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we know now how | A poem that shows how evil triumphs – not with grand acts, but through quiet moments of inaction, silence, and looking the other way | Steve Pottinger @BigStevePoet yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/poetry…

Crackdown on Palestine protesters sparks outrage across UK Protesters face arrest for wearing pro-Palestine badges as UK cracks down on dissent amid growing global outcry over Israel’s actions in Gaza By Sue Wilson MBE yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/crack…

✍️ The battle for Handsworth Why local voices must lead Yorkshire’s planning future By John Hall yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/the-bat…

Ethics and emotions at work: understanding the ‘why?’ and the ‘what?’ | Leadership often requires taking big decisions under pressure: calming techniques can help keep responses focused and ethical, not emotional | Dr Ann Marie Mealey yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/ethics…

The battle for Handsworth | Why local voices must lead Yorkshire’s planning future | John Hall yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/the-bat…

Votes at 16 work – Cymru shows young people are ready, but real engagement needs support, not scepticism ✍️ Neil Schofield-Hughes @SZeitblom bylines.cymru/politics-and-s…

✍️ When evil becomes normal: what Gaza reveals about the human condition A Gaza doctor’s chilling account challenges us to face the banality of evil – and the global powers quietly enabling it By Andy Brown @VoteAndyBrown yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/whe…

When evil becomes normal: what Gaza reveals about the human condition | A Gaza doctor’s chilling account challenges us to face the banality of evil – and the global powers quietly enabling it | Andy Brown @VoteAndyBrown yorkshirebylines.co.uk/?p=86519&fsp_s…

✍️ Why I will ask the House of Lords to vote today on the universal credit bill The House of Lords cannot stop the bill, but it can tell the government its actions are inhumane and indefensible By Natalie Bennett @natalieben yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/why-i…

On yer bike for Le Tour de France 2025 | No cyclist, just a fan of France, Le Tour – and lemon cake! From Yorkshire to Amiens, one woman’s sweet ride with Le Tour de France | Meryl White @GrandmaAbson yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/recipe…

Crackdown on Palestine protesters sparks outrage across UK | Protesters face arrest for wearing pro-Palestine badges as UK cracks down on dissent amid growing global outcry over Israel’s actions in Gaza | Sue Wilson MBE @Suewilson91 yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/crack…

It is 5.26pm on the 2nd of July | While innocents die and weapons manufacturers continue unchecked, parliament votes to criminalise resistance to war crimes in Gaza | Steve Pottinger @BigStevePoet yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/poetry…

After the noise: from resistance to ‘relational disobedience’ Saying “**** off” and slamming the door is a fair response to oppression, but we might achieve more if we keep talking … and listening By Mike Chitty yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/after…

Reuters report and the shifting landscape of UK journalism | A recent Reuters Institute survey finds UK journalists are ageing, with younger ones more likely to be women and older ones predominantly men | Tony Burke yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/home-affa…

The starfish delusion: why care, not strategy, is the real driver of change | Care is the ground all systems stand on: it is the refusal to be paralysed by the size of the problem, but to act in spite of it | Mike Chitty yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/health/th…

✍️ The Strid in the River Wharfe: the most dangerous stretch of water in the world? By Peter Norcliffe yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/the-str…

Powerful calls for climate action from the People’s Assembly in Huddersfield | Huddersfield locals unite at the People’s Assembly to demand bold, grassroots action on the climate and nature crisis – change is starting here | Zohreh Allami yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/powerfu…