Buffy
@buffybatik.bsky.social
🌹Artist & Green democratic socialist🌹
Art, nature, politics, social history, photography, collies & growing veg
I hate injustice
Got hEDS & deafness. I love the NHS
Batik Artist
http://buffyrobinson.co.uk
mum of the @rickardsisters.com
Graphic novelists
Art, nature, politics, social history, photography, collies & growing veg
I hate injustice
Got hEDS & deafness. I love the NHS
Batik Artist
http://buffyrobinson.co.uk
mum of the @rickardsisters.com
Graphic novelists
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The target for new house building is to deliver 1.5 million new homes over the next parliamentary term.
No targets seem to exist for building schools, surgeries, hospitals, reservoirs etc etc to support the residents of those homes.
No targets seem to exist for building schools, surgeries, hospitals, reservoirs etc etc to support the residents of those homes.
January 12, 2026 at 10:29 AM
The target for new house building is to deliver 1.5 million new homes over the next parliamentary term.
No targets seem to exist for building schools, surgeries, hospitals, reservoirs etc etc to support the residents of those homes.
No targets seem to exist for building schools, surgeries, hospitals, reservoirs etc etc to support the residents of those homes.
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My advice to new Blue Sky folk? Post about your passion, as well as news etc. Do posts on sport, books, travel, food. Anything that you love.
January 11, 2026 at 1:19 PM
My advice to new Blue Sky folk? Post about your passion, as well as news etc. Do posts on sport, books, travel, food. Anything that you love.
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I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Call on MP and Secretary of Justice David Lammy to intervene and protect the hunger strikers. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
Call on MP and Secretary of Justice David Lammy to intervene and protect the hunger strikers
Eight prisoners currently held on remand for alleged actions in solidarity with Palestine have been on a hunger strike which began on 2nd November. Their names are Amu Gib, Qesser Zuhrah, Heba Muraisi...
actionnetwork.org
January 11, 2026 at 9:40 PM
I just signed a @theactionnet petition: Call on MP and Secretary of Justice David Lammy to intervene and protect the hunger strikers. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
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The struggle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
January 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
The struggle of our day is no longer about Democrats versus Republicans or left versus right.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
The choice right now is democracy or dictatorship.
Everyone must choose which side they’re on.
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“Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all.”
January 12, 2026 at 9:45 AM
“Donald Trump is a man who represents all the things we teach our children not to be. He’s a liar. He’s a thief. He’s a molester. He has no remorse, no shame, no empathy. He has no loyalty to the law, to the Constitution. This man is the lowest character of all.”
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There's no reason for ICE agents to have guns. Nobody is shooting at them.
January 11, 2026 at 10:23 PM
There's no reason for ICE agents to have guns. Nobody is shooting at them.
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All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges
Who would have guessed
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Who would have guessed
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges
Council leaders have found themselves hamstrung by social care costs, but party sources hope they will have the lowest average tax rises of any party
www.thetimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:11 AM
All Reform councils to raise taxes despite campaign pledges
Who would have guessed
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Who would have guessed
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Some good news for book lovers👇https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/12/we-want-people-to-sit-pause-relax-national-trust-to-open-its-libraries-for-public-use?
‘We want people to sit, pause, relax’: National Trust to open its libraries for public use
Charity plans to make stately homes more welcoming by inviting visitors to use furniture and reading rooms
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Some good news for book lovers👇https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/12/we-want-people-to-sit-pause-relax-national-trust-to-open-its-libraries-for-public-use?
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It says so much about Brexit Britain that leader of the Greens, @zackpolanski.bsky.social, has to say: "I think we need to make racism unacceptable again"
Zack Polanski, "I think we need to make racism unacceptable again"
"People acknowledge that our problems are about inequality"
"People acknowledge that our problems are about inequality"
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 AM
It says so much about Brexit Britain that leader of the Greens, @zackpolanski.bsky.social, has to say: "I think we need to make racism unacceptable again"
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Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
January 12, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Reform told you reducing council tax was easy. They just had to slash Woke policies, and a billion or two would be saved. They wouldn't even need to close care services.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
They promise you that.
And then every single Reform-led council cut care services and increased council tax.
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Reading through the FT at the moment is a strange experience: revolution, war, disaster, brutal autocratic oppression, mad dictator shit....and then "markets continue to thrive"; "record profits".
January 12, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Reading through the FT at the moment is a strange experience: revolution, war, disaster, brutal autocratic oppression, mad dictator shit....and then "markets continue to thrive"; "record profits".
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Macclesfield Silk Museum is FULL of surprises!
Here are all the bits that were not silk - Content Warning for taxidermy and human remains, we were not kidding about the surprises…
Here are all the bits that were not silk - Content Warning for taxidermy and human remains, we were not kidding about the surprises…
January 12, 2026 at 6:48 AM
Macclesfield Silk Museum is FULL of surprises!
Here are all the bits that were not silk - Content Warning for taxidermy and human remains, we were not kidding about the surprises…
Here are all the bits that were not silk - Content Warning for taxidermy and human remains, we were not kidding about the surprises…
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Good morning www.instagram.com/reel/DTZpuMZ...
