Then they came for the journalists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a journalist
@darrenpullman.bsky.social
Pro EU, Solar powered EV driver.
Then they came for the journalists
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a journalist
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
Weโve put all the dates into a timeline & itโs incredibly revealing.
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Then they came for the doctors
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a doctor
Then they came for the judges
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a judge
Then they came for the statisticians
And I did not speak out
Because I was not a statistician
So 60,000 Gazans murdered by Israel isn't 'officially' a genocide and children starving to death there isn't 'officially' a famine. Well, probably just ignore it then...
29.07.2025 12:13 โ ๐ 63 ๐ 25 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0๐ EU membership made Britain and Britons better off
๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง. ๐ช๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง.
#Brexit #EU #rejoin
Keynote speech - Brexit, Labour and Rejoin EU. TY to those who supported this.
youtu.be/b0QYDjcHGGQ
#Brexit #RejoinEU #Labour
@pgnx.bsky.social @berniemorgan.bsky.social @charlesfradley.bsky.social @gavinbudge.bsky.social @mrjamesob.bsky.social @mrjohncrace.bsky.social @brexitbin.bsky.social
Full text here: johnmajorarchive.org.uk/2025/06/26/s...
27.06.2025 06:51 โ ๐ 81 ๐ 29 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 2Part 2
23.06.2025 06:22 โ ๐ 1627 ๐ 648 ๐ฌ 35 ๐ 32Over 800 lawyers call on Keir Starmer's government to impose trade sanctions on Israel.
lawyersletter.uk
As a philosophy major who adored symbolic logic courses, this may be my favorite cartoon ever.
25.05.2025 05:06 โ ๐ 8242 ๐ 1825 ๐ฌ 130 ๐ 93Keir Starmer is my MP. This is the letter I wrote to him today.
Subject: Island of Strangers?
Mr Starmer,
Let me tell you about this โstrangerโ.
Slightly amended so I can fit this here: I am writing to you as an immigrant who chose to make the UK my home. As someone who is now also a British citizen. And as a German-born historian who understands where the complete normalisation of the far right can end. I write to say: For shame! I first came to the UK in the 1990s for a visit with my grandmother. Objectively, much was backwards here. No mixer taps in the bathroom; awful โbreadโ; and strings had to be pulled to switch on lights. But however I felt about this, my own string had been pulled: I loved this Cool Britannia. It was quite possibly then that I decided that the UK was to be my home. When I arrived to settle here permanently, I made a choice: to contribute my skills, my knowledgeโall I have to offerโto this country rather than another one. I am deeply disgusted by your comment today that immigration has done โincalculable damageโ to the country. This is the language of the far right. It is insulting, hateful & will fuel xenophobia. And it is just wrong. Migration is a normal part of the human existence. None of us would be where we are without it. Open your fridge and you will see migration. Immigrants help make the UK tick every single day, whether we clean toilets in our hospitals or provide care for the elderly; whether we empty our bins or carry out cancer research. We are mothers, sons-in-law, aunts and uncles, friends, neighbours and colleagues. I ask you not tell me that you do not mean me. I know that you do notโat least not primarilyโmean a white woman from Europe who has a PhD. But who do you mean? And, much more importantly, who do you think those racists who were engaged in riots on our streets last summer think you mean? Anti-immigration narratives have defined UK policymaking for the best part of two decades. And fundamentally so. They were the key driver in delivering Brexit, for example, and, as such, have directly limited the rights and opportunities of British citizens.
