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Irene Soulsby

@daisytea.bsky.social
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I’m a breast cancer survivor (2003). I’m passionate about health and wanting to change the world! Currently enjoying long term pain after shingles in 2020 (exhausting) but love taking part in research projects as a Public Contributor

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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
No pop-ups. No clickbait. Just news you can trust www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/thesource?...
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No pop-ups. No clickbait. Just news you can trust
To inform, inspire, entertain and connect the people of the North East – and beyond – through independent quality journalism
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Reform UK’s record donations risk Americanising British politics unherd.com/newsroom/ref...
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Reform UK’s record donations risk Americanising British politics
For all the failings of modern British politics, one virtue has largely remained: big money plays little role in deciding our elections. We stand in stark contrast to the United States, where this…
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just 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...
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Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just 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...
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ClientEarth @clientearth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🐬📢 We're taking action against destructive bottom trawling in Italy📢🐬 With our partners Legambiente and the support of @bluemarinef.bsky.social, we’re urging the authorities to take steps to avoid the destruction of MPAs and protect their vitally important marine habitats and species. 1/5
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Chris Kendall @ottocr.at · 03/09/2026
It’s getting to the point where I’m seriously questioning whether it’s worth paying the licence fee just to watch Sewing Bee when by doing so I’m essentially funding Reform’s PR department
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Out of 25hrs of Reform UK Conference 2026 programming, they have dedicated 40mins to policy motions.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Reform - the party of free speech - has banned multiple reputable sources from attending their conference. They no more believe in scrutiny than I believe that singing Pixie men in braces live in large numbers on Saturn.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
If banning journalists who ask questions is good enough for Donald Trump, it's good enough for us.
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LuxJude352 @luxjude352.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
At no point during this cosy back and forth with #NigelFarage ahead of their Party conference does Chris Mason refer to the fact that 3 British journalists have been banned from it. The Guardian’s Anna Isaac, investigative reporter Peter Geoghegan and broadcaster Michael Crick - all banned. #r4today
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Chris Mason: Reform face headwinds as they gather for conference
The party's continued prominence has brought what prominence always brings: scrutiny, says BBC political editor Chris Mason.
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Alastair Meeks @alastairmeeks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Free speech latest.
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Reform UK's free speech conference is going swimmingly, having banned, un-banned, then re-banned several journalists.
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Reform bans, un-bans, then re-bans journalists
Reform’s free speech conference is going swimmingly, having banned, un-banned, then re-banned several journalists
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Reform UK Conference Ban List Michael Crick Anna Isaac - Guardian Peter Geoghegan - Democracy for Sale Ethan Shone - Open Democracy Isabella Link - Politics UK Ed Campbell - The Nerve Imran Mulla - Middle Eastern Eye Will Hayward - Guardian There’s a reported 50 journalists banned.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
1 trillion litres of water a year, 20% of all water pumped, lost in England through leaky pipes. 41.4trn litres lost since privatisation. Money siphoned off to investors. At the current rate of investment it will take 700 years to replace water network. Grim future without public ownership.
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The case for nationalisation of water companies
England’s privatised water companies are leaders of predatory practices. In 1989, the industry was privatised for £7.6bn and had no debts. It joined Chile and a few US states&...
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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UK Extreme Heat Survey 2026
The UK has experienced exceptional heat in 2026, so we want to hear from you. Has the heat disrupted your life, and does it change your outlook on the future?
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@radiotyneside.bsky.social good job you can’t hear me wailing along to Bridge to your Heart!
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
@radiotyneside.bsky.social Aaaah! WAX! One of my faves! But you do know who were in it? Irene, Whickham x
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
🤔Could the £250k of public money spent on the Clacton by-election be put to better use? If you agree Reform UK should match that amount with a £250k donation to NHS charities, sign the petition now 🏥👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Farage: give the Clacton by-election money to the NHS
🫰The Clacton by-election cost us £250,000. 🏥This petition calls on Reform to donate that amount to the NHS. Add your name now if you agree👇
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It feels like you can’t watch a game of football without wading through annoying gambling ads. 🙄 😡It’s dangerous for young fans, and it puts a stain on the beautiful game. ⚽Find out what you can do about it. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
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Protect young fans: kick gambling ads out of football
Gambling ads are all over football, targeting young fans and risking dangerous addictions. Millions are watching the Premier League - so can you help me get them banned now? We don’t have long!
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
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Protect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priority
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ...
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action!
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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Insights from todays presentations #WSARoadmapevent in Birmingham
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Peter van der Graaf @pvandergraaf.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Great to see Dolly van Tulleken on stage with her daughter Daphne. Reflecting on 30 years of failed government policy on obesity in England. No less than 689 policies and no reduction in obesity. #WSARoadmapevent
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Peter van der Graaf @pvandergraaf.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Dr Justin Varney-Bennett providing food for thought by talking about the culture context of dietary decisions (place, identity, experiences, deprivation). Thinking about culturally intelligent eating guides, weight as an aspect of cultural identity, and the stigma of food poverty. #WSARoadmapevent
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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
📢 New paper on "participatory actor mapping" from the PHIRST South Bank evaluation of the Bracknell Forest Health and Well-Being Locality Service doi.org/10.1177/1757...
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The opportunities and challenges of participatory systems mapping for physical activity promotion - J Wills, S Sykes, K Mileva, J Oha, C Jenkins, L Zaidell, 2026
Aims: Encouraging leisure-time physical activity has proved to be a hard-to-solve complex problem. Underpinning this complexity is the range of determinants of ...
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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Catch up with the latest PHIRST evaluation reports in our newsletter us10.campaign-archive.com?u=d834b656ff...
