Laurie
@ljmu.bsky.social
Meaningful citizen engagement, deliberative processes, actively supporting community grasssroots initiatives - vital. There is no single action or policy which can address our complex challenges. Diversity and freeing collective wisdom provide our best chance. @peoplepowered.org
Mamdani: Oftentimes when we win elections, we tell people to go home and just trust us. But the message really has to be that we want you to come along with us… That’s something we’ve been looking to share with New Yorkers: We want to not only win with New Yorkers, but also govern with New Yorkers.
December 6, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Meaningful citizen engagement, deliberative processes, actively supporting community grasssroots initiatives - vital. There is no single action or policy which can address our complex challenges. Diversity and freeing collective wisdom provide our best chance. @peoplepowered.org
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An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...
By Andrew Bibby
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...
Right to roam: taking the next step for access to the countryside
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 5, 2025 at 9:17 PM
An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales
By Andrew Bibby
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...
By Andrew Bibby
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...
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The Tiger Pass gives under-25s £1 bus fares in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. With its future in doubt, schools, colleges and faith groups are calling on the mayor to keep it intact.
Educational and civic leaders urge Mayor to safeguard Tiger Pass for young people
Young people and civic leaders urge Mayor Bristow to protect the £1 Tiger Pass as its future comes under threat
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The Tiger Pass gives under-25s £1 bus fares in Cambridgeshire & Peterborough. With its future in doubt, schools, colleges and faith groups are calling on the mayor to keep it intact.
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"In the ashes of war... Europe pulled together to create collaborative bodies designed to prevent a repeat of the horrors of Nazi Germany.
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"In the ashes of war... Europe pulled together to create collaborative bodies designed to prevent a repeat of the horrors of Nazi Germany.
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
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Reposting here for London-based friends.
A current shortage of ethnically matched donors means Black Londoners affected by sickle cell disease are having to go without blood transfusions.
Could you donate blood this month?
Could you donate blood this month?
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposting here for London-based friends.
UK media keeping public ignorant. Appeal questioning UK government classification of Palestine Action - as a terrorist organisation received no meaningful coverage. Arbitrary state action - no other “allied countries” shares this questionable position. UK justice?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mTar...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mTar...
December 5, 2025 at 8:06 AM
UK media keeping public ignorant. Appeal questioning UK government classification of Palestine Action - as a terrorist organisation received no meaningful coverage. Arbitrary state action - no other “allied countries” shares this questionable position. UK justice?
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mTar...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=mTar...
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Absurd. Police attempt to arrest the Jewish daughter of a Holocaust survivor for holding a cardboard sign in opposition to genocide and the proscribing of Palestine Action… later de-arrested.
“Police slip-up on arrest of Jewish woman opposing genocide was farcical”
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
“Police slip-up on arrest of Jewish woman opposing genocide was farcical”
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Police slip-up on arrest of Jewish woman opposing genocide was farcical
You can't make this up! Police arrested a Jewish Palestine Action supporter for 'terrorism'—then de-arrested her after forgetting the evidence
www.thecanary.co
December 3, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Absurd. Police attempt to arrest the Jewish daughter of a Holocaust survivor for holding a cardboard sign in opposition to genocide and the proscribing of Palestine Action… later de-arrested.
“Police slip-up on arrest of Jewish woman opposing genocide was farcical”
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
“Police slip-up on arrest of Jewish woman opposing genocide was farcical”
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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We will not know the outcome of today’s appeal for some time, but the defendants brought very strong evidence to suggest that they did not receive a fair trial as a result of Silas Reid’s remarks.
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
We will not know the outcome of today’s appeal for some time, but the defendants brought very strong evidence to suggest that they did not receive a fair trial as a result of Silas Reid’s remarks.
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JUDGE SILAS REID APPEAL
Defend Our Juries sign-holders have today visited the Royal Courts of Justice in support of five appellants found guilty of criminal damage after their trial was manipulated by a rogue judge who is accused of misleading the jury.
Defend Our Juries sign-holders have today visited the Royal Courts of Justice in support of five appellants found guilty of criminal damage after their trial was manipulated by a rogue judge who is accused of misleading the jury.
December 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
JUDGE SILAS REID APPEAL
Defend Our Juries sign-holders have today visited the Royal Courts of Justice in support of five appellants found guilty of criminal damage after their trial was manipulated by a rogue judge who is accused of misleading the jury.
Defend Our Juries sign-holders have today visited the Royal Courts of Justice in support of five appellants found guilty of criminal damage after their trial was manipulated by a rogue judge who is accused of misleading the jury.
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Respect and gratitude to @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social for asking this vitally important question in Parliament👇
Thank you to @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social for pushing for Government to consider a televised emergency briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis.
The public have a right to know.
Sign the open letter:
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Now at over 36,000 signatories.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB2025
The public have a right to know.
Sign the open letter:
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...
Now at over 36,000 signatories.
#TimeToStepUp #NEB2025
December 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Respect and gratitude to @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social for asking this vitally important question in Parliament👇
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There is nothing “fair” about the removal of trial by jury.
