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Tom Ponsonby

@tommotjp.bsky.social

He/him Guardian reader in Liverpool.

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#TaxTheBanks Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing. The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...

Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😑 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

04.08.2025 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

UK inflation is 3.4%. Eurozone inflation is 2.0%

The Bank of England interest rate is 4.25%. The ECB rate is 2.0%

Brexit is costing the government around Β£50bn a year.

We are paying a massive cost for not being in the EU and the Eurozone, in higher inflation, interest rates, and taxes.

03.08.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 3
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Stop shady crypto cash flooding our politics 🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. That's why I've signed the petition to stop s...

🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. That's why I've signed the petition to stop shady crypto donations flooding our politics. Will you join me?

38d.gs/vzgv

03.08.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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To all political parties: Commit to no GP appointment fees EVER I just signed 38 Degrees’ open letter asking ALL political parties to commit to NEVER charging GP fees - will you join me?

I just signed 38 Degrees’ open letter asking ALL political parties to commit to NEVER charging GP fees - will you join me?

38d.gs/lbni

02.08.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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01.08.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EHRC consultation: Responses ignored because of artificial deadline Leaked documents reveal why the commission is sweeping aside half of the 50,000 responses to its consultation – a self-imposed deadline of 18 August.

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Leaked documents reveal why the EHRC is sweeping aside half of the 50,000 responses to its consultation – a self-imposed deadline of 18 August.

goodlawproject.org/ehrc-consult...

01.08.2025 12:03 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 53    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

Just voted for @zackpolanski.bsky.social #backzack #greenparty

01.08.2025 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Green Party members - vote at midday!

Tackle inequality, defend nature and stand firm against the far right.

Vote for me #1 for Bold Leadership.

#BackZack

01.08.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 331    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 55

Signed πŸ‘

28.07.2025 13:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
No taxpayer-funded job for ex-Sun editor No taxpayer-funded job for ex-Sun editor

Any one of the charges here against the former Sun editor should stop Keir Starmer appointing David Dinsmore.

When you look at them all together - it's an absolute outrage.

Sign the petition πŸ‘‡πŸΌ

www.hackedoff.org/campaign-act...

28.07.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 484    πŸ” 231    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 13
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Ofcom: stop TalkTV broadcasting hate TalkTV 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...

🚨24 hours left to take action 🚨

Join over 21,000 people and stop TalkTV’s transphobic hate πŸ‘‡
action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-t...

27.07.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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27.07.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of Β£1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution Total remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was Β£15m in 2024-25

Privatised monopolies paying their bosses a fortune.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

26.07.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1

I've just signed "Keir Starmer, tell us how many people you will get out of poverty" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/th... @BigIssue

27.07.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Water chiefs’ pay rises to average of Β£1.1m despite ban on bonuses and outrage over pollution Total remuneration at companies in England and Wales – many of them under scrutiny for sewage discharge – was Β£15m in 2024-25

Not a salary of Β£1.1 million

This is just a pay rise!

These people should be in jail, yet they are still in place and allowed to pay themselves colossal amounts of money while at the same time trashing UK waterways

Water MUST be nationalised w/out compensation

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

26.07.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
Ofcom: stop TalkTV broadcasting hate TalkTV 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...

🚨48hs left to take action 🚨

Join over 21,000 people and hold TalkTV’s transphobia to account

action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-t...

26.07.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Liverpool to commemorate Diogo Jota with permanent sculpture at Anfield * Physical tributes removed and stored by club * Minute silence planned for Premier League opener on 15 August Liverpool will create a permanent tribute to Diogo Jota and AndrΓ© Silva while the Premier League champions will wear a β€œForever 20” emblem on their shirts in the new campaign. The club confirmed the news before Saturday’s friendly in Hong Kong, where a much-changed side went down 4-2 to Milan. Jota died in a car crash along with his brother Silva in Spain on 3 July. Tributes were paid at Anfield with flowers, scarves, cards and jerseys being laid around the ground. The club confirmed that physical tributes have been removed and stored, while floral tributes will be composted and used in flower beds at Anfield and training facilities. The remaining items will be recycled and used to create a permanent memorial sculpture at Anfield. Continue reading...

Liverpool to commemorate Diogo Jota with permanent sculpture at Anfield

26.07.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 71    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I’ve finally joined @greenparty.org.uk . You still have a few days left to join and vote for their new leader. I will be voting for @zackpolanski.bsky.social #backzack

26.07.2025 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨There’s just three days left to join us in standing up to TalkTV’s transphobia 🚨

Add your voice πŸ‘‡
action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-t...

24.07.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
FOOD IS BEING USED AS A WEAPON
2.1 million people in Gaza are being starved, including one million children.
Image credit: Hosny Salah
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

FOOD IS BEING USED AS A WEAPON 2.1 million people in Gaza are being starved, including one million children. Image credit: Hosny Salah Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

The Israeli government are using food as a weapon.

According to the UN, 2.1 million Palestinians are being starved, including 1 million children.

Where is the action from our government to stop these war crimes?

23.07.2025 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 96    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
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Take Big Money Out of Our Politics British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called β€˜mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

24.07.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.

πŸ—³οΈ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

23.07.2025 06:46 β€” πŸ‘ 4070    πŸ” 1628    πŸ’¬ 267    πŸ“Œ 778

Privatisation broke our water system.

@compassoffice.bksy.social have a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.

Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: ​https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&​

24.07.2025 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1/9 Steve Reed and his Β£100bn: a timeline.
Steve Reed says he won’t nationalise the water industry, because it would cost Β£100bn.
πŸ‘€So where does that figure come from?πŸ‘€
He claims that it comes from his own department.
🚨But it looks like it came from the private water companies.
#ComeCleanSteve

23.07.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 347    πŸ” 248    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 15

Privatisation broke our water system.

@labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it.

Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: ​https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&​

23.07.2025 16:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teach children in the UK how to help the planet! We would like the UK government to implement climate change and protecting the earth into all school curriculums to ensure that our generation are informed about the choices they make and the impact w...

Kids are growing up with climate change, but aren't learning about it in school! 🀯 Let's demand climate education for every UK child. Sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...

20.07.2025 08:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

19.07.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Email your MP: Ban Israeli settlement goods Did you know the UK still imports goods from settlements in the West Bank? This is legitimising war crimes. That's why I emailed my MP to call for a total ban on settlement goods. The UK has an obliga...

UK has banned the importation of goods from illegally occupied Crimea - if it doesn’t also do the same for goods from settlements in illegally occupied Palestine it legitimising war crimes!

Email yours here: www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/mp-b...

#FreePalestine

14.07.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Sign the Petition Ban the Daily Mail from Liverpool and Molineux

chng.it/hd8v5VyKS8

18.07.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Say NO to Β£20 fees for GP appointments! I’ve just signed a 38 Degrees petition to say no to Β£20 fees for GP appointments - our health service must stay free to access! Will you add your name?

I’ve just signed a 38 Degrees petition to say no to Β£20 fees for GP appointments - our health service must stay free to access! Will you add your name? 38d.gs/173h

18.07.2025 10:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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