🔶Rebecca🔶
@mkcatlady.bsky.social
Lib Dem🔶campaigner. Humanist. Passionate about getting good people elected and fair votes for all across entire UK.
French farmhouse and flat in picture above is on the market for < €500,000: 6 beds, 5ha, Lot region, message me if interested.
French farmhouse and flat in picture above is on the market for < €500,000: 6 beds, 5ha, Lot region, message me if interested.
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The Burnham Labour Govt wants to move fast and break things.
The consultation process is one of the things it wants to break.
I disagree with this approach.
www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-pol...
The consultation process is one of the things it wants to break.
I disagree with this approach.
www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-pol...
Government to ban most consultations
Under the heading of simplification and efficiency, the government has decided to abolish the consultation process for most changes to UK law and
www.accountingweb.co.uk
September 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
The Burnham Labour Govt wants to move fast and break things.
The consultation process is one of the things it wants to break.
I disagree with this approach.
www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-pol...
The consultation process is one of the things it wants to break.
I disagree with this approach.
www.accountingweb.co.uk/tax/hmrc-pol...
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SPOILER ALERT: Don't waste your time trying to convert far-right extremists by "debating" with them. Most are so deep inside their cult by now that they're lost for good. Instead, spend you're time and energy on trying to mobilise non-voters and the undecided. They're the ones who decide elections!
September 13, 2026 at 3:30 PM
SPOILER ALERT: Don't waste your time trying to convert far-right extremists by "debating" with them. Most are so deep inside their cult by now that they're lost for good. Instead, spend you're time and energy on trying to mobilise non-voters and the undecided. They're the ones who decide elections!
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Just imagine how much disinformation and micro targeting £72m gets you…
Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way
…as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way
…as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
September 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Just imagine how much disinformation and micro targeting £72m gets you…
Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way
…as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way
…as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
In Sunday School @quietriotpod.bsky.social ask: How will AI kill us all.
The answer is dead grass.
One day an AI model will develop something to kill grass and it will spread throughout the world on the wind and by birds, killing all types of grass it finds.
1/2
The answer is dead grass.
One day an AI model will develop something to kill grass and it will spread throughout the world on the wind and by birds, killing all types of grass it finds.
1/2
September 13, 2026 at 6:56 AM
In Sunday School @quietriotpod.bsky.social ask: How will AI kill us all.
The answer is dead grass.
One day an AI model will develop something to kill grass and it will spread throughout the world on the wind and by birds, killing all types of grass it finds.
1/2
The answer is dead grass.
One day an AI model will develop something to kill grass and it will spread throughout the world on the wind and by birds, killing all types of grass it finds.
1/2
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Unlimited donations from unaccountable sources are a threat to democratic integrity.
We're calling on the Government to introduce emergency legislation to cap political donations. Last week we raised this in the Commons. This week we've chased the minister again, because this cannot wait.
We're calling on the Government to introduce emergency legislation to cap political donations. Last week we raised this in the Commons. This week we've chased the minister again, because this cannot wait.
September 12, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Unlimited donations from unaccountable sources are a threat to democratic integrity.
We're calling on the Government to introduce emergency legislation to cap political donations. Last week we raised this in the Commons. This week we've chased the minister again, because this cannot wait.
We're calling on the Government to introduce emergency legislation to cap political donations. Last week we raised this in the Commons. This week we've chased the minister again, because this cannot wait.
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Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
September 12, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Here's a French video (with English subtitles) about what would happen if the far-right racists got their way and all foreigners and people of colour were forced to leave.
I'm sorry....
HOW MUCH????
The UK elections have just been bought by 2 crypto billionaires.
The total donations are about *four times* the amount raised by the Tory and Labour Parties combined this year.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
HOW MUCH????
The UK elections have just been bought by 2 crypto billionaires.
The total donations are about *four times* the amount raised by the Tory and Labour Parties combined this year.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Reform UK receives two record £36mn donations
The combined £72mn gifts from crypto billionaires Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne are the largest donations in British political history
giftarticle.ft.com
September 12, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I'm sorry....
HOW MUCH????
The UK elections have just been bought by 2 crypto billionaires.
The total donations are about *four times* the amount raised by the Tory and Labour Parties combined this year.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
HOW MUCH????
The UK elections have just been bought by 2 crypto billionaires.
The total donations are about *four times* the amount raised by the Tory and Labour Parties combined this year.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
This changes the game.
Reform UK will be able to out-spend any other party.
And they will spend this money on any election from now on, local or national.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Reform UK will be able to out-spend any other party.
