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Han🌹🏳️‍🌈 @ceremonialgeek.bsky.social · 3h

For many disabled people, employment is not actually a skills issue, but an access issue. I wish more people would realise this. I appreciate that there are disabled people who need skills support to help them get a job, but I have a Degree. I already have the skills I need for, roles that I want.

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Han🌹🏳️‍🌈 @ceremonialgeek.bsky.social · 1h

Good. This is what should have happened to begin with. Not consulting disabled people on the previous proposed changes was a mistake, and I am glad they are trying to do the right thing this time around.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...

PIP reform proposals will be decided by disability groups, minister pledges

Stephen Timms said he hoped the review would create a ‘consensus about the right way forward’ on PIP after MPs’ rebellion

inews.co.uk

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Viva! | Vegan Campaigning Charity @vivacharity.bsky.social · 33m

It's time for greyhound racing to be banned ALL across the UK. Over a thousand dogs died trackside between 2017-2023, and there were over 31,000 injuries.

Sign @animalaid.org.uk petition to Ban Greyhound Racing all across the UK 👉 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/731016

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 3h

He's absolutely right on this one but I don't trust him and won't vote Green whilst he's leader. He lies and lies and lies about what the government are doing, and that makes me question whether he really is vegan or is just saying that to capture more votes from genuine vegans like me.

Viva! | Vegan Campaigning Charity @vivacharity.bsky.social · 7h

The Leader of the Green Party Zack Polanski is proudly vegan! 🌱

Viva! founder Juliet has had the privilege of interviewing Zack Polanski, and you can listen to the conversation here 👉 viva.org.uk/lifestyle/podcast/zack-polanski

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Positive Money UK @positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · 4h

"Those profits going to shareholders is not necessarily the best way to stimulate the economy."

Good to see @ippr.org echoing our calls for the Chancellor to #TaxTheBanks in the Autumn Budget.

If you haven't already, add your name to the petition here 👉 bit.ly/TaxTheBanks

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 1d

I was wondering what was wrong! I have a Lebara SIM in my tablet. Lebara uses Vodafone but I thought this was just specifically Lebara that was down. I was still able to call and text with the other Lebara SIM in my non-smartphone.

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Thesecretfarmer @thesecretfarmer.bsky.social · 6d

Lincolnshire farmer here who voted remain and would never ever vote for that charlatan Farage and his small minded racist mob!

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George Carty @gcarty80.bsky.social · 7d

Scotland voted Remain because how much better it was than England and Wales at educating its working class pre-1990.

Marios Richards @mariosrichards.bsky.social · Apr 3

> How does this explain the difference between England and Scotland?

Scottish people are less authoritarian than English people (controlling for age) - *seems* to be mostly about diff in lowest level of education in post-war period

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Brynley Heaven @brynleyheaven.bsky.social · 6d

Sea defences protecting 38,000 static caravans at sea level will fail by 2040 ...
www.lincsonline.co.uk/skegness/rep...

Replacing sea defences will cost ‘billions, if not tens of billions’

Efforts to secure huge sums needed to urgently replace the East Coast sea defences have begun.

www.lincsonline.co.uk

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 1d

I take things literally sometimes, that's part of my autism. I didn't realise she only meant Reform voters deserve a Reform government.

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 1d

Ok I apologise for misunderstanding. That's part of my autism, I take things literally sometimes.

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 1d

Well that's not what you made it sound like

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 1d

No, we don't want a Reform government. Think about what they would do to minority groups. You wouldn't be saying that if you were disabled like me. Are you seriously suggesting that I should be marginalised even more!? Why don't you think about people who'll be hit way harder than you?

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Full Fact @fullfact.org · 1d

Social media posts claiming UK banks have introduced restrictions on cash withdrawals for people aged over 65 are not true.

No such policy has been implemented or announced.

False claims about cash withdrawal limits for pensioners circulate online – Full Fact

Social media posts claiming UK banks have introduced restrictions on daily cash withdrawals for people over 65 are not true.

fullfact.org

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 1d

I didn't vote for her and I'm proud to be from Lincolnshire. She won with a minority of the vote share of 42.2% and turnout was 30%. Most people in Lincolnshire don't support her, but they need to be aware that they need to come out and vote against Reform if they don't want them in charge.

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 2d

I actually support that. Coca Cola is very bad for your health and they're one of the most unethical companies on the planet. They were rated in the top 3 companies in the world for plastic pollution. I can't remember the last time I had Coca Cola or Pepsi.

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David @davidpeacock40.bsky.social · 3d

Yet the far left tankies continue to do Nazzi Farrightidge's bidding

Tracey @2300.bsky.social · 3d

List of wealth taxes already introduced by Labour.

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 2d

The far-right (which includes the "far-left") refer to Labour and the Tories as two cheeks of the same arse. I don't like calling them far-left because I consider myself far-left because I'm super progressive, to the left of most Labour supporters. The Corbynites and Greens are not progressive.

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 2d

That makes me really angry because I went to a SEND school and still never had the support I needed. I went through so much shit as a child! Cutting funding even further is gonna make these kids' lives hell! Fuck all of you who voted Reform! How did you not see this coming!?

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 2d

They are the same as the far-right so we might as well call them far-right disguised as left-wing progressives

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Viva! | Vegan Campaigning Charity @vivacharity.bsky.social · 2d

Since day one, Stella McCartney's fashion house has been leather-free 🙌

#StellaMcCartney

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 2d

Public ownership of railways.

Greater Anglia services come back under public ownership today.

It now puts a third of all passenger journeys under control of the DFTO.

Dates for most other services to follow have been set and eventually services will transfer to GB Railways (following legislation)

Greater Anglia services transferred to public ownership

Greater Anglia services are now managed by DfT Operator Ltd (DFTO).

www.gov.uk

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Christian🌹🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸🇺🇦 @christianw2000.bsky.social · 2d

Our regional rail company, Northern was the first one nationalised which was under Boris Johnson. It had the worst service int' country, was that bad it led to so many complaints it forced the Tories to do it. We have East Midlands Rail too but don't get many of them coming here and no national ones

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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 2d

Today's GB News TV advertisers include *Boxt *SunLifeUK *National Lottery *Droylsden Glass *Emerald Cruises *WorldOfCruising *Staysure *AllClearTravel *City Moves *Simply Factoring *Polish Tourism Organisation *its.co.uk *VinceTheVet *AprilKingLegal *Avanti Travel Insurance *WeFix London

Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 6d

Since GB News launched, there have been many other examples of toxic content which Ofcom has flatly refused to even investigate.

Earlier this year GB News aired comments suggesting that disabled benefit claimants should be starved & shot. No action from Ofcom. /2 bylinetimes.com/2025/08/21/o...

Ofcom Refuses to Investigate GB News Over Call to Shoot Disabled Benefit Claimants

The watchdog also refused to investigate a complaint about a presenter's use of an anti-trans slur, saying the comments were "in line with audience expectations for this channel"

bylinetimes.com

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I'm from Lincolnshire and proud of my local area! My part of Lincs is a bit less right-wing than most of the rest. The LibDems are quite popular here. Lincolnshire is more peaceful and slower-paced than most other counties. Even Lincoln is more laidback than big cities.

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