Darren Burling

Infographic showing rail fares per 100 miles. Source: Vouchercloud research March 2026 UK - £55 France - £29 Switzerland - £28 Germany - £19 Italy - £14 The Railways Bill must deliver REAL public ownership and cut rail fares.

Britain’s rail fares remain the highest in Europe.

The government should be more ambitious in its plans for Great British Railways, including reducing train fares.

Investment in cutting rail fares is not a lucky break for people who use the railway; it is an investment in the entire economy.

Shabana Mahmood approves police request to ban al-Quds march in London Home secretary says ban on Pro-Palestinian rally ‘necessary to prevent public disorder’ after Met police raised concerns

Anyone out there who thinks that the UK is the epitomy of democracy - think again

Peaceful protest is effectively banned by this autocratic government, who are also seeking to scrap trial by jury for the majority of cases

What's next to go I wonder?

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

❗❗On average, private water companies are taking around 1/3 of your bill and spending it on shareholder payouts and debt servicing

Under public ownership, all of that money would go into fixing crumbling water infrastructure and lowering bills.

🚨It’s privatisation that’s too expensive🚨

Dark Magic will do very nicely tonight 😍

This looks interesting.... #Chester

#HopeIsHere #DrawTheLine #ReadytoReplaceLabour

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I pretty much gave up hope in British democracy years ago.
Billionaire owned press, the rich buying off MPs, government broken promises, Brexit, excessive corporate power, supporting a genocide in Gaza, arresting peaceful protestors, so many lies.
Hope is restored by a plumber today 💚
Hate can't win

Over the moon Hannah has been elected as Gorton and Denton's next MP! I'm hugely looking forward to working with her in Westminster to fight for change and make hope normal again.

This is just the beginning! Join today to take action for a better future: join.greenparty.org.uk

indeed. this is Trumpian bad loser desperation from Reform, which will be picked up by their supporters in the billionaire-owed media, whose job is to fight against hope and progressive politics

Manchester Green Party graphic on a green background with hannah spencer. it’s a green win! the gorton and denton residents chose hope, not hate. here’s to change. thank you very much to all of our volunteers that helped elect hannah, our 5th Green MP and 1st in the north!

✅ Hope HAS WON!

💪 Only the GREENS can take on Farage

🇬🇧 Politics has changed forever

🪠 Hannah the Plumber is now Hannah Spencer the MP for Gorton and Denton!

🐝 The FIRST NORTHERN GREEN MP

🥀 Labour have been replaced

🚫 Reform's rise has been halted. Hate has been defeated.

Now there is hope! It's no longer a choice between grim and grimmer. We can vote for who we want and win. Anywhere.
It's just one constituency, but the Green victory in Gorton and Denton is an electric shock to our political system.

Open letter to Steve Reed MP: who has been controlling our water industry? Dear Rt Hon Steve Reed MP,I am writing on behalf of members of the public who are deeply concerned by the recent revelations about Peter Mandelson.

🚨NEW: Peter Mandelson's lobbying company worked for Water UK, the body representing the private water industry.

At the same time, Labour's review of the water industry refused to even consider public ownership as an option.

In our open letter to Steve Reed MP, we ask: 1/2

Is your MP OK with illegal pollution until 2040? Thames Water’s creditors are currently scrambling to take control of the utility.

Are you angry watching #DirtyBusiness on Channel 4?

You should know what Thames Water is doing RIGHT NOW

Its creditors want permission to pollute illegally until 2040 ⁉️

24 Thames Water MPs have written to tell the Minister and @ofwat.bsky.social to say NO 👇👇👇

weownit.org.uk/news/is-your...

Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead

Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry

As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead
#DirtyBusiness
#Sewage

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Suspect it's going to be awesome scran...😋

Trump's lies vs. the last four weeks of extreme weather reality:

"It's a shame you don't do great food as well as great beer"

Well, let's see if we can fix that for you...

IN CASE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY BREAK GLASS - Extinction Rebellion UK Unanimous not guilty: All Extinction Rebellion ‘JP Morgan medics’ cleared A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from Health for Extinction Rebellion w...

Unanimous not guilty: All Extinction Rebellion ‘JP Morgan medics’ cleared

A jury has delivered a unanimous not-guilty verdict to the six healthcare professionals from who cracked windows at JP Morgan Chase’s European HQ during the July 2022 heatwave.

extinctionrebellion.uk/2026/02/19/i...

BREAKING - WE HAVE WON!

Following a successful Judicial Review brought by Huda Ammori, and a sustained campaign of defiance by defend our juries leading to almost 3,000 ‘terror’ arrests, the ban on Palestine Action has been ruled unlawful in the courts.

UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule – live Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws

Great to see even a rigged panel of judges came to the correct decision.
Wonder if the courts will now drop charges against peaceful protestors displaying cardboard signs?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...

Wales is a desert, please bung in a few quid to rewild a bit of it... www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/tirnatur?u...

This weekend's @theipaper.com cartoon

BREAKING: NO CONVICTIONS AS VERDICTS COME IN FOR FILTON24 TRIAL

After 8 days of deliberation, the jury have not convicted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Ellie (Leona) Kamio, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin on any charge.

Defend Our Juries comment to follow.

Palestine Action activists cleared of aggravated burglary at Israeli defence firm site None of the six activists were convicted of any offence over break-in at Elbit Systems factory near Bristol in 2024

Still reckon they're terrorists, Mr Starmer?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

IF I didn't know what an egg was and someone told me it comes out of a chicken's arse and it's in a shell with a liquid inside containing a clear bit and a yellow bit, but when you cook it it goes hard and you can eat it, and then they asked me to try it, I think I'd tell them to fuck right off. Gav H, Hebden Bridge

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‘Absurd’: decent homes standard for England’s private renters will not be enforced until 2035 Campaigners say government is letting landlords ‘drag their feet’ and ‘denying renters the most basic standards’

Appeasing landlords.

Decent homes standard for England’s private renters will not be enforced until 2035.

Millions of renters are stuck paying hand over fist for shoddy homes that pose a real danger to their health.

Govts put profits before people.

457 UK armed forces personnel died in Afghanistan during the 20-year deployment.
This is a fucking hideous thing to say. Even by his non-existent standards.

Had a tip from @redjumpermartin.bsky.social whilst drinking at @curiousgnome.bsky.social so dashed out on the bike to see the Aurora on the train bridge at Curzon Park 😍

Gorgeous sunset down at the Groves now....