Francis James Franklin
@alinameridon.bsky.social
Writer, scientist, lecturer & obsessive.
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Whenever Farage says jump, [Labour] say how high. You will never appease the right by doing that. They will just get more and more extreme"
Spot on. This is what people mean when they say Labour is ushering in the far right.
Spot on. This is what people mean when they say Labour is ushering in the far right.
February 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Whenever Farage says jump, [Labour] say how high. You will never appease the right by doing that. They will just get more and more extreme"
Spot on. This is what people mean when they say Labour is ushering in the far right.
Spot on. This is what people mean when they say Labour is ushering in the far right.
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Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
February 15, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Phillips "This is not a country where people get thrown in jail for things they say"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
@zackpolanski.bsky.social points out 2,700 people have been arrested for holding signs
And well done to Zack for challenging Phillips smear that 'from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free' is antisemitic
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the labour party is a party of child abusing bigotry.
how do you propose to fix that @labourlewis.bsky.social, @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social, and so on?
they can talk about how the leadership is factional and has made bad decisions all they like.
they can't unring the bell that kids are dead.
how do you propose to fix that @labourlewis.bsky.social, @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social, and so on?
they can talk about how the leadership is factional and has made bad decisions all they like.
they can't unring the bell that kids are dead.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM
the labour party is a party of child abusing bigotry.
how do you propose to fix that @labourlewis.bsky.social, @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social, and so on?
they can talk about how the leadership is factional and has made bad decisions all they like.
they can't unring the bell that kids are dead.
how do you propose to fix that @labourlewis.bsky.social, @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social, and so on?
they can talk about how the leadership is factional and has made bad decisions all they like.
they can't unring the bell that kids are dead.
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Mandatory ID cards. Scrapping jury trials. Calling genocide protesters “terrorists."
There’s a strong authoritarian edge to the Labour Government. With no plan to help people, clearly thrown in the towel in Gorton & Denton.
It's Greens Vs Reform.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
There’s a strong authoritarian edge to the Labour Government. With no plan to help people, clearly thrown in the towel in Gorton & Denton.
It's Greens Vs Reform.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Zack Polanski says Labour has 'thrown in the towel' in Gorton and Denton
Speaking to the Manchester Evening News, the Green Party leader believes Hannah Spencer represents 'the future' for Gorton and Denton
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:49 PM
Mandatory ID cards. Scrapping jury trials. Calling genocide protesters “terrorists."
There’s a strong authoritarian edge to the Labour Government. With no plan to help people, clearly thrown in the towel in Gorton & Denton.
It's Greens Vs Reform.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
There’s a strong authoritarian edge to the Labour Government. With no plan to help people, clearly thrown in the towel in Gorton & Denton.
It's Greens Vs Reform.
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
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In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
European Parliament Votes Overwhelmingly For "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women"
The resolution, though nonbinding, is a significant shot at those who seek to erode transgender rights on the continent.
www.erininthemorning.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In incredible news, the European Parliament has voted overwhelmingly for "The Full Recognition Of Trans Women As Women."
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
Even the center-right European People's Party voted for the declaration.
It will form a foundation for their position at the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Our latest.
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We've written to Bridget Phillipson to point out she's legally obliged to reject the EHRC's draft guidance
The Government committed in its manifesto to “remove indignities for trans people”. We're asking that they take steps to protect the trans community & correct what the Supreme Court got wrong
The Government committed in its manifesto to “remove indignities for trans people”. We're asking that they take steps to protect the trans community & correct what the Supreme Court got wrong
February 13, 2026 at 2:57 PM
We've written to Bridget Phillipson to point out she's legally obliged to reject the EHRC's draft guidance
The Government committed in its manifesto to “remove indignities for trans people”. We're asking that they take steps to protect the trans community & correct what the Supreme Court got wrong
The Government committed in its manifesto to “remove indignities for trans people”. We're asking that they take steps to protect the trans community & correct what the Supreme Court got wrong
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Trans people in the UK would be well-advised to get accessible toilet keys. Get them from us and you can:
A) get them for free if you need one
B) pay and keep your money within a community initiative that's doing vital work to build the support framework the trans community desperately needs.
