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Visit My Mosque – Trying Times

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Labour Unions @labourunionsuk.bsky.social · 4d

The first step towards making the New Deal for Working People a reality is delivering the Employment Rights Bill in full – it will be transformative in making work better and more secure. Thanks @charlotte2153.bsky.social! 👷‍♀️📣🛠️✨

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · 6d

With the tragic memory of the Synagogue murders on Thursday, I gave a speech at the tooting Islamic Centre on Visit My Mosque day.
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The events on Thursday, at the Manchester synagogue are truly tragic, a horrific event, that no one in their right mind can attempt to defend or play the devils advocate for. No-one should have to …

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Two killed in Manchester synagogue attack, police say, with suspect shot dead by officers – latest

Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · 9d

Dreadful, we must not allow this hate to spread.
There is nothing to support acts like this, continued killing is exactly what must stop and communities must feel safe.
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Image emerges of man believed to be the suspected attacker; PM says he is ‘appalled’ by attack on Yom Kippur

Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · 14d

I dunno, write something from AI?

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Tooting Newsie @tootingnewsie.bsky.social · 18d

The next Mega Skip Day takes place from 9am this Saturday 27th September, in 7 locations around #Wandsworth, including #Tooting.

More info, including details of what you can bring and when & where the skips will be open, via Wandsworth Council: wandsworth.gov.uk/mega-skip-days

#Putney #Battersea

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 23d

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · 25d

Awful, awful, awful and we look on.

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP @drrosena.bsky.social · 25d

The UN Commission of Inquiry has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

The horror must not be allowed to continue. We must acknowledge the gravity of this report - we cannot be bystanders to a genocide.

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Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says

The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.

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UK public has paid £200bn to shareholders of key industries since privatisation

Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · 25d

A complete 50 year disaster.
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Analysis reveals ‘privatisation premium’ of £250 per household per year paid to owners of water, rail, bus, energy and mail services since 2010

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Sep 8

Transforming Tooting Triangle: Have your say on our plans for this Tooting green space - Wandsworth Borough Council

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Sep 6

Air quality continues to improve in Wandsworth - Wandsworth Borough Council

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Declaration of famine in Gaza lays bare Israel’s disregard for humanitarian duty

Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Aug 24

A quarter of population staving.
If it was UK, that would mean 17.5m starving. Can you imagine that?
Yet Netanyahu and his disgusting right wing government, are allowed to carry on regardless.
The protesters in Israel want him gone and so should we.
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The IPC’s findings that a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza are starving should mark an urgent turning point in this war

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Aug 18

It’s National Cycling Week - Try a cargo bike for free - Wandsworth Borough Council

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Mega Skip Days - Wandsworth Borough Council

Mega Skip Days are an opportunity for people to dispose of bulky items for free. Large skips are placed in neighbourhoods around the borough for all local residents to use.

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Aug 11

www.wandsworth.gov.uk/cycle-routes/

Cycle routes - Wandsworth Borough Council

A look at the various types of cycle routes we have in the area.

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Wandsworth Open Spaces, Open for All

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Aug 2

My Speech at Wandsworth Full Council. We cherish our open spaces, so all can use them, in their own way.
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Thank you Mayor, and I must pay tribute to my predecessor in this role; Cllr. Gasser, who has, with great officer support, made a big impact, that reflects her own calm and intelligent approach. Wi…

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Wandsworth Open Spaces, Open for All

Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Aug 2

My Speech at Wandsworth Full Council. We cherish our open spaces, so all can use them, in their own way.
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Thank you Mayor, and I must pay tribute to my predecessor in this role; Cllr. Gasser, who has, with great officer support, made a big impact, that reflects her own calm and intelligent approach. Wi…

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The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza

Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Aug 1

Barbaric.
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Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in

Famine now unfolding in Gaza, says UN-backed monitor – Middle East crisis live

Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Jul 29

Famine in Gaza, something I thought was consigned to previous centuries, that I learned about from books and family, when I weas very young and was horrified.
Now it is happening under the world's eyes.
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Airdrops are not enough to avert the humanitarian catastrophe, says the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Initiative

LAST 10 MINUTES OF KERRY V DONEGAL 2025 ALL IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL GAA

Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Jul 27

Congratulations Kerry, All Ireland winners...................again!!
LAST 10 MINUTES OF KERRY V DONEGAL 2025 ALL IRELAND FOOTBALL FINAL GAA youtu.be/W4xbuOHdnTM?... via @YouTube

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England beat Spain on penalties to retain Euros | Euro 2025 Final highlights | BBC Sport

Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Jul 27

Congratulations the incredibly resilient Lionesses, who just wouldn't be beaten.
England beat Spain on penalties to retain Euros | Euro 2025 Final highli... youtu.be/B5EaeVxlGLo?... via @YouTube

YouTube video by BBC Sport

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Jul 23

In a land of plenty, there are children who like this. This is inhumane and we must see action.
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Mass starvation spreading across Gaza, aid agencies warn, as pressure on Israel grows – Middle East crisis live

More than 100 aid agencies, including Doctors Without Borders, Save the Children and Oxfam, say ‘our colleagues and those we serve are wasting away’

At least 72 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in past 24 hours as Unrwa chief brands Gaza ‘hell on earth’ - Israel-Gaza war live

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Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · Jul 22

Let that sink in for a sec.

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Cllr. Paul White @tootingpaul.bsky.social · Jul 22

1,000 STARVING people estimated killed, while seeking food, a hell on earth.
This is 2025, when did civilisation start trekking backwards?
Surely now, the rest of the world must act?
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Head of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency says aid distribution points are a ‘sadistic death trap’