@peter123.bsky.social
Full time carer for wife. For social justice. Centre left. Anti-fascist. Pro-Europe 🇪🇺
This May’s elections are expected to bring chaos because our voting system is broken.
I’ve written to my MP to push for fairer elections before it’s too late. It takes 2 minutes to do the same here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
@compassoffice.bsky.social
I’ve written to my MP to push for fairer elections before it’s too late. It takes 2 minutes to do the same here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
@compassoffice.bsky.social
Tell your MP: our democracy shouldn’t be a gamble!
Our democracy shouldn’t be a gamble.
First Past the Post fails 70% of voters. We urgently need to scrap it. I’ve asked my MP to attend a crucial briefing on how to do just that.
Join me 👉
actionnetwork.org
January 23, 2026 at 5:36 PM
This May’s elections are expected to bring chaos because our voting system is broken.
I’ve written to my MP to push for fairer elections before it’s too late. It takes 2 minutes to do the same here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
@compassoffice.bsky.social
I’ve written to my MP to push for fairer elections before it’s too late. It takes 2 minutes to do the same here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
@compassoffice.bsky.social
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
December 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
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If you want to understand the #farmers inheritance tax issue you only need to read this.
Thanks to @duncanstott.bsky.social for sharing.
All content available in the alt text too.
Thanks to @duncanstott.bsky.social for sharing.
All content available in the alt text too.
November 21, 2024 at 12:45 PM
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Just an observation… but if Farage *was not* now a racist - genuinely… then he would really want to make up for the hurt he caused as a schoolboy bully. Definitely not make it worse.
Instead, he’s angry and accusing. So, he is racist. And raging with anyone who says so. Or thinks that’s a problem.
Instead, he’s angry and accusing. So, he is racist. And raging with anyone who says so. Or thinks that’s a problem.
December 12, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Just an observation… but if Farage *was not* now a racist - genuinely… then he would really want to make up for the hurt he caused as a schoolboy bully. Definitely not make it worse.
Instead, he’s angry and accusing. So, he is racist. And raging with anyone who says so. Or thinks that’s a problem.
Instead, he’s angry and accusing. So, he is racist. And raging with anyone who says so. Or thinks that’s a problem.
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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Where political argument by ardent pro-Europeans failed, cold economic reality has prompted informal discussions across government about rejoining the customs union. Ministers and advisers have been quoting House of Commons analysis that found it could increase GDP by 2.2%
‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Where political argument by ardent pro-Europeans failed, cold economic reality has prompted informal discussions across government about rejoining the customs union. Ministers and advisers have been quoting House of Commons analysis that found it could increase GDP by 2.2%
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Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week.
See you in the Aye lobby?
See you in the Aye lobby?
December 5, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Fortunately David Lammy you have the chance to vote for a customs union by backing our bill next week.
See you in the Aye lobby?
See you in the Aye lobby?
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So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
November 22, 2025 at 5:33 PM
So the line is that he wasn't getting paid for any of this
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A fifth of hospital beds used by medically fit
Liberal Democrats been saying for a long time now that lack of social care means that hospital beds are being blocked
Wes Streeting has failed to address adult social care crisis
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Liberal Democrats been saying for a long time now that lack of social care means that hospital beds are being blocked
Wes Streeting has failed to address adult social care crisis
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A fifth of Morecambe Bay trust beds used by medically fit
The MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale says the
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:54 AM
A fifth of hospital beds used by medically fit
Liberal Democrats been saying for a long time now that lack of social care means that hospital beds are being blocked
Wes Streeting has failed to address adult social care crisis
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Liberal Democrats been saying for a long time now that lack of social care means that hospital beds are being blocked
Wes Streeting has failed to address adult social care crisis
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I think this speech needs sharing again.
Since the PM said this, there have been Tories who have come out & said the same as Reform: that they want to see people with a legal right to be in the UK get deported.
Call it out and stand up for these people - our friends, neighbours and key workers.
Since the PM said this, there have been Tories who have come out & said the same as Reform: that they want to see people with a legal right to be in the UK get deported.
Call it out and stand up for these people - our friends, neighbours and key workers.
November 4, 2025 at 7:26 AM
I think this speech needs sharing again.
Since the PM said this, there have been Tories who have come out & said the same as Reform: that they want to see people with a legal right to be in the UK get deported.
Call it out and stand up for these people - our friends, neighbours and key workers.
Since the PM said this, there have been Tories who have come out & said the same as Reform: that they want to see people with a legal right to be in the UK get deported.
Call it out and stand up for these people - our friends, neighbours and key workers.
