Kathy Condon
@kathyyc.bsky.social
Retired eye doctor, Labour volunteer (they’d better do Labour things now), love books, early music, number puzzles, my family, hate Brexit.
The UK Government predicts that 1 in 5 weddings in England and Wales could be humanist when legal recognition is finally granted. The evidence is clear. The demand is proven. #HumanistCeremonies celebrants are ready. Legally recognise humanist marriages! humanists.uk/2026/07/16/g...
Government predicts one in five couples will opt for a humanist ceremony after legal recognition
The Government’s impact assessment estimates that, when legally recognised, around one in five couples in England and Wales could choose a humanist wedding, more than 50,000 ceremonies every year. It ...
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Politicians like Farage will tell you Britain is ‘lawless’ and your rights have to be removed to protect you. They are liars. The hard right always try to gain power through fear. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Knife killings down by 21%, figures show
The annual ONS crime data also shows overall recorded homicides have fallen.
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good moon tonight, large moon no I'm not going to check the news, just look at the moon
#bbcnews had an interview with Ed Davey on 6 o’clock news tonight. What did Chris Mason ask him about? Yes you guessed it - Nigel Farage. Nothing about LibDem policies. Mason forced the discussion back to Farage over and over again. Disgraceful journalism.
#proofofcat Sadly I don’t have a cat. Nancy is really my cousin’s cat, but she doesn’t look as if she minds being a surrogate does she? 😊
🚨BREAKING: The new Reform Mayor for Lincolnshire has said she will MEET with a fracking company to discuss extracting gas from the county - claiming it will 'save money for taxpayers.' 92% of Reform's donations come from oil/gas interests. Who else thinks Reform is just a mouthpiece for Big Oil?
I've signed... 👍 A US-UK trade deal threatens our food standards, our NHS, and our ability to control Big Tech. Join the campaign to say no trade deal with Trump: act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4305?ut...
Say No to a Trade Deal with Trump
The UK government wants to do a trade deal with US President Donald Trump. We know the US is pushing for a deal that puts big business ahead of protecting people and the environment, including: Lower
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Wishing a very happy #InternationalWomensDay to my followers around the world. This year I'd like to share the story of Aileen Jones. Aileen was the first woman crew member to receive an award for gallantry from the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul responds to Trump's attempt to force an end to congestion pricing: "I'm here to say, New York hasn't laboured under a king in over 250 years. We sure as hell are not going to start now."
Free speech "is in retreat" in Britain, says JD Vance, who is part of a Government which is now targeting critical news organisations with politically-motivated investigations, while banning others from the White House for the crime of referring to the Gulf of Mexico by its actual name
Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for me and my inner circle.
“I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, because of very cold weather. -D Trump So basically what he is trying to say is “I’m concerned about crowd size and don’t want to be embarrassed again…”
Absolute garbage of a headline - what just happened is that a bill to protect vulnerable young people was voted through www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tory bid to force national grooming gangs inquiry voted down by MPs
MPs rejected a Tory amendment calling for a grooming gang's inquiry by 253 votes.
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A list of the number of chromosomes of ten different organisms… Fruit fly = 8 Housefly = 12 Snail = 24 Frog = 26 American badger = 32 Red fox = 34 Cat = 38 Dolphin = 44 Human = 46 Pineapple = 50 * I, for one, welcome our future pineapple overlords
Today’s poem is considered to be the world’s oldest surviving love poem, written 1.5 million years ago by one of our earliest ancestors, homo unrequitus. It’s called ‘The Caveman’s Lament’.
Today like every week day 1.3m people will consult in General Practice 1/30 will need emergency care at A&E 1/5 will need a referral to another NHS service for investigation or treatment in the future GP practices have been dealing with 20% more patients than 2019 5.6% of the budget #GeneralPractice
I would have preferred to give up my UK passport rather than my European one. I cannot fully describe my hatred of Brexit.
"My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane."
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan (so if any Americans are looking for somewhere to go):
20 movies that have greatly influenced you, one a day for 20 days, no explanations, no reviews, just posters. Day 14 I didn’t understand this film until I’d looked online and realised there was a whole part of the plot that I had missed 🙄 #filmsky
#filmsky challenge 20 movies that have greatly influenced you. 1 per day, no explanations, no context, just the poster. 13/20 This is the 1974 film
I feel the loss of my European rights and passport as keenly now as I did the day after the referendum. I will never forget or forgive. I will never stop fighting to have them reinstated.
a blue flag with yellow stars on it is waving in the wind
ALT: a blue flag with yellow stars on it is waving in the wind
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#filmsky The challenge is to choose 20 movies that have greatly influenced you. One film per day, no reviews. Day 12/20 for me This is the 1938 film The adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn
#FilmSky Choose 20 movies that have greatly influenced you. 1 per day, no explanations, no context, just the poster. 11/20
