Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/03/2025On the upside, tiny violin stocks are booming. 381519188
skye-64.bsky.social @skye-64.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Interesting, my grandpa worked for the Irish Linen company on Bothwell Street. 010
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 28/01/2025🚨Let’s protect democracy by tightening the rules on political donations. Please sign this petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...petition.parliament.ukPetition: Tighten the rules on political donationsWe want the government to: Remove loopholes that allow wealthy foreign individuals to make donations into UK political parties (e.g. by funnelling through UK registered companies). Cap all donations ... 52908485
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialSupertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Sky News CONTINUING to refer to the chancellor as ‘Rachel from Accounts’, would they have referred to a male chancellor by an insulting nickname? Of course not. It’s misogynistic and they’re repeating it. 1411791404
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 10/12/2024💥 NEW 💥 “Hannah Greer, campaign manager for Good Law Project, said that @desmog.bsky.social’s findings showed that ‘the well-greased revolving door between fossil fuel lobbyists and ministers has not stopped spinning despite the change in government.’” www.desmog.com/2024/12/10/l...desmog.comLabour Donors Lobbied the New Government on Behalf of Fossil Fuel GiantsConsultancies that donated staff and resources to the Labour Party’s general election campaign have since lobbied the government on behalf of oil and gas companies, DeSmog can reveal. Seven lobbying f... 19955
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/11/2024Hunger is a violation of basic human rights – we should be outraged by UK's food bank crisis. Work doesn't pay. 38% of universal credit claimants are at work. 1% has more wealth than 70% of the population combined. Must redistribute income/wealth. Tax the rich. www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...bigissue.comUK's food bank crisis is violating our basic human rightsFood banks are a violation of our human right to food on an unprecedented scale. Hunger should spark outrage, writes Just Fair’s Alex Firth. 391155552
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialCarol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 23/11/2024National Audit Office report into the CONFLICTS OF INTEREST in UK government 👇 I talk about exactly this in my book 📕 there should be NO CONFLICTS of interest None Nada If you’re interested in these matters then maybe sign up to Democracy For Sale newsletter via @petergeoghegan.bsky.social 18914257
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialCarol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 23/11/2024Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm Global Counsel is under investigation by the lobbying regulator What is it about certain politicians and their seeming inability to actually do things for the greater good? Please read @petergeoghegan.bsky.social thread below 👇 It’s important 💪🏼 1161556524
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialByline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 22/11/2024Why did the UK Government agree to sell the ghost station to an oligarch already suspected of money laundering for the Russian underworld? Why did senior Conservative Party figures accept large donations from such a man? Why hasn’t there been a full official inquiry? bylinetimes.com/2020/02/25/u...bylinetimes.comUnderground Russian Influence: Johnson and the Ghost StationTurlough Conway on how a new legal case against Boris Johnson raises more questions about money laundered in London and Conservative connections to Russia. 371319541
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialMartin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 22/11/2024Energy Price Cap to rise again! What it means for you, how you beat it, will standing charges be cut? My quick video briefing. Feel free to share. youtu.be/18NyHNd3dkoyoutu.beEnergy Price Cap to rise again! What it means for you, how to beat it, will standing charges be cut?YouTube video by MoneySavingExpert.com 33547116
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialDr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 20/11/2024"The UK is no longer offering COVID vaccines to pregnant women – here’s why that might be a bad idea" - @theconversation.bsky.social article by @sheencr.bsky.social drawing on joint work with @chrischirp.bsky.social theconversation.com/the-uk-is-no...theconversation.comThe UK is no longer offering COVID vaccines to pregnant women – here’s why that might be a bad ideaFrom spring 2025, pregnant women will no longer be eligible for free COVID vaccines in the UK. 17230
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/11/2024One of the forms of hybrid warfare Russia is developing to use in Western nations is cyber-attacks to disable sewerage systems, flooding the rivers with shit. How, in the UK, would we detect them? 1833815720
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024MPs are to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation, in a parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content www.theguardian.com/media/2024/n...theguardian.comMPs to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in UK summer riotsCommons inquiry into rise of harmful content on social media also expected to call Meta and TikTok executives 2473249870
skye-64.bsky.social @skye-64.bsky.social · 20/11/2024I was so excited when you followed me . . . . . then I realised . . . . 😂 000
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialCarol Vorderman @carolvorders.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Coming to any photo opportunity at any time you’ll have ‘em The new Tory B*llox Band From left to right Close my Companies while they owe HMRC Philps Claim Anything I Can McVey How Did I End Up As A Minister Atkins And band leader … KemiKaze BadEnough 2324288788
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialKrishnan Guru-Murthy @krishgm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024The DWP assessment on how many pensioners will be pushed into poverty as a result of the Winter Fuel Payment cuts will not make good reading for Labour MPs : assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/673caa...assets.publishing.service.gov.uk 139335
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialJon Sopel @jonsopel1.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Umm. This is like first day at school. I’ve joined up 1313264661042
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialHardeep Matharu @hardeepmatharu.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Had a brilliant lunch with @francescrook.bsky.social & others at Brixton Prison's Clink restaurant today, staffed by serving prisoners. Delicious food, and a good opportunity to interact with the humans usually 'out of sight, out of mind'. Shown to reduce reoffending. Society needs more of this. 210724
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/11/2024If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up. If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds 463152745038
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialSupertanskiii @supertanskiiii.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Clarkson is such a cock. Won’t somebody PLEASE think of the poor millionaires?! Nurses survived on food banks (despite many dying during covid) whilst you lot paid v. little on inherited multi million pound estates and slated striking workers. Sit down you posh bellends. Nobody cares. 661433225
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialMike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 15/11/2024This article was written 112 years ago. 112 years, and we still aren't doing what we need to do to address the climate crisis. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate #Climate #energy #ClimateEmergency #renewables #COP29 9325116
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialProf Sheena Cruickshank @sheencr.bsky.social · 16/11/2024Important research calculated that poor diets of high fat, low nutrition cause UK £268bn a year which link to costs for care for obesity linked conditions eg type 2 diabetes & heart disease as well as people too sick to work. But it is likely an underestimation…🧪🧵🌍theguardian.comUK’s unhealthy food habits cost £268bn a year, report findsExclusive: Food, Farming and Countryside Commission added up cost to NHS and economy of diet-linked disease 1117452
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialEduardo Villablanca @ejvillablanca.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Treating lupus by depleting B cells with CAR T cells has been shown successful A breakthrough cancer immunotherapy is now taking aim at autoimmune disease | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgA breakthrough cancer immunotherapy is now taking aim at autoimmune diseaseCAR-T therapy is generating excitement for lupus, scleroderma, and other conditions as clinical trials expand 226139721182
skye-64.bsky.social @skye-64.bsky.social · 16/11/2024The Rest is Politics US did a podcast a while back and featured RFK and told the bear in the park story in full. Also mentioned the worm 🪱 010
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialMike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 15/11/2024I see European Movement in Scotland has just landed here! Excellent - follow them please. 🙏 @euromovescotland.bsky.social 4354595
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialBluesky @bsky.app · 15/11/2024💡 Tip: You can set your website as your username on Bluesky! This is one form of self-verification, and we especially encourage official organizations and brands to do this! Examples include @npr.org @react.dev @duolingobrasil.com.br. Here's our guide for how to do this:bsky.socialHow to set your domain as your handle - BlueskyUsing a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle. 1445366336770
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialBluemoose Books @ofmooseandmen.bsky.social · 15/11/2024Please, if you are able, support Independent bookshops. They are the literary & social hubs of our high streets and communities. Without their continued support, we simply wouldn't be around to publish . Thank you. 591650986613
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialGaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 15/11/2024I wrote about the Xodus, & how the siloing of social media doesn't have to mean retreat into an echo chamber: understanding other people's pov matters! so does engaging with uncomfortable ideas! but boy, The Death Threat Place was a bad place to do it www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe exodus from X to Bluesky has happened – the era of mass social media platforms is over | Gaby HinsliffThere’s comfort in being surrounded by like-minded people, but challenge is important, and we may have to look for it elsewhere, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff 661007298
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialWomen Speakers in Healthcare (womenspeakersHC) @womenspeakershc.bsky.social · 14/11/2024Women Speakers in Healthcare (WSH) is the largest database of women speakers across healthcare in the UK. Join us as a speaker, make ally, or to request a speaker for your event! www.wsih.co.uk #genderbalance #womeninmedicine #womeninhealthcarewsih.co.ukWomen Speakers in Healthcarewomen speakers in healthcare, women conference panel members, women keynote speakers, WSIH, gender balance, feminism 03821
Reposted by @skye-64.bsky.socialDr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 15/11/2024Here are a few of the UK doctors & medical experts I really trust on here - am sure I've missed many, but it's a start, & I'll keep adding to it. Feels like we've never had a greater need of trusted medical voices right now. Hope it's helpful. #medsky go.bsky.app/MojpqZr 45320112
skye-64.bsky.social @skye-64.bsky.social · 16/11/2024I mute them or pause the telly mostly. Never mind the creme eggs will be on the shelves next week! 000
