@cjgilsenan.bsky.social
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Jury trials in England & Wales for crimes that carry a likely sentence of less than 3 years will be scrapped.
Bad move
Money may be saved but justice and trust in the system will be the biggest casualty.
Poor and minorities at the mercy of toff judges.
Bad move
Money may be saved but justice and trust in the system will be the biggest casualty.
Poor and minorities at the mercy of toff judges.
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Jury trials in England & Wales for crimes that carry a likely sentence of less than 3 years will be scrapped.
Bad move
Money may be saved but justice and trust in the system will be the biggest casualty.
Poor and minorities at the mercy of toff judges.
Bad move
Money may be saved but justice and trust in the system will be the biggest casualty.
Poor and minorities at the mercy of toff judges.
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The thing about NATO is the USA has already left.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
December 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The thing about NATO is the USA has already left.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
But they are still in control of it.
Please tell me what's the use of an organisation that will force you to do what someone else (Donald Trump) demands, but won't protect you at all.
While you pay a fortune into it.
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In the 1960s more than 40% of the money you spent went straight back to Government, everything spent on Water, Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity, Social Housing, Telecoms, Steel, Ships...
Now it's less than 5%, the rest all goes to billionaires Tax Havens
That's why there is no money
Now it's less than 5%, the rest all goes to billionaires Tax Havens
That's why there is no money
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
In the 1960s more than 40% of the money you spent went straight back to Government, everything spent on Water, Oil, Gas, Coal, Electricity, Social Housing, Telecoms, Steel, Ships...
Now it's less than 5%, the rest all goes to billionaires Tax Havens
That's why there is no money
Now it's less than 5%, the rest all goes to billionaires Tax Havens
That's why there is no money
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By eroding trial by jury, the government is cementing its legacy as a bulldozer of our human rights.
This is the behaviour of authoritarian regimes!
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental tenet of democracy. We cannot let it be destroyed.
This is the behaviour of authoritarian regimes!
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental tenet of democracy. We cannot let it be destroyed.
December 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
By eroding trial by jury, the government is cementing its legacy as a bulldozer of our human rights.
This is the behaviour of authoritarian regimes!
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental tenet of democracy. We cannot let it be destroyed.
This is the behaviour of authoritarian regimes!
The right to a jury trial is a fundamental tenet of democracy. We cannot let it be destroyed.
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The plot thickens ...
meme via Sandy Mount
meme via Sandy Mount
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The plot thickens ...
meme via Sandy Mount
meme via Sandy Mount
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'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
'If we take action, we might survive'
'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org
December 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
'This is no longer a risk, it is an emergency,' explain climate experts to more than a thousand British MPs and civil society leaders.
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
theecologist.org/2025/dec/01/...
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Juries are one of our most important safeguards against authoritarianism.
There is an emergency in our courts which needs tackling – but addressing that doesn’t require ripping up rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/02/david-lammy-proposals-jury-trials
There is an emergency in our courts which needs tackling – but addressing that doesn’t require ripping up rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/02/david-lammy-proposals-jury-trials
David Lammy expected to water down plans to scrap most jury trials
Justice secretary suggests he will stick to Leveson’s recommended three-year sentence threshold, after ‘cabinet feedback’
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Juries are one of our most important safeguards against authoritarianism.
There is an emergency in our courts which needs tackling – but addressing that doesn’t require ripping up rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/02/david-lammy-proposals-jury-trials
There is an emergency in our courts which needs tackling – but addressing that doesn’t require ripping up rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec/02/david-lammy-proposals-jury-trials
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Wes Streeting insists that NHS health records are not for sale.
But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
goodlaw.social
December 2, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Wes Streeting insists that NHS health records are not for sale.
But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
But handing them to a company like Palantir shatters any chance of public trust ⬇️
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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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 9:48 AM
"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
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‼️ INVESTIGACIÓN |
El mapa de la basura de Europa: miles de vertederos amenazan el agua, los suelos y la salud pública
infoLibre, medio colaborador de la red internacional
@investigate-europe.eu, publica en exclusiva en España esta investigación www.infolibre.es/medioambient...
El mapa de la basura de Europa: miles de vertederos amenazan el agua, los suelos y la salud pública
infoLibre, medio colaborador de la red internacional
@investigate-europe.eu, publica en exclusiva en España esta investigación www.infolibre.es/medioambient...
El mapa de la basura de Europa: miles de vertederos amenazan el agua, los suelos y la salud pública
Una investigación internacional identifica más de 60.000 vertederos y alerta de fugas tóxicas en zonas inundables y protegidas
www.infolibre.es
December 2, 2025 at 7:57 AM
‼️ INVESTIGACIÓN |
El mapa de la basura de Europa: miles de vertederos amenazan el agua, los suelos y la salud pública
infoLibre, medio colaborador de la red internacional
@investigate-europe.eu, publica en exclusiva en España esta investigación www.infolibre.es/medioambient...
