Reposted by Linda BrownWinderful @winderful.uk · 6hRight now #wind is meeting 66% of the National Grid's electricity demand. winderful.uk 052
Reposted by Linda BrownBridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 5hThe best news to wake up to ahead of the morning round. Congratulations to Sagal, who has led such a positive campaign. Thank you to the brilliant Labour team and members who made this win possible. Britain is backing Labour’s message of hope. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...bbc.co.ukLabour wins Holborn and St Pancras by-election, beating Green leader Zack Polanski - follow liveThe contest was triggered when ex-PM Keir Starmer announced last month he would be standing down from the Commons. 1018434
Reposted by Linda BrownBridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026We should be proud that being British is something that unites people regardless of their skin colour. If today’s parties of the right want a backward-facing, exclusionary patriotism – Labour will fight against them, and we’ll win. 3231268
Reposted by Linda BrownMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 10/09/2026London's homicide rate hit its lowest level since records began. Yet 40% of the public thought that murders had risen since 2019. That’s the danger of disinformation. We cannot accept it, and to defeat it, we’ve got to put pressure on the social media companies who profit from it. 32999360
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Reform in #Bradford Lots of undeliverable promises. No free parking, cancelling a leisure centre with swimming pool and threatening the clean air zone. 000
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.facebook.com/share/r/1ExM... False promises from Reform in Bradfordfacebook.comFacebook 000
Reposted by Linda BrownMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 19/08/2026This stopped me in my tracks. An independent study by @qmul.bsky.social has found that after ULEZ was introduced, children’s lungs grew faster in Central London and have now caught up with children outside of the capital. Incredible. 1563369974
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 19/08/2026 This remarkable news. Meanwhile in Bradford, the minority Reform council enabled by the Conservative Party, are actively trying to stop the clean air zone which has had huge health benefits for Bradford’s children. Appalling www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukChildren's stunted lungs show recovery in ultra low emission zoneChildren's lung capacity caught up with their peers in less polluted areas once a clean air zone came in, a study shows. 000
Reposted by Linda BrownRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 09/08/2026More than half of accounts posting about violence in Belfast & Southampton on X were based overseas. Only 4 of the 12 most-seen posts were from the UK. X is now "“a weapon of choice” for hostile foreign actors seeking to manipulate shocking & divisive content". www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... 271158565
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 04/08/2026I rarely listen to Today these days but have just tuned in. The boys chat about Rod Liddle has reminded me why I avoid this out of touch programme 000
Reposted by Linda BrownGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 25/07/2026REVEALED: Almost three-quarters of riverbanks in England have no public access - new analysis by @righttoroam.bsky.social @lewis-winks.bsky.social As heatwaves get worse we need a right to responsibly access rivers @angelaeagle1.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comAlmost 75% of England’s riverbanks ‘off limits’ to public, figures showCampaigners urge government to introduce right of access to water, particularly as heatwaves become more common 510648
Reposted by Linda BrownThe Journal @westyorkshirejournal.co.uk · 19/07/2026"Bradford Council's Stephen Place may argue that the CAZ has achieved its aims, but the reality is quite different. Despite the clear progress that has been made, air pollution remains a serious public health challenge in Bradford." Get the full story below 🚗 ↓ 112
Reposted by Linda BrownMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 21/07/2026Have you noticed an opaqueness to the blue sky this morning? Wildfire smoke from North America is drifting south across the UK, meaning the clear skies may not be as blue as you might expect 🌤️ 25317208
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Congratulations Cathy Ashley. The Family Rights Group do fantastic work with kinship carers 👏👏👏 010
Reposted by Linda BrownAnna Dixon MP for Shipley @annadixonmp.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Reform’s plan to dismantle Bradford’s CAZ clearly puts ideology over the public health of our children. I urge the Council leadership not to recklessly gamble with the quality of the air we breathe and the health of our kids' lungs.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk'Bradford's Clean Air Zone is working- scrapping it now would be reckless' - says MPThis week's MP column is written by Shipley MP Anna Dixon 33110
Reposted by Linda BrownDavid Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 07/07/2026“I am the most verbally and physically attacked public figure or politician of modern times.” The disgraceful Nigel Farage. Remembering Labour MP Jo Cox, born 1974, murdered 2016. 20998345
Reposted by Linda Brownwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Kenojuak Ashevak Birds from the Sea, 1960 Inuk artist #WomensArt 31111168
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Summer in the city. A wild flower meadow in Bradford. Thank you to the last Labour council who had the vision breath life into the city centre 000
Reposted by Linda BrownTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Who says there’s no good news around these days? 🥳🎉🍾bbc.co.ukCervical cancer deaths fall to zero in young women given vaccineA new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008. 171081288
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 16/06/2026 The grubby coalition of Reform and the Tories have to be stopped from destroying Bradford’s clean air zone and the huge health benefits for those living and working in the city www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBradford Clean Air Zone review 'risks health gains' say health campaignersClean Air Bradford says the zone has led to about 732 fewer GP visits for respiratory conditions. 253
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 02/06/2026This is well worth reading and a reminder about how vital the drive for net zero is 031
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Labour taking Net Zero seriously 👏👏👏 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUK’s growing green economy worth more than £100bn a year, research findsNet zero industry accounts for more than a million jobs and benefits whole country, according to CBI Economics 010
Reposted by Linda BrownSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 27/05/2026While Tony Blair is trashing UK govt energy policy, NESTA analysis finds "early signs [it] may be working" 2022: Gas prices went up 100%, electricity 83% (roughly 1:1) 2026: Gas +28%, elec 6% (5:1 = "electricity beginning to decouple from gas") www.nesta.org.uk/blo... 12503200
Reposted by Linda Brownwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Women Workers in the Canteen at Williams & Williams, Chester (1940s) by Ethel Leontine Gabain, commissioned as a UK WW2 artist #womensart 032966
Reposted by Linda BrownRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 19/05/2026One of most destructive acts of the Cameron-Osborne era was the decision to target austerity on local government. 14427151
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 18/05/2026 A grotesque coalition of Reform, Conservatives and Your Bradford attempting to unpick a scheme that is saving countless lives. Who would have thought it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform UK proposes to scrap Clean Air Zone charge in BradfordThe group leader of Reform UK on Bradford Council says the scheme is hurting businesses. 011
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Looking down the upper Wharfe Valley, high above Kettlewell. Skylarks, Curlews and a cuckoo 020
Reposted by Linda BrownRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 14/05/2026One of the largest drops in nhs waiting lists on record, which no one will now hear about. Opportunity cost from all the leadership turmoil www.england.nhs.uk/2026/05/heal...england.nhs.ukNHS England » “Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list dropNHS England » “Huge moment” as the health service hits 18-week target amid half-a-million waiting list drop 31372198
Reposted by Linda BrownLabour Women's Network @labourwomensnet.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Go get ‘em Labour sisters! 💃🏿 Sending our luck and support to all the brilliant Labour women campaigning ahead of next week’s elections. LWN wishes you sunny doorsteps, easy-to-reach letterboxes and lots of sisterhood for the days to come 🗳️🌹 021
Reposted by Linda BrownFamily Rights Group @familyrightsgp.bsky.social · 30/04/2026The Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill has now become law. After working with families and young people to inform the legislation, we’re proud of four policy wins that will strengthen support and help families stay together. ow.ly/P7xN50YSlUf 011
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 29/04/2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBradford city centre's pedestrianisation nets another awardBradford city centre's regeneration wins another national award, this time for infrastructure. 061
Reposted by Linda BrownBen Bradshaw @benbradshaw.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Hilarious to hear Today’s Justin Webb describe the Guardian as “loyal” to the Government. Its editorials & most of its columnists have been relentlessly critical & undermining of this Government, as it has been of every Labour Government in office. 89123
Reposted by Linda BrownGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 27/04/2026Starmer now openly stating that his government is already soft left in policy terms – a fact most analysis has long missed. 67621
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 27/04/2026How did the BBC arrive here. I think I can guess Sir Robbie Gibb 010
Reposted by Linda BrownPaul Singh 🇪🇺🇬🇧 @paulsingh.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Considering there’s been £90 billion of investment into the Green energy sector since Labour came to power, the idea that the government is ignoring the climate crises is, at best, far fetched, and at worst, a lie. 84923
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 23/04/2026This addresses the realities of becoming carbon neutral. A good read 121
Linda Brown @lindacbrown.bsky.social · 23/04/2026This is enlightening and goves a somewhat different account www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comIn Peter Mandelson evidence, Cat Little had the best weapon: an audit trailWhere Olly Robbins relied on recollections, Cabinet Office’s top civil servant was at pains to link her account to paper trail 000
