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Helen Humane
@helenhumane.bsky.social
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Progress, not parties. Outcomes, not tribes. Values, not flags. #MakeVotesMatter
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Full on week. Went to see my old Nan. She says I’m inheriting nothing.
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🚨COMING UP: Important debate in Parliament
On 2nd September, MPs will debate scrapping FPTP for Mayoral elections.
The tide is turning. More and more people are starting to recognise that this voting system is not fit for purpose.
Ask your MP to attend and speak out👇
Email your MP about scrapping First Past The Post (FPTP) for Mayoral elections
On the 2nd of September, MPs will debate abolishing First Past the Post for Mayoral and PPC elections. Since the system was introduced, it has resulted in Mayors being elected on as little as 25% of t...
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Absolutely brilliant 👇😀😀😀
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Good on the Mirror for having the bravery to strike out against this bullshit
🚨An important reminder of the trauma faced by asylum seekers.
Not just in fleeing persecution abroad.
Not just in the perilous and desperate journey to these shores.
But by the hatred and vitriol put on them by the right wing in this country for callous political gain.
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💥Built a golden house 💥Won ‘sporting events’ 💥Thirsty for prizes 💥Desperate for audience acclaim 💥Insisted on subservience of elite 💥Disastrous marriages 💥Attacked Iran 💥Inherited empire near its zenith… 💥… utterly trashed it
NERO on the YouTube right now
Watch here: youtu.be/ZnwkYZzEHN8?...
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The most passive-aggressive phrases:
1 Polite notice 2 Gentle/friendly reminder 3 As per my last email 4 Thanks in advance 5 For the avoidance of doubt 6 With all due respect 7 I may have missed it, but 8 Maybe I didn’t explain it clearly enough 9 Not sure if you read my email 10 Hope this helps!
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Petty fess: work for a UK business that has a decent sized US office, I absolutely refuse to adjust the date configuration from day/month to month/day for them in any collaborations.
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📣 New episode out 📣 @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social discuss Enoch Powell’s so-called “Rivers of Blood” speech, the explosive political speech that brought far-right ideas into the British mainstream. Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
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This little parable is a nice illustration of why it is important for mainstream parties to set and uphold clear, bright line anti-prejudice norms, and of why the failure of senior Conservatives to do so risks doing great harm to their party