A) get them for free if you need one
B) pay and keep your money within a community initiative that's doing vital work to build the support framework the trans community desperately needs.
February 13, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Trans people in the UK would be well-advised to get accessible toilet keys. Get them from us and you can:
A) get them for free if you need one
B) pay and keep your money within a community initiative that's doing vital work to build the support framework the trans community desperately needs.
A) get them for free if you need one
B) pay and keep your money within a community initiative that's doing vital work to build the support framework the trans community desperately needs.
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After two great shows the last two nights, word has got around.only 170 tickets still to be sold for tonight in Hexham.
www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2584856...
www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2584856...
The Chase's Paul Sinha brings his new tour to Hexham this weekend
Quizzer and comedian Paul Sinha is bringing his latest tour to Hexham this weekend.
www.hexham-courant.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM
After two great shows the last two nights, word has got around.only 170 tickets still to be sold for tonight in Hexham.
www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2584856...
www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/2584856...
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Really proud to be the LGBT+ Trailblazer of the year.
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
February 13, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Really proud to be the LGBT+ Trailblazer of the year.
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
And so proud of the real trailblazers - like my boyfriend - who works in palliative care.
Our NHS workers, our teachers, our cleaners.
The people who keep our country running.
And LGBT+ History month matters. Representation matters.
🌈🏳️⚧️
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In a functional country, this would be a scandal. A service suffering only from chronic underfunding was ripped apart because the media created a myth of 1000s of complaints of malpractice. The truth - as in my family’s experience - was very different.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
NHS closed Tavistock over care complaints – there were only eight
An eye-opening FOI report has revealed that just eight people complained about the Tavistock gender clinic's care provision in 10 years.
www.thepinknews.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:19 PM
In a functional country, this would be a scandal. A service suffering only from chronic underfunding was ripped apart because the media created a myth of 1000s of complaints of malpractice. The truth - as in my family’s experience - was very different.
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
www.thepinknews.com/2026/02/11/n...
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yo @lucympowell.bsky.social,
the new section 28 @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social has introduced is child abuse.
the conversion practices wes streeting has implemented on the nhs are child abuse.
i will not vote for politicians who abuse children.
that is a red line. don't care about reform at all.
the new section 28 @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social has introduced is child abuse.
the conversion practices wes streeting has implemented on the nhs are child abuse.
i will not vote for politicians who abuse children.
that is a red line. don't care about reform at all.
February 13, 2026 at 12:55 PM
yo @lucympowell.bsky.social,
the new section 28 @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social has introduced is child abuse.
the conversion practices wes streeting has implemented on the nhs are child abuse.
i will not vote for politicians who abuse children.
that is a red line. don't care about reform at all.
the new section 28 @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social has introduced is child abuse.
the conversion practices wes streeting has implemented on the nhs are child abuse.
i will not vote for politicians who abuse children.
that is a red line. don't care about reform at all.
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It's devastating to me how much public money is being wasted in the British legal system purely on maintaining maximally destructive stances on human rights in service to the political ideology of the regime.
February 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
It's devastating to me how much public money is being wasted in the British legal system purely on maintaining maximally destructive stances on human rights in service to the political ideology of the regime.
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Just going to leave this here
February 12, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Just going to leave this here
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Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Palantir, a US spy-tech firm, has been given access to millions of NHS patient records.
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Its founder has said the NHS should be 'ripped up'.
Join me in calling on the government to end the dangerous Palantir contract.
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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May Labour's Yvette Cooper, the former Home Secretary, be remembered always as the politician who imposed the ban at the behest of Britain's powerful weapons industry, so it could continue to profit from the deliberate massacre of the people of Gaza
February 13, 2026 at 10:12 AM
May Labour's Yvette Cooper, the former Home Secretary, be remembered always as the politician who imposed the ban at the behest of Britain's powerful weapons industry, so it could continue to profit from the deliberate massacre of the people of Gaza
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
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Trumpian levels of dishonesty & distraction by Streeting.
