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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 16h

Our region has its rail network nationalised tomorrow.

Some of the questions we might have are answered here.

Via BBC

What nationalising Greater Anglia could mean for train passengers

Everything you need to know as Greater Anglia prepares to be nationalised on 12 October.

www.bbc.co.uk

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 16h

International Day of the Girl 2025

Since 1995, more girls are in school, there are fewer child marriages, and greater access to health and legal protections.

But progress isn’t equal.

Girls in conflict and poverty still face huge barriers
#IDG2025
#UNReport - unsn.uk/4q7ddaI

Photo of front cover of UN report: Adolescent girls' rights over 30 years showing girls going to school with books.

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 16h

stop thinking right now

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 17h

Every benefit cut is a cut to a high street, a care worker, a council service.

You can’t “balance the books” by burning the foundations.

That’s how you hollow out a nation.

Prof Richard Murphy reports

What happens when £47 billion disappears from Britain’s economy?

Tory Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride wants to take £47 billion out of the UK economy. That isn't prudence. It's managed decline

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 16h

❌ Far more than just one 'bad apple' Nigel...

https://hopenothate.org.uk/2025/10/10/countdown-the-steady-shedding-of-reform-councillors-and-officials-continues/

Countdown: The steady shedding of Reform councillors and officials continues… – HOPE not hate

Drunken displays, racist rants and dodgy deals are just some of the reasons that Reform councillors and officials are dropping like flies… While Reform UK...

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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 18h

Starmer blaming #Brexit for tax rises may be accurate but when only 37% of a now disproportionately dead electorate voted for it almost 10 yrs ago, based on undeliverable lies, the questions are why should the rest of us stomach it & where is Labour’s plan to change that? archive.ph/2025.10.10-2...

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YMcL #FBPE #RejoinEU Remainer @ymclj.bsky.social · 19h

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‘They said they were going to gas us’ said Greta Thunberg about her imprisonment in Israel

YouTube video by Middle East Eye

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

That the Nobel Peach Prize was *not* awarded to thirsty Donald Trump makes it wonderful. That it was awarded to a woman makes it even better. That she is from a country Trump slanders makes it even better. That it was awarded for promoting democracy, something Trump undermines, makes it perfection.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to new Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado for her courageous struggle to bring democracy to Venezuela.

Live Updates: María Corina Machado of Venezuela Is Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

www.nytimes.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

At least Trump got a free jet and a $5.5 billion golf resort in Qatar, so there’s that.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

"The need is urgent for some coalition of politicians to take the lead and state baldly that Brexit was an error."

"The public is clearly ready to see Brexit reversed. There cannot be a single industry that would oppose it. The need is for leadership."

https://bit.ly/42Btcnf

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

Mental health doesn't take a day off.

The Green Party is committed to ensuring mental health and physical health care are equally prioritised.

That means funding major improvements in mental health care - so that all of us can access the support we need, when we need it.

Graphic of a green ribbon on a white background.

Text reads:

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

The Green Party supports

WORLD MENTAL
HEALTH DAY

Friday 10th October 2025

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 1d

Tory Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride wants to take £47 billion out of the UK economy. That isn't prudence. It's managed decline | Prof Richard Murphy

What happens when £47 billion disappears from Britain’s economy?

Tory Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride wants to take £47 billion out of the UK economy. That isn't prudence. It's managed decline

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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YMcL #FBPE #RejoinEU Remainer @ymclj.bsky.social · 1d

This ⬇️ !!!

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

"The need is urgent for some coalition of politicians to take the lead and state baldly that Brexit was an error."

"The public is clearly ready to see Brexit reversed. There cannot be a single industry that would oppose it. The need is for leadership."

https://bit.ly/42Btcnf

We all know Brexit’s to blame for the crisis facing UK steel – it’s time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins

With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

www.theguardian.com

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Liberal Democrats @libdems.org.uk · 1d

No one should be stuck in the awful position of waiting months on end for mental health services.

It's time to supercharge mental health care in this country.

Our Plan to Super Charge mental health services:
-Mental health MOTs at key life points
-A dedicated practitioner in every school
-Full parity between mental and physical health care
-Walk in hubs for children and young people
-Triple taxes on harmful social media giants

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Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

'When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognize courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist,' the Norwegian Nobel Committee said as it announced Maria Corina Machado as the winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social on #bbcqt: "The immigrants haven't caused austerity."

"The same Thatcherite policies that you and your party support and the Conservative are what have caused the devastation in this country."

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YMcL #FBPE #RejoinEU Remainer @ymclj.bsky.social · 1d

This good news has made my day!!! I’m imagining the tantrum he’s throwing on the floor of the WH right now!
No one in living history has deserved NOT to be awarded this prize more than him!

NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 1d

María Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her fight for democracy in Venezuela. A fierce opponent of the Maduro regime, she’s hailed for advocating a peaceful transition from dictatorship.

Trump is probably furious and preparing a TruthSocial post 😆

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YMcL #FBPE #RejoinEU Remainer @ymclj.bsky.social · 1d

The Norwegian Nobel Cttee recognized "her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela & for her struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

YMcL #FBPE #RejoinEU Remainer @ymclj.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner - María Corina Machado, a prominent Venezuelan opposition politician.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

And each and every single one more deserving of the prize.

https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20251010-ten-contenders-for-the-nobel-peace-prize-who-are-not-donald-trump

Ten contenders for the Nobel Peace Prize who are not Donald Trump

The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize will be awarded Friday in Oslo, Norway, to one of 338 candidates, among them 244 individuals and 94 organisations. US President Donald Trump has been hinting that he deserve...

www.france24.com

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UNISON @unison.org.uk · 1d

🧠 Today is World Mental Health Day.
At UNISON, we know that mental health matters in every workplace, every union branch and every conversation.
Here's four ways we're supporting mental health across the UK.
#WorldMentalHealthDay #UNISON

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

New polling by YouGov, commissioned by B4B, shows: 46% of potential Conservative voters consider Brexit a failure.

Of those voters, 51% say that Brexit has damaged the economy, and 50% say it has damaged our ability to trade with the EU.

Full research here: https://bit.ly/46LZq1G

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Climate Andy @andycorney.bsky.social · 1d

The climate emergency is so bad that Labour are hiding the truth. Keir Starmer needs to think about what is going to happen once people realise that they’re being lied to just so that the rich can get richer at the expense of billions of lives.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve been saying this for ten years now but possibly not often enough: Ask Them What They Think The Words They’re Using Mean. And then ask them to name the ‘problematic’ people. We had ‘sovereignty’, ‘laws’ & ‘unelected bureaucrats’. The US now has ‘Antifa’, the ‘radical left’ & ‘insurrection’. Ask!

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YMcL #FBPE #RejoinEU Remainer @ymclj.bsky.social · 1d

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Family of those detained by ICE in Chicago search for loved ones

YouTube video by MSNBC

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