@liamomaraiv.bsky.socialSometimes #DirectAction is the only way to get a state to take you seriously. The #NottinghamReformRiots began on #ThisDayInHistory in 1831 when the #HouseOfLords shot down a bill to raise #WorkingClass representation in #parliament. They subsequently passed such a bill in 1832.
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.socialIn #HouseofLords, written questions are a useful tool to get government positions on the record.
Such as this, tabled after the US confirmed it had deployed space weapons.
Such weapons, as the government says, present a huge threat
ukdefencejournal.org.uk/nuclear-weap...
@parliamentconnect.bsky.socialJess Asato says unelected peers should not block legislation backed by the elected chamber, warning the tactic could be used on other private members’ bills. Jess Asato (Labour) House of Commons, 11 September 2026 #Lowestoft #UK #ParliamentConnect #HouseOfLords #UnelectedPeers #PrivateMembersBills
@churchtimes.bsky.social👉 The welfare of workers in the 🚜 rural economy was raised by the Bishop of Hereford, the Rt Revd Richard Jackson, in the House of Lords last week. #ChurchTimes #HouseOfLords #ChurchNews
@parliamentconnect.bsky.socialTorcuil Crichton highlights senior medical, NHS and legal figures among the small group of peers under discussion. Torcuil Crichton (Labour, Na h-Eileanan an Iar) House of Commons, 11 September 2026 #NaHEileananAnIar #UK #ParliamentConnect #HouseOfLords #BMA #NHSLeadership
@sheriffof0.bsky.socialTom Watson once took the Home Secretary to court to establish that the state needs independent permission to access your data. Now he works for Palantir. His own register of interests currently reads: Nil.
#TomWatson #Palantir #HouseOfLords
@parliamentconnect.bsky.socialDr Simon Opher says the bill receives about 200 hours of committee assessment and rejects claims that it lacks scrutiny. @simonforstroud.bsky.social (Labour, Stroud) House of Commons, 11 September 2026 #Stroud #UK #ParliamentConnect #BillScrutiny #LegislativeScrutiny #HouseOfLords
@parliamentconnect.bsky.socialSir Jeremy Wright questions democratic accountability if the Commons cannot amend the Bill and must leave changes to the other place. Sir Jeremy Wright (Conservative) House of Commons, 11 September 2026 #KenilworthSoutham #UK #ParliamentConnect #BillAmendments #CommonsAmendments #HouseOfLords
@churchtimes.bsky.socialCultural humility was the note sounded by the Bishop of Leicester, the Rt Revd Martyn Snow, in the Healthcare 🏥 Development: International Partnerships debate in the House of Lords last week. #ChurchTimes #HouseOfLords #ChurchNews
@sds-answers.bsky.socialA question on #HouseOfLords #SelectCommittees tabled by Lord McColl of Dulwich on 15-09-2026 has been answered by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-09-15/HL3560
@dawil-01.bsky.social#NowHearThisMusic
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#HouseOfLords
#Can'tFindMyWayHome
Day 22
Enjoy!! 🤘🎸🎶🎤🎼🥁🎵🎸🤘👇
@astro-dale.bsky.socialWhat's the Standard Model of particle physics got in common with the House of Lords?
Most of its members are overweight and don't really do anything useful.
I'll get my coat.
#ParticlePhysics #PhysicsJokes #HouseofLords #PoliticsJokes
@metta2u.bsky.socialThis is #uk #westminster And #labour issue. It will of course be ignored. Nothing out of the ordinary for HofLs.
#houseoflords
“The House of Lords and the world of Westminster are one constant stream of scandal” JSwinney
#greenyes
@labrador-lover1.bsky.social
@killbait-uk.bsky.socialHouse of Lords Abandons Tie Requirement, Embracing Business Attire as Fashion Trends Evolve
🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅
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@eliasulrich.hachyderm.io.ap.brid.gy#Palantir #corruption : " #TheNerve has discovered a #revolvingdoor that has led to dozens of highly experienced #UK #government officials, former ministers, intelligence service chiefs and members of the #HouseofLords taking up key roles in the controversial Silicon Valley surveillance tech […]
@atmywitsend.wsocial.euTom Watson claims he stood aside from the House of Lords to join Palantir, knowing full well his seat is guaranteed for life. This exposes the rot in the UK’s Peerage system—unaccountable, undemocratic, & ripe for abuse. 🧵1/3
#TomWatson #Palantir #HouseOfLords #PeerageSystem #UKPolitics
@witsendfr.bsky.socialTom Watson claims he stood aside from the House of Lords to join Palantir, knowing full well his seat is guaranteed for life. This exposes the rot in the UK’s Peerage system—unaccountable, undemocratic, & ripe for abuse. 🧵1/3
#TomWatson #Palantir #HouseOfLords #PeerageSystem #UKPolitics
@houseoflords.parliament.uk🕚#HouseOfLords from 11am includes:
🟥 G20 summit objectives
🟥 reducing the welfare budget to fund defence
🟥 extreme weather and food supply
🟥 citizenship of Abraham and Rachel Szor
🟥 prison and probation service
➡️ See full schedule and watch online
https://orlo.uk/PnjLm
@justiceseer.bsky.socialThe despised, disgusting, corrupt, antidemocratic, #Liar - #MoronMcSweeney should be REFUSED entry to the #HouseOfLords! His nomination, by the equally despised, LOSER, #Starmer, should be ripped-up and thrown out!
#British-Politics is already "rotten to the core".. don't make it even more putrid!
