Carolyn Ramsbotham
@pasturesnew.bsky.social
Previously PastureB&B! Values - Integrity, kindness, truthfulness, support for each other. Pro EU. Brexit is a disaster. Campaigning Granny on Brexit, Climate Change, Covid, Gaza, NHS, Sewage 'in all forms'.
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🚨The @financialtimes.com reports patient data from GP surgeries is quietly being added to US-spy tech Palantir's NHS platform.
GP surgeries can stop this. Registered with a GP in England? Write to yours: justtreatment.org/gp-letter
GP surgeries can stop this. Registered with a GP in England? Write to yours: justtreatment.org/gp-letter
September 17, 2026 at 8:51 AM
🚨The @financialtimes.com reports patient data from GP surgeries is quietly being added to US-spy tech Palantir's NHS platform.
GP surgeries can stop this. Registered with a GP in England? Write to yours: justtreatment.org/gp-letter
GP surgeries can stop this. Registered with a GP in England? Write to yours: justtreatment.org/gp-letter
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Striking trend in today’s news:
-Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU
-Australia says it wants same
- UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU
-TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped
-Leaders of 🏴 🏴 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU
-Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU
-Australia says it wants same
- UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU
-TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped
-Leaders of 🏴 🏴 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU
September 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Striking trend in today’s news:
-Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU
-Australia says it wants same
- UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU
-TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped
-Leaders of 🏴 🏴 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU
-Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU
-Australia says it wants same
- UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU
-TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped
-Leaders of 🏴 🏴 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU
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BREAKING NEWS
Dan Thomas has stepped down as Reform UK’s leader in Wales after he was arrested at the weekend.
Dan Thomas has stepped down as Reform UK’s leader in Wales after he was arrested at the weekend.
September 15, 2026 at 3:54 PM
BREAKING NEWS
Dan Thomas has stepped down as Reform UK’s leader in Wales after he was arrested at the weekend.
Dan Thomas has stepped down as Reform UK’s leader in Wales after he was arrested at the weekend.
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Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: "That's what the lifeboat does. It saves lives at sea. That's its job."
"And this is an international duty. Everyone who goes to sea knows, in the event of someone being in difficulty, you go to their assistance."
The abuse the RNLI have faced is a disgrace.
"And this is an international duty. Everyone who goes to sea knows, in the event of someone being in difficulty, you go to their assistance."
The abuse the RNLI have faced is a disgrace.
September 15, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston: "That's what the lifeboat does. It saves lives at sea. That's its job."
"And this is an international duty. Everyone who goes to sea knows, in the event of someone being in difficulty, you go to their assistance."
The abuse the RNLI have faced is a disgrace.
"And this is an international duty. Everyone who goes to sea knows, in the event of someone being in difficulty, you go to their assistance."
The abuse the RNLI have faced is a disgrace.
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Unless governments act now, we’ll face much worse.
My piece in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My piece in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Unless governments act now, we’ll face much worse.
My piece in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My piece in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Canadians are taking matters into our own hands — and building Canada strong.
September 15, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Canadians are taking matters into our own hands — and building Canada strong.
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“Last week YouGov polling found nearly three quarters of voters (73%) believe Farage is at least fairly sleazy. And 71% believe Reform UK is similarly disreputable, up 20 points in two years”
This is only going in one direction.
£72Mill won’t make us like you.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
This is only going in one direction.
£72Mill won’t make us like you.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage is more unpopular than ever among voters, stinging polling shows
Polling by YouGov found that nearly seven in 10 Brits have a negative view of Nigel Farage - the highest level on record - as he and his party battle allegations of sleaze
www.mirror.co.uk
September 15, 2026 at 6:17 AM
“Last week YouGov polling found nearly three quarters of voters (73%) believe Farage is at least fairly sleazy. And 71% believe Reform UK is similarly disreputable, up 20 points in two years”
This is only going in one direction.
£72Mill won’t make us like you.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
This is only going in one direction.
£72Mill won’t make us like you.
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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📉 UK goods exports to the EU have fallen by £27 billion since Brexit.
