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Meg Birchall 🏳️‍⚧️
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22 | They/Them | Labour & Co-Op Parish Cllr | Amateur Baker, Master Procrastinator |
Reposted by Meg Birchall 🏳️‍⚧️
Our energy bills are already the highest in Europe and will soar again in April - to an average of £1,849.

Meanwhile, energy giants made £457,000,000,000 in profits since 2021.

This is daylight robbery.
February 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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Guess they’ll be slashing their rather large greenwashing budget as well.
February 26, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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As Donald Trump is inaugurated today, we should remember what his presidency was like last time: a disaster for women, people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community and the planet.

Solidarity with all those who will be fighting for justice and equality under his second term.
January 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Renters have had a rough deal for the past 14 years.

Labour’s Renters Reform Bill will give tenants in Luton North more rights and give stability to renters, many who have been ripped off for too long.
January 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Really glad to see the government taking action on this. Now to get on with reforming the housing market, building more homes and more council homes too!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
MPs back one-month cap on advance rent payments
MPs vote for a cap on advanced rent payments in England as the Renters' Rights Bill edges closer to becoming law.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Reposted by Meg Birchall 🏳️‍⚧️
🌎 Seventeen union leaders have written to Keir Starmer calling on him to back @alexsobel.co.uk's climate and nature bill that will require the UK to set more ambitious climate change targets, LabourList can reveal.

labourlist.org/2025/01/clim...
Revealed: 17 union chiefs urge PM to support backbench climate bill – LabourList
Union leaders have written to Keir Starmer calling on him to back a new bill that will require the UK to set more ambitious climate…
labourlist.org
January 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Reposted by Meg Birchall 🏳️‍⚧️
"Ten years ago I was Labour’s first trans candidate. Too little has changed since. In fact, respect for the human rights of trans people has regressed."
labourlist.org/2024/12/labo...
‘Ten years ago, I was Labour’s first trans candidate. Too little has changed since’ – LabourList
With rising antipathy in politicians and media examination of personal history, it is perplexing why so many of us step into the fray. This is…
labourlist.org
December 29, 2024 at 9:03 AM
Rin has discovered a love of ramps today
December 28, 2024 at 3:24 PM
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Im sorry but there’s a new standard now if we are talking about acting range.
December 26, 2024 at 7:49 AM
Pretty sure this is thanks to having the German keyboard for duo but currently half my TL is in German (literally half), which would be great except for the fact my entire grasp on German is currently limited to please, thank you and asking a person if they’re the chancellor
December 27, 2024 at 2:02 AM