Alun Williams
@alunmw.bsky.social
Resting amateur panto villain, happy husband, impresario, churchwarden, safeguarding officer, alleged heretic, chronically addicted to baking & preserve making
In person company AGMs are under threat from proposed changes to company law. Here's @shareaction.bsky.social's latest blog on why AGMs matter and why losing them would be bad not just for shareholder rights but bad for wider society.
After another busy AGM season, we spoke to the wonderful people who generously gave their time to ask AGM questions with us in 2025.
Read more about our 2025 AGM season through the lens of our supporters in our latest blog⏬
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Read more about our 2025 AGM season through the lens of our supporters in our latest blog⏬
shareaction.org/news/speakin...
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
In person company AGMs are under threat from proposed changes to company law. Here's @shareaction.bsky.social's latest blog on why AGMs matter and why losing them would be bad not just for shareholder rights but bad for wider society.
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Think the basic argument here is correct. We're in a state of national emergency and the government is unable to admit there's a national emergency, let alone describe it or how we can emerge from it. That situation can't last forever.
Keir Starmer needs to speak to the nation directly about the danger that is Donald Trump. Latest column www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump is the orange hurricane upending everything. Starmer must warn Britain of the danger | Jonathan Freedland
The PM has not been open with his citizens for fear of backlash from Washington. This crisis demands he speak directly to the country, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Think the basic argument here is correct. We're in a state of national emergency and the government is unable to admit there's a national emergency, let alone describe it or how we can emerge from it. That situation can't last forever.
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This is deeply worrying. Police breaking into a place of worship to arrest people having a meeting? Quakers have a proud heritage of peaceful protest. This is totally disproportionate and deeply chilling. What happened to freedom of assembly?
🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House
Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
March 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
This is deeply worrying. Police breaking into a place of worship to arrest people having a meeting? Quakers have a proud heritage of peaceful protest. This is totally disproportionate and deeply chilling. What happened to freedom of assembly?
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The Spanish Lady 1950 by Tirzah Garwood. Garwood was Eric Ravilious's wife, and her first retrospective, 70 years after her death, is now being held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London. Like Eric, her life was short, in her case dying of cancer.
www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/exh...
www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/exh...
November 18, 2024 at 12:21 PM
The Spanish Lady 1950 by Tirzah Garwood. Garwood was Eric Ravilious's wife, and her first retrospective, 70 years after her death, is now being held at the Dulwich Picture Gallery in London. Like Eric, her life was short, in her case dying of cancer.
www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/exh...
www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/whats-on/exh...
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It’s more than four years since Eye 1534 first warned that Cambridgeshire county council (CCC) was in danger of financial collapse because of ginormous loans it had made to housebuilding company, This Land Ltd.
This Land Ltd’s debt to CCC now stands at £127m.
This Land Ltd’s debt to CCC now stands at £127m.
March 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
It’s more than four years since Eye 1534 first warned that Cambridgeshire county council (CCC) was in danger of financial collapse because of ginormous loans it had made to housebuilding company, This Land Ltd.
This Land Ltd’s debt to CCC now stands at £127m.
This Land Ltd’s debt to CCC now stands at £127m.
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🔴 Populist Simplicity In A Hyper-Complex World: Will Trump Overplay His Hand?
In an in-depth essay, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social talks to political scientist Brian Klaas on why Trump's 'alternative realities' don't stack up against real-world complexities
A free preview from the new print edition ⬇️
In an in-depth essay, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social talks to political scientist Brian Klaas on why Trump's 'alternative realities' don't stack up against real-world complexities
A free preview from the new print edition ⬇️
Populist Simplicity In A Hyper-Complex World: Will Trump Overplay His Hand?
Hardeep Matharu dissects what the now infamous Oval Office meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky revealed about the American President’s approach – and speaks to political scientist Brian Klaas about why hi...
bylinetimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
🔴 Populist Simplicity In A Hyper-Complex World: Will Trump Overplay His Hand?
