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Paul Tattam

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Taught Modern Languages in UK, France, Germany, Hong Kong. Environment, sustainable transport, politics, guitar, books and learning Japanese. From Shipley, Yorkshire.

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Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social · 8h
Lots of interesting walking/cycling initiatives in the NW :) @urbancyclinginstitute.org @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @walkridegm.org.uk @filmendefietser.eurosky.social @peaksandpuddles.com Encouraging Active Travel to School – Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group share.google/bz07gqmYKOQM...
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 20/09/2026
Mark Carney has learnt the lesson that neither Canada nor the UK can rely on the US. The EU is Britain's closest partner. EU membership is a no-brainer.
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The Guardian view on EU-Canada relations: strategic ambition with lessons for Britain | Editorial
Editorial: Mark Carney’s response to the challenges posed by an unreliable US president contains a clarity of vision tha
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Small/medium enterprises (90%+ of UK businessacc Govt), wld benefit from free movement of goods,services, people,capital across borders that European Economic Area countries enjoy. Iceland, Liechtenstein,Norway aren't in EU but=EEA members. Halfway house a step forward? @brexitshambles.bsky.social
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/09/2026
This is promising, but more needs to be done. If Andy Burnham wants to get closer to Europe, the best way is to put EU membership back on the table. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/polit…
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Fixing the UK’s broken energy system does NOT mean opening new oil & gas fields. 🔥We are in a #climateemergency ➡️ Head to www.stopcambo.org.uk for actions you can take today to oppose Rosebank and Jackdaw @stopcambo.bsky.social #stoprosebank #oilandgas
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The UK is going hell for leather building energy guzzling data centres - it needs to build green houses too/instead(?) @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @highpeakgreens.bsky.social @nfudc.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK relies on heat-stressed countries for fruit and veg it could grow itself – report
Food Foundation sounds alarm over supply risks and price shocks as about 40% of Britain’s food is imported
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I don't know whether to laugh or cry - getting the message out takes on a new dimension! @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk #ClimateEmergency Can OnlyFans models make the climate crisis sexy? – Channel 4 News share.google/gvrMlGKlZ6ka...
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Can OnlyFans models make the climate crisis sexy?
The planet is getting hotter - we know that. But a surprising new campaign is taking a whole new approach to talking about climate change, by ramping up the heat in ways you might not expect.
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Unusual for @channel4news.bsky.social to be reporting from New Mills! @highpeakgreens.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com @jonpearce.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social What do people think of Burnham’s plans? – Channel 4 News share.google/vzqlqPvsqLqr...
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What do people think of Burnham’s plans?
What do voters think about Burnham’s plans?
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Andy Burnham pledges to end rough sleeping in first speech as prime minister – UK politics live
The new PM said he wants to put ‘the right values and the right standards at the heart of government’
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
And here's the book: @goodbookshopnz.bsky.social @clubgoodbooks.bsky.social @waterstones.bsky.social #facebook
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Of all the things I've read recently one book and one article stand out as really important. If you've ever used FB and wondered about the motivations of Mr Sugar Mountain and his people, you might be interested.... Here's the article: #socialmedia www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...
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‘This was a righteous case. A holy war’: the lawyer who took on Meta and Google – and won
When Mark Lanier and his young client Kaley faced the tech giants in an LA courtroom earlier this year, it seemed a bigger battle than David v Goliath. But they scored a landmark victory, proving that...
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Now the PM has cancelled already agreed improvements in a region where transport funding is already at bottom of the table 2/2 @jon4highpeak.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @highpeakgreens.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Why does E Midlands get a raw deal? Lord Hendy rejected improvements for all E Midlands rail region stations on DfT's 2024 list-Chinley, Sileby, Stamford,Sleaford 1/2 @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @jon4highpeak.bsky.social @railnatter.uk @christianwolmar.bsky.social www.gov.uk/government/s...
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Fascinating article - and the exhibition is at the @yspsculpture.bsky.social too @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @yorkshirepost.co.uk Backlash over Trump administration purging of ‘anti-American’ artworks – Channel 4 News share.google/DOIkJfF9RCp7...
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Backlash over Trump administration purging of ‘anti-American’ artworks
The Donald Trump administration has set out to purge historical artworks and artefacts which it deems 'anti-American'.
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Time to call time on the broken culture in Westminster and have a fresh start with a fair voting system. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to #MakeSeatsMatchVotes action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3782/pe...
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First Past the Post means millions of our votes make no difference to parliament. Add your name now to demand a fairer voting system
It only takes 30 seconds
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Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The Netherlands is great for cycling! We used the Maassluis ferry, from Hoek Van Holland northwards the coast route is a delight. We passed through Leiden + Delft ... 1/3 @paultattam.bsky.social @dutchcycling.nl@filmendefietser.eurosky.social @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social @peaksandpuddles.com
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Seen today on A617 near Chesterfield. Part of the DfT's 'Roadmap to an Accessible Railway'? @railfuture.bsky.social @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social @greatbritishrail.bsky.social #rail @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
"Everything I do has got climate and climate justice at its centre, it’s one of our core principles... from trying to buy back council homes and make housing safer and more resilient, to rewilding in parks, from public health to transport.” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Everything I do has climate at its centre’: Hackney’s first Green mayor gets to work
After the initial euphoria of victory, Zoë Garbett prepares to begin running one of England’s most diverse and deprived boroughs
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
I knew the Velvet Underground (+Nico) could do dreamy and wistful songs like 'Sunday Morning ... really well,' but I'd forgotten they could do singalong Pop tunes too, like 'Who loves the sun'. Thanks Ralph for such sunny tunes :) @ralphmclean.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Ralph McLean - Songs of Summer, Salvation and Sugar - BBC Sounds
Ralph talks songs of summer, salvation and Sugar.
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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Blair is claiming TINA. I am sure there is TIARA www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/05... There Is A Real Alternative
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Blair is claiming TINA. I am sure there is TIARA
Tony Blair has published a 5,600-word essay through the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change this morning, which is being presented across the right-wing and mainstream media (is there a difference?...
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Mr Blair lost the plot 23 years ago, cuddling up to a US President with a disastrous overseas adventure. Now he's doing it again! @labour4pr.bsky.social @labour4europe.bsky.social #Blair #Burnham @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social @jon4highpeak.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tony Blair tells Starmer and rivals: abandon net zero and move closer to Trump
In highly unusual intervention, ex-PM says his party’s ‘almost infinite capacity for self-delusion’ makes it likely to lose next election
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Libération @liberation.fr · 20/05/2026
Samedi, découvrez le Libé des écrivain.e.s. Un numéro spécial de Libération, entièrement écrit par des écrivaines et écrivains, sous la direction de Vanessa Springora. Avec : Caroline Lamarche, J.M.G. Le Clézio, Charif Majdalani, Laurent Mauvignier, Pauline Peyrade, Jón Kalman Stefánsson...
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Privatisation is good for people who want to make money and then run away when the going gets tough. Why would people whose main concern is making money for themselves want to shell out the billions needed to stop the #sewage scandal ? @sascampaigns.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Billionaire Trump donor in line to make millions from Thames Water bid
Paul Singer is founder of a leading creditor in the hedge fund consortium locked in talks with the UK government
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
“I will remain a remainer until my dying day” Minister of State for Trade Chris Bryant says that “Made in Europe will have to include the UK”, as he calls for “more regulatory alignment” of trade between the EU and UK on #EuropeToday
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Great programme with some very interesting moments! The Staple Singers singing A Hard Rain is Gonna Fall, Dion's Purple Haze, Dwight Yoakam singing Purple Rain, Prince's A Case of You, the guitar work on Jeff Buckley's Like Young Lovers Do! @ralphmclean.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Ralph McLean - Under the Covers - A Night of Classic Cover Versions - BBC Sounds
Ralph goes “Under the Covers” for a night of classic cover versions.
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
but DfT said Chinley's inclusion on 2024 Accessibility funding list couldn't be justified as 3rd party funds weren't present. Where could funds come from? DfT said S106 funds (see above) were a useful source of funding! What do we conclude? @railmagazine.bsky.social 2/2 www.gov.uk/government/p...
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Railway stations awarded Access for All accessibility funding
Railway stations that have been awarded funding to make them more accessible under the Access for All programme.
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Chinley station had two successful feasibility studies carried out by Network Rail + its contractors, had 2 petitions read out in @houseofcommons.parliament.uk , had approx £35,000 of S106 funds + @networkrail.bsky.social money spent on the studies... 1/2
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Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
If #HS2 bill rises to £102 billion, that is the equivalent of providing £10 million of investment to 10,000 stations. By way of comparision ... 1/3 @disrightsuk.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @paultattam.bsky.social @bettertransport.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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HS2 bill could rise to £102bn with first trains delayed until 2039, government admits
Transport secretary Heidi Alexander blames Conservative government for ‘obscene increase in times and costs’
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Read Mr Burton's letter! Positive defeatism to my mind sounds almost as bad as Labour’s" Consructive Ambiguity" in the face of #brexit #Labour @welshlabour.bsky.social @labour4pr.bsky.social "I’d like to propose a philosophy that I’m calling “positive defeatism” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Give Starmer the chance to carry out his promises | Letters
Letters: Readers assess the prime minister’s position in the wake of Labour’s losses in local elections
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 11/05/2026
❌ Farage's only policy achievement has sent Britain tumbling towards isolation, economic turmoil, and division. We can never let the British people forget.
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Alastair Campbell's diary: Farage wants to dodge the blame for Brexit. We can’t let him
Labour are letting Reform’s leader get away with it - the upcoming 10th anniversary is time to change that
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Who is advising PM? Has he any political common sense?A major speech comes BEFORE people vote, not after they've rejected your party because they don't know what it stands for any more! #starmer #labour #localelections @politico.eu @therestpolitics.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Keir Starmer to give major make-or-break speech in attempt to avert leadership challenge – UK politics live
Prime minister will say ‘incremental change won’t cut it’ as he tries to convince Labour MPs to back him after Thursday’s election losses
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Absolutely 👏
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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
If you want kids to safely cycle on main roads with lorries, the answer isn’t “be more careful” - it’s protected cycle tracks
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 04/05/2026
Brexit damaged our economy and left us isolated. We asked people in Glasgow if they've benefitted from Brexit. Here are their answers ⬇️
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Extraordinary writing from @nesrinemalik.bsky.social ! Had I studied 'Greats' I'd know of a predessor who wrote with such perceptiveness about the Fall of Rome... @scsclassics.bsky.social @ics.bsky.social @therestpolitics.bsky.social @channel4news.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Yes, the king's US visit will go down in history: it marked the death throes of an old era | Nesrine Malik
Both nations are tarred by irreconcilable crises that could unravel democracy itself – sanity and stability have never felt further from reach, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Travel options from SE >NW Derbyshire are too dependent on the car. Peaks&Dales Line Ltd have done superb research on this chinleybuxworthtg.co.uk/blogs/the-pe... @wrirosscities.bsky.social @eastmidrailway.bsky.social @peaksanddalesline.co.uk @paultattam.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
In February 1777, General George Washington ordered the first mass immunization campaign in American history by mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox. He protected the Continental Army from an epidemic that was deadlier than British forces. 249 years later, we have this idiot.
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Most-not all-party leaders constantly interrupting/talking over each other on @channel4news.bsky.social At debate end I was still no wiser on Sennedd's tax raising powers @andydavies4.bsky.social @plaidcymru.bsky.social @welshlabour.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk share.google/M7Xc6MMRkLEz...
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Welsh major party leaders debate ahead of May elections
Live from the Senedd building in Cardiff, the six party leaders in Wales debate ahead of elections on May 7th, in the shadow of war in the Middle East and political scandal at home.
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
One of my earliest memories is paddling in the Wharfe at Ilkley @claireefallon.bsky.social reports for @channel4news.bsky.social from a polluted bathing spot.. @cleanilkley.bsky.social @theilkleyjournal.co.uk ..water campaigners call for referendum! Sign below! 1/2 share.google/lLI1uGNuvmne...
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Water campaigners call for referendum amid sewage dumps and rising bills
Water campaigners have told Channel 4 News exclusively they are launching a campaign calling for a national referendum on whether to renationalise the water industry.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
“The government is trying to railroad these changes through Parliament - in fact - the clause was introduced for the first time in the House of Lords which means MPs have had no opportunity to properly examine, debate or vote on it - well absolute bollocks to that”
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Chinley and Buxworth Transport Group @cbtransportgroup.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Have a look at this from "We Own It" @paultattam.bsky.social @transportaction.bsky.social @centreforcities.bsky.social @disrightsuk.bsky.social @wrirosscities.bsky.social @railfuture.bsky.social @communityrail.bsky.social @railnatter.uk @railmag.bsky.social weownit.org.uk/news/how-mps...
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Calling on MPs to vote for passengers in the Railways Bill!
We have just published a new briefing for MPs on the Railways Bill which is expected in parliament very soon.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Nancy Pelosi has called for President Trump to be removed from office
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
“Donald Trump’s very act of making such apocalyptic threats, including his warning of ending ‘a whole civilization’, reveals a staggering level of cruelty and disregard for human life” www.amnestyusa.org/press-releas...
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Iran: President Trump’s Apocalyptic Threats of Large-Scale Civilian Devastation Demand Urgent Global Action to Prevent Atrocity Crimes
President Trump’s threats, coupled with escalating USA and Israeli attacks destroying civilian infrastructure, are terrorizing millions of people in Iran and their distressed relatives abroad as tens ...
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
2/2 "Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership" share.google/fOfUu7UNgpWZ...
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Petition: Hold a referendum to bring the water industry into public ownership
Hold a binding national referendum on whether the water industry should be returned to public ownership. Water is a basic human necessity; we believe our privatised system has failed, so the public sh...
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
One of my earliest memories is paddling in the Wharfe at Ilkley @claireefallon.bsky.social reports for @channel4news.bsky.social from a polluted bathing spot.. @cleanilkley.bsky.social @theilkleyjournal.co.uk ..water campaigners call for referendum! Sign below! 1/2 share.google/lLI1uGNuvmne...
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Water campaigners call for referendum amid sewage dumps and rising bills
Water campaigners have told Channel 4 News exclusively they are launching a campaign calling for a national referendum on whether to renationalise the water industry.
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
@feargalsharkey.bsky.social tells it like it is ! #sewage @sascampaigns.bsky.social @cleanilkley.bsky.social @windrushwasp.bsky.social 'Government needs to recognise failure of water privatisation’ – Feargal Sharkey – Channel 4 News share.google/zF5N8vpbNtaO...
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‘Government needs to recognise failure of water privatisation’ – Feargal Sharkey
We spoke to the singer and prominent environmental campaigner Feargal Sharkey, and began by asking him to tell us more about the campaign to nationalise water companies
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
If we wake up and find Trump unleashed devastation, Labour’s silence will be absolutely damning. If Trump has beyond hopefully de-escalated, it’s still damning. In the face of genocide, what exactly is the point of the silent UK Prime Minister?
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
UK will not allow US to use air bases for infrastructure attacks, signals Downing Street www.ft.com/content/e7b1...
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UK signals it will not let US use British bases to attack Iran’s civilian infrastructure
Downing Street reiterates that Iran conflict ‘isn’t our war’
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Professor Christopher Painter @prfchrispainter.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
It would appear that Trump is intent on joining Netanyahu and Putin in the ranks of the world's international war criminals. www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...
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Is the US committing war crimes by targeting Iran’s civilian infrastructure?
International law experts ‘seriously concerned’ about ‘strikes on schools, health centres and homes’ in contravention of Geneva conventions
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Paul Tattam @paultattam.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Here's the Guardian obituary:- www.theguardian.com/music/2026/m...
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Chip Taylor obituary
Songwriter and musician best known for the enduring hit Wild Thing, made famous by the Troggs and Jimi Hendrix
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