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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 8h

For regulator read business partner

Absolutely disgusting

Renationalise now - without compensation

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Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises

Competition watchdog agrees requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex and South East to raise household bills

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Debbie Kennedy @whysocialmedia.bsky.social · 6h

How do you conclude that from this clip? What you have said divisive and I am unfollowing you. There are Christians in Gaza. The late Pope supported the Catholic Church there. The conflict is only religious because the Zionists believe only they are God's chosen people.

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 7h

It's a short clip from his acceptance speech, not the whole thing. It was doing the rounds last year among Islamophobic accounts, is that where you are coming from?

Green Party are anti-Netanyahu / pro-Gaza, so his statement is in line with policy.

Greens become first political party in England and Wales to recognise Israeli government conduct as ‘Apartheid’ and ‘Genocide’ - Green Party

The Green Party has voted at its Manchester conference to recognise the Israeli government as an “apartheid” state, as defined by international treaties such as the International Convention on Aparthe...

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 7h

Why are you digging this up from last year, and what makes you come to your conclusion from the video?
Is it only Christians who are allowed to praise god in their celebrations like Mothin Ali did when he got elected?

Statement from Mothin Ali - Leeds Green Party

Deeply impacted by the conflict in Gaza, I’ve faced hostility due to misrepresented remarks. The International Court of Justice deems the conflict a plausible genocide. My use of 'Allahu Akbar' in my ...

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18h

Sometimes, it's easy to think that there is no hope for us - and that we don't deserve to prevail

But - even on an inevitably hotter and chaotic planet, with society and economy crumbling - we can not and must not stop fighting for something better

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report finds

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 7h

Daniel Levy: "Netanyahu has reneged on these deals in the past & may well be looking for the first opportunity to be able to resume hostilities when he can in Gaza. In the meantime one should expect the destruction, displacement, killing in the West Bank will continue"

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 8h

Urgent winter clothing appeal for UK baby banks.

In 2024 charity distributed 6,752 coats, 14,163 pairs of shoes, 2,857 blankets, 1,472 items of bedding and 45,220 pairs of socks to families in need.

Low wages/benefits; high energy, water, grocery costs; unchecked profiteering take toll.

London baby banks appeal for urgent donations ahead of winter

Baby banks in London say supplies are running low due to more families facing increased financial pressures.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 8h

"Brexit has left the UK out in the cold." Thanks Nigel Farage. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Existential threat’: what do EU’s 50% steel tariffs mean for UK industry?

Why UK steel sector is alarmed by prospect of punitive tariffs from its biggest customer

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 7h

@yarahawari.bsky.social : "Israel is notorious for breaking ceasefire deals.. Netanyahu says one thing to an international audience & something else to a domestic audience.. Israel is not a good faith actor.."

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 18h

🚨The petition has now passed 74,000 signatures! Thank you so much for your support 🙏

You can support the campaign to change the law by signing here👇
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 15h

*Safety concerns* my arse.

I hope organizers go ahead as planned. #auspol #nswpol #FreePalestine #EndTheGenocide www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Court prohibits pro-Palestine march to Sydney Opera House after police raise safety concerns

Police had objected to planned march citing fears of a crowd crush

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 7h

@yarahawari.bsky.social : "Over the last 2 years we've seen the near complete destruction of Gaza.. the likelihood is that number [of deaths] will be a lot higher once the work to remove the rubble takes place.. the mental toll [on Palestinians] will continue for generations.."

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 1d

No, it's not. It's all a lie. The blunt truth is across the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them.

Iain Mansfield @igmansfield.bsky.social · 1d

Outstanding piece by Stephen Daisley.

Ethnicity is no barrier to Britishness - it's culture and integration.

That means 'smaller cohorts and aggressive integration policies' - and tackling the institutions that 'have amplified grievance narratives and radical anti-Western ideologies'.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 8h

Bank of England warns of growing risk of a “sudden correction” in global markets - financial crash.

AI boom will burst.
Share prices inflated
Real economy weak.
Trump creating uncertainties.
Shadow banking unregulated.
Govt deregulating banking.

Bankers get bonuses, people will pick up the tab.

Bank of England warns of growing risk that AI bubble could burst

Possibility of ‘sharp market correction has increased’, says Bank’s financial policy committee

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 6h

The thousands of hostages we never hear about.

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 8h

You don’t get to bankroll a genocide…

Embolden and cheer on the perpetrators

…and then call yourself a hero for pulling the plug.

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Prof Nisreen Alwan @nisreenalwan.bsky.social · 19h

Don’t you think it’s degrading as an immigrant to keep trying to prove your worth to people who believe in their superiority & righteousness in demanding you prove your worth?

That’s a trend that I see some ‘allies’ encouraging in order to ‘change minds’. It’s unfair & humiliating. Think about it!

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James Barišić 🇭🇷 @james.barisic.fr · 8h

I want to be wrong but this feels like a massive trap is being set for the state of Palestine by two people who could not care less about the existence of Palestine or the people of Palestine.

Netanyahu's genocide cannot be ignored. He must face trial.

#FreeGaza #FreePalestine

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Jenny Frecklington-Jones #IStandWithWatermelon🍉🍉 @joneshowdareyou.bsky.social · 18h

"Let’s not be lulled into mothballing our Palestinian flags and keffiyehs. Let’s not be lulled into abandoning our calls—to hold Israel accountable. Let’s not be dazzled by hollow words and the familiar smoke and mirrors. Let us redouble our efforts for Palestine."
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A time to redouble our efforts for Palestine

Daniel Levy, who knows a thing or two about peace negotiations, warns us that, The plan is being used to push back against the momentum behind holding Israel accountable, the thing that could actually...

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Debbie Kennedy @whysocialmedia.bsky.social · 6h

I spoke to two of the released flotilla hostages yesterday. Funnily enough, no BBC to greet them at the airport. Plenty of the small independents were there so it's not as if they weren't aware.

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 8h

Don't threaten us with a good time, Daily Express.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 7h

The regulator Ofwat has ruled that 5 private water companies can raise bills by even more than previously agreed

A reminder that despite promising to nationalise the water industry Starmer dumped that pledge &decided to side with the private companies instead. This is the result

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UK Politics @politicsintheuk.bsky.social · 1d

Gary Neville said hurty words to Farage and his Reformorons. Their meltdown is epic. Well done, Gary 👏👏
"The flag was being ‘used in a negative fashion’ by ‘angry, middle-aged white men."

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Elizabeth Veldon @thatelizabeth.bsky.social · 1d

She does not care.

Children can starve, women can go without support to leave their abusive partners, just as long as she gets to hurt trans people

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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 1d

How many women and children is she hurting by forcing the Scottish government to waste so much money on these ridiculous law suits?

When your hate is the only thing that matters...

SEEN Police Official Open Public Network @seenpoliceuk.bsky.social · 1d

Her hubris is the ugliest part of her diseased mind.

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