No protests happening in the North East / Newcastle?

Guardian headline: Transgender Analysis Judicial ruling on legal definition of ‘woman’ will have UK politicians sighing with relief Peter Walker and Severin Carrell A unambiguous decision by the supreme court helps MPs, MSPs and others dodge difficult questions

You know democracy is going well when the decision to remove the rights of an already marginalised community is celebrated in "serious" analysis for allowing politicians "to dodge difficult questions"

Smells increasingly like the Weimar republic to me...

Before the election, I warned that there is no safe haven under authoritarianism.

If they can ship Kilmar Abrego Garcia to a foreign prison—accused of no crime, with no trial—they can do it to anyone.

Americans of conscience must stand against this now.

I've been reflecting some more overnight on the For Some Women Scotland case. 🧵

The Labour government @heidialexander.bsky.social can't find the £6M to complete the Tyne Bridge refurbishment in #Newcastle, but can find billions to fund the new route from Kent to London. So much for levelling up...
And hello 👋 @kimmcguinness.bsky.social

Labour needs to be making a difference* here in the North East, otherwise (some) people will continue to be fooled by the parties offering simple (unrealistic) answers to complex problems, resulting in Labour LOSING seats in local elections AND the next GE

*and be seen to be making a difference

Labour failing people in the North East. No funds to complete the Tyne Bridge, not helping with Gateshead flyover issue, pulling funding for A1 dualling. Why should people in our region vote Labour? @heidialexander.bsky.social? And what are you doing to make a difference @kimmcguinness.bsky.social?

​​Matt Hancock Used His Personal Email Account to Help ‘VIP’ Supplier Win £25 Million COVID PPE Contract Excalibur Healthcare, which supplied the UK Government with tens of millions of pounds worth of unusable PPE, ultimately folded owing taxpayers £22 million

Matt Hancock used his personal email account to help a 'VIP' supplier win a £25 million PPE Covid contract

The company, which supplied the NHS with tens of millions of pounds worth of completely unusable PPE, later went bust, owing taxpayers millions

bylinetimes.com/2025/04/03/m...

While politicians sit on their hands, we're taking on Meta | Good Law Project Mark Zuckerberg is turning our kids into incels and our parents into climate deniers, with paid content on Instagram and Facebook. But we’re fighting back.

If you are fed up with Meta's intrusive advertising, if you want to defund Zuckerberg, here's what to do... goodlaw.social/htfc

In our house we're discussing stopping buying any / all American products and services, where possible #DefundAmerica

Write to your MP: Cancel Trump’s state visit Stop Trump Coalition

stoptrump.org.uk/mp-state-vis...

All UK families ‘to be worse off by 2030’ as poor bear the brunt, new data warns Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow to his living standards pledge in advance of the spring statement

Living standards for all UK families set to fall by 2030, those on the lowest incomes declining twice as fast as middle and high earners.

Poorest in UK already worse off than poorest in Malta.

Govts appease corporations and the rich.

Must end neoliberal policies. Redistribute. Tax the rich.

How did it come to this? Labour’s journey from landslide victory to ‘deep unhappiness’ Rachel Reeves’s speech next week is being crafted as a ‘re-education’ on Labour’s achievements amid gloominess and sinking poll ratings

It's really not that hard. We understand that Labour had a difficult inheritance. It's more that, since taking office, Labour has (it sometimes feels deliberately) stuck its middle finger up at almost everything Labour voters care about. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Starmer's missed milestone? The outlook for living standards at the Spring Statement While on average all families are forecast to see a fall in living standards this Government, families on the lowest incomes are set to bear the brunt of the pain.

JRF is calling for targeted interventions to boost living standards and address hardship, as well as safeguarding disability benefits from cuts.

Full analysis here: www.jrf.org.uk/cost-of-livi...

Turkish court jails Istanbul mayor, Erdoğan’s main political rival Charges of corruption and terrorism against Ekrem İmamoğlu have sparked widespread protests.

A Turkish court today jailed Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, President Tayyip Erdoğan’s top political rival, despite widespread protests against his detention and the allegations against him.

Really not feeling confident in the Labour party approach after listening to our Chancellor on #bbclaurak this morning when it come to the game of talking tarrifs with the US. Looks like Reeves is preparing to roll over, particularly when it comes to digital businesses

Totally agree with this. Flying a person to a third country that they may never have been to, directly into a prison where they are going to be forced to do hard labor, is not a deportation; it's something else entirely.

The United States government under Trump by all accounts is shipping these people into indefinite involuntary servitude in El Salvador without even the pretense of any judicial process, much less duly convicting them of a crime. It’s an enslaving operation.

🧵 1/ Wes Streeting suggests there's an *overdiagnosis* problem in mental health. A big & increasingly common claim. But in a country where people are waiting years for treatment, services overwhelmed, and 600,000 individuals with serious mental illnesses still being left behind, can it be true?

you’re fired. wait you’re rehired. email us a list of things you’ve done today wait forget it you’re fired again. come back your job was important. you’re fired. or hired. come in to the office. wait the office has no computers go home. we are the department of government efficiency.

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”

They should - but they won't

Trump is bullying #Ukraine into submission, there's no other way to describe it.

🚩Access to military support withdrawn
🚩US intelligence support withdrawn
🚩Infrastructure support (electricity supply) withdrawn

It doesn't take a genius to work out who benefits from this #SlavaUkraine #ImpeachTrump

Emergency demonstration at US embassy. Wed 5 March - 5:30pm

Good morning all! 🇺🇦

Please share everywhere. 🙏🏻

No second state visit for Trump Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead.  This is the...

This one is on over 100k signatures:

you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...

A grassroots movement is calling on all Americans to abstain from shopping with major retailers tomorrow, February 28, as part of an “economic blackout.”

I encourage you to join. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/boycott

Peace in the world has not felt as fragile as it is now since the end of World War 2. And we have this deranged clown 'in charge' of the most powerful country in the world #facism #DonaldTrump

Well done France!

UK next please!

You spoke just before Christmas to say the new Metro's 'were running', but just how many of them are *actually* running Kim, bc from what I can see, it's not many at all.

So, what are you going to do Richard? Posting on social media isn't going to make change happen