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Thank you to the 14,000+ people who shared feedback on our community guidelines! We’re updating our rules for clarity, strengthening enforcement, and introducing product changes for healthier conversations. New guidelines kick in Oct 15. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Building Healthier Social Media: Updated Guidelines and New Features - Bluesky
Public discourse on social media has grown toxic and divisive, but unlike other platforms, Bluesky is building a social web that empowers people instead of exploiting them.
bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Thank you to the 14,000+ people who shared feedback on our community guidelines! We’re updating our rules for clarity, strengthening enforcement, and introducing product changes for healthier conversations. New guidelines kick in Oct 15. bsky.social/about/blog/0...
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High energy prices leave 1m UK households behind on bills.
Energy debts doubled in 12 yrs.
6.1m households in fuel poverty. 128,000 people die in fuel poverty.
Energy companies made £514bn operating profit since 2020.
Can't build economy on poverty and death.
End profiteering. Nationalise.
Energy debts doubled in 12 yrs.
6.1m households in fuel poverty. 128,000 people die in fuel poverty.
Energy companies made £514bn operating profit since 2020.
Can't build economy on poverty and death.
End profiteering. Nationalise.
Rise in energy prices leaves 1m UK households behind on bills
Energy debts have more than doubled in last 12 years, finds report, as Ofgem signals it will raise cap on bills
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
High energy prices leave 1m UK households behind on bills.
Energy debts doubled in 12 yrs.
6.1m households in fuel poverty. 128,000 people die in fuel poverty.
Energy companies made £514bn operating profit since 2020.
Can't build economy on poverty and death.
End profiteering. Nationalise.
Energy debts doubled in 12 yrs.
6.1m households in fuel poverty. 128,000 people die in fuel poverty.
Energy companies made £514bn operating profit since 2020.
Can't build economy on poverty and death.
End profiteering. Nationalise.
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Dependence on food banks is the new norm in the UK.
In a rich country 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year.
Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering, govt indifference.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
In a rich country 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year.
Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering, govt indifference.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
Failure to tackle dependence on food banks in UK driving public discontent
One in six households went hungry last year, says Trussell, with Britain facing ‘new normal’ of severe hardship
www.theguardian.com
September 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Dependence on food banks is the new norm in the UK.
In a rich country 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year.
Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering, govt indifference.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
In a rich country 14m people, including 3.8m children, food insecure. One in six households went hungry last year.
Result of low wages/benefits, unchecked profiteering, govt indifference.
1% have more wealth than 70% of the population combined.
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The proscription of Palestine Action, alongside other petulant oppressive behaviour, has turned our country into an authoritarian tragicomic farce in the eyes of the world.
September 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The proscription of Palestine Action, alongside other petulant oppressive behaviour, has turned our country into an authoritarian tragicomic farce in the eyes of the world.
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Keir Starmer, "Labour have hired 2,000 extra GPs since taking office in 2024"
➡️84% of locum GPs are struggling to find work
➡️ Current shortage of 5,300 GPs
➡️ But there are 3,500 PAs
Labour are replacing GPs with PAs - shame on Labour for watering down our NHS
➡️84% of locum GPs are struggling to find work
➡️ Current shortage of 5,300 GPs
➡️ But there are 3,500 PAs
Labour are replacing GPs with PAs - shame on Labour for watering down our NHS
September 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Keir Starmer, "Labour have hired 2,000 extra GPs since taking office in 2024"
➡️84% of locum GPs are struggling to find work
➡️ Current shortage of 5,300 GPs
➡️ But there are 3,500 PAs
Labour are replacing GPs with PAs - shame on Labour for watering down our NHS
➡️84% of locum GPs are struggling to find work
➡️ Current shortage of 5,300 GPs
➡️ But there are 3,500 PAs
Labour are replacing GPs with PAs - shame on Labour for watering down our NHS
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A Labour milestone. The Employment Rights Bill clears its last major hurdle in Parliament. Labour honours it promise to restore workers rights to help make workplaces fairer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
Labour’s new plan for workers’ rights passes a milestone
The Employment Rights Bill aims to reverse a generation of employment legislation. Its third reading in the House of Lords was its last major hurdle
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 10, 2025 at 5:38 PM
A Labour milestone. The Employment Rights Bill clears its last major hurdle in Parliament. Labour honours it promise to restore workers rights to help make workplaces fairer.
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
@eastangliabylines.co.uk @stephenmcnair.bsky.social
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UK mothers earn £302 a week less than fathers.
Women penalised for becoming mothers. Position becomes even worse when women become unpaid carers.
