Andrea
@andreaala.bsky.social
Live in Brighton. Interested in politics, books, dogs, coffee and wine. And cats. I forgot the cat….
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📉London has recorded the lowest number of murders in 2025 since monthly records began!
😮That number represents a fall of almost 60% compared to 2003.
😮That number represents a fall of almost 60% compared to 2003.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
📉London has recorded the lowest number of murders in 2025 since monthly records began!
😮That number represents a fall of almost 60% compared to 2003.
😮That number represents a fall of almost 60% compared to 2003.
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On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Killed Women launched ‘The VAWG Curriculum’.
For full details of this 16-day campaign, go to www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu..., and find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our contributors.
For full details of this 16-day campaign, go to www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu..., and find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our contributors.
November 25, 2025 at 5:49 PM
On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Killed Women launched ‘The VAWG Curriculum’.
For full details of this 16-day campaign, go to www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu..., and find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our contributors.
For full details of this 16-day campaign, go to www.killedwomen.org/vawg-curricu..., and find each day’s Message, Call to Action and videos from our contributors.
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The Big Green Books Advent Calendar.
Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.
Unwrap a surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.
Each book will be individually picked based on what you enjoy reading.
Info HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...
PLEASE SHARE
Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.
Unwrap a surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.
Each book will be individually picked based on what you enjoy reading.
Info HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...
PLEASE SHARE
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The Big Green Books Advent Calendar.
Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.
Unwrap a surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.
Each book will be individually picked based on what you enjoy reading.
Info HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...
PLEASE SHARE
Choose from 4, 6 or 12 books.
Unwrap a surprise book every few days in the run up to Christmas.
Each book will be individually picked based on what you enjoy reading.
Info HERE.
www.biggreenbookshop.com/simon-likes-...
PLEASE SHARE
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There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
November 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
There were 93 homicides in London last year: population 9 million
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
In New York - population 8.5 million - there were
391.
London's homicide figure is 6 times lower than LA, 9 times lower than Miami, 17 times lower than Chicago.
And it's falling year on year despite the population increasing
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"She reported what had happened to her seniors, but the police were not informed, and Beck was encouraged to accept a letter of apology from Webber."
Absolutely disgusting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Absolutely disgusting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Ex-British sergeant major sentenced to six months for sexually assaulting soldier who went on to kill herself
Michael Webber admitted attack on Jaysley Beck, then 19, which was not investigated properly by senior officers
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"She reported what had happened to her seniors, but the police were not informed, and Beck was encouraged to accept a letter of apology from Webber."
Absolutely disgusting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Absolutely disgusting
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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UK unleashes first dogs trained to detect synthetic opioids
Border Force becomes the first agency in the world to use specially trained dogs to detect both deadly fentanyl and nitazenes.
Synthetic opioids pose a growing public health challenge.
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Border Force becomes the first agency in the world to use specially trained dogs to detect both deadly fentanyl and nitazenes.
Synthetic opioids pose a growing public health challenge.
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UK unleashes first dogs trained to detect synthetic opioids
Border Force becomes the first agency in the world to use specially trained dogs to detect both deadly fentanyl and nitazenes.
www.gov.uk
October 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
UK unleashes first dogs trained to detect synthetic opioids
Border Force becomes the first agency in the world to use specially trained dogs to detect both deadly fentanyl and nitazenes.
Synthetic opioids pose a growing public health challenge.
1/2
Border Force becomes the first agency in the world to use specially trained dogs to detect both deadly fentanyl and nitazenes.
Synthetic opioids pose a growing public health challenge.
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I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.
October 13, 2025 at 12:35 AM
I’m sure they didn’t mean to eliminate the woman in this image.
This is proper grown up politics. He gets my vote.
I hereby declare war on premature Christmassing.
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
Any shop caught doing this before 1st December must be shut down and turned into affordable housing.
Choose sanity. Vote Binface.
(Photo dated 9th October 2025)
October 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
This is proper grown up politics. He gets my vote.
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Thanks to London’s bold action, almost 10 million people are now breathing cleaner air.
That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.
That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.
London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'
A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'
www.mylondon.news
October 9, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Thanks to London’s bold action, almost 10 million people are now breathing cleaner air.
That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.
That means fewer children will grow up with stunted lungs and fewer people will have to suffer from asthma, dementia and heart disease.
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Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Some good news.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.
The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
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This was so incredibly well played - a team for us all to be well and thoroughly proud of.
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September 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This was so incredibly well played - a team for us all to be well and thoroughly proud of.
🐻
🐻
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
This line “ I felt like I had stepped through this door, and it was just full of women, screaming.” The world of miscarriage is still so hidden.
This line “ I felt like I had stepped through this door, and it was just full of women, screaming.” The world of miscarriage is still so hidden.
‘The closest I came to making life was the closest I came to death’: Florence Welch on sexism, screaming and the lost pregnancy that nearly killed her
The Florence + the Machine singer talks about life after devastating loss, performing with Taylor Swift and the double standards for women in music
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 6:47 AM
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
This line “ I felt like I had stepped through this door, and it was just full of women, screaming.” The world of miscarriage is still so hidden.
This line “ I felt like I had stepped through this door, and it was just full of women, screaming.” The world of miscarriage is still so hidden.
