Anne
@happygran2019.bsky.social
Volunteer and part time activist against hate, war and poverty. Rejoin the EU. Stop the killing in Palestine.
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Ian Hislop, "Our Prime Minister Keir Starmer's policy of just sucking up to Trump, studiously, and inserting himself"
Paul Merton, "Inserting himself?"
Ian Hislop, "Into his favour"
Paul Merton, "I've heard it called many things before but never his favour"
Paul Merton, "Inserting himself?"
Ian Hislop, "Into his favour"
Paul Merton, "I've heard it called many things before but never his favour"
April 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Ian Hislop, "Our Prime Minister Keir Starmer's policy of just sucking up to Trump, studiously, and inserting himself"
Paul Merton, "Inserting himself?"
Ian Hislop, "Into his favour"
Paul Merton, "I've heard it called many things before but never his favour"
Paul Merton, "Inserting himself?"
Ian Hislop, "Into his favour"
Paul Merton, "I've heard it called many things before but never his favour"
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Very Well Said and Accurate….
March 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Very Well Said and Accurate….
What? Move people from their homeland because they are being killed by Israel? Deranged! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Trump says Palestinians have ‘no alternative’ but to leave Gaza
President in effect endorses ethnic cleansing of territory before hosting meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
What? Move people from their homeland because they are being killed by Israel? Deranged! www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
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For months I’ve been hearing behind the scenes that Labour won’t act on money in politics because donors oppose it (I wrote this in @londonreview.bsky.social)
Now we can see the full scale of what’s happened. Big money Labour donors changing party policy. This is incredibly serious
Now we can see the full scale of what’s happened. Big money Labour donors changing party policy. This is incredibly serious
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Lord Alli blocked plan by Angela Rayner to ban foreign cash from British politics
She had to scrap December 2023 announcement with Gordon Brown at Chatham House
We obtained papers for policy that would have stopped Musk donations
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Lord Alli blocked plan by Angela Rayner to ban foreign cash from British politics
She had to scrap December 2023 announcement with Gordon Brown at Chatham House
We obtained papers for policy that would have stopped Musk donations
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Labour dropped plan to ban foreign donors after Lord Alli intervened
The party’s fundraising chief, is said to have scuppered the proposal, due to have been announced while it was in opposition
www.thetimes.com
February 4, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For months I’ve been hearing behind the scenes that Labour won’t act on money in politics because donors oppose it (I wrote this in @londonreview.bsky.social)
Now we can see the full scale of what’s happened. Big money Labour donors changing party policy. This is incredibly serious
Now we can see the full scale of what’s happened. Big money Labour donors changing party policy. This is incredibly serious
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The UK House of Lords was packed today with Tory peers as the Bill to abolish hereditary peerages is debated. They oppose change.
Never saw so many when poverty, homelessness debated
We need an elected second chamber, but it must not be a clone of the Commons or use First-Past-The-Post system.
Never saw so many when poverty, homelessness debated
We need an elected second chamber, but it must not be a clone of the Commons or use First-Past-The-Post system.
December 11, 2024 at 6:01 PM
The UK House of Lords was packed today with Tory peers as the Bill to abolish hereditary peerages is debated. They oppose change.
Never saw so many when poverty, homelessness debated
We need an elected second chamber, but it must not be a clone of the Commons or use First-Past-The-Post system.
Never saw so many when poverty, homelessness debated
We need an elected second chamber, but it must not be a clone of the Commons or use First-Past-The-Post system.
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Reposted by Anne
“Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK's food bank crisis”
@bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...
@bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...
November 25, 2024 at 2:26 PM
“Hunger is a violation of our basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK's food bank crisis”
@bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...
@bigissue.com
www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...
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