Rachel Hubbard
@rachellh.bsky.social
INFP; Trans Ally; #LGBwiththeT; EDI & Human Rights; Woke & Left Wing Forever & Proud; #SocialistFuture #RefugeesWelcome #StopArmingIsrael #StopWar #EndPrivatisation #Nationalisation #EndPoverty #WealthRedistribution #NoToDisabilityCuts #WelfareNotWarfare
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Rachel Hubbard
@rachellh.bsky.social
· Jun 3
“The right side of history is never the one which violates human rights.”
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Wes Streeting has been accused of taking a “chaotic and incoherent approach” to reforming the NHS which makes it unlikely the government will hit its own targets, according to a damning report by the Institute for Government (IfG)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform
Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity, with the health service unlikely to meet its targets
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wes Streeting has been accused of taking a “chaotic and incoherent approach” to reforming the NHS which makes it unlikely the government will hit its own targets, according to a damning report by the Institute for Government (IfG)
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Had my say here 💅
"Residents are asking for enough training places for them to apply for, and £22.50 per hour - not the moon on a stick.
Govt cannot and should not be trying to fund a service by suppressing the wages of the very people keeping it afloat.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wes-...
"Residents are asking for enough training places for them to apply for, and £22.50 per hour - not the moon on a stick.
Govt cannot and should not be trying to fund a service by suppressing the wages of the very people keeping it afloat.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wes-...
Wes Streeting berates doctor live on-air as five-day BMA strike begins
HEALTH SECRETARY Wes Streeting ranted on live radio today as thousands of resident doctors began their five-day strike in England.He unleashed a tirade on LBC after north London doctor Niraj told him ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Had my say here 💅
"Residents are asking for enough training places for them to apply for, and £22.50 per hour - not the moon on a stick.
Govt cannot and should not be trying to fund a service by suppressing the wages of the very people keeping it afloat.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wes-...
"Residents are asking for enough training places for them to apply for, and £22.50 per hour - not the moon on a stick.
Govt cannot and should not be trying to fund a service by suppressing the wages of the very people keeping it afloat.”
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/wes-...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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A very harsh night was endured by the displaced in the Gaza Strip. Torrential rain flooded their tents and destroyed what little remained of their belongings, leaving thousands of families without any shelter to protect them. Photos via
@palinfoen.bsky.social .
@palinfoen.bsky.social .
November 15, 2025 at 8:44 AM
A very harsh night was endured by the displaced in the Gaza Strip. Torrential rain flooded their tents and destroyed what little remained of their belongings, leaving thousands of families without any shelter to protect them. Photos via
@palinfoen.bsky.social .
@palinfoen.bsky.social .
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HUNDREDS of charities and voluntary organisations have warned the UK Government that they will not comply with plans to force asylum seekers to complete voluntary work ...
300 organisations warn Labour: 'We will not comply with proposed Home Office rules'
HUNDREDS of charities and voluntary organisations have warned the UK Government that they will not comply with plans to force asylum seekers to…
www.thenational.scot
November 14, 2025 at 7:26 PM
HUNDREDS of charities and voluntary organisations have warned the UK Government that they will not comply with plans to force asylum seekers to complete voluntary work ...
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
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What more does this horrible world want to take from these innocent women, men & babies?!
Just imagine this being your family, your home, your measly tent, your fkng children.
Just imagine this being your family, your home, your measly tent, your fkng children.
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
What more does this horrible world want to take from these innocent women, men & babies?!
Just imagine this being your family, your home, your measly tent, your fkng children.
Just imagine this being your family, your home, your measly tent, your fkng children.
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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The entire American economy still depends on modern slavery and forced labor
November 14, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The entire American economy still depends on modern slavery and forced labor
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Why! Sorry, but why? Labour's anti-asylum, anti-immigration, policies are the antithesis of anything anyone who genuinely supports human rights should be defending. They're absolutely inhumane and condemnable. Anyone supporting them can't claim to be "progressive"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
No 10 tells Labour MPs it expects support for tough new asylum policies
Some backbenchers already opposing planned immigration crackdown seen as ‘economically and culturally illiterate’
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Why! Sorry, but why? Labour's anti-asylum, anti-immigration, policies are the antithesis of anything anyone who genuinely supports human rights should be defending. They're absolutely inhumane and condemnable. Anyone supporting them can't claim to be "progressive"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:59 AM
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
Social spaces lost forever. Libraries, community centres, school playgrounds, parks closed/sold as council funding cut in real terms to appease the rich.
Social vandalism.
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Non-voters make up the biggest group in the UK. Why? Because their votes hardly ever bring real change. LW parties need to tackle this @boldpolitics.bsky.social
Zohran Mamdani’s win shows the power of mobilizing non-voters | Ben Davis
Mamdani reshaped the electorate, bringing hundreds of thousands of non-voters out to the polls, from young people to left-behind immigrant communities
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Non-voters make up the biggest group in the UK. Why? Because their votes hardly ever bring real change. LW parties need to tackle this @boldpolitics.bsky.social
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We all value ‘the rule of law’.
But whose law & rules? Corporations/Rich v Masses.
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few.
A few crumbs are thrown to pacify the masses but these are concessions and can be withdrawn.
See the linked article.
