Juditty
@juditty.bsky.social
Socialist. I enjoy a good discussion and hate inequality and unfairness. Passionate about the NHS and about stripping privatisation out of it.
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The same people who said ‘all lives matter’ in response to BLM are now arguing that refugees should be left to drown in the Channel.
September 19, 2026 at 8:49 PM
The same people who said ‘all lives matter’ in response to BLM are now arguing that refugees should be left to drown in the Channel.
How about a quick citizens commission (not a lengthy or royal one) on how we can strengthen our democracy? One vote every 5 years is simply not cutting it.
For starters: no donations, state funding only. PR. All meetings between lobbyists and govt to be made public.
For starters: no donations, state funding only. PR. All meetings between lobbyists and govt to be made public.
Ministers are exploring limiting how much money British political parties can spend *in non-election periods* for the first time, as concerns over the size of gifts grow after two cryptocurrency billionaires pledged £72mn to Reform UK.
www.ft.com/content/5bf1...
www.ft.com/content/5bf1...
Ministers explore limiting political party spending outside UK elections
Concerns over political donations grow after two cryptocurrency billionaires pledged £72mn to Reform UK
www.ft.com
September 18, 2026 at 5:58 PM
How about a quick citizens commission (not a lengthy or royal one) on how we can strengthen our democracy? One vote every 5 years is simply not cutting it.
For starters: no donations, state funding only. PR. All meetings between lobbyists and govt to be made public.
For starters: no donations, state funding only. PR. All meetings between lobbyists and govt to be made public.
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There is no middle ground with the kind of people who attack the RNLI.
We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go.
We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go.
September 18, 2026 at 9:05 AM
There is no middle ground with the kind of people who attack the RNLI.
We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go.
We don’t need to ‘listen’ to them. We need to tell them where to go.
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TAKE ACTION🚨
Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.
Sign the petition here: https://bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-on-gb-news-demand-that-ofcom-takes-immediate-action/
Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.
Sign the petition here: https://bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-on-gb-news-demand-that-ofcom-takes-immediate-action/
September 18, 2026 at 2:45 PM
TAKE ACTION🚨
Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.
Sign the petition here: https://bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-on-gb-news-demand-that-ofcom-takes-immediate-action/
Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action.
Sign the petition here: https://bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-on-gb-news-demand-that-ofcom-takes-immediate-action/
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"far right action" is the new euphemism for sabotaging important infrastructure
Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
Lifeboat station in Portsmouth forced to temporarily shut after far-right action
RNLI facility had been affected by attempts by activists to stop asylum seekers landing in boats from the Channel
A lifeboat station on the south coast of England near the spot where far-right activists tried to stop asylum seekers landing has been forced to temporarily close, it has emerged.
The station in Portsmouth shut after it and other sites run by the RNLI were targeted by people objecting to the lifeboat charity going to the aid of people trying to get to the UK on small boats. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:38 PM
"far right action" is the new euphemism for sabotaging important infrastructure
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Different context but I think what I have suggested here about the USA and certainly applies here in the UK might apply in Sweden and probably many other countries
We thought we had made progress in the UK. Now we know they were just hiding
bsky.app/profile/alan...
We thought we had made progress in the UK. Now we know they were just hiding
bsky.app/profile/alan...
Leopards don't change their spots ⬇️
This kind of prejudice never went away in the USA they just mostly tried to hide it...until Trump came along
Yet another reason why when Trump goes it will not all just return to where it was. The racists are emboldened. They won't slink away quietly
This kind of prejudice never went away in the USA they just mostly tried to hide it...until Trump came along
Yet another reason why when Trump goes it will not all just return to where it was. The racists are emboldened. They won't slink away quietly
Not only did I meet Robert Kraft, I worked for him.
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
His kid Jonathan asked me to “remove the black music” from my gameday playlist in ‘94 & I refused so they fired me. I was the cheerleader director at the time. 
I sued them for wrongful termination and won.
So yes, I know that motherfucker. 
September 17, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Different context but I think what I have suggested here about the USA and certainly applies here in the UK might apply in Sweden and probably many other countries
We thought we had made progress in the UK. Now we know they were just hiding
bsky.app/profile/alan...
