Barbara G
@barbskev.bsky.social
Put this on the front page of the @dailymail.co.uk
Migration Advisory Committee report on fiscal impact of main work migration routes.
Key table: they estimate 2022/23 cohort (those arriving in 2022/23) will over lifetimes pay about £47 billion more in taxes than they "cost" in public spending.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/693810...
Key table: they estimate 2022/23 cohort (those arriving in 2022/23) will over lifetimes pay about £47 billion more in taxes than they "cost" in public spending.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/693810...
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Put this on the front page of the @dailymail.co.uk
My mistake.
ANYONE can join scouts but only ‘biological girls’ can join Guides.
Very strange.
ANYONE can join scouts but only ‘biological girls’ can join Guides.
Very strange.
Time to stop sex discrimination among kids. Scouts and Guides should amalgamate.
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
December 2, 2025 at 6:19 PM
My mistake.
ANYONE can join scouts but only ‘biological girls’ can join Guides.
Very strange.
ANYONE can join scouts but only ‘biological girls’ can join Guides.
Very strange.
Time to stop sex discrimination among kids. Scouts and Guides should amalgamate.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Time to stop sex discrimination among kids. Scouts and Guides should amalgamate.
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Some academics argue that we should not get political about the climate & nature crises - we should leave that to the politicians
So, how’s that working?
So, how’s that working?
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Some academics argue that we should not get political about the climate & nature crises - we should leave that to the politicians
So, how’s that working?
So, how’s that working?
Small wonder that Israel, which has been relentlessly destroying Palestinian farms, olive groves and water resources, has smeared the UAWC as a ‘terrorist’ organisation.
Israeli military raids, shuts down, and bans West Bank agricultural union...
Israeli military raids, shuts down, and bans West Bank agricultural union
Israel are so thoroughly committed to genocide that they raided a union that helps Palestinian farmers be self-sufficient in the West Bank
www.thecanary.co
December 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Small wonder that Israel, which has been relentlessly destroying Palestinian farms, olive groves and water resources, has smeared the UAWC as a ‘terrorist’ organisation.
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"Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, and More Unite for Palestine Benefit Single"
'“Lullaby,” a version of the traditional Palestinian song “Yamma Mweel El Hawa,” will be released on December 12, aiming for the coveted UK Christmas No. 1 slot.'
pitchfork.com/news/brian-e...
#Palestine
#SolidarityWithPalestine
'“Lullaby,” a version of the traditional Palestinian song “Yamma Mweel El Hawa,” will be released on December 12, aiming for the coveted UK Christmas No. 1 slot.'
pitchfork.com/news/brian-e...
#Palestine
#SolidarityWithPalestine
Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, and More Unite for Palestine Benefit Single
Operating as Together for Palestine, an ensemble will aim for a UK Christmas No. 1 with “Lullaby,” a new version of “Yamma Mweel El Hawa” written by Peter Gabriel
pitchfork.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
That should scare the pants off Joe Public, if he’d bother to read it.
I wish more people were aware of this. Considering the scale of the threat, the media's near-silence is both remarkable and culpable.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
That should scare the pants off Joe Public, if he’d bother to read it.
Absolutely share Sorrel’s concerns.
I am against Assisted Dying, maybe not in principle, but certainly in practice.
I am against Assisted Dying, maybe not in principle, but certainly in practice.
Can assisted dying be a free choice in a society that dehumanises disabled people? | Sorrel Kinton
Fears that assisted dying legislation could lead to pressure on disabled people aren't just a 'slippery slope', given the current lack of social safety net.
Fears that assisted dying legislation could lead to pressure on disabled people aren't just a 'slippery slope', given the current lack of social safety net.
December 2, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Absolutely share Sorrel’s concerns.
I am against Assisted Dying, maybe not in principle, but certainly in practice.
I am against Assisted Dying, maybe not in principle, but certainly in practice.
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Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
Conservatives Promote JCB's 'Revolutionary' Pothole Machine While Taking Millions of Pounds in Donations from the Company
Senior Conservatives have repeatedly promoted a pothole repair machine made by a company which has donated huge sums to the party and its MPs
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
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We hope the video of the sleigh and reindeer moving again brings you a bit of festive joy on a grey December day!
Our repairers will be back in action at Birkenhead Library on Saturday 6th December, with a morning session from 10.30am - 12.30pm, followed by our usual 2 - 4pm time slot.
Our repairers will be back in action at Birkenhead Library on Saturday 6th December, with a morning session from 10.30am - 12.30pm, followed by our usual 2 - 4pm time slot.
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We hope the video of the sleigh and reindeer moving again brings you a bit of festive joy on a grey December day!
Our repairers will be back in action at Birkenhead Library on Saturday 6th December, with a morning session from 10.30am - 12.30pm, followed by our usual 2 - 4pm time slot.
Our repairers will be back in action at Birkenhead Library on Saturday 6th December, with a morning session from 10.30am - 12.30pm, followed by our usual 2 - 4pm time slot.
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Last month this broken clockwork toy was brought along to the Repair Cafe. The mechanism inside had become detached and Santa was stuck on a stationary sleigh. Peter glued parts, straightened wires, and even remodelled a reindeer hoof!
December 1, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Last month this broken clockwork toy was brought along to the Repair Cafe. The mechanism inside had become detached and Santa was stuck on a stationary sleigh. Peter glued parts, straightened wires, and even remodelled a reindeer hoof!
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Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
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🛠 Wirral Repair Cafe
Saturday 1st November, 2 - 4pm
Birkenhead Library
Here's a reminder of the repairs available:
Clothing and textiles
Costume jewellery
Watch strap & battery replacement
Electrical appliances
Toys
Bicycles
Software help
Wooden items
Garden tools
Ornaments
Soldering
Sharpening
Saturday 1st November, 2 - 4pm
Birkenhead Library
Here's a reminder of the repairs available:
Clothing and textiles
Costume jewellery
Watch strap & battery replacement
Electrical appliances
Toys
Bicycles
Software help
Wooden items
Garden tools
Ornaments
Soldering
Sharpening
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🛠 Wirral Repair Cafe
Saturday 1st November, 2 - 4pm
Birkenhead Library
Here's a reminder of the repairs available:
Clothing and textiles
Costume jewellery
Watch strap & battery replacement
Electrical appliances
Toys
Bicycles
Software help
Wooden items
Garden tools
Ornaments
Soldering
Sharpening
Saturday 1st November, 2 - 4pm
Birkenhead Library
Here's a reminder of the repairs available:
Clothing and textiles
Costume jewellery
Watch strap & battery replacement
Electrical appliances
Toys
Bicycles
Software help
Wooden items
Garden tools
Ornaments
Soldering
Sharpening
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At the previous Repair Cafe, Nicola rethreaded a jammed overlocker. Nicola is happy to help anyone in need of assistance with a sewing machine.
Jim will also be with us tomorrow and has brought many a broken sewing machine back to life.
We're back in action tomorrow afternoon!
Jim will also be with us tomorrow and has brought many a broken sewing machine back to life.
We're back in action tomorrow afternoon!
October 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
At the previous Repair Cafe, Nicola rethreaded a jammed overlocker. Nicola is happy to help anyone in need of assistance with a sewing machine.
Jim will also be with us tomorrow and has brought many a broken sewing machine back to life.
We're back in action tomorrow afternoon!
Jim will also be with us tomorrow and has brought many a broken sewing machine back to life.
We're back in action tomorrow afternoon!
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Nigel Farage is coming for our human rights.
My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social.
www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/10/farage-is-coming-for-our-human-rights
My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social.
www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/10/farage-is-coming-for-our-human-rights
Farage Is Coming for Our Human Rights
Nigel Farage is waging a war on human rights that will strip asylum seekers of their basic protections from injustice and harm. We can't let that happen.
www.tribunemag.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Nigel Farage is coming for our human rights.
My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social.
www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/10/farage-is-coming-for-our-human-rights
My piece for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social.
www.tribunemag.co.uk/2025/10/farage-is-coming-for-our-human-rights
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Israeli forces storm northern Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.
October 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Israeli forces storm northern Tulkarm in the occupied West Bank.
I bet the Palestinians are delighted.
Meddlers from the west, an answer to their prayers. 🫣 Oh dear, oh dear.
Meddlers from the west, an answer to their prayers. 🫣 Oh dear, oh dear.
