Jacqueline Phillips
@qualityofmercy.bsky.social
Actor, social justice, earth lover, eternal optimist or highly delusional.
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Creative Associate: Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books, Newcastle.
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Creative Associate: Seven Stories, National Centre for Children’s Books, Newcastle.
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⏰ Want to send your MP a wake-up call this Christmas?
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We’re posting cards to all 650 MPs next week — each with the EveryDoctor Charter inside.
Patients are struggling. Staff are exhausted. MPs need to hear it now.
Sponsor a card for £3 👉 shop.everydoctor.org.uk/products/spo...
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
⏰ Want to send your MP a wake-up call this Christmas?
We’re posting cards to all 650 MPs next week — each with the EveryDoctor Charter inside.
Patients are struggling. Staff are exhausted. MPs need to hear it now.
Sponsor a card for £3 👉 shop.everydoctor.org.uk/products/spo...
We’re posting cards to all 650 MPs next week — each with the EveryDoctor Charter inside.
Patients are struggling. Staff are exhausted. MPs need to hear it now.
Sponsor a card for £3 👉 shop.everydoctor.org.uk/products/spo...
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Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates
Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates
Defeated Tory and Labour rivals describe force of Reform ‘machine’ as police assess claims of overspending
The Tory and Labour candidates who Nigel Farage beat to win his Westminster seat of Clacton have described a Reform campaign that felt like a “juggernaut”, as police began assessing claims of overspending by the Reform UK leader.
The candidates spoke after a former aide alleged that Reform UK falsely reported election expenses in Clacton, where Farage won in last year’s general election. On Monday, Essex police said they were assessing a report of “alleged misreported expenditure by a political party” after a referral from the Metropolitan police. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Reform campaign for Farage’s Clacton seat was a ‘juggernaut’, say candidates
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Taxes to do not pay for public services. Govt money creation, mainly via the issuing of bonds, does. But, putting aside that lie, I would pay more tax for better public services. The problem is so much has been privatised that our taxes are creamed off by profiteering private firms. That I object to
November 26, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Taxes to do not pay for public services. Govt money creation, mainly via the issuing of bonds, does. But, putting aside that lie, I would pay more tax for better public services. The problem is so much has been privatised that our taxes are creamed off by profiteering private firms. That I object to
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In Italy, the murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be punishable by life in prison, after lawmakers ratified a law introducing the crime of femicide into the country’s criminal code. nyti.ms/3XXYMZn
Italy Passes a Femicide Law, Seeking to Prevent Violence Against Women
Murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be classified as femicide. Campaigners say a broader cultural shift is still needed.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:30 PM
In Italy, the murders of women killed for misogynistic reasons will now be punishable by life in prison, after lawmakers ratified a law introducing the crime of femicide into the country’s criminal code. nyti.ms/3XXYMZn
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If Farage had just admitted, apologised and repented his teenage racism - water under the bridge. But the fact that he has denied the truth and maligned those saying it NEARLY FIFTY YEARS ON, indicates to me not only his untrustworthiness, but that these antisemitic beliefs are not so historic
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
If Farage had just admitted, apologised and repented his teenage racism - water under the bridge. But the fact that he has denied the truth and maligned those saying it NEARLY FIFTY YEARS ON, indicates to me not only his untrustworthiness, but that these antisemitic beliefs are not so historic
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Farage and the "N" word
"He wanted ex-National Front candidates to run and I said, 'I'm not sure about that,' and he said, 'There's no need to worry about the n..... vote. The n...... will never vote for us.'"
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
"He wanted ex-National Front candidates to run and I said, 'I'm not sure about that,' and he said, 'There's no need to worry about the n..... vote. The n...... will never vote for us.'"
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Farage and the "N" word
"He wanted ex-National Front candidates to run and I said, 'I'm not sure about that,' and he said, 'There's no need to worry about the n..... vote. The n...... will never vote for us.'"
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
"He wanted ex-National Front candidates to run and I said, 'I'm not sure about that,' and he said, 'There's no need to worry about the n..... vote. The n...... will never vote for us.'"
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say
Tether tokens found to facilitate scheme that enables sanctions evasion and launders money for the Kremlin
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Cryptocurrency backed by Farage donor is used for Russian war effort, investigators say www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives.
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
November 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Covid Inquiry finds that if Boris Johnson had called the first lockdown even one week earlier then it could have saved at least 20,000 lives.
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
Here's a quick reminder of what Johnson was actually doing during those weeks
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Reform UK’s Leader in Wales Nathan Gill will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to 8 charges or Russian Bribery. 🇷🇺
Farage was his leader.
