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Sue Anderson
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Unpaid carer living in London, previously Labour councillor, civil servant, NHS worker. Interests art, music, environment, social justice etc
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london.gov.uk
Here’s what you won’t hear from some commentators on social media: in the year to October, London recorded 10,000 fewer violent crimes leading to injury than it did in the twelve months before I was elected.

More on the progress we’re making ⬇️ www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
'London is world's best city - people claiming it's lawless hate its success'
'The fact that London has again been crowned greatest city in the world disproves everything our critics claim, and they can’t stand it', the London Mayor Sadiq Khan writes
www.mirror.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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weownit.org.uk
🚨Watch Dr Grace Brown explaining the ROSCO rip-off.

🤑Private rolling stock companies extracted at least £410 million in profits in 2023, and at least £360 million a year for the last decade.

The new Rail Bill means the ROSCO gravy train keeps rolling, extracting huge profits from passengers.

November 6, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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london.gov.uk
Sending warm wishes to Sikhs in London and around the world celebrating Guru Nanak’s birthday today. His timeless teachings of equality, compassion and service continue to inspire millions.

Gurpurab di lakh lakh vadhai!
Graphic with an orange circular design bordered by a decorative mandala pattern on a pink and yellow gradient background. The text in the centre reads: “Mayor of London – Guru Nanak Gurpurab,” with a white Khanda symbol beneath the text.
November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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weownit.org.uk
This is so powerful.

Private healthcare has already contaminated our NHS too much. Don't let it go any further.
vist.ly/4cmrj

#NHS #publicownership
I am an American citizen married to an English woman and living in the UK. My admonition to UK citizens is to fight to your very last breath to keep US-style healthcare out of your country, and to defend your NHS as if your life depends on it. Because it will. When my wife was living with me in the US, I couldn't get her to go to a doctor, because she was afraid of how much it would cost. And we HAD health insurance. I have witnessed your NHS treat her for a basal cell carcinoma, via surgery and subsequent radiation therapy. And this year she was diagnosed with mitral valve failure, which was brilliantly repaired by an NHS cardiac surgeon. Her care has been exemplary. And it hasn't cost us a single penny. When I tell my US friends all of this, their jaws drop. They would literally do almost ANYTHING to have such a system available to them. DO NOT let the US healthcare companies get their fingers into your NHS. You will regret it for generations. (Screenshot from The Guardian)
November 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
suzieanderson.bsky.social
Visited the London Transport Museum Acton Depot with the Friends of the Museum for a fascinating if sad talk on #Airship 101. 1/2
The Museum sign in a TfL roundel in rainbow colours A horse drawn omnibus in smart yellow brown and orange paint. Minus horse. Beautiful gates in black and gold previously at the private entrance to Parliament at Westminster tube station
October 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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rspb.bsky.social
Today, the Planning Bill returns to the Lords. And the future of nature in England’s planning system is on the line. 🌳⚠️

Peers must back the amendments* that protect wildlife, ensure accountability, and build nature back into our homes & communities.

*130, 140 & 245, 114, 148
A Robin perches upright on a branch, chest puffed out and beak open mid-song. Its stance and expression convey urgency: a symbol of nature’s voice calling out as the future of England’s planning system hangs in the balance.
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Take Swifts. Their numbers have plummeted by 68% in just 28 years.

We're proud to stand with @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social in calling for Swift bricks. Nesting spaces built into new homes would give these remarkable birds a future.

Amendment 245: simple fix, huge impact. Surely a no-brainer?
A Common Swift in flight, silhouetted against a pale blue sky as it swoops past a white building fitted with Swift bricks. A visual reminder of how simple design changes in new homes could give this declining species a future.
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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rspb.bsky.social
This Bill has been a shambles from the start. Rushed, re-written, and risking the nature it claimed to value.

We need a government that sticks to its promises.

We need a planning system that works for people and for wildlife.

Peers: today is your chance to put it right. 📢
A Green Woodpecker stands alert on the edge of a suburban lawn, houses blurred in the background. The bird bridges the space between nature and people, a reminder of why our planning system must work for both.
October 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Toxic air is harming our health, triggering lung conditions and worsening asthma 🫁
79% of people say it worsens their lung condition.

🌍 Support our call for urgent clean air action and sign the petition:
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk/page/171493/...
Sign our Petition to Protect Children’s Lungs: Implement World Health Organisation Air Quality Standards in the UK
🫁 Support our call for urgent clean air action Toxic air isn’t just an environmental issue — it’s a health emergency. It contributes to lung cancer, worsens asthma and COPD, and harms children’s deve...
action.asthmaandlung.org.uk
October 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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london.gov.uk
Some politicians and commentators continue to talk our great city down.

The facts show a very different picture.
Fewest homicides in London since monthly records began. The number of homicides in London between January to September 2025 is the lowest in the first 9 months of any year since monthly records began in 2003.
October 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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unep.org
Playing outside should never be a health hazard.

