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Angie Allport

@angieallport.bsky.social
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Methodist Minister, educator & activist. Member Network of Methodist Activists and Methodist Peace Fellowship. Posting actions. Own views. Follows/Reposts not endorsement. #ActionOfTheWeek

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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 9h
Take a stand with the people of Albania rootsaction.org/solidarity-w...
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In Solidarity with the Flamingo Revolution
Their Flamingo Revolution opposes their government's policy of selling off public land to private, wealthy developers, including Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Tell the brave people of Albania that w...
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 10h
Big news from Labour Conference: the PM has announced the government's plan to scrap first past the post. Seats that match votes would change British politics for good, but only if it happens. I've added my name. Join me? action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/201578/...
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The PM used his big speech to promise to fix Westminster's broken voting system.
We've heard promises before. I've signed to make sure this one is kept. It takes 30 seconds
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 10h
Suicide is the leading cause of death for 16–35s in the UK — the highest rates in 30 years. Young lives are being failed. Please can you sign the petition calling for more investment in proven support that saves young lives. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...
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Save young lives from suicide
Suicide is the leading killer of young people in the UK. Every day, an estimated 300 to 450 young people aged 16 to 35 attempt suicide, with rates now at their highest level in 30 years (Office for Na...
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s hard to believe it’s been six months. From firefighters and teachers to politicians, trade unionists, and families — chanting, dancing and filling the streets with hope. The biggest anti-racist march in UK history. We must keep marching on.
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Doctors of the World @dotwuk.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As the government reopens safe routes for some, two women and a 10-year-old child died trying to cross the Channel. Reopening these routes is welcome. But safe routes for some isn't enough. The UK must do more to play its part in protecting refugees.
theguardian.com
UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians
Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossings
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No one should be making profits from vulnerable children. Yet £1 out of every £5 paid to private providers of children’s social care is taken out in profit. Time to end this scam! Add your name now. weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-p...
weownit.org.uk
End profit in children’s social care
£1 out of every £5 paid to private providers of children’s social care is taken out in profit.
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: NEW Jobs for our future handraiser. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/ne...
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NEW Jobs for our future handraiser
Are you on your phone? Scroll to sign the petition No jobs. No homes. No future. That’s what it can feel like for young people in the UK. One million young people are out of work or education - and ...
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 24/09/2026
🚨British doctor who worked in Gaza on why Palantir has to be kicked out of our NHS. Join the London Rally outside Palantir's HQ on Thursday 1 October, 6pm. And across England, protests will take place at 20+ locations - find your nearest one: www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/inter...
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Britain needs to see real change from Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need to thrive. I wrote to the PM to demand better. Will you add your name? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Britain needs to see real change from Burnham's first Budget! It's time to tax the super-rich, and back our communities with the investment they need to thrive. I wrote to the PM to demand better. Wil...
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
We need to talk about what Reform’s actually said about the NHS… 🚨 This piece is free to access: jujuliagrace.substack.com
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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 20/09/2026
I don't think we disdain the center-right enough. First, they rode nativist populist tigers to power to get their tax cuts and deregulation; Then, they lost control of their own parties to those tigers; Now, they sit in lucrative jobs as columnists writing about how it's all the left's fault.
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
3 lines and 1 word!! 🚨 jujuliagrace.substack.com
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𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
A message from political prisoner #Najmeh_Amini from Mashhad Central Prison: "I only want justice and the opportunity to defend myself. Be my voice."
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The Rivers Trust @theriverstrust.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Big River Watch has begun! To join the UK & Ireland's biggest visual survey of river health: 📱 Download the free Big River Watch app 🐟 Enjoy time by a river recording what you see 📆 Submit your surveys by the end of 24th Sept We can't wait to see your observations on our live Big River Watch map!
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Right-wing press and ideologues will have you believe that the UK is the most heavily taxed place. They promise the impossible, European/Scandinavian levels of social security with American levels of taxation. This graph puts things in perspective.
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 20/09/2026
“In the next few months, the government will decide whether to cancel Palantir’s NHS contract. And right now we’re daring to hope they might.” goodlaw.social/k4ck
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Forced out of a job in the NHS for speaking out on Palantir | Good Law Project
I lost my career after refusing to keep quiet about the risks that a US spy-tech company poses to our NHS
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
‘We Can’t Build Our Way Out of the Prisons Crisis’ open.substack.com/pub/bylineti...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🚨 WRITE TO YOUR MP! On Oct 12th, Parliament will debate the UK JOINING THE EU! Use this page to send an email to your MP. In the context of Canada-EU, Rejoin polling at 61%, and devolved leaders saying the future is the EU... ...Westminster needs to catch up. Sign & share everywhere please. 👇
europeanmovement.co.uk
Ask your MP to stand up for our future in Europe
On 12 October, Parliament will debate the UK's future relationship with Europe, after a government petition got over 100,000 signatures. Will you write to your MP to ask them to attend the debate?
