Amanda Peters
@abergirl2011.bsky.social
My current jigsaw= Kids, Wales, politics, work, West Yorkshire.
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Excellent online update on finally getting #Bradford air fit for kids to breathe.
#Cleanair
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#Cleanair
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February 10, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Excellent online update on finally getting #Bradford air fit for kids to breathe.
#Cleanair
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#Cleanair
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@observeruk.bsky.social reports fears of filibustering on the assisted dying Bill.
Just six Peers risk blocking the will of the public - sparking calls for Government intervention.
Tell the government: unelected Lords must scrutinise bills - not block them:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
Just six Peers risk blocking the will of the public - sparking calls for Government intervention.
Tell the government: unelected Lords must scrutinise bills - not block them:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 AM
@observeruk.bsky.social reports fears of filibustering on the assisted dying Bill.
Just six Peers risk blocking the will of the public - sparking calls for Government intervention.
Tell the government: unelected Lords must scrutinise bills - not block them:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
Just six Peers risk blocking the will of the public - sparking calls for Government intervention.
Tell the government: unelected Lords must scrutinise bills - not block them:
www.dignityindying.org.uk/petition
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Multimillionaire Brexiter, Tim Martin, urges pubs to back Reform. Just like he urged the country to vote for Brexit. Too bad if it makes you poorer. Too bad for the children he’ll push back into poverty. Tim wants more money. And he couldn’t give a shit about the cost for everybody else.
(iPaper)
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February 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Multimillionaire Brexiter, Tim Martin, urges pubs to back Reform. Just like he urged the country to vote for Brexit. Too bad if it makes you poorer. Too bad for the children he’ll push back into poverty. Tim wants more money. And he couldn’t give a shit about the cost for everybody else.
(iPaper)
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Our two Labour Governments are working together to deliver a clean energy revolution for Wales 🏴⚡️
Ynni Cymru is partnering with Great British Energy to supercharge local projects, cut bills and boost our energy security.
Ynni Cymru is partnering with Great British Energy to supercharge local projects, cut bills and boost our energy security.
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Our two Labour Governments are working together to deliver a clean energy revolution for Wales 🏴⚡️
Ynni Cymru is partnering with Great British Energy to supercharge local projects, cut bills and boost our energy security.
Ynni Cymru is partnering with Great British Energy to supercharge local projects, cut bills and boost our energy security.
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Labour Governments aren’t about self-service, they’re about public service — and this PM embodies public service.
Thats why he’s got a 5-year mandate and my full support. Let’s get on with the job.
Thats why he’s got a 5-year mandate and my full support. Let’s get on with the job.
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Labour Governments aren’t about self-service, they’re about public service — and this PM embodies public service.
Thats why he’s got a 5-year mandate and my full support. Let’s get on with the job.
Thats why he’s got a 5-year mandate and my full support. Let’s get on with the job.
No surprise there. The man's useless.
By his dramatic intervention calling for Keir Starmer to resign, Anas Sarwar has drawn attention to himself in ways likely to be deeply unhelpful to his own chances of survival in office and to Labour’s electoral prospects in Scotland.
Amazing.
Amazing.
February 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM
No surprise there. The man's useless.
I see a Tory MS and a #Monmouthshire Councillor are making their letters public, in a PR stunt. Interestingly though, you have to look VERY hard for the Conservative logo, and the colours make it look just like Reform. Only a matter of time for Lisa Dymock and Natasha Ashgar maybe? #SelfServing
February 8, 2026 at 4:06 PM
I see a Tory MS and a #Monmouthshire Councillor are making their letters public, in a PR stunt. Interestingly though, you have to look VERY hard for the Conservative logo, and the colours make it look just like Reform. Only a matter of time for Lisa Dymock and Natasha Ashgar maybe? #SelfServing
This is uplifting stuff. We just need so much more of this.
A real pleasure to meet George Clarke and hear about his experiences growing up on a council estate. We both know the positive impact social housing can have on families’ lives.
