A lifetime fighting austerity and anti-immigrant hate — now Ireland’s new hope. A victory for compassion, equality, and courage. 🇮🇪✊️ Our Catherine. #catherineconnolly #irishpresident #hopenothate

After leaving @labouruk.bsky.social last year, I felt politically homeless. But with @zackpolanski.bsky.social leading the Greens, there’s real hope again — a movement rooted in fairness, compassion & action. Proud to have joined the @greenparty.org.uk 💚🌍 A new chapter begins. #GreenFuture

Honoured to be elected as the next General Secretary of Aegis ✊ Proud to follow Brian Linn’s 20 years of leadership and influence. I look forward to leading Aegis as a strong voice in the finance sector & wider trade union movement, making our workplaces and communities fairer and better for all.

💔🌊 Two women drowned in the Channel. 2.5k people laughed. 🤯 The same ones who screamed “All Lives Matter” now mock lives they never valued. This is the racism & cruelty being normalised. ⚠️ We can’t let hate win. ✊🏽 #Humanity #EndRacism #NoToHate #AllLivesMatterWasALie #FightTheFarRight

"Will this happen over here?" Imagine our government arresting peaceful protestors with terrorism charges, instigated by special interest groups who fund/bribe leading politicians? Nah, not here... #JimmyKimmel #FreeSpeech #Censorship #fascism www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

"Brian, due to your factual social media post in 2012, we can't risk the @labouruk.bsky.social reputation, selecting you as a candidate" "Don't worry about the security concerns #PeterMandelson, here's a top job" So glad I left #Starmers Party. #Hypocrisy

Day 3 of #tuccongress25 Proud to speak twice on behalf of @AegistheUnion, supporting motions to protect workers in the #Finance sector against #AI, & improve #legislation to protect #Neurodivergent workers. #UnionPower #tradeunion #brighton @tuc.org.uk @gftu.org.uk

Day 2 of #tuccongress in #Brighton, including a fantastic speech from @paulnowaktuc.bsky.social , "Patriotism is about more than flags. It’s about building a decent society based on fairness and kindness to each other" @AegistheUnion @tuc.org.uk #unionstrong #tradeunion #power

It's that time of the year ✊️ Looking forward to being part of this year's #tuccongress25 representing #AegistheUnion @The_TUC #UnionStrong

"Peope united in solidarity will never be silenced" Proud to speak at the fundraiser for #Palestine medical aid in #Skipton. #grassroots #yourpartyuk #community @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

For too long politics has been led from the top downwards,it's time to change this & build the power from our communities. If you're local & want to be part of changing our political landscape from grassroots, drop me a message. #change is coming, time for #power to be given back to the people.

230k joined in over 24 hours. This movement will be rooted in our communities & social movements. One that builds power in all regions and nations and belongs to you and excited to be part of this ✊ yourparty.uk#// #yourparty #grassroots #hope

The #LabourParty many of us were part of in the past, would have suspended those voting 'for' a #WelfareReform Bill like the one put forward by this Government. #solidarity with those with principals. #ToryNotLabour #welfare

Without his #EHCP my son would have not had an education & hope for his future. The #SEND system needs improving, but not by removing the rights of children & young people, who cannot afford to lose this precious legal protection @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @autisticadvocacy.org @yorkshirepost.co.uk

So #Pal_action that organised the attempt to shut down Elbit Systems sites that arm the Israeli military & continue to highlight the complicity between the #Government and the genocidal Israeli state, is now proscribed as a terrorist group? #WeAreAllPalestineAction

We are not just in a cost-of-living crisis, many are now in a cost-of-surviving crisis. Please sign and share @richardburgon.bsky.social's petition demanding a #WealthTax instead of devastating cuts to #Disability support. chng.it/XmRtWGKxpK @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

The Government's proposed #cuts to #disability benefits, threaten to push 290k people in #yorkshire into deeper poverty, losing up to £5,700 annually We need local campaigns now, so the voices of those that these cuts affects, are heard. @yorkshirebylines.co.uk #WelfareCuts #TaxTheRich

They weren't just carrying aid, they were also carrying hope and the humanity many of us share for the people suffering genocide. #BreakIsraelsSiege #EndTheBlockade #Madleen #FreedomFlotilla #Volunteers #IOF #StandWithGaza #StandWithPalestine

Attended the @tuc.org.uk General Council meeting on behalf of @AegistheUnion , this morning. Main topics - The @labouruk.bsky.social upcoming Spending Review and Budget. - Employment Rights Bill. - Rise of #Reform All topics that will impact our membership, all unions and our communities.

I'm the grandson of #immigrants, I embraced growing up in #Slough, one of the most diverse communities in the UK. I'm married to an immigrant. Being a stranger enhances society, I'd rather be amongst them than led by an elite, out of touch and divisive Government.

#ReformUK gains ground due to disillusionment with mainstream politics, but they are not the answer. We need community-led change by those who want to represent the people, not the elite. by creating citizens’ assemblies as a start. #Grassroots #PoliticalChange

One of my heroes #TonyBenn predicted this about @labouruk.bsky.social in 1982 - such a shame it came true and his son is part of it. This is why a new movement is necessary to silence the far-right and make those at the top accountable. #WealthTaxNow #unity #socialism

Proud to have signed this along with other progressive politicians who care for society rather than the few at the top. This isn't about 'left' or 'right' it's about 'top' versus 'bottom' #DignityDeclaration #WelfareNotWarfare #poverty #WealthTax

Proud to speak at the Irish Congress of Trade Unions Unionlearn Conference in Belfast about our union's campaign on #Neurodiversity in the #workplace. I look forward to working with all unions to improve our workplaces for all neurodivergent workers #Equality #DiversityandInclusion

