Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.

you're responsible for this shit-show of a government and you're now running the same playbook on the greens that you ran on corbyn's labour. it's not gonna work this time, pippa. everyone is wise to you ppl.

Jesus fucken Christ. I ordered some undercrackers, lads. Nothing came. No despatch email, no delivery confirmation, nothing. So today I check tracking online. Evri "delivered" them to my side garden (just chucked randomly). AND THEN THE FOXES THE FOXES (breathe) ATE MY FUCKEN PANTS

The freeze on UK fuel duty cost the government approximately £100 billion between 2011 and October 2024, according to the OBR. Just saying... UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’ - on.ft.com/3LnxCZd via @FT

Brilliant answers from Zack - completely shutting down Trevor Phillips

Climate change, coming soon to a town near you

Oh boy, this country has a hard on for genocide

Definitely worth paying for a flu jab this year, about £15 at pharmacies! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Once again banging the drum that Grainger v Nicholson was an utter disaster and that the criteria for highlighting what constitutes a protected philosophical belief was always going to be weaponised. We've seen it with racism, we've seen it with transphobia, and now Islamophobia.

When I found out that I'm intersex I knew, statistically, there were lots of other people like me out there, but only about a dozen were publicly visible. It has been a great joy to me to watch this movement grow over the decades and begin to exert real pressure for our human rights to be respected.

Solidarity and sisterhood with @monisharajesh.bsky.social, @chimenesuleyman.bsky.social & @profsunnysingh.bsky.social, in the face of renewed bad-faith attacks from the usual suspects. Their work is amazing, their principles impeccable. Don’t read the Telegraph, don’t listen to muckraking podcasts.

Frontline women’s services are in free fall leaving countless vulnerable people at risk. This is the conversation that should be topping the agenda regarding women’s rights.Culture wars are a distraction, austerity is the key threat. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/hol...

Darren Jones is the MP of where I grew up. It's traditionally swung between the Tories and Labour. There's nothing I'd like more than to see it go Green

The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.

Whenever I see a clip of some Labour-right drone flailing about on TV, I remember that this is all the "squandered talent on the backbenches" for whom they had to torch our hope. They trashed their own party so they could do... whatever this is.

We are unsurprised by the latest review which concludes what we have known for decades: the Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist. As Dr Shereen Daniels' independent review states, this is not simply a matter of ‘bad apples’.

Transphobes are already targeting the biggest star in women's soccer and baselessly alleging she's a man because she's Black. This is what trans people warned would happen. Gender policing that becomes explicitly racial. www.outsports.com/2025/11/6/24...

Can you imagine if someone released a computer game, or a musical album, or *whatever*, that was designed to sexual groom children, or encourage them to commit suicide or any of the things LLMs are doing on a daily basis, how quick the media and political condemnation would be?

For the last 3 years in a row, we have recorded the lowest birth rates ever in this country. Affordability is a huge part of that. Green MP Sian Berry calls for universal childcare provision, free at the point of use, to be considered essential national infrastructure.💚💚👏👏 bsky.app/profile/sian...

Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system 1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK 2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc 3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today

🏊‍♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision. In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019. Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts. 1/5

Like many others, I am disappointed and angry about the decision by @cyclinguk.bsky.social to change the eligibility criteria for Women in Cycling 2025 to exclude trans women. Trans women are women 🏳️‍⚧️ I have requested for my name and face to be removed. www.cyclingweekly.com/news/do-we-n...

Kate Clanchy’s “i’ve been cancelled” tour has been going on for FOUR YEARS and in that period publishing of books by Black authors has declined. So who’s really been cancelled?

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

In this piece, admitting the BBC has broken its impartiality rules re. trans people, the BBC further breaks its impartiality rules by changing a quote saying "trans identity" to "trans ideology".

If Zohran Mamdani was a Labour candidate, he'd have been purged and smeared long ago.

New profile pic. I am now entering my Alexis Carrington Colby* era. No further questions

‘The poppy has been hijacked by the far-right. I can no longer wear it’ I’ve always worn a poppy to commemorate my family who fought and died defending democracy against Nazism. Not anymore now Nazis claim the symbol My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

what is this ‘america’ you speak of?!!

