Beth FBPE Progressive Alliance
@bethhk.bsky.social
Progressive, pro-European, reader, traveller, grandmother. Support Palestine and Ukraine. Believe in peace and compromise - not an absolutist. DownSyndromeAwareness and AutismAwareness. Green gardening/food forest
I’m finally writing a book 🫣
I’m finally writing a book 🫣
Beautiful early walk with the mini wolf #terriers #dogsofbluesky
June 22, 2026 at 7:55 AM
Beautiful early walk with the mini wolf #terriers #dogsofbluesky
I've called on the UK government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to stop ALL arms sales and military support to Israel. This is a crucial step towards accountability and justice. #StopArmingIsrael www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
Oxfam GB | Stop arming Israel: sign our petition now
I've called on the UK government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to stop ALL arms sales and military support to Israel. This is a crucial step towards accountability and justice. #StopArm...
www.oxfam.org.uk
June 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM
I've called on the UK government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to stop ALL arms sales and military support to Israel. This is a crucial step towards accountability and justice. #StopArmingIsrael www.oxfam.org.uk/get-involved...
Politicians in Brussels are about to vote on a law that could bring ICE-style deportations to Europe. More than 100,000 people are already speaking out - and the pressure is growing. Add your name and make sure we stop this law. Tell them: Vote No! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Say No to Mass Deportations in Europe
Politicians in Brussels are about to vote on a law that could bring ICE-style deportations to Europe. More than 100,000 people are already speaking out - and the pressure is growing. Add your name and...
action.wemove.eu
May 19, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Politicians in Brussels are about to vote on a law that could bring ICE-style deportations to Europe. More than 100,000 people are already speaking out - and the pressure is growing. Add your name and make sure we stop this law. Tell them: Vote No! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Who are those dogs on MY park!! #terriers #dogsofbluesky
May 11, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Who are those dogs on MY park!! #terriers #dogsofbluesky
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Once again. It’s not about Reform’s vetting process, it’s about what and who they are… to their very core…
Ignorant, racist inadequates and weirdos with a v nasty streak. Happy to be useful idiots for a deeply corrupt, hateful leader who will shaft us all for money.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Ignorant, racist inadequates and weirdos with a v nasty streak. Happy to be useful idiots for a deeply corrupt, hateful leader who will shaft us all for money.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
![Oswald Moseley fan and Reform candidate Andrew Mahon photographed wearing a bizarre hat and massive reform rosette and looking decidedly odd shaking hands with Farage. Both grinning.
Reform candidate Andrew Mahon shakes hands
with party leader Nigel Farage (Image: Facebook)
The wannabe councillor, standing in Blackburn, also posted in support of Enoch Powell. Writing on Facebook, he said: "Oswald was right 100%... we need an educational correction in the U.K. Powell and Moseley (sic) were correct, multiculturism [sic] has failed, it has been an unmitigated disaster."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c4xtyto7nrklhfkroyrsce2w/bafkreihafmrq4sk46omgbd32e4tyvz3p7elwuudyzjohmassl7dpczhfxy)
May 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Once again. It’s not about Reform’s vetting process, it’s about what and who they are… to their very core…
Ignorant, racist inadequates and weirdos with a v nasty streak. Happy to be useful idiots for a deeply corrupt, hateful leader who will shaft us all for money.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Ignorant, racist inadequates and weirdos with a v nasty streak. Happy to be useful idiots for a deeply corrupt, hateful leader who will shaft us all for money.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Israeli occupation forces are abducting residents during a house-to-house incursion in Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.
April 27, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Israeli occupation forces are abducting residents during a house-to-house incursion in Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Jerusalem.
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Beggars belief that Met Police is in talks with #Palantir about giving them access to highly sensitive data, when there’s already such concern over its links with ICE & Israeli military. Palantir already has UK contracts worth over £500m, incl. with NHS. We should be scrapping them not signing more
Met police in talks to buy Palantir AI tech for use in criminal investigations
Exclusive: Internal concerns over allowing US firm linked to ICE and Israeli military to process highly sensitive data
www.theguardian.com
April 23, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Beggars belief that Met Police is in talks with #Palantir about giving them access to highly sensitive data, when there’s already such concern over its links with ICE & Israeli military. Palantir already has UK contracts worth over £500m, incl. with NHS. We should be scrapping them not signing more
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Patriotic history is what you get in dictatorships.
Mind you, Al Capone was keen on it, too.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Mind you, Al Capone was keen on it, too.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Reform UK unveils plans for Union flags and ‘patriotic’ history lessons in schools
The party has announced a string of education policies ahead of St George’s Day
www.independent.co.uk
April 23, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Patriotic history is what you get in dictatorships.
Mind you, Al Capone was keen on it, too.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Mind you, Al Capone was keen on it, too.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Such a grim, pathetic little man
Lies machine Farage now pretending he’s powerless over his own Reform lot—after they flogged fairy tales about cutting council tax. Suddenly it’s “not North Korea” when he’s caught out. Can’t control his candidates, can’t tell the truth. Weak, slippery, and utterly untrustworthy.
