Reposted by KathrynSusie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else. 762361790
Reposted by KathrynFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 21/11/2025Nish Kumar, "I think Shabana Mahmood's plan is insane" #HIGNFY "All we ever talk about in this country is immigration" "Meanwhile we have people paying too much on bills, a climate crisis, I think we now have to reframe everything through the prism of immigration" 14687195
Reposted by KathrynGeorge Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 21/07/2025When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated. 15636838220866
Reposted by KathrynGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22/07/2025What words remain for a government that goes to court to insist it be allowed to continue selling weapons to a state committing genocide, then sends a letter of complaint when those weapons are used? 481118442
Reposted by KathrynPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Water companies have ‘cheated us out of £84 billion’ – Feargal Sharkey www.channel4.com/news/water-c...channel4.comWater companies have ‘cheated us out of £84 billion’ – Feargal SharkeyWe spoke to water campaigner and Undertones frontman, Feargal Sharkey. 471663594
Kathryn @kath400blue.bsky.social · 12/07/2025Rachel Reeves could slash the Cash ISA limit to £4K — a win for hedge funds, a loss for the rest of us 💸 Even the banks are against it. Tell the govt to protect savers, not risky investments! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...you.38degrees.org.ukProtect Cash ISAsRumours are swirling that Rachel Reeves might slash the tax-free cap on Cash ISAs from £20,000 to £4,000 - after meeting with a group of bank executives. [1] Cash ISAs (individual savings accounts) ar... 000
Kathryn @kath400blue.bsky.social · 05/07/2025Our privatised water system is broken - and water lobbyists have worked hard to shut down alternatives.In July the People’s Commission is launching a people-first vision for our water in Parliament.Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...actionnetwork.orgAsk your MP to show their support for a people-first future for our water!We can make our water work for people - not shareholders - but water lobbyists are working hard to shut this solution down. Will you make sure your MP hears about it? 000
Reposted by KathrynPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Thank you Clive Lewis 👏 17789175
Kathryn @kath400blue.bsky.social · 22/06/2025Sign the petition to Keir Starmer: Oppose Trump's war on Iran stoptrump.org.uk/petition-tru...stoptrump.org.ukPetition: Keir Starmer – Oppose Trump’s war on IranStop Trump Coalition 000
Kathryn @kath400blue.bsky.social · 21/06/2025Our privatised water system is broken - and water lobbyists have worked hard to shut down alternatives. In July the People’s Commission is launching a people-first vision for our water in Parliament. Your MP needs to hear about it: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...actionnetwork.orgAsk your MP to show their support for a people-first future for our water!We can make our water work for people - not shareholders - but water lobbyists are working hard to shut this solution down. Will you make sure your MP hears about it? 000
Reposted by KathrynAndy McDonald MP @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social · 17/06/2025The welfare green paper proposals will drive disabled people into poverty and I will oppose that. I joined @disrightsuk.bsky.social and DPO Forum today to say I'm voting 'no' to disability benefit cuts. #TakingThePIP 314844
Reposted by KathrynChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 10/06/2025CNN’s Jason Carroll was zip-tied and escorted away—for reporting the news. But they claimed he wasn’t under arrest? Why are they shooting rubber bullets at and silencing journalists? We still have a First Amendment. 1944203449562
Reposted by KathrynBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 10/06/2025🏴Best for Britain CEO Naomi Smith: "Leaving the EU, a project spearheaded by Nigel Farage, has been a disaster for Welsh farmers, business owners and young people" 🚨 However, alignment with the EU could provide a 0.36% boost each year for Wales! www.bestforbritain.org/closer_uk_eu...bestforbritain.orgCloser UK-EU ties can boost Welsh economy after Farage’s disastrous BrexitCampaigners have called for closer UK-EU ties to boost the economy in Wales, highlighting the impact of Brexit on Welsh farmers, businesses and young people. 12421142
Reposted by KathrynBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 09/06/2025Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere break new records in human history We know that net zero emission pathways will help us limit global temperature increases. Why are they not a priority for politicians? By Brian McHugh @yorkshirebylines.co.ukyorkshirebylines.co.ukCarbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere break new records in human historyWe know that net zero emission pathways will help us limit global temperature increases. Why are they not a priority for politicians? 611449
Reposted by KathrynJess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 02/06/2025Labour today looking at the Polish election results. 7783196
Reposted by KathrynFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 27/05/2025If MPs’ salaries had grown at the same rate as junior doctors’ since 2010, they would earn about £72,312 today — roughly £19,000 less than their actual 2024 salary of £91,346 That's why doctors are balloting on potential strike action 20450157
