Newsquest Use National Activist to Condemn Wiltshire Council Pride Flag Vote It shouldn't be an issue. It should be good news that Wiltshire Council has voted in favour of flying the Pride flag on top of County Hall. But as Newsquest spreads the word, watch local knuckle-draggers gather on social…

Newsquest Use National Activist to Condemn Wiltshire Council Pride Flag Vote

It shouldn't be an issue. It should be good news that Wiltshire Council has voted in favour of flying the Pride flag on top of County Hall. But as Newsquest spreads the word, watch local knuckle-draggers gather on social media, competing for the most ingenious objecting comment, which least exposes their homophobia. But, is the local newspaper company encouraging this…

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Calling it a bubble is to miss the point. Go to where a community suits you, and where you suit the community. Where you can get what you want. I don’t want fights any more. I want facts, freedom and fun - peppered with interesting information. Is that a bubble? Maybe, but a good one. 4/4

Join us in calling for Palantir to exit the NHS. A company that many European countries have banned from their public services. A company that supports the Israel Government and ICE. There are other options which have morals, ethics and products that work. Please sign the petition.

Clive Lewis MP@labourlewis.bsky.social · 2d ago

1/3 The dangers of the NHS's £330m contract with Palantir are well known. A subscription-based contract that leaves the NHS without meaningful ownership. Lock-in to a single supplier that risks future price gouging. Critical health infrastructure dependent on a shady spy-tech company.

Profiting off the back of wars, where innocents are killed is disgusting. Yet again, big oil benefits whilst the rest of us crash and burn from expensive energy costs and wildfires. Governments need to do more to make big oil pay for the destruction they cause. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring

Energy company’s $5.73bn quarterly profits come after Shell posted second highest quarterly earnings on record

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This is really upsetting. Radiographers are caring, highly trained and provide a vital diagnostic service for patients with cancer, strokes, numerous diseases and trauma. Why on Earth would you be racist towards a person helping you? Just be kind💙Radiographers www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

NHS radiographers report rise in overt racist abuse by patients

Survey reveals medics were called ‘monkeys’ and ‘dirty foreigners’, and patients refused to be seen by black or Asian staff

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Go solar. Let’s end ripoff gas unreliable nuclear. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Solar powers record share of Britain’s electricity mix in July

Farms and rooftop panels contribute 14.4% to the grid – and figures reveal a surge in new installations

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Unacceptable. Privalage on full show! The inequality in this country is out of control. It’s not radical to want fairness and basic needs met, for all. Join the Green Party for people and planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s alright for them’: private schools and golf courses stay green despite England’s hosepipe bans

As parks turn brown and paddling pools go unfilled, exemptions mean sports pitches can stay lush – even in school holidays

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This makes it sound like it was drier in Wales back in July 1836. What it should say is that 2026 is the driest July in Wales *since records began* 190 years ago! #ClimateCrisis

Sky News@news.sky.com · 6d ago

Drought declared across the whole of Wales with July on course to be driest in 190 years

Gas prices always rise in a global crisis - the cost of production stay the same, anxiety over supply shortages and speculation drive prices up and create windfall profits - which mirror windfall added costs for consumers.

Four things you can do to tackle the #ClimateCrisis. 1. Treat your child's asthma 🫁 2. Halve your motoring costs 💷 3. Swap your boiler for something that also does air-con ❄️ 4. Turn your home into a power station ⚡ #ElectrifyEverything

Neoliberalism laid bare. Individuals get excessively rich off the back of the public and nature.There are a few big winners and many losers. Time to move away from this exploitive system to a fairer economy that works for people and planet. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Always remember how Macquarie built its millionaires on outrageous tolls and charges | John Quiggin

As Shemara Wikramanayake retires with shares worth hundreds of millions, the public is left counting the cost of high prices for utilities, roads and airports

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Good news. Allowing a river to run a natural course has increased wildlife and the ground remains wet, even during these heatwaves. #RestoreNature by allowing 30% of land and sea to be for nature by 2030. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rare heron seen at Somerset estate where river has been allowed to run free

Black-crowned night heron one of many species thriving at Holnicote Estate where river ‘reset’ has transformed area into lush oasis

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Barrister Rajiv Menon KC is facing potentially two-years in prison for doing his job. This has never happened in British legal history. Sign the petition 👇 https://netpol.org/2026/07/15/stop-the-prosecution-of-rajiv-menon-save-britains-juries/

Vested interests want us to believe it's "just summer". It isn't. The evidence is clear, and it'll worsen until we stop burning fossil fuels and switch to a more plant-rich diet. This and other useful Met Office graphics in this @rmets.org report. rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Industrial scale animal farming making antibiotics useless in humans. “In high-income countries, antibiotic overuse across farming, veterinarian care and healthcare is fuelling drug resistance” Eat more plants🥕👨‍🌾🥦🍇🫛 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria increasingly leaving children vulnerable to common infections, global study finds

Exclusive: Research spanning 82 countries finds antibiotic resistance increased in every region between 2004 and 2022

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Listen to description of techniques that the BBC news employ to make you believe that they are the voice of reason and truth and how they parrot oil and gas straplines.

