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This is 'Last Chance Saloon' peeps - history, and recent events, plus a bit of informed extrapolation all suggest that "time" is about to be called at the Bar, so please let us not accept any more kick-the-can-down-the-road bullshit - too much at stake 😳

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Representation of the People Bill: Ask your MP to attend the debate and speak out for Fair Votes The Representation of the People Bill is a rare chance to renew our democracy - yet it ignores the voting system driving chaos and disillusionment. We need MPs standing up for fair votes in this upco...

The Representation of the People Bill is a rare chance to renew our democracy - yet it ignores the voting system driving chaos & disillusionment !! We need MPs to stand up for fair votes in this upcoming debate - please urge your MP to attend an speak out for PR. πŸ‘‡ actionnetwork.org/letters/repr...

23.02.2026 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mandelson’s advisory firm Global Counsel to go into administration Collapse follows revelations about former peer’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

This might be the first positive contribution to public life Peter Mandelson has ever made - albeit that he did it by accident.

19.02.2026 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 255    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 8
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Ah Matt turn off comments.
Why?
Maybe to stop people pointing out that:
a) All Reform MPs voted against the Workers’ Rights Bill
b) He took a hefty salary from a Hungarian far-right organisation
c) He doesn’t even live in the areaβ€”and likely won’t be seen after the election
d) All of the above?πŸ€”

19.02.2026 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1302    πŸ” 637    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 23

Grim. One can only imagine what passes for β€˜banter’ or β€˜locker room talk’ when these ghouls converse in private.

19.02.2026 15:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1212    πŸ” 325    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 16
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Sign the petition: Stop Royal Mail leaving our letters undelivered! Royal Mail are putting profits first and prioritising parcels instead of letters. It means people are missing things like NHS appointments and bills that need paying. Enough is enough, sign the petiti...

38d.gs/rm_letters_df πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡

19.02.2026 12:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

19.02.2026 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 11921    πŸ” 3073    πŸ’¬ 206    πŸ“Œ 243

At this very moment both the BBC News and Sky News channels are yet again showing a live speech by Nigel Farage. When will they start showing every speech by @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @eddavey.libdems.org.uk live as well?

17.02.2026 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1284    πŸ” 437    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 17
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As Nigel Farage makes Robert Jenrick his Shadow Chancellor, here's a quick reminder of the sort of man Reform wants to put in charge of the nation's finances

17.02.2026 12:37 β€” πŸ‘ 704    πŸ” 389    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 14
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We Can Make an Impact. Save The Jurassic Coast from development proposed in the Dorset Local Plan

c.org/GKv9QGndK7 πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡

16.02.2026 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear Gorton & Denton,

Something you might want to hear...

15.02.2026 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1108    πŸ” 431    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 26

Drop the charges.

πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ

14.02.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1390    πŸ” 323    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 15
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The Representation of the People Bill MUST scrap First Past the Post First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the new Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our rotten voting system, which lea...

First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos πŸ™ƒ 60% of Brits want it scrapped !! Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, leaving millions unrepresented πŸ’© Tell the PM to implement real representation πŸ‘‡ actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

14.02.2026 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stand up for our wild places! The Prime Minister is backing proposals to weaken protections for our most important wild places by expanding the Fingleton Review’s recommendations. Help stop the rollback before it starts.

Take action for our wild places πŸ™ The Prime Minister is considering weakening environmental protections at a time when nature is already in serious crisis - please speak up today πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡ action.rspb.org.uk/page/186397/...

14.02.2026 11:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
I can't be bullied. I can't be bought. I've
stood for the same principles for many
decades.

I can't be bullied. I can't be bought. I've stood for the same principles for many decades.

"I can't be bought"

Says man who sells video birthday greetings for Β£70 a time.

12.02.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1233    πŸ” 361    πŸ’¬ 137    πŸ“Œ 22
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Northern communities are bearing the brunt of DWP and water company deductions The DWP is allowing water companies to go after benefit claimants living in the most deprived areas to collect debt for water bills

UK Dept of Work and Pensions deducted Β£32.4m from Universal Credit to pay poor people's water bills.

People in the North hit the hardest.

Water companies pay dividends, exorbitant exec pay, fleece customers, don't pay fines.

Now allowed to rob the poor, with full complicity of the state.

13.02.2026 08:01 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 137    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7
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UK Palestine Action ban ruled unlawful, in humiliating blow for ministers Thousands arrested for supporting group since proscription are now in legal limbo as Mahmood says she will appeal

It's depressing that ministers ever thought this was proportionate, and disgusting that they haven't immediately accepted the judgement.

