Posts by YorksBylines@bylines.social
(DIR) Post #AQTLEXLq6DlQlFFfJg by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2022-12-10T09:17:11Z
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Hello Mastodon! This is our first toot in our new home at bylines.social, our very own instance! We figured with the size of the Bylines Network, we needed to have our own server for our official accounts.So new #introduction ~ we're the flagship title in the Bylines Network of citizen journalism publications. We launched in April 2020 in response to the state of our democracy. Our aim is to give a platform to progressive voices from our area and beyond, speaking truth to power. #Bylines
(DIR) Post #AQnWrniABwobS4oivI by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2022-12-20T12:07:13Z
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As far as climate journalism goes, the vast majority of tabloid press coverage of COP27 was not about the climate breakdown, it was more about belittling the crisis and those who want to do something about it | Barry White#Bylines #COP27 #ClimateCrisis https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environment/pushed-to-the-side-how-the-press-covered-cop27/
(DIR) Post #AQnXXlG7hQRs0bi4Su by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2022-12-19T15:35:07Z
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Asylum camps could be a solution – but not under this government. The Home Office record on setting up camps and managing those already established is nothing short of appalling – and illegal | Dr Stella Perrott#Bylines #Asylum #asylumseekers #refugees #HomeOffice https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affairs/asylum-camps-could-be-a-solution-but-not-under-this-government/
(DIR) Post #AQnXiyLTNwgVmSYenI by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2022-12-19T07:13:06Z
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New Tory factions emerge to fight for the Conservative soul. Factionalism has become a defining feature of the Conservative Party, where might this lead in the run-up to a general election? | Sam Chandler#bylines #Tory #conservatives https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/new-tory-factions-emerge-to-fight-for-the-conservative-soul/
(DIR) Post #AQoKOJdtu37HVOxPXM by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2022-12-20T21:39:37Z
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Dear editor | Ryedale people want a fair deal for nurses. The only constructive way forward is for the government to shelve the pay board’s recommendations and re-enter negotiations with everything on the table | Mick Johnston #Bylines #nursestrike https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/letters/letter-to-the-editor-july-22/
(DIR) Post #AQtgmbivV0R7Ja60XI by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2022-12-23T11:45:51Z
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@zleap Great security there too, they'd all be very safe!
(DIR) Post #ARCQdkByjnj84T6Gfo by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2023-01-01T12:44:01Z
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Artists and creatives, allowed free rein rather than being corralled into an advertising agency or a game studio, are well equipped to see what’s wrong with our current society, and create images of how it could be different | Natalie Bennett#Bylines #Publishing #Books #Author https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/lifestyle/culture/the-democratic-creative-future-is-possible-the-first-flowers-are-emerging/
(DIR) Post #AREvKSo2dlLhXg6sVM by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2023-01-02T12:11:41Z
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It is a mistake to seek to prevent debate on trans rights. We need to win the arguments – not ban the arguments | Andy Brown#Bylines #Transgender #TransRightsAreHumanRights https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/transgender-rights-everything-old-is-new-again/
(DIR) Post #ARTvJE7mJgRjA0Lo9o by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2022-12-20T07:27:29Z
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In a time of deceit, silence is complicity. Whether it's about nurses" pay, government corruption or the damage of Brexit, it's vital that we break up the monopoly on untruth. Speak out (including you Keir Starmer) | Andy Brown#Bylines #Brexit #Starmer #Propaganda #NursesStrike https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/modern-propaganda-staying-silent-is-no-longer-an-option/
(DIR) Post #ARrXK2s6lvYyLYxmls by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2023-01-16T11:37:15Z
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The decision of North Yorkshire County Council to be the first authority in the UK to enforce a 100% mandatory premium on second holiday homes is a welcome one | Cllr Tyler Callum Wilson#HolidayHomes #NorthYorkshire #Bylineshttps://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/holiday-home-action-in-the-north-of-yorkshire/
(DIR) Post #ASfcBgh0gylo3hLlJ2 by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2023-02-14T11:52:39Z
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Party leaders don't talk publicly of cooperation, yet I suspect there might be a bit of collaboration already taking place. If not, then it falls to individuals to use their votes wisely at the next general election | John Cole#VoteSwap #GetPRDone #Bylines https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/vote-swapping-as-a-route-to-rout-the-conservatives/
(DIR) Post #ASrkj9wS63H9rLZ02i by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2023-02-20T08:00:17Z
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📣Breaking news📣 This excellent letter to the BBC by Dr Russ Jackson, senior lecturer in communication and public relations at Sheffield Hallam University, has been viewed over 100k times, by people in 144 countries! #FionaBruce #BBCQT #Bylines https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/an-open-letter-to-the-bbc/
(DIR) Post #ASs9bZ0VWAb88Tw2Uq by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2023-02-20T13:30:37Z
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Would proportional representation create a fairer voting system and help restore trust in politics, or is it simply “political posturing”? North Yorkshire County Council refuses to support calls for PR | Celine Barry#PR #ProportionalRepresentation #Bylines #Compass https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/north-yorkshire-county-council-refuses-to-support-calls-for-proportional-representation/
(DIR) Post #ATEx0yyvlc74GK7hqq by YorksBylines@bylines.social
2023-03-03T13:30:25Z
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Astonishing long-term mismanagement and waste continues in all branches and functions of our government | John Clayton#UKGovernment #Politics #Bylines https://yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/conservatives-in-power-government-without-care-or-conscience/