@goparoy.bsky.social
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Great moments in Scottish engineering history: James Watt tries to work out how his phone attaches to his selfie stick.
September 28, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Great moments in Scottish engineering history: James Watt tries to work out how his phone attaches to his selfie stick.
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💥 BREAKING: @andyburnham.bsky.social just announced that the Government will launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform
📰 Press release: www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk/news/burnham...
🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab26
📰 Press release: www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk/news/burnham...
🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab26
September 29, 2026 at 1:56 PM
💥 BREAKING: @andyburnham.bsky.social just announced that the Government will launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform
📰 Press release: www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk/news/burnham...
🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab26
📰 Press release: www.labourforanewdemocracy.org.uk/news/burnham...
🌹 #Labour4PR #Lab26
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Ed Miliband’s statement on Israel is only a first step.
We need to go further: a full ban on goods, services & investment.
Labour is still shamefully refusing to recognise the Gaza genocide.
We must have a full arms embargo, full sanctions & an end to military collaboration.
We need to go further: a full ban on goods, services & investment.
Labour is still shamefully refusing to recognise the Gaza genocide.
We must have a full arms embargo, full sanctions & an end to military collaboration.
September 8, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Ed Miliband’s statement on Israel is only a first step.
We need to go further: a full ban on goods, services & investment.
Labour is still shamefully refusing to recognise the Gaza genocide.
We must have a full arms embargo, full sanctions & an end to military collaboration.
We need to go further: a full ban on goods, services & investment.
Labour is still shamefully refusing to recognise the Gaza genocide.
We must have a full arms embargo, full sanctions & an end to military collaboration.
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What a day!
Brilliant again to speak to so many people today.
Voting Green in Holborn & St Pancras is a powerful vote for the entire country to keep Labour in check.
Join our campaign: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
Brilliant again to speak to so many people today.
Voting Green in Holborn & St Pancras is a powerful vote for the entire country to keep Labour in check.
Join our campaign: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
September 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
What a day!
Brilliant again to speak to so many people today.
Voting Green in Holborn & St Pancras is a powerful vote for the entire country to keep Labour in check.
Join our campaign: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
Brilliant again to speak to so many people today.
Voting Green in Holborn & St Pancras is a powerful vote for the entire country to keep Labour in check.
Join our campaign: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
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This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat.
Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK.
We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK.
We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 4, 2026 at 5:23 AM
This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat.
Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK.
We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK.
We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Racist UK media has been quick to talk about the letter signed by 300 academics supporting Cofnas.
It will be interesting to see if they mention this one, which has already been signed by over *4000* academics…
It will be interesting to see if they mention this one, which has already been signed by over *4000* academics…
Open letter about Cofnas suspension from non-racist academics
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Open letter on the suspension of Nathan Cofnas at Ghent University
To sign this letter, please scroll down to the bottom of the page
***Version française en dessous***
We, colleagues of Nathan Cofnas - supported by many colleagues internationally - want to respond t...
docs.google.com
August 30, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Racist UK media has been quick to talk about the letter signed by 300 academics supporting Cofnas.
It will be interesting to see if they mention this one, which has already been signed by over *4000* academics…
It will be interesting to see if they mention this one, which has already been signed by over *4000* academics…
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If you think the amassment of private wealth and power is something unique of our time - it's not. Brilliant essay by historian @willdalrymple.bsky.social about the East India Company and the lesson for us today.
An essay I've just written for @nytimes on why Big Tech is the 21st Century’s equivalent of the East India Company:
"What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World"
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...
"What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World"
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...
Opinion | What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World
A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
www.nytimes.com
August 29, 2026 at 7:37 PM
If you think the amassment of private wealth and power is something unique of our time - it's not. Brilliant essay by historian @willdalrymple.bsky.social about the East India Company and the lesson for us today.
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The British state has lost the argument, even as it rigs the trials of genocide opponents.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-britis...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-britis...
The British state has lost the argument, even as it rigs the trials of genocide opponents
The UK isn’t a dispassionate arbiter of justice in prosecuting anti-genocide activists. It has been aggressively colluding in Israeli crimes. That huge conflict of interest is the elephant in the room
jonathancook.substack.com
August 29, 2026 at 4:57 PM
The British state has lost the argument, even as it rigs the trials of genocide opponents.
