Alison
@lemurlass365.bsky.social
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
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A message from our President 🫡
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A message from our President 🫡
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UK govt war on bats and newts, part 328
Small building developments will no longer need to worry too much about the damage they cause to nature
Or as London Wildlife Trusts say "We’ve got a flatlining economy, I know what’s to blame: hedgehogs"
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Small building developments will no longer need to worry too much about the damage they cause to nature
Or as London Wildlife Trusts say "We’ve got a flatlining economy, I know what’s to blame: hedgehogs"
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Labour weakens nature protections in push for building boom
Rachel Reeves says changes to biodiversity rules will lift block on new housing but conservationists accuse government making wildlife a scapegoat for failure
www.thetimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:29 AM
UK govt war on bats and newts, part 328
Small building developments will no longer need to worry too much about the damage they cause to nature
Or as London Wildlife Trusts say "We’ve got a flatlining economy, I know what’s to blame: hedgehogs"
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Small building developments will no longer need to worry too much about the damage they cause to nature
Or as London Wildlife Trusts say "We’ve got a flatlining economy, I know what’s to blame: hedgehogs"
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets.
Ask 4: Scale enforcement of the rules of the road, and ensure the Council’s new parking enforcement service works.
👉Read in full: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Ask 4: Scale enforcement of the rules of the road, and ensure the Council’s new parking enforcement service works.
👉Read in full: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
December 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets.
Ask 4: Scale enforcement of the rules of the road, and ensure the Council’s new parking enforcement service works.
👉Read in full: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Ask 4: Scale enforcement of the rules of the road, and ensure the Council’s new parking enforcement service works.
👉Read in full: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
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The ECHR was set up after WWII to ensure that fascism never again arose in Europe. Why do the right want to curb/limit/leave/abolish the ECHR? Because it does what it was intended to do, that's why...
How many times do we need to point this out?
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it.
While weakening your own position.
There's a vast amount of academic research showing this.
But Labour will not listen.
www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...
Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right
Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The ECHR was set up after WWII to ensure that fascism never again arose in Europe. Why do the right want to curb/limit/leave/abolish the ECHR? Because it does what it was intended to do, that's why...
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a couple years ago i put together this little thread of postcards depicting Santa using every conceivable method of transportation to make his appointed rounds:
Oh no! Old Saint Nick has crashed his sleigh and those no-good reindeer have abandoned him to his fate! Whatever is he to do?
Don't worry, old postcards have OPTIONS for Santa's delivery needs.
(a thread)
Don't worry, old postcards have OPTIONS for Santa's delivery needs.
(a thread)
December 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
a couple years ago i put together this little thread of postcards depicting Santa using every conceivable method of transportation to make his appointed rounds:
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🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets.
Ask 8: Make residential streets greener and calmer.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Ask 8: Make residential streets greener and calmer.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Will you make Birmingham's roads safer?
Better Streets joins with 15 organisations to make ten asks of tomorrow's politicians to address road safety.
betterstreetsforbirmingham.org
November 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets.
Ask 8: Make residential streets greener and calmer.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Ask 8: Make residential streets greener and calmer.
👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....
Just opened the curtains. That was a mistake! 🌧️🌧️
December 4, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Just opened the curtains. That was a mistake! 🌧️🌧️
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This BBC News article on 'carspreading' is Orwellian. The post quotes an 'expert' who suggests SUVs may be helping the UK car industry decarbonise.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This kind of cr*p is why we need a public info campaign. Sign @nebriefing's open letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This kind of cr*p is why we need a public info campaign. Sign @nebriefing's open letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
'Carspreading’ is on the rise - not everyone is happy
In the UK and across Europe, cars are becoming longer, wider and heavier.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This BBC News article on 'carspreading' is Orwellian. The post quotes an 'expert' who suggests SUVs may be helping the UK car industry decarbonise.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This kind of cr*p is why we need a public info campaign. Sign @nebriefing's open letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This kind of cr*p is why we need a public info campaign. Sign @nebriefing's open letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Big news! We’re giving away a Snowball Accessibility Assessment worth over £250
👉 To enter, hit the link below or in our bio and enter details. That’s it.
bit.ly/3K3jlk7
🩵 Know a business that should enter too? Tag them so they don’t miss out.
🎉 Winner announced December 19th, 2025.
Good luck!
👉 To enter, hit the link below or in our bio and enter details. That’s it.
bit.ly/3K3jlk7
🩵 Know a business that should enter too? Tag them so they don’t miss out.
🎉 Winner announced December 19th, 2025.
Good luck!
November 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Big news! We’re giving away a Snowball Accessibility Assessment worth over £250
👉 To enter, hit the link below or in our bio and enter details. That’s it.
bit.ly/3K3jlk7
🩵 Know a business that should enter too? Tag them so they don’t miss out.