That’s why I’m determined to continue delivering more council homes as we build a fairer London for everyone.
That’s why I’m determined to continue delivering more council homes as we build a fairer London for everyone.
February 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
This is uplifting stuff. We just need so much more of this.
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🚨BREAKING: Parliament is going to debate the petition – BY-ELECTIONS TO BE CALLED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN MP’S DEFECT TO ANOTHER PARTY on 16 March 2026!
Contact/Tag your MP now and ask them to attend the debate and speak out in support
Contact/Tag your MP now and ask them to attend the debate and speak out in support
February 7, 2026 at 9:45 AM
🚨BREAKING: Parliament is going to debate the petition – BY-ELECTIONS TO BE CALLED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN MP’S DEFECT TO ANOTHER PARTY on 16 March 2026!
Contact/Tag your MP now and ask them to attend the debate and speak out in support
Contact/Tag your MP now and ask them to attend the debate and speak out in support
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BBC headline today: "MPs are shocked and angry at Mandelson - but they're furious with Starmer". All MPs furious with Starmer? Just a handful? Everybody happy with Trump, I suppose? BBC tittle tattle dressed up as news as usual.
February 7, 2026 at 12:54 PM
BBC headline today: "MPs are shocked and angry at Mandelson - but they're furious with Starmer". All MPs furious with Starmer? Just a handful? Everybody happy with Trump, I suppose? BBC tittle tattle dressed up as news as usual.
Good grief. Has James O'Brien ever met Martin Shipton?! 😂
Have a read of this. Great scoop, obviously, but it’s also an absolute masterclass in how to report on these jokers. Plenty of London-based hacks could learn a lot from Martin Shipton here. If they actually wanted to…
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
nation.cymru/news/the-new...
The new leader of Reform UK Wales lives in Bath, not Wales
Martin Shipton The newly appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales hasn’t moved back to his home town in the Valleys, but has bought a £1m house near Bath, we can reveal. Dan Thomas, the former Conservat...
nation.cymru
February 7, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Good grief. Has James O'Brien ever met Martin Shipton?! 😂
Corbynites who don't have the guts to join another party, and who like the salary and kudos too much to give up being an MP.
Labour left MPs who have turned against our Labour PM.
John McDonnell
Nadia Whittome
Richard Burgon
Ian Lavery
Rebecca Long Bailey
Apsana Begum
Bell Ribeiro Addy
Clive Lewis
Kim Johnson
Mick Whitley
Olivia Blake
Rachael Maskell
Sam Tarry
John McDonnell
Nadia Whittome
Richard Burgon
Ian Lavery
Rebecca Long Bailey
Apsana Begum
Bell Ribeiro Addy
Clive Lewis
Kim Johnson
Mick Whitley
Olivia Blake
Rachael Maskell
Sam Tarry
February 6, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Corbynites who don't have the guts to join another party, and who like the salary and kudos too much to give up being an MP.
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My politics have changed since the 1980s but I can never read Polly Toynbee pontificating about the Labour Party in the Guardian without remembering that she was a founder member of the SDP which tried and failed to destroy us.
February 6, 2026 at 8:34 AM
My politics have changed since the 1980s but I can never read Polly Toynbee pontificating about the Labour Party in the Guardian without remembering that she was a founder member of the SDP which tried and failed to destroy us.
There's a waiting time just to get on to the website! 🤞it doesn't sell out too soon....
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM
There's a waiting time just to get on to the website! 🤞it doesn't sell out too soon....
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Excellent choice by Labour .. local councillor, female .. absolutely up for this fight ! 💪🌹
Gorton and Denton by-election: Angeliki Stogia selected for Labour
The councillor was chosen after Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham was blocked from standing.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 6:56 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Excellent choice by Labour .. local councillor, female .. absolutely up for this fight ! 💪🌹
WTF?!
This is, frankly, really disturbing and, I feel, undemocratic, but is really of no surprise under the #Trumo Dictatorship.
