Kay
@kaytowey.bsky.social
Primary school teacher, mother, feminist,🌹activist, BWFC, England cricket, yoga loving, tofu eating wokerati 😊
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Very well said Richard.
This really is spot on. 👏👏👏
This really is spot on. 👏👏👏
Six years after it was scrapped, Erasmus+ is coming back. As our Campaigns Manager, Richard Kilpatrick, explains, this goes far beyond university exchanges, supporting schools, youth programmes, vocational training and deprived communities across the UK.
December 17, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Very well said Richard.
This really is spot on. 👏👏👏
This really is spot on. 👏👏👏
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Alongside action on frozen Russian state assets, yesterday I again urged the Foreign Secretary to make progress on the Chelsea Football Club sale proceeds
Almost 4 years after Putin’s full scale invasion I hope the government can secure the dispersal of funds to support Ukraine as soon as possible
Almost 4 years after Putin’s full scale invasion I hope the government can secure the dispersal of funds to support Ukraine as soon as possible
UK will transfer £2.5bn of Abramovich cash to Ukraine fund, Starmer says
Prime minister says oligarch must commit funds from sale of London football club or face court action
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Alongside action on frozen Russian state assets, yesterday I again urged the Foreign Secretary to make progress on the Chelsea Football Club sale proceeds
Almost 4 years after Putin’s full scale invasion I hope the government can secure the dispersal of funds to support Ukraine as soon as possible
Almost 4 years after Putin’s full scale invasion I hope the government can secure the dispersal of funds to support Ukraine as soon as possible
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So much wrong with this, most shockingly the way women were treated, but it wasn’t even for the greater good or as a lesser evil - they were spying on anti-racists, environmentalists and peace campaigners. Utter villainy.
Undercover officer admits deceiving woman into five-year relationship
Undercover officer admits deceiving woman into five-year relationship
Mark Jenner strung along activist who wanted to have children with him in an ‘extremely cruel’ way to infiltrate leftwing circles, Spycops inquiry told
An undercover officer has admitted he “callously and cruelly” deceived a woman into a five-year relationship while infiltrating leftwing campaigns, the spycops inquiry has heard.
Mark Jenner and the leftwing activist, known as Alison, lived as a couple, but he never told her that he was in reality an undercover officer who was spying on anti-racist activists. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
So much wrong with this, most shockingly the way women were treated, but it wasn’t even for the greater good or as a lesser evil - they were spying on anti-racists, environmentalists and peace campaigners. Utter villainy.
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"From the very start, this has been a partnership between the affiliated unions and the Labour Party – the Labour-union link at its very best."
Labour Unions Chair @joannegsusdaw.bsky.social has written about what the Employment Rights Bill passing today means 👇
Labour Unions Chair @joannegsusdaw.bsky.social has written about what the Employment Rights Bill passing today means 👇
📣 🌹 BREAKING: The Employment Rights Bill has passed Parliament. It's a landmark win for working people says @labourunionsuk.bsky.social chair Joanne Thomas.
‘The Employment Rights Bill is a massive step forward – but we’re not done delivering for working people’ – LabourList
Labour’s landmark Employment Rights legislation has now, finally, passed both Houses of Parliament. It cannot be underestimated how big a leap forward this will be…
labourlist.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"From the very start, this has been a partnership between the affiliated unions and the Labour Party – the Labour-union link at its very best."
Labour Unions Chair @joannegsusdaw.bsky.social has written about what the Employment Rights Bill passing today means 👇
Labour Unions Chair @joannegsusdaw.bsky.social has written about what the Employment Rights Bill passing today means 👇
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And workers 🙄
NEW - The Employment Rights bill has finally passed, after a tortured time in the Lords.
Christmas cheer for ministers and trade unions
Christmas cheer for ministers and trade unions
December 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
And workers 🙄
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Yes!
Our Labour government has just announced an independent review in to foreign financial interference in UK politics!
It will be reported on by the end of March 2026, in 3 months.
It has just been announced in the Commons, using the example of the conviction of a senior Reform member!
1/3
Our Labour government has just announced an independent review in to foreign financial interference in UK politics!
