Martin Kerrison
@tiredandemotional.org.uk
I’d quite like the young to have something to inherit – like a planet which can sustain life for a few thousand more years and an entitlement to education and healthcare, hence the blogs.
Sunday thought: Cry, the Beloved Country
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Sunday thought: Cry, the Beloved Country
But please don’t just cry for what we’ve lost.
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February 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Sunday thought: Cry, the Beloved Country
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Hungary has charged the Mayor of Budapest for helping organise a peaceful Pride march after it was banned. Punishing peaceful assembly threatens freedom and democracy for everyone. The EU must act. Sign and speak out. a.allout.org/s/P29lG/
Pride on trial in Hungary
Hungary is pressing criminal charges against the Mayor of Budapest for helping organise a peaceful Pride march. When peaceful assembly is punished, democracy is at risk. The EU must act to defend free...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Hungary has charged the Mayor of Budapest for helping organise a peaceful Pride march after it was banned. Punishing peaceful assembly threatens freedom and democracy for everyone. The EU must act. Sign and speak out. a.allout.org/s/P29lG/
Europe depends on US companies to handle digital payments, putting our money at risk. A strong Digital Euro would give everyone safe, independent access to money. But banks and Big Tech want to kill the proposal. Sign the petition now: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-02...
Save the Digital Euro
Europe depends on US companies to handle digital payments, putting our money at risk. A strong Digital Euro would give everyone safe, independent access to money. But banks and Big Tech want to kill t...
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February 4, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Europe depends on US companies to handle digital payments, putting our money at risk. A strong Digital Euro would give everyone safe, independent access to money. But banks and Big Tech want to kill the proposal. Sign the petition now: action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-02...
Circles of engagement
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Circles of Engagement - Tired and Emotional
How can we connect to and have agency in the world we inhabit at a time when loneliness is epidemic, the world is an increasingly frightening and lawless place and we seem to be losing faith in politi...
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January 30, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Circles of engagement
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Force the government to meet with the Palestine Action hunger strikers NOW
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Force the government to meet with the Palestine Action hunger strikers NOW
Update 26/01/2026: Umer is on day 4 of thirst strike, and day 17 of hunger strike. Doctors fear he might not have much time left. Force the government to listen to him, before it’s too late. Palestine...
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January 26, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Force the government to meet with the Palestine Action hunger strikers NOW
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Circles of Engagement
The think tank More in Common in a recent report concluded disillusionment to be a “defining feature” of the public mood in the UK today. How can we connect to and have agency in the world we inhabit?
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The think tank More in Common in a recent report concluded disillusionment to be a “defining feature” of the public mood in the UK today. How can we connect to and have agency in the world we inhabit?
tiredandemotional.org.uk/circles-of-e...
Circles of Engagement - Tired and Emotional
How can we connect to and have agency in the world we inhabit at a time when loneliness is epidemic, the world is an increasingly frightening and lawless place and we seem to be losing faith in politi...
tiredandemotional.org.uk
January 26, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Circles of Engagement
The think tank More in Common in a recent report concluded disillusionment to be a “defining feature” of the public mood in the UK today. How can we connect to and have agency in the world we inhabit?
tiredandemotional.org.uk/circles-of-e...
The think tank More in Common in a recent report concluded disillusionment to be a “defining feature” of the public mood in the UK today. How can we connect to and have agency in the world we inhabit?
tiredandemotional.org.uk/circles-of-e...
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Let’s flood the consultation to ban these poisons!
Linked to cancer, fertility issues, and birth defects -- forever chemicals (PFAS) are now found in our food, drinking water, and even our blood. When we reach 100k signatures, 38 Degrees will submit o...
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January 26, 2026 at 2:19 PM
In our blood. In our water. In our babies. 🩸☠️💧Ask @EmmaReynolds to stop the poisoning of Britain, and ban #ForeverChemicals immediately! 🚫 Join the @38_degrees consultation submission to #BanPFAs👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
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January 25, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Today's Guardian cartoon i.guim.co.uk/img/media/49...
The biggest package of employment rights in a generation, the Renters' Rights Act, freezing rail fares and bringing railways back into public ownership, free breakfast clubs, expanding free childcare, raising the minimum wage, cuts to NHS waiting lists - and so much more...
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 PM
The biggest package of employment rights in a generation, the Renters' Rights Act, freezing rail fares and bringing railways back into public ownership, free breakfast clubs, expanding free childcare, raising the minimum wage, cuts to NHS waiting lists - and so much more...
Big Tech is trying to break the rules - again. Google and Musk were held accountable, but lobbyists now want to weaken the laws that protect our safety, privacy, and money online ✍️ Tell EU leaders: protect people, not billionaires! action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
Keep Big Tech Accountable!