74,000 women a year forced to leave jobs for getting pregnant.
Takes toll: low pensions, poverty insecurity.
Women penalised for becoming mothers. Position becomes even worse when women become unpaid carers.
74,000 women a year forced to leave jobs for getting pregnant.
Takes toll: low pensions, poverty insecurity.
UK mothers earn £302 a week less than fathers, analysis shows
ONS data shows they are working for free from 1 September, almost three months earlier than Equal Pay Day for all women
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:16 AM
UK mothers earn £302 a week less than fathers.
Women penalised for becoming mothers. Position becomes even worse when women become unpaid carers.
74,000 women a year forced to leave jobs for getting pregnant.
Takes toll: low pensions, poverty insecurity.
Women penalised for becoming mothers. Position becomes even worse when women become unpaid carers.
74,000 women a year forced to leave jobs for getting pregnant.
Takes toll: low pensions, poverty insecurity.
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How about that? A victory for people who actually read.
"None Of These Books Are Obscene": Judge Strikes Down Much of Florida's Book Ban Bill
In a major win for intellectual freedom, a judge rules against Florida law that led to removing hundreds of books from school libraries.
bookriot.com
August 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
How about that? A victory for people who actually read.
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Goldfish 1: knock knock
Goldfish 2: who's there
Goldfish 1: who's where
Goldfish 2: what
Goldfish 2: who's there
Goldfish 1: who's where
Goldfish 2: what
August 11, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Goldfish 1: knock knock
Goldfish 2: who's there
Goldfish 1: who's where
Goldfish 2: what
Goldfish 2: who's there
Goldfish 1: who's where
Goldfish 2: what
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A Wales-based publisher responsible for the Welsh translation of the Hobbit has brought together versions of the Tolkien classic in all its current Celtic language editions
Welsh publisher brings Tolkien classic in Celtic languages together
Stephen Price A Wales-based publisher responsible for the Welsh translation of the Hobbit has brought together versions of the Tolkien classic in all its current Celtic language editions. The move fol...
nation.cymru
June 26, 2025 at 7:17 AM
A Wales-based publisher responsible for the Welsh translation of the Hobbit has brought together versions of the Tolkien classic in all its current Celtic language editions
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Our oceans are dying. Without urgent action, they’ll be irreversibly damaged.
That’s why this Labour Government will introduce legislation this year to ratify the Oceans Treaty, and we’ll ban bottom trawling in protected British waters.
That’s why this Labour Government will introduce legislation this year to ratify the Oceans Treaty, and we’ll ban bottom trawling in protected British waters.
June 16, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Our oceans are dying. Without urgent action, they’ll be irreversibly damaged.
That’s why this Labour Government will introduce legislation this year to ratify the Oceans Treaty, and we’ll ban bottom trawling in protected British waters.
That’s why this Labour Government will introduce legislation this year to ratify the Oceans Treaty, and we’ll ban bottom trawling in protected British waters.
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Some good 🇪🇺 news on this fine bank holiday!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
UK wins £500m in science grants from EU Horizon scheme after Brexit lockout
Exclusive: British scientists ‘over the moon’ with re-entry to funding scheme after losing out for three years
www.theguardian.com
May 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Some good 🇪🇺 news on this fine bank holiday!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Looking at the helpful link to the Zele collective's Arrive late to work calculator. Im from the UK so my time us increase by a factor of 5. I'm off to have another brew. www.lareformedesretards.fr/calculateur....
La Réforme des Retards
La réforme des retraites vous oblige à bosser plus longtemps ? Compensez en arrivant en retard au travail !
www.lareformedesretards.fr
April 29, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Looking at the helpful link to the Zele collective's Arrive late to work calculator. Im from the UK so my time us increase by a factor of 5. I'm off to have another brew. www.lareformedesretards.fr/calculateur....
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Scotland always leads the way
April 10, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Scotland always leads the way
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You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
20 Lessons on Tyranny: by Timothy Snyder / read by John Lithgow
YouTube video by PoliticsGirl
youtu.be
March 31, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You have to see this.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
PoliticsGirl and her husband teamed up with the brilliant Timothy Snyder (author of On Tyranny) and the legendary John Lithgow to create something truly powerful. It’s important, it’s urgent—and it needs to be shared far and wide.
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This is an insane solution to a problem that Republicans created.
March 27, 2025 at 6:25 PM
This is an insane solution to a problem that Republicans created.
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THE GUARDIAN: Wales' 20mph speed limit slashes road deaths, yet the debate rages on—uncover the surprise popularity behind this transformative safety measure and the voices pushing back against progress.