But whose law & rules? Corporations/Rich v Masses.
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few.
A few crumbs are thrown to pacify the masses but these are concessions and can be withdrawn.
See the linked article.
Nothing will change until the political system is freed from the clutches of corporations and the super-rich
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few
leftfootforward.org
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
We all value ‘the rule of law’.
But whose law & rules? Corporations/Rich v Masses.
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few.
A few crumbs are thrown to pacify the masses but these are concessions and can be withdrawn.
See the linked article.
But whose law & rules? Corporations/Rich v Masses.
The law is being used to enforce existing power structures for the benefit of the few.
A few crumbs are thrown to pacify the masses but these are concessions and can be withdrawn.
See the linked article.
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Denmark steals possessions of people seeking asylum, as policy. It returns people to situations where they are killed.
Mahmood is copying some of the worst policies going.
Labour once again showing it's just another anti-asylum, anti-human rights, government. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mahmood is copying some of the worst policies going.
Labour once again showing it's just another anti-asylum, anti-human rights, government. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK seeks inspiration from Denmark to shake up immigration system
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is taking cues from some of the toughest migration laws in Europe.
www.bbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Denmark steals possessions of people seeking asylum, as policy. It returns people to situations where they are killed.
Mahmood is copying some of the worst policies going.
Labour once again showing it's just another anti-asylum, anti-human rights, government. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mahmood is copying some of the worst policies going.
Labour once again showing it's just another anti-asylum, anti-human rights, government. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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“It’s a ministry of cruelty that has turned suffering into policy, despair into a spreadsheet.”
New official figures expose how politicians & media have repeatedly lied about social security spending - @johnpring.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-official...
New official figures expose how politicians & media have repeatedly lied about social security spending - @johnpring.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-official...
New official figures expose how politicians and media have repeatedly lied about social security spending
New official figures – hidden by government and opposition parties – have exposed months of lies by politicians and the media about “spiralling” spending on social security and the need to cut bene…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:19 PM
“It’s a ministry of cruelty that has turned suffering into policy, despair into a spreadsheet.”
New official figures expose how politicians & media have repeatedly lied about social security spending - @johnpring.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-official...
New official figures expose how politicians & media have repeatedly lied about social security spending - @johnpring.bsky.social
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/new-official...
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
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England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year
Government and water companies are devising emergency plans for worst water shortage in decades
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
England facing drastic measures due to extreme drought next year.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
Country surrounded by water has water shortages.
2024: 1trn litre of lost to leaks.
Sewage dumped in rivers for 4m hours.
No new reservoirs.
Investment neglected, £85bn paid in dividend.
Record high water bills.
People fleeced.
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#ourworldiswonderful; I close tonight with a shot from today's walk in the Forest of Dean. Recent essential felling and thinning threatened to spoil this path, but nature generally finds a way to survive and even remain beautiful.
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#ourworldiswonderful; I close tonight with a shot from today's walk in the Forest of Dean. Recent essential felling and thinning threatened to spoil this path, but nature generally finds a way to survive and even remain beautiful.
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Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
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Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
November 7, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Starbucks baristas have done everything right — organized, bargained, and stood together.
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
But the CEO still refuses to offer a fair contract or end union busting.
If baristas go on ULP strike, our response is simply DON’T BUY STARBUCKS.
#NoContractNoCoffee
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A new poll has put Keir Starmer's Labour Party in fourth place behind Reform, the Greens and Conservatives 👀
Labour slump to fourth in poll behind Greens and Conservatives
www.thenational.scot
November 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
A new poll has put Keir Starmer's Labour Party in fourth place behind Reform, the Greens and Conservatives 👀
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November is #TransAwarenessMonth - a chance to celebrate trans history and community, and raise awareness of the violence and discrimination trans people face.
Our latest blog highlights the harmful policies from the last year, and the power of our community.
💻️Read our latest blog: buff.ly/Ywq8Adq
Our latest blog highlights the harmful policies from the last year, and the power of our community.
💻️Read our latest blog: buff.ly/Ywq8Adq
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
November is #TransAwarenessMonth - a chance to celebrate trans history and community, and raise awareness of the violence and discrimination trans people face.
Our latest blog highlights the harmful policies from the last year, and the power of our community.
💻️Read our latest blog: buff.ly/Ywq8Adq
Our latest blog highlights the harmful policies from the last year, and the power of our community.
💻️Read our latest blog: buff.ly/Ywq8Adq
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Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders.
Musk used his wealth to incite violence, hatred in the US & UK.
How long before UK execs demand more for mediocre performance.
The ultra rich buy political system, bribe politicians, create pollution and inequity.
Tax them.
Musk used his wealth to incite violence, hatred in the US & UK.
How long before UK execs demand more for mediocre performance.
The ultra rich buy political system, bribe politicians, create pollution and inequity.
Tax them.
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders.
Musk used his wealth to incite violence, hatred in the US & UK.
How long before UK execs demand more for mediocre performance.
The ultra rich buy political system, bribe politicians, create pollution and inequity.
Tax them.
Musk used his wealth to incite violence, hatred in the US & UK.
How long before UK execs demand more for mediocre performance.
The ultra rich buy political system, bribe politicians, create pollution and inequity.
Tax them.