David Stafford

Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...

Just because it's reached the 100,000 threshold, doesn't mean anything will happen.

So keep signing and sharing, because we need to show MPs that there's a huge demand.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Absolutely disgraceful 👇 - Labour's manifesto promised NHS would be "publicly owned and publicly funded"

Openly now ripping off patients for generations to come

Even the Conservative government said "goodbye to PFI"

Outrageous, unjustifiable, wrong

New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer

Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.

A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:

a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.

Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.

Daily Mail owner strikes £500m deal to buy Telegraph titles Acquisition likely to trigger in-depth investigation by regulator after agreement between DMGT and Redbird IMI

Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph.

One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics.

What could go wrong?

www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

BBC apologises after Robert Jenrick accused of xenophobia A contributor to Radio 4's Thought for the Day slot made the remark about the shadow justice secretary.

Why is the BBC apologising for one of its contributors making this entirely accurate description of Robert Jenrick and his actions? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

My goodness this is so revolting.

As peaceful protestors are arrested for holding placards, starving Palestinians are being shot in the street.

This will go down as one of the most shameful moments in British legal history.

No amount of suppression can hide the truth: our government is complicit in genocide.

"A stain on humanity, which will endure for generations."

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen.

By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

Mum 'traumatised' after dog walker pushes her in canal as she cycled to work Greater Manchester Police are investigating after the incident near Manchester city centre

A mum was pushed into a canal by a man walking his dog as she cycled to work.

This didn’t happen in a vacuum; it’s the result of years of anti-cyclist messaging that treats people on bikes as fair game.

We say we want more people to cycle, but ignore what it’s like for the people already doing it.

To say that "the data show these vaccines fail" in regards to the mRNA plaform is unforgivable.

For those of you that don't remember - this is the data from a SINGLE dose. In December 2020. So good I cried in grateful tears.

This is ironic — we’ve been talking for a long time about how “short trips” make up a LOT of traffic in cities & have BIG implications for pollution and GHG emissions. So it’s a big opportunity to convert such trips to walking or biking trips.

But guess what — they’re ALSO REALLY BAD FOR YOUR CAR.

It’s time for angry left populism In a time of oligarchy and climate breakdown, politics must be oppositional.

"Progressives – including Greens – shouldn’t fear hatred of our politics any more than we should worry about anger at our economic system, rage at rising bills, or horror at genocide in Gaza. We should express that collective fury, and channel it"

www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...

RFK Jr cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US Since taking office, the vaccine sceptic has made a number of changes to how vaccines are regulated.

Trump govt cancels $500m in mRNA vaccine development in the US.

Vaccine sceptic Health Secretary claims"mRNA technology poses more risks than benefits for these respiratory viruses".

Over 1.2m Americans died from COVID-19. How many next time!

BBC bias laid bare…..

The Home Secretary says “This isn’t about Palestine.”

But everyone can see the truth.

They’re arming a genocide and criminalising those who speak out.

This is how fascism begins.

We must stand up. For Palestine. For all our rights. For democracy.

‘A third of GP appts June were carried out either over the phone or online
Up from 30.9% in June 2024, & 28.3% in June 2023’

But TOTAL appts
‘25 30.5m
‘24 28.1m
‘23 29.3m

Face to Face increasing
‘25 19.3m in 21d = 919k/day
‘24 18.3m in 20d = 915k/day
‘23 20.1m in 22d = 914k/day

Chancellor’s attempt to intervene in car finance scandal branded ‘disgraceful’ Defending industry over consumers sends ‘really bad message’, says Treasury committee member Bobby Dean

Corporate Welfare

Chancellor’s attempt to intervene in car finance scandal branded disgraceful

Ahead of the Supreme Court judgement, Reeves wanted court to consider economic consequences - rejected.

She considered retrospective law to reverse judgement.

Gives corporations licence to abuse people

Only 29% would back Brexit now

It’s been obvious for some time that Musk’s platform is deliberately & dangerously hideous. There is nothing to stop politicians, up to & including the government, removing themselves from it entirely. Their every utterance would still be reported, regardless of how it entered the public space.

“Inconvenience is the price of community”

Living together means compromise: waiting, yielding, helping. Motonormativity flips this, teaching us that speed and personal convenience outrank care for others.

Miles & miles of maize
but 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 insect—in 2 days of 🚴‍♀️🚴in Brittany.

Maize is mainly 🐄 feed.

Linked to high pesticide use—and damaging soil erosion.

Governments must be honest about the hidden costs of meat.

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social warned about maize a decade ago 👇

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The Hamas attack on October 7 was a horrendous crime against humanity. But the only relationship between it and the even greater crimes against humanity being perpetrated in Gaza today is that it is being used as an excuse for what certain Israeli ministers and generals have long wanted to do.

People of all ages and abilities walk, cycle, sit, and socialise on the Strand Aldwych—a former arterial turned pedestrian zone in London, which is lined with buildings, trees, flowers and plantings, benches, and terraces.

People of all ages and abilities walk, cycle, sit, and socialise on the Strand Aldwych—a former arterial turned pedestrian zone in London, which is lined with buildings, trees, flowers and plantings, benches, and terraces.

People of all ages and abilities walk, cycle, sit, and socialise on the Strand Aldwych—a former arterial turned pedestrian zone in London, which is lined with buildings, trees, flowers and plantings, benches, and terraces.

People of all ages and abilities walk, cycle, sit, and socialise on the Strand Aldwych—a former arterial turned pedestrian zone in London, which is lined with buildings, trees, flowers and plantings, benches, and terraces.

Leveraging London's streets as one of its most valuable assets, Strand Aldwych transforms one of Westminster's busiest and most polluted corridors into a vibrant and verdant destination. By filtering out through traffic, 7000 m² of roadway is reclaimed into an accessible and welcoming public space.🧵

By supporting the expansion of Heathrow Airport and spreading outright lies about decarbonising flying, Labour has again capitulated to lobbyists.
This is its defining characteristic: doing whatever powerful lobbyists ask, regardless of the social, environmental and even political costs.

This slope on this chart is INSANE

So so good.

Great Britain National Insurance Fund Account for the year ended 31 March 2024

The National Insurance Fund Account has a surplus of £86.4bn.

Plenty of resources to increase pensions, benefits, compensate the 1950s women.

Govts raided it to fund NIC cuts for the rich, NIC holidays in freeports, and general tax cuts for the rich.

78% of Britons considering voting Green support the party forming pacts with similarly-minded parties, but which do they feel fit the bill?

New Corbyn-led party: 45% of those supporting pacts
Lib Dems: 44%
Labour: 23%
Plaid: 12%
SNP: 11%
Reform UK: 2%
Conservatives: 1%

yougov.co.uk/politics/art...