Maggie Atkinson
@matkinson956.bsky.social
Proud former public servant now in consultancy/service advice/improvement. NED, charity trustee & Chair. Lifelong passion for & work on REAL social justice & equity. Gobby northern cat mum. Barnsley my heart's home. Radio ham. Musician. Gardener.
Please read & reflect on this!
BBC News - Sikh group calls for public inquiry into Henry Nowak's death.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Sikh group calls for public inquiry into Henry Nowak's death.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sikh group calls for public inquiry into Henry Nowak's death
Dabinderjit Singh of the Sikh Federation has written to the government calling for an inquiry.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 8, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Please read & reflect on this!
BBC News - Sikh group calls for public inquiry into Henry Nowak's death.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Sikh group calls for public inquiry into Henry Nowak's death.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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‘One of his early backers was Robert Shillman, a right-wing American tech mogul whose other beneficiaries include Laura Loomer, a conspiracy theorist close to Mr Trump; Geert Wilders, a populist-right Dutch politician; and Charlie Kirk… Mr Musk pays his legal fees’
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
How Tommy Robinson gained extraordinary influence
The far-right influencer’s world is closer than you might think
economist.com
May 17, 2026 at 8:14 PM
‘One of his early backers was Robert Shillman, a right-wing American tech mogul whose other beneficiaries include Laura Loomer, a conspiracy theorist close to Mr Trump; Geert Wilders, a populist-right Dutch politician; and Charlie Kirk… Mr Musk pays his legal fees’
economist.com/britain/2026...
economist.com/britain/2026...
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Treat a nuclear negotiation like a condo deal and you don’t get diplomacy. You get the slow‑motion disaster we’re stuck watching.
May 17, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Treat a nuclear negotiation like a condo deal and you don’t get diplomacy. You get the slow‑motion disaster we’re stuck watching.
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Can't believe the moral panic over children watching drag when every Christmas we insist the entire family go to watch Christopher Biggins flouncing about as sex starved widow Ophelia Hardon.
May 17, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Can't believe the moral panic over children watching drag when every Christmas we insist the entire family go to watch Christopher Biggins flouncing about as sex starved widow Ophelia Hardon.
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‘Tommy Robinson’ had big money behind him, but smaller crowds than expected.
Despite the claims Lennon is likely to make about the day’s success, the event will probably be viewed as a disappointment by organisers.
Read our full report: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/16/b...
Despite the claims Lennon is likely to make about the day’s success, the event will probably be viewed as a disappointment by organisers.
Read our full report: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/16/b...
Big Money, Dwindling Crowds: Tommy Robinson Demonstration Draws Smaller Crowds Than Expected – HOPE not hate
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central London today for the latest “Unite the Kingdom” rally organised by Stephen Lennon (AKA Tommy Robinson). The event was...
hopenothate.org.uk
May 17, 2026 at 10:34 AM
‘Tommy Robinson’ had big money behind him, but smaller crowds than expected.
Despite the claims Lennon is likely to make about the day’s success, the event will probably be viewed as a disappointment by organisers.
Read our full report: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/16/b...
Despite the claims Lennon is likely to make about the day’s success, the event will probably be viewed as a disappointment by organisers.
Read our full report: hopenothate.org.uk/2026/05/16/b...
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Pete Buttigieg to CNN just now.. about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's controversial road trip reality show
"I love road trips. I love America. I actually took a taxpayer-funded road trip lasting about seven months. It was in Afghanistan. This is something very different"
"I love road trips. I love America. I actually took a taxpayer-funded road trip lasting about seven months. It was in Afghanistan. This is something very different"
May 17, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Pete Buttigieg to CNN just now.. about Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy's controversial road trip reality show
"I love road trips. I love America. I actually took a taxpayer-funded road trip lasting about seven months. It was in Afghanistan. This is something very different"
"I love road trips. I love America. I actually took a taxpayer-funded road trip lasting about seven months. It was in Afghanistan. This is something very different"
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It’s weird that Helen of Troy being played by a black actress is a problem, but most of the rest of the Mediterranean, Greek and Turkish characters being played by incredibly fair and blond haired people of British, Irish and Scandinavian descent isn’t.
And by weird, I mean entirely predictable.
And by weird, I mean entirely predictable.
May 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM
It’s weird that Helen of Troy being played by a black actress is a problem, but most of the rest of the Mediterranean, Greek and Turkish characters being played by incredibly fair and blond haired people of British, Irish and Scandinavian descent isn’t.
And by weird, I mean entirely predictable.
And by weird, I mean entirely predictable.
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"As they rushed into his apartment...he felt the jaws of a large dog biting into his ankle, knocking him to the floor.
He screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his thighs, hip and wrist.
Down the hall, agents took a mother and her 16-yr-old son at gunpoint..."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
He screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his thighs, hip and wrist.
Down the hall, agents took a mother and her 16-yr-old son at gunpoint..."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
May 16, 2026 at 9:32 PM
"As they rushed into his apartment...he felt the jaws of a large dog biting into his ankle, knocking him to the floor.
He screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his thighs, hip and wrist.
Down the hall, agents took a mother and her 16-yr-old son at gunpoint..."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
He screamed as the dog tore the flesh from his thighs, hip and wrist.
Down the hall, agents took a mother and her 16-yr-old son at gunpoint..."
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Is it a world away though?
Or could there, in fact, be quite a large contingent of people living in the UK who would quite like to have the conversation about repairing the self-inflicted damage caused by Brexit?
Or could there, in fact, be quite a large contingent of people living in the UK who would quite like to have the conversation about repairing the self-inflicted damage caused by Brexit?
May 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Is it a world away though?
Or could there, in fact, be quite a large contingent of people living in the UK who would quite like to have the conversation about repairing the self-inflicted damage caused by Brexit?
Or could there, in fact, be quite a large contingent of people living in the UK who would quite like to have the conversation about repairing the self-inflicted damage caused by Brexit?
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That’s all he got. No help with Iran, the opposite in fact. He was threatened to back off Taiwan, vague claims about buying Boeing planes, and was told the US is a declining nation, but he’s too stupid and arrogant to realize it was about him.
May 17, 2026 at 2:31 AM
That’s all he got. No help with Iran, the opposite in fact. He was threatened to back off Taiwan, vague claims about buying Boeing planes, and was told the US is a declining nation, but he’s too stupid and arrogant to realize it was about him.
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Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
May 17, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Thomas Massie pushed for the release of the Epstein files, and the response has been tens of millions in outside spending, smear campaigns, and coordinated attacks. If this is what they do to a sitting member of Congress, imagine what Epstein survivors face when considering whether to come forward.
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The most corrupt president in history:
May 17, 2026 at 4:27 PM
The most corrupt president in history:
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“The White House’s 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy is riddled with partisanship, misplaced assumptions, and a failure to grasp the nuance of terrorists’ ideology and modus operandi.”
What Makes Trump’s New Counterterrorism Strategy So Alarming
Most worrisome are the terrorist threats missing from the document.
foreignpolicy.com
May 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM
“The White House’s 2026 US Counterterrorism Strategy is riddled with partisanship, misplaced assumptions, and a failure to grasp the nuance of terrorists’ ideology and modus operandi.”
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Starmer - don’t pack your bags yet because the wannabes are just repeating your agenda.
May 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Starmer - don’t pack your bags yet because the wannabes are just repeating your agenda.
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Immigration make Britain brilliant
May 17, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Immigration make Britain brilliant
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How to change this debate.
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Being outside the EU costs every UK household an average of £8,300 every year.
But being inside again would only cost each UK household £38 every year.
Do you still think we should stay out?
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Being outside the EU costs every UK household an average of £8,300 every year.
But being inside again would only cost each UK household £38 every year.
Do you still think we should stay out?
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May 17, 2026 at 3:24 PM
How to change this debate.
"
Being outside the EU costs every UK household an average of £8,300 every year.
But being inside again would only cost each UK household £38 every year.
Do you still think we should stay out?
"
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Being outside the EU costs every UK household an average of £8,300 every year.
But being inside again would only cost each UK household £38 every year.
Do you still think we should stay out?
"
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And so the dictatorship begins 👇
Reform's Zia Yusuf threatens to sack civil servants and strip them of pensions if they 'sabotage' any future Reform government
www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
Reform's Zia Yusuf threatens to sack civil servants and strip them of pensions if they 'sabotage' any future Reform government
www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
Reform's Zia Yusuf threatens to sack civil servants and strip them of pensions if they 'sabotage' any future Reform government | LBC
Reform UK's home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf has appeared to threaten civil servants with the sack if they stand in th party's way should they get into government.
www.lbc.co.uk
May 17, 2026 at 9:22 PM
And so the dictatorship begins 👇
Reform's Zia Yusuf threatens to sack civil servants and strip them of pensions if they 'sabotage' any future Reform government
www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
Reform's Zia Yusuf threatens to sack civil servants and strip them of pensions if they 'sabotage' any future Reform government
www.lbc.co.uk/article/refo...
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The "Unite the Kingdom" rally being half the size, rather than growing, seems to have limited media, political attention to it. Also lacks novelty, second time around, but smaller. Writing about protests, prejudice & related themes in my weekly column. Interested in insights & observations.
May 17, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The "Unite the Kingdom" rally being half the size, rather than growing, seems to have limited media, political attention to it. Also lacks novelty, second time around, but smaller. Writing about protests, prejudice & related themes in my weekly column. Interested in insights & observations.
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I think frankly can't rule out that although neither of the big two leaders stepped up, the civic society response of going 'no, this march was in fact bad and terrible' did actually have some effect.
The "Unite the Kingdom" rally being half the size, rather than growing, seems to have limited media, political attention to it. Also lacks novelty, second time around, but smaller. Writing about protests, prejudice & related themes in my weekly column. Interested in insights & observations.
May 17, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I think frankly can't rule out that although neither of the big two leaders stepped up, the civic society response of going 'no, this march was in fact bad and terrible' did actually have some effect.
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I’m not sure 30p Lee would recognise the truth if it slapped him.
April 20, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I’m not sure 30p Lee would recognise the truth if it slapped him.
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Yes Boris lied to Parliament (regularly)
Yes Boris failed security vetting
Yes Boris was still appointed to a ministerial position
Yes there are a lot of two-faced politicians in the HoC.
Yes Boris failed security vetting
Yes Boris was still appointed to a ministerial position
Yes there are a lot of two-faced politicians in the HoC.
April 20, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Yes Boris lied to Parliament (regularly)
Yes Boris failed security vetting
Yes Boris was still appointed to a ministerial position
Yes there are a lot of two-faced politicians in the HoC.
Yes Boris failed security vetting
Yes Boris was still appointed to a ministerial position
Yes there are a lot of two-faced politicians in the HoC.
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SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “The faithless president depicts himself as Christ while he plunges the nation into wars of choice… Remember — While you pay more for everything, the First Family’s wealth is growing by billions. Because they’re crooks, and everybody knows it.”
April 20, 2026 at 12:47 PM
SEN. @ossoff.senate.gov : “The faithless president depicts himself as Christ while he plunges the nation into wars of choice… Remember — While you pay more for everything, the First Family’s wealth is growing by billions. Because they’re crooks, and everybody knows it.”
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FBI chaos and a $250M lawsuit to match
April 20, 2026 at 3:46 PM
FBI chaos and a $250M lawsuit to match
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As Trump's war on Iran continues, reminder that his own son-in-law Jared Kushner — who is leading negotiations with Iran — stands to profit from lucrative contracts with its regional rivals.
War gives dictators like Trump (and his family) more power and more wealth.
War gives dictators like Trump (and his family) more power and more wealth.
The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal
As Trump's son-in-law returns to Pakistan for more talks with Iran, major news outlets are largely ignoring an egregious
popular.info
April 20, 2026 at 5:15 PM
As Trump's war on Iran continues, reminder that his own son-in-law Jared Kushner — who is leading negotiations with Iran — stands to profit from lucrative contracts with its regional rivals.
War gives dictators like Trump (and his family) more power and more wealth.
War gives dictators like Trump (and his family) more power and more wealth.
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Badenoch and Farage both welcomed Mandelson’s appointment at the time but now cry outrage because he failed vetting.
Which is basically the same position - both at the time and now - as Starmer.
Which is basically the same position - both at the time and now - as Starmer.
April 20, 2026 at 5:13 PM
Badenoch and Farage both welcomed Mandelson’s appointment at the time but now cry outrage because he failed vetting.
Which is basically the same position - both at the time and now - as Starmer.
Which is basically the same position - both at the time and now - as Starmer.