Juries put the moral intuition of ordinary people into the heart of the criminal justice system. We must defend our juries.
GOV: Deputy Prime Minister to Announce 'Swift and Fair Justice'
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Juries put the moral intuition of ordinary people into the heart of the criminal justice system. We must defend our juries.
GOV: Deputy Prime Minister to Announce 'Swift and Fair Justice'
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Deputy Prime Minister to Announce 'Swift and Fair Justice'
Bold modernisation of the criminal courts to put victims first and restore public confidence in the system
www.gov.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:21 AM
There is nothing “fair” about the removal of trial by jury.
Juries put the moral intuition of ordinary people into the heart of the criminal justice system. We must defend our juries.
GOV: Deputy Prime Minister to Announce 'Swift and Fair Justice'
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Juries put the moral intuition of ordinary people into the heart of the criminal justice system. We must defend our juries.
GOV: Deputy Prime Minister to Announce 'Swift and Fair Justice'
www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Participants in a recent Cumbria Climate Assembly (northwest England) are calling for a permanent body & have been in touch with the Belgian model. Delighted to see them referenced in new govt paper on energy and public participation 😊
Energising Britain: Your voice in our Clean Energy Superpower Mission (accessible webpage)
share.google
December 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Participants in a recent Cumbria Climate Assembly (northwest England) are calling for a permanent body & have been in touch with the Belgian model. Delighted to see them referenced in new govt paper on energy and public participation 😊
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A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government.
#CitizensAssembly
#CitizensAssembly
Democracy Is in Trouble. This Region Is Turning to Its People.
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A small corner of Belgium is recruiting ordinary citizens to help create policies. Participants say it’s renewed their faith in government.
#CitizensAssembly
#CitizensAssembly
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Great piece by Henry Bird @thetimes on the National Emergency Briefing.
#NEB2025 #ClimateCrisis nebriefing.org
"Professor Hayley Fowler, said we 'risk sliding into a state of permanent crisis management'"
link.thetimes.co.uk/view/62e2a8a...
#NEB2025 #ClimateCrisis nebriefing.org
"Professor Hayley Fowler, said we 'risk sliding into a state of permanent crisis management'"
link.thetimes.co.uk/view/62e2a8a...
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Great piece by Henry Bird @thetimes on the National Emergency Briefing.
#NEB2025 #ClimateCrisis nebriefing.org
"Professor Hayley Fowler, said we 'risk sliding into a state of permanent crisis management'"
link.thetimes.co.uk/view/62e2a8a...
#NEB2025 #ClimateCrisis nebriefing.org
"Professor Hayley Fowler, said we 'risk sliding into a state of permanent crisis management'"
link.thetimes.co.uk/view/62e2a8a...
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What’s the most valuable skill for talking persuasively about climate change and helping stimulate people into action?
It’s not the ability to debate or remember statistics. In fact it's got nothing to do with science at all
I think it’s listening
🧵
It’s not the ability to debate or remember statistics. In fact it's got nothing to do with science at all
I think it’s listening
🧵
December 3, 2025 at 5:19 PM
What’s the most valuable skill for talking persuasively about climate change and helping stimulate people into action?
It’s not the ability to debate or remember statistics. In fact it's got nothing to do with science at all
I think it’s listening
🧵
It’s not the ability to debate or remember statistics. In fact it's got nothing to do with science at all
I think it’s listening
🧵
Unsere Parteien brauchen die! Oder glauben wir wirklich dass dieser endlossen Parteimachtkampf uns was bringt - ausser Gesellschaftlicher Krieg - Nachbar gegen Nachbar weil einer der Sundenbock ist (als Ablenkung)
Die Bundesregierung möchte keine weiteren Bürgerräte einsetzen. Das ist das falsche Signal: Auch die Strukturen unseres politischen Systems müssen hinterfragt werden, schreibt Jannis Koltermann in der @faznet.bsky.social www.faz.net/aktuell/feui... #bürgerrat
Bürgerräte gestoppt: Warum das der Demokratie schadet
Die Bundesregierung möchte keine weiteren Bürgerräte einsetzen. Das ist das falsche Signal: Auch die Strukturen unseres politischen Systems müssen hinterfragt werden.
www.faz.net
December 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Unsere Parteien brauchen die! Oder glauben wir wirklich dass dieser endlossen Parteimachtkampf uns was bringt - ausser Gesellschaftlicher Krieg - Nachbar gegen Nachbar weil einer der Sundenbock ist (als Ablenkung)
Come to the UK if you wish to see how turning housing /land into a financial asset (ie profit generating vehicle for wealthy & international “investors) impoverishes residents and communities. It promotes mass poverty and accelerates wealth concentration into fewer hands. &Underpinned by Tax system
December 3, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Come to the UK if you wish to see how turning housing /land into a financial asset (ie profit generating vehicle for wealthy & international “investors) impoverishes residents and communities. It promotes mass poverty and accelerates wealth concentration into fewer hands. &Underpinned by Tax system
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Whether you’ve volunteered for IAF before or want to learn more about volunteering with us, this is your moment.