El mapa de la basura de Europa: miles de vertederos amenazan el agua, los suelos y la salud pública
infoLibre, medio colaborador de la red internacional
@investigate-europe.eu, publica en exclusiva en España esta investigación www.infolibre.es/medioambient...
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PFAS, PCBs, hydrogen sulphide, cardiac + breathing conditions - the people who say living near landfill is harming their health.
Our new article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our new article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I kept smelling a horrible nasty smell’: the risks of England’s old dumping grounds
For some, the smell brings on nausea and headaches. Others fear ‘forever chemicals’ seeping into the water
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:44 AM
PFAS, PCBs, hydrogen sulphide, cardiac + breathing conditions - the people who say living near landfill is harming their health.
Our new article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our new article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Mercury, lead, arsenic + PFAS: Europe's hidden historic landfills leaching chemicals into water, soil + ecosystems.
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies
Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release toxic waste from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems
share.google
December 2, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Mercury, lead, arsenic + PFAS: Europe's hidden historic landfills leaching chemicals into water, soil + ecosystems.
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
Our new joint report with @investigate-europe.eu, out now:
share.google/gQ0rXbwL4rjN...
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Because they were created before we had environmental rules, many older landfills have no lining, they don't have filtration systems for rainwater runoff, + there were no restrictions on what could go into them - think of lead acid batteries, old flypaper treated with arsenic, PFOA on old pans.
By compiling FOI data, government records and public sources, we located over 60,000 landfill and waste sites across Europe. Most were likely created before modern environmental regulations.
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Because they were created before we had environmental rules, many older landfills have no lining, they don't have filtration systems for rainwater runoff, + there were no restrictions on what could go into them - think of lead acid batteries, old flypaper treated with arsenic, PFOA on old pans.
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In one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state
Massive decline in Scotland's Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management.
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority, copy of the new report, & commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/30/m...
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority, copy of the new report, & commentary from me ⬇️⬇️
#RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime
raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/30/m...
Massive decline in Cairngorms National Park Peregrine population linked to intensive grouse moor management
Press release from Cairngorms National Park Authority (24 November 2025) PEREGRINE NUMBERS IN DECLINE IN CAIRNGORMS NATIONAL PARK The last UK-wide survey of peregrines took place in 2014 and covere…
raptorpersecutionuk.org
December 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
In one of the most nature-depleted corners of this battered planet, with #biodiversity in a parlous state
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Since 1978, the world has observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People every November 29th.
November 29, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Since 1978, the world has observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People every November 29th.
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November 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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Striking in this debate hosted by @krishgm.bsky.social how many people in the comments are saying that a wealth tax at this point is so obvious.
Is it any surprise that the Labour Governments response is to continually try and take swipes at the Green Party?
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is it any surprise that the Labour Governments response is to continually try and take swipes at the Green Party?
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Will Polanski's wealth tax tank the economy? Reeves budget debate
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
November 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Striking in this debate hosted by @krishgm.bsky.social how many people in the comments are saying that a wealth tax at this point is so obvious.
Is it any surprise that the Labour Governments response is to continually try and take swipes at the Green Party?
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is it any surprise that the Labour Governments response is to continually try and take swipes at the Green Party?
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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So he was "homegrown" + trained by the CIA, working for the Zero Unit in Afghanistan, which had a reputation for the following:
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
Here’s a Look at the D.C. Shooting Suspect’s C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
The units were backed by the C.I.A. and trained to conduct missions in Afghanistan during the U.S. war in the country.
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
So he was "homegrown" + trained by the CIA, working for the Zero Unit in Afghanistan, which had a reputation for the following:
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
"The units also had a reputation for ruthlessness, with journalists and human rights groups referring to them as 'death squads.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
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🌳 Be Kind to the trees, they're busy saving the world..
#tree #trees #sustainability #oxygen #sustainable #forest #woodland 🌍
#tree #trees #sustainability #oxygen #sustainable #forest #woodland 🌍
November 27, 2025 at 7:52 AM
🌳 Be Kind to the trees, they're busy saving the world..
#tree #trees #sustainability #oxygen #sustainable #forest #woodland 🌍
#tree #trees #sustainability #oxygen #sustainable #forest #woodland 🌍
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Why does this government find it so hard to tell Israel: you’re wrong, what you’re doing is illegal, and we are not going to let you get away with genocide.
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Why does this government find it so hard to tell Israel: you’re wrong, what you’re doing is illegal, and we are not going to let you get away with genocide.
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The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
November 26, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The rich keep getting richer. The poor keep getting poorer.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
Nothing will change until we bring about a fundamental redistribution of wealth, ownership and power.
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We will never forget the role this government played in the genocide in Gaza.
November 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We will never forget the role this government played in the genocide in Gaza.