Gareth Forest
@garethforest.bsky.social
trades unionist | 🚃 public transport campaigner: Better Buses West Yorks & West Yorks Needs A Tram | 💼 campaigns and political education Equity TU | ✍️words in Vittles & Tribune | ex-Brusseleir🇧🇪
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Significant numbers of trans and gay children are committing suicide.
“These figures are much higher than the ones in Appleby's report: 46 trans children dying by suicide over a six-year time period, compared with the six trans children Appleby identified over six years."
After a year of investigations and FOIs, we reveal data on LGBTQIA+ suicides.
After a year of investigations and FOIs, we reveal data on LGBTQIA+ suicides.
One in six children who died by suicide were LGBTQ+, new data shows
Amid heated public debate about whether trans children are dying by suicide, campaigners say we need to "take the politics out of policymaking"
www.wearequeeraf.com
February 4, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Significant numbers of trans and gay children are committing suicide.
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Can anyone *imagine* what would have happened if it had become public, at the height of the financial crisis, that Mandelson was leaking to Wall Street, and advising bankers to threaten his own Government? To stop a tax on bankers' bonuses!
Would the Government have fallen?
Would the Government have fallen?
February 4, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Can anyone *imagine* what would have happened if it had become public, at the height of the financial crisis, that Mandelson was leaking to Wall Street, and advising bankers to threaten his own Government? To stop a tax on bankers' bonuses!
Would the Government have fallen?
Would the Government have fallen?
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Following serious allegations of political links between Jeffrey Epstein and former European Commissioner Peter Mandelson, we're calling on the European Commission and the European Anti-Fraud Office to launch an immediate investigation into potential misconduct.
Full statement:
Full statement:
Transparency International EU calls for immediate investigation into former European Commissioner Peter Mandelson’s Epstein links - Transparency International EU
Brussels, 4 February 2026 The current British allegations of abuse of office levelled at former European Commissioner Peter Mandelson are egregious and severe. Their extent warrants an immediate…
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February 4, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Following serious allegations of political links between Jeffrey Epstein and former European Commissioner Peter Mandelson, we're calling on the European Commission and the European Anti-Fraud Office to launch an immediate investigation into potential misconduct.
Full statement:
Full statement:
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Alex Burghart MP has now called for a review of the circumstances around the award of Palantir's £240m defence contract, and asked why Mandelson's visit to Palantir's offices in Washington was kept off the books while the company was being represented by his firm, Global Council.
🔴‘Peter Mandelson’s Fixing of Keir Starmer’s Visit to Spytech Firm Palantir Raises Serious Questions’
Palantir was represented by a lobbying firm founded by Mandelson, Iain Overton and Max Colbert report
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
Palantir was represented by a lobbying firm founded by Mandelson, Iain Overton and Max Colbert report
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/25/p...
'Peter Mandelson's Fixing of Keir Starmer’s Visit to Spytech Firm Palantir Raises Serious Questions'
Palantir was represented by a lobbying firm founded by Mandelson, Iain Overton and Max Colbert report
bylinetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Alex Burghart MP has now called for a review of the circumstances around the award of Palantir's £240m defence contract, and asked why Mandelson's visit to Palantir's offices in Washington was kept off the books while the company was being represented by his firm, Global Council.
I love how Westminster brained the guardian is. They just make this statement as if it is fact, no supporting evidence. In fact the evidence is to the contrary, Zack has really benefited from not being in parliament
January 23, 2026 at 2:21 PM
I love how Westminster brained the guardian is. They just make this statement as if it is fact, no supporting evidence. In fact the evidence is to the contrary, Zack has really benefited from not being in parliament
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Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
January 19, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Well that’s me locked out. No pay for the foreseeable future, all because I refuse to reschedule lost teaching, for which I have already lost pay as part of the strike. Please donate to support @sheffielducu.bsky.social members like me at www.gofundme.com/f/heubvb-sup...
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Have you heard of Palestine, Ursula?
Been in the news a bit over the last few years. 👍
Been in the news a bit over the last few years. 👍
Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
January 18, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Have you heard of Palestine, Ursula?
Been in the news a bit over the last few years. 👍
Been in the news a bit over the last few years. 👍
Why are Britain’s buses so bad?
January 17, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Why are Britain’s buses so bad?
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This is the AI bubble’s end game:
“when AI has infiltrated work processes to the point that exit costs are prohibitive, the customer base will be unable to escape and coerced into paying up. The world will be hooked on AI, and the tech firms will collect handsome profits.”
“when AI has infiltrated work processes to the point that exit costs are prohibitive, the customer base will be unable to escape and coerced into paying up. The world will be hooked on AI, and the tech firms will collect handsome profits.”
Cédric Durand, After AI — Sidecar
Legacies of the bubble.
newleftreview.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
This is the AI bubble’s end game:
“when AI has infiltrated work processes to the point that exit costs are prohibitive, the customer base will be unable to escape and coerced into paying up. The world will be hooked on AI, and the tech firms will collect handsome profits.”
“when AI has infiltrated work processes to the point that exit costs are prohibitive, the customer base will be unable to escape and coerced into paying up. The world will be hooked on AI, and the tech firms will collect handsome profits.”
Thanks to @garethdennis.uk for both radicalising me on the Treasury, as well as the line about being 2 years old when the first mass transit proposal was made. It is true of me too, but it was a line I borrowed from him
January 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Thanks to @garethdennis.uk for both radicalising me on the Treasury, as well as the line about being 2 years old when the first mass transit proposal was made. It is true of me too, but it was a line I borrowed from him
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West Yorkshire needs an extended tram network - it’s time to scale up our ambitions to match the cities and regions of Europe! @wyneedsatram.bsky.social
October 29, 2025 at 2:23 PM
West Yorkshire needs an extended tram network - it’s time to scale up our ambitions to match the cities and regions of Europe! @wyneedsatram.bsky.social
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2,300 crochet squares - each representing ten children killed in Gaza. Created by Craftivism for Palestine and hosted by the Bloody Sunday Trust, the Gaza Quilt will be displayed on the banking in the Bogside, Derry, 29 July, 1-3pm.
