“I borrowed in total £55,000…”

“How much do you owe now?"

“£72,000”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social speaks to Dr Arthur Joustra, a trainee paediatrician, about how his student loan debt has risen since he graduated in 2022 - despite making payments.

#Newsnight

Help us to end new coal mining in England. Take action now The Government has finally listened to us and is recommending that English planners should not be able to approve new coal mines. It is now incredibly important that we back that proposal by showing o...

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Help us to end new coal mining in England. Take action now. It only takes a couple of minutes. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/help...

Rewire our economies for people and planet For too long, the rules of the global economy have been written by and for the few elites, billionaires and multinationals. Our leaders have measured success through GDP growth. But GDP is nothing mor...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Reclaim our economies for people and planet. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...

Blood on the Deal: Stop the EU-UAE Trade Agreement European lawmakers are moving forward with negotiations for a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates — despite serious allegations that the UAE is helping smuggle European-made arms into S

150,000 dead should be enough to stop this deal.

EU lawmakers are moving forward with negotiations for a free trade agreement with the UAE — despite serious allegations that the UAE is helping smuggle European-made arms into Sudan's civil war. Sign the petition:

action.eko.org/a/blood-on-t...

Boycott the World Cup German officials say they might boycott the FIFA World Cup in a last ditch effort to stop Trump invading Greenland. A boycott would hit Trump where it hurts - reputation and money - and send a clear s

Sign the petition asking for nations to boycott the World Cup to stop #Trump.

action.eko.org/a/boycott-th...

ICE Detains 2-Year-Old Girl Days After Using 5-Year-Old as Bait ICE agents continue to target kids as they crack down on Minneapolis.

ICE Detains 2-Year-Old Girl Days After Using 5-Year-Old as Bait, via @newrepublic.com

See also newrepublic.com/post/205646/... as well as newrepublic.com/post/205623/...

This is like watching The Handmaid's Tale - however, this is real😭
#USA2026

Stop the water stitch-up! Stop the stitch-up! The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say. I’ve signed the petition to stop this wa...

I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Stop the water stitch-up! Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...

The Traitors ends, but the real challenge begins. Harry Clark turns faithful, will you join him?

Strengthen your faith in the #BigLentWalk. ⤵️

https://walk.cafod.org.uk/

EU leaders must cancel the biometric data deal with Trump — now Donald Trump is about to get a terrifying gift from the European Union: direct access to our biometric data and, possibly, our DNA.EU officials are quietly negotiating a deal that would let US agencie

Tell the EU to protect our biometric data from Trump action.eko.org/a/don-t-hand...

100 clergy members arrested after protesting ICE at Minneapolis airport Social media video shows the moment clergy members protesting at a Minnesota airport were detained by police officers

“Roughly 100 #clergy” were arrested, according to Trevor Cochlin of Faith in #Minnesota, one of the groups organizing the protest at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, reports @apnews.com".

What if such a thing had happened in China, Iran, Nigeria, Russia or #Venezuela?

China: ensure AI serves humanity, not the other way around China just announced an AI safety bill to stop corporations making manipulative chatbots – preventing personal harms from becoming systemic crises. AI can change how people think and feel – in ways th

While Trump scoffs at regulations that interfere with AI industry wishes, China just announced a chatbot bill that could be a massive benefit to all. #AI #AIRegulation

Tell China’s tech regulator to ensure that AI serves humanity, not the other way around. action.eko.org/a/cac-ensure...

Is Starmer right to tie the UK's Greenland stance to the cost of living crisis Tackling the cost of living crisis at home 'means engagement beyond our borders', says Keir Starmer. What do experts think of that?

"British governments must be more accountable to the people of this country rather than to whatever the US president has said."

Our director @nickdearden.bsky.social spoke to @bigissue.com 👇🏽

www.bigissue.com/news/politic...

Have you got your tickets for We Rise yet? 👀

We Rise is for anyone under 30 who believes that another world is possible ✊🏽

Sat 21 Feb 2026 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM, Cardigan Centre, Leeds

www.tickettailor.com/events/globa...

Financial giants are making billions off the misery of billions living in countries plagued by the debt crisis.

#CanceltheDebt #DebtCrisis #CancelDebtChooseHope

Trump’s NHS heist: invite your MP to our briefing In December, the UK government agreed a deal with the Trump administration which will see the UK pay pharmaceutical companies billions more for new medicines.  While big pharma executives are celebrat...