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-britis...
Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/the-britis...
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💥 BREAKING: A majority of MPs want a National Commission on Electoral Reform - finds @yougov.co.uk poll of MPs
🏛️ All MPs:
Support: 53%
Oppose 34%
🌹 Labour MPs:
Support: 55%
Oppose: 29%
📰 Read the full story on @labourlist.bsky.social 👇
🏛️ All MPs:
Support: 53%
Oppose 34%
🌹 Labour MPs:
Support: 55%
Oppose: 29%
📰 Read the full story on @labourlist.bsky.social 👇
Majority of Labour MPs back review of voting system, poll reveals - LabourList
More than half of Labour MPs support establishing a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review Britain's electoral system, according to a poll of parliamentarians.
labourlist.org
August 27, 2026 at 6:22 AM
💥 BREAKING: A majority of MPs want a National Commission on Electoral Reform - finds @yougov.co.uk poll of MPs
🏛️ All MPs:
Support: 53%
Oppose 34%
🌹 Labour MPs:
Support: 55%
Oppose: 29%
📰 Read the full story on @labourlist.bsky.social 👇
🏛️ All MPs:
Support: 53%
Oppose 34%
🌹 Labour MPs:
Support: 55%
Oppose: 29%
📰 Read the full story on @labourlist.bsky.social 👇
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🟡 From This Month’s Magazine
Reform UK and Big Tech Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel’s ‘Political Pipeline’ Recruitment Project at the World-Renowned…
By Byline Times raising
The academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious…
Reform UK and Big Tech Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel’s ‘Political Pipeline’ Recruitment Project at the World-Renowned…
By Byline Times raising
The academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious…
Reform UK and Big Tech Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel’s ‘Political Pipeline’ Recruitment Project at the World-Renowned University Revealed
The academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious concerns about the safeguarding of students and hard-right and foreign influence at Cambridge…
subscribe.bylinetimes.com
August 11, 2026 at 6:00 AM
🟡 From This Month’s Magazine
Reform UK and Big Tech Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel’s ‘Political Pipeline’ Recruitment Project at the World-Renowned…
By Byline Times raising
The academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious…
Reform UK and Big Tech Palantir Co-Founder Peter Thiel’s ‘Political Pipeline’ Recruitment Project at the World-Renowned…
By Byline Times raising
The academic institution has nothing to say in response to a six-month investigation by Byline Times raising serious…
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If you want to know why Hungarian is just the coolest/weirdest language, follow @almostconverge.kozterulethasznalatienge.day and his #MiniHungarianLanguageLesson.
#MiniHungarianLanguageLesson: pronouns, and this and that
i tricked you, it's going to be about the demonstrative pronouns "this" and "that", cos they're fucking weird and not even many hungarians realise how weird they are
their basic form is "ez" and "az", so far nothing fishy
i tricked you, it's going to be about the demonstrative pronouns "this" and "that", cos they're fucking weird and not even many hungarians realise how weird they are
their basic form is "ez" and "az", so far nothing fishy
August 2, 2026 at 2:54 PM
If you want to know why Hungarian is just the coolest/weirdest language, follow @almostconverge.kozterulethasznalatienge.day and his #MiniHungarianLanguageLesson.
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It's hard to predict what Parliament would look like under a system where people can vote for what they truly believe in.
But one thing is clear: First Past the Post distorts election results and undermines trust in democracy.
It's time for change.
But one thing is clear: First Past the Post distorts election results and undermines trust in democracy.
It's time for change.
How could Britain look under proportional representation? See the results for your area
These visualisations from exclusive polling modelling show how the UK parliament could change under different voting systems
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2026 at 10:15 AM
It's hard to predict what Parliament would look like under a system where people can vote for what they truly believe in.
But one thing is clear: First Past the Post distorts election results and undermines trust in democracy.
It's time for change.
But one thing is clear: First Past the Post distorts election results and undermines trust in democracy.
It's time for change.
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"Three quarters of unions, two-thirds of members and a new generation of Labour MPs support electoral reform."
