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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's a rare policy that would be welcomed by both business and trade unions - and at the same time would *improve* the UK's fiscal position. Dropping these proposals - for which there is no economic, moral or political case - would be one. www.ft.com/content/8a00...
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Unions demand softening of UK immigration reforms
Proposals will ‘punish’ low-paid migrants doing essential work in public services and create a new staffing crisis in social care, says motion passed at TUC
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Infinite growth on a finite planet is a death sentence. There is no economic growth on a dead planet.
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Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The Immigration and Asylum Bill returns to Parliament today for oral evidence. We'll be watching along. 👀 The Bill will create a system that is harsher, less fair and more dangerous - particularly for women seeking safety here. Read more: www.refugeewomen.co.uk/immigration-...
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Women for Refugee Women - Our response to the Immigration and Asylum Bill announced on 30 June 2026
We are deeply concerned by the Immigration and Asylum Bill announced on 30 June 2026 by the Home Secretary.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Literally hours later, although at least nobody was killed.
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@MSF
On 13 September, an MSF bus carrying 10 humanitarian staff in Gaza City was damaged by an Israeli airstrike on a targeted vehicle just two metres away. One of our colleagues was injured in the strike.
The bus was clearly identified as an MSF vehicle, with a large MSF sticker visible on its roof. Once again, Israeli forces have shown a blatant disregard for the safety of humanitarian and medical personnel.
Nowhere is safe in Gaza. Civilians, healthcare workers and humanitarian staff must be protected. Clearly marked medical and humanitarian vehicles must be spared from attacks.
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Jimmy Reid Foundation @reidfoundation.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
How do living standards compare across generations? People born in 1997–2001 are less likely to be in employment at age 25. They face the burden of high housing costs and living with their parents rather than renting or owning their own home. ifs.org.uk/articles/how...
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How do living standards compare across generations? | Institute for Fiscal Studies
How have earnings, employment and housing changed for different generations of young adults?
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Pablo🔻 @ceronegativo.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Resulta que cuando decían "Comunismo o Libertad", la libertad eran incendios forestales sin control.
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Ayuso dice que la lucha contra el cambio climático favorece el comunismo y que la izquierda va “contra la evidencia científica”
La presidenta de Madrid defiende que el fenómeno es cíclico “desde que la Tierra existe” y acusa a la izquierda de imponer una agenda de reformas para paliarlo “contra la evidencia científica”
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"NHS staff could be barred from wearing.. pro Palestinian symbols on their uniforms.. [this] is one of several recommendations in a review into antisemitism.. within the NHS" This isnt about tackling antisemitism. Its about cracking down on any display of support 4 Palestinians
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K C @kc1928.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
www.thenational.scot/news/2613835...
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Left-wing Labour candidate 'could stand against Andy Burnham' in leadership challenge
LEFT-WING Labour MPs are considering standing a candidate against Andy Burnham in a future leadership contest over concerns about the Greater…
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
France floods Europe's grid with solar, pushing prices negative www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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France Floods Europe’s Grid With Solar, Pushing Prices Negative
French solar power surged on Thursday as a stretch of sunny weather boosted generation allowing the country to export huge volumes of electricity to neighboring markets.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Nigel Farage took £50,000 from crypto firms then said he was "not aware" of the industry funding his party bylinetimes.com/2026/05/22/n...
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Nigel Farage Took £50,000 from Crypto Firms Then Said He Was 'Not Aware' of the Industry Funding His Party
The self-proclaimed 'straight-talking' Reform UK leader has been far from straight about who is funding his attempted rise to power, reports Iain Overton
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Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 19/05/2026
Today, the DfT announced its marvellous, magical changes to HS2 to save costs. These changes are: ⭕ Reduce the maximum speed from 360 to 320 km/h 🤖 Remove Automatic Train Operation (ATO) 🚦 Reduce the signalling system (ETCS) specification This will save 2% off HS2's capex. Good idea?
Proposed Changes
7. The assessment proposes the following package of changes: 
a. Reduce the maximum line speed from 360kph to 320 kph. 360kph is faster than any 
current railway globally. 320kph represents a standard ‘new build’ maximum operating 
speed in Europe. 
b. Remove Automatic Train Operation (ATO) – ATO would be a global first-of-a-kind train 
control and signalling system for a high-speed railway, introducing novelty that would 
require extensive proving. No other European railways are actively pursuing ATO for their 
high-speed lines and it is not needed to deliver the requirement of 10 trains per hour 
(tph). c. Reduce the signalling system (ETCS) specification – Without the requirement for ATO 
it is possible to adopt a proven ETCS version (v2.1) to align with other UK and European 
projects, including the live delivery programmes; Transpennine Route Upgrade and East 
Coast Digital Project. 
8. These three elements of the current HS2 specification drive significant cost, time and risk 
into the HS2 programme. Given the advanced nature of the design and build of the civils 
programme between Birmingham and London HS2 programme it will continue to be built. 
The changes outlined here reflect the biggest opportunities to reduce complexity and 
improve confidence in delivering HS2. If these changes are not implemented, proving the 
railway operation at 360kph could take significant time and money and potentially result in 
a later decision to change the scope.
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Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition @freedomflotilla.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨SOS - International volunteers onboard #FreedomFlotilla boat #PERSEVERANCE were illegally attacked and abducted by Israeli Occupation Forces @IDF. 🔻CONTACT THEIR GOVERNMENTS & DEMAND THEIR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: freedomflotilla.org/action/ #BreakTheSiege #Canada #France #Australia #Belgium
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Marching against genocide is a hate march. Marching to "stop Islam", kick out Muslims and prepare for civil war isn't a hate march. The world has been turned on its head.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
It’s the endorsement Wes was choking for
Peter Mandelson tells friends he backs Wes Streeting for Labour leader
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SUPPORTING PALESTINE @apirus.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Movies of Scotland: Nae Pasaran (2018). In East Kilbride in 1974, factory workers refuse to carry out repairs on warplane engines in an act of solidarity against the violent military coup in Chile.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 16/05/2026
One city. 9 million people. All of us Londoners. We will never be divided.
White text on a black background reads “Hate is loud.” at the top and “Love is louder.” at the bottom, with the Mayor of London logo centred between the two lines.
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Just so, and this has implications for more or less the whole system. *A lot* of important people were extremely noisy on We Stand With Israel/Crush The Hate Protests, and if we start recognising the most grave war crimes now, then that (correctly) accuses them all of complicity.
Gonna be a tricky situation for Burnham if he tacks left on foreign policy. If you bring the left onboard, they're going to want the Palestinian genocide recognised... but that has legal implications for the current PM, Lammy, Cooper among others...
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Nigel Farage is a GRIFTER - pass it on.
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Codfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
France is mandating solar panels on every large commercial car park in the country — turning millions of square metres of idle asphalt into one of Europe's most productive clean energy assets. I have been mentioning this for months - they are shooting up on all the supermarket car parks.
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Since the start of this war in Iran, more than 3,600 people have been killed and over 26,500 injured in Iran. In Lebanon, 2,700 people are dead and over a million are displaced. And Netanyahu says: “The war is not over.” We cannot continue to be complicit in Israel’s wars.
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Unofficial CTV News Mirror @ctvnews-mirror.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
As the U.S. starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help
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As the U.S. starves it of oil, Cuba is pulling off one of the fastest solar revolutions on the planet — with China’s help
Cuba is struggling with devastating nationwide blackouts as the United States’ effective oil blockade strangles fuel supplies. But this crisis may also be accelerating a China-backed clean energy revolution that’s been quietly unfolding in the Caribbean nation.
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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Labour's Immigration Bill is the most immoral and repugnant thing this Government has done. It would mean a care worker who came to this country looking after our elderly, working night shifts on low pay, would wait 10 years to apply for citizenship But an investment banker could apply in 3 years
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
‘The writing is on the wall for Starmer’ says union chief www.channel4.com/news/the-wri...
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‘The writing is on the wall for Starmer’ says union chief
We spoke to Steve Wright, leader of the Fire Brigades Union, which is affiliated to the Labour party.
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 10/05/2026
Scotland needs more powers to tackle the big issues. #bbcdn
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Jacobin Magazin @jacobinmagazin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Nach Wahlerfolg und Mitgliederboom ringt die Linke um ein neues Parteiprogramm. Doch die eigentliche Frage lautet, wie sie unter veränderten gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen mehrheitsfähig werden kann.
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Worum sich der Programmprozess der Linken dreht
Nach Wahlerfolg und Mitgliederboom ringt die Linke um ein neues Parteiprogramm. Doch die eigentliche Frage lautet, wie sie unter veränderten gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen mehrheitsfähig werden kann.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
"If you haven't got the courage to stand up to wealth and power, don't say you are going to deliver real change. Because it isn't going to happen."
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Read this thread about the fraudulent list group intended to confuse Green voters. The National have also reported several spoiled ballots
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Britain faces a grave energy crisis which neither the right or left is prepared for. I’ve written for the Guardian on why decades of complacency cannot be magicked away by drilling in the North Sea – or by hoping renewables will quickly power everything.
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Both left and right are deluding themselves about the scale of the energy crisis Britain faces | Ewan Gibbs
Decades of complacency cannot be magicked away by drilling in the North Sea – or even by hoping that renewables will quickly power everything, says historian and author Ewan Gibbs
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how. janrosenow.substack.com/p/spain-just...
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Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how.
How wind and solar quietly pushed gas off the margin, and the wholesale price followed.