Proud to speak on my union's motion promoting opportunities for young people with Neurodiversity challenges in Yorkshire, Humber and the North East, at #TUCNEYH2025 The Motion was carried unanimously & thank u to the NEU for supporting 👍 #Neurodiversity #youngpeople

I'm proud to launch the #AegistheUnion Neurodiversity Campaign, one that is vital for all workplaces across the country and also one personal to me, as my son with #Autism looks to enter the working world. Please share 📷 #neurodiversity @tuc.org.uk @yorkshirebylines.co.uk

The proposed #welfare cuts will mean that potentially between 800k & 1.2m people will lose between £4k to £6k - vulnerable people already impacted by #austerity. A 2% tax on wealth over £10m (0.4% of Britain's population) would raise £22bn. Which one seems fairer? #WealthTaxNow

Great to attend the #TUC General Council meeting this morning, with the main discussion around the #EmploymentBill and the ongoing attacks on innocent civilians in #Gaza

The welfare review tomorrow will only add to the strain on the vulnerable. In Yorkshire, mental health services faced a £600M funding cut & youth services saw a 74% decline. The wealthy and big corporations should pay their fair share to rebuild our services, not the ones already hardest hit.

For those who believe people like #NigelFarage and other #ReformUK 'comrades' are on the side of the working class and vulnerable in our society, just remember they voted against upgrading workers' rights and also want privatise our #NHS They are on the side of the rich.

Happy #IWD2025, especially to my wife. Today, she's shown strength, resilience, and dedication, working over 12 hours as a Paramedic, but she faces a bigger challenge every day - putting up with me 😁 Together, we fight for a world where all women are valued and supported ✊️. #solidarity

💔 In Yorkshire & Humber, over 1.5m people rely on some form of welfare support. 💔 With the proposed cuts, an estimated £2.4b will be cut from essential support programs. 💔This could result in up to 200,000 households losing vital support. We must fight for a welfare system that supports everyone.

£13.4b can be found down the back of the Government's sofa to spend on the military, but no money can be found for: ❌Keeping our Pensioners warm. ❌Lifting children out of poverty. ❌Helping the disabled in our society. ❌Compensate the WASPI women. The poor always suffer, for the benefit of war.

In response to my letter in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk calling for Paramedics to be an official emergency service. I am calling on the Government, with the support of the relevant unions, to give our Paramedics fair rights, benefits & retirement protections. Please sign & share this petition 🚑 ✊

🚑 Time to recognise paramedics as an official emergency service - my latest article for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk @gmb.org.uk @unison.org.uk @the-tuc.bsky.social @wesstreeting.bsky.social

@zarahsultana.bsky.social is one of the few 'left' in the Party willing to stand by her principles and is a rare politician who represents the people, wanting a better society for the many. She's too good for @labouruk.bsky.social and needs to walk away from them.

I have no words 😢 Essentially they have endorsed ethnic cleansing against the #Palestinian people 🙏🇵🇸

The DWP says just 0.2% of personal independence payment (PIP) spending is due to fraud. Once again the disabled community will face the scythe of Austerity, whilst the poor hard done by non-dom community will be spared.

Visting #auschwitzbirkenau will always stay with me, a place that reminds us of how evil humanity can be. #holocaustmemorial is a time to remember the 6m Jewish lives lost, alongside LGBT+, Roma, disabled, socialists & others murdered by the Nazis ensuring we never repeat anything similar again.

“Tough Choices" for #pensioners, #students, #WASPI, families with more than 2 children, & the #vulnerable reliant on #benefits. Big business & wealthy #nondoms "You're safe with us!" #KeirStarmer June 2024: "Labour will scrap the non-dom tax loophole to fund our plan to cut NHS waiting lists!"

Of course, Trump & his comrades have reacted to this speech, as 'lefty' and 'woke' If being 'lefty' & 'woke' is about having compassion, supporting the vulnerable, recognising & embracing the contribution people make to our lives, regardless of their background. I'm proud to be 'lefty' & 'woke'.

Watching #trumpinauguration is like a mental fever dream 😫

The number of billionaires exploded from 15 in 1990 to 177. In the 70's the wage differential between the highest earner & the lowest was 32 times the salary, today it's over 200. A wealth tax is the way forward. Eg. a 2% tax increase on those with assets over £10m, could raise £22bn per year.

The mainstream media are reporting "Palestinians are celebrating" They're not celebrating, they are relieved. Much more is needed to provide stability. Also, those who supported & justified war crimes, & crimes against humanity need to be accountable for their part, including our own Government.

@nickcohen.bsky.social Now we are needed? After many good Socialists were treated abhorrently by @labouruk.bsky.social and were told by Keir Starmer that the door was open for those who didn't like HIS Party. We'll keep fighting from the outside if you don't mind 👍

Arrived today 👍 Always good to get as much inspiration and knowledge to offer an alternative that isn't embedded in far-right ideals 😊 #socialism #alternative

Just to clarify the following are 'peasants' & 'sub-communities'? Members of Religious Organisations, Royal Family members, Politicians, Famous Celebrities? Rather than focussing on blaming certain groups, we need to work collectively to address this abhorrent abuse on our children.

Child abuse is not a political tool. Action, not empty words, is needed ✅ Implement Jay Report’s recommendations ✅ A nationwide inquiry into grooming gangs ✅ Support the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill It's not about point-scoring, it’s creating a safer future for our children

A picture that is posted many, many times, but succinctly sums up what is happening to our society just now. Blame those above you, not those around you.

The ultra-wealthy have too much influence over our politics & economy. It’s time for change: Ban them from bankrolling political parties and impose #WealthTax to rebuild our public services & level the playing field. No more billionaires calling the shots in #democracy. Let’s take back control.