Yet, lead in the air, water and soil puts millions of children at risk of #LeadPoisoning.

More about #ILPPW2025: https://www.unep.org/events/campaign/international-lead-poisoning-prevention-week-2025
October 19, 2025 at 6:30 AM
suzieanderson.bsky.social
Thanks to #GrimsDykeHotel and #CherylGould for a super enjoyable sketching day. The model wore outfits from Gilbert and Sullivan operas as Grim's Dyke was previously Gilbert's home. 1/2
Pencil sketch of Mikado in flowing robes and fancy hat seated in front of a fireplace and with vase of multicoloured flowers on a table on the left Pencil sketch of the Mikado standing in a commanding pose Pencil sketch of the Mikado seated in front of wood panelling. Corner of a fireplace on the right
October 18, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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weownit.org.uk
What's this about 15 more years of ILLEGAL pollution ⁉️

What's going to happen next to the crumbling Thames Water ⁉️

Take 5mins to watch @cathobbs.bsky.social explain 📽️

Illegal sewage until 2040?!?
Sign the petition which we'll deliver to Ofwat directly on Tuesday 21st October https://weownit.org.uk/act-now/petition-ofwat-must-say-no-to-thames-water-cre...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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weownit.org.uk
📣URGENT more than 14,000 people have signed our petition calling on Ofwat to REJECT Thames Water's latest ridiculous proposal.

🤑Their creditors want to pollute our rivers & seas illegally for the next 15 years.

✍️Ofwat makes its decision next week. Add your name, 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 & 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 today!

Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.
Thames Water wants to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years
weownit.org.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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gjmichaelson.bsky.social
George Morrow, Punch, 1921, Volume 160, p140
@morethanadodo.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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gareththomasmp.bsky.social
Every child in Harrow deserves the best start in life. 👶

Working with @bphillipsonMP, I’ve secured £152,188 to open a Best Start Family Hub in Harrow - opening April 2026! 🌹

We’re rebuilding the proud legacy of Sure Start & supporting families.

👉 beststartinlife.gov.uk
October 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
suzieanderson.bsky.social
Interesting visit to the #BritishMuseum to catch the Ancient India exhibition yesterday. Fascinating links between Jainism, Buddhism and Hinduism. And well impressed to find the materials used in the exhibition were all #vegan
Statue of Ganesha the elephant headed god Painting of elephants and a god Elephants carved on the bottom of a plinth
October 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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Jeff and I have been walking along the Grand Union Canal at #Greenford recently, always something to see 1/2
Heron posing on a log A pair of mute swans on the water Decorative panel on a narrowboat - a brick bridge over the water, green trees on either side, church spire visible in the distance. #Snail crossing the bridge
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com
p.s. My new book of science cartoons 'Physics for Cats' is out this week. Details at www.tomgauld.com
Panel 1 A figure stands at a lectern "This image illustrates my theory that, presented with a sufficient quantity of intricate formulae, overcomplicated diagrams and impenetrable acronyms, an audience will agree with almost anything." The screen is completely packed with such things Panel 2,3,4,5. Four audience members say enthusiastically: "My thoughts exactly!", "Hear, hear!", "I quite agree!" and "Excellent point!"
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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weaadulted.bsky.social
This #WorldTeachersDay, we're celebrating our brilliant WEA tutors who teach online and in local venues across England and Scotland. 🎓Thank you!

Hear from our learners about the difference it has made to their learning💚https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5miwxJFFPJc
October 5, 2025 at 11:30 AM
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Yesterday was UK Fungus Day so painted these fungi to brighten up the day. @hayleysnailey.bsky.social @heatherlsmith.bsky.social
Painting of imaginary fungi in pink, blue, red, yellow, grey and brown using Cotman watercolour. Details in black pen
October 5, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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rspb.bsky.social
A pair of Jays swoop us into the first #FlyDay of October! 😍

📷 @mart-the-gooner.bsky.social
Two Jays in mid-air against a backdrop of golden autumn leaves, one banking sharply with wings fanned wide, the other gliding towards it…dramatically swooping us into October’s first FlyDay.
October 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
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Wellcome Photography Prize 2025 exhibition wellcome.org//engagement-...
Wellcome Photography Prize 2025 exhibition | Wellcome
Wellcome Photography Prize 2025 exhibition
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October 3, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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rspb.bsky.social
It's #FlyDay! And we're Chough-ed about it... 😍
A Red-billed Chough in flight, wings outstretched wide against a soft yellow background. Its glossy black feathers contrast with its curved red bill and legs, catching the light mid-flight.
September 26, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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unhcr.org
Asylum saves lives. No one should be sent back to a place where they are in danger.

Those fleeing war and persecution deserve safety—and when safe options exist, traffickers lose power. #UNGA
September 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM