Reposted by A Northern LadSameer Kankali Ⓥ☮✌🏼🌱💚🍉🐸🐮🐷📚📖♟️✊🏼 @sameerkankali.bsky.social · 03/10/2026 9941471558
Reposted by A Northern LadOliver @oliver48.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The real two-tier justice no party wants to abolish ... There are more benefit inspectors chasing claimants stealing a pittance than HMRC tax inspectors chasing super-rich fraudsters & tax dodgers living a life of luxury on their criminal loot worth £millions meme via The UK Against Hate 6358167
Reposted by A Northern LadStreet Art Utopia @streetartutopia.com · 03/10/2026🧷 “Unzipped Building” — By Alex Chinneck in Milan, Italy 🇮🇹 Imagination Took Over (8 Photos) streetartutopia.com/2026/10/03/imag… 141151189
A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Raise your game @bibilynch.bsky.social - go pro vs the Victorian Singer machine 110
Reposted by A Northern LadPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/10/2026UK diesel price hits record high of £2 a litre. Record profits for oil companies and tax take by govt. Also tells story of deindustrialization: In the 1970s the UK had 18 oil refineries, now 4. We are rightly moving to renewables but economy still left vulnerable. Any national planning?bbc.co.ukUK diesel prices top £2 a litre for first time, RAC saysThe rise in global oil prices has been pushing up the pump prices of petrol and diesel in the UK. 3224993
Reposted by A Northern LadCodfather #FBPE 🇫🇷🇪🇺 @codfather.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I'm with Carl Sagan on this: 24777752687
Reposted by A Northern LadBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The First Wounded, London Hospital, August 1914, painted 1915 by Sir John Lavery, 1856-1941, Irish painter who became a war artist (Dundee Art Galleries and Museums). 218639
Reposted by A Northern LadBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Suella Braverman’s parents emigrated (they were horrible economic migrants not from a war zone she hates). She went to Cambridge for free and didn’t collect £27k debt like everyone else. Scrounger. She used the Erasmus scheme to study in France. Which she has blocked. Horrible 42571198
Reposted by A Northern LadBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Private Healthcare. You don't want it. 22298139
Reposted by A Northern LadBridget Phillipson MP @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The Tories’ position on pensions is falling apart. A Shadow Cabinet member wants to replace the State Pension as we know it with something that offers 'dramatically less'. Only Labour will protect a rising state pension while building a new National Care Service. www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...thetimes.comSenior Tory privately urged ‘radical’ shake-up of triple lockIn a leaked recording in June, Katie Lam appears to break from Kemi Badenoch’s position, saying an ‘entirely new pension system’ may be needed 912242
Reposted by A Northern LadTheFirstGirlySwotsToJoinBlueSky @thelastgirlyswots.bsky.social · 03/10/2026. 90 years on from the Battle of Cable Street when Mosley's fascist blackshirts were defeated, join the demo tomorrow Sunday at noon to march from Tower Hamlets Town Hall E1 1BJ to Cable Street to defeat Tommy's blackshorts! #r4today #bbcbreakfast #C4News #bbcaq #toriesgone820 No Pasaran! . 21810
Reposted by A Northern LadRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 02/10/2026“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.” —George Orwell (1984) 7941401233
Reposted by A Northern LadNewshound411 @newshound411.bsky.social · 02/10/2026It’s corruption on steroids in plain sight. He doesn’t even try to hide that he’s looting US and cashing in on insider trading. He’s the most corrupt president in American history. 66986173801
Reposted by A Northern LadMr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Je Shen (b.1973, China) "Meditation 925" Oil on canvas. 2026. 151531240
Reposted by A Northern LadUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 02/10/2026UCU responds to 2% pay imposition in universities. This behaviour is yet another example of a sector on the brink. 1144
Reposted by A Northern LadAlf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish. 291521220
A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@amyklobuchar.com - call them out everytime. Good will seek out bad and show it for what it is. Malicious behaviour should not be tolerated 000
Reposted by A Northern LadAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort." 694278859535
A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026@ottoenglish.bsky.social / precisely. The Thatcher Mantra that personal greed is good is not sustainable. We need to pay more if we want to ensure we have a state to support ALL of us. Look at Scandinavian/Nordic countries that deliver solid state services. There’s a difference in morals though. 010
Reposted by A Northern LadBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Two countries voted against making food a human right at the UN, Israel and the USA. The vote would have mandated the UN to prevent starvation, and the US and Israel didn't want to fund preventing starvation. 18364241
A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 29/09/2026How is this helpful? Chief Constables and other public officials need to be mindful of the words used. Manchester does not need to hear that there are weaknesses. It needs a positive approach and a strong message to the world that it can deliver high profile events. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukG20 summit a 'vast policing operation', GMP chief saysSir Stephen Watson says next year's summit will be a 'vast' operation for Greater Manchester Police. 001
Reposted by A Northern LadΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Silence of the Sea (2013) by Michiel Schrijver, born in the Netherlands in 1957, and who studied and works in the UK. Acrylic on canvas #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt 661586
A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026When the world is being a dick. These things pop up on my timeline and give me hope. 000
Reposted by A Northern LadAnti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Remember that every Reform UK national leader and most Reform UK Councillors are ex-Tories but instead of apologising for 14 years of lethal Tory austerity which they voted for and promoted now they're saying ... "But yea everything is Labour's fault!....." via We Demand UK 215860
Reposted by A Northern LadPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 27/09/2026UK Chancellor can easily increase income tax personal allowance by £3,000 a year. It will boost basic rate taxpayers by £600 a year. Millions will be helped. Benefit to higher rate taxpayers can be clawed back. The cost of £30bn can be met by ending bank subsidies, £100bn over the last 3 years.leftfootforward.orgThis is how the Chancellor can increase the personal allowance and lift millions out of hardshipSustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population 29408154
Reposted by A Northern Ladmigas7.bsky.social @migas7.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Real Stories - not the GOP’s. 17971991983
Reposted by A Northern LadΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Rebecca Aldernet (Canadian Artist, born 1974) "Red Head", 2024. Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 76 × 101 cm. Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt 356588
Reposted by A Northern LadUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 26/09/2026“Our future security shouldn’t be based on the insecurity of Palestinians.” UCU has repeatedly called on USS to divest from companies complicit in Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories. Listen to the full episode wherever you get your podcasts. 085
Reposted by A Northern LadΜΑΝΟΣ ΤΡΑΧΙΑΣ™ @trahias.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Duane Keiser (American Artist, born 1966) "Water and Lemon", 2022. Oil on Board, 9" × 7.5". Private Collection. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt 191979233
A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Wish @bbclaurak.bsky.social would let her interviewees speak. Burnham is the Prime Minister. A) show some respect and B) we want to hear what he has to say, C) don’t sigh and be negative, and D) the mess lies at the door of your pals in the Tory Party. Don’t dismiss 14 years of dereliction #politics 061
Reposted by A Northern LadBrian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ardwick Empire, Manchester, painting by Arthur Delaney (1927-87). 314724
Reposted by A Northern LadIn Otter News @in-otter-news.bsky.social · 26/09/2026After a long day at the aquarium, the otters help tidy their toys away. Payment is made promptly and entirely in ice cubes. 331189193972
Reposted by A Northern LadMichelle @michelleroy78.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Get out and vote! He literally had people raise their hands and pledge to cheat two weeks ago in Dallas. 32486582669
Reposted by A Northern LadDaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)??? 501121084549
Reposted by A Northern LadKimberley Johnson @kimberleyjohnson.bsky.social · 26/09/2026But I need to smile more. 716143676320
Reposted by A Northern LadThe Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but yes, you do deserve to treat yourself to a day of exploring bookstores, greenhouses, libraries, museums, cafés, and bakeries. 211043193
Reposted by A Northern LadNew Internationalist @newint.bsky.social · 21/09/2026William J Astore explores the growing militarization of space, the powers driving it and what is at stake in our previous Space Issue. Read ‘The militarization of space threatens us all’ from the archive for free now.newint.orgThe militarization of space threatens us allAs space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization. 023
Reposted by A Northern LadBladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026If Jim Ratcliffe wore 10 real £40,000 Rolex's on each arm, and they all got stolen, and he went into London every single day. It would take him 5,000 days, 13.7 years, and 100,000 Rolex's to pay back the £4bn he has dodged in taxes. 819997
Reposted by A Northern LadNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026NEW MRP JUST DROPPED: All but four constituencies in GB support UK membership of the EU. In those four, the most popular option was 'Don't Know' (Ashfield, Clacton, Great Yarmouth and Boston and Skegness). 37571197
A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026High taxes nothing to do with it Jimmy Rat. Tax dodgers who scarper off to Monaco might be part of it. Off shoring their companies to avoid taxation. Billionaire Man United owner says he has lost confidence in the UK www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 120
A Northern Lad @willstone.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Am I missing something? Trump has been given control over Greenland and is banning the press and destroying first amendment rights? And that’s a good thing? And the world celebrates this? Sorry… this is OG fascist playbook…. 000
Reposted by A Northern LadJake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Cartoon by Nick Anderson 115102522968
Reposted by A Northern LadUniversity and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 16/09/2026Our communities, our histories, our identities, our wages and our dignity at work are under attack. As we fight back, we must not lose sight of solidarity and humanitarianism. David Edwards of Education International at our fringe last night. 072