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Peter Tatchell Foundation @petertatchellfdn.bsky.social · 1d

Helena Kennedy, one of the UK’s top human rights lawyers, just got denied a US visa

Big Brother Trump is watching & he doesn’t like rights defenders 🕵️‍♂️🚫

https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/commons-confidential/2025/10/human-rights-lawyer-helena-kennedy-denied-a-us-visa

Human rights lawyer Helena Kennedy denied a US visa

Big Brother Trump is watching. Plus, your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster

www.newstatesman.com

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Miriam Kimber @miriamkimber.bsky.social · 1d

Niche. @quiresandplaces.com

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Kate Watson @loreandordure.com · 2d

A parcel arrived from Shepherd’s today, so I think I’m all set to start trying to learn bookbinding…

I don’t suppose anyone has an old iron book press sitting around they’re not using and might like to sell me for cheap? 😘

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Joshua Livestro @joshualivestro.bsky.social · 3d

Worth reading: “… a fall in net migration of 300,000 a year would increase the deficit by about £20 billion. The government are already having to make unpopular tax rises and spending cuts in the upcoming budget, but would have to make more if the deficit increases.”

Anand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 3d

'Net migration will fall very sharply in future years... Any political benefit the government may gain from this fall in immigration could be jeopardised by the economic damage that it causes'. Some eye watering estimates here from @jamesbowes01.bsky.social ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...

The coming collapse in immigration to the United Kingdom - UK in a changing Europe

James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.

ukandeu.ac.uk

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 4d

And just in case you want to work out how close a relation a cousin is... absolutely no need to do so if you don't want to but for those who do:
First cousins share grandparents
Second cousins share great-grandparents
Third cousins share great-great-grandparents
etc., etc., etc.

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 4d

So let's shout loudly for those at the back: "removed" in this context means of a different generation. My first cousin's offspring are my first cousins once removed. And so on.

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 5d

Sarah Pochin surely being realist when she says she's mad?

Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 6d

Full of admiration for your coping

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 6d

Former Tory councillor, never a Tory MP

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Peter Sketch @petersketch.bsky.social · Apr 1

As usual at this time of year, a shout out to our local National Trust teams for whom it's a bit of a nightmare when the clocks change.

Some people with a land rover and a trailer hard at work at the Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire.

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 7d

“Before the election it promised to ‘remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance.’ But in government it has lined up alongside the Tories and Reform UK at the cruelty Olympics.” – @goodlawproject.org
https://bit.ly/43CpABH

91% of UK trans people don't trust the Labour Party, survey reveals

91% of trans respondents in a YouGov poll conducted between July and August, commissioned by the Good Law Project, said they distrust Labour.

www.attitude.co.uk

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 7d

The Archbishop in Jerusalem, the Most Revd Hosam Naoum, has praised the resilience of #Palestinians and has entreated Christians to “pray for the peace of Jerusalem”, in a discussion following a service at the Cathedral of St John the Divine, in #NYC, on Sunday

Pray for us, Archbishop in Jerusalem tells New York congregation

Resilience, or samud in Arabic, is ‘a quiet, active and strong will to stay to the last’, he says

www.churchtimes.co.uk

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Amy Colleen (sewistwrites) @amycolleen.bsky.social · 7d

It figures that the show my sick, croupy 5yo is currently hyperfixating on is a CBBC program not available at our library or on most streaming services and which I am currently dubiously pirating (?) on DailyMotion 💀🙃

(If anyone knows where to watch Andy's Aquatic Adventures please lmk)

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 7d

Challenge the Bishops about the Prayers of Love and Faith

They are not at liberty to bar the clergy from holding stand-alone blessing services, argues Simon Butler

Challenge the Bishops about the Prayers of Love and Faith

THE crumbs of Living in Love and Faith (LLF) are meagre. Institutionally speaking, the Church of England is almost as unwelcoming to those LGBT+ people who wish to celebrate their lifelong commitment before God as it was before LLF began. Whatever...

www.churchtimes.co.uk

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 9d

Signed

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Ruth Harley @ruthh.bsky.social · 9d

I've signed this open letter. #CofEpeeps, lay or ordained, if you want the church to become more fully affirming of LGBTQ+ folks, please read this letter from Inclusive Church and consider signing it.
www.inclusive-church.org/llf-open-let...

LLF Open Letter – Inclusive Church

www.inclusive-church.org

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Rob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 12d

Honestly lads it’s not hard. This is a 97% position Ed Davey is agreeing with here. This should be easy mode politics.

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 14d

You have quite a few followers on here who don't hate you and think you're doing good work

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 14d

Good advice for clergy - discern the absolute necessity of a break

Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 14d

The cheese sandwich biscuits are my motivation for donating

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 16d

"Not happy" is a gross understatement

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Peter Chilvers @peterchilvers.com · 16d

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

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mountainsstars.bsky.social @mountainsstars.bsky.social · 16d

Totalitarianism replaces experts with crackpots and fools like RFK Jr. bsky.app/profile/moun...

mountainsstars.bsky.social @mountainsstars.bsky.social · Jun 16

“Totalitarianism in power invariably replaces all first-rate talents, regardless of their sympathies, with those crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.”
- Hannah Arendt

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Christina Baron @baronchristina.bsky.social · 22d

Strange, when this group (to which I also belong) is much more likely to vote than the under-30s who, as a generation, are having a harder time

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Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 22d

Trying to find that recent-ish Stephen Bush piece about Starmer’s policies etc as a reaction against New Labour, and Google is letting me down. Anyone able to point me to it?

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