@dare-to-claire.bsky.social
Environmentalist, feminist, raging homosexual, aging millennial. Lover of the earth; mother of cats and dog. 🏞️
Honestly this makes me proud. People won't forgive Vance's disgraceful remarks to Zelensky, threats to the EU & all-round brutality. Even a small town in rural Oxfordshire yielded a 100-strong protest against his visit, with signs telling him to "GO AWAY" and baby Vance meme vans. Best of British !
“A staff mutiny forced the management of a plush British countryside pub to turn away JD Vance, just weeks after the same venue hosted Kamala Harris… the staff reportedly staged a mutiny, telling management that they wouldn’t show up to work if the venue accepted Vance’s dinner booking”
Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance
The vice president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, weeks after the venue hosted Kamala Harris.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Honestly this makes me proud. People won't forgive Vance's disgraceful remarks to Zelensky, threats to the EU & all-round brutality. Even a small town in rural Oxfordshire yielded a 100-strong protest against his visit, with signs telling him to "GO AWAY" and baby Vance meme vans. Best of British !
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Uk can swap one migrant for another and pay for both?
Surely this is political suicide for starmer, farage will take 10 pts off him in the polls over this
Surely this is political suicide for starmer, farage will take 10 pts off him in the polls over this
UK to bear transport costs of ‘one in, one out’ asylum seeker deal with France
Treaty can be ended by either side at a month’s notice and France can refuse returns on certain grounds
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Uk can swap one migrant for another and pay for both?
Surely this is political suicide for starmer, farage will take 10 pts off him in the polls over this
Surely this is political suicide for starmer, farage will take 10 pts off him in the polls over this
Farage "unhinged and like a giant manbaby."
His outburst was one of a "British politician who obviously didn’t want any challenge to his view that he’s a free speech victim,” said Raskin who responded, “This is why we had a revolution against you guys.” 😳 It's really game over at that point IMO.
His outburst was one of a "British politician who obviously didn’t want any challenge to his view that he’s a free speech victim,” said Raskin who responded, “This is why we had a revolution against you guys.” 😳 It's really game over at that point IMO.
The U.K.’s Farage calls Rep. Jamie Raskin “pig-headed” during a congressional visit to London. The discussion on free speech became combative after the conversation brought up Trump.
UK’s Farage calls Jamie Raskin ‘pig-headed’ during London visit
A discussion on free speech became combative after the conversation brought up Donald Trump.
www.politico.com
July 31, 2025 at 2:07 AM
Farage "unhinged and like a giant manbaby."
His outburst was one of a "British politician who obviously didn’t want any challenge to his view that he’s a free speech victim,” said Raskin who responded, “This is why we had a revolution against you guys.” 😳 It's really game over at that point IMO.
His outburst was one of a "British politician who obviously didn’t want any challenge to his view that he’s a free speech victim,” said Raskin who responded, “This is why we had a revolution against you guys.” 😳 It's really game over at that point IMO.
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1. Starmer says the UK will recognise Palestine unless “Israel agrees to a ceasefire and a two-state solution”.
That’s not Recognition - it’s *Ransom*:
It treats Palestinian statehood not as a right, but as leverage.
This framing is truly flawed: starmer’s logic implies Palestinians can …
1. Starmer says the UK will recognise Palestine unless “Israel agrees to a ceasefire and a two-state solution”.
That’s not Recognition - it’s *Ransom*:
It treats Palestinian statehood not as a right, but as leverage.
This framing is truly flawed: starmer’s logic implies Palestinians can …
Too late, starmer. Far too late. And your complicity in the genocide will never be forgotten or forgiven. I have signed up to @zarahsultana.bsky.social & @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social ’s new Party. Me. A Centrist, ex-HM Forces Officer…
Integrity and Principles cannot be purchased.
End the Genocide NOW.
Integrity and Principles cannot be purchased.
End the Genocide NOW.
July 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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1. Starmer says the UK will recognise Palestine unless “Israel agrees to a ceasefire and a two-state solution”.
