Barry Downes
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I just watched a powerful new Greenpeace film exposing how Eni ā one of the worldās biggest oil and gas companies ā is using the Winter Olympics and Paralympics to greenwash its climate damage. Watch and share the film, and add your name:
act.gp/4k1d4CM
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Oilympics: The Games on Thin Ice - Greenpeace International
Fossil fuel companies are greenwashing their image by sponsoring big sporting events to hide their destruction. Donāt let them get away with it.
https://act.gp/4k1d4CM
22 days ago
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We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich ā Wealth Tax Now
www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
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Oxfam GB | Chancellor Rachel Reeves: Tax wealth now
Itās time to tax the super-rich. Demand a Wealth Tax today.
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-oxfam/chancellor-rachel-reeves-wealth-tax-now/
29 days ago
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I just signed an open letter joining the urgent call for peace, justice and a healthy future. We need to turn the volume up on a better moral compass set of morals which leaders everywhere must be judged by. Will you also add your voice to this important call?
act.gp/4bGVSAm
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Reclaim the moral compass: a call for courageous leaders - Greenpeace International
It will take all of us to break through the fear and noise and show our leaders a better path.
https://act.gp/4bGVSAm
about 1 month ago
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Force the government to meet with the Palestine Action hunger strikers NOW
goodlaw.social/8f6640
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Force the government to meet with the Palestine Action hunger strikers NOW
Palestine Action activists are in the middle of their hunger strike, and their situation is desperate. Some of them have not eaten for 46 days. They have been refused medical attention, their communic...
https://goodlaw.social/8f6640
2 months ago
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Oxfam GB
3 months ago
šØBUDGET REACTION: Another Budget which shields the super-rich. The Chancellor āremains out of touchā while the public āpay the price.ā Full statement:
bit.ly/4pt3WIB
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Greenpeace International š
3 months ago
The Rainbow Warrior joined the flotilla calling on leaders at
#COP30
to respect the Amazon, defend Indigenous lands and rights, end fossil fuels and make polluters pay. COP30 must be a COP of action for forests, for climate and for people.
act.gp/3LpWWxy
#RespectTheAmazon
#MakePollutersPay
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Respect the Amazon - Greenpeace International
Add your name to demand global leaders #RespectTheAmazon and protect its forests, wildlife and its people.
https://act.gp/3LpWWxy
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Private Eye Magazine
4 months ago
BBC Under Attack: Pot and Kettle Special The new Private Eye is out now.
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We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich ā Wealth Tax Now
www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
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Oxfam GB | Chancellor Rachel Reeves: Tax wealth now
Itās time to tax the super-rich. Demand a Wealth Tax today.
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-oxfam/chancellor-rachel-reeves-wealth-tax-now/
4 months ago
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Greenpeace International š
4 months ago
Deep in the Amazon, a Macaw family fights to protect their home and their future. Their story is our story, a reminder that every family, whether feathered or human, deserves a place to call home. Remind world leaders attending
#COP30
- protecting nature is protecting ourselves.
act.gp/3LpWWxy
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We need as many people as possible to agree with putting in place more ways to increase funding rather than making cuts and essentially punishing those who are already suffering. Tax the Rich ā Wealth Tax Now
www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
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Oxfam GB | Chancellor Rachel Reeves: Tax Wealth Now
Itās time to tax the super-rich. Demand a Wealth Tax today.
https://www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/campaign-with-oxfam/chancellor-rachel-reeves-wealth-tax-now/
5 months ago
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You should sign this!
stopeumercosur.org/take-action/...
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Take Action ā Stop EU-Mercosur coalition
Add up to 5 images to create a gallery for this location.
https://stopeumercosur.org/take-action/?utm_campaign=respect-amazon&utm_source=hs-email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=big-ag-case-gpi-email-2025-09-25&utm_term=2025-09-25-big-ag-case-gpi-button&global_project=amazon&utm=.share.bluesky
5 months ago
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Private Eye Magazine
5 months ago
Mandelson Crisis Starmer Acts! The new Private Eye is out now.
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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...
