#Parliament

Nick at EOR

EarlyOakR

1/ Brexit Benefits. Die-hard remainers often make the claim that, when confronted, respecters of direct democracy cannot name one single #BrexitBenefit. Well here’s a few potential benefits available after we

Simon Wakter

simonwakter

Today is #WorldEnvironmentDay and this year's theme is air pollution, which causes over 7 million premature deaths each year. It's time to stop #BeatAirPollution for our health, the environment and

Jane Carnall

EyeEdinburgh

In 1999, secondary legislation extended the protection of the Sex Discrimination Act to trans people. Over 20 years ago. No protests. No anger. No complaints that if "sex discrimination" applies

FCDO Gov,Conflict,SocDev Research

FCDOREDGCSD

#COVID19 #research burst #TrustOur partners have been in pivoting to #COVID19 research, with new products from a wide range of countries, focusing on indirect impacts & urgent policy advice.

Lachlan Stuart 🌹🗽

Lachlan_Edi

Set aside your assumption that concerns are 'transphobia'. It's not a hard question to answer.1. UK was until very recently ranked by ILGA and others as the most T friendly

Tena Prelec

tenaprelec

#Kosovo parliamentary election, with anti-establishment Vetëvendosje (VV) obtaining about 50% of the vote, marks a sea change. Here's a quick and inexact (temp results) table showing how the Feb 2021

Neha

Neh_hope_faith

Thread on HALAL and the threat it poses to Hindus:The Indian constitution calls for equality for all, however Hindu temples have been taken over by the govt., while liberally funding

mmnjug™

mmnjug

Jacob Juma was boisterous to a fault. He was not only emotionally dishonest but also wore the mask of a whistleblower in public. - @johnKamau1 Soon, the mask became his

Steffen Lüdke

stluedke

In an interview with FAZ, #Frontex Director Fabrice Leggeri claims that asylum seekers in the Aegean turn around voluntarily as soon as they see the Greek Coast Guard. (He thus

Erik Loomis

ErikLoomis

This Day in Labor History: December 25, 1831. The Baptist Rebellion began in Jamaica. This slave rebellion of up to 60,000 people, put down over the next couple of weeks,

Fuad Alakbarov ⁠⁠

DrAlakbarov

Thread. Azerbaijan’s Biggest Stories of 2020:January 20* Record number of hopefuls register for snap parliamentary elections in Azerbaijan* 30 years since the Black January eventsJanuary 27* Baku-Beijing flights canceled due

Arun Krishnan 🇮🇳

ArunKrishnan_

If you aren't listening to @PMOIndia @narendramodi right now, please do listen. He is laying out a compelling case for the Farm loans. Irrfutable. Just listen. Brilliant! Started off by

🎅🏼 PiQ 🎄

PriapusIQ

UK Spending Review - The Chancellor is expected to set out his Spending Review in about 10 minutes following PMQs. Among the highlights, there will be £3billion more to

James Lee

jamessflee

Having now read the Telegraph story about possible @UKSupremeCourt reform by the government, I think that several premises/suggestions are misconceived.Here’s a (slightly longer than I intended) thread with some thoughts1/https://www.tele

Sebastian Payne

SebastianEPayne

In a bold lockdown development, I've taken up photography with a proper camera again. Made my first foray into the office yesterday - this is what a deserted capital and

𝔇𝔯 ℭ𝔬𝔩𝔢𝔪𝔞𝔫 𝔇𝔢𝔫𝔫𝔢𝔥𝔶

ColemanDennehy

#OTD in 1612, the Bishop of Down and Connor, was executed alongside another priest, Patrick O'Loughran. The execution was gruesome and as a statement of state power and legal theatre,

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