It will be reported on by the end of March 2026, in 3 months.
It has just been announced in the Commons, using the example of the conviction of a senior Reform member!
1/3
December 16, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Yes!
Our Labour government has just announced an independent review in to foreign financial interference in UK politics!
It will be reported on by the end of March 2026, in 3 months.
It has just been announced in the Commons, using the example of the conviction of a senior Reform member!
1/3
Our Labour government has just announced an independent review in to foreign financial interference in UK politics!
It will be reported on by the end of March 2026, in 3 months.
It has just been announced in the Commons, using the example of the conviction of a senior Reform member!
1/3
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MI6 Chief gives speech. Speech may contain words that are interesting. But because MI6 Chief is a woman @telegraph.co.uk prints an article about her appearance, with no mention of the speech’s content.
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 AM
MI6 Chief gives speech. Speech may contain words that are interesting. But because MI6 Chief is a woman @telegraph.co.uk prints an article about her appearance, with no mention of the speech’s content.
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A hostile right-wing media, fake social media videos - Labour gets so little credit for what it has achieved.
December 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
A hostile right-wing media, fake social media videos - Labour gets so little credit for what it has achieved.
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⚽️ BWFC v Exeter City ⚽️
Incredible energy at full time!
Well done Wanderers, with some especially deft footwork on the right wing.
Brilliant to also chat with Club Chair Sharon Brittan about how football brings together people from across our borough & from all backgrounds.
Incredible energy at full time!
Well done Wanderers, with some especially deft footwork on the right wing.
Brilliant to also chat with Club Chair Sharon Brittan about how football brings together people from across our borough & from all backgrounds.
December 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
⚽️ BWFC v Exeter City ⚽️
Incredible energy at full time!
Well done Wanderers, with some especially deft footwork on the right wing.
Brilliant to also chat with Club Chair Sharon Brittan about how football brings together people from across our borough & from all backgrounds.
Incredible energy at full time!
Well done Wanderers, with some especially deft footwork on the right wing.
Brilliant to also chat with Club Chair Sharon Brittan about how football brings together people from across our borough & from all backgrounds.
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At long last, a positive shared vision for railways in the North. 🙌🏻
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
December 12, 2025 at 6:39 AM
At long last, a positive shared vision for railways in the North. 🙌🏻
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
#BeeNetworkRail will be a game-changer for GM. 🐝
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This is good news. In the midst of a lot of bad. But it does highlight how very hard we have to work to fix things, now we’ve slammed the door in our own faces.
Bit by bit, clawing back a weaker version of the benefits we used to enjoy before a bunch of liars insisted we should throw it all away.
Bit by bit, clawing back a weaker version of the benefits we used to enjoy before a bunch of liars insisted we should throw it all away.
December 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is good news. In the midst of a lot of bad. But it does highlight how very hard we have to work to fix things, now we’ve slammed the door in our own faces.
Bit by bit, clawing back a weaker version of the benefits we used to enjoy before a bunch of liars insisted we should throw it all away.
Bit by bit, clawing back a weaker version of the benefits we used to enjoy before a bunch of liars insisted we should throw it all away.
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Brilliant piece by @labourlewis.bsky.social on why the Nigel Farage racism allegations matter.
If we end up rewarding a politics based on the instincts of a racist schoolyard bully, we should't be surprised at what follows bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
If we end up rewarding a politics based on the instincts of a racist schoolyard bully, we should't be surprised at what follows bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
'If Nigel Farage's Racism Is Forgotten It Will Give Him Permission for Far Worse'
When someone tells you who they are, over and over again, it is wise to listen, argues Clive Lewis MP
bylinetimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Brilliant piece by @labourlewis.bsky.social on why the Nigel Farage racism allegations matter.
If we end up rewarding a politics based on the instincts of a racist schoolyard bully, we should't be surprised at what follows bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
If we end up rewarding a politics based on the instincts of a racist schoolyard bully, we should't be surprised at what follows bylinetimes.com/2025/12/10/n...
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Okay. This is angering me.
First of all, “MAN”!?
We’re not in the nineteenth century FFS. There’s a better word and it is “Humans”.
