Simon Taylor
@simonnt.bsky.social
Mostly retired - spent working life in education - senior LA officer in 4 Northern LAs - secondary teacher - school senior leader - HEI teacher education - school and college governor. Ambitious for all children and their access to great education.
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Let me tell you the good things the government has done in 2025 – because it certainly won’t | Polly Toynbee
Let me tell you the good things the government has done in 2025 – because it certainly won’t | Polly Toynbee
It’s all there: more apprenticeships, more rights for workers and renters – and most of all, a focus on children. What a shame Labour wavers about saying so, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Let me tell you the good things the government has done in 2025 – because it certainly won’t | Polly Toynbee
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Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
September 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky
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Leave it to Labour to deal with boats big and small
August confirmed lowest small boat crossings for any August since 2021 ✅
Largest export deal of large boats in our history worth £10bn to Norway ✅
Tides are changing for Britain.
August confirmed lowest small boat crossings for any August since 2021 ✅
Largest export deal of large boats in our history worth £10bn to Norway ✅
Tides are changing for Britain.
September 1, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Leave it to Labour to deal with boats big and small
August confirmed lowest small boat crossings for any August since 2021 ✅
Largest export deal of large boats in our history worth £10bn to Norway ✅
Tides are changing for Britain.
August confirmed lowest small boat crossings for any August since 2021 ✅
Largest export deal of large boats in our history worth £10bn to Norway ✅
Tides are changing for Britain.
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Thanks to the Labour Government, around 1.2m households, 700k with children, will be £420 better off each year on average due to Universal Credit changes coming into force today.
The changes help those struggling with debt, with the new Fair Repayment Rate reducing debt deductions from 25% to 15%.
The changes help those struggling with debt, with the new Fair Repayment Rate reducing debt deductions from 25% to 15%.
Universal Credit change brings £420 boost to over a million households
More than one million households struggling with debt will get to keep an average £420 more of their benefits each year, under a change to Universal Credit coming into force today [30 April 2025].
www.gov.uk
April 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Thanks to the Labour Government, around 1.2m households, 700k with children, will be £420 better off each year on average due to Universal Credit changes coming into force today.
The changes help those struggling with debt, with the new Fair Repayment Rate reducing debt deductions from 25% to 15%.
The changes help those struggling with debt, with the new Fair Repayment Rate reducing debt deductions from 25% to 15%.
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Well this might rattle a few cages…
January 18, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Well this might rattle a few cages…
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Yorkshire Bylines was the one that kicked off the Bylines Network in 2020, setting a new gold standard for citizen journalism. Can you share this with encouragement to follow, to get them to 20k today? 🙏
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
December 27, 2024 at 12:10 PM
Yorkshire Bylines was the one that kicked off the Bylines Network in 2020, setting a new gold standard for citizen journalism. Can you share this with encouragement to follow, to get them to 20k today? 🙏
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
@yorksbylines.bsky.social
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It’s bad enough former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been allowed to spout his absolute boll**** about “Brexit saving lives” unchallenged on UK news shows - now he’s traveling the world repeating it!
Let’s stop him rewriting history - share these actual FACTS
youtu.be/pAm62GE6pi8?...
Let’s stop him rewriting history - share these actual FACTS
youtu.be/pAm62GE6pi8?...
Johnson now travels world telling anyone who will listen “Brexit saved lives” - hold onto your seats
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
December 19, 2024 at 4:14 PM
It’s bad enough former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been allowed to spout his absolute boll**** about “Brexit saving lives” unchallenged on UK news shows - now he’s traveling the world repeating it!
Let’s stop him rewriting history - share these actual FACTS
youtu.be/pAm62GE6pi8?...
Let’s stop him rewriting history - share these actual FACTS
youtu.be/pAm62GE6pi8?...
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“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Land barons reap the rewards of new agrarian populism
Farmers' protests at the budget's IHT proposals raise many questions
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 7:01 PM
“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
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Before Brexit the UK was about as rich as Germany, and richer than France.
Now it is much poorer than either, by 2030 we will be poorer than Poland, and by 2040 we will be poorer than all 27 EU countries.
The magic of Brexit.
Now it is much poorer than either, by 2030 we will be poorer than Poland, and by 2040 we will be poorer than all 27 EU countries.
The magic of Brexit.
December 5, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Before Brexit the UK was about as rich as Germany, and richer than France.
Now it is much poorer than either, by 2030 we will be poorer than Poland, and by 2040 we will be poorer than all 27 EU countries.
The magic of Brexit.
Now it is much poorer than either, by 2030 we will be poorer than Poland, and by 2040 we will be poorer than all 27 EU countries.
The magic of Brexit.
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The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
December 2, 2024 at 6:27 PM
The world is 700% richer than in 1970 but the average person is only 8% richer.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
Because the richest 0.01% are 4000% richer.
We are all being robbed every second of every day, and it doesn't matter how much profit or growth there is.
It will never reach you.
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Well worth a watch is this 1h documentary on the food industry and the impact that ultra-processed foods could be having on our health. It's the same guy who wrote Ultra-Processed People, also worth a read - completely change the way I view and eat food
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Two - Irresistible: Why We Can’t Stop Eating
Why are ultra-processed foods so irresistible, and why do they now dominate food culture?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Well worth a watch is this 1h documentary on the food industry and the impact that ultra-processed foods could be having on our health. It's the same guy who wrote Ultra-Processed People, also worth a read - completely change the way I view and eat food
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Irresistible: why we can't stop eating aired tonight on BBC 2 at 9pm. This feels like a real moment in the media's coverage in relation to ultra processed foods. Hopefully this will stimulate key discussions on the responsibilities that come with food production.
November 25, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Irresistible: why we can't stop eating aired tonight on BBC 2 at 9pm. This feels like a real moment in the media's coverage in relation to ultra processed foods. Hopefully this will stimulate key discussions on the responsibilities that come with food production.
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Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not f... youtu.be/s9J0GpnXNhY?...
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not for financial whizz kids
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not f... youtu.be/s9J0GpnXNhY?...
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.