Reposted by KathrynPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 26/05/2025Keir Starmer is being advised to urgently pause the Government's plans to cut disability and health benefits by Parliament's work and pensions committee. www.itv.com/news/2025-05...itv.com 530273
Reposted by KathrynWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 20/05/2025Yorkshire Water warns of a hosepipe ban 'unless rain comes'. 🤔Here's a novel thought...maybe if the private water companies had invested adequately in infrastructure, they wouldn't have to have their fingers crossed hoping for a rain shower? We need water in public hands. 🌊 25123
Reposted by KathrynZarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 15/05/2025As we continue to witness the live-streamed genocide of Palestinians, Keir Starmer’s government still denies it — while approving arms sales, including F-35s that enable 2,000lb bombs to rain down on Gaza. Israel’s genocide would not be possible without the government’s support. 1027493
Reposted by KathrynGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15/05/2025I also discuss the bizarre and disturbing association between the Starmer government and former special advisers to Boris Johnson and Liz Truss. I vaguely remember being told something about "Change". But this continuity is beyond our worst nightmares. Not just Tory policies, but actual Tories. 37810295
Reposted by Kathryntamrakat @tamrakat.bsky.social · 13/05/2025Image of library book display labeled: “It's A Warning Not An Instruction Manual.” Books on display: • On Tyranny • Twenty Lessons From The 21st Century • 1984 • A Handmaids Tale • Diary of Anne Frank • Parable of The Sower • Fahrenheit 451 • Animal Farm • Brave New World ~TAiLS of a Bookworm 410261056042
Reposted by KathrynAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 13/05/2025🚨HIT THE PHONES TO SAVE MEDICAID - PLEASE AMPLIFY & ACT 🚨 TODAY the House will be marking up deeply unpopular massive Medicaid cuts. MANY GOP on the committee are in tight districts. Calls and pressure ARE effective here. Call today. Type your zip to get a script ⬇️ OcasioCortez.com/savemedicaidocasiocortez.comSave MedicaidPlease call your Representative right now and leave a voicemail, or first thing on Monday morning before the mark up session begins. 331147307224
Reposted by KathrynFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Alf Dubs tells the News Agents that Keir Starmer's speech was reminiscent of Enoch Powell Saying that migration has made us a decent society 614636
Reposted by KathrynZarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 14/05/2025Quoting Enoch Powell is never a coincidence. The Prime Minister knew what message he was sending — and who he was sending it to. Disgraceful. 911352463
Reposted by KathrynDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025My grandmas were immigrants, my mum & sisters in law are immigrants; my sister & nephews are migrants. My kids study maths, Shakespeare, dance, act & score tries alongside the kids of immigrants. My dad’s life was saved by immigrants. Immigrants have made us richer, wiser, stronger Win the fight 983434756
Reposted by KathrynIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Incredibly depressing day. I've spent my entire life being told by British governments how dreadful immigration is. New Labour did it. The Coalition. The Brexiters. Now Starmer. All of them accusing the ones who came before them of failing to clamp down. The same old vacant mean-spirited bollocks. 26065131322
Reposted by Kathrynfife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 11/05/2025The i Paper: Britons want Starmer to focus on Brexit reset - rather than cosying up to Trump inews.co.uk/news/politic...inews.co.ukBritons want Starmer to focus on Brexit reset - rather than cosying up to TrumpStarmer has faced repeated warnings that he have to choose between the US and EU 09021
Reposted by KathrynNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 11/05/2025For #PublicHealth, control of our broken #FoodSystem has to be taken back from #BigFood, which includes limits on advertising. There is #NoRightToAdvertise www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...independent.co.ukChildren eat more per day after watching just five minutes of junk food advertsThe finding highlights the pervasive impact of junk food marketing on children's diets 43015
Reposted by KathrynLeft Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Ending poverty could save £75bn a yearleftfootforward.orgEnding poverty could save Britain £75bn a year, says charityTrussell is calling for an "essentials guarantee" to be embedded within Universal Credit to ensure recipients can afford basic needs such as food and heating. 714755
Reposted by KathrynPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/05/2025Child poverty in the UK. A young child hospitalised with malnutrition leading to the loss of all her teeth. Years of austerity, real wage cuts, profiteering, two child benefit cap, cuts to public services take toll. Govts appease the rich, blight lives of many. archive.ph/IwH73inews.co.uk‘The worst poverty we’ve seen’: How child, two, was hospitalised with malnutritionFrontline workers describe horrific plight of chldren – including toddler who lost all her teeth and developed a heart condition 18383194
