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Dave Rudden @daveruddenwrites.bsky.social · 2d

This is just such a no-brainer win for everybody that I hope that it gets rolled out in a much bigger way.

Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · 6d

Lunacy. Thank goodness she hasn’t a hope in hell of winning the next election

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · 13d

The ego has landed!

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · 14d

Had it recently at an @sci-belfast.bsky.social event. Wonderful flavours and great to meet the chefs! Will definitely be looking for opportunities for @politicsinaction.bsky.social to bring them in.

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Make the Road NY @maketheroadny.bsky.social · 14d

✊Today, hundreds of New Yorkers shut down the streets surrounding 26 Federal Plaza to make it clear that they will not stay silent as ICE commits violent & unlawful actions against our immigrant communities.

Join us today at 6PM at Foley Square to demand #ICEOutofNY!

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · 14d

Well done. This sinister practice makes a mockery of the principle of ‘Human Rights Based Policing’!

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · 14d

Giving every person in Northern Ireland a ‘Brit Card’? What could possibly go wrong? 😂 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Keir Starmer expected to announce plans for digital ID cards

Measure could be announced as soon as Friday as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration to the UK

www.theguardian.com

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · 24d

Please give a follow to our @youngevaluatorsni.bsky.social project. Such exciting times ahead!

Young Evaluators NI @youngevaluatorsni.bsky.social · Jul 10

We’re training young people as evaluators to drive change in our own organisation and sustain our impact. Stay tuned for updates! 👀 @nationallottery.bsky.social

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 26d

HOPE not hate has written to the Prime Minister, urging him to speak up and defend multicultural Britain. Now we are gathering messages from supporters across the UK.

secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/177398/...

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Tom Hulme @tomhulme.bsky.social · 28d

Bizarre, xenophobic, fear-mongering post from Michael Deane… head of a small empire of restaurants that Belfast folk might wish to avoid from now on

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FactCheckNI @factcheckni.bsky.social · 28d

Does Belfast have the 2nd highest number of asylum seekers in the UK, and do almost a fifth of them live in BT12, as claimed by DUP MLA Edwin Poots?

❌ No.
📊Belfast ranks 20th overall.
👥With 0.6% of the local population (1 in 167 people).
➡️ No data confirms the BT12 claim.

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Politics in Action @politicsinaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

⏰Only 3 Days to go!⏰

There is still time to apply to become part of our amazing team today!

📆3 Year Contract

Project Officer £37,280

Project Manager £39,862

Don't miss out! Apply now on Community NI www.communityni.org/organisation...

⏳Deadline 12th September 2025

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · Sep 9

Come join the dream team!

Politics in Action @politicsinaction.bsky.social · Sep 9

⏰Only 3 Days to go!⏰

There is still time to apply to become part of our amazing team today!

📆3 Year Contract

Project Officer £37,280

Project Manager £39,862

Don't miss out! Apply now on Community NI www.communityni.org/organisation...

⏳Deadline 12th September 2025

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Get PR Done! @getprdone.bsky.social · Sep 3

‘The top 10 countries in the 2025 Global Social Progress Index all use proportional representation’
When all votes count social outcomes improve.
#getPRdone
#ProportionalRepresentation
www.socialprogress.org/alti-global-...

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Politics in Action @politicsinaction.bsky.social · Sep 1

Please share with your networks- two great roles with a groundbreaking new project PEACEPLUS

Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · Sep 1

Two tremendous new roles with @politicsinaction.bsky.social working with adults across Northern Ireland and the Irish border counties in collaboration with @britishcouncil.bsky.social @seupb.bsky.social #peaceplus PEACEPLUS www.politicsinaction.org/post/two-new...

Two new roles with Connect Communities Cross-Border Project

We are looking for a Project Manager and a Project Officer for a really exciting new cross-border project supported by PEACEPLUS in collaboration with the British Council.

www.politicsinaction.org

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · Sep 1

Two tremendous new roles with @politicsinaction.bsky.social working with adults across Northern Ireland and the Irish border counties in collaboration with @britishcouncil.bsky.social @seupb.bsky.social #peaceplus PEACEPLUS www.politicsinaction.org/post/two-new...

Two new roles with Connect Communities Cross-Border Project

We are looking for a Project Manager and a Project Officer for a really exciting new cross-border project supported by PEACEPLUS in collaboration with the British Council.

www.politicsinaction.org

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · Sep 1

🙏 Thanks to the many experts & academics who reviewed & fed back on this proposal

🎯 There's unprecedented public & parliamentary support for addressing our voting system. We offer the Government a plan to seize this opportunity: a National Commission on Electoral Reform

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · Sep 1

🤝 “It sets out a viable approach to combining broad consultation, meaningful deliberation & expert evidence”

⌛️ The National Commission would present Parliament with carefully evidenced final recommendations within 12 months of launch

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Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission - Politics.co.uk

A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair e...

www.politics.co.uk

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APPG for Fair Elections @appgfairelections.bsky.social · Sep 1

📜 We're pleased to publish a Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform

⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward

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National Commission on Electoral Reform: Terms of Reference

APPG for Fair Elections

www.fairelections.uk

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Richard Chambers @newschambers.bsky.social · Aug 22

Entirely man-made famine.

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · Aug 18

Such a great #Texas gig in Belfast last night. It was wonderful to hear #SharleenSpiteri talk with such great affection about the city and its’ people. “Had the best curry in years!”

Texas band on stage. Custom House Square

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Aug 17

Between his crypto ventures, real estate deals, and licensing agreements, Trump and his family have profited off the presidency to the tune of $3.4 billion.

The grifter-in-chief knows no bounds.

We must not become numb to this.

New Analysis Finds Trump Family Has Raked in $3.4 Billion Off the Presidency

President Donald Trump and his family have made a staggering $3.4 billion off the presidency, according to an analysis b

www.rollingstone.com

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Politics in Action @politicsinaction.bsky.social · Jul 18

🚨We are so happy to announce that our Votes at 16 Campaign has been a success! Yesterday, the Government announced their plans to legislate for #votesat16 in all UK elections!🥳
A huge well done to our fantastic campaign group, who have worked so hard to make this a [email protected]

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Politics in Action @politicsinaction.bsky.social · Jul 18

Historic days for us at Politics in Action as the UK Government commits to giving 16 and 17 year olds the vote @votesat16ni.bsky.social @politicsproject.bsky.social great to meet Democracy Minister Rushanara Ali to interview her about these historic changes www.politicsinaction.org/post/democra...

Democracy Minister outlines 'Roadmap to Votes at 16'!

Campaigning can be tough and sometimes frustrating, but once in a while all the efforts align.Our Votes at 16 Campaigners have just returned from Westminster where the 'Roadmap to Votes at 16' was ann...

www.politicsinaction.org

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Wiseabap @wiseabap.bsky.social · Jul 13

The same UVF we are told is abput to disband? How can we believe anything from this group if thugs? www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sunday-life/... UVF planned to make Belfast interface a warzone if council tried to remove asbestos bonfire

UVF planned to make Belfast interface a warzone if council tried to remove asbestos bonfire

Loyalist paramilitaries had planned to turn the Broadway roundabout in Belfast into a “warzone” if attempts had been made to remove the controversial Village bonfire before the Eleventh Night.

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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