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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

As Burnham lets us all down by dropping calls for a cap on Big Money political donations, a reminder, the UK hit a new low on the Global Corruption Index last year. It's clear, extreme wealth inequality is a threat to democracy & decency...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Terrifying to see wildfires raging through Scotland. The climate crisis isn't a distant threat - it's right here and right now. How many warning signs and alarm bells until Andy Burnham takes action to end oil and gas drilling?

Person trying to put out wildfires in Scotland

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 19/06/2026

The current situation is completely unsustainable. With the large number of hyper-scale proposals, it's beyond time for the Scottish Government to act. 👉 Add your voice: greens.scot/datacentres

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upstream @upstreampodcast.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

NEW EP indigenous activist and educator gregg castro joins us for a wide-ranging and heartfelt discussion of robin wall kimmerer's "the serviceberry," weaving in personal anecdotes about growing up in the bay area and his own ramaytush ohlone heritage

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🔴 SCOOP: Farage doesn't seem to want to answer questions about his money. So I went looking - and found that the Reform leader's personal company is in breach of UK company law democracyforsale.substack.com/p/revealed-n...

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Revealed: Nigel Farage is breaking British company law

Farage’s personal company has almost £2m in cash but has not filed key documents

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Yesterday Israel announced that it will never leave the areas in Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank or Syria (Who they haven't been at war with) that they illegally occupy. Western Media didn't even mention it.

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

A few of the placards seen today as the fash got chased off Buchanan Street. Never forget: the far right are indeed dangerous and wicked; and they are also weird and pathetic, and we should say so.

Placard: "Racism is weird. Have you tried hobbies?"

Placard: "Send racists home to think again".

Placard: "Radicalised by basic decency".

Placard: "Psst. Fascists can't dance. (Pass it on.)"

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

One man now holds more wealth than the poorest 46% of the planet. That's not a success story, it's proof that our political, economic & social system is fundamentally rigged & has to change. Join the movement to tax the super-rich: taxjustice.uk/sign-up-to-o...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

These aren't protests. They're racist riots. And it's time for the government to take them seriously. The PM should be convening COBRA and setting out a real plan to end this horrific violence and bring communities together. Now is a time for real leadership.

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

BREAKING: Indigenous white people commit riot and arson. Incompetent indigenous white police fire water cannon. Indigenous white politicians who fucked up our economy discuss "legitimate concerns" in lying newspapers owned by indigenous white tax evaders. Immigrants somehow remain the problem.

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Adil Ray @adilray.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

If Muslims or members of the Asian and Black community had set fire to white people’s homes with children running for their lives, do you think we would be discussing legitimate concerns or focussing on who radicalised them and ideological and contributing cultural factors?

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Without transformational change, our food and water systems are on course for catastrophic failure from 2030. I am deeply disappointed that the PM did not commit to publishing the reports in full.

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

🔴 Keir Starmer promised to crackdown on "Slapps" - abusive libel cases to silence journalists and critics Then Labour quietly dropped it We can reveal why: a three-year lobbying blitz by libel lawyers who've acted for Russian oligarchs, Epstein + more democracyforsale.substack.com/p/how-lawyer...

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How lawyers to the super-rich strangled Labour's Slapp bill

Exclusive: A discreet lobbying campaign by lawyers who have acted for oligarchs and the super-rich told government that reforming England's libel laws was too difficult.

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Watch as co-leader Gillian Mackay calls for an abolition of the monarchy at the Scottish Greens' conference 📽️

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Laura Bedford @lauraweaves.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Elon Musk thinks he can get away with letting his AI chatbot Grok make sex abuse images of women and children. I’m calling for a full ban on X here in the UK and you should too - add your name to the petition now: 38d.gs/pqac

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No more sexual abuse images of women and children: ban X and Grok AI

X's AI chatbot Grok appears to be making sex abuse images of women and children - and Elon Musk thinks he can get away with letting it! I’m calling for a full ban on X here in the UK and you should to...

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Laura Bedford @lauraweaves.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

A moment of calm and wonder this morning at the miracle of existence when the world feels like everything is upside down. Just the sound of curlews for company.

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World BEYOND War @world-beyond-war.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We are calling for an end to U.S. hostility toward Venezuela, including sanctions, threats & war. U.S. pressure on Venezuela is escalating, risking another war for oil! WBW exige el fin de la hostilidad de EE.UU. hacia Venezuela. La presión de EE.UU. aumenta, ¡y arriesga otra guerra por petróleo!

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I'm asking John - and indeed all journalists - as a new year resolution to stop comparisons with a national economy and a household budget. How many years have to go by until we can have coherent conversations in the media about the economy? t.co/jIObxTAoeL

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

This is obscene. Why can't other politicians say that? The 25 richest families are collectively $358.7 billion richer than a year ago, with a combined fortune totaling $2.9 trillion.

Worlds richest families have never been richer - Walton's lead with net worth of $513bn

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Laura Bedford @lauraweaves.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

This is so sad, one of my favourite podcasts. Hope you keep podcasting independently @robinince.bsky.social and thankyou for being an ally for all the different communities you speak up for.

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Kate @rebelraising.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

The thing is that achieving mental *health* for the majority of people requires us all realising that we're being made sick by our societies. Psychotherapy isn't funded because it foments revolution when done well. CBT teaches you to shut up and stop bothering the grown-ups.

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Equality Trust @equalitytrust.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Unlike millionaires, we can't just pay for our opinions to be on the front page. But with your help, we're changing the conversation anyway. Don't let them stop us! If you donate today, we'll double it. That's twice the headlines next year! 👉https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006FaMIYA0

Headline paraphrased from from The Guardian about the ultra-rich influencing British politics through donations, media control, and House of Lords appointments.

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Last chance to co-sign our proposal to save the swifts before MSPs vote later today! It's a simple but crucial requirement for all new buildings above a certain size to include a swift nesting brick. Show your support here ✍️👇 greens.scot/saveourswifts

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Safe homes for Scotland’s swifts

Safe homes for Scotland’s swifts -

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Democratic Finance Scotland @democraticfinance.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

📣Democratic finance in action! Fountainside Canal Community Trust has launched a crowdfunder to replace their iconic Lochrin Bell barge with an electric barge, an important step toward a cleaner, more sustainable canal environment. Find out more 👇 www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/community/ed...

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Edinburgh canal charity launches crowdfunder to support low-carbon future

Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust has set sail toward a cleaner, greener future as it aims to modernise its community fleet and cut carbon emissions.

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Emily Hamilton @emilymcminn-ms.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)

screen grab of Sun Sport artilce about IOC ban for trans women including a picture of Cisgender Boxer Imame Khelife

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Severin Carrell @severincarrell.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

‘Morrisons killed us’: UK’s most westerly village shop closes after half a century Ferry Stores on #Ardnamurchan shuts its doors tomorrow after struggling with a decline in footfall and competition from home delivery vans @libbybrooks.bsky.social reports 👇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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‘Morrisons killed us’: UK’s most westerly village shop closes after half a century

The Ferry Stores, in the remote village of Kilchoan, will shut its doors after struggling to fight off the decline in footfall and the advent of home delivery services

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

“The wealth gap is choking off growth, funnelling resources into property and financial assets rather than productive investment. It is worsening the housing crisis, which now stands as both a symptom and a driver of broader inequality” @fairness.bsky.social fairnessfoundation.com/risks-2025

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Wealth Gap Risk Register 2025

An online resource that collates evidence about the impacts of wealth inequality, the solutions and public attitudes to all of the above

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Kate @rebelraising.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

This is the essence of reporting "science" versus public health: stop putting people off discovering the joy of moving their bodies and being out in common space by telling them they're not optimising. Report science better, report joy more.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 18/10/2025

People are angry.

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Democratic Finance Scotland @democraticfinance.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We're joining the panel at the Democratic Business Summit 2025 - a one-day conference seeking to advance democracy across the UK business economy & develop and promote more awareness of how democratic business can transform our current economy. Sign up 👇 www.democraticbusiness.org/events/summit

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Democratic Business Summit 2025

This year’s Democratic Business Summit – a one-day conference to advance democracy across the UK business economy – is coming to Glasgow’s Barras Art & Design on 4th November 2025.

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👻 David Weiskopf believes in spooks 👻 @dave.bzky.team · 26/09/2025

Yup: "80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding." For more on this listen to "Carbon Bros," the latest season of @drilledmedia.bsky.social with @amywestervelt.bsky.social

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

If I understand capitalism correctly, it was by being very clever, and working much harder than anybody else. Right? Right?

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

If you, like me, are the parent of a neuro-atypical child dreading this autism press conference, please remember: These are the people hurting our kids. Not us. They are the ones stigmatizing and pathologizing them. They are the ones peddling untested science. And we should be very, very angry.

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Proud Changemakers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ @proudchangemakers.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Bisexual Awareness Week, also known as #BiWeek, is an annual celebration held from September 16–23. It is an extension of Celebrate Bisexuality Day. The celebration promotes cultural acceptance of the bisexual community, as well as attempts to create a platform for advocating bisexual rights.

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Democratic Finance Scotland @democraticfinance.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

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Democratic Business Summit 2025

This year’s Democratic Business Summit – a one-day conference to advance democracy across the UK business economy – is coming to Glasgow’s Barras Art & Design on 4th November 2025.

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Co-operatives UK @cooperativesuk.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

📢 We’ve partnered with @dtascotland.bsky.social to bring you a free webinar about the Community Shares finance guide, aimed at organisations that have run community share offers and are based in Scotland. 🗓️ 8 Oct, 10:00–11:30 💻 Online via Zoom. Register here: buff.ly/8dY5Gxp #comshares #Scotland

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Democratic Finance Scotland @democraticfinance.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

This week marks #RememberACharity Week, a national campaign that encourages people to consider leaving a gift to a charity in their will. To coincide with this, @dtascotland.bsky.social is reflecting on the learnings from our recent Local Legacy Giving Pilot...

Two people sitting across from each other at a table in front of a window. Both of them have a cup of tea/coffee in their hands. There is a vase of flowers on the table infront of the window and a coffee pot.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Congratulations to Cory Doctorow, for coining an all-too-useful word.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation. Which is why it makes my head explode when people surrender in advance verbally, which they do all the time about politics.

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On Not Surrendering in Advance, or During, or At Any Point Thereafter

There's a reason why sports teams don't chant "I believe that we will lose" before a game, a reason so obvious that I'm pretty sure it needs no explanation in that context. Words have power. They not ...

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Yet another privatised utilities scandal has just reared its ugly head It turns out it's not just private water companies causing environmental damage through spillages. Electricity companies are doing the same - and it's only just been exposed. www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

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Yet another privatised energy scandal has just reared its ugly head

It turns out it's not just private water companies causing environmental damage through spillages. Privatised energy companies are too.

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