Reposted by KathrynFarrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 02/05/2025Krishnan Guru-Murthy, "The last time people listened to Nigel Farage they got Brexit, Brexit has failed to deliver by his own admission" Gawain Towler (Farage's Press Adviser 2009-24), "We are the opposition" 3517648
Reposted by KathrynSpen @spenna240.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Tax the super rich, it’s so fuckin simple 0142
Reposted by KathrynWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 28/04/2025The People's Water Commission interim report is out today. Public ownership... 🥇 delivers the best results in the world 💰 keeps bills low 💡 has the highest water quality 🔮 better protects water for the future. So why is the government ignoring it? weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...weownit.org.ukSteve Reed: include public ownership as an option in your independent commission on the water sector. | We Own ItSteve Reed must put public ownership back on the table. 317777
Reposted by KathrynPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Baby food pouches sold by Ella's Kitchen, Heinz, Piccolo, Little Freddie, Aldi, Lidl found to be low in nutrients. Companies must know this but still sell them as profits come before people. Lives blighted Regulators collude with corporations. Who protects the people?bbc.co.ukBaby food pouches low in key nutrients, lab testing findsParents are being 23305157
Reposted by KathrynNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 28/04/2025If you live in Bristol, Bath, Northeast Somerset or Gloucestershire, if you don't want Arron Banks as your WECA mayor, vote for @mayorslayer.bsky.social! #GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comMayor is a meaningless job, says Reform’s man in mayoral raceArron Banks, Nigel Farage’s pick to be mayor of the West of England, jokes that he will direct a deputy ‘from my chateau’. What does his rival think of that? 1211381
Reposted by KathrynAndrew Sharpe 🏴|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 27/04/2025"the worst homelessness problem in the developed world" - who'd want to be governed by a Parliament that is so useless? Scotland needs to regain independence and remove Westminster's control forever. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...theguardian.comPrivate landlords and hotels ‘cashing in’ on England’s hidden homelessness crisisExclusive: Half of local authorities charged double by private providers for temporary housing, investigation finds 21910
Reposted by KathrynMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 26/04/2025Tory MP IT Supportyoutu.beTory MP IT SupportYouTube video by Michael Spicer 43693246
Reposted by KathrynEmma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 25/04/2025I'm recovering from a breakdown at the moment and trying to get back on my feet with my workshops & Etsy. If you could maybe RT my new creative & mental health workshop (previous few posts today,Friday 25th) it would help so much to show it to a few more eyes. I'd really appreciate it, thankyou 🌿 22636306
Reposted by KathrynOxford for Europe @oxfordforeurope.bsky.social · 24/04/2025For the hard of thinking: It’s good for our young ppl It’s good for our economy It’s good for our relations on our own continent We have similar schemes with 🇦🇺 & 🇨🇦 It isn’t Free Movement. (Sadly). Let’s end the footdragging on youth mobility now. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...theguardian.comLabour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade resetMore than 60 MPs sign letter calling for time-limited visas for 18- to 30-year-olds to travel freely 110437
Reposted by KathrynAlan Stedman @alanjstedman.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Looks like Canadians are about to have a similar damascene conversion that Finland has just experienced Voters seem to be thinking that Right Wing politics and politicians are bad for your health, your wallet and your international standing Hello Britain, are you waking up yet? 5313
Reposted by KathrynEast Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 24/04/2025Starmer promised change. Instead, Labour clings to caution and appeases the right. Where do the disillusioned centre-left go now? asks @peterthurlow.bsky.social #LabourGovernmenteastangliabylines.co.ukShow us some love, Labour, or it’s all over between usStarmer's caution frustrates Labour’s base – timid policies, broken promises, and no bold vision in sight 47532
Reposted by KathrynPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Zonal electricity pricing. Ministers braced for showdown over ‘postcode pricing’ in energy market shake-up. Don't do it. Will add £3bn+ to customer bills, Increase fuel poverty & business costs, hike energy industry profits, hinder development of national infrastructure. Instead, end profiteeringtheguardian.comMinisters braced for showdown over ‘postcode pricing’ in energy market shake-upEd Miliband’s looming decision on electricity market changes could mean regional bill disparities for households 2321986
Reposted by KathrynWe Own It @weownit.org.uk · 23/04/2025🚅Want to end the Great British Train Robbery? ✍️It only takes 1 minute to sign our petition. 🤑The rolling stock companies have made £3.6 billion in dividends over the past decade. Now's the perfect time to demand they take our trains into public ownership.weownit.org.ukPetition: Take our trains into public ownership | We Own ItThe government is taking railway operators into public ownership, but the trains themselves will remain in private hands. The government must take our trains into public ownership. 21542303