Suze W
@suzew.bsky.social
European, passionate about politics and hopeful for this platform. Comms consultant (facilitation, training, coaching, editing, teaching) and occasional actor and singer.
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As I argue in the article linked below, "concerns about immigration" are created in a top down manner and focusing on this only serves to legitimise and normalise the far right
Starmer is not trying to counter Reform, he's normalising far right politics
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Starmer is not trying to counter Reform, he's normalising far right politics
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
May 12, 2025 at 10:15 AM
As I argue in the article linked below, "concerns about immigration" are created in a top down manner and focusing on this only serves to legitimise and normalise the far right
Starmer is not trying to counter Reform, he's normalising far right politics
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Starmer is not trying to counter Reform, he's normalising far right politics
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@werahobhouse.bsky.social This is 1 of many reasons I support this Bill. I hope you will too.
“In our experience, most healthcare professionals understand that the current law is not working. It criminalises compassion"
MPs with medical backgrounds urge assisted dying support after Bill criticism
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is back in the Commons for debate on Friday.
www.standard.co.uk
May 15, 2025 at 7:38 AM
@werahobhouse.bsky.social This is 1 of many reasons I support this Bill. I hope you will too.
Oh my word.
Here it is. A timetable of 100 days of corruption.
Breathtaking. Heartbreaking.
We cannot let this stand.
Breathtaking. Heartbreaking.
We cannot let this stand.
May 12, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Oh my word.
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Excellent summary of state of affairs in the US and eight lessons to help save its democracy
I wrote about how Trump is destroying American democracy, along with eight crucial lessons about how to counteract it, drawing on my 14 years of studying brave pro-democracy opposition movements in authoritarian regimes across the globe. We’re in serious trouble, but there’s still hope.
Is American democracy doomed?
How to understand the concept of "competitive authoritarianism" and why it's crucial to push back now to avoid it.
www.forkingpaths.co
March 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Excellent summary of state of affairs in the US and eight lessons to help save its democracy
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If Trump was President in 1940
March 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
If Trump was President in 1940
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Ukraine did not "go into this war“. They were attacked.
REPORTER: Do you view Ukraine as an equal member of this peace process?
TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.
TRUMP: Ummmm ... it's an interesting question. I think they have to make peace. That was not a good war to go into.
February 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Ukraine did not "go into this war“. They were attacked.
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Wow - more than *49,000* people are now supporting
@goodlawproject.bsky.social 's Ofcom complaint action over anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric on GB News.
Can you help them get to 60,000 by the end of today?
action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
@goodlawproject.bsky.social 's Ofcom complaint action over anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric on GB News.
Can you help them get to 60,000 by the end of today?
action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules don’t matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...
action.goodlawproject.org
February 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Wow - more than *49,000* people are now supporting
@goodlawproject.bsky.social 's Ofcom complaint action over anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric on GB News.
Can you help them get to 60,000 by the end of today?
action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
@goodlawproject.bsky.social 's Ofcom complaint action over anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric on GB News.
Can you help them get to 60,000 by the end of today?
action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
Thank you, Jess. And please do.
👏
January 7, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Thank you, Jess. And please do.
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Just in from mammoth interview session to two bits of news. One that a DV perp got locked up because of something I did and that a vulnerable constituent had a a massive wrongful debt written off after our intervention. This is why I came to politics, this is why I'll just keep cracking on.
January 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Just in from mammoth interview session to two bits of news. One that a DV perp got locked up because of something I did and that a vulnerable constituent had a a massive wrongful debt written off after our intervention. This is why I came to politics, this is why I'll just keep cracking on.
Love this.
Remember David Clarke’s decision to democratise (and localise) giving by donating £100,000 from his mother’s estate earlier this year?
Here’s an update:
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Here’s an update:
theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘The impact has been out of this world’: the stranger who gave away a £100,000 inheritance to his neighbours | Charities | The Guardian
amp-theguardian-com.cdn.ampproject.org
December 28, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Love this.
This was such a great listen from @quietriotpod.bsky.social - thank you to everyone involved.
Such an impressive selection box of political commentary and insight from the excellent team @quietriotpod.bsky.social
❄️NEW SUNDAY SCHOOL☃️
@sturdyalex.bsky.social+@pimlicat.bsky.social welcome
@snellarthur.bsky.social on Magdeburg attack
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social on TrumpMuskFarage centipede
@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social on WASPI women
@iandunt.bsky.social on Lords appointments
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@sturdyalex.bsky.social+@pimlicat.bsky.social welcome
@snellarthur.bsky.social on Magdeburg attack
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social on TrumpMuskFarage centipede
@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social on WASPI women
@iandunt.bsky.social on Lords appointments
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December 23, 2024 at 11:44 AM
This was such a great listen from @quietriotpod.bsky.social - thank you to everyone involved.
Interesting debate, worth a read.
Wealth tax debate 🥊
Liam Byrne: If done right, it would reverse inequality—and beat populism.
Dan Neidle : It would make us poorer. We should reform existing taxes instead...
www.prospectmagazine...
Liam Byrne: If done right, it would reverse inequality—and beat populism.
Dan Neidle : It would make us poorer. We should reform existing taxes instead...
www.prospectmagazine...
Is it time for a wealth tax?
Ahead of the Budget, could a new levy on the rich be an essential tool in fighting deprivation and wealth inequality, or would it prove unworkable?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 23, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Interesting debate, worth a read.
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Wealth tax debate 🥊
Liam Byrne: If done right, it would reverse inequality—and beat populism.
