Sue Gill

Good to see this issue being raised on @newsagents.bsky.social - our petition is vitally important. Please do get as many people to sign as possible. The media knows it’s the elephant in the room. We want plural coverage NOW… no more over platforming. Encourage people to sign the petition

I genuinely don’t understand why the labour government would view retired vicars at a humanitarian demonstration in the same light as far right extremists plotting targeted violence.

I think this is state overreach to protect a political position.

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic Government quietly drops its fight for tougher anti-protest laws used to arrest hundreds of people

It’s more than three months now since the government was defeated in the Court of Appeal in its attempt to curb our right to protest. It should now be reviewing all arrests made under these unlawful powers

@libertyhq.bsky.social

youtu.be/vbQxagbctoc?...

This is huge in @privateeyenews.bsky.social
#Covidisairborne and Five years on we still have the incorrect guidance in place. Good for private eye. 👏👏🧵

England’s swimming waters five times more likely to be polluted than in EU, research finds Experts warn country is in danger of becoming ‘dirty man of Europe’ as it falls to bottom of bathing water leaderboard

🚨🚨 New @bestforbritain.org research suggests that England's swimming waters are five times likely to be polluted than in the European Union.

'Dirty man of Europe' is the expression.

#brexitbenefits #brexitshambles
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brexit has been a success. Labour are slowly killing it During the long years of EU membership, our political establishment forgot how to run the country

This is absolutely bonkers from Frost. Absolutely no one believes this. Brexit has been a complete disaster for our economy, for business and for our global standing.

It's about time we reversed the whole thing.

The Post Office & government
have so far spent
more than £350million
on lawyers
to deal with the postmaster scandal

Meanwhile many postmasters
who were wrongly convicted
and spent time in jail
have yet to receive a penny

via Private Eye

Reform mayors have been taking government money for solar projects.

Ed Miliband called it out and he said they're hypocrites. And of course they are.

Donald Trump’s tariffs: what’s happening and what could it mean for the UK? – Full Fact Our explainer looks at the latest developments following the introduction of wide-reaching US tariffs on global imports.

New global tariffs set by US President Donald Trump come into force today.

Our updated explainer looks at the latest developments and what it all means for the UK. 👇https://fullfact.org/news/tariffs-trump-explainer/

ReformUK MP Sarah Pochin's lies easily unpicked by Nick Ferrari on @lbc.co.uk

There was a time lying would end your political career - what's stopping us holding members of parliament to account?

Do you know what the Right Wing Media in the USA said when they saw photographs sneaked out from Concentration Camps during the Holocaust?

They said they were fake, and demanded more.

These people are rehashing lies 80 years old.

Great Dunmow proves music is the food of love Foakes Hall came alive as youth, music and community spirit lit up Great Dunmow’s Summer Concert, raising hope, talent and vital funds

Music education and opportunity...

At Great Dunmow’s Summer Concert, the real stars were the young musicians.

Aged just 7+, they showed what happens when we invest in music education.

Music Matters writes Yasmin van der Poel

‘Hungry aid staff fainting’ as starvation spreads in Gaza and truce hopes fade UN agency for Palestinians says ‘entire humanitarian system is collapsing’ as ceasefire negotiations fall apart

It’s about time decent governments around the world forced Israel to allow in food and medical supplies. Standing by doing nothing is being complicit.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Far from solving problems, Reform UK invent them...

The stoking of divisions and spread of misinformation is dangerous for our democracy and our communities.

UK sanctions notorious people-smuggling gangs and their enablers in global crackdown Gang ring leaders, key intermediaries and suppliers of people-smuggling equipment have today [July 23] been hit with the first ever sanctions targeting irregular migration by the UK.

The first 25 smuggling gang ring leaders, key intermediaries and suppliers of people-smuggling equipment have been sanctioned by the UK under new powers coming in to force today.

The sanctions freeze property, bank accounts and other assets and will disrupt the flow of money & material.

A graphic with a quote from an article saying "Speaking to MPs, Streeting said: 'In terms of neighbourhood health services, we would anticipate these would be mainly NHS organisations. But you could imagine with some of the things that we want to achieve, that would be working with people like Boots and Specsavers to deliver a greater range of services.' He stressed that these services would 'always be led by the NHS'.

Wes Streeting says neighbourhood health services will be “mainly” NHS – but looks set to work with for-profit organisations, some not even UK-based. 

Even if they are NHS-led, profit-driven partners raise real concerns about creeping privatisation. Because profit always comes first. 🏥➡️💰

‘I’m not racist, just concerned’ From Epping to Facebook groups, how fear is being repackaged and pointed downwards and never up

"We’re not racist – we’re just concerned citizens!"

Fire crackers, far-right flyers, hotel protests… but sure. Just concerned.

This article by The Bear rips the mask off the new respectable bigotry ⤵️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @bearlypolitics.co.uk

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

Stephen Flynn, "On Brexit, everyone across the UK right now feels that Britain is broken"

"And the guy who orchestrated Brexit, Nigel Farage, doesn't have to face the consequences of the economic damage that Brexit has done to the UK"

This👇

I'm now blocking anyone stating that people protesting vs the government's ban on Palestine Action deserve to be arrested. Yeah, sure, it's an opinion and you're welcome to it. But if you can't understand what's wrong with arresting peace campaigners under the Terrorism Act, I have no time for you.

A visit to Sicily next week would quickly change her mind.

YouTube video by Marsh Family "Nigel Doesn't Care" - Marsh Family parody of "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi about Nigel Farage

We stole a couple of nights from live gig prep to work up a final parody of the school year. So, prompted by Farage's stunt in the Channel last week, this one's called "Nigel Doesn't Care" and is a twist on the epic Bon Jovi track "Livin' on a Prayer". Have a great weekend 😎🎶

youtu.be/3gbd01c4Rcc

Whatever we do to reshape our welfare and health systems the cost will continue to rise dramatically until we learn to invest more in children, especially those born into poverty. Only this will enable them to become lifelong contributors to our society and economy rather than an ongoing cost to it.

Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament Information from UK Parliament on written questions & answers, written statements and daily reports.

On 6 Aug 2024 OFWAT announced fines:

£104m for Thames Water
£47m for Yorkshire Water
£17m for Northumbrian Water

Amount paid - ZERO.

When pressed, Minister says TW should pay by 20 August 2025. Others?

Water companies have criminal convictions and are indulged

Corporate capture of the state.

To truly reach and teach a student, we must meet their needs (Maslow), ignite their curiosity (Bloom), honor their unique strengths (Gardner), help them discover who they are (Jung), and teach them how to connect and care (Goleman). It’s not just about learning—it’s about becoming.

Child dies at Alder Hey Children's hospital as measles cases surge It is thought 17 children have been treated at the Liverpool hospital for the virus since June.

This should NOT be happening.

Measles is a completely preventable disease.

We need to make sure everyone who can be vaccinated is vaccinated.

Then everyone is protected.

We irraicated smallpox and we can do the same with measles.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is an effing dangerous disease.
Why do we think teams of incredibly clever doctors designed a vaccine for it?
#measles