A little tune I created, related.

The sports presenter said: “I know where I stand on this… What’s going on there [Gaza], the mass murder of thousands of children is probably something we should have a little opinion on.”

Gary Lineker deletes 'Zionism' post amid criticism: bbc.com

Fund Britain’s Waterways.

The Canal & River Trust (CRT), which manages over 2,000 miles of waterways, relies heavily on government grants to maintain this infrastructure. From 2027, CRT is set to lose 40% of its grant funding, threatening the maintenance and accessibility of canals and rivers.

Tax the rich, ffs!

A narrowboat is moored on a calm canal beside a modern building surrounded by lush greenery.

Starmer nails his true colours to the mast.

George Monbiot: “Across my long and largely futile career…”

The invasion destroyed their hopes that Russia might become a normal, non-violent country.

A normal, non-violent country like the USA, the UK, Israel, France, Germany…?

Podcast art of Next Year in Moscow by The Economist

The Economist’s Next Year in Moscow is an incredible podcast series. (So is Scam Inc).

“This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in PalestineUkraine.”

I smelled the spring
On the smoky wind

A narrowboat with a worn exterior is moored along a canal on a sunny day, smoke drifting upwards at the rear.

‘“Cultural evidence”, also used in far-right and religious extremist cases… does not equal guilt.’

Youth culture experts could help avoid stereotyping of young black men, say lawyers theguardian.com

Not on our side.

So now we have it. Rachel Reeves's claim that a third runway at Heathrow Airport would boost economic growth comes from a report commissioned by .... Heathrow Airport. Instead of acting in the national interest, she's channelling corporate lobbyists. [www.theguardian.com/environme...](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/01/ree...) bsky.app

Is Trump doing a Truss and will “the deep state” intervene?

Trump’s nightmare 2025 is going as I predicted taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/0 Trump is dragging financial markets down - and people in the US, from the MAGA to Trump's donors - are not going to like that.

More evidence, should you need it, that in the last 50 years capitalism has disproportionately advantaged the top 10% of earners (and we also know that within that top 10% there is a further division between the richest - the top 1% - and the rest).

In the last 50 years the reductions in inequality of the post-1945 period have been reversed confirming that the governance & regulation of capitalism after 1945 to make it more generally beneficial was a blip not a trend

#capitalism #economics

Chart: Middle & lower earners struggle to keep up. Real disposable income in advanced economies by income position (1985 = 100) <p>top 10% has risen over period to over 160; for the bottom 20-40% & the median earner, earning have risen to around 135-139; for the bottom 10%, from 100-120." loading=“lazy”></p><footer>- <a href=ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us, https://zirk.us/@ChrisMayLA6/113938704626685539