Laurie
@ljmu.bsky.social
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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?
Reeves and co are listening to those think tanks established by those intent on clinging to the status quo and their power/£. Alternatives exist and have huge public support.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
December 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Reeves and co are listening to those think tanks established by those intent on clinging to the status quo and their power/£. Alternatives exist and have huge public support.
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
taxjustice.uk/blog/how-to-...
demos.co.uk/wp-content/u...
And?.,,.. he is doing what exactly?
Yesterday, the UK PM gave a speech at the Lady Mayor's Banquet at the Guildhall, London, an annual event.
And I say to him 'thank you' for what he said on Brexit.
He said "how it was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
1/5
And I say to him 'thank you' for what he said on Brexit.
He said "how it was sold and delivered was wrong. Wild promises were made to the British people and not fulfilled."
1/5
December 2, 2025 at 9:09 PM
And?.,,.. he is doing what exactly?
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Why did Steve Witkoff kowtow to Putin so completely on Ukraine? You maybe didn't know he has received millions in investment from a former advisor to Vladimir Putin's sovereign wealth fund. Yes, I know. You can't make it up.
🔴Trump Envoy Has Financial Ties With Former Adviser to Putin’s ‘Money Man’ Now Leading Kremlin Peace Talks
Steve Witkoff’s real-estate empire is bankrolled by a former adviser to Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key architect of Moscow’s Ukraine negotiations
Steve Witkoff’s real-estate empire is bankrolled by a former adviser to Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key architect of Moscow’s Ukraine negotiations
Trump Envoy Has Financial Ties With Former Adviser to Putin’s ‘Money Man’ Now Leading Kremlin Peace Talks
Steve Witkoff’s real-estate empire is bankrolled by a former adviser to Kirill Dmitriev, head of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and a key architect of Moscow’s Ukraine negotiations
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Why did Steve Witkoff kowtow to Putin so completely on Ukraine? You maybe didn't know he has received millions in investment from a former advisor to Vladimir Putin's sovereign wealth fund. Yes, I know. You can't make it up.
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Kate Raworth and Indy Johar in conversation - well worth listening to the full video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzObxsAhde8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzObxsAhde8
June 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Kate Raworth and Indy Johar in conversation - well worth listening to the full video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzObxsAhde8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzObxsAhde8
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Artillery shelling targets the eastern areas of Khan Yunis city, south of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces open fire east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli warplanes are firing heavily towards the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces open fire east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli warplanes are firing heavily towards the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Artillery shelling targets the eastern areas of Khan Yunis city, south of the Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces open fire east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli warplanes are firing heavily towards the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli occupation forces open fire east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Israeli warplanes are firing heavily towards the city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
Get money out of politics, fairer electoral system and most importantly, ordinary people stepping up demanding/and taking responsibility to help create a better collective future. Acknowledging complexity/uncertainties of life and appreciation of need to work with others are starting points.
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
Nothing will change in the UK until the press is dealt with
December 1, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Get money out of politics, fairer electoral system and most importantly, ordinary people stepping up demanding/and taking responsibility to help create a better collective future. Acknowledging complexity/uncertainties of life and appreciation of need to work with others are starting points.
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Last month I left the Bylines Network and started work as a Community Organiser with an amazing education charity called The Brilliant Club.
Here's an article from me in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk that explains a little bit about what I do now.
You can ollow TBC here ⏩
@brilliantclub.bsky.social
Here's an article from me in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk that explains a little bit about what I do now.
You can ollow TBC here ⏩
@brilliantclub.bsky.social
Parent Power takes to Barnsley
Barnsley Parent Power launches to help families tackle barriers to higher education and boost social mobility
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Last month I left the Bylines Network and started work as a Community Organiser with an amazing education charity called The Brilliant Club.
Here's an article from me in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk that explains a little bit about what I do now.
You can ollow TBC here ⏩
@brilliantclub.bsky.social
Here's an article from me in @yorkshirebylines.co.uk that explains a little bit about what I do now.
You can ollow TBC here ⏩
@brilliantclub.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Over 25,000 people have already signed the letter to Keir Starmer and national broadcasters calling for a televised emergency briefing.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Over 25,000 people have already signed the letter to Keir Starmer and national broadcasters calling for a televised emergency briefing.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025
Expecting the hobbled BBC and a few well-meaning (party) MPs alone to “save” this institution is fantasy and lazy. Unless broader public- individuals, business, civic and educational organisations engage and demand it, the BBC will become just another mouthpiece for special interests. Use your power
For all its faults may the good ship BBC navigate the stormy waters of our global media landscape for a long time to come | Henry Foster
BBC – broken but not out?
For all its faults may the good ship BBC navigate the stormy waters of our global media landscape for a long time to come
sussexbylines.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Expecting the hobbled BBC and a few well-meaning (party) MPs alone to “save” this institution is fantasy and lazy. Unless broader public- individuals, business, civic and educational organisations engage and demand it, the BBC will become just another mouthpiece for special interests. Use your power