Shoveller
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Former footplateman with a degree in Philosophy & History of Science; now a railway photographer and author. Link to my book on footplate life in the 1960s https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/16889
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The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. Join me and sign the petition to stop shady crypto donations flooding our politics: 38d.gs/xvqe
Shady billionaires can quietly pour money into our elections, completely hidden from view.
Join me and add your name to the petition to stop this.
38d.gs
December 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. Join me and sign the petition to stop shady crypto donations flooding our politics: 38d.gs/xvqe
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Ban forever chemicals in the UK
It’s one of the most dangerous poisons you’ve probably never heard of – linked to cancer, fertility issues, and even birth defects – and now it’s everywhere. "Forever chemicals" (PFAS) don’t bre...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
"Press barons can meet the prime minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't." Don't think that's right? Demand the PM stops cozying up to press barons and restarts the inquiry to put victims first NOW. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
Don’t bow down to media billionaires: protect victims!
Madeleine McCann’s parents, the families of Hillsborough victims, and Caroline Flack’s mum all know what it is like to be targeted by an intrusive press. That’s why over 30 high-profile victims wrote ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
"Press barons can meet the prime minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't." Don't think that's right? Demand the PM stops cozying up to press barons and restarts the inquiry to put victims first NOW. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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This gangster government steals everyone’s property and doesn’t care about the laws respecting the rights of creators. Everything they see belongs to them like the greedy leeches on this country that they are.
December 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This gangster government steals everyone’s property and doesn’t care about the laws respecting the rights of creators. Everything they see belongs to them like the greedy leeches on this country that they are.
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop foreign interference in British politics
British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 1:44 PM
🚨 An undercover sting just exposed alarming loopholes in Westminster’s weak lobbying system: a fake Chinese company bought meetings with ministers and MPs, and it may not have even broken any rules! ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: 38d.gs/2sa8
Sign the petition: save our BBC: don't let the likes of Trump and his UK cronies meddle with our public broadcaster
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect...
38d.gs
November 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
🚨Our BBC is under attack 🚨 We can't let those that want to see it torn up & replaced by the likes of GBNews or Fox win. Sign the open letter now to demand the new BBC boss is someone that will protect the BBC, not let its enemies tear it down: 38d.gs/2sa8
£41 million! That’s how much the Post Office has agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. A slap in the face to all those wrongfully convicted Post Office staff. Join me and 280,000 others demanding Fujitsu is finally held to account! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
Hold Fujitsu to account for Post Office scandal
£41 million! That’s how much more the Post Office has just agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. And that's on top of another whopping £65m the Government paid the scandal ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
£41 million! That’s how much the Post Office has agreed to pay Fujitsu to keep using the faulty Horizon IT system. A slap in the face to all those wrongfully convicted Post Office staff. Join me and 280,000 others demanding Fujitsu is finally held to account! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
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"Andrew will move [out of Royal Lodge and] to the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk"
So - from one mansion to another! 🤬
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So - from one mansion to another! 🤬
Repost if you think Andrew should be moved here instead...
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Andrew will move [out of Royal Lodge and] to the royal estate in Sandringham, Norfolk"
So - from one mansion to another! 🤬
Repost if you think Andrew should be moved here instead...
So - from one mansion to another! 🤬
Repost if you think Andrew should be moved here instead...
10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! 38d.gs/c7qj
Make polluters pay for poisoning our children
10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions poison...
38d.gs
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! 38d.gs/c7qj
Autumn light and colour on the Settle - Carlisle. No.34067 Tangmere heads south with the Northern Belle rail tour. I worked on these engines back in the 1960s and you can read about it here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1688929746
#railway #steamtrain #landscape #photography #railwayphotography #biography
#railway #steamtrain #landscape #photography #railwayphotography #biography
October 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Autumn light and colour on the Settle - Carlisle. No.34067 Tangmere heads south with the Northern Belle rail tour. I worked on these engines back in the 1960s and you can read about it here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1688929746
#railway #steamtrain #landscape #photography #railwayphotography #biography
#railway #steamtrain #landscape #photography #railwayphotography #biography
I’ve signed a petition to scrap plans for mandatory digital ID before it’s too late. Will you join me? 38d.gs/0h2c
Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)
Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives.
Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...
38d.gs
October 26, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I’ve signed a petition to scrap plans for mandatory digital ID before it’s too late. Will you join me? 38d.gs/0h2c
10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...
Make polluters pay for poisoning our children
10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions poison...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 11:35 AM
10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...
A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers
Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...
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“We must stop expecting carbon offsetting to work at scale. […] We have assessed 25 years of evidence and almost everything up until this point has failed.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“We must stop expecting carbon offsetting to work at scale. […] We have assessed 25 years of evidence and almost everything up until this point has failed.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Don't forget that 41 Tory MPs in the last government took Russian donations. That might account for media reticence to report on the Nathan Gill case.
October 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Don't forget that 41 Tory MPs in the last government took Russian donations. That might account for media reticence to report on the Nathan Gill case.
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So Lib Dems and Greens between them higher in opinion polls than Reform, many more MPs and councillors, more votes in last elections. Yet between them get much lighter coverage. Wonder why?
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.
RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.
October 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
So Lib Dems and Greens between them higher in opinion polls than Reform, many more MPs and councillors, more votes in last elections. Yet between them get much lighter coverage. Wonder why?
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How can MPs act with urgency on climate if they don’t even know the deadline has already arrived?
New UEA study finds public and politicians dangerously misinformed.
New UEA study finds public and politicians dangerously misinformed.
MPs and public underestimate urgency of climate action, new UEA study reveals
Fewer than 15% of UK MPs knew emissions must peak by 2025, raising questions about climate communication
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October 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
How can MPs act with urgency on climate if they don’t even know the deadline has already arrived?
New UEA study finds public and politicians dangerously misinformed.
New UEA study finds public and politicians dangerously misinformed.
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In a leaked recording, Jenrick claimed the lack of 'white faces' meant the neighbourhood was 'one of the worst integrated places' he'd ever been to.
October 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
In a leaked recording, Jenrick claimed the lack of 'white faces' meant the neighbourhood was 'one of the worst integrated places' he'd ever been to.
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The enemies identified by US presidents.
October 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The enemies identified by US presidents.
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Greed is not the only way
The super-rich are paying less in tax than their cleaners; with shedloads of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
The super-rich are paying less in tax than their cleaners; with shedloads of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Greed is not the only way
The super-rich are paying less in tax than their cleaners; with shedloads of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank
northeastbylines.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Greed is not the only way
The super-rich are paying less in tax than their cleaners; with shedloads of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
The super-rich are paying less in tax than their cleaners; with shedloads of money, they are laughing all the way to the bank
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...