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Ian Fraser
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(he/him), joiner, green woodworker, Canadian born, citizen of Earth first🌍, Canada, UK next 🇨🇦🇬🇧, want 🇪🇺citizenship back. Living in North Yorkshire for now. Passionate about nature recovery for people and planet, trying to be a good ancestor.
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · Jan 6
Both proud and humbled to be part of the Long Lands Common nature recovery project, which includes now Knaresborough Forest Park as well. #GoodAncestor
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Long Lands Common
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 13d
It’s up to the next administration to prosecute the law-breakers who gave illegal orders. Whoever they are.
whodat35.bsky.social Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 13d
“The military has steadfastly said, we serve the Constitution, we will not carry out illegal orders. The orders to blow up those six boats, in my view and in the views of most legal scholars, are absolutely illegal. It is an extrajudicial killing." newrepublic.com/article/2019...
Transcript: Trump Boat Bombings Darken as Official Suddenly Resigns
As the head of the military’s Southern Command steps down, Adam Smith, the top Armed Services Committee Democrat, sheds new light on the departure—and on Trump’s appalling secrecy about the strikes.
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 13d
Andrea Jenkyns is hard-of-thinking. She looks especially daft with that idiotic grin of hers.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14d
Finally. Let’s start holding Farage to account for the relentless shitshow that is Brexit.
Because..
“What could be more elementary than asking voters to judge a candidate on their previous assurances? What more basic function of democracy could we ask for?”
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/398...
Labour admits Brexit was terrible. Now it’s time to act
For years now, the economic situation facing this country has been buried in the small print
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 15d
I will listen, thanks. Who else was there, George, besides Brian Cox?
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15d
Do listen in. It became quite, ahem, heated.
crick.ac.uk The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 15d
NEW EPISODE: Will we survive climate change?

Join our expert panellists as they answer your questions about curbing rising global temperatures and what life could be like in a warmer world.

Listen on your favourite podcast platform: www.lnk.to/AQOSClimateBB
Panel of speakers with the title ‘Can We Survive Climate Change?’ from BBC Studios and The Francis Crick Institute.
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 15d
Rubbish. The suffrage movement, abolitionists and civil rights movements were all very disruptive.
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 15d
BREAKING: “There is no doubting that the impact of Brexit is severe and long lasting” says Chancellor Rachel Reeves

It’s about time!
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 15d
Yes
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Sarge @oldsarge.bsky.social · 16d
#BlueSkyVets The Trump administration has begun laying off more than 4K federal workers amid the gov’t shutdown, fulfilling a threat from the administration if Congress didn’t pass a government funding bill. The layoffs go beyond the temporary furloughs. #ProudBlue #DemsUnited #DemVoice1
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 16d
The insurance industry does not think climate breakdown is a hoax, the greatest con job in history. The greatest con job in history is climate breakdown denial, by the likes of Agent Orange and Reform. #NetStupidReform www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16d
Nigel Farage has finally admitted to it.

But now there's lots more questions especially considering Rupert Lowes intervention....

leftfootforward.org/2025/10/nige...
Nigel Farage finally admits to knowing Nathan Gill after senior Reform figure repeatedly claimed he didn’t
Farage has admitted he knew Gill for 'a very long time' but claims he didn't know anything about his pro-Russia activities...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16d
How the Labour government would have banned the Labour movement.
My latest column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot
The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
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The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 16d
BREAKING: The SNP Government will 'step in' and sponsor care worker visas to get around UK Labour's ban, John Swinney has announced

Read more on this: www.thenational.scot/news/2...
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 16d
Scotland will be independent, and will join the family of European nations. #StrengthInUnity #CanadaStrong www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cl...
SNP will introduce network of walk-in GP services, John Swinney tells conference
The first minister tells delegates in Aberdeen that the facilities will be open seven days a week.
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Andrew Sharpe 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿|🇪🇺 @andrew.sharpe.scot · 17d
Which begs the question why anyone in the EU would want to come and work in Labour's "hostile environment", no matter how much we need them.
ec.europa.eu European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 17d
The unemployment rate in Europe remains near its record low.

According to our latest report, the EU labour market continues to show resilience, with progress in job quality and adequate wages.

Read more ↓
link.europa.eu/nvfGcd
A bar chart showing EU unemployment rates over time. The title is "EU LABOUR MARKET REMAINS RESILIENT." The bars show 6.1% for 2023, 5.9% for 2024, and 5.9% for August 2025. A text box over the bars says "Unemployment still near record low." On the right, a woman is seen handing a resume or document to someone off-camera. The bottom banner reads "Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe 2025 – Key findings" with the EU Commission logo. An infographic with an upward-pointing orange arrow on a green background. On the right, an inset image shows two people, possibly pharmacists or lab workers, in white coats working in a clean, modern setting with products on shelves and a laptop visible. Text next to the arrow reads "+33% High-paying productivity jobs over the last decade." The bottom banner reads "Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe 2025 – Key findings." An infographic showing four dark-green, silhouette figures and one orange silhouette figure, illustrating the fraction 1/5. Text next to the figures says "1/5 workers remains in low-paying jobs with limited productivity growth." On the right, a woman in a black apron and striped shirt is stocking shelves in a store. The bottom banner reads "Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe 2025 – Key findings." An infographic showing an orange arrow pointing up, overlaying a circle of Euro banknotes and coins, including a 50-Euro note and 1-Euro coins. Text above the image states "In 2024, wages rose by" with "2.7%" in a large white box. Text below the image says "They are expected to exceed pre-pandemic levels in most EU countries by the end of 2025." The bottom banner reads "Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe 2025 – Key findings."
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 17d
Quel dommage.
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BremainInSpain @bremaininspain.com · 17d
The coffin lid is closed, just a few more nails to be hammered in. The Labour Party and Starmer in particular are, let’s be charitable, unpopular. Incompetence, bad decisions, and U – turns are all adding to the feeling that the Labour Party under Starmer is sinking. @northeastbylines.co.uk
Starmer is killing the Labour Party
The Labour Party needs to find its soul again
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 17d
Trump could not care less about the future. He and his fossil fuel buddies are only interested in making as much money as they can before the fossil fuel party is over. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate investment is growth opportunity of 21st century, says economist
Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction
www.theguardian.com
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 17d
Pope Leo says that American bishops need to be more vocal and support migrant communities from being abducted by ICE in US cities

"Important that we as church give a message of hope in the midst of these horrible struggles, what's going on in some cities in the US"

"The church cannot be silent"
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 17d
Merci, Samantha! Meilleurs voyeux pour l’avenir!
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 17d
A former Conservative minister who supported Brexit finally admits Brexit is making us poorer.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/country-and-...
Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers
Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 17d
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! #CanadaStrong
a canadian flag with a maple leaf on it is flying in the wind
ALT: a canadian flag with a maple leaf on it is flying in the wind
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18d
The people who want violent protests to happen are Trump, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, Tom Homan, and other senior appointees in his admin. They are doing everything they possibly can to provoke people to violence and it is obvious that is what they hope for daily.
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 17d
Trump despises Sadiq Khan, mayor of London, because Khan embodies the greatest quality of leadership i.e. servant leadership. Trump lacks this, cannot understand why a great leader must lead this way. So he lashes out at people who show true leadership. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
All beliefs are welcome in London – we cannot allow extremists to divide us | Sadiq Khan
Attacks against Jewish and Muslim communities are on the rise, and some politicians are exacerbating tensions by appealing to our worst instincts, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Ian Fraser @ianafraser.bsky.social · 17d
Doesn’t look like the Scarborough I know, it’s in North Yorkshire UK! This must be the one in Ontario.
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