Dan Neidle : It would make us poorer. We should reform existing taxes instead...
www.prospectmagazine...
Liam Byrne: If done right, it would reverse inequality—and beat populism.
Dan Neidle : It would make us poorer. We should reform existing taxes instead...
www.prospectmagazine...
Is it time for a wealth tax?
Ahead of the Budget, could a new levy on the rich be an essential tool in fighting deprivation and wealth inequality, or would it prove unworkable?
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Wealth tax debate 🥊
Liam Byrne: If done right, it would reverse inequality—and beat populism.
Dan Neidle : It would make us poorer. We should reform existing taxes instead...
www.prospectmagazine...
Liam Byrne: If done right, it would reverse inequality—and beat populism.
Dan Neidle : It would make us poorer. We should reform existing taxes instead...
www.prospectmagazine...
People in the UK: Please do take this survey, this is such an important issue. democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
Democracy For Sale - Safeguard Democracy
A survey to make a people-powered plan to safeguard Britain's democracy from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
democracyforsale.co.uk
December 22, 2024 at 9:22 PM
People in the UK: Please do take this survey, this is such an important issue. democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
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King Charles who loves killing foxes, birds, and badgers has been made Patron of the RSPCA.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
December 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
King Charles who loves killing foxes, birds, and badgers has been made Patron of the RSPCA.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
King Charles used his power to block a ban on Fox Hunting and to make sure it is the joke ban we currently have.
RT if the RSPCA should remove him.
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Happy winter solstice
December 21, 2024 at 7:15 AM
Happy winter solstice
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Good article from one of our Labour MPs,Torsten Bell. We'll need to do more of this and more telling people that we are doing it, how and why. And also what the outcomes lead to.
December 15, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Good article from one of our Labour MPs,Torsten Bell. We'll need to do more of this and more telling people that we are doing it, how and why. And also what the outcomes lead to.
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The unhinged presentation of Muslims on GB News has been exposed. What will Ofcom do about it? | Miqdaad Versi
The unhinged presentation of Muslims on GB News has been exposed. What will Ofcom do about it? | Miqdaad Versi
Our new report documents how conspiracy theories about a Muslim takeover of Britain have become primetime TV fare
* Miqdaad Versi is the founder of the Centre for Media Monitoring
“Sharia law is operational in large swathes of the United Kingdom.”…
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 4:49 PM
The unhinged presentation of Muslims on GB News has been exposed. What will Ofcom do about it? | Miqdaad Versi
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As of last evening, my follower count, which was around 300, has increased to 1.9K this morning. Most of them appear to be foreigners interested in Korea’s martial law situation. Thank you. Here's an update on the situation in Korea:
December 4, 2024 at 12:32 AM
As of last evening, my follower count, which was around 300, has increased to 1.9K this morning. Most of them appear to be foreigners interested in Korea’s martial law situation. Thank you. Here's an update on the situation in Korea:
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Oh, this is a great way of framing what generative AI actually does. As I keep saying, it's not a knowledge engine and you shouldn't treat it as one. It's a giant autocomplete engine.
This is one of the most well-written explanations of certain kinds of AI errors I’ve seen to date. (The whole article is great too.)
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
www.theverge.com/c/24300623/a...
December 5, 2024 at 8:48 AM
Oh, this is a great way of framing what generative AI actually does. As I keep saying, it's not a knowledge engine and you shouldn't treat it as one. It's a giant autocomplete engine.
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Four major Romanian political parties formed a coalition on Wednesday night, vowing to keep Romania on a pro-EU path.
They are up against pro-Russian Călin Georgescu.
They are up against pro-Russian Călin Georgescu.
Romanian pro-EU parties unite to crowd out far-right candidate Georgescu
Social Democrat Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu threw his support behind reformist Elena Lasconi for president.
www.politico.eu
December 5, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Four major Romanian political parties formed a coalition on Wednesday night, vowing to keep Romania on a pro-EU path.
They are up against pro-Russian Călin Georgescu.
They are up against pro-Russian Călin Georgescu.
Wow, FAR more active.
🔴 Government by ‘Talking Shop’? Hardly – Here’s Just Some of the Major Reforms Keir Starmer Has Introduced So Far
You don’t have to look very hard to see that Starmer’s Government has been far more active than the Daily Mail is telling you
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/03/g...
You don’t have to look very hard to see that Starmer’s Government has been far more active than the Daily Mail is telling you
bylinetimes.com/2024/12/03/g...
Government by ‘Talking Shop’? Hardly – Here’s Just Some of the Major Reforms Keir Starmer Has Introduced So Far
You don't have to look very hard to see that Starmer's Government has been far more active than the Daily Mail is telling you
bylinetimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Wow, FAR more active.
Really worth doing.
2025 will be tough: Trump and Farage are back, but so is hope.
💛 People across the UK are standing strong against hate.
This week only, your donation is DOUBLED to support grassroots action.
🔗 Donate now: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
💛 People across the UK are standing strong against hate.
This week only, your donation is DOUBLED to support grassroots action.
🔗 Donate now: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...
December 3, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Really worth doing.
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December 3, 2024 at 6:31 PM
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We are assisting Jo Platt MP setting up a UK #LongCovid APPG & need your help!!
⭐️Please contact your MP now & ask them to get involved. They have an official invite but let’s get our voices heard!⭐️
See link in comments below for suggested content for your email. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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We are assisting Jo Platt MP setting up a UK #LongCovid APPG & need your help!!
⭐️Please contact your MP now & ask them to get involved. They have an official invite but let’s get our voices heard!⭐️
See link in comments below for suggested content for your email. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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