Sir Tony Blair will join Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer at the Middle East peace summit in Egypt on Monday as he prepares to play a prominent role in post-war Gaza, The i Paper can reveal trib.al/qLbQ0QP
October 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I bet the Palestinians are delighted.
Meddlers from the west, an answer to their prayers. 🫣 Oh dear, oh dear.
Meddlers from the west, an answer to their prayers. 🫣 Oh dear, oh dear.
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If you're worried about Climate Change, it's billionaires
If you're worried about Mass Extinction, it's billionaires
If you're worried about poverty, it's billionaires
If you're worried about Genocide, it's billionaires
Unite to deal with the cause of ALL the problems, Greed.
If you're worried about Mass Extinction, it's billionaires
If you're worried about poverty, it's billionaires
If you're worried about Genocide, it's billionaires
Unite to deal with the cause of ALL the problems, Greed.
October 12, 2025 at 9:56 AM
If you're worried about Climate Change, it's billionaires
If you're worried about Mass Extinction, it's billionaires
If you're worried about poverty, it's billionaires
If you're worried about Genocide, it's billionaires
Unite to deal with the cause of ALL the problems, Greed.
If you're worried about Mass Extinction, it's billionaires
If you're worried about poverty, it's billionaires
If you're worried about Genocide, it's billionaires
Unite to deal with the cause of ALL the problems, Greed.
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BREAKING: Gaza journalist Saleh Al-Jafarawi missing, feared killed by Israel-aligned group...
BREAKING: Gaza journalist Saleh Al-Jafarawi missing, feared killed by Israel-aligned group
Well-known Palestinian journalist Saleh Al-Jafarawi has been abducted and, according to reports, shot dead by an Israel-aligned Gaza clan
www.thecanary.co
October 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
BREAKING: Gaza journalist Saleh Al-Jafarawi missing, feared killed by Israel-aligned group...
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BREAKING: Alaa Abdel Fattah is out of prison!
After over a decade of wrongful imprisonment, he’s reunited with his family.
PM Keir Starmer needs to ensure he's able to travel back to the UK to be with his son.
Thank you to everyone who campaigned for his release 🕯️ ✊🏽
After over a decade of wrongful imprisonment, he’s reunited with his family.
PM Keir Starmer needs to ensure he's able to travel back to the UK to be with his son.
Thank you to everyone who campaigned for his release 🕯️ ✊🏽
September 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
BREAKING: Alaa Abdel Fattah is out of prison!
After over a decade of wrongful imprisonment, he’s reunited with his family.
PM Keir Starmer needs to ensure he's able to travel back to the UK to be with his son.
Thank you to everyone who campaigned for his release 🕯️ ✊🏽
After over a decade of wrongful imprisonment, he’s reunited with his family.
PM Keir Starmer needs to ensure he's able to travel back to the UK to be with his son.
Thank you to everyone who campaigned for his release 🕯️ ✊🏽
Sorry I can’t bear to read the report.
So ashamed that our government continues to support Israel.
So ashamed that our government continues to support Israel.
Israel is deliberately depriving people of aid in #Gaza.
MSF’s new report shows how restrictions blocked medical supplies, sometimes even forcing our teams to perform procedures without anesthesia.
Read the report: ow.ly/YZ8v50WZFBs
MSF’s new report shows how restrictions blocked medical supplies, sometimes even forcing our teams to perform procedures without anesthesia.
Read the report: ow.ly/YZ8v50WZFBs
September 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Sorry I can’t bear to read the report.
So ashamed that our government continues to support Israel.
So ashamed that our government continues to support Israel.
Scary visions of ICE men.
I am disgusted by Reform UK's threats to people who have built a life in this country.
They are coming for our neighbours. They are coming for our colleagues. They are coming for our friends.
We are at a dangerous moment. This hatred cannot be appeased. It must be defeated.
They are coming for our neighbours. They are coming for our colleagues. They are coming for our friends.
We are at a dangerous moment. This hatred cannot be appeased. It must be defeated.
September 23, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Scary visions of ICE men.
If you have a Labour MP, please email them and ask them to attend one of these events. You can also tag them in this post.
@libertyhq.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
@libertyhq.bsky.social @inquest-org.bsky.social @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM