SLACK
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Politics, comedy, photography, art and literature are 5 of the words I know
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Dear MPs ....
WE ARE ALL TAXPAYERS
Stop using 'Its unfair on Taxpayers' to avoid responsibility & commitments to provide for the country's most needy & vulnerable. This is not a good enough or fair enough reason to NOT provide for those who most need it. #PMQs #Disabled #WinterFuel #Poverty #WASPI
WE ARE ALL TAXPAYERS
Stop using 'Its unfair on Taxpayers' to avoid responsibility & commitments to provide for the country's most needy & vulnerable. This is not a good enough or fair enough reason to NOT provide for those who most need it. #PMQs #Disabled #WinterFuel #Poverty #WASPI
December 18, 2024 at 12:37 PM
Dear MPs ....
WE ARE ALL TAXPAYERS
Stop using 'Its unfair on Taxpayers' to avoid responsibility & commitments to provide for the country's most needy & vulnerable. This is not a good enough or fair enough reason to NOT provide for those who most need it. #PMQs #Disabled #WinterFuel #Poverty #WASPI
WE ARE ALL TAXPAYERS
Stop using 'Its unfair on Taxpayers' to avoid responsibility & commitments to provide for the country's most needy & vulnerable. This is not a good enough or fair enough reason to NOT provide for those who most need it. #PMQs #Disabled #WinterFuel #Poverty #WASPI
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Reform MPs are already drawing significant funds from Elon Musk, through his website as part of its “creators” program.
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The Reform UK MPs Already Being Bankrolled by Elon Musk
Nigel Farage is already benefiting financially thanks to the billionaire owner of X
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December 18, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Reform MPs are already drawing significant funds from Elon Musk, through his website as part of its “creators” program.
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My book will be out in a few days. Might be of interest for those interested in French First World War History
December 11, 2024 at 11:56 AM
My book will be out in a few days. Might be of interest for those interested in French First World War History
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Archivists are the ferrymen and women of history. A bit like Charon, we guide forgotten names to their resting place but unlike him, we revive them back towards the light so that they can be heard again. #Archivist
November 12, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Archivists are the ferrymen and women of history. A bit like Charon, we guide forgotten names to their resting place but unlike him, we revive them back towards the light so that they can be heard again. #Archivist
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Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
Bring back Erasmus+ and youth mobility in Europe
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 9:25 AM
Taking Britain out of the Erasmus+ programme was a huge mistake. Labour must rejoin and accept the EU’s offer of a youth mobility scheme
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Solidarity and well done!
BREAKING NEWS
Trans Kids Deserve Better are occupying Wes Streeting's Office at Ilford North.
Get down there and support everyone.
For folks who want to support.
Signal announcement group:
www.transkidsdeservebetter.org/adult_suppor...
We've Been advised to share this.
Trans Kids Deserve Better are occupying Wes Streeting's Office at Ilford North.
Get down there and support everyone.
For folks who want to support.
Signal announcement group:
www.transkidsdeservebetter.org/adult_suppor...
We've Been advised to share this.
www.transkidsdeservebetter.org
December 12, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Solidarity and well done!
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One day, hopefully, many years from now, on my deathbed, I will look back at my life and ask myself "Was I punk enough?"
December 12, 2024 at 1:27 PM
One day, hopefully, many years from now, on my deathbed, I will look back at my life and ask myself "Was I punk enough?"
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We have entered The Glittering Dark Age. A tiny sliver of the world’s population lives in shimmering opulence. As for the rest, our lives (never gilded to begin with) now rust to trash. We’re slipping into darkness politically, socially, economically & morally www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2478...
December 12, 2024 at 2:11 PM
We have entered The Glittering Dark Age. A tiny sliver of the world’s population lives in shimmering opulence. As for the rest, our lives (never gilded to begin with) now rust to trash. We’re slipping into darkness politically, socially, economically & morally www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2478...
Powerful
I can't remember the last time I saw something so beautiful. Astonishing. Heart breaking. Politically affirming.
I hope everyone will watch this video from Syria. Extraordinary, terrifying and hopeful moments.
It's a reminder of why we fight.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...
It's a reminder of why we fight.
www.cnn.com/2024/12/11/w...
December 13, 2024 at 9:12 AM
Powerful
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“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Land barons reap the rewards of new agrarian populism
Farmers' protests at the budget's IHT proposals raise many questions
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 7:01 PM
“wealthy billionaires and corporations… hoard land as an asset, Britain now having among the highest concentrations of land ownership in the world.
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
Half of England is owned by less than 1% of its population.”
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For the next four years…
December 13, 2024 at 12:02 AM
For the next four years…
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“My 2023 open letter to the BBC about Question Time, read by more than 300,000 people in 144 countries, was widely reported in the media. It even informed questions posed to the BBC’s director general Tim Davie at a parliamentary select committee.”
The media’s dangerous embrace of Farage: a critical look at BBC’s Question Time
The BBC’s platforming of Nigel Farage on Question Time promotes divisive and misleading rhetoric, distorting the debate on immigration
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 8:47 PM
“My 2023 open letter to the BBC about Question Time, read by more than 300,000 people in 144 countries, was widely reported in the media. It even informed questions posed to the BBC’s director general Tim Davie at a parliamentary select committee.”
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This is the period when Thatcherism hits the BBC. It's an extremely telling moment. The right-wing press always insisted that a public broadcaster would submit to government control. It's the kind of thing Spectator types still say today. In fact, the opposite happened.
As close as we get to a warm and fuzzy holiday listen. Part two of @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social's story of the BBC is out now. Find it here⬇️
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December 11, 2024 at 10:59 AM
This is the period when Thatcherism hits the BBC. It's an extremely telling moment. The right-wing press always insisted that a public broadcaster would submit to government control. It's the kind of thing Spectator types still say today. In fact, the opposite happened.
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Half of all TV coverage of Muslims in the UK was broadcast by the far right channel GB News, new research shows. And it was all negative.
“The findings demonstrate an “excessive” focus on Muslims bordering on an “obsession”, according to a new report by the Centre for Media Monitoring.”
“The findings demonstrate an “excessive” focus on Muslims bordering on an “obsession”, according to a new report by the Centre for Media Monitoring.”
GB News broadcasts half of all UK stories about Muslims, analysis shows
Exclusive: CfMM report over two-year period says channel’s ‘negative’ focus on Islam borders on an ‘obsession’
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 10:17 PM
Half of all TV coverage of Muslims in the UK was broadcast by the far right channel GB News, new research shows. And it was all negative.
“The findings demonstrate an “excessive” focus on Muslims bordering on an “obsession”, according to a new report by the Centre for Media Monitoring.”
“The findings demonstrate an “excessive” focus on Muslims bordering on an “obsession”, according to a new report by the Centre for Media Monitoring.”
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EXCL: Ministers planning to cut more than 10,000 civil service jobs as Whitehall departments battle to stay within spending limits under new government efficiency drive #RowenaMason reports www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ministers planning to cut more than 10,000 civil service jobs
Exclusive: Sources say there is belief that service has become too big after growing during Brexit and pandemic years
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 6:48 PM
EXCL: Ministers planning to cut more than 10,000 civil service jobs as Whitehall departments battle to stay within spending limits under new government efficiency drive #RowenaMason reports www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I hate the vitriol towards immigrants in the HoC. Too few politicians are prepared to stand up for their amazing contributions to our society or to defend those fleeing asylum. It’s utterly depressing.
December 11, 2024 at 12:11 PM
I hate the vitriol towards immigrants in the HoC. Too few politicians are prepared to stand up for their amazing contributions to our society or to defend those fleeing asylum. It’s utterly depressing.
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Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds
Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds
Needs assessment by NGO reveals the huge psychological impact of the war with Israel on young people
* Middle East crisis - live updates
A new study of children living through the war in Gaza has found that 96% of them feel that their death is…
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Death feels imminent for 96% of children in Gaza, study finds
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Any tips for taking advantage of Bluesky's lesser-known features?
For example I didn’t know about moderation lists at first or that you can subscribe to someone else's moderation list to automatically auto-block their blocks.
For example I didn’t know about moderation lists at first or that you can subscribe to someone else's moderation list to automatically auto-block their blocks.
December 7, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Any tips for taking advantage of Bluesky's lesser-known features?
For example I didn’t know about moderation lists at first or that you can subscribe to someone else's moderation list to automatically auto-block their blocks.
For example I didn’t know about moderation lists at first or that you can subscribe to someone else's moderation list to automatically auto-block their blocks.
Seeing the horrors of the healthcare system in the US highlighted in the news this week should act as a great wake up call for our politicians in the fight for the NHS to survive in it's 'free at the point of delivery' form #NHS
December 11, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Seeing the horrors of the healthcare system in the US highlighted in the news this week should act as a great wake up call for our politicians in the fight for the NHS to survive in it's 'free at the point of delivery' form #NHS
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UK government say tens of thousands of UK sick and disabled must 'Earn or Learn' or loss benefits..
Who will teach the vast array of subjects required to the level required to take a job? and where will this all take place? This is going to cost billions.. probably more than it will save
Who will teach the vast array of subjects required to the level required to take a job? and where will this all take place? This is going to cost billions.. probably more than it will save
December 6, 2024 at 10:35 AM
UK government say tens of thousands of UK sick and disabled must 'Earn or Learn' or loss benefits..
Who will teach the vast array of subjects required to the level required to take a job? and where will this all take place? This is going to cost billions.. probably more than it will save
Who will teach the vast array of subjects required to the level required to take a job? and where will this all take place? This is going to cost billions.. probably more than it will save
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‘Someone has to stay’: how Ukrainian power plant workers keep the country running
‘Someone has to stay’: how Ukrainian power plant workers keep the country running
The Guardian visits a Soviet-era coal-fired thermal installation to explore how it has held up to Russian attacks
In the cavernous turbine hall of a coal-fired thermal power plant, deputy chief engineer Oleksandr runs through the extensive damage,…
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 5:47 PM
‘Someone has to stay’: how Ukrainian power plant workers keep the country running
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With Farage back on Question Time last night...
...here is your reminder that Farage was on BBCQT a record-breaking 35 times before he became an MP.
And, further, that the panellist selection on BBCQT has been heavily slanted to right-wing think tanks and commentators over the years.
...here is your reminder that Farage was on BBCQT a record-breaking 35 times before he became an MP.
And, further, that the panellist selection on BBCQT has been heavily slanted to right-wing think tanks and commentators over the years.
An open letter to the BBC
Dr Russell Jackson, senior lecturer in communication and public relations at Sheffield Hallam University, writes to the BBC about Question Time
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 6, 2024 at 9:38 AM
With Farage back on Question Time last night...
...here is your reminder that Farage was on BBCQT a record-breaking 35 times before he became an MP.
And, further, that the panellist selection on BBCQT has been heavily slanted to right-wing think tanks and commentators over the years.
...here is your reminder that Farage was on BBCQT a record-breaking 35 times before he became an MP.
And, further, that the panellist selection on BBCQT has been heavily slanted to right-wing think tanks and commentators over the years.
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Early days yet for the front page of @bylinetimes.bsky.social printing next week. Still lots of political coverage and investigations, but we thought we'd bring you something more social and cultural for the holiday season.
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December 6, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Early days yet for the front page of @bylinetimes.bsky.social printing next week. Still lots of political coverage and investigations, but we thought we'd bring you something more social and cultural for the holiday season.
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