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Catherine Brophy

@catherinemusic

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End the sewage pollution scandal We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...

Are you watching 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! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

26.02.2026 05:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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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.

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...

13.02.2026 11:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Government must reveal all details of Peter Mandelson’s links to Palantir - Foxglove Sign the petition for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm?

I just signed a petition calling for an urgent investigation into Peter Mandelson's dealings with Palantir. Did he use his position as UK Ambassador to benefit the US spy tech firm? Sign now: www.foxglove.org.uk/campaigns/ma...

06.02.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We Can Make an Impact. Hold a Parliamentary Debate on Palantir’s Role in UK Defence, Security & Public Services

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23.01.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How (And When) To Topple A Leader - With Jeremy Hunt Podcast Episode Β· How To Win An Election Β· 18/09/2025 Β· 41m

In which, remarkably, while talking about the fiscal bind, and even after Jeremy Hunt goes on about acting in the interests of the country, no one brings up the TWO NI cuts carried out largely if not solely for narrow party political ends. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

21.09.2025 10:08 πŸ‘ 326 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 10
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Here’s how we change the narrative on the small boats Populists thrive on fear and repetition. To counter the small boats saga, here's how we must reshape the story

Fear has owned the small boats story for too long and it's allowed populists to thrive. It’s time to reclaim the narrative – here's how. ‡️

@eastangliabylines.co.uk @peterthurlow.bsky.social

28.08.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 169 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5
What losing the Human Rights Act really means for you
What losing the Human Rights Act really means for you YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

What losing the Human Rights Act really means for you youtu.be/MNAZZDkdmPo?...

28.08.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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#TaxTheBanks Years of higher interest rates have sent our rent, mortgage, and debt payments soaring, while banks have raked in huge profits for doing absolutely nothing. The big four UK banks (Barclays, HSBC, Ll...

Banks are making record profits while our bills go up! 😑 We need to tax bank profits and fund our NHS & schools. Sign the petition and tell Rachel Reeves to #TaxtheBanks you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

28.08.2025 16:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations

When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?

26.08.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 8481 πŸ” 3298 πŸ’¬ 492 πŸ“Œ 260
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🧡Introducing the Trump Action Tracker website!

Today I’m launching www.trumpactiontracker.info - a live, searchable list of authoritarian‑style actions from Trump’s second term (over 740 actions so far). 1/14

21.07.2025 20:56 πŸ‘ 2162 πŸ” 1154 πŸ’¬ 103 πŸ“Œ 125
Text of tweet posted at 9.33am on 26th June (i.e. this morning) by Diane Abbott:

The fight over the welfare bill is not about Morgan McSweeney or Keir Starmer. It is not even about the Labour party, even though it could be strongly affected.

It is about the hundreds of thousands of people who will be pushed (deeper) into poverty.

Text of tweet posted at 9.33am on 26th June (i.e. this morning) by Diane Abbott: The fight over the welfare bill is not about Morgan McSweeney or Keir Starmer. It is not even about the Labour party, even though it could be strongly affected. It is about the hundreds of thousands of people who will be pushed (deeper) into poverty.

I'd say roughly 75% of mainstream news reporting about the disability benefit cuts has been from a Westminster angle rather than the actual impact the cuts will have

26.06.2025 08:57 πŸ‘ 363 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 3
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It really is time to nationalise water There are occasions when it is important to recall just why privatisation was supposed to have taken place in things like the UK water industry. The claim was that private capital would deliver addit...

It really is time to nationalise water www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/06...

19.06.2025 07:44 πŸ‘ 161 πŸ” 62 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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VIKING NORTH exhibition starting 11th July 2025 at Yorkshire Museum #york #yorkshire #medievalsky www.yorkshiremuseum.org.uk/exhibition/v...

14.06.2025 06:47 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Nationalisation is the only way to fix the crisis in the water industry Despite the damning evidence the government is clinging on to private ownership of water, which has fleeced customers for 36 years.

Despite damning evidence the govt clinging on to private ownership of water in England; people fleeced for 36 years.

Prospect is sewage dumping, health hazards, lack of investment, higher domestic/business costs, tax dodges, asset-stripping.

Public ownership is the only way out.

06.06.2025 16:37 πŸ‘ 441 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 7
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Speaking with Andrew Marr about the horrifying situation in Gaza. There is growing agreement from MPs across all parties that we must take strong action against the Israeli Government. The innocent women and children of Gaza cannot wait any longer. Action needed now.

04.06.2025 19:46 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0
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Yorkshire Water fined after pumping station sewage incident Yorkshire Water has been fined Β£350,000 after one of its sewage pumping stations polluted a York watercourse.

Yorkshire Water fined Β£350,000, after one of its sewage pumping stations polluted a York watercourse.

YW knew pumping station was broken.

YW already has 125 criminal convictions, didn't make it vigilant.

Exec prosecutions and ending the profit motive are the only cures for criminal conduct.

01.06.2025 07:49 πŸ‘ 402 πŸ” 159 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 2

Carbon capture - an excuse for maintaining business as usual - doesn’t work.

Pass it on ….. and stop burning fossil fuels.

19.05.2025 07:42 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Thames Water apologises to customers but defends bonuses Bonus payments were defended by company management as the chief executive can receive up to 156% of their salary as a bonus, while frontline workers can only earn between 3% and 6%.

Thames Water’s CEO defends Β£195,000 bonus just three months into the job.

