Sian
@sian37.bsky.social
Decrepit old woman desperately wanting decency and equality for society.
Retired pharma scientist, writer, lover of dogs, fresh air, Springsteen.
Politically green & left
Peace must prevail
Anti-fascist, anti-racism
“To remain silent is to be complicit”
Retired pharma scientist, writer, lover of dogs, fresh air, Springsteen.
Politically green & left
Peace must prevail
Anti-fascist, anti-racism
“To remain silent is to be complicit”
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Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
Tranquility and colour at #NTCliveden today @nationaltrust.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Tranquility and colour at #NTCliveden today @nationaltrust.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is Reform who want to sell of the NHS and don’t believe in supporting those who need care, so it’s hardly surprising to see this
This is Reform who want to sell of the NHS and don’t believe in supporting those who need care, so it’s hardly surprising to see this
Lancashire’s Reform-run council plans to close care homes and day centres
Questions about potential conflict of interest as council’s cabinet member for social care owns private care company
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This is Reform who want to sell of the NHS and don’t believe in supporting those who need care, so it’s hardly surprising to see this
This is Reform who want to sell of the NHS and don’t believe in supporting those who need care, so it’s hardly surprising to see this
The Roman mosaic over the hypocaust at #Verulamium created around AD200 #mosaic #hypocaust #romanbritain #roman
November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The Roman mosaic over the hypocaust at #Verulamium created around AD200 #mosaic #hypocaust #romanbritain #roman
November 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Nigel Farage Says Minimum Wage Should Be Cut for Young People
The Reform leader said cutting the minimum wage for young people would boost business, as he attacked plans to raise taxes on the wealthy
bylinetimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP.
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people
...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business"
It's £10ph FFS!
Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger
DO YOU SEE IT NOW?
Spread far & wide.
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...
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▪️ If it's an immigrant...
"See!"
▪️ If it's not an immigrant, but they're not white (or don't have a white British name)...
"See! Next generation of immigrants!"
▪️ If it's a white guy with a British name...
"See! See what these immigrants made good peaceful people do?!"
"See!"
▪️ If it's not an immigrant, but they're not white (or don't have a white British name)...
"See! Next generation of immigrants!"
▪️ If it's a white guy with a British name...
"See! See what these immigrants made good peaceful people do?!"
November 2, 2025 at 6:30 PM
▪️ If it's an immigrant...
"See!"
▪️ If it's not an immigrant, but they're not white (or don't have a white British name)...
"See! Next generation of immigrants!"
▪️ If it's a white guy with a British name...
"See! See what these immigrants made good peaceful people do?!"
"See!"
▪️ If it's not an immigrant, but they're not white (or don't have a white British name)...
"See! Next generation of immigrants!"
▪️ If it's a white guy with a British name...
"See! See what these immigrants made good peaceful people do?!"
Reform are a one-trick-pony that can be defeated
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p... #BillyBragg @billybragg.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p... #BillyBragg @billybragg.bsky.social
Reform are a one-trick-pony that can be defeated
The salience of immigration as an issue facing the UK is a result of media exposure and political discourse, rather than first-hand experiences.
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Reform are a one-trick-pony that can be defeated
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p... #BillyBragg @billybragg.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/braggb/p... #BillyBragg @billybragg.bsky.social
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November 2, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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🔥 Coming up fast!!
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
November 2, 2025 at 7:34 AM
🔥 Coming up fast!!
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?
On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:
▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles
Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
Thrilled and energised listening to @nikitagill.bsky.social and @elodieharper.bsky.social at the Lit Festival. So proud that female writers are using their voices, exploring the myths to remind us of the power of story-telling deploying wit and sarcasm #greekmythology
#hekate #boudiccasdaughter
#hekate #boudiccasdaughter
November 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Thrilled and energised listening to @nikitagill.bsky.social and @elodieharper.bsky.social at the Lit Festival. So proud that female writers are using their voices, exploring the myths to remind us of the power of story-telling deploying wit and sarcasm #greekmythology
#hekate #boudiccasdaughter
#hekate #boudiccasdaughter
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No political party should tolerate racism - which is why I’ve signed a huge petition to suspend the Reform Party’s Sarah Pochin MP for her racist comments - add your name now: 38d.gs/fodu
No political party should tolerate racism - which is why I've signed this petition to suspend Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin MP for her racist comments - add your name now:
I just signed the campaign calling to immediately suspend MP Sarah Pochin for her racist comments.
38d.gs
November 2, 2025 at 9:46 AM
No political party should tolerate racism - which is why I’ve signed a huge petition to suspend the Reform Party’s Sarah Pochin MP for her racist comments - add your name now: 38d.gs/fodu
October 29, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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Here is the long and short of it.
October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here is the long and short of it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Critical to release #marwanbarghouti now #freePalestine #saveGaza #Palestine
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Critical to release #marwanbarghouti now #freePalestine #saveGaza #Palestine
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Dear Donald Trump, here’s how you can win that Nobel peace prize | Mehdi Hasan
Make Israel release Marwan Barghouti, the ‘Palestinian Mandela’. The future of peace in the region depends on it
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Critical to release #marwanbarghouti now #freePalestine #saveGaza #Palestine
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
Critical to release #marwanbarghouti now #freePalestine #saveGaza #Palestine
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social
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Trump’s “mental faculties are crumbling like blue cheese, and major media need to write prominent stories about this alarming problem – not just stick a sentence into the 14th paragraph of a news story.”
My free Stop the Presses newsletter.
My free Stop the Presses newsletter.
Media must cover — not cover up — Trump’s unfitness
The president benefits from the failure to focus on his broken brain
www.stopthepresses.news
October 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Trump’s “mental faculties are crumbling like blue cheese, and major media need to write prominent stories about this alarming problem – not just stick a sentence into the 14th paragraph of a news story.”
My free Stop the Presses newsletter.
My free Stop the Presses newsletter.
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“Despite how terribly damaged America has been recently, that country and those ideals remain worth fighting for."
Bruce Springsteen Endorses No Kings Movement: 'All Hell Is Breaking Loose in the United States'
bit.ly
October 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
“Despite how terribly damaged America has been recently, that country and those ideals remain worth fighting for."
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We must make racism disgraceful again. This kind of shameless ugly inadequacy from Pochin should be career-ending, not career-enhancing. Honestly… the Little England nastiness is repulsive.
October 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We must make racism disgraceful again. This kind of shameless ugly inadequacy from Pochin should be career-ending, not career-enhancing. Honestly… the Little England nastiness is repulsive.
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who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.
October 26, 2025 at 6:04 AM
who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.