🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets. Ask 4: Scale enforcement of the rules of the road, and ensure the Council’s new parking enforcement service works. 👉Read in full: betterstreetsforbirmingham....

The ECHR was set up after WWII to ensure that fascism never again arose in Europe. Why do the right want to curb/limit/leave/abolish the ECHR? Because it does what it was intended to do, that's why...

a couple years ago i put together this little thread of postcards depicting Santa using every conceivable method of transportation to make his appointed rounds:

🚸 We are calling on all those preparing to stand for election in Birmingham next year to back practical steps for safer streets. Ask 8:  Make residential streets greener and calmer. 👉Read the ten asks and co-sign: betterstreetsforbirmingham....

Just opened the curtains. That was a mistake! 🌧️🌧️

This BBC News article on 'carspreading' is Orwellian. The post quotes an 'expert' who suggests SUVs may be helping the UK car industry decarbonise. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This kind of cr*p is why we need a public info campaign. Sign @nebriefing's open letter: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Big news! We’re giving away a Snowball Accessibility Assessment worth over £250 👉 To enter, hit the link below or in our bio and enter details. That’s it. bit.ly/3K3jlk7 🩵 Know a business that should enter too? Tag them so they don’t miss out. 🎉 Winner announced December 19th, 2025. Good luck!

Today, Labour is going to announce a return to PFI for the NHS- which is a total disaster. But they’ve renamed it the “NHS neighbourhood rebuild”. Don’t be fooled 🚨 I’ve explained what’s going on in this piece I’ve just written- open.substack.com/pub/jujuliag...

Millionaires want a wealth tax! Delighted to host Gary Stevenson in Parliament to talk about his work with MPs. We discussed how raising annual revenue through wealth taxes is the most important thing Govt could do in the budget to cut inequality and raise living standards.

Birmingham City Council are inviting expressions of interest from schools to make improvements to walking, wheeling and cycling journeys. Schools have until 28 November 2025 to submit forms at: www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/...

With days to go until the Autumn Budget, 40 MPs have shown their support for a Parliamentary motion opposing new private finance in the NHS. ❗Will your MP add their name to the list? ✍️Use our template letter vist.ly/4ft9y

Better than my attempt at an explainer of the obscenity of the existence of billionaires: £1 billion = spending capacity of £1 million a month for a lifetime (not taking into account return from any investments).

After today's Sunday Mirror exposé about Ryan Bridge, Simon Murphy is unsurprisingly being attacked by Raise the Colours who accuse him of "talking shi*t about our movement". Thank you to Simon for exposing these people for who they really are.

💙📚#booksky A Pocketful of Prayers for M.E. NEW BOOK! Please share with those suffering with #ME #SevereME #chronicfatigue #lupus or #LongCOVID This little book is for when you want to pray but brainfog or exhaustion means you can't find the words. 💙 Links in the comments. #prayer

Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) have cost the NHS billions. 💥Now the government is deciding if it wants more. Help us hold them accountable + support our crowdfunder: bit.ly/NHSandBudget 💙

NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders. Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget. ✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.

Nearly every panel I spoke on this year ended with the same question: "What gives you hope?" My friends, that question expired years ago. (If you need receipts, my book Saving Us is literally a 300-page answer.) The real question is: How are you PRACTICING hope? Because Greta is right ..

Just to be clear, politicians have engineered a situation whereby the NHS is in crisis and people are so scared and angry that many no longer feel empathy for the doctors tasked with holding the service together. Doctors are not the problem. Politicians are the problem. 💙🚨

Kyiv, Sophia Square today. The annual “Empty Chairs” event – in support of journalists, writers, and cultural figures missing, imprisoned, or held captive because of russia’s war against Ukraine. I was there. I want the world to see.

❌ No, a planned update to Meta's privacy policy won't give it permission to read all DMs sent by its users and use the data to train its generative AI. Here's the truth about what the update will really do:

We're worried the door to NHS privatisation is opening wider through new PFI‑style deals. This isn’t “support”, it’s a risk to the very fabric of the NHS. Help us stop this before the autumn budget sets the path. 👉 Donate + share: bit.ly/NHSandBudget

Today is Remembrance Day in many countries – the red poppy is its symbol. Maybe you didn’t know that in Ukraine, May 8 is Remembrance Day, honoring the victims of World War II. Ukraine also uses the red poppy, designed by Serhiy Mishakin in 2014 (the words in the picture say ‘Never again’)

Yet another record breaking storm supersized by a warming world 😢 Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain. That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.

Hard to imagine a dumber and more sexist impulse than to deny the existence of the patriarchy.

A poem for Elon Musk #empathy #humanity @humanists.uk #love @amnestyuk.bsky.social @hopenothate.org.uk @nionwomen.bsky.social #poetry #poem

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BREAKING 🚨: Rosebank's owner Equinor is joining forces with Shell on a new North Sea venture ‘Adura’ that could see Shell dodge £1.3 billion in UK tax. While families struggle to heat their homes, polluters keep cashing in.

