Tom F
@twf79.bsky.social
Former journalist on local papers specialising in sport. Lived in Hungary and Italy as a boy. Now on South Coast in UK.
created November 15, 2024
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Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Plastic is flooding our oceans, bodies, and babies – and recent treaty talks failed to stop it. While leaders plan their next move, we have a critical window to push for an end to the Plastic Era. Sign here! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-08...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Nearly a year after Keir Starmer promised it, the Hillsborough Law is yet to be introduced. Families deserve honesty and accountability at inquiries and inquests. Sign the petition here you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Thats made me chuckle anyway
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Wonder what they are in favour of?
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
It more and more unregulated.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
and what a lasting peace should look like.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
But they dont and they wont. They're being done by others for a reason.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever. Join Dame Judi Dench, @wildcard.land and 111,000 people in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations here 38d.gs/lgql
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Ban Octopus Farming Now: Pass this Groundbreaking Bill actions.eko.org/a/ban-octopu...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
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...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
We urgently need new homes. To build housing that communities can design, own and afford. Support building more co-operative housing now by adding your name and saying "yes in OUR backyard". #YIOBY 👇 party.coop/campaign/hou...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
There’s an Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve elections: shady billionaires can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap - effectively buying our democracy. Add your name to the petition for a cap on donations today: 38d.gs/hy28
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Sign a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social petition: Say No to New AI Data Centre Powered By Drax. actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
As if oil derricks and oil refineries are beautiful. And oil spillages definitely arent.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
There’s a HUGE Elon Musk shaped hole in the Government’s new plans to improve our elections: shady billionaires like Musk can still donate massive amounts of money with no cap: effectively buying our democracy. Sign to call for a cap on donations today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
🌍 One Earth. One Team. The UK and EU must work together to tackle climate change, reduce energy costs, and protect our environment. bsky.app/profile/euro...
World Animal Protection UK (@worldanimalprotection.org.uk) reposted
TUI refuses to stop profiting from the suffering of captive whales and dolphins. We’ve had enough. More pressure is needed, so we’ve joined with @whalesorg.bsky.social and other leading NGOs to form a powerful coalition to expose TUI’s part in driving the suffering. And you can join us.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Er not really. Just changing name of regulator.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
The govt's decision to suspend the whip from four MPs for opposing cuts to welfare payments for disabled people is wrong - and has to be reversed. Sign the petition to demand their reinstatement: actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Sign this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Sign a @stopburningtrees.bsky.social petition: Say No to New AI Data Centre Powered By Drax. actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Back to rendition.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Rachel Reeves could slash the Cash ISA limit to £4K — a win for hedge funds, a loss for the rest of us 💸 Even the banks are against it. Tell the govt to protect savers, not risky investments! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Donald Trump wants to open the spectacular deep Pacific Ocean to destructive and polluting drilling and mining. It's a global emergency: resistors in the government say we need to flood the public comment process before it’s too late! action.eko.org/a/trump-atta...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
The UK's new trade strategy disappointingly says it will continue inserting controversial corporate courts into its trade deals. Sign the petition: Abolish corporate courts. #StopISDS act.globaljustice.org.uk/petition-cal...
Just Treatment (@justtreatment.org) reposted
🚨 JOINT STATEMENT: The govt’s NHS Long Term Plan isn’t transformation, it’s managed decline which puts profits before patients ⬇️ By @justtreatment.org, @keepournhspublic.bsky.social, @socialisthealth.bsky.social, @everydoctor.org.uk, @weownit.org.uk & @nhsworkerssayno.bsky.social. #NHS10YearPlan
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
The EU wants to continue protecting polluters spreading greenwashing lies. Finally political momentum is on our side to stop this. Sign to demand the anti-greenwashing law goes ahead. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-07...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Oligarchy to be protected at all costs.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Ominous echoes of the past.
Make Votes Matter (@makevotesmatter.bsky.social) reposted
📅 SAVE THE DATE: 6 JULY // 1PM // Argyle Square Gardens, King's Cross, London Join us for a youth-led rally (all ages welcome!) to demand: 📢 No more First Past the Post 📢 Proportional Representation now RSVP & SPREAD THE WORD: actionnetwork.org/events/londo...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
No to ID cards- please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Why? Would be just another political appointee.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Sign this petition calling for a better deal with the EU for British businesses who have been damaged by Brexit. www.europeanmovement.co.uk/business-rep...
We Own It (@weownit.org.uk) reposted
🚨URGENT: Sign and share our petition. ❗KKR, the predatory US private equity firm lined up to rescue Thames Water, has pulled out. Thames Water is back in crisis. It's time for Steve Reed to cut the 💩and bring it into public hands. vist.ly/3n529qc
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Caught lobbying for cash or bullying in Parliament. You can still return to the House of Lords - for life. No real consequences. No accountability. Sign now to kick rule-breakers out for good. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Well if we got back all the PPE fraud etc and collected all the taxes being evaded offshore then maybe we wouldnt need more taxes.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
why? Should be pressing Big Tech to keep children safe.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Kow towing to Trump will only lead to more demands. At some stage they will have to stand firm.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Ship collisions and noise are pushing whales to the brink–but slowing down ships could save thousands of whales and other marine life. Urge your leaders to commit to real ocean protection at the upcoming global summit! action.wemove.eu/sign/2024-6-...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Or rendition.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
not much rain about down here on South Coast
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Palantir got NHS data in UK too
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
And he is a cult leader.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Well be hard to be worse than Tory placemen.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
EU countries like Poland and Finland want to ditch the global landmine ban. These deadly weapons mainly kill and injure civilians. We must stop this. Sign the petition to defend the ban before it’s too late. #EndLandmines action.wemove.eu/petition/202...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Whatever the colour of their skin.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Well when you hear about some of those dubious fathers producing then you have to think about quality before quantity.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
When they take the conspiracy theorist pill there is no antidote it seems.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
We need Labour to grasp the nettle and replace the Tory placemen running the BBC. They arent impartial.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Well being masked and not identifiable certainly belongs in their playbook.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Sign the petition calling for prison officers' retirement age to go down to 60 - the same as police, firefighters and armed services. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Perhaps its the colleagues who should leave if they find somebody who disagrees with them so distasteful.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Maybe but the object must be to stop Reform and Tories.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
again using the nebulous term the people. If they didnt it was nine years ago that they were asked. Time they were asked again.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Stop Trump's Extinction Plan action.eko.org/a/stop-trump...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Stop Labour backtracking on a plan to help save birds by making developers put a £35 nest brick in every new home. Sign the petition 38d.gs/ky2i
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
I thought failed asylum seekers went back home anyway. Why send them somewhere else?
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Bluster and shouting is all they have.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Fascism and Communism pretty similar outcome.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Imbalances are a choice not something to be punished.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
The cases werent decided wrongly on DNA evidence so surely they can be decided again without it? Convictions can be unsafe without there being definitive evidence clearing those wrongly convicted.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
As if that would be more palatable? Take up be voluntary?
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Bunch of grifters.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Nuclear not green or clean. Retrograde step.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Every time you open a news site, Google gets paid, but proper journalism dies. Big Tech’s monopoly is starving newsrooms. The EU can break it up. Save journalism, stand up to Big Tech now! action.wemove.eu/petition/202...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
and Trump is the Pope.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Blaming victims is never a good look. Dont see how voting for change ended up here. No change just more clamping down on disability and refugees.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
counter Reform dont pander to them.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
It isnt backed up with any evidence of that. Whats harmful isnt down to immigration.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Tell the BBC to stop delaying the documentary about Gaza doctors – broadcast it now! action.eko.org/a/bbc-stop-s...
We Own It (@weownit.org.uk) reposted
❓How do you get Steve Reed the Environment Secretary to listen to your concerns about the private water industry? ❗⚽Meet him on his home turf.⚽❗ Lois is inviting Steve Reed to the football - fat cat water bosses can do it, so why shouldn't she? #Loisatthepalace
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
NDAs can silence victims of abuse & harassment. Let's change this! Sign the petition to ensure the Employment Rights Bill bans NDAs in cases of misconduct. #StopAbusiveNDAs #EmploymentRightsBill you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Seems like recreation and entertainment are not what its about. Very sad.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Doesnt want to be investigated so hardly a fair question.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Immigration is what the right use to deflect from their other under the radar attacks on democracy. It should not be indulged but disparaged.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
She might present on a possibly mainstream radio. but I'm not sure she is mainstream.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Wow thats another progressive paper down the pan.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Dont take any money off EU then.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Only encourages Reform to be more extreme. Labour can never win on arbitrary reductions in immigration.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Er ok but MAGA US "intellectuals" sounds like an oxymoron.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Its what fascists do. Mussolini ha sempre ragione. Any criticism is a form of madness to be stamped out.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Well its his decision so he should be doing more than hoping.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
At some point EU has to realise that they arent inside the tent pissing out anymore.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Gerrymandering is what they do. Its called transference or projection. They want endless cheap labour but dont want them to vote.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW. ✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
They will increase again with cost of insulin rising?
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Grim.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Cant imagine that. Something would be wrong with my brain.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Mad how people think Reform will do any good at local level. They wont.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
The same as Reform so why vote Tory if you are xenophobic?
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Crazy. Really is grim up north.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
🚨 Thursday’s elections prove it: First Past the Post is broken. 5 parties, chaotic results, millions left unrepresented. We need Proportional Representation — NOW. ✍️ Sign the petition: actionnetwork.org/petitions/20...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Trying to butter Trump up wont work- please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
They did. And they voted for him again. Go figure.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Russia’s shadow fleet is smuggling oil to fund war and risking spills and long-term damage to our seas. Demand the EU sanction every ship in this fleet! #RussianOilFundsViolence #ShadowFleet action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-01...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Europe lost 5 million farms in 15 years. EU subsidies flow to agribusiness while small farmers disappear. Sign to demand a farming system that works for people + planet. action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-04...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
He's just not competent.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Presumably they regard that as due process. Farce.
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social)
Private shareholders made dividends of £3.6 billion from owning our trains in the last decade. Yet the government is leaving our trains fully privately owned. Sign We Own It's petition to demand they take our trains into public ownership: weownit.org.uk/act-now/take...
Tom F (@twf79.bsky.social) reply parent
Run by right wing Tory placemen.