Maggie Simpson
@maggiesi.bsky.social
Socialist, feminist, anti-racist, internationalist
Private healthcare is lobbying Wes Streeting to sign a new PFI deal with them. Time is running out to ask Wes Streeting to say NO. Please add your name to this petition now. #NoNewPFI
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Tell Wes Streeting - NO new PFI in our NHS!
weownit.org.uk
December 16, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Private healthcare is lobbying Wes Streeting to sign a new PFI deal with them. Time is running out to ask Wes Streeting to say NO. Please add your name to this petition now. #NoNewPFI
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
weownit.org.uk/act-now/tell...
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What should be the left's position on peace in Ukraine
• call for ceasefire
• call for peace negotiations without preconditions
• Oppose Ukrainian NATO membership
• Demand recognition of rights of the large Russian speaking minority in east of Ukraine
• call for ceasefire
• call for peace negotiations without preconditions
• Oppose Ukrainian NATO membership
• Demand recognition of rights of the large Russian speaking minority in east of Ukraine
What should be the position of the left on peace in Ukraine - Socialist Action
(i) Call for a ceasefire. (ii) Call for the opening of peace negotiations without preconditions. (iii) Oppose Ukrainian membership of NATO. (iv) Demand recognition of the rights of the large Russian…
buff.ly
December 5, 2024 at 1:32 PM
What should be the left's position on peace in Ukraine
• call for ceasefire
• call for peace negotiations without preconditions
• Oppose Ukrainian NATO membership
• Demand recognition of rights of the large Russian speaking minority in east of Ukraine
• call for ceasefire
• call for peace negotiations without preconditions
• Oppose Ukrainian NATO membership
• Demand recognition of rights of the large Russian speaking minority in east of Ukraine
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Just to be clear: I won’t be having cosy chats with Nigel Farage — who named Enoch Powell his political hero, claimed he “would never say Powell was racist in any way” & allegedly marched through a Sussex village chanting Hitler Youth songs.
No thanks.
No thanks.
December 1, 2024 at 1:33 PM
Just to be clear: I won’t be having cosy chats with Nigel Farage — who named Enoch Powell his political hero, claimed he “would never say Powell was racist in any way” & allegedly marched through a Sussex village chanting Hitler Youth songs.
No thanks.
No thanks.
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Hunger and suffering among Palestinians in Gaza have reached 'catastrophic' levels, as Israel continues its intense bombardment across the besieged enclave.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/79qunv
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/79qunv
November 30, 2024 at 7:29 AM
Hunger and suffering among Palestinians in Gaza have reached 'catastrophic' levels, as Israel continues its intense bombardment across the besieged enclave.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/79qunv
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: aje.io/79qunv
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This woman knows what she's talking about, get her elected.
November 29, 2024 at 3:34 PM
This woman knows what she's talking about, get her elected.
Thoughtful morning star editorial
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/edit...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/edit...
The assisted suicide Bill's ‘safeguards’ don't protect the vulnerable
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 28, 2024 at 1:39 PM
Thoughtful morning star editorial
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/edit...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/edit...
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"We don't know what to do or where to go"
Displaced Palestinian in tears as her makeshift tent is destroyed by heavy rains, with winter arriving in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing war.
Displaced Palestinian in tears as her makeshift tent is destroyed by heavy rains, with winter arriving in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing war.
November 26, 2024 at 6:35 AM
"We don't know what to do or where to go"
Displaced Palestinian in tears as her makeshift tent is destroyed by heavy rains, with winter arriving in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing war.
Displaced Palestinian in tears as her makeshift tent is destroyed by heavy rains, with winter arriving in Gaza amid Israel's ongoing war.
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'An open letter to my MP Cat Smith over the Assisted Dying Bill'
'I come from a line of Disabled women in history who lost something of themselves because of the choices of others.'
#AssistUsToLive
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024...
'I come from a line of Disabled women in history who lost something of themselves because of the choices of others.'
#AssistUsToLive
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024...
An open letter to my MP Cat Smith over the Assisted Dying Bill
Award-winning journalist Melissa Parker writes an open letter to her MP Cat Smith, a week before the Assisted Dying Bill is in parliament
www.thecanary.co
November 26, 2024 at 9:39 AM
'An open letter to my MP Cat Smith over the Assisted Dying Bill'
'I come from a line of Disabled women in history who lost something of themselves because of the choices of others.'
#AssistUsToLive
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024...
'I come from a line of Disabled women in history who lost something of themselves because of the choices of others.'
#AssistUsToLive
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024...
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🚨Human Rights Organisation Liberty: Assisted dying Bill presents serious safeguarding risks
The bill has a “principles first, details later” approach which could lead to significant risks to marginalised and vulnerable groups, Liberty claimed.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/libe...
The bill has a “principles first, details later” approach which could lead to significant risks to marginalised and vulnerable groups, Liberty claimed.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/libe...
Liberty: Assisted dying Bill presents serious safeguarding risks
The debate and expected vote on November 29 will be the first on the controversial issue in the Commons in almost a decade.
www.independent.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 9:43 AM
🚨Human Rights Organisation Liberty: Assisted dying Bill presents serious safeguarding risks
The bill has a “principles first, details later” approach which could lead to significant risks to marginalised and vulnerable groups, Liberty claimed.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/libe...
