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"What made me very cross was when [Defence Minister] Luke Pollard keeps saying 'this was a hard decision'" The Green Party's Caroline Lucas responds to the Government's decision to cut foreign aid to fund an increase in defence spending. #Newsnight

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We are in dispute. We are getting record attendance at branch meetings, have recruited about 50 members just in the last 2 weeks, and are ready to move to ballot if we do not get movement on our key demands: - No redundancies - Negotiation on new performance measures. We must defend HE.

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BP expected to scrap renewables target in shift back to fossil fuels - Goal of increasing renewable energy generation 20-fold to be ditched, shareholders to be told this week #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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Exactly this. Awful.

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We have Cooper on #r4today with yet another crime bill, which, I mean, sure… What about the crime that is energy bosses fleecing us for more than we’ve got?

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📣📣📣 BIRMINGHAM UNITED AGAINST RACISM ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻 Join us at the protest and rally to show Birmingham stands united against the racist Reform UK on Fri 28 March at 6pm. Assemble at the Utilta Arena entrance at 6.00pm. March to Centenary Square for 7.00pm. ✊🏼🎸🎤🎵

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‘British Jews rally in defence of BBC Gaza documentary’ www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/brit...

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Join us on SAT 1 MARCH, 11-3PM for the launch of our brand-new Keep Forests, Don’t Deforest! booklet taking place at Digbeth Community Garden @inthewarehouse.bsky.social There will be fun activities, fascinating speakers and refreshments! More info: actionnetwork.org/events/branc...

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📣📣📣 BIRMINGHAM UNITED AGAINST RACISM ✊🏿✊🏽✊🏻 Join us at the protest and rally to show Birmingham stands united against the racist Reform UK on Fri 28 March at 6pm. Assemble at the Utilta Arena entrance at 6.00pm. March to Centenary Square for 7.00pm. ✊🏼🎸🎤🎵

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What a massive surprise.

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"The choice, ultimately, is a simple one. Do we invest in the future of Birmingham or do we continue with failed austerity policies of the past 15 years?" auditreformlab.group.shef.ac.uk/audit-reform...

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Reclaiming the public space of our streets from the private property of cars is a crucial front in the struggle against Trump and the interests he represents.

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For the first time in over 20 years, Israel has deployed tanks in the West Bank, after expelling 40,000 Palestinians from refugee camps. This is a prelude to full annexation, and makes a mockery of the ceasefire agreement that Israel continues to violate. [1/3]

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An important meeting hosted by Birmingham Stop the War Coalition: DEFEND THE RIGHT TO PROTEST Tuesday 25 Feb 7pm, Moseley Community Hub. Seakers: Andrew Feinstein Hajera Begum, Nijjor Manush Chris Nineham, Stop the War Coalition Fran Heathcote, PCS Martin Hoare, BTUC @stwc.bsky.social

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We fully support @richardparkerwm.bsky.social's proposals to franchise in the West Midlands as well as improving reliability through bus priority measures. Read our consultation response: betterstreetsforbirmingham.org/our-response...

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I’m so proud of @bcu-ucu.bsky.social & all we’ve done to build an big, active branch while locked out of sector bargaining. I’m thrilled to be branch-endorsed. You can read many personal endorsements from BCU members for my ucu VP campaign here: rhiannonforucuvp.wordpress.com/2024/12/03/e...

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HAVE YOUR SAY: on proposals for Lickey Hills new play area HERE:👉 bvoices.uk/40WbYiw - #HaveYourSay #LickeyHills #Birmingham #BirminghamUK #B31Voices #BVoices

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Join us on Wednesday 5th March to prune the apples and pear trees under the expert guidance of Rob from Fruit and Nut Village . Warm Earth will to add their support with hosts, FER. Light refreshments provided , Meet at the orchard at 10.30 the location is in the flyer @bosfonline.bsky.social

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www.theguardian.com/education/20...

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Birmingham homeowners fight to save properties from £1bn regeneration www.itv.com/news/central...

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3 Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty for breaching illegally introduced anti-protest regulations. Either we end the Fossil Fuel Era or the Fossil Fuel Era will end us #JustTransitionNow #GreenTransitionNow #FossilFuelNonproliferationTreaty fossilfueltreaty.com juststopoil.org/2025/02/17/t...

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www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

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www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

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I'll be publishing on Substack from time to time. You can subscribe for free here: jasonhickel.substack.com

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wedemandchange.uk

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AOC speaking to a thousand NYC federal workers and allies about the urgency of resisting Musk 🔥🔥🔥

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@simonclimate.bsky.social @climatebrown.bsky.social

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Still good money to be made by investing in dirty energy and genocide. #BoycottBarclays www.cityam.com/barclays-sha...

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“As a born-and-bred Brummie… I speak for many in this proud, multicultural city when I say: we reject the politics of hatred and division. We stand for solutions, not scapegoats. And on March 28th, we'll make that clear.” #StopReformUK #StandUpToRacism

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“See you in the streets” 💚

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✍️"How did it come to this: that the water of our rivers became first undrinkable, then unswimmable, then untouchable?" 💥NEW piece from award-winning nature writer, @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social calling on the government to get serious on water pollution⬇️ goodlawproject.org/update/rober...

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‘Britain has been my home for 14 years. Now I’m being kicked out – and I have to leave my sick mother behind’ Speaking from their home in Birmingham, Asma said: “They have asked me to leave this house… they say ‘you are evicted’”. #IAmAsma www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

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Save the date.

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1. A few years ago, people like me were widely attacked in the media for “declinism”. How could we fail to see that we were heading into a capitalist utopia, in which everything would keep getting better? This is a thread about what we could see that our critics could not. 🧵

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🇵🇸 ‬ West Midlands Palestine Solidarity Campaign are hosting Palestinians from the West Bank this week. Have a look at their website for more details: www.westmidspsc.org @wmpsc.bsky.social

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🇵🇸 Omar Barghouti, co-founder of the BDS Movement is speaking at the summit of resistance in London on 29th March. PSC is one of the supporters of the event. #WeDemandChange @wmpsc.bsky.social wedemandchange.uk

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Popular education matters more than ever. Steve Fraser and @nelsonlichtenstein.bsky.social brilliantly survey a history overflowing with lessons for the present.

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If I were a farmer concerned about my family's inheritance, this is what I'd be protesting about - a potential 457% reduction in UK land suitable for arable farming...https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/how-uk-could-become-cold-canada-2050-3536144

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“Some UK government departments are bracing for budget cuts of as much as 11%… Those at risk include Local Government, Culture, Justice, the Home Office, Environment, Energy, and Work and Pensions.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Join us on Saturday 1st March from 11am-3pm for some nature-based climate action! Speakers from 11:30am, including Birmingham Tree People. Event address: Digbeth Community Garden, Shaws Passage, Birmingham, B55TH Link for more details: actionnetwork.org/events/branc...

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Have your say about #Birmingham ’s green spaces! Amy Scott (Geography student at UoB) is researching how people experience & access parks across the city - click the following link and help out by taking part in her short, anonymous survey: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share! 📢💚🌳

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1000s of US workers in national parks & forests are being sacked because of Trump's diktats. Montana's @FlatheadBeacon tells of the individual tragedies & impact on parks. US workers need to fight in solidarity: strikes & protests to stop the massacre. flatheadbeacon.com/2025/02/16/i...

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