Phil M
@phillm.bsky.social
Manc, council house lad. Army vet (RCT), ExFirefighter (GMFRS), Fire Engineer (IFE) & fire data researcher (Leeds Uni). Medically retired (Menière’s). Vertiginous, going deaf. Pioneered fire risk determination by building type. INFJ. ADHD. @HRRBFireSafety.
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Phil M
@phillm.bsky.social
· Jun 7
Should we follow Putin out of the ECHR?
Or is it just another Brexit where we give up our rights in the vain pursuit of making migrants disappear?
Or is it just another Brexit where we give up our rights in the vain pursuit of making migrants disappear?
Remember how they lied about Brexit? Unsurprisingly, they're lying about ECHR too.
Don't give up your rights!! 👇
Don't give up your rights!! 👇
“If the sprinkler had not been activated, the fire could have spread and become a bigger risk to residents.
I would like to reiterate to all housing providers how important these systems are; they not only limit damage but have the ability to save lives.” www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/sprink...
I would like to reiterate to all housing providers how important these systems are; they not only limit damage but have the ability to save lives.” www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/sprink...
Sprinkler Saves | Sprinklers contain fire in Stafford block of flats
www.sprinklersaves.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 AM
“If the sprinkler had not been activated, the fire could have spread and become a bigger risk to residents.
I would like to reiterate to all housing providers how important these systems are; they not only limit damage but have the ability to save lives.” www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/sprink...
I would like to reiterate to all housing providers how important these systems are; they not only limit damage but have the ability to save lives.” www.sprinklersaves.co.uk/saves/sprink...
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📊 NEW | As Labour launches crackdowns on refugees and trans people, Starmer's approval hits new low.
✅ Favourable – 19% (-2)
❌ Unfavourable – 73% (+1)
Via YouGov, 16-17 Nov (+/- vs 14 Oct)
✅ Favourable – 19% (-2)
❌ Unfavourable – 73% (+1)
Via YouGov, 16-17 Nov (+/- vs 14 Oct)
November 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
📊 NEW | As Labour launches crackdowns on refugees and trans people, Starmer's approval hits new low.
✅ Favourable – 19% (-2)
❌ Unfavourable – 73% (+1)
Via YouGov, 16-17 Nov (+/- vs 14 Oct)
✅ Favourable – 19% (-2)
❌ Unfavourable – 73% (+1)
Via YouGov, 16-17 Nov (+/- vs 14 Oct)
@andyburnham.bsky.social Lostock Court has been sold off by London and Quadrant Housing Association; they took ownership when they swallowed Trafford Housing Trust.
November 20, 2025 at 10:29 AM
@andyburnham.bsky.social Lostock Court has been sold off by London and Quadrant Housing Association; they took ownership when they swallowed Trafford Housing Trust.
Zagreb two days ago, empty building, no injuries.
youtu.be/3B0F6avn2iI?...
youtu.be/3B0F6avn2iI?...
Fire Erupts at Disused Vjesnik Tower in Zagreb | Night Blaze Destroys Historic Building
YouTube video by NewsX Live
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Zagreb two days ago, empty building, no injuries.
youtu.be/3B0F6avn2iI?...
youtu.be/3B0F6avn2iI?...
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Mortgage repossession orders in England and Wales reached 10,853 in 2024-5 - the highest number in five years.
Tragedy for thousands - years of austerity, real wage cuts, insecure jobs, over-lending, hike in house prices by builders and estate agents.
Bankers profit from repossessions.
Tragedy for thousands - years of austerity, real wage cuts, insecure jobs, over-lending, hike in house prices by builders and estate agents.
Bankers profit from repossessions.
Stories from court as home repossessions hit five-year high
BBC journalists in the East of England and London attended various county courts as mortgage-holders and renters appeared in front of judges.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Mortgage repossession orders in England and Wales reached 10,853 in 2024-5 - the highest number in five years.
Tragedy for thousands - years of austerity, real wage cuts, insecure jobs, over-lending, hike in house prices by builders and estate agents.
Bankers profit from repossessions.
Tragedy for thousands - years of austerity, real wage cuts, insecure jobs, over-lending, hike in house prices by builders and estate agents.
Bankers profit from repossessions.
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
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Caerphilly by-election. Ireland’s new President. NYC mayoral elections. Dutch elections…the tide is turning on these fascist freaks 🤞🏼🥳
Geert Wilders lost nearly a third of his seats in the Netherlands.
The Far Right can be beaten, they offer nothing.
The Far Right can be beaten, they offer nothing.
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Caerphilly by-election. Ireland’s new President. NYC mayoral elections. Dutch elections…the tide is turning on these fascist freaks 🤞🏼🥳
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ALT: a drawing of a cup of coffee with a heart shaped steam coming out of it
media.tenor.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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This stuff matters
The anti-Muslim narrative in the UK and from the USA is off the scale and entirely driven by misinformation
Muslims aren’t “taking over”, “invading” or trying to “force Islam” on Britain.
These fear and hatred stoking narratives cause real world harm to British communities
24/
The anti-Muslim narrative in the UK and from the USA is off the scale and entirely driven by misinformation
Muslims aren’t “taking over”, “invading” or trying to “force Islam” on Britain.
These fear and hatred stoking narratives cause real world harm to British communities
24/
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
This stuff matters
The anti-Muslim narrative in the UK and from the USA is off the scale and entirely driven by misinformation
Muslims aren’t “taking over”, “invading” or trying to “force Islam” on Britain.
These fear and hatred stoking narratives cause real world harm to British communities
24/
The anti-Muslim narrative in the UK and from the USA is off the scale and entirely driven by misinformation
Muslims aren’t “taking over”, “invading” or trying to “force Islam” on Britain.
These fear and hatred stoking narratives cause real world harm to British communities
24/
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In fact, planning permission was recently granted for a casino, bar and restaurant complex inside the Trocadero for over 1,250 people
It will be 3,700 m2 to the mosque’s 993m2.
Guess how it was covered in the press?
21/
It will be 3,700 m2 to the mosque’s 993m2.
Guess how it was covered in the press?
21/
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In fact, planning permission was recently granted for a casino, bar and restaurant complex inside the Trocadero for over 1,250 people
It will be 3,700 m2 to the mosque’s 993m2.
Guess how it was covered in the press?
21/
It will be 3,700 m2 to the mosque’s 993m2.
Guess how it was covered in the press?
21/
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Months later, those 3 newspapers quietly updated their headlines and added corrections to their articles.
They didn’t write and publish new ones.
Just updated the original, knowing that no one is returning to a 3 month old article to see if it’s changed 🤷🏼♀️
The damage was done
17/
They didn’t write and publish new ones.
Just updated the original, knowing that no one is returning to a 3 month old article to see if it’s changed 🤷🏼♀️
The damage was done
17/
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Months later, those 3 newspapers quietly updated their headlines and added corrections to their articles.
They didn’t write and publish new ones.
Just updated the original, knowing that no one is returning to a 3 month old article to see if it’s changed 🤷🏼♀️
The damage was done
17/
They didn’t write and publish new ones.
Just updated the original, knowing that no one is returning to a 3 month old article to see if it’s changed 🤷🏼♀️
The damage was done
17/
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And the press knew all of that when they reported on it in July 2023.
And yet, this is how the RW tabloids covered it…
Look at those headlines! 🗞️
THE Trocadero - the whole thing - is being turned into a mosque.
And the Express and the Sun doubled down in their article too
16/
And yet, this is how the RW tabloids covered it…
Look at those headlines! 🗞️
THE Trocadero - the whole thing - is being turned into a mosque.
And the Express and the Sun doubled down in their article too
16/
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
And the press knew all of that when they reported on it in July 2023.
And yet, this is how the RW tabloids covered it…
Look at those headlines! 🗞️
THE Trocadero - the whole thing - is being turned into a mosque.
And the Express and the Sun doubled down in their article too
16/
And yet, this is how the RW tabloids covered it…
Look at those headlines! 🗞️
THE Trocadero - the whole thing - is being turned into a mosque.
And the Express and the Sun doubled down in their article too
16/
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Current street view vs proposed changes…
I think London’s architecture scene will be OK!😜
14/
I think London’s architecture scene will be OK!😜
14/
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Current street view vs proposed changes…
I think London’s architecture scene will be OK!😜
14/
I think London’s architecture scene will be OK!😜
14/
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☪️ Why is it needed?
📍~15% of local residents are Muslim
📍Many local workers are Muslim
📍A large number of Muslim Tourists visit the West End
And they all need somewhere to go and pray, particularly for Friday prayers
8/
📍~15% of local residents are Muslim
📍Many local workers are Muslim
📍A large number of Muslim Tourists visit the West End
And they all need somewhere to go and pray, particularly for Friday prayers
8/
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
☪️ Why is it needed?
📍~15% of local residents are Muslim
📍Many local workers are Muslim
📍A large number of Muslim Tourists visit the West End
And they all need somewhere to go and pray, particularly for Friday prayers
8/
📍~15% of local residents are Muslim
📍Many local workers are Muslim
📍A large number of Muslim Tourists visit the West End
And they all need somewhere to go and pray, particularly for Friday prayers
8/
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In 2006, a 279-person cinema in the basement closed down and that space has been empty ever since.
