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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Meta and X silenced dozens of LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye's government asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sign demanding they restore the accounts. a.allout.org/s/P8DJd/
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Meta and X: Stop blocking Turkish LGBT+ groups
Türkiye ordered Meta and X to block dozens of LGBT+ groups,Meta and X blocked dozens of Turkish LGBT+ groups the moment Türkiye asked – part of a crackdown where 110+ people now face legal action. Sign demanding they restore the accounts:
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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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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just wrote to delegates of @academic.oup.com demanding they reinstate finance operations jobs. Take action now with @strikemap.org: actionnetwork.org/letters/rein... #OxfordUniversityPress #StrikeMap
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Reinstate finance operations jobs at Oxford University Press
Write to delegates of Oxford University Press delegates demanding they reinstate finance operations jobs.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Why Al-Aqsa Flood Happened: Revisiting October 2023 Three years later, Ilan Pappé revisits the siege, calculations and impossible choices behind the Al-Aqsa Flood operation of October 2023. by Ilan Pappe, Palestine Chronicle jewishvoiceforliberation.org.uk/article/isra...
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Israeli plans and dilemmas for Hamas: context for October 7th - Jewish Voice for Liberation
October 7th 2023 - Israeli plans that predated, Hamas appeal for negotiations rebuffed ans decades of oppression provide important points for reflection
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Note that arrested far right rioters have been found to have a much greater than average number of convictions for violent offences, including domestic violence meme via We Demand UK
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I just wrote to delegates of @academic.oup.com demanding they reinstate finance operations jobs. Take action now with @strikemap.org: actionnetwork.org/letters/rein... #OxfordUniversityPress #StrikeMap
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Reinstate finance operations jobs at Oxford University Press
Write to delegates of Oxford University Press delegates demanding they reinstate finance operations jobs.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Chancellor John Healey must use the budget on 28 October to make homes more affordable and help end homelessness for good. More of us are being forced into homelessness than ever before. Join me and sign this letter calling on him to act. campaigns.crisis.org.uk/page/200457/...
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Sign this letter to the Chancellor: Make homes more affordable to end homelessness | Crisis UK
The Autumn Budget is on 28 October. Add your name now.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
To: Oxfordshire County Council No Cuts to Social Care for Disabled People. Please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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No Cuts to Social Care for Disabled People
Disabled people have already borne the brunt of austerity cuts over the past 16 years including huge cuts to the health element of Universal Credit that began in April this year. We demand that the c...
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thames Water is buried in debt, customers are paying more, and our rivers continue to suffer. I’ve emailed Andy Burnham to put Thames Water into Special Administration NOW. You can too. riveraction.eaction.org.uk/email_Andy_B...
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Email Andy Burnham
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling their legal work a crime. Sign now and demand their release: a.allout.org/s/P3D8Q/
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Türkiye: Free the jailed LGBT+ activists
Police in Türkiye raided homes overnight and jailed people for running LGBT+ organizations, calling legal work a crime. Add your name and demand their immediate release.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Maybe time for a new Charter? Help write it and choose your 6 demands for a better politics. The suggestions provided are really milquetoast, but you can add your own. Take the survey here: actionnetwork.org/surveys/a-ne...
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A New Charter For The 21st Century
The UK is at a turning point. Our last decade of politics has seen growing inequality. Political turmoil. And across the UK, a feeling that the rooms where decisions are really made are just too far...
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Reform UK defy International Law "UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Article 98: Places a mandatory legal duty on states and the master of any ship to render assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost, and to proceed with all possible speed ..." www.facebook.com/groups/19585...
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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The Oxford Maternity Library is looking for volunteers in order to continue operating. It is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit service, loaning good quality pregnancy and breastfeeding-friendly clothing for low cost, running for over ten years at Florence Park Community Centre.
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Hire Maternity Clothes in Oxford | Oxford Maternity Clothes Library
Hire good-quality, low-cost maternity and nursing clothes from Oxford Maternity Clothes Library. We run monthly libraries at Florence Park Community Centre.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The greatest political con of our age Why the West is really in decline – read the preface to “The Fall of the West” and watch the new book video. Owen Jones, 20 Sept Although not a revolutionary, I believe for many Owen Jones’ new book will provide key insights. www.owenjones.news/p/the-greate...
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The greatest political con of our age
Why the West is really in decline – read the preface to The Fall of the West and watch the new book video
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Socialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Could our universities collapse into bankruptcy? ⭐️With 24 universities at risk of closure this year, higher education is facing a monumental crisis. Camilla Royle looks at decades of underfunding & mismanagement that have pushed the sector to the brink 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/in-depth/cou...
