Last Friday people across the country wore it pink to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research
And today MPs had a chance to get involved too
Thank you Breast Cancer Now for all you do supporting those living with breast cancer
@hctbn.bsky.social
Ageing lefty electronic CEng with a missus, 2 kids, 5 cats, and a Border Collie. I like steak (blue), music, BBC R4 extra, F1, and driving my proper Mini and my Land Rover (so global warming is my fault!)
Last Friday people across the country wore it pink to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research
And today MPs had a chance to get involved too
Thank you Breast Cancer Now for all you do supporting those living with breast cancer
Wishing all my friends in the United States a happy National Cat Day. We don't have a National Cat Day in the UK, just a National Cat. Me.
(Pic @pjrfoto.bsky.social)
It is vital that the government's review into parental leave looks at the support provided to bereaved parents
Thank you to Edie & Stephen for sharing your inspiring story with me - your voices underline why change in this area is so important
Full speech: youtu.be/WyS2NYYMtFE
I've been critical of the Daily Mail in the past, but I think the honesty displayed here is admirable.
27.10.2025 14:29 โ ๐ 411 ๐ 89 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 7Thanks Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue for having me join your forest fire training session - an incredible example of the co-ordinated action and prevention practised year-round to avoid tragedies like the 2011 Swinley Forest fire. It's vital we keep our forests resilient to rising temperatures
27.10.2025 16:02 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Good news - more than 150,000 Londoners are getting a pay rise as the London Living Wage increases nearly 7% to ยฃ14.80 an hour.
Hardworking Londoners deserve a wage that covers the rising cost of living.
๐ Weekly Update 18 - 24 October ๐
Meetings with the RSPCA, Internet Matters and a focus on skills development - watch below for an overview of my week!
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20.10.2025 20:13 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings
18.10.2025 23:22 โ ๐ 89375 ๐ 29077 ๐ฌ 2327 ๐ 1870bracknellnews.co.uk/news/25541131.bracknell-mp-visits-renova-trust-supported-house/
So nice to have a MP that takes a real interest in what's going on locally - well done @peter4bracknell.bsky.social and Renova Trust
Itโs great to have the Golden Fry in Crowthorne back open and doing a roaring trade
When I stopped in last week for some chips, the queue was out the door! #shoplocal
TAKE BACK OUR ROYAL MAIL
16.10.2025 14:08 โ ๐ 61 ๐ 30 ๐ฌ 6 ๐ 0Close up of a 10p piece using a magnifier app
Even closer close up of a 10p piece using a magnifier app
Still closer close up of a 10p piece using a magnifier app
I regularly do it, which made me think "I wonder if there's an app for that?" Turns out that there is - there may be one built in on iPhones (Satan's smartphone) but you can find one on the Play Store for Android - the one I found seems pretty fair
15.10.2025 22:36 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0A real pleasure to visit Singing for the Brain, a monthly drop-in for people with dementia and their carers run by the Alzheimers Society and Berkshire Music Trust
11.10.2025 09:00 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A video being shared online is claiming that a new monthly ยฃ27 WiFi charge is being introduced for all households across the UK to fund โdigital infrastructureโ.
But this isnโt happening. The government confirmed this is โcompletely falseโ.
We've just hit *LAUNCH* on a @kickstarter.com to fund our debut album #HollowChapters. We've finished 7 of the mixes (explainer & extracts in video via link), but as independent artists need a final push to get over the line ๐ถ
PLEASE share and support if you can
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Calling out Reformโs racism will ring hollow while Labour offers watered-down versions of their migration policies.
We can only prevent a Reform-led government if we do not allow migrants to be scapegoated for problems created by the super rich.
It is Kinship Care week - a chance to raise awareness, recognise and celebrate our kinship families
The Human Rights Committee is holding an inquiry into the rights of children in care - and in our first evidence session I called for more support for kinship carers
๐ Weekly Update 27 September - 3 October ๐
Conference, GP updates, and meeting SEND families
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BREAKING: Labour Party members have voted to approve an emergency motion at Labour's conference to accept the findings of the UN commission of inquiry, which nearly two weeks ago concluded Israel "has committed genocide"
news.sky.com/story/govern...
Great to finish a packed day at conference chatting with the Education Policy Institute about building a curriculum where every child can thrive - thank you to fellow panelists for a really insightful session
29.09.2025 18:20 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0 Another crack in the dam
Breaking news: emergency motions on Gaza ruled in at Labour Conference
Late this afternoon, news emerged that emergency motions calling for a full embargo on Israel have been approved by Labourโs Conference Arrangements Committee
labourhub.org.uk/2025/09/27/b...
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Weekly Update 20 - 26th September ๐
My week meeting local charities and organisations - as well as hosting my second SEND consultation.
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Cut the bullshit distractions.
Release the Epstein Files.
Casablanca is by far the best movie ever, colour or black and white, close followers in colour are Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink, Rocky Horror Picture Show, 2001, and Star Wars
24.09.2025 08:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Graphic with the headline โLondon is the greatest city in the worldโ set against a bright view of the River Thames with the Shard, Tower Bridge and the city skyline. The text celebrates what makes London special: regularly voted the number one city in the world, incredible diversity with over 300 languages spoken, world-class transport, world leader in finance tech and life sciences, best museums and galleries many free to visit, world-leading nightlife, food sport and music for every taste, host to the worldโs best sporting events, home to seven Premier League clubs, globally-ranked universities, a city where you can be yourself and love who you love, and a place for everyone.
Iโve said it once, Iโll say it again.
Ignore the haters, London is the ๐