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Britain will ‘never surrender flag’ to far-right protesters, Starmer says
Britain will ‘never surrender flag’ to far-right protesters, Starmer says
Exclusive: PM condemns attacks against police, racist intimidation of minorities and use of flag to instil fear
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What England’s flag-hoisters are saying – and what others are hearing
Britain will “never surrender” to far-right protesters who use the flag as cover for violence and to instil fear, Keir Starmer has said, condemning attacks against police officers and the racist intimidation of minorities.
Starmer said the St George’s flag “represents our diverse country” and that he would not tolerate people being “intimidated on our streets because of their background or the colour of their skin”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Britain will ‘never surrender flag’ to far-right protesters, Starmer says
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Jesus Christ alive.
This is lunatic territory.
This is lunatic territory.
The Reform party conference has been told that Covid vaccines are the probable cause of cancer for the King and the Princess of Wales
The party chose to platform Dr Aseem Malhotra, a prominent ally of RFK Jr in their dangerous maverick campaigns against vaccines
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
The party chose to platform Dr Aseem Malhotra, a prominent ally of RFK Jr in their dangerous maverick campaigns against vaccines
www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...
September 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Jesus Christ alive.
This is lunatic territory.
This is lunatic territory.
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Let’s see what the ethics adviser says, but maybe instead of all this jumping up and down, now would be a good time to discuss how we look after disabled children and build a more caring country.
September 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Let’s see what the ethics adviser says, but maybe instead of all this jumping up and down, now would be a good time to discuss how we look after disabled children and build a more caring country.
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Why are the tabloids so enraged about every aspect of Angela Rayner’s life? | Zoe Williams
Why are the tabloids so enraged about every aspect of Angela Rayner’s life? | Zoe Williams
Whether it’s her housing, clothes, the restaurants she goes to, or the fact she watches opera and drinks wine, she can apparently do nothing right, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Why are the tabloids so enraged about every aspect of Angela Rayner’s life? | Zoe Williams
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Police chief attacks Reform UK promise to scrap equality policies as ‘ludicrous’
Police chief attacks Reform UK promise to scrap equality policies as ‘ludicrous’
Merseyside chief constable, who is retiring, also dismisses claims asylum seekers are to blame for a crime wave
The Reform party’s promise to abolish policies on equality and diversity is “ludicrous” and threatens to take policing and society backwards, one of the country’s most senior chief constables has said.
Serena Kennedy retires on Sunday as the chief constable of Merseyside police, after a tumultuous four years in charge. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Police chief attacks Reform UK promise to scrap equality policies as ‘ludicrous’
Just finished « The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox » by Maggie O’Farrell. Really absorbing story, as are all of her books I have read. Definitely recommended #booksky.
August 29, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Just finished « The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox » by Maggie O’Farrell. Really absorbing story, as are all of her books I have read. Definitely recommended #booksky.
Brighton Pride this weekend. Love this city. A Pride rose from Jasmine Flowers in 7 Dials.
August 2, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Brighton Pride this weekend. Love this city. A Pride rose from Jasmine Flowers in 7 Dials.
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The racists will never win.
The haters, the misogynists, the homophobes.
THIS IS ENGLAND. 🏴
#lionesses
The haters, the misogynists, the homophobes.
THIS IS ENGLAND. 🏴
#lionesses
July 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The racists will never win.
The haters, the misogynists, the homophobes.
THIS IS ENGLAND. 🏴
#lionesses
The haters, the misogynists, the homophobes.
THIS IS ENGLAND. 🏴
#lionesses
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This is England. The Lionesses celebrated in the media
July 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
This is England. The Lionesses celebrated in the media
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Your most successful England football captain of all time.
Leah Williamson ❤️⚪
You gem 💎
Leah Williamson ❤️⚪
You gem 💎
July 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Your most successful England football captain of all time.
Leah Williamson ❤️⚪
You gem 💎
Leah Williamson ❤️⚪
You gem 💎
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The final report from the Independent Water Commission is out today.
As @danhaile.bsky.social and @drmatthewgill.bsky.social wrote in June, success at resetting water regulation will depend on widespread commitment to a clear and settled direction www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/inde...
As @danhaile.bsky.social and @drmatthewgill.bsky.social wrote in June, success at resetting water regulation will depend on widespread commitment to a clear and settled direction www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/inde...
Can water regulation be ‘reset’? | Institute for Government
The Independent Water Commission has identified the right issues, but some tough decisions remain for its final report.
www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk
July 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
The final report from the Independent Water Commission is out today.
As @danhaile.bsky.social and @drmatthewgill.bsky.social wrote in June, success at resetting water regulation will depend on widespread commitment to a clear and settled direction www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/inde...
As @danhaile.bsky.social and @drmatthewgill.bsky.social wrote in June, success at resetting water regulation will depend on widespread commitment to a clear and settled direction www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/inde...
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🔴 BREAKING: "European youngsters will be able to move to the UK for more than a year under a youth mobility scheme, the minister in charge of Britain’s relationship with the EU has indicated."
This is excellent news for young Brits going to Europe too.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This is excellent news for young Brits going to Europe too.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Young Europeans may be allowed to stay in UK for longer than a year
A minister has opened the door for a reciprocal youth mobility scheme that could add to net migration figures despite concerns from the Home Office
www.thetimes.com
July 20, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🔴 BREAKING: "European youngsters will be able to move to the UK for more than a year under a youth mobility scheme, the minister in charge of Britain’s relationship with the EU has indicated."
This is excellent news for young Brits going to Europe too.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This is excellent news for young Brits going to Europe too.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
