Gorton and Denton: “Nearly everyone we spoke to told us they were being told to vote for one candidate just to stop another. The public deserves to vote for the candidate they trust most, but this is simply not the reality under our voting system.” Molly Maguire @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

Most of us in Britain aren’t Christian in our beliefs, practices, or identity. The only basis for national identity in our country is around the shared values and institutions of our plural society. Christian Nationalism is a divisive dead end. humanists.uk/2026/02/23/d...

This is so important for transparency...

I'm trying to fight a private car park penalty, it's exhausting. The sleepless nights, the anger & adrenaline disrupt everything normal. I hate having to do it. But, we paid, we did absolutely nothing wrong, yet both the company & the "independent" appeal ignored evidence and presume guilt.

First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

Another great listen from @quietriotpod.bsky.social, spot on analysis of Labour's pressing need to deliver for progressives... but as is the way I'm moved to comment on the narrow points of disagreement rather than the broad agreement...

"You should never overestimate the extent to which the BBC changed this country by giving endless airtime to Nigel Farage, other far right extremists and the Tufton Street junktanks, while shutting out progressive voices." – George Monbiot

Was watching 'Digging for Britain' last night & found myself having to look up @profaliceroberts.bsky.social 's great accent, only to find the Web thinks it's RP. RP it is certainly not. There's a fair bit in there, but healthy doses of what I think is Bristol too... & all the better for that.

"If Mandelson's links to Jeffrey Epstein disqualifies him from holding power, why does the company controlled by Epstein's business partner and co-owner retain access to the UK's most sensitive national security infrastructure?" Peter Thiel. Jeffrey Epstein. Palantir. The UK Government.

Received local election post yesterday. Lib Dems sent leaflets featuring the local candidates to each voter registered to our house. Reform sent one leaflet featuring only Farage to the only voter in the house who is an immigrant. A stark contrast.

I’m sharing Aliya’s entire opening statement. We owe it to her, and those who no longer have a voice, to watch. youtu.be/zrcW8SZtYpI?...

Y'all, can we please not? I'm seeing further attempts to water down words that actually have very strong meanings. We've already seen it with the word 'triggered', which people now use to mean 'made you mildly uncomfortable', when to me, a combat veteran with manageable but severe PTSD. 1/2

"This is our chance" @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk 10 Years since the referendum National Rejoin March IV - London Sat 20th June 2026 - Be There! Please Share! #RejoinEU

Please share. 💔

Has anyone else noticed how often a company promise to act within '28 days' (a nice round 4 weeks) has migrated to become 'working days' without adjusting down to just 20? There's zero logic to 28 working days beyond creating a deliberately misleading expectation in customers.

1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10

Don't member states in the United States of America retain the sovereign right to secede? If that's the case then there's no way Trump would allow #Greenland to join the USA as a state in the federation, because it would exercise its right immediately. It would have to be a subjugated territory.

Suggested EU response: - US airbases now represent an armed presence, inside our borders, of a nation that is openly threatening to invade our territory - Withdraw the threat or we have no choice but to close those bases - This turns USA from a global power to a regional one, overnight 1/5

This is outrageous. The cowardice of politicians, journalists and public institutions in the face of Trump's swaggering destruction of the planet is shameful.

If you are still of the mindset “well, let’s not rush into calling Trump’s America fascist quite yet” - take a look at how he justifies shooting her in the face because what she was was “an attack on the American people” - meanwhile racist woman hater gun death justifier C Kirk is a fallen hero

Sadly I agree. It would only take a very small amount of backbone but, even so, they won't do it. Our governments need to realign to limiting the harms inflicted on people rather than imposing ever more authoritarian constraints on protest.

I demand the restoration of the Freedom of Movement that was robbed from us by foreign interference and the worst abuses of democracy in modern British history.

How do #FlatEarth believers explain the rotation of the Moon's features as you travel North-South?