🎉 Winner announced December 19th, 2025.
Good luck!
👉 To enter, hit the link below or in our bio and enter details. That’s it.
bit.ly/3K3jlk7
🩵 Know a business that should enter too? Tag them so they don’t miss out.
🎉 Winner announced December 19th, 2025.
Good luck!
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Today, Labour is going to announce a return to PFI for the NHS- which is a total disaster. But they’ve renamed it the “NHS neighbourhood rebuild”. Don’t be fooled 🚨
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Today, Labour is going to announce a return to PFI for the NHS- which is a total disaster. But they’ve renamed it the “NHS neighbourhood rebuild”. Don’t be fooled 🚨
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...
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Millionaires want a wealth tax!
Delighted to host Gary Stevenson in Parliament to talk about his work with MPs.
We discussed how raising annual revenue through wealth taxes is the most important thing Govt could do in the budget to cut inequality and raise living standards.
Delighted to host Gary Stevenson in Parliament to talk about his work with MPs.
We discussed how raising annual revenue through wealth taxes is the most important thing Govt could do in the budget to cut inequality and raise living standards.
November 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Millionaires want a wealth tax!
Delighted to host Gary Stevenson in Parliament to talk about his work with MPs.
We discussed how raising annual revenue through wealth taxes is the most important thing Govt could do in the budget to cut inequality and raise living standards.
Delighted to host Gary Stevenson in Parliament to talk about his work with MPs.
We discussed how raising annual revenue through wealth taxes is the most important thing Govt could do in the budget to cut inequality and raise living standards.
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Birmingham City Council are inviting expressions of interest from schools to make improvements to walking, wheeling and cycling journeys. Schools have until 28 November 2025 to submit forms at: www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/...
Safer School Journeys | Safer School Journeys | Birmingham City Council
Information about the School Streets pilot
www.birmingham.gov.uk
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Birmingham City Council are inviting expressions of interest from schools to make improvements to walking, wheeling and cycling journeys. Schools have until 28 November 2025 to submit forms at: www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/...
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With days to go until the Autumn Budget, 40 MPs have shown their support for a Parliamentary motion opposing new private finance in the NHS.
❗Will your MP add their name to the list?
✍️Use our template letter vist.ly/4ft9y
❗Will your MP add their name to the list?
✍️Use our template letter vist.ly/4ft9y
November 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
With days to go until the Autumn Budget, 40 MPs have shown their support for a Parliamentary motion opposing new private finance in the NHS.
❗Will your MP add their name to the list?
✍️Use our template letter vist.ly/4ft9y
❗Will your MP add their name to the list?
✍️Use our template letter vist.ly/4ft9y
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Better than my attempt at an explainer of the obscenity of the existence of billionaires: £1 billion = spending capacity of £1 million a month for a lifetime (not taking into account return from any investments).
“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
November 23, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Better than my attempt at an explainer of the obscenity of the existence of billionaires: £1 billion = spending capacity of £1 million a month for a lifetime (not taking into account return from any investments).
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After today's Sunday Mirror exposé about Ryan Bridge, Simon Murphy is unsurprisingly being attacked by Raise the Colours who accuse him of "talking shi*t about our movement". Thank you to Simon for exposing these people for who they really are.
Thrilled to have won the Orwell Prize for reporting homelessness among such an impressive group of finalists. Thank you to the judges, @orwellprize.bsky.social, my brilliant @mirror.co.uk colleagues & editors, charities who helped with our coverage & to those who trusted us to tell their stories.
November 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
After today's Sunday Mirror exposé about Ryan Bridge, Simon Murphy is unsurprisingly being attacked by Raise the Colours who accuse him of "talking shi*t about our movement". Thank you to Simon for exposing these people for who they really are.
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💙📚#booksky A Pocketful of Prayers for M.E.
NEW BOOK! Please share with those suffering with #ME #SevereME #chronicfatigue #lupus or #LongCOVID This little book is for when you want to pray but brainfog or exhaustion means you can't find the words. 💙 Links in the comments. #prayer
NEW BOOK! Please share with those suffering with #ME #SevereME #chronicfatigue #lupus or #LongCOVID This little book is for when you want to pray but brainfog or exhaustion means you can't find the words. 💙 Links in the comments. #prayer
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
💙📚#booksky A Pocketful of Prayers for M.E.
NEW BOOK! Please share with those suffering with #ME #SevereME #chronicfatigue #lupus or #LongCOVID This little book is for when you want to pray but brainfog or exhaustion means you can't find the words. 💙 Links in the comments. #prayer
NEW BOOK! Please share with those suffering with #ME #SevereME #chronicfatigue #lupus or #LongCOVID This little book is for when you want to pray but brainfog or exhaustion means you can't find the words. 💙 Links in the comments. #prayer
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Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) have cost the NHS billions.
