Ray
@tangledupinblu.bsky.social
Socialist ; Sports loving Man City supporter for 66years since Dad introduced me to Bert Trautmann; HopenotHate; Human Rights Activist.
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Today, thousands of us demonstrated outside the US embassy with a message for Donald Trump: hands off Gaza.
The resilience of the Palestinian people will not be broken — and nor will our solidarity.
We will be here for as long as it takes until there is a free and independent Palestine.
The resilience of the Palestinian people will not be broken — and nor will our solidarity.
We will be here for as long as it takes until there is a free and independent Palestine.
February 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Today, thousands of us demonstrated outside the US embassy with a message for Donald Trump: hands off Gaza.
The resilience of the Palestinian people will not be broken — and nor will our solidarity.
We will be here for as long as it takes until there is a free and independent Palestine.
The resilience of the Palestinian people will not be broken — and nor will our solidarity.
We will be here for as long as it takes until there is a free and independent Palestine.
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Winter is here, and so are winter viruses. Vaccination is your best defence—topping up your protection reduces the risk of severe illness from flu and COVID-19.
Book your appointment online, on the NHS app, or call 119 before 19 December.
Book your appointment online, on the NHS app, or call 119 before 19 December.
December 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Winter is here, and so are winter viruses. Vaccination is your best defence—topping up your protection reduces the risk of severe illness from flu and COVID-19.
Book your appointment online, on the NHS app, or call 119 before 19 December.
Book your appointment online, on the NHS app, or call 119 before 19 December.
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Ooh @davidolusoga.bsky.social has started posting here and is a must follow.
If you somehow missed his lunch with @stephenkb.bsky.social a couple of months back it is well worth catching up with
on.ft.com/4dMGOyN
If you somehow missed his lunch with @stephenkb.bsky.social a couple of months back it is well worth catching up with
on.ft.com/4dMGOyN
David Olusoga: ‘My loyalty is to history’
The historian on reimagining the Black British experience, being shot at from both sides in the culture wars and how to ‘de-weaponise the past’
on.ft.com
December 8, 2024 at 9:09 PM
Ooh @davidolusoga.bsky.social has started posting here and is a must follow.
If you somehow missed his lunch with @stephenkb.bsky.social a couple of months back it is well worth catching up with
on.ft.com/4dMGOyN
If you somehow missed his lunch with @stephenkb.bsky.social a couple of months back it is well worth catching up with
on.ft.com/4dMGOyN
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It was an honour to join Metropolitan Police's Carol Service at @westminsterabbey.bsky.social and pay tribute to our hardworking police officers at Christmas.
Our officers go above and beyond to keep Londoners safe throughout the year.
Our officers go above and beyond to keep Londoners safe throughout the year.
December 11, 2024 at 8:26 PM
It was an honour to join Metropolitan Police's Carol Service at @westminsterabbey.bsky.social and pay tribute to our hardworking police officers at Christmas.
Our officers go above and beyond to keep Londoners safe throughout the year.
Our officers go above and beyond to keep Londoners safe throughout the year.
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Don’t think that we played too badly but our lack of legs in midfield costs us again. We need to start moving the ball quicker when attacking as we have become predictable. On to the next big one in the derby. #CTID
December 11, 2024 at 9:52 PM
Don’t think that we played too badly but our lack of legs in midfield costs us again. We need to start moving the ball quicker when attacking as we have become predictable. On to the next big one in the derby. #CTID
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Amazing how quick it’s gone from: She’s so funny. More please.
To: She’s so sad. Make it stop now.
To: She’s so sad. Make it stop now.
Kemi Badenoch says sandwiches are what people eat for breakfast (via Spectator)
December 12, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Amazing how quick it’s gone from: She’s so funny. More please.
To: She’s so sad. Make it stop now.
To: She’s so sad. Make it stop now.
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There's a growing sense of pathos around Kemi Badenoch. She's clearly constructed a self-image of toughness & ruthlessness - you can imagine her shouting at her own reflection about how hard she is - to protect herself from perfectly normal feelings of vulnerability & fear. It's unlikely to end well
December 12, 2024 at 9:51 AM
There's a growing sense of pathos around Kemi Badenoch. She's clearly constructed a self-image of toughness & ruthlessness - you can imagine her shouting at her own reflection about how hard she is - to protect herself from perfectly normal feelings of vulnerability & fear. It's unlikely to end well
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Civil servant here. We are not allowed to eat at our desks.
December 12, 2024 at 9:50 AM
Civil servant here. We are not allowed to eat at our desks.
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As part of my new scheme to protect victims, more than 200 stalking offenders will be fitted with GPS tags by March 2026.
I’ll continue to ensure that ending violence against women and girls is treated with urgency by our police and society.
I’ll continue to ensure that ending violence against women and girls is treated with urgency by our police and society.
More than 200 stalking offenders to be given GPS tags under new scheme
London’s independent victims’ commissioner, Claire Waxman, said the City Hall scheme will ‘provide an extra layer of security to victims’
www.standard.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 10:02 AM
As part of my new scheme to protect victims, more than 200 stalking offenders will be fitted with GPS tags by March 2026.
I’ll continue to ensure that ending violence against women and girls is treated with urgency by our police and society.
I’ll continue to ensure that ending violence against women and girls is treated with urgency by our police and society.
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A new study has found that almost half of children in Gaza wish to die, as a result of the trauma they have been forced to endure.
Every single supplier of arms to Israel has blood on its hands — and the world will never forgive them.
Every single supplier of arms to Israel has blood on its hands — and the world will never forgive them.
December 12, 2024 at 11:50 AM
A new study has found that almost half of children in Gaza wish to die, as a result of the trauma they have been forced to endure.
Every single supplier of arms to Israel has blood on its hands — and the world will never forgive them.
Every single supplier of arms to Israel has blood on its hands — and the world will never forgive them.
Unforgivable
"Sara was known to social care from before she was born."
Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, says social care should have known Sara Sharif was six times more likely to be killed after being known to social services.
#Newsnight
Children's Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, says social care should have known Sara Sharif was six times more likely to be killed after being known to social services.
#Newsnight
December 13, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Unforgivable
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From quadrupling London’s Cycleway network to tackling road safety, London Cycling Commissioner @willnorman.co.uk and I are committed to getting more Londoners cycling.
It’s working—1.33 million journeys are now done by bike every day in London.
It’s working—1.33 million journeys are now done by bike every day in London.
Will Norman: the visionary behind London’s cycling future
Zag sits down with London's Walking and Cycling Commissioner Will Norman to discuss the Mayor’s Vision Zero progress in reducing cycling fatalities and plans for expanding the city’s Cycleway network
zagdaily.com
December 12, 2024 at 2:17 PM
From quadrupling London’s Cycleway network to tackling road safety, London Cycling Commissioner @willnorman.co.uk and I are committed to getting more Londoners cycling.
It’s working—1.33 million journeys are now done by bike every day in London.
It’s working—1.33 million journeys are now done by bike every day in London.
When did we last have a back four of Walker Dias Akanji Ake ???
December 13, 2024 at 7:32 AM
When did we last have a back four of Walker Dias Akanji Ake ???
👏👍👏👍👏👍👏👍
Jill Viner was the first woman to drive a London bus licensed to carry passengers back in May 1974. Today, she will be honoured with a new plaque at Cromwell Road bus station.
This plaque will help Londoners learn more about her story and be inspired by her pioneering legacy.
This plaque will help Londoners learn more about her story and be inspired by her pioneering legacy.
Jill Viner: London's First Female Bus Driver Gets A Plaque
A memorial to London's first woman bus driver.
londonist.com
December 13, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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Less money spent on energy bills = more money for books, technology and teaching.
See how our funding for heat pumps, insulation and solar panels could help schools across London move away from fossil fuels and save money.
See how our funding for heat pumps, insulation and solar panels could help schools across London move away from fossil fuels and save money.
How this School is Saving Money and The Planet
YouTube video by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Less money spent on energy bills = more money for books, technology and teaching.
See how our funding for heat pumps, insulation and solar panels could help schools across London move away from fossil fuels and save money.
See how our funding for heat pumps, insulation and solar panels could help schools across London move away from fossil fuels and save money.
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Stalking is a horrendous crime that can have a long-lasting impact on victims, who we know are more likely to be young women.
I'm pleased to launch my new GPS stalking pilot today which will play a key role in preventing reoffending and safeguarding victims.
I'm pleased to launch my new GPS stalking pilot today which will play a key role in preventing reoffending and safeguarding victims.
London pilot will GPS tag stalkers on prison release
More than 200 stalking offenders released from prison will be GPS tagged under a pilot scheme.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 9:33 AM
Stalking is a horrendous crime that can have a long-lasting impact on victims, who we know are more likely to be young women.
I'm pleased to launch my new GPS stalking pilot today which will play a key role in preventing reoffending and safeguarding victims.
I'm pleased to launch my new GPS stalking pilot today which will play a key role in preventing reoffending and safeguarding victims.
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Planning to travel between Christmas Eve and New Year?
TfL will keep a majority of its network running. There are some planned closures on the Overground, the Elizabeth line and DLR.
Plan your journey in advance and check before you travel. tfl.gov.uk/status-updat...
TfL will keep a majority of its network running. There are some planned closures on the Overground, the Elizabeth line and DLR.
Plan your journey in advance and check before you travel. tfl.gov.uk/status-updat...
December 10, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Planning to travel between Christmas Eve and New Year?
TfL will keep a majority of its network running. There are some planned closures on the Overground, the Elizabeth line and DLR.
Plan your journey in advance and check before you travel. tfl.gov.uk/status-updat...
TfL will keep a majority of its network running. There are some planned closures on the Overground, the Elizabeth line and DLR.
Plan your journey in advance and check before you travel. tfl.gov.uk/status-updat...
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Great to see the incredible work funded by @london-vru.bsky.social, empowering fathers to build stronger relationships with their children. Investing in families is key to creating a safer, more supportive London for everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Fatherhood: Parenting support for dads aims to cut youth violence
The BBC hears how support being offered aims to help
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Great to see the incredible work funded by @london-vru.bsky.social, empowering fathers to build stronger relationships with their children. Investing in families is key to creating a safer, more supportive London for everyone.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Libraries, providing free information to everyone, are the bedrock of a free society.
And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!!
#ILoveLibraries
And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!!
#ILoveLibraries
November 18, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Libraries, providing free information to everyone, are the bedrock of a free society.
And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!!
#ILoveLibraries
And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!!
#ILoveLibraries
Hi - have just moved over from the ‘other side’
November 19, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Hi - have just moved over from the ‘other side’