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Very loved wife, mum, Nana, very Pagan, very Celtic(Irish), very Socialist. Autistic. Now a seamstress in the countryside, past & present a proud fighter for rights and freedom, always for the good of all so mote it be. DMs? If relevant.
Burnham to tell parliament UK needs to consider new deal with EU - www.reuters.com/world/uk/bur...
Burnham to tell parliament UK needs to consider new deal with EU
Prime Minister Andy Burnham will tell parliament on Monday Britain must consider a new, closer relationship with the European Union, saying a new post-Brexit deal with the bloc could boost growth and...
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You know, stuff like this makes me feel really positive? There’s a definite change in the air, I so hope it lasts, & grows…..
BusinessLive@businesslive.bsky.social · 9h agoBritain should be an 'innovation nation': We spoke to former PM Gordon Brown about why he's working with Andy Burnham on a £100bn plan for growth - www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/g...
Burnham, unlike Starmer, gets that if you have political capital, use it; and that if something is wrong, don’t let it fester, hoping problem will go away, but tackle it. His statements are at last lifting the miasma of lies, deceit and disingenuity around Brexit and opening space for proper debate
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 15h agoBurnham started his much-needed assault on Brexit yesterday by confirming Russian interference in the vote. Now this: “In a statement to MPs, Andy Burnham will argue it is time to "face up to the reality that Brexit has done more harm than good" and "the status quo is not good enough for Britain."”
Why school structures matter for Andy Burnham’s public service reform agenda A piece I wrote for Tes, drawing on our Performance Tracker report published last week
Tes magazine@tesmagazine.bsky.social · 10h ago‘The incoherence of England’s school system threatens to derail not only this government’s education priorities but also its flagship public service reforms,' writes @amberdellar.bsky.social of @instituteforgovernment.org.uk, arguing the split nature of our education system can no longer be ignored
Too hot to think. Too hot to sleep. Too hot to work safely. Millions of workers across Europe have zero legal protection from extreme heat. This won’t be the last heatwave. Sign the petition to demand maximum workplace temperatures. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-07...
Keep workers safe in the heat
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I just signed "Demand Nigel Farage come clean about his £5 million gift" on Reform Watch. Add your name too. www.reformwatch.org/petitions?id...
Demand Nigel Farage come clean about his £5 million gift
Nigel Farage has given conflicting explanations for a £5 million personal gift. Sign the petition demanding a full account of what the money was really for.
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Too hot to think. Too hot to sleep. Too hot to work safely. Millions of workers across Europe have zero legal protection from extreme heat. This won’t be the last heatwave. Sign the petition to demand maximum workplace temperatures. action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-07...
Keep workers safe in the heat
Share the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: Keep workers safe in the heat
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Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our democracy. Sign the open letter: actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...
Dear Andy Burnham: it's time for a fair voting system
Dear Andy Burnham: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post. Our voting system only breeds instability and chaos, and poisons our political culture. We know you agree. Now is the time to fix our demo...
actionnetwork.org
There’s some real good stuff in this article, worth a read observer.co.uk/news/columni...
Be bold, Andy Burnham. The cupboard is not as bare as por...
The next PM’s daring is an invaluable asset that could unlock economic mechanisms to find funds for vital public spending
observer.co.uk
Transphobia in the workplace is pernicious. Permitting 'Gender Critical' networks leads to a deeply unpleasant environment and causes direct harm to Trans people & anyone not GC. This statement on the impact of such a network at UK Government's Defa & naturalengland.bsky.social is harrowing. Shame
Natural England (@naturalengland.bsky.social)
We're here to establish thriving #nature for people and planet by building partnerships for nature’s recovery.
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Laura Del Col Brown (she/they)@lauradelcolbrown.com · 4mo agoI've expanded my essay on the transphobic SEEN Network to show how they captured Defra. I'd been censoring myself because I hoped @naturalengland.bsky.social might care they'd nearly killed me & didn't want to alienate them. That ship has sailed ... and sunk. lauradelcolbrown.com/Mumsnet-and-...
Most voters judge government through experience and stories, not spreadsheets. Starmer focused on delivery. His opponents and much of the media filled the narrative vacuum. Stephen McNair looks at the result: progress without credit.
Two years in, the fall of a tragic hero
Keir Starmer believes that changing things matters more than telling stories. It has been his downfall
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Another Starmer own goal. He's making it look far easier than governing.
Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 4mo ago“To make the Russian political interference around Brexit untouchable was Keir Starmer’s political choice that weakens deterrence, which can only be effective when all the types of foreign interference are promptly exposed and investigated” bylinetimes.com/2025/12/19/r...
There’s no denying that at its heart the Starmer government is authoritarian - facial recognition, ID cards, extreme laws to remove the right to peacefully protest, attacking freedom of speech and designating honest citizens as terrorists. This isn’t what the Labour Party should be about.
Defend Our Juries@defendourjuries.bsky.social · 4mo agoLET THE ESCALATION BEGIN WARNING - Expressing support for Palestine Action in this way is a breach of Section 12 of the UK Terrorism Act. This comes with significant risk of arrest and prosecution, and could lead to home raids and up to 14 years imprisonment. A BOLD 🧵
LET THE ESCALATION BEGIN WARNING - Expressing support for Palestine Action in this way is a breach of Section 12 of the UK Terrorism Act. This comes with significant risk of arrest and prosecution, and could lead to home raids and up to 14 years imprisonment. A BOLD 🧵
and things won’t change by making starmer in a northern accent labour leader either
Dan Sohege@danielsohege.bsky.social · 4mo agoLabour has consistently reinforced Reform's inhumane, divisive and discriminatory narrative and policies. If they don't ditch Starmer, along with his hostile policies, and start at least attempting to bring back progressives they will let Reform walk into Number 10 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Russia is increasingly recruiting young people online to destabilise democracies. Its attacks are increasingly brazen & go all the way to the Russian state, as shown by the arson targeting the U.K. Prime Minister sir Keir Starmer. Read this BBC investigation. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals
Evidence shows Russians directing the plot and stoking tensions with fake far-right and Muslim groups.
bbc.com
This child is fighting death while his mother watches helplessly, unable to ease his pain after Israeli drone fire nearly killed him He urgently needs treatment outside Gaza Even $5 could help save his life. Please don’t let poverty decide whether this child lives or dies
I've just signed my name calling for the government to investigate Brits who have returned from serving in the IDF - you should too! @DeclassifiedUK.org secure.declassifieduk.org/page/189081/...
Nobody wants to live next to a war criminal
I've just signed my name calling for the government to investigate Brits who have returned from serving in the IDF - you should too!
secure.declassifieduk.org
Peter Jukes notes elsewhere: Farage claims Kremlin ‘spear phished’ his bank account to reveal £5m Harborne donation Another distraction. The Kremlin has been one of his biggest backers But not implausible the Kremlin is punishing Farage for being lukewarm towards them these days, unlike the past
Peter Jukes@peterjukes.bsky.social · 5mo ago'Millions' of pounds saved by replacing Palantir tech in refugee system www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sardar Shaukat Ali Kashmiri, Chairman UKPNP, delivered a historic speech in the UK Parliament alongside Richard Burgon, Imran Hussain, Mohammad Iqbal and Ali Tahir on the rights and reunification of Kashmiris.A strong message for justice and self-determination.#Kashmir #HumanRights
Let's hold the Government to its promise! No new oil and gas in our seas. Offshore drilling causes hundreds of toxic spills, deafens whales, and won't even lower our energy bills. It's time to stop letting Big Oil profit at the expense of our ocean.Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Big Oil billionaires polluting our seas for profit
The Government must keep its promise to ban new offshore oil and gas. Drilling harms marine wildlife, causes toxic spills, and won't lower our bills. Add your name to protect our ocean!
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@sandraduffy.bsky.social has done a fab job summarising the pile of illogical dogshit and unscientific fuckery that is this, the latest offering from Starmer's gov. Holding my trans friends and family in the Light. As for you (yes, you)? Go shout at your MP. Now. sandraduffy.blog/2026/05/21/f...
First impressions on the EHRC Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions, and Associations – a Q&A
Hello, UK trans community and allies. It’s been a long old day (year) waiting for this but it’s finally upon us. Bridget Phillipson has laid the new EHRC guidance before Parliament and …
sandraduffy.blog
‘The UK government has already been warned that it could breach its own obligations under international law should it choose to do so. Ministers now face a choice: respect international law in their decision making, or wave through a project without regard for those laws.’
Rosebank campaigners highlight human rights record of Israeli company
They warned that the Rosebank project risks funnelling millions of pounds to a company linked to human rights concerns in Palestine.
thecanary.co