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Could our universities collapse into bankruptcy?
With 24 universities at risk of closure this year, higher education is facing a monumental crisis. Camilla Royle looks at the decades of underfunding and mismanagement that have pushed the sector to t...
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Socialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Victory! Institute of Cancer Research strikers win pay rises of up to 52 percent ⭐️Unite union members have won substantial pay increases of 52 percent for lowest-paid, and 17.2 percent on average, after 68 days on strike 👇 socialistworker.co.uk/news/victory...
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Victory! Institute of Cancer Research strikers win pay rises of up to 52 percent
Striking workers at the Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) have won a victory that will be life-changing, especially for the lowest-paid. The Unite union members do vital scientific research that help...
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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The UK government has a warped view of what constitutes terrorism. #fascism #pogroms #racism #rnli
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Join us at the Organise Together Summits to stand in solidarity and build the unity we need. ✊ 🔗 togetheralliance.org.uk/organise-tog...
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Organise Together in London and Manchester
In October, help us plan, organise and build together against the far right in local communities across the country.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Erstwhile Labour leadership contender Owen Smith lobbies for Big Pharma, former shadow chancellor Chris Leslie heads the trade association for 4000% interest rate doorstep loan sharks. Now Lord Watson has signed up with Palantir. Such are the moral scruples of the Labour right.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A short thread on “legitimate concerns”. The phrase is used repeatedly by UK government ministers. The Home Secretary is at it again this week. But only ever - as far as I can tell - in one context: people’s response to the arrival of asylum seekers. Please read whole 🧵before responding - thanks
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I'm in awe of anti-multicultural Brits able to survive with daily lives so full of contradiction & self-loathing ... meme via Truth Against Hate
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
By moving to the “center,” Democrats have failed to fight the forces that led us to Donald Trump: widening inequality, economic insecurity, and the unchecked political power of corporations and the rich. Political centrism is nonsense. There is no middle ground between democracy and oligarchy.
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David Combest @decombest.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Omar Introduces Bill to 'Make ICE Pay' for Destruction to US Cities | Common Dreams www.commondreams.org/news/omar-ma...
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Omar Introduces Bill to 'Make ICE Pay' for Destruction to US Cities | Common Dreams
"Our bill will force ICE to pay the price for the damage they’ve left in their wake and ensure that these devastating operations can never be repeated," said the Minneapolis congresswoman.
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Socialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The fascists at the heart of Restore Britain’s campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election ⭐️'This isn't guilt by association. Fascists are nominating a candidate, organising volunteers, distributing material and addressing campaigners'👇 socialistworker.co.uk/anti-racism/...
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The fascists at the heart of Restore Britain's campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election - Socialist Worker
Figures with links to the fascist British National party and Homeland party are instrumental in Restore Britain's first parliamentary campaign in London
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
"I want my country back ..." ... back from the Reform UK domestic abusers pretending to care about protecting women & girls, back from the attackers of RNLI volunteers, back from the abusers of non-white NHS heroes, back from MPs paid to make the super-rich even richer meme via We Demand UK
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 18/09/2026
The University of Edinburgh is a world-class institution and our members are determined to protect it. With an estimated 1,800 jobs at risk, staff are ready to strike for 25 days to defend jobs and the future of the university. Management can end this dispute: rule out compulsory redundancies.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Tell Coventry City Council to Drop Palantir! Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/te...
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Tell Coventry City Council to Drop Palantir
Coventry City Council should end its contract with Palantir and bring data and AI services back under public control. We are calling for transparency, meaningful consultation with residents and trade ...
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A UK mining company is suing Morocco for £880 million after it rejected plans for a mine on environmental grounds. Corporations shouldn’t be able to bully governments for implementing policies that protect the climate. Take action with @waronwant.bsky.social: secure.waronwant.org/page/199506/...
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Stop Corporations Suing Countries Over Action on Climate: End ISDS
Take action
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 13/09/2026
“Trans rights are human rights, and an injury to one is an injury to all.” UCU vice-president Mark Pendleton seconded Composite Motion C01 on union equality reps at #TUC26. Equality is not separate from industrial work. It is our industrial work.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel By Ghada Karmi £14.99 bookmarksbookshop.co.uk/product/one-...
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Far-right extremists are targeting RNLI volunteers, publishing their personal details and harassing them simply for saving lives at sea. We’re making a thank you card to 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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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
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An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This 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 th...
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Sean Wallis @seanawallis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Genuine question: where does the line between merely criminally touting yourself to foreign donors end and actual #treachery begin?
