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Remove Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from royal succession Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?

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22.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I might be more than a month late ready this - but love it!!

08.02.2026 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My true love gave to me… Melody is back - with some thoughts on a well-known Christmas song

My true love gave to me… northeastbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

08.02.2026 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell Keir Starmer to make the fracking ban permanent Nigel Farage's Reform party has declared it wants to β€œdrill baby drill” if it wins the next general election. There’s a temporary pause on fracking in England, but it’s not even written into law. So i...

Nigel Farage’s Reform wants to bring back fracking in England. We need to lock the current ban in law. Join me and tell the Prime Minister: make the fracking ban permanent.
@friends-earth.bsky.social πŸ‘‡
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05.02.2026 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ban second jobs for MPs 🚨 MPs should work for us – not for a second paycheck. Some are earning tens of thousands from other work while neglecting their real job: representing their constituents. Sign the petition to ban seco...

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04.02.2026 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Save Freeview TV for Lynette and millions of others who depend on it!

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25.01.2026 10:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MPs shouldn't be able to switch parties without asking us first! I just signed a petition calling for mandatory by-elections when an MP changes their political party. We vote for a specific manifesto and set of valuesβ€”if that changes, we should get to vote again. I...

It feels wrong that an MP can get elected on one platform and then just... swap? πŸ€·β€β™€οΈ I’ve signed this to demand a by-election when MPs cross the floor. Let's make sure our votes actually count. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

24.01.2026 14:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t block the assisted dying bill from passing in the Lords The public wants it. MPs voted for it. The House of Lords must not block it. Sign the petition to support the Assisted Dying Bill

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23.01.2026 13:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Justice for David McGuinness β€” Appeal Against an Unduly Lenient Sentence

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23.01.2026 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the petition: Tell Keir Starmer: Don't back down over Trump's Greenland tariff threats. Trump is threatening the UK & 7 other supposed allies with more tariffs unless he gets his hands on Greenland. This can't be allowed to happen. Join me and sign the petition telling Keir Starmer not t...

38d.gs/trump_gl_df

19.01.2026 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We Can Make an Impact. Make it law for food venues to accept cash payments

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17.01.2026 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the petition to keep chlorine-washed chicken off our shelves Here we go again. Trump has told the UK that if we want a UK-US tech deal, we need to buy chlorinated chicken from the US! πŸ€’πŸ” How dare he try to impose poor food standards in Britain. Sign the petitio...

38d.gs/cc-df

30.12.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand... Donald Trump has filed a $10bn lawsuit against the BBC over a Panorama documentary! 🚨 If he wins, our national broadcaster could be wrecked - and license fee payers could be stuck with the bill. Stand...

38d.gs/BBC_sued_df

24.12.2025 11:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ban the sale of catapults to people under the age of 18 NOW No more animals should have to suffer from this cruelty.

Animals all around the country are being killed using catapults that have been easily bought in shops and online. We need to ban the sale of catapults to those under the age of 18 to stop these horrific killings. Add your name now: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

22.12.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Let’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons! Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o...

In our blood. In our water. In our babies. πŸ©Έβ˜ οΈπŸ’§Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAsπŸ‘‡ you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

18.12.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Don’t bow down to media billionaires: protect victims! Madeleine McCann’s parents, the families of Hillsborough victims, and Caroline Flack’s mum all know what it is like to be targeted by an intrusive press. That’s why over 30 high-profile victims wrote ...

"Press barons can meet the prime minister, but the people who have suffered at the hands of them can't." Don't think that's right? Demand the PM stops cozying up to press barons and restarts the inquiry to put victims first NOW. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

11.12.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tell the UK Government they must do better for nature! I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too?

I've just emailed my MP to tell them what nature means to me and that I want it to stay protected. Will you take action too?
action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...

29.11.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

History will remember what you decide today. Show courage, and add the roadmap to phase out coal, oil and gas – over 80 countries back it! #COP30

22.11.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just 5 days to STOP new NHS private finance debts - take action now Your MP can help STOP plans for new private finance debts in our NHs in the Autumn Budget

Check out this from We Own It.

weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi

21.11.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was born and grew up in North shields and had never heard of this woman until today. #NorthShields

20.11.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Satellite-tagged Hen Harrier β€˜Circe’ disappears in suspicious circumstances in Moorfoot Hills, south Scotland Press release from Hen Harrier Action (20th November 2025) HEN HARRIER ACTION APPEALS FOR INFORMATION AS ANOTHER RARE HEN HARRIER SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY KILLED IN SCOTLAND A satellite tag…

Another 'missing' Hen Harrier, this time in the Moorfoot Hills, south of Edinburgh - a well known hotbed of illegal raptor persecution over several decades.

#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime

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20.11.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 48    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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Don’t cut cash for warm homes! They get richer while we get colder

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14.11.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sign the petition: End the tax break for big pharma like GlaxoSmithKline at the Autumn budget While the NHS is at breaking point, Britain's biggest pharmaceutical companies are receiving BILLIONS in tax breaks - enough is enough, sign the petition calling for Rachel Reeves to end the tax break...

38d.gs/lmux

07.11.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We cannot continue letting billionaires keep the world's money while the poorest suffer

Since 2000, the richest 1% of the world's population has taken 41% of all new wealth. The poorest half of the world has received only 1%.

05.11.2025 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 125    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 11
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Peregrine Falcon chicks at Worcester Cathedral died from ingesting poison Three Peregrine chicks that hatched on Worcester Cathedral all died within a few weeks, earlier this spring. Two of the dead chicks were retrieved and sent for post mortem and the results have now …

Most likely the result of exposure to Second Generation Anti-coagulant Rodenticide (SGARs), which are known to be causing widespread harm to UK raptors & mammals ☠️

#RaptorResearch

raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/05/p...

05.11.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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Save the penguins! Free them from Sea Life aquarium! Right now, penguins at Sea Life London are suffering terrible conditions. I’ve just signed the petition demanding they’re moved from their underground basement to a more natural environment NOW. Will ...

act.38degrees.org.uk/act/save-our...

22.10.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #flyday All ~ another lifer βœ… yesterday at Westhay Moor NR and again struggled with the poor light but delighted to get just a few useable photos of the Marsh Harriers 😍 πŸ¦‰ #ukbirding #ukwildlife #naturephotography #birdwatching #naturetherapy #marshharrier #somersetlevels
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17.10.2025 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall
YouTube video by Museum of Science Remembering Dr. Jane Goodall

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12.10.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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European Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris): The Head & Body length of this rodent is 23cm (9in) with its tail adding 20cm (8in)! Amazing photo taken by Mike Phelps in the UK.

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