Stand with us in remembrance, resistance, and hope for Palestine.
Stand with us in remembrance, resistance, and hope for Palestine.
July 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
2,300 crochet squares - each representing ten children killed in Gaza. Created by Craftivism for Palestine and hosted by the Bloody Sunday Trust, the Gaza Quilt will be displayed on the banking in the Bogside, Derry, 29 July, 1-3pm.
Stand with us in remembrance, resistance, and hope for Palestine.
Stand with us in remembrance, resistance, and hope for Palestine.
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Today, we’re delivering hundreds of letters to councillors across West Yorkshire.
We're asking them to support our call for a tram network that serves every part of the region, not just the Leeds-Bradford corridor.
Help name the ten proposed tram lines here: forms.gle/TvBsGXUUUuAx...
We're asking them to support our call for a tram network that serves every part of the region, not just the Leeds-Bradford corridor.
Help name the ten proposed tram lines here: forms.gle/TvBsGXUUUuAx...
July 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Today, we’re delivering hundreds of letters to councillors across West Yorkshire.
We're asking them to support our call for a tram network that serves every part of the region, not just the Leeds-Bradford corridor.
Help name the ten proposed tram lines here: forms.gle/TvBsGXUUUuAx...
We're asking them to support our call for a tram network that serves every part of the region, not just the Leeds-Bradford corridor.
Help name the ten proposed tram lines here: forms.gle/TvBsGXUUUuAx...
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Ah, what might have been! c.1988 & the doomed attempt to re-introduce mass transit to Leeds & West Yorkshire that will, hopefully, soon start to be redressed. The conurbation is, arguably, Europe's largest without such a public transport syste. #leeds #transport
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July 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Ah, what might have been! c.1988 & the doomed attempt to re-introduce mass transit to Leeds & West Yorkshire that will, hopefully, soon start to be redressed. The conurbation is, arguably, Europe's largest without such a public transport syste. #leeds #transport
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At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
June 7, 2025 at 9:59 PM
At the ICE raid and subsequent community resistance in Paramount, California this morning, this skater kid ate dozens of munitions from Border Patrol agents, walked away slowly and flipped them off.
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Ian Paul keeps saying this and I need to be really clear here: it is untrue.
The judgement made about the altar frontal at St Nick's did NOT set a precedent. It was solely about our specific application and our specific altar frontal. It has absolutely no bearing on any other church.
The judgement made about the altar frontal at St Nick's did NOT set a precedent. It was solely about our specific application and our specific altar frontal. It has absolutely no bearing on any other church.
June 6, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Ian Paul keeps saying this and I need to be really clear here: it is untrue.
The judgement made about the altar frontal at St Nick's did NOT set a precedent. It was solely about our specific application and our specific altar frontal. It has absolutely no bearing on any other church.
The judgement made about the altar frontal at St Nick's did NOT set a precedent. It was solely about our specific application and our specific altar frontal. It has absolutely no bearing on any other church.
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Don't make us tap the sign... 👇👇👇
June 4, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Don't make us tap the sign... 👇👇👇
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When will it be our turn?
April 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
When will it be our turn?
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The relative underperformance of West Yorkshire’s economy is a mystery……
We’ve spent £ 00’M s on not having a Tram and the opportunity cost is about a £Bn !!
We’ve spent £ 00’M s on not having a Tram and the opportunity cost is about a £Bn !!
In 2005 they cancelled the Leeds Supertram — imagine where the city would be if it had gone ahead...
May 2, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The relative underperformance of West Yorkshire’s economy is a mystery……
We’ve spent £ 00’M s on not having a Tram and the opportunity cost is about a £Bn !!
We’ve spent £ 00’M s on not having a Tram and the opportunity cost is about a £Bn !!
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🤔 Could this be what gets West Yorkshire a tram?
Leeds is set to welcome the greatest number of ex-London civil servants of any city.
Will the 2100 new workers miss the tube and decide to finally fund a massive transit system here?
Via @robparsonsna.bsky.social
Leeds is set to welcome the greatest number of ex-London civil servants of any city.
Will the 2100 new workers miss the tube and decide to finally fund a massive transit system here?
Via @robparsonsna.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🤔 Could this be what gets West Yorkshire a tram?
Leeds is set to welcome the greatest number of ex-London civil servants of any city.
Will the 2100 new workers miss the tube and decide to finally fund a massive transit system here?
Via @robparsonsna.bsky.social
Leeds is set to welcome the greatest number of ex-London civil servants of any city.
Will the 2100 new workers miss the tube and decide to finally fund a massive transit system here?
Via @robparsonsna.bsky.social
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8/ These two paragraphs are conclusive proof that the Supreme Court is wrong.
The gendered words in the Acts and the Bills clearly mean legal identities rather than “biological things”.
The gendered words in the Acts and the Bills clearly mean legal identities rather than “biological things”.
May 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
8/ These two paragraphs are conclusive proof that the Supreme Court is wrong.
The gendered words in the Acts and the Bills clearly mean legal identities rather than “biological things”.
The gendered words in the Acts and the Bills clearly mean legal identities rather than “biological things”.
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Wow, what a horrific typo. Right on the cover.
May 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Wow, what a horrific typo. Right on the cover.
How’s that gotcha working out now? This is from the EHCR “guidance” published today
April 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
How’s that gotcha working out now? This is from the EHCR “guidance” published today