@aspatrian.bsky.social
Ancient woman, lefty, likes classical music, singing in choir, books, gardens, cats, knitting
Reposted
I cannot believe my friends in the UK had to pay £100 EACH for COVID jabs. They would both be considered vulnerable here in France. Is it a plot to kill off the poor?
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I cannot believe my friends in the UK had to pay £100 EACH for COVID jabs. They would both be considered vulnerable here in France. Is it a plot to kill off the poor?
Reposted
Thangam Debonnaire bang on re the BBC there. What a shame she lost her seat at the election and not the wholly inadequate to her role Lisa Nandy. #r4today
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Thangam Debonnaire bang on re the BBC there. What a shame she lost her seat at the election and not the wholly inadequate to her role Lisa Nandy. #r4today
Reposted
This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This seems like good news... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Reposted
Reposted
Anyone for a ferry story?
Sadly, there are still some unionist islanders complaining about CalMac/SNP, if only they lived on the Isle Of Wight.
The ingrates.
Thanks TUS 🏴🏴🏴
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/10/i...
Sadly, there are still some unionist islanders complaining about CalMac/SNP, if only they lived on the Isle Of Wight.
The ingrates.
Thanks TUS 🏴🏴🏴
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/10/i...
Isle of Wight Tory MP calls for ferry pricing regulation introduced by SNP in 2008 to transform Scottish island economies and then be forgotten by the ungrateful among them
Professor John Robertson OBA From the Independent last week: Ferries which connect island communities to mainland Britain are in decline, an MP has warned in his push to bring boats more …
talkingupscotlandtwo.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Anyone for a ferry story?
Sadly, there are still some unionist islanders complaining about CalMac/SNP, if only they lived on the Isle Of Wight.
The ingrates.
Thanks TUS 🏴🏴🏴
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/10/i...
Sadly, there are still some unionist islanders complaining about CalMac/SNP, if only they lived on the Isle Of Wight.
The ingrates.
Thanks TUS 🏴🏴🏴
talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/11/10/i...
Reposted
The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
The BBC is ours. It's ours to love. Ours to criticise. Ours to shout at when we feel in the mood.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
And if Farage thinks that the way to win favour with voters is to stand around cheering as Trump takes down the BBC for $1 billion of personal enrichment then he's a bigger fool than anyone thought.
Reposted
We should talk about mandatory MMR vaccination to start school and no exception other than medical one obviously.
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We should talk about mandatory MMR vaccination to start school and no exception other than medical one obviously.
That's the way to do it!
Car bumpers, homemade pies … no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going
Car bumpers, homemade pies … no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going
Nova Poshta connects frontline cities to the capital, and to millions of refugees across Europe, delivering everything from home comforts to house moving boxes, even under fire
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
That's the way to do it!
Reposted
Car bumpers, homemade pies … no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going
Car bumpers, homemade pies … no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going
Nova Poshta connects frontline cities to the capital, and to millions of refugees across Europe, delivering everything from home comforts to house moving boxes, even under fire
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Car bumpers, homemade pies … no weapons allowed: the unstoppable postal service keeping Ukraine going
Reposted
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
Reposted
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
Reposted
Meridian's newest solar farm is being built on stolen Māori land www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
‘This is not restoration’: Māori leader challenges Ruakākā solar project
Dr Mere Kepa says the $227m project stands on ancestral Te Parawhau land.
www.nzherald.co.nz
November 10, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Meridian's newest solar farm is being built on stolen Māori land www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-adv...
Reposted
Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Gutted by the Dems caving after the blue-wave wins of last week? Sick & tired of us snatching defeat from the jaws of victory? I hear you! Might I suggest you calm yourself, relax, take a deep, cleansing breath... then see if this photo of 2 pandas cuddling is of any help.
Reposted
Reposted
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
From street marches to court battles to the ballot box - we’ve challenged the power of this exceptionally unpopular president.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
The lesson from each success we've had is that we need to ramp the political pressure up, always up, not back down, now more than ever.
Reposted
wake up Scotland
this has been happening in Scotlands for years but has been totally ignored 👇
this has been happening in Scotlands for years but has been totally ignored 👇
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
wake up Scotland
this has been happening in Scotlands for years but has been totally ignored 👇
this has been happening in Scotlands for years but has been totally ignored 👇
Reposted
The North-South divide is as wide as ever
Ninety years after Orwell exposed northern hardship, new data shows deprivation remains stark across England’s North
Ninety years after Orwell exposed northern hardship, new data shows deprivation remains stark across England’s North
The North-South divide is as wide as ever
Ninety years after Orwell exposed northern hardship, new data shows deprivation remains stark across England’s North
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The North-South divide is as wide as ever
Ninety years after Orwell exposed northern hardship, new data shows deprivation remains stark across England’s North
Ninety years after Orwell exposed northern hardship, new data shows deprivation remains stark across England’s North
Reposted
Blindingly obvious that the recent increasing popularity of the Green party largely thanks to Zac P is the death knell of Your Party…
November 10, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Blindingly obvious that the recent increasing popularity of the Green party largely thanks to Zac P is the death knell of Your Party…
Reposted
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
Reposted
If this is true - this should have happened a long time ago.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If this is true - this should have happened a long time ago.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
Reposted
Nigel Farage says if the BBC doesn't produce straight news then it has no future
Of course the BBC have been producing straight news for years, it is why its one of the most reliable and trustworthy news outlets globally
Of course the BBC have been producing straight news for years, it is why its one of the most reliable and trustworthy news outlets globally
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Nigel Farage says if the BBC doesn't produce straight news then it has no future
Of course the BBC have been producing straight news for years, it is why its one of the most reliable and trustworthy news outlets globally
Of course the BBC have been producing straight news for years, it is why its one of the most reliable and trustworthy news outlets globally
Reposted
Shetland islanders accuse Tom Daley’s Game of Wool of cultural appropriation
Shetland islanders accuse Tom Daley’s Game of Wool of cultural appropriation
Fair Isle practitioners say Channel 4’s knitting show is littered with errors about their historic craft and demand an apology
The group chat for Shetland knitters was popping off, says one member, as they settled down to watch the first episode of Game of Wool: Britain’s Best Knitter.
But their enthusiasm for the Channel 4 elimination show hosted by former Olympian and crafts enthusiast Tom Daley quickly unravelled. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Shetland islanders accuse Tom Daley’s Game of Wool of cultural appropriation
Reposted
The Lib Dems have told supporters "we are the only party with the conviction to stand up and fight for what we believe in" by still backing proportional representation, "not because it benefits us, but because we think it’s right"
"We must not, and will not, give up the fight for electoral reform."
"We must not, and will not, give up the fight for electoral reform."
November 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The Lib Dems have told supporters "we are the only party with the conviction to stand up and fight for what we believe in" by still backing proportional representation, "not because it benefits us, but because we think it’s right"
"We must not, and will not, give up the fight for electoral reform."
"We must not, and will not, give up the fight for electoral reform."
Reposted
See also: the Labour Party.
Gary Lineker: "This is the mistake the BBC makes. The BBC tries to appease the people that hate the BBC, rather than worrying about the people that love the BBC."
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
See also: the Labour Party.