granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What the grotesque ‘naked Trump’ statue tells us about the UK’s future back in Europe 000
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialChris Hewson @chrishewson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026At some point you just have to ask 'why does my license fee pay for this sort of chaff?' 1181368264
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It shouldn’t take the eviction of an 87-year-old to get Spain’s housing crisis fixed | María Ramírez 000
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 29/09/2026Conference laps up Andy unplugged as he offers chance to take road less travelled #JohnCrace Nothing was off the table, no coded hints, and by the end no one could be in any doubt about what Burnham believed www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comConference laps up Andy unplugged as he offers chance to take road less travelled | John CraceNothing was off the table and by the end no one could be in any doubt about what Burnham believed 1157
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Ask your MP: Attend the Rejoin EU debate – www.stayeuropean.org/news/write-m...stayeuropean.orgAsk your MP: Attend the Rejoin EU debateStay European 000
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialRichard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The mood shift at Labour Party conference on rejoining the EU is palpable. Let’s hope, for the sake of the country, that Andy spells it out tomorrow… 33563119
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Google plans to bulldoze a wildlife haven in Essex – home to rare species – for a data centre. Sign the petition now to help save it before it’s gone forever 🐝🦋 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...you.38degrees.org.ukSave Arena Essex- Tell Google to search elsewhere! Wedged between the Mar Dyke Valley and Lakeside Retail Park, the former Arena Essex Raceway is not your usual wildlife haven. Where once stock cars and speedway bikes lined up to cross the fini... 000
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high student loan interest rates. It's time for Andy Burnham to fix this unfair system in the upcoming Budget so balances stop growing faster than they're paid off. Add your name if you agree: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/an...you.38degrees.org.ukTell Andy Burnham: Fix the broken student loans system in this BudgetMillions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high interest rates, with balances growing faster than they can be paid off! Add your name to demand fairer student loan terms in the upcoming Budget. 000
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026At the UN people like Macron could declare a vote on a Non-Binding Boycott of Israel Because it's Non-Binding it can't be vetoed, but everyone who voted for it could do it Boycotts are what ultimately ended Apartheid South Africa, it could no longer get the basic supplies it needed to function 18324
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’ve written to my MP, the Home Secretary and the PM this morning demanding that the government take action to defend the RNLI and clamp down on these far-right “activists”, who need to be arrested and charged for the criminal offences in this thread alone, as well as others in recent weeks. 12580156
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Guardian joins the campaign to abolish the state pension triple-lock. Portrays it as a old v young, social security v defence spending issue. Silence on corporate welfare, tax perks of the rich, maldistribution of wealth, low govt spend on state pension, how future retirees will survive.theguardian.comBritain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby HinsliffThe issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff 77706372
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia. 5953726313395
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialHassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes 4059812392
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige. 13353361298
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The AfD and Reform immigration policies are almost identical. There is no plausible reason for considering one far right and the other not. 642896902
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialSimon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Really striking how overwhelmingly Brexit is rejected by those who never got a vote on it 37628
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialElinor Elliot @elinorelliot.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Editorial decisions are made at high levels to give him airtime - repeatedly. I don't think that's just laziness. 2113
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialAnnette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 02/09/2026This. Is. Not. Journalism. - It's letting Farage shine. I genuinely do not understand why the BBC does not seem to be able to competently challenge Reform and Farage.bbc.co.ukReform up against 'complainants' society', Nigel Farage tells BBCThe Reform UK leader said a "whole ecosystem" didn't want "new kids on the block succeeding". 119975264
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialHayley @writagal.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“The future depends entirely on what each of us does every day; a movement is only people moving.” - Gloria Steinem Another giant gone, another life spent in motion on behalf of others, another life that unequivocally showed that change is possible. 011847
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Officially, the water industry in England is regulated. Practically, it's unregulated. There's no difference between what it does under the eye of the Environment Agency and what it would do if the EA did not exist. The EA is completely useless, by design. www.theguardian.com/business/202...theguardian.comDry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutinyExclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026 9824421018
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialRTVE Noticias @rtvenoticias.rtve.es · 31/08/2026Momentos de tensión entre la ministra de Igualdad, Ana Redondo, y la diputada de Vox, Reyes Romero. #Canal24Hora 2145
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/08/202690% of England’s water industry owned by foreign investors, often holed up in tax havens. Customers treated as cash cows £88.4bn paid in dividends since privatisation 1 trillion litres of water a year, 20% of household supply, lost to leaks. 41trn lost since privatisation. Investment neglected.leftfootforward.orgThe case for nationalisation of water companiesEngland’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&... 20415237
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 24/08/2026‘I love it. It’s hope’: the mysterious self-willed wildflower meadow that seeded itself 000
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialUK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk · 23/08/2026Tonight the Palace of Westminster is illuminated in the colours of the Ukrainian flag to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day and show Parliament’s support for the people of Ukraine. 6448115
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialMeanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Back this page so Kryvyi Rih’s dead and wounded stay visible while we track the faster drones and interceptor gap shaping the next attack. patreon.com/meanwhileinukraine or paypal.me/meaninua buymeacoffee.comTOP NEWS TODAY 🔝 22 August 2026 — Meanwhile in UkrainePost by Meanwhile in Ukraine 0153
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 22/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 000
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialsianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 21/08/2026If most of your missiles are shot down, it’s an expensive exercise. If the missiles hit civilian targets and kill people, in the Kremlin’s mind that is a positive. Russia is responsible but Trump is making this terror possible. 1161
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 19/08/2026We need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1goodlawproject.orgJason Arday: Demand a public inquiry now | Good Law ProjectCommission an immediate public inquiry into how to ensure a responsible press given its contribution to Dr Arday’s tragic death. 000
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Let's face it: this wasn't even the biggest scandal *at Cambridge University*. Yet the much bigger story, exposed by Byline Times, has scarcely been picked up anywhere. Of course, that involved white, radical-rightwing professors, so nothing to see here. bsky.app/profile/geor... 9608160
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/08/2026As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports. Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round. A missed opportunity?eastangliabylines.co.ukAs Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carportsMinisters have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations 28128671227
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Indeed. O’Reilly is not a sociologist but we do have a near perfect control group and the answer to “what if he weren’t black?” is visibly “would get reported by the student paper and the FT”.varsity.co.ukCopycat don caught againWilliam O'Reilly claims the allegations form part of a homophobic bullying campaign 745566
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialAlex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Not sure about Joe Pike's analysis of Clacton on BBC News... While technically accurate to say Reform "has had a commanding lead in national opinion polls for much of the past 18 months," isn't it misleading to omit that its numbers have been dropping for months and it is now not even in the lead? 4943482
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13/08/2026£3.4bn is going on to YOUR Water Bill to subsidise Data Centres owned by trillionaire companies that don't pay tax in the UK. The UK is a failed Mafia State, that exists only to rob you. 12224117
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Every time you open a news site, Google gets paid, but journalism dies. Big Tech’s monopoly is starving newsrooms. The EU can break it up. Tell them: Save journalism, stand up to Big Tech now! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-05...action.wemove.euBreak up Big TechShare the petition and you'll help multiply the impact of this campaign: Break up Big Tech 010
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 09/08/2026X is a major national security vulnerability that UK government and politicians continue to prop up.theguardian.comMost X accounts posting about Belfast and Southampton unrest were based outside UKExclusive: Analysis shows 55% of accounts were overseas – and seven of 12 most-read posts came from US 231026411
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Wow. Just wow. 11669211653
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialRachel Sylvester @rachelsylvester.bsky.social · 09/08/2026New Scandinavian wings at Wandsworth and Pentonville jails have seen a 45% fall in assaults, 57% drop in self harm and halving of staff absence rates - fascinating results from trial into a more rehabilitative approach to prisons observer.co.uk/news/nationa...observer.co.uk‘Scandi wings’ offering pianos, pool and tea parties coul...A unit in London’s Wandsworth prison has been transformed using methods from Sweden and Norway that prioritise rehabilitation over retribution 531489581
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 09/08/2026Just had to share this. Thx #Reformemes 17945
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialTransition Security Project @transitionsec.bsky.social · 07/08/2026🚨NEW🚨: Ten unions call for Andy Burnham to oppose the war on Iran & stop British bases being used to launch US air strikes. The unions argue that the “devastating, illegal war” is a catastrophe for the Middle East & that it directly undermines Burnham’s cost of living agenda. 213943
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialKarly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 07/08/2026🎯 165132143183
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Public ownership. Now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMajority of England's rivers and lakes fail pollution reviewA comprehensive assessment of England's waterways is the first in six years and shows little improvement. 27868282
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialCaroline Dodds Pennock @handle.invalid · 06/08/2026This is an extraordinary story, centred on a group of remarkable women, but it just makes me mourn for the millions of women and girls trapped in Afghanistan, denied not only the freedom to play sports, but to speak, learn and live as they choose. We must not forget them.bbc.co.ukBanned from football at home, Afghan women's team reunite 8,000 miles awayWomen in the team, which is recognised by Fifa, say football has given them freedom and independence. 9262681406
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Shell shifted billions in profits to tax havens, leaked files reveal. Complex corporate structures, intragroup transactions used to shift profits to the Bahamas and Switzerland. Taxes dodged in many countries, including the UK. Govt inaction is protecting secret subsidies. archive.ph/Cqq2Lftm.euShell shifted billions in profits to tax havens, leaked files revealLeaked financial reports show how Shell moved profits through tax havens such as the Bahamas and Switzerland – potentially depriving developing nations of hundreds of millions of euros. While some of ... 15328201
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 05/08/2026A MUST READ for UK residents in Spain when travelling "Valid TIE holders are fully exempt from EES. Use the EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and residents lane, present both passport and TIE at a manned desk, and NEVER use the e-gates" #Euronews #🇪🇦 euroweeklynews.com/2026/08/03/t...euroweeklynews.comTIE holders in Spain still confused by EES gatesValid TIE holders are fully exempt from EES. Use the EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and residents lane, present both passport and TIE at the desk, & never use the e-gates 2115
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 05/08/2026Thats better! ‘The EU is united & stands ready to support Spain. We commend Spain for their swift response to the situation in Ceuta & extend our deepest condolences for the tragic loss of life" "The EU's external borders are our shared responsibility, and migration requires”rte.ieEU 'united with Spain' over Ceuta crisis - O'CallaghanAn emergency meeting of EU interior and justice ministers to discuss the migrant crisis in Ceuta has taken place, with ministers praising Spain's handling of the incident. 1215
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialBremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 03/08/2026Sanchez, Spain's PM 'Solidarity and empathy are optional. Respect for the European treaties and for the facts is not'. 👇 'This is not the time to divide. It is time to continue building a strong and united European Union.' Original left, translation right. 1136
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The right hates The Odyssey because of its ‘wokeness’ – but it missed an even bigger threat to its worldview | Peter Swallow 000
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 02/08/2026‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers 000
Reposted by @granadadreams.bsky.socialSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 01/08/2026The BBC extends its poor sensationalist coverage of migration issues to Europe 816157
granadadreams.bsky.social @granadadreams.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Andy Burnham wants to fix social care. It’s personal for him and for a lot of us too 000
