Rona Wightman
@rmwcdm.bsky.social
European. Migrant. Coffee-drinker. Pedals.
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Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Woman who starts riding a bike not sure if she should be a poor unemployed loser who can't afford a car or an elite smug entitled asshole with a toy, asks neighbourhood Facebook group to help out.
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
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"Enviro-friendly parent unsure which bin their kid's art project that came home should go in."
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
December 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"Enviro-friendly parent unsure which bin their kid's art project that came home should go in."
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
www.creativebyrovelo.com/therovelorec...
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Reminder from Brenda the civil disobedience penguin @firstdogonthemoon about surviving Christmas with climate denier relatives. Radicalise the kids instead.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Reminder from Brenda the civil disobedience penguin @firstdogonthemoon about surviving Christmas with climate denier relatives. Radicalise the kids instead.
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one of my favourite things i've learned about christmas in the last few years is that the bible doesn't say jesus was born in an inn's stable; he would have been born in the downstairs area of a house belonging to a relative of joseph's, which was usually reserved for animals
December 21, 2025 at 2:13 PM
one of my favourite things i've learned about christmas in the last few years is that the bible doesn't say jesus was born in an inn's stable; he would have been born in the downstairs area of a house belonging to a relative of joseph's, which was usually reserved for animals
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December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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🔴‘Keir Starmer Must Stop Chasing Reform’s Cruelty and Embrace the Compassionate Politics His Own Voters Demand’
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/k...
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/k...
'Keir Starmer Must Stop Chasing Reform's Cruelty and Embrace the Compassionate Politics His Own Voters Demand'
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
🔴‘Keir Starmer Must Stop Chasing Reform’s Cruelty and Embrace the Compassionate Politics His Own Voters Demand’
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/k...
New polling suggests a progressive majority could come back to Labour if the PM embraces a more compassionate form of politics, argues Jennifer Nadel
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/k...
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In all seriousness, ignoring the crass flag waving. Liveries should never be about politics, they should be elegant and should stand the test of time. But more importantly they should differentiate the different types of service (local/regional/IC) in a simple way for passengers. 1/2
As others have pointed out, it looks more like a GBN train 😬
Red, White and Rails: The Great British Railways livery unveiled for 2026 rollout
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/red...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/red...
December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
In all seriousness, ignoring the crass flag waving. Liveries should never be about politics, they should be elegant and should stand the test of time. But more importantly they should differentiate the different types of service (local/regional/IC) in a simple way for passengers. 1/2
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Putting aside the question of how good/bad this looks, I don't think in all my travels I have seen a UK rail livery so reflective of a political context.
Previous liveries were often attempts to convey a message about services and companies, but this is a political exercise.
Previous liveries were often attempts to convey a message about services and companies, but this is a political exercise.
Great British Railways branding, train livery and logo unveiled https://bit.ly/4rIz0pF
Great British Railways branding, train livery and logo unveiled
Great British Railways branding, train livery and logo unveiled https://bit.ly/4rIz0pF
bit.ly
December 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Putting aside the question of how good/bad this looks, I don't think in all my travels I have seen a UK rail livery so reflective of a political context.
Previous liveries were often attempts to convey a message about services and companies, but this is a political exercise.
Previous liveries were often attempts to convey a message about services and companies, but this is a political exercise.
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Breaking. Liz Truss wins this year's FIFA Prize for Economics.
December 6, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Breaking. Liz Truss wins this year's FIFA Prize for Economics.
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Donald Trump winning the ‘FIFA Peace Prize’ is like when I didn’t win at school sports day so my mum made me a medal out of a yoghurt lid.
December 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Donald Trump winning the ‘FIFA Peace Prize’ is like when I didn’t win at school sports day so my mum made me a medal out of a yoghurt lid.
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A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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🚨 "By the start of 2025, the UK economy was approximately 8% smaller than it would have been without Brexit."
"The UK’s performance began to slip against its international peers - growth lagged and living standards stagnated."
https://bit.ly/4pnS5Ms
"The UK’s performance began to slip against its international peers - growth lagged and living standards stagnated."
https://bit.ly/4pnS5Ms
A decade of Brexit: Britain falls behind peers in trade and growth
Economic analysis shows UK GDP per capita grew up to 10% less than similar nations as firms froze spending and productivity slipped.
www.euronews.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🚨 "By the start of 2025, the UK economy was approximately 8% smaller than it would have been without Brexit."
