SURVEILLANCE: "Pistols drawn as
UK surveillance state duels with rights groups"

Good roundup of current issues with Investigatory Powers Bill, facial recognition and biometric data collection

https://www.biometricupdate.com/202404/pistols-drawn-as-uk-surveillance-state-duels-with-right
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"Australian Government Threatens Gab With $500,000 Fine For Refusing To Censor Video"
https://news.gab.com/2024/05/australian-government-threatens-gab-with-500000-fine-for-refusing-to-censor-video/

UNPAID CARERS: "If the state wants people to be caring for their loved ones at home, they need to stop persecuting those who do"

We need reform and change

The care sector cannot be ignored any longer

hashtag#Carers

GOVERNMENT SPYING: "This is wrong, and a majority of the British public agree with me"

The government has a plan to spy on all of our bank accounts via the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

#surveillance #banks

UNPAID CARERS: "There needs to be a revolution in the social care sector, an absolute revolution" (Amanda Hunter)

If care system wasn't so broken, families would not be pushed into being unpaid carers

The care sector cannot be ignored any longer

#CareSector

SCOTTISH COVID INQUIRY: "Seeing an acute impact on children & young people... a high proportion haven't returned to school" (Alex Collop)

Millions of kids stopped from going to school, causing detrimental effect to so many

#Covid

WIN: "Independents recently won 228 council seats in the local elections"

Keep making voices heard #together

#Democracy

LOCKDOWN FLASHBACK: "Under 60s.. you're more likely to drown (than die of Covid)... we need to get things a bit in context" Luke Johnson

This was a disaster, which must be acknowledged and never repeated

#Covid #lockdown

Around 5m people in UK don't have internet access, let alone smartphones

A "Digital Pound" will just exclude older, less tech-savvy, vulnerable people from society further

Who actually benefits from this expensive elite project

#CBDC

We need to make our own health decisions here at home - not “outsource” them to unaccountable, unelected bureaucrats at the World Health Organization

We understand there is a protest upcoming, Edinburgh Sat 25 May, 1pm

"Aberdeen bus gates: Footfall plunges by more than 500,000 amid ‘perception city centre is closed for business’"

This is a disaster

And this *before* totally unnecessary LEZ

#LEZ

"Petition against government's plans for bank ‘mass spying’ powers nears 200k signatures"👊

More attempted state overreach with Data Protection & Digital Information Bill House Of Lords

#dataprotection

OXFORD: "Co-op Post Office will close due to 'LTNs'"

"This will especially impact elderly & those with limited mobility, who may face challenges accessing essential services provided by the Post Office" - new councillor Ian Yeatman of the Independent Oxford Alliance Party

#LTNS

WIN: "Taxpayers will no longer fund Global Disinformation Index"

One down, how many more shady censorship outfits to go?

#Freedom

TOGETHER IN SCOTLAND

From free speech to attacks on mobility, so many issues in Scotland but the public getting active can change things

If you're in Scotland come join us

We're Stronger #Together

World Health Organization: "I am profoundly sceptical of the WHO's ability to manage a global pandemic in light of serious errors of judgment, poor leadership & well-chronicled conflicts of interest.

"Minister says it doesn’t bind our hand… but he will know, in heat of ‘emergency’ … irresistible pressure mounts on a govt… to make decisions that… turn out to be wrong" - Suella Braverman


We need to make - and take responsibility for - our own health decisions here at home, not "outsource" them to unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats

#Covid

Central Bank Digital Currency could ultimately be used by Govt or 3rd parties to dictate how we spend our money

Who benefits from a #CBDC

Instead of admitting Net Zero is a mad target, the world’s leaders are pressing on

They will fail, but the damage they are doing will cost all of us dearly

It's up to us

Please sign & share #NoToNetZero at https://notonetzero.uk

#NetZero

BLANKET 20MPH SPEED LIMITS: Welsh government squandered huge amounts on this daft idea, now they will squander even more reversing it

This bonkers idea needs to go from the whole of the UK

#NetZero

CASH: "Use of physical cash increases for first time in decade"👊

#KeepCash

GOVERNMENT SPYING: The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is now in the reporting stage in the House Of Lords

Petition against government's plans for bank ‘mass spying’ powers nears 200k signatures - https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-government-from-spying-on-all-of-our-bank-accounts

#Banks #surveillance