Penny Burdett
@pennyburdett.bsky.social
As a UK citizen, am really fed up with the Nightmare of Brexit.
Running a micro design business, ‘I want to make a living, not a killing’
A GREEN environment is the only way our World will survive…
No DM’s, will block accounts with zero posts
Running a micro design business, ‘I want to make a living, not a killing’
A GREEN environment is the only way our World will survive…
No DM’s, will block accounts with zero posts
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Penny Burdett
@pennyburdett.bsky.social
· Mar 12
I have finally deleted my X account despite having a fair few followers, certainly more than I have on here, but I feel so much the better for doing that!
Please follow back if you agree?
Below is a statistic that totally appalls me!
#fossilfuelcrisis
#CO2emissions
#climatecatastrophe
Please follow back if you agree?
Below is a statistic that totally appalls me!
#fossilfuelcrisis
#CO2emissions
#climatecatastrophe
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How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble. In Failed State, Sam Freedman explains what went wrong
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
July 27, 2025 at 6:50 AM
How Britain privatised itself into failure
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
Britain outsourced its state – now private firms profit while public services crumble
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/the...
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Can someone please explain why it is that too many politicians only seem to want the votes of the prejudiced and the ignorant? To the extent that they are actively repelling anyone capable of rational thought and decency. Why the pathetic need to appease the bigot vote, at everyone else’s expense?
July 27, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Can someone please explain why it is that too many politicians only seem to want the votes of the prejudiced and the ignorant? To the extent that they are actively repelling anyone capable of rational thought and decency. Why the pathetic need to appease the bigot vote, at everyone else’s expense?
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Please explain to me how Margaret Thatcher forcing the sale of our national assets for a fraction of their worth was acceptable.
But forcing them to sell them back to us at a fraction of their worth isn't.
it doesn't make any sense.
But forcing them to sell them back to us at a fraction of their worth isn't.
it doesn't make any sense.
July 27, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Please explain to me how Margaret Thatcher forcing the sale of our national assets for a fraction of their worth was acceptable.
But forcing them to sell them back to us at a fraction of their worth isn't.
it doesn't make any sense.
But forcing them to sell them back to us at a fraction of their worth isn't.
it doesn't make any sense.
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Thatcher sold off more national assets than any other country. She underpriced them, and they were sold with zero debt. The £bn's of debt private owners have loaded onto them is money extracted for their own pockets.
And Labour plays at fixing this? 🤯
And Labour plays at fixing this? 🤯
July 27, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Thatcher sold off more national assets than any other country. She underpriced them, and they were sold with zero debt. The £bn's of debt private owners have loaded onto them is money extracted for their own pockets.
And Labour plays at fixing this? 🤯
And Labour plays at fixing this? 🤯
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June 30, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Unlike Rupert Lowe-Life I don’t “want my country back” because I never lost it… it belongs to everyone in the UK irrespective of colour, race, religion etc etc
What I want to ensure is far right creeps like him, Farage, Reform mutants etc never gain power in UK and treat our country as theirs❗️🤷🏼♂️
What I want to ensure is far right creeps like him, Farage, Reform mutants etc never gain power in UK and treat our country as theirs❗️🤷🏼♂️
June 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Unlike Rupert Lowe-Life I don’t “want my country back” because I never lost it… it belongs to everyone in the UK irrespective of colour, race, religion etc etc
What I want to ensure is far right creeps like him, Farage, Reform mutants etc never gain power in UK and treat our country as theirs❗️🤷🏼♂️
What I want to ensure is far right creeps like him, Farage, Reform mutants etc never gain power in UK and treat our country as theirs❗️🤷🏼♂️
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Thank God for Channel 4 reporting what needs to be reported not what Right Wing puppet masters want us to hear👇🏼👇🏼
Why aren’t BBC, ITV, Sky etc highlighting this rather than plastering Farage and Reform, Trump, Isreal as a victim etc over our screens❓
Because they’re Cheerleaders for the Right Wing🤷🏼♂️
Why aren’t BBC, ITV, Sky etc highlighting this rather than plastering Farage and Reform, Trump, Isreal as a victim etc over our screens❓
Because they’re Cheerleaders for the Right Wing🤷🏼♂️
Channel 4 to air BBC-commissioned documentary Gaza: Doctors Under Attack
BBC last week announced it had dropped the film over concerns it may create a ‘perception of partiality’
www.theguardian.com
June 29, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Thank God for Channel 4 reporting what needs to be reported not what Right Wing puppet masters want us to hear👇🏼👇🏼
Why aren’t BBC, ITV, Sky etc highlighting this rather than plastering Farage and Reform, Trump, Isreal as a victim etc over our screens❓
Because they’re Cheerleaders for the Right Wing🤷🏼♂️
Why aren’t BBC, ITV, Sky etc highlighting this rather than plastering Farage and Reform, Trump, Isreal as a victim etc over our screens❓
Because they’re Cheerleaders for the Right Wing🤷🏼♂️
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This is powerful indeed.
Not just excess, it’s a system built to keep people hungry so the rich can keep feasting. But the masses are waking up.
Powerful video…
Powerful video…
June 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
This is powerful indeed.
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"Nato’s 5 per cent pledge: an obscene betrayal of global needs"
'MEDEA BENJAMIN argues that real security doesn’t come from tanks and missiles — it comes from strong communities, global co-operation, and urgent action on our shared crises'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nato...
'MEDEA BENJAMIN argues that real security doesn’t come from tanks and missiles — it comes from strong communities, global co-operation, and urgent action on our shared crises'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nato...