This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This one weird trick could stop US women from voting | Arwa Mahdawi
The Save Act – which would do the opposite of its title – could have a huge impact on the midterm elections
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:59 PM
WTF?!
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Nothing in any of the below gives the merest indication that the Greens can win Gorton and Denton. In fact, a vote for them, is a vote for Reform.
January 31, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Nothing in any of the below gives the merest indication that the Greens can win Gorton and Denton. In fact, a vote for them, is a vote for Reform.
Appalled by what a handful of peers are doing to this bill.
This is about democracy.
Today’s news on the assisted dying Bill should be a call for parliamentarians to act. This Bill has already passed the elected House.
The time has come for change and dying people must not be forced to wait any longer for choice.
Today’s news on the assisted dying Bill should be a call for parliamentarians to act. This Bill has already passed the elected House.
The time has come for change and dying people must not be forced to wait any longer for choice.
January 29, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Appalled by what a handful of peers are doing to this bill.
Yep, all the usual suspects on that list. Crazy figures being bandied about. Hope Govt have more sense than to ever give in on this one.....
January 26, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Yep, all the usual suspects on that list. Crazy figures being bandied about. Hope Govt have more sense than to ever give in on this one.....
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In response to @economist.com, a specialist in pain medicine and neurology is clear: end of life decisions must rest with the patient.
Autonomy sits at the heart of the assisted dying Bill - because dying people deserve choice, control and dignity.
www.economist.com/letters/2026...
Autonomy sits at the heart of the assisted dying Bill - because dying people deserve choice, control and dignity.
www.economist.com/letters/2026...
January 26, 2026 at 2:41 PM
In response to @economist.com, a specialist in pain medicine and neurology is clear: end of life decisions must rest with the patient.
Autonomy sits at the heart of the assisted dying Bill - because dying people deserve choice, control and dignity.
www.economist.com/letters/2026...
Autonomy sits at the heart of the assisted dying Bill - because dying people deserve choice, control and dignity.
www.economist.com/letters/2026...
I took a break from campaigning for Hillary in NH in 2016, to visit the Currier, and also Frank Lloyd Wright's Zimmerman house. Both are glorious. (The result was less so, obviously)
The Bootleggers - Edward Hopper, 1925.
Source : Currier Museum of Art, Manchester (New Hampshire) 🇺🇸
Source : Currier Museum of Art, Manchester (New Hampshire) 🇺🇸
January 26, 2026 at 6:17 AM
I took a break from campaigning for Hillary in NH in 2016, to visit the Currier, and also Frank Lloyd Wright's Zimmerman house. Both are glorious. (The result was less so, obviously)
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Rule No.1 of being a populist. Don’t let the truth get in the way of a bare faced lie.
Zack Polanski the Greens are sharing misinformatioin about the Gorton and Denton by-election, and ought to be ashamed of themselves.
The chart he has shared on Threads suggests only thee Greens can beat Reform. But it's using vote change data.
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The chart he has shared on Threads suggests only thee Greens can beat Reform. But it's using vote change data.
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January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Rule No.1 of being a populist. Don’t let the truth get in the way of a bare faced lie.
Polanski is no better than Farage. All those lovely genteel Green supporters need to wake up and smell the Fair Trade coffee.....
January 25, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Polanski is no better than Farage. All those lovely genteel Green supporters need to wake up and smell the Fair Trade coffee.....
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
But surely Andy Burnham is an electoral God and will win everything hands down? No? But so many Labour Party members seem convinced he's a shoe in for PM? (The same ones who thought Corbyn was a political genius, but still...)
How Greater Manchester would vote in an election held today:
via Britain Predicts
via Britain Predicts
January 25, 2026 at 3:15 PM
But surely Andy Burnham is an electoral God and will win everything hands down? No? But so many Labour Party members seem convinced he's a shoe in for PM? (The same ones who thought Corbyn was a political genius, but still...)