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Former teacher and retail manager, now retired. European. History and nature loving leftie activist. Gardens. Hedgehogs. Foodbank volunteer. Great aunt and dog sitter. Living in the Red Wall. 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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Reminders here from the County Councils Network and Campaign for Better Transport of the significant investment needed in buses. - Bus services in rural areas of England declined by 18% from 2019 to 2024 - 4 in 10 council wards in England and Wales do not have a “reasonable” level of bus services

submitted 3 hours ago • 4 comments

Most Brits think we should stay in the ECHR and protect our British-European values… Makes perfect sense. And also- 1) It protects us from Trump-like behaviour with his own citizens 2) It underpins our criminal data-sharing with Europe. Leave ECHR and we’d become a haven for criminals.

submitted 17 hours ago • 35 comments

Elon Musk is calling for Donald Trump to be impeached. Donald Trump is calling for Elon Musk to be deported. Both sides have a point.

submitted 1 day ago • 116 comments

MRG is now on Bluesky! Here, we will share details about our research and events, so please do share this with your networks. We look forward to interacting with you all!

submitted 15 days ago • 1 comment

Coffee in the corner of my small garden. Sweet peas mixed with mint. Salads and herbs with petunias and begonias. My sort of gardening. #smallgardens

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

South Western Railway marks renationalisation of passenger services. Welcome. Some were already run by the state. Rolling stock remains privatised. Govt will rent carriages, pay billions, mostly to companies holed up in tax havens. Freight also remains privatised. Must renationalise the lot.

submitted 12 days ago • 18 comments

BBC News laundering this hateful woman who incited a hotel being set on fire with a “both sides” article and a smiling picture. Spin off BBC News and throw it to the commercial wolves

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Every year I look forward to the same old favourites blooming in my garden. Some have been with us over 25 years. #oldfaithfuls #gardens

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

Wake-up call… Lincolnshire has suffered some of the worst flooding in its history in recent years Lincolnshire’s newly elected Reform council has abolished the flooding committee This is who they are Please wake up to this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

submitted 13 days ago • 95 comments

Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enrol international students. Students part way through a degree left in limbo. Threatens university survival. Dictators always assault universities, critical thinking. Research already censored, depts shut, books banned. Silence from Congress.

submitted 15 days ago • 29 comments

🚨BREAKING: The new Derbyshire County council leaders have SCRAPPED their climate change committee - with their leader claiming it isn't of 'any value'. Reform have received MILLIONS from the fossil fuel industry and climate skeptic groups. Who else thinks Reform can't be trusted?

submitted 15 days ago • 8 comments

After cleaning this garden table in order to sell it, I went to get my phone to take tempting photos. In my absence, Luna discovered a nice patch of shade. “Dog for scale, not included”…. #dogsofbluesky #gardens

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

Much of the reaction to the EU-UK reset could have been written in advance without knowing any of the terms of the deal. So allow me to make two points regarding perception/1

submitted 17 days ago • 2 comments

I was chatting to a friend and we were discussing the strange way in which some politicians, presenters, journalists and commentators appear to have had a sudden epiphany about the slaughter of Palestinians in Gaza. She then reminded me of this book…

submitted 17 days ago • 17 comments

The unbelievable condescension we’re already seeing today towards working class people- suggesting they don’t travel to Europe or their kids might not want to go to university and study in Europe- is quite something to behold.

submitted 18 days ago • 180 comments

@governorwalz.mn.gov

submitted 19 days ago • 84 comments

The USA slowly falling apart as public services are withdrawn is a warning of how the UK will fall apart under Reform.

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

In a world gripped by conflict and economic instability, strengthening our bonds with the EU is a no-brainer. Together we can be a force for peace, growth and progress globally.

submitted 20 days ago • 4 comments

The voice of people on the receiving end of social care is once again completely missing

submitted 26 days ago • 2 comments

So let me get this straight: masks are bad and un-American if worn to fight a pandemic, but good if worn by people claiming to be government agents when they kidnap people off the street

submitted 27 days ago • 1027 comments

It will probably come as no surprise to anyone to hear that Reform UK’s policies add up to an agenda of fiscal recklessness that rivals, and may well exceed, the disastrous 49-day, hair-raising, market-tanking premiership of Liz Truss in 2022 econ.st/42WSuLG

submitted 28 days ago • 131 comments

I took my four-footed house guest to Clumber Park NT this morning. The walled kitchen garden is stunning at the moment.

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments