Simon
@tenspiders.bsky.social
Brighton UK #localgov #heritage #Bakfiets #TransAlly
Occasional graveyard tales at https://mortiquarian.com/
Occasional graveyard tales at https://mortiquarian.com/
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Labour’s awful migrant policies are helping pave the way for the racist far right. And they are also building a gold-plated shed at the end of that road - full of tools for a far right Govt to oppress us all.
🕵️ Digital ID database
📸 High St facial rec
👨⚖️ Removing trial by jury
🕵️ Digital ID database
📸 High St facial rec
👨⚖️ Removing trial by jury
November 25, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Labour’s awful migrant policies are helping pave the way for the racist far right. And they are also building a gold-plated shed at the end of that road - full of tools for a far right Govt to oppress us all.
🕵️ Digital ID database
📸 High St facial rec
👨⚖️ Removing trial by jury
🕵️ Digital ID database
📸 High St facial rec
👨⚖️ Removing trial by jury
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Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Just pathetically in Heathrow’s pocket, Govt backs the airport’s own climate-wrecking expansion plan, the one that requires moving (!) the M25.
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heathrow's plan for longer third runway chosen by government
Under the selected plan, the runway would be up to 3.5km long and require a new road tunnel under the airport.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Just pathetically in Heathrow’s pocket, Govt backs the airport’s own climate-wrecking expansion plan, the one that requires moving (!) the M25.
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
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A warm welcome @russell-moyle.co.uk to Brighton and Hove Green Party. 💚
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
A warm welcome @russell-moyle.co.uk to Brighton and Hove Green Party. 💚
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The footway parking ban in England consultation closed 5 years ago tomorrow. The Tories' inaction is now Labour's inaction.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Pavement parking: options for change
www.gov.uk
November 21, 2025 at 7:21 AM
The footway parking ban in England consultation closed 5 years ago tomorrow. The Tories' inaction is now Labour's inaction.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
www.gov.uk/government/c...
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“We created the Refugee Convention because we were ashamed of turning away Jews fleeing the Nazis. To turn our backs on those protections is abhorrent — and only the Green Party is calling it out.”
Lloyd Russell-Moyle telling @PoliticsJOE.bsky.social one of the reasons why he’s joined the Greens.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle telling @PoliticsJOE.bsky.social one of the reasons why he’s joined the Greens.
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“We created the Refugee Convention because we were ashamed of turning away Jews fleeing the Nazis. To turn our backs on those protections is abhorrent — and only the Green Party is calling it out.”
Lloyd Russell-Moyle telling @PoliticsJOE.bsky.social one of the reasons why he’s joined the Greens.
Lloyd Russell-Moyle telling @PoliticsJOE.bsky.social one of the reasons why he’s joined the Greens.
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A great investigative piece by @translucent.org.uk brilliant work.
translucent.org.uk/how-many-com...
translucent.org.uk/how-many-com...
How Many Complaints About Trans Women Using Toilets? - TransLucent
Data from local authorities representing over 16.5 million people reveals that complaints about trans women using toilets are virtually non-existent
translucent.org.uk
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A great investigative piece by @translucent.org.uk brilliant work.
translucent.org.uk/how-many-com...
translucent.org.uk/how-many-com...
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All 4 Green MPs have made it clear that PFI is not welcome in our NHS. They've signed a parliamentary motion opposing any new NHS private finance.
Make sure your MP signs ahead of the Autumn Budget next week 👇
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Make sure your MP signs ahead of the Autumn Budget next week 👇
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November 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
All 4 Green MPs have made it clear that PFI is not welcome in our NHS. They've signed a parliamentary motion opposing any new NHS private finance.
Make sure your MP signs ahead of the Autumn Budget next week 👇
vist.ly/4fg79
Make sure your MP signs ahead of the Autumn Budget next week 👇
vist.ly/4fg79
This is just bizzare!
A unity flag made up using textiles from the UK’s diverse communities commissioned by Brighton & Hove council has been banned by the Labour council leader because it is based on a national flag and may be viewed “out of context”
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/21/a...
A unity flag made up using textiles from the UK’s diverse communities commissioned by Brighton & Hove council has been banned by the Labour council leader because it is based on a national flag and may be viewed “out of context”
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/21/a...
Anti-racist flag exhibition cancelled by council
An anti-racist library exhibition featuring a reimagined union flag has been cancelled because the council fears it could inadvertently upset
www.brightonandhovenews.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is just bizzare!
A unity flag made up using textiles from the UK’s diverse communities commissioned by Brighton & Hove council has been banned by the Labour council leader because it is based on a national flag and may be viewed “out of context”
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/21/a...
A unity flag made up using textiles from the UK’s diverse communities commissioned by Brighton & Hove council has been banned by the Labour council leader because it is based on a national flag and may be viewed “out of context”
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/21/a...
Secretary of Kemptown Labour follows Lloyd Russell moyles to go Green
“The only party currently prepared to call a fascist a fascist, while at the same time presenting a vision of hope, is the Green Party.”
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/20/l...
“The only party currently prepared to call a fascist a fascist, while at the same time presenting a vision of hope, is the Green Party.”
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/20/l...
Labour official follows former MP over to the Greens
A Labour official in the Brighton Kemptown and Peacehaven constituency party has followed the former MP Lloyd Russell-Moyle in defecting
www.brightonandhovenews.org
November 20, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Secretary of Kemptown Labour follows Lloyd Russell moyles to go Green
“The only party currently prepared to call a fascist a fascist, while at the same time presenting a vision of hope, is the Green Party.”
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/20/l...
“The only party currently prepared to call a fascist a fascist, while at the same time presenting a vision of hope, is the Green Party.”
www.brightonandhovenews.org/2025/11/20/l...
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The draft EHRC Code of Practice, as reported in the Times, now admits that there is no way to enforce the anti-trans bathroom ban other than based on policing the appearance and gender presentation of all service users.
#EHRC #TransRights #ScrapTheBathroomBan #Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct
#EHRC #TransRights #ScrapTheBathroomBan #Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
The draft EHRC Code of Practice, as reported in the Times, now admits that there is no way to enforce the anti-trans bathroom ban other than based on policing the appearance and gender presentation of all service users.
#EHRC #TransRights #ScrapTheBathroomBan #Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct
#EHRC #TransRights #ScrapTheBathroomBan #Trans #Nonbinary #EqualityAct
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Today we honour trans lives lost to violence and discrimination. On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we hold grief, love, and solidarity. Join us for our TDOR vigil at Jubilee Square at 6:30pm.
#TDOR #transdayofremembrance
#TDOR #transdayofremembrance
November 20, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Today we honour trans lives lost to violence and discrimination. On this Trans Day of Remembrance, we hold grief, love, and solidarity. Join us for our TDOR vigil at Jubilee Square at 6:30pm.
#TDOR #transdayofremembrance
#TDOR #transdayofremembrance
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Welcome to the Green Party, former Labour and Co-operative MP for Brighton Kemptown, @russell-moyle.co.uk 💚
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Welcome to the Green Party, former Labour and Co-operative MP for Brighton Kemptown, @russell-moyle.co.uk 💚
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Re those leaks to The Times: the High Court will rule soon enough on whether the EHRC has (1) adhered to its statutory duties and (2) understood the law correctly. Until then both (1) and (2) are up for grabs and the statutory guidance is only marginally more useful than yesterday's chip paper.
November 19, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Re those leaks to The Times: the High Court will rule soon enough on whether the EHRC has (1) adhered to its statutory duties and (2) understood the law correctly. Until then both (1) and (2) are up for grabs and the statutory guidance is only marginally more useful than yesterday's chip paper.
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Pure misogyny
"Transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on what they look like, according to new equalities guidance seen by The Times."
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"Transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on what they look like, according to new equalities guidance seen by The Times."
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November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Pure misogyny
"Transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on what they look like, according to new equalities guidance seen by The Times."
www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
"Transgender people could be banned from single-sex spaces based on what they look like, according to new equalities guidance seen by The Times."
www.removepaywall.com/search?url=h...
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🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
November 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🚨 BREAKING: Kent County Council is hurtling towards financial oblivion under Reform.
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
A shocking new council report reveals a projected budget black hole of £46.5 million for this year. The Reform Administration has completely lost control of our finances. 🔶
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Social justice and environmental justice are one and the same thing.
November 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Social justice and environmental justice are one and the same thing.
Been feeling a bit… off kilter…all day. Thought a bit about it and realised the cause.
Absorbing the breakfast news that our *labour* government not only plans to put asylum seekers in military camps, but will also confiscate (steal) their jewellery & valuables first.
Processing this weighs heavy.
Absorbing the breakfast news that our *labour* government not only plans to put asylum seekers in military camps, but will also confiscate (steal) their jewellery & valuables first.
Processing this weighs heavy.
November 17, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Been feeling a bit… off kilter…all day. Thought a bit about it and realised the cause.
Absorbing the breakfast news that our *labour* government not only plans to put asylum seekers in military camps, but will also confiscate (steal) their jewellery & valuables first.
Processing this weighs heavy.
Absorbing the breakfast news that our *labour* government not only plans to put asylum seekers in military camps, but will also confiscate (steal) their jewellery & valuables first.
Processing this weighs heavy.
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Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
November 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Removing asylum support. Seizing belongings. Deporting entire families, including children.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
Labour are not just paving the path to a Reform government. Reform may as well already be in power.
This government has no moral compass — and it should be ashamed of its inhumanity.
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Police reported one police officer going to hospital for minor injuries from a scuffle, but did not mentioning a number of significant injuries – including head injuries – to anti-fascist activists from the blows of police batons.
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/17/a...
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/17/a...
Antifascists humiliate "Bristol Patriots" - Freedom News
Policing was highly political, focusing almost entirely on containing opposition to the far right ~ Scott Harris ~ Saturday 15 November saw another…
freedomnews.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Police reported one police officer going to hospital for minor injuries from a scuffle, but did not mentioning a number of significant injuries – including head injuries – to anti-fascist activists from the blows of police batons.
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/17/a...
freedomnews.org.uk/2025/11/17/a...
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holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:54 PM
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
November 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.
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Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
November 15, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Without asylum:
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc
Marks and Spencer wouldn't exist
Queen would have been without a front man
The other queen wouldn't have had a husband
Judith Kerr would never have written The Tiger Who Came to Tea
And thousands of less famous people wouldn't have been teachers, politicians, neighbours, etc