Jane Reynolds
@janebert.bsky.social
Retired yoga teacher, passionate European. Old. Never ever voted Tory. Married Wales.
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🕊️ Today is #InternationalDayOfPeace
In Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen and across the globe - the need for peace, justice and safety is greater than ever.
Plaid Cymru will always stand for peace, justice and fairness - at home and across the world 🤍
In Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen and across the globe - the need for peace, justice and safety is greater than ever.
Plaid Cymru will always stand for peace, justice and fairness - at home and across the world 🤍
September 21, 2026 at 9:04 AM
🕊️ Today is #InternationalDayOfPeace
In Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen and across the globe - the need for peace, justice and safety is greater than ever.
Plaid Cymru will always stand for peace, justice and fairness - at home and across the world 🤍
In Palestine, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen and across the globe - the need for peace, justice and safety is greater than ever.
Plaid Cymru will always stand for peace, justice and fairness - at home and across the world 🤍
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A national taskforce aimed at tackling misogyny across society has been launched by the government
news.sky.com/story/no-wom...
news.sky.com/story/no-wom...
'No woman should have to curb ambitions out of fear': National taskforce to tackle misogyny launched
It comes as Girlguiding says girls are facing rising levels of sexism and misogyny online, in public and in schools.
news.sky.com
September 20, 2026 at 10:50 AM
A national taskforce aimed at tackling misogyny across society has been launched by the government
news.sky.com/story/no-wom...
news.sky.com/story/no-wom...
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Hope❤️
In other news.. good news..
Rupert Lowe-Life and Reform’s tribute act Restore Britain are really, really popular.. they say they are all the time
So popular that when their fascist, racist supporters turned up in Camden to leaflet they were chased out like rats, by locals 🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏👌
Rupert Lowe-Life and Reform’s tribute act Restore Britain are really, really popular.. they say they are all the time
So popular that when their fascist, racist supporters turned up in Camden to leaflet they were chased out like rats, by locals 🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏👏👌
September 19, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Hope❤️
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How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
How the BBC Mainstreams the Right’s Anti-Migrant, Anti-British Agenda
The BBC’s platforming of the bigoted views of billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is just the latest sign of a national broadcaster that has lost its way
www.adambienkov.co.uk
September 19, 2026 at 2:03 PM
How the BBC’s latest platforming of the bigoted views of the anti-migrant billionaire tax exile Jim Ratcliffe is the sign of a national broadcaster that is increasingly losing its way www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/how-the-bb...
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On this much all reasonable people can surely agree: we cannot have black-uniformed mobs threatening to blockade port towns, or anywhere else for that matter. We just can’t
So Andy Burnham – what are you doing about those mobs in Dover and Portsmouth?
thenewworld.substack.com/p/so-andy-bu...
So Andy Burnham – what are you doing about those mobs in Dover and Portsmouth?
thenewworld.substack.com/p/so-andy-bu...
The new, organised far right threat to Britain
Dressed as Ulster paramilitaries, Patriot Platform represent a deep set of prejudices that cannot be countered by the facts. That makes them all the more poisonous
thenewworld.substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:06 PM
On this much all reasonable people can surely agree: we cannot have black-uniformed mobs threatening to blockade port towns, or anywhere else for that matter. We just can’t
So Andy Burnham – what are you doing about those mobs in Dover and Portsmouth?
thenewworld.substack.com/p/so-andy-bu...
So Andy Burnham – what are you doing about those mobs in Dover and Portsmouth?
thenewworld.substack.com/p/so-andy-bu...
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Perhaps the Deputy Leader of Durham County Council, Darren Grimes can ask Farage for £36 million to help close the council's funding gap
September 12, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Perhaps the Deputy Leader of Durham County Council, Darren Grimes can ask Farage for £36 million to help close the council's funding gap
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On Labour planning to introduce tougher residency requirements in response to Reform's £72m donations, Lib Dem spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said it's "not good enough" and calls for an overall cap.
"We can't keep playing whack-a-mole with each new attempt by Farage to sell out our democracy."
"We can't keep playing whack-a-mole with each new attempt by Farage to sell out our democracy."
September 15, 2026 at 10:12 AM
On Labour planning to introduce tougher residency requirements in response to Reform's £72m donations, Lib Dem spokesperson Lisa Smart MP said it's "not good enough" and calls for an overall cap.
"We can't keep playing whack-a-mole with each new attempt by Farage to sell out our democracy."
"We can't keep playing whack-a-mole with each new attempt by Farage to sell out our democracy."
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The Telegraph is terrified kids are going to become lentil munchers. Dal is famously known to be a very expensive dish. How will schools cope with the burden?
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September 14, 2026 at 10:04 AM
The Telegraph is terrified kids are going to become lentil munchers. Dal is famously known to be a very expensive dish. How will schools cope with the burden?
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Not to be pedantic but Christopher Harborne has already given £25 million to Reform and Ben Delo £8 million.
So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.
So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.
September 13, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Not to be pedantic but Christopher Harborne has already given £25 million to Reform and Ben Delo £8 million.
So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.
So the figure isn’t £72 million - it’s £105 million.
