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Margie Riley

@margieriley17.bsky.social
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Brought up in NE, live in NW. Retired MFL teacher & privileged teacher of young people with SEND. As well as family & friends, love reading and walking. 🇪🇺

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Margie Riley @margieriley17.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Can you take 2 mins to respond to Ofwat's consultation to demand they BLOCK the water bill hike. If water companies can't survive without hiking our bills, let them go bust and bring them into public ownership. Deadline: midnight Thurs 24th Sept weownit.org.uk/NoBillHike
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Ofwat: No to water bills hike, let them go bust - Respond by midnight on Thursday 24th September
Demand that Ofwat says no to bill hikes. Let water companies go bust and bring them into public ownership for nothing.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
King Charles inherited £650m tax free, gets £354m a year tax free from the tax payer including £132m personal spending money and has an estate worth £22bn that’s never taxed. Like if he needs a pay cut. RT if you want the Monarchy gone. #NotmyKing
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Bel Downes (Coffeewith…) @withdownes.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Friendly reminder: Don’t label despicable people with medical or physical conditions they don’t have Having a physical difference (like cleft scars) is not a character flaw. Neither is ‘bed wetting’ nor ‘mouth-breathing’ Talk about how they are despicable, don’t use some feature others can’t help
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Andrew Levi @andrewprlevi.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Russian fire bombing & propaganda attacks on the UK PM are part of a long & reckless campaign by Putin’s clique, in Europe & beyond. We’ve known since at least 2008. We’ve done far too little. The fundamentals remain the same. The dangers are greater than ever. bylinetimes.com/2022/05/09/t...
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The Forgotten Russia Report of 2008: How Ukraine is Paying the Price for Our Catastrophic Mistakes
Fourteen years ago, Andrew Levi briefed the Labour Foreign Secretary on the dangers of Putin’s Kremlin. Now the terrifying predictions of that report have been vindicated, it is vital to reckon with o...
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Margie Riley @margieriley17.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
@lordrickettsp.bsky.social Just finished Peace Makers. My insight into the ceaseless diplomatic efforts made during and after the 2nd World War has increased 100-fold. A superb, fascinating, important & readable book. 5 stars. Thank you.
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𝓐𝓷𝓭𝔂 @andychester.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
This is a crucial report, shining a spotlight on the funding links between Russia, Hungary and the British mainstream right
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Reform UK and Germany’s AfD: why is Britain asleep at the wheel?
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Reform UK and Germany's AfD: why is Britain asleep at the wheel? - West Country Voices
Let me tell you what’s happening in Germany right now – and why the UK should be paying very close attention. In Germany: The AfD is under heavy surveillance. In May 2025, Germany’s domestic intelligence...
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Margie Riley @margieriley17.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
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Save the Swing Bridge before it’s too late!
It’s almost the 150th anniversary of Armstrong’s hydraulic marvel, but it hasn’t opened since 2019. I’ve just signed the petition to demand a proper restoration plan before it has to be demolished. Wi...
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Margie Riley @margieriley17.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Stop the stitch-up! The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say. I’ve signed the petition to stop this water stitch-up and demand a public consultation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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Stop the water stitch-up!
Stop the stitch-up! The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say. I’ve signed the petition to stop this wa...
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Margie Riley @margieriley17.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Margie Riley @margieriley17.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
🚨🚨 Urgent! The COP30 UN climate negotiations in Brazil from 10-21 November will be one of the most critical climate summits in years. Will you message the UK Secretary attending COP30? action.cafod.org.uk/page/178976/...
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Take action for COP30
The COP30 UN climate negotiations in Brazil from 10-21 November will be one of the most critical climate summits in years. Will you message the UK Secretary attending COP30?
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 04/05/2025
Ivan Dabbs Reform UK’s new councillor for Deanshanger & Paulerspury, West Northamptonshire. He confirmed yesterday this was his account. What a bile factory his Twitter is. He’s a very obvious Britain First supporter, having promoted their content and commented supporting it multiple times.
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Margie Riley @margieriley17.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC.... This is an informative piece about the drugs used to end life and the various outcomes on different people.
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Efficacy and safety of drugs used for ‘assisted dying’
‘Assisted dying’ is practiced in some European countries and US states. Legislation suggests that there exists an easily prescribed drug which consistently brings about death quickly and painlessly. E...
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Mark Reid FRGS @teamwalking.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
The magnificent Malham Cove #YorkshireDales
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Paul 🏳️‍🌈 🇪🇺 @paulcolam.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
Good Morning Monday to all you blue skiers ! A positive picture of therapy dogs waiting to say hello
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Suffolk Broad (aka Anna) 🇬🇧🇵🇱🇪🇺 @annadamski.bsky.social · 28/10/2023
I haven't commented on what's happening in Israel/Palestine as I don't feel I have anything meaningful to add to the horrific events taking place. But I do agree with Richard Murphy's comment.
Let me offer a basic philosophical comment on what is happening in Israel and Gaza.

If you have to know the heritage or ethnicity of a civilian being killed as a consequence of war before you can decide on your response to their death, then you need to ask if you are being ethical.

The same is true if you have to know the heritage or ethnicity of the person who has killed them.

In my opinion, we should think that the death of a civilian killed during war is wrong, whoever they might be and whoever killed them.

John Rawls’ described this as acting from behind a veil of ignorance. His philosophy suggests that we can only know what is truly ethical if we observe an action (including our own) in that way. In other words, the ethical action is only such if it is independent of the observer and the person being observed.

We are only ethical in that case if we condemn the deaths of civilians in war, whoever they are.

That is what I am doing in this conflict.
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