Tom Ponsonby
@tommotjp.bsky.social
He/him Gen X Guardian reader in Liverpool.
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Donald Trump. Giving Trump a royal visit sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. Do you agree? Sign the petition now! 38d.gs/vnb3
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
38d.gs
January 17, 2026 at 12:25 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Donald Trump. Giving Trump a royal visit sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. Do you agree? Sign the petition now! 38d.gs/vnb3
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
The government cancelling local elections threatens accountability and undermines local democracy. Parliament must debate whether the government should have this power. Please sign our letter.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/184786/...
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/184786/...
A dark day for democracy
The government cancelling local elections threatens accountability and undermines local democracy. Parliament must debate whether the government should have this power. Please sign our letter.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk
January 16, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The government cancelling local elections threatens accountability and undermines local democracy. Parliament must debate whether the government should have this power. Please sign our letter.
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/184786/...
secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/184786/...
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2026 should be the year we transition away from oil, coal and gas – not launch conflicts to drill for them.
Let’s demand that leaders reject wars for oil and commit to a future built on peace, justice, and renewable energy.
Let’s demand that leaders reject wars for oil and commit to a future built on peace, justice, and renewable energy.
No Blood for Oil: Demand a Fossil-Free Future!
2026 should be the year we transition away from oil, coal and gas – not launch conflicts to drill for them. Clinging to fossil fuels locks us into a cycle of violence, volatility, and authoritarianism...
act.350.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:51 PM
2026 should be the year we transition away from oil, coal and gas – not launch conflicts to drill for them.
Let’s demand that leaders reject wars for oil and commit to a future built on peace, justice, and renewable energy.
Let’s demand that leaders reject wars for oil and commit to a future built on peace, justice, and renewable energy.
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I just signed Greenpeace’s pledge to stand against Trump’s oil wars. Fossil fuel companies are already driving the greatest threat to humanity with the climate crisis. Will you join me in saying: no more wars for oil?
January 14, 2026 at 2:00 PM
I just signed Greenpeace’s pledge to stand against Trump’s oil wars. Fossil fuel companies are already driving the greatest threat to humanity with the climate crisis. Will you join me in saying: no more wars for oil?
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Rising ocean temperature is making extreme weather more dangerous around the world.
The ocean absorbs more than 90% of global heating and this trapped heat is intensifying hurricanes, typhoons and flooding.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The ocean absorbs more than 90% of global heating and this trapped heat is intensifying hurricanes, typhoons and flooding.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Profound impacts’: record ocean heat is intensifying climate disasters, data shows
Oceans absorb 90% of global heating, making them a stark indicator of the relentless march of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Rising ocean temperature is making extreme weather more dangerous around the world.
The ocean absorbs more than 90% of global heating and this trapped heat is intensifying hurricanes, typhoons and flooding.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The ocean absorbs more than 90% of global heating and this trapped heat is intensifying hurricanes, typhoons and flooding.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
New polling: majority of Thames Water customers want Ofwat to reject creditors’ proposal for the utility
New polling has revealed that 54% of Thames Water customers think Ofwat should reject a deal proposed by Thames Water's creditors, and put it into special administration.
weownit.org.uk
January 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
🚨Thames Water is on the brink of collapse.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
🙋We asked its customers what should happen next.
54% think the water regulator Ofwat should put it into special administration. And over two thirds (68%) believe that Thames Water should be run in the public sector.
Read the full results here.
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At the Autumn Budget, this government decided to approve new private finance in our NHS.
MPs need to have the facts: private finance is a danger to patients and a rip-off for taxpayers.
✍️ Take 2 mins to write to your MP asking them to attend our 'no new PFI in the NHS' parliamentary briefing.
MPs need to have the facts: private finance is a danger to patients and a rip-off for taxpayers.
✍️ Take 2 mins to write to your MP asking them to attend our 'no new PFI in the NHS' parliamentary briefing.
Take action - get your MP to attend our briefing on NHS private finance
Take action - get your MP to attend our briefing on NHS private finance
weownit.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
At the Autumn Budget, this government decided to approve new private finance in our NHS.
MPs need to have the facts: private finance is a danger to patients and a rip-off for taxpayers.
✍️ Take 2 mins to write to your MP asking them to attend our 'no new PFI in the NHS' parliamentary briefing.
MPs need to have the facts: private finance is a danger to patients and a rip-off for taxpayers.
✍️ Take 2 mins to write to your MP asking them to attend our 'no new PFI in the NHS' parliamentary briefing.
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Call off the King’s visit to the US for the 250th anniversary of America's independence
With the current political chaos in the US and Trump’s failure to adhere to international norms, and given his apparent obsession with the Monarchy, calling off this visit would send a powerful messag...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 9, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...
Tell tech companies: end all contracts with ICE and stop enabling Trump’s deportation machine action.eko.org/a/tech-compa...
action.eko.org
January 9, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Tell tech companies: end all contracts with ICE and stop enabling Trump’s deportation machine action.eko.org/a/tech-compa...
