Reposted by SandieStratfordStop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 20hAndy Burnham must reject the Rosebank oil field 5161105
Reposted by SandieStratfordDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 06/10/2026BREAKING: We accept Ed Miliband’s Pizza Express invitation. Writing on behalf of Defend Our Juries, Margaret Owen OBE and Jonathon Porritt CBE, both arrested under the Terrorism Act outside @labouruk.bsky.social conference, accept the offer to meet. Read in full: docs.google.com/document/d/1... 17737
Reposted by SandieStratfordThe Autonomy Institute @autonomy-institute.bsky.social · 15/07/2026The only historic sustained improvement in housing affordability came at the start of the C20th with rent controls – @bethstratford.bsky.social Catch up with the full Forum 2029 event: youtu.be/Uh1_AUP_dx0?... 045
Reposted by SandieStratfordBeth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Proud to have contributed to this report. Do have a butchers - lots of great ideas for Burnham and team... 286
Reposted by SandieStratfordPeace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Today'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.thecorbynproject.comGrenfell fire: Response to evidence files being handed to CPSProject for Peace and Justice, founded by Jeremy Corbyn. A hub for discussion and action, building solidarity and hope for a more decent world. 14245
Reposted by SandieStratfordBeth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026And here's five more reports by think tanks backing rent controls: IPPR: www.ippr.org/articles/hou... JRF: www.jrf.org.uk/housing/how-... NEF: neweconomics.org/2026/05/a-mo... Positive Money: positivemoney.org/uk/publicati... Autonomy: autonomy.work/portfolio/re...common-wealth.orgTake Back Rent ControlsWhy rent controls are the policy Starmer needs. 2377
Reposted by SandieStratfordBeth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The excerpts in this thread are from my recent report, co-authored with Joe Beswick, published by @iipp-ucl.bsky.social & @neweconomics.bsky.social, drawing on great work by @ippr.org, @generationrent.bsky.social, @jrf-uk.bsky.social & others! You can find it here: www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/pub...ucl.ac.ukTaking back control of rentsAuthored by Beth Stratford and Joe Beswick 1415
Reposted by SandieStratfordBeth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026For 30 yrs these supernormal returns and eye-watering margins have fuelled a Buy to Let frenzy: landlords outbidding first-time buyers & pushing up house prices, rather than using their savings to invest in UK productive capacity. Find me an economist who'd call that healthy! 1679
Reposted by SandieStratfordBeth Stratford @bethstratford.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Well, I for one am an economist who supports rent controls! Here’s why 🧵: Markets only work well if: -buyers & sellers have roughly equal power -producers respond to price signals & expand supply in response to scarcity -buyers can walk away if prices get too high 11418199
Reposted by SandieStratfordDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A message for Andy Burnham from Rob Del Naja (Massive Attack), Huda Ammori (Co-Founder, Palestine Action), and Michael Mansfield KC. Deproscribe Palestine Action. www.wedonotcomply.org 315895
Reposted by SandieStratfordPatriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Listen to our member Guy Singh-Watson talk about the pride he has for our country - and why Jim Ratcliffe's complaints about the UK just don't wash. 13711
Reposted by SandieStratfordAndrás Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026At any point the CPS would like to do something, we'd appreciate it 717138
Reposted by SandieStratfordDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Christian Climate Action held a vigil to call on GB News and co-owner and Christian Sir Paul Marshall to save lives by telling the truth on #climatecrisis "You could save lives if you speak the truth" @cclimateaction.bsky.social 1/2 christianclimateaction.org 11810
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Such a great feeling, singing together. @andyburnham.bsky.social stop ROSEBANK! 000
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026NOW NOW NOW before more land is stolen, trees grubbed up, homes demolished. Please @edmilliband.bsky.social 000
Reposted by SandieStratfordAkshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 01/09/2026What is that sound? It's the noise that of a million "what about" brains exploding. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 925793
Reposted by SandieStratfordScientists on Survival @scientistsonsurviv.bsky.social · 01/09/20261/ Today Scientists on Survival welcomed MPs back to Parliament. As @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social & @andyburnham.bsky.social weigh opening #Rosebank & #Jackdaw, MPs must face up to the harm that more CO2 means - & not be misled by spurious industry talking points. A thread 🧵 #ClimateEmergency 16936
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Hey! I just emailed my MP ahead of a big debate in Parliament on 3 Sept about climate/nature and UK security - after this summer's heatwaves, drought and wildfires it felt important. It takes 2 mins, can you do it too? actionbutton.nationbuilder.com/share/SPK-QE...actionbutton.nationbuilder.com#TakeAction with ActionButtonActionButton helps people take quick action to create powerful change. 000
Reposted by SandieStratfordDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Neil, known as “Charlie” to many, is a performance artist who sends this message from hospital despite having a broken spine. Content Warning: Disturbing footage of actual terrorism being committed against civilian populations, including children. 1157
Reposted by SandieStratfordDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 25/08/2026David says he is “proud to be a member of Palestine Action”: 1123
Reposted by SandieStratfordDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Bob, a Jewish pensioner and descendent of refugees who fled pogroms in the 1890s, supports Palestine Action, stating “this [genocide] is not done in the name of Jewish people”: 1188
Reposted by SandieStratfordDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 20/08/2026MORE DELAYS - “Absolutely bloody pathetic” Campaigner and former British Diplomat Craig Murray spoke outside court in Edinburgh today after a hearing in relation to the Scottish Judicial Review over the ban onPalestine Action. The court and the UK Govt are using delay tactics. 67647
Reposted by SandieStratfordByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026'Patriot News' reporter Chris Atkins (scatatkins.bsky.social) was just kicked out of Liz Truss' CPAC conference for asking the wrong questions. So much for free speech. 711293544
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026I've just signed "Tell Andy Burnham to launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/na... @OpenBritainHQactionstorm.org 000
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 17/07/2026So wrong in every way. @hamishfalconermp.bsky.social please don’t let this happen! @edmilliband.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social 000
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 16/07/2026The BBC cancelling Winterwatch is such a shame, especially when we need to be connecting with nature more than ever. If we want people to protect our wildlife, we have to show them it! Add your name to ask the BBC to reconsider. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...you.38degrees.org.ukTell the BBC: Save Winterwatch!The UK is losing its wildlife, and shows like Winterwatch are vital for connecting us to nature. The BBC's decision to cancel it makes no sense. Let's ask them to rethink this! Add your name here: 000
Reposted by SandieStratfordSteve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Heatwaves are not just a health risk. Climate change is bringing hotter / drier conditions that can increase the risk of subsidence, as shrinking soils cause ground movement that can damage foundations of homes and businesses. Here's a UK study with global relevance. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/latest-...bgs.ac.ukLatest research emphasises climate-related subsidence risk to millions of British homes - British Geological SurveyNew data from BGS highlights the projected future impact of warmer, drier summers and underlines the need for mitigation measures in susceptible regions. 032
Reposted by SandieStratfordKevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Years ago, Peter McVerry noted to me the godsend e-scooters were to people trying to climb out of poverty. They were an accessible way to get to jobs that previously were out of their reach because they'd have to show up at ~4am. The class dynamics of government's response shouldn't be missed. 16425
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Never before have the words ‘we told you so’ rattled around my brain on a daily basis. Never before has it felt so utterly useless. 051
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I just donated to Global Justice Now to support sanctions against Israel. Will you join the campaign?. act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4810act.globaljustice.org.ukJustice for Palestine - we need your helpThank you for considering donating to our campaign calling on the UK to impose sanctions on Israel. We know sanctions work. Public pressure has already pushed the UK government to suspend trade deal n... 000
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Let's keep challenging the government to rescind this pathetic piece of legislation. 000
Reposted by SandieStratfordDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/06/2026NO ARRESTS SO FAR (48 “terrorist” videos) WARNING - Expressing support for Palestine Action is a breach of the UK Terrorism Act. This comes with significant risk of arrest and prosecution, and could lead to home raids and up to 14 years imprisonment. ANOTHER🧵 Here’s Alison: 14228
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Two billionaires who live abroad are planning to sidestep the Government's £100,000 cap on overseas donations. It's clear we need to kick big money out of our politics entirely with a donations cap. Please sign the petition. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/194728/...secure.unlockdemocracy.org.ukIt’s happening again…Two billionaires who live abroad are planning to sidestep the Government's £100,000 cap on overseas donations. It's clear we need to kick big money out of our politics entirely with a donations cap. 000
Reposted by SandieStratfordBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 30/06/2026Heatwave halts Reform bid to scrap climate emergency A council debate on scrapping West Norfolk's climate emergency was postponed after extreme heat made the chamber unusable | Henry Durandeastangliabylines.co.ukHeatwave halts Reform bid to scrap climate emergencyA council debate on scrapping West Norfolk's climate emergency was postponed after extreme heat made the chamber unusable 41637282
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Please can we support reuniting families? We have seen first hand how successful it is: our two Afghan ‘children’ are now graduates and playing their full part in UK life. @grahamkings.bsky.social @hamishfalconermp.bsky.social 000
Reposted by SandieStratfordPeace & Justice Project @peaceandjustice.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Keir Starmer may be resigning the office of Prime Minister but his legacy of total complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza will follow him forever. 7121110
Reposted by SandieStratfordNational Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 18/06/2026The government isn't briefing the public with the full picture about threats to the UK from climate change and nature loss. Few people realise the scale & immediacy of the threat - and so our response is far too slow. How about hosting a screening of the People's Emergency Briefing? #PEBUknebriefing.orgNational Emergency BriefingAn unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster... 23420
Reposted by SandieStratfordGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Sorry to re-up this, but the media silence on the massive, country-changing shift towards arbitrary justice and authoritarianism is almost the most astonishing aspect of the case. The new dispensation is being normalised even as it's happening. Please spread it far and wide. We need to know. Thanks 17669356
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 18/06/2026‘Protestors arrested as terrorists, terrorists treated as protestors’. Hmmm. 000
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I just took action with @freefilton18: Sign up to our Mailing List. Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/filton...actionnetwork.orgSign up to our Mailing ListIn August 2024, six actionists drove a modified prison van into Elbit’s research, development, and manufacturing hub in Filton, Bristol. Once inside, the six dismantled Israeli weapons, including t... 000
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 15/06/2026A sad day for British justice. Genocide continues. 000
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 15/06/2026I never complain about train travel. It’s the best thing. Especially @lner.co.uk 220
Reposted by SandieStratfordashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 15/06/2026may we remember speaker hortman every time a kid in Minnesota eats their free lunch. every time a trans person moves to mn for safety. when an undocumented person gets their driver’s license or a returning citizen gets to vote. when we have clean energy and electric school buses and warm homes. 92083528
Reposted by SandieStratfordDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Icymi: Very positive findings about solar on peatland. Co-benefits of renewables just keep piling up.phys.orgSolar panels on rewetted peatland could be a climate and nature win–winResearchers in Germany have found that solar panels on rewetted peatland provide a unique habitat for bird species along with generating green energy and potentially locking up carbon. Installing sola... 1460145
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 11/06/2026The UK is being sued for £300 million for halting the Cumbria coal mine, via a secretive tribunal which gives corporations special rights. Sign the petition: Call time on corporate courts. #StopISDS act.globaljustice.org.uk/petition-cal...act.globaljustice.org.ukUK: Call Time on Corporate CourtsThe UK is being sued for £300 million, via corporate courts, for halting a controversial coal mine in Cumbria. But our government is continuing to insert Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) claus... 010
SandieStratford @sandiestrat.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Tell the @Guardian to stop taking ads from banks & insurers, enabling: 🛢️ Fossil fuel expansion. 🍉 Israel's g3nocidal military ⛓️Abuse of migrants Do you read the Guardian? Take action here: actionnetwork.org/forms/tell-t... #BoycottBloodyInsuranceactionnetwork.orgDemand the Guardian stop taking ads from deadly banks & insurersJoin us in calling on the Guardian to stop accepting advertising from banks and insurers that enable fossil fuel expansion, genocide, and the abuse of migrants. Sign the open letter and help demand me... 000
Reposted by SandieStratfordDefend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 31/05/2026The UK government is colluding with Israel to imprison its own citizens. Four young people could soon be sentenced as “terrorists” despite no such conviction. What is “terrorist connection” sentencing? It’s a scandal. Join us on June 12th to oppose this. wedonotcomply.org 39071