Media Tell The Truth@mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 2w ago

A former tabloid journalist lays out the receipts: BBC News are more or less openly campaigning for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea - under the influence of the billionaire-owned media. 🧵🛢️🍿 Part 1 of 4.

Water is going to become a major issue. So far as I can see, the government is prioritising data centres over people. Why is a data centre considered “critical national infrastructure” to be protected at all costs! Green Party💚put people 👶and environment 🌿first www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’

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Turns out the establishment is Count Binface, Laurence Fox and Baron von Thunderclap, plus many independant candidates.

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · 3w ago

UK by-election sees record 34 candidates as Farage seeks return https://aje.news/voaoz4

Did you know a barrister is facing prison just for reminding a jury they have the right to vote with their conscience? This historic right has existed since 1670. We can't let it be silenced in court now. Add your name to help protect Britain's juries: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Save Britain's Juries

Juries have had the right to acquit based on their conscience for centuries. Now, a barrister is facing jail just for mentioning it in court. Add your name to help save Britain's juries.

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Count Binface has announced his Cabinet... Transport.......... Wheelie bin Environment..... Recycling bin Trade................. Pedal bin Health............... Dust bin Media................ Swing bin Justice.............. Sin bin Chancellor.........Bread bin

Israel is out of control. We should have sanctions and stop selling arms to Israel. They kidnap foreign nationals in international waters, imprison and rape them. We need more than soft words from this government. Greater condemnation and action is needed. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘They want to break our will’: Gaza flotilla activist tells of rape in Israeli detention

Anna Liedtke files criminal complaint in Israel over alleged attack by female guards and says abuse was intended to silence campaigners

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England’s new 30x30 plan was published yesterday on how we get to 30% of land being protected for nature by 2030. But almost immediately, one of the country’s biggest institutional landowners, the Church of England, rejects a measurable 30% restoration target for its own estate. 🧵

“Britain’s electricity prices are about 45% above the G7 median and represent an anchor weighing down productivity and competitiveness” #GreatGasRipOff #SupportRenewables www.theguardian.com/business/202...

North Sea oil industry urges Burnham to approve new drilling in UK waters

Lobby appeals to prospective PM’s reindustrialisation agenda as it pushes for Rosebank and Jackdaw approval

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Having seen retreating glaciers and bleached coral reef🐠, I totally understand the need to mourn the loss of nature. Nature needs protecting, it’s essential to our wellbeing. Let’s go for 30% of land and sea protected by 2030. 🗻🐬🦔 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We know how to mourn other humans – but what about ecological grief?

In Iceland, people commemorated its first glacier formally declared lost to climate change. Western culture needs more of these rituals

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🚨The UK-US pharma deal with Trump will cost 229,000 lives in England. The deal is so bad that the editor of the British Medical Journal says it suggests "We’ll kill our poor people to make your rich companies richer”. Dear Andy Burnham, tear up this deal as Prime Minister. Thank you.

Billionaire capture of UK media is a key political issue. We do not have a fair or free democracy, whilst the 0.001% have our media captured. Let's take back control. Please sign #MediaSovereigntyAct petition to ensure Parliament debates it. mediasovereignty.org/petition/

You should not be penalising citizens for being educated and then working for the good of society. Many professions require a degree, it’s not optional, but essential. Changing terms and conditions of loans retrospectively is underhand and not fair. www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...

Student loan promotion in England and Wales amounted to mis-selling, MPs say

Treasury select committee also says ministers have moral obligation to reverse last year’s repayment threshold freeze

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Israeli soldiers kill children. The U.K. should not be supporting Israel when it terrorises and kills Palestinians for no reason. No weapons, no drones, no use of airbases, no excuses. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My nine-year-old son Mohammad, killed by Israeli soldiers, is not just another number | Alia Abdel Majid Al-Hallaq

Mohammad was shot after going to play football – and we joined the 54 families in the occupied West Bank whose children were killed by Israel in 2025 alone, says Palestinian mother Aliyah Abdel Majid ...

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Dr Hussam Abu Safiyah has been held for more than two years in an Israeli torture facility. His life is at risk, denied medical treatment and tortured daily. The world silent. He is an innocent man who must be released immediately and the perpetrators held to account. The UK government must act now.

Director of a Gaza Hospital, Dr Hussain Abu Safiya is in horrific danger to his life. The Foreign Secretary must demand Israel provides urgent treatment and releases him. He's been detained by Israel without charge since 2024 and reported to have new life threatening injuries.