Trying to divert attention away from the fact that, as Health Secretary, he gave our health data to dodgy US spy firm Palentir…
…which was represented by *Peter Mandelson’s* lobbying company.
Receipts: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Trying to divert attention away from the fact that, as Health Secretary, he gave our health data to dodgy US spy firm Palentir…
…which was represented by *Peter Mandelson’s* lobbying company.
Receipts: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
February 10, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Trumpian levels of dishonesty & distraction by Streeting.
Trying to divert attention away from the fact that, as Health Secretary, he gave our health data to dodgy US spy firm Palentir…
…which was represented by *Peter Mandelson’s* lobbying company.
Receipts: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Trying to divert attention away from the fact that, as Health Secretary, he gave our health data to dodgy US spy firm Palentir…
…which was represented by *Peter Mandelson’s* lobbying company.
Receipts: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tomorrow's episode of Bold Politics is so so rare in British politics: real people who are unafraid to just be themselves for an hour because they know they don't have to protect any vested interests.
It's time for a clearout of robots in Westminster.
It's time for a clearout of robots in Westminster.
February 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Tomorrow's episode of Bold Politics is so so rare in British politics: real people who are unafraid to just be themselves for an hour because they know they don't have to protect any vested interests.
It's time for a clearout of robots in Westminster.
It's time for a clearout of robots in Westminster.
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If only the BBC political journalists had held the Tories to account. Indeed, imagine if they put as much effort into speculating about Farage and Reform.
February 10, 2026 at 7:33 PM
If only the BBC political journalists had held the Tories to account. Indeed, imagine if they put as much effort into speculating about Farage and Reform.
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Road trip to north east begins today. Stand tomorrow has some tickets left. Barnard Castle on Friday the optics are less clear. Hexham on Valentines? Don't ask.
www.paulsinha.com/comedy/?fbcl...
www.paulsinha.com/comedy/?fbcl...
Comedy | Paul Sinha
www.paulsinha.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Road trip to north east begins today. Stand tomorrow has some tickets left. Barnard Castle on Friday the optics are less clear. Hexham on Valentines? Don't ask.
www.paulsinha.com/comedy/?fbcl...
www.paulsinha.com/comedy/?fbcl...
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£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
Mandelson’s malign influence runs right through the heart of this Government.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
Not least in the govt’s NHS data deal with Palantir – a spy-tech firm co-founded by a man who thinks the NHS should be ‘ripped up.’
I've written to Wes Streeting urging him to ditch this dangerous deal.
February 10, 2026 at 1:14 PM
£240m. With no tender. Palantir.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers.
Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal.
Palantir out.
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Given Wes Streeting's links with Mandelson and Palantir, both stronger than Starmer's, the question MPs ought really to be asking themselves is, if we replace Starmer with Streeting are we hopping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
February 10, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Given Wes Streeting's links with Mandelson and Palantir, both stronger than Starmer's, the question MPs ought really to be asking themselves is, if we replace Starmer with Streeting are we hopping out of the frying pan and into the fire?
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Can't wait to see how the transphobes are going to spin this one.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 9, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Can't wait to see how the transphobes are going to spin this one.
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Tim Allan may be getting less attention than Morgan McSweeney, but his links raised serious questions - and they’re part of the wider pattern of questionable appointments.
This isn’t really about individuals.
It’s about the state of the Labour Party.
news.sky.com/story/invest...
This isn’t really about individuals.
It’s about the state of the Labour Party.
news.sky.com/story/invest...
Investigation demanded into Keir Starmer's comms chief's lobbying links
Tim Allan's minority ownership of a lobbying firm has led to accusations of a perception of a conflict of interest.
news.sky.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Tim Allan may be getting less attention than Morgan McSweeney, but his links raised serious questions - and they’re part of the wider pattern of questionable appointments.
This isn’t really about individuals.
It’s about the state of the Labour Party.
news.sky.com/story/invest...
This isn’t really about individuals.
It’s about the state of the Labour Party.
news.sky.com/story/invest...