Notices by Mark (paka@mastodon.scot)

Say NO to shareholder bailout!

It’s outrageous! Shareholders dumped #sewage for over 3.6 MILLION hours last year alone. They’ve ripped out £85 billion from our bills since #privatisation

We shouldn’t have to pay to clean up their mess!

Water campaigners have called for a review of who owns our water to turn the tide on the sewage crisis. 70% of us want #PublicOwnership

Block price hikes & #nationalise #water companies NOW

Sign:

https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/stop-the-shareholder-bailout-no-bill-hikes

#CorporateGreed #corruption

5 Questions #Farage is Never Asked

Why Did Farage Lie About Meeting Russian Ambassador?

How Could Farage Not Have Known About Arron Banks’ Visits to the Russian Embassy During #Brexit Campaign?

What Did Farage Know of #Russian Hacking of the Clinton Campaign?

How Could Farage be Blind to #Trump & #Bannon’s Backing for Russia?

Why Did Farage Hide Assessment that his Leave.EU Campaign Funder was an Agent of Russian Influence?

https://bylinetimes.com/2024/06/19/the-five-questions-nigel-farage-is-never-asked-about-brexit-trump-and-russia/

#corruption #ReformUK #GeneralElection

A cheese vending machine in the Highlands? Yes please!

Where can you find the #cheese vending machine?

The unique device is located just five minutes from Inverness Airport at Connage Highland Dairy.

The vending machine can be found on the family farm at Ardersier.

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/highlands-islands/6479695/cheese-vending-machine-highlands/

#Scotland #Highlands #food #vending #dairy

Russian forces have executed at least 15 Ukrainian soldiers who were attempting to surrender since the beginning of December 2023, according to a recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report

The summary execution - or #murder - of surrendering and injured #Ukrainian soldiers, gunned down in cold blood, expressly forbidden under international humanitarian law, is also included in that shameful legacy.

https://www.euronews.com/2024/05/05/russian-forces-execute-surrendering-ukrainian-soldiers-human-rights-watch-report

#WarCrimes #RussianWarCrimes #StandWithUkraine

#US is vastly expanding surveillance laws

A little-known amendment to the reauthorized version of #Fisa would enlarge govt's #surveillance powers to a drastic, draconian degree

A move Senator Ron #Wyden condemned as “terrifying”, the House also doubled down on a #surveillance authority that has been used against American protesters, journalists & political donors in chilling assault on free speech

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/house-fisa-government-surveillance-senate

#1984 #PoliceState #authoritarian #HumanRights #FreeSpeech #terrorism

Next year #UK will tax state pensions rather than increase taxes on the wealthy

Pensioners will not only have a tax bill, they will have to put money aside to pay it, & will have to complete a self assessment tax return, with all the associated risk of serious penalties attached to that process.

This will result in £50 billion of extra tax paid

https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2023/10/22/next-year-we-will-tax-state-old-age-pensions-rather-than-increase-taxes-on-the-wealthy-why-does-anyone-think-this-injustice-is-acceptable/

#poverty #dystopian #Britain #pensioners #pension #retirement #taxes #wealthy #ToryDictatorship #ToryCronies #ToriesOut