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Tracey Briggs

@traceybriggs1.bsky.social

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Happy long time dyslexic actor👵🏻 love being part of brilliant stories ❤️ brilliant writers. ❤️ Dancing singing and campaigning. Known for Calendar Girls #DavidPughLtd, BBC Archers. Spotlight: https://app.spotlight.com/6215-7869-5146

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Tracey Briggs @traceybriggs1.bsky.social · Nov 14

On the day that BBC Doctors ends on our screens. I'm sharing a poem I wrote about the way the BBC has treated Birmingham and the Midlands region.
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BBC Midlands Poem film

4 minutes © Tracey Briggs 2024 Filmed and edited by Sherrie Edgar Location: Mockingbird Cinema, Birmingham Campaign for Regional Broadcasting Midlands Story…

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Equity @equityuk.bsky.social · 1h

Have you worked with BBC Singers as an Ad-Hoc? Have your say!

Equity and the MU will be negotiating an agreement with the BBC covering the minimum terms and conditions of engagement for Ad-Hoc BBC Singers –consultation open now: forms.office.com/e/Xr5WhSHknT

leaflet like image titled "have your say" above an image of a music stand. Also includes instagram details of equity singers @Equitysingers and equity website: equity.org.uk

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Mr RobertBob @mrrobertbob.bsky.social · 2h

Let’s not pretend the UK couldn’t go the same way as the USA under Reform and Putin’s puppet Farage.

Home of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 1d

On October 18th, millions of brave Americans will stand up and peacefully protest against the authoritarian disease metastasizing under Donald Trump.

No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings. @gtconway.bsky.social

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The Prime Minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

It’s about time

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at the November Budget

www.independent.co.uk

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 16h

Help @bylinetimes.bsky.social step things up a level. We’re raising £20k to build a new special investigations team led by Nafeez Ahmed
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/nostoneuntur...

#NoStoneUnturned – Byline Times Shop

#NoStoneUnturned Help Byline Times go where others dare to tread. We’re raising £20k to build a new special investigations team led by Nafeez Ahmed. Byline Times is asking for your support to advance ...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18h

As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀

Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month!

Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

Greens who want to save the world by destroying britain

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victoria1921.bsky.social @victoria1921.bsky.social · 22h

How much 💰 is enough for these entitled, obscenely wealthy people?
Poorer, *ordinary* people spend their money, usually in their communities.
The richest people, who often own many overseas properties and are also non dom tax dodgers, do not spend money, they stash it away.
Tax the whiny moaners

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

The Spectator (owned by GBNews owner Paul Marshall - estimated wealth of £800 million) doesn’t like taxing wealth fairly.

I wonder how they got to this editorial decision?

Let’s tax wealth fairly, fund front line services & make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

That New York Times story lots of people are sharing today about Farage's ties to US anti-abortion groups was first reported by @mc00.bsky.social on Byline Times a year ago bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

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Pam Spaulding @pamspaulding.bsky.social · 2d

📣 RE-UP/SHARE: *do not stop talking about this*.

Brave survivors fight to get the #Epstein / #Maxwell files released.

Pious Mike Johnson doesn't want the House to hold a vote, even after meeting w/survivors! He's a #PedoProtector.

📺 60 Min Australia Epstein Playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Carolin Lucas, "The level of disgust and distrust in the population is like nothing I've ever seen before"

"It's really dangerous and scary"

"It's so important there is a voice out there offering hope and solutions and isn't afraid to say what it thinks"

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Marcus Chown @marcuschown.bsky.social · 1d

The fundamental divide is between…

Those who live off wages

And those who live of wealth

But those who live of wealth will do everything in their power to convince you the divide is between immigrants and non-immigrants, black and white, trans and non-trans…

… ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE REALITY.

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

So, Reform would rocket-boost austerity, slash welfare *but not taxes*, cancel net zero progress, do mass deportations, huff out of the ECHR (torching the Brexit deal and our human rights)…
And to top it all off, there’d be this gem of US-funded christofascist authoritarianism on offer too.
Grim AF.