Join us to recognise and celebrate the power of collective action.
Join us to recognise and celebrate the power of collective action.
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Whether you’ve volunteered for IAF before or want to learn more about volunteering with us, this is your moment.
Join us to recognise and celebrate the power of collective action.
Join us to recognise and celebrate the power of collective action.
It is not just, or even primarily, about the license fee. Do the people of the country want a fact seeking, diverse national news/culture media outlet which is not serving party in power
or special interests? If so, what are some options/alternatives to ensure it is “independent”. Then financing.
or special interests? If so, what are some options/alternatives to ensure it is “independent”. Then financing.
After the licence fee? Three alternatives to the BBC’s current model
The BBC licence fee has become a controversial issue, so what alternatives are there?
@deborahwdavid.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
The BBC licence fee has become a controversial issue, so what alternatives are there?
@deborahwdavid.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
After the licence fee? Three alternatives to the BBC’s current model
The BBC licence fee has become a controversial issue, so what alternatives are there?
centralbylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
It is not just, or even primarily, about the license fee. Do the people of the country want a fact seeking, diverse national news/culture media outlet which is not serving party in power
or special interests? If so, what are some options/alternatives to ensure it is “independent”. Then financing.
or special interests? If so, what are some options/alternatives to ensure it is “independent”. Then financing.
Only way we are going to get meaningful action is through improved democracy.
www.publicdeliberation.net/we-need-to-t...
www.publicdeliberation.net/we-need-to-t...
December 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Only way we are going to get meaningful action is through improved democracy.
www.publicdeliberation.net/we-need-to-t...
www.publicdeliberation.net/we-need-to-t...
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Reform vote to raise council taxes for the poorest in County Durham
Planned council tax reforms will impact the poorest in County Durham
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Planned council tax reforms will impact the poorest in County Durham
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Reform vote to raise council taxes for the poorest in County Durham
Planned council tax reforms will impact the poorest in County Durham
northeastbylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Reform vote to raise council taxes for the poorest in County Durham
Planned council tax reforms will impact the poorest in County Durham
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Planned council tax reforms will impact the poorest in County Durham
northeastbylines.co.uk/business/eco...
And our UK leaders, influenced by their “buddies” controlling media and policy, have us on path to exit it. Reason being it can create another diversion ( like Brexit) serving up fantasy scapegoat which desperate, angry mis/un- informed UK public can “blame”.Musk, Putin, Thiel,Trump,Orban happy.
"In the ashes of war... Europe pulled together to create collaborative bodies designed to prevent a repeat of the horrors of Nazi Germany.
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
One such body was the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)."
Remembrance: 75 years of the ECHR
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) celebrates its 75th birthday this month – like all elders, it has a lifetime of wisdom to share
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
And our UK leaders, influenced by their “buddies” controlling media and policy, have us on path to exit it. Reason being it can create another diversion ( like Brexit) serving up fantasy scapegoat which desperate, angry mis/un- informed UK public can “blame”.Musk, Putin, Thiel,Trump,Orban happy.
#defendourjuries
UK legal profession and media remains largely silent as government dismantles rights of the people it is meant to protect. We give the government legitimacy by remaining silent. Together we have power. #goodlawproject
UK legal profession and media remains largely silent as government dismantles rights of the people it is meant to protect. We give the government legitimacy by remaining silent. Together we have power. #goodlawproject
' A defendant's right to a jury trial would be restricted to prevent them from "gaming the system", Lammy also said. '
WTF is that supposed to mean?!?
Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant based on their conscience - THAT IS THE SYSTEM
#BlueLabour 🤮
WTF is that supposed to mean?!?
Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant based on their conscience - THAT IS THE SYSTEM
#BlueLabour 🤮
Jury trials scrapped for crimes with sentences of less than three years
The reforms are being brought in to tackle unprecedented delays in the Crown Court.
www.bbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
#defendourjuries
UK legal profession and media remains largely silent as government dismantles rights of the people it is meant to protect. We give the government legitimacy by remaining silent. Together we have power. #goodlawproject
UK legal profession and media remains largely silent as government dismantles rights of the people it is meant to protect. We give the government legitimacy by remaining silent. Together we have power. #goodlawproject
As long as UK property is primarily seen as financial asset for global capital markets, instead of place where its people can build a community , grow food it needs, sustain natural environment necessary for well -being, people of the country will be at mercy of investors. Does this make sense?
"The core of our problem in the UK is housing. Using long-term nationwide data, John noted that the average UK house in 1956 – the year of his birth – cost £1,884.
By 2025, that figure was £271,000. That is a 144-fold rise in nominal terms"
By 2025, that figure was £271,000. That is a 144-fold rise in nominal terms"
Is Britain at the peak of a great financial wave?
Britain is living at the end of a decades-long inflationary wave. What comes next depends on whether we confront our financial model
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 11:37 PM
As long as UK property is primarily seen as financial asset for global capital markets, instead of place where its people can build a community , grow food it needs, sustain natural environment necessary for well -being, people of the country will be at mercy of investors. Does this make sense?