Reposted by Helen WaltersBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/10/2026This one is doing the rounds 261667401
Reposted by Helen WaltersJay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The President of the United States is a liar. 1233843714
Reposted by Helen WaltersNatacha @natacha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Guardian had a lot of letters about Gabby Hinsliff’s article advocating a lower state pension. None had a comparison with the rest of Western Europe, which the rest of mainstream media also omitted. A media consensus of this kind is an abuse of power. This is the letter they didn’t publish. 36326
Reposted by Helen WaltersSt Mungo's @stmungos.bsky.social · 24/09/2026What happens when 35 clients and 24 staff are given the opportunity to connect, challenge themselves, and be supported? Amazing things! 🌳 Find out about St Mungo's Big Weekend here: tinyurl.com/mrd66u3 011
Reposted by Helen WaltersPaul Hindley 🏳️🌈🇬🇧🇪🇺🇺🇳 @paulhindley2210.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It is now Lib Dem policy to mutualise failing water companies. The privatisation of the water industry has been a license for rich executives to extract billions of pounds instead of reinvesting it to benefit customers. The Lib Dems now have a more radical policy on water than Labour. 🔶🤝🌊 #LDConf 02111
Reposted by Helen WaltersLiberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 22/09/2026This is a fight for the future of our country. For liberty, equality and community. For the values we hold dear. This is the fight of our lives. And we are going to win it. 05730
Reposted by Helen WaltersThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/09/2026Private jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report saystheguardian.comPrivate jets pollute up to 14 times as much as commercial planes and are undertaxed in US, report saysNumber of private jets has surged in recent years, but they do not pay commensurate portion of fees to FAA operations 513960
Reposted by Helen WaltersGrant Ennis @grantennis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026“Car travel incurs USD 0.16 per vehicle-kilometer in private costs and USD 0.55 per vehicle-kilometer in social costs [subsidies]. Globally, these costs translate to USD 2.1 trillion in private and USD 7.2 trillion in social costs [subsidies] per year" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.com 23016
Reposted by Helen WaltersBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 14/09/2026‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green wave. “Traffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way.” If you want people to choose not to drive, make the non-driving trip better & easier for them. It’s as simple as that, really.theguardian.com‘It’s the best feeling’: how Copenhagen gave cyclists a green waveTraffic lights are synchronised so a rush-hour cyclist at 20km/h can catch green lights all the way 22830240
Reposted by Helen WaltersBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Tesco 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's the billionaires who are ripping you off. 11417171
Reposted by Helen WaltersAction on Smoking Health (UK) @ashorguk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026You can access the smokefree generation communications toolkit discussed yesterday here: ash.org.uk/resources/vi...ash.org.ukSmokefree generation communications toolkit - ASHThis communications toolkit has been created to help guide partners through public and stakeholder engagement and comms ahead of implementation of the smokefree generation policy on 1st January 2027. 021
Reposted by Helen WaltersAction on Smoking Health (UK) @ashorguk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We were pleased to host an event yesterday bringing together 150 colleagues from across the South of England, focusing on how we can work together to implement the upcoming smokefree generation policy, and maximise the opportunity that this presents for public health. Thank you to all our speakers. 122
Helen Walters @helenmw66.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Amazing piece of radio drama - bringing the reality of 9/11 alive without the need for any CGI #BBCradio #radiodrama #9/11 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukDrama on 4 - Welcome to Defiance - BBC SoundsA drama about the ordinary people who landed 5,000 planes on the morning of 9/11. 000
Reposted by Helen WaltersAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 10/09/2026If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 4920921254
Reposted by Helen WaltersHOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 08/09/2026Tomorrow night, Channel 4 Dispatches airs the findings of a year-long investigation into Tommy Robinson’s finances. Watch it. Then come back here. We’ve got more to show you. 511872789
Reposted by Helen WaltersByline 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 Helen WaltersAndrew Graystone @andrewgraystone.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Is it credible for James Orr to remain an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Divinity at Cambridge? 3021860
Reposted by Helen WaltersMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 02/09/20262014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 601485419
Reposted by Helen WaltersElectoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 01/09/2026"The question is no longer whether Andy Burnham believes First Past the Post is flawed. The question is whether, as Prime Minister, he is prepared to do something about it." labourlist.org/2026/08/doin...labourlist.org‘Doing politics differently’ – LabourListAndy Burnham has never exactly hidden his views on electoral reform. Long before entering Downing Street, he had become an increasingly vocal advocate for changing… 1199
Reposted by Helen WaltersAndy @andydrummond.eurosky.social · 26/08/2026“We took the children off the roads. In 1971, 80% of seven and eight year olds got to school on their own. By 1990 it was 9%, and the fall has not stopped: more children are driven than ever, and cycling to school still barely registers. We did not defeat the danger. We surrendered to it.” 617172
Reposted by Helen WaltersEllen Steinke @ellensteinke.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Our CDOT study showed that bike lanes didn’t affect business outcomes but they did take the streets safer for everyone including drivers 18016
Reposted by Helen WaltersGreenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 24/08/2026Amazon’s AI data centre plan in Texas could become the biggest single climate polluter in the US. Big Tech’s AI race cannot run on fossil gas while communities pay with polluted air, strained water and higher bills. #TimeToResistfuturism.comAmazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United StatesAmazon's planned data center for Pecos County, Texas would come with a gas plant capable of emitting 33 million tons of CO2 every year. 1112387
Reposted by Helen WaltersBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 20/08/2026This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it. 3865336
Reposted by Helen WaltersBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23/08/2026“Since 2008, when the Housing First principle was introduced as the foundation of all homelessness policies in Finland, the country has achieved remarkable results. Between 2012 & 2023, homelessness rose across Europe, but in Finland, the # of homeless people dropped by more than half.” But then…theguardian.comFinland tried to end homelessness. What can we learn from its runaway success – and recent failures?The Housing First policy led to the number of homeless people in Finland dropping by half. Those with firsthand experience explain why it worked 621574
Helen Walters @helenmw66.bsky.social · 19/08/2026The ULEZ has significantly improved the lungs of children - this @nihr.bsky.social funded research shows @adphuk.bsky.social @local.gov.uk @brenttoderian.bsky.social 110
Reposted by Helen WaltersPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 16/08/2026There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question) 1062779890
Reposted by Helen Walterskevjs1982.uk @kevjs1982.uk · 16/08/2026Utilities doing the councils job so they can dig up the pavement can highlight how bad this gets! 1197
Reposted by Helen WaltersNatasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 14/08/2026While this was all happening, friends and I were literally listing off senior white men who were still in post despite not being able to work with students because they're actual sex offenders. 10671169
Reposted by Helen WaltersBen Wood @cosmichope.bsky.social · 15/08/2026'Progressive thinkers hold that [beautiful buildings, clear air, & open spacious parks] are no slight & trivial things. Beauty also has its uses; art also has its claims' (Herbert Samuel, "Liberalism: An Attempt to State the Principles & Proposals of Contemporary Liberalism in England", 1902). 🔶️ 032
Reposted by Helen WaltersAnnie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026"The best thing to keep us safe will always be one another, collectivism over individualism. But here we are, driving around in Batmobiles, thinking ourselves heroes, blithely unaware we just might be the baddies." 34924
Reposted by Helen WaltersTrish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Preventable Diseases - Preventable Tragedies. Our report from a year ago on the diseases that could see resurgence if vaccination continues to fall. @independentsage.bsky.social independentsage.org/wp-content/u...independentsage.org 16040
Reposted by Helen WaltersVillage Bicycle Cooperative @villagebicyclecoop.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Better cycling cities are not just "more bike-friendly." They are also more equitable in access to cycling between genders. This means that infrastructure, safety, and policy improvements tend to benefit women more by removing barriers that affect them disproportionately. 17821
Reposted by Helen WaltersFietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 05/08/2026This change WILL happen eventually. This car madness can't go on forever, but we need to decide if significant change happens in our lifetimes or not. 2202
Reposted by Helen WaltersIndependent Age @independentage.bsky.social · 04/08/2026We’re distributing £1.5 million in grants to help older carers access financial support. This fund aims to make it easier for older carers to get face-to-face advice in their communities, improving financial health. Find out more:https://www.independentage.org/grant-making/older-peoples-fund-2026 002
Reposted by Helen WaltersParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/08/2026It's been an absolute honour to visit Clacton fewer times than I've visited America, hold zero surgeries and do fuck all for the town. 571288345
Reposted by Helen WaltersBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/08/2026SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in cities, and the absolutely HUGE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by Not Just Bikes. Then share it as much as you can. youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEoyoutu.beThese Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing UsYouTube video by Not Just Bikes 11329162
Reposted by Helen WaltersWild Card @wildcard.land · 03/08/2026Spot on spectator.com/article/rewi...spectator.comRewilding is the best defence against wildfiresRewilding is not the cause of Britain's worsening upland wildfires. Increasingly, it looks like one of the most promising solutions. 0196
Reposted by Helen WaltersQagggy! @qagggy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Folks, if you’re not creating active public spaces, you’re not properly celebrating the full diversity of people, talents, interests, cultures, and subcultures that exist in your city. 115417
Reposted by Helen WaltersBen Wood @cosmichope.bsky.social · 02/06/2026'Once the basic needs of food and shelter are met, man’s greatest satisfactions are to be found in love, trust and friendship, in beauty, art and music and in learning, none of which are served by the mythology of growth for its own sake' ("The Environment: A Liberal Party Report", 1972) 🔶️ 0248
Reposted by Helen WaltersGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Please sign this UK government petition to compel AI companies to reveal whose books they used to train their data petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training dataWe ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e... 5192172
Reposted by Helen WaltersGwedLid (Fisto to my mates) @gwedlid.bsky.social · 27/07/2026RIP Bill Oddie. Legend. 191413380
Reposted by Helen WaltersCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan 29469622160
Helen Walters @helenmw66.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The forecast says it “might” rain tomorrow and suddenly I am 5 years old and the weatherman has just said it “might” snow tomorrow…. 000
Reposted by Helen WaltersJay Waters @jaywaters.bsky.social · 25/07/2026The President of the United States is a liar. 21066781124
Reposted by Helen WaltersDewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026I have to say, the men's Lionesses football team did pretty well in this World Cup. I know they haven't reached the final for decades so not quite up to the standard of the actual Lionesses, but they're getting there. Come on lads. Keep it up. Let's prove that we can be as good as the girls. 325786
Helen Walters @helenmw66.bsky.social · 15/07/2026“the secretary general of the archbishops’ council, said the motion was inconsistent with the church’s legal obligations and responsibility to ensure “long-term capital growth” similar comments were probably made by the money changes in the temple when Jesus flipped the tables…. 000
Reposted by Helen WaltersMax B 💙 🔶 🇺🇦 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 @maxbrockbank.com · 12/07/2026Erling Haaland and the rest of the Norwegian men's team are paid the same as the women's team. In 2017, they took a voluntary pay cut to allow the women's pay to be increased. The move came from the players' union, not management. 259178903509