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Lynne Bowers

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Health and Social Care; VCSE; Climate Adaptation; Social Justice; Starfish saver; Working with the good to make the world a better place.

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12.03.2026 14:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Daily Mail Headline:

Pupils' drawings could be blasphemous under Islamic law, Labour councils tell schools - while music and dance classes may go against the teachings of Islam

Daily Mail Headline: Pupils' drawings could be blasphemous under Islamic law, Labour councils tell schools - while music and dance classes may go against the teachings of Islam

Oh boy! What a headline...

Ask yourself:

"What am I being asked to believe?"

"Who am I being told to blame?"

Take a few seconds to imagine what the Daily Mail (And Telegraph, GB News and Express) WANT you to think is going on.

Let's see what's ACTUALLY happening...🧡

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11.03.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 723 πŸ” 383 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 74
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πŸ“Œ 2 weeks to go, seize the opportunity! Join us at Commissioning for the Future of Social Care on 25 March, we'll be sharing practical insights, ideas + learning focused on building trusted relationships that empower citizens & strengthen communities.

🎟️ Buy a ticket now: https://ow.ly/ETH650YpmJQ

12.03.2026 08:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Protecting What Matters: Towards a more confident, cohesive, and resilient United Kingdom

ICYMI
Social Cohesion Strategy UK
www.gov.uk/government/p...

12.03.2026 08:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Remember guys, you can’t afford a gas rig, or a coal mine, or a nuclear power station, but you can afford to put some cheap solar panels on your roof.

That’s why the fossil fuel industry has spent billions trying to kill renewable energy.

The dealer needs to keep you addicted.

10.03.2026 09:35 πŸ‘ 6453 πŸ” 2196 πŸ’¬ 231 πŸ“Œ 95
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This is the book I mentioned on @therestpolitics.bsky.social which definitely merits an English translation not least for US audience. Puts the argument that Germany distancing itself from USA is more an opportunity than a threat- fascinating on so many levels

11.03.2026 08:32 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Reaching net zero by 2050 is often framed as a cost burden.

The UK Climate Change Committee’s latest analysis suggests the opposite.

The real risk is fossil fuel dependency.

11.03.2026 09:29 πŸ‘ 614 πŸ” 301 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 18
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Peter Mandelson, the Russian superyacht and the scandal we completely misread When Britain's most powerful political fixer was caught on an oligarch's boat in Corfu, we called it Yachtgate and moved on. The Epstein files now reveal the full picture: a web of Russian money, paed...

We are just begin to get an inkling of how deeply embedded Peter Mandelson and Tony Blair were/are with the sinister rich. Every time you think you've seen the worst of it, something else emerges.
www.thenerve.news/p/peter-mand...

10.03.2026 13:43 πŸ‘ 991 πŸ” 424 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 18

Good.

09.03.2026 17:55 πŸ‘ 1471 πŸ” 233 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 5

πŸ™

09.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Israel and the US appear to want to do to Tehran what they have done to Gaza: reduce a busy and complex society to a toxic wasteland.

09.03.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 831 πŸ” 282 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 6

Wow!
Bold Talk indeed.
Absolutely shocking to hear the religious discrimination as late as the 1960s.
TY @feargalsharkey.bsky.social

08.03.2026 19:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œan immaculate illustration of British class signalling delivered with restraint, punctuation and a very clear sense of who belongs where”.

08.03.2026 13:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

On #InternationalWomensDay, I am reminded of the privilege it is to serve as North Herefordshire's first female MP, and to be in a Parliament with the most women ever elected.

But work doesn't stop here - from achieving pay equality to tackling VAWG, there's so much to keep fighting for.

08.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Today I'll be out campaigning with @camdengp. All to go for across London!
actionnetwork.org/events/kenti...

08.03.2026 09:16 πŸ‘ 127 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œone of Chilcot’s points: that β€œthe UK’s relationship with the US has proved strong enough over time to bear the weight of honest disagreement. It does not require unconditional support where our interests or judgments differ.”

08.03.2026 13:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Not just ICE

08.03.2026 13:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHow can any government build that kind of space to make some of the more fundamental changes in terms of things like capacity, to make the NHS work in a way that people expect it to?”
So many good statistics. Cut through the ****.

08.03.2026 11:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The focus on International Law? He is the British PM and particularly well versed in the law.
Imperial nostalgia for who? Most of us were living in poverty and filth.
And in case anyone hadn’t noticed American imperialism declined in the last century whilst Chinese colonialism expands unnoticed.

08.03.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage want Britain to blindly follow Trump into this illegal war, even though the President has no plan for what comes next.

There is nothing patriotic about outsourcing Britain’s foreign policy to Donald Trump.

08.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 2267 πŸ” 534 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 22
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Scrutinising Reform's plan for Wales We covered their manifesto launch and looked at the plans closely

Useful dissection of the Reform manifesto for the Senedd from @willhaycardiff.bsky.social.

Which rightly points out "β€œIllegal asylum seeker” is a nonsense phrase".

And highlights the rampant #climatechange denial at the launch

willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/scrutinisi...

08.03.2026 08:23 πŸ‘ 116 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 3

This is one result of the 7-year-long, Β£10 million Chilcot Inquiry: a comprehensive, detailed & crucial guide to avoiding another disastrous war like Iraq. You can understand why Tony Blair ignores its lessons, but every other warmonger in the UK?
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a81f1...

08.03.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 910 πŸ” 286 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 11

Does it bother anyone that Tony Blair thinks we should have supported the American attack from day one?
The attack we (and others) were apparently not made aware of.
#LessonsLearned #ChilcotInquiry
#InternationalLaw - sustainability of the planet.

08.03.2026 09:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWorking together, we can ensure that the Commonwealth continues to stand as a force for good”.
#CommonwealthDay
People of the World, Good People, Shared Values πŸ™.
The Family of Nations. 🌎🌍🌏

08.03.2026 09:02 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How Labour could be an effective progressive party again If Labour blunders on, it will lose the next election.

An article setting out what it would take for Labour to be an effective progressive party again - Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate share.google/7HR97QhMgMQO...

07.03.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œWe’ve got to build up more production here, not out of petty nationalism, but out of we’ve got good land, good people, good resources, good infrastructure. It’s a crazy misuse of land not to do that. We’re not getting the leadership we need from central government,” TimLang
@afnnetwork.bsky.social

07.03.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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07.03.2026 15:35 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 47 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
John Bolton on Trump's "biggest risk" with Iran and "juvenile" White House
John Bolton on Trump's "biggest risk" with Iran and "juvenile" White House YouTube video by BBC Politics

John Bolton on Trump's "biggest risk" with Iran and "juvenile" White House

#Newsnight

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEVoeGxX5wo

07.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
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NHS has β€˜hollowed out’ community care, says government adviser The NHS has "hollowed out" community and primary care and become a "national hospital service", according to the influential lead of a government review of social care.

@hsj.co.uk
www.hsj.co.uk/policy-and-r...

β€œThe NHS has become a National Hospital Service”
And reference to extractive external consultancies employed to reduce Continuing Health Care (CHC) support to vulnerable people.

07.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dutch prime minister says strikes on Iran not in line with international law β€œBoth the attacks on Iran last week and the unacceptable retaliation from Iran on countries in the region fall outside the framework of international law,” Rob Jetten said.

Dutch Prime Minister Rob Jetten said yesterday the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran were not in line with international law, while acknowledging the threat Tehran poses to regional security.

07.03.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 4