@saveourchildrensrights on Instagram: "Prime Minister, don’t take our children’s legal rights away.
Families of children and young people with SEND are already fighting every day for the support the...
38 likes, 9 comments - saveourchildrensrights on January 11, 2026: "Prime Minister, don’t take our children’s legal rights away.
Families of children and young people with SEND are already fighting ...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Good morning www.instagram.com/reel/DTZpuMZ...
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"Peace is the Only Battle Worth Waging."
- Albert Camus
- Albert Camus
November 23, 2024 at 9:36 PM
"Peace is the Only Battle Worth Waging."
- Albert Camus
- Albert Camus
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We cannot stand by and wait for Elon Musk to do the right thing while people are being abused and exploited.
Liberal Democrats are calling for a full criminal investigation into X’s UK operations.
Liberal Democrats are calling for a full criminal investigation into X’s UK operations.
January 9, 2026 at 7:16 PM
We cannot stand by and wait for Elon Musk to do the right thing while people are being abused and exploited.
Liberal Democrats are calling for a full criminal investigation into X’s UK operations.
Liberal Democrats are calling for a full criminal investigation into X’s UK operations.
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Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds.
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds.
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Net migration to the UK fell by more than two-thirds to a post-pandemic low in the year ending June 2025, but 67% of the people polled thought it had increased
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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In which @arusbridger.bsky.social comments on the Liz Truss show.
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 AM
In which @arusbridger.bsky.social comments on the Liz Truss show.
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
Most of us are way beyond caring about anything she says or does now. But it’s how someone as inadequate as her *ever* got their hands on power that matters. Because it could easily happen again.
app.independent.co.uk/2026/01/09/2...
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When trust in political leaders and trust in government dies, democracy dies with it.
Fake AI-generated videos shared by Musk about Venezuela received millions of views.
Elon Musk re-posted an AI-generated footage of Venezuelans crying on their knees, thanking Trump and the US for freeing them from Nicolas Maduro.
And Musk opposes laws that penalise fake and abusive videos.
Elon Musk re-posted an AI-generated footage of Venezuelans crying on their knees, thanking Trump and the US for freeing them from Nicolas Maduro.
And Musk opposes laws that penalise fake and abusive videos.
Fake AI-generated videos and photos about Venezuela receive millions of views
Within hours of Donald Trumps announcement that Venezuela’s president had been captured, social media was flooded with AI generated media. Bryony Gooch reports
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 10:24 AM
When trust in political leaders and trust in government dies, democracy dies with it.
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X / Twitter should be banned over the whole #deepfakes issue anyway - but for a US congresswoman to threaten to sanction us if we do is all the more reason to do it.
The US bullying and threats need to be stood up to.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/us-c...
The US bullying and threats need to be stood up to.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/us-c...
US congresswoman threatens to 'sanction Britain' if Starmer bans X over deepfakes | LBC
A US congresswoman has threatened to
www.lbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 9:55 AM
X / Twitter should be banned over the whole #deepfakes issue anyway - but for a US congresswoman to threaten to sanction us if we do is all the more reason to do it.
The US bullying and threats need to be stood up to.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/us-c...
The US bullying and threats need to be stood up to.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/us-c...
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The average mental health wait list in England is now about 12-18 mths. Even in situations of self harm.
If children get a morning at equine therapy or a boxing session that allows them to chat to the coach about feelings- I’d say that was a good thing and actually what school should look like
If children get a morning at equine therapy or a boxing session that allows them to chat to the coach about feelings- I’d say that was a good thing and actually what school should look like
Third time in not much more than a week for the "falconry, ski-ing & horses" anonymous brief on SEND. What's worse: the Westminster insiders who put this toxic, nasty crap about or the journalists who blithely repeat it? PS ask an OT professional about autism, dyspraxia, core stability & horses
January 11, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The average mental health wait list in England is now about 12-18 mths. Even in situations of self harm.
If children get a morning at equine therapy or a boxing session that allows them to chat to the coach about feelings- I’d say that was a good thing and actually what school should look like
If children get a morning at equine therapy or a boxing session that allows them to chat to the coach about feelings- I’d say that was a good thing and actually what school should look like
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
January 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
If a new app was produced which had, as its core features, the generation of sexual deep fake images of children and calls for a violent global far-right revolution, then not only would it be swiftly banned, but you wouldn't have a single mainstream politician willing to associate themselves with it
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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Third time in not much more than a week for the "falconry, ski-ing & horses" anonymous brief on SEND. What's worse: the Westminster insiders who put this toxic, nasty crap about or the journalists who blithely repeat it? PS ask an OT professional about autism, dyspraxia, core stability & horses
January 11, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Third time in not much more than a week for the "falconry, ski-ing & horses" anonymous brief on SEND. What's worse: the Westminster insiders who put this toxic, nasty crap about or the journalists who blithely repeat it? PS ask an OT professional about autism, dyspraxia, core stability & horses