He turned a blind eye to the ‘strange trips’ he was going on.
There’s a lot missing from the story.
#ReformRussianBribes
Farage was his leader.
He turned a blind eye to the ‘strange trips’ he was going on.
There’s a lot missing from the story.
#ReformRussianBribes
November 21, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Reform UK’s Leader in Wales Nathan Gill will be sentenced today after pleading guilty to 8 charges or Russian Bribery. 🇷🇺
Farage was his leader.
He turned a blind eye to the ‘strange trips’ he was going on.
There’s a lot missing from the story.
#ReformRussianBribes
Farage was his leader.
He turned a blind eye to the ‘strange trips’ he was going on.
There’s a lot missing from the story.
#ReformRussianBribes
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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Gosh. What a shock.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Dominic Cummings ‘poisoned the atmosphere’ of Boris Johnson’s No 10, Covid inquiry finds
Report from inquiry’s second module also says Johnson as PM ‘at times actively encouraged’ chaotic culture
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Gosh. What a shock.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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The Covid inquiry’s findings are shocking but unsurprising now, so the main thing it left me thinking is that without a vaccine we wd’ve been utterly screwed. & if you worked round the clock to make a thing that saved millions of lives globally, to see that legacy trashed by anti-vaxxers…
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Covid inquiry’s findings are shocking but unsurprising now, so the main thing it left me thinking is that without a vaccine we wd’ve been utterly screwed. & if you worked round the clock to make a thing that saved millions of lives globally, to see that legacy trashed by anti-vaxxers…
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WH Smith CEO quits after accounting error wiped £600m off value.
What golden goodbye has he got?
£30m supplier discounts prematurely booked.
Why did the board, audit committee, non-exec directors, internal auditors, external auditor PwC not know?
What golden goodbye has he got?
£30m supplier discounts prematurely booked.
Why did the board, audit committee, non-exec directors, internal auditors, external auditor PwC not know?
WH Smith CEO quits after accounting error that wiped almost £600m off value
Company slashes profit outlook as it takes hit from blunder in North American division
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
WH Smith CEO quits after accounting error wiped £600m off value.
What golden goodbye has he got?
£30m supplier discounts prematurely booked.
Why did the board, audit committee, non-exec directors, internal auditors, external auditor PwC not know?
What golden goodbye has he got?
£30m supplier discounts prematurely booked.
Why did the board, audit committee, non-exec directors, internal auditors, external auditor PwC not know?
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UK millionaires say 'we want to pay more tax'.
Why is that UK govts only listen to the rich who resent paying tax and decent wages?
The rich can't feel secure whilst masses live in poverty. Poor people can't buy goods/services to boost the economy.
Why is that UK govts only listen to the rich who resent paying tax and decent wages?
The rich can't feel secure whilst masses live in poverty. Poor people can't buy goods/services to boost the economy.
Millionaires call on Rachel Reeves to raise their taxes in Budget
Two wealthy businessmen say the chancellor should make them pay more ahead of the Budget.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 PM
UK millionaires say 'we want to pay more tax'.
Why is that UK govts only listen to the rich who resent paying tax and decent wages?
The rich can't feel secure whilst masses live in poverty. Poor people can't buy goods/services to boost the economy.
Why is that UK govts only listen to the rich who resent paying tax and decent wages?
The rich can't feel secure whilst masses live in poverty. Poor people can't buy goods/services to boost the economy.
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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.
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Every time new emails drop, elites do the Epstein shuffle: ‘Yes I knew him, but I didn’t KNOW him’ | Emma Brockes
Every time new emails drop, elites do the Epstein shuffle: ‘Yes I knew him, but I didn’t KNOW him’ | Emma Brockes
For the New York and Washington great and good who loved the company of wealth and power, all that glitters is no longer gold, says Guardian columnist Emma Brockes
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Every time new emails drop, elites do the Epstein shuffle: ‘Yes I knew him, but I didn’t KNOW him’ | Emma Brockes
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Without the ability to tour, bands would never get the chance to play, succeed and make us all memories that last a lifetime. That’s why @labour4europe.bsky.social campaigning to fix the problems Brexit has created - warning contains singing and dancing in the streets again …
November 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Without the ability to tour, bands would never get the chance to play, succeed and make us all memories that last a lifetime. That’s why @labour4europe.bsky.social campaigning to fix the problems Brexit has created - warning contains singing and dancing in the streets again …
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@malachy.bsky.social is a video journalist for The NYT
He does forensic reporting.
7 yrs ago, he & his team uncovered the details behind the Saudi-ordered murder of Khashoggi.
Below are the details on how they forensically pieced it together
Trump knows it. Repubs know it. Media know it.