Shameless.

The cult of bonuses is nothing to do with performance. It is for boosting profits by fleecing customers.

Nothing will change until water is nationalised and customers vote on exec pay.

14.05.2025 18:19 πŸ‘ 437 πŸ” 166 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 9
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Look at how Reform speaks about minorities. Why would Labour want to mimic this nasty party? | Frances Ryan The British public is more liberal and tolerant than you would believe from our politicians. Time for Keir Starmer to appeal to Britain’s best side, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

β€œEach nasty reactionary comment by Reform followed by the reward of an electoral gain feels as if it eats away at a diverse and decent society, pulling back hard-won tolerance whilst validating the worst prejudices.”

My col. on the local election aftermath. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

05.05.2025 16:53 πŸ‘ 128 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3
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Israel Votes to Capture All of Gaza and Occupy It Indefinitely The army is also calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers.

This insanity needs to be stopped.

Israel is barbaric and no friend of any nation. Israel must be stopped & Palestine must be defended.

05.05.2025 18:39 πŸ‘ 800 πŸ” 286 πŸ’¬ 64 πŸ“Œ 23
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As a GP, I am not allowed to receive a pen or post-it note pad from a pharmaceutical company rep

The Government banned them in case I was influenced to prescribe a certain medication

This should also be banned @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social unless you have a way to justify this?

05.05.2025 17:04 πŸ‘ 598 πŸ” 389 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 23

I think the suggestion that any kind of human-to-human interaction should be replaced with human-to-chatbot interaction should be scrutinized as a kind of moral rot. It’s antisocial ideology and should be treated as such

02.05.2025 15:51 πŸ‘ 3609 πŸ” 689 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 25

They're not even using a different URL

28.04.2025 17:04 πŸ‘ 145 πŸ” 88 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
20. The final episode...
20. The final episode... YouTube video by Happy Heat Pump Podcast

BBC bans Evan Davis from informing the public on heat pumps. β€œAs the world has β€˜progressed’ in the past few months” the BBC β€œhas become concerned that anything like this - informing people about heat pumps - can be interpreted as treading on areas of pulic controversy” youtu.be/RJPKgngqoX0?...

22.04.2025 08:02 πŸ‘ 474 πŸ” 201 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 111
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β€˜The whole policy is wrong’: rebellion among Labour MPs grows over Β£5bn benefits cut Dozens of MPs are angry at their party, despite frantic efforts by whips and government ministers to assuage them

β€˜The whole policy is wrong’: rebellion among Labour MPs grows over Β£5bn benefits cut to people with disabilities.

The policy is cruel. Tax the rich.

Fuel the rebellion. Insist on seeing your MP face to face. Tell him/her to vote against the bill.

20.04.2025 07:23 πŸ‘ 655 πŸ” 268 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 12
Pension Breakeven Index: How the UK State Pension Compares to Europe We've compared the UK's pension system to the rest of Europe’s countries to see which one offers the most to retirees. Check it out here.

Full monthly state pension for post-2016 UK retiree is Β£997.75. Only 27% receive it.

Elsewhere:
Luxembourg Β£5,426
Norway Β£1,839
Switzerland Β£1,657
Denmark Β£1,486
Sweden Β£1,373
Belgium Β£1,338
Netherlands Β£1,322
France Β£1,254
Spain Β£1,238

UK GDP spend on pension is less than OECD average.

20.04.2025 07:46 πŸ‘ 527 πŸ” 348 πŸ’¬ 49 πŸ“Œ 12

Appalling

17.04.2025 20:53 πŸ‘ 126 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2
Common seals basking on a Palaeogene dyke at Kildonan.

Common seals basking on a Palaeogene dyke at Kildonan.

Three Highland cows (two adults and one baby) in Glen Rosa. It is a cloudy day but the sun is shining over the scene. There are mountains in the background.

Three Highland cows (two adults and one baby) in Glen Rosa. It is a cloudy day but the sun is shining over the scene. There are mountains in the background.

Pladda island from Kildonan at the south of the island. You can see a small amount of mist across the sand at the forefront of the image, and some large rocks are dotted around. It is a sunny day, with some small clouds off to the left.

Pladda island from Kildonan at the south of the island. You can see a small amount of mist across the sand at the forefront of the image, and some large rocks are dotted around. It is a sunny day, with some small clouds off to the left.

Cir Mhor mountain at sunrise. It is glowing a deep copper colour.

Cir Mhor mountain at sunrise. It is glowing a deep copper colour.

The Isle of Arran has officially been announced as a UNESCO Global Geopark! πŸŽ‰

UNESCO’s Global Geoparks are areas with internationally important landscapes & bring together other aspects of heritage such as archaeology, history, culture and biodiversity.

www.bgs.ac.uk/news/isle-of...

17.04.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 89 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
The background is blue, but green predominates with the open olive stone & leaves.
Flowers are of white & yellow.

The background is blue, but green predominates with the open olive stone & leaves. Flowers are of white & yellow.

πŸ‘€ #Selby Abbey #Yorkshire

β€œThe Gethsemane Window” (2024)
#HelenWhittaker

Beneath olive trees, is an opened olive with the cross of sacrifice within. Winter jasmine & three flowering lilies signal the coming of spring.

#StainedGlassSunday

13.04.2025 06:41 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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The main reason UK electricity prices are so high isn’t net zero but the fact that gas sets the price 98% of the time.

13.04.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 113 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 3