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The UK now needs to introduce political spending limits across a parliament, not just for election campaign years.
Otherwise, its election spending rules could fall over.
Current rules: parties have a limit (about £34m) for 12 months before an election - but no limits outside the 12 month period.
Otherwise, its election spending rules could fall over.
Current rules: parties have a limit (about £34m) for 12 months before an election - but no limits outside the 12 month period.
September 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
The UK now needs to introduce political spending limits across a parliament, not just for election campaign years.
Otherwise, its election spending rules could fall over.
Current rules: parties have a limit (about £34m) for 12 months before an election - but no limits outside the 12 month period.
Otherwise, its election spending rules could fall over.
Current rules: parties have a limit (about £34m) for 12 months before an election - but no limits outside the 12 month period.
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National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the U.S., is demanding that hospitals cut ties with Palantir, with nurses citing the firm’s role in developing technology used to surveil immigrants in the U.S. and target civilians in Gaza.
Nurses Across US Demand Hospitals Cut Ties With Palantir, Citing ICE and Gaza
National Nurses United is expanding its campaign against Palantir in a global week of action starting on September 28.
truthout.org
September 11, 2026 at 5:20 PM
National Nurses United, the largest union of registered nurses in the U.S., is demanding that hospitals cut ties with Palantir, with nurses citing the firm’s role in developing technology used to surveil immigrants in the U.S. and target civilians in Gaza.
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The strange case of a UK where professing support for a quite peaceful organization - Palestine Action - is an Act of Terrorism, while masked thugs can freely block ports.
Part of the underlying cause is the highly performative nature of UK politics.
Part of the underlying cause is the highly performative nature of UK politics.
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Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
September 11, 2026 at 12:33 PM
The strange case of a UK where professing support for a quite peaceful organization - Palestine Action - is an Act of Terrorism, while masked thugs can freely block ports.
Part of the underlying cause is the highly performative nature of UK politics.
Part of the underlying cause is the highly performative nature of UK politics.
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Excellent piece, as always. I hope some of those in government and the police read it.
NEW
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
Why holding a placard is a terrorist act, while causing disruption in a balaclava is not
The mess caused by ministers and the police not taking terrorism law seriously
By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
September 11, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Excellent piece, as always. I hope some of those in government and the police read it.
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Jenrick should get a visit from the police if only to emphasise why hitting a woman over the head is a bad idea and shouldn't be encouraged.
September 10, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Jenrick should get a visit from the police if only to emphasise why hitting a woman over the head is a bad idea and shouldn't be encouraged.
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This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name?
September 10, 2026 at 12:19 PM
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know these thugs do not speak for the rest of us. Add your name?
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I just signed this open letter to RNLI volunteers saying that Britain values their service.
In case anyone else wants to sign
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
In case anyone else wants to sign
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
An open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLI
This is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...
act.38degrees.org.uk
September 10, 2026 at 8:49 AM
I just signed this open letter to RNLI volunteers saying that Britain values their service.
In case anyone else wants to sign
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
In case anyone else wants to sign
act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...
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Reform UK has been removed from the Alliance for Proportional Representation.
It comes after a Q&A at conference where Reform MP Danny Kruger said:
“On PR there is a significant danger [Lab.] will try to introduce it...Reform’s position is we support First Past the Post.”
Reform's 2024 manifesto:
It comes after a Q&A at conference where Reform MP Danny Kruger said:
“On PR there is a significant danger [Lab.] will try to introduce it...Reform’s position is we support First Past the Post.”
Reform's 2024 manifesto:
September 10, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Reform UK has been removed from the Alliance for Proportional Representation.
It comes after a Q&A at conference where Reform MP Danny Kruger said:
“On PR there is a significant danger [Lab.] will try to introduce it...Reform’s position is we support First Past the Post.”
Reform's 2024 manifesto:
It comes after a Q&A at conference where Reform MP Danny Kruger said:
“On PR there is a significant danger [Lab.] will try to introduce it...Reform’s position is we support First Past the Post.”
Reform's 2024 manifesto:
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Reform’s Robert Jenrick defends and justifies political violence by the Hard Right party’s members.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Reform member who hit female protester with crutch should get medal says Jenrick
Robert Jenrick, Nigel Farage's Treasury spokesman, said a man seen swinging a metal crutch at two hecklers should be given a medal and said he felt sorry for him after pictures and video were widely s...
www.mirror.co.uk
September 10, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Reform’s Robert Jenrick defends and justifies political violence by the Hard Right party’s members.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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And this is a very useful thread from @robertsaunders.bsky.social as a reminder from previous Parliaments, to me and colleagues from across the House today, of how important it is to get on top of these behaviours quickly each time they manifest, these days online as well as on the streets
90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects.
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)
September 9, 2026 at 7:41 AM
And this is a very useful thread from @robertsaunders.bsky.social as a reminder from previous Parliaments, to me and colleagues from across the House today, of how important it is to get on top of these behaviours quickly each time they manifest, these days online as well as on the streets
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Where is everyone on the opposition benches?
September 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Where is everyone on the opposition benches?