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CharmaineScammell 🌱🇬🇧 @charmainescammell.bsky.social · 3h
FINALLY THANK YOU ❤️ Ankara’s 23rd Administrative Court has OVERTURNED a decision by the Ankara Provincial Animal Protection Board that PROHIBITED the UNCONTROLLED FEEDING of STRAY DOGS in public spaces. businessturkeytoday.com/ankara-court...
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Ankara Court Overturns Ban on Feeding Stray Animals in Public Spaces | Business Turkey Today
An Ankara court has overturned a ban on feeding stray dogs in public spaces, ruling that a complete prohibition was disproportionate and that more limited measures could address public health and safe...
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mrsdumbledore.bsky.social @mrsdumbledore.bsky.social · 1h
#BigTech's data centres use as much power as millions of homes and guzzle our water We need basic rules ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Zero water waste 🗣️ Local community consent Sign Foxglove's petition to stop data centres harming our communities and environment now. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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Ban data centres that harm our communities and climate
Big Tech’s giant data centres swallow as much power as millions of homes, guzzle our water, and risk driving up our energy bills - all with zero limits. We need basic rules: ⚡ 100% clean power 💧 Ze...
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Kim Rathbone @kimrathbone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Pigoneer Pig Of The Day Brad! Brad Pig looking very pleased with himself. He's got that Hollhog star quality!⭐🐽 Looks like he's had a bit of a wallow as well🐽😆 Join the Pigoneers help support Brad Pig and the other 90+ rescue piggy's! Only £2.50 a month⬇️ globalvegancrowdfunder.org/pigoneer-200...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The worst people in the world.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You can see the genocide from space. Yet still it is widely denied.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
From today, cosplaying hobbyists are pulling on their tweed, loading their guns, and standing in lines while beaters drive pheasants into the sky towards them. By the time the ‘season’ closes on 1 February, tens of millions of pheasants will have been killed.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
9 years after Grenfell fire killed 72 people, Police pass files to the Crown Prosecution Service for possible charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies. How many will be prosecuted? Years of litigation will follow. Justice delayed is justice denied.
bbc.co.uk
Met Police submits Grenfell Tower fire investigation files to CPS
The force is seeking charges against 54 individuals and 20 companies over the 2017 tower block fire.
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It’s a known fact oak trees can take selfies
Oak with branches positioned so it looks like it is taking a selfie
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Brexit was a huge loss both for the British people and for the European project as a whole. If the United Kingdom were to make such a decision, Spain would welcome it with open arms and once again embrace our friends in Britain.” - President Sánchez
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CharmaineScammell 🌱🇬🇧 @charmainescammell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
⛔WARNING⛔ Please share - Do NOT buy fake spider 🕷️ webs. They are killers for wildlife. 👻 🎃
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mrsdumbledore.bsky.social @mrsdumbledore.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop Big Chicken Choking our Rivers
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ...
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Bat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🦇 From Chelsea to Clydach: the Nocturnal Garden's next chapter. After an extraordinary week at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, BCT’s Nocturnal Garden has found its permanent home in South Wales. Read more: www.bats.org.uk/news/2026/09...
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From Chelsea to Clydach: the Nocturnal Garden's next chapter - News - Bat Conservation Trust
BCT’s Nocturnal Garden has found its permanent home in South Wales. Relocated to Clydach Community Gardens in Swansea, it will become a place for people to learn about bats, wildlife-friendly gardenin...
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-year-old Arya Satheesh from Ireland has developed a plant-based plastic that can biodegrade and release an enzyme that helps break down other plastic waste. A plastic that could actually help clean up plastic waste.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Comparison of state pension in G7 shows that the UK state pension is the least generous. Countries have wide variance in how retirement incomes are funded and how returns are calculated. Purists might want more nuanced data but this is what we have. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
In 2021, developers of land at Pinewood Studios agreed nearly £190,000 to protect Black Park. It funded mitigation for rare Bechstein's bats and breeding birds. In 2026, a data centre on that same land secured £15,000, not even ringfenced for wildlife. Why did Buckinghamshire Council accept a cut?
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
People vs Palantir – International Day of Action 🌎✊ Thursday 1 October 2026. We are saying NO to Palantir! Find a UK action near you 👇🏽 www.amnesty.org.uk/issues/inter...
Activists at Parliament Square, London holding up a banner that reads NO PALANTIR in our public services
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Wild Justice @wildjustice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Defra is gathering evidence that could shape the future policy on gamebird shooting. Have your say! Have you experienced issues such as gamebird collisions, dumped dead birds, illegal traps, suspicious raptor deaths, disturbance, damage or loss of access to land? For info, visit buff.ly/TGjrkrK
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham announces end of triple-lock on the state pension from 2030. It will be replaced by double-lock, slower growth in state pension. Full state pension is already less than 50%of the minimum wage. Poverty awaits future retirees. £500bn of taxes not collected by HMRC since 2010.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Deloitte paid its UK-based partners £1.125m. Firm has 784 equity partners. Due to self-employed status of partners, employer national insurance (ENI) is not paid on profits shared. 150,000 ENI avoided on every £1m of profits shared. Billions lost across the country. Must end this privilege.
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Deloitte UK advisory arm rebounds to growth as new boss insists AI 'can’t replace lived experience'
Big Four giant Deloitte's new UK boss, Darren Graves, insisted AI “can’t replace lived experience” as the firm's advisory arms return to growth.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is so much at stake at this election. Real hope looks like action. Rent controls, nationalising Thames Water and no to fossil fuels. Here's an update on how it's going! youtu.be/hPmtOL6obLw
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Campaigning With Zack Polanski In Holborn & St Pancras - Episode 2
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Qatar has said Hamas told Israel they would give them all the hostages on October 8th in return for no invasion. Israel refused, 38 more of the Israeli Hostages died, killed by Israel's own actions. They could all have lived.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Good Samaritans help a bird with plastic around its beak: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/HumansBein...
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two countries voted against making food a human right at the UN, Israel and the USA. The vote would have mandated the UN to prevent starvation, and the US and Israel didn't want to fund preventing starvation.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
UK household energy bills forecast to rise 16%, or £276, in January. Household energy debt expected to hit £7bn soon. Heating v Eating dilemma. 120,000 a year die in poverty. Companies profiteer, fuelling costs, inflation, poverty. Public ownership gives govt more policy options.
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Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.
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Blue Ted @vicsq.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It has taken too long. And too late for hundreds of thousands of innocent Palestinians. But better late than never. substack.com/@peoplemustb...
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Free All Humans (@peoplemustbefree)
The Irish President declares Israel a Terror State 👏👏 thank you Catherine Connolly👇. Common Irish Americans, your power in sheer numbers in overwhelming in the America, there are more than 33 Million...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🚨THE SHAMEFUL TREATMENT OF THE CHINOOK DISASTER FAMILIES RAISES SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT FAIRNESS, ACCOUNTABILITY AND THE DUTY OWED TO THOSE WHO HAVE LOST LOVED ONES IN SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY Let’s right this wrong Prime Minister @andyburnham.bsky.social youtu.be/BPx39gMG-A4?...
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CHINOOK DISASTER FAMILIES CALL ON PM ANDY BURNHAM FOR JUSTICE
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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The English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We have had new carpet installed. I am sure you will agree, it is most fetching Note the bluebell stalks. This is hallowed ground, that human feet hardly ever touch. Doing what it does season after season, and for thousands of years
Our woodland floor
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Richest 1% of Britons owns more wealth than the bottom 70% of the population combined. 50 richest families hold more wealth than the poorest half of the population combined. The concentration of wealth in fewer hands has not provided the necessary economic stimulus. Need redistribution.
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This is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardship
Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population
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Ballroom Jam @ballroomjam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nearly 10 years! When they rich and powerful kill people in the UK we pay for enquiries where other rich and powerful people talk until such time as the criminals can skip the jurisdiction or buy a diagnosis. When ordinary people protest genocide, police, CPS and courts race to jail them.
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Peace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Today's news that evidence on 20 companies and 54 individuals relating to the Grenfell Tower fire, which resulted in the deaths of at least 72 people in 2017, has been handed to the CPS, is a welcome step towards justice.
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Grenfell fire: Response to evidence files being handed to CPS
Project for Peace and Justice, founded by Jeremy Corbyn. A hub for discussion and action, building solidarity and hope for a more decent world.
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mrsdumbledore.bsky.social @mrsdumbledore.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Decapod crustaceans have already been recognised in law as sentient beings capable of suffering. They should not be treated differently from other legally recognised sentient animals. www.petauk.org/4mx
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Decapod Crustaceans Feel Pain. Why Are They Still Excluded from UK Animal Research Laws?
Take action now urging the government to bring decapod crustaceans within the scope of the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nigel Farage has a track record having previously led two other political parties: the Brexit Party and the UK Independence Party. How did he do?
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CharmaineScammell 🌱🇬🇧 @charmainescammell.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
🐶 REMINDER🐕 #PeteWicks #ForDogsSake New series starts Monday 28th September 2026 on Channel U&W ❤️
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
US Military Casualties in Iran War - 861 Israeli Military Casualties in Iran War - 0 Are you tired of being Israel's bitch yet USA?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Pope Innocent III,who died in 1216, spoke of a certain kind of older man, who is "easily provoked", "will believe anything and question nothing", is "stingy and greedy" and "praises the good old days and hates the present." Reform UK's voter base has been knocking around for a very long time.
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mrsdumbledore.bsky.social @mrsdumbledore.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high student loan interest rates. It's time for Andy Burnham to fix this unfair system in the upcoming Budget so balances stop growing faster than they're paid off. Add your name if you agree: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/an...
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Tell Andy Burnham: Fix the broken student loans system in this Budget
Millions of graduates are being ripped off by sky-high interest rates, with balances growing faster than they can be paid off! Add your name to demand fairer student loan terms in the upcoming Budget.
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mrsdumbledore.bsky.social @mrsdumbledore.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I have asked my MP to support the latest EDM on toxicity testing, please can you do the same? action.animalaid.org.uk/page/193804/...
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Ask your MP to support an EDM on Toxicity Testing
I have asked my MP to support the latest EDM on toxicity testing, please can you do the same.
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CharmaineScammell 🌱🇬🇧 @charmainescammell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Please action🙏 I have asked my MP to support the latest EDM on toxicity testing, please can you do the same? 🇬🇧 Link ⬇️ action.animalaid.org.uk/page/193804/...
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The Daily Britain @thedailybritain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨 NEW POLL: 58% of Britons now describe Reform UK as an "extreme" party, according to new Ipsos polling. Just 22% believe Reform is ready to form the next government, while 60% disagree.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The powers-to-be are tinkering with minor reform of the UK House of Lords. That won't do. I urged the Govt to replace the House with an elected second chamber, subject to constitutional safeguards. Watch the video.
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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
MS NOW, CNN & Politico announced they will sue the White House today for banning them, legend 1st and 5th amendment violations.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"There has been the confirmation - which should not have been needed but looks to have been necessary given so many voters fell for the Brexiters’ fantasy hook, line and sinker - that Brexit has been an enormous mistake" || Business Editor Ian McConnell #RejoinEU
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Briony Kidd @brionykidd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Sheeran still trying to both sides it, calling Palestine 'the most complex political issue on the planet'. It's *not* complicated and that bullshit stopped many of us seeing reality for years. In 2026, there's no excuse. We have all witnessed a government murdering children and gloating about it.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 16/09/2026
NOT JUST WATER! We should also bring energy, Royal Mail, buses, our NHS and every public service we rely on to live into public ownership Andy Burnham, inaction now will only cost us more down the road
Graphic with a quote of Clive Lewis MP, saying "there is no choice but for the Government finally to grasp the nettle and bring not just water but every critical asset this country has, from data, to health, to housing, back into public ownership where people need it—under our control, owned by us."
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
For years I've been told that aviation emissions are negligible, so don't worry your little head about them. But I've kept pointing out that there are - and will be - no good technical solutions, and they'll keep growing. Now we know just how big the problem is. www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...
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CCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon Brief
Aviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC).
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Come, little leaves," said the wind one day, "Come o'er the meadows with me and play; Put on your dresses of red and gold, For summer is gone and the days grow cold." - George Copper
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Headline: 'Shoplifting has become totally normalised': The crime blighting communities across England' What's 'normalised' is poverty. What 'blights' is poverty. Without poverty, the only shoplifting would be the cri(m)es for help of the guilty, filthy rich. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...
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'Shoplifting has become totally normalised': The crime blighting communities across England
From profilic shoplifters to organised gangs, we look at the scale of shoplifting in England and how local communities are responding.
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South-East London for Europe (Selfe) @selfe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reform won #Durham promising to show Britain how it would govern. Now another three councillors have walked away, with one making an extraordinary allegation about what happened after she raised a serious safeguarding concern.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
In 2024-25 HMRC failed to collect £59.2bn of tax; £500bn since 2010. £12.8bn lost through profit shifting by multinational corporations. Promoters of a business rates avoidance scheme boasted that they have deprived local councils of £500m. Billions can be raised by ending abuses.
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Here’s how the chancellor can raise the billions needed to improve the quality of life of millions
Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...
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The Scales ⚖️ @shakethescales.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you were fooled by Andy Burnham into thinking anything substantial would change, consider this: he will leave water companies in the hands of private business and shift oversight elsewhere. He's using piss to wash his hands of shit. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Mayors and other local leaders could be given powers to oversee water firms
Move would mean some input on companies’ spending and holding bosses to account over bills and sewage discharges
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