Reposted by Anne Collinson🇨🇦 Kari Raymer Bishop @kariraymerbishop.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I wish you could taste the Greek-style shepherd's pie I made for dinner. I added spinach, feta, fresh organo/thyme to the meat and veggies, and then lemon zest and garlic to the potatoes. Next level!! 7290944
Reposted by Anne CollinsonNigella Lawson @nigella.bsky.social · 29/09/2026This week’s Guest Recipe from the #CookbookCorner archive is the Spiced Mince and Chips – oh yes indeed – from 'Dinner Tonight: Simple Meals, Exciting Flavours' by Meliz Berg! www.nigella.com/recipes/gues... 713016
Reposted by Anne CollinsonJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Andy Burnham will set out process to identify a replacement for the First Past the Post voting system as part of his platform for fixing politics, according to the Guardian Earlier this month almost 200 MPs supported an elections bill amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform 715040
Reposted by Anne CollinsonAriaa® @ariaa.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What started as one teenager’s idea is now pulling millions of kilograms of plastic out of the world’s oceans. I've been donating to this amazing org. since it's inception. Hope you will too. theoceancleanup.com/donate/ #Innovation #PlasticPlanet #OceanCleanUp #EnvironmentalSolutions 2435291144
Reposted by Anne CollinsonBeth Humphreys 🌺 @producrgrl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026👍👍👍 Vote EARLY! #nokings 113765
Reposted by Anne CollinsonGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's today's column on the astonishing, ongoing mistreatment of people with #ME/CFS. Please spread it far and wide: the only thing which can break the media's wall of indifference is seeing an article about the issue go viral. Thank you. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAbandoned, dismissed and gaslighted: there is no excuse for the way ME sufferers have been betrayed | George MonbiotChanges in guidance and science seem to have little impact on millions of devastated lives. It’s a social crisis playing out behind closed doors, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 17925211725
Reposted by Anne CollinsonMiaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026🥹😍🤩✊🏽👏🏽👏🏽👀🗣️🫦✌🏽🔥💟💙💟💙💟💙 272182285345
Reposted by Anne CollinsonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The RNLI rescued Luftwaffe pilots in WW2 because the organisation is there to 'save life at sea' - it's something to be immensely proud of. But as I've said many times before Farage and Co don't seem to have pride in Britain and its institutions beyond flags and crap Enoch Powell said 60 years ago. 681754596
Reposted by Anne CollinsonTheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 19/09/2026What we don’t see in the news: U.S. Americans protesting and defending the Kennedy Center against Trump. Both videos: jeffmason11/IG 25911
Reposted by Anne CollinsonKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Remember when Jake Tapper dug in his heels to defend Fox News when Obama dared to move them to the second row of the press room? Well, now that the roles have reversed, I'm sure that Fox News will -- come on, stop laughing, let me finish 142104041730
Reposted by Anne CollinsonJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18/09/2026What on earth is happening? 23833131341
Reposted by Anne CollinsonGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026As former Labour minister Tom Watson joins Palantir, please read this devastating exposé by @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @lucasamin.bsky.social of how the company, with Peter Mandelson's help, wormed its way into the UK government to sell its dire & dangerous products. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukPeter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHSA decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds... 18433351813
Reposted by Anne CollinsonDcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I will post this again for context. The difference between a billion and a million dollars 18039281588
Reposted by Anne CollinsonNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026#PlasticWaste #PlasticPollution #Microplastics #PublicHealth 48130
Reposted by Anne CollinsonJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I was asked "What do other countries do about big money in politics?" Canada is a useful case study as their parliamentary system closely mirrors the UK's (for obvious reasons) - except they've totally clamped down on mega-donations. 7468212
Anne Collinson @ancey.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...you.38degrees.org.ukDear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-richJust sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it... 010
Reposted by Anne CollinsonBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/09/2026Excellent letter in The Times. "Greater hate hath no person than to accuse those who put their lives on the line for others of being traitors." 11954349
Reposted by Anne CollinsonMolly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It's increasingly obvious that we're in a battle between democracy and oligarchy I wrote something about this recently and I'm happy to send you a copy if you'd like to read it How the oligarchs create spaces beyond the law to enable their corruption northeastbylines.co.uk/culture/book...northeastbylines.co.ukBeware of oligarchs bearing gifts: book reviewReview of Lacunae and Laocoon: For the Triumph of Democracy over Oligarchy by Molly Scott Cato 13921
Reposted by Anne Collinson4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A true hero 💔👇 411128023418
Reposted by Anne CollinsonChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 12/09/2026I absolutely LOVE this. Christian Bale spent roughly 17 years fighting to make this happen. This week, his foster-care village opened in Palmdale, California: 12 homes built specifically to help keep siblings together when they enter foster care. 724267116330
