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Defend Our Juries@defendourjuries.bsky.social · 3h ago

ONE MAN LEFT We are once again asking for the Met to offer a shred of consistency if they are going to enforce this unjust and absurd law. After hundreds were arrested outside the US Embassy in London, one man was ignored. End the madness. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.

roterote aka Hunter CG@roterote.bsky.social · 18h ago

One of the groups most screwed by Shabana Mahmood’s cruel plan are people with Indefinite Leave to Remain who are about to retire. They will fail the income requirements and get deported after paying into the UK system most of their lives. It is cruel and it will affect my mum.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · 18h ago

There was no mention of settlement or citizenship reform in the 2024 General Election manifesto. The Spring 2025 white paper (Starmer & Cooper) introduces 5-10 year idea. The compromise sounds more like that than very complex 8+ tier ( 3-5-10-15-20-50 year routes) plan proposed Nov 2025 by Mahmood

The party did not mention citizenship or settlement in its 2024 manifesto but has embarked on an enormously complex and controversial overhaul of indefinite leave to remain. Ethics aside, the government has underestimated the electoral risks of these proposals. While settlement is a complex, technical issue for most people, it is massively salient to the one million directly affected – mostly Commonwealth nationals with voting rights. That is why the reforms prompted the second largest consultation response ever, surpassed only by equal marriage. New leadership will need to rebalance both rhetoric and policy to ensure clear rules without sacrificing fairness for care workers and others who have come to Britain. Most Labour supporters want to see a ten-year ceiling on settlement routes at most, not a 15 or 20-year wait. The unintended consequences of these rushed and flawed reforms will be a large spike in the undocumented
Rod Evans@ultra-rejoiner.bsky.social · 14h ago

💔Tragic: swifts are finding their chicks dumped in skips and their nests blocked up by building work. 🚨We need an emergency system that forces police & councils to act IMMEDIATELY when nests are threatened. Please sign the petition now 👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

Save swift nests before building work blocks or obstructs them

Swifts are in trouble. Their UK breeding population fell by 70% between 1995 and 2024, and they are now on the UK Red List of birds of conservation concern. When a swift's nest entrance is blocked, e...

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Defend Our Juries@defendourjuries.bsky.social · 14h ago

ARRESTED WITH SARAH HELM'S WORDS A woman has just been arrested outside the US Embassy in London for holding a sign with words mirroring the ones that the National Security Advisor's wife tweeted, and for which Met Police declared "did not meet the criminal threshold".

Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament@cnduk.bsky.social · 15h ago

Kick out Trump's spy base! RAF Menwith Hill in Yorkshire plays a central role in the US missile defence system, which is meant to allow Trump to use nuclear weapons without fear of retaliation. It has also been linked to US war crimes in Iran and the genocide in Gaza.

Defend Our Juries@defendourjuries.bsky.social · 13h ago

ARRESTS CONTINUE Pensioners continue to be carried off by the police as hundreds are sat in defiance against the Trumpian ban on Palestine Action. The Met's overzealous response today exposes how far authorities in the UK will go to appease the US.

Adrian Littlejohn@yorksfella59.bsky.social · 17h ago

Nicola Shaw was paid over £3m at Yorkshire Water. YW had 335 pollution incidents in 2025. They have the lowest environmental rating possible. But "Under her leadership, the company secured £500m of new shareholder equity". So that's alright then. Byeee... 👋 www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/business/yor...

Yorkshire Water CEO Nicola Shaw to step down

Yorkshire Water has announced that Nicola Shaw has decided to step down as chief executive following four and a half years leading the business.

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Oliver@oliver48.bsky.social · 17h ago

Children of fascists may need fostering ... "Something that I nearly missed - It seems #TommyTenNames isn't the only family member in trouble with the law who has an upcoming appointment with a judge!" via Fibbymcfibface

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Mike Galsworthy@mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 16h ago

"The Conservative Party spent seventeen years in government promising to reduce net migration. They never came close... Under Rishi Sunak, it reached a record high of over 700,000 in a single year. The Rwanda scheme cost hundreds of millions of pounds and relocated four volunteers."