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Be there. 🔗 Tickets available: www.togetheralliance.org.uk/organise-tog...
Event poster urging people to "Organise Together" to "Stop the far right," promoting two summits — Manchester 17 Oct and London 24 Oct — with goals "Build · Collaborate · Share" and a "Save the dates" reminder.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
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Sign the petition to hold politicians to account
Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Palantir’s contract with NHS England is up for renewal in February 2027, with discussions expected to begin this year. This is a critical moment for us to tell the new Health Secr... www.amnesty.org.uk/get-involved...
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Tell the Health Secretary, Yvette Cooper: No Palantir in our NHS
Palantir’s contract with NHS England is up for renewal in February 2027, with discussions expected to begin this year. This is a critical moment for us to tell the new Health Secretary: No Palantir in...
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
On Tuesday, MapQuest apparently reached No 1 spot on Apple’s US App Store after openly rejecting Trump’s request to rename the lake. The app simply posted a screenshot of Lake Ontario on social media last Thursday along with the caption: “We’re not changing it.” www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order
Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with Canada
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Strike Map @strikemap.org · 03/09/2026
BREAKING 🚨 | Unions tell @icr.ac.uk board: end the strike, value your workforce and protect our national resource. Trade Unions representing 800,000 workers have just sent the below letter to the Executive Board and Trustees of the ICR. Share the letter below 👇 #StrikeMap
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Police Contradict Reform Council Over Claim Town Centres are ‘Unsafe’ Due to Asylum Seekers bylinetimes.com/2026/09/02/p...
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Police Contradict Reform Council Over Claim Town Centres are 'Unsafe' Due to Asylum Seekers
Force says Braintree, Colchester and Chelmsford "are safe" and crime is down, as Reform-run county council launches £150,000 private security patrols over asylum seeker arrivals
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 02/09/2026
Sheffield UCU members have had enough. Repeated restructures, job cuts and relentless change facing staff at the University of Sheffield. 84% of voting staff and PhD students recently said they have no confidence in university management. Please watch and share.
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Socialist Worker @socialistworker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Burnham promises ‘politics done differently’—but what will he really change? ⭐️Burnham’s first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister came just hours after his predecessor Starmer announced he is stepping down as MP socialistworker.co.uk/labour/burnh...
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Burnham promises ‘politics done differently’—but what will he really change?
Burnham’s first speech to the House of Commons as prime minister came just hours after his predecessor Starmer announced he is stepping down as MP
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Netpol @netpol.org · 03/09/2026
Just Stop Oil are back from sabbatical www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...
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Just Stop Oil return with Westminster demo as Burnham makes PMQs debut
Around 60 protesters block traffic outside Westminster as Met Police make arrests
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 02/09/2026
Our second local dispute video comes from Nottingham UCU, where members are fighting to protect more than 700 jobs and defend vital courses. They’ve already taken action and are gearing up for more. Please give it a watch and share in solidarity with Nottingham UCU.
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Oxford & Thames Valley SWP @oxswp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
📣 This week's Socialist Worker is out! Our headline reads: - Fresh strikes and sanctions on Iran - Conflict deepens cost of living crisis WE WON'T PAY FOR THEIR WAR! 🗞️ Buy it. Read it. Sell it. buff.ly/CbmNzWw
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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It seems like mass redundancies get you an award nowadays. What a joke!
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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The Palestinian Scholasticide
Not only is Israel committing genocide, it is attempting to erase Palestinian heritage, culture and academia.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order. No change for Apple Maps users outside the USA. 👊🏼
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
I’ve just joined @crisis-uk.bsky.social to make homes affordable for all and help end homelessness. A lack of genuinely affordable homes means that 300,000 of us in England are facing the terrifying reality of homelessness. This is urgent. Home can’t wait. campaigns.crisis.org.uk/page/199108/...
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Home Can't Wait: Join the campaign | Crisis UK
It’s time to make homes affordable for all. It’s time to end homelessness.
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Open letter to Ed Miliband on settlement trade stoptrump.org.uk/settlement-t...
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Open letter to Ed Miliband on settlement trade
Stop Trump Coalition
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Geoff Taylor @geofftaylor24.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Water companies have got away with polluting our waterways with sewage. 319,000+ of us have signed the petition demanding an end to the sewage scandal. We’re handing in our petition next week — can you add your name and help us get the government’s attention? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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End the sewage pollution scandal
It’s shocking how water companies have gotten away with polluting our waterways with sewage. That’s why more than 319,000 of us have signed the petition demanding an end to the sewage scandal. We’re...
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