Melissa Fazackerley
@melissafazackerley.bsky.social
Socialist to my very core and supporter of all activists fighting injustice. FREE PALESTINE 🇯🇴
My distress about what is happening in Palestine means I donate monthly to PSC, MAP, UNRWA and MSF. I’m sorry but I cannot contribute to GoFundMe requests.
My distress about what is happening in Palestine means I donate monthly to PSC, MAP, UNRWA and MSF. I’m sorry but I cannot contribute to GoFundMe requests.
Just watched @labourlewis.bsky.social's powerful speech on his Water Bill, raising the fundamental question that’s been ignored for too long: who should own our water?
It’s time to bring water back into public hands.
Watch the debate here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIOTHnvxEI
It’s time to bring water back into public hands.
Watch the debate here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIOTHnvxEI
March 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Just watched @labourlewis.bsky.social's powerful speech on his Water Bill, raising the fundamental question that’s been ignored for too long: who should own our water?
It’s time to bring water back into public hands.
Watch the debate here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIOTHnvxEI
It’s time to bring water back into public hands.
Watch the debate here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gIOTHnvxEI
This needs a boost in signatures please sign.
‘Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Yet the very wealthy contribute less in tax revenues than the poor: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
‘Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Yet the very wealthy contribute less in tax revenues than the poor: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Tax the super rich to stop cuts to public services
Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Public services we all rely on - our hospitals, schoo...
you.38degrees.org.uk
March 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This needs a boost in signatures please sign.
‘Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Yet the very wealthy contribute less in tax revenues than the poor: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
‘Across the UK, living standards are falling and millions live in poverty, while the cost of living crisis has made affording the basics difficult. Yet the very wealthy contribute less in tax revenues than the poor: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
New Zealand have banned Greyhound racing to stop these dogs being injured or worse. Now I'm calling on the UK Government to do the same. 244 Greyhounds were put to sleep, let's stop that from happening again. Add your name:
January 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
New Zealand have banned Greyhound racing to stop these dogs being injured or worse. Now I'm calling on the UK Government to do the same. 244 Greyhounds were put to sleep, let's stop that from happening again. Add your name:
Judge threatens to break the UK's wall of secrecy around Assange's persecution
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
Judge threatens to break the UK's wall of secrecy around Assange's persecution
For years, the UK and Sweden stymied Freedom of Information requests to hide why prosecutors under Keir Starmer pursued the Wikileaks founder. Finally the game may be up
open.substack.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Judge threatens to break the UK's wall of secrecy around Assange's persecution
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
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Labour are mugging pensioners again, this time after a conducting a cynical campaign of lies about how they would correct the injustice and give fair compensation to the WASPI women who had their pensions stolen.
Starmer's Labour: Stealing votes and shafting people
Labour's decision to mug WASPI pensioners is made all the worse by their pre-election promises that they were going to correct the injustice.
open.substack.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Labour are mugging pensioners again, this time after a conducting a cynical campaign of lies about how they would correct the injustice and give fair compensation to the WASPI women who had their pensions stolen.
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Facebook have announced they can't be bothered fact-checking popular posts on their site anymore, which is another step towards post-truth politics.
Social media and post-truth politics
Facebook's decision to quit fact-checking popular content on their site is yet another step towards post-truth politics, where blatant lies have the same currency as reliably-sourced information.
open.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Facebook have announced they can't be bothered fact-checking popular posts on their site anymore, which is another step towards post-truth politics.
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Political donations are institutionalized bribery.
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
How our democracy has been hijacked by corporations and wealthy elites
The only effective remedy is to ban all private donations, or bribes, to political parties.
leftfootforward.org
January 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Political donations are institutionalized bribery.
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
Donors get access to policymakers, shape laws, tax privileges, lax regulations, govt contracts/subsidies, honours, power.
Banning political donations is a necessary step for free and fair elections and democracy
leftfootforward.org/2025/01/how-...
