Fiona Montgomery
@fionamont21.bsky.social
Avmo. Mum/Gran (& now Great Gran :-)!) Feminist Journalist Trade Unionist. UK shld sign #nuclearban
@nuclearban
My short memoir extract in Fish Anthology 2018.
fishpublishing.com/fish-books/
@nuclearban
My short memoir extract in Fish Anthology 2018.
fishpublishing.com/fish-books/
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On #EndVAWG Day - a message of solidarity to women & girls who experience violence in any of its many forms. There's #NoExcuse for online abuse. @UN_Women
Some sobering stats here from NUJ research - and an upcoming domestic abuse awareness webinar on 2 Dec. NEW date for LFB's event
Register here:
Some sobering stats here from NUJ research - and an upcoming domestic abuse awareness webinar on 2 Dec. NEW date for LFB's event
Register here:
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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A group of UN expert mechanisms dedicated our statement on the international day of the elimination of violence against women #IDEVAW to the need to ensure the effective access of women and girls to justice. Read it here 👇
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A group of UN expert mechanisms dedicated our statement on the international day of the elimination of violence against women #IDEVAW to the need to ensure the effective access of women and girls to justice. Read it here 👇
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul...
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Today at 1.30pm for anyone interested.
Me and @caitlinsmith.bsky.social have teamed up to make another BBC Radio 4 documentary. If At First You Don't Secede asks if there is any way through the current impasse on independence. It's on this coming Sunday (November 23) at 1.30pm if you fancy a listen. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Currently, If at First You Don’t Secede
If at first you don’t secede, should you really try, try, try again?
www.bbc.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Today at 1.30pm for anyone interested.
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Grim
Dozens of countries had called for a clear "roadmap" to transition away from the use of coal, oil and gas. The U.S. did not participate in the negotiations.
U.N. climate talks end without agreement on phasing out fossil fuels
Dozens of countries had called for a clear "roadmap" to transition away from the use of coal, oil and gas. The U.S. did not participate in the negotiations.
n.pr
November 22, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Grim
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1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
1/2. “The COP of Truth cannot ignore science. 75% of carbon emissions come from fossil fuels. Today we are not even allowed to discuss pathways for a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.” Colombia at the close of #COP30.
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NEW: After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
Senators Launch Inquiry After a White House Official Intervened on Behalf of Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
In letters to the White House and DHS, Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Gary Peters called the intervention a “brazen interference with a federal investigation.”
www.propublica.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 PM
NEW: After ProPublica reported that the White House intervened on behalf of Andrew Tate, two senators say the behavior “raises grave questions regarding the independence and impartiality of federal law enforcement operations.
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
By Avi Asher-Schapiro and @robert-faturechi.bsky.social
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Here's why we need to #StopRosebank www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/7-re...
7 Reasons to stop Equinor’s Rosebank oil field
Rosebank won’t boost British energy security or cut bills - yet UK taxpayers will foot most of the cost, while the profits go to Equinor and its partner Ithaca Energy. Equinor’s reckless gamble on Ros...
www.stopcambo.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Here's why we need to #StopRosebank www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/7-re...
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Campaigners in Norway have today intervened in the felling of this year’s Trafalgar Square Christmas tree - the annual symbol of friendship between Norway and the UK - demanding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer pull the plug on the controversial Rosebank oil field for good.
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Campaigners in Norway have today intervened in the felling of this year’s Trafalgar Square Christmas tree - the annual symbol of friendship between Norway and the UK - demanding that Prime Minister Keir Starmer pull the plug on the controversial Rosebank oil field for good.
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BREAKING 🚨: campaigners halt felling of iconic Trafalgar Square UK-Norway Christmas Tree.
Norway's gift to the UK this year comes with strings attached - they are pressuring the UK to sign off on the mega-polluting Rosebank oil field.
#StopRosebank
Norway's gift to the UK this year comes with strings attached - they are pressuring the UK to sign off on the mega-polluting Rosebank oil field.
#StopRosebank
November 21, 2025 at 4:46 PM
BREAKING 🚨: campaigners halt felling of iconic Trafalgar Square UK-Norway Christmas Tree.