And they will spend this money on any election from now on, local or national.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Reform UK receives record £36mn donation
The gift from crypto billionaire Ben Delo is the largest donation in British political history
giftarticle.ft.com
September 12, 2026 at 7:00 AM
This changes the game.
Reform UK will be able to out-spend any other party.
And they will spend this money on any election from now on, local or national.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Reform UK will be able to out-spend any other party.
And they will spend this money on any election from now on, local or national.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists.
Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years.
Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests.
The real two-tier policing.
Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years.
Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests.
The real two-tier policing.
September 7, 2026 at 5:59 AM
80 year-olds with pro-Palestine signs: arrested as terrorists.
Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years.
Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests.
The real two-tier policing.
Greens planning to block a road, to highlight an existential crisis: sent down for years.
Masked far-right thugs blocking roads and ports, using intimidation, obstruction & threatening behaviour: no arrests.
The real two-tier policing.
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Ninety short years ago:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
Battle of Cable Street - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 7, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Ninety short years ago:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_...
Are you unhappy with the politics around you?
Then DO SOMETHING!
- volunteer with a local group
- deliver leaflets
- join a political party
- knock on doors
- talk to your neighbours about politics, even if its only about local issues.
You will feel better if you do something positive.
Then DO SOMETHING!
- volunteer with a local group
- deliver leaflets
- join a political party
- knock on doors
- talk to your neighbours about politics, even if its only about local issues.
You will feel better if you do something positive.
PS I've been doing some research into psychological studies of different voter/political groups and - it's true - progressives are ofter far less happy than rightwingers or the disengaged. But do you know which group comes out as happiest of all, consistently? Progressive organisers and activists.
September 7, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Are you unhappy with the politics around you?
Then DO SOMETHING!
- volunteer with a local group
- deliver leaflets
- join a political party
- knock on doors
- talk to your neighbours about politics, even if its only about local issues.
You will feel better if you do something positive.
Then DO SOMETHING!
- volunteer with a local group
- deliver leaflets
- join a political party
- knock on doors
- talk to your neighbours about politics, even if its only about local issues.
You will feel better if you do something positive.
September 6, 2026 at 6:37 AM
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Trump’s lizard brain took him down a dark and dangerous path this week.
The rest of us are going to pay the price.
How long will Americans put up with it?
The rest of us are going to pay the price.
How long will Americans put up with it?
August 29, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Trump’s lizard brain took him down a dark and dangerous path this week.
The rest of us are going to pay the price.
How long will Americans put up with it?
The rest of us are going to pay the price.
How long will Americans put up with it?
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💥 New polling by @yougov.co.uk shows that 53% of MPs support a review of Westminster's voting system - a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
First Past the Post is long past its sell-by date. The country is ready for change - it's time for PR 💪
First Past the Post is long past its sell-by date. The country is ready for change - it's time for PR 💪
Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days
Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2026 at 10:25 AM
💥 New polling by @yougov.co.uk shows that 53% of MPs support a review of Westminster's voting system - a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
First Past the Post is long past its sell-by date. The country is ready for change - it's time for PR 💪
First Past the Post is long past its sell-by date. The country is ready for change - it's time for PR 💪
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Andy Burnham has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to truly change British politics for the better.
The current voting system creates democratic deficits that lead directly to disillusion in politics up and down the country.
We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
The current voting system creates democratic deficits that lead directly to disillusion in politics up and down the country.
We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
💥 New polling by @yougov.co.uk shows that 53% of MPs support a review of Westminster's voting system - a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
First Past the Post is long past its sell-by date. The country is ready for change - it's time for PR 💪
First Past the Post is long past its sell-by date. The country is ready for change - it's time for PR 💪
Labour MPs will push Burnham to back voting reform in first 100 days
Exclusive: Nearly 100 Labour MPs support commission on changing the system used for Westminster election
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Andy Burnham has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to truly change British politics for the better.
The current voting system creates democratic deficits that lead directly to disillusion in politics up and down the country.
We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
The current voting system creates democratic deficits that lead directly to disillusion in politics up and down the country.
We need a National Commission on Electoral Reform.
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The depressing thing about the US isn't Trump really. He's just a grotesque. It's the complete failure of all the things liberals believe in: Congress, the judiciary, the press, voters themselves, all persistently unwilling or unable to stop him. It's the failure of an entire society.
And yet still farm counties will vote Republican. They always do.
August 25, 2026 at 6:18 AM
The depressing thing about the US isn't Trump really. He's just a grotesque. It's the complete failure of all the things liberals believe in: Congress, the judiciary, the press, voters themselves, all persistently unwilling or unable to stop him. It's the failure of an entire society.