⬇️ Exports remain roughly 18% below pre-2019 levels.
❌ Around one in seven UK businesses have stopped trading with the EU altogether.
⬇️ Exports remain roughly 18% below pre-2019 levels.
❌ Around one in seven UK businesses have stopped trading with the EU altogether.
The impact of Brexit on trade uncertainty
The UK’s trade ambitions are clear: open new markets, reduce border friction, and make it genuinely easier for small bus
www.eureporter.co
September 14, 2026 at 9:47 AM
📉 UK goods exports to the EU have fallen by £27 billion since Brexit.
⬇️ Exports remain roughly 18% below pre-2019 levels.
❌ Around one in seven UK businesses have stopped trading with the EU altogether.
⬇️ Exports remain roughly 18% below pre-2019 levels.
❌ Around one in seven UK businesses have stopped trading with the EU altogether.
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Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas sponsored by Russian businessman
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas sponsored by Russian businessman
The generous contributor, Umar Kremlev, a figure close to the ruling circles in Moscow, heads the controversial International Boxing Association and is also involved in the lucrative online sports betting industry.
www.lemonde.fr
September 15, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas sponsored by Russian businessman
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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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South East Water can hardly supply water to households, but it wants to borrow more money.
Water privatisation is just an expensive charade. And now even creditors have stopped playing.
Ask Andy Burnham take South East Water into public ownership: vist.ly/5i8rq
Water privatisation is just an expensive charade. And now even creditors have stopped playing.
Ask Andy Burnham take South East Water into public ownership: vist.ly/5i8rq
September 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
South East Water can hardly supply water to households, but it wants to borrow more money.
Water privatisation is just an expensive charade. And now even creditors have stopped playing.
Ask Andy Burnham take South East Water into public ownership: vist.ly/5i8rq
Water privatisation is just an expensive charade. And now even creditors have stopped playing.
Ask Andy Burnham take South East Water into public ownership: vist.ly/5i8rq
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Good move!✨
It is essential this is a cross-party action.
Well done @richardburgon.bsky.social for taking the lead & tabling a motion!👏👏 I really hope Andy Burnham listens!🙏😔
It is essential this is a cross-party action.
Well done @richardburgon.bsky.social for taking the lead & tabling a motion!👏👏 I really hope Andy Burnham listens!🙏😔
I've tabled a new cross-party parliamentary motion calling for a moratorium on new AI data centres.
AI data centres consume vast amounts of energy and water, put pressure on local infrastructure and make our climate targets harder to meet.
We cannot allow their unchecked expansion.
AI data centres consume vast amounts of energy and water, put pressure on local infrastructure and make our climate targets harder to meet.
We cannot allow their unchecked expansion.
August 28, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Good move!✨
It is essential this is a cross-party action.
Well done @richardburgon.bsky.social for taking the lead & tabling a motion!👏👏 I really hope Andy Burnham listens!🙏😔
It is essential this is a cross-party action.
Well done @richardburgon.bsky.social for taking the lead & tabling a motion!👏👏 I really hope Andy Burnham listens!🙏😔
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I've tabled a new cross-party parliamentary motion calling for a moratorium on new AI data centres.
AI data centres consume vast amounts of energy and water, put pressure on local infrastructure and make our climate targets harder to meet.
We cannot allow their unchecked expansion.
AI data centres consume vast amounts of energy and water, put pressure on local infrastructure and make our climate targets harder to meet.
We cannot allow their unchecked expansion.
August 28, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I've tabled a new cross-party parliamentary motion calling for a moratorium on new AI data centres.
AI data centres consume vast amounts of energy and water, put pressure on local infrastructure and make our climate targets harder to meet.
We cannot allow their unchecked expansion.
AI data centres consume vast amounts of energy and water, put pressure on local infrastructure and make our climate targets harder to meet.
We cannot allow their unchecked expansion.
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Jon Ossoff: "In Donald Trump's America, the rich get tax cuts, the well-connected get stock tips, and everybody else makes sacrifices."
Republicans care about two things, ending democracy and giving rich people tax cuts.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
Republicans care about two things, ending democracy and giving rich people tax cuts.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
August 27, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Jon Ossoff: "In Donald Trump's America, the rich get tax cuts, the well-connected get stock tips, and everybody else makes sacrifices."
Republicans care about two things, ending democracy and giving rich people tax cuts.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
Republicans care about two things, ending democracy and giving rich people tax cuts.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #SheShed
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The Midlands could benefit from a massive £1,386mn increase in GDP if the UK joins the EU.
In perspective it could build:
2 new Midlands community hospitals
4 new primary schools
4 new secondary schools
2,000 care home places
200 new GP surgeries
…every year and still have millions in change.
In perspective it could build:
2 new Midlands community hospitals
4 new primary schools
4 new secondary schools
2,000 care home places
200 new GP surgeries
…every year and still have millions in change.
Boosting the Midlands
The Midlands: Big winners from closer EU alignment or big losers if the UK weakens ties with the EU
centralbylines.co.uk
August 28, 2026 at 2:10 PM
The Midlands could benefit from a massive £1,386mn increase in GDP if the UK joins the EU.
In perspective it could build:
2 new Midlands community hospitals
4 new primary schools
4 new secondary schools
2,000 care home places
200 new GP surgeries
…every year and still have millions in change.
In perspective it could build:
2 new Midlands community hospitals
4 new primary schools
4 new secondary schools
2,000 care home places
200 new GP surgeries
…every year and still have millions in change.
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Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York
Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York
Exclusive: Planning documents show datacentre in north Ockendon will be incompatible with UK net zero targets
A “hyperscale” datacentre in outer London would generate more than 1m tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, equivalent to the carbon footprint of 27,000 flights from London to New York, planning documents show.
The East Havering Data Centre Campus (EHDCC) in north Ockendon would be one of the largest datacentres in Europe if approved by Havering council, using 218 hectares of green belt to run servers and data storage systems for AI and cloud computing. Its developer, Digital Reef, has described the scheme as “a unique opportunity to create a sustainable datacentre campus of the future”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Proposed London datacentre will have annual carbon footprint of 27,000 flights to New York
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Thames Water lose around 635 million litres of clean, treated water a day through leakages in their pipes. Thames Water are also recommending shorter showers …
August 21, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Thames Water lose around 635 million litres of clean, treated water a day through leakages in their pipes. Thames Water are also recommending shorter showers …
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Burnhamism in action.
August 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Burnhamism in action.
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"More than a quarter of UK musicians have lost all their EU work since 2021. Average tour earnings have fallen by 45%, and 59% of surveyed musicians said that touring in Europe was no longer viable."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Analysis September 2026: Ten years on from the Brexit vote, how have instrument workshops been affected?
A decade after the UK's split from the European Union, the impact is still being felt by both musicians and makers. Peter Somerford looks at how are regular instrument workshops dealing with the chang...
www.thestrad.com
August 21, 2026 at 10:21 AM
"More than a quarter of UK musicians have lost all their EU work since 2021. Average tour earnings have fallen by 45%, and 59% of surveyed musicians said that touring in Europe was no longer viable."
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#RejoinEU 🇬🇧🇪🇺
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“The most important thing Britain ever did, and we don’t learn about it in school,”
August 21, 2026 at 9:35 AM
“The most important thing Britain ever did, and we don’t learn about it in school,”
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Waving European Union Flag
ALT: Waving European Union Flag
static.klipy.com
August 21, 2026 at 6:03 AM
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And perhaps the most uncomfortable part is that we call it our ocean, our beach and our planet, while leaving behind waste that other species are forced to live with long after we've gone. If every species left behind as much waste as humans do, the ocean wouldn't survive us.
Plastic Ocean Pollution Crisis
ALT: Plastic Ocean Pollution Crisis
static.klipy.com
August 21, 2026 at 4:13 AM
And perhaps the most uncomfortable part is that we call it our ocean, our beach and our planet, while leaving behind waste that other species are forced to live with long after we've gone. If every species left behind as much waste as humans do, the ocean wouldn't survive us.
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Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
End the sewage pollution scandal
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action!
you.38degrees.org.uk
August 21, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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