Norway's gift to the UK this year comes with strings attached - they are pressuring the UK to sign off on the mega-polluting Rosebank oil field.
#StopRosebank
Norway's gift to the UK this year comes with strings attached - they are pressuring the UK to sign off on the mega-polluting Rosebank oil field.
#StopRosebank
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Eric Allison and I 1st wrote about Meldomsley in 2012. 13 years on, Neville Husband is said to be possibly Britain's biggest sex abuser. This piece should obviously have Ecca's name on it, but he died 3 years ago. Thinking of him, and all the victims❤️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Possibly the most prolific sex offender in British history’: the inside story of the Medomsley scandal
At a youth detention centre in north-east England, the paedophile Neville Husband raped and assaulted countless boys. Why was his reign of terror allowed to go on – and why hasn’t there been a public ...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Eric Allison and I 1st wrote about Meldomsley in 2012. 13 years on, Neville Husband is said to be possibly Britain's biggest sex abuser. This piece should obviously have Ecca's name on it, but he died 3 years ago. Thinking of him, and all the victims❤️
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Full text of letter leaked to Guardian saying at least 29 nations won't agree a deal without a road map for a phase-out of fossil fuels
"true leadership is .. not lowering expectations to accommodate the most reluctant"
#cop30
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
"true leadership is .. not lowering expectations to accommodate the most reluctant"
#cop30
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: standoff over inclusion of fossil fuel phaseout in final text escalates
Following a dramatic fire yesterday, the climate summit is due to finish this evening, but disagreements over the final text look difficult to resolve
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Full text of letter leaked to Guardian saying at least 29 nations won't agree a deal without a road map for a phase-out of fossil fuels
"true leadership is .. not lowering expectations to accommodate the most reluctant"
#cop30
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
"true leadership is .. not lowering expectations to accommodate the most reluctant"
#cop30
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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This needs to be on all the morning shows on Tuesday: When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.' people.com/donald-trump...
Donald Trump Snaps at Female Reporter Who Asks About Epstein Files: 'Quiet Piggy'
Donald Trump Says 'Quiet Piggy' to Female Reporter Asking About Epstein Files
people.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
This needs to be on all the morning shows on Tuesday: When asked if there was anything "incriminating" in Epstein's emails, Trump pointed a finger in a female reporter's face and snapped. 'Quiet. Quiet, Piggy.' people.com/donald-trump...
Kate Ramsden re the Morning Star Women’s Readers & Supporters Group in Scotland conf, 30 Nov. Returning to a class analysis of sex-based oppression - "Violence against women & girls is a serious & growing challenge for the left." #VAWG #16Days #NordicModelNow morningstaronline.co.uk/article/retu...
Returning to a class analysis of sex-based oppression
SCOTLAND’S Morning Star autumn conference takes place at the end of this month with a very welcome focus on women’s rights and women’s liberation. It comes at a time when we are seeing many of the rig...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Kate Ramsden re the Morning Star Women’s Readers & Supporters Group in Scotland conf, 30 Nov. Returning to a class analysis of sex-based oppression - "Violence against women & girls is a serious & growing challenge for the left." #VAWG #16Days #NordicModelNow morningstaronline.co.uk/article/retu...
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🌍At #COP30 in Belém, #climatejustice & #taxjustice are now one shared global agenda.
A side event by @globalsolidaritylevies.org @taxjustice.net & @germanwatch.bsky.social explored how fair taxation can fund predictable, debt-free climate finance. ➡️https://taxjustice.net/topics/un-tax-convention
A side event by @globalsolidaritylevies.org @taxjustice.net & @germanwatch.bsky.social explored how fair taxation can fund predictable, debt-free climate finance. ➡️https://taxjustice.net/topics/un-tax-convention
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
🌍At #COP30 in Belém, #climatejustice & #taxjustice are now one shared global agenda.
