Phil Bennett

That’s a lovely find.

British.

Love the alt text

Why it is so hard to estimate the number of victims of modern slavery in the UK Estimations from the last ten years range from 8,300 to 136,000.

Estimations from the last ten years range from 8,300 to 136,000.

My favourite sentence in the replies was “Except for bowling.”

Thank the Tories for keeping Robert Jenrick out of high office Shadow justice secretary’s comment about not seeing a ‘white face’ shows he does not understand integration

One of the Conservative party's contributions to our country has been keeping people who think you can measure integration through skin colour out of office - what next, are they only going to be lukewarm on the property-owning democracy?

No, tumours aren’t ‘bags’ of toxins and biopsies don’t release them – Full Fact Incorrect claims that tumours are part of the body’s healing response to cancer and that biopsies release toxins have been circulating online.

A post shared on social media falsely claims that tumours are created by the body as a “bag” to contain toxins and that biopsies can “release those toxins”.

Incorrect claims about cancer can cause harm if people make treatment decisions based on them.

So what are your proposed safeguards, James?

My response to your original post is here bsky.app/profile/phil...

'Assisted dying is not compulsory, and if your religious convictions require that you do not take advantage of this Bill, then please have compassion, and enable us who do not have your convictions to have the right to choose.' Baroness Featherstone.

With Reform UK saying it would be reasonable to pay the Taliban to return migrants to Afghanistan, how many Britons this would be acceptable?

Acceptable: 17%
Unacceptable: 61%

% acceptable by party
Reform: 35%
Con: 23%
Lab/Lib Dem: 7-13%

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

fundamentally the problem is that if you think "hotels are where I stay on holiday and I like being on holiday so living in a hotel must be fun and it's not fair others get to do it and not me" then you have the intellectual reasoning of a little child and it's going to be hard to engage with you

ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 shortlist Explore some of the stunning images shortlisted in the world’s biggest astrophotography competition

These are wonderful!

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Anyway, I can understand the potential ambiguity - I’m not posting any more replies here. But I think it was untenable for a landlord to oversee the progression of a renters rights bill anyway. Hopefully there are no more hiccups.

During the sale process!

Fixed term contracts would have been illlegal under the renters reform bill (previous proposal) too. During the fixed term, she should have offered the tenants a transition from the fixed term arrangement (illegal under both RR bills) to a rolling agreement.

Fix term contracts would be illegal. She used one so she could sell up, then changed her mind and rented out again within the renters rights bill fixed term - also illegal in future. Plus using that to dramatically increase the rent - new bill blocks eviction as method to increase rent.

Homelessness minister threw out her tenants - then increased rent by £700 a month Rushanara Ali, who has spoken out against 'unreasonable rent increases', relisted her four-bedroom townhouse in east London for £4,000 a month

I’m staggered a landlord was put in charge of the Renters Rights Bill. It’s like putting a fox in charge of the Chickens Rights Bill.

inews.co.uk/news/homeles...

That is shockingly poor journalism @mattdathan.bsky.social.

A textbook example of deploying framing bias and contextomy in a desparate attempt to sell more newspapers and generate more clicks.

"Is Britain about to blow?" asks Matt Goodwin promoted a two hour special event on the subject.

Their greasy desperation for violence and carnage, so they can profit off it, is so disgusting.

Brilliant! Well done Chris!

Isn’t this different? Generating ai summaries is useful for lots of people - they clearly love it. But I think content algorithms have an addictive quality - more analogous to nicotine addiction.

I think part of the issue is understanding volatility, not just risk.

Exactly one year ago today, Russia struck Ohmatdyt, Ukraine's largest children's oncology hospital.

The international response was weak to nonexistent, allowing Russia to continue its attacks on civilians, including children, with increasing brutality.

Absolutely incredible turnout for Budapest Pride! So proud of all the organizers, including some old friends, who estimate hundreds of thousands— major embarrassment to Orban

This interview’s so sharp on precarious funding, systemic injustice in anti-trafficking & disconnects with community realities.

Real privilege to speak with @christianashnc.bsky.social @kiconco.bsky.social & Sophie Otiende & hear their critiques & alternative visions. @beyondslavery.bsky.social

'Dead and wounded everywhere' — Russia strikes Dnipro with ballistic missiles, hits civilian train Russia launched a deadly missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on June 24, striking civilian infrastructure and a passenger train, local officials reported.

⚡️'Dead and wounded everywhere' — Russia strikes Dnipro with ballistic missiles, hits civilian train.

Russia launched a deadly missile attack on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro on June 24, striking civilian infrastructure and a passenger train, local officials reported.

Residents say 'absolutely great' as they try new Coventry Very Light Rail Rides took place in the city yesterday (May 30)

In more positive transport news: www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventr...

5/ Therefore, if we are to have a digital ID system, a lot of work needs to be done to build pathways for vulnerable people to leave exploitative situations. Otherwise human rights abuses could go up and we’ll end up financially stimulating the criminal sector.