@malachy.bsky.social is a video journalist for The NYT
He does forensic reporting.
7 yrs ago, he & his team uncovered the details behind the Saudi-ordered murder of Khashoggi.
Below are the details on how they forensically pieced it together
Trump knows it. Repubs know it. Media know it.
November 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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@malachy.bsky.social is a video journalist for The NYT
He does forensic reporting.
7 yrs ago, he & his team uncovered the details behind the Saudi-ordered murder of Khashoggi.
Below are the details on how they forensically pieced it together
Trump knows it. Repubs know it. Media know it.
@malachy.bsky.social is a video journalist for The NYT
He does forensic reporting.
7 yrs ago, he & his team uncovered the details behind the Saudi-ordered murder of Khashoggi.
Below are the details on how they forensically pieced it together
Trump knows it. Repubs know it. Media know it.
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🔴How Nigel Farage Played the British Media
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/how-nigel-...
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/how-nigel-...
How Nigel Farage Played the British Media
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, James Bloodworth looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🔴How Nigel Farage Played the British Media
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/how-nigel-...
Politics as spectacle and outrage as a business model, @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social looks at how the Reform UK leader has been given a free pass by Britain's news organisations
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/how-nigel-...
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Remember. A vote is NOT NEEDED to release the Epstein Files.
A vote is needed to FORCE the release of the Epstein Files
A vote is needed to FORCE the release of the Epstein Files
November 18, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Remember. A vote is NOT NEEDED to release the Epstein Files.
A vote is needed to FORCE the release of the Epstein Files
A vote is needed to FORCE the release of the Epstein Files
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In Times Square.
“Of course he knew about the girls.” - Jeffrey Epstein
“Of course he knew about the girls.” - Jeffrey Epstein
November 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In Times Square.
“Of course he knew about the girls.” - Jeffrey Epstein
“Of course he knew about the girls.” - Jeffrey Epstein
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No Suprise here our way of doing politics is broken ,it needs radical cross party consensus no more Labour or Torys in charge of health education or cirme and punishment we need panals of experts in charge for the public good stop it being a political football
No Suprise here our way of doing politics is broken ,it needs radical cross party consensus no more Labour or Torys in charge of health education or cirme and punishment we need panals of experts in charge for the public good stop it being a political football
Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform
Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity, with the health service unlikely to meet its targets
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
No Suprise here our way of doing politics is broken ,it needs radical cross party consensus no more Labour or Torys in charge of health education or cirme and punishment we need panals of experts in charge for the public good stop it being a political football
No Suprise here our way of doing politics is broken ,it needs radical cross party consensus no more Labour or Torys in charge of health education or cirme and punishment we need panals of experts in charge for the public good stop it being a political football
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Lifting two child benefit cap 'not enough for families struggling with rent'.
No curbs on rents, water, energy bills.
Profiteering fuels, inflation, poverty. People condemned to poor housing, cut spending on food, essentials. Need welfare support.
Govts don't connect the dots.
archive.ph/NN4ZS
No curbs on rents, water, energy bills.
Profiteering fuels, inflation, poverty. People condemned to poor housing, cut spending on food, essentials. Need welfare support.
Govts don't connect the dots.
archive.ph/NN4ZS
Lifting two child benefit cap 'not enough for families struggling with rent'
The poorest families who rely on welfare - and councils who support them - face financial strain because of the decision to free local housing allowance
inews.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Lifting two child benefit cap 'not enough for families struggling with rent'.
No curbs on rents, water, energy bills.
Profiteering fuels, inflation, poverty. People condemned to poor housing, cut spending on food, essentials. Need welfare support.
Govts don't connect the dots.
archive.ph/NN4ZS
No curbs on rents, water, energy bills.
Profiteering fuels, inflation, poverty. People condemned to poor housing, cut spending on food, essentials. Need welfare support.
Govts don't connect the dots.
archive.ph/NN4ZS
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I'm a writer and have worked in a support role in arts marketing, both employed and freelance, since 2008.
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Durham’s Lumiere festival was a beacon of hope and togetherness – we cannot let the lights go out on the rest of the arts
Durham’s Lumiere festival was a beacon of hope and togetherness – we cannot let the lights go out on the rest of the arts
The UK’s culture sector needs financial, political and public support to survive. Funding is not a ‘favour’. It is an investment in imagination, in our shared experience – and in inspiration and joy
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm a writer and have worked in a support role in arts marketing, both employed and freelance, since 2008.
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔
Things are the worst I've ever known. Worse than austerity, worse than Covid, worse than the cost of living crisis, as those economic changes become baked into our lives 💔