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Jon
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📍 Sheffield, UK | he/him 🏳️‍🌈 | 🗣️ 🇬🇧🇮🇹🇪🇸
🏃‍♂️Ultra runner
🚩 @unionworkersunion.org
🪧 Formerly @ucu.org.uk
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Hey @thisisyourparty.bsky.social what’s the point in submitting amendment motions, emailing saying that they’ve all been reviewed yet mine is still sitting as a draft. Not very fair when others have been online overnight!

in.yourparty.uk/en/motions/205
Your Party Members Area - Your Party
It’s time to build a new kind of political party. One that belongs to you.
in.yourparty.uk
November 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
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dsyp.org
📣 We've drafted a detailed set of amendments for @thisisyourparty.bsky.social Regional Assemblies. It's time to build a Party Republic guided by a minimum programme for maximum democracy!

Download and share our resources for Regional Assemblies.
Our interventions for Regional Assemblies: Guides and Resources - Democratic Socialists
Download and share the Democratic Socialists of Your Party key guides and resources for interventions at Your Party Regional Assemblies.
dsyp.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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dsyp.org
🚨🚨🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨🚨🚨

This old draft of the constitutional document for @thisisyourparty.bsky.social is vague, rushed, and limits members to binary choices with no way to introduce new ideas. Members deserve real scrutiny, not a rubber stamp.
dsyp.org/wp-content/u...
October 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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transliberationgroup.org.uk
Get involved! (Link in Bio)
This is a once in a generation opportunity. We must take it! - Trans Liberation Group. Get involved. Get Invoved: Sign up (link in Bio). Follow our socials (Link in Bio). Attend an onboarding meeting. Contribute to our policy platform. Share your ideas on how a democratic trans inclusive party can function. - Trans Liberation Group
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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transliberationgroup.org.uk
We support campaigns for member democracy.
We are supporting campaigns for member democracy. - Trans Liberation Group We know the average person in Your Party stands in solidarity with us in the fight for trans liberation. They are as repulsed as we are by comments made by MPs, such as Adnan Hussain, and other less prominent individuals jockeying for position in the party. Founding Statement: Through member democracy, we have a safeguard against individuals using positions of influence to embed transphobia in the party’s policy programme and create a hostile environment for trans party members. - Trans Liberation Group Founding Statement: A democratic, member-led foundation can make trans liberation an integral part of the party programme, and use collective might to overthrow any self appointed party kings who believe their personal bigotry should undermine both our rights, and the principles of party democracy. - Trans Liberation Group Founding Statement: By campaigning for a democratic party with a member led founding conference, there is an opening for trans people to make a significant intervention in what could become the largest political party in Europe. We do not need to beg for patronage from an MP for a seat at the table, we can organise and claim our own place as members. That is why we are urging you, whether trans or cis, to join our struggle - Link in Bio. - Trans Liberation Group
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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transliberationgroup.org.uk
We are the Trans Liberation Group and we are fighting for a foundation of trans liberation in Your Party, in its current and future iterations.
Founding Statement: The situation for trans people in Britain is critical. We face a barrage of billionaire bankrolled abuse in the media. We endure decades long waiting lists to access limited healthcare, with dehumanisation and pathologisation built in to the system. In the job market, we are met with discrimination, lack of opportunity and stagnating pay. We are excluded from housing, healthcare, employment, leisure - now even our use of bathrooms is policed. - Trans Liberation Group Something must change. - Trans Liberation Group Founding Statement: For trans people, today’s politics is exhausting. The major political parties have used and discarded us time and time again. Too often, exclusionary figures are embedded in leadership capacities, and even in progressive parties, those on the fringes can spew hatred unchallenged. We say no more. This cannot happen in Your Party. The liberation of all marginalised people can only be achieved through their active and equal participation in class struggle; there can only be a precarious freedom for some under current conditions. - Trans Liberation Group ounding Statement: We are the Trans Liberation Group and we are fighting to ensure Your Party, in its current and future iterations, explicitly advocates for trans liberation, and encourages the political participation of trans people. We know there are prominent figures who have been platformed under the banner of Your Party who hold regressive, misinformed and dangerous views on trans people. We are here to show them that this is our party, and we will fight tooth and nail to prevent this oppressive politics from taking root. - Trans Liberation Group
October 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Keen to get involved in forming #YourParty in your area? Me and @charlieporter.bsky.social have co-authored a toolkit to help get local meetings started, the key debates and how to prepare for the conference.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Keen to get involved in forming #YourParty in your area? Me and @charlieporter.bsky.social have co-authored a toolkit to help get local meetings started, the key debates and how to prepare for the conference.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 5, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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The BT Text service reached its peak in 2006 when Tom Baker was the voice.
July 11, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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On a near empty train and I sit across from a bloke having the loudest possible phone call.
May 22, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Adding to this the latest weekly data from the Environment Agency is suggesting that for the first half of May, most regions have had less than 10% of the long term average rainfall.