🌹Labour MPs @andymacnaemp.bsky.social & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social call on @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch a Commission in @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
🌹Labour MPs @andymacnaemp.bsky.social & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social call on @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch a Commission in @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
The country needs electoral reform – and Labour has the chance to be on the right side of this argument
First-past-the-post is failing. Representatives are being elected on 20 per cent of the vote and less. That is not a democratic mandate.
www.politicshome.com
July 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
"Three quarters of unions, two-thirds of members and a new generation of Labour MPs support electoral reform."
🌹Labour MPs @andymacnaemp.bsky.social & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social call on @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch a Commission in @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
🌹Labour MPs @andymacnaemp.bsky.social & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social call on @andyburnham.bsky.social to launch a Commission in @thehousemag.bsky.social
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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Over one in four MPs are calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🚀 With 166+ signatories, the amendment is the biggest since the 2024 election
🌹 Signatories include 88 Labour MPs, over 1/3 of backbenchers
www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...
🚀 With 166+ signatories, the amendment is the biggest since the 2024 election
🌹 Signatories include 88 Labour MPs, over 1/3 of backbenchers
www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...
One in four MPs demand electoral reform commission in ‘open goal’ for Burnham - Politics.co.uk
More than a quarter of the House of Commons has signed an amendment calling for a national commission on electoral reform, in what backers are describing as an “open goal” for Andy Burnham, the likely...
www.politics.co.uk
July 8, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Over one in four MPs are calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform
🚀 With 166+ signatories, the amendment is the biggest since the 2024 election
🌹 Signatories include 88 Labour MPs, over 1/3 of backbenchers
www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...
🚀 With 166+ signatories, the amendment is the biggest since the 2024 election
🌹 Signatories include 88 Labour MPs, over 1/3 of backbenchers
www.politics.co.uk/news/2026/07...
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An outstanding podcast.
British Colonial history is being taught in *some* schools, but those who received their formal education a few years ago (or those who don't have the privilege of teaching this stuff 😊) are ignorant of this 👇
Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social @willdalrymple.bsky.social 🙏
British Colonial history is being taught in *some* schools, but those who received their formal education a few years ago (or those who don't have the privilege of teaching this stuff 😊) are ignorant of this 👇
Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social @willdalrymple.bsky.social 🙏
🔥 What a combination - @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social!
So much here:
- Palestine
- India
- absence of colonial history in schools
- wilful ignorance of politicians & media
- and the East India Company's lasting corruption of British democracy 🤑
youtu.be/13zQVPW9LjU?...
So much here:
- Palestine
- India
- absence of colonial history in schools
- wilful ignorance of politicians & media
- and the East India Company's lasting corruption of British democracy 🤑
youtu.be/13zQVPW9LjU?...
The British Empire’s Downfall: From India to Palestine | William Dalrymple
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
June 27, 2026 at 1:33 PM
An outstanding podcast.
British Colonial history is being taught in *some* schools, but those who received their formal education a few years ago (or those who don't have the privilege of teaching this stuff 😊) are ignorant of this 👇
Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social @willdalrymple.bsky.social 🙏
British Colonial history is being taught in *some* schools, but those who received their formal education a few years ago (or those who don't have the privilege of teaching this stuff 😊) are ignorant of this 👇
Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social @willdalrymple.bsky.social 🙏
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Today one of Labour’s strongest supporters of Proportional Representation takes his place in Parliament.
Welcome, Andy Burnham!
Now let’s rewire Westminster together so that every voter is fairly heard.
#Labour4PR 🌹
@andyburnham.bsky.social
Welcome, Andy Burnham!
Now let’s rewire Westminster together so that every voter is fairly heard.
#Labour4PR 🌹
@andyburnham.bsky.social
June 22, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Today one of Labour’s strongest supporters of Proportional Representation takes his place in Parliament.
Welcome, Andy Burnham!
Now let’s rewire Westminster together so that every voter is fairly heard.
#Labour4PR 🌹
@andyburnham.bsky.social
Welcome, Andy Burnham!
Now let’s rewire Westminster together so that every voter is fairly heard.
#Labour4PR 🌹
@andyburnham.bsky.social
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History shows us there are 2 options when faced with a rising far right.
1. Deal with it quickly and decisively.
2. Let it win.
The great majority reject it. But it doesn't need majority support: just enough thugs to intimidate everyone else. Weakness and indecision by government let it rise.
1. Deal with it quickly and decisively.
2. Let it win.
The great majority reject it. But it doesn't need majority support: just enough thugs to intimidate everyone else. Weakness and indecision by government let it rise.