Lizzie Dearden @lizziedearden.bsky.social · 1d

If you wondered why Nigel Farage turned up in US Congress in September speaking about "freedom of speech", this story has the answer

His appearance was orchestrated by a powerful American anti-abortion group that is trying to increase its influence in the UK by influencing the free speech debate

Jane Bradley @bradleyjane.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: How a U.S. anti-abortion group has quietly positioned itself as a powerbroker between the Trump administration and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

Latest investigation w Elizabeth Dias.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 1d

This brave Jewish mother was among 488 people arrested in London on October 4th for holding cardboard signs at a Lift The Ban peaceful vigil.

“This is not terrorism, how dare my government say otherwise!?”

The ban on Palestine Action must be immediately lifted.
wedonotcomply.org

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 1d

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities

Privatisation has failed.

leftfootforward.org

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Packham, "This country voted in a party with a massive majority and a mandate for change"

"All we see is Labour kowtowing to the far right. This causes me enormous concern"

"I'm frustrated, I'm angry, and I've frightened"

"And I get more scared every single day"

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 1d

Carole Cadwalladr was right and we’d be in a better world if more people had listened.

Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 16d

This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.

If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐

There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..

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Mummified Matt 🎃👻💀 @mattsawyer.bsky.social · 1d

Are we going to have to let some settlements just go?

Bylines Network @bylinesnetwork.co.uk · 1d

The Shoreline Management Plan sets out which of Norfolk's coastal communities will be defended and which will be surrendered to the sea. Few realise what that really means.

Read how the residents of Hemsby are starting to find out ⤵️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @owensennitt.bsky.social

Norfolk’s vanishing coast and the limits of protection

Norfolk’s crumbling coastline exposes the human cost of climate change – and the painful limits of what councils can do

eastangliabylines.co.uk

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BrexitPirates @brexitpirates.bsky.social · 1d

There's no need to physically attack fascist, racist politicians and their supporters.
Just tell them they're fascists and racists as publicly as possible, every chance you get...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage criticises ‘disgraceful’ rhetoric after alleged attack on Reform council leader

George Finch, 19, says he was called a ‘racist’ and ‘fascist’ during incident in Warwickshire on Friday

www.theguardian.com

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Katharine Kite @katharinekite.bsky.social · 1d

I say again - subscribe @bylinetimes.bsky.social

subscribe.bylinetimes.com

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Peter Jukes @peterjukes.bsky.social · 1d

This goes even higher up. Forget Medvedchuk. Forget Medvedev

According to former Brexit Party MEP and defected Reform MP Rupert Lowe, the individuals at Gill's meetings claimed to be "close to Putin"

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Sally Abbott @sallyabbott.bsky.social · 1d

4 eps into Sally Wainwright’s Riot Women and it’s the best. Absolutely f*cking glorious

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

WAR-TORN PORTLAND

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Waseem Zaffar MBE @waseemzaffar.bsky.social · 1d

Huge thanks to my childhood friend, Molana Aminur Rashid, for joining our litter pick at the Finch Road playground! 🤝 Cleanup complete, but the conversation on a cleaner community continues. Watch for his thoughts!
#Lozells #Handsworth #Birmingham

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Sharon Graham @unitesharon.bsky.social · 1d

Local councils are being run into the ground and workers and communities keep being asked to pay the price.

@unitetheunion.bsky.social supports all #Birmingham bin workers.

The strikes will not stop until a fair deal is reached.

Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 5d

“It is no surprise that more and more agency workers are refusing to cross the picket lines due to the toxic culture within the waste department.
“Unite supports all Birmingham bin workers – whether they are employed by the council or an agency” @unitesharon.bsky.social

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Belfast Live @belfastlive.co.uk · 1d

Major centres such as Cardiff, Birmingham, Newcastle hit as user says 'completely down for me, can’t even access websites'

Massive Vodafone outage update as cities across UK unable to access internet