As COP30 nears, there is still a chance to avoid the worst of the climate crisis & limit global heating to 1.5C if gov't's take urgent action, a new assessment argues. The report calls for the rapid scaling-up of renewable energy & electrification of key sectors. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Join the Cardboard Carnival! 🌱 On Saturday 15 November, Birmingham will be joining cities across the world to demand action on climate. From Birmingham to Belém, our call will echo in streets across the planet: this world is ours! @climatejusticeuk.bsky.social actionnetwork.org/events/cardb...

Protest is fundamental to our democracy - we rightly celebrate people like Nelson Mandela who changed the world through protest But this govt is clamping down on our protest rights with increasingly authoritarian laws Thanks @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social for making this point so powerfully

Grok and Google Lens AI overviews have been claiming that fake imagery shows the Huntingdon train attack. Grok told users one AI-generated image, of an injured man lying in a carriage, “appears to be a genuine photo”. Our fact check 👇

Women deserve the freedom to move - yet many still feel unsafe cycling No one should have to choose between a busy road or a dark path. When cycling’s safer for women, it’s safer for everyone 🚲 👉 Donate or join: cyclinguk.org/my-ride-our-right 'My ride. Our right' – supported by Cycle SOS

If we don’t fix the climate, pollution, and nature crises, we can’t fix anything. They are already actively amplifying poverty, hunger, and division. They are what stand between all of us, regardless of geography or ideology, and the better future we all seek. That's why I'm convinced that ...

My point is that it doesn't have to be that way. We are nowhere near maxing out investment in & implementation of sol'ns that benefit people, health, climate and nature at the same time. This is what we should be prioritizing, sol'ns with the greatest number of wins for people + the planet together.

This is so powerful. Private healthcare has already contaminated our NHS too much. Don't let it go any further. vist.ly/4cmrj #NHS #publicownership

YOUNG PEOPLE. LISTEN UP. Today Nigel Farage said the government should cut the minimum wage for young people ...to “raise aspiration” and “boost business" It's £10ph FFS! Lower your pay so you’ll dream bigger DO YOU SEE IT NOW? Spread far & wide. bylinetimes.com/2025/11/03/n...

**Planning and Infrastructure Bill update** The House of Lords have moved to keep vital protections for sensitive habitats and species. It's now time to ask MPs to hold the line. Let your MP know that we need to keep Amendment 130 in the Bill. action.wildlifetrusts.org/page/180301/...

Compare and contrast Green MPs v Reform. Making hope and empathy normal v angrily punching down at the most vulnerable.

Kyiv has many cozy bookstores. They offer food for the brain (books) and coffee for long, often sleepless nights. Nations that read can think critically. Please, read books.

Are you a Christian with a passion for addressing the climate and biodiversity crises? The charity @operationnoah.bsky.social is looking for new Trustees. Particularly people with an interest in Human Resources or Fundraising cte.org.uk/vacancies... Applications close 5pm on 28 November

Farage is flagging. He’s losing councillors and by-elections, and his polling’s plateaued. But we all need to fight him harder. A month ago I wrote this blog about 10 things you can do to help defeat Farage - keep doing them, it’s working! - bsky.app/profile/guys...

Here’s a video version of the above post about the Inspiring History Teaching Awards organised by Historic Royal Palaces — go nominate a brilliant history teacher!! www.hrp.org.uk/schools/insp...

Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-...

The NHS is for people, not profit. But the government’s next move could change that. With the Autumn Budget looming, all signs point to more private partnerships and less public accountability. Help us expose what’s happening before it’s too late. 💪 Donate + join the fight: bit.ly/NHSandBudget

A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK... 78% are murdered by a partner/ex Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety In fact, they voted against them...

🌍 The new Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus has launched in Parliament! The CNCC is calling for a renewed consensus on climate and nature action; giving practical solutions that work for people, the planet, and the economy. To stay updated on the CNCC 👉 thecncc.org

A memorable night ruined by a racist thug. I was invited to speak at the EuroAsia Curry Awards on Monday night, it should have been an exciting opportunity. But on my way there, outside Earl’s Court station, I was subjected to an Islamophobic hate crime. I have now reported it to the police

There’s still time to have your say in @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social's Parks Survey - but be quick, the deadline is 10 Nov! It only takes a few mins to share how satisfied you are with your local parks. Take part here: www.birminghambeheard.org.uk/bcc/parks-su... Please share - every voice counts!

A majority of voters, and a plurality of white voters, think that Reform is a racist party with racist policies.

I had a long chat with my mum’s Nigerian carer today. He asked why -given how hard he & his friends work in care (despite degrees etc) & how much tax they pay - why people assume they “claim benefits” etc I said they were a dumbass racist minority. “Loud” was his comment. He & his mates are scared