The slaughter continues 😡
At least 52 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since dawn across Gaza, medical sources in the besieged enclave have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/2wp26h
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/2wp26h
January 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
The slaughter continues 😡
The world has already discovered more coal, oil and gas than it is safe to burn. This is our chance to tell our government to stop new drilling in the North Sea, end licensing for new exploration, and fund a just transition to clean energy. act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4262?ut...
Tell the UK: No new oil and gas
The UK government has paused making decisions on new oil and gas in the North Sea while it examines how to regulate new drilling. And it’s asking the public for our views.
act.globaljustice.org.uk
January 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The world has already discovered more coal, oil and gas than it is safe to burn. This is our chance to tell our government to stop new drilling in the North Sea, end licensing for new exploration, and fund a just transition to clean energy. act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4262?ut...
The Czech is in the Mail
open.substack.com/pub/anothera...
open.substack.com/pub/anothera...
The Czech is in the Mail
The government has approved the sale of Royal Mail to Czech billionaire Daniel Křetínský, turning what was a not-for-profit public service just eleven years ago into a billionaire's plaything
open.substack.com
December 17, 2024 at 10:39 AM
The Czech is in the Mail
open.substack.com/pub/anothera...
open.substack.com/pub/anothera...
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As we hear the stories of the brutal and inhuman repression of the Syrian people by the Assad regime, we remember again why Syrians have been amongst the largest group of people risking everything to cross the English Channel in those small boats.
December 13, 2024 at 7:50 AM
As we hear the stories of the brutal and inhuman repression of the Syrian people by the Assad regime, we remember again why Syrians have been amongst the largest group of people risking everything to cross the English Channel in those small boats.
Syria's Assad has fallen - just as the Pentagon planned 23 years ago open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
A wide ranging analysis of US power play tactics
A wide ranging analysis of US power play tactics
Syria's Assad has fallen - just as the Pentagon planned 23 years ago
When westerners see 'enemy' governments fall, or civil wars erupt, they are led to think they are the geopolitical equivalent of a natural event. Nothing could be further from the truth
open.substack.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:35 PM
Syria's Assad has fallen - just as the Pentagon planned 23 years ago open.substack.com/pub/jonathan...
A wide ranging analysis of US power play tactics
A wide ranging analysis of US power play tactics
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...
December 6, 2024 at 9:38 PM
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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🚨 Poll hints at worst Labour result since 1935 👇
🟦 CON 26% (+2), 221 seats (+100)
🟪 REF 24% (+9), 121 seats (+116)
🟥 LAB 23% (-12), 175 seats (-236)
🟧 LD 11% (-2), 67 seats (-5)
🟩 GRN 9% (+2), 6 seats (+2)
🟨 SNP 3% (+1), 25 seats (+16)
Via FindoutnowUK poll, 4 Dec (+/- vs GE2024)
🟦 CON 26% (+2), 221 seats (+100)
🟪 REF 24% (+9), 121 seats (+116)
🟥 LAB 23% (-12), 175 seats (-236)
🟧 LD 11% (-2), 67 seats (-5)
🟩 GRN 9% (+2), 6 seats (+2)
🟨 SNP 3% (+1), 25 seats (+16)
Via FindoutnowUK poll, 4 Dec (+/- vs GE2024)
December 5, 2024 at 5:46 PM
🚨 Poll hints at worst Labour result since 1935 👇
🟦 CON 26% (+2), 221 seats (+100)
🟪 REF 24% (+9), 121 seats (+116)
🟥 LAB 23% (-12), 175 seats (-236)
🟧 LD 11% (-2), 67 seats (-5)
🟩 GRN 9% (+2), 6 seats (+2)
🟨 SNP 3% (+1), 25 seats (+16)
Via FindoutnowUK poll, 4 Dec (+/- vs GE2024)
🟦 CON 26% (+2), 221 seats (+100)
🟪 REF 24% (+9), 121 seats (+116)
🟥 LAB 23% (-12), 175 seats (-236)
🟧 LD 11% (-2), 67 seats (-5)
🟩 GRN 9% (+2), 6 seats (+2)
🟨 SNP 3% (+1), 25 seats (+16)
Via FindoutnowUK poll, 4 Dec (+/- vs GE2024)
Reposted by Melissa Fazackerley
December 5, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Michael Sheen, a beacon of light….and a great actor!!
