Rick Evans
@skybluerick.bsky.social
Dad, Ecosocialist , Ex Labour , Autism Awareness, Coventry City fan & Music Lover
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Occasional Blogger at https://changewemustobservationsfromtheleft.home.blog/
Sorry no donations I have limited money.
Reposts are not necessarily endorsements
Occasional Blogger at https://changewemustobservationsfromtheleft.home.blog/
Sorry no donations I have limited money.
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Rick Evans
@skybluerick.bsky.social
· Aug 4
Your Party, Our Party
I’ve been hoping for the last 3 or 4 years a new party on the left would start. It’s been a long time coming but at last it’s been officially announced. Immediately I’ve fel…
changewemustobservationsfromtheleft.home.blog
First piece I've written for ages so please be kind & all because I've been inspired by 'Your Party'. Just some thoughts on the current situation. If you are interested but haven't already signed up please do, link is in blog. Thanks changewemustobservationsfromtheleft.home.blog/2025/08/04/y...
Adaptogenic Mushrooms: Your Right to Natural Wellness is Under Threat! - Sign the Petition! c.org/tRRhkjrSkQ via @UKChange
Sign the Petition
Adaptogenic Mushrooms: Your Right to Natural Wellness is Under Threat!
c.org
February 14, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Adaptogenic Mushrooms: Your Right to Natural Wellness is Under Threat! - Sign the Petition! c.org/tRRhkjrSkQ via @UKChange
Thames Water want to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years. Email Ofwat now to say NO: weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
Email Ofwat - say NO to 15 years of illegal pollution
weownit.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Thames Water want to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years. Email Ofwat now to say NO: weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
Please sign this petition to support the nomination of the City of Minneapolis & it's people for the Nobel Peace Prize. Thanks
#NobelPeacePrize
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#NobelPeacePrize
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Help Minneapolis Get a Nobel Peace Prize
Students protest against ICE during a walkout at the University of Minnesota, on January 26, 2026 (Brandon Bell / Getty Images) The editors of The Nation are formally nominating the city of Minneapo...
actionnetwork.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Please sign this petition to support the nomination of the City of Minneapolis & it's people for the Nobel Peace Prize. Thanks
#NobelPeacePrize
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#NobelPeacePrize
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We’re calling for World Cup matches to be moved outside of Trump’s US.
Football brings communities together, Trump tears them apart.
Sign the petition as part of our new campaign: Football Against Fascism.
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FootballAgainstFascism.org
Football brings communities together, Trump tears them apart.
Sign the petition as part of our new campaign: Football Against Fascism.
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FootballAgainstFascism.org
February 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
We’re calling for World Cup matches to be moved outside of Trump’s US.
Football brings communities together, Trump tears them apart.
Sign the petition as part of our new campaign: Football Against Fascism.
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FootballAgainstFascism.org
Football brings communities together, Trump tears them apart.
Sign the petition as part of our new campaign: Football Against Fascism.
1/2
FootballAgainstFascism.org
Tell Ofcom to stop climate misinformation climatemisinformation.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Tell Ofcom to stop climate misinformation - Tell Ofcom to stop climate misinformation
climatemisinformation.goodlawproject.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Tell Ofcom to stop climate misinformation climatemisinformation.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
I’m standing with headteachers and co-signing their open letter.
Will you join me? Sign before the Spring Budget on March 3. actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Will you join me? Sign before the Spring Budget on March 3. actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
If you don’t subscribe we won’t be able to update you on this campaign or send opportunities to take action together.
actionnetwork.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:33 AM
I’m standing with headteachers and co-signing their open letter.
Will you join me? Sign before the Spring Budget on March 3. actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Will you join me? Sign before the Spring Budget on March 3. actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
The inhumanity we are witnessing in Gaza is a red line. Join us in demanding those in power end it now. www.redlineforgaza.org.uk
February 4, 2026 at 8:16 PM
The inhumanity we are witnessing in Gaza is a red line. Join us in demanding those in power end it now. www.redlineforgaza.org.uk
Disgraced peer Peter Mandelson has quit the House of Lords – but he still has his 'Lord' title. It must now be removed. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/mandelson/
Petition: Strip Mandelson of his peerage immediately
I’ve just signed to support this campaign – join me
r.ippl.es
February 3, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Disgraced peer Peter Mandelson has quit the House of Lords – but he still has his 'Lord' title. It must now be removed. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/mandelson/
Nigeria’s forests cannot wait – a paper ban means nothing without enforcement. Forest defenders risk their lives while loggers act with impunity. It’s time for action, not words. Sign now ✍️ #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
Nigeria’s forests cannot wait – enforce the timber export ban now!
Gorillas, chimpanzees, and elephants – Nigeria’s jungles shelter some of the world’s most iconic and endangered species. Yet the forests are being destroyed at an alarming rate. President Tinubu has n...
rainforest-rescue.org
January 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Nigeria’s forests cannot wait – a paper ban means nothing without enforcement. Forest defenders risk their lives while loggers act with impunity. It’s time for action, not words. Sign now ✍️ #RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say.
I’ve signed the petition to stop this water stitch-up and demand a public consultation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
I’ve signed the petition to stop this water stitch-up and demand a public consultation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
Stop the water stitch-up!
Stop the stitch-up! The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say.
I’ve signed the petition to stop this wa...
actionnetwork.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:25 PM
The Government wants to push through water legislation, locking in a failed privatised system for decades without giving the public a say.
I’ve signed the petition to stop this water stitch-up and demand a public consultation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
I’ve signed the petition to stop this water stitch-up and demand a public consultation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
⏰ Thames Water’s future is hanging in the balance. Billions in debt could be written off for private owners and it could remain in private hands unless we act fast.
53,000+ of us are calling for nationalisation. Add your name: 38d.gs/tw_bs
53,000+ of us are calling for nationalisation. Add your name: 38d.gs/tw_bs
Thames Water wants to block campaigners from speaking out against them?! Enough is enough. The Government must renationalise this failing water company. Agree? Sign the petition today:
Join the push to renationalise Thames Water!
38d.gs
January 23, 2026 at 1:22 PM
⏰ Thames Water’s future is hanging in the balance. Billions in debt could be written off for private owners and it could remain in private hands unless we act fast.
53,000+ of us are calling for nationalisation. Add your name: 38d.gs/tw_bs
53,000+ of us are calling for nationalisation. Add your name: 38d.gs/tw_bs
A crop farm plans to “diversify” into a chicken factory farm – imprisoning more than a million birds a year! Take action now www.petauk.org/4g3 #ShropshireFarmObjection
Factory Farm Objection! Save Over a Million Chickens from Misery and Death[
Please sign PETA’s petition to help stop these plans and spare the lives of chickens.
www.petauk.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
A crop farm plans to “diversify” into a chicken factory farm – imprisoning more than a million birds a year! Take action now www.petauk.org/4g3 #ShropshireFarmObjection
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🥧 The super‑rich are at Davos carving up the world, and leaving the rest of us with crumbs. The 12 richest people in the world now have more wealth than the poorest 4 billion.
So, we popped into @oxfamgb.bsky.social's pie shop, where everyone gets a fair slice, to talk about a #WealthTax.
So, we popped into @oxfamgb.bsky.social's pie shop, where everyone gets a fair slice, to talk about a #WealthTax.
January 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
🥧 The super‑rich are at Davos carving up the world, and leaving the rest of us with crumbs. The 12 richest people in the world now have more wealth than the poorest 4 billion.
So, we popped into @oxfamgb.bsky.social's pie shop, where everyone gets a fair slice, to talk about a #WealthTax.
So, we popped into @oxfamgb.bsky.social's pie shop, where everyone gets a fair slice, to talk about a #WealthTax.
I just signed @stwc.bsky.social petition to remove the US military from Britain, because Trump is the biggest threat to world peace.
Join me by adding your name here. 👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Join me by adding your name here. 👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Remove US military from Britain
Trump is the biggest threat to world peace. It's time to remove the US military from Britain.
Sign our petition here. 👇
https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/remove-all-us-military-from-britain
actionnetwork.org
January 22, 2026 at 5:13 PM
I just signed @stwc.bsky.social petition to remove the US military from Britain, because Trump is the biggest threat to world peace.
Join me by adding your name here. 👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Join me by adding your name here. 👇
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
I just signed an open letter joining the urgent call for peace, justice and a healthy future. We need to turn the volume up on a better moral compass set of morals which leaders everywhere must be judged by. Will you also add your voice to this important call? act.gp/4bGVSAm
Reclaim the moral compass: a call for courageous leaders - Greenpeace International
It will take all of us to break through the fear and noise and show our leaders a better path.
act.gp
January 22, 2026 at 5:10 PM
I just signed an open letter joining the urgent call for peace, justice and a healthy future. We need to turn the volume up on a better moral compass set of morals which leaders everywhere must be judged by. Will you also add your voice to this important call? act.gp/4bGVSAm
Derbyshire Council is planning to close 8 publicly owned care homes. Hundreds of staff and residents are affected.
I’ve just signed a petition to the council leader to save our care homes. Please add your name and share. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
I’ve just signed a petition to the council leader to save our care homes. Please add your name and share. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Save Derbyshire Care Homes
Derbyshire Council is planning to close 8 publicly owned care homes. Hundreds of staff and residents are affected.
I’ve just signed a petition to the council leader to save our care homes. Please add...
www.megaphone.org.uk
January 22, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Derbyshire Council is planning to close 8 publicly owned care homes. Hundreds of staff and residents are affected.
