chrissievan.bsky.social
@chrissievan.bsky.social
Ethics and compliance. Privacy. Social justice. Climate. A better world for all.
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To UK MPs: if you’re considering adding your name to the Parliamentary call for a prime-time televised emergency briefing, please scan the comments under this post where Prof @hayleyjfowler.bsky.social warns of grave threats to UK citizens.
www.facebook.com/share/v/1A71...

Disinfo running rife.
Parliamentary call for a televised emergency briefing
For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
www.nebriefing.org
January 1, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Why wouldn’t you want to know? What have you got to fear? Losing your precious Brexit? Being revealed as a traitor and a liar?
Surely, anyone decent and honest who genuinely cares about our country and our democracy has nothing to lose from this. So, sign up.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect the climate, by putting an end to new oil and gas projects. Will you join me in signing the petition? www.stopcambo.org.uk/p/no-new-oil...
ACT NOW: No New Oil!
A once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect the climate.
www.stopcambo.org.uk
March 14, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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Today and the next 4 years are going to be hard but we are with you 💪🏻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Sometimes, the only way across is through, the night is darkest just before the dawn and just living is a form of defiance. We’ve had setbacks and back slides before, let’s looks after our #TransFamily ❤️
January 20, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Climate action globally is under threat. It’s hugely urgent to seize initiative from rightwing populists. We need to change tactics: start by building climate resilience in local communities where people can feel tangible benefits – we’re calling it climate popularism. @rupertread.bsky.social & me🧵
It’s time for climate populism
As politics turns against net zero, we need to mobilise a genuine mass movement against ecological catastrophe.
www.newstatesman.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I think I’d heard of about six of these and not in any real detail.
Almost everything you hear about the Government is filtered through the framing of the British press.

But what is already clear after six months of Keir Starmer’s administration is that they don’t treat all governments equally...

My latest in an occasional series:
Twenty More Government Reforms the Media Hasn't Been Telling You About
You probably won’t have read much about these announcements over the past few weeks
bylinetimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Finally caps on political donations in UK going mainstream

Ex Labour home sec David Blunkett has called for caps. I've written for @prospectmagazine.co.uk on it today

What do you think? A couple of days left to take our Safeguarding Democracy survey

Please share!
democracyforsale.co.uk/safeguard
Democracy For Sale - Safeguard Democracy
A survey to make a people-powered plan to safeguard Britain's democracy from leading investigative journalists who write about lobbying and dark money
democracyforsale.co.uk
January 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Donald Trump wants to oust three members of a national privacy watchdog that is a key part of Europeans’ privacy protections in the United States.

It marks the “first big political puncture” in a EU-US pact to allow data to flow freely.

🔗 www.politico.eu/article/usa-...
January 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect the climate, by putting an end to new oil and gas projects. Will you join me in signing the petition? www.stopcambo.org.uk/p/no-new-oil...
ACT NOW: No New Oil!
A once-in-a-generation opportunity to protect the climate.
www.stopcambo.org.uk
January 24, 2025 at 6:42 AM
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January 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM