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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 14h

Teachers are resisting our schools being forced become even more intensive #ExamFactories.

Well done teachers.

Labour wedded to Victorian ideas of education and seeking to push schools even further into competition
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Bridget Phillipson ‘ready to take on unions’ over year 8 reading tests

Education secretary says mandatory test needed to tackle ‘shocking outcomes’ for many working-class children

www.theguardian.com

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Jay Celio @jccff.bsky.social · 17h

Haribo golden bears and black coffee. The indigestion is in the post. There’s no kefir on earth that can save my stomach now

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

80% of air traffic controllers absent at New York facilities.

The system is at breaking point.

The FAA
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Nearly 13, 000 air traffic controllers have been working without pay for weeks, ensuring the safety of more than 50,000 daily operations across the national airspace system (NAS).
As we head into this weekend, a surge in callouts is straining staffing levels at multiple facilities, leading to widespread impacts across the NAS. Currently, half of our Core 30 facilities are experiencing staffing shortages, and nearly 80 percent of air traffic controllers are absent at New York-area facilities.
After 31 days without pay, air traffic controllers are under immense stress and fatigue.
The shutdown must end so that these controllers receive the pay they've earned and travelers can avoid further disruptions and delays.
As we continue to reiterate, we will never compromise on safety. When staffing shortages occur, the FAA will reduce the flow of air traffic to maintain safety. This may result in delays or cancellations.
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 1d

Lisa Nandy. Steve Reed. Rachel Reeves. Top Labour ministers are lying daily – so why is Keir Starmer doing nothing but shrug his shoulders? Hamish Morrison asks ✍️

Read the full piece: www.thenational.scot/news/2...

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Dom Taylor @domtaylor.bsky.social · 2d

I've recently rejoined Green Party. In last hour come off a call with various experienced activists and politicians.
I've been in/around fringes and frontline mechanics of left politics on/off since 1980s.
Truly never heard such clarity, candour, self-awareness as in tonight's Green Party meeting.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Massive Ukraine drone strike across multiple Russian regions - more than 200 so far.

Halloween #explodey

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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 20h

🚨 @greenparty.org.uk are absolutely soaring among the youth, polling at an incredible 40%, according to YouGov. 📈

The Greens are 19 points above Labour, the governing party. 💚💥

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 19h

Britain is one of the least nature connected nations in the world

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most

Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain

www.theguardian.com

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 1d

“Most people have no idea what’s about to happen”
Palantir’s move into the ‘terrorism futures market’
Palantir secures health data as a major asset in its portfolio, including the NHS in the UK.
Palantir’s dragnet involves pre-crime tech or predictive policing.
Thread
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...

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Jay Celio @jccff.bsky.social · 1d

One rule for them, one rule for us. These nasty Labour charlatans are just Tories. No different to the Tory party

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Jay Celio @jccff.bsky.social · 1d

This is why I tell people “don’t vote labour”. Because they’ve allowed Palantir to wallow and sit in the NHS and they’ve done nothing. Labour are complicit

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 2d

Highest @greenparty.org.uk national voting intention. Either we prepare for the future with Greens or wallow in the fossilised ideas of a fake past with Reform

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 2d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.

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The Spectre Haunting Europe @frightfulhobgoblin.bsky.social · 2d

First poll showing the Greens in *2nd place*.

Labour must stand aside or risk splitting the vote and letting Reform in. Sorry we don't make the rules, Labour, that's just how the system works!

(If you don't like it then why not consider dragging the electoral system into the 20th century?)

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 2d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.

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Kathy O'Donnell @kathyodonnell.bsky.social · 2d

What do you think the conversation is at No.10?
Amongst Labour MPs troubled by their party's rightwards lurch?
Oh, there will be those saying it's just a blip and things will turn around. But everyone knows really it's a disaster and there's no coming back under Starmer/McSweeney and crew.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 2d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.

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Jay Celio @jccff.bsky.social · 2d

Labour is a wasted vote. If you vote Labour you’re enabling and appeasing fascism

Green Elects @greenelects.world · 2d

🚨 NEW | Greens hit 2nd place for first time EVER!

In a @findoutnow.bsky.social poll, the Greens are on 17%, beating the Tories, Labour and the Lib Dems.

Image shows Green second in first ever poll

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 3d

So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New planning bill could jeopardise UK’s trade deal with EU, ambassador warns

Exclusive: Proposed legislation removes EU-derived nature protections as government hopes to boost economic growth

www.theguardian.com

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Jay Celio @jccff.bsky.social · 2d

In the future this Labour government will be remembered as the worst of its kind. An embarrassment to the party for the rest of recorded time.
Appeasers of the far right, enemy of the climate, the fools who squandered a huge majority. All to enact austerity and continue the Tory chaos.

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Jay Celio @jccff.bsky.social · 2d

The potential of the site is huge. Found it really positive since I made an account

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Nolan Principles Matter. End the #GazaGenocide💔💙 @philildo.bsky.social · 2d

Bluesky users approaching 40 million now.
Bluesky actually mentioned on R5 Live yesterday as being a social media platform free from 'external direction' and algorithms 👏
Such a shame our media + majority of politicians haven't closed their twatter accounts

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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 2d

John Swinney has pledged to work with Plaid Cymru in a 'progressive alliance' against Westminster’s 'race to the right'

John Swinney pledges to form 'progressive alliance' with Plaid Cymru

www.thenational.scot

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Francis Fisher @underthesunglow.bsky.social · 2d

The main think tank Labour uses called "Future of the Left" is based in the Policy Exchange building. This is the project that is pushing Blue Labour policy.

Labour is as ingrained in right wing politics as much as the Tories and Reform. NEVER trust Labour

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 2d

We forced the Charity Commission to investigate the climate change denying Global Warming Policy Foundation and the Liz Truss aligned Institute for Economic Affairs and now we've raised a complaint about the hate propagandising of the Policy Exchange Foundation. goodlaw.social/xixz

Policy Exchange’s transphobic campaigning breaches charity law | Good Law Project

Policy Exchange, a rightwing think-tank set up for the “non-partisan advancement of education of the public” has been flagrantly breaching its objects and charity law. We’ve made a formal complaint to...

goodlaw.social

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Jay Celio @jccff.bsky.social · 2d

A vote for Labour is a vote for a party who wants to leave the ECHR.

People defending Labour are being fooled and tricked by their party

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3d

Abstain when you are in power.

What kind of a joke is this?

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HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 3d

Starmer would have allowed Farage's motion to pass if 63 Labour MPs hadn't done the right thing and defied the whip.

Terrible stuff !!!

#LabourIsDead

Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 3d

Farage's motion on leaving the European Convention on Human Rights failed: 154 votes to 96

All 4 @greenparty.org.uk MPs voted against it, because we believe international agreements on human rights are a good thing.

But only 63 out of 401 Labour MPs did:
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...

Screenshot of graph showing distribution of votes for and against by party.
The 'for' votes are from Reform, Conservatives and some smaller parties.
The 'against' votes are from Green, Plaid, SNP, Independent, Lib Dem, some Labour and some smaller parties.

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Stew Liotta @handsfulofham.bsky.social · 3d

The Labour Party doesn’t care about the ECHR. They’re lying to you if they say they do. Any excuse and Starmer and Labour would drag us out of it.

The human rights lawyer turned human rights destroyer.

Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 3d

Farage's motion on leaving the European Convention on Human Rights failed: 154 votes to 96

All 4 @greenparty.org.uk MPs voted against it, because we believe international agreements on human rights are a good thing.

But only 63 out of 401 Labour MPs did:
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...

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patthepublican2 @patthepublican2.bsky.social · 2d

Labour’s 2024 election manifesto promised an “ambitious strategy” to bring down poverty rates.

Anyone seen any policy statement anywhere about action to reduce poverty??

No? Oh I thought so

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