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Mark Wootton

@markw176.bsky.social
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Londoner. European. UK Politics, the environment, cities, public transport, history, music and travel. All views are my own.

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Mark Wootton @markw176.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I just took action with @theactionnetwork.bsky.social: Planned Closure of Beckenham Odeon - Have Your Say. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/planne...
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Planned Closure of Beckenham Odeon - Have Your Say
Odeon cinema in Beckenham is one of the most important cultural landmarks and institutions in our constituency. The site has been showing films since 1930, and currently runs showings for children a...
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TheBossRoss 🧶 @thebossross.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Every conversation & interview with a #Brexit or MAGA supporter ... "For them, truth is not a destination. Truth is a moving target." This. The rant of our time.
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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Today the government announced its strategy to reform elections. It's right to identify lack of trust in politics and our institutions as an urgent problem. But this won't be fixed without addressing our democracy's weakest link: the First Past the Post voting system.
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Ed Davey @eddavey.libdems.org.uk · 19/05/2025
Social media this morning is a zombie apocalypse of dinosaur Tory politicians and right wing hangers-on hankering after the nasty Brexit wars of the last decade. Our country has moved on!
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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
How many more will suffer at the hands of the 90/180 rule for 3rd country nationals? @bremaininspain.com @andrewhesselden.bsky.social inews.co.uk/news/health/...
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Brexit means I'm struggling to handle my expat mum's dementia care in Spain
As Dementia Action Week begins a carer warns that the condition can be much harder for expats to cope with unless they plan ahead
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
What immigrants from all over the world have done for this country is tremendous. “Incalculable”, even. 🇬🇧♥️🌎
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/03/2025
London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds
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London air pollution down since Ulez extended to outer boroughs, study finds
Levels of deadly pollutants have dropped, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas People in London have been breathing significantly cleaner air since the expansion of the ultra low emission zone (Ulez), a study has found. Levels…
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 04/01/2025
The damning statistics that reveal the true cost of Brexit, five years on www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Robert Cooper @robertcooper-us.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
BREAKING: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain’s constitution so they “can never be undone.”
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Spain to enshrine gay marriage and abortion rights into its constitution so 'they cannot be undone in the future' - Olive Press News Spain
PRIME Minister Pedro Sanchez today vowed to add abortion rights and gay marriage to Spain's constitution so they 'can never be undone'. The left-wing PSOE
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Oh. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Vauxhall’s troubles started with Brexit - former Luton plant boss
Mark Noble says export tariffs were one factor leading to the closure of the Luton plant.
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up. If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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George Peretz KC @georgeperetzkc.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Very good thread by @rolandmcs.bsky.social on the history of opposition to the ECHR. His conclusion is a call to arms: defenders of the ECHR/HRA - & judicial review more generally - need to explain to all our fellow citizens why they are essential to democracy and the accountability of state power.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I've see a lot of people complain that you can only upload 1min videos here. I have a nice surprise for you. Bluesky handles YouTube videos beautifully (like the old days on Twitter + Facebook) So here's me, filmed yesterday, talking about Trump and the new geopolitics... For 30mins. 😂
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What Donald Trump means for Britain and the EU - Byline Interviews EP #3 | Mike Galsworthy
YouTube video by Byline TV
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
If you are anti-Brexit and pro EU and want to find some extra followers. RT and reply to this post and add each other. No fun speaking to yourself.
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