This obsessive focus on immigration as the โproblemโโthat is the real problem. And it is consistently delivering poor outcomes for the UK. Instead of tackling this, you are choosing to consolidate it, sowing divisions along the way. You may point me to polling and tell me that this is what voters want. Do they? I am not surprised at all that over 50% of voters might say they want to see immigration reduced if that is the question they are being asked. What we need to know is what they would answer to the question: โWould you like to see immigration reduced? What this would mean for you and your local community is XYZ.โ That is not how surveys can ask questions, but governments absolutely can choose to make policy using such a more informed position. Prime Minister, you continue to talk a lot about making the tough choices. But letโs be clear: setting immigrants up as the โotherโ, as a scapegoatโdescribing us as a threat โpulling the country apartโ, a โsqualid chapterโ, a risk that might make the UK an โisland of strangersโโthese are not tough choices at all. These are the easy choices. They are the choices that populists make who have no solutions to the real problems a country faces. What I would like to know, Prime Minister, is what you will do when your policies lead to the implosion of the UKโs Higher Education sector. What you will tell communities when they can no longer provide any care for the elderly. The policies you announced today will not solve anything at all. They will have exclusively negative impacts. For those immediately affected; for our communities; and for our economy. Being pro-immigrationโit is progressive, yes, but the much more crucial point is that it is also the most pro-UK policy approach that any politician in the country can pursue. And you are choosing to do the opposite. This, Prime Minister, is the real damageโand it will be very calculable indeed. Tanja Bueltmann
My letter to the Prime Minister. #immigration
12.05.2025 14:46 โ ๐ 1047 ๐ 449 ๐ฌ 80 ๐ 72How nice to be told by Keir Starmer that my mother who delivered babies, as a midwife, worked nights and damaged her back lifting patients as a nurse, was a pillar of her community as a health visitor has caused โincalculable damageโ to the UK !
12.05.2025 13:20 โ ๐ 2657 ๐ 670 ๐ฌ 79 ๐ 31Shots fired, Neil.
07.05.2025 17:50 โ ๐ 20811 ๐ 3247 ๐ฌ 533 ๐ 192We're seeing it again: FPTP makes a mockery of democracy.
๐จTurning elections into a lottery
๐จGiving 100% of the power to parties with 25% of the vote
๐จMaking us vote for the "lesser evil"
๐จSilencing millions of voices
Sign the petition to scrap it:
If you're voting today take care. Don't let what happened in America happen here.
01.05.2025 10:04 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Dogs can't sweat so they cool themselves down by panting.
โ๏ธ Dogs die quickly in hot cars - even if they're only left for a few minutes!
โ๏ธDogs often get heat stroke on hot walks
โ๏ธAnimals can get heatstroke if they have no access to cool water
Sad news about the Happy Heat Pump Podcast.
Sorry to say, that after about 20 episodes, weโre drawing it to a close at the request of the BBC which worries it may be seen as steering into areas of public controversy.
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This is profoundly irresponsible by the BBC. Truly shocking. It should actually be a BBC podcast. @evanhd.bsky.social
22.04.2025 08:07 โ ๐ 278 ๐ 97 ๐ฌ 19 ๐ 5In case you missed it ...
When we were in the EU, there were signs all over the place showing how the EU was investing in our towns and regions. And best of all, EU funding was shared out EQUALLY and FAIRLY across all parts of the UK, regardless of which party was in power.
#RejoinEU ๐ฌ๐ง๐ช๐บ
Screenshot of the petition site showing 977 signatures
Nearly at first 1000 sigs โ can you help us get there?
Sign the petition to stop airport expansion: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
More flights = more noise & emissions, when we should be doing everything we can to bring emissions down. Help us tell the govt we don't want bigger airports.
Overwhelmed by disinfo? Good news โ youโre not powerless.
The science of psychological inoculation shows small habits, simple tools, and mindful actions can make you resistant.
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Seriously though:
*Richard Dawkins*
- obvious choice for Archbishop of Canterbury, retweet if you agree.
This confirms that the only real benefit of Brexit has been the ability to charge vat on school fees.
BBC News - Five key impacts of Brexit five years on
www.bbc.com/news/article...
๐จ Poll so far shows
72% think it was wrong to leave the EU
68% want another vote to rejoin
73% think Brexit hasnโt been a success
VOTE ๐ www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/five-ye...
EU medicines agency quits X & moves to Bluesky
"EMA will no longer post updates and content on X. We believe the X platform no longer suits our communication needsโ the agency said in a statement
www.reuters.com/world/europe...