Don’t kick ordinary people out of courtrooms @lammydavid.bsky.social! Juries bring fairness, lived experience and protect us from prejudice, scrapping them won’t fix our failing justice system. Sign now the petition now: 38d.gs/qz6n Trial by jury was one of our great democratic achievements.

Yorkshire Water: it’s time to end the rip-off yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorks... Absolutely: all other water companies too. Dividend payments instead of investment are a disgrace. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hfdsgreennetwork.bsky.social @friendsriverwye.bsky.social @savethewye.bsky.social

The Minamata Convention: UN conference addresses global dangers of mercury poisoning yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/the-min... Another area where the UK is behind the EU. The film showed the story in Japan: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minamat... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hfdsgreennetwork.bsky.social

Rearranging the furniture while the house is on fire: Starmer’s Britain 2025 yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/educati... Good education is a concern for all of us. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk

Government’s last chance to keep control of digital yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af... Good piece.

Patriotism and prejudice in the UK’s ‘Raise the Colours’ campaign  yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af... "Yorkshire has been shaped and enriched by its diversity" Herefordshire too, with the diversity of the Marches. Flags on Greyfriars Bridge have now gone. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

Drowning in denial: one in five homes in Reform UK heartlands faces flooding in 25 years yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/dro... What fun the boys are having on the railings. But I wouldn't want to live next to it. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hfdsgreennetwork.bsky.social

Why Labour’s peril is a warning shot for Britain’s populist surge yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/why... A good article. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social

Climate change doesn’t stop at borders, and neither should we. The UK and EU must work together to protect our planet. Watch One Earth, One Team and see why cooperation matters: bsky.app/profile/euro...

Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to ‪@electoralreform.bsky.social‬'s call to put a cap on how much they can donate in the #ElectionsBill action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...

Fed up with Farage? Me too. I’ve signed the Never Nigel Pledge. Add your name today, and help show that division and hate have no place in our communities. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/170649/... @hopenothate.org.uk @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social

I signed the petition to demand the Government tax the super rich to rebuild our NHS, schools, and other public services. Will you sign too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

I've just emailed my MP and asked them to vote to protect nature in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. Will you take action too? action.rspb.org.uk/page/180990/...

We need an independent BBC. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

Great article. "An independent National Commission on Electoral Reform could examine the evidence, drive a national debate allowing people to say how they want to be governed, and recommend a proportional system that gives every voter a voice that counts." Let's do it. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

What does Europe mean to you? Watch European Movement UK's video featuring Caroline Lucas: bsky.app/profile/euro...

A good news story from RSPB: www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

This Black History Month, join Dawn Butler MP as she reflects on her journey in politics and celebrates the some of the leaders, thinkers, and pioneers are fighting for a more inclusive and resilient democracy. 📅 Don’t miss it. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/179708/...

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them: 38d.gs/rezg

The UN Climate Summit COP30 must deliver for people and planet — not polluters. The UK government must back a just transition away from fossil fuels, now. I’ve just taken action with waronwant.bsky.social, will you join me? secure.waronwant.org/page/176968/...

Labour delivers! centralbylines.co.uk/politics/lab... Good article: "Are the simplistic solutions peddled by the populists and their right-wing media backers so persuasive that realistic policy solutions will never again be sufficient to satisfy voters?"

A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...

www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/sport/254656... Well spoken, Paul Caddis.

Reform UK are yelling “drill, baby, drill” 🙄 But fracking is reckless & won’t even cut bills. Time to end this nonsense. Tell Ed Miliband: BAN FRACKING permanently. Add your name: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...

westcountryvoices.co.uk/the-racial-a... 'After the attack Moorhouse announced that she intends to leave the NHS. In her words, “some people aren’t worth my time or care.” It is hard to argue with her conclusion.' How do we stop anti-immigrant opinion? @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

westcountryvoices.co.uk/33-per-cent-... Churchill said "No one pretends that democracy is perfect or all-wise. Indeed it has been said that democracy is the worst form of Government except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.…" Ending FPTP would help.

"Go to an old cemetery. See all the baby graves from before the 1950s & 60s? After that, hardly any. That's when people started vaccinating their children. If you're unsure what to do to protect your kids, the answer is literally written in stone." — Michael Okuda How quick we forget.

Excellent article by Lucas Brendon on the weather systems of masculinity. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

Next step: PR for the Commons.

Support Gaza War Refusers: "Palestinian and Jewish communities are standing together, despite police repression and political intimidation." mailchi.mp/refuser/resi...

I have always loved tabbies.

Government minister visits Dunfermline to find out about Citizens’ Assembly project electoral-reform.org.uk/government-m... Electoral Reform Society – ERS A great story about local engagement in politics. Let's have more of this. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

In all but name: is Gaza Britain’s undeclared war? yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/in-... Quite so. What are the concrete actions taken by the British government? @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

The semantics of protesting in 2025 yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/the-s... Great piece. Splendid conclusion.

Wrapped in a flag, outside a hotel yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-af... So true. We have to address the lack of understanding about immigration. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

Silicon Valley’s quiet takeover yorkshirebylines.co.uk/business/tec... Good piece. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

Encore! Why classical music matters westenglandbylines.co.uk/society/cult... Great article, Athalie. Cutting arts funding sucks. Artists, particularly young artists, should also have better opportunity to engage with EU countries. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk

‘Pawfect Playdays’ appeals for fairness after shock rate demands spell closure westenglandbylines.co.uk/region/oxfor... Such a tragedy. I hope they can still work out something sensible with South Oxfordshire District Council.

Pls SIGN: Stop the destruction of Madagascar’s unique ecosystems for rare earths. Mining fuels rights abuses & environmental harm. The energy transition must not cost lives or biodiversity. #Madagascar #RareEarths #HumanRights rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...

The Byline Festival: a beautiful day above a broken landscape centralbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/fe... Good piece: the government needs to address fundamental concerns for working class people or it will lose power at the next election. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk

From an article about Reform UK in today's PoliticsHome Sunday Lunch: the man in the middle with the cap on is wearing the flag upside down. No further comment. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social

#Petition Ecuador: All eyes on Yasuní - Keep the oil in the ground! rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/12...

New ‪@compassoffice.bsky.social‬ polling shows Labour members overwhelmingly want bolder offer on democracy, the economy, child poverty and much more. The government is out of step with the mainstream of the Labour Party and must reset to transform the country. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Outrageous. Britain is being sued in a corporate court, for stopping the Cumbria coal mine. We’ve been saying for years that this system of corporate courts (ISDS) is an obstacle to climate action and democratic politics. Now it couldn’t be clearer