Jo Carroll @jocarroll.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Oh joy, your birdie advent calendar. Thank you for doing this again - it cheers a very wet December morning. 010
Reposted by Jo CarrollAlicia @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Trump is the weakest most insecure President in American history!! He melts when he has to face people like Putin and constantly seeks praise and a pat on the back 24/7 like a 5 year old!! He took the title of the most immoral and corrupt President from Nixon long ago! 314627
Reposted by Jo CarrollPaul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 22/09/2025No win no fee lawyers are deceiving customers over true cost of legal action, warns regulator bit.ly/4gAcuKJbit.lyNo-win, no-fee offers could be banned over hidden legal costsThe Solicitors Regulation Authority wants changes and says clients can be unaware of the fees they are liable to pay 1197
Reposted by Jo CarrollThe Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 19/07/2025Abbott stood up in an attempt to comment on the debate about threats to kill her more than 40 times, and was ignored by rich, white, male Speaker Hoyle on every occasion. What possible reason could there be for that? www.thenational.scot/news/2418277...thenational.scot'Institutional racism': Fury as Speaker IGNORES Diane Abbott despite Tory donor rowTHE Speaker’s refusal to grant Diane Abbott a question as other MPs debated an allegedly violent comment made about her has been condemned as an… 13715
Reposted by Jo CarrollMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15/09/2025We must unite against those who seek to divide us. 02602625
Reposted by Jo CarrollSussex Bylines @sussexbylines.co.uk · 09/09/2025A study of plastic pollution in the Upper Itchen will help understand the threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in similar environments | Polly Wyattsussexbylines.co.ukHampshire chalk stream reveals alarming microplastic pollution with global implicationsA study of plastic pollution in the Upper Itchen will help understand the threat to biodiversity and ecosystems in similar environments 13818
Reposted by Jo CarrollPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Corruption Inc Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business deals. Used publicly funded office to manage commercial deals. Secret meetings with Palantir, handed NHS data. Secret Dinners during COVID lockdown to secure refurbishment of his flat. £200,000 from a hedge fund.theguardian.comRevealed: how Boris Johnson traded PM contacts for global business dealsExclusive: Leak exposes how former leader has used publicly subsidised office to manage commercial interests 40433246
Reposted by Jo CarrollPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Kemi Badenoch’s ‘Free Speech’ Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party Conference The ban on covering the party’s annual gathering came despite Badenoch’s repeated commitment to “fight” for free speech and a free press bylinetimes.com/2025/09/04/k...bylinetimes.comKemi Badenoch's 'Free Speech' Conservatives Ban Byline Times From Party ConferenceThe ban on covering the party's annual gathering came despite Badenoch's repeated commitment to "fight" for free speech and a free press 27651295
Reposted by Jo CarrollFair Political Coverage - we want to hear from ALL our parties @fairpoliticsnow.bsky.social · 03/09/2025My partner just had a reply to a complaint about over platforming on BBC. They say they take account of poll numbers & MPs. Well where’s the middle ground here? Should the LibDems with 18x the no of MPs be getting at least equal coverage to Reform on 4 but leading the polls? I don’t see any parity! 1010036
Reposted by Jo CarrollJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 03/09/2025Nigel Farage’s Reform party let me know *today* that I was banned from attending its conference. I’m an accredited UK journalist who sent my media registration over in May. And now he’s told Congress he doesn’t do that. Full story: www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-w...thenewworld.co.ukChicken Farage bans The New WorldReform claims to be the party of free speech, but this last-minute decision to stop me attending its conference tells a very different story 912655
Jo Carroll @jocarroll.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Thank you - at last, someone with enough integrity to stand up for decency. 000
Reposted by Jo CarrollThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 15/08/2025Loneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander Hursttheguardian.comLoneliness is rife among young men. It’s time to get offline and talk to each other | Alexander HurstIt’s tempting to scoff, but don’t dismiss the data. Modern man’s failure to forge real, meaningful friendships is bad for everyone, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst 1610828