That’s not Recognition - it’s *Ransom*:
It treats Palestinian statehood not as a right, but as leverage.
This framing is truly flawed: starmer’s logic implies Palestinians can …
1. Starmer says the UK will recognise Palestine unless “Israel agrees to a ceasefire and a two-state solution”.
That’s not Recognition - it’s *Ransom*:
It treats Palestinian statehood not as a right, but as leverage.
This framing is truly flawed: starmer’s logic implies Palestinians can …
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🚨 UK approves Project Pure Hope medical evacuation of children from Gaza
The Government has approved medical evacuation of 30 children. Garden Ct barrister Raza Halim is a founding member of Project Pure Hope (PPH) & acts as a legal advisor.
Watch the Sky News interview 🔽
youtu.be/xIneOtRnMgA?...
The Government has approved medical evacuation of 30 children. Garden Ct barrister Raza Halim is a founding member of Project Pure Hope (PPH) & acts as a legal advisor.
Watch the Sky News interview 🔽
youtu.be/xIneOtRnMgA?...
UK government plans to evacuate some children from Gaza
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
July 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🚨 UK approves Project Pure Hope medical evacuation of children from Gaza
The Government has approved medical evacuation of 30 children. Garden Ct barrister Raza Halim is a founding member of Project Pure Hope (PPH) & acts as a legal advisor.
Watch the Sky News interview 🔽
youtu.be/xIneOtRnMgA?...
The Government has approved medical evacuation of 30 children. Garden Ct barrister Raza Halim is a founding member of Project Pure Hope (PPH) & acts as a legal advisor.
Watch the Sky News interview 🔽
youtu.be/xIneOtRnMgA?...
While not all declines are due to boycotts, every hit counts! Take that, Pepsi! #nothanks #bds #freepalestine #gazagenocide
aption: 🚨Boycott Pepsi!
The newest reports of Q2 2025 are in!
And they don’t look good for Pepsi
The newest reports of Q2 2025 are in!
And they don’t look good for Pepsi
July 30, 2025 at 1:00 AM
While not all declines are due to boycotts, every hit counts! Take that, Pepsi! #nothanks #bds #freepalestine #gazagenocide
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UN Office of Human Rights has strongly criticised Labour's ban on #PalestineAction
“The decision also conflates protected expression & other conduct with acts of terrorism and so could readily lead to further chilling effect on the lawful exercise of these rights by many people,”
shorturl.at/PcaGq
“The decision also conflates protected expression & other conduct with acts of terrorism and so could readily lead to further chilling effect on the lawful exercise of these rights by many people,”
shorturl.at/PcaGq
UK: Palestine Action ban ‘disturbing’ misuse of UK counter-terrorism legislation, Türk warns
GENEVA – The UK Government’s decision to proscribe the ‘Palestine Action’ protest group under terrorism legislation raises serious concerns that counter-terrorism laws are being applied to conduct th...
www.ohchr.org
July 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
UN Office of Human Rights has strongly criticised Labour's ban on #PalestineAction
“The decision also conflates protected expression & other conduct with acts of terrorism and so could readily lead to further chilling effect on the lawful exercise of these rights by many people,”
shorturl.at/PcaGq
“The decision also conflates protected expression & other conduct with acts of terrorism and so could readily lead to further chilling effect on the lawful exercise of these rights by many people,”
shorturl.at/PcaGq
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what in the fuck has keir starmer done to this country?
July 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
what in the fuck has keir starmer done to this country?
First they came for PIP and the UC Health element. Next up is Education Health and Care Plans (ECHPs) for people with special educational needs & disabilities.
#notmygoverment
#takingthepip #ehcp #autism #send #education #sendparenting #specialneeds #ehcplan #adhd
#notmygoverment
#takingthepip #ehcp #autism #send #education #sendparenting #specialneeds #ehcplan #adhd
What are EHCPs and why is Labour bracing for a backlash over its overhaul plans?
