Gill Sampson
@gillsampson.bsky.social
Old-school pharmacist in East Anglia
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Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
January 18, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.
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my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 AM
my great-grandparents arrived in the UK in the 1890s with nothing.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
they sold pickles from the front room window, took in laundry, worked as tailors.
their children were nurses, teachers, salesmen.
their grandchildren were professors, designers, opticians, doctors, magistrates, entrepreneurs.
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It's time for the rich to pay.
October 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
It's time for the rich to pay.
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For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
October 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
For the first time ever, London has met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
When I became Mayor, we were told it would take 193 years. We did it 184 years earlier than expected.
Cleaner air means a healthier city and big savings for the NHS.
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CEOs often defend their enormous salaries on the grounds that their companies create jobs.
One boss once told me "I put bread on your table".
No, mate.
It was me putting the bread on your table.
If it weren't for the workers, you'd have no bread and no fucking table to put it on.
One boss once told me "I put bread on your table".
No, mate.
It was me putting the bread on your table.
If it weren't for the workers, you'd have no bread and no fucking table to put it on.
CEO pay is up 1,094% since 1978, while worker pay is up just 26%.
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
Why do we always hear "we can't afford to pay our workers more" but never "we can't afford to pay our CEO more"?
September 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
CEOs often defend their enormous salaries on the grounds that their companies create jobs.
One boss once told me "I put bread on your table".
No, mate.
It was me putting the bread on your table.
If it weren't for the workers, you'd have no bread and no fucking table to put it on.
One boss once told me "I put bread on your table".
No, mate.
It was me putting the bread on your table.
If it weren't for the workers, you'd have no bread and no fucking table to put it on.
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Our flag does not belong to one creed or to one race. It belongs to one people, the British people.
We will not let our flag be used to intimidate.
We will not let our flag be used to intimidate.
September 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Our flag does not belong to one creed or to one race. It belongs to one people, the British people.
We will not let our flag be used to intimidate.
We will not let our flag be used to intimidate.
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The government must publish the legal advice it’s received on Netanyahu’s grotesque restriction of aid to Gazans.
There can be no denying it any longer. Israel has egregiously breached international law.
There can be no denying it any longer. Israel has egregiously breached international law.
July 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The government must publish the legal advice it’s received on Netanyahu’s grotesque restriction of aid to Gazans.
There can be no denying it any longer. Israel has egregiously breached international law.
There can be no denying it any longer. Israel has egregiously breached international law.
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NEW: Bob Geldof lets rip over Gaza genocide.
PRESENTER: "Isn’t it a bit unfair to say this is the Israelis as a whole?"
GELDOF: "Stop it Trevor. If Israelis want to protest, get in your cars. Stuff your cars full of food & drive through that border. Let your own army stop you. Shame on you.”
PRESENTER: "Isn’t it a bit unfair to say this is the Israelis as a whole?"
GELDOF: "Stop it Trevor. If Israelis want to protest, get in your cars. Stuff your cars full of food & drive through that border. Let your own army stop you. Shame on you.”
July 27, 2025 at 12:29 PM
NEW: Bob Geldof lets rip over Gaza genocide.
PRESENTER: "Isn’t it a bit unfair to say this is the Israelis as a whole?"
GELDOF: "Stop it Trevor. If Israelis want to protest, get in your cars. Stuff your cars full of food & drive through that border. Let your own army stop you. Shame on you.”
PRESENTER: "Isn’t it a bit unfair to say this is the Israelis as a whole?"
GELDOF: "Stop it Trevor. If Israelis want to protest, get in your cars. Stuff your cars full of food & drive through that border. Let your own army stop you. Shame on you.”
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If I got banned from the vet for being so rude to staff that they described me as vile you would never see me again as I’d be so embarrassed, let alone going to the papers to announce to the world that I’m a dickhead and suing the vet
June 21, 2025 at 9:18 AM
If I got banned from the vet for being so rude to staff that they described me as vile you would never see me again as I’d be so embarrassed, let alone going to the papers to announce to the world that I’m a dickhead and suing the vet
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So,as a little thought-experiment, tell me something about the United Kingdom that works well and is actually quite impressive. I am not trying to sound like some boosterish politician. I just genuinely believe that making people believe that all is lost is a convenient pretext for shady characters.
June 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
So,as a little thought-experiment, tell me something about the United Kingdom that works well and is actually quite impressive. I am not trying to sound like some boosterish politician. I just genuinely believe that making people believe that all is lost is a convenient pretext for shady characters.
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How the fuck is nobody asking Trump if he's keeping the Tesla he bought on the White House lawn??? Come on guys!
