Daniel
@danielblaney.bsky.social
CND, Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott, any transport mode but planes and cars.
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I see the PM is being very rattled and very untruthful about the Greens again in the papers.
He couldn’t say this stuff in Parliament because he would be lying to the House - both about what our popular, evidence-based policies are, and about him believing this guff.
Trumpian
He couldn’t say this stuff in Parliament because he would be lying to the House - both about what our popular, evidence-based policies are, and about him believing this guff.
Trumpian
December 7, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I see the PM is being very rattled and very untruthful about the Greens again in the papers.
He couldn’t say this stuff in Parliament because he would be lying to the House - both about what our popular, evidence-based policies are, and about him believing this guff.
Trumpian
He couldn’t say this stuff in Parliament because he would be lying to the House - both about what our popular, evidence-based policies are, and about him believing this guff.
Trumpian
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Keirs strategy to attack the Greens as "nuts."🙄
This isn't debate; it's diversion. He frames the choice as "responsible manager" vs. "extremist," to avoid the real argument: his project administers systemic inequality. You can't emancipate a generation with a spreadsheet.
This isn't debate; it's diversion. He frames the choice as "responsible manager" vs. "extremist," to avoid the real argument: his project administers systemic inequality. You can't emancipate a generation with a spreadsheet.
Starmer says he’s "taking the gloves off" and that the Greens are "nuts"
Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Keirs strategy to attack the Greens as "nuts."🙄
This isn't debate; it's diversion. He frames the choice as "responsible manager" vs. "extremist," to avoid the real argument: his project administers systemic inequality. You can't emancipate a generation with a spreadsheet.
This isn't debate; it's diversion. He frames the choice as "responsible manager" vs. "extremist," to avoid the real argument: his project administers systemic inequality. You can't emancipate a generation with a spreadsheet.
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ID cards, limiting trial by jury, and now "plans for a huge rollout for facial recognition cameras in cities, towns and villages across the country"
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
December 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
ID cards, limiting trial by jury, and now "plans for a huge rollout for facial recognition cameras in cities, towns and villages across the country"
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
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Fascism Transition Team
ID cards, limiting trial by jury, and now "plans for a huge rollout for facial recognition cameras in cities, towns and villages across the country"
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
Labour laying the foundations for a far right government to build on #GMB
December 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Fascism Transition Team
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Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Here is a list of reasons why some of my hearings and trials this year have been delayed and kicked off into the long grass, stuck in our record court backlog. Serious allegations which will now be tried *years* after the event. 🧵👇
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“defendants who are convicted by volunteer magistrates will not have the automatic right to have their case re-heard at the Crown Court”
I predict that people denied a trial by jury by Lammy will also be judged by ‘volunteer’ magistrates because there aren’t enough qualified judges.
End of justice!
I predict that people denied a trial by jury by Lammy will also be judged by ‘volunteer’ magistrates because there aren’t enough qualified judges.
End of justice!
🔴David Lammy’s Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk ‘Increasing Miscarriages of Justice’
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing “vital safeguards” and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice @nicolakellywrites.bsky.social reports
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/03/d...
David Lammy's Plans to Scrap Automatic Right to Appeal Risk 'Increasing Miscarriages of Justice'
Lawyers and legal campaigners say the changes risk removing "vital safeguards" and shutting out vulnerable defendants from justice
bylinetimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
“defendants who are convicted by volunteer magistrates will not have the automatic right to have their case re-heard at the Crown Court”
I predict that people denied a trial by jury by Lammy will also be judged by ‘volunteer’ magistrates because there aren’t enough qualified judges.
End of justice!
I predict that people denied a trial by jury by Lammy will also be judged by ‘volunteer’ magistrates because there aren’t enough qualified judges.
End of justice!
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Scrapping jury trials for offences under three years erodes a fundamental safeguard.
Delays stem from years of underinvestment, not from juries. Restricting community judgment will not restore trust or fix the backlog.
Delays stem from years of underinvestment, not from juries. Restricting community judgment will not restore trust or fix the backlog.
Why Lammy wants to scrap some jury trials – and the arguments against
Justice secretary says record backlog is failing victims and defendants, but there are concerns about lack of diversity among judges
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Scrapping jury trials for offences under three years erodes a fundamental safeguard.
Delays stem from years of underinvestment, not from juries. Restricting community judgment will not restore trust or fix the backlog.
Delays stem from years of underinvestment, not from juries. Restricting community judgment will not restore trust or fix the backlog.
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BREAKING NEWS
Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution.
They say:
"If this was being done by a Tory Government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again."
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Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution.
They say:
"If this was being done by a Tory Government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again."
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December 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
BREAKING NEWS
Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution.
They say:
"If this was being done by a Tory Government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again."
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Over a third of Welsh Labour Senedd Members have written to Keir Starmer to stop undermining devolution.
They say:
"If this was being done by a Tory Government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again."
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1. The defendant not being produced at court from prison. 🚚
A classic. It happens due to the private contractors simply not bothering, knowing that the contracts negotiated by government include no meaningful penalty for failure.
Trials every day in every court are affected.
A classic. It happens due to the private contractors simply not bothering, knowing that the contracts negotiated by government include no meaningful penalty for failure.
Trials every day in every court are affected.
November 27, 2025 at 8:01 PM
1. The defendant not being produced at court from prison. 🚚
A classic. It happens due to the private contractors simply not bothering, knowing that the contracts negotiated by government include no meaningful penalty for failure.
Trials every day in every court are affected.
A classic. It happens due to the private contractors simply not bothering, knowing that the contracts negotiated by government include no meaningful penalty for failure.
Trials every day in every court are affected.
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This is brilliant. Would any previous opponents of this policy like to respond? www.linkedin.com/redir/redire...
