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Meg Howarth
@howarthm.bsky.social
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☀️ Campaigner. 🕊️⚖️ Philosophers have only interpreted the world in various ways. The point is to change it 🕊️⚖️ In order to do so we must understand and change ourselves ☀️
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Those who do not remember history are doomed to be tried by it.
A tweet from Melanie D’Arrigo saying the Nuremberg Trials established that “just following orders” is not a legal defense and that the military must disobey unlawful orders. Below is a Fox News screenshot of two women being interviewed remotely about military conduct.
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
#Ukraine ➡️ #peace ⬇️

#WhatsInAWord

open.substack.com/pub/channel4...
Trump and Putin’s diplomatic dance over Ukraine ‘peace’
The initial American Ukraine peace plan has been tweaked, removing some of the most pro-Russian clauses and Moscow has now signalled it won’t accept it. There is a deal to be made. Can Trump make it?
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:08 AM
howarthm.bsky.social
#Camelford

#Amnesia - the politician's cover. I don't believe #MichaelHoward, former leader @conservatives.bsky.social, when he says he can't remember the letter warning that #privatisation of the #water industry could be put at risk if details of the mass poisoning became public knowledge.
November 26, 2025 at 11:15 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
📚 #BookMatters 📚
lottelydia.bsky.social Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 7h
It is not gatekeeping to say that authors deserve to be paid, and it’s not gatekeeping to say you can get a book from a library — and, be part of a community whilst you do so! — rather than download it instantly from a faceless site from someone who stole it.
November 26, 2025 at 10:20 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
🚨 #Outstanding

Highly recommended watch. #BBC at its #InvestigativeJournalism best.
November 26, 2025 at 9:41 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
😃😃😃

@josiahmortimer.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
#UkraineRussiaWar
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
🚨 #UBI ⬇️

Time for #UniversalBasicIncome to be introduced, possibly sector by sector.

@scottsantens.com @greenpartymolly.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @greenbenali.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 5:26 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
#PublicTransport ➡️ #BusTransport

❤️ #MichaelLeech #SowerbyBridge #WestYorkshire

@transportaction.bsky.social @transportforall.org.uk @mayorofwy.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘It is a dream come true!’ Meet Britain’s bus driver of the year – and six other unsung heroes
From the top lollipop person to the most dedicated convenience store managers, we celebrate the winners of the year’s most unusual accolades
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
🚨 #WhoKnew ➡️ #CMP

#ClosedMaterialProcedure *can be triggered on an application by a Sec of State*; was extended under #JusticeAndSecurityAct2013; ⚡️completely lacks the essential characteristics of a fair hearing[and]involves a phantom hearing only⚡️ #LordSteyn

www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
‘Unavoidably unfair’: the secret courts system hearing part of Palestine Action case
The CMP system means Huda Ammori will not be allowed to know what allegations were made against her
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
🚨 #ProtestMatters ➡️ #DefendJuryTrial

#SHAME on #DavidLammy. Trust @teamlabouruk.bsky.social @emilythornberry.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @labouruk.bsky.social will oppose the #JusticeSecretary (sic) moves to restrict #JuryTrial 🤔

@francescrook.bsky.social @leigh-day.bsky.social
defendourjuries.bsky.social Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 1d
DEFEND OUR JURIES

David Lammy is proposing to massively restrict the ancient right to a jury trial by only guaranteeing it for defendants facing cases passing a public interest test.

We saw this coming. It is the reason Defend Our Juries exists.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Justice secretary wants most jury trials scrapped
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
⬇️ #Oops... #Budget2025

@teamlabouruk.bsky.social @jamesmurrayldn.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @labouruk.bsky.social...🤔
pickardje.bsky.social Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 16h
The Office for Budget Responsibility has undermined claims made by government officials that they decided to U-turn on plans to raise income tax because they received an improved fiscal forecast from the watchdog

via our FT Budget live blog:

www.ft.com/content/d0a5...
UK Budget 2025: Reeves raises taxes by £26bn
Investors taken by surprise as fiscal watchdog publishes data prematurely
www.ft.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
🚨 #Wikipedia

More important than ever in the age of #AI #Grok...

Link ⬇️ to donate to keep this excellent resource going. #Shameful that only 2% of users currently do so 🤦‍♂️
wikipedia.org Wikipedia @wikipedia.org · 5d
25 years of humanity at its best. #Wikipedia25

Donate now ➡️ donate.wikipedia25.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
🚨 #TransportMatters ➡️ #Trains ➡️ #Devon ⬇️ #Petition to sign/share www.ianroome.uk/campaigns/fu...

B/ground pages.pagesuite.com/1/6/16890df1... @northdevongazette.bsky.social

@jim-hunt.bsky.social @northdevongreens.bsky.social @suebeesley.bsky.social @otooleyauthor.bsky.social
Future-Proof the Tarka Line!
www.ianroome.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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annpettifor.bsky.social
The government confronts a national political revolt and a climate crisis while big institutions of the state – the Bank of England, the Treasury and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) – work against her and the interests of the British people.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour is in a mess. Is there anything Starmer can do to turn things around? Our panel responds – part one
Over a year into power, Keir Starmer’s government is floundering. But it still has a large parliamentary majority and time on its side — here’s what it could do, says our first group of panelists
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
😆 #Budget2025 #AllYouNeedToKnow

Bravo Dan - and @bethrigby.bsky.social 👏
danneidle.bsky.social Dan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 17h
Beth Rigby spotted that the OBR accidentally published their Budget papers too soon. It's down now, but I've archived a copy: buff.ly/SfFAiCu
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
🚨 #WayToGo ➡️ #YoungPeople
tomfletcherun.bsky.social Tom Fletcher @tomfletcherun.bsky.social · 17h
Humanitarian action cannot be reimagined without the activism and agency of young people.

Excellent to spend some time with newer @unocha.org colleagues in Geneva on how to challenge and disrupt power.
November 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
#Farage
pickardje.bsky.social Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 21h
new allegation concerning Farage’s behaviour when he was 18 years old
Another contemporary yesterday accused the Reform leader of being a "complete liar". Andy Field, a GP who was two years below Farage at Dulwich, said he had directly witnessed racial abuse from the Reform UK leader. He told BBC Radio Four's World at One he had been contacted on social media by people "who were nine years old and Nigel Farage, when he was 18 years old, marched frequently into the playground where they were playing and they were told to 'go back to Africa'. Others were singled out for being Jewish." Field, who said he did not have political affiliations, added: "T'd see him goose-stepping through the playground and Nazi saluting on many occasions — that was quite a common occurrence. I'd also heard him saying things like Hitler was right and you escaped the gas chamber." In correspondence with The
November 26, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
Lords Heseltine & Kinnock seem more alive to these self-evident truths than most members of the Commons. Similarly, I find thinkers with direct lived experience of far right dictatorship, Greeks of a certain age for example, crystal clear about what’s happening now.
bbcnewsnight.bsky.social BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · Oct 7
“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight
October 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
howarthm.bsky.social
#TheBalkans

Excellent programme (first of two) by #BBC #Europe correspondent #KatyaAdler @katbbc.bsky.social. Well worth watching on #iPlayer.
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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therightarticle.bsky.social
Don’t believe Nigel Farage’s denials. He targeted me for being Jewish – and it hurt | Peter Ettedgui
Now that my former classmate has finally spoken about the allegations of his behaviour at school, I feel compelled to address his points directly, says Peter Ettedgui, a film director and producer
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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taxjustice.net
🌍 As #COP30 finance talks and #UNTaxConvention negotiations unfold on separate tracks, our new analysis shows why they must align. Read more: taxjustice.net/2025/11/24/t... Amos Burudi Wemanya, Global Project Co-Lead on Fair Taxation at @greenpeaceafrica.org, Bemnet Agata.
Two Negotiations, One Crisis: COP30 and the UN Tax Convention Must Finally Speak to Each Other - Tax Justice Network
COP30 and the UN tax convention unfolded in parallel with almost no coordination. This blog explains why climate action and global tax rules must finally be aligned — and how subnational leaders and solidarity levies point to practical solutions.
taxjustice.net
November 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
howarthm.bsky.social
#StopPress ➡️ #ReformUK

@josiah.writes.news @jim-hunt.bsky.social @northdevongazette.bsky.social
goodlawproject.org Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 1d
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.

We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Reposted by Meg Howarth
arusbridger.bsky.social
Do you have strong feelings on whether Community Notes can work/do work/don't work? If so, please do take part in helping the Oversight Board's work on how/whether they should be rolled out beyond the US
oversightboard.bsky.social Oversight Board @oversightboard.bsky.social · 7d
Meta is seeking the Oversight Board’s opinion as it expands the community notes program beyond the United States. The Board will give input on which countries to include and how to scale the rollout.

More details: www.oversightboard.com/news/board-t...
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social
War of aggression, mass killing of civilians, and settler colonialism
bellingcat.com Bellingcat @bellingcat.com · 1d
Nine out of 10 residential buildings in Mariupol were damaged or destroyed during Russia’s invasion. Now, the apartment blocks are being rebuilt – and offered for sale to Russians with low-interest mortgages. youtube.com/shorts/yxsIV...
From Ruins to Russian Residences
YouTube video by Bellingcat
youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 PM