June 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
How the fuck is nobody asking Trump if he's keeping the Tesla he bought on the White House lawn??? Come on guys!
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Another week. Another ‘crackdown’ on immigration. Because Brexit exploded it. It created labour shortages and ended our shared EU arrangements. Then all the far right uglies went to town whipping up anti-immigrant sentiment for power.
Until govts are honest about this, they will continue to fail.
Until govts are honest about this, they will continue to fail.
May 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Another week. Another ‘crackdown’ on immigration. Because Brexit exploded it. It created labour shortages and ended our shared EU arrangements. Then all the far right uglies went to town whipping up anti-immigrant sentiment for power.
Until govts are honest about this, they will continue to fail.
Until govts are honest about this, they will continue to fail.
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Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
Young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
It's fun to shout at the
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
Young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
It's fun to shout at the
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
Young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
It's fun to shout at the
Young man, pick yourself off the ground, I said
Young man, 'cause you're in a new town
There's no need to be unhappy
It's fun to shout at the
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The mantra that the NHS just needs to cut “bureaucracy” to spend more on “frontline staff” is so unthinking. There will need to be extra investment in management/admin (eg new IT) in order to increase productivity.
May 9, 2025 at 5:22 AM
The mantra that the NHS just needs to cut “bureaucracy” to spend more on “frontline staff” is so unthinking. There will need to be extra investment in management/admin (eg new IT) in order to increase productivity.
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“It is incredibly important that everybody be reminded that trans people have always been with us and always will be with us, and the only real thing that’s up for debate is whether we treat trans people with respect or we don’t.” www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/08/t...
Trans voices defiant in wake of Supreme Court ruling: 'We've been around forever'
As Trans+ History Week is marked in the wake of the UK's Supreme Court ruling there is a rallying cry: trans people have always been here.
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May 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
“It is incredibly important that everybody be reminded that trans people have always been with us and always will be with us, and the only real thing that’s up for debate is whether we treat trans people with respect or we don’t.” www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/08/t...
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Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace.
You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.
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UK media coverage of Reform winning a non zero amount of seats is predictable.
May 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
UK media coverage of Reform winning a non zero amount of seats is predictable.
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On the eve of the #localelections thank you @privateeyenews.bsky.social for absolutely nailing the weapons-grade, rock-solid, brain-melting idiocy of voting for Farage and Reform…
April 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
On the eve of the #localelections thank you @privateeyenews.bsky.social for absolutely nailing the weapons-grade, rock-solid, brain-melting idiocy of voting for Farage and Reform…
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You have to wonder what Mark Carney's other two wishes were after rubbing that bottle
April 28, 2025 at 1:08 PM
You have to wonder what Mark Carney's other two wishes were after rubbing that bottle
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Tremendous opportunity for Britain here. Let's see if we can swap our riot-inciters for their cancer researchers.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says she will speak to Trump and the National Security team about whether the US can offer political asylum to British citizens fleeing UK free speech laws.
Reality: UK law does not restrict free speech - only incitement to hate, violence and terror.
Reality: UK law does not restrict free speech - only incitement to hate, violence and terror.
April 28, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Tremendous opportunity for Britain here. Let's see if we can swap our riot-inciters for their cancer researchers.
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In response to @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social a Reform said, “Workers are ripping up their trade union memberships to join Reform.”
If you have a problem at work or need to go to an Employment Tribunal, your Reform membership card will be worth jack shit.
Kind of sums up how Reform will let you down.
If you have a problem at work or need to go to an Employment Tribunal, your Reform membership card will be worth jack shit.
Kind of sums up how Reform will let you down.
April 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
In response to @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social a Reform said, “Workers are ripping up their trade union memberships to join Reform.”
If you have a problem at work or need to go to an Employment Tribunal, your Reform membership card will be worth jack shit.
Kind of sums up how Reform will let you down.
If you have a problem at work or need to go to an Employment Tribunal, your Reform membership card will be worth jack shit.
Kind of sums up how Reform will let you down.
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I mean, this is patently absurd and unworkable. Bigoted clowns
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EHRC have released an update on their single sex space guidance!!
They are now stating that trans people can be excluded from both biologically sexed spaces!!!
EHRC have released an update on their single sex space guidance!!
They are now stating that trans people can be excluded from both biologically sexed spaces!!!
April 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I mean, this is patently absurd and unworkable. Bigoted clowns
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So many excellent points in this column by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We obsess over the angry young men going Reform. But what of the anxious young women going Green? | Gaby Hinsliff
Desire for a politics that cares about global and local injustice is sharpening the political gender divide, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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April 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
So many excellent points in this column by @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...