I expected such levels of knee-jerk stupidity from Braverman. But we voted Labour because we wanted better.

Be better.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

13.02.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 523    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 4
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WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate changeβ€”all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

12.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 27508    πŸ” 11712    πŸ’¬ 2066    πŸ“Œ 1010
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.

Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.

Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

13.02.2026 10:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4171    πŸ” 1902    πŸ’¬ 117    πŸ“Œ 86

A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.

Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.

13.02.2026 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7482    πŸ” 1903    πŸ’¬ 167    πŸ“Œ 80
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Stop Palantir taking over our public services! Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

Our public services shouldn’t be a 'cash-cow' for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

13.02.2026 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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End Fossil Fuels Forever Time is running out. Our planet is hitting record temperatures, while coal, oil and gas giants rake in billions, and our energy bills skyrocket. But we finally have a chance to break the cycle. Over 8...

After last year's inconsequential CoP more countries need to demonstrate a commitment to the inevitable fossil fuel phase-out - there is no time to waste 😲 !! πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡https://act.350.org/sign/end-fossil-fuels-forever?source=bskyemailshare

13.02.2026 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The stench of hypocrisy can probably be detected as far away as South America - please join up the dots and stop accepting dirty money from BP & Adani, they are the problem not the solution πŸ™„ !!

12.02.2026 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Out of the darkness Scandal after scandal is eroding trust in our democracy. We need reforms to clean up Westminster. Please sign our letter.

Scandal after scandal is further eroding the already-damaged trust in our democracy. We need reforms to clean up Westminster πŸ‘‡ πŸ‘‡https://secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/186467/donate/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs

12.02.2026 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The time for change is now: end fox hunting Hunting was supposed to be banned over 20 years ago, but the hunts have carried on chasing and killing wild animals with dogs like the law never changed. This government was elected on a promise to fi...

Why-y-y-y are we waiting, oh why-y are we waiting, why are we are waiting for the con-sul-tation πŸ˜³πŸ‘‡πŸ‘‡https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/the-time-for-change-is-now-end-fox-hunting?source=bluesky&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky

11.02.2026 18:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The time for change is now: end fox hunting Hunting was supposed to be banned over 20 years ago, but the hunts have carried on chasing and killing wild animals with dogs like the law never changed. This government was elected on a promise to fi...

It's time for the prevarication to end - the senseless slaughter continues !!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/th...

10.02.2026 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Save our swifts: include swift bricks in every new house I just signed the campaign calling to save our swifts, by calling for the UK Government to follow Scotland's lead and make it the law for all new houses to be built with "swift bricks" - safe places f...

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Seriously, this is a political non-event from the perpective of cost versus benefit - just stop arseing around and do it please 😳 πŸ™„ πŸ‘

08.02.2026 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges 'hope over hate' Zack Polanski joined candidate Hannah Spencer, a councillor and plumber, on the campaign trail.

Reform Vs Green.

Hate Vs Hope.

Hundreds and hundreds of people out on the streets today making sure hope wins.

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

07.02.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1425    πŸ” 344    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 14
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Greenpeace to new Plastics Treaty talks Chair: Restore trust, transparency and ambition - Greenpeace International "We have lost precious time since negotiations began while the plastics crisis worsens by the day. We urge the new chair to rally world leaders to deliver a strong and effective agreement that puts pe...

🚨#PlasticsTreaty update 🚨New Chair elected.

Greenpeace's message is clear: The world is already #toxic enough. No more delays. No more excuses.

It’s time for governments to step up & deliver a strong treaty that cuts plastic production.

07.02.2026 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Email Ofwat - say NO to 15 years of illegal pollution Email Ofwat - say NO to 15 years of illegal pollution

❌ Thames Water want to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years. Thousands of you have already said NO by signing our petition

βœ‰οΈ Next? We're taking it to Ofwat's inbox

✍️Take 1min now to send an email to Ofwat, explaining why they must say no to 15 more years of illegal pollution

16.10.2025 09:09 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 9
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MEPs: Vote NO to the EU–Mercosur agreement They’re raising their glasses.EU governments just voted for the EU–Mercosur deal β€” a dirty trade pact that would supercharge deforestation of the Amazon, slash food and environmental standards, and pu

MEPs: Vote NO to the EU–Mercosur agreement action.eko.org/a/meps-vote-...

03.02.2026 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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