jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Great to celebrate the 75th birthday of the amazing @shwh83.bsky.social, a fantastic liberal, mentor and friend. Wonderful also to catch up with so many old Southwark friends 000
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialCaabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 04/03/2026119 UK Parliamentarians call for further sanctions on Israel and a total ban on all trade and interaction with illegal Israeli settlements in letter to @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social following yet further illegal Israeli government measures in the occupied State of Palestine. caabu.org/news/news/11... 05018
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialBruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay freeyoutu.beBruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen 42569709440552
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialAction for Southern Africa (ACTSA) @actsa-uk.bsky.social · 09/01/2026“Never Again”: Lords Fury Over Zambia Poisoning Scandal British peers yesterday sounded the alarm over the public health disaster in Kabwe, a town scarred by colonial-era mining & now one of the world's most polluted places Development Minister Champion said there are “clear lessons” to be learntactsa.org“Never Again”: Lords Fury Over Zambia Poisoning ScandalBritain’s peers have sounded the alarm over a shocking public health disaster in Kabwe, Zambia, a town scarred by decades of lead mining and now known as one of the most polluted places on Earth. 043
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Tens of thousands of people in Kabwe, including thousands of children, are suffering as a result of contamination left behind by lead mining, most of which occurred during British colonial rule. The mining company responsible and the UK must ensure justice and restitution for the people of Kabwe. 043
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Great to attend informative @resultsuk.bsky.social parliamentary event on nutrition with @annagelderdmp.bsky.social, Audrey Christiane Assamoi, Sunit Bagree (Results UK) and Jean Michel Grand (Action Against Hunger UK) 010
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Horrified by the shocking attacks in Australia on Hanukkah. My thoughts are with all those who have lost someone or were otherwise impacted and with the Jewish community and all who live in fear of this sort of senseless violence 000
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialMark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Could it be you? New vacancy listed on Lib Dem website: Infrastructure & Volunteer Organiser (Waverley Lib Dems)buff.lyInfrastructure & Volunteer Organiser (Waverley Lib Dems)Waverley Liberal Democrats are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated person who can build our volunteer capacity and spearhead our voter contact activities. 012
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 24/10/2025Speaking at the launch of this shocking report exposing the ongoing impact of the pollution left behind by past lead mining, Professor Dr Stephan Bose O’Reilly of University Hospital Munich said this: ‘Mining profits were extracted but the poison was left behind.’ 010
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Horrifying to see this. It is utterly unacceptable and shameful that this is occurring. We have to resist hatred against communities wherever it occurs. 010
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialHina Bokhari OBE AM @hinabokharild.bsky.social · 10/10/2025The latest police stats on hate crimes are incredibly worrying. We can't just stand by as communities of faith are targeted on Britain. 086
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Great to hear @LibDems International Development spokesperson, @monicaharding.bsky.social speaking at Lib Dem conference, about the importance of nutrition in development, particularly for women and girls. 010
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 16/07/2025The world is looking on in horror as Netanyahu's Government plots to lock Gaza's entire population into effectively a giant prison. The Prime Minister should make it clear that the UK won't stand idly by, starting by sanctioning Netanyahu himself. 17496166
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialEarl Russell LD @earlrussell.bsky.social · 14/05/2025More deliberate disinformation around net zero in the UK press this time in relation to possible alignment of the UK EU ETS. The figures quoted in the article are absolute bollocks. Indeed alignment removes friction to trade and is a positive and welcome step. My gut instinct is that will be agreed. 143
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialCalum Miller @calummillerld.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Yesterday, I sent a letter to the Foreign Secretary urging the UK to take stronger action if Israel continues its military assault on Gaza - including a total arms export ban, the recognition of Palestine and sanctions on extremist Israeli ministers. 55930
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 08/05/2025Yesterday, in Westminster, I spoke online to health workers in Myanmar & heard about the ongoing crisis they & their patients are facing. Since the 2021 coup, there have been over 1,500 attacks and threats against health workers and healthcare infrastructure. The world must act to protect them. 010