Special educational needs or disabilities system in England is in crisis but many fear changes could make things worse
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
First they came for PIP and the UC Health element. Next up is Education Health and Care Plans (ECHPs) for people with special educational needs & disabilities.
#notmygoverment
#takingthepip #ehcp #autism #send #education #sendparenting #specialneeds #ehcplan #adhd
#notmygoverment
#takingthepip #ehcp #autism #send #education #sendparenting #specialneeds #ehcplan #adhd
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We're excited to be featured in The National, the scottish news outlet of Newsquest (the second largest news publisher in the UK)
Our interview and article will be available on July 20th. Link coming soon!
Like, share, and follow us — now also on Bluesky!
Our interview and article will be available on July 20th. Link coming soon!
Like, share, and follow us — now also on Bluesky!
July 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We're excited to be featured in The National, the scottish news outlet of Newsquest (the second largest news publisher in the UK)
Our interview and article will be available on July 20th. Link coming soon!
Like, share, and follow us — now also on Bluesky!
Our interview and article will be available on July 20th. Link coming soon!
Like, share, and follow us — now also on Bluesky!
Privatisation broke our water system. Bills are soaring. Rivers are full of 💩 Water companies are drowning in debt-yet still funnelling billions to shareholders. 🤑 Not 1 new reservoir has been built since privatisation, & the system is unprepared for climate change. But there's another way...
July 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Privatisation broke our water system. Bills are soaring. Rivers are full of 💩 Water companies are drowning in debt-yet still funnelling billions to shareholders. 🤑 Not 1 new reservoir has been built since privatisation, & the system is unprepared for climate change. But there's another way...
"With polling predicting Nigel Farage's party could win 377 seats at the next election, there is a lesson in Clacton for voters hearing Reform’s siren call.
Farage thinks Clacton is the guy who sang Layla
July 7, 2025 at 1:09 AM
"With polling predicting Nigel Farage's party could win 377 seats at the next election, there is a lesson in Clacton for voters hearing Reform’s siren call.
The govt wants to force through an £1.8bn in public subsidies to Drax until at least 2031. 🤯📛
"Burning wood creates 18% more CO2 emissions than coal...
Every pound spent subsidising tree burning is a pound not invested in technologies that could actually deliver net zero."
#stopburningtrees
"Burning wood creates 18% more CO2 emissions than coal...
Every pound spent subsidising tree burning is a pound not invested in technologies that could actually deliver net zero."
#stopburningtrees
Why have I tabled a motion against the continued funding of Drax to burn US trees, to be heard on Monday in #HouseofLords?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ancient trees are shipped to the UK, then burned – using billions in ‘green’ subsidies. Stop this madness now | Dale Vince
The evidence against the Drax power station is damning, yet the government wants to continue its massive public funding, says campaigner Dale Vince
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The govt wants to force through an £1.8bn in public subsidies to Drax until at least 2031. 🤯📛
"Burning wood creates 18% more CO2 emissions than coal...
Every pound spent subsidising tree burning is a pound not invested in technologies that could actually deliver net zero."
#stopburningtrees
"Burning wood creates 18% more CO2 emissions than coal...
Every pound spent subsidising tree burning is a pound not invested in technologies that could actually deliver net zero."
#stopburningtrees
Hesitation to announce formal structure and leadership is understandable but @zarahsultana.bsky.social's claim that the 2 main parties offer “nothing but managed decline and broken promises” is dead on. Progressives are crying out for a new political home - and hope.
MP Zarah Sultana says she will ‘co-lead’ new party as she quits Labour for Corbyn group
Coventry South MP, who lost whip last year, surprises some in Corbyn’s Independent Alliance with news of formal plans
www.theguardian.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Hesitation to announce formal structure and leadership is understandable but @zarahsultana.bsky.social's claim that the 2 main parties offer “nothing but managed decline and broken promises” is dead on. Progressives are crying out for a new political home - and hope.
One team leader: "if you feel threatened, shoot – shoot to kill and ask questions later".