Big Tech is trying to get away with breaking the rules - again.Google and Musk have already been held accountable, but now lobbyists are pushing to weaken the rules that protect our safety, privacy, a...
action.wemove.eu
January 21, 2026 at 11:53 AM
Big Tech is trying to break the rules - again. Google and Musk were held accountable, but lobbyists now want to weaken the laws that protect our safety, privacy, and money online ✍️ Tell EU leaders: protect people, not billionaires! action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
PFAS are linked to cancer and contaminate our water and food - yet chemical giants are lobbying to weaken protections to our health. Europe can still act. I just signed. Will you? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
Ban Forever Chemicals Now
Forever chemicals are poisoning Europe’s water, food, and even our blood. Chemical giants are lobbying to weaken protections - but people across Europe are pushing back. Sign now to ban PFAS and put h...
action.wemove.eu
January 13, 2026 at 9:19 AM
PFAS are linked to cancer and contaminate our water and food - yet chemical giants are lobbying to weaken protections to our health. Europe can still act. I just signed. Will you? action.wemove.eu/sign/2026-01...
'We can’t just say “that’s a lie” and have these people ..ousted from power, or say “that’s a lie” and watch ICE go POOF from our cities, or say “that’s a lie” and bring this dead woman back to life. But we can say “that’s a lie” because it is not true..because we know the difference.' ETWrite Home
January 8, 2026 at 3:30 PM
'We can’t just say “that’s a lie” and have these people ..ousted from power, or say “that’s a lie” and watch ICE go POOF from our cities, or say “that’s a lie” and bring this dead woman back to life. But we can say “that’s a lie” because it is not true..because we know the difference.' ETWrite Home
Some companies, like Tesco, paid their CEO 431 times more than the average Tesco workers; ...Melrose paid their CEO just under £59 million last year, a staggering 1509 times more than the average employee. ..that's too much. I guess exporting fighter jet parts to Israel pays.
Equality Trust
Equality Trust
January 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Some companies, like Tesco, paid their CEO 431 times more than the average Tesco workers; ...Melrose paid their CEO just under £59 million last year, a staggering 1509 times more than the average employee. ..that's too much. I guess exporting fighter jet parts to Israel pays.
Equality Trust
Equality Trust
If the government is serious about free speech, tackling violence against women and girls, and countering extremism, it ..cannot continue to treat X as a neutral utility. It is not; it is ..far darker. It is an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
Zoe Grunewald
Zoe Grunewald
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 PM
If the government is serious about free speech, tackling violence against women and girls, and countering extremism, it ..cannot continue to treat X as a neutral utility. It is not; it is ..far darker. It is an environment that shapes behaviour, rewards cruelty, and normalises abuse.
Zoe Grunewald
Zoe Grunewald
Stephen Lillie in today's Guardian
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January 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Stephen Lillie in today's Guardian
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In his 1941 book, Escape from Freedom, Erich Fromm argued that the rise of fascism could be explained...by people preferring to surrender their freedom in exchange for the reassuring certainty of subordination. AI offers a...way of surrendering that burden of having to think and decide for yourself.
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December 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
In his 1941 book, Escape from Freedom, Erich Fromm argued that the rise of fascism could be explained...by people preferring to surrender their freedom in exchange for the reassuring certainty of subordination. AI offers a...way of surrendering that burden of having to think and decide for yourself.
December 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Millions of toxic plastic beads from Southern Water have washed up on Camber Sands beach, threatening dolphins, seals, seabirds, and our beaches. Sign the petition to make sure water companies pay for the cleanup of spills like this, not their customers:
December 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Millions of toxic plastic beads from Southern Water have washed up on Camber Sands beach, threatening dolphins, seals, seabirds, and our beaches. Sign the petition to make sure water companies pay for the cleanup of spills like this, not their customers:
December 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
December 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Kremlin hails Trump’s national security strategy as aligned with Russia’s vision
New analysis this week from the House of Commons Library:
Brexit is costing the UK up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues
Economic damage since the 2016 Leave vote: UK’s GDP being 6-8% smaller than it could have been
The average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head between £2,700 and £3,700
Brexit is costing the UK up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues
Economic damage since the 2016 Leave vote: UK’s GDP being 6-8% smaller than it could have been
The average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head between £2,700 and £3,700
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
New analysis this week from the House of Commons Library:
Brexit is costing the UK up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues
Economic damage since the 2016 Leave vote: UK’s GDP being 6-8% smaller than it could have been
The average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head between £2,700 and £3,700
Brexit is costing the UK up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues
Economic damage since the 2016 Leave vote: UK’s GDP being 6-8% smaller than it could have been
The average Briton has seen a hit to GDP per head between £2,700 and £3,700
Three sharks are killed every second - Europe’s trade in shark meat is driving them toward extinction. Let’s ban shark products once and for all. Sign now! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
Healthy oceans, safe future: stop the toxic shark trade
Three sharks are killed every second - Europe’s trade in shark meat is driving them toward extinction. Let’s ban shark products once and for all. Sign now!
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November 17, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Three sharks are killed every second - Europe’s trade in shark meat is driving them toward extinction. Let’s ban shark products once and for all. Sign now! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
The plan to take jewellery from refugees is a new low for the Labour government. Reverse this inhumane policy. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/refugees-jew...
Petition: Taking refugees’ jewellery: stop the cruelty
I’ve just signed to support this campaign – join me
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November 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
The plan to take jewellery from refugees is a new low for the Labour government. Reverse this inhumane policy. Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/refugees-jew...
"As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children."
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
"As of November 5th, it estimated that U.S.A.I.D.’s dismantling has already caused the deaths of six hundred thousand people, two-thirds of them children."
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