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Sarah O'Neill

@thesizeofamelon.bsky.social
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Ovarian cancer blog, cats, travel, photography, theatre, reading, history.

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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 15h
@loosewomen.bsky.social thanks for highlighting the medical misogyny around endometriosis - my untreated endometriosis led to ovarian cancer (endometrioid adenocarcinoma) which could have been avoided if I’d been offered a hysterectomy years ago #medicalmisogyny
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
On the plus side, you won’t need interdental brushes for a while 🤣
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I read about him in Jack Fairweather’s book The Volunteer. Great book and a compelling story. Such an incredibly brave man, ill treated by peacetime.
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Sadly not soon enough #ageofcollapse
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank-you for your efforts. I am beyond disappointed. It is unconscionable that a small group of unelected peers could filibuster this out of Parliament originally. We need electoral reform. I guess I will get on with my Dignitas form now.
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Desperation because they’re scared of Reform. Like we got Brexit because they were scared of UKIP. Self preservation measures that are leading to their exinction. One breed I won’t miss!
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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 · 10/08/2026
@nebriefing.bsky.social
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Interesting. I haven’t come across that. I usually get a reply from my MP. Although I’ve noticed she only replies because “you have written more than once”. I guess they are inundated now people can email it in.
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
When Kemi Badenoch and Keir Starmer refused to respond to my letters they wrote themselves and their parties off for me forever. Andy Burnham is doing some underlining of my decision. It is not an EITHER OR! It is an and and. One should not be hog tied to or held up by the other.
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
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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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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
To get more cut through, create a template letter and easy form to send to your MP. Like the charities do. Make it easy for people and more will complete the task.
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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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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Once you’re in you need out - obviously! 🙄
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
@chazelgrovemp.bsky.social
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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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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
@chazelgrovemp.bsky.social
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thank-you from the bottom of my heart ♥️
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Welcome home!
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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
petition.parliament.uk
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 · 11/05/2026
I think he is reaching the age where he needs some grooming assistance. Maybe get a cat grooming glove @justin-ng.bsky.social Larry remains an adorable gentleman ❤️
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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"
observer.co.uk
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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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Hope you are much better!
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Easter Blessings to you and your family
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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Tuesday
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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/...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
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 · 11/03/2026
Delighted to hear this, but disappointed many of them have been given Life Peerages as a compromise - out the front door and in via the back door
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Perhaps you could provide a template letter as other lobbyists (e.g. charities) do to make this easier and encourage more people to complete this
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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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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
@chazelgrovemp.bsky.social
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
You need to do a GCSE in that language if you want to understand a word the commentators say 🤣
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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 · 23/01/2026
Candy can’t find her clipboard!
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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Candy can’t find her clipboard!
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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...
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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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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Sarah O'Neill @thesizeofamelon.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
@chazelgrovemp.bsky.social
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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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