Toby-Jo thistlewaite
Toby-Jo thistlewaite
@tobyjo1.bsky.social
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Poor Andrea Jenkyns. Her insomnia is to bad she forgot we’ve had a king for three years. Andrea, are you well?
September 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Merseyrail is pretty good tbf
January 13, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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This is what a cycling boom looks like.

With 1.33 million bike journeys made daily—up 26% since 2019—the city is pedalling toward a greener, healthier future.
December 15, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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Follow, share & support our local branches who have now joined BlueSky. 👇👇👇

➡️ Tuebrook & Stoneycroft
@tns-labour.bsky.social
➡️ Knotty Ash & West Derby @kawdlpbranch.bsky.social
November 24, 2024 at 11:51 AM
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"I came into politics to make a difference"

@siennarodgers.bsky.social sits down with Kim Leadbeater to discuss the Labour MP's assisted dying Private Members' Bill

www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Kim Leadbeater On Assisted Dying: 'I Came Into Politics To Make A Difference'
Sienna Rodgers talks to Labour MP Kim Leadbeater about why she chose assisted dying as the subject of her bill – and how she responds to its critic...
www.politicshome.com
November 23, 2024 at 8:56 AM
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Just getting started here? Check out our London starter pack, featuring some of the many incredible Londoners working hard to make our city better: bsky.app/starter-pack...
November 23, 2024 at 8:58 AM
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📲MP for a week!

This game is aimed at young people to give them a virtual taste of life as an MP and the range of roles a Member of Parliament has. Share with schools or groups who would like to have a go ⬇️

learning.parliament.uk/mp-for-a-wee...

UK Parliament Week (18-24 November) #UKPW
MP for a Week Interactive Game
A game to test your skills at filling the shoes of an MP for a week
learning.parliament.uk
November 22, 2024 at 3:32 PM
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Let’s be real: it’s not Netflix subscriptions and flat whites that are holding Londoners back from buying their first home, it’s surging house prices in our city. 🧵
November 21, 2024 at 9:45 AM
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John was our voice.

He made us feel we had a right to be in Westminster.

He was the first to give the North of England a political profile and paved the way for the devolution of powers to it.

He made politics real and lifted the lives of millions.

He was Our John.

RIP
November 21, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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Technological developments are out-stripping our capacity to tackle violence against women and girls.

Sexually-explicit deepfakes are becoming an increasingly worrying issue - in and out of schools.

So, I am today calling on the Government to ban nudifying tools and apps.
November 22, 2024 at 8:17 AM
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Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (19th century): one who pays great attention to trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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November 22, 2024 at 1:58 PM
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The new @TfL buses don't just look cool but have a range of important safety features:
👍 large windows for better direct vision
👍covered wheels - helping protect peds & cyclists
👍 speed limiting tech
👍audible warnings
👍better indirect vision, with camera monitoring systems
November 22, 2024 at 8:57 AM
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Angela Rayner speaks for millions.
November 22, 2024 at 12:19 PM
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This is what happens when you teach children about healthy relationships ⬇️
Mayor of London Launches New Toolkit To Teach Kindness, Respect And Equality In Primary Schools
YouTube video by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
youtu.be
November 22, 2024 at 10:59 AM
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Turns out that Reform MPs are not all grifters, rich bellends and thick twats. The fact that Reform MP James McMurdock was jailed for repeatedly kicking his girlfriend shows they are also violent, woman-beating criminals.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reform MP James McMurdock was jailed for repeatedly kicking girlfriend
The MP had told the media he had been jailed for ‘pushing’ former partner in 2006, when the court records suggest a more violent assault
www.thetimes.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:03 PM
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LITHERLAND Ward
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
By-Election Result:

🌹 LAB: 43.7% (-30.3)
🌍 GRN: 34.0% (+27.1)
➡️ RFM: 12.4% (New)
🌳 CON: 4.2% (-0.6)
⚙️ WPB: 3.5% (New)
🧑‍🔧 TUSC: 2.2% (New)
November 22, 2024 at 12:56 AM
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Congratulations Cllr Julia Garner.
November 22, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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You love to see it.
November 20, 2024 at 10:23 AM
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This is the truth about Labour's Budget and farmers.
November 19, 2024 at 4:02 PM
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Great to be here 👋🏽

Let’s start with some good news. A new report shows free school meals in London's state primaries are having a positive impact:

➡️ Improving children’s health and wellbeing
➡️ Supporting families, esp. those struggling with the cost of living

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Free school meals in all London primary schools 'boosting health of families'
A report finds a massive 84% of parents believe the rollout of free school meals for primary pupils in the London have also helped or significantly improved their household budgets
www.mirror.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 2:17 PM
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🧵SALT🧵
It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question:
Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from?
The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised.
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November 19, 2024 at 3:03 PM