Thank you for your courage to publicly address abusive language.

Make sure you register to Vote.

Don’t surrender your vote to the establishment which doesn’t serve you!

We can achieve change if we all vote! But not if we do nothing!

Deadline is April 20th

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Tiger Swallowtail

#ButterflyWeek #InsectThursday #Inverts 🦋
Tiger Swallowtail on a Buttercup.

The weaponisation of the state to attack Trump's enemies continues... YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

recent ways Trump has weaponised the state against his enemies...

youtube.com/shorts/it3jI...

Senior NHS officials warned staff over criticising rollout of Palantir platform Ethical objections and uneven adoption have made the tech group’s contract a divisive issue within English health service

“If you criticise Palantir’s platform one more time, you are going to lose your job.”

Solidarity to all NHS workers opposing this toxic corporation. Shame on those bullying them. But they won’t stop us. We’re going to ditch Palantir.

www.ft.com/content/ff70...

Close up of a dragon’s head made of willow.

Deadly dragon
Ulster Museum, Belfast

The willow dragons (1 of 3) were created by the Ulster Folk Museum's master basketmaker, Bob Johnston.

#Woodensday

Rehabilitation of the Dandelion!
No other plant in the Netherlands attracts as many bee species: 107. In early spring, when nothing else is blooming, it is simply there. Meadow bird chicks that have just hatched depend on the insects that are drawn to dandelions. No dandelion, no insect, no chick.

Britain could adopt single market rules without MPs’ vote as part of UK-EU reset Exclusive: Ministers planning new legislation for alignment without full parliamentary scrutiny if in national interest

Brexit meant Britain had to choose:

- either be outside single market too, at great economic cost

- or, like Norway, align with single market, attenuate the costs, but become a rule taker.

Only EU members get economic benefit AND get to agree the rules

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

I am always so mystified when other parents don’t go to the library. What do you…do with them??? Mine killed two hours there today, and then we came home with 10 books each that is going to buy me hours of peace. Why are you not quietmaxxing your parenthood lol

Petition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform Pass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

I would urge every decent person to sign this. One of the challenges we face to our democracy is our absolutely disgusting media and the way it is funded by selfish billionaires who don’t even live in this country.

National Emergency Briefing Find a People's Emergency Briefing screening near you, or spot a gap that you can fill by hosting a screening.

Truly astonishing number of screenings already booked for the National Emergency Briefing film. Very likely to be one near you. www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

MAGA Melts Down After 'Woke' Pope Leo Urges The World To 'Search Always For Peace'

Peace is "woke" now?

David Gauke: If you're looking for radical economic reform from Reform, think again | Conservative Home For all the hope of bringing renewed dynamism to the British economy, Reform UK will not have assembled a pro-growth electoral coalition. The country may well need a brave and radical government, but ...

If you’re looking for radical economic reform from Reform, think again. My piece for ConHome. conservativehome.com/2026/04/13/d...

France is switching from Microsoft to Linux

"We must become less reliant on American tools and regain control of our digital destiny. We can no longer accept that our data, our infrastructure, our strategic decisions depend on solutions whose rules, pricing, evolution, and risks we do not control."

The Two-Party System Is Broken | Green Party Election Broadcast YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

226,000 members.

Elections in 25 days.

Here's our Party Election Broadcast:

youtu.be/DBPdWAJEE8M?...

The Howard League | Howard League Spotlights: Safety in custody Howard League Spotlights 16: Safety in custody.

Why are so many people coming to harm in prison? And what can be done to make prisons safer?

Join us online on Thursday 30 April for the next event in our Howard League Spotlights series, on safety in custody: howardleague.org/events/howard-league-spo...

One of my cartoons in Monday's Metro

A FLAG IS NOT A PAY RISE
Labour cannot meme its way out of stagnation with photo ops, Union Jacks and talk of “security”. Security is a wage that lasts the month. A rent you can pay. A working boiler. A bus that comes. Start there. The rest is stage dressing.

Final ten tickets for Sheffield...

Six ways the Trump administration has undermined elections recently YouTube video by Professor Christina Pagel

2.5 minutes on how Trump administration has been undermining elections over recent weeks

youtube.com/shorts/g4PaD...

#C4News "What was your reaction to the images that came out of Lebanon (after Israel launched 100 missiles in 10 minutes) on Wednesday?"

Ehud Olmert, former Israeli PM, "Very disgusting. It's not something that we can be proud of"

Carney: "The days of our military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over."

*thunderous applause*

Howard League names and shames prisons waiting years for fire safety work The Howard League for Penal Reform has named prisons in England and Wales awaiting fire safety work, including seven jails where there have been fatal fires. The charity said the Ministry of Justic…

"The Howard League for Penal Reform has named prisons in England and Wales awaiting fire safety work, including seven jails where there have been fatal fires."

Inside Time: insidetime.org/newsround/howard-league-...

Lying from the White House Podium is now a family tradition.

‘If they scrap IMBs, who’ll sort things out in prisons?’ After Inside Time revealed Government plans to merge three watchdog bodies responsible for monitoring prisons, concerns have been raised by prisoners, staff in jails, and charities. We exclusively …

"While the details of this merger remain to be seen, we are concerned about its potential impact on accountability and oversight in the criminal justice system as a whole."

insidetime.org/newsround/if-they-scrap-...

This is the truest summary I have ever heard – and it applies to the rise of reform and to those who voted leave in the UK. It’s about hate. That’s why these people can’t be appeased. They will look for the worst harm.

Wildflower once used to treat wounds and sore throats shows promise in fighting dangerous superbugs The root of tormentil was used in Irish folklore and European traditional medicine to treat wounds, sore throats, diarrhoea and gum disease.

The root of tormentil was used in Irish folklore and European traditional medicine to treat wounds, sore throats, diarrhoea and gum disease.

Health Mela at Burnley campus, University of Lancashire A Health Mela event organised by the University of Lancashire will be held at Burnley Campus, it is free for all and everyone is welcome for a check-up

A Health Mela event organised by the University of Lancashire will be held at Burnley Campus, it is free for all and everyone is welcome for a check-up | University of Lancashire