ProfJulietLodge
@women4eu.bsky.social
AI ethics, pro responsible biometrics, writer on EU and European Parliament, Women4europe, 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇳🇿current research #Hatedemics,#Ai4Trust #Precrisis
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This is a wake-up call that Starmer better listen to!
💥💥💥 ... “Once the new EU Commission is formed, it will be important that the Starmer government has more detail to offer on what they want from the 'reset', otherwise the momentum will be lost.”
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
💥💥💥 ... “Once the new EU Commission is formed, it will be important that the Starmer government has more detail to offer on what they want from the 'reset', otherwise the momentum will be lost.”
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Step up Brexit reset or European allies will lose patience, Starmer warned
Call comes after Bank of England’s governor Andrew Bailey said the UK should rebuild relations with the European Union as he warned of the economic consequences of leaving the bloc
www.independent.co.uk
November 15, 2024 at 11:24 PM
This is a wake-up call that Starmer better listen to!
💥💥💥 ... “Once the new EU Commission is formed, it will be important that the Starmer government has more detail to offer on what they want from the 'reset', otherwise the momentum will be lost.”
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
💥💥💥 ... “Once the new EU Commission is formed, it will be important that the Starmer government has more detail to offer on what they want from the 'reset', otherwise the momentum will be lost.”
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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As the US shifts towards autocracy, misinformation & tariffs, it’s never been clearer where uk interests lie.
Come on Keir - let’s get going with the Brexit reset ~ helping our young ppl, our economy & security.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Come on Keir - let’s get going with the Brexit reset ~ helping our young ppl, our economy & security.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Step up Brexit reset or European allies will lose patience, Starmer warned
Call comes after Bank of England’s governor Andrew Bailey said the UK should rebuild relations with the European Union as he warned of the economic consequences of leaving the bloc
www.independent.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 7:54 AM
As the US shifts towards autocracy, misinformation & tariffs, it’s never been clearer where uk interests lie.
Come on Keir - let’s get going with the Brexit reset ~ helping our young ppl, our economy & security.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Come on Keir - let’s get going with the Brexit reset ~ helping our young ppl, our economy & security.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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For context:
The average pallet is 1.2m in length.
So imagine a line of pallets full of PPE circa 780miles long - all destroyed.
For comparison the distance from London to John o’Groats is 692 miles.
The average pallet is 1.2m in length.
So imagine a line of pallets full of PPE circa 780miles long - all destroyed.
For comparison the distance from London to John o’Groats is 692 miles.
November 13, 2024 at 11:32 PM
For context:
The average pallet is 1.2m in length.
So imagine a line of pallets full of PPE circa 780miles long - all destroyed.
For comparison the distance from London to John o’Groats is 692 miles.
The average pallet is 1.2m in length.
So imagine a line of pallets full of PPE circa 780miles long - all destroyed.
For comparison the distance from London to John o’Groats is 692 miles.
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🚨 1 Million+ Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8Billion Have So Far Gone up in Smoke
£billions were spent on unusable protective equipment, with VIP contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers 💷🔥
My latest report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social ⤵️
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
£billions were spent on unusable protective equipment, with VIP contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers 💷🔥
My latest report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social ⤵️
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
More Than a Million Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8 Billion Have So Far Gone up in Smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com
November 14, 2024 at 12:06 PM
🚨 1 Million+ Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8Billion Have So Far Gone up in Smoke
£billions were spent on unusable protective equipment, with VIP contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers 💷🔥
My latest report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social ⤵️
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
£billions were spent on unusable protective equipment, with VIP contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers 💷🔥
My latest report for @bylinetimes.bsky.social ⤵️
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
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🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
Our paper about public service deprivation and far right support with @paularettl.bsky.social @marcocappelluti.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social is forthcoming at @ajpseditor.bsky.social! 🎉
👉 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
#polisky
Our paper about public service deprivation and far right support with @paularettl.bsky.social @marcocappelluti.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social is forthcoming at @ajpseditor.bsky.social! 🎉
👉 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
#polisky
November 14, 2024 at 8:08 AM
🚨 Publication Alert 🚨
Our paper about public service deprivation and far right support with @paularettl.bsky.social @marcocappelluti.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social is forthcoming at @ajpseditor.bsky.social! 🎉
👉 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
#polisky
Our paper about public service deprivation and far right support with @paularettl.bsky.social @marcocappelluti.bsky.social @catherinedevries.bsky.social is forthcoming at @ajpseditor.bsky.social! 🎉
👉 Preprint: osf.io/preprints/os...
