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Alice Ferguson

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Co-founder of Playing Out movement for children’s freedom and right to play out in the streets and spaces where they live. Bristol, UK. #SafeStreetsNow #PlayStreets #YesBallGames #KidicalMass www.playingout.net @playingout.bsky.social

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Surely we now need a coalition of the progressive left including the trade unions?

01.03.2026 13:29 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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@playingout.bsky.social has leaflets in Urdu too!

Printing leaflets in different languages is democratic, inclusive, empowering - values clearly threatening to those who want to control the narrative. @greenparty.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @carladenyer.bsky.social

01.03.2026 09:13 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Shouldn’t that be requack?

19.02.2026 22:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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28.01.2026 18:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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28.01.2026 18:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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28.01.2026 18:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Ofsted finds no political bias at Bristol school criticised for cancelling MP’s visit Snap inspection of Brunel academy took place after it withdrew invitation to pro-Israel Labour MP Damien Egan

My friend Dee is a parent at this Bristol school and wrote an open letter to Keir Starmer (in comments). www.theguardian.com/education/20...

28.01.2026 18:59 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 0

There’s a lot I agree with in this - especially (strongly) that children need more freedom & independence. But it’s not just down to parenting and societal acceptance. We also need to address traffic dominance and danger - a risk children shouldn’t have to deal with. @playingout.bsky.social

28.01.2026 08:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

So hard to let go of a lifelong belief in “our” BBC. But you’re right.

25.01.2026 07:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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The BBC homepage just now…still going for “both sides” despite the very clear evidence one side is lying.

25.01.2026 07:41 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The BBC homepage just now…still going for “both sides” despite the very clear evidence one side is lying.

25.01.2026 07:40 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you @theguardian.com for this truthful and responsible reporting. And shame on those media outlets and journalists - including BBC - who are not calling out Trump’s lies. We’ve all seen the videos.

25.01.2026 07:33 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Cedarmont Kids - Bicycle Built For Two (Daisy Bell)
Cedarmont Kids - Bicycle Built For Two (Daisy Bell) YouTube video by CedarmontKidsVEVO

A super-cheesy version but this song reminds me of being a kid on a mass bike-ride / demo (pre-Critical Mass) through Bristol city-centre around 1980! m.youtube.com/watch?v=jcb_...

24.01.2026 09:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

The video!

23.01.2026 21:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Nice bikes. Shame about the casual sexual harassment!

23.01.2026 09:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Climate *collapse*, surely?

23.01.2026 09:05 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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“Board of peace”. Right.

21.01.2026 22:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

That’s good. I was referring to Mark Carney’s speech.

21.01.2026 15:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is what I’ve been saying too! Hard to do at individual level but countries should do it. Whatever the “sacrifice”, surely it’s worth it?

21.01.2026 08:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Brilliant speech **but** we “middle powers” need to acknowledge what has been very wrong with the “old world order” - colonialism, exploitation, racism, oppression, economic inequality, environmental disaster - and plan to rebuild better alongside the global majority.

21.01.2026 08:30 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 1

Brilliant speech **but** we “middle powers” need to acknowledge what has been very wrong with the “old world order” - colonialism, exploitation, racism, oppression, economic inequality, environmental disaster - and plan to “rebuild better” alongside the global majority.

21.01.2026 08:28 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Plus acknowledging Canada’s own historic human rights abuses??

21.01.2026 08:18 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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As Trump menaces Greenland, this much is clear: the free world needs a new plan – and inspired leadership | Gordon Brown The idea that the liberal rules-based order can survive his presidency now seems complacent. This is a historic moment – and a time to act, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

I thought Gordon Brown’s piece was good - would be v keen to hear your thoughts. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

20.01.2026 09:43 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

To quote a great philosopher:

"Fuck you I won't do what you tell me!"

15.01.2026 18:32 👍 67 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 1

I know, why don’t we just scrap all this democracy nonsense altogether and just let the grown-ups get on with the proper work of spending our money in the way they see fit?

15.01.2026 09:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

He knows the seduction of a simple argument and doesn’t want to acknowledge the complex societal/environmental reasons children no longer play freely outside. He’s doing very well out of blaming it entirely on phones and parenting.

14.01.2026 22:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Now you’re out of the Traitors’ castle, do you fancy also coming out of barrister-retirement and defending me against a terrorism charge for holding a cardboard sign? 😉 (I’m serious).

14.01.2026 22:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What that was you??!!! Well thank you for making it worth watching. Not sure I can be bothered to carry on with it now.

14.01.2026 22:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Three Palestine Action protesters end their hunger strike Four more who had paused opt not to continue after government opts against giving contract to Elbit Systems UK

I fully support their decision to live. They have already succeeded in exposing beyond doubt the UK Government’s pathological loyalty to a genocidal state. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

14.01.2026 22:24 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

I did not say anyone is telling women to shoulder it alone. I just meant that macho men can respond violently if they even *think* women are mocking them. This is not particular to the US - it’s universal.

13.01.2026 13:02 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0