montyg.bsky.social
@montyg.bsky.social
Keeper of an allotment, servant to an entitled dachshund, lover of good food
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Call out to artists in Kent and East Sussex
Would you like to exhibit with us?
#art #kentartists #artfolkestone
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They are all very deliberately ignoring the express wishes of Henry Nowak's family; the judge's sentencing report & the obvious, albeit brief, consequences of a crime being reported exclusively by a lying associate of the perpetrator. It may feel futile but this has to be repeated again & again.
June 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
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Here’s that two tier policing. They tasered him for climbing a gate and he fell and broke his spine www.bbc.com/news/article...
Man wrongly Tasered by Nottinghamshire Police gets £30k payout
Dimitri Moses was Tasered while climbing over a gate, causing him to fall and fracture his spine.
www.bbc.com
June 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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Pay attention or pay the cost of indecision.
June 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
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🚨DR UK's Statement on the EHRC's New Code of Practice

"We are appalled at implications that an adequate workaround is trans people using Disabled toilets instead. We will not be used as a loophole in the wider erosion of trans rights."

Full statement👇
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...
June 2, 2026 at 10:09 AM
The Small Art Show. 11-4 until 25th May
A chance to see works by some of Folkestone’s finest artists. Free entry and all works are available to buy
#art #kentartists #Folkestone
May 19, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The Small Art Show 11-4 until 25th May
A great opportunity to enjoy some of Folkestone’s very talented artists. Entry is free and all works are available to purchase
May 19, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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We lost access to our main Instagram account that has more than a million followers. We are trying to get it back, but we honestly don't know what will happen.
Help us remain visible, grow our community and fight to protect and advance reproductive rights in the EU.
May 10, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Gaza: Doctors Under Attack has won the BAFTA TV Award for Current Affairs after being dropped by the BBC and later broadcast by Channel 4. The documentary focuses on Palestinian healthcare workers in Gaza and the impact of ongoing conflict on the medical system.
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May 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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(2/4) During the award ceremony, journalist and presenter Ramita Navai directly criticised the BBC, saying the film contained findings from an investigation the broadcaster had funded but refused to air.
May 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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(3/4) She stated: “We refuse to be silenced and censored.” Navai also highlighted the scale of harm to healthcare workers, saying that more than 1,700 Palestinian doctors and healthcare workers have been killed and over 400 detained during the war in Gaza.
May 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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(4/4) She dedicated the award to those medical workers held in Israeli prisons.

Source: Al Jazeera
May 14, 2026 at 11:14 AM
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All together now! ...
"But Nige did take five million quid, and Nige would take five million more!" 💥💥💥
#RefUKkers
May 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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Black political power is under attack, again

Americans should stop pretending we aren’t seeing a retrenchment of racial power.
Opinion | Black political power is under attack, again
Symone Sanders-Townsend: Americans should stop pretending we aren’t seeing a retrenchment of racial power.
www.ms.now
May 9, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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The great irony of the Welsh success of Reform, run by millionaire ex-public schoolboys, is that one the greatest Welshmen, & founder of the NHS, warned of this

“How can wealth persuade poverty to use its political freedom to keep wealth in power? Here lies whole art of Tory politics”
Aneurin Bevan
May 9, 2026 at 4:18 PM
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Inspired by the Green Party wins of the last couple of days?

A grass roots people powered movement to make life affordable for everyone and tackle the climate crisis.

It's a great time to get involved!

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
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Join.greenparty.org.uk
May 9, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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They privatise our NHS and people paying for care in the private sector UP⬆️

They privatise our water and our water bills UP⬆️

They privatise our energy and our energy costs UP⬆️

@zackpolanski.bsky.social is spot on🎯 "It does not have to be this way"
March 21, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Kent County Council is planning to spend £600k on just 8 parking spaces and £150k on personal assistants... all while trying to cut vital local services like our libraries and tips! 🤦‍♀️ We need to stop this massive waste of taxpayer money. Please sign the petition: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...
Kent County Council: stop wasting money and start prioritising Kent services
KCC is planning to spend £600k on 8 parking spaces while trying to cut our libraries and tips. It's time they started serving the people. Add your name to help stop the waste:
you.38degrees.org.uk
March 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Many farmers & home gardeners have reported damage to vegetable & flower crops after applying horse or livestock manure, compost, hay, or grass clippings to the soil. 🌱
rockbridge.ext.vt.edu/content/dam/...
Swallowed the hay, that contaminated the manure, that damages the crop, that you put it on.
March 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Call out to artists in Kent and East Sussex
Would you like to exhibit with us?
#art #kentartists #artfolkestone
January 12, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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“Appointees are certainly not supposed to use their privileged position to advance the interests of paying clients.”

But some peers do - as was proven this week.

4 & 5-month suspensions are inadequate - serious breaches should incur serious consequences.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the peers lobbying scandal: Lords reform is a vital step for restoring trust in democracy | Editorial
Editorial: Although some appointees make valuable contributions, the absurd archaism of the second chamber of parliament has to be addressed
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild its land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Help save nature by rewilding the Church’s massive landholdings!
We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
October 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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September 11, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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This is Melissa Hortman, on June 14, 2025 she and her husband Mark were murdered in a politically motived attack. She stood for environment rights, abortion rights and sensible gun control policies.

Can we please take a moment to remember her good works.

Please RT.
September 11, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Let’s remember her as well!
September 10, 2025 at 11:42 PM