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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 17h

Over 55,000 people have called on the government to keep Britain in the European Convention on Human Rights, standing against a reckless push to repeat the mistakes of Brexit. Today their names were handed in, a reminder that this country still believes in cooperation, justice and the rule of law.

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 17h

This action is absurd and intemperate.

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 17h

EHRC needs to butt out and leave the UK government to work its way through the mire of its creation

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 17h

Equalities watchdog urges UK ministers to ‘act with speed’ on trans guidance

EHRC writes to Bridget Phillipson over implementation of code on single-sex public spaces after supreme court ruling The equalities watchdog has taken the unusual step of publicly urging ministers to “act with speed” in implementing guidance on how institutions should respond to the landmark supreme court ruling on transgender people’s rights. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said it had written to Bridget Phillipson, the equalities minister, pointing out it had sent the guidance six weeks ago, warning that as things stand, there is no legally accurate advice available. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Commissioner for Human Rights @commissionerhr.coe.int · 1d

Read my two letters to the #UK:
1. Protests: I call for a review of the legal framework and the reconsideration of provisions in the Crime & Policing Bill that could restrict freedom of assembly.
2. Trans people: I warn against exclusion&zero-sum approaches
👇#HumanRights
www.coe.int/en/web/commi...

United Kingdom: Commissioner addresses human rights issues in policing of protests and the situation of trans people - Commissioner for Human Rights - www.coe.int

Strasbourg 14/10/2025

www.coe.int

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 2d

“An essential condition today for entry into the upper echelons of Conservative party politics is being willing to at least pretend that you think taking Britain out of the EU was a good idea. This is a never-ending lobotomy for the Tories.” on.ft.com/3JcDGCV

How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool

The party can’t keep expecting successful people to pretend that leaving the EU was a good idea

on.ft.com

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 2d

Important message to send to the UK government www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...

Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR

Sign the European Movement UK's open letter now if you agree that the UK must remain in the ECHR.

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

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Simon Calder @simoncalder.bsky.social · 3d

EU entry-exit system not going well at Prague airport: busiest arrival point where the EES is due to be happening 100% on day one.
Queues of up to 90 minutes reported for arrivals from the UK and other non-Schengen nations.
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

Hour-long queues in Prague airport as EU entry-exit system comes into effect

Exclusive: Czech Republic vowed to introduce 100% EES checks on day one

www.independent.co.uk

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 4d

Still grim in eastern Spain, with rain from Dana Alice affecting some of the same parts of Valencia as last year.

AVAMET @avamet.bsky.social · 4d

🌧 Seguim molt pendents de la situació a Carcaixent (la Ribera Alta). Vídeo que ens arriba de fa uns minuts. Desconeixem l'autor.

Continua plovent i ja s'han registrat 201 l/m² de pluja, 110 dels quals en 1 hora entre les 16:35 i les 17:35 h. Si esteu a la zona no isqueu de casa.

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NPR @npr.org · 4d

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones. n.pr/4nTT7PK

Being your authentic self: NPR's LGBTQ+ readers share their coming out stories

National Coming Out Day is Oct. 11. To celebrate and honor LGBTQ+ people who have come out and those who want to, NPR readers share how they told their loved ones.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 6d

‘Not a wake but a hurlamaboc’: Manchán Magan and the rise of the Irish language on.ft.com/3L1PyYS | opinion

‘Not a wake but a hurlamaboc’: Manchán Magan and the rise of the Irish language

Ireland’s ancient language and folklore are having a renaissance. For the Celtic-curious, Magan, who died last week, is a wonderful place to start

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European Movement Sussex @emsussex.bsky.social · 6d

The fishing community in Hastings with a bleak verdict on the EU Reset: “We gave away access to waters and we got absolutely nothing back.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘We don’t want to be a toy town’: has Brexit sunk this historic UK fishing fleet?

Struggling fishers in Hastings say the industry is dying after a deal giving away access to its waters made a tough job impossible

www.theguardian.com

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 6d

Terrific presentation last night by @rebeccacalderon.bsky.social of her new hand-painted map of Gibraltar’s Upper Town. I picked up some copies at the Gibraltar Heritage Trust shop

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 7d

Confusing Belfast City Hall for the Reichstag… bbc.com/news/article...

Heather Humphreys: Belfast City Hall mistaken for Berlin Reichstag

The campaign team of Irish presidential candidate Heather Humphreys has mistaken the Reichstag in Germany for Belfast City Hall.

bbc.com

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 7d

iPhone Air collected from the Newton store, then round the corner to Gibtelecom for a quick lesson in eSIM. All done in half an hour.

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 8d

It’s October, but Gibraltar’s cats still need to shelter from the heat

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 8d

The Gibraltar Calling exhibition at the Garrison Library highlights the 1870 laying of the submarine cable from Porthcurno (PK) to Gibraltar via Portugal and the introduction of IDD in 1982

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 9d

Succinct take on the UK’s anaemic growth: “The Tory leadership’s wager on the Brexit referendum spectacularly backfired, leaving the UK isolated from Europe and at the mercy of its special relationship with the US, many of whose political class regard the UK as a basket case.” on.ft.com/46GUM4Z

Britain needs a ‘whatever it takes’ moment

The Bank of England must acknowledge the priority of reviving investment-led growth and stop quantitative tightening

on.ft.com

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 9d

Strong demand for Gibraltar residency www.gbc.gi/news/new-app...

New applications for residency rights & documentation for EEA nationals suspended

www.gbc.gi

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 9d

PhD induction day at the University of Gibraltar and a chance to meet the new cohorts

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 9d

Ludicrous. The benefits of bilingualism are clear, whichever the languages involved www.bbc.com/news/article...

MoD spends millions on private schools to avoid Welsh language

Military personnel receive a private education allowance to avoid lessons in Welsh in state schools.

www.bbc.com

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 11d

Black pasta with cuttlefish: one of the hardest dishes to photograph, but glorious in terms of depth of flavour and subtle umami

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 13d

Protests and unrest in Morocco with youth unemployment at 37%
on.ft.com/46QFfOE

Young Moroccans join wave of anti-government protests

Three killed near Agadir as ‘GenZ 212’ demonstrations sweep Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier and other cities

on.ft.com

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 13d

This archive episode of In Our Time on Julian (or Juliana) of Norwich puts me in mind of St Anne’s church, Lewes, an open and welcoming church with its own anchoress’s cell

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Helen Gibbons @helengibbons.bsky.social · 14d

A boost for bilingual signage in Belfast bbc.com/news/article...

Irish Language: Belfast City Council votes in favour of policy

The policy could see both English and Irish displayed on council vehicles and uniforms, as well as signs.

bbc.com

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 14d

If you want to email Keir Starmer telling him, politely, what you think of his plan for digital ID cards we've made it super easy for you:

goodlawproject.org/campaign/kei...

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