Reposted by Jo CarrollDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 13/08/2025There's no good outcome of this. Releasing nationality data is only going to be used to inflame tensions and embolden the far right. Context will be ignored by those seeking to weaponise this. It is guaranteed to lead to more migrants being discriminated against. #r4today www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPolice given new guidance on releasing suspects' nationalities and ethnicitiesPolice forces will be encouraged to release a suspect's details in high-profile and sensitive investigations. 1718558
Reposted by Jo CarrollSteve Pottinger @bigstevepoet.bsky.social · 09/08/2025Thanks to @yorkshirebylines.co.uk for publishing this piece, written this morning in response to what a friend said about asylum seekers. 13821
Reposted by Jo CarrollThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/08/2025Times change, so do people. So why does the British Museum still think it’s OK to display human remains? | Paul Daleytheguardian.comTimes change, so do people. So why does the British Museum still think it’s OK to display human remains? | Paul DaleyBodies and body parts have long been part of collections of imperial plunder over the years – but museums must understand that attitudes have moved on 336513
Reposted by Jo CarrollAlicia @aliciablackgirl.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Curious how Maga feels about Maxwell being moved to a low security prison. She is the only person convicted of that crime to ever serve their sentence in a low security prison and she was moved there days after meeting with Trump's DOJ. Does it strike them as strange? 108712
Reposted by Jo CarrollPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 06/08/2025RFK Jr announces US is scrapping $500m of vaccine projects "I don't think l've seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business," said one health expert news.sky.com/story/rfk-jr...news.sky.comRFK Jr announces US is scrapping $500m of vaccine projects"I don't think I've seen a more dangerous decision in public health in my 50 years in the business," said one health expert. 2292110776
Reposted by Jo CarrollPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 04/08/2025UK govt is wrong on the cost of bringing England's water back into public ownership. Its £100bn number has no economic/legal basis. The cost of public ownership is "closer to zero". Companies are bankrupt, their shareholders and lenders have already extracted billions.theguardian.comA fair price to the public for water nationalisation | LetterLetter: The government is wrong on the cost of bringing water back into public ownership, write Prof Becky Malby, Dr Kate Bayliss, Prof Frances Cleaver and Prof Ewan McGaughey 22381176
Reposted by Jo CarrollAndrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 29/07/2025What state have we got to as a country when saving human life has to be justified? 271356275
Reposted by Jo CarrollIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/07/2025The mainstream right wing press is desperate for a race riot. 42848193
Reposted by Jo CarrollPaul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 27/07/2025The slow invasion of the West Bank bit.ly/3IPAnRvbit.lySettlers torch Palestinian homes in West Bank, residents flee village*** 36842
Reposted by Jo CarrollMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 26/07/2025Today, our capital proudly marks seven years of London Trans+ Pride. As trans rights come under increasing pressure across the UK, this year’s march is a vital reminder: London is a city that stands for equality, dignity and pride - for everyone. 🏳️⚧️ 01025174
Reposted by Jo CarrollPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Farage is never interviewed on politics programmes, he just appears on them and speaks. A level of scrutiny that would embarrass a hack on Smash Hits or Hello. #r4today 612061349
Reposted by Jo CarrollThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 19/07/2025The Trump administration is making viruses great again | Arwa Mahdawitheguardian.comThe Trump administration is making viruses great again | Arwa MahdawiMeasles cases are at their highest rate in the US in decades. Robert F Kennedy doesn’t seem too bothered 24270107
Reposted by Jo Carrolldave ❄️ 🥕 🧻 @davemacleod.bsky.social · 09/07/2025perfect comedy timing from the Speaker at #PMQs calling Nigel Farage after Starmer promises to go after “the fraudsters, the grifters, the con artists no matter who they are” 😄 18496147
Reposted by Jo CarrollMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 08/07/2025Londoners of African heritage help make our city the best in the world. Soon I’ll be leading the first mayoral trade mission to Africa, visiting Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa—to deepen cultural ties, boost trade and bang the drum for London. Great to kick things off at The Flygerians. 213510
Reposted by Jo CarrollBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 07/07/2025UK welfare spending "too expensive". Also UK Welfare spending, almost the lowest in Europe. 10226116
Reposted by Jo CarrollThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 06/07/2025‘We are in a dangerous place’: British Muslims on the fallout from 7/7 attack 20 years ontheguardian.com‘We are in a dangerous place’: British Muslims on the fallout from 7/7 attack 20 years onMany feel counter-terrorism policies and brazen Islamophobia have increased hostility and isolation experience by community 86911