#polisky
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Keep this moving, good people
📰 In today’s edition of ‘Obvious Things’: Governor of the Bank of England confirms BREXIT is tanking the economy. #Shock
Meanwhile, the petition to Rejoin the EU is at 33,500 signatures. Let’s crank it up to 100,000—because we deserve better. ✍️ #RejoinEU
👇👇👇
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Meanwhile, the petition to Rejoin the EU is at 33,500 signatures. Let’s crank it up to 100,000—because we deserve better. ✍️ #RejoinEU
👇👇👇
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Apply for the UK to join the European Union as a full member as soon as possible
I believe joining the EU would boost the economy, increase global influence, improve collaboration and provide stability & freedom. I believe that Brexit hasn't brought any tangible benefit and there ...
petition.parliament.uk
November 16, 2024 at 8:29 AM
Keep this moving, good people
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The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Is the Government now going to listen?
Hold onto your seats..
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
Hold onto your seats..
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Hold onto your seats..
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 15, 2024 at 8:34 AM
The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Is the Government now going to listen?
Hold onto your seats..
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
Hold onto your seats..
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
crazy cuts
On Dutch higher education cuts @alexandreafonso.bsky.social
It “suggests a substantial downsizing of the university sector, which aligns with the ambitions of Wilder’s PVV […] The justifications are economic, but the goals are clearly political”
alexandreafonso.substack.com/p/the-state-...
It “suggests a substantial downsizing of the university sector, which aligns with the ambitions of Wilder’s PVV […] The justifications are economic, but the goals are clearly political”
alexandreafonso.substack.com/p/the-state-...
#13 The State of Dutch Higher Education: From Boom to Bust
The Dutch university sector is facing a massive program of politically motivated cuts and backlash against its "anglicisation"
alexandreafonso.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:48 AM
crazy cuts
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Ask your MP to end poverty
Ending poverty should be more than a priority. It should be law.
act.newmode.net
November 16, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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🚨Millions of people in this country are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks. It’s barely getting a mention.
I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS
youtu.be/uAr58YqXW7I?...
I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS
youtu.be/uAr58YqXW7I?...
🚨Millions of people are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks - It’s barely mentioned
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 16, 2024 at 8:30 AM
🚨Millions of people in this country are living in poverty, destitution & using food banks. It’s barely getting a mention.
I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS
youtu.be/uAr58YqXW7I?...
I’m joining forces with @bigissue.bsky.social in calling for a POVERTY ZERO LAW - a statutory duty for every gov’t to set POVERTY REDUCTION TARGETS
youtu.be/uAr58YqXW7I?...
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More than a million pallets of unusable PPE has now been burned
One million pallets
Don't get me started 😡😡
One million pallets
Don't get me started 😡😡
More than a million pallets of unusable Covid PPE, costing £8.6 billion, have so far gone up in smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on completely unusable protective equipment, with a series of priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
Billions of pounds were spent on completely unusable protective equipment, with a series of priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com/2024/11/14/m...
More Than a Million Pallets of Unusable Covid PPE Costing £8 Billion Have So Far Gone up in Smoke
Billions of pounds were spent on unusable protective equipment, with priority contracts handed to associates of Conservative ministers
bylinetimes.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:17 AM
More than a million pallets of unusable PPE has now been burned
One million pallets
Don't get me started 😡😡
One million pallets
Don't get me started 😡😡
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This is the official account of the #FBPE movement.
We support the European Union and fight far-right and nationalist parties in the EU and beyond. We also cooperate with other progressive movements, notably #FBR in the US and #OndaCivica in Italy.
Join our fight against political extremism!
We support the European Union and fight far-right and nationalist parties in the EU and beyond. We also cooperate with other progressive movements, notably #FBR in the US and #OndaCivica in Italy.
Join our fight against political extremism!
The importance of the EU
YouTube video by European Parliament
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2024 at 12:57 PM
This is the official account of the #FBPE movement.
We support the European Union and fight far-right and nationalist parties in the EU and beyond. We also cooperate with other progressive movements, notably #FBR in the US and #OndaCivica in Italy.
Join our fight against political extremism!
We support the European Union and fight far-right and nationalist parties in the EU and beyond. We also cooperate with other progressive movements, notably #FBR in the US and #OndaCivica in Italy.
Join our fight against political extremism!
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Palantir and Thiel should not be involved in our public services.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’
Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2024 at 8:19 AM
Palantir and Thiel should not be involved in our public services.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Time for a romp through the history of ECHR-scepticism in Britain.
A 40-part thread…… /1
A 40-part thread…… /1
November 14, 2024 at 8:01 PM
Time for a romp through the history of ECHR-scepticism in Britain.
A 40-part thread…… /1
A 40-part thread…… /1
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I’m not going to leave X just yet - I hate that sense of being driven away from a place I used to love. But after one day on here, I already know how much prefer it.
So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
November 15, 2024 at 7:21 PM
I’m not going to leave X just yet - I hate that sense of being driven away from a place I used to love. But after one day on here, I already know how much prefer it.
So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
So if you see this and would be kind enough to share it to let people find me, that would be hugely appreciated. Thank you.
This @supertanskiiii.bsky.social account is brill…and here’s something to sign
Disinformation is infecting our politics, there is no such thing as a fair and democratic election in a post truth world. Please sign.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Petition: Create a public consultation on freedom of speech and disinformation
We believe that lies, fraud, and media toxicity threaten our way of life. We think new mechanisms are needed to preserve confidence. How else can people know what to trust?
petition.parliament.uk
November 15, 2024 at 7:31 PM
This @supertanskiiii.bsky.social account is brill…and here’s something to sign
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Remarkable.
NEW: "Moving Off X: An Open Letter from UK Journalists"
UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...
"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
UK political journalists: "Twitter was, for a long time, the place to be for UK politics. We believe that time is now over...
"We have taken the decision to move over to other platforms, in particular Bluesky" docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 15, 2024 at 3:24 PM
Remarkable.
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There are many valid explanations for the success of the far right around the world. But much of it comes down to this:
The right has realised that anything is possible, while the left has persuaded itself that nothing is possible.
The right has realised that anything is possible, while the left has persuaded itself that nothing is possible.
November 15, 2024 at 3:26 PM
There are many valid explanations for the success of the far right around the world. But much of it comes down to this:
The right has realised that anything is possible, while the left has persuaded itself that nothing is possible.
The right has realised that anything is possible, while the left has persuaded itself that nothing is possible.
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Tonight Governor of Bank of England calls for UK to rebuild relationship with Europe due to impact of Brexit on trade & trump on our future.
He’s right.
Join the Labour Movement for Europe campaigning for youth mobility, PEM & energy deal as a starting point now 👉labourmovementforeurope.uk/join
He’s right.
Join the Labour Movement for Europe campaigning for youth mobility, PEM & energy deal as a starting point now 👉labourmovementforeurope.uk/join
November 14, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Tonight Governor of Bank of England calls for UK to rebuild relationship with Europe due to impact of Brexit on trade & trump on our future.
He’s right.
Join the Labour Movement for Europe campaigning for youth mobility, PEM & energy deal as a starting point now 👉labourmovementforeurope.uk/join
He’s right.
Join the Labour Movement for Europe campaigning for youth mobility, PEM & energy deal as a starting point now 👉labourmovementforeurope.uk/join
European Parliament support to participate in European Youth Event. Apply 👉europa.eu/!NBgHP8
November 15, 2024 at 3:27 PM
European Parliament support to participate in European Youth Event. Apply 👉europa.eu/!NBgHP8
this is crazy @drpam.bsky.social @thenewsagents.bsky.social
Wes Streeting has ruled out an exemption to protect GP practices from cost increases announced in the autumn budget - saying they are 'not formally part of the NHS', as the BMA warns general practice faces an 'existential threat' without additional support
www.gponline.com/streeting-sa...
www.gponline.com/streeting-sa...
Streeting says GP practices 'not formally part of the NHS' and rules out tax exemption
Wes Streeting has ruled out an exemption to protect GP practices from cost increases announced in the autumn budget and said they are 'not formally part of the NHS', as the BMA warned general practice...
www.gponline.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:17 PM
this is crazy @drpam.bsky.social @thenewsagents.bsky.social
thenGovt is short sighted in not facilitating youth mobility immediately. The mid to long term damage to the economy and UK wellbeing is incalculable and lasting. Come on @uklabour.bsky.social you can and must do better
The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Is the Government now going to listen?
Hold onto your seats..
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
Hold onto your seats..
youtu.be/jvo1JM6xZqQ?...
The Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined the UK economy. Hold onto your seats..
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
November 15, 2024 at 3:15 PM
thenGovt is short sighted in not facilitating youth mobility immediately. The mid to long term damage to the economy and UK wellbeing is incalculable and lasting. Come on @uklabour.bsky.social you can and must do better
Everyone please follow this amazing lady @doctoroxford.bsky.social
Hello everyone from this battlescarred doc from the other place. For those who don't know me, I'm an author, journalist & and palliative care doctor who stands up for patients, evidence & candour in healthcare & politics alike. I love books, otters & other people - who are, fundamentally, good 💚
November 15, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Everyone please follow this amazing lady @doctoroxford.bsky.social
Oh guys, seeing as it's nearly the C word, how about a little festive nutcracker ballet from our old chum Boris?
November 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM
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Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Picture an all-seeing eye scanning the dying Earth – and then lighting on our ‘solutions’ at Cop29 | George Monbiot
What would it witness in Azerbaijan? A species that knows it is destroying itself but is too greedy to change course, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:17 AM
Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...