- by Peter Walker
- by Peter Walker
Wales’s 20mph speed limit has cut road deaths. Why is there still even a debate?
Research suggests the scheme may be more popular than thought, with consultations dominated by a loud minority
www.theguardian.com
March 22, 2025 at 6:59 AM
THE GUARDIAN: Wales' 20mph speed limit slashes road deaths, yet the debate rages on—uncover the surprise popularity behind this transformative safety measure and the voices pushing back against progress.
- by Peter Walker
- by Peter Walker
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More taxes? Yes please! Patriotic Millionaires want to do more for the country
“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement
@patmillsuk.bsky.social @joing.bsky.social
“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement
@patmillsuk.bsky.social @joing.bsky.social
More taxes? Yes please! Patriotic Millionaires want to do more for the country
“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
March 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
More taxes? Yes please! Patriotic Millionaires want to do more for the country
“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement
@patmillsuk.bsky.social @joing.bsky.social
“Tax our wealth” – that’s the message from millionaires across the UK whose campaign is hitting the road ahead of the government’s spring statement
@patmillsuk.bsky.social @joing.bsky.social
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People who benefit from the criminalisation of drugs:
- Drug lords and organised crime gangs
People who suffer from the criminalisation of drugs:
- Vulnerable people suffering addiction
- Communities experiencing higher levels of use and harm
- Police and criminal justice
- Prison services
- Drug lords and organised crime gangs
People who suffer from the criminalisation of drugs:
- Vulnerable people suffering addiction
- Communities experiencing higher levels of use and harm
- Police and criminal justice
- Prison services
March 16, 2025 at 7:28 PM
People who benefit from the criminalisation of drugs:
- Drug lords and organised crime gangs
People who suffer from the criminalisation of drugs:
- Vulnerable people suffering addiction
- Communities experiencing higher levels of use and harm
- Police and criminal justice
- Prison services
- Drug lords and organised crime gangs
People who suffer from the criminalisation of drugs:
- Vulnerable people suffering addiction
- Communities experiencing higher levels of use and harm
- Police and criminal justice
- Prison services
Does "probationary employee" mean something different in the US? In the UK, probation in employment lasts about 3 months, but I saw a post from the US saying a probationary employee of 16 years was sacked by DOGE.
March 14, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Does "probationary employee" mean something different in the US? In the UK, probation in employment lasts about 3 months, but I saw a post from the US saying a probationary employee of 16 years was sacked by DOGE.
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Would it kill the makers of avocados to put a different toy inside?
I have like 50 wooden balls already.
I have like 50 wooden balls already.
March 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Would it kill the makers of avocados to put a different toy inside?
I have like 50 wooden balls already.
I have like 50 wooden balls already.
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This is devastating.
This is what happens when you prioritise the profits of mega corporations over the people.
The NHS needs extra funding, not more austerity and cuts.
This is what happens when you prioritise the profits of mega corporations over the people.
The NHS needs extra funding, not more austerity and cuts.
March 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This is devastating.
This is what happens when you prioritise the profits of mega corporations over the people.
The NHS needs extra funding, not more austerity and cuts.
This is what happens when you prioritise the profits of mega corporations over the people.
The NHS needs extra funding, not more austerity and cuts.
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
March 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
The European Federation of Journalists representing 300,000+ journalists have announced they are leaving Elon Musk's X and will no longer be posting.
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Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry.
If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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Huge win! Government announces plan to open up Land Registry
This post is by Guy Shrubsole. Today the UK Government has announced plans to open up the Land Registry – which, if delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wale…
whoownsengland.org
March 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Huge win! Government announces plans to open up the Land Registry.
If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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If delivered, will finally reveal more about who owns land in England and Wales.
Read my blog post for more details & how you can write to the Minister to make sure this now happens:
whoownsengland.org/2025/03/06/h...
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📣I am very pleased to announce my book "VIP Lane" which covers my 5 year investigation uncovering the governments PPE procurement scandal will be published soon.
Please do register your interest here and follow @bylinetimes.bsky.social to be kept in the loop.
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Vip Lane
mailchi.mp
March 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
📣I am very pleased to announce my book "VIP Lane" which covers my 5 year investigation uncovering the governments PPE procurement scandal will be published soon.
Please do register your interest here and follow @bylinetimes.bsky.social to be kept in the loop.
mailchi.mp/bylinetimes....
Please do register your interest here and follow @bylinetimes.bsky.social to be kept in the loop.
mailchi.mp/bylinetimes....