Image noting the latest, May 2026, edition of the NIHR PHIRST newsletter. The image shows a mural of a river at sunset with a city skyline in the background. From a tower in the city a phoenix bird is rising into the sky surrounded by flames.
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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Final report available for our evaluation of the Horden Together Partnership, @durhamcouncil.bsky.social Every £1 invested ➡️ leads to an estimated social return of between £8 - £27 per year phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/...
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Horden Together Partnership, Durham County Council - NIHR Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
PHIRST evaluation of Durham County Council's Horden Together Partnership, a place-based, person-centred project to reduce health inequalities
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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
There are also 2 blogs from PHIRSTs Connect and South Bank drawing on their experiences with PHIRST projects Connect phirst.nihr.ac.uk/engaging-und... South Bank phirst.nihr.ac.uk/working-with...
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Engaging under-served populations in public health research - NIHR Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
Ahead of the next PHIRST webinar looking at evaluations involving under-served groups our PHIRST Connect team has shared their reflections. Applied public health research is rarely straightforward. It...
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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Our latest webinar 'involving under-served communities in public health evaluations' is now available to watch back on YouTube...🎬 www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKAE...
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PHIRST webinar May 2026 Working with under served communities in public health research
YouTube video by NIHR PHIRST
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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Find out more about the LMEN evaluation on our PHIRST website phirst.nihr.ac.uk/evaluations/...
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Leeds Mindful Employer Network - NIHR Public Health Interventions Responsive Studies Teams (PHIRST)
PHIRST evaluation of the Leeds Mindful Employer Network, a local employer network to support workplace mental health and well-being.
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NIHR PHIRST @nihr-phirst.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Take part in a short survey on public health research in local government and equivalent organisations shef.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Your feedback will help us understand the extent to which the PHIRST scheme and the evidence it generates are meeting the needs of stakeholders
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Qualtrics Survey | Qualtrics Experience Management
The most powerful, simple and trusted way to gather experience data. Start your journey to experience management and try a free account today.
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Rae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Sounds like a great idea! #BookSky
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Big Chicken Choking our Rivers
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ...
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
@wmarybeard.bsky.social still loving programmes about Rome!
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The Iran war is making everything more expensive for us, but some companies are cashing in. Don't think that's right? Sign the petition now demanding they are taxed more on their record profits to help us all with the cost of living. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...
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Sign the Urgent Petition - End this rip-off
People in the UK are struggling to get by while some corporations are set to announce record high profits on the back of the Iran war. Join the campaign to demand these war profiteers are taxed so we ...
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The Iran war is making everything more expensive for us, but some companies are cashing in. Don't think that's right? Sign the petition now demanding they are taxed more on their record profits to help us all with the cost of living. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the Urgent Petition - End this rip-off
People in the UK are struggling to get by while some corporations are set to announce record high profits on the back of the Iran war. Join the campaign to demand these war profiteers are taxed so we ...
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
At times, Shell makes over £20,000 every minute. Shell and other fossil-fuel polluters have made billions from fuelling climate and ecosystem collapse. Now, they need to pay to fix it. Join me and @waronwant.bsky.social in calling for the polluters to pay up: secure.waronwant.org/page/188798/...
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Tax the Polluters
Take action: make the polluters pay
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
A massive plastic pellet spill is threatening North Sea wildlife 🌊 Coastal communities are stepping up, but we need action. Join us and ask @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch an emergency response & hold polluters accountable! #NurdleSpill #StopPollution action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tyn...
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Tell Andy Burnham: Save the North Sea from plastic pellet disaster
One of the UK's biggest spills of plastic pellets (or “nurdles”) is flooding the North East’s coastline. It could harm wildlife in the North Sea for decades. Thousands of volunteers – including Friend...
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Big UK banks pocketed £29.2bn in six months while our bills went up! A windfall tax on bank profits would raise £19bn for our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell John Healey to #TaxtheBanks! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
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#TaxTheBanks
Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing. The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
⚠️ Extractive industries like illegal gold and nickel mining are tearing down forests while world leaders stall. We need formal territorial rights NOW to stop the plunder. Stand with the guardians of the planet. ✊ act.gp/4fuNxSk #ProtectForestsNow @greenpeace.org
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Defend the defenders - Greenpeace International
Without territorial rights, Indigenous Peoples and local communities’ homes are being plundered by extractive industries like illegal gold and nickel mining. We don’t have time to wait.
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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
These signs should be on every hiking trail in Oregon and across the US .
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I’ve just responded to the government’s consultation by saying no to Heathrow’s climate-wrecking third runway. Will you join me and tell the government you oppose expansion too? @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/say-n...
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Stop Heathrow's climate-wrecking third runway
Take action We're in a climate crisis, with out-of-control wildfires in the UK, France and Spain and an ongoing battle to clean up the air in our cities. So why is Andy Burnham's government backing pl...
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Day one in the job? Join me and help set the agenda by backing six pledges that would improve all our lives!
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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...
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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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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action!
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I just added my name to ClientEarth's open letter to the new Energy Secretary standing against new drilling in the North Sea. Will you join me? act.clientearth.org/page/195975/...
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Stand against North Sea oil and gas drilling: Add your name
I just signed ClientEarth's open letter asking the government to stop new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. Together, we can take a stand to protect the planet. Will you join me?
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Standing Together @standing-together.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
NOW IN TEL AVIV: We’re here, Palestinians and Jews, protesting settler terror! It cannot continue — the occupation cannot continue
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It was a really good show!
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Dave Hill @davehillonlondon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Here's me on the radio from earlier today rising above "north-south divide" populism with the outstanding @jamieeastlake.bsky.social: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/....
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AntiSocial - The north-south divide - BBC Sounds
Andy Burnham re-ignites a debate about England's cultural stereotypes and prejudices.
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Irene Soulsby @daisytea.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action!
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