We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...

If you are fed up with the two old parties letting you down. If you are scared of the rise of racism and extremism. If you believe in decency, tolerance and the rule of law. Join us. Because we believe in the British people. We love our country. And together, we can change it for good.

Welcome to the new Deaf events website: deafwhere.events And there’s now an option to subscribe, to get updates

Time for a proper #Coda and #DeafParents get together in #London courtesy of #JodeeMundy (Coda, Australia) please share far and wide, make this the social event of the year www.jacksonslane.org.uk/events/perso...

And he’s a coda too! www.thirdsector.co.uk/major-deaf-c...

A new word: “carspreading” - the increasing size & weight of new cars. Over-filling parking spaces. Worsening pot-holes. Bullying their way down narrow roads. Come on Rachel Reeves! Tax them to the hilt! #CarSpreading

Hope the UK isn’t splashing out on tanks & big boats when warfare has changed. Using drones & smart weapons, small groups can stifle conventional enemies (transcript available) omny.fm/shows/whats-...

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Watching this 2023 documentary about San Quentin Prison’s programme to accommodate deaf prisoners took me back to the BDA’s Double Sentence project. Are things better in the U.K. now? shorturl.at/MvP1x #deaf #BDA #ASL

A fake post supposedly showing Reform UK MP Rupert Lowe calling on the government to “remove” the teaching of sign language was created by a satirical account.

My very, very unscientific theory is that between 20% and 25% of any given population is made up of bigots. And it's up to the rest of us on the right and left not to split and fragment to the extent that we hand them a platform.

Only the richest 4% of people pay Inheritance Tax. Only the richest 1.5% of farmers will pay HALF Inheritance Tax spread over 10 years. This is a protest funded by the obscenely wealthy who want to pay no tax at all.

The Corporate Con. Full version here: youtu.be/qj-gAUaUF-4?...

Learn about the ASL SuperBowl music interpreters in the first of this series of interviews youtube.com/live/kK-m2RY...

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I meant to tidy the house today but I've accidentally just looked at my phone for 8 hours instead. Hate it when that happens.

The four most popular ideologies in Britain are environmentalism, feminism, liberalism and socialism 🤷 www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bri...

And yet nobody’s appeared in court over the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. Why not? #UnequalJustice @inews.co.uk

If/when Assisted Suicide Bill becomes law, I predict private hospitals will employ tame GPs & compliant judges to do what’s necessary, for a price. Can’t see NHS assisting ordinary folk. Am I wrong?

Today is the start of the United Nations 16 days of activism against gender-based violence (GBV). This morning I was interviewed by the @bbcscotlandnewsnot.bsky.social Good Morning radio programme about our new @britishacademy.bsky.social funded project starting January 2025

2 days to go... You can find us at University of Westminster on 27th November for Healthy Deaf Minds, where Dr. Rose Balázs, will be discussing sexual health and will be happy to answer your questions. Sign up here - deafunity.org/event/health... See you there 📚🙂

limpingchicken.com/2024/11/22/s... But how do UK deaf children get the equivalent of the big deaf school experience when schools aren’t viable? We need solutions, not just problems.

Deafinitely Theatre announce new Theatre Makers course aimed at deaf & hoh creatives youtube.com/watch?v=SqBf...

Amidst all the optimism of moving to BlueSky, The Rest is Entertainment podcast pours a dose of realism on us eXTwitter refugees! 20 mins in. Transcript available podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Still no auto captions for videos? You do need to think about accessibility.

A good summary to send to your gaslit friends. #farmers #greed #payyourshare

Worrying analysis of the shift to populist governments and against incumbents. Transcript available podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

Gearing up to post about local (Chipstead) & national (UK) issues, Deaf (BSL) stuff, & anything else that amuses or interests me. I shall try to avoid venting or commenting on what I cannot change, e.g. the orange man-baby across the water.