In an in-depth essay, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social talks to political scientist Brian Klaas on why Trump's 'alternative realities' don't stack up against real-world complexities
A free preview from the new print edition ⬇️
In an in-depth essay, @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social talks to political scientist Brian Klaas on why Trump's 'alternative realities' don't stack up against real-world complexities
A free preview from the new print edition ⬇️
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🚜 On 11 March, the Government announced a pause in nature-friendly farming payments—the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
👇 Here's why that’s disastrous for climate and nature. 🧵
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
👇 Here's why that’s disastrous for climate and nature. 🧵
Government under fire over abrupt closure of key nature-friendly farming scheme
Ministers said the budget for the sustainable farming incentive had been spent.
www.independent.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🚜 On 11 March, the Government announced a pause in nature-friendly farming payments—the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI).
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
👇 Here's why that’s disastrous for climate and nature. 🧵
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
👇 Here's why that’s disastrous for climate and nature. 🧵
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I think I preferred it when politicians dismissed the Internet as “not the real world.”
I think Thomas is right, though - while the average British voter is probably not that well up on what’s going on in the US, they don’t like Trump or Musk and they def don’t like “move fast and break things.”
I think Thomas is right, though - while the average British voter is probably not that well up on what’s going on in the US, they don’t like Trump or Musk and they def don’t like “move fast and break things.”
I’m genuinely beginning to question whether Ministers staying on X is beginning to affect how they view what is actually happening in the US, because I fail to see how anyone can see the dismantling of the state in the US positively.
March 15, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I think I preferred it when politicians dismissed the Internet as “not the real world.”
I think Thomas is right, though - while the average British voter is probably not that well up on what’s going on in the US, they don’t like Trump or Musk and they def don’t like “move fast and break things.”
I think Thomas is right, though - while the average British voter is probably not that well up on what’s going on in the US, they don’t like Trump or Musk and they def don’t like “move fast and break things.”
Insights into the modern American psyche from the CEO of an American tech entrepreneur in today's CityAM.
“The new American Dream is to be rich enough that the rules don’t apply to you.”
www.cityam.com/the-new-mode...
“The new American Dream is to be rich enough that the rules don’t apply to you.”
www.cityam.com/the-new-mode...
The new model of American success: Win at all costs
America has always been a hyper-individualistic society, but in the turbo-charges Trump era something has changed
www.cityam.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Insights into the modern American psyche from the CEO of an American tech entrepreneur in today's CityAM.
“The new American Dream is to be rich enough that the rules don’t apply to you.”
www.cityam.com/the-new-mode...
“The new American Dream is to be rich enough that the rules don’t apply to you.”
www.cityam.com/the-new-mode...
Those of you who aren't on X may be under the mistaken impression that recent steep falls on the world's stock markets are due to the policies and pronouncements of the US president.
They are of course being engineered by his elite enemies!
They are of course being engineered by his elite enemies!
March 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Those of you who aren't on X may be under the mistaken impression that recent steep falls on the world's stock markets are due to the policies and pronouncements of the US president.
They are of course being engineered by his elite enemies!
They are of course being engineered by his elite enemies!
If ever there was a time to publish an article boldly proclaiming itself "the truly superior moral justification for selfishness" and asserting"The right stands for reason, the left dogma" it was not three days ago. Enjoy!
www.spectator.com.au/2025/03/fina...
www.spectator.com.au/2025/03/fina...
Finally, the ‘truly superior moral justification for selfishness’ | The Spectator Australia
Mount Arapiles in Victoria offers some of the best climbing in the world; it is what Zermatt is to skiing or Pipeline to surfing. However, in a flagrant manifestation of the tsunami of Critical Race…
www.spectator.com.au
March 11, 2025 at 7:34 AM
If ever there was a time to publish an article boldly proclaiming itself "the truly superior moral justification for selfishness" and asserting"The right stands for reason, the left dogma" it was not three days ago. Enjoy!
www.spectator.com.au/2025/03/fina...
www.spectator.com.au/2025/03/fina...