Both in the news today for differing reasons. Michael Sheen who remortgaged his house to fund the Homeless World Cup, Jeremy Clarkson who bought a farm to evade tax.
November 23, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Michael Sheen, a beacon of light….and a great actor!!
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Jews opposite Downing Street this evening calling for the government to stop arming Israel. 👏👏
Photo from Jewish Voice For Labour. Na'amod organised the demo.
Photo from Jewish Voice For Labour. Na'amod organised the demo.
August 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Jews opposite Downing Street this evening calling for the government to stop arming Israel. 👏👏
Photo from Jewish Voice For Labour. Na'amod organised the demo.
Photo from Jewish Voice For Labour. Na'amod organised the demo.
Reposted by Melissa Fazackerley
Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun
November 19, 2024 at 1:10 PM
Top tip for campaigners annoyed about their large protests on important issues never getting much coverage: Why not simply become a wealthy farmer owning >£3 million in land, with a weekly column in The Sun
It is important to recognise and value the protest efforts of Israeli’s distressed at the actions of the right wing government.
"There are 17,385 babies in Gaza which your system has killed...the blood of all of them will haunt you."
Israeli politician Ayman Odeh is dragged out of the Knesset for his speech railing against Benjamin Netanyahu's destruction of Gaza.
Israeli politician Ayman Odeh is dragged out of the Knesset for his speech railing against Benjamin Netanyahu's destruction of Gaza.
November 22, 2024 at 3:20 PM
It is important to recognise and value the protest efforts of Israeli’s distressed at the actions of the right wing government.
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It's hard to articulate what makes someone feel safe - because it IS a feeling NOT a place. But I can pretty much guarantee that the ability to communicate, work/ provide for yourself or be part of a community is a key part. It's not something we can put a price on nor should we decide for others.
A man describes in perfect English how he escaped torture by the Taliban.
He explains why he wants to come to the UK “because I speak English”. It’s quite simple.
He believes neither France nor Germany will help him. He knows the risk of death.
He needs a safe, regulated route. #r4today
He explains why he wants to come to the UK “because I speak English”. It’s quite simple.
He believes neither France nor Germany will help him. He knows the risk of death.
He needs a safe, regulated route. #r4today
November 22, 2024 at 10:47 AM
It's hard to articulate what makes someone feel safe - because it IS a feeling NOT a place. But I can pretty much guarantee that the ability to communicate, work/ provide for yourself or be part of a community is a key part. It's not something we can put a price on nor should we decide for others.
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Reposted by Melissa Fazackerley
Scrapping winter fuel payment is wrong, but REAL SCANDAL is that UK state pension is one of WORST in Europe!! MINIMUM wage is £22k but pension is ONLY HALF THAT at £11.5k! 1m elderly living in poverty! Judge a country by how it treats it's vulnerable!
#GMB
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
#GMB
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Nearly 1m UK pensioners living in deprivation, official figures show
Separate report suggests number of people living in poverty aged between 60 and pension age has tripled under Tories
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Scrapping winter fuel payment is wrong, but REAL SCANDAL is that UK state pension is one of WORST in Europe!! MINIMUM wage is £22k but pension is ONLY HALF THAT at £11.5k! 1m elderly living in poverty! Judge a country by how it treats it's vulnerable!
#GMB
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
#GMB
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Good to see lots of European Countries leading the way on supporting international law...
...where the US won't and the UK drags its feet.
...where the US won't and the UK drags its feet.
November 22, 2024 at 9:59 AM
Good to see lots of European Countries leading the way on supporting international law...
...where the US won't and the UK drags its feet.
...where the US won't and the UK drags its feet.