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Make polluters pay for poisoning our children

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 21h

10 years on from the Dieselgate scandal, justice still hasn’t been served in the UK. While other countries made carmakers pay, ours let them off the hook. Sign the petition now and demand accountability now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ma...

10 years ago it was revealed that many diesel cars were being fitted with illegal technology that means they emit levels of toxic gases (NOx) exceeding testing and legal limits. These emissions poison...

Save Britain’s hedgehogs: make hedgehog highways law!

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 2d

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: 38d.gs/72vc?utm_cam...

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 n...

Open Letter: Keep the UK in the ECHR

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 6d

I mean, do we really want to align ourselves with Russia and Belarus? I think not!
The UK must stand up for human rights and reject calls to leave the ECHR - Sign the open letter

www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_e...

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

www.europeanmovement.co.uk

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 7d

They don't need to farm them: there have been millions of the blighters off the coast of Cornwall this summer eating all the lobsters!
And whereas lobsters are delicious, octopus are almost inedibly chewy!
Tell the EU: Ban Octopus Farms action.eko.org/a/eu-wide-ba...

Tell the EU: Ban Octopus Farms

Seafood corporations want to turn Europe into a testing ground for octopus factory farms, locking these intelligent animals in tiny tanks where suffering is so extreme they even turn to cannibalism.An

Don’t crush our right to protest!

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 12d

😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...

I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 15d

Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

Save NHS dentistry now!

I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 15d

Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

Save NHS dentistry now!

Tell Japan: Shut down the ivory market.

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 15d

Tell Japan: shut down the ivory market, save elephant lives. action.eko.org/a/japan-ivor...

Every year, tens of thousands of elephants are butchered for their tusks despite a global ivory ban -- and Japan’s massive domestic market remains one of the main drivers.But we have a once-in-a-gener

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 15d

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 16d

Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...

For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...

World Leaders: Protect the Sumud Flotilla Now

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 17d

World Leaders: Protect the Sumud Flotilla Now action.eko.org/a/world-lead...

Right now, the last remaining vessel of the Sumud Flotilla, The Marinette, is approaching Gaza's waters -- carrying brave activists who are all risking their lives to break Israel’s illegal siege on G

BBC Radio 4 - AntiSocial, What is patriotism?

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 17d

Am I a patriot? Definitely, yes.
Am I a nationalist? Absolutely No!

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

The battle to define patriotism in the UK.

www.bbc.co.uk

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 17d

If all it did was identify who I am. I would support it. But it won't; there will be function creep beyond reason, and we will loose control of our personal information. 38d.gs/0h2c

Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)

Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...

Open letter to Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman: Buy Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club!

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 20d

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/op...

In response to an application from Equity, the Principal Planning Officer for Tower Hamlets has confirmed the position of the Local Authority, saying "any proposed development which would not retain t...

www.megaphone.org.uk

I just signed the 38 Degrees petition calling on the Government to properly fund NHS dentistry. Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable dental care, so now the Government needs to stu...

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · 29d

Millions of us are still struggling to access affordable NHS dental care. I’ve signed 38 Degrees’ petition demanding Keir Starmer properly funds NHS dentistry now, will you join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...

Save NHS dentistry now!

Disney: bring back Jimmy Kimmel

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · Sep 19

DONALD TRUMP VS JIMMY KIMMEL: Let's show Disney that capitulating to Trump is unacceptable. Bring back Kimmel NOW! action.eko.org/a/disney-kim...

Disney-ABC just voluntarily destroyed free speech, suspending the leading nighttime talk show (Jimmy Kimmel) after Trump's goons went public demanding it. All because Kimmel was mildly critical of Don

Take Big Money Out of Our Politics

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · Sep 18

There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

British politics is awash with money from super rich donors. In 2023, two-thirds of all private donations came from just 19 people. These so-called ‘mega donors’ enjoy privileged access to political p...

Kick Israel out of the 2026 World Cup

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NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · Sep 12

Football is about respect and fairness. Not sports-washing genocide. Italy is set to host Israel for the World Cup qualifiers while people in Gaza starve and die. Sign now to demand FIFA and UEFA ban Israel from international football! #banisrael action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-09...

Football is about respect and fairness. Not sports-washing genocide. Italy is set to host Israel for the World Cup qualifiers while people in Gaza starve and die. Sign now to demand FIFA and UEFA ban ...

action.wemove.eu

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NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · Sep 9

Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Reform: Stop hiding from press scrutiny!

Nigel Farage says he welcomes freedom of speech, even if people find it offensive. Surely that should apply to freedom of the press too? So why have Reform's Nottinghamshire councillors - who control ...

Keep Banned Pesticides Out of our Food

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · Sep 8

A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of European farmers. Act NOW to protect Europe’s food standards #StopMercosur action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-02...

A new trade deal with South America called the EU-Mercosur deal would bring more food grown with banned pesticides into Europe, threatening our health and the livelihood of small, local farmers. We ne...

action.wemove.eu

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · Sep 8

Reform UK are yelling “drill, baby, drill” 🙄 But fracking is reckless & won’t even cut bills. Time to end this nonsense. Tell Ed Miliband: BAN FRACKING permanently. Add your name: 38d.gs/tstk?utm_cam...

Keep fracking out of Britain!

I live in Lincolnshire, and a new gas field has been found nearby. Reform UK are already shouting “drill, baby, drill,” and fracking isn’t banned - it’s only paused. That means they could start drilli...

Protect the Global Sumud Flotilla!

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · Sep 7

The largest citizen flotilla in history is sailing to Gaza with food and medicine. Israel has threatened to seize it - but together we can be their shield. Add your name to help watch over the flotilla and demand its safe passage! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-09...

The largest citizen flotilla in history is sailing to Gaza with food and medicine. Israel has threatened to seize it - but together we can be their shield. Add your name to help watch over the flotill...

action.wemove.eu

Keep fracking out of Britain!

NickP @linleynick.bsky.social · Sep 3

Reform UK are yelling “drill, baby, drill” 🙄 But fracking is reckless & won’t even cut bills. Time to end this nonsense. Tell Ed Miliband: BAN FRACKING permanently. Add your name:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...

I live in Lincolnshire, and a new gas field has been found nearby. Reform UK are already shouting “drill, baby, drill,” and fracking isn’t banned - it’s only paused. That means they could start drilli...