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Your regular reminder that Matthew Syed, who has his own BBC radio show, enthusiastically endorses the white supremacist Great Replacement Theory.
An opinion headline that reads "Migration is being used to enfeeble us, so it's clear what we have to do", by Matthew Syed.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Young people growing up in persistent poverty are more than three times as likely to be not in education, employment or training (NEET) at 17 or 23. Less likely to transition out of NEET status. Childhood poverty handicaps people throughout life. Equitable distribution of income/wealth is the key
phys.org
Growing up in poverty triples young people's likelihood of becoming NEET
Young people who grow up experiencing persistent poverty are more than three times as likely to be not in education, employment or training (NEET) at 17 or 23 (3.3 and 3.4 times, respectively), accord...
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Ben Wood @cosmichope.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
How does putting a parent in prison help a child who has already fallen into crime? How does splitting up a family reduce future instances of criminality? How does pushing families into poverty help someone parent properly (especially if there are other children in the house?). Come on. Think.
bbc.co.uk
Parents could face prison for child's crimes under justice reforms, minister says
The reforms to Parenting Orders could also see parents losing benefits, Jake Richards MP told the Times.
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Meta and Big Tech: don't allow the spread of disinformation on your platforms! action.eko.org/a/meta-big-t...
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Meta and Big Tech: don't allow the spread of disinformation on your platforms!
When Bolsonaro was president, he almost destroyed the Amazon. Now, his son could be elected to start Bolsonaro 2.0 and finish the job. Recent research by Ekō just exposed that Meta AI, Gemini, Grok an
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 05/06/2026
£1 out of every £5 paid to private providers of children’s social care is taken out in profit. The profits are so good that a top civil servant owned shares in a children’s care company. Time to end this scam! Add your name now: weownit.org.uk/end-profit-care
A compelling advocacy image urging viewers to end profits in children's care. It features two individuals with text overlays highlighting their roles.
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Who pays the price of extraction? waronwant.org/news-analysi...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 18/09/2026
Sewage dumping in our seas likely caused her infection and led to her wearing a colostomy bag But George is not resting until we have our water in public hands, so that it never happens to other people The government must stop burying their head in the ground - public ownership of water now
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Tesco could pay every worker an extra £10,000 and still make a profit. British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit. Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit. It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 18/09/2026
🚨The government has finally responded to our ten demands for change for the #NHS. The new Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper has refused our request to meet with patients impacted by the crisis and her dept won't show it's willing to prioritise the NHS over corporate profits.
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
As kids head back to school, MPs have an assignment too: tell the government to tackle the global debt crisis and put education before debt. Will you send your MP some back-to-school homework? act.debtjustice.org.uk/back-to-school
act.debtjustice.org.uk
Back to school – with a new debt justice law!
It's back-to-school time – and the government has homework to do! The worst debt crisis in a generation is denying millions of children in lower-income countries the basics of their education – from t...
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
1 year ago we came together to stand up to Trump & his hatred. The forces behind Trump - fascism, Islamophobia, racism, greed - continue to try to divide us. We stand in solidarity for a democratic alternative. He will be back in the UK next year, we will be ready.
A small Trump baby balloon above a crowd
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
How do the Lib Dems think the NHS should be changed? What fundamentally needs to happen to alleviate the pressure on services? I would argue that the first thing to examine in the NHS is the billions being paid every single year to private companies delivering NHS care. Let’s …
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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
If you oppose NHS privatisation, can I please borrow you for 60 seconds?🚨💙
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𝚼𝖆𝖑𝖉𝖆 @yal-da.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
As we mark the anniversary of the #2022Uprising, in #Iran we honor the heroes who were executed based on the regime's false claims in that time. Fifteen innocent young people were hanged on fabricated charges, intended to instill fear and terror in the public. We have never forgotten you #Resistance
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NakedPastor @nakedpastor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It’s really that simple. I’ve seen it in families, churches, and on a national scale. Sow hate, reap hate. Sow love, reap love.
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump: hands off the forests! actions.eko.org/a/trump-hand...
