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100 Women's Rights Organisations, including
@rapecrisis.bsky.social, @refugecharity.bsky.social, & @evawuk.bsky.social have signed a letter warning that attempts to link rape & violence against women & girls to immigration is a racist distraction.

They urge the govt to address dangerous narrative
August 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Can we get rid of these ridiculously bloated vehicles? Ugly & pointless design too big for uk streets.
🚨 Oversized SUV fronts = danger on our streets.

Thanks to the insights of a @transenv.bsky.social and @cleancitiescampaign.org report we have signed a joint letter to the @ec.europa.eu demanding action to cap bonnet heights and protect pedestrians.

#BonnetHeight #PedestrianSafety
June 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Hey @iandunt.bsky.social love that you've discovered cinema paradise...we've been members since Amazon killed Love Film. Beats the mind numbing hell of scrolling through streaming services any day of the week. Cabaret was our viewing pleasure courtesy of Cinema Paradiso tonight.
May 24, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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Over 20,000 people have signed our petition in less than a week! ✍️💥

Thank you for your support. Together we can urge the UK Government to protect and grow investment in the arts and culture.

Let's keep it going 👇🌱
www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...
🎤 If the government wants national renewal, they should invest in the arts and culture 🎤

Today, we're launching a petition to remind Rachel Reeves: the arts make our lives happier and our communities stronger. Now is the moment to invest in them 🌱

www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/sp...

🧶👇
May 12, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Just had the pleasure of seeing this
youtu.be/WQVYV5eFdbE
Matthew Bourne's Swan Lake | 2025
YouTube video by Wales Millennium Centre / Canolfan Mileniwm Cymru
youtu.be
April 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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🔴 For *four years* officials refused to release names of all companies linked to Conservative donors and party figures put in the 'VIP' lane for bumper Covid contracts

Now a judge has ordered them to.

Huge win for @jennacorderoy.bsky.social (and DfS)
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/government...
Government loses legal battle over Covid ‘VIP Lane’
Exclusive: Judge slams “most unsatisfactory” Cabinet Office and orders release of names of 'VIP' firms to Democracy for Sale reporter - after *four year* wait.
democracyforsale.substack.com
March 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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March 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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All our content is free to all, at the same time, with no restrictions. Information should not sit behind paywalls, while lies fill our timelines. We rely on the generosity of those who can afford to help.

Become a monthly backer for as little as £5.

ko-fi.com/quietriotpod/
March 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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“We Finns know Russia. Russia shares a land border with 14 countries. Only one of them has constantly remained an independent democracy through the Second World War and the Cold War, and that's Finland”
Elina Valtonen
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
March 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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“Everything is political, especially the things that people tell you are not political. Those are the most political of all. There is some truth in that when it comes to science...” Thought-provoking piece about Royal Society and Elon Musk by @kityates.bsky.social
March 4, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I wish news organisations learned to distinguish the stuff Trump means from the brain-fart truth posts.

This constant chasing-of-tails is not just unhlepful, but deeply frightening to people who only dip in and out of news. This is a profound crisis. Stop covering it as a series of pratfalls.
March 3, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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For someone apparently unpopular in his own country, President Zelensky is performing very well in the polls...

(....and he is only getting more popular!) 🇺🇦
March 3, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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"The only thing that matters now, is to gather the political will to disentangle our continent from an unreliable and dangerous partner - and gain the time to do that safely. We have to bite the inside of our cheek, smile sweetly and say 'yes dear', while preparing our escape."
🏫 NEW Sunday School: With Friends Like These ⛪️

@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social discuss the week's awful events, how to leave a mobster🇺🇸 safely + an emotion we haven't felt in a while: being proud of Britain🇬🇧.

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5dck...

🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Sunday School: With Friends Like These
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 02/03/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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I like this anti-social media aspect of Starmer very much. 9 times out of 10 it's right. On Friday night there was a v.clear & urgent need for Western nations to express solidarity with Zelenskyy immediately. He should have an administration capable of doing that as he took to the phones.
“The important thing is how to react..I rolled up my sleeves and picked up the phone”
Prime Minister Keir Starmer
March 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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This is possibly the best @quietriotpod.bsky.social I've listened to - but not for the reason I was expecting. The segment on the British press in the Oval office had me gripping my cup of tea in fury and is a quite superb demonstration that our press are not remotely there in order to inform us.
🏫 NEW Sunday School: With Friends Like These ⛪️

@pimlicat.bsky.social & @sturdyalex.bsky.social discuss the week's awful events, how to leave a mobster🇺🇸 safely + an emotion we haven't felt in a while: being proud of Britain🇬🇧.

🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/5dck...

🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
Sunday School: With Friends Like These
Podcast Episode · Quiet Riot · 02/03/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
March 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Just listened to the wonderful @sturdyalex.bsky.social and @pimlicat.bsky.social on this weeks @quietriotpod.bsky.social Sunday School and I think EVERYONE should listen. UK journalists - do yourself a favour - especially you: open.spotify.com/episode/5dck...
Sunday School: With Friends Like These
Quiet Riot · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Please share this fact sheet on Ukraine with anyone who needs it

understandingwar.org/backgrounder...
February 23, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This is my final OFM column. Here’s what I’ve learned about buffets, ‘clean eating’ and what not to serve food on

Totally agree with you @jayrayner1.bsky.social

Thank you
February 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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We view President Trump's proposed "reciprocal” trade policy as a step in the wrong direction.

The EU will react firmly and immediately against unjustified barriers to free and fair trade.

We will always protect European businesses, workers, and consumers from unjustified tariff measures.
February 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
@quietriotpod.bsky.social hi just listened to the show withMike Galsworthy… really good and hope for part 2 but just wanted to say that the fact that the US music institution sold a collection piece to fund access is a symptom of underfunding not a solution.
February 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Closer UK-EU alignment is an opportunity the government can't ignore.

It could deliver up to 2.2% GDP growth.

It's within Starmer's red lines.

And it reflects the political reality of UK-EU relations in light of Trump's chaos.
An opportunity the government cannot ignore
In a response to a critical analysis in the New European, Best for Britain argues that its growth numbers on greater UK-EU alignment do make sense, and that they reflect political reality
buff.ly
February 13, 2025 at 10:57 AM
This is serious. New polling shows Reform UK surging—they could win 67 seats and become one of the biggest parties in Parliament.

They’re building a ruthless campaign machine to push their far-right agenda. We need to fight back. Will you join me?

www.stop-reform.org @hopenothate.org.uk
Join the fightback | Reform UK’s surge is a wake up call – it’s time to act ⏰ | Linktree
Reform UK is growing faster than anyone expected. Our new MRP polling shows that if a General Election were held tomorrow, they could win up to 76 seats—potentially surging to 169 if they gain just 3%...
www.stop-reform.org
February 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Well, I DID promise you a BlueSky Special, but I neglected to mention 😈 that it involved quizzing one of the two amazing women running it in San Francisco.

Honestly? I had not fully appreciated just how ambitious and important what @jay.bsky.team & @rose.bsky.team are doing with @bsky.app is.
August 26, 2024 at 6:56 AM
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A podcast on fascism by @iandunt.bsky.social and Dorian Lynsky podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/o...
October 27, 2023 at 11:44 PM
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Long piece by Dorian Lynsky in the Guardian about (Taylor) Swiftonomics - flattered to be among those consulted, and delighted there is a hot link to the Living Wage for Musicians Act! www.theguardian.com/music/articl...
It’s the age of Swiftonomics – but will Taylor Swift’s phenomenal success trickle down?
Can one record-breaking megastar make a difference for struggling musicians and new artists?
www.theguardian.com
June 1, 2024 at 12:58 PM