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How on earth did JD Vance have the gall to lecture Europe about ‘free speech’
June 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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Seriously. A one-hour Party Political Broadcast. Followed at the top of the next hour with top story billing and a highlights package.

Exactly how will this be "balanced" across their coverage?

Where is Ofcom? Where is Nandy?
For 56 minutes Sky News and BBC News interrupted everything else and carried a Reform UK feed live, uninterrupted, unchallenged. The stream spluttered, froze, pixelated - dozens of times - still they stuck with it. FOR ONE HOUR.

This is an editorial choice. No other party gets this coverage. ~AA
September 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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More useless tinkering announced by the government today around the asylum system.

No one in their right mind thinks this latest tedious rehash is going to turn the dial. We need radical change.
August 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Absolutely sickening and brazen.
August 2, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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“Despite intense Government pressure the major labels refused to pay a greater share of streaming revenue to creators.

We urge MPs to change the law to introduce fair payments for music makers from music streaming”

You know what to do!
#MusicSky #MusicianSky

www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/ch...
Change the law to fix music streaming
It's time to change the laws around streaming services so that musicians get their fair share! Join me in signing to Musicians' Union petition to fix streaming!
www.megaphone.org.uk
July 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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#WeRemember the 52 people who lost their lives during the 7/7 London bombings, 20 years ago today.

Since 2005, London has seen 10 fire station closures and 1000's of firefighter roles cut.
July 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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One other 7/7 thread today. Because I think how the bus network got running again is a real testament to some serious heroes that day:

The bus drivers and staff who got that network running again and got London home that night.

And TfL/the Mayor disobeyed the Security Services to make it happen /1
July 7, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Today, we mark 20 years since the horrendous 7 July terror attacks shook our city.
July 7, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Every question in PMQs sound racist today.
Not all immigrants are illegal.
It is not illegal to claim asylum. They have to be processed before their claim is deemed legitimate or not. Until then, they are not illegal.
The Tories closed all safe routes so...
June 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Remember how they lied about Brexit? Unsurprisingly, they're lying about ECHR too.
Don't give up your rights!! 👇
Should we follow Putin out of the ECHR?

Or is it just another Brexit where we give up our rights in the vain pursuit of making migrants disappear?
June 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉
June 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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An HIV diagnosis is no longer a death sentence.
We need to share the good news that treatment will prevent AIDS.
We must challenge fear by ensuring that everyone knows effective treatment means we can’t pass HIV on to our sexual partners (#UequalsU).
12/13
November 16, 2024 at 11:34 AM
@grandslamtrack.bsky.social Someone needs to sort out the sound on the TV broadcast. Can barely hear the commentary during the race.
May 31, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Tactical voting doesn’t just mean voting for Labour everywhere, that could actually split the vote in many places and let in Reform where you are

Libdems, Greens, or Independents are best to keep out Reform in many places, check using the website by entering your postcode

StopReformUK.vote

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April 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Free speech latest.
An immigration judge within the Trump DOJ has denied bond to Rumeysa Ozturk, saying she’s a “danger and flight risk.”

Her “crime” is cowriting an op-ed urging her school to follow student resolutions to acknowledge the Palestinian genocide & divest from companies tied to Israel.
April 18, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.

Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...
Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project
At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...
goodlawproject.org
April 16, 2025 at 9:22 AM
This curling semi final is so tense!
Two great teams. Come on, Scotland! 💙
April 5, 2025 at 11:08 PM
So the Prima Facie mailing list is pretty rubbish. Saw on instagram a week ago that there was a UK tour and tickets on sale today. Mailing list 'announced' to me last night. Apparently had access to a Richmond pre-sale but no link or code or any way of getting to it. Pointless.
March 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I had a similar experience. It was mad. Never seen anything like it.
Just watched tickets for Prima Facie disappear before my eyes! Have ended up with Tuesday night tickets, instead of Saturday and not great seats 🤣 #primafacie #ticketmaster
March 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Impressed with how Jack Draper bounced back from that bagel in the second set. A lot of players facing a beast like Alcaraz would wilt away.
March 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Draper d. Alcaraz 6-1 0-6 6-4

WOW

2-time defending champion is out

Jack snaps Carlos’ 16 match win streak Indian Wells

✅1st Masters final
✅6th final
✅8th top 10 win

One of the biggest talents in the sport is ready to compete for the biggest titles

So deserved 🇬🇧
March 16, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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Beat the urgent deadline to boost your State Pension by £10,000s.

This is a snippet, don’t act without watching the full step-by-step incl how to get NI years for free on ITVX: www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...

Or reading my full guide on MoneySavingExpert: www.moneysavingexpert.com/latesttip/#h...
Martin Lewis: Beat the urgent deadline to boost State Pension by £10,000s
YouTube video by MoneySavingExpert.com
youtu.be
March 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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URGENT! Regular rail users in England, consider buying a season ticket now (before 2 March) as prices are rising 3.8% - this could be a difference of £100s. Full info... www.moneysavingexpert.com/news/2025/02...
February 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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So. Those mad fish at @waterstones.bsky.social have only launched some crazy deal on pre-orders.

Which means that if you enjoy

(i) gritty crime fiction
(ii) authors with two pseudonyms and
(iii) ridonculous bargains

it’s now 25% cheaper to satisfy your urges.

www.waterstones.com/book/the-cut...
February 22, 2025 at 7:59 AM