Thanks for the reply Simon. Good to see your Crowdfunder is well on the way to raising £200k from the public, to pay for your film. (Plus the £200k you've already contributed) Struggling to find the Company Ltd by guarantee though - does it have a different name?

Anyone help me out here? Who is this group? A charity/CIC/private company? @jamesdaustin.bsky.social have you come across them?

City of Sanctuary does amazing work. Sheer political mischief making / dog whistling on the part of Gavin Williamson et al to have made complaints to the Charity Commission. Good to see CoS completely exonerated here....

If you want to know how genuine they are about this, this was the Green Party's first real act after taking over Bristol Council. Cancelling 130 council homes.

Ex Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under Obama👇🏽

Reading yet another politician (John Swinney this time, joining Zack Polanski and Ed Davey) demanding "action" from the government on the energy crisis - duty cuts and other price lowering devices - that essentially amounts to demand stimulation during a supply crisis. It's maddeningly stupid. >

Getting a pile on ftom Polanski supporters so, maybe Keir Starmer can't post a govt response to the unhinged lunatic in the WH precisely because that is what he is. Maybe Starmer is actually doing his job and speaking to world leaders and diplomats and maybe that's more important than social media.

It's actually a good thing that Keir Starmer isn't prioritising posting on social media when he's considering the Iran war. The people who think he should be are fundamentally unserious people who need to sit the fuck down. You are not owed a first-person narrative from the Prime Minister!

There’s a hidden industry ripping off HMRC and ordinary taxpayers. “Advisers” promise big tax refunds. They invent expenses, file bogus claims, and take a cut. When HMRC comes knocking, it’s the taxpayer left with the bill. A tribunal has just exposed one such firm. 🧵

Absolutely love Horrockses. Blast from the past here when our Wales based social enterprise - based on working with women & vintage clothes - sold a lovely donated housecoat, and the buyer did a sweet blog about it. advantageinvintage.co.uk/2013/05/11/a...

This is going to be a wonderful show later this year, celebrating the mid century Horrockses creations and the myriad prints that defined the brand. I very much hope I can make it to The Harris #harrismuseum this autumn. #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡

And yet, am seeing some comments about 'Labour decimating small businesses' on our local Labour page. As always, I'm resisting the temptation to reply. (Though, having checked one of them out on Companies House, the temptation is huge...think chocolate covered pretzel level....) 🤐

📽️THE TANKER There's an extraordinary race underway on the high seas as nations vie to secure increasingly scarce shipments of fuel. In our latest on the economics of this conflict we track one such ship & ask: why is Britain so exposed? The answer's not v reassuring. Watch👇 youtu.be/zUH1yNb3UFM?...

#Eggs at #Easter relate to ideas of new life in the #Spring. Painted eggshells by artist Ruby Silvious #WomensArt

Have always loved Seattle ❤️

The only party in Wales to vote against making it illegal to lie on elections was Reform. Reform thinks it ok to lie. 🤥🤔

Now get out and vote in the midterms like your life depends on it, because it does. #NoKings

This is a sobering read. Boris Johnson and his useless Government had no idea how to lead, or take decisions, or take responsibility. And, frankly - with Farage, or Polanski or Badenoch 'leading' us - a 2nd pandemic is terrifying. I for one am grateful to finally have the grown ups in the room.

Went to the fabulous #SEYH awards last night (with my work hat on) Great to see lots of the social enterprises that we work with getting recognised for their amazing work and achievements. Good to see @alexsobel.co.uk and @patrickhurley.bsky.social there with their Social Enterprise APPG hats on.

Ok, Wales won't be there anyway 🙁 But seriously, my 3 American/Welsh grandsons are 'soccer' crazy (hard not to be with their Dad and Grandad) and it breaks my heart that the World Cup matches they had been SO excited to go and see are now tainted by the Orange idiot ruining the whole thing.

Clearly the Tory scaremongering, and the Town Council's and the BID's genteel heart fluttering at the car parking charges aren't actually putting off nationwide chains from opening stores in Ilkley. They know a good business opportunity when they see one.

ANOTHER HUGE WIN FOR ABERAFAN MAESTEG 📣 The UK Labour Government is investing £64,000,000 upgrading the port of Port Talbot to prepare for Floating Offshore Wind! Jobs. Jobs. Jobs. I've fought for this with AB Ports since 2022 - pressing Conservative & Labour Ministers. Now it’s happening 🏗

That pregnancy test amendment for the #AssistedDyingBill is an insult in so many ways. Yes, it's part of the nonsensical Lords filibustering, but it's also a sneaky nod to the Christian right wing anti abortion movement. @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social calling it out on @therestpolitics.bsky.social

There’s been some genuinely significant, positive business news for the UK this week — investment, job creation, and stronger control over key tech sectors — but you wouldn’t know it from the media coverage. Interestingly, it’s outlets like Reuters and Bloomberg covering them.

🎥WHO PLACED THE BET? Someone just made a killing with an extraordinarily well-timed bet on financial markets, minutes before Donald Trump's announcement of war talks yesterday. Was it luck, or inside information? Either way... someone just got rich. Four min primer👇 youtu.be/cNcEQGrEva0?...

Just fabulous. (Also made me feel very old - I knew several of these amazing women before they were MPs!)

Great news. Hope the advice and support provided to social enterprise recognises some of the challenges, and also avoids duplication of effort. Times are tough in the VCSE sector - ££ needs to go on genuine delivery.

Certainly glad to see the back of the Corbynites. They don't like power, or the chance to actually make a difference, so Zack will be right up their street. And they clearly don't care if Reform run the country as a result. Lucky old them, to be so privileged.

5 minutes before the President announced a halt to attacks on Iran… someone placed a $1.5 BILLION bet on stocks going up and dumped $192 million in oil. 5 minutes… These trades were 4 to 6 times larger than anything else in the entire market. Whoever did this wasn’t guessing.

The real story… under any other president this would be jail time…

the president lying about high level peace talks taking place with the country were at war with, all to juice the stock market, is a gigantic scandal but also its just kinda another monday

I'm not altogether sure age is a factor here. But I'm bloody sure gender is.....

Here’s what Zack Polanski doesn’t want you to see 🫣

Please tell us your definition of winning again?

A real President…

Does he just not care what BS he comes out with ? Or is he just thick? (Or, quite possibly, both are true?)

Nope, not forgiven him for crapping all over Hillary in 2016. The American version of Corbyn in my view - both of them in love with themselves and their view of the world. Both of them responsible for some devastating results and effects. Both of them doing very nicely financially of course....

Why do people still listen to #r4today if they insist on spewing the same old tories across the airwaves? Just give it up. You'll feel a whole lot better.

Sad to be at the funeral of a very special man today. (Lovely, funny, kind, wise - but also a powerhouse of the U.K. social housing and tenants' voices movements.) Husband to an equally special woman, who chose one of the wisest poems on grief that I've ever heard. John O'Donohue - 'For Grief' 💔

They said it would take 193 years to clean London’s air. We did it in nine. 💨 London has now met legal limits for nitrogen dioxide air pollution.

General Secretary @joedromey.bsky.social reacts to the government's announcement of cash grants for SMEs who take on a young person as an apprentice.

'Postal voting has huge potential for fraud'. Utter nonsense of course. I mean, have you ever met a local authority Electoral Services Manager? Along with Emergency Planning Officers, they are the most rule keeping, procedure following, fanatics in the LA world...(even more than Internal Audit!)

Mother’s Day can be difficult. For some it’s time for celebration. For others it can be difficult. This Mother’s Day we’re thinking about some mothers who are forgotten by society every day. Women in prison. How Nacro supports women in contact with the CJS: https://tinyurl.com/mr42nwah

Armed gun owners in VA showed up outside the State Capitol in Richmond this afternoon to rally against new gun control measures. Governor Spanberger is due to sign into law a ban on the sale of assault weapons & large capacity magazines in the state. Oh, and the larger the gun the smaller the penis

UPDATE 8: Heating Oil The Labour Rural Research Group is collecting evidence on how the heating oil crisis is affecting rural households. Your experience will help us show government what support people need. Please share your views here: getcampaigning.co.uk/lrrg/s/heati...

Labour looking after British citizens by confirming price gouging by energy companies will not be tolerated. Unlike the Tories who ensured all Shareholders and CEOs could rip off the plebs they were meant to look after as much as possible.

Good tactics from Labour though. His ego can't resist getting all smart arsed and defensive when he's challenged, which is beginning to be off putting to his initially keen converts. Helps that the press are (finally) beginning a bit of scrutiny of his 'policies' as well...

'They want the guarantees' . Of course they do. Spineless, entitled, grifters. (Whoever they are)