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@billbj6.bsky.social

Retired NHS physio, aspire to connection and a wholesome life.

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Active travel groups call for clear targets on walking and cycling in England Exclusive: Groups including British Cycling call for active travel strategy to be put on equal footing with road and rail

โ€œWithout reliable, safe, joined-up routes to walk, wheel and cycle, people cannot reasonably be expected to travel actively, impacting health, opportunities and independence from childhood to older adulthood.โ€

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

08.12.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 59    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today MPs voted to pass our bill to establish a UK-EU customs union. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง

The Prime Minister must now listen to Parliament, drop his self-imposed red lines, & finally go for proper growth.

We @libdems.org.uk know a bespoke EU-UK customs union would be the most effective way of doing that.

09.12.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Labour are attacking Greens. Fine. I have yet to see any party that has entirely affordable aspirations.

But at least the Greens HAVE aspirations.

Labour have seemingly decided the status quo cannot be touched, even when it doesn't work for 90% of people, or the viability of life on the planet.

08.12.2025 16:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1639    ๐Ÿ” 328    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 84    ๐Ÿ“Œ 20
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Pro-Brexit Majority Of 2016 'Has Literally Died Out', Polling Expert Reveals The founder of YouGov said there is now an 8.1 million majority in favour of rejoining the EU.

YouGov founder Peter Kellner estimates there is now a majority of 8.1 million in favour of rejoining the EU.

Nine years is a long time in politics.

Story by @katenicholson.bsky.social ๐Ÿ‘‡

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/ex-pol...

09.12.2025 10:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Of course, there's a clear similarity with what happened to the legal system in Germany 1930s.

09.12.2025 09:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Playing a game and ignoring the rules, promoted by the USA and UK neo liberals.
Authoritarian leaders make rules for the masses only.

09.12.2025 07:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finland ended homelessness with a housing first strategy that gave people apartments before they secured employment

Now theyโ€™re proposing a 4 day work week and 6 hour work days

True work life balance

Meanwhile in the US, people work two jobs and canโ€™t afford food or healthcare.

08.12.2025 03:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5264    ๐Ÿ” 1649    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 177    ๐Ÿ“Œ 94
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Sign the Petition Establish legal limits on midwives' working hours

c.org/s886sVdKpq

08.12.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, using poverty as a deterrent to conception, a threatening mean spirited form of government.
Providing conditions where all can be inspired to work towards a productive connected life. Is this not possible?

08.12.2025 11:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A conglomerate of much that is unwholesome in the human realm of.
Or should that be coagulation?

08.12.2025 10:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If there's a party that should be called "His party," ( sod the rest of you gullible fools,) it's that one.

08.12.2025 10:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

AI, wonderful isn't it ?
I often can't type a sentence without having to delete something.

08.12.2025 09:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Look at cargo pants bikes. There'll be one.

08.12.2025 09:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are not Red lines the antithesis of what you are saying?

08.12.2025 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

UK voters with the ability to pay attention, can act on Starmer's inevitable flexible value, fence sitting. ( Though not soon enough.)

08.12.2025 09:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The US has declared rhetorical war on the EU The calls from America this weekend to destroy the EU are revealing. They hate the union because it's the only thing that can keep European countries from being Russian or American vassals.

The calls from America this weekend to "abolish the EU" are for one simple reason: the EU is the only thing that can keep European nation-states from becoming Russian or American vassals.

08.12.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14048    ๐Ÿ” 4190    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 899    ๐Ÿ“Œ 368

What was the salary of that employee?

08.12.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

United in hatred of Europe, and diverse healthy union.

08.12.2025 08:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What I always hear: โ€œWe canโ€™t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.โ€

What I never hear: โ€œWe canโ€™t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.โ€

Funny how that works.

07.12.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29018    ๐Ÿ” 8192    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 504    ๐Ÿ“Œ 234
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The majority opposed to Brexit has reached eight million Ministers need courage to keep it that way

New analysis shows:

That there are now more people alive in the UK that voted Remain in 2016 than those who voted Leave in 2016.

The "will of the people" expressed by direct vote in 2016... has changed.

08.12.2025 07:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 851    ๐Ÿ” 310    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 57    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15

Just another Republican debasing themself.

07.12.2025 17:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Cool headed." Shouldn't that read pigheaded?
( No disrespect to pigs, mules, other animals that likely have good reason to be stubborn, whilst Starmer ๐Ÿคท.)

07.12.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A simple political fact. Thanks.

07.12.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Indirectly funding Russia's violence against Ukraine.

07.12.2025 16:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Whilst the population suffers.

07.12.2025 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't want a UK trade deal with India, I want the UK in a customs union and to have the EU have a trade deal with India. Better terms by far.

07.12.2025 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And thus weaken the security of Europe, you and me.

07.12.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ยฃ17โ€ฏ billion from UK US, India, EU-reset
ยฃ90 billion from Rejoining the EU

UK is ยฃ73 billion worse off because of Labour's Brexit

Taxes going up, spending cuts? That's Labour's Brexit

07.12.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

If Starmer had shown boldness and vision in our relationship with Europe I think people would have accepted everything else.

We are not stupid, we know the Tories left a dreadful legacy, we know hard decisions need to be made, but leaders are supposed to show leadership and he hasnโ€™t.

07.12.2025 13:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Public Broadcasters Quit Eurovision 2026 Over Participation Of Israel - PopularResistance.Org At least four countries will withdraw from next yearโ€™s Eurovision Song Contest following a decision to allowย Israelย to compete. After a European Broadcasting Union (EBU) discussion in Switzerland this...

popularresistance.org/public-broad...

07.12.2025 02:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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