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The richest man gets even richer whilst illegal content on X goes unchecked...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/06/elon-musk-xai-investment-grok-backlash
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/06/elon-musk-xai-investment-grok-backlash
Elon Musk’s xAI announces it has raised $20bn amid backlash over Grok deepfakes
AI company’s chatbot faces criticism over its generation of sexualized, nonconsensual images of women and girls
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:00 PM
The richest man gets even richer whilst illegal content on X goes unchecked...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/06/elon-musk-xai-investment-grok-backlash
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/06/elon-musk-xai-investment-grok-backlash
Animals all around the country are being killed using catapults that have been easily bought in shops and online. We need to ban the sale of catapults to those under the age of 18 to stop these horrific killings. Add your name now: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
Ban the sale of catapults to people under the age of 18 NOW
No more animals should have to suffer from this cruelty.
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 7, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Animals all around the country are being killed using catapults that have been easily bought in shops and online. We need to ban the sale of catapults to those under the age of 18 to stop these horrific killings. Add your name now: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
Tell UK, EU, and other regulators: Stop Grok’s sex abuse images now. actions.eko.org/pages/uk-eu-...
UK, EU, and other regulators: Stop Grok’s sex abuse images now.
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, is allowing users to nudify images of children and women as well as putting them in sexualised positions. But rather than stopping this flood of vile content, Musk is mak...
actions.eko.org
January 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Tell UK, EU, and other regulators: Stop Grok’s sex abuse images now. actions.eko.org/pages/uk-eu-...
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We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
Fat Cat Day 2026 - High Pay Centre
Data shows the average FTSE 100 CEO will take just over two days to earn the median UK worker's full time annual salary. Median FTSE100 CEO pay amounted to £4.398 million (excluding pension), 113 time...
highpaycentre.org
January 6, 2026 at 12:55 PM
We can’t go on like this.
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary.
The right calls this “wealth creation”.
It’s wealth extraction.
Time to tax the rich.
@highpaycentre.bsky.social
highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...
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Energy Bills are £68 higher today than when Labour came to power.
• June 2024: £1,690
• Today: £1,758
Remember, Labour promised a £300 cut in the crippling energy bills left to us by Sunak & Truss.
• June 2024: £1,690
• Today: £1,758
Remember, Labour promised a £300 cut in the crippling energy bills left to us by Sunak & Truss.
January 6, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Energy Bills are £68 higher today than when Labour came to power.
• June 2024: £1,690
• Today: £1,758
Remember, Labour promised a £300 cut in the crippling energy bills left to us by Sunak & Truss.
• June 2024: £1,690
• Today: £1,758
Remember, Labour promised a £300 cut in the crippling energy bills left to us by Sunak & Truss.
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The leaders of the top FTSE companies have already earned more this year than the vast majority of readers of this post. Wealth is being sucked upwards out of the pockets of ordinary working people.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
FTSE 100 CEOs earn more than average worker’s yearly pay by noon on 6 January
High Pay Centre calculates bosses will pass milestone on third working day of 2026 with median pay of £1,353 an hour
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The leaders of the top FTSE companies have already earned more this year than the vast majority of readers of this post. Wealth is being sucked upwards out of the pockets of ordinary working people.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Reform UK won’t say ‘private’ when talking about the NHS. Richard Tice is calling it ‘independent’:
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
January 3, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Reform UK won’t say ‘private’ when talking about the NHS. Richard Tice is calling it ‘independent’:
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
"Instead of giving £26bn to the already bloated wasteful NHS, we proposed easing pressure on the health service by incentivising those who can afford to pay more to go independent with a tax break."
Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of unexpected explosions. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Petition: Ban the public sale of fireworks!
Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
December 31, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Claire's beloved horse Tango died in terror when holiday-makers set off a firework display at a nearby cottage. Sign her petition to protect animals and vulnerable people from the shock and terror of unexpected explosions. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. Join me and sign the petition to stop shady crypto donations flooding our politics: 38d.gs/xvqe
Shady billionaires can quietly pour money into our elections, completely hidden from view.
Join me and add your name to the petition to stop this.
38d.gs
December 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🚨 Nigel Farage’s Reform UK just opened the floodgates to dark money in our politics by becoming the first UK party to accept untraceable crypto donations. Join me and sign the petition to stop shady crypto donations flooding our politics: 38d.gs/xvqe
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🚨The Gov could FINALLY be about to end fox hunting for good, by banning trail hunting. But the likes of Farage are criticising the ban. We need to drown them out: sign the petition now to back the ban and tell the Government to hold firm: 38d.gs/trailhuntingdf
Sign the petition: ban trail hunting for good
🚨The Gov could FINALLY be about to end fox hunting for good, by banning trail hunting. But the likes of Farage are criticising the ban. We need to drown them out: sign the petition now to back the ban...
38d.gs
December 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
🚨The Gov could FINALLY be about to end fox hunting for good, by banning trail hunting. But the likes of Farage are criticising the ban. We need to drown them out: sign the petition now to back the ban and tell the Government to hold firm: 38d.gs/trailhuntingdf
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The #NationalLottery wants everyone to know about the good causes they support via @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk – but they’re also advertising on outlets that spout hate and climate denial like GB News and the Daily Mail.
Take action 👉 urge #NationalLottery to #StopFundingHate: www.instagram.com/tnluk/
Take action 👉 urge #NationalLottery to #StopFundingHate: www.instagram.com/tnluk/
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The #NationalLottery wants everyone to know about the good causes they support via @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk – but they’re also advertising on outlets that spout hate and climate denial like GB News and the Daily Mail.
Take action 👉 urge #NationalLottery to #StopFundingHate: www.instagram.com/tnluk/
Take action 👉 urge #NationalLottery to #StopFundingHate: www.instagram.com/tnluk/