Reposted by Jo CarrollGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 06/07/2025👀 Just how discriminatory and intolerant an environment can GB News create for its black presenters without breaking the law?goodlawproject.orgStop racism at GB News | Good Law ProjectWe use cookies where necessary to allow us to understand how people interact with our website and content, so that we can continue to improve our service. 1439
Reposted by Jo CarrollMaca Iglesias @rotterdamvvg.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Whoever did this wins the internet today.🏆 25051872540
Reposted by Jo CarrollPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Women in poorest parts of England & Wales ‘will spend only two-thirds of life in good health’. Women in wealthier parts enjoy two more decades of healthy life. Gender pay/pension gap, public sector pay cuts, two child benefit cap, low benefits, poor healthcare take toll. Poor feel marginalized.theguardian.comWomen in poorest parts of England and Wales ‘will spend only two-thirds of life in good health’Healthy life expectancy for women in most deprived areas falls to the lowest level since recent records began, ONS says 11250118
Reposted by Jo CarrollGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 04/07/2025“You can’t tell people that climate change is the great existential problem of our generation, and then say, ‘I’m sorry, we’re not going to do anything’. That is what they are doing.”theguardian.comPolitical cowardice hindering Europe’s climate efforts, says EU’s green chiefTeresa Ribera says effects of crisis are becoming increasingly obvious but not translating into proper action 114445
Reposted by Jo CarrollFrances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · 02/07/2025The Diddy trial had a jury of 8 men and 4 women. That seems a perfectly reasonable way to get “justice” on male violence. 3828
Reposted by Jo CarrollPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/07/2025A Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400. Insurance did not cover the cost of vaccinations. Profits came before people. Yet this is the system that Farage/Reform, neoliberals want in the UK Defend the NHS, or risk bankruptcy and poor health. archive.ph/noB9wwashingtonpost.comA Texas boy needed protection from measles. The vaccine cost $1,400.Due to the ongoing U.S. measles outbreak, a Texas man worried that his young son was at risk and took him to get vaccinated. The cost of the shot? $1,400. 14475215
Reposted by Jo CarrollDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 30/06/2025ICYM - Calls to clean up England’s ‘toxic air’ as GP visits for asthma attacks rise 45% #airpollution www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comCalls to clean up England’s ‘toxic air’ as GP visits for asthma attacks rise 45%Exclusive: Doctors say clean air zones need expanding, after 45,458 visits in first half of this year – up from 31,376 last year 2347
Reposted by Jo CarrollJess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 29/06/2025Every cut that the government makes to social services is effectively a tax on women. Because they're the ones who will be expected to fill in the gaps. 151893729
Reposted by Jo CarrollKAMALA NATION @kamalanation.bsky.social · 23/06/2025ICYMI: Then presidential candidate Kamala Harris guest on @maddow.msnbc.com 9/16/19 accurately predicting trump actions on making war with Iran. 04712
Reposted by Jo CarrollPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Post Office Capture scandal: Sir Alan Bates calls for those responsible for wrongful convictions to be brought to account. PO execs, Fujitsu, lawyers, accountants, advisers made millions from conspiracy. Lives of postmasters ruined. After 3 decades no one charged. Will they ever be?news.sky.comPost Office Capture scandal: Sir Alan Bates calls for those responsible for wrongful convictions to be 'brought to account'It comes after Sky News unearthed a report showing Post Office lawyers knew of faults in the software nearly three decades ago. 14335147
Reposted by Jo CarrollIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 20/06/2025In Praise of Kim Leadbeater Regardless of how today's vote goes, she has shown us a politics of compromise, compassion and decency. We should treat it as proof of concept for a better kind of politics. iandunt.substack.com/p/in-praise-...iandunt.substack.comIn Praise of Kim LeadbeaterThe Labour MP has provided a vision of what politics can be: practical, empathetic, consensual and rational. 461117192
Reposted by Jo CarrollPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 19/06/2025UK Uber driver earnings cut by changes to secretive algorithm. Dynamic pricing cut wages, hiked fares. Profits and exec pay boosted by fleecing workers/customers,; not through investment, better service. No cure for greed other than public boycott. Govts do nothing.theguardian.comUK Uber drivers’ earnings cut after changes to secretive algorithmIntroduction of ‘dynamic pricing’ also coincided with company raising trip prices, researchers finds 1017672