"The UK’s performance began to slip against its international peers - growth lagged and living standards stagnated."
https://bit.ly/4pnS5Ms
"The UK’s performance began to slip against its international peers - growth lagged and living standards stagnated."
https://bit.ly/4pnS5Ms
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When someone’s upset they usually just want you to listen rather than offer advice
December 4, 2025 at 7:47 AM
When someone’s upset they usually just want you to listen rather than offer advice
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With so much abuse from cis men still covered up , with so much misogyny rife , with anti trans activists starting to turn towards abortion rights - well done to all the bigots who decided relentless abuse of trans kids was the solution #translives
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
With so much abuse from cis men still covered up , with so much misogyny rife , with anti trans activists starting to turn towards abortion rights - well done to all the bigots who decided relentless abuse of trans kids was the solution #translives
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Informative but fails to comprehend life from the other side of the windscreen. Prefers to quote SUV owners.
Big cars = loss of space for everyone else.
Children 82% more likely to be killed if hit by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cleancitiescampaign.org
Big cars = loss of space for everyone else.
Children 82% more likely to be killed if hit by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cleancitiescampaign.org
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Informative but fails to comprehend life from the other side of the windscreen. Prefers to quote SUV owners.
Big cars = loss of space for everyone else.
Children 82% more likely to be killed if hit by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cleancitiescampaign.org
Big cars = loss of space for everyone else.
Children 82% more likely to be killed if hit by an SUV or LTV rather than smaller vehicle.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@cleancitiescampaign.org
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We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
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A Labour government passed the Equality Act. A Labour government was in power when the Supreme Court interpreted it to not mean what ministers at the time were clear it was intended to mean. The Labour government response should have been to legislate to fix it. Not doing so was a cowardly betrayal.
December 3, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A Labour government passed the Equality Act. A Labour government was in power when the Supreme Court interpreted it to not mean what ministers at the time were clear it was intended to mean. The Labour government response should have been to legislate to fix it. Not doing so was a cowardly betrayal.
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NEW POD EPISODE! 🚨An unhappy fifth birthday. Five years and four prime ministers since the pavement parking consultation ended, and still no action.
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
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What will it take to reclaim pavements?
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Pavement Parking: An Unhappy Fifth Birthday | Streets Ahead
We wish the government's pavement parking consultation its unwanted fifth birthday
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November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
NEW POD EPISODE! 🚨An unhappy fifth birthday. Five years and four prime ministers since the pavement parking consultation ended, and still no action.
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
What will it take to reclaim pavements?
shows.acast.com/streets-ahea...
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Steam Locomotive the Blue Peter crossing the Forth Bridge today.
November 29, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Steam Locomotive the Blue Peter crossing the Forth Bridge today.
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"Britain’s political elites are focusing the public’s attention on migration in ways that are not always accurate."
"That is helping to create a gap between how people perceive immigration in Britain and the facts."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/world/europe/uk-immigration-statistics.html
"That is helping to create a gap between how people perceive immigration in Britain and the facts."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/world/europe/uk-immigration-statistics.html
The British Public Thinks Immigration Is Up. It’s Actually Down, Sharply.
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
"Britain’s political elites are focusing the public’s attention on migration in ways that are not always accurate."
"That is helping to create a gap between how people perceive immigration in Britain and the facts."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/world/europe/uk-immigration-statistics.html
"That is helping to create a gap between how people perceive immigration in Britain and the facts."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/world/europe/uk-immigration-statistics.html
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Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
The Economic Impact of Brexit
Other
siepr.stanford.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.
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A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
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I think anyone interviewing Farage should just ask him general knowledge questions about Clacton. Better to show viewers how he doesn't give a fuck about the people who voted for him than give him airtime to spout his nonsense.
November 15, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I think anyone interviewing Farage should just ask him general knowledge questions about Clacton. Better to show viewers how he doesn't give a fuck about the people who voted for him than give him airtime to spout his nonsense.