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1,3 million people were deported to Auschwitz. Among some 400,000 people registered as prisoners, there were 131,000 #women: 82,000 Jewish, 31,000 Polish, 11,000 Roma as well as Russian, Belorussian, German, French, Czech & Yugoslavian. #InternationalWomensDay
March 8, 2025 at 7:49 PM
1,3 million people were deported to Auschwitz. Among some 400,000 people registered as prisoners, there were 131,000 #women: 82,000 Jewish, 31,000 Polish, 11,000 Roma as well as Russian, Belorussian, German, French, Czech & Yugoslavian. #InternationalWomensDay
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9 March 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Suzanne Driay, was born in Paris.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 June 1944 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 627 people killed in a gas chamber immediately after selection.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 June 1944 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 627 people killed in a gas chamber immediately after selection.
March 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
9 March 1939 | A French Jewish girl, Suzanne Driay, was born in Paris.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 June 1944 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 627 people killed in a gas chamber immediately after selection.
She arrived at #Auschwitz on 2 June 1944 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 627 people killed in a gas chamber immediately after selection.
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'DOGE, dis-connecting, people, science and progress' because, climate change won't be a story if there's no one to help put the reality and data of changes in focus...
Check out the external affairs page at NOAA right now. That's right. Everyone at NOAA external affairs was fired.
www.noaa.gov/external-aff...
www.noaa.gov/external-aff...
March 1, 2025 at 9:06 PM
'DOGE, dis-connecting, people, science and progress' because, climate change won't be a story if there's no one to help put the reality and data of changes in focus...
This is a really interesting thread, well worth reading and reflecting on if you're a campaigner or activist.
If you need a big tent to achieve the change you want then you need to guard against habits that keep people out of your tent.
If you need a big tent to achieve the change you want then you need to guard against habits that keep people out of your tent.
Today @moreincommonuk.bsky.social
releases a deep dive into Progressive Activists, the most liberal/left leaning segment of the public. It looks at who this highly engaged group are, what they believe but also why their approach maybe leading to backlash against progressive causes.
releases a deep dive into Progressive Activists, the most liberal/left leaning segment of the public. It looks at who this highly engaged group are, what they believe but also why their approach maybe leading to backlash against progressive causes.
February 20, 2025 at 9:15 AM
This is a really interesting thread, well worth reading and reflecting on if you're a campaigner or activist.
If you need a big tent to achieve the change you want then you need to guard against habits that keep people out of your tent.
If you need a big tent to achieve the change you want then you need to guard against habits that keep people out of your tent.
ShareAction's latest "Voting Matters" report is depressing reading. If you're someone who has investments and cares about how sustainable or ethical they are this report makes clear that you need to think not just about what you are invested in, but who is managing the investments on your behalf.
The world’s largest asset managers are failing to protect human rights, nature and climate
Just 4 out of 279 (1.4%) of the key shareholder proposals we analysed received majority support – a worrying new low
Read 'Voting Matters' 2024 here⬇
shareaction.org/reports/voti...
Just 4 out of 279 (1.4%) of the key shareholder proposals we analysed received majority support – a worrying new low
Read 'Voting Matters' 2024 here⬇
shareaction.org/reports/voti...
February 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
ShareAction's latest "Voting Matters" report is depressing reading. If you're someone who has investments and cares about how sustainable or ethical they are this report makes clear that you need to think not just about what you are invested in, but who is managing the investments on your behalf.
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Lots of pressure now to sped more on defence =
These hard choices just got harder:
www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/somethings...
These hard choices just got harder:
www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/somethings...
Something's got to give
Demographically-adjusted public spending and tax.
www.neilobrien.co.uk
February 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lots of pressure now to sped more on defence =
These hard choices just got harder:
www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/somethings...
These hard choices just got harder:
www.neilobrien.co.uk/p/somethings...
The news that proper Waitrose toilet paper is returning gives me an insight into how the Israelites must have felt after being told they would finally be entering the promised land after their forty years in the wilderness.