The government must treat this as the emergency it is. Our sovereignty, democracy, and the lives of some of those who live here are threatened by a deadly combination of US billionaires, Russian interests and homegrown fascists. Step 1: Get the money out of politics.🧵
bylinetimes.com/2026/06/10/r...
bylinetimes.com/2026/06/10/r...
Revealed: The Russian Neo-Nazi Network Pushing ‘White Lives Matter’ Division in Britain – Promoted by Tommy Robinson
As riots spread across Belfast, Tommy Robinson promoted a movement founded by a sanctioned Russian oligarch, which has pushed white supremacist propaganda about the death of Henry Nowak
bylinetimes.com
June 11, 2026 at 12:02 PM
History shows us there are 2 options when faced with a rising far right.
1. Deal with it quickly and decisively.
2. Let it win.
The great majority reject it. But it doesn't need majority support: just enough thugs to intimidate everyone else. Weakness and indecision by government let it rise.
1. Deal with it quickly and decisively.
2. Let it win.
The great majority reject it. But it doesn't need majority support: just enough thugs to intimidate everyone else. Weakness and indecision by government let it rise.
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There is a reason why most of the world's stable and successful democracies use proportional voting systems.
PR isn't just fairer and more democratic. It also leads to better, more popular and more effective governments.
It's time to change the system and transform our politics for good.
PR isn't just fairer and more democratic. It also leads to better, more popular and more effective governments.
It's time to change the system and transform our politics for good.
June 8, 2026 at 4:28 PM
There is a reason why most of the world's stable and successful democracies use proportional voting systems.
PR isn't just fairer and more democratic. It also leads to better, more popular and more effective governments.
It's time to change the system and transform our politics for good.
PR isn't just fairer and more democratic. It also leads to better, more popular and more effective governments.
It's time to change the system and transform our politics for good.
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I am writing to say I do not wish to receive any more "Wonderful World of Music" CDs.
May 15, 2026 at 11:06 AM
I am writing to say I do not wish to receive any more "Wonderful World of Music" CDs.
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Please do not send me any more condensed books.
Thank you.
Thank you.
May 15, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Please do not send me any more condensed books.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Most people want a fairer society, a working democracy, a protected planet.
So why split the vote and let the far-right in to destroy it all?
Sign the @compassoffice.bsky.social open letter urging progressive leaders to cooperate at the next election: actionnetwork.org/forms/unite-...
So why split the vote and let the far-right in to destroy it all?
Sign the @compassoffice.bsky.social open letter urging progressive leaders to cooperate at the next election: actionnetwork.org/forms/unite-...
Unite the Progressive Majority to Build a Better Britain!
Most people want a fairer society, a working democracy, a protected planet. So why split the vote & let the far-right in to destroy it all? That's why I've signed this open letter urging progressive l...
actionnetwork.org
May 17, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Most people want a fairer society, a working democracy, a protected planet.
So why split the vote and let the far-right in to destroy it all?
Sign the @compassoffice.bsky.social open letter urging progressive leaders to cooperate at the next election: actionnetwork.org/forms/unite-...
So why split the vote and let the far-right in to destroy it all?
Sign the @compassoffice.bsky.social open letter urging progressive leaders to cooperate at the next election: actionnetwork.org/forms/unite-...
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"If Starmer goes, his successor will be our 5th PM in 7 years.
They will face the near-impossible task of leading a majority government that's never had anything close to majority public support.
1/3 of the vote on a historically low turnout is not a foundation on which to deliver for the country"
They will face the near-impossible task of leading a majority government that's never had anything close to majority public support.
1/3 of the vote on a historically low turnout is not a foundation on which to deliver for the country"
The big lesson from the local elections? We need proportional representation
The British public has moved on from the old way of doing politics. Now it’s time for our voting system to catch up.
leftfootforward.org
May 14, 2026 at 12:35 PM
"If Starmer goes, his successor will be our 5th PM in 7 years.
They will face the near-impossible task of leading a majority government that's never had anything close to majority public support.
1/3 of the vote on a historically low turnout is not a foundation on which to deliver for the country"
They will face the near-impossible task of leading a majority government that's never had anything close to majority public support.
1/3 of the vote on a historically low turnout is not a foundation on which to deliver for the country"
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