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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil - and both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out! www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/an...
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Andy Burnham: no gas power stations for data centres
Two planned data centres will emit more carbon than the entire UK operations of ExxonMobil. Both plan to build their own gas power stations. Tell Andy Burnham to rule it out
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Multinational corporations can sue governments in secret tribunals for passing laws that protect people and the planet. It's called ISDS, it's in trade deals, and it's blocking climate action right now. This October, we fight back. Join the action!👇 stopisds.global #StopISDS
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Israel targeted two Canary journalists with stun grenades in south Lebanon www.thecanary.co/global/2026/...
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Israel targeted two Canary journalists with stun grenades in south Lebanon
Israel attacked Canary journalists Guy Smallman and Mohamad Kleit while they were reporting from the south of Lebanon
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
This Thursday Parliament is debating a ban on trade with Israel’s illegal settlements. I’ve asked my MP to speak out in favour. Join me: act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4840
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Ask your MP to speak out for a ban on Israel's illegal settlement trade
On Thursday 9 July, Parliament is debating a ban on trade with Israel’s illegal settlements on the West Bank. As Israeli violence in the West Bank escalates, and the state accelerates annexation of th...
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
The next Prime Minister must change direction, stand up for our NHS, and unpick the mess left by their predecessors - our full reaction 👇🏽 www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/bmj-pap...
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BMJ paper reaction: "Trump medicines deal risks taking a wrecking ball to our health and our economy", campaigners say - Global Justice Now
Responding to the publication of the paper ‘Health costs of the UK-US trade deal on pharmaceuticals’ in the BMJ, Tim Bierley, campaigner at Global Justice Now said: This latest research […]
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This backroom deal was not subject to any scrutiny in Parliament before being rushed through – and the government refuses to say what impact it will have on the NHS. This deal has been shrouded in secrecy, as @chakrabortty.bsky.social explains👇🏽 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Starmer’s goodbye gift to Britain: a US pharma deal that could be more lethal than Covid | Aditya Chakrabortty
The deal on medicine imports will cost the NHS billions and take funding away from doctors, nurses, cancer scans and the rest, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
NEW: Billions could be set to be siphoned off from our NHS to Big Pharma. This would lead to 229,000 excess deaths in England. This new research adds to overwhelming evidence that the Trump medicines deal risks taking a wrecking ball to our health and economy. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests
Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
You can support individuals in detention here: givebutter.com/commissaryfund
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Commissary and Communication Fund
Help someone detained afford basic food and necessities they are being denied
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Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Just 10 miles from the stage of the World Cup Final, hundreds of people are being held captive at Delaney Hall. This is the story of ICE brutality built off of the prison-industrial complex - and the fight against it.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Keir Starmer has announced his departure as PM and Andy Burnham is looking highly likely to succeed him. We @anothereurope.bsky.social and @ukstoptrump.bsky.social have written this open letter on what change would mean for Britain’s role in the world 👇🏽 www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/what-ne...
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What needs to change: an open letter to Andy Burnham - Global Justice Now
With Keir Starmer announcing his departure as prime minister and Andy Burnham looking highly likely to succeed him, Global Justice Now and allies have written this open letter on what […]
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 17/06/2026
🚨Vertex Pharma charges $370,000 a year for a drug that keeps people with cystic fibrosis (CF) alive - pricing it out of reach. So CF families built their own access: Triko, is the same medicine but 95% cheaper ⬇️
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The government has just advised businesses not to trade with illegal Israeli settlements. But with no consequences for businesses that refuse to comply, this is a cop out. We need a complete ban on trade with illegal settlements, and sanctions targeting the illegal occupation. Share if you agree.
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 15/06/2026
🚨 BREAKING: Today, the first patients with cystic fibrosis received Triko, the affordable generic version of lifesaving treatment Trikafta. At Beximco in Bangladesh, families collected medicine they have been priced out of for years because of Vertex’s unaffordable prices.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
The UK is being sued for £300 million for halting the Cumbria coal mine, via a secretive tribunal which gives corporations special rights. Sign the petition: Call time on corporate courts. #StopISDS
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Palantir’s technologies are used by the powerful to attack the powerless. This company should not be involved in our public services. Sign this petition if you agree act.globaljustice.org.uk/get-palantir...
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Get Palantir out of UK public services
The UK has handed Palantir dozens of public contracts, including with the NHS, even as the dangers of empowering a class of big tech oligarchs become clear. Palantir has supplied military technology t...
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War on Want @waronwant.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
BP’s profits have more than doubled to $3.2bn (£2.4bn) this quarter. 💰 Yet instead of leading the transition away from fossil fuels, the UK government is keeping new oil and gas projects like Rosebank on the table. We need to end all fossil fuels – now.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
NEW: The UK ranks WORST in Europe for propping up a secretive ‘corporate court’ system Our new joint report and scorecard with orgs including @powershift.bsky.social @caneurope.org and others exposes the countries holding up the shadowy ISDS regime www.globaljustice.org.uk/resource/eur...
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Colombia and the Netherlands are hosting a conference focused on ending fossil fuels this April. This is HUGE. With the UK attending, here's three things we want them to engage with 👇🏽 Help us make our demands heard - tag energy secretary @ed-miliband.bsky.social below !
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
I’ve written to the Energy Secretary to tell him he must be at the first international conference to phase-out fossil fuels. We have a key opportunity to end the fossil fuel era and make sure it takes corporate courts with it. Write to Ed Miliband here: act.globaljustice.org.uk/tell-energy-...
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Tell the Energy Secretary: attend the Colombia summit
Governments will meet in Colombia in April for the first ever international conference focused solely on the fossil fuel phase-out. Fossil fuels and the companies that make billions from them are an e...
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Hands Off Iran. Britain must clearly oppose the US and Israel’s illegal aggression and refrain from any action which supports the attacks @globaljusticenow.bsky.social statement from June still stands 👇 www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/hands-o...
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Hands off Iran – our statement - Global Justice Now
The US attack on Iran that occurred over the weekend is a dangerous and illegal escalation of violence in the Middle East. Yet again, the US is backing acts of […]
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
🚨Energy Transfer is suing Greenpeace organisations for hundreds of millions of dollars for solidarity with the ongoing Indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tell Energy Transfer and other corporate bullies to stop their attacks on free speech. Sign the petition: act.gp/3P8i6lx
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NO more corporate bullying! - Greenpeace International
Tell Energy Transfer and other corporate bullies to stop their attacks on free speech. Sign the petition now.
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Debt Justice @debtjustice.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Did you know vulture funds can sue countries in debt to make a profit? It’s happening to Ethiopia right now, in UK courts! We’re in a unique situation where we can get the law changed and put an end to this predatory practice. Sign the petition: tinyurl.com/yft5p2v3
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
🚨 The gov has agreed a #NHS drug price hike with Trump’s administration - and neither the public nor MPs have had a say in it. This deal could force the NHS to pay BILLIONS more for medicines, pushing other services to breaking point. Watch, share, and tag your MP. 👇🏽
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
The UK govt quietly agreed a deal with Trump to hand Big Pharma billions more, at the expense of the NHS. @globaljusticenow and @justtreatment are organising an event for MPs to expose this deal. Take action and invite your MP act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4676
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Trump’s NHS heist: invite your MP to our briefing
In December, the UK government agreed a deal with the Trump administration which will see the UK pay pharmaceutical companies billions more for new medicines.  While big pharma executives are celebrat...
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The UK & other rich countries just gifted U.S. corporations’ a major exemption from int'l tax rules. The UK was already haemorrhaging an estimated $9 billion a year to tax-cheating US megacorps. 🧵Here’s what the latest capitulation to Trump’s bullying means... 1/9
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Anti-Zionist Jews demand liberation for Palestine at Trafalgar Square Chanukah demo. Solidarity with the protesters, the political prisoners and hunger-strikers, and with the people of Palestine against occupation, oppression and genocide. www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Anti-Zionist Jews demand liberation for Palestine at Trafalgar Square Chanukah demo
The Anti-Zionist, Jewish-led event was marred by a group of pro-Israel agitators, including a well-known far-right figure
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The news that the US is seeking even more concessions should be a wake up call for those in government who think we can appease our way out of tariff wars with Trump. The more we concede, the more corporate America will demand. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/b...
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U.S.-U.K. Trade Deal Hits Stumbling Block
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
The govt says it’s taxing the super-rich… but it doesn’t seem to know what that means. Last week the Chancellor was asked about her Budget's impact on the richest 1%, she said they only analyse impact by deciles (10% slices of the pop). 🧵Here's why that's a BIG problem... 1/9
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Starmer has been played for an absolute fool by Donald Trump. We said all along you can’t negotiate a serious deal with this guy. But Starmer was trumpeted by the political class for his skill. Now… stop giving away our economy. Stand up to him! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Muslim hero tackles Bondi Beach gunman – yet Netanyahu claimed he was Jewish www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/20...
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Muslim hero tackles Bondi Beach gunman - yet Netanyahu claimed he was Jewish
Netanyahu at first claimed that the hero was Jewish - while telling Australia that they basically had the Bondi Beach attack coming to them
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
‘#Trump and the New World Disorder’ Wed 26 Nov 7.30pm @RISC_Reading RG1 4PS. Inspirational speaker @nickdearden75, director of @GlobalJusticeUK will outline the tough choice: capitalism or a liveable planet. Find out why Nick thinks that this is a moment of opportunity.
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Make Them Pay @makethempay.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Rachel Reeves has the chance to take bold, popular action to tax polluting corporations and the super-rich. On the eve of the Budget, campaigners and unions gathered outside Parliament to tell the Chancellor to put ordinary people and communities first, not the rich and powerful.
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Globally, armed forces are estimated to produce 5.5% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Significantly more than flying. But we don’t even count them. And wars are proliferating. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/18/c...
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COP30 Bulletin Day 8: Draft decision draws battle lines on fossil fuel transition, finance and trade
Countries are working on a “Mutirão” decision that will be at the heart of a Belém political package to drive forward multilateral climate action
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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
👩‍⚕️👨‍🚒🤵 Doctors, firefighters, even the super-rich themselves can see it… so why can’t Rachel Reeves? It’s time to tax the super‑rich & invest in our collective future. Yesterday, we delivered over 700,000 signatures demanding that the govt delivers #TaxJustice at the budget.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Cruel, racist and incompetent policymaking. Instead of pandering to the far-right, our government should spend more time and energy tackling the minority that actually poses a threat to our country: billionaires. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Asylum system in UK ‘out of control’ and dividing country, home secretary says
Shabana Mahmood to unveil new proposals modelled on Denmark’s controversial system
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Migrants must have no debt??? The whole country is based on debt. That’s what Britain sells to the world. It makes our elite wealthy. But of course, their victims just deserve ever more punishment.
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
This will do nothing to benefit British workers. You support workers by enforcing rights, not undermining them. This a charter for super exploitation. Which is why city boys like Farage are so happy. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Migrants to UK will not get benefits until becoming citizens under new plans
Refugee Council says plans would create ‘expensive bureaucracy’ and keep people in limbo
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
As we near the end of #COP30, there's still plenty on the table to discuss - including the Belém Action Mechanism. Izzie reports back 👇🏽
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Big pharma wants billions more from our NHS – the government must not give in. Tell your MP to defend our health system: act.globaljustice.org.uk/tell-your-mp...
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Tell your MP: Stop pharma’s raid on the NHS
The UK government is seriously considering demands from Donald Trump and big pharma to hike the amount the NHS pays for medicines – and it could run into the billions. This would represent a big win f...
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
📣 An A-Z of Global Justice has landed! With climate breakdown accelerating, the far right on the rise, and multinational corporations more powerful than ever, the fight for a better world is urgent. Our new guide is for everyone joining that fight 👇🏽 www.globaljustice.org.uk/resource/an-...
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Rosebank is a climate disaster waiting to happen that will enrich a powerful few. This is the last chance to stop Rosebank and we only have a few weeks left. I've just written to the government to share my views. Join me here: act.globaljustice.org.uk/tell-keir-st...
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Tell Keir Starmer: Stop Rosebank
This is the moment that activists across the UK have been building towards: it's decision time for the UK government. Oil giant Equinor has just resubmitted a new application for Rosebank - the bigges...
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jackieov.bsky.social @jackieov.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Indigenous youth are rising: Across tropical forests, a new generation speaks with a unified voice www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
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Indigenous youth are rising: Across tropical forests, a new generation speaks with a unified voice - Greenpeace International
Deep within the forest of Sira Village, West Papua, nearly 100 young Indigenous Leaders gathered for a Forest Defenders Camp.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
We need action: NOW. Rich countries like the UK must use #COP30 to prove they are committed to a globally just transition - here’s how. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
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Make Them Pay @makethempay.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
The time for action is now - our lives and the lives of future generations depend on it Join us NEXT MONTH to make billionaires and polluters pay
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Make Them Pay @makethempay.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
⏰ ONE MONTH TO GO! ⏰ The stakes couldn’t be clearer: 🥵 we’re coming out of the 4th heatwave of the summer 🔥 a record amount of land has been burnt by wildfires already this year 🤑 and CEOs of the most polluting industries in the UK are getting richer
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Outrageous. Britain is being sued in a corporate court, for stopping the Cumbria coal mine. We’ve been saying for years that this system of corporate courts (ISDS) is an obstacle to climate action and democratic politics. Now it couldn’t be clearer
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UK taxpayers on hook as failed Cumbria coalmine investors sue government
Singapore firm using secretive international legal system to seek compensation for climate concerns blocking plans
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
So far, our government has failed to commit to removing ISDS from trade and investment deals. Let’s hope this changes their mind. Join the campaign 👇 act.globaljustice.org.uk/petition-cal...
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Petition: Call time on corporate courts
The UK's new trade strategy says it will continue inserting controversial corporate courts into its trade deals. At this very moment, the government is negotiating an investment treaty with India that...
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Make Them Pay @makethempay.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Billionaires have broken Britain. #MakeThemPay to fix it. On Saturday 20 September, thousands of us will take to the streets to demand the government: ✅ Tax the super-rich ✅ Protect workers, not billionaires ✅ Make polluters pay Spread the word today!
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Another Europe Is Possible @anothereurope.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
We’re proud to support #MakeThemPay. No more tax breaks for billionaires.
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