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Say no to new PFI in our NHS - take action The government’s new 10-Year Plan for Health is proposing to bring disastrous private finance deals back into our NHS.

😡This must be stopped!

Labour's 2024 manifesto promised our NHS would always be "publicly owned and publicly funded".

Now they are talking about reintroducing PFI into our NHS.

PFI would set a ticking time bomb under our NHS that will blow up in patients' faces - ACT NOW.

IMPORTANT 🧵

We've been seeing how RFK Jr & anti-vax lobby has been steadily and effectively reducing access to vaccines in the US.

But it could happen in UK too.

It's a threat worth considering given Malhotra's speech at Reform conf & big overlap between anti-vax and RW populsim.

Read on!
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But why has the JCVI downgraded Covid? The vaccine is no longer offered to most people. I’ll qualify for a flu jab but not a Covid booster? I’ll be paying to get my Covid jab. But many ppl can’t afford it.

An excellent interview here of @zackpolanski.bsky.social by @goldbergradio.bsky.social →
It’s really worth listening to, with so many thoughtful and relevant questions asked and valuable policy principles explained. Spot on throughout! 👏
Makes me delighted to be #Green !! 💚

YouTube video by The Independent Exclusive: Multiple Labour MPs considering defecting to Green Party

This from @zackpolanski.bsky.social is so good youtube.com/watch?v=sTes...

Bobby, why are you threatening my life? Bobby Bobby, Bobby Kennedy, my dear dear friend of so many years, my co-author at Rolling Stone, Bobby, why are you threatening my life? Why are you threatening lives across America and even our not-y...

The strange case of RFK jr - as told by @gregpalast.bsky.social www.gregpalast.com/bobby-why-ar...

Red Line for Gaza

Tell your MP: Bombing children is a red line.
www.redlineforgaza.org.uk #gaza

Passengers not profit: a vision for the Railways Bill | We Own It The government's upcoming Railways Bill should include these reforms if it is serious about delivering for passengers.

🚨BREAKING: Rail fares could go up by 5.5%🚨

But they don't have to. There is a different way.

Delivering public ownership of our whole railway - not only train operators - would allow the government to cut fares for you.

🆕READ our new report now: weownit.org.uk/passengersno...

Water Belongs to All of Us - Back the People's Plan for Water! Privatisation has broken our water system. Evidence shows public ownership can bring fairer, cleaner and cheaper water. That’s why I'm backing the People’s Plan for Water. Join me:

If you still think privatised water works, you're probably either a water company shareholder or a government minister!

The public, campaigners, academics and trade unions all want public ownership.

It's time for The People's Plan for Water!
Sign up 👇

Environment secretary ‘furious’ about England and Wales water bills Steve Reed says he is unable to rule out further above-inflation rises and any decision would be up to regulators

This environment secretary is completely useless. You are the government and your job is to sort this mess out. Bring water into public ownership www.theguardian.com/business/202...

I presume the claimant is only against the “T” not the “L”. The Claimant describes herself as a lesbian who is “gender critical”, according to the judgement. Will the outcome affect the JR over the Bloomsbury crossings I wonder?

Today, MPs got a letter from Liz Kendall with the Government's panicked proposals for a two-tier disability benefits system, harsher and meaner to people who fall sick or disabled after Nov 2026. Not acceptable - Green MPs will vote against the Bill tomorrow #TakingThePIP #WelfareBill

Disabled Labour MP says welfare U-turn would create ‘unethical two-tier system’ Olivia Blake dismisses Starmer’s welfare bill changes as ‘plucked from the air’ and urges rebels to stand firm

We need more MPs with empathy and compassion like Olivia Blake www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

📢 Disabled People Against Cuts Protest
@dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social are protesting the UK government's proposed welfare reform on 30 June and a national day of action on 3 July. #WelfareNotWarfare

Visit the campaign page for timings: www.nuj.org.uk/learn/ems-ev...

Alt text for graphic: Image is on purple white blue and white background On purple background image of a red megaphone with black lines to represent speaking. In white text it says Write to your MP to Vote NO to concessions and NO to the PIP & UC Bill om 1st July white exclamation mark On white back ground is image of an envelope with black outlined in black text says we need everyone to email their MP Now! On blue background is black and white image of houses of parliament in white text says we can’t give up pressure now MPs near to hear from you flood their inboxes tell them to support parliament amendment No concessions and vote the bill down

WelfareReformBill
#WelfareNotWarfare

📢❌Tell Your MP to support the amendment no matter the colour of the rosette support the amendment
📢❌Tell your MP not to support any concessions
📢❌Vote NO to PIP & UC Bill

📢❌Contact your MP today Keep piling pressure on

Make Great British Railways Truly Great - take action | We Own It Passengers need public ownership of rail to truly deliver for them. Here's how your MP can make sure of it.