Does this increased time alone contribute to the sharp rise in mental health issue for people aged 16-34?
Young people in the UK are spending more time alone.
Those in poor health and with the highest incomes have seen the biggest increase in time alone – three more hours alone each day, in a little over a decade.
Read our latest analysis for more 👉 buff.ly/v7pfxOa
Those in poor health and with the highest incomes have seen the biggest increase in time alone – three more hours alone each day, in a little over a decade.
Read our latest analysis for more 👉 buff.ly/v7pfxOa
August 25, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Does this increased time alone contribute to the sharp rise in mental health issue for people aged 16-34?
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Young people in the UK are spending more time alone.
Those in poor health and with the highest incomes have seen the biggest increase in time alone – three more hours alone each day, in a little over a decade.
Read our latest analysis for more 👉 buff.ly/v7pfxOa
Those in poor health and with the highest incomes have seen the biggest increase in time alone – three more hours alone each day, in a little over a decade.
Read our latest analysis for more 👉 buff.ly/v7pfxOa
August 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Young people in the UK are spending more time alone.
Those in poor health and with the highest incomes have seen the biggest increase in time alone – three more hours alone each day, in a little over a decade.
Read our latest analysis for more 👉 buff.ly/v7pfxOa
Those in poor health and with the highest incomes have seen the biggest increase in time alone – three more hours alone each day, in a little over a decade.
Read our latest analysis for more 👉 buff.ly/v7pfxOa
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The @stephenkb.bsky.social column this week is a deeply necessary, clear counter to most of the discourse on the future for tax and spend for the British state. There are three options - there's no point in pussyfooting around with myths and not opting for one of them. www.ft.com/content/9102...
August 25, 2026 at 5:13 AM
The @stephenkb.bsky.social column this week is a deeply necessary, clear counter to most of the discourse on the future for tax and spend for the British state. There are three options - there's no point in pussyfooting around with myths and not opting for one of them. www.ft.com/content/9102...
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I see Farage has honked out another one of his ‘racist ideas for idiots’…
Don’t solve the problem by building more social housing, make people in the queue angry with each other instead.
What a little racist shit-stirrer with his £5mill and 5 homes, whipping up hatred to make himself richer.
(Times)
Don’t solve the problem by building more social housing, make people in the queue angry with each other instead.
What a little racist shit-stirrer with his £5mill and 5 homes, whipping up hatred to make himself richer.
(Times)
August 24, 2026 at 7:35 AM
I see Farage has honked out another one of his ‘racist ideas for idiots’…
Don’t solve the problem by building more social housing, make people in the queue angry with each other instead.
What a little racist shit-stirrer with his £5mill and 5 homes, whipping up hatred to make himself richer.
(Times)
Don’t solve the problem by building more social housing, make people in the queue angry with each other instead.
What a little racist shit-stirrer with his £5mill and 5 homes, whipping up hatred to make himself richer.
(Times)
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Yes, it does sound familiar.
August 23, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Yes, it does sound familiar.
Beautiful property for sale in Gourdon, Lot, France.
It deserves a caring owner.
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It deserves a caring owner.
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SECTEUR GOURDON - Spacieuse Propriété en pierre au calme sur 5ha46 de belle nature
Bouriane Immobilier vous propose cette annonce immobilière: SECTEUR GOURDON - Située dans un paisible cadre de nature et entourée par 5ha46 de prairies et de bois, Cette belle Propriété en pierre rest...
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August 20, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Beautiful property for sale in Gourdon, Lot, France.
It deserves a caring owner.
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It deserves a caring owner.
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This article is sickening.
Remigration is a virus that is spreading through Europe’s far right and is already in the UK as policy of Restore Britain - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Remigration is a virus that is spreading through Europe’s far right and is already in the UK as policy of Restore Britain - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Remigration binds Maga to Europe’s far right
Once-taboo idea of mass expulsions returns to European nations after Trump embrace
giftarticle.ft.com
August 19, 2026 at 6:53 AM
This article is sickening.
Remigration is a virus that is spreading through Europe’s far right and is already in the UK as policy of Restore Britain - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
Remigration is a virus that is spreading through Europe’s far right and is already in the UK as policy of Restore Britain - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT
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There’s a problem in the small print of Reform UK’s benefits plan
There’s a problem in the small print of Reform UK’s benefits plan
Nigel Farage’s party says it will target migrants — but the deepest cuts would involve taking Pip away from its own constituents and target voters
www.thetimes.com
August 18, 2026 at 6:22 AM
There’s a problem in the small print of Reform UK’s benefits plan
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