Belinda Scott
@bycyclebee.bsky.social
Vegetarian, cyclist, dog companion of @lolablacklab
Unenthusiastic about Brexit, Tories and the patriarchy.
Enthusiastic about women’s sport, especially cycling.
Unenthusiastic about Brexit, Tories and the patriarchy.
Enthusiastic about women’s sport, especially cycling.
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Matt @MattCartoonist on #Immigration #HomeSecretary @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Matt @MattCartoonist on #Immigration #HomeSecretary @Telegraph – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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Ben Jennings @BJennings90 on Shabana Mahmood’s asylum measures #immigration #KeirStarmer @guardian - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Ben Jennings @BJennings90 on Shabana Mahmood’s asylum measures #immigration #KeirStarmer @guardian - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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Matt Davies @MatttDavies on #Trump #Mohammed_bin_Salman #SaudiArabia - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Matt Davies @MatttDavies on #Trump #Mohammed_bin_Salman #SaudiArabia - political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
A similar campaign for women’s safety is being carried out by @cyclinguk.bsky.social The idea of sharing the journey home is a good one.
Cycling after dark is part of everyday life here, but it still raises real concerns. This week I look at what helps people feel safe on those night-time rides – from lighting to travelling together.
New post and video.
New post and video.
Cycling safely after dark
We have entered the darker months again, and that inevitably makes cycling a little more precarious. Safety after sunset has two sides: being visible to others and feeling socially safe. As cyclists we cannot lock ourselves in, as one might in a car, so the environment matters all the more. Being visible is straightforward. A working front and rear light, together with the legally required reflectors, is usually enough.
bicycledutch.wordpress.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A similar campaign for women’s safety is being carried out by @cyclinguk.bsky.social The idea of sharing the journey home is a good one.
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This image speaks volumes about our morally bankrupt world.
November 19, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This image speaks volumes about our morally bankrupt world.
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“Trump’s aim is to raise the cost of telling the truth about his attempt to overturn an election.”
So, naturally, Farage scuttled off to Washington to help him. As did his own propaganda outlet, GBnews… conducting its interview with Trump from a studio somewhere up his backside.
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So, naturally, Farage scuttled off to Washington to help him. As did his own propaganda outlet, GBnews… conducting its interview with Trump from a studio somewhere up his backside.
on.ft.com/3X3xuk4
Trump’s little British helpers
Nobody should be surprised that the US president has the BBC in his sights
on.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:25 AM
“Trump’s aim is to raise the cost of telling the truth about his attempt to overturn an election.”
So, naturally, Farage scuttled off to Washington to help him. As did his own propaganda outlet, GBnews… conducting its interview with Trump from a studio somewhere up his backside.
on.ft.com/3X3xuk4
So, naturally, Farage scuttled off to Washington to help him. As did his own propaganda outlet, GBnews… conducting its interview with Trump from a studio somewhere up his backside.
on.ft.com/3X3xuk4
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What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns
Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
What a shocking waste of opportunity this government has proved to be.
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It has squandered its time and attention on ridiculous fiscal rules, persecuting refugees and trashing ecosystems in the name of growth, while failing to deliver what we so desperately want.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
The go-to phrase of the idiot/dictator ‘things happen’. Things???
Sometimes you just have to murder and dismember a critical journalist. Things happen!
November 18, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The go-to phrase of the idiot/dictator ‘things happen’. Things???
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There are more photos of Trump and Epstein together than there are of Melania holding his hand.
November 18, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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It's always the same script
November 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
It's always the same script
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🧵🙏🕊️ Jamal Khashoggi. Trump still covering up that murder too bsky.app/profile/chri...
November 18, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🧵🙏🕊️ Jamal Khashoggi. Trump still covering up that murder too bsky.app/profile/chri...
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When Tommy Robinson is on your side, you’re standing in the wrong place.
He knows he's being handed a win.
They're letting him drag the country closer and closer to his extreme.
He knows he's being handed a win.
They're letting him drag the country closer and closer to his extreme.
November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
When Tommy Robinson is on your side, you’re standing in the wrong place.
He knows he's being handed a win.
They're letting him drag the country closer and closer to his extreme.
He knows he's being handed a win.
They're letting him drag the country closer and closer to his extreme.
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In 2014, 87% of asylum claims were processed within 6 months.
At the start of 2017, that figure was still 70%.
By late 2018 it was 26%.
Smoking. Gun.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
At the start of 2017, that figure was still 70%.
By late 2018 it was 26%.
Smoking. Gun.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
In 2014, 87% of asylum claims were processed within 6 months.
At the start of 2017, that figure was still 70%.
By late 2018 it was 26%.
Smoking. Gun.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
At the start of 2017, that figure was still 70%.
By late 2018 it was 26%.
Smoking. Gun.
migrationobservatory.ox.ac.uk/resources/br...
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Remember, always, that the post-Brexit-vote Tory government, and specifically Home Secretary Sajid Javid, deliberately and with malice aforethought reduced to almost zero the timely processing of asylum claims in the UK. They literally created the "overwhelming backlog" that traps people in hotels.
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Remember, always, that the post-Brexit-vote Tory government, and specifically Home Secretary Sajid Javid, deliberately and with malice aforethought reduced to almost zero the timely processing of asylum claims in the UK. They literally created the "overwhelming backlog" that traps people in hotels.
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Ellie Chowns, "People are frustrated with the problems of the country"
"It's inequality, not immigration, at the root of that"
"There are very irresponsible, dark forces, whipping up hatred"
"It's inequality, not immigration, at the root of that"
"There are very irresponsible, dark forces, whipping up hatred"
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Ellie Chowns, "People are frustrated with the problems of the country"
"It's inequality, not immigration, at the root of that"
"There are very irresponsible, dark forces, whipping up hatred"
"It's inequality, not immigration, at the root of that"
"There are very irresponsible, dark forces, whipping up hatred"
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As Labour proposes limiting the protection of the ECHR, we must remember what it was set up to do; protect us all from abuses of power by our govts.
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
Why we - and the Home Secretary - disapply the ECHR at our peril
By Jessica Frank-Keyes
bestforbritain.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
As Labour proposes limiting the protection of the ECHR, we must remember what it was set up to do; protect us all from abuses of power by our govts.
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
Be v wary then of anyone calling to do that. You may not be the target now. But why shouldn’t you be next?
bestforbritain.substack.com/p/why-we-and...
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That’s why the toad can never become PM, he would destroy the country and flush it down the toilet for good. If you hate what is going on in America right now, it’s coming here unless we do everything in our power to stop it from happening.
November 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
That’s why the toad can never become PM, he would destroy the country and flush it down the toilet for good. If you hate what is going on in America right now, it’s coming here unless we do everything in our power to stop it from happening.
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At risk of asking a question I already know the answer to, has the UK government provided any actual evidence or proof that immigration (illegal or otherwise) is actually harmful for the country?
November 17, 2025 at 11:36 AM
At risk of asking a question I already know the answer to, has the UK government provided any actual evidence or proof that immigration (illegal or otherwise) is actually harmful for the country?
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Can we go back to the days when politicians said that they really wanted to help people but it’s very hard and takes time, rather than saying that they want to hurt people and can do it quickly?
November 16, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Can we go back to the days when politicians said that they really wanted to help people but it’s very hard and takes time, rather than saying that they want to hurt people and can do it quickly?
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
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A well worn @tomflood.bsky.social in the wild in Guelph.
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 AM
A well worn @tomflood.bsky.social in the wild in Guelph.