The people running Labour are a sad example of the Peter principle. Skilled at being Labour members (infighting, taking gifts, winning debates at a redbrick) but promoted to a level requiring skills they don't have (governing)
I’m told Labour MPs have been told by whips to *abstain* in the vote on Nigel Farage’s ten-min rule bill on leaving the ECHR, which has left some furious. Whips’ arguments seems to be to just ignore it. Labour MPs worry it leaves Lib Dems/Greens looking like only they care on this.
October 30, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The people running Labour are a sad example of the Peter principle. Skilled at being Labour members (infighting, taking gifts, winning debates at a redbrick) but promoted to a level requiring skills they don't have (governing)
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I have come to the conclusion the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces should not even come to Parliament. It is misleading and has caused distress for my trans constituents.
I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.
sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…
I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.
sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…
September 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I have come to the conclusion the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces should not even come to Parliament. It is misleading and has caused distress for my trans constituents.
I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.
sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…
I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.
sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…
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The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
September 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The tree you climbed as a child. Gone. The Swifts over your town. Gone. The air you breathe. Polluted. The river. Unsafe.
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
This is the reality of deregulation.
Cutting protections would mean disaster for nature & our economy.
Our CEO sets out why: rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
Cards on phones does not stop boats or stop gig economy companies not caring about illegal working or stop Reform voters voting Reform.
So what is the point? Some company gets a load of money.
So what is the point? Some company gets a load of money.
Every adult in Britain to require new ‘Brit Card’ ID
Every adult in Britain to require new ‘Brit Card’ ID
www.independent.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Cards on phones does not stop boats or stop gig economy companies not caring about illegal working or stop Reform voters voting Reform.
So what is the point? Some company gets a load of money.
So what is the point? Some company gets a load of money.
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To avoid damaging our relationship with the trans & wider LGBT+ community, the Green Party must refuse to platform groups that undermine trans rights at our Autumn Conference.
Stand with the Green Party for Trans Liberation. Sign our petition now.
🔗 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stand with the Green Party for Trans Liberation. Sign our petition now.
🔗 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Greens for Trans Liberation
Trans rights are human rights.
The Green Party has long affirmed that:
• Trans women are women, trans men are men, and non-binary identities exist.
• Everyone deserves dignity, safet...
you.38degrees.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
To avoid damaging our relationship with the trans & wider LGBT+ community, the Green Party must refuse to platform groups that undermine trans rights at our Autumn Conference.
Stand with the Green Party for Trans Liberation. Sign our petition now.
🔗 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stand with the Green Party for Trans Liberation. Sign our petition now.
🔗 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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"The landscape will never recover"
Accompanied by pictures of agricultural monoculture.
Accompanied by pictures of agricultural monoculture.
Things which are not like Stalag Luft III: A proposed solar farm in Derbyshire (unless it has a dual use for captured Allied airmen, I dunno)
Residents fear impact of 'ridiculous' solar farm plans on ancient village
'If you don’t fight for it, you don’t keep it,' says one resident
www.derbytelegraph.co.uk
September 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"The landscape will never recover"
Accompanied by pictures of agricultural monoculture.
Accompanied by pictures of agricultural monoculture.
Isn't the answer to this question "Peter Mandelson"?
September 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Isn't the answer to this question "Peter Mandelson"?
I've never been a Labour member and always found these kind of groups odd. So much of your party is built to withstand and crush the desires of the majority, it would be weird to have built a party like that if stats like these weren't true.
The Labour Party can be a force for good and put Britain back on its feet - but only with bold action on democracy, the economy, child poverty & more.
Sign up to help make it happen: mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved
Sign up to help make it happen: mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved
September 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I've never been a Labour member and always found these kind of groups odd. So much of your party is built to withstand and crush the desires of the majority, it would be weird to have built a party like that if stats like these weren't true.
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The GWD have just announced that they have secured a stand at the Green Party Conference.
This is completely unacceptable & must be immediately reversed. Allowing a transphobic org to campaign at conference would destroy the trust the Greens have built with the trans community.
This is completely unacceptable & must be immediately reversed. Allowing a transphobic org to campaign at conference would destroy the trust the Greens have built with the trans community.
September 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
The GWD have just announced that they have secured a stand at the Green Party Conference.
This is completely unacceptable & must be immediately reversed. Allowing a transphobic org to campaign at conference would destroy the trust the Greens have built with the trans community.
This is completely unacceptable & must be immediately reversed. Allowing a transphobic org to campaign at conference would destroy the trust the Greens have built with the trans community.
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This weekend is your final chance to catch this exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary, which closes on Sun 7 September. See what we made of it in the review below...
leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
Exhibition Review: Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen at Nottingham Contemporary
Combining many different artistic mediums, from sculpture to sonic installation, the Nottingham Contemporary’s latest group exhibition: Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen, explores sound and music an...
leftlion.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This weekend is your final chance to catch this exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary, which closes on Sun 7 September. See what we made of it in the review below...
leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
leftlion.co.uk/features/202...
Very often with these articles the quotes describe local beauty and I picture some undisturbed natural habitat but then I go look up the plans and it's some grass fields with or without cows/sheep.
August 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Very often with these articles the quotes describe local beauty and I picture some undisturbed natural habitat but then I go look up the plans and it's some grass fields with or without cows/sheep.
