Marion Williams
@mazza57.bsky.social
Writer, knitter, local independent politician (Cllr), environmentalist, wanderer, Newcastle United fan and member of FAB, mother/nana …. and more besides ✨💫
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🚨 Alan Milburn was name-checked in Reeves’ budget — and what he’s saying about the NHS deserves attention.
He’s pushing an NHS “ecosystem” of public + private + tech providers… and the direction of travel looks worrying.
Our breakdown is here 👇
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
💙 #ProtectTheNHS
He’s pushing an NHS “ecosystem” of public + private + tech providers… and the direction of travel looks worrying.
Our breakdown is here 👇
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
💙 #ProtectTheNHS
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🚨 Alan Milburn was name-checked in Reeves’ budget — and what he’s saying about the NHS deserves attention.
He’s pushing an NHS “ecosystem” of public + private + tech providers… and the direction of travel looks worrying.
Our breakdown is here 👇
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
💙 #ProtectTheNHS
He’s pushing an NHS “ecosystem” of public + private + tech providers… and the direction of travel looks worrying.
Our breakdown is here 👇
everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...
💙 #ProtectTheNHS
Two schoolbags for a goal, a ball & a few friends, that’s all it took to fall in love with football. Or that first time in a stadium: the atmosphere, smell of fresh grass, feeling of belonging to a club. Football is universal. Time to remember what made football great and to stand up for it again.
December 6, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Two schoolbags for a goal, a ball & a few friends, that’s all it took to fall in love with football. Or that first time in a stadium: the atmosphere, smell of fresh grass, feeling of belonging to a club. Football is universal. Time to remember what made football great and to stand up for it again.
Democratic responsibility in Newcastle: politics, principle, and the 2026 test northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
Democratic responsibility in Newcastle: politics, principle, and the 2026 test
The 2026 all-out elections are a unique opportunity. Every seat will be contested simultaneously - a clean slate moment. Voters can reshape the council entirely, not in increments
northeastbylines.co.uk
October 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Democratic responsibility in Newcastle: politics, principle, and the 2026 test northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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Happening today outside SEA LIFE London from 10.30am – join us! 🐧
October 19, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Happening today outside SEA LIFE London from 10.30am – join us! 🐧
Too many older renters are struggling to pay their rent due to shortfalls in Housing Benefit, pushing them to make impossible choices to make ends meet. Sign @IndependentAge.bsky.social pledge calling for Housing Benefit to be uprated #MakeAgeingFair
campaigns.independentage.org/page/176475/...
campaigns.independentage.org/page/176475/...
Sign our pledge to make sure all renters can afford rent!
Too many older renters are struggling to pay their rent due to shortfalls in Housing Benefit, pushing them to make impossible choices to make ends meet. Sign Independent Age's pledge today calling for...
campaigns.independentage.org
September 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Too many older renters are struggling to pay their rent due to shortfalls in Housing Benefit, pushing them to make impossible choices to make ends meet. Sign @IndependentAge.bsky.social pledge calling for Housing Benefit to be uprated #MakeAgeingFair
campaigns.independentage.org/page/176475/...
campaigns.independentage.org/page/176475/...
A drab evening at Elland Road
August 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A drab evening at Elland Road
When he joined Newcastle late in his career, he negotiated a deal that entitled him to 15 per cent of the receipts from gates above 15,000; he knew his arrival would excite the Geordie fans and later conceded to being “embarrassed” about how much he was earning as attendances surged.
Kevin Keegan’s visions of the future
The footballer was restless, as if he never quite found what he was searching for.
www.newstatesman.com
August 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
When he joined Newcastle late in his career, he negotiated a deal that entitled him to 15 per cent of the receipts from gates above 15,000; he knew his arrival would excite the Geordie fans and later conceded to being “embarrassed” about how much he was earning as attendances surged.
Fender Fireworks Finale
June 16, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Fender Fireworks Finale
I spoke in support & solidarity at the UCU national rally in Newcastle as university staff face devastating cuts ✊🏻
June 16, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I spoke in support & solidarity at the UCU national rally in Newcastle as university staff face devastating cuts ✊🏻
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We do not need new roads; we need better transport options. Think of what could be done with £9.2bn, which is to be spent on just 14 miles of road! It could transform bus services and/or cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across Britain. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK government pledges further £590m for delayed Lower Thames Crossing
Rachel Reeves calls Britain’s biggest road-building project a ‘turning point for our national infrastructure’
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
We do not need new roads; we need better transport options. Think of what could be done with £9.2bn, which is to be spent on just 14 miles of road! It could transform bus services and/or cycling and pedestrian infrastructure across Britain. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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🚨 ACTION ALERT: The UK MUST protect ‘Madleen’ 🚨
The ‘Madleen’ is a UK-flagged civilian ship sailing to Gaza with life-saving aid as part of the #FreedomFlotilla. The UK has a legal duty to protect its vessel and the civilians aboard from Israeli interference. ..2/
The ‘Madleen’ is a UK-flagged civilian ship sailing to Gaza with life-saving aid as part of the #FreedomFlotilla. The UK has a legal duty to protect its vessel and the civilians aboard from Israeli interference. ..2/
June 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🚨 ACTION ALERT: The UK MUST protect ‘Madleen’ 🚨
The ‘Madleen’ is a UK-flagged civilian ship sailing to Gaza with life-saving aid as part of the #FreedomFlotilla. The UK has a legal duty to protect its vessel and the civilians aboard from Israeli interference. ..2/
The ‘Madleen’ is a UK-flagged civilian ship sailing to Gaza with life-saving aid as part of the #FreedomFlotilla. The UK has a legal duty to protect its vessel and the civilians aboard from Israeli interference. ..2/
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🇬🇧 Under international law, the UK must:
• Prevent genocide
• Reject Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza
• Defend its flagged ship from unlawful attacks
Support us by taking action!
