Meg Thomas 🔶
@drmegt.bsky.social
Lib Dem Town Councillor, retired GP and hispanophile. Swimming, yoga, Buddhism, books, wool and baskets. Born in Manchester Grew up in Stockport. Newbury Lib Dems. RG194QD https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092503418422&locale=en_GB
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NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | John Sweeney - Trump Tries to Shake Down the BBC for a $Billion | @michaelemann.bsky.social - How the COP Climate Talks Are Sabotaged From Within | @olgalautman.bsky.social - Does Trump Take Orders From Putin? Either Way, He's Destroying the U.S
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
NOW at backgroundbriefing.org | John Sweeney - Trump Tries to Shake Down the BBC for a $Billion | @michaelemann.bsky.social - How the COP Climate Talks Are Sabotaged From Within | @olgalautman.bsky.social - Does Trump Take Orders From Putin? Either Way, He's Destroying the U.S
LibLink: Ed Davey - The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board www.libdemvoice.org/liblink-ed-d...
LibLink: Ed Davey – The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board
Ed Davey has written an article for the Guardian continuing his uncompromising support of the BBC: The BBC is under attack as never before. Donald Trump and his cronies have it squarely in their sight...
www.libdemvoice.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
LibLink: Ed Davey - The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board www.libdemvoice.org/liblink-ed-d...
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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But that is not enough. No.10 should never have been in a position to install Gibb in the first place. It shouldn't control the board membership, the DG appointment, or the purse strings. What's required is genuine independence for the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
But that is not enough. No.10 should never have been in a position to install Gibb in the first place. It shouldn't control the board membership, the DG appointment, or the purse strings. What's required is genuine independence for the BBC.
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
Donald Trump Preparing To Sue BBC Over Panorama Speech Row
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I mean, what kind of legal action would this be exactly? Defamation? I would truly love to see it. 'They made it look like I instigated a coup during my very well recorded coup attempt.'
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Yeah, this is a serious failing. Same as when Thatcher's pick, Marmaduke Hussey, forced out Alasdair Milne: hushed up, opaque, behind closed doors, secretive. This is a public body, using licence fee funds, operating according to the scrutiny of an elected government. It should be transparent.
Question are the BBC Board minutes in the public domain? Or is it just a summary? Wondering why other 'independent' institutions like the BoE Monetary Committee do put out reports & not the BBC @iandunt.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Yeah, this is a serious failing. Same as when Thatcher's pick, Marmaduke Hussey, forced out Alasdair Milne: hushed up, opaque, behind closed doors, secretive. This is a public body, using licence fee funds, operating according to the scrutiny of an elected government. It should be transparent.
We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich – Wealth Tax Now www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
Oxfam GB | Chancellor Rachel Reeves: Tax wealth now
It’s time to tax the super-rich. Demand a Wealth Tax today.
www.oxfam.org.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich – Wealth Tax Now www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
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Apple and cherry fruitiness in this evening’s drinks. Cheers!
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Apple and cherry fruitiness in this evening’s drinks. Cheers!
Had a quick look on a mild autumn night #sarumlights
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Had a quick look on a mild autumn night #sarumlights
Salisbury Cathedral inspires awe
November 8, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Salisbury Cathedral inspires awe
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Pleased to bring students to Europe once again. In summer 2026 we'll study Food and Drink Cultures. The Netherlands, Belgium, France, England. Eat well, drink well, travel well. Cheers!
October 25, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Pleased to bring students to Europe once again. In summer 2026 we'll study Food and Drink Cultures. The Netherlands, Belgium, France, England. Eat well, drink well, travel well. Cheers!
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Suit in Liberty fabric. Mary Quant. 1965. Original fabric design by Lindsay Phillip Butterfield.
Women in Print - 150 years of Liberty Textiles exhibition.
William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London E17
Women in Print - 150 years of Liberty Textiles exhibition.
William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London E17
November 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Suit in Liberty fabric. Mary Quant. 1965. Original fabric design by Lindsay Phillip Butterfield.
Women in Print - 150 years of Liberty Textiles exhibition.
William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London E17
Women in Print - 150 years of Liberty Textiles exhibition.
William Morris Gallery, Walthamstow, London E17
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📝 650 letters, one message: it’s time for #REALChange.
🌍 Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall led a coalition of scientists, leaders and campaigners to deliver letters from every UK constituency to Keir Starmer—urging him to bring back the Climate and Nature Bill for a debate and vote.
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🌍 Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall led a coalition of scientists, leaders and campaigners to deliver letters from every UK constituency to Keir Starmer—urging him to bring back the Climate and Nature Bill for a debate and vote.
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📝 650 letters, one message: it’s time for #REALChange 🌍 #CANBill
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July 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
📝 650 letters, one message: it’s time for #REALChange.
🌍 Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall led a coalition of scientists, leaders and campaigners to deliver letters from every UK constituency to Keir Starmer—urging him to bring back the Climate and Nature Bill for a debate and vote.
🐝 zerohour.uk
🌍 Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall led a coalition of scientists, leaders and campaigners to deliver letters from every UK constituency to Keir Starmer—urging him to bring back the Climate and Nature Bill for a debate and vote.
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I've joined the #CANBill campaign to demand the REAL change we need for our climate and nature. Join me and take action at action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social
Climate and Nature Bill Campaign
Take action to support the Climate and Nature Bill
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November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
I've joined the #CANBill campaign to demand the REAL change we need for our climate and nature. Join me and take action at action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social
Tomorrow is All Saints' Day. We honour, celebrate and remember our Dead. Join us to learn about them, have spooky fun and partake of mulled fruit juice or wine. I will be there at 5pm representing the Doltons again, this time as Rose. Say no more! #Newbury #history #allsaintsday #graveyard
October 31, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Tomorrow is All Saints' Day. We honour, celebrate and remember our Dead. Join us to learn about them, have spooky fun and partake of mulled fruit juice or wine. I will be there at 5pm representing the Doltons again, this time as Rose. Say no more! #Newbury #history #allsaintsday #graveyard
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"The Labour benches are almost empty. The Conserative benches are fairly empty too. But the Liberal Democrats, and other opposition MPs from smaller parties, are out in force."
Lib Dems defend UK as signatory to the ECHR
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Lib Dems defend UK as signatory to the ECHR
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
MPs vote down Farage’s proposal for UK to leave ECHR – UK politics live
Lib Dems say ECHR protects ‘our elderly and most vulnerable…the very people who need it most’
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
"The Labour benches are almost empty. The Conserative benches are fairly empty too. But the Liberal Democrats, and other opposition MPs from smaller parties, are out in force."
Lib Dems defend UK as signatory to the ECHR
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Lib Dems defend UK as signatory to the ECHR
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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If you're a candidate in the @libdems.org.uk internal elections, or ever have been, please revoke the party's right to use or hold your sex assigned at birth. We have a handy form: 👇
lgbtlibdems.org.uk/civicrm/peti...
lgbtlibdems.org.uk/civicrm/peti...
Lib Dem Internal Elections – Sex Assigned At Birth Data Consent Withdrawal – LGBT+ Liberal Democrats
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October 28, 2025 at 2:53 PM
If you're a candidate in the @libdems.org.uk internal elections, or ever have been, please revoke the party's right to use or hold your sex assigned at birth. We have a handy form: 👇
lgbtlibdems.org.uk/civicrm/peti...
lgbtlibdems.org.uk/civicrm/peti...
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The history and legacy of the British Empire with @davidolusoga.bsky.social
Coming in November.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🗃️📚📺 #history
Coming in November.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🗃️📚📺 #history
October 24, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The history and legacy of the British Empire with @davidolusoga.bsky.social
Coming in November.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🗃️📚📺 #history
Coming in November.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
🗃️📚📺 #history
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Partnered with LeBron James to develop a 4-week summer swim programme for students of James' Promise School
Insisted on an inclusion rider in her pro contract, ensuring that her partners or the swimwear company she signed with extend meaningful opportunities to traditionally underrepresented groups
Insisted on an inclusion rider in her pro contract, ensuring that her partners or the swimwear company she signed with extend meaningful opportunities to traditionally underrepresented groups
October 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Partnered with LeBron James to develop a 4-week summer swim programme for students of James' Promise School
Insisted on an inclusion rider in her pro contract, ensuring that her partners or the swimwear company she signed with extend meaningful opportunities to traditionally underrepresented groups
Insisted on an inclusion rider in her pro contract, ensuring that her partners or the swimwear company she signed with extend meaningful opportunities to traditionally underrepresented groups
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Palestine Action supporters appear in London court on terror charges
The 27 are among 47 accused of holding placards supporting the banned organisation at London protests
More than 2,000 people have been arrested since Palestine Action was proscribed
www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025...
The 27 are among 47 accused of holding placards supporting the banned organisation at London protests
More than 2,000 people have been arrested since Palestine Action was proscribed
www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025...
Dozens of Palestine Action supporters appear in London court on terror charges | The National
The 27 are among 47 people accused of holding placards supporting the banned organisation at London protests
www.thenationalnews.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Palestine Action supporters appear in London court on terror charges
The 27 are among 47 accused of holding placards supporting the banned organisation at London protests
More than 2,000 people have been arrested since Palestine Action was proscribed
www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025...
The 27 are among 47 accused of holding placards supporting the banned organisation at London protests
More than 2,000 people have been arrested since Palestine Action was proscribed
www.thenationalnews.com/news/uk/2025...
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LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED
In what is set to be the “most widespread mass civil disobedience in modern British history” actions will take place in dozens of towns and cities, defying the ‘terror’ ban on Palestine Action ahead of and during the judicial review (25–27 November)
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In what is set to be the “most widespread mass civil disobedience in modern British history” actions will take place in dozens of towns and cities, defying the ‘terror’ ban on Palestine Action ahead of and during the judicial review (25–27 November)
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October 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
LOCATIONS ANNOUNCED
In what is set to be the “most widespread mass civil disobedience in modern British history” actions will take place in dozens of towns and cities, defying the ‘terror’ ban on Palestine Action ahead of and during the judicial review (25–27 November)
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In what is set to be the “most widespread mass civil disobedience in modern British history” actions will take place in dozens of towns and cities, defying the ‘terror’ ban on Palestine Action ahead of and during the judicial review (25–27 November)
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More than 1,500 protesters sat with handwritten signs reading “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action” in Trafalgar Square, London, today, according to the organizing group @defendourjuries.
October 5, 2025 at 11:02 AM
More than 1,500 protesters sat with handwritten signs reading “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action” in Trafalgar Square, London, today, according to the organizing group @defendourjuries.
Very Good! But Rory don’t water down on #climatecrisis action. We need to lead by example. If we don’t there won’t be a planet to save; no fuel bills, no cost of living crisis, no society.
New Rest is Politics - analysing the early Trump moves, looking at how the mood at COP has changed and trying to explain what is going on in German politics alastaircampbell.org/2024/11/339-...
339. Trump, the Middle East, and Ukraine
How will the president elect deal with the Israel-Gaza conflict? Does the US election result spell doom for Zelensky? What’s going on in Germany? Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questi...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Very Good! But Rory don’t water down on #climatecrisis action. We need to lead by example. If we don’t there won’t be a planet to save; no fuel bills, no cost of living crisis, no society.