Reposted by Anne CollinsonIan Kremer @wolverinebear.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Why Dementia Caregivers Need Care, Too: A Physician’s Take beingpatient.com/why-dementia... #Alzheimers #dementia #caregivingbeingpatient.comWhy Dementia Caregivers Need Care, Too: A Physician’s TakeA doctor explains why dementia caregivers need to prioritize their own health, seek support and recognize the physical and emotional toll of caregiving. 44213
Reposted by Anne CollinsonWorld Health Network @thewhn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Myth: Masks don’t work against COVID-19. Fact: A well-fitting, high-quality respirator can significantly reduce your exposure to airborne virus. Fit and filtration matter, which is why respirators such as N95s are recommended. Protect yourself. Protect others. #COVID19 #COVID #MaskUp #LongCOVID 1530092
Reposted by Anne CollinsonHolly 🇺🇦🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸 @mxhollyclara.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I am still (11 years later) unable to grasp how the images of little Alan Kurdi’s body washed up on a beach wasn’t the final word on treating refugees with compassion and dignity. How we are we having attacks on the RNLI for saving HUMAN lives being encouraged by our media. I weep for our world. 913744727
Reposted by Anne CollinsonGo Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Wake up world The Arctic will soon be gone and without its cooling of Earth so will we "This year, 1.3 million square kilometres of Arctic sea ice is missing in action – and what’s there is much thinner, following a worrying long-term downward trend" www.bas.ac.uk/media/beyond... 13414
Anne Collinson @ancey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name? 000
Reposted by Anne CollinsonJames O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Essential thread. 421367490
Reposted by Anne CollinsonRoland Pierik @roleo.eurosky.social · 08/09/2026The number of cases of cervical cancer reported in Scotland among women given the HPV vaccine at 12-13 years of age is now zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. Zero. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comNo cervical cancer cases in fully HPV-vaccinated women in ScotlandA study published by Public Health Scotland finds that the HPV vaccine is "highly effective". 6360692262
Reposted by Anne CollinsonDavid Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The RNLI isn't subsidised by the taxpayer. Some people seem to be getting them mixed up with Eton, Harrow and Winchester. 14724196
Reposted by Anne CollinsonMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026One of the best acceptance speeches I've ever heard, given by FRED ROGERS upon receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award at the 1997 Emmy's. Beautiful stuff. 963074798
Reposted by Anne CollinsonOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Is this confabulation? Because I can't think of any rational explanation even for Trump. 1/2 6327556
Reposted by Anne CollinsonAdrian Littlejohn @yorksfella59.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I am bloody proud to be an #RNLI supporter and member! These brilliant men and women have quite enough to cope with without being harassed by the scum of the earth. Their only concern is to help people in danger at sea - not check passports first! Which is how it should be. Please RT if you agree🙏 541004570
Reposted by Anne CollinsonJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026'Question' at Lobby today: "You seem to be just looking at the negatives of [the slave trade] which is of course appalling, but we do have to say about a positive side...we ended it. Don't you accept that?" No 10: "It's difficult to acknowledge the positive side of the transatlantic slave trade." 1926252
Reposted by Anne CollinsonByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Our undercover reporter, Chris Atkins, posed as a far-right journalist at the Reform Conference and got thrown out for asking difficult questions about Farage's corruption scandal @scatatkins.bsky.social 1081635650
Reposted by Anne CollinsonGovernor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 05/09/2026Good news: he lost. 10334976610043
Reposted by Anne CollinsonJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Re-upping this... 13516306
Reposted by Anne CollinsonPeter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Just a reminder, Professor James Orr, Reform UK head of policy, teaches 'ethics' to undergraduates at Cambridge University youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI 20836011429
Reposted by Anne Collinsonpissed-off-g.bsky.social @pissed-off-g.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This guy needs to go ASAP... 1238111444333
Reposted by Anne CollinsonCarole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... hugeyoutu.beUndercover: Exposing Reform's secret donations plotYouTube video by Channel 4 News 802530933
Reposted by Anne Collinsonamerica.is.not.free @antifapatriot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026😅😅🔥🇨🇦 #Canada #LakeOntario 46130003137
Reposted by Anne CollinsonEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 03/09/2026Yellow legged Asian hornets & nests are being found, now in Somerset. These invasive, predatory insects devour bees at an alarming rate. Remain vigilant. Report sightings.eastangliabylines.co.ukAsian hornet invasion: a threat to honeybee survivalThe spread of the invasive Asian hornet to the UK endangers honeybees and ecosystems, requiring swift action to locate and destroy nests 22729
Reposted by Anne CollinsonIntrovert Problems @introvertproblems.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Can we normalize not taking it personally when an introvert wants to eat lunch alone? Sometimes we just need 30 quiet minutes to recharge without having to make small talk. It’s not personal. We just need the break 1102664260