April 14, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Such a grim, pathetic little man
Change the conversation Labour! The constant targeting of refugees and immigrants is both disgusting and pointless. Stop letting Reform decide what’s important.
This awful Home Office can't even do the maths.
Their proposed cut backs will only save 6% of what they promised & doesn't take account of the lost tax revenues.
A 6% error would be forgiveable, but a 94% one?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Their proposed cut backs will only save 6% of what they promised & doesn't take account of the lost tax revenues.
A 6% error would be forgiveable, but a 94% one?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Mahmood’s migration changes will deliver fraction of claimed savings, data suggests
Exclusive: Analysis of government figures indicates public finances will gain £600m not £10bn if migrants’ access to benefits is reduced
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Change the conversation Labour! The constant targeting of refugees and immigrants is both disgusting and pointless. Stop letting Reform decide what’s important.
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Who's still buzzing from our incredible conference in Bournemouth one week on? 🤚 💚
October 11, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Who's still buzzing from our incredible conference in Bournemouth one week on? 🤚 💚
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In what kind of country do political journalists withhold very consequential key facts that they all know about politicians, without having to be told they should keep them quiet, only occasionally alluding to things everyone has always known? A very transparent, democratic one, I’m sure.
October 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
In what kind of country do political journalists withhold very consequential key facts that they all know about politicians, without having to be told they should keep them quiet, only occasionally alluding to things everyone has always known? A very transparent, democratic one, I’m sure.
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Unbelievable that no troops have been deployed to assist by any country. WTF is wrong with this world? What is so bad about Palestinians?
October 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Unbelievable that no troops have been deployed to assist by any country. WTF is wrong with this world? What is so bad about Palestinians?
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NEW: Palestinians moving back towards Gaza City are being fired upon.
Israeli forces say the ceasefire does not exist until the government votes for it.
At least 8 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
Israeli forces say the ceasefire does not exist until the government votes for it.
At least 8 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
October 9, 2025 at 10:39 AM
NEW: Palestinians moving back towards Gaza City are being fired upon.
Israeli forces say the ceasefire does not exist until the government votes for it.
At least 8 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
Israeli forces say the ceasefire does not exist until the government votes for it.
At least 8 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since dawn.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
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Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.
October 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Calling English a 'rip-off degree' is one of the most blatant exhibitions of personal barbarism I've ever seen. You've demonstrated nothing but the poverty of your own mind.
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Israel marks two years of Gaza genocide with fresh bombings - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-marks-two-years-gaza-genocide-fresh-bombings
Israel marks two years of Gaza genocide with fresh bombings
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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Heavy <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> shelling was reported across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, as the <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/israel-genocide-gaza" target="_blank">genocide</a> passed its two-year mark, with more than 67,000 <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/palestine" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> killed and the besieged enclave left largely in ruins.</p>
<p>Air strikes and artillery shelling targeted residential neighbourhoods in Gaza City, while displaced people and aid seekers were struck in Khan Younis.</p>
<p>As of 3pm local time, at least eight people had been killed, including three in the so-called "humanitarian zone" of al-Mawasi in southern Gaza, an area where tens of thousands of Palestinians from northern Gaza have been forced to flee.</p>
<p>Local news outlets also reported that military vehicles and drones opened fire on Palestinian homes in the Tal al-Hawa and al-Nasr neighbourhoods of Gaza City.</p>
<p>Meanwhile, explosive-laden, remotely controlled Israeli vehicles were detonated in the Sabra area, west of the city, as residential buildings in the neighbourhood were also targeted.</p>
<p>The latest attacks came as the genocide in Gaza entered its third year.</p>
<p>According to the Palestinian health ministry, Israeli forces have killed at least 67,173 Palestinians, including 20,179 children. A further 9,500 are missing and more than 160,000 injured.</p>
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October 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Israel marks two years of Gaza genocide with fresh bombings - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israel-marks-two-years-gaza-genocide-fresh-bombings
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Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Asylum hotel provider makes £180m profit despite claims of inedible food and rationed loo paper
Asylum seekers and charities tell BBC of
www.bbc.co.uk
October 7, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Finally!!! The real scandal of the asylum hotels. Why, instead of shining the light on these parasites, months were spent on demonising vulnerable people at their mercy?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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When the Tories were last in office - according to international Human Rights Watch - UK was on course to make list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights. Is it any wonder they want us to join Russia & Belarus as only European countries outside the ECHR
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🚨UK will leave the ECHR if Tories win next election Kemi Badenoch has announced
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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October 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
When the Tories were last in office - according to international Human Rights Watch - UK was on course to make list of countries that abuse rather than protect human rights. Is it any wonder they want us to join Russia & Belarus as only European countries outside the ECHR
youtu.be/ceukUFLBrFo?...
youtu.be/ceukUFLBrFo?...
