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Philippa Ritchie

@pipparitchie.bsky.social
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Audio & radio producer. Ex BBC Arts now freelance.

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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/end-dair...
act.38degrees.org.uk
Müller: Cut all ties with ALL farms who abuse their cows!
Farms supplying Müller have been secretly filmed horrifically abusing their cows. This petition is calling on the company to cut ties with any farm abusing its animals and, in doing so, send a powerfu...
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
DWP is about to roll out a huge change to PIP decisions, before they've even checked if it's safe. Please sign before it's too late: the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...
the.organise.network
Don't let untrained staff decide our PIP claims
Add your name:
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
FT exclusive: the Labour government has shelved a promise to give local residents"first dibs" on buying newbuild properties Labour also promised to restrict the widespread sale of flats to overseas investors But both promises are now on ice www.ft.com/content/de28...
ft.com
Labour shelves plan to restrict foreigners buying new flats
Party downgrades its manifesto pledge to end ‘farce of entire developments being sold off to international investors’
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 31/08/2026
Next mayoral election is in 2028, five years after ULEZ hit the outer boroughs. The people hit by it will largely have replaced their cars.
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I have signed this petition because a Freeview switch off will disproportionally affect older people, low income households and rural households. Will you consider signing too? 38d.gs/2bjo
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Save Our Freeview TV
Unbelievable. The Government is threatening to switch off Freeview TV, forcing millions to pay for expensive broadband just to keep their telly. We have just days to force them to back down. Sign the...
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.crowdjustice.com/case/save-li...
crowdjustice.com
Save Lincolnshire From Factory Farm Takeover
We're a grassroots organisation that supports local residents to oppose the expansion of factory farming to protect people, the environment, animals and our climate.
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
38d.gs/dfvh
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
secure.avaaz.org
The biggest call yet to arrest Netanyahu
Israel just confirmed they opened fire on 5-year-old Hind Rajab. Sign to make sure Netanyahu faces justice!
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
38d.gs/n9zw
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Stand up to Trump and Bezos: stronger tax rules NOW
Jeff Bezos has just been crowned the world's third richest person...while Amazon dodges billions in tax. Right now, governments are negotiating new global tax rules. Tell the UK Government: don't cave...
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/
campaignforthearts.org
Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts
Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 28/07/2026
‘The Messi of ballet’: Marianela Núñez, the Buenos Aires bombshell shaking up British dance
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‘The Messi of ballet’: Marianela Núñez, the Buenos Aires bombshell shaking up British dance
The superlative Royal Ballet star finally has her own show. She talks about fabulous footwork, her Argentina-inspired leotard – and why she named her cat after a certain footballer
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I have just signed Greenpeace’s pledge to tell Trump: Hands Off Our Ocean. Deep sea mining would bring toxic pollution, deafening noise, and irreversible harm to one of the last untouched places on Earth. We can still stop it – will you sign too? act.gp/3TGdxyc
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Tell Trump: Hands Off Our Ocean
I just signed Greenpeace’s pledge to tell Trump: Hands Off Our Ocean. Deep sea mining would bring toxic pollution, deafening noise, and irreversible harm to one of the last untouched places on Earth. ...
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/big-publ...
act.38degrees.org.uk
Bring our water back into public ownership
💧Water is a basic service, not a cash machine 🤑 While bills rise and sewage pours into our rivers and seas, water companies keep rewarding shareholders. Enough is enough. It's time to bring water ba...
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-th...
crowdjustice.com
Stop the National Chicken Factory Farm Expansion Plan!
Communities Against Factory Farming (CAFF) supports communities to stop factory farms from being built, but now the government has set a national policy of factory farm expansion!
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
I have signed this petition. Will you consider signing it too? the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...
the.organise.network
Our NHS is not for sale: keep it out of Trump's trade deal
Add your name:
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given memorials and apologies, but they're still being denied fair compensation and actual justice. The Government promised to fix this—let's make sure they keep their word. Please sign to help right this wrong: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Honour Promises Made to Windrush Generations
Hey! 👋 Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given apologies and memorials, but the reality is that many are still being denied fair compensation. 😔 The Government promised to overhaul this brok...
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Just Treatment @justtreatment.org · 04/06/2026
#Palantir in the #NHS: how many more warnings, scandals and leaks will it take for their contract to be cancelled? ❌
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
38d.gs/vegn
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The Great British dairy scandal: we need honest welfare labels NOW!
I just signed the campaign for mandatory labels on our dairy products now!
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
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Sign the Petition
Give Seals Space
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
c.org/nGkKQzsph7
c.org
Sign the Petition
Establish David Attenborough Day on 8th May
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
secure.avaaz.org
URGENT: She could die in prison
Iranian Nobel Peace Laureate Narges Mohammadi was just rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being beaten and neglected in prison for months. This must be more than a temporary measure --...
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
No more sewage-filled rivers. No more eye-watering bills. Should water be brought back into public ownership? If so, please consider signing this petition.
crm.weownit.org.uk
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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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Thames Water wants to set its own rules. The Board of Ofwat is split over whether to let them. Tip the scales in favour of people and planet: email the Board now, and urge them to reject Thames Water's creditors @weownit.org.uk weownit.org.uk/stop-thames-water%0A
weownit.org.uk
Take action - Get Ofwat's Board to reject the Thames Water creditors
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Ryan Mac 🙃 @rmac.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
All I can think about is Jeff Bezos saying that he slashed jobs at the Washington Post — including those of foreign correspondents in the Middle East — based on "the data," and a few weeks later a whole war breaks out in the Middle East that these laid off folks would have covered as true experts.
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have got away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
you.38degrees.org.uk
End the sewage pollution scandal
We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
The UK's permission for the US to use its bases in attacking Iran amounts to complicity in the crime of aggression. It drags us into what could be an endless war, without democratic or even parliamentary consent.
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
notopalantir.goodlawproject.org
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records. Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'. Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
A medieval illustration of a hedgehog with grapes skewered on its spines
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...
foxglove.org.uk
The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove
Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Very on brand of the (new) Observer for editor-in-chief to host panel sponsored by Saudi state oil company starring ex-commander of IDF’s unit 8200 accused of complicity in Israeli war machine.
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Savchenko Volodymyr @savchenkoua.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
‼️‼️ I am writing this under the sound of explosions Odesa is without electricity, water, gas, and communication after one of Russia’s most intense attacks of the war. More than ten explosions have been reported, involving ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, Oniks missiles, and Kinzhal missiles.
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
stoptrump.org.uk/petition-bbc/
stoptrump.org.uk
Petition: Defend BBC independence from Trump’s interference
Stop Trump Coalition
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National Education Union @neunion.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
The EBacc has been scrapped, moving us towards parity between subjects. This is a win for our union, and a win we should be proud of. We need to see action on accountability tools such as Progress 8 from the Government to make parity between subjects a reality.
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MUSIC:ED @musiced.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
🎨 The UK government has scrapped the EBacc, bringing arts and music back to the core of school life — a major win for creative education! 🇬🇧✨ www.musiceducation.global/c/uk-ireland... #EducationReform #ArtsEducation #MusicInSchools
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Fabulous. I love that it only appears to have six legs, but they are extra curly!
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
weownit.org.uk
Thames Water want to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.
Thames water want to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
you.38degrees.org.uk
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/stop-isr...
act.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition: Stop all UK support for the Israeli military in Gaza
I've signed a petition calling for Keir Starmer to end all UK military support in Israel.
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
38d.gs/ohvm
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Sign the petition: Stop all UK support for the Israeli military in Gaza
I've signed a petition calling for Keir Starmer to end all UK military support in Israel.
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
secure.avaaz.org
Lula: A veto for the Amazon!
I just signed a petition to stop Brazil's 'devastation bill' – a reckless law that opens the Amazon to destruction. Lula has the power to veto it – let's show him the world is watching. Join me and sh...
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
chng.it/VGN8TtphN6
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
TAX WEALTH – DON'T CUT DISABILITY SUPPORT
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...
weownit.org.uk
No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services | We Own It
Wes Streeting: do not use a “Public Private Partnership” to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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Thames Water wants to block campaigners from speaking out against them?! Enough is enough. The Government must renationalise this failing water company. Agree? Sign the petition today:
Thames Water wants to block campaigners from speaking out against them?! Enough is enough. The Government must renationalise this failing water company. Agree? Sign the petition today:
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
megaphone.org.uk
Pass the Employment Rights Bill – in full, without delay
The biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation is within reach. But Tory peers and big business want to water it down. Add your name now to demand the House of Lords passes the Employment Righ...
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
secure.avaaz.org
This is how a river dies…
No one on Earth could contain an oil spill in the Amazon where Lula wants to drill!
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Philippa Ritchie @pipparitchie.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
I added my name to demand real action from the UK government – not just words - to protect civilians and humanitarian workers in Gaza with @dotwuk.bsky.social. 💙 Please take a minute to do the same. petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/page/171651/...
petition.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk
PETITION : The UK must put pressure on Israel
Doctors of the World humanitarian workers are responding to the mass violence in Gaza and the West Bank. Please sign the petition to protect civilians and medical workers.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Some rare good news for trans people – the transphobic amendment to the Data Bill was defeated by a large margin. It would have forced trans people to out themselves virtually daily, putting people's safety and dignity at risk, so it's great to see MPs reject it comprehensively.
Graph showing 97 'ayes' on the left hand side and 363 'noes' on the right hand side.
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