The ex-contractor said that each site had CCTV monitoring the activity in the area, & GHF insistence that no one there had been hurt or shot at was "an absolute bare-faced lie."
Release the CCTV footage now!
The ex-contractor said that each site had CCTV monitoring the activity in the area, & GHF insistence that no one there had been hurt or shot at was "an absolute bare-faced lie."
Release the CCTV footage now!
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians
The Israel- and US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has strongly denied the allegation.
www.bbc.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
One team leader: "if you feel threatened, shoot – shoot to kill and ask questions later".
The ex-contractor said that each site had CCTV monitoring the activity in the area, & GHF insistence that no one there had been hurt or shot at was "an absolute bare-faced lie."
Release the CCTV footage now!
The ex-contractor said that each site had CCTV monitoring the activity in the area, & GHF insistence that no one there had been hurt or shot at was "an absolute bare-faced lie."
Release the CCTV footage now!
“To equate a spray can of paint with a suicide bomb isn’t just absurd, it is grotesque,” said Independent MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social
UK House of Commons votes to flag protest group as terrorist organization. “Palestine Action... targets companies with ties to Israel’s military. Its tactics include breaking into sites, spraying red paint and staging sit-ins or rooftop occupations." www.courthousenews.com/uk-votes-to-...
UK votes to proscribe Palestine Action as terrorist group
The government claims the group’s attacks on military facilities crossed the line from criminal action into terrorism, but critics warn the ban will chill free speech.
www.courthousenews.com
July 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
“To equate a spray can of paint with a suicide bomb isn’t just absurd, it is grotesque,” said Independent MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social
Yes, please @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social take the Independent Alliance to the next level - be the voice of compassionate reason and speak for the millions of us who are devastated, dumbfounded and damn angry about what Labour is doing in our name 📛
Still on the button, and still holding firm.
FFS launch a new party so we can all get on board and actually do something about this mess. You don't even have to lead it if you don't want to...
FFS launch a new party so we can all get on board and actually do something about this mess. You don't even have to lead it if you don't want to...
The government has announced a two-tier benefits system.
Under its plans, you can keep your benefits if you are disabled now, but not if you become disabled tomorrow. How is that fair?
A reminder: The Independent Alliance stands by its own amendment, and we will not back down.
Under its plans, you can keep your benefits if you are disabled now, but not if you become disabled tomorrow. How is that fair?
A reminder: The Independent Alliance stands by its own amendment, and we will not back down.
June 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Yes, please @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social take the Independent Alliance to the next level - be the voice of compassionate reason and speak for the millions of us who are devastated, dumbfounded and damn angry about what Labour is doing in our name 📛
The proposed legislation is far from addressing concerns of people with disabilities - it still includes:
⚠️ Raised eligibility thresholds for PIP, disproportionately affecting those w mental health conditions, neurodivergence & fluctuating/invisible conditions
⚠️ Raised eligibility thresholds for PIP, disproportionately affecting those w mental health conditions, neurodivergence & fluctuating/invisible conditions
June 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
The proposed legislation is far from addressing concerns of people with disabilities - it still includes:
⚠️ Raised eligibility thresholds for PIP, disproportionately affecting those w mental health conditions, neurodivergence & fluctuating/invisible conditions
⚠️ Raised eligibility thresholds for PIP, disproportionately affecting those w mental health conditions, neurodivergence & fluctuating/invisible conditions
The right is coming for reproductive rights! Take 2 mins to write to your MP TODAY to demand that abortion is decriminalised action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...
Ask your MP to put reproductive rights into law
The right to make decisions about our families and bodies is not protected by law. The 1967 Abortion Act allows people to seek abortion under certain circumstances but abortion otherwise remains a cri...
action.goodlawproject.org
June 23, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The right is coming for reproductive rights! Take 2 mins to write to your MP TODAY to demand that abortion is decriminalised action.goodlawproject.org/decriminalis...
Swimming in sh*t. Our privatised water system is broken - and water lobbyists have worked hard to shut down alternatives. In July the People’s Commission is launching a people-first vision for our water in Parliament. Your MP needs to hear about it: t.ly/Wxhev
Ask your MP to show their support for a people-first future for our water!
We can make our water work for people - not shareholders - but water lobbyists are working hard to shut this solution down. Will you make sure your MP hears about it?
actionnetwork.org
June 23, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Swimming in sh*t. Our privatised water system is broken - and water lobbyists have worked hard to shut down alternatives. In July the People’s Commission is launching a people-first vision for our water in Parliament. Your MP needs to hear about it: t.ly/Wxhev
"The idea that the people at the top believe in “the dignity of the individual”, in other words, is looking more threadbare by the day."
June 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
"The idea that the people at the top believe in “the dignity of the individual”, in other words, is looking more threadbare by the day."
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#TonyBenn speech in the #UK #HouseOfCommons against the #war in #Iraq is as relevant now with the war against #Iran as it was when it was made 26 years ago.
youtu.be/A7ciGW7h7PI?...
youtu.be/A7ciGW7h7PI?...
Tony Benn's incredible speech against the war in Iraq
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
youtu.be
June 23, 2025 at 12:31 AM
#TonyBenn speech in the #UK #HouseOfCommons against the #war in #Iraq is as relevant now with the war against #Iran as it was when it was made 26 years ago.
youtu.be/A7ciGW7h7PI?...
youtu.be/A7ciGW7h7PI?...
Moving day with @vanessahm.bsky.social, 15 cats and 1 dog be like...
#moving #childlesscatladies #cambodia #phnompenh #kampot
#moving #childlesscatladies #cambodia #phnompenh #kampot
June 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Moving day with @vanessahm.bsky.social, 15 cats and 1 dog be like...
#moving #childlesscatladies #cambodia #phnompenh #kampot
#moving #childlesscatladies #cambodia #phnompenh #kampot
Seeing the over-60s for the OAPs. "Between 2006–08 and 2018–20, the median wealth for individuals in their 30s decreased by 34% in real terms. In contrast, during the same period, those in their 60s experienced a 55% increase in median wealth. Yet wealth taxation remains beyond the political pale."
The most disturbing thing about the winter fuel debacle is the chilling effect it'll have on any government which tries to think rationally about pensioner benefits and intergenerational fairness.
We really are in the Nanny State now. New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
We really are in the Nanny State now. New writing from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
Winter Fuel: Proof that Britain has come an old folks' home with a government attached
Welcome to the real Nanny State
open.substack.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Seeing the over-60s for the OAPs. "Between 2006–08 and 2018–20, the median wealth for individuals in their 30s decreased by 34% in real terms. In contrast, during the same period, those in their 60s experienced a 55% increase in median wealth. Yet wealth taxation remains beyond the political pale."
"Mapping peat to this level of detail will help us maximise the benefits of peat and massively advances our understanding of the role our peatlands are playing in a changing climate.” Dr Sallie Bailey, @naturalengland.bsky.social ’s chief scientist.
#climatechaos #carbon #forpeatssake
#keepthepeat
#climatechaos #carbon #forpeatssake
#keepthepeat
“Eighty percent of England’s peatlands are dry and degraded, new mapping shows”
Time to stop letting grouse moor owners & farmers burn them, then…!
(Consultation still open on moorland burning ban plans)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Time to stop letting grouse moor owners & farmers burn them, then…!
(Consultation still open on moorland burning ban plans)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Eighty percent of England’s peatlands are dry and degraded, mapping shows
Healthy peatlands can help tackle the climate crisis but degraded peat emits carbon and contributes to global heating
www.theguardian.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
"Mapping peat to this level of detail will help us maximise the benefits of peat and massively advances our understanding of the role our peatlands are playing in a changing climate.” Dr Sallie Bailey, @naturalengland.bsky.social ’s chief scientist.
#climatechaos #carbon #forpeatssake
#keepthepeat
#climatechaos #carbon #forpeatssake
#keepthepeat