The Railways Bill is good news for rail - BUT private companies are already lobbying govt to let them have 'an ongoing role' on the rail network.

Passengers need public ownership of rail to truly deliver for them. Here's how your MP can make sure of it.

weownit.org.uk/act-now/grea...

Dear Labour MPs - tell the whips to go fuck themselves. Don’t vote for this cruel welfare bill.

Image of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill. It reads: A bill to make provision to alter the rates of the standard allowance, limited capability for work element and limited capability for work and work-related activity element of universal credit and the rates of income-related employment and support allowance, and to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment.

There are many contenders for what will be this Labour Government’s Poll Tax but this Bill is going to do so much harm it ought to suffer the same fate. #TakingThePIP

Government’s Green Paper proposes sweeping cuts to disability benefit. All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Poverty and Inequality has published its report appgpovertyinequality.org.uk/home-page/ap... and main points summarised below

IT’S NOT TOO LATE for the government to change course. Keir Starmer is being advised to urgently pause the Government's plans to cut disability & health benefits by Parliament's work & pensions committee who say they should not go ahead without a comprehensive impact assessment

Contact your MP, NOW

Public ownership of England’s water companies could cost close to zero, says thinktank Exclusive: Common Wealth report argues debt, pollution and underinvestment justify process known as special administration

Dear Keir Starmer - you are in power! Get on with the job of bringing water into public ownership. What are you waiting for? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Bring Thames Water into public ownership | We Own It

Petition: bring Thames Water into public ownership weownit.org.uk/act-now/brin...

Thames Water is back in crisis - It's time for MPs to take action | We Own It With Thames Water once again in crisis, it is time for MPs to stand up and demand a permanent fix from the government.

Thames Water's in crisis AGAIN! 🚨

The way to end this crisis doom-loop is public ownership. And most MPs don’t know the facts about how to get this done.

Wherever you live, take 1min to email your MP - ask them to read and sign our open letter now. 👇

Woolwich's Harry Perry Cycles nears the end of the road after 51 years - The Greenwich Wire A father-and-son tandem team will reach the end of the road at the legendary Harry Perry cycle shop in Woolwich when it closes in July.

Woolwich’s Harry Perry Cycles nears the end of the road after 51 years greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/05/23/h... @greenwichwire.bsky.social

TRP is subject to FOIA - CEPC not so www.cepc.org.uk/freedom-of-i...

Ah, the Crown Estate Paving Commission #CEPC , haven't heard of them for a while.

(One for @westminster-lcc.bsky.social @camdencyclists.bsky.social @cycleislington.uk & co?)

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map showing the blank bit of the music tube map beyond New Cross Gate and North Greenwich

The trouble is with having a "grassroots music Tube map" is that places like the Birds' Nest, Endeavour, Fox & Firkin, Morden Arms, Pelton Arms, Lord Herbert, a chunk of record shops and even Woolwich Works get missed off.

You are loved and welcomed in London, except when you're not on the Tube...

Petition: Don’t abandon the Chalk Stream recovery pack We think the chalk stream recovery pack would increase investment, regulation and transparency; improving the state of all rivers. We feel Chalk streams’ rarity, cultural and ecological importance sho...

Petition: Don’t abandon the Chalk Stream recovery pack petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71... @ldnwildlifetrust.bsky.social

Charlton's Catholic congregation threatened with eviction from church - The Greenwich Wire The congregation of the 120-year-old Our Lady of Grace church in Charlton could lose their home next month after their landlords threatened them with eviction.

The congregation of a 120-year-old church in Charlton could lose their home next month after their landlords told them to leave.

The site includes the former home of Sir William Barlow, the engineer who designed St Pancras station.

greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/05/09/o...

Labour councillor quits after facing sanction for defending residents - The Greenwich Wire A Greenwich Labour councillor who spoke up for local residents protesting against the sale of council land in her ward has quit after being threatened with a six-week suspension. Ivis Williams, who…

A Greenwich Labour councillor who spoke up for local residents protesting against the sale of council land in her ward has quit after being threatened with a six-week suspension.

greenwichwire.co.uk/2025/05/09/l...