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6826fe...
May 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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April's YW Watsit report:

🌧️ 15.9% rainfall (TBC) in April across the Yorkshire region compared to long term average
🪣Reservoirs at 76% capacity (should be 90%+)
⬆️Water demand is up about 2-3% to last year
💦Some rivers are already below critical levels
☀️Dry, warm and sunny weather still forecast
Yorkshire Water - Watsit Report
Providing essential water and waste water services is only the start of what we do. Find out where we are now and where we plan to be in 25 years time. The water situation (or Watsit) report is a repo...
www.yorkshirewater.com
May 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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I knew that Keir Starmer and his government would be particularly bad. Yet starting from my already low expectations, he manages to be even worse, cruel and duplicitous.
May 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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I'm calling it now, there will be a drought in England soon. After a very dry March, the weekly data on April and May look grim; temperature forecasts remain way above average for the foreseeable.

In the North East, % rainfall of the long term average:
February: 64%
March: 38%
April: 17%
Rainfall and river flow: weekly reports for England
Weekly reports on rainfall and river flow in England for the last 3 months.
www.gov.uk
May 11, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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I'm not a fan of the new Guardian home page. The giant banner at the top needlessly fills space and the layout wastes far too much space.
May 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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To offset feeling rubbish stuck in bed I’ve entered the ballot for the London Marathon 2026 and watching Air Force One as a terrible good film.
April 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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I just can’t stop getting colds.
April 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I really want to try the new Adidas Boston 13 shoes when they’re out. The upper and lacing looks much better and comfortable than on the 12s.
April 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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wearequeeraf.com
NHS England guidance has instructed GPs to refuse any care that supports under 18s to receive gender affirming care like puberty blockers and hormones. 👇

https://www.wearequeeraf.com/nhs-england-tells-gps-to-refuse-blood-tests-to-some-trans-children-and-refer-parents-to-safeguarding/
NHS England tells GPs to refuse blood tests to some trans children and refer parents to safeguarding
NHS England guidance has instructed GPs to refuse any care that supports under 18s to receive gender affirming care like puberty blockers and hormones.
www.wearequeeraf.com
April 19, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Unveiling of “Boy with Dove” by Anthony D Padgett at Weston Park, Sheffield.

In recognition of Pablo Picasso attending the World Peace Congress, Sheffield, 1950.
Statue of "Boy with Dove" by Anthony D Padgett in Sheffield Weston Park Museum. "Boy with Dove" by Anthony D Padgett International Brigade Memorial Trust Basque Children of '37 Association UK Sheffield Trades Union Council Unveiled 12 April 2025 In recognition of Pablo Picasso attending the World Peace Congress, Sheffield, 1950
April 12, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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oregonthedm.bsky.social
Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen
April 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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sisters.unionworkersunion.org
On International Women's Day we're proud to launch our draft Standards for Eliminating Sexual Violence in trade unions. Watch our video to learn more about the Standards, why they're needed and how they were developed.

#InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025 #TradeUnions #EndSexualViolence
Eliminating sexual violence in trade unions
YouTube video by Union Workers' Union
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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My 2025 prediction is that with Musk’s coup in the US, he will start to position X as the alleged “everything app” by funnelling US Gov services and payments via X as the portal, forcing folk to use the platform. Monetised with transaction fees and selling sensitive data for ads.
February 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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The level of gaslighting by Trump this evening is on a whole other level of truly scary.
February 5, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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First rhubarb jam of the season. Didn’t make enough so the jars aren’t sealing so gotta eat this one swiftly!
Two jars of dark red/brown jam jars that aren’t filled to the top very well
January 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM