Since 2019 the NHS has experienced a 36% increase in patients seeking mental health services. There is no way the NHS has the capacity to cope with that and there is nowhere near enough productivity to create the jobs and wage security and fix housing, myemail.constantcontact.com/Sensible.html?…

I've called on the UK Government to step up to its legal and moral obligation to stop ALL arms sales to Israel #StopArmingIsrael oxfam.org.uk/get-involved/c…

Rather than worrying about what Trump and Musk will do next, you all need to be reading The Future by Naomi Alderman, which explores the Tech Bro possibilities in all of their ridiculousness. Science fiction that will make you feel better! weknow0.co.uk/?p=2406

The government's callousness in yesterday's Spring Statement doesn't even make sense economically weknow0.co.uk/?p=2423

The Birmingham SF Group welcomes Wendy Aldiss and Tim Aldiss to talk about their father the great Brian Aldiss in his centenary year. Everyone welcome! Date: 11 Apr • 19:45 Location: 54-57 Allison Street, Birmingham, B5 5TH Online tickets available at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsfg-welcome…

EXPOSED: FAKE water nationalisation price tag would still save £3 billion a year. Uni of Greenwich research shows how taking back control of our water delivers a better deal for the public. We need public ownership NOW. Sign our petition if you agree ✍️ tinyurl.com/2h9bk4e4

We are being stifled by the property rights of a tiny minority weknow0.co.uk/?p=1916

Once we realise that some aspects of Trump’s behaviour merely belong to a period of international relations that we thought we had evolved beyond rather than being totally unprecedented, then we can understand it better and respond accordingly weknow0.co.uk/?p=2418

Birmingham Science Fiction Group welcomes Xueting C. Ni Date: 9 May • 19:45 Location: Warehouse - Birmingham FoE, 54-57 Allison Street, Birmingham, B5 5TH Online tickets available (members free) at: eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsfg-welcome…

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Come join us at the Birmