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He/him Guardian reader in Liverpool.

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Petition: No new PFI in Neighbourhood Health Services Wes Streeting: do not use a โ€œPublic Private Partnershipโ€ to finance Neighbourhood Health Centres

Stop the expansion of private finance in the NHS #NHS
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-n...

31.10.2025 08:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re in a child poverty emergency, and it'll only get worse unless the Government does more. Gambling giants don't pay their fair share but taxing them more could raise billions to help children.

53,000+ voices are demanding gambling giants pay their fair share ๐Ÿ’ธ The goal? Lift 500,000 kids out of poverty. Help us reach 75,000 signatures: sign & share today. 38d.gs/6eeq

30.10.2025 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Please sign the petition - Tell all government leaders: launch negotiations for a treaty to stop killer robots. action.eko.org/a/stop-kille...

29.10.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just sent a letter to my MP asking that they take action to prohibit the development of superintelligence, thanks to @ai_ctrl
You can do it here: controlai.com/take-action/...

28.10.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
"Everything else has failed, they've broken the seal. They've rubbed the Brexit genie. They've rubbed the Brexit lamp and the genie has emerged to shout 'It was all a terrible mistake and we're all gonna have to start paying for it now. The years of denial and delusion are over.'" James O'Brien, Broadcaster, LBC

"Everything else has failed, they've broken the seal. They've rubbed the Brexit genie. They've rubbed the Brexit lamp and the genie has emerged to shout 'It was all a terrible mistake and we're all gonna have to start paying for it now. The years of denial and delusion are over.'" James O'Brien, Broadcaster, LBC

Many people now realise that leaving the European Union was a mistake, but the question now is, what do we do about it? The years of denial are over, we now need to work out how to fix the calamity that Brexit has caused, and restore our relationship with Europe.

23.10.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 132    ๐Ÿ” 45    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The politics of despair have engulfed Britain. But Zack Polanski is offering a way out | Owen Jones The leader of the Greens wants to focus on battles that unite โ€“ such as taxing wealth โ€“ without yielding an inch on minority rights, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The politics of despair have engulfed Britain. But Zack Polanski is offering a way out | Owen Jones

22.10.2025 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 273    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Happy new book day ๐Ÿ“–๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ˜ #kathyburke @kathyburke.bsky.social

23.10.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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King Charles: Strip Prince Andrew of ALL royal titles He says he'll drop the Duke of York โ€” but heโ€™s still Prince Andrew. Itโ€™s time for King Charles to act and properly strip him of ALL his titles. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Join me and sign the petition today: โœ๏ธ

38d.gs/ucwj

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22.10.2025 08:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Introduce routine prostate cancer screenings for all at risk! Despite prostate cancer affecting tens of thousands of men each year - including one in four Black men - routine screenings for men at risk still arenโ€™t available. But right now the UK National Scree...

Prostate cancer affects 10,000s of men each year - including one in four Black men - yet routine screenings for men at risk still arenโ€™t available. Please sign the petition now calling for routine screenings for all men at risk of developing prostate cancer:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ro...

22.10.2025 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Protect elephants: keep global ivory ban! Elephants are being slaughtered so their tusks can be turned into trinkets. And now, some governments want to make it legal. Japan and South Africa are pushing to overturn the global ivory trading ban

Protect elephants: keep the global ivory ban
action.eko.org/a/keep-globa...

22.10.2025 07:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More outrage over a ban on Israeli football hooligans than there is over Israel wiping Gaza from the face of the earth.

The world turned on its head.

21.10.2025 10:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 439    ๐Ÿ” 171    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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10 Reasons to Join The Green Party

Weโ€™re standing up for the working class, fighting racism & division, demanding climate justice, & taking on a government complicit in genocide

If you believe in hope, solidarity, & politics of belonging โ€” join us
This movement is for youโœŠ๐Ÿฝ

join.greenparty.org.uk

20.10.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 282    ๐Ÿ” 91    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Tell the EU: Ban Octopus Farms action.eko.org/a/eu-wide-ba...

18.10.2025 09:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save Britainโ€™s hedgehogs: make hedgehog highways law! Whenโ€™s the last time you saw a hedgehog? ๐Ÿฆ” Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your n...

Whenโ€™s the last time you saw a hedgehog? ๐Ÿฆ” Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your name: 38d.gs/72vc?utm_cam...

18.10.2025 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just a Few Minutes of Daily Activity Can Boost Your Metabolism, Study Reveals A boost to the metabolism can be a walk in the park.

"Reducing sedentary behavior and increasing even light daily physical activity โ€“ for example, standing up for a phone call or taking short walks โ€“ can support metabolic health and help prevent diseases."
www.sciencealert.com/just-a-few-m...

17.10.2025 02:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Save NHS dentistry now! I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...

Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. #nhsdentist #nhs #dentist #nhsdentistry #dentistry Iโ€™ve signed 38 Degreesโ€™ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

17.10.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Brace for early flu season in England and get vaccinated, say experts Rise in flu levels being driven by cases among children and young people, say public health leaders

Important warning for #PublicHealth

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

16.10.2025 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Get toxic chemicals out of period products! An explosive new study by PAN UK and Wen (Women's Environmental Network) has just found toxic glyphosate in period products at *40 times* higher than the legal limit for drinking water.Glyphosate is l

Enough is enough. Lets get toxic chemicals out of period products!: action.eko.org/a/toxic-peri...

13.10.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for โ€˜peddling lies and pushing extremismโ€™

๐Ÿงต Robby Starbuck, anti-DEI campaigner appointed by Meta (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) in August as an adviser on AI bias, has spent the weeks since his appointment spreading disinformation about shootings, transgender people, vaccines, crime, and protests.

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

12.10.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Petition: Direct the UKHSA to monitor COVID infections that occur in particular settings Ensure that the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) monitors, and reports on, the numbers of COVID infections that occur in healthcare settings through its routine surveillance programmes, and advises o...

We think the UK government should ensure that management of healthcare associated infections (HCAI) is extended to include recording data on COVID infections spread within hospitals.
Thatโ€™s why we signed this petition.
Please join us - if you havenโ€™t already.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

11.10.2025 06:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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A Free Press, Not a Free Pass โ€“ It's Time for Fair Regulation For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. Weโ€™ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. Theyโ€™ve hacked phones, listened to ...

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

09.10.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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09.10.2025 02:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Since Starmer came to power, NHS privatisation has increased by up to 71% From July 2024-July 2025, the amount of firms leeching profit from the NHS has increased by huge amounts in London, Dorset and other areas

Since Starmer came to power, NHS privatisation is up by up to 71% www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

08.10.2025 08:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil! Stand with Indigenous People in Brazil as they demand a real seat at the table in the worldโ€™s top climate talks. Letโ€™s make sure their voices rise above the fossil fuel lobbyists! Sign the petition no...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: community.350.org/petitions/we...

08.10.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why is NHS funding going to private pockets?

07.10.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID) Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called โ€œBritCardโ€ that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...

The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. Itโ€™s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

07.10.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iceland: Ban PMSG It sounds like something out of a dystopian nightmare, but itโ€™s real: pregnant horses are restrained and drained of massive amounts of blood, leaving them weak and traumatized โ€”all so the pharmaceutic

Pregnant horses are being drained for blood in Iceland to fuel factory farming. Iceland is the only country in Europe still allowing this cruelty, but lawmakers are deciding now whether to ban it. Please sign the petition, to shut down these brutal blood farms: action.eko.org/a/iceland-ba...

06.10.2025 15:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greta Thunberg for Nobel Prize

04.10.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 587    ๐Ÿ” 137    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 14    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10
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THE INTRODUCTION OF DIGITAL ID MUST BE RESISTED!

04.10.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Leaving the ECHR is just another "cause" that right-wing lunatics can latch onto.

It's Brexit 2.

And like the original most people backing, it don't understand it, don't really believe in what they
are doing and do not care one jot what havoc it causes.

04.10.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1864    ๐Ÿ” 511    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 108    ๐Ÿ“Œ 24

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