The UK govt quietly agreed a deal with Trump to hand Big Pharma billions more, at the expense of the #NHS. @globaljusticenow and @justtreatment are organising an event for MPs to expose this deal. Take action and invite your MP act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4676

Shocking! Keir Starmer shouldn't even consider being part of the Gaza 'Peace Board'.

#KeirStarmer #Gaza #GazaPeaceBoard

YouTube video by BBC Newsnight "It's... the end of the Islamic Republic" | Ex-MI6 boss & Omid Djalili on Iran's future & Trump

Ex-MI6 boss & Omid Djalili debate Iran, Trump and US intervention

#Newsnight

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTsP_VCHMt4

How debt feeds food insecurity - and what can be done Over 2.33 billion people are facing food insecurity. Yet the most food insecure countries have increased their expenditure on debt servicing by 75 per cent in recent years.

How does debt play such an important role in deepening food insecurity?

It diverts resources away from agriculture and encourages countries to grow crops for export.

Find out more about these issues and what can be done to build food security. ⤵️

https://bit.ly/49iLwUv

An Ekō ad truck is cruising London with a clear message for UK PM Starmer: Grok is generating AI child porn. It's time to ban X and Grok.

There must be consequences.

Sign the call to all our leaders: action.eko.org/a/ban-x?bsky

Musk Signals Willingness To Bid More Than $97 Billion To Acquire Respect WASHINGTON—Stressing that he was open to going far higher to close the deal, Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced Wednesday that he had made an unsolicited $97.4 billion offer to acquire respect. “This is a ...

Musk Signals Willingness To Bid More Than $97 Billion To Acquire Respect theonion.com/musk-signals...

The phrase, "clutching at straws comes to mind."

Ban fossil fuel ads Fossil fuel companies flood the airwaves and social media with ads designed to greenwash their destructive impact on the planet. These ads make Big Oil’s harmful products look “sustainable” and “clea

Sign the petition today to support a global ban on fossil fuel ads! #fossilfuel #climateaction action.eko.org/a/ban-fossil...

St Oscar Romero pray for El Salvador and for us. 🙏 #SaintOscarRomero #ElSalvador #Prayer

Saint Oscar Romero was shot on this day in 1980 during Mass in El Salvador.

We give thanks for his life and courageous work in opposing injustice. 🙏

COP30: Don't let the climate summit be greenwashed! The world’s biggest PR firm, Edelman, known for working with fossil fuel giants and Brazilian agribusiness groups linked to Amazon deforestation, is in talks to manage COP30’s image. The UN climate su

The world’s biggest PR firm, Edelman, known for working with fossil fuel giants and Brazilian agribusiness groups linked to Amazon deforestation, is in talks to manage COP30’s image. #COP30 #Brazil

Don't allow COP30 to be greenwashed. Join us! action.eko.org/a/no-greenwa...

Tenth Circle Added To Rapidly Growing Hell

Tenth Circle Added To Rapidly Growing Hell
theonion.com/tenth-c...

UK Government: ban lead ammunition Hunters in the UK are leaving behind a devastating trail of lead pellets that waterbirds like swans and ducks are mistaking for seeds. Eating these lead shotgun pellets results in lead poisoning and d

UK hunters are leaving behind a devastating trail of lead pellets that waterbirds are mistaking for seeds, leading to poisoning and death.

Some of these birds are ending up on people's dinner tables. Sign the petition urging the UK Government to ban lead ammunition:
action.eko.org/a/uk-gov-ban...

Christine Allen, CAFOD's Director responds to the PM's announcement on aid cuts: “The decision by the British government to reduce ODA from 0.5% to 0.3% means that in some of the most vulnerable places on earth, more people will die and many more will lose their livelihoods."

The government has cut the international aid budget, a lifeline for those in desperate need. As the world feels increasingly precarious, our director @christineallen.bsky.social responds.

The UK has a choice to make: to support those in need or turn our backs on them.

Prime Minister: Don’t Cut Aid, Tax Wealth The prime minister has announced a brutal 40% cut to the UK aid budget, in the wake of Donald Trump’s calls for increased military spending. It's a wrong-headed move that represents a retreat from

Tell Keir Starmer to bring in a wealth tax to fund public spending, rather than punish the poorest people in the world

https:// act.globaljustice.org.uk/node/4319

"What made me very cross was when [Defence Minister] Luke Pollard keeps saying 'this was a hard decision'"

The Green Party's Caroline Lucas responds to the Government's decision to cut foreign aid to fund an increase in defence spending.

#Newsnight