VanAllen
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VanAllen
@vana28.bsky.social
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Happily married 54 years, 2 great daughters, retired special needs teacher, leftwing politics, play sax, veggie, animal welfare advocate, love cats, greyhounds, genealogy, racket sports, Kent coast and London.
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Let’s use our collective power and leave 1 star reviews on Sea Life’s Facebook page, telling them to retire the penguins to a genuine sanctuary and fund their lifelong care.

Every review counts. Join us to make sure Sea Life doesn’t ignore this: www.facebook.com/SEALIFELondo...
SEA LIFE London Aquarium™ | London
SEA LIFE London Aquarium™, London. 78,320 likes · 1,172 talking about this · 403,007 were here. The SEA LIFE London Aquarium is home to one of Europe's largest collections of global marine life and...
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Did you know fifteen penguins are trapped at Sea Life London in a basement with no daylight, no fresh air, and a pool just a few feet deep?

We need to make sure Sea Life hears us loud and clear: these penguins deserve a real life.⁣
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After a decade of tireless campaigning, Claire Throssell’s fight for her sons, Jack and Paul, has finally changed the law!

The Government has announced it will scrap the “presumption of contact” - a rule that often forced children to have contact with abusive parents.
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Disappointed in Labour (again) but very relieved to see this scandal gathering pace when it felt like hardly anyone had noticed it on Monday. Fair play to @sundersays.bsky.social for highlighting it tirelessly.
Senior Labour figures have expressed dismay at the Party's "cowardly" and "incompetent" response to Tory shadow minister Katie Lam calling for legal migrants to "go home".

"What’s the point of us saying we’re anti-racist when we fail to call out racism," said one MP.
Exclusive: Labour Anger Erupts Over Party's Response To Katie Lam Immigration Row
"What’s the point of us saying we’re anti-racist when we fail to call out racism," said one MP.
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Pleased to be part of this hugely significant legal challenge. The Boris Johnson Govt first suppressed the Russia report & then refused to act on it. As evidence mounts of Putin’s hybrid warfare, it’s vital that we can be confident in the robustness of our democratic systems
UK Russian interference case heads to 'Europe's Supreme Court'
THREE former MPs have lodged a case with “Europe’s Supreme Court”, accusing the UK Government of failing in its duty to protect elections from…
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🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District
When’s the last time you saw a hedgehog? 🦔 Their numbers are falling, so I just signed a petition to make hedgehog highways - tiny gaps in fences to help them - mandatory in ALL new builds. Add your name:
🚨 Half the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited, new research shows! Overfishing is emptying our seas of life, and it's a political choice 🐟 So I’m joining @oceanauk.bsky.social in calling on the Prime Minister to end overfishing in UK waters. Join us! 📩
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🚨 Half the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited, new Oceana UK research shows
Overfishing is emptying our seas of life, and it's a political choice 🐟 That's why I’m joining Oceana UK in calling on the Prime Minister to end overfishing in UK waters.
act.oceana.org