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Martyn Vaughan
@mart47.bsky.social
Retired Public Servant. A left-leaning lover of science, nature and travel. Author of works in the science-fiction, horror and fantasy genres.
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Strip Michelle Mone of her peerage
c.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
actionstorm.org
October 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky
October 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Please sign and share Wales for Europe's Erasmus petition www.walesforeurope.org/this_is_eras...
Sign our petition to pledge your support to join Erasmus+
Erasmus+ empowers students and young people to study, work and grow across Europe.
www.walesforeurope.org
October 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky&
October 3, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
CEOs are earning hundreds of times more than their staff. Tesco’s boss made 431x the average worker last year! 😳 Sign the petition for a maximum wage and help make pay fair you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/it...
It's time for a maximum wage
New data from the High Pay Centre shows that the median FTSE 100 CEO now earns £4.58 million a year – 122 times more than the typical UK worker, with some, like Tesco’s CEO, paid 431 times more than t...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Florida plans to nix vaccine mandates

Gibbering Madness:
www.science.org/content/arti...
Florida plans to nix vaccine mandates. How well do they work?
Abandoning long-standing vaccine requirements for schoolchildren could prompt bigger outbreaks, researchers warn
www.science.org
September 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
actionnetwork.org
June 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Bailouts won't fix the sewage scandal and won't reduce bills. Join me and @GoodLawProject to call on Steve Reed to stop water company greed
goodlaw.social/uk6y
Ask Steve Reed to stop bills rising, not reward water company greed
Thames Water’s profit-hungry owners have let the water network rot while they’ve racked up alarming debts. And who do they want to pick up the tab? Customers – through ever-rising water bills. The com...
goodlaw.social
June 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thames Water wants to block campaigners from speaking out against them?! Enough is enough. The Government must renationalise this failing water company. Agree? Sign the petition today:
June 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Our privatised water system is broken - and water lobbyists have worked hard to shut down alternatives.

In July the People’s Commission is launching a people-first vision for our water in Parliament.

Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask your MP to show their support for a people-first future for our water!
We can make our water work for people - not shareholders - but water lobbyists are working hard to shut this solution down. Will you make sure your MP hears about it?
actionnetwork.org
June 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Michelle Mone has admitted that she lied to the media over her links to a PPE firm. Enough is enough, it's time those in power put an end to this sordid affair. Sign the petition now and demand Mone is expelled from the House of Lords:
June 14, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The Govt’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” ruled out public ownership - a solution 82% of us support - before even starting.
This review is a sham - but we still have a chance to be heard. Sign @labourlewis.bsky.social’s open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/si...
Sir Jon Cunliffe: put public ownership back on the table!
From day one, the government’s “largest review of the water sector since privatisation” - a.k.a the Cunliffe Review - has ruled out the solution that 82% of the British public want: public ownership. ...
actionnetwork.org
June 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW.
✍️ Sign the petition:

actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
📢 No More First Past the Post Elections!
Thursday’s election results confirm what so many of us already know: the current voting system is broken. With 5 parties polling strongly, First Past the Post is delivering chaos and turning election...
actionnetwork.org
May 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Criticising the actions of Israel should not be shut down by its politicians and supporters crying “Antisemitism!”
April 19, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Why is VE Day getting so much celebration in the UK? The end of WWII is the more important anniversary. Two reasons: it appeals to lingering anti German prejudice and the feeling that atomic bombs cancelled out Japan’s guilt for atrocities such as Nanjing and the medical experiments in Manchuria.
April 19, 2025 at 10:03 AM
It will be interesting to learn what Charles III will say to the man who wishes to remove the 2nd largest state on Earth from his Commonwealth of Nations.
April 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen!
Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...
Put Public Ownership of Water Back on the Table
Privatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe...
you.38degrees.org.uk
April 18, 2025 at 11:13 AM
NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop employers covering up abuse
Hey! Do you remember the Harvey Weinstein case? Non Disclosure Agreements silenced victims of abuse - and it's not just happening in Hollywood. They're used in the UK to cover up all kinds of miscondu...
you.38degrees.org.uk
April 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen!
Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...
Put Public Ownership of Water Back on the Table
Privatisation of water isn’t failing - it is the failure. The Government is mid-way through a major review of the water sector. But so far, it has refused to consider a potential solution that’s backe...
you.38degrees.org.uk
April 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM