Reposted by Jan ScottJane @localnotail.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Solidarity with this Piddington resident ♥️✊ #Newsnight 721801538
Reposted by Jan Scottpaulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 06/09/2026🤔 Protester Terrorist 623695
Reposted by Jan ScottMiguel González | #TranslatorsInTheCredits @miguelgonzaleztrad.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Wow, that's something of a clear picture, innit? As much as the EU deserves criticism, the right-wing exit proposed by ghouls like Farage and Johnson was never a decent prospect for anyone but them. Now please fix it, I want to be able to visit my friends without needing government approval. 12713
Reposted by Jan ScottEvan Greer @evangreer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026in a world of JK Rowlings be a Dolly Parton 24107123230
Jan Scott @thisjanscott.bsky.social · 12/06/2026I just contributed with @FWDDEM.COM: Help us stop Reform. Contribute here: actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...actionnetwork.orgHelp us stop ReformThe worrying rise of the far right makes for painful election results for a lot of progressive voters. It’s clear that Labour lost ground, while the Liberal Democrats and Greens made gains. But th... 000
Reposted by Jan ScottThe Fox and Goose @foxandgoose.org · 09/04/2026Really positive news from our friends up the hill at Wadsworth Area Community Assets Limited as they look to save the Hare and Hounds pub for the community. ❤️ wacacoop.org.uk/current-proj... #HebdenBridgewacacoop.org.ukThe Hare and Hounds Inn - wacacoop.org.ukSTOP PRESS! We have some really good news to share! Last week we were contacted by Rory Deighton, the owner of the Hare and Hounds Inn, who let us know that he has triggered the Community Right to Bid process with Calderdale and will soon be putting the property up for sale. This is a 1102
Jan Scott @thisjanscott.bsky.social · 02/04/2026On 13 Feb the High Court ruled that a blanket exclusion of trans people would be unlawful. Despite this, the Gov still haven’t sent back the exclusionary EHRC Code of Practice. Will you join @genderedintelligence.co.uk & email your MP to ask them to reject the EHRC guidance? gi.eaction.org.uk/EHRC2gi.eaction.org.ukEHRC - Email your MPWill you email your MP and ask them to reject the EHRC guidance? 010
Reposted by Jan ScottCalderdale Green Party @calderdalegreenp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Hebden Bridge Town Hall is hosting a free screening of The People's Emergency Briefing, a 45-min film about the dangers UK communities face from climate breakdown, straight from the mouths of the experts. RSVP below and come along Thursday, 16 April!eventbrite.comThe People's Emergency Briefing on Climate & Nature - Calder ValleyAn opportunity to watch and discuss a film by national experts about the risks to communities like ours from the climate and nature crisis. 034
Reposted by Jan ScottAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/03/2026Chris Murphy: "I think it's likely the United States that carried out this attack on this school. I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact this was one of our first targeting decisions speaks to the incompetence of our leadership at the Dept of Defense." 862241117441
Reposted by Jan ScottCatherine Mayer @mayeroflondon.bsky.social · 08/03/2026An international women’s day message from my friend and partner in activism Sandi Toksvig #iwd #internationalwomensday 316080
Reposted by Jan ScottNormal Island News @normalisland.co.uk · 27/02/2026Starmer's "If you don't like it, you can leave" will go down as one of the greatest political speeches in the Green Party's history 12373118
Reposted by Jan ScottPatrick - Here for the craic❗️🤷🏼♂️😉 @paddyopatrick.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Let’s spare a thought for Chris Mason, who worked very, very hard over past 2 weeks, to build pressure for Starmer to resign.. all in vain❗️ He’s paid £270,000 a yr for it Fun fact- BBC is strictly required by its Royal Charter, Agreement, & internal editorial guidelines to provide impartial news 🤷🏼♂️ 2010339
Jan Scott @thisjanscott.bsky.social · 03/02/2026I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Transparent Action . Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/tr...actionnetwork.orgTransparent ActionTransparent Action are parents of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse children and adults of all ages. They have come together to form a collective voice to take action in support of their children ... 000
Reposted by Jan ScottKat Brown @katbrownwrites.com · 29/01/2026Also, yah boo sucks to Sex Matters and their mysterious bottomless pockets of their anonymous backers. You're weird! Nobody likes you! Go away and find a hobby that isn't picking on a marginalised community, and get some therapy while you're there. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...theguardian.comJudge blocks charity’s challenge over trans people’s use of Hampstead ponds single-sex facilitiesJudge says claim brought by Sex Matters should be made instead by individual who says they have faced discrimination 411936
Jan Scott @thisjanscott.bsky.social · 28/01/2026I've just used Good Law Project's tool to email MPs on the Council of Europe and let them know they don’t have to bend down to Sex Matter’s transphobic threats. The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1goodlaw.socialStop Sex Matters infiltrating the Council of EuropeIn just one week, the Council of Europe will be voting to ban conversion therapy. This would be an incredibly important step to stop the rollback in the rights of LGBTQ+ people. But Sex Matters is inf... 000
Reposted by Jan ScottPeter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham tells Faisal Islam that Reform are “anti-North” over its plan to scrap the £45bn northern corridor rail link & “breathtakingly arrogant” to tell investors to shun the North of England. “Look at them… There’s nothing northern about them,” he said 10387120
Jan Scott @thisjanscott.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Is that when the shop moved to the current premises? Established in 1984, according to this share.google/bumaDRwmvikP... - and I have a clear memory of buying book tokens there Xmas 84 (heavily pregnant couldn't face any other form of shopping!) when it was round the corner. Congratulations to both!share.googleHebden Bridge Web Book News: August 2011Independent community website centred around the businesses, writers, artists, musicians and quirky people of Hebden Bridge in the Yorkshire Pennines, UK 110
Reposted by Jan Scottsianushka.bsky.social @sianushka.bsky.social · 10/01/2026Following @jamesdaustin.bsky.social lead, here’s my starter pack of women journalists to follow. Apologies to any women I’ve inadvertently missed off. It’s not a slight. I’m just one woman, working in a specific area & region! go.bsky.app/RaopwNN 310949
Jan Scott @thisjanscott.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Our street built of stone setts is very picturesque/olde worlde. Until there's black ice when it becomes lethal. Just placed an order for food delivery from local shop 🤞🙏 The abandon with which I used to glide along ice slides in the playground has vanished at 74! #hebdenbridge #blackice #stayingin 000
Jan Scott @thisjanscott.bsky.social · 30/12/2025Heptonstall hillside, I'd say. There are many trees in the way now, but this is what you'd see if there weren't. 120
Reposted by Jan ScottBylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 05/12/2025An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales By Andrew Bibby yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...yorkshirebylines.co.ukRight to roam: taking the next step for access to the countrysideAn event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales 04714
Reposted by Jan ScottKercle @kercle1.bsky.social · 04/12/2025Autism is not a mental health condition in and of itself and ironically if we didn't have to fight to survive in a predominantly neurotypical world, most of us would not suffer with poor mental health at all! 44912
Reposted by Jan ScottAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/11/2025Boris Johnson didn't apologise to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, even when she told him in person the lasting impact his comments about her had on her detention in Iran, her husband tells the BBC 1322498853
Reposted by Jan ScottAndrew Bibby @andrewbibby-writer.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Hebden Bridge Town Hall getting ready for our Freedom to Roam conf on Sat week. 25 years since the last access legislation, time for a new Act! @righttoroam.bsky.social @ramblers.org.uk @openspacessociety.bsky.social @philbrickellmp.bsky.social @andymacnaemp.bsky.social @guyshrubsole.bsky.social 043
Jan Scott @thisjanscott.bsky.social · 21/11/2025✨ Candlelight & Stars – A Winter Concert Join the Hepton Singers for a candlelit journey through 900 years of choral music. Tickets: ticketsource.co.uk/heptonsingers #HeptonSingers #CandlelightAndStars #ChoralMusic 000
Reposted by Jan ScottOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21/11/2025That awkward moment when your star columnist was responsible... and you have to write headlines around the Boris shaped elephant in the newsroom 58974208
Reposted by Jan ScottNot In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 29/08/2025This statement is one line from the NION Women letter. If this reflects how you feel, add your name and join thousands of women standing in solidarity with trans people: change.org/nion_women 🖨️ Posters here: linktr.ee/nionwomen #NIONWomen #NotInOurName #Feminism #WomensRights #TransRights #JoinUs 011553
Reposted by Jan ScottRachel Holdsworth @rmholdsworth.bsky.social · 08/08/2025I wrote to M&S about the stupid lingerie department story - confirms nobody offered a bra fitting to a teenage girl. The Telegraph and JK can (always) do one. 381852632
Reposted by Jan ScottTrans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Did you know trans+ people in the UK are facing a bathroom ban, without a vote in Parliament? Learn how you can help stop it... 🧵 4284153
Reposted by Jan ScottJack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 31/07/2025Placing England’s “largest windfarm” on a critically protected Site of Special Scientific Interest would be one of the most mindnumbingly stupid things the Government could do. West Yorkshire has tonnes of wind farms already. Other counties need to step up. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukCalderdale Council 'will play key role' in new wind farm planWalshaw Moor in Calderdale could become home to 41 wind turbines should the plans be approved. 0125
Reposted by Jan ScottGood Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 17/07/2025📺 NEW 📺 TalkTV keeps broadcasting anti-trans views with nobody in the studio to push back. It’s up to us to stop them. Write to Ofcom here: goodlaw.social/66f6a3goodlaw.socialOfcom: stop TalkTV broadcasting hateTalkTV is Rupert Murdoch’s Fox News for the UK – a constant source of toxic hate and far-right lies. Over the last 11 weeks, TalkTV has been spouting transphobic hate again and again – totally ignorin... 714163
Reposted by Jan ScottRory Cellan-Jones @rorycj.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Awake at 6 to find we’re still needing 60 signatures by 0820 to hit our daily #parkypetition100K target - please sign! petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... 1717890
Reposted by Jan ScottNot In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 28/06/2025More support very much welcome. We have, so far, 36k+ signatures to our letter from women saying ‘Not in our name’ - in response to the horrific demonisation of trans people under the guise of “protecting women”. Help us get to 100k by signing and/or sharing… 🩷 www.change.org/p/not-in-our...change.orgSign the PetitionNot in our name: Women in support of the trans+ community 19858
Reposted by Jan ScottYorkshire Bylines @yorkshirebylines.co.uk · 26/06/2025✍️ Should trans people have fewer rights? ‘Not in our name’, say over 35,000 women Women tired of being told that their rights are threatened by trans people are using a petition to stand up for inclusive feminism By Jennie Kermode @jenniekermode.bsky.socialyorkshirebylines.co.ukShould trans people have fewer rights? ‘Not in our name’, say over 35,000 womenWomen tired of being told that their rights are threatened by trans people are using a petition to stand up for inclusive feminism 911735
Reposted by Jan ScottKaty Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · 11/06/2025It's just absolutely insane watching all the "Gender Critical" people in government repeating the word "clarity" at each other without any of them being able to explain literally anything about how their hateful policies will work 351148133
Reposted by Jan ScottStella Creasy MP @stellacreasy.bsky.social · 08/06/2025If your MP is concerned by what BPAS think should happen to abortion law, tag them so they can see their campaign about why we need the Northern Ireland human rights framework extended to England & Wales. Then ask them to co sign NC20 to make this happen. bpas-campaigns.org/campaigns/ti... 32211
Reposted by Jan ScottPaul M 🇮🇪🇨🇦🇫🇷🚲🍉 @onebiskuit.bsky.social · 06/06/2025Well, you know the saying - you campaign in poetry, but you govern in prose. In Reform’s case, the poetry is William McGonagall. 7557
Reposted by Jan ScottCaroline Litman @alicemydaughter.bsky.social · 27/05/2025To mark the 1st day of my 4th year without Alice I have an announcement: I’ve joined up with a determined group of women working to change the narrative around trans people. Women standing in solidarity with our trans siblings. Our first step is to ask cis women to read and sign our open letter ⬇️chng.itNot in our name: Women in support of the trans+ communityCan you spare a minute to help this campaign? 421211674
Reposted by Jan ScottJack Wallington @jackwallington.com · 17/05/2025Emergency measures to conserve water and help plants in hot weather www.wildway.info/p/gardening-...wildway.infoGardening in droughtEmergency tips for the continued dry spell 21810
Reposted by Jan ScottIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Reform are preposterously beatable. This flag policy should be called what it is - a Ukraine flag ban - and be an intense focus of attack from other parties www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comReform accused of seeking ban on flying Ukrainian flags over council buildingsHard-right party says only St George’s and union jack flags to be permitted on or in its English council properties 791108354
Reposted by Jan ScottJacqice @jacqice.bsky.social · 02/05/2025This has sinister echoes of section 28. Very abhorrent indeed to expose trans children to this hostility. I feel sick. Britain is sick 08818
Reposted by Jan ScottKaty Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · 22/04/2025This statement about the transphobic Supreme Court ruling by the UK's Crab Museum (yes a museum about crabs) is better than 99% of the statements I've seen on the topic www.crabmuseum.org/visit 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 152126445251
Reposted by Jan ScottGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 23/04/2025Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add “meaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine 63350561637