Wales Casualties 1st 18 months
We support those communities that want 20mph where people are
www.linkedin.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is brilliant. Would any previous opponents of this policy like to respond? www.linkedin.com/redir/redire...
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Another argument against restricting the right to jury trial is that citizen engagement with the justice system is good for them too, not just the defendant. It is a positive volunteering experience and part of active citizenship.
December 2, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Another argument against restricting the right to jury trial is that citizen engagement with the justice system is good for them too, not just the defendant. It is a positive volunteering experience and part of active citizenship.
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I must of missed the petition for every road junction getting tactile drop kerbs, elimination of bell mouth junctions in urban areas and better policing of the mode of transport that kills an average of 7 pedestrians and maims 104 per week...
Halt hazardous bus stops
Will you sign our petition for safe travel? We're calling for a pause on bus stops that put people with sight loss in harm's way.
act.guidedogs.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I must of missed the petition for every road junction getting tactile drop kerbs, elimination of bell mouth junctions in urban areas and better policing of the mode of transport that kills an average of 7 pedestrians and maims 104 per week...
That meme of Usdaw complaining about Green Party peers weakening this bill in one division in the Lords dated pretty quickly.
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
That meme of Usdaw complaining about Green Party peers weakening this bill in one division in the Lords dated pretty quickly.
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Paris figures are 11% mode share but that is the City area. Central London is actually higher I reckon at about 16%. When talking about Paris v London there's a real risk of comparing Greater London Vs Paris central.
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Paris figures are 11% mode share but that is the City area. Central London is actually higher I reckon at about 16%. When talking about Paris v London there's a real risk of comparing Greater London Vs Paris central.
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What's frustrating about #Budget2025 is the wasted year.
Labour could have scrapped the two-child limit, cut energy bills and done a freeze on rail fares in last year's Budget.
Instead they tried to target pensioners and disabled people, and were forced into embarassing u-turns and lost goodwill.
Labour could have scrapped the two-child limit, cut energy bills and done a freeze on rail fares in last year's Budget.
Instead they tried to target pensioners and disabled people, and were forced into embarassing u-turns and lost goodwill.
November 26, 2025 at 2:01 PM
What's frustrating about #Budget2025 is the wasted year.
Labour could have scrapped the two-child limit, cut energy bills and done a freeze on rail fares in last year's Budget.
Instead they tried to target pensioners and disabled people, and were forced into embarassing u-turns and lost goodwill.
Labour could have scrapped the two-child limit, cut energy bills and done a freeze on rail fares in last year's Budget.
Instead they tried to target pensioners and disabled people, and were forced into embarassing u-turns and lost goodwill.
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💼 Stealth taxes are workers paying the price, this is the wrong choice.
The chancellor has picked a side. Health workers, engineers, and tanker drivers will pay by stealth taxes, while city bankers and billionaires are unscathed.
#Budget2026
The chancellor has picked a side. Health workers, engineers, and tanker drivers will pay by stealth taxes, while city bankers and billionaires are unscathed.
#Budget2026
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
💼 Stealth taxes are workers paying the price, this is the wrong choice.
The chancellor has picked a side. Health workers, engineers, and tanker drivers will pay by stealth taxes, while city bankers and billionaires are unscathed.
#Budget2026
The chancellor has picked a side. Health workers, engineers, and tanker drivers will pay by stealth taxes, while city bankers and billionaires are unscathed.
#Budget2026
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Since 2011 fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury a whopping £133bn and added to yet more climate emissions. Freezing it yet again is reckless & irresponsible #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Since 2011 fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury a whopping £133bn and added to yet more climate emissions. Freezing it yet again is reckless & irresponsible #budget2025
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File under: believe it when I see it.
💥 Govt says fuel duty to *go up* from next September.
In the past the OBR has assumed that fuel duty would start to rise after a one-year freeze.
This time, the govt has said explicitly that it will only be frozen for five months, and will start increasing it after that.
In the past the OBR has assumed that fuel duty would start to rise after a one-year freeze.
This time, the govt has said explicitly that it will only be frozen for five months, and will start increasing it after that.
November 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
File under: believe it when I see it.
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It’s not juries that are causing the decay in court buildings, the delay in court cases, the low pay of criminal lawyers, the shambles in court IT. Juries are the citizens’ protection against judicial and legislative over-reach.
November 26, 2025 at 12:53 PM
It’s not juries that are causing the decay in court buildings, the delay in court cases, the low pay of criminal lawyers, the shambles in court IT. Juries are the citizens’ protection against judicial and legislative over-reach.
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The leaked OBR assessment states that Rachel Reeves decision to freeze income tax thresholds will raise £8.3 billion in 2029-30.
So income tax will be going up, contrary to the election pledge, but stealthily, rather than openly
So income tax will be going up, contrary to the election pledge, but stealthily, rather than openly
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
The leaked OBR assessment states that Rachel Reeves decision to freeze income tax thresholds will raise £8.3 billion in 2029-30.
So income tax will be going up, contrary to the election pledge, but stealthily, rather than openly
So income tax will be going up, contrary to the election pledge, but stealthily, rather than openly
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More seriously, even if this is not at all the fault of anyone in government this is bad news for ministers. When a government gains a reputation for haplessness, deserved or not, it’s very hard to shift.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
More seriously, even if this is not at all the fault of anyone in government this is bad news for ministers. When a government gains a reputation for haplessness, deserved or not, it’s very hard to shift.
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It certainly feels different but the next step up will be hard as existing facilities are filling up.
📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It certainly feels different but the next step up will be hard as existing facilities are filling up.
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I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.
November 25, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I guess it’s a compliment that the top story on BBC London’s TV/online output today is a direct lift of a month-old London Centric story? But once again the BBC is consistently the worst news outlet for actually remembering to credit others.