Contact the Foreign Office & your MP. Demand protection for ‘Madleen’ & accountability for any aggression. ..3/
• Prevent genocide
• Reject Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza
• Defend its flagged ship from unlawful attacks
Support us by taking action!
Contact the Foreign Office & your MP. Demand protection for ‘Madleen’ & accountability for any aggression. ..3/
June 6, 2025 at 7:26 PM
🇬🇧 Under international law, the UK must:
• Prevent genocide
• Reject Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza
• Defend its flagged ship from unlawful attacks
Support us by taking action!
Contact the Foreign Office & your MP. Demand protection for ‘Madleen’ & accountability for any aggression. ..3/
• Prevent genocide
• Reject Israel’s illegal blockade of Gaza
• Defend its flagged ship from unlawful attacks
Support us by taking action!
Contact the Foreign Office & your MP. Demand protection for ‘Madleen’ & accountability for any aggression. ..3/
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Drones harass Gaza aid flotilla for third day
YouTube video by Middle East Eye
youtube.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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Take one minute: go to bit.ly/IsraelOnNotice and send a letter to the Israeli government, UN officials, and diplomatic missions demanding that Israel abide by international law and refrain from attacking, sabotaging or otherwise interfering with the #Madleen and her mission.
June 3, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Take one minute: go to bit.ly/IsraelOnNotice and send a letter to the Israeli government, UN officials, and diplomatic missions demanding that Israel abide by international law and refrain from attacking, sabotaging or otherwise interfering with the #Madleen and her mission.
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Do get yourself a copy of Jay Griffiths's brilliant and fascinating new book, How Animals Heal Us. You won't regret it. www.penguin.co.uk/books/453727...
How Animals Heal Us
Pet-owners and animal-lovers instinctively know that animals heal. This book offers the evidence, drawing widely on scientific discoveries, history, and Indigenous knowledge.
We meet a pot-bellied pi...
www.penguin.co.uk
June 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Do get yourself a copy of Jay Griffiths's brilliant and fascinating new book, How Animals Heal Us. You won't regret it. www.penguin.co.uk/books/453727...
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Charities raise alarm that thousands more children risk being pushed into poverty as a result of the decision to delay the child poverty strategy until the autumn
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
PM's child poverty strategy delayed in major setback - 'appalling decision'
Charities raise alarm that thousands more children risk being pushed into poverty as a result of the decision to delay the child poverty strategy until the autumn
www.mirror.co.uk
May 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Charities raise alarm that thousands more children risk being pushed into poverty as a result of the decision to delay the child poverty strategy until the autumn
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Calling all Artists.
“The last check on power, when the system of checks and balances in the government fail, is you and me. It’s the people.”
- Bruce Springsteen, May 17, 2025
“The last check on power, when the system of checks and balances in the government fail, is you and me. It’s the people.”
- Bruce Springsteen, May 17, 2025
May 18, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Calling all Artists.
“The last check on power, when the system of checks and balances in the government fail, is you and me. It’s the people.”
- Bruce Springsteen, May 17, 2025
“The last check on power, when the system of checks and balances in the government fail, is you and me. It’s the people.”
- Bruce Springsteen, May 17, 2025
Beltane Blessings 🧚
May 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Beltane Blessings 🧚
Blue sky and sunshine in Strawberry Corner, Leazes Park
May 1, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Blue sky and sunshine in Strawberry Corner, Leazes Park
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Big scam ads right now
April 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Big scam ads right now
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I'm really sorry, but we just need to stop doing this. Your wood-burning hygge leads directly to people's deaths - other people's and perhaps your own.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Map reveals residential wood-burning hotspots in England and Wales
Researchers analyse energy performance certificate data to identify areas with potentially high particle pollution
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I'm really sorry, but we just need to stop doing this. Your wood-burning hygge leads directly to people's deaths - other people's and perhaps your own.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...