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Sarah O'Neill

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Ovarian cancer blog, cats, travel, photography, theatre, reading, history.

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Please share with family and friends to get the petition to 100,000 for a parliamentary debate. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing
Graphic with the NEB flag logo saying the country deserves the full picture - sign the government petition for a televised briefing
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Must-listen interview with NEB food expert, @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social, on the looming food crisis. Paul speaks about the #NationalEmergencyBriefing from 22:44. @novaramedia.com #TimeToStepUp #PEBuk www.youtube.com/live/206_bow...
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Britain Could Face Food Crisis As Droughts Continue | Novara Live
YouTube video by Novara Media
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
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National Emergency Briefing
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from nine leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Prof Hayley Fowler, at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing last November, explaining why wildfires are a growing problem - and why extreme weather is worsening faster than climate models predicted. #TimeToStepUp
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
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The Female Body on Trial
Misogyny in Medicine
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Today the UK celebrates 250 years of independence from the tyranny of the United States of America. Imagine living in a society where the leader can repeatedly break the law and nobody stops them!
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 19/05/2026
New polling shows the public wants the assisted dying bill brought back. 7 in 10 people want assisted dying debate to continue until Parliament reaches a decision, with 6 in 10 agreeing the Government should act to facilitate this. MPs back this bill. The public backs this bill. We demand action.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In little over 24 hours, the petition for government to stage a UK-wide briefing on the climate & nature crisis has passed the 10,000 milestone. Please help us get this to 100,000 to secure a parliamentary debate - by sharing widely. #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
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Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 18/05/2026
Dying people want choice. Together we can finish what we started - it's time to back the assisted dying bill again.
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I wrote to Kemi Badenoch, some months ago expressing my concerns that 7 peers from an unelected and in democratic body were blocking a bill supported by the majority of MPs and the public. I never received the courtesy of a reply and so the Conservatives will never receive my vote EVER.
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
I wrote months ago to the Prime Minister expressing my concerns about the in democratic actions of 7 peers and asking for a reform of the outdated and unelected chamber and for the Parliament Act to be used if they succeeded in blocking the bill. I never received the courtesy of a reply.
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 26/04/2026
"The bill’s failure has sparked anger among MPs, including those who voted against it. More than 30 MPs who were opposed have either spoken out against the tactics used in the Lords or written to constituents criticising the peers"
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MPs who opposed assisted dying seek to revive bill in fac...
Anger at peers’ delaying tactics could result in 150 MPs reintroducing it to the Commons
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 24/04/2026
This is not the end. We won't stop fighting until every dying person has choice.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
What if the whole country saw the full picture? This is a national emergency. The impacts are already here. But the solutions exist. Communities are watching the People’s Emergency Briefing and discussing what to do next with neighbours and MPs #EarthDay Screenings www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Our interactive screening map is starting to fill up. Is there a People's Emergency Briefing screening near you yet? www.nebriefing.org/screening-map If not, why not be part of the change we need, and consider hosting one? Please repost and help spread the word. #PEBuk #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The Lords is still a home for cronies and donors. Removing the Hereditary Peers isn’t the end, it’s just the start. Demand a fair, elected second chamber now - sign @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/174863/...
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It’s outrageous that the majority of our lawmakers are unelected. Sign now to demand power be placed rightfully in the hands of the people
It takes 30 seconds
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The government must use the Parliament Act to overrule the small Number of peers looking to run the Assisted Dying bill out of time to pass. The Parliament Act allows bills backed by MPs in two successive sessions, but rejected by peers, to pass into law without the approval of the House of Lords.
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Congratulations #BritishAirways another flight and another delay! Glad you’re keeping up your flawless record of not taking off or landing on time in any flight I have taken in the last 2 years!
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 02/02/2026
Six Peers have tabled half of all amendments to try to block the Commons-backed assisted dying Bill. They would rather derail the democratic process than allow dying people choice. Email your MP and urge them, as your elected representative, to speak out now. dignityindying.org.uk/emailMP
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Business leaders make the case for electoral reform electoral-reform.org.uk/business-lea... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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Business leaders make the case for electoral reform
We saw a significant intervention in the debate around electoral reform last week. More than 20 business leaders, including the chairman of the Virgin Group, Peter Norris, called for Westminster to sc
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Local election delays: It’s unacceptable to treat voters like a bureaucratic inconvenience electoral-reform.org.uk/local-electi... Electoral Reform Society – ERS
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Local election delays: It’s unacceptable to treat voters like a bureaucratic inconvenience
Elections are a crucial part of the democratic process. Citizens have the right to expect a regular opportunity to express a view about who should exercise power in their name, at all le
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Politics isn't working. It's 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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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
@sainsburys.bsky.social I am very unimpressed by your Sympathy Card selection. There are no Christian cards. Christians are not catered for at all. Very disappointing.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Climate threats are significantly worse than thought even a few years ago - with 2°C now likely by 2050 without much more urgent action. Government now needs to: 1️⃣ To tell the public 2️⃣ Pass emergency legislation MPs: Please sign the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing 👇
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Experts Warn: 2C Climate Risks Greater Than Predicted
Experts warn policymakers about severe climate risks as global warming approaches 2C, stressing urgent action to prevent economic and societal collapse.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Clips from Professor @mikebernerslee.bsky.social's powerful opening & closing statements at the National Emergency Briefing. "We are asking for a WW2 level of leadership. Leadership, as if the survival of our society depends on it... because it does." #NEB2025 #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
People fatally shot by UK police in 2024/25: 2 People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280
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Kim Leadbeater MBE MP @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Thank you to @anthonyhorowitz.com writing in @newstatesman1913.bsky.social for sharing his thoughts on the importance of giving terminally ill adults like his Mum choice and dignity in their dying days⤵️
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com it’s worth telling people who qualify to claim the £5k starter saving rate for tax using firm R40. HMRC do NOT apply it automatically and I’ve never spoken to an advisor who has heard of it! I end up educating them! Thanks for highlighting this on your show. 😊
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
@simoncalder.bsky.social where are the best places to watch a Krampus Run? I know I am a bit late for this year! Missed it in Salzburg last December and keen to book for next year.
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Great Christmas Concert 🎶 put on by @cancerresearchuk.org underneath Concorde at Aerospace Bristol. Thanks so much for the kind invitation and wonderful evening 🎄🛬🎵
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 05/12/2025
Alarm is growing in the Lords at a minority using undemocratic tactics to stall the assisted dying Bill. 1,100+ amendments – including a “grotesque” call to film every assisted death – aim to block progress, with risks to Lords reputation if they defy MPs' will. www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 02/12/2025
“I am concerned about dying in pain.” Shafaq is a professor of chronic pain, and has stage 4 cancer. She knows the realities - and limits - of managing pain. And amongst the varied decisions she has to make about her care, she wants to make the decision that matters most - about how she dies.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Our thanks to Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg OBE for this moving article about the National Emergency Briefing. Please sign the open letter to the Prime Minister and key broadcasters, calling for a televised emergency briefing to the nation: www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #timetostepup #NEB2025
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We need more faith in our power to confront the climate crisis | The Observer
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 28/11/2025
A small, unelected minority must not be allowed to obstruct a Bill backed by the Commons and the public. Email a Peer today and urge them to respect that mandate - and to reject bad-faith tactics. dignityindying.org.uk/actnow
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Email a member of the House of Lords and ask them to support the assisted dying Bill >>
It takes 2 minutes
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Climate Reality Team UK @climatereality-uk.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
On 27th Nov, 10 of the UK’s leading experts briefed an invite-only audience of around 1,250 politicians & leaders from business, culture, faith with the latest implications for health, food, national security & the economy of the climate emergency Sign a letter to Keir Starmer www.nebriefing.org
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National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An 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...
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to ‪@electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
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Sign now to demand an end to big money in politics
It takes 30 seconds
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Politics isn't working. It's 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...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
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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Climate Reality Team UK @climatereality-uk.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
This is frankly ridiculous: More than 1,600 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the Cop30 climate negotiations in Belém, significantly outnumbering every single country’s delegation apart from the host Brazil www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Enough is enough. The House of Lords is a rolling scandal - sign @electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to demand change. It takes 30 seconds. action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3342/pe...
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It’s outrageous that the majority of our lawmakers are unelected. Sign now to demand power be placed rightfully in the hands of the people
It takes 30 seconds
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Climate Reality Team UK @climatereality-uk.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
A new @climateanalytics.org study shows how to limit the overshoot of 1.5°C to the lowest possible level and return warming back well below 1.5°C by 2100 by looking at the highest possible ambition that could be undertaken by countries, starting in 2025 climateanalytics.org/publications...
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Rescuing 1.5°C: new evidence on the highest possible ambition to…
This study shows that, even after years of insufficient action, the world can still return to well below 1.5°C of warming this century if countries pursue the “highest possible ambition” in climate ac...
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
30 September 1928 | Elie Wiesel was born in Romania. A Jewish writer, Auschwitz & Buchenwald survivor, Peace Nobel Prize laureate. "Indifference is the epitome of evil." / „We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."
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World Animal Protection UK @worldanimalprotection.org.uk · 05/08/2025
TUI have an animal welfare policy that they claim to follow. Our NEW REPORT proves that’s a lie. Here’s what we found at their sold venues 👇
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
@headforpoints.com your article on 241 bookings suggests falling the Japanese call centre 355 days before at midnight, but doesn’t share the number. Forums are full of people who can’t find the number. Google produced nothing. Can you help?
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Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 14/05/2025
Help us spread the message: With just 48 hours until the next assisted dying debate, it's crucial to flood social media with support for law change. MPs must hear our call: When we cannot stay, let us choose how we go. One click can make a difference. Tag your MP in the comments. #LetUsChoose
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Target Ovarian Cancer @targetovarian.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Today is #WorldOvarianCancerDay 💜 Ovarian cancer symptoms can be easy to miss, but knowing them could be life-saving. Will you help us make sure everyone can recognise the symptoms of #ovariancancer? 👉 Share this post!
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
@chazelgrovemp.bsky.social Breaking news! The Royal College of GPs has made the sensible and pragmatic decision to drop its opposition to assisted dying. Like many of your constituents, I support law change for terminally ill adults. Please stand with us and support this vital reform.
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com Thankyou for the tip on the TrainPal discount code! I now have a cheaper railcard 😃
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
British Airways continue there outstanding track record of delaying or cancelling my every flight this year to follow on from their 100% track record of the same last year. Outstanding! @headforpoints.com @simoncalder.bsky.social #britishairways
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