Can see why Labour waited for Lords stages before adding THIS to the Crime and Policing Bill. Extending protest suppression to include vague ‘cumulative’ impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police. Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.

Keir Starmer owes a profound apology to: ▪️Birmingham Safety Advisory Group ▪️West Midlands Police ▪️Residents of Birmingham ▪️The local MP ▪️The UK Football Policing Unit (UKFPU) ▪️Europe-wide intelligence-sharing networks ▪️ Amsterdam police

David Lammy is the third senior Labour Gov figure to call the Scottish Government a national security risk this week Given this government isn't prepared to say this about China .... this is pretty dreadful. What happened to the "family of nations"? www.thenational.scot/news/2559871...

Woohoo! The first Green councillor in Southwark in 15 years!

Zohran Mamdani recently celebrated Sylvia Rivera, spoke out against the hate campaign targeting the marginalised trans community, and promised to make New York an LGBTQIA sanctuary. He’s now Mayor of NYC! I hope UK politicians will have the backbone and decency to do the same. youtu.be/bEvVSpN0BXg 🏳️‍⚧️

The full weight of western capitalism is about to laser focus on NYC. The robber barons failed to win and will panic. They will sabotage NYC because the system cannot allow Mamdani's term to be successful. They cannot allow people to believe things can be better. Your job now is to hold the line. 1/

A white journalist at a white BBC has made what looks like a hit piece about a white writer charged with racism by a number of writers of colour. The twist? The BBC attacks the writers of colour. Solidarity with all Black and Brown people fighting to be treated with dignity. Screw the racist BBC.

And note that he never rejected what some sneeringly refer to as "idpol". Never came close to throwing minorities under the bus. On the contrary. The affordability agenda came hand in hand with him actively standing up for those principles. He could never have mobilised his base like this otherwise.

In yesterday's pre-budget speech Rachel Reeves said she was focused on "protecting the NHS". Private funding has been disaster for the NHS. Trusts are paying back up to 27* over their original PFI deals. The best way to protect it is to say NO to a new round of private finance arrangements.

Tax wealth. Not work. Join.greenparty.org.uk

So much of Labour’s comms is just weird and confusing at this point. Surely it’s really, really easy to decide to offer congratulations/support to a wildly popular left-wing candidate who has just pulled off a historic electoral victory

Meet the Author: Ophelia Field - The Favourite Wednesday 3 December, 7pm Visit Queer Britain Museum to meet author Ophelia Field, interviewed by Lisa Power, as they explore the history behind the award-winning film. Book online: link.outsavvy.com/xba5kvw1

We might ask “How come so many of the great authorities on the concealed racial hatred of the left have turned out to be roaring partisans for hate, genocide and ethnic cleansing”? And “How come nobody is willing to talk about this as a series of incredible events suggesting extreme idiocy at best”.

Look what happens when you give people something to vote *FOR*

75 years ago today, the European Convention of Human Rights, ECHR, was created. The UK played a key role in shaping it. We should celebrate the ECHR & the vision of all who brought it to life. We must resist regressive & cynical moves to rip us out of the convention!

Sorry but this is mad. Cutting a scheme that will deliver insulation that can lower bills by up to £300 a year so you can pay for £170 in bill reductions? Make it make sense www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

It's not organ theft, it's murder to steal their organs. Because you can't take usable organs from dead bodies, they HAVE to be alive when the organs are taken.

My critical analysis of the anti-trans astroturf group, the LGB Alliance, has just been published in the special edition of the Bulletin of Applied Transgender Studies. I recommend the whole special edition - it's open access, no pay wall. bulletin.appliedtransstudies.org/article/4/1-...

Woohoo! The first Green councillor in Southwark in 15 years!

Rachel Reeves is going to tax work and NOT WEALTH. Yet again, Labour are giving their banker mates in The City a leg up, while making regular people worse off. Let’s give some help to the people that actually need it. @richardjmurphy.bsky.social