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Judy Birkbeck

@judybirkbeck.bsky.social
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Writer. Novel: Behind the Mask is Nothing publd. by Holland House Books, + many short stories in litmags. Passionate about wildlife gardening. judybirkbeck.co.uk

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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A single 400-year-old ancient oak produces 234,000 litres of oxygen a year while soaking up carbon dioxide, and can support more than 2,000 species of bird, insect, fungus, and lichen. Nature is amazing - we need more of it, not less. Please repost if you agree 🌳
Mature oak trees with bare branches in an autumn woodland
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Only 9000 more signatures needed to make 100,000.
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Let's get this petition to 100,000 by the weekend.
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I've signed the petition calling on the Government to make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority. Join me and help protect the places we love. campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk/page/196457/...
campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk
I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Petition calling on the government to make climate resilience a national mission. Why has this only chalked up 24k signatures? You know what to do.
campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk
I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.
campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk
I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.
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ClientEarth @clientearth.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🔥The UK government is about to make a decision that will affect us all🔥 New oil and gas is incompatible with a liveable climate, and makes us LESS energy secure. 👉We must urge the government to make the right decision. Sign the open letter: act.clientearth.org/page/195992/...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Deeply irresponsible. We're in a climate crisis. This is such a terrible start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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Philo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Trickle down economics explained with cats
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
At risk of sounding arrogant, the #FOTW contains urgent info about where our climate, our world, and our society are headed, which everyone needs to hear But it is getting very little traction 😞 Please help share and promote 🙂 @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @jporritt.bsky.social @anthonyhorowitz.com
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BadgerNoble 🏳️‍🌈 @badgernoble.eurosky.social · 24/02/2026
My petition has been published!! Hoorah. In light of Farage and Co making money off GB News and other means, please consider signing and sharing the below. The only exception to the second jobs rule would be MPs who actively work within the NHS petition.parliament.uk/petitions/75...
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Petition: Ban MPs from having second jobs except in NHS
MPs should not have other jobs outside of Parliament unless they are qualified doctors, nurses or other healthcare professionals and actively work in the NHS
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Very clear stance
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Benjamin Myers @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
"Why here?"
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
'Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds' 🤯 🐔 A trend that's fuelling ecological destruction from the Amazon (rainforests cut down to grow soy feed for chickens) to the River Wye (full of chicken shit): www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Average person eats six times more chicken than in 1961, UN report finds
UN report says global meat supply has risen fourfold in last 60 years and is expected to keep rising
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
From a climate scientist not afraid to tell it how it will be
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
I hope this isn’t true. There are times when it’s more important to put country before party. This is one of them. Burnham’s longstanding commitment to a fairer voting system could transform our democracy & counter the dire threat of a Reform UK government elected on a minority of the vote
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Greens suggest they will properly contest byelection in blow to Burnham
Statement follows speculation party would not field candidate in Makerfield or barely fight seat
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Dave Goulson @davegoulson.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
In December, the Govt will decide if it will renew the glyphosate licence until 2041… • That’s 15 more years of impacts on worms, bees, soils and run-off into ponds and rivers, and glyphosate in your food. Sign Garden Organic’s petition NOW to ban this dangerous herbicide #GrowersAgainstGlyphosate.
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
A crypto investor just donated £9 million to the Reform Party. Right now, billionaires can pour unlimited money into our elections, effectively buying our democracy. Think that's wrong? Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Take Big Money Out of Our Politics
British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
I just signed Dame Judi Dench's petition, calling on the urgent restoration of our ancient woodlands. Please sign this important cause and share it: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
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Stand with Judi Dench - Sign the Petition
Join Dame Judi Dench and help save our ancient woodlands. Add your name to the petition and share it with friends and family.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
David Attenborough takes on PHEASANTS! “Native to Asia, but now released into our countryside on an industrial scale, over 30 million every year… eating vast numbers of insects, reptiles and amphibians every day.” Time for the Government to regulate this out-of-control industry #SecretGarden
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
When Angela Rayner underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty, Richard Tice said it was "morally completely indefensible” and she should resign if she had “any moral decency”. Now we learn he set up four shell companies that let him avoid paying £100,000 he owed in tax and to then transfer the cash to Reform
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 04/04/2026
🔥🔥 OVER 16,000 have already signed the petition to stop BlackRock buying up our GP surgery buildings. Our NHS is not for sale. Our NHS is not their cash cow. Our NHS is not their piggy bank. Add your name now 👉🏻 vist.ly/4xb6i
Image with text that says "No, BlackRock: our NHS is not for sale"
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 06/04/2026
Don't let anyone convince you that taking our water into public ownership is radical. Guess what's really radical? Privatisation of water. It is time we end this global embarrassment and nationalise our water. vist.ly/4xeci
Graphic with text that says "“There are 195 countries in the world. Some are big, some small. Some are highly developed, others not so much. Some are rich. Some poor. Now for the extraordinary fact. Guess how many of those countries have put its water industry fully into private hands. That’s right. Just one. And, yes, that would be England. "
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Very grateful for a tidy sum from ALCS for my short story publications. #alcs
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Petition: no to Palantir .
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Today is World Rewilding Day. From grass and paving to this in 2 years.
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Religious fanatics
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Great show from comedian Mark Thomas
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Sounds fascinating
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Congratulations, Juno!
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Stop Palantir taking over our NHS. Now at 94K signatures
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
This morning I posted our petition to get Palantir out of our NHS and our public services. Over 40,000 people have now signed it - thank you. Please do keep sharing! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
This tax dodger lives in Monaco.
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George McGavin @georgemcgavin.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...
actionnetwork.org
The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post
First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Report of environmental catastrophe and food insecurity suppressed
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
The End We Start From by Megan Hunter - a compelling and beautiful novel. Good film too.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends. Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Palestine Action hunger strikers are still the state’s responsibility | Letters
Letters: The power is in the hands of the DPP or the attorney general, writes Stephen Sedley. Plus Roshi Fernando on Keir Starmer’s unforgivable conduct
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Anne O'Leary @anneoleary.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
New blog post: a shiny new list of UK and Ireland short story competitions for 2026 anneolearyblog.wordpress.com/2026/01/08/s...
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Short story competitions 2026
And so, we launch into another writing year with positive intentions. There are so many competitions out there it can be bewildering, but selecting even one or two to aim for can be a useful spur i…
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This is outrageous. What hope for future generations?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur. heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
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An Open Letter to Zarah Sultana
Galina Rymbu, an activist living in Ukraine, responds to Zarah Sultana's recent remarks on support for Ukraine.
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Mark @mark-melbin.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Ex #BBC Director General Tim Davie was a huge fan of the #misinformation and Hate Speech of Nigel Farage. #bbcqt #ReformUK #journalism #auspol
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Fabulous news!
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Help save nature by rewilding the Church’s massive landholdings!
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church ...
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Congratulations, Kate!
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Just over £13k still needed to save 112 acres of nature-rich land amid the dairy pastures of Devon. Please chip in if you can, or share this widely.
crowdfunder.co.uk
PLEASE SAVE BEER MILL FOR NATURE
Help us save 112 acres of rare, species-rich land in Devon for nature
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
There's good reason why the oil and gas industry lobbies so hard for carbon capture - because it's the one 'climate solution' that wouldn't necessarily require shutting down the oil and gas industry But it doesn't work. They need to be shut down
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Congratulations, Ian!
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
RIP Tony Harrison
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Judy Birkbeck @judybirkbeck.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Thanking @frazzledlit.bsky.social for showcasing my story.
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