I’ve just signed a petition to the council leader to save our care homes. Please add your name and share. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
I’ve just signed a petition to the council leader to save our care homes. Please add your name and share. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/sa...
Venezuela alert: Sign the petition urging Chevron to respect Venezuela's sovereignty and reject Trump’s plan.
action.eko.org/a/venezuela-...
action.eko.org/a/venezuela-...
action.eko.org
January 10, 2026 at 7:57 AM
Venezuela alert: Sign the petition urging Chevron to respect Venezuela's sovereignty and reject Trump’s plan.
action.eko.org/a/venezuela-...
action.eko.org/a/venezuela-...
Petition: Ban greyhound racing petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Ban greyhound racing
Greyhound racing kills and injures dogs. From 2017–2023, 1,230 dogs died trackside, many more were destroyed, and there were over 31,000 injuries. We believe it’s time to follow Wales and ban this cru...
petition.parliament.uk
December 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Petition: Ban greyhound racing petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Cash is a lifeline for millions of vulnerable people and a vital public utility - like water and electricity. We shouldn’t let our money and payments system be run for profit 💷
Tell the government to mandate cash acceptance.
Sign the petition to #KeepCashAlive 👇🏿 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
Tell the government to mandate cash acceptance.
Sign the petition to #KeepCashAlive 👇🏿 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
Sign the petition to Keep Cash Alive
No matter what shop, supermarket, or pub you want to pay in, they should accept the cash you give them 💷
Tell the government to mandate cash acceptance.
Sign now to Keep Cash Alive! 👇🏿
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Cash is a lifeline for millions of vulnerable people and a vital public utility - like water and electricity. We shouldn’t let our money and payments system be run for profit 💷
Tell the government to mandate cash acceptance.
Sign the petition to #KeepCashAlive 👇🏿 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
Tell the government to mandate cash acceptance.
Sign the petition to #KeepCashAlive 👇🏿 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
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⚠️The Autumn Budget is happening in one week⚠️
📉 And spending on education as a share of GDP is at its lowest in 25 years.
📣 Tell your MP to pledge to stop school cuts: schoolcuts.org.uk/action/ask-y...
📉 And spending on education as a share of GDP is at its lowest in 25 years.
📣 Tell your MP to pledge to stop school cuts: schoolcuts.org.uk/action/ask-y...
November 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
⚠️The Autumn Budget is happening in one week⚠️
📉 And spending on education as a share of GDP is at its lowest in 25 years.
📣 Tell your MP to pledge to stop school cuts: schoolcuts.org.uk/action/ask-y...
📉 And spending on education as a share of GDP is at its lowest in 25 years.
📣 Tell your MP to pledge to stop school cuts: schoolcuts.org.uk/action/ask-y...
This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mone has to go. Agree? Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/qhjk
Sign the petition: Michelle Mone should be removed from the House of Lords
This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mo...
38d.gs
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mone has to go. Agree? Sign the petition today: 38d.gs/qhjk
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
WASPI scandal: Pay out compensation to the women affected
The Government has announced it will reconsider whether to compensate the WASPI women, following growing pressure and undisclosed "evidence"
Last December, the Government announced women born in the ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/co...
Join me in signing @pscupdates.bsky.social petition 2 demand the govt withdraws its draconian new proposal 2 give police powers to effectively ban protests based on their cumulative impact. The right 2 protest must be defended. Add your name today: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/right-to-pro...
PETITION: Defend the right to protest
palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Join me in signing @pscupdates.bsky.social petition 2 demand the govt withdraws its draconian new proposal 2 give police powers to effectively ban protests based on their cumulative impact. The right 2 protest must be defended. Add your name today: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/right-to-pro...
I think our benefits system should treat us all with dignity and respect, not suspicion. I added my name to this open letter to Pat McFadden. Will you join me to send a clear message to government? Add your name to help #StopTheStigma and #FixTheSystem.
act.turn2us.org.uk/page/180933/...
act.turn2us.org.uk/page/180933/...
Add your name to help stop the stigma
I think our benefits system should treat us all with dignity and respect, not suspicion. I added my name to this open letter to Pat McFadden. Will you join me to send a clear message to government? Ad...
act.turn2us.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I think our benefits system should treat us all with dignity and respect, not suspicion. I added my name to this open letter to Pat McFadden. Will you join me to send a clear message to government? Add your name to help #StopTheStigma and #FixTheSystem.
act.turn2us.org.uk/page/180933/...
act.turn2us.org.uk/page/180933/...
I stand against landmines. Join me and sign the @HI_UK petition www.humanity-inclusion.org.uk/en/campaign/...
Take a stand against landmines
Together, we call on the international community and States, including the UK, to strengthen their commitment to the fight against mines. Join us!
www.humanity-inclusion.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
I stand against landmines. Join me and sign the @HI_UK petition www.humanity-inclusion.org.uk/en/campaign/...