Radical Embroiderer
@radicalembroiderer.bsky.social
Mother, embroiderer, Member of S.E.W. , P.C.O., The Woman’s Line. Volunteer Bristol Stitching Together Project. Memorial Device ANT 🐜
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The Angela Rayner Story - In A Nutshell.
I made this last April
I believe it still stands.
#embroidery
I made this last April
I believe it still stands.
#embroidery
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'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more Farage bloc MEPs alleged to have followed Russian asset’s script
At least eight MEPs elected for Ukip or Brexit party now known to have been focus of efforts by jailed Nathan Gill
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
'The CPS has named Jonathan Bullock, Julia Reid and Steven Woolfe, saying they followed the script provided to Nathan Gill... when giving interviews to... a pro-Russian TV channel in March 2019."
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
How many apples have to be rotten before you discard the barrel?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Looking for something exciting to do on a grey, wet Sunday? Then vote in the Political Cartoon Awards at www.ellwoodatfield.com/cartoon-of-t...
You could even vote for this⬇️
You could even vote for this⬇️
December 7, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Looking for something exciting to do on a grey, wet Sunday? Then vote in the Political Cartoon Awards at www.ellwoodatfield.com/cartoon-of-t...
You could even vote for this⬇️
You could even vote for this⬇️
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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December 7, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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Confirming what we knew already - Boris Johnson was a disastrous Prime Minister who should never hold public office again!
#trevorphillips #BBClaurak #bbcbh #toriesGone520
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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‘They can’t take away your imagination and creativity’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on how sewing helped her in Iran jail
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
‘They can’t take away your imagination and creativity’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on how sewing helped her in Iran jail
Zaghari-Ratcliffe made clothes for her daughter while waiting for her eventual release. Now, the idea of creativity as a form of resistance is the theme of a new collaboration between London’s Imperia...
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
‘They can’t take away your imagination and creativity’: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe on how sewing helped her in Iran jail
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
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The Government's Child Poverty Strategy begins to turn the tide on child poverty.
As a result, child poverty rates will fall next year – the first time in nine years (outside the pandemic).
But other child poverty headwinds remain.
Read our full statement 👇
buff.ly/Tnqasir
As a result, child poverty rates will fall next year – the first time in nine years (outside the pandemic).
But other child poverty headwinds remain.
Read our full statement 👇
buff.ly/Tnqasir
December 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The Government's Child Poverty Strategy begins to turn the tide on child poverty.
As a result, child poverty rates will fall next year – the first time in nine years (outside the pandemic).
But other child poverty headwinds remain.
Read our full statement 👇
buff.ly/Tnqasir
As a result, child poverty rates will fall next year – the first time in nine years (outside the pandemic).
But other child poverty headwinds remain.
Read our full statement 👇
buff.ly/Tnqasir
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THIS this this…
Daisy Cooper, "In 2017 there was not a single asylum seeker that arrived on a boat"
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
"Today we have 46,000 a year"
"And do you know why?"
"Brexit"
"Pushed through by Boris Johnson and championed by Nigel Farage"
*audience erupts in applause" #BBCQT
December 5, 2025 at 8:21 AM
THIS this this…
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The UK right: ‘Why are we supporting so many foreigners, we should be supporting our own in this country’
Government announces plans to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty and to help struggling parents afford baby formula
The UK right: ‘No we didn’t mean them’
Government announces plans to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty and to help struggling parents afford baby formula
The UK right: ‘No we didn’t mean them’
December 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The UK right: ‘Why are we supporting so many foreigners, we should be supporting our own in this country’
Government announces plans to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty and to help struggling parents afford baby formula
The UK right: ‘No we didn’t mean them’
Government announces plans to lift hundreds of thousands of kids out of poverty and to help struggling parents afford baby formula
The UK right: ‘No we didn’t mean them’
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“NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm…We’ve set up a simple tool so you can find out if your local NHS trust has started using the software & send an email demanding they say no to Palantir.”
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...?
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...?
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir – a US spy-tech firm…We’ve set up a simple tool so you can find out if your local NHS trust has started using the software & send an email demanding they say no to Palantir.”
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...?
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...?
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Oof, had forgotten about this. As always, neo-imperialism and corruption go hand in hand.
Prospera Honduras is a Zone for Employment & Economic Development (ZEDE) backed by Peter Thiel. Trump plans to pardon the former Honduran president who championed ZEDES b4 his drug trafficking conviction. Honduras current outgoing president has tried to eliminate ZEDES, an obstacle for Prospera.
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Prospera: Honduras' Bitcoin City Project
Prospera is Honduras' Bitcoin City project. Located on the island of Roatan in the Caribbean Sea, it faces several challenges.
colombiaone.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Oof, had forgotten about this. As always, neo-imperialism and corruption go hand in hand.
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Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
December 2, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Today the news will be about the government's proposals for juries.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
Please read this thread so as to be informed about the actual practical problems in the criminal justice system - problems which will not be solved by this misconceived and illiberal tinkering.
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Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
December 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Donald Trump is taking money away from our hospitals & GP surgeries, and Nigel Farage is cheering him on.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
We can't let Trump get away with extortion like this, Parliament must be given a chance to vote this deal down.
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This week's letter to 99% members shows that the UK still risks repeating the Biden experience: lots of good things, but failing to tackle the key issues for the average voter.
We cannot afford that.
We cannot afford that.
Last week’s Budget contained – thanks in part to back bench pressure – some very important good news.
And it was better than any of the Conservative Budgets over their 14 years.
But will it be enough to tackle the biggest issues?
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6snwi2bglp...
And it was better than any of the Conservative Budgets over their 14 years.
But will it be enough to tackle the biggest issues?
sh1.sendinblue.com/3g6snwi2bglp...
December 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This week's letter to 99% members shows that the UK still risks repeating the Biden experience: lots of good things, but failing to tackle the key issues for the average voter.
We cannot afford that.
We cannot afford that.
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We've created a simple tool so you can find out whether your local NHS trust is using Palantir's software and asking them to resist Wes Streeting's push to sign up for it. goodlaw.social/zr8w
Stop Palantir in the NHS | Good Law Project
NHS trusts are rolling out Palantir software, but we’re fighting back
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
We've created a simple tool so you can find out whether your local NHS trust is using Palantir's software and asking them to resist Wes Streeting's push to sign up for it. goodlaw.social/zr8w
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It would be very in keeping with how UK elites are chronically 6-18 months behind the curve if UK university leaders torch their credibility in trying to appease Reform and MAGA only for further shifts in political trends to start seeing a decline in support for Trump and Farage
This is the most alarming story I’ve read today. Giving up the fight before it’s started
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It would be very in keeping with how UK elites are chronically 6-18 months behind the curve if UK university leaders torch their credibility in trying to appease Reform and MAGA only for further shifts in political trends to start seeing a decline in support for Trump and Farage
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HM Treasury before the ref and the Tories own post ref DexEU department both produced analysis showing there was no version of Brexit which could have worked for the economy.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
November 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
HM Treasury before the ref and the Tories own post ref DexEU department both produced analysis showing there was no version of Brexit which could have worked for the economy.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
November 27, 2025 at 4:38 PM
70% of the additional spending from removing the two-child limit will go to families who are in work. This is targeting support for low-income working households who are being priced out of a decent standard of living despite doing everything asked of them.
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Please sign: No new tax breaks for Tech Giants!! Trump & big tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are pressuring the UK to drop our Digital Services Tax, a small 2% tax on the very biggest tech giants taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/protect-the-... via @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social
No new tax breaks for Tech Giants
Donald Trump and big tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are pressuring the UK to drop our ‘Big Tech Tax’.
taxjustice.eaction.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Please sign: No new tax breaks for Tech Giants!! Trump & big tech billionaires like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg are pressuring the UK to drop our Digital Services Tax, a small 2% tax on the very biggest tech giants taxjustice.eaction.org.uk/protect-the-... via @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social
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No, welfare spending is not 'out of control'.
(There is an underlying rise in health-related benfits, but this needs sensible reform - not knee jerk cuts.)
(There is an underlying rise in health-related benfits, but this needs sensible reform - not knee jerk cuts.)
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
No, welfare spending is not 'out of control'.
(There is an underlying rise in health-related benfits, but this needs sensible reform - not knee jerk cuts.)
(There is an underlying rise in health-related benfits, but this needs sensible reform - not knee jerk cuts.)
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🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 70,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this week. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🚨BOOM! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 70,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000 this week. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
At last! The 2 child limit on benefits is being scrapped.
This is the piece I made last year after Starmer suspended 7 Labour MPS for voting against KEEPING the policy 🤦🏻♀️
Big shout out to those who kept pushing to get rid of this shameful policy!
#budget2025 #embroidery
This is the piece I made last year after Starmer suspended 7 Labour MPS for voting against KEEPING the policy 🤦🏻♀️
Big shout out to those who kept pushing to get rid of this shameful policy!
#budget2025 #embroidery
November 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
At last! The 2 child limit on benefits is being scrapped.
This is the piece I made last year after Starmer suspended 7 Labour MPS for voting against KEEPING the policy 🤦🏻♀️
Big shout out to those who kept pushing to get rid of this shameful policy!
#budget2025 #embroidery
This is the piece I made last year after Starmer suspended 7 Labour MPS for voting against KEEPING the policy 🤦🏻♀️
Big shout out to those who kept pushing to get rid of this shameful policy!
#budget2025 #embroidery
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Call for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell fire inquiry.
Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”
72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.
Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”
72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.
Architect George Clarke calls for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry
TV personality wants homeowners and businesses to shun ‘dishonest’ firms Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Call for boycott of firms criticised by Grenfell fire inquiry.
Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”
72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.
Arconic, Kingspan and Celotex behaved with “systematic dishonesty”, “engaged in deliberate and sustained strategies to manipulate the testing processes, misrepresent test data and mislead the market”
72 died in 2017. No one prosecuted.
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NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
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This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 AM
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 20, 2025 at 5:16 PM