Robert Beard

@arjay61.bsky.social

Father, brother, uncle, honorary grandpa, friend, democratic socialist, NHS worker, MHFA, writer, actor, singer, cyclist, activist, UK/Irish/EU/global citizen

"The new law was enacted during an ongoing homophobic panic about LGBTQ citizens of Senegal. During the crackdown, more than 100 people have been arrested. Initially only men were arrested, but police have now begun rounding up lesbians too." 76crimes.com/2026/08/04/s...

Senegal is one of 45 countries where lesbians are persecuted: 8 women arrested

While 66 countries criminalize homosexuality, since the criminalization of same-sex sexual relations in Niger, only 45 countries impose criminal penalties for both male and female homosexuality, inclu...

76crimes.com

"Up until now – and this has yet to change – the Church [of England] has overwhelmingly engaged with that Establishment, essentially closing its heart & mind to the many Jews who are critical of Israel, and indeed Zionism, the dominant ideology of the Israeli state." www.campain.org/post/the-jew...

Synod begins loosening the shackles -that tied it to the pro-Israel Jewish Establishment

The Jewish Establishment tried, but failed, to squash the Church of England General Synod’s belated attempt to acknowledge and cite the Palestinian Christian Kairos II initiative

campain.org

If only the UK had massively subsidised the green economy with retraining for wind & solar and 100% home insulation instead of massively subsidising polluting but profitable oil and gas and warmongering ... meme via Neil McEvoy

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Earth is now warming faster than at any point in recorded geological history - around 10 times faster than the extreme warming event 56 million years ago and 20 times faster than at the end of the last ice age. We are almost certainly in a new extinction event.

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BBC News: Reform UK's Richard Tice under investigation from the parliamentary commissioner for standards Sky News: Reform UK's Nigel Farage under investigation from the parliamentary commissioner for standards BBCQT: Reform UK's Muhammad Zia Yusuf rejected by Reform UK to stand in by-elections

I’ve joined Oxfam in setting out five tests for the new Prime Minister’s first 100 days. These first decisions will set the direction for years to come. Words are easy, but the real test is the choices made in the weeks ahead. @andyburnham.bsky.social www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...

Oxfam GB | Tell the new PM: Act Now

I’ve joined Oxfam in setting out five tests for the new Prime Minister’s first 100 days. These first decisions will set the direction for years to come. Words are easy, but the real test is the choice...

oxfam.org.uk