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Palestinians injured in the Israeli attacks are brought to al-Shifa Hospital for treatment in Gaza City, Gaza , 2025. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)"
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Palestinians injured in the Israeli attacks are brought to al-Shifa Hospital for treatment in Gaza City, Gaza , 2025. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)"
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October 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Palestinians injured in the Israeli attacks are brought to al-Shifa Hospital for treatment in Gaza City, Gaza , 2025. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)"
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Palestinians injured in the Israeli attacks are brought to al-Shifa Hospital for treatment in Gaza City, Gaza , 2025. (Photo by Ali Jadallah/Anadolu via Getty Images)"
www.threads.com/@alijadallah...
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The ECHR is much more than a treaty. It’s a quiet promise - a shield against abuse of power, a lifeline for the vulnerable, a declaration of who we are as a nation. In an age of upheaval and division, we must not let it be torn up for political convenience
Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to change how judges interpret the European Convention on Human Rights – a move that risks weakening everyone’s protections.
The ECHR has become a convenient scapegoat for challenges around migration and sovereignty.
WE MUST PROTECT IT
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The ECHR has become a convenient scapegoat for challenges around migration and sovereignty.
WE MUST PROTECT IT
youtu.be/Lmad4kujRhQ?...
🚨THE EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTS US ALL. WE MUST PROTECT IT
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The ECHR is much more than a treaty. It’s a quiet promise - a shield against abuse of power, a lifeline for the vulnerable, a declaration of who we are as a nation. In an age of upheaval and division, we must not let it be torn up for political convenience
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1) Either the ECHR significantly constraints government action. Then "it has to go because of that" means "we plan to, want to and will do things that are currently considered to violate human rights" or
2) Human rights protection remains the same. Then... why leave the ECHR?
2) Human rights protection remains the same. Then... why leave the ECHR?
October 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
1) Either the ECHR significantly constraints government action. Then "it has to go because of that" means "we plan to, want to and will do things that are currently considered to violate human rights" or
2) Human rights protection remains the same. Then... why leave the ECHR?
2) Human rights protection remains the same. Then... why leave the ECHR?
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I would add one thing: we are bombarded with two claims: 1) the UK can leave the ECHR without lowering human rights protection and 2) the ECHR significantly limits what the government can do and hence the UK has to leave it.
These cannot both be true. /1
These cannot both be true. /1
There are lots of reasons not to leave ECHR. But apart from anything else, it just doesn't solve the problem the Tories/Reform think it does.
E.g. the Supreme Court judgment re Rwanda being unsafe explicitly said it was not based on ECHR.
E.g. the Supreme Court judgment re Rwanda being unsafe explicitly said it was not based on ECHR.
October 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I would add one thing: we are bombarded with two claims: 1) the UK can leave the ECHR without lowering human rights protection and 2) the ECHR significantly limits what the government can do and hence the UK has to leave it.
These cannot both be true. /1
These cannot both be true. /1
Whilst I agree that the government ministers involved should also be brought to account I do not agree that the companies involved did something inevitable - they also took advantage of a terrible situation and the idea that this is ok is quite shocking
💰 NEW 💰
PPE Medpro must repay £122m for supplying defective PPE
But it doesn’t stop with Baroness Mone. When will the ministers who referred their cronies onto the VIP Lane face consequences?
PPE Medpro must repay £122m for supplying defective PPE
But it doesn’t stop with Baroness Mone. When will the ministers who referred their cronies onto the VIP Lane face consequences?
October 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Whilst I agree that the government ministers involved should also be brought to account I do not agree that the companies involved did something inevitable - they also took advantage of a terrible situation and the idea that this is ok is quite shocking
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#famine #starvation #gaza #blockade #siege #israel #palestine #ethnic-cleansing #malnutrition
Food, medicine & infant formula are in effect weapons of war in Gaza. Children are not dying from bombs alone, but from empty stomachs, untreated illnesses & the deliberate denial of aid by Israel.
Food, medicine & infant formula are in effect weapons of war in Gaza. Children are not dying from bombs alone, but from empty stomachs, untreated illnesses & the deliberate denial of aid by Israel.
Israel’s imposed famine hits hard
Hungry and emaciated, children are the first and most severely affected.
electronicintifada.net
October 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
#famine #starvation #gaza #blockade #siege #israel #palestine #ethnic-cleansing #malnutrition
Food, medicine & infant formula are in effect weapons of war in Gaza. Children are not dying from bombs alone, but from empty stomachs, untreated illnesses & the deliberate denial of aid by Israel.
Food, medicine & infant formula are in effect weapons of war in Gaza. Children are not dying from bombs alone, but from empty stomachs, untreated illnesses & the deliberate denial of aid by Israel.
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‘I don’t call on anyone to stop protesting’: Polanski on pro-Palestine marches
www.channel4.com/news/i-dont-...
www.channel4.com/news/i-dont-...
‘I don’t call on anyone to stop protesting’: Polanski on pro-Palestine marches
We spoke to the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Zack Polanski, who has been addressing his party's annual conference in Bournemouth.
www.channel4.com
October 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
‘I don’t call on anyone to stop protesting’: Polanski on pro-Palestine marches
www.channel4.com/news/i-dont-...
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