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Bet365 CEO Denise Coates paid herself £277,000,000 this year, and £410,000,000 in 2020.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
October 26, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Bet365 CEO Denise Coates paid herself £277,000,000 this year, and £410,000,000 in 2020.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
This was more than 20,000x the Minimum Wage that she paid most of her workers.
The betting industry needs to be taxed, heavily.
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Mariella Frostrup: "I just don't know when we started dehumanising people to the extent that we do. I find it quite shocking ...I think it's a shame that we allow Reform to set the tone and the agenda in the way we talk about illegal immigrants an asylum seekers"
#bbcqt #r4today #RefugeesWelcome
#bbcqt #r4today #RefugeesWelcome
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Mariella Frostrup: "I just don't know when we started dehumanising people to the extent that we do. I find it quite shocking ...I think it's a shame that we allow Reform to set the tone and the agenda in the way we talk about illegal immigrants an asylum seekers"
#bbcqt #r4today #RefugeesWelcome
#bbcqt #r4today #RefugeesWelcome
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We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
‘The threat couldn’t be more urgent and imminent. Yet here we are, still putting our head in the sand.’
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social says it’s ‘peculiar’ that the case of Farage ally Nathan Gill admitting to making pro-Russia speeches for cash isn’t being followed more closely.
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Thank you to @mrjamesob.bsky.social for having me on, one of the v few people in the UK press to follow this story during what is now a decade of media apathy &/or complicity
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Laure Ferrari faces a criminal fraud verdict in Brussels over alleged misuse of €730,000 in EU funds
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
Farage's partner faces criminal fraud verdict
Laure Ferrari faces a criminal fraud verdict in Brussels over alleged misuse of €730,000 in EU funds
www.thenewworld.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Laure Ferrari faces a criminal fraud verdict in Brussels over alleged misuse of €730,000 in EU funds
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
✏️ Rats in a Sack 🐀
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Even just reading about him infuriates me.
Sighing, proclaiming how “difficult” it was for him.
How “difficult” it must have been for the hundreds of thousands of families that lost someone.
Narcissistic, sociopathic, egotistical fucker.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Sighing, proclaiming how “difficult” it was for him.
How “difficult” it must have been for the hundreds of thousands of families that lost someone.
Narcissistic, sociopathic, egotistical fucker.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Will no one think about poor Boris? Former PM smirks and sighs through Covid inquiry | John Crace
Grilled over policies regarding children and young people, Johnson remains the wrong man in the wrong place at the wrong time
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Even just reading about him infuriates me.
Sighing, proclaiming how “difficult” it was for him.
How “difficult” it must have been for the hundreds of thousands of families that lost someone.
Narcissistic, sociopathic, egotistical fucker.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Sighing, proclaiming how “difficult” it was for him.
How “difficult” it must have been for the hundreds of thousands of families that lost someone.
Narcissistic, sociopathic, egotistical fucker.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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When I see announcements like this, I have to ask - how many of the people out there who are so vehemently anti-migrant would actually pass English at an A-Level standard?
October 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
When I see announcements like this, I have to ask - how many of the people out there who are so vehemently anti-migrant would actually pass English at an A-Level standard?
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Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
October 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.
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The Sun corrects Katie Lam's numerous errors and lies about foreign nationals claiming benefits.
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October 7, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The Sun corrects Katie Lam's numerous errors and lies about foreign nationals claiming benefits.
archive.ph/vQ7Tn
archive.ph/vQ7Tn
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If Michelle Mone has "no wish" to return to the Lords as a Tory peer, as reported this weekend, she should probably stop boasting about being a baroness
October 5, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If Michelle Mone has "no wish" to return to the Lords as a Tory peer, as reported this weekend, she should probably stop boasting about being a baroness
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Please RT this so Donald Trump sees.
September 29, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Please RT this so Donald Trump sees.
This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mone has to go. Agree? Sign the petition today: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/expel-Mo...
Sign the petition: Michelle Mone should be removed from the House of Lords
This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mo...
act.38degrees.org.uk
October 4, 2025 at 7:04 AM
This is big: Michelle Mone is being forced to pay back £122m after supplying poor quality protective gear to our NHS during the pandemic. But she STILL hasn't been kicked out of the House of Lords. Mone has to go. Agree? Sign the petition today: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/expel-Mo...
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So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.
September 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.
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So much writing about politics is in fact writing about a soap, treated with the same offhand glee. I really wish political reporting were more serious; less focused on the plotting, less driven by "insiders" briefing about their friends and enemies.
September 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
So much writing about politics is in fact writing about a soap, treated with the same offhand glee. I really wish political reporting were more serious; less focused on the plotting, less driven by "insiders" briefing about their friends and enemies.