A side event by @globalsolidaritylevies.org @taxjustice.net & @germanwatch.bsky.social explored how fair taxation can fund predictable, debt-free climate finance. ➡️https://taxjustice.net/topics/un-tax-convention
A side event by @globalsolidaritylevies.org @taxjustice.net & @germanwatch.bsky.social explored how fair taxation can fund predictable, debt-free climate finance. ➡️https://taxjustice.net/topics/un-tax-convention
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Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
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Thousands take to streets of Glasgow to highlight 'climate emergency'
->BBC | #climate emergency | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->BBC | #climate emergency | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Thousands take to streets of Glasgow to highlight 'climate emergency'
17 minutes ago Share Save Benjamin Russell Share Save Reuters Demonstrators marched through Glasgow before a rally was held on Glasgow Green Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Glasgow to protest against climate change. Demonstrators marched through...
www.bbc.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Remembering Rachel Cooke this evening, a brilliant writer, staunch colleague and witty, wise human who will be hugely missed. My thoughts with her family and friends
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Remembering Rachel Cooke this evening, a brilliant writer, staunch colleague and witty, wise human who will be hugely missed. My thoughts with her family and friends
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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“In all of this, of course, she was a newspaper’s dream."
Remembering Rachel Cooke (1969-2025). The Observer journalist was the heart and soul of the paper for 25 years. She leaves an extraordinary legacy.
https://bit.ly/4ib8GjN
Remembering Rachel Cooke (1969-2025). The Observer journalist was the heart and soul of the paper for 25 years. She leaves an extraordinary legacy.
https://bit.ly/4ib8GjN
November 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“In all of this, of course, she was a newspaper’s dream."
Remembering Rachel Cooke (1969-2025). The Observer journalist was the heart and soul of the paper for 25 years. She leaves an extraordinary legacy.
https://bit.ly/4ib8GjN
Remembering Rachel Cooke (1969-2025). The Observer journalist was the heart and soul of the paper for 25 years. She leaves an extraordinary legacy.
https://bit.ly/4ib8GjN
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Someday, someone will do a story about why the Pulitzer jurors never nominated, and the Pulitzer board never awarded, a prize to @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, the @miamiherald.com reporter who broke the bulk of the Epstein story.
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
Perversion of Justice: Jeffrey Epstein
In her year-long investigation of Palm Beach multimillionaire Jeffrey Epstein, Miami Herald reporter Julie Brown tracked down more than 60 women who said they were victims of abuse and revealed the fu...
www.miamiherald.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Someday, someone will do a story about why the Pulitzer jurors never nominated, and the Pulitzer board never awarded, a prize to @jkbjournalist.bsky.social, the @miamiherald.com reporter who broke the bulk of the Epstein story.
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
www.miamiherald.com/topics/jeffr...
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Your regular reminder 👇
🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities
Privatisation has failed.
leftfootforward.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Your regular reminder 👇
🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
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Rushed NHS cuts will cost patients and staff dearly.
Thousands of skilled workers face redundancy - experience the health service still needs. UNISON says this shambolic process must stop.
unsn.uk/4p02FbS
Thousands of skilled workers face redundancy - experience the health service still needs. UNISON says this shambolic process must stop.
unsn.uk/4p02FbS
November 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Rushed NHS cuts will cost patients and staff dearly.
Thousands of skilled workers face redundancy - experience the health service still needs. UNISON says this shambolic process must stop.
unsn.uk/4p02FbS
Thousands of skilled workers face redundancy - experience the health service still needs. UNISON says this shambolic process must stop.
unsn.uk/4p02FbS
Yes, the correct line on recording rape An essential part of understanding & tackling the terrifyingly high levels of male violence against women & girls There's been far too much gaslighting in recent times deliberately trying to obscure the facts, failing individual women & girls & all of us #VAWG
Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell: "A man who rapes or attempts to rape a woman, girl or other victim is, should be, and will be recorded by Police Scotland as a male."
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Yes, the correct line on recording rape An essential part of understanding & tackling the terrifyingly high levels of male violence against women & girls There's been far too much gaslighting in recent times deliberately trying to obscure the facts, failing individual women & girls & all of us #VAWG
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Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell: "A man who rapes or attempts to rape a woman, girl or other victim is, should be, and will be recorded by Police Scotland as a male."
November 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Police Scotland Chief Constable Jo Farrell: "A man who rapes or attempts to rape a woman, girl or other victim is, should be, and will be recorded by Police Scotland as a male."