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 06/05/2025At the FCDO launch of its handbook on international humanitarian law (IHL), Samy Guessabi, country director for @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social in Sudan, sets out the scale of humanitarian suffering arising from conflict and the need for IHL to be upheld to protect civilians. 010
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 06/05/2025MOD Senior Lawyer, Tabitha Bonney, at the FCDO launch of its practitioner’s legal handbook: Conflict, Hunger and International Humanitarian Law, makes the important point that while conflict drives hunger, hunger also drives conflict and insecurity 000
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialWorld Food Programme @wfp.org · 25/04/2025WFP’s food stocks in Gaza have been depleted. ◾No food has entered Gaza in over 7 weeks — the longest border closure the Strip has ever faced. ◾WFP has more than 116,000 tons of food positioned at aid corridors, ready to enter as soon as borders reopen. 3132162
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 25/04/2025The international community must act to ensure food reaches the people of Gaza. The Israeli government’s denial of access for essential humanitarian aid is unconscionable 000
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialTheSouthAfrican.com @thesouthafrican.com · 25/04/2025The story of Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga, currently behind bars, has resonated in the British Parliament, as Lord Jonny Oates…thesouthafrican.comBritain’s Lord Oates demands accountability for Zim journalist’s arrestThe story of Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga, currently behind bars, has resonated in the British Parliament, as Lord Jonny Oates... 042
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 24/04/2025In a debate on media freedom in the House of Lords today, I raised the case of Zimbabwe journalist Blessed Mhlanga who has now been detained for 59 days for no other reason than reporting the truth. tinyurl.com/y2esev3htinyurl.comParliamentlive.tvHouse of Lords 043
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialEarl Russell LD @earlrussell.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Labour must do more at speed and scale to secure our energy security and green future. That means a much better communications strategy. Working with and not doing to. Energy market reform to lower energy bills sooner rather than latter. Greater support for energy efficiency measures and heat pumps 011
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialGlen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Chemistry to close at Aston, Bradford and Hull - while merged and threatened at Reading. More will go. Country on a self-destruct mission. www.chemistryworld.com/news/changes...chemistryworld.comChanges at Reading leave chemistry students worried about their futureStudents at every stage of their degrees feel left in the dark by course closures and changes in research focus 86746
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Looking forward to taking part in an event at the Marmalade Festival at the Skoll World Forum this afternoon to discuss bold actions to end child malnutrition, hosted by @ciffchild.bsky.social with @actioncontrelafaim.bsky.social @uamh.bsky.social, Emergency Nutrition Network, PoN and Dimagi 011
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialEd Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 24/02/2025The US just voted alongside Russia, Belarus and North Korea against a UN resolution to support Ukraine. This is a wake-up call for all those cheerleading Trump in our country. 912405780
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 11/02/2025Dr Arumna Oteh,Chair of the Royal African Society, reminds us at the #Mandela20 High Level Event that despite progress towards making poverty history, 800 million people still go to bed hungry every day and urges us all in the spirit of Madiba, to do more. 010
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 03/01/2025100% agree. Imagine if the 1945 Labour govt, instead of creating the NHS, had waited until Jan 1946 and announced a Commission on health that would report in 1949 - we wouldn’t now have an NHS. 097
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 28/12/2024Deeply concerned by Israeli Defence Force assault on Kamal Adwan hospital and the detention of its Director Dr Hussain Abu Safiyeh. The international community must make clear that @IDF will be held responsible for his safety. He should be released immediately. 000
jonnyoates.bsky.social @jonnyoates.bsky.social · 05/12/2024Great piece by Zimbabwe democracy and human rights campaigner Mako Haruzivishe 021
Reposted by @jonnyoates.bsky.socialThe View From The Lane @vftlpodcast.bsky.social · 25/11/2024NEW POD 😍 - Maddison's redemption 🥹 - Kulusevski's quality 🤩 - The 5 best victories against City ⚽️ - Sarr, Solanke et al 🥰 @dannykellywords.bsky.social, @jamestmaw.bsky.social & @jaydmharris.bsky.social & @jackpittbrooke.bsky.social pod.fo/e/2870d7pod.foSpurs' best win in the premier league era?Podcast Episode · The View From The Lane: The Athletic FC's Tottenham show · 11/25/2024 · 49m 4838