Happy New Year 2026 Have you heard yet? National Rejoin March IV 10th Anniversary of the referendum Saturday 20th June 2026 #RejoinEU

I look forward to the entirely factual headline from the #BBC stating "The President of the United States has launched an illegal war of aggression against Venezuela".

A subset of all reasonable hopes in unreasonable times...

What's with the silly "Betwixtmas"? The period we're in has a name. It's just called "Christmas" which lasts until 12th Night on 5th January.

"Washington issued visa bans on Tuesday on Mr Ahmed, 47, and four Europeans, including French former EU commissioner Thierry Breton." Dear Sky News, it's "Mr Ahmed, 47, and four OTHER Europeans". British people are every bit as European as anyone else and we always will be.

Looking at the Magna Carta in the British Library forcibly reminds me that the greatest progress occurs in recovering from the greatest oppressive threat. Maybe the UK needs to suffer the damage of Reform and the rest of the far right to come out the other side with renewed progressive vigour.

Do people start becoming more enlightened once the #WinterSolstice has passed? And does that mean we can look forward to the demise of the fascist tendency and the return of sanity?

100,000! Now to watch them debate it without any enthusiasm or commitment. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Worth a vote, but a call to investigate Russian activity covers only one angle on the attacks on liberal democracy. The whole picture can only be assessed by including the Libertarian networks that are principally funded by US tech bros, fossil fuel interests & hedge funds.

Great song. And I'm thinking I might like to have Jesse's babies. 🤓 #JoinICE #JesseWelles #TheLateShow

Deep alignment between the EU and U.K. could close this hole and deliver GDP growth for both sides. This is worth listening to. Tell him he was right then and to do the right thing now 🎧👇

Listening to Toby Buckle's Political Philosophy Podcast: "Appeasement Isn’t Working" yesterday I learned that "Centrism" has a meaning WAY beyond just adhering to the politics of the centre which I've often defended. I apologise for my ignorance. Episode webpage: soundcloud.com/toby-buckle-...

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The senior management responsible for BBC News chose to strap up their left leg, standing only on their right for years on end... so they fell when that leg cramped. No surprises.

William Keegan (my hero) hits the nail right on the head once again #RejoinEU observer.co.uk/news/busines...

Today I specifically remember my grandfathers. One died on active service in the RAF, the other saw naval action that forever changed him. I remember too their loved ones who lived through those years, the impact on their lives and their work to minimise the effect on ours. #Remembrance

Tell the new Democracy Minister: it’s time to scrap First Past the Post - Please sign the petition. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...

Daft inconvenient rules from the #DVLA... I am forced to wait to renew my photo licence for another 8 months even though it will expire within 10 years (when I reach 70) anyway, whenever I do it. Very poor service provision.

Why is the #BBC referring to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor as "Andrew"? Is this a familiarity the BBC grants to all suspected sex offenders? If he must be talked about, he's just plain Mr Mountbatten-Windsor now.

Minority representation on TV causes outrage From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

Every word of this... It's not even above the political horizon, but it's the basis of everything else we need. The codification of the constitution has been the most important change the UK has needed for decades, now it's the most urgent too.

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-... Those dedicated plastic 'Made in China' "patriots" waving Union Flags... every single one of which is upside down. Utter fuckwits.

What does Trump expect to happen to the billions of dollars he used to bail out Argentina? He did it because he supports what they're doing so he won't have attached strings requiring they change course. So it'll all go the way of their economy.. down the pan... but leaving the USA with more debt.

Take part in this Express poll on brexit then RT xd.wayin.com/display/cont...

Radio 4's 'Antisocial' weirdly claiming that art in churches is widely ignored as background. Well, I may be unusual, but my sole reason for entering any church is the art of the building, the art in the building and the transient art performed there. It's what churches are for.

What does "Food Security" mean to you? I think it's the availability & reliability of food supply to a defined population. However, I recently queried the food security of a region & all responses focussed on individual capacity to access food affordably... a very different social issue, I think.