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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ti...
Time for change: no more fox hunting
Fox hunting, deer hunting, and hare hunting still take place in the UK. These cruel activities have been banned in England and Wales for nearly 20 years, but the law is failing us all. Too many animal...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ti...
Did the COVID vaccines save lives? I've got a $1M wager that they killed > saved. Want to help me win?
open.substack.com/pub/stevekir...
open.substack.com/pub/stevekir...
Did the COVID vaccines save lives? I've got a $1M wager that they killed > saved. Want to help me win?
Saar Wilf thinks the mRNA COVID vaccines have saved more lives than they've killed in the US. I disagree. We are each risking $1M. Game on!
open.substack.com
December 22, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Did the COVID vaccines save lives? I've got a $1M wager that they killed > saved. Want to help me win?
open.substack.com/pub/stevekir...
open.substack.com/pub/stevekir...
This is a failure of democracy.
82% of the public want water back into public ownership, but we weren’t part of the decision.
Now we’re stuck bailing water companies out for decades of recklessness.
We need a new water system where everyone has a say.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
82% of the public want water back into public ownership, but we weren’t part of the decision.
Now we’re stuck bailing water companies out for decades of recklessness.
We need a new water system where everyone has a say.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
Average water bill in England and Wales to rise by 36% over five years
Firms accused of forcing households to pay for years of underinvestment after Ofwat agrees to increases to help fix sector
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2024 at 6:42 PM
This is a failure of democracy.
82% of the public want water back into public ownership, but we weren’t part of the decision.
Now we’re stuck bailing water companies out for decades of recklessness.
We need a new water system where everyone has a say.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
82% of the public want water back into public ownership, but we weren’t part of the decision.
Now we’re stuck bailing water companies out for decades of recklessness.
We need a new water system where everyone has a say.
www.theguardian.com/money/2024/d...
Shell backs down in its lawsuit against Greenpeace act.gp/4gJGO4x
Breaking: Shell backs down in its lawsuit against Greenpeace - Greenpeace International
Shell backs down in their multimillion dollar lawsuit against Greenpeace over a peaceful protest. We showed them their bully tactics won't intimidate us - and now they've settled out of court. People ...
act.gp
December 19, 2024 at 7:24 PM
Shell backs down in its lawsuit against Greenpeace act.gp/4gJGO4x
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#GoodNews #CampaigningWorks
Finally! A recommendation to ban lead shot use
#PublicHealth #OneHealth
press.hse.gov.uk/2024/12/13/s...
Finally! A recommendation to ban lead shot use
#PublicHealth #OneHealth
press.hse.gov.uk/2024/12/13/s...
Statement on HSE proposals to restrict use of lead ammunition in Great Britain – HSE Media Centresearch
press.hse.gov.uk
December 16, 2024 at 4:32 PM
#GoodNews #CampaigningWorks
Finally! A recommendation to ban lead shot use
#PublicHealth #OneHealth
press.hse.gov.uk/2024/12/13/s...
Finally! A recommendation to ban lead shot use
#PublicHealth #OneHealth
press.hse.gov.uk/2024/12/13/s...
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Not content with throwing £22bn of taxpayers' money at an unproven technology which allows fossil fuel companies to carry on as usual, the Govt is underwriting their legal costs
The Govt has to start standing up to the fossil fuel companies to avert climate breakdown @data.ft.com
The Govt has to start standing up to the fossil fuel companies to avert climate breakdown @data.ft.com
December 16, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Not content with throwing £22bn of taxpayers' money at an unproven technology which allows fossil fuel companies to carry on as usual, the Govt is underwriting their legal costs
The Govt has to start standing up to the fossil fuel companies to avert climate breakdown @data.ft.com
The Govt has to start standing up to the fossil fuel companies to avert climate breakdown @data.ft.com
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December 16, 2024 at 6:27 PM
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Most Leave voters now back freedom of movement for single market access, an ECFR poll finds. Labour must stop ignoring this shift in public opinion and prioritise closer EU relations.
December 12, 2024 at 11:34 AM
Most Leave voters now back freedom of movement for single market access, an ECFR poll finds. Labour must stop ignoring this shift in public opinion and prioritise closer EU relations.
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Analysis, from the RCN, shows 32,000 student nurses could leave their courses by 2029 due to financial strain and poor pay prospects. The Government must act now to support our future nurses and the NHS.
December 16, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Analysis, from the RCN, shows 32,000 student nurses could leave their courses by 2029 due to financial strain and poor pay prospects. The Government must act now to support our future nurses and the NHS.
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Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵
How can you support us?
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SHARE our posts
WRITE to guardian.readers@theguardian.com
JOIN US - there's cake!
December 4, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Today Guardian and Observer journalists are on strike over plans to sell the Observer to a loss-making digital start up and put its journalism behind a paywall. 🧵
How can you support us?
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Astra Zenica & Pfizer making such a big deal about developing the Covid vaccine but now we ALL know how simple the ingredients were. Wake up sheeple! What else aren’t the Govt telling us???
December 14, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Astra Zenica & Pfizer making such a big deal about developing the Covid vaccine but now we ALL know how simple the ingredients were. Wake up sheeple! What else aren’t the Govt telling us???