June 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
"Nato’s 5 per cent pledge: an obscene betrayal of global needs"
'MEDEA BENJAMIN argues that real security doesn’t come from tanks and missiles — it comes from strong communities, global co-operation, and urgent action on our shared crises'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nato...
'MEDEA BENJAMIN argues that real security doesn’t come from tanks and missiles — it comes from strong communities, global co-operation, and urgent action on our shared crises'
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nato...
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“Whatever way it’s done, it’s pretty much inconceivable the government will not recover its costs”
“Sorting out Thames Water in the public sector will be cheaper in the long run”
End the rip off, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“Sorting out Thames Water in the public sector will be cheaper in the long run”
End the rip off, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
What would happen if Thames Water is temporarily renationalised?
The government could put the struggling utility into a special administration regime – but what does this involve?
www.theguardian.com
June 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
“Whatever way it’s done, it’s pretty much inconceivable the government will not recover its costs”
“Sorting out Thames Water in the public sector will be cheaper in the long run”
End the rip off, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
“Sorting out Thames Water in the public sector will be cheaper in the long run”
End the rip off, PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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THIS Says it all!!!
June 14, 2025 at 11:03 PM
THIS Says it all!!!
I am not a religious person but this from the new Pope is extremely pertinent!
May 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am not a religious person but this from the new Pope is extremely pertinent!
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UK petition. End the badger cull! The petition is only approx 2500 off 100,000 which will get it considered for debate in parliament. Please sign and share if you can. 🙌
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: End the Badger cull and adopt other approaches to bovine TB control
The Government’s TB Eradication Strategy allows the continued killing of badgers, a protected species, until the end of this Parliament, despite the Labour manifesto calling the cull “ineffective.”
W...
petition.parliament.uk
May 11, 2025 at 6:59 AM
UK petition. End the badger cull! The petition is only approx 2500 off 100,000 which will get it considered for debate in parliament. Please sign and share if you can. 🙌
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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The fascism playbook hasn't changed—only the speed we're flipping through its chapters.
May 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The fascism playbook hasn't changed—only the speed we're flipping through its chapters.
May 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Health and care worker visas are already at record lows leaving care homes at threat of closure.
Yet Labour want to crackdown further on work visa applications, blocking those who arrive in the UK to support people in our communities.
Yet Labour want to crackdown further on work visa applications, blocking those who arrive in the UK to support people in our communities.
May 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Health and care worker visas are already at record lows leaving care homes at threat of closure.
Yet Labour want to crackdown further on work visa applications, blocking those who arrive in the UK to support people in our communities.
Yet Labour want to crackdown further on work visa applications, blocking those who arrive in the UK to support people in our communities.
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The cost to the UK of the richest 1% is £450bn a year.
That is 200x the cost of housing asylum seekers.
Double the entire benefits bill.
And nearly 2.5x as much as is spent on the NHS.
For just 700,000 very, very greedy people.
Lets talk about this cost.
That is 200x the cost of housing asylum seekers.
Double the entire benefits bill.
And nearly 2.5x as much as is spent on the NHS.
For just 700,000 very, very greedy people.
Lets talk about this cost.
May 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The cost to the UK of the richest 1% is £450bn a year.
That is 200x the cost of housing asylum seekers.
Double the entire benefits bill.
And nearly 2.5x as much as is spent on the NHS.
For just 700,000 very, very greedy people.
Lets talk about this cost.
That is 200x the cost of housing asylum seekers.
Double the entire benefits bill.
And nearly 2.5x as much as is spent on the NHS.
For just 700,000 very, very greedy people.
Lets talk about this cost.
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FUN FACT: Since 2019, Nigel Farage's Reform has taken more than £2.3 MILLION from oil and gas interests - making up an astonishing 92% of the party's donations.
Reform are NOT for ordinary people.
They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.
Reform are NOT for ordinary people.
They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.
May 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
FUN FACT: Since 2019, Nigel Farage's Reform has taken more than £2.3 MILLION from oil and gas interests - making up an astonishing 92% of the party's donations.
Reform are NOT for ordinary people.
They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.
Reform are NOT for ordinary people.
They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.
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It needs to be liberated.
May 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
It needs to be liberated.
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“In Carney we now have the world leader who knows more than any of his peers about climate change. And who knows roughly 20x as much about climate and energy economics as anyone else in power. He may turn out to be a truly crucial figure in the fight to turn the climate tide.” @nationalobserver.com
It's time to shift from relief to gratitude as Carney helps steer the climate transition
Danielle Smith's agitations and the insatiable fossil fuel industry's demands will make climate action difficult, but Canada's new prime minister brings the right qualifications — and will have plenty...
www.nationalobserver.com
May 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
“In Carney we now have the world leader who knows more than any of his peers about climate change. And who knows roughly 20x as much about climate and energy economics as anyone else in power. He may turn out to be a truly crucial figure in the fight to turn the climate tide.” @nationalobserver.com
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“A new study has calculated that increasing trees and other vegetation in urban areas by 30% could have prevented more than 1/3rd of all global heat-related deaths between 2000 to 2019. In total, 1.16 million lives may have been saved with more greenery during this 20-year period.” Via @euronews.com
How more trees in cities could have saved 400,000 lives in Europe
‘Expanding greenness’ could save millions of lives, a comprehensive new study finds.
www.euronews.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:46 AM
“A new study has calculated that increasing trees and other vegetation in urban areas by 30% could have prevented more than 1/3rd of all global heat-related deaths between 2000 to 2019. In total, 1.16 million lives may have been saved with more greenery during this 20-year period.” Via @euronews.com