In 2020, the Aziz Foundation applied for planning permission to repurpose that space as a Muslim prayer space and community centre.
Cue Far Right OUTRAGE!
5/
In 2020, the Aziz Foundation applied for planning permission to repurpose that space as a Muslim prayer space and community centre.
Cue Far Right OUTRAGE!
5/
November 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In 2006, a 279-person cinema in the basement closed down and that space has been empty ever since.
In 2020, the Aziz Foundation applied for planning permission to repurpose that space as a Muslim prayer space and community centre.
Cue Far Right OUTRAGE!
5/
In 2020, the Aziz Foundation applied for planning permission to repurpose that space as a Muslim prayer space and community centre.
Cue Far Right OUTRAGE!
5/
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As renewables eat into the energy market + EVs reduce demand for petrol, fossil fuel firms aim to step up production of plastics + chemicals made from oil + gas. By mid-century, half of growth in demand for oil is predicted to come from making more plastic + chemicals. A must read 👇🏾
How Fossil-Fuel Companies Are Driving Plastic Production and Pollution | Scientific American www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
How the Fossil-Fuel Industry’s Pivot to Plastic Is Polluting Our Planet
To keep profits rolling in, oil and gas companies want to turn fossil fuels into a mounting pile of packaging and other plastic products
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As renewables eat into the energy market + EVs reduce demand for petrol, fossil fuel firms aim to step up production of plastics + chemicals made from oil + gas. By mid-century, half of growth in demand for oil is predicted to come from making more plastic + chemicals. A must read 👇🏾
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16,000 chemicals in plastic
4100 known to be hazardous
10,000 of these chemicals haven't been tested enough to know if they're harmful or not
Rising plastic production, rising chemical production - a rising sea of harmful chemicals all around us all the time.
4100 known to be hazardous
10,000 of these chemicals haven't been tested enough to know if they're harmful or not
Rising plastic production, rising chemical production - a rising sea of harmful chemicals all around us all the time.
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
16,000 chemicals in plastic
4100 known to be hazardous
10,000 of these chemicals haven't been tested enough to know if they're harmful or not
Rising plastic production, rising chemical production - a rising sea of harmful chemicals all around us all the time.
4100 known to be hazardous
10,000 of these chemicals haven't been tested enough to know if they're harmful or not
Rising plastic production, rising chemical production - a rising sea of harmful chemicals all around us all the time.
Great news for anybody with serious concerns about China spying in the UK - they don't need to anymore. *heavy sigh*
November 19, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Great news for anybody with serious concerns about China spying in the UK - they don't need to anymore. *heavy sigh*
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They're utterly clueless.
Keith Urban Just Performed A Gay Anthem For Trump At Mar-A-Lago—And It's One Big Yikes
www.comicsands.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
They're utterly clueless.
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The Epstein files show Bannon’s European “revolution” – with Farage as Mr Brexit and his partner building the Brussels shell – was supported and shaped in important ways by Epstein’s money talk, legal advice and logistics. Full @BylineTimes investigation 👇
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
(12/12)
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
(12/12)
Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein
Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support
bylinetimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Epstein files show Bannon’s European “revolution” – with Farage as Mr Brexit and his partner building the Brussels shell – was supported and shaped in important ways by Epstein’s money talk, legal advice and logistics. Full @BylineTimes investigation 👇
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
(12/12)
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/19/d...
(12/12)
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That's quite a weird lie about Polanski.
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
That's quite a weird lie about Polanski.
When you have to defend something that's indefensible, you have one option, to attack something.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
When you have to defend something that's indefensible, you have one option, to attack something.
Become part of a truly democratic, politically progressive and environmentally conscientious movement: #BeeGreen #ItsBuzzing
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And Labour said it would stand up for refugees, ey Stella?
The leader of the greens thinks he can persuade Putin to give up weapons. The leader of reform thinks he can cut public spending without cutting services. Labour risks falling into same trap in its immigration and asylum policies. To actually change the world we need less bravado and more scrutiny.
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
And Labour said it would stand up for refugees, ey Stella?
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'I bloody well will get that negative approval rating, I'm telling you I can do it!"
Another "Benefit of the Union"
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
www.thenational.scot/news/2563567...
Labour plot to slash electricity prices for AI companies while families struggle
LABOUR are planning to cut electricity prices for tech companies while energy bills continue to leave families struggling, The National can reveal.
www.thenational.scot
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
'I bloody well will get that negative approval rating, I'm telling you I can do it!"
Genocide upon a population is approximately equal to the number of refugees that have to migrate because of it.
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Genocide upon a population is approximately equal to the number of refugees that have to migrate because of it.