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UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers
Zero hours contracts, unfair āfire and rehireā, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits ā the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. Itās billionaire bosse...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk-government-keep-your-promise-to-protect-workers?share=ef2819f3-25b5-4279-af07-bc87d9e3b04d&source=bluesky-share-email-button&time=1757951249&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky
5 months ago
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The Guardian
5 months ago
Manchester City dismiss bar worker wearing United shirt at stadium during derby
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Manchester City dismiss bar worker wearing United shirt at stadium during derby
* Worker shown serving pint in social media post * City confirm āindividual has now been removedā Manchester City have dismissed a bar worker who wore a Manchester United shirt while serving drinks at the Etihad Stadium during the derby on Sunday. The club were made aware of the worker via a post on X from an account called @Mataniels. It included a photograph of the man in question handing over a pint while wearing a black shirt containing a clearly visible United club crest, alongside the caption: āAbsolute joke @ManCity ā letting one of the bar staff in block 315 wear a United shirt on Derby Day #mcfc.ā Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/15/manchester-city-dismiss-bar-worker-wearing-united-shirt-at-stadium-during-derby?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu
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Sam Bright
5 months ago
š“ NEW - Why you should leave X Hereās the sad truth: Twitter no longer exists. X is something else entirely. Itās a megaphone for extremism, controlled by a deranged oligarch. š latest Substack šš»
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Why you should leave X
A rallying cry to progressives everywhere...
https://writesbright.substack.com/p/why-you-should-leave-x?r=7emt6&triedRedirect=true
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šØEnergy Transfer is suing Greenpeace organisations for hundreds of millions of dollars for solidarity with the ongoing Indigenous-led resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline. Tell Energy Transfer and other corporate bullies to stop their attacks on free speech. Sign the petition:
act.gp/3Hrx6Ye
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NO more corporate bullying! - Greenpeace International
Tell Energy Transfer and other corporate bullies to stop their attacks on free speech. Sign the petition now.
https://act.gp/3Hrx6Ye
7 months ago
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We need to stop using fossil fuels. Gas, coal, and oil are the past. Renewables are the future! Sign now!
#StopFossilGas
act.gp/4kIAmNx
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We donāt need fossil fuels to power Europe. - Greenpeace International
Fossil gas, oil, and coal are not just driving the climate crisis ā theyāre making Europe dependent on bullies like Putin and Trump.
https://act.gp/4kIAmNx
7 months ago
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Iām calling on governments to
#TaxTheSuperRich
for a green and just future! Add your name:
act.gp/42iAjSi
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Tax the super-rich - Greenpeace International
Join the movement! Together, let's urge governments to tax the super-rich and fund a green and fair future.
https://act.gp/42iAjSi
7 months ago
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ā ļø The Amazon's powerful ability to regulate climate is under threat ā ļø Illegal mining and industrial-scale agriculture are cutting and burning down vast areas of forests for a quick profit. Add your name to demand global leaders
#RespectTheAmazon
act.gp/4c12sje
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Respect the Amazon - Greenpeace International
Add your name to demand global leaders #RespectTheAmazon and protect its forests, wildlife and its people.
https://act.gp/4c12sje
7 months ago
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Good Law Project
7 months ago
Over 20,000 people are urging Ofcom to step up and stop TalkTV's blatant transphobia and hate. Will you join them?
action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-t...
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7 months ago
Donald Trump is ramping up his trade wars and crashing the global economy. He's not sparing the UK from his new tariffs, so why should we roll out the red carpet for him with a second state visit? Join more than 200,000 and add your name to he petition today:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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No second state visit for Trump
Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. Itās totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead. This is the...
https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no-2nd-state-visit-for-donald-trump?source=bluesky-share-button&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=5e8869b2-cedb-443d-a9e7-5bb019d2b6df
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TalkTV is airing attacks on trans people without broadcasting the views of those who support trans rights. Call on Ofcom to take action:https://goodlaw.social/66f6a3
7 months ago
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Greenpeace International š
8 months ago
Fossil fuel companies knew decades ago that their products would cause devastating climate change. But they ignored the evidence and continued drilling, instead choosing to spend an enormous amount of money and effort denying, misleading and delaying climate action.
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Big oil and gas companies are responsible for the climate crisis. We need to break their power. No to fossil fuels, yes to renewables! ā”ļø
act.gp/44jSYw5
#StopFossilGas
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We donāt need fossil fuels to power Europe. - Greenpeace International
Fossil gas, oil, and coal are not just driving the climate crisis ā theyāre making Europe dependent on bullies like Putin and Trump.
https://act.gp/44jSYw5
8 months ago
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Greenpeace Italy with a powerful message! We need to stop using fossil gas. It's fuelling the climate crisis and makes us dependent on bullies like Putin & Trump. Renewables are the future! Sign: No to fossil fuels, yes to renewables! ā”ļø
act.gp/3TExy86
#StopFossilGas
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We donāt need fossil fuels to power Europe. - Greenpeace International
Fossil gas, oil, and coal are not just driving the climate crisis ā theyāre making Europe dependent on bullies like Putin and Trump.
https://act.gp/3TExy86
8 months ago
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I just signed the Polluters Pay Pact to demand that African governments and leaders worldwide enforce binding laws to hold oil, coal and gas companies financially accountable for environmental destruction and lost livelihoods in our communities.
act.gp/3FXr8xO
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Polluters broke it, we're paying for it
Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay.
https://act.gp/3FXr8xO
8 months ago
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This is so grim ā Ghana has become a āfast fashion graveyardā with 15 million items of discarded clothing dumped there every single week. And the worst contributor is the UK! Clothes made by companies like M
8 months ago
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Billionaires are attacking our rights, our media, and our freedom. Itās time to resist. I just signed this petitionāadd your name and be part of the movement:
act.gp/3Rqfnlz
#TimeToResist
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Think corporate elites should not control our rights and freedom? Sign - Greenpeace International
Billionaires and corporations are tightening their grip on our democracies ā and silencing dissent. They weaken protections for people and the planet, bankroll politicians who serve their interests, c...
https://act.gp/3Rqfnlz
9 months ago
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A once in a lifetime opportunity to end plastic pollution for good. Sign this petition and let's get a Global Plastics Treaty in place!
act.gp/3HrhdRu
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Global Plastic Treaty
https://act.gp/3HrhdRu
9 months ago
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June is Pride Month. Let's call out companies who show support for LGBTQ+ people while also advertising on GB News, a channel that pumps out LGBTQ+ hate. Tell these companies to pick a side - hate or Pride:
action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-ha...
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Pick a side ā hate or Pride
June is Pride month. So our social feeds will be awash with corporate rainbow logos performatively signalling their support for the LGBTQ+ community. But some of the same companies celebrating Pride a...
https://action.goodlawproject.org/pick-side-hate-or-pride
9 months ago
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ā ļø The Amazon's powerful ability to regulate climate is under threat ā ļø Illegal mining and industrial-scale agriculture are cutting and burning down vast areas of forests for a quick profit. Add your name to demand global leaders
#RespectTheAmazon
act.gp/4bWj8Ze
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Respect the Amazon - Greenpeace International
Add your name to demand global leaders #RespectTheAmazon and protect its forests, wildlife and its people.
https://act.gp/4bWj8Ze
9 months ago
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Will you quickly call for the immediate cancellation of all new oil projects in the Republic of Congo and for the protection of the rainforest?
act.gp/43h1RpU
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Oil production in Congo to double: Protect the forests. Stop this now!
The forests of the Congo Basin face mounting threats, underscored by the Republic of Congoās recent announcement to double its oil production to 500,000 barrels per day by the end of 2025. This decisi...
https://act.gp/43h1RpU
10 months ago
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Billionaires are attacking our rights, our media, and our freedom. Itās time to resist. I just signed this petitionāadd your name and be part of the movement:
act.gp/3Rqfnlz
#TimeToResist
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Fight the billionaire takeover - Greenpeace International
If you think billionaires should not be deciding our rights and freedoms? Sign now. Using their vast fortunes, they weaken regulations meant to protect people and the planet, fund candidates who serv...
https://act.gp/3Rqfnlz
10 months ago
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Just signed this important petition to resist billionaires taking over our rights and freedoms. Join me and add your name:
act.gp/4lUBQoS
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Time to Resist - Greenpeace Africa
Billionaires like Elon Musk were born in Africa but now use their power to infiltrate global politics, destroy the world and hurt the poorest in society.
https://act.gp/4lUBQoS
10 months ago
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Greenpeace International š
10 months ago
1/6 š£ BREAKING: Greenpeace Brazil activists just confronted shareholder meeting š„ HERE IS WHY š« A thread below š
#RespectTheAmazon
#StopBigAg
#HoldTheLine
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ā ļø The Amazon's powerful ability to regulate climate is under threat ā ļø Illegal mining and industrial-scale agriculture are cutting and burning down vast areas of forests for a quick profit. Add your name to demand global leaders
#RespectTheAmazon
act.gp/4c12sje
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Respect the Amazon - Greenpeace International
Add your name to demand global leaders #RespectTheAmazon and protect its forests, wildlife and its people.
https://act.gp/4c12sje
10 months ago
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South Africa's water crisis is out of control! Toxic waste, sewage spills, and failing infrastructure are polluting our rivers and killing people. We must demand urgent action NOW! Join me to call on the government to fix this crisis >>
act.gp/4iljc7o
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Stop the rot: end SAās water pollution
Invest in sustainable water infrastructure and guarantee universal access to clean water for all South Africans
https://act.gp/4iljc7o
11 months ago
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Energy Transferās meritless $300 million lawsuit against Greenpeace in the US and Greenpeace International represents a threat to peaceful protest and activism around the world. I am with Greenpeace! Sign this petition to tell Big Oil that you are with us too:
act.gp/4iGln5u
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Energy Transfer - We will not be silenced - Greenpeace International
Greenpeace needs your support against Big Oilās attempt to silence us!
https://act.gp/4iGln5u
11 months ago
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Hi, join me in supporting the Maasai. I added my name to this petition urging the Tanzanian government stop auctioning Maasai land to trophy hunters and carbon traders. The Maasai are being evicted under the guise of conservation. Sign here.
act.gp/3DAS9FW
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Tanzania Govt: Stop auctioning Maasai land to carbon traders and trophy hunters
The Maasai people, already on the frontline of the climate crisis, are being further marginalisedĀ by the actions of the Tanzanian government.
https://act.gp/3DAS9FW
12 months ago
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stoptrump.org.uk/petition-can...
Please sign to stop Trumpās visit following his bullying of Zelenskyy.
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Petition: Cancel Trumpās state visit
Stop Trump Coalition
https://stoptrump.org.uk/petition-cancel/
12 months ago
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āDevelopmentā should never come at the expense of Kenyaās forests, a source of clean water, livelihoods and the survival of endangered species. Sign the petition >>
act.gp/4hZ9szf
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Stop the attack on Kenya's forests now!
Our forests are under attack
https://act.gp/4hZ9szf
about 1 year ago
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On 22 January, GB News presenter Josh Howie repeated a homophobic slur linking the LGBTQ+ community to paedophilia. This is offensive, wrong and unlawful. Join me and @GoodLawProject to file a complaint to Ofcom :point_down:
action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-g...
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Ofcom, stop GB News broadcasting hate
*CW: Homophobia, hate speech GB News is no stranger to spouting hatred and toxic lies. They take pride in it, and pretend the rules donāt matter. But they do. And they must be enforced. On 22 January,...
https://action.goodlawproject.org/ofcom-stop-gb-news-broadcasting-hate
about 1 year ago
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Greenpeace UK
about 1 year ago
BREAKING: Weāve WON a historic case against the Rosebank & Jackdaw oil & gas fields. š š NO NEW OIL AND GAS! š£ This is GAME-CHANGING. And itās ONLY been possible thanks to YEARS of fighting by THOUSANDS of climate campaigners! Power to the people. ā
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Help our activists go home. Ask for the legal processes to be completed quickly so they leave South Korea.
#INC5Warriors
act.gp/3DrQD8K
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Help our activists go home - Greenpeace International
Ask for the legal processes to be completed quickly so they leave South Korea.
https://act.gp/3DrQD8K
about 1 year ago
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Oxfam GB
about 1 year ago
While many struggle to make ends meet, the wealth of the super-rich has soared. It doesnāt have to be this way. Thereās another wayāone that prioritises fairness, sustainability, and equality. It starts with making those at the top pay their fair share. Find out more ā”ļø
bit.ly/40FunBq
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Iām calling on governments to
#TaxTheSuperRich
for a green and just future! Add your name:
act.gp/42iAjSi
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Tax the super-rich - Greenpeace International
Join the movement! Together, let's urge governments to tax the super-rich and fund a green and fair future.
https://act.gp/42iAjSi
about 1 year ago
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Jolyon Maugham KC
about 1 year ago
To sue for defamation, Liz Truss has to show "serious harm" (section 1 of the Defamation Act). The more you retweet this the easier it will be for her to show serious harm leaving her nowhere to hide when she doesn't. You know what to do!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Jolyon Maugham KC
about 1 year ago
Liz Truss crashed the economy. And I'm happy to accept service of proceedings at Good Law Project's registered address.
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Elon Musk is amplifying far-right figures, spreading harmful disinformation, and meddling in UK politics. Letās stop billionaire interferenceājoin me and sign this
@hopenothate.org.uk
petition today:
secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/163807/...
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Stop Billionaires Meddling in UK Politics ā
Foreign billionaires like Elon Musk shouldnāt have the power to shape our democracy. Letās change the law.
https://secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/163807/petition/1
about 1 year ago
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The United Nations have been negotiating a Global Plastics Treaty that could help solve plastic pollution for good, but plastics industry lobbyists are trying to disrupt their progress. Sign the petition for a Strong Global Plastics Treaty now:
act.gp/3OPrfMB
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Global Plastics Treaty Now!
If you agree that plastic waste is out of control, sign the petition
https://act.gp/3OPrfMB
about 1 year ago
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