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If you were offered a job at £2.94 an hour would you take it? Didn't think so
Thats what carers get so long as they work a minimum of 35 hours a week. If, as I do, they work over 100 hours they dont get a penny more + it gets deducted from other benefits petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Thats what carers get so long as they work a minimum of 35 hours a week. If, as I do, they work over 100 hours they dont get a penny more + it gets deducted from other benefits petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Stop deducting carer's allowance from income based welfare
Currently carer's allowance affects income based welfare. Carer's allowance is deducted from income based welfare like universal credit and Income based ESA.
petition.parliament.uk
December 7, 2024 at 11:02 AM
If you were offered a job at £2.94 an hour would you take it? Didn't think so
Thats what carers get so long as they work a minimum of 35 hours a week. If, as I do, they work over 100 hours they dont get a penny more + it gets deducted from other benefits petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Thats what carers get so long as they work a minimum of 35 hours a week. If, as I do, they work over 100 hours they dont get a penny more + it gets deducted from other benefits petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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1) Some background on the ongoing Cochrane saga...
In 2019, several patients and researchers had pointed out flaws in the exercise review for CFS and asked these to be corrected or withdrawn.
In 2019, several patients and researchers had pointed out flaws in the exercise review for CFS and asked these to be corrected or withdrawn.
Very disappointing news from Cochrane
www.cochrane.org/news/update-...
Existing review is not fit for purpose: See petition: Cochrane: Withdraw the harmful 2019 Exercise therapy for #CFS review
www.change.org/p/cochrane-w...
links to further info e.g.
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
#MEcfs
www.cochrane.org/news/update-...
Existing review is not fit for purpose: See petition: Cochrane: Withdraw the harmful 2019 Exercise therapy for #CFS review
www.change.org/p/cochrane-w...
links to further info e.g.
www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10....
#MEcfs
December 16, 2024 at 4:06 PM
1) Some background on the ongoing Cochrane saga...
In 2019, several patients and researchers had pointed out flaws in the exercise review for CFS and asked these to be corrected or withdrawn.
In 2019, several patients and researchers had pointed out flaws in the exercise review for CFS and asked these to be corrected or withdrawn.
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I feel like I know too much. And I only know so little.
Grasping the systemic abuse pwME are facing and have faced is mind blowing and hard to live with.
I’d almost rather go to a time where I can lay in my bed with severe illness and pretend the world cares, the system cares, oh how naïve I was…
Grasping the systemic abuse pwME are facing and have faced is mind blowing and hard to live with.
I’d almost rather go to a time where I can lay in my bed with severe illness and pretend the world cares, the system cares, oh how naïve I was…
December 16, 2024 at 5:04 PM
I feel like I know too much. And I only know so little.
Grasping the systemic abuse pwME are facing and have faced is mind blowing and hard to live with.
I’d almost rather go to a time where I can lay in my bed with severe illness and pretend the world cares, the system cares, oh how naïve I was…
Grasping the systemic abuse pwME are facing and have faced is mind blowing and hard to live with.
I’d almost rather go to a time where I can lay in my bed with severe illness and pretend the world cares, the system cares, oh how naïve I was…
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🌍My Website: me-cfs.github.io
🤲 ME (and LC) resources: me-cfs.github.io/useful-resou...
📢 Ways to Advocacte and help: me-cfs.github.io/how-to-help....
✋Sign and share Petition against GET change.org/p/cochrane-w...
🔬View the Science for ME forum s4me.info
🤲 ME (and LC) resources: me-cfs.github.io/useful-resou...
📢 Ways to Advocacte and help: me-cfs.github.io/how-to-help....
✋Sign and share Petition against GET change.org/p/cochrane-w...
🔬View the Science for ME forum s4me.info
Yann’s ME/CFS Site
Yann’s ME/CFS Site
me-cfs.github.io
November 12, 2024 at 9:08 PM
🌍My Website: me-cfs.github.io
🤲 ME (and LC) resources: me-cfs.github.io/useful-resou...
📢 Ways to Advocacte and help: me-cfs.github.io/how-to-help....
✋Sign and share Petition against GET change.org/p/cochrane-w...
🔬View the Science for ME forum s4me.info
🤲 ME (and LC) resources: me-cfs.github.io/useful-resou...
📢 Ways to Advocacte and help: me-cfs.github.io/how-to-help....
✋Sign and share Petition against GET change.org/p/cochrane-w...
🔬View the Science for ME forum s4me.info
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New report alert! 📢
⚠️ Energy supplies and resources to produce energy play a critical role in Israel’s ongoing military operations and unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). ⚠️
Read our new report ‘Powering Injustice’ and share widely! ⤵️
www.somo.nl/powering-injustice/
⚠️ Energy supplies and resources to produce energy play a critical role in Israel’s ongoing military operations and unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). ⚠️
Read our new report ‘Powering Injustice’ and share widely! ⤵️
www.somo.nl/powering-injustice/
December 17, 2024 at 7:55 AM
New report alert! 📢
⚠️ Energy supplies and resources to produce energy play a critical role in Israel’s ongoing military operations and unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). ⚠️
Read our new report ‘Powering Injustice’ and share widely! ⤵️
www.somo.nl/powering-injustice/
⚠️ Energy supplies and resources to produce energy play a critical role in Israel’s ongoing military operations and unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). ⚠️
Read our new report ‘Powering Injustice’ and share widely! ⤵️
www.somo.nl/powering-injustice/