💥Now the government is deciding if it wants more.
Help us hold them accountable + support our crowdfunder: bit.ly/NHSandBudget 💙
💥Now the government is deciding if it wants more.
Help us hold them accountable + support our crowdfunder: bit.ly/NHSandBudget 💙
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) have cost the NHS billions.
💥Now the government is deciding if it wants more.
Help us hold them accountable + support our crowdfunder: bit.ly/NHSandBudget 💙
💥Now the government is deciding if it wants more.
Help us hold them accountable + support our crowdfunder: bit.ly/NHSandBudget 💙
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NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
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Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?"
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.)
The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope?
Because Greta is right ..
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Just to be clear, politicians have engineered a situation whereby the NHS is in crisis and people are so scared and angry that many no longer feel empathy for the doctors tasked with holding the service together.
Doctors are not the problem. Politicians are the problem. 💙🚨
Doctors are not the problem. Politicians are the problem. 💙🚨
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Just to be clear, politicians have engineered a situation whereby the NHS is in crisis and people are so scared and angry that many no longer feel empathy for the doctors tasked with holding the service together.
Doctors are not the problem. Politicians are the problem. 💙🚨
Doctors are not the problem. Politicians are the problem. 💙🚨
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Kyiv, Sophia Square today.
The annual “Empty Chairs” event –
in support of journalists, writers, and cultural figures
missing, imprisoned, or held captive
because of russia’s war against Ukraine.
I was there. I want the world to see.
The annual “Empty Chairs” event –
in support of journalists, writers, and cultural figures
missing, imprisoned, or held captive
because of russia’s war against Ukraine.
I was there. I want the world to see.
November 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Kyiv, Sophia Square today.
The annual “Empty Chairs” event –
in support of journalists, writers, and cultural figures
missing, imprisoned, or held captive
because of russia’s war against Ukraine.
I was there. I want the world to see.
The annual “Empty Chairs” event –
in support of journalists, writers, and cultural figures
missing, imprisoned, or held captive
because of russia’s war against Ukraine.
I was there. I want the world to see.
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❌ No, a planned update to Meta's privacy policy won't give it permission to read all DMs sent by its users and use the data to train its generative AI. Here's the truth about what the update will really do:
Will Meta's planned policy update let it read users' DMs starting December 2025?
Meta's update to its privacy policy will change what it does with data it already collects from interactions with Meta AI.
www.snopes.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:06 PM
❌ No, a planned update to Meta's privacy policy won't give it permission to read all DMs sent by its users and use the data to train its generative AI. Here's the truth about what the update will really do:
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We're worried the door to NHS privatisation is opening wider through new PFI‑style deals.
This isn’t “support”, it’s a risk to the very fabric of the NHS.
Help us stop this before the autumn budget sets the path.
👉 Donate + share: bit.ly/NHSandBudget
This isn’t “support”, it’s a risk to the very fabric of the NHS.
Help us stop this before the autumn budget sets the path.
👉 Donate + share: bit.ly/NHSandBudget
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
We're worried the door to NHS privatisation is opening wider through new PFI‑style deals.
This isn’t “support”, it’s a risk to the very fabric of the NHS.
Help us stop this before the autumn budget sets the path.
👉 Donate + share: bit.ly/NHSandBudget
This isn’t “support”, it’s a risk to the very fabric of the NHS.
Help us stop this before the autumn budget sets the path.
👉 Donate + share: bit.ly/NHSandBudget
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Today is Remembrance Day in many countries – the red poppy is its symbol.
Maybe you didn’t know that in Ukraine,
May 8 is Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of World War II.
Ukraine also uses the red poppy, designed by Serhiy Mishakin in 2014
(the words in the picture say ‘Never again’)
Maybe you didn’t know that in Ukraine,
May 8 is Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of World War II.
Ukraine also uses the red poppy, designed by Serhiy Mishakin in 2014
(the words in the picture say ‘Never again’)
November 11, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Today is Remembrance Day in many countries – the red poppy is its symbol.
Maybe you didn’t know that in Ukraine,
May 8 is Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of World War II.
Ukraine also uses the red poppy, designed by Serhiy Mishakin in 2014
(the words in the picture say ‘Never again’)
Maybe you didn’t know that in Ukraine,
May 8 is Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of World War II.
Ukraine also uses the red poppy, designed by Serhiy Mishakin in 2014
(the words in the picture say ‘Never again’)
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Yet another record breaking storm supersized by a warming world 😢
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
Fung-wong: Super typhoon hits Philippines as nearly a million evacuate
Typhoon Fung-wong, with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115mph), made landfall on Sunday evening local time.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Yet another record breaking storm supersized by a warming world 😢
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.
Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.
That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.