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Rick Evans
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Dad, Ecosocialist , Ex Labour , Autism Awareness, Coventry City fan & Music Lover Reposts are not necessarily endorsements Occasional Blogger at https://changewemustobservationsfromtheleft.home.blog/ Sorry no donations I have limited money.
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · Aug 4
First piece I've written for ages so please be kind & all because I've been inspired by 'Your Party'. Just some thoughts on the current situation. If you are interested but haven't already signed up please do, link is in blog. Thanks changewemustobservationsfromtheleft.home.blog/2025/08/04/y...
Your Party, Our Party
I’ve been hoping for the last 3 or 4 years a new party on the left would start. It’s been a long time coming but at last it’s been officially announced. Immediately I’ve fel…
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 11h
In less than 24 hours the EU will discuss whether sanctions against Israel clearly remain on the table
1000s of voices from the global jewish community are stepping up & calling on the EU to keep the pressure up until real accountability & freedom has been achieved. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
🔴 Stand with Jewish voices for justice in Palestine
Members of the jewish community from across the globe are calling for sanctions on Israel. Join them here!
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 2d
2 tickets to see Suzanne Vega with Katherine Priddy as support on the 31st October in Birmingham for sale. Can't go now so don't miss out if you're a Vega fan. Thanks
www.ticketswap.com/listing/suza...
Suzanne Vega - Flying with Angels
TicketSwap is the safest place to buy and sell tickets. A simple and fair-priced marketplace for fans to buy and sell tickets for events, concerts, festivals, etc.
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 1d
I just signed this important petition on Organise, please can you add your name?

Boots: Pay your workers proper sick pay!
organise.network/s/0ddf38ad34ec
Boots: Pay your workers proper sick pay!
Add your name:
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 2d
Google: Stop fueling Israel’s lies action.eko.org/a/google-sto...
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 2d
2 tickets to see Suzanne Vega with Katherine Priddy as support on the 31st October in Birmingham for sale. Can't go now so don't miss out if you're a Vega fan. Thanks
www.ticketswap.com/listing/suza...
Suzanne Vega - Flying with Angels
TicketSwap is the safest place to buy and sell tickets. A simple and fair-priced marketplace for fans to buy and sell tickets for events, concerts, festivals, etc.
www.ticketswap.com
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 2d
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
Ask Emma Reynolds to base water policy on facts not water industry fake maths.
Everyone deserves clean, affordable water. Lobbyists say it’ll cost £100bn to bring it back into public hands - but experts disagree. I’ve asked the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence ...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d
This is what GB News considers news.

Actual news: @greenparty.org.uk announced we have more members than the Conservatives, double the Lib Dems, making us the third largest party in Britain.

Now I wonder why GB News wouldn't want to report on that?

join.greenparty.org.uk
Jeremy Clarkson annihilates Zack Polanski about his teeth on gb news.
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Abby Martin @abbymartin0.bsky.social · 3d
Isreal Suspends Aid and Strikes Gaza After Accusing Hamas of Violating Truce
Israel Strikes Gaza and Temporarily Halts Aid, Saying Hamas Broke Truce
www.nytimes.com
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 3d
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 2d
BREAKING: Over 40 MPs now back my Parliamentary Motion for a Wealth Tax!

UK billionaire wealth has more than doubled since 2010:

▪️2010: £250 Billion
▪️2025: £620 Billion

You're getting poorer because they're taking more and more.

Ask your MP to back my Wealth Tax Motion ahead of the Budget.
A graphic of the motion that reads That this House welcomes the proposal from leading tax experts for the introduction of an annual wealth tax of 2% on individual assets over £10 million, which could raise an estimated £24 billion each year; believes that such a measure would represent a fairer alternative to cuts and could provide urgently needed resources to tackle the poverty and inequality that blights our society; and calls on the Government to bring forward proposals for such a tax on extreme wealth ahead of the next Budget.
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 3d
Colombia could approve a license to explore a sacred mountain – paving the way for toxic mining near key rivers. The same company is also prosecuting peaceful farmers. Sign to help block the license! #Jericó11 #StopAngloGold 👉 secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/... secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
Stand with Don Porfirio
Don Porfirio is 86. He grows coffee and loves opera. Now he's facing charges – for defending his community’s water in Colombia. He and 10 farmers are being prosecuted by a mining giant for peacefully ...
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 4d
How can a man with the blood of thousands of innocent people on his hands still be walking free? *Netanyahu should be in The Hague*--where he can be tried & justice can be served. I just signed the global peoples letter so the world doesn't forget. Will you join me?
secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...
👋 Netanyahu: See you in The Hague
He’s got the blood of thousands on his hands but leaders still shake it. Join the people’s global call for justice now!
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 4d
Over 9,000 Palestinians remain in Israeli prisons in horrific conditions and subjected to torture. The ceasefire did not end Israel's illegal mass arrests, central to its apartheid system. Write to the FCDO & demand justice for Palestinian prisoners: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/PalestinianP...
Write to the FCDO about Palestinian prisoners
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 5d
Stop Maccabi Tel Aviv Playing in Birmingham www.foa.org.uk/campaign/sto...
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 5d
Until Israel stops killing Palestinians in Gaza, there is no ‘ceasefire’.

I just took action with @waronwant.bsky.social to demand that Israel respects the ceasefire and ends its genocide of the Palestinian people.

Join me:
secure.waronwant.org/page/179861/...
Respect the ceasefire. Stop the genocide.
Israel is still killing Palestinians in Gaza. Take action now.
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 6d
The majority of the UK’s richest are happy to live here & pay their taxes.

But what about the greedy few that use the UK to get rich, then bail when it's time to pay their dues?

The UK needs a settling up tax, just like 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇳🇱 🇨🇦 🇦🇺 🇪🇸 🇮🇹 🇳🇴 🇯🇵.
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Settling up taxes. Or how to stop billionaires dining and dashing. - Tax Justice UK
The UK should join countries like the US,  France, Germany and Japan and introduce a settling up tax— sometimes known as an exit tax.
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 6d
🚨🚨 Urgent! The COP30 UN climate negotiations in Brazil from 10-21 November will be one of the most critical climate summits in years. Will you message the UK Secretary attending COP30?
action.cafod.org.uk/page/178976/...
Take action for COP30
The COP30 UN climate negotiations in Brazil from 10-21 November will be one of the most critical climate summits in years. Will you message the UK Secretary attending COP30?
action.cafod.org.uk
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 6d
The Chancellor is planning 2 give new runways the go-ahead.This would set our climate on course for a crash landing.
We cant let these plans take off. I’ve just used @wearepossible.bsky.social webtool to ask my MP to stand against this. Will you do the same? action.wearepossible.org/page/164843/...
STOP AIRPORT EXPANSION NOW
The Chancellor is planning to give new runways the go-ahead. This would set our climate on course for a crash landing. We can’t let these plans take off.
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Rick Evans @skybluerick.bsky.social · 6d
Thames Water want to pollute ILLEGALLY for the next 15 years. Email Ofwat now to say NO: weownit.org.uk/act-now/ofwa...
Email Ofwat - say NO to 15 years of illegal pollution
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 8d
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
Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.
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The Daily Politik @dailypolitik.bsky.social · 8d
The Special relationship 👇
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 8d
Starving two million people in Gaza — including a million children — is a war crime.

We’ve witnessed hundreds starve to death from Israel’s manmade famine; countless more will die unless Gaza is flooded with aid.

Keir Starmer must demand Israel’s lifts its illegal siege NOW.
Screenshot of Reuters headline: Gaza's Rafah border crossing will remain closed through Wednesday, Israel says By Reuters October 14, 2025 2:55 PM GMT+1 • Updated 52 mins ago
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Richard Burgon MP @richardburgon.bsky.social · 9d
ID cards are a threat to civil liberties, to data security & risk people’s private info being handed to US tech giants for profit.

They’re also a total waste of time and money when the government should be focused on people's real priority: tackling the cost of living crisis.

In Parliament today.
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Unite the union @unitetheunion.bsky.social · 8d
🤯 You won't believe what this agency manager tells workers emptying bins in Birmingham!
😡 Is a @teamlabouruk.bsky.social council really saying they won't employ anyone who joins a picket line? Isn't that called blacklisting? Shouldn't Labour-run @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social be against that?
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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 8d
GOOD NEWS: On July 14th, Kent Police threatened this protestor, Laura Murton, with arrest for holding a Palestinian flag and placards stating "Free Gaza" and "Israel is committing genocide". Thousands raised the alarm, and Police Kent has now apologised.
good news: Kent police forced to apologise to protester
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