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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

thanks for sharing! Yes it was great to discuss how #cooperative policies can be the long term solution to some of the issues in our society right now, such as in housing, employment & energy. 💪Community ownership, empowerment! @coopparty.party.coop #thefutureiscoop

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Labour members and candidates are paying the price for a crisis they did not create. But defeat is not inevitable. For the sake of the communities we exist to serve, we must organise for a better Labour Party. Join @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social labourmainstream.nationbuilder.com/join

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Mainstream is the home for Labour's radical realists. For everyone who knows that to transform the country and win again in 2029, Labour must offer the country not just a programme, but a vision of ...

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Credit unions help people access fair, ethical finance. But an outdated law is holding them back. I’ve signed this petition to update the rules so credit unions can grow and serve more communities. Sign here 👇 party.coop/campaign/com...

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Privatisation broke our water system. @labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it. Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

To transform the country and take on the populist right, Labour must heed the voices of its radical realists - and build a principled, practical, popular left alternative. Join @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social and together we can bring that alternative to life. www.mainstreamlabour.org/get-involved

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Positive move from Labour to boost investment in social & affordable housing. But unless we stop Part 3 of the Planning Bill, we risk gutting vital environmental protections.

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Not only has Reform cancelled numerous meetings where operations of the councils work is scrutinised by opposition councillors , they are spending millions of taxpayers money on an

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

“The man who dies thus rich dies disgraced" No one needs that much money! Quality of Life should be available to everyone and allowing extreme wealth to prosper in society, tips the balance pushing more in to extreme poverty. #drawalineunderextremewealth www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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It’s not a rich list – it’s gone far beyond that. We need to talk about ‘extreme wealth’ | Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah

We recognise extreme poverty as ruinous, but this turbo-charged affluence is deeply damaging too. Treat it as such, says Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah of the New Economics Foundation

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

"It is totally unacceptable that women are not getting the care they need & that their voices are not being heard. This has got to change." Here's hoping the reform in women's healthcare has the impact it so desperately needs, for so many woman!! #womenshealth news.sky.com/story/this-t...

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'This thing has hijacked my mind': Woman reveals devastating impact of little-known disorder

A charity is calling for action on severe hormone-based mood disorder premenstrual dysphoric disorder, after research showed around a third of women with the condition have attempted to take their own...

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Launch of Three Cultures exhibition at the @beaney.bsky.social with Gypskazz #music #dance

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Bit of a game-changer in the journey to decrease the amount of phosphate in our rivers.Ideally we need to find a way for no pollution in our waters& rivers at all! But this is certainly a good mitigation to clean up our rivers. #cleanrivers #safewater www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

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UK scientist wins prize for invention that could help avert ‘phosphogeddon’

Phosphate, key to food production, is choking waterways, but a new sponge-like material returns it to the soil for crops

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Positive day at the @thefabians.bsky.social annual conference. Politics for real change and not false hope. Progressives politics is to deliver for the many , not the few Good to bump in to some fellow Fabians whilst there. #hope

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

SENd needs huge overall. Golden tix comment from Kemi Badenoch rather than addressing fact UK has a rise in demand for children with SEN is not helpful. Ive worked in SEN,the provision for children with autism must develop exponentially to meet need. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024... #asd

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Spiralling demand and shrinking budgets: why England’s Send system is buckling

No quick fix for a system that is failing children and parents and pushing councils into insolvency

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

The right technology and smart thinking is definitely the way to reach net zero whilst keeping people’s bills down too. #netzero #climate

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Very buzzin night in Canterbury with turning on of the Xmas lights, then the “No Limits street band” playing all brass. #canterbury #brass #livemusic

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 21/09/2024

Fantastic to attend Riverfest talk last night on Plant life & Mammals of River Stour. Hallie Bryant Rounthwaite, Ethnobotanist, Franciscan Gardens & Hazel Ryan Wildwood Trust.Very interested to learn about common plants such as Water Cress, was an important part of the districts history.

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Mel Dawkins @meldawkins.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Great night catching up with @fabianwomennetwork women who stood for MP in non target seats. Very inspiring evening, sharing stories, experiences.

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