The bill has a “principles first, details later” approach which could lead to significant risks to marginalised and vulnerable groups, Liberty claimed.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/libe...
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Our statement was published in @thetimes.com today in opposition to the upcoming assisted dying bill.
'We know from bitter experience that words and laws do not always add up to protecting Disabled people.'
Read it in full here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...
'We know from bitter experience that words and laws do not always add up to protecting Disabled people.'
Read it in full here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...
November 20, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Our statement was published in @thetimes.com today in opposition to the upcoming assisted dying bill.
'We know from bitter experience that words and laws do not always add up to protecting Disabled people.'
Read it in full here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...
'We know from bitter experience that words and laws do not always add up to protecting Disabled people.'
Read it in full here: www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uks-...
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👉NEW -- UK sees privatisation 'opportunities' in Ukraine war
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
British aid is being used to open up Ukraine’s wrecked economy to foreign investors and enhance trade with the UK.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-sees-priv...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
British aid is being used to open up Ukraine’s wrecked economy to foreign investors and enhance trade with the UK.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-sees-priv...
UK sees privatisation ‘opportunities’ in Ukraine war
British aid is being used to open up Ukraine’s wrecked economy to foreign investors and enhance trade with the UK.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 20, 2024 at 12:09 PM
👉NEW -- UK sees privatisation 'opportunities' in Ukraine war
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
British aid is being used to open up Ukraine’s wrecked economy to foreign investors and enhance trade with the UK.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-sees-priv...
by @markcurtis30.bsky.social
British aid is being used to open up Ukraine’s wrecked economy to foreign investors and enhance trade with the UK.
www.declassifieduk.org/uk-sees-priv...
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Malcolm X’s daughters sue CIA, FBI and NYPD for $100m over his assassination - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/malcolm-xs-daughters-sue-cia-fbi-and-nypd-100m-over-his-assassination
Malcolm X’s daughters sue CIA, FBI and NYPD for $100m over his assassination
Lawsuit comes after two of the three men convicted for Malcolm X's murder were exonerated in 2021
www.middleeasteye.net
November 19, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Malcolm X’s daughters sue CIA, FBI and NYPD for $100m over his assassination - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/malcolm-xs-daughters-sue-cia-fbi-and-nypd-100m-over-his-assassination
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Excellent discussion at Westminster on preparing for #IrishUnity.
Professor Colin Harvey: #TheGoodFridayAgreement gives the people of Ireland a choice about their constitutional future. At some point they would like to exercise that choice & to do so on an informed basis.
Professor Colin Harvey: #TheGoodFridayAgreement gives the people of Ireland a choice about their constitutional future. At some point they would like to exercise that choice & to do so on an informed basis.
November 19, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Excellent discussion at Westminster on preparing for #IrishUnity.
Professor Colin Harvey: #TheGoodFridayAgreement gives the people of Ireland a choice about their constitutional future. At some point they would like to exercise that choice & to do so on an informed basis.
Professor Colin Harvey: #TheGoodFridayAgreement gives the people of Ireland a choice about their constitutional future. At some point they would like to exercise that choice & to do so on an informed basis.
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Exclusive: President Joe Biden has authorized the provision of antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine, two U.S. officials said, a step that will bolster Kyiv’s defenses against advancing Russian troops but has drawn criticism from arms control groups.
Biden approves antipersonnel mines for Ukraine, undoing his own policy
The controversial White House move to send Kyiv land mines comes as Russia’s advances in eastern Ukraine threaten to overwhelm front-line defenses.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 1:46 AM
Exclusive: President Joe Biden has authorized the provision of antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine, two U.S. officials said, a step that will bolster Kyiv’s defenses against advancing Russian troops but has drawn criticism from arms control groups.
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RMT condemns re-privatisation of Elizabeth Line
RMT has criticised the decision to reprivatise the Elizabeth Line after GTS Rail Operations Limited won a bid to run the London rail service.
www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-con...
RMT has criticised the decision to reprivatise the Elizabeth Line after GTS Rail Operations Limited won a bid to run the London rail service.
www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-con...
RMT condemns re-privatisation of Elizabeth Line
RMT has criticised the decision to reprivatise the Elizabeth Line after GTS Rail Operations Limited won a bid to run the London rail service.
www.rmt.org.uk
November 19, 2024 at 7:47 PM
RMT condemns re-privatisation of Elizabeth Line
RMT has criticised the decision to reprivatise the Elizabeth Line after GTS Rail Operations Limited won a bid to run the London rail service.
www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-con...
RMT has criticised the decision to reprivatise the Elizabeth Line after GTS Rail Operations Limited won a bid to run the London rail service.
www.rmt.org.uk/news/rmt-con...
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for the first time, more than half of ukrainians want the war to end as soon as possible
November 19, 2024 at 5:04 PM
for the first time, more than half of ukrainians want the war to end as soon as possible
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“The way a government treats its refugees is very instructive because it shows you how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it.”
- Tony Benn
- Tony Benn
November 18, 2024 at 9:32 AM
“The way a government treats its refugees is very instructive because it shows you how they would treat the rest of us if they thought they could get away with it.”
- Tony Benn
- Tony Benn
A timely and important international webinar this coming Saturday. To register -
tinyurl.com/5n8zwnfa
November 19, 2024 at 8:05 AM
A timely and important international webinar this coming Saturday. To register -
tinyurl.com/5n8zwnfa