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K C @kc1928.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
There were a substantial number of reasons that I didn't vote Labour on Thursday, but I can confirm that Keir Starmer not having brought enough unelected New Labour big names back into key positions never made the top 100. Change?
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Sharon Graham, "Labour have abandoned the working class" "And the working class have now abandoned Labour"
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Everything you need to know about the moral vacuum at the heart of Labour. The party deserves its agonising death ‘A former Scottish Labour MP has taken up a job as an adviser to Reform UK's Scottish leader Malcolm Offord’
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Former Scottish Labour MP takes up job as adviser to Reform's Malcolm Offord
Former Glasgow South West MP Ian Davidson has become an adviser to Reform UK’s Malcolm Offord. After 60 years in Labour, the veteran Eurosceptic…
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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The Labour Party and the Tory Party are the mother and father of the new British far-right. Their failures and cruelties birthed Reform and made their bigotries acceptable in the eyes of millions. Hell mend them for that. The two parties will be damned in the history books as failures and scoundrels
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Toyota's robotic chair is paving the way for enhanced mobility solutions, addressing the needs of our aging society. Innovation for a better quality of life is here.
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Gemma Clark 🧿🕯️ @gemmaclark.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Disgusted Reform got any seats. But if you campare ideologies to 2021 The pro indepence majority has increased 72 to 73 The right (though now far right) wing opposition has decreased 31 to 29. Progressive legislation was possible in 2021. It’s more posssible now. We are not in a bad position
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 09/05/2026
Your new record-breaking group of 15 Scottish Green MSPs!
Your record group of Scottish Green MSPs. Holly Bruce, Ariane Burgess, Maggie Chapma, Iris Duane, Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie, Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill, Kristopher Leask, Gillian Mackay, Q Manivannan, Cara McKee, Laura Moodie, Kate Nevens, Mark Ruskell, Lorna Slater.
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The Herald @heraldscotland.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
'Future beyond the Union' looms for UK, says Sinn Féin leader on working with John Swinney www.heraldscotland.com/news...
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ECT Scotland @endconversiontherapy.scot · 09/05/2026
The latest Scottish parliamentary election delivered a significant majority in support of LGBTQ+ rights and a ban on conversion practices. Now it is time to deliver, no more delays. The Scottish people have spoken. They have backed inclusion and rejected the politics of hate.


A MAJORITY FOR A BAN
83/129
SNP 58
SGP 15
SLD 10
Nearly a 2/3rds majority elected to the Scottish Parliament on inclusive LGBTQ+ manifestos backing a ban on conversion practices and other supportive policies!
Calls for a comprehensive ban on conversion therapy covering all settings
Calls on the UK Government to remove its block on much-needed Gender Recognition legislation and update it with international best practice
 Significant manifesto commitments to unlocking and improving provision of trans healthcare.
Manifesto Pledges
Supports banning all forms of conversion therapies and practices
Supports inclusive education in schools, and Gender Recognition Reform at a UK level
Supports an inclusive ban within the first year of the Scottish Parliament
“We are committed to upholding and protecting the human rights of trans people as far as possible within our powers and we will do all we can to ensure that trans people’s identities are recognised and respected”
Supports inclusive education
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K C @kc1928.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
www.thenational.scot/news/2609189...
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First two transgender MSPs elected to Holyrood in historic moment
The first two transgender MSPs have been elected to the Scottish Parliament ...
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Edinburgh Greens @edinburghgreens.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
An amazing result for Edinburgh and Lothians East! Not only Edinburgh's first constituency win but also the first time we've had 4 MSPs in the region. This is a massive tribute to our remarkable volunteers. A huge thanks to everyone who voted Green- now is the time to join! greens.scot/join
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 08/05/2026
🟢 @hollybruce.bsky.social elected to represent Glasgow Southside! Holly is the second Scottish Green MSP to be elected today, and the second Scottish Green constituency MSP to be elected ever!
Elected. Holly Bruce. Glasgow Southside.
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 08/05/2026
🟢 @lornaslater.bsky.social elected to represent Edinburgh Central! Lorna is the first Scottish Green MSP to be elected today, and the first Scottish Green constituency MSP to be elected ever!
Elected. Lorna Slater. Edinburgh Central.
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Ballot Box Scotland @ballotbox.scot · 08/05/2026
Edinburgh Central (Edinburgh and Lothians East) Constituency Vote (vs 2021 notional): GRN: 12680 (36%, +29.2) LAB: 8098 (23%, -7.6) SNP: 7702 (21.9%, -19.3) CON: 2262 (6.4%, -10.3) LD: 2168 (6.2%, +2.7) RUK: 1876 (5.3%, New) OTHx5: 455 (1.3%) Valid Turnout: 54.5% Green GAIN from SNP - LL
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