And secondly - who the f£&k thought HUMANS only learned to control fire 50,000 years ago???!!!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
First of all, “MAN”!?
We’re not in the nineteenth century FFS. There’s a better word and it is “Humans”.
And secondly - who the f£&k thought HUMANS only learned to control fire 50,000 years ago???!!!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Man made fire 350,000 years earlier than previously thought, discovery in Suffolk suggests
Groundbreaking find makes compelling case that humans were lighting fires much earlier than originally believed
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Okay. This is angering me.
First of all, “MAN”!?
We’re not in the nineteenth century FFS. There’s a better word and it is “Humans”.
And secondly - who the f£&k thought HUMANS only learned to control fire 50,000 years ago???!!!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
First of all, “MAN”!?
We’re not in the nineteenth century FFS. There’s a better word and it is “Humans”.
And secondly - who the f£&k thought HUMANS only learned to control fire 50,000 years ago???!!!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
December 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
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Drip, drip, drip...
December 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Drip, drip, drip...
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Why, is he on a cliff?
December 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Why, is he on a cliff?
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tbf, the current England players aren't so bad, they are just playing the wrong sport. You can't show up to an #Ashes Test match and play like it's a T20.
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
tbf, the current England players aren't so bad, they are just playing the wrong sport. You can't show up to an #Ashes Test match and play like it's a T20.
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England not standing up under pressure in Ashes, says Stokes reut.rs/4iL263Z
England not standing up under pressure in Ashes, says Stokes
England's Ben Stokes lamented his team's failure to stand up in pressure moments after defeat by Australia in the second test at the Gabba on Sunday but the captain refused to concede the battle for the urn is over.
reut.rs
December 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
England not standing up under pressure in Ashes, says Stokes reut.rs/4iL263Z
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Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
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Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Mansion tax will be paid by less than 1 in 200 homes.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Mansion tax will be paid by less than 1 in 200 homes.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
145k out of 30.4m homes.
For every home that will pay something under the new tax, 199 won't.
It's a tax on the 0.5% and 99.5% of us will not pay it.
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If you were to believe the mainstream media, nobody likes anything in Labour’s Budget.
This YouGov suggests that's BS and that more people think the policies were right than wrong, some overwhelming so;
Of 15, 8 are 50%+ right, 4 are 50%+ wrong.
That's quite an achievement in itself.
This YouGov suggests that's BS and that more people think the policies were right than wrong, some overwhelming so;
Of 15, 8 are 50%+ right, 4 are 50%+ wrong.
That's quite an achievement in itself.
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
If you were to believe the mainstream media, nobody likes anything in Labour’s Budget.
This YouGov suggests that's BS and that more people think the policies were right than wrong, some overwhelming so;
Of 15, 8 are 50%+ right, 4 are 50%+ wrong.
That's quite an achievement in itself.
This YouGov suggests that's BS and that more people think the policies were right than wrong, some overwhelming so;
Of 15, 8 are 50%+ right, 4 are 50%+ wrong.
That's quite an achievement in itself.
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:38 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Plus sides to today: Two-child benefit scrapped. Largely progressive tax implications. Good market reaction. No big spending cuts. Nightmare prospect of cutting funding to net zero etc avoided. It's a left-wing budget. Those who say there's no difference between Labour and Tories are bananas.
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Today’s Labour Budget is about fairness. Our Labour values in practice.
Lifting nearly half a million children out of poverty paid for by a gambling levy, a tax on homes worth £2m, and closing tax loopholes.
We are Labour and we make different choices.
Lifting nearly half a million children out of poverty paid for by a gambling levy, a tax on homes worth £2m, and closing tax loopholes.
We are Labour and we make different choices.
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped from next year
The policy, introduced under the Tories, means parents can only claim universal credit for their first two children.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Today’s Labour Budget is about fairness. Our Labour values in practice.
Lifting nearly half a million children out of poverty paid for by a gambling levy, a tax on homes worth £2m, and closing tax loopholes.
We are Labour and we make different choices.
Lifting nearly half a million children out of poverty paid for by a gambling levy, a tax on homes worth £2m, and closing tax loopholes.
We are Labour and we make different choices.