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Epping: The Fight Against Hatred and Division | Mainstream Labour
The protests seen at the Bell Hotel in Epping this past summer weren't a flash in the pan - they were an orchestrated attempt to divide a community, writes Epping Resident Kevin Hind.
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December 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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NEW: A major boost for mutuals and co-operatives across the UK as package of support to grow the sector is announced.

We've long called for regulators to play a greater role in enabling growth. Today's big news is another promising step on our journey to doubling the co-operative and mutual sector📈
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 PM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
BBC News - 'Rage bait' named Oxford word of the year 2025
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Rage bait named word of the year 2025 by Oxford University Press
The phrase - meaning to get angry scrolling through social media - beats aura farming and biohack to the title.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
The people who grow and pick the tea we drink are dealing with poverty, dangerous working conditions, and the impacts of climate change. Ask the government to Brew It Fair: action.fairtrade.org.uk/page/171071/...
Sign now | Ask the government to Brew it Fair
The people who grow and pick the tea we drink are dealing with poverty, dangerous working conditions, and the impacts of climate change.
action.fairtrade.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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🎟️ Your new all-access consumer protection just dropped ✨

The Government is announcing today that ticket resellers will be BANNED from selling tickets above face value.

We've been backing music fans and we'll see you on the barrier for these brand new protections 🫶
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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BBC News - Man, 85, delighted as wire model hobby proves popular - BBC News
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Man, 85, delighted as wire model hobby proves popular
Sam Simpsons's chicken wire creations go on display at a country park in Tameside.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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libdems.org.uk
A free, independent BBC is vital to a free, informed democracy.

Don’t let Trump’s America become Farage’s Britain.
Photograph of leader Ed Davey speaking on left. To the right, a quote is displayed in white and orange text: “The BBC isn’t perfect, as we've pointed out - but it remains one of the few institutions standing between our British values and a populist, Trump-style takeover of our politics. “As a public service broadcaster, its role is vital in ensuring our politics is based on facts, scrutiny, and accountability. “These attacks on the BBC are not just attacks on a broadcaster —they are a strategy by the hard right to replace the truth with propaganda. "We must stand up for a free press, free speech and a strong and independent public broadcaster, to stop Trump's America becoming Farage’s Britain.
November 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump.

Political leaders across the spectrum must defend it.
graphic featuring a tweet by leader Ed Davey (@EdwardJDavey) and a reply containing a quoted tweet from Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump). Ed Davey's Tweet: "It's easy to see why Trump wants to destroy the world’s number one news source. We can’t let him. The BBC belongs to all of us here in the UK. The Prime Minister and leaders from across the political spectrum should be united in telling Trump to keep his hands off it." Quoted Donald J. Trump Tweet: "The TOP people in the BBC, including TIM DAVIE, the BOSS, are all quitting/FIRED, because they were caught 'doctoring' my very good (PERFECT!) speech of January 6th. Thank you to The Telegraph for exposing these Corrupt 'Journalists.' These are very dishonest people who tried to step on the scales of a Presidential Election. On top of everything else, they are from a Foreign Country, one that many consider our Number One Ally.
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Add your name to our call for a People's BBC. party.coop/a-peoples-bbc
It’s time for A People’s BBC
The BBC belongs to the British public, not to the Government. Licence payers, not Ministers, should determine it's future.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
BBC News - Honesty boxes should be dying like cash. But many are flourishing - BBC News
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Honesty boxes should be dying like cash. But many are flourishing
Once found by the roadside offering local produce for a few pence, honesty boxes are being reborn via social media.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
BBC News - Nine heritage sites in north-west of England 'no longer at risk' - BBC News
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Nine heritage sites in north-west of England 'no longer at risk'
Volunteers have worked to restore a Victorian cemetery on Merseyside so it has been taken off the list.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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BBC News - Calendar celebrates Greater Manchester wheelie bins - BBC News
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Calendar celebrates Greater Manchester wheelie bins
A man celebrates his love for the wheelie bins of Greater Manchester in a new calendar.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
BBC News - How this year’s Christmas ads ‘let real life in,’ from cost of living to masculinity
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Christmas adverts 2025: How ads by John Lewis, Asda and Lidl ‘let real life in,’ from cost of living to masculinity
We look at the Christmas ads that are out so far - and what they tell us about the year that’s been.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:08 AM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
I’ve just emailed my MP a powerful letter from over 250 Kenyan tea farmers and workers – the people behind the tea we drink. Join me in calling for fairer trade. It’s quick and easy. #BrewItFair #FairtradeFortnight
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MPs – Let’s Brew It Fair
Use our quick and easy tool to send a powerful letter to your MP – written by Over 250 Kenyan tea farmers and workers. Help make trade fairer for the people behind your tea.
action.fairtrade.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
BBC News - 'Binfluencer' son helps Bury family save thousands with recycling - BBC News
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'Binfluencer' son helps Bury family save thousands with recycling
A Greater Manchester family reveal the household switches that have helped to save them money.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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BBC News - 'We want to contribute' say Greater Manchester asylum seekers - BBC News
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'We want to contribute' say Greater Manchester asylum seekers
Asylum seekers housed in Greater Manchester hotels issue a statement in a bid to stop misinformation.
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October 30, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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BBC News - Ben & Jerry's co-founder says Unilever blocked Palestine-themed ice cream
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Ben & Jerry's co-founder says Unilever blocked Palestine-themed ice cream
Ben Cohen says he will independently create the new watermelon flavour in support of "permanent peace in Palestine".
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October 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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BBC News - Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate - BBC News
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Sir David Attenborough backs bid to buy Rothbury Estate
Wildlife trusts attempt to raise £30m to keep Northumberland's Rothbury Estate from being split up.
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October 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
BBC News - Jeremy Corbyn to make cameo in drag pantomime
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Jeremy Corbyn to make cameo in Wicked-inspired drag pantomime
He will play the Wizard of Oz-lington this Christmas at the Pleasance Theatre in home constituency.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
BBC News - Manchester LGBT military ban victim tells of memorial pride - BBC News
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Manchester LGBT military ban victim tells of memorial pride
Carl Austin-Behan was dismissed for being gay, six years after he joined the RAF.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:16 AM
punkpreacher.bsky.social
BBC News - Skip short strolls – a longer daily walk is better for your heart, says study
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One long walk beats short strolls for a healthy heart, study says
Walking for at least 15 minutes without stopping is ideal, according to new research.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Week-in, week-out, up and down the country, Liberal Democrats are winning in real elections.

We've gained seats from Reform UK, the Conservatives, Labour and the SNP. And we've won in Keir Starmer's and Mel Stride's backyards.

Liberal Democrats are the only party taking the fight to Reform UK.
Lib Dems vs Reform - Liberal Democrats are the only party taking on Reform UK and winning. Bar chart showing the number of seats won by each party in local council by-elections since the English local elections on 1 May 2025, as of 10 October 2025. Source: Election Maps UK. Reform: 47 Lib Dems: 32 Cons: 13 Lab: 12 Grn: 11
October 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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coopparty.party.coop
Co-operative housing already shows what’s possible when people own where they live. Fair rents, strong communities, real security.

In Parliament today, the Housing Minister agreed: it’s time to explore how law can help it grow.
October 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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October 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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We recognise that true national renewal must begin in our communities.

We know that politics and decision-making should be driven by communities themselves, shaped from the ground up.

This new era of community empowerment is essential to building a more Community Britain.
September 25, 2025 at 5:07 PM