Hazel Rodgers
@tartanrose52.bsky.social
Born at 312.2 ppm. Stares into space a lot, thinking. Creative. Jesus Follower.
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Here's your first look at tomorrow's front page 📰
'A ceasefire in name only': We publish a timeline of the ongoing violence in Gaza since a 'ceasefire' was agreed – as Benjamin Netanyahu's brutal, apartheid regime's genocide continues to claim lives
'A ceasefire in name only': We publish a timeline of the ongoing violence in Gaza since a 'ceasefire' was agreed – as Benjamin Netanyahu's brutal, apartheid regime's genocide continues to claim lives
December 4, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Here's your first look at tomorrow's front page 📰
'A ceasefire in name only': We publish a timeline of the ongoing violence in Gaza since a 'ceasefire' was agreed – as Benjamin Netanyahu's brutal, apartheid regime's genocide continues to claim lives
'A ceasefire in name only': We publish a timeline of the ongoing violence in Gaza since a 'ceasefire' was agreed – as Benjamin Netanyahu's brutal, apartheid regime's genocide continues to claim lives
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The biggest impact on my life from cycling isn’t health, fitness or saving the planet.
It’s the ability to time travel.
⏲️ 🪄 🚲 ⚡ 🌀
Go here to donate to @thebikestation.bsky.social's #EverydayHeroes campaign:
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It’s the ability to time travel.
⏲️ 🪄 🚲 ⚡ 🌀
Go here to donate to @thebikestation.bsky.social's #EverydayHeroes campaign:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everyday-h...
Or read on to find out more... 🧵
#EverydayHeroes - Help us get more people on bikes
Get more people on bikes — for their health, their minds, and the planet. Join our #EverydayHeroes and make change happen!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The biggest impact on my life from cycling isn’t health, fitness or saving the planet.
It’s the ability to time travel.
⏲️ 🪄 🚲 ⚡ 🌀
Go here to donate to @thebikestation.bsky.social's #EverydayHeroes campaign:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everyday-h...
Or read on to find out more... 🧵
It’s the ability to time travel.
⏲️ 🪄 🚲 ⚡ 🌀
Go here to donate to @thebikestation.bsky.social's #EverydayHeroes campaign:
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/everyday-h...
Or read on to find out more... 🧵
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Am writing something on the government’s Article 3 and Article 8 proposals re asylum seekers.
Any interesting links or expert insight welcome.
Have read @zoejardiniere.bsky.social and @profmarkelliott.bsky.social‘s fine pieces.
Any interesting links or expert insight welcome.
Have read @zoejardiniere.bsky.social and @profmarkelliott.bsky.social‘s fine pieces.
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Am writing something on the government’s Article 3 and Article 8 proposals re asylum seekers.
Any interesting links or expert insight welcome.
Have read @zoejardiniere.bsky.social and @profmarkelliott.bsky.social‘s fine pieces.
Any interesting links or expert insight welcome.
Have read @zoejardiniere.bsky.social and @profmarkelliott.bsky.social‘s fine pieces.
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The "Europe - Countries Quiz", where you have to match country names with regions on a map, has been played 27011 times in the last 30 days. Mainly a German 🇩🇪 audience.
Map shows the quiz results. 🟢 best knowledge. 🔴 worst.
My take on the #30daymapchallenge
Quiz: geographyquiz.app/quiz/europe-...
Map shows the quiz results. 🟢 best knowledge. 🔴 worst.
My take on the #30daymapchallenge
Quiz: geographyquiz.app/quiz/europe-...
November 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The "Europe - Countries Quiz", where you have to match country names with regions on a map, has been played 27011 times in the last 30 days. Mainly a German 🇩🇪 audience.
Map shows the quiz results. 🟢 best knowledge. 🔴 worst.
My take on the #30daymapchallenge
Quiz: geographyquiz.app/quiz/europe-...
Map shows the quiz results. 🟢 best knowledge. 🔴 worst.
My take on the #30daymapchallenge
Quiz: geographyquiz.app/quiz/europe-...
where are Scotland's missing trees? In turn inspiring and heart breaking - but we should know about this, and support any trying to aid nature to grow back
#Scotland #Nature #Trees #Land
#Scotland #Nature #Trees #Land
Scotland's Missing Forests: The Great Eco-Conspiracy
YouTube video by Lesley Riddoch
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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2m UK pensioners live in poverty, 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
Neoliberals pushing to cut/freeze state pension.
Evidence: UK state pension is the worst among G7 nations, last on replacement rates, joint-last on state pension spending.
Britons receive pension for fewer years than most.
Neoliberals pushing to cut/freeze state pension.
Evidence: UK state pension is the worst among G7 nations, last on replacement rates, joint-last on state pension spending.
Britons receive pension for fewer years than most.
State pension generosity compared: how does the UK measure up? | Fidelity UK
Get all the latest news, views and opinions from Fidelity’s savings and investment experts on saving and investing for your retirement.
www.fidelity.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 7:04 AM
2m UK pensioners live in poverty, 110,000 a year die in fuel poverty.
Neoliberals pushing to cut/freeze state pension.
Evidence: UK state pension is the worst among G7 nations, last on replacement rates, joint-last on state pension spending.
Britons receive pension for fewer years than most.
Neoliberals pushing to cut/freeze state pension.
Evidence: UK state pension is the worst among G7 nations, last on replacement rates, joint-last on state pension spending.
Britons receive pension for fewer years than most.
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Make a song Scottish
Fly me to Dunoon
Chanson Dalmuir
That's A Moray
Coming In the Ayr Tonight
Twenty four Hours from Tolsta
Naver Gonna Give You Up
Born on the Forth of July
Fly me to Dunoon
Chanson Dalmuir
That's A Moray
Coming In the Ayr Tonight
Twenty four Hours from Tolsta
Naver Gonna Give You Up
Born on the Forth of July
November 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Make a song Scottish
Fly me to Dunoon
Chanson Dalmuir
That's A Moray
Coming In the Ayr Tonight
Twenty four Hours from Tolsta
Naver Gonna Give You Up
Born on the Forth of July
Fly me to Dunoon
Chanson Dalmuir
That's A Moray
Coming In the Ayr Tonight
Twenty four Hours from Tolsta
Naver Gonna Give You Up
Born on the Forth of July
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OCTOBER UPDATE Who Owns Scotland now published with total of 4850 landholdings (76.55% rural Scotland). The project is financed solely by subscription income which is not rising as fast as expansion expenditure so may have to slow the project down. Subscriptions start at £5 whoownsscotland.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
OCTOBER UPDATE Who Owns Scotland now published with total of 4850 landholdings (76.55% rural Scotland). The project is financed solely by subscription income which is not rising as fast as expansion expenditure so may have to slow the project down. Subscriptions start at £5 whoownsscotland.org.uk
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🚨 Just one day left to triple your impact!
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October 25, 2025 at 7:40 AM
🚨 Just one day left to triple your impact!
For one last day, your donation will be TRIPLED thanks to match funding from Aviva Community Fund and @@https://bsky.pulse.ly/spqzyjcrod Better World Community Fund.
⏰ Donate before 4pm on Sun 26 Oct to triple your gift: https://bit.pulse.ly/y0grixioql
For one last day, your donation will be TRIPLED thanks to match funding from Aviva Community Fund and @@https://bsky.pulse.ly/spqzyjcrod Better World Community Fund.
⏰ Donate before 4pm on Sun 26 Oct to triple your gift: https://bit.pulse.ly/y0grixioql
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Hello Bluesky! We’re new here, so here’s a little introductory film that shows what we’re about – #MakingRewildingHappen for nature, climate and people.
We’re excited to be here and connect. As the newcomer at this party, we’ll be hovering by the refreshments, hoping someone will come say hi.
We’re excited to be here and connect. As the newcomer at this party, we’ll be hovering by the refreshments, hoping someone will come say hi.
September 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Hello Bluesky! We’re new here, so here’s a little introductory film that shows what we’re about – #MakingRewildingHappen for nature, climate and people.
We’re excited to be here and connect. As the newcomer at this party, we’ll be hovering by the refreshments, hoping someone will come say hi.
We’re excited to be here and connect. As the newcomer at this party, we’ll be hovering by the refreshments, hoping someone will come say hi.
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Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.
October 20, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Destruction of the White House East Wing began today. Here it is in better times with better residents.
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In 2021 Afghan women started an online campaign to protest the Taliban's female dress code by posting photos of what traditional Afghan clothes look like #AfghanWomen
#WomensArt
#WomensArt
October 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In 2021 Afghan women started an online campaign to protest the Taliban's female dress code by posting photos of what traditional Afghan clothes look like #AfghanWomen
#WomensArt
#WomensArt
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Temu’s EU operations doubled pre-tax profits to $120m (£90m), employed just 8 people, $18m corporation tax,
It is smoke and mirrors of profit shifting, offshore tax havens.
UK High street can't compete.
Govt must review customs duty exemptions, require multinationals to show where they pay taxes.
It is smoke and mirrors of profit shifting, offshore tax havens.
UK High street can't compete.
Govt must review customs duty exemptions, require multinationals to show where they pay taxes.
China’s Temu more than doubles EU profits to nearly $120m despite having only eight staff
Online marketplace paid just $18m in corporation tax, leading campaigners to call for government action
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Temu’s EU operations doubled pre-tax profits to $120m (£90m), employed just 8 people, $18m corporation tax,
It is smoke and mirrors of profit shifting, offshore tax havens.
UK High street can't compete.
Govt must review customs duty exemptions, require multinationals to show where they pay taxes.
It is smoke and mirrors of profit shifting, offshore tax havens.
UK High street can't compete.
Govt must review customs duty exemptions, require multinationals to show where they pay taxes.
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After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
christinapagel.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 1:10 PM
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.
christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
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As Fujitsu continues to rake in the £££££ from the government.
Who says crime doesn't pay?
Who says crime doesn't pay?
September 29, 2025 at 7:27 AM
As Fujitsu continues to rake in the £££££ from the government.
Who says crime doesn't pay?
Who says crime doesn't pay?
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🟥 MEDIA WATCH: BBC Scotland called out on Anti-Scotrail spin.
🔎 Every Scottish station, and Scotland as a whole, did better than the UK average.
🔗 More: www.believeinscotland.org/media_watch_...
🔎 Every Scottish station, and Scotland as a whole, did better than the UK average.
🔗 More: www.believeinscotland.org/media_watch_...
September 27, 2025 at 11:33 AM
🟥 MEDIA WATCH: BBC Scotland called out on Anti-Scotrail spin.
🔎 Every Scottish station, and Scotland as a whole, did better than the UK average.
🔗 More: www.believeinscotland.org/media_watch_...
🔎 Every Scottish station, and Scotland as a whole, did better than the UK average.
🔗 More: www.believeinscotland.org/media_watch_...
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⛏️ Twenty-three miners were rescued Wednesday after being trapped 43 hours in #Colombia’s La Reliquia gold mine.
🇨🇴 The main entrance collapsed Monday due to a “geomechanical failure.”
Families greeted the survivors with tears and applause
🇨🇴 The main entrance collapsed Monday due to a “geomechanical failure.”
Families greeted the survivors with tears and applause
September 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
⛏️ Twenty-three miners were rescued Wednesday after being trapped 43 hours in #Colombia’s La Reliquia gold mine.
🇨🇴 The main entrance collapsed Monday due to a “geomechanical failure.”
Families greeted the survivors with tears and applause
🇨🇴 The main entrance collapsed Monday due to a “geomechanical failure.”
Families greeted the survivors with tears and applause
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BLOG - Land Reform and the Gentrification of Braemar andywightman.scot/2025/09/land...
Land Reform and the Gentrification of Braemar - Land Matters
Regular readers will by now have (hopefully) picked up an odd and perplexing intellectual lacuna at the heart of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill. Ministers have got themselves into a spot of bother in...
andywightman.scot
September 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
BLOG - Land Reform and the Gentrification of Braemar andywightman.scot/2025/09/land...
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Last week, I joined colleagues in a @forestpolicygroup.bsky.social webinar entitled "Who Owns Scotland's Forests and does it matter?" I presented research on the question of who owns our forests. The webinar is now published for all to enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWiN...
Who Owns Scotland's Forests and Does it Matter Webinar
YouTube video by Forest Policy Group
www.youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Last week, I joined colleagues in a @forestpolicygroup.bsky.social webinar entitled "Who Owns Scotland's Forests and does it matter?" I presented research on the question of who owns our forests. The webinar is now published for all to enjoy. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWiN...
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Rewilding in action! 📸 NTS
September 24, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Rewilding in action! 📸 NTS
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I've been deeply concerned about some of the misinformation around asylum seekers in Perth. The graphics below address some of the myths that are presented when issues are raised. We must have the debate rooted in facts and basic decency.
September 16, 2025 at 7:21 AM
I've been deeply concerned about some of the misinformation around asylum seekers in Perth. The graphics below address some of the myths that are presented when issues are raised. We must have the debate rooted in facts and basic decency.
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UK Govt must change course.
Increase purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. WRONG
At the very least abolish VAT on domestic fuel, reduce std rate of VAT, lift personal allowance by £1,000.
Shift the cost to the rich.
Increase purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. WRONG
At the very least abolish VAT on domestic fuel, reduce std rate of VAT, lift personal allowance by £1,000.
Shift the cost to the rich.
Why the reshuffle alone won’t change the government’s fortunes
"For better electoral fortunes, the government needs to junk neoliberal policies, never-ending austerity; directly invest in infrastructure and redistribute income and wealth."
leftfootforward.org
September 15, 2025 at 8:37 AM
UK Govt must change course.
Increase purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. WRONG
At the very least abolish VAT on domestic fuel, reduce std rate of VAT, lift personal allowance by £1,000.
Shift the cost to the rich.
Increase purchasing power of the bottom 50%.
Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20%. WRONG
At the very least abolish VAT on domestic fuel, reduce std rate of VAT, lift personal allowance by £1,000.
Shift the cost to the rich.
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Is a maximum pay cap the answer to inequality in the UK?
youtu.be/GKevsgaMxAQ?...
CEO pay in the UK is out of control. The median FTSE 100 boss now takes home £4.5 million a year – while millions struggle to live on the minimum wage. If we can set a minimum wage, why not a maximum pay cap?
youtu.be/GKevsgaMxAQ?...
CEO pay in the UK is out of control. The median FTSE 100 boss now takes home £4.5 million a year – while millions struggle to live on the minimum wage. If we can set a minimum wage, why not a maximum pay cap?
Is a maximum pay cap the answer to inequality in the UK?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
September 15, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Is a maximum pay cap the answer to inequality in the UK?
youtu.be/GKevsgaMxAQ?...
CEO pay in the UK is out of control. The median FTSE 100 boss now takes home £4.5 million a year – while millions struggle to live on the minimum wage. If we can set a minimum wage, why not a maximum pay cap?
youtu.be/GKevsgaMxAQ?...
CEO pay in the UK is out of control. The median FTSE 100 boss now takes home £4.5 million a year – while millions struggle to live on the minimum wage. If we can set a minimum wage, why not a maximum pay cap?