The Telegraph, with its finger on the pulse of the nation…
Waitrose brings back original toilet rolls after customer revolt
Retailer bows to pressure following ‘shrinkflation’ bathroom tissue fallout
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The news that proper Waitrose toilet paper is returning gives me an insight into how the Israelites must have felt after being told they would finally be entering the promised land after their forty years in the wilderness.
This week churches have been observing the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity". It looks like a lot more prayer is needed!
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January 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This week churches have been observing the "Week of Prayer for Christian Unity". It looks like a lot more prayer is needed!
bsky.app/search?q=sin...
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Top headline on BBC business page this morning "Shock drop in supermarket food sales hits pound". Top headline on CityAM just now: "London’s FTSE 100 hits new all-time high in heavy data week".
www.cityam.com/londons-ftse...
www.cityam.com/londons-ftse...
London's FTSE 100 hits new all-time high in heavy data week
The FTSE 100 has hit a new all-time high this morning, surpassing the previous peaks it received in the spring.
www.cityam.com
January 17, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Top headline on BBC business page this morning "Shock drop in supermarket food sales hits pound". Top headline on CityAM just now: "London’s FTSE 100 hits new all-time high in heavy data week".
www.cityam.com/londons-ftse...
www.cityam.com/londons-ftse...
Before last October's autumn budget Labour was accused of talking down the economy, but ever since there seems to have been a concerted effort to portray that budget as being the final nail in the coffin for business and the economy. 1/2
January 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Before last October's autumn budget Labour was accused of talking down the economy, but ever since there seems to have been a concerted effort to portray that budget as being the final nail in the coffin for business and the economy. 1/2
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Our member Sophie has found another interesting story associated with the city, and solved a mystery in the process.
DELIGHTED that I've finally solved a mystery I've been thinking about for six years.
January 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Our member Sophie has found another interesting story associated with the city, and solved a mystery in the process.
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Wes shows it possible to recognise political correctness & fear of telling the truth failed victims without wrongly tarring whole communities with same brush. Far better reflection of public anger on these awful crimes & state failures than binaries of this week. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Wes Streeting points to New Zealand mosque massacre amid grooming gang rhetoric
Exclusive: Health secretary says ‘irresponsible public discourse’ could vilify communities and lead to terrorism
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Wes shows it possible to recognise political correctness & fear of telling the truth failed victims without wrongly tarring whole communities with same brush. Far better reflection of public anger on these awful crimes & state failures than binaries of this week. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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10 January 1890 | Dutch Jewish woman Duifie Nykerk was born in Amsterdam.
On 12 October 1944 she was deported from Theresienstadt ghetto to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,500 Jews. She arrived at the camp on 14 October. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
On 12 October 1944 she was deported from Theresienstadt ghetto to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,500 Jews. She arrived at the camp on 14 October. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
January 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
10 January 1890 | Dutch Jewish woman Duifie Nykerk was born in Amsterdam.
On 12 October 1944 she was deported from Theresienstadt ghetto to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,500 Jews. She arrived at the camp on 14 October. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
On 12 October 1944 she was deported from Theresienstadt ghetto to #Auschwitz in a transport of 1,500 Jews. She arrived at the camp on 14 October. She was murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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Is this free speech or deliberately paving the way for mass demonisation of minority groups so right wing governments can more effectively use them as scapegoats?
Forget climate change, healthcare, education & the gap between the rich and the poor. Look at trans people, Jews and immigrants instead!
Forget climate change, healthcare, education & the gap between the rich and the poor. Look at trans people, Jews and immigrants instead!
NEW: I've obtained internal Meta docs revealing an array of sample posts that are now allowed under new hate speech rules. Examples include calling children "trannies," “Jews are flat out greedier than Christians," and “immigrants are grubby, filthy pieces of shit”
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
theintercept.com/2025/01/09/f...
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Is this free speech or deliberately paving the way for mass demonisation of minority groups so right wing governments can more effectively use them as scapegoats?
Forget climate change, healthcare, education & the gap between the rich and the poor. Look at trans people, Jews and immigrants instead!
Forget climate change, healthcare, education & the gap between the rich and the poor. Look at trans people, Jews and immigrants instead!