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Trump: hands off the forests!
For 25 years, a law protected 59 million acres of forests in the US – some of the last truly wild forests on the planet – and just a few weeks ago, Trump signed off to end this protection.Now, pristin
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Ekō @eko.org · 15/09/2026
We did it! A million signers at stoptheracetoreplace.org?bsky -- still time to add your name and share this campaign widely...
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Stop Musk’s Space base actions.eko.org/a/stop-musk-...
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Stop Musk’s Space base
Every year, tens of millions of birds fly thousands of miles across North America, stopping at Pecan Island to rest and feed along their epic migration.Snow geese arrive in enormous flocks. Endangered
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Clive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
For me, it comes down to this: when compounding crises threaten our water supply, do we want corporations and billionaires in control of it?
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Antonella Napolitano @svaroschi.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I am a big fan of Patrick Radden Keefe so this was definitely a treat on many levels! Definitely a must-watch!
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
You heard that right, Billionaire wealth has more than DOUBLED since 2016. The UK has the cash it needs to invest in our future, restore the NHS & look after those too sick to work. What we can't afford is to let Billionaire's keep hoarding wealth.
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
US Congress: Protect National Monuments! actions.eko.org/a/us-congres...
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US Congress: Protect National Monuments!
Endless red-rock canyons recording 200 million of Earth’s history, an estimated 100,000 archaeological sites that hold the memory of Native Nations, and endangered species from the Mexican spotted owl
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/west-midla...
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Network of Methodist Activists @methodistactivists.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Action of the Week Gov will soon decide whether 2 extend Palantir's contract with NHS. Patients don't want this US spy tech company near health data. Call on MPs, local hospitals and councils 2 demand that the Palantir's NHS contract is not renewed. Take action here: nopalantirinthenhs.com/letters
nopalantirinthenhs.com
Take action | Back the Break Clause
Ready-to-send model letters asking your MP, NHS trust and council to back the break clause in Palantir's NHS contract.
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm joining the Together Alliance Organising Call today at 5pm. They will be sharing the strategy and resources which will help build local Together Alliances across our communities and workplaces. Join us: actionnetwork.org/events/toget...
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Together Alliance: Organising Call
I'm joining the Together Alliance Organising Call on 10 September at 5pm. They will be sharing the strategy and resources which will help build local Together Alliances across our communities and wo...
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Angie Allport @angieallport.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Far-right extremists R targeting RNLI volunteers, publishing their personal details online & harassing them 4 saving lives at sea. We R putting 2gether a thank you card 2 show these brave crew members that the majority stands with them. Will you write a message too? actionnetwork.org/forms/share-...
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I just shared a message of thanks for the RNLI volunteers
Far-right extremists are targeting RNLI volunteers, publishing their personal details online and harassing them simply for saving lives at sea. We are putting together a 'thank you' card to show th...
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What if We Actually Taxed the Rich? | Robert Reich youtu.be/-RS_BtLB3QE?...
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Phylosoma™ @phylosoma.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Bethan Angharad @bethanangharadl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Compare & contrast with police breaking into a Quaker meeting house to arrest non-violent activists on charges of “conspiracy to create a public nuisance” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
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Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?
When six young women hired a room to discuss the war in Gaza, the gathering ended with 30 officers storming in to make arrests
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
RNLI staff have faced "unacceptable" online & physical abuse since anti-migrant protests. "Deliberate misinformation and a misunderstanding" by thugs hiding behind "balaclava or a keyboard". Solidarity with RNLI volunteers. They do a great job in saving lives, must be respected.
bbc.co.uk
Abuse of RNLI volunteers 'wholly unacceptable', chief says
Peter Sparkes says there has been "deliberate misinformation" spread about the charity.
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ever wonder why the UK economy only seems to serve the super-rich? Well, it helps when those writing the rules are on your payroll. Check out this awesome new resource from our friends at @38Degrees, and see who's paying our politicians... 👉 bit.ly/4xcp6OU
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They Work for Who? — Who's Paying Your MP?
Type your postcode. See who's paying your MP. Share it.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NHS backlog fuelled a private equity gold rush in UK healthcare. All part of Tory plan to hike waiting list, under investment and privatisation of healthcare. Profiteering means less available for frontline services. Higher taxes for lower public value. Ban private equity from all public services
cityam.com
How the NHS backlog fuelled a private equity gold rush in UK health market
The latest Spire Healthcare deal showed that private equity interest in the private healthcare market has continued.
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