supply, decimated. You can no more regulate privatised water companies than you can the tide.

So I asked the Minister for Water: how many more failures, how many more inquiries, how many more deaths - before the Government accepts these problems are systemic – and gives the public the option of taking their water back?

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

FOR MILLIONS OF PEOPLE NHS DENTISTRY HAS SIMPLY CEASED TO EXIST

On Monday 15 June a debate will take place in the House of Commons on the shocking state of NHS Dentistry.

Nearly 14 million adults are now unable to access NHS dentistry in England - FOURTEEN MILLION! Just think about that.

People in agony are pulling out their own teeth - this isn’t just Victorian, IT’S MEDIEVAL.

We cannot allow this shocking and shameful situation to continue.

CONTACT YOUR MP NOW using this handy link provided by @TheBDA and ask them to attend this important debate. Tell them to demand that ministers provide a plan to save NHS dentistry and offer the resources to back it up!

THIS IS NOW MAKE OR BREAK FOR NHS DENTISTRY - if urgent action is not taken by the government NHS Dentistry risks becoming little more than an emergency service.

[GET A GRIP @docrussjackson]

Do you want Starmer to embarrass JD Vance on the world stage?

JD Vance doesn't want Americans to know this 🤫:

Compared to Americans, British people are less likely, per capita, to be:

killed
killed by a gun
killed by a knife
killed in a road accident
killed by a drug overdose
killed by their own police
killed by a far-right extremist
someone who dies by suicide
someone who dies prematurely
someone incarcerated in prison
someone who is morbidly obese
someone who dies from excess mortality
someone financially devastated by medical costs*
someone subject to weaker equality before the law*
someone living in a significantly flawed democracy*
someone who spends higher % of income on childcare

*Equality before the law:

The UK ranks significantly higher on the World Justice Project Rule of Law Index 2025 (14th globally) vs. the US (27th).

*Democracy:

The UK remains a solid full democracy (ranked in the top 20), while the US has fallen to 34th and is classified as a flawed democracy, with notable drops in civil liberties, government functioning, and checks on executive power.

*Medical costs:

The US is the only high-income country without universal coverage. It has high out-of-pocket costs and surprise billing, spends nearly twice as much per capita on healthcare as the UK, but ranks worse on life expectancy, preventable deaths, maternal mortality, infant mortality, amenable mortality, and overall health system performance.

But apart from that... 😂

[Stuzi 🐝🐝 @stuzi_pants]

‘Respecting the families wishes which is what we’ve done’

Zia Yusuf has literally arrived at the stage where you may as well call him Fox News Yusuf he’s so detached from the truth

Or he thinks that Reform voters are literally mince thick

#bbclaurak

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

Nigel Farage and Reform have said they will repeal the Equality Act - a key piece of legislation that prevents against discrimination in Britain.

It protects citizens from discrimination based on a whole range of characteristics including age, race, and religion - it applies to the workplace, education and public services. Repealing the Equalities Act would effectively legalise discrimination against a worker if they are a woman, disabled, black, pregnant or gay

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

Unite the union gets it, how come govt doesn't?

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Curse of private equity

Horrific, unregulated, and very profitable. Companies making cash from England’s children in care.

Average charge to the state by a private provider for a child in “care” is £384,020 a year, some charge £1m+.

End privatisation.
https://t.co/wlaazpeDlp

[BladeoftheSun @BladeoftheS]

Then they call you lazy and tell you to eat less.

[Just Dave now @justdavenow89]

Almost like Farage and Boris Johnson lied to us....

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

Sainsbury's boss eyes bumper £7.3m payday as shoppers reel from higher food prices.

Up from £5.4m last year – 200 times average employee pay.

Govts preach pay restraint to workers, silence on exec pay, shareholder returns.

Let workers vote on exec pay.
https://t.co/S0tClkOEur

[Reform Party UK Exposed 🇬🇧 @reformexposed]

Reform UK’s new Coventry Councillor Amor Albert owns Goodnews Placements and Goodnews Mortgages.

The former specialises in recruiting immigrants to healthcare, the latter in finding them mortgages and loans.

Not at all contradictory to Reform UK’s narrative.

[Farrukh @implausibleblog]

After criticising Reform UK for ignoring the wishes of Henry Nowak's family and politicising the death of Henry Nowak

#BBCLauraK gives Muhammad Ziauddin Yusuf a solid 8 minutes to argue against Henry Nowak's family's wishes

Then a further 2.5 minutes to criticise the police and the Sikh tradition of carrying ceremonial knives, stoking even further division in society

[arf @arf84648947]

Robin Williams once said, "Politicians should wear sponsor jackets like NASCAR drivers, then we know who owns them."

[dave lawrence 🐟🐟🐠 @dave43law]

Never forget

[Prem Sikka @premnsikka]

After 2021 scandal Lex Greensill banned from UK company directorships for 9 yrs.

Left £1.6bn debt.

Greensill can control offshore companies, trade with UK.

Former PM David Cameron was adviser, secretly lobbied to get public money for Greensill.
https://t.co/3foESLIBQT