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Shhh.. stay very still... A Bittern is creeping through your feed. 😍
August 6, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Shhh.. stay very still... A Bittern is creeping through your feed. 😍
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Badger culling is ineffective at tackling TB in cattle, yet the Labour government reneged on its promise to #EndTheCull and issued new licenses! 🤦♀️
Inspiring to meet Brian May and the Save Me Trust to hear about a successful trial of alternatives at Gatcombe Farm. Let's do it! 🦡
Inspiring to meet Brian May and the Save Me Trust to hear about a successful trial of alternatives at Gatcombe Farm. Let's do it! 🦡
June 20, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Badger culling is ineffective at tackling TB in cattle, yet the Labour government reneged on its promise to #EndTheCull and issued new licenses! 🤦♀️
Inspiring to meet Brian May and the Save Me Trust to hear about a successful trial of alternatives at Gatcombe Farm. Let's do it! 🦡
Inspiring to meet Brian May and the Save Me Trust to hear about a successful trial of alternatives at Gatcombe Farm. Let's do it! 🦡
Thinking on people's reaction here to Shamima Begum losing citizenship, I think that 7% could be low and based on people thinking of their neighbours and themselves, not someone they see as an enemy.
16% of Americans — including 7% of Democrats and 26% of Republicans — think the U.S. should be able to deport American citizens to foreign prisons.
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d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net/documents/De...
April 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Thinking on people's reaction here to Shamima Begum losing citizenship, I think that 7% could be low and based on people thinking of their neighbours and themselves, not someone they see as an enemy.
"Leftist" anti vegan person when they are politely asked to not use ableist language:
April 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"Leftist" anti vegan person when they are politely asked to not use ableist language:
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C’mere u big cutie! 🤗〰️🐮〰️ #manatee #manateesofcoralcity #seacow #seapotato #cutie #sirenia #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #miamibeach #biscaynebay #aoml #coralcity #civicpridethroughbiodiversity #glennnevis #coralcityfoundation #ccf #kbcf
March 15, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I gasped at this hah
Came here to post the ITE Trip Generation Manual. The first time I had to use it to size a parking lot, my head exploded. “What do you mean we’re sizing parking lots based on a couple 20-30 year old studies that have an imaginary correlation!?”
March 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
I gasped at this hah
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The opportunity to increase access to bus services across the East Midlands should not be missed.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ta...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ta...
Take the East Midlands’ Buses Back Into Public Control
Bus services across the East Midlands (outside Nottingham, where the main bus operator is owned by the Council), are in crisis. We’ve seen a vicious circle of decline ever since our buses were deregu...
actionnetwork.org
January 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The opportunity to increase access to bus services across the East Midlands should not be missed.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ta...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/ta...
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Pause, let nature ground you. 🍃
January 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Pause, let nature ground you. 🍃
People complain that journalists give too much attention to Reform, but where else could I read three unnamed sources and have various interesting numbers, eg how many mps everyone has, drip fed to me over 10 paragraphs?
January 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
People complain that journalists give too much attention to Reform, but where else could I read three unnamed sources and have various interesting numbers, eg how many mps everyone has, drip fed to me over 10 paragraphs?
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A Pied Wagtail is taking a lil' stroll through your scroll... Nice!
January 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
A Pied Wagtail is taking a lil' stroll through your scroll... Nice!
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Coots on ice, wheee.
DYK? Coots have lobed toes. They spread out in water for swimming and fold on land for walking...or skating? 😎
DYK? Coots have lobed toes. They spread out in water for swimming and fold on land for walking...or skating? 😎
January 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Coots on ice, wheee.
DYK? Coots have lobed toes. They spread out in water for swimming and fold on land for walking...or skating? 😎
DYK? Coots have lobed toes. They spread out in water for swimming and fold on land for walking...or skating? 😎
These illegal kit conversions are very noticeable in Nottingham and though I rant about them every time one gets too close to my daughter on the pavement, the actual problem is the delivery apps (and to a slightly lesser extent, everyone who uses them)
Ahead of “e-bike” Panorama tonight can we clearly distinguish between:
🚲 legal e-assist bikes limited to 15.5 mph
🚲 dockless hire e-bikes like Lime paid by the minute so incentivising poor riding and
🚲 illegal kit conversion e-bikes with a throttle sometimes used by (exploited) delivery riders
🚲 legal e-assist bikes limited to 15.5 mph
🚲 dockless hire e-bikes like Lime paid by the minute so incentivising poor riding and
🚲 illegal kit conversion e-bikes with a throttle sometimes used by (exploited) delivery riders
January 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
These illegal kit conversions are very noticeable in Nottingham and though I rant about them every time one gets too close to my daughter on the pavement, the actual problem is the delivery apps (and to a slightly lesser extent, everyone who uses them)
I don't know what it is with some online left wing people and veganism, but they go absolutely off the rails almost immediately when you stand up to them lying about you.
I know plenty of non vegans who can be normal and not bring up sexual assault or be racist while they be non vegan near me.
I know plenty of non vegans who can be normal and not bring up sexual assault or be racist while they be non vegan near me.
January 4, 2025 at 12:10 PM
I don't know what it is with some online left wing people and veganism, but they go absolutely off the rails almost immediately when you stand up to them lying about you.
I know plenty of non vegans who can be normal and not bring up sexual assault or be racist while they be non vegan near me.
I know plenty of non vegans who can be normal and not bring up sexual assault or be racist while they be non vegan near me.