We thought we had made progress in the UK. Now we know they were just hiding
bsky.app/profile/alan...
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We should ask ourselves why this is something a Labour Prime Minister feels the need to refute. After 16 years of austerity, a tax and spend socialist is just what we need.
September 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
We should ask ourselves why this is something a Labour Prime Minister feels the need to refute. After 16 years of austerity, a tax and spend socialist is just what we need.
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Look, there are still people with principles out there:
Ed Sheeran's band has quit!!
September 16, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Look, there are still people with principles out there:
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Excellent piece on e-bikes and all the variants that get called e-bikes by @peterwalker99.bsky.social
Hard agree. 👌
Hard agree. 👌
By coincidence, I was asked by our opinion desk to write about the current panic over e-bikes, and so I wrote this, pointing out that if we're going to discuss e-bikes we should at least know what we're talking about.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When is an ebike not an ebike? When it has a powerful illegal engine. Get this menace off our roads | Peter Walker
As a cyclist I want the authorities to act with clarity. Lime bikes and renters can be annoying, but the true threat is those who dangerously flout the law, says the Guardian’s senior political corres...
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Excellent piece on e-bikes and all the variants that get called e-bikes by @peterwalker99.bsky.social
Hard agree. 👌
Hard agree. 👌
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Lovely stuff.
The Irish musicians, Beoga, who play alongside Ed Sheeran, have withdrawn from Sheeran’s tour.
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
This is the statement they published on Instagram:
September 15, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Lovely stuff.
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What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.
September 12, 2026 at 11:26 AM
What I love about Western democracy is you can bung a political party £ 36 million earned from criminal activity & most media will continue to point at asylum seekers & migrant care workers with families as the barbarians at the gate we need to defend ourselves from 🙄.
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Nigel Farage update.
Was.
"Let's take back control from unelected bureaucrats in Brussels."
Now.
"And give it to unelected crypto billionaires in Hong Kong and Thailand."
Was.
"Let's take back control from unelected bureaucrats in Brussels."
Now.
"And give it to unelected crypto billionaires in Hong Kong and Thailand."
Christopher Harborne matches £36m Reform donation of Ben Delo
Party leader, Nigel Farage, says he is humbled by the contributions from cryptocurrency billionaires
www.theguardian.com
September 12, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Nigel Farage update.
Was.
"Let's take back control from unelected bureaucrats in Brussels."
Now.
"And give it to unelected crypto billionaires in Hong Kong and Thailand."
Was.
"Let's take back control from unelected bureaucrats in Brussels."
Now.
"And give it to unelected crypto billionaires in Hong Kong and Thailand."
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Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.
September 12, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.
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Sharing this shamelessly because this is the sort of thing that makes up for all the crap I went through writing my book and the awful experience I had with the other people who were supposed to be on my side when writing it.
I‘m a former teacher for physics and biology, now working in a planetarium as a science communicator. I absolutely agree with you on so many things (especially about how biology is underrated in its beauty and complexity) and so enjoyed the depth you explore from such seemingly simple questions.
September 12, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Sharing this shamelessly because this is the sort of thing that makes up for all the crap I went through writing my book and the awful experience I had with the other people who were supposed to be on my side when writing it.
It’s so obvious that you can’t have a proper democracy whilst big donors can buy influence.
September 12, 2026 at 9:39 AM
It’s so obvious that you can’t have a proper democracy whilst big donors can buy influence.
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The balaclava blackshirted thugs are a result of a decade of politicians, tabloids and the broadcast media telling racists they have "legitimate concerns."
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
September 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
The balaclava blackshirted thugs are a result of a decade of politicians, tabloids and the broadcast media telling racists they have "legitimate concerns."
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
The normalisation of actual fascism rhetoric and action has led to this and is a far greater "legitimate concern" than any migrant on a boat.
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This week's column is about the Starmer-like self-destruction of the impending decision to approve new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea. It might appease certain lobby groups, but it sabotages Burnham's own project and drives voters away. Utter madness. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Is Burnham trying to appease Trump? Or Reform? What other reason is there for these North Sea oil plans? | George Monbiot
Climate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 11, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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Statement from Progressive Judaism leaders - Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky
“Holding an Israeli government accountable for its actions does not cause antisemitism. Antisemites cause antisemitism.
progressivejudaism.org.uk/rabbi-charle...
“Holding an Israeli government accountable for its actions does not cause antisemitism. Antisemites cause antisemitism.
progressivejudaism.org.uk/rabbi-charle...
Rabbi Charley Baginsky and Rabbi Josh Levy: No single response can speak for British Jews - The Movement for Progressive Judaism
As we approach the High Holy Days, we enter a season of teshuvah, of looking honestly at ourselves, taking responsibility and asking what must change. Yet there is a temptation, on days like these, to...
progressivejudaism.org.uk
September 9, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Statement from Progressive Judaism leaders - Rabbi Josh Levy and Rabbi Charley Baginsky
“Holding an Israeli government accountable for its actions does not cause antisemitism. Antisemites cause antisemitism.
progressivejudaism.org.uk/rabbi-charle...
“Holding an Israeli government accountable for its actions does not cause antisemitism. Antisemites cause antisemitism.
progressivejudaism.org.uk/rabbi-charle...
Well worth a read. And Mic Wright’s dissection of bias in a radio interview should form part of media studies IMHO.
NEW | On a shocking interview…
ANALYSING JUSTIN WEBB’S INTERVIEW WITH ED MILIBAND ABOUT SANCTIONS ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS
On the absence of balance in an encounter where the Foreign Secretary’s Jewishness was called into question.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/analysing-...
ANALYSING JUSTIN WEBB’S INTERVIEW WITH ED MILIBAND ABOUT SANCTIONS ON ISRAELI SETTLEMENTS
On the absence of balance in an encounter where the Foreign Secretary’s Jewishness was called into question.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/analysing-...
Analysing Justin Webb’s interview with Ed Miliband about sanctions on Israeli settlements
On the absence of balance in an encounter where the Foreign Secretary’s Jewishness was called into question.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Well worth a read. And Mic Wright’s dissection of bias in a radio interview should form part of media studies IMHO.
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The UK government ceasing automatically to support almost anything the government of Israel does is a major shift. The next step should be to rescind the ban on #PalestineAction, to stop treating protesters as terrorists, and to acknowledge that those seeking to disrupt a genocide may have a point.
September 9, 2026 at 6:53 AM
The UK government ceasing automatically to support almost anything the government of Israel does is a major shift. The next step should be to rescind the ban on #PalestineAction, to stop treating protesters as terrorists, and to acknowledge that those seeking to disrupt a genocide may have a point.
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Lowest ebb in decades? And whose fault might that be? It couldn't possibly be the Israelis' fault for building on another country's land, and terrorising its indigenous population?
Paul Adams: British-Israeli relations at lowest ebb in decades
Israel's response to London's trade ban with Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank shows how important this moment is.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 9, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Lowest ebb in decades? And whose fault might that be? It couldn't possibly be the Israelis' fault for building on another country's land, and terrorising its indigenous population?
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I was around in the 1970s. I don't recall even the most rightwing Tory politicians downplaying National Front marches as some kind of justifiable expression of popular discontent.
September 8, 2026 at 6:21 PM
I was around in the 1970s. I don't recall even the most rightwing Tory politicians downplaying National Front marches as some kind of justifiable expression of popular discontent.
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I'd like to thank this lady. Reform would be nowhere at all without people as unutterably stupid as her.
September 8, 2026 at 11:13 AM
I'd like to thank this lady. Reform would be nowhere at all without people as unutterably stupid as her.
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Tomorrow night, Channel 4 Dispatches airs the findings of a year-long investigation into Tommy Robinson’s finances.
Watch it. Then come back here.
We’ve got more to show you.
Watch it. Then come back here.
We’ve got more to show you.
September 8, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Tomorrow night, Channel 4 Dispatches airs the findings of a year-long investigation into Tommy Robinson’s finances.
Watch it. Then come back here.
We’ve got more to show you.
Watch it. Then come back here.
We’ve got more to show you.
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