Nobody is telling you the truth about immigration. Not the Left. Not the Right

Best of Bylines special: Founder of Kurdish House Newcastle says Britain cannot have a serious debate about immigration while its politicians are using the issue rather than addressing it

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Oliver@oliver48.bsky.social · 17h ago

Friends of Israel control of Labour government policy is working well "Govt blocks prominent Swedish Palestinian rights, climate campaigner from UK" skwawkbox.org/2026/10/30/g... "Met: we’ll arrest you for giving water to Palestine Action protesters" skwawkbox.org/2026/10/30/m... @skwawkbox.org

Met police intensify Burnham's war on protest to protect Israel

Met Police says it will arrest anyone who even helps pro-Palestine protesters as Burnham escalates his war on free speech for Israel.

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Carla Denyer@carladenyer.bsky.social · 18h ago

Personal remorse and words from the Prime Minister for what the UN called ‘the gravest crime against humanity’ is not nearly enough. The United Kingdom played a major role in the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans... 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but rules out reparations

The British government has never formally apologised for slavery despite repeated calls from a number of Commonwealth leaders.

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Peter Geoghegan@petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 18h ago

🔴 EXCLUSIVE: After a *five-year* legal battle, Democracy for Sale has forced the government to reveal who referred firms to lucrative Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ for 'politically connected' 30+ senior Tories are named, plus ex Duchess of York, and many more 🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-m...

Revealed: More than 30 senior Tories named in new Covid PPE ‘VIP lane’ records

Full details of ‘politically connected’ fast track lane for lucrative PPE contracts released after Democracy for Sale reporter's five-year legal battle.

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Greenpeace International 🌍@greenpeace.org · 20h ago

Dockworkers just did this 5 continents 22 countries 110 ports One message: No harbour for genocide. Dockworkers do not work for war. Pass it on.

With 'Largest Coordinated Port Action Ever,' Dockworkers in 22 Countries Strike Against Gaza Genocide | Common Dreams

"We, the workers in the ports, know very well that without us nothing moves. Without our hands, containers remain still, ships are not loaded, the war machines are blocked."

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Sophie Molly@sophiemolly.co.uk · yesterday

My email to parliament. I want to know why trans voices are being excluded from parliamentary discussion around the proposed Bill to ban conversion practices in the UK.

Dear Members of the UK Parliament, I am writing to express my serious concern about the apparent imbalance in the organisations being invited to provide oral and written evidence to the consultation and parliamentary scrutiny of the proposed Conversion Practices Bill. I understand that organisations including Sex Matters, LGB Alliance, the Gay Men's Network and various faith-based organisations have been involved in providing submissions and contributing to discussions surrounding this legislation Aowever, I want to ask a fundamental question: Why are organisations whose positions on transgender rights are widely contestec being given opportunities to influence legislation concerning conversion practices, while trans people themselves appear to be so poorly represented or excluded from the process? Conversion practices legislation is fundamentally about protecting people from coercion, abuse and attempts to change or suppress heir identity. Transgender people are among those directly affected by these practices. Their lived experiences should therefore be central to any meaningful consultation or legislative process, t is deeply concerning that organisations speaking about trans people, their identities and their rights appear to be affordec bpportunities to shape this legislation, while the people whose lives will be directly affected are not being given equivalent opportunities to speak for themselves I would therefore appreciate clear answers to the following questions: What criteria are being used to select organisations invited to provide oral evidence and written submissions' How many transgender individuals and trans-led organisations have been invited to give evidence, either orally or in writing? I know of Stonewall but they are not trans-led. Vhat steps have been taken to ensure that the voices of transgender people are represented independently, rather than filtered throug organisations that may not share or represent their interests? Why are organisation…