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Mon Apr 20 14:32:48 +0000 2020

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Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein

It's an argument for why highly polluting industries should be in public hands, so we can divert profits to the low carbon transition we desperately need - and do it while protecting and retraining workers. In other words: Don't bail out Virgin. Nationalize it and transform it. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 20, 2020 Hibernated

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Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein

It is worth recalling that in 2006, #RichardBranson received a deluge of good press for pledging, with Bill Clinton at his side, to donate $3-billion to fight climate change. He didn't even come close, as I reported in This Changes Everything, and just expanded his airlines — PolitiTweet.org

Diane Abbott MP @HackneyAbbott

Branson has not paid tax in this country for 14 years. On no account should he get a taxpayer bailout, loan or othe… https://t.co/L9giHu5ZOZ

Posted April 20, 2020 Hibernated

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Naomi Klein @NaomiAKlein

Also, to understand why this kind of obvious thing doesn't happen, always remember that the first thing Obama did when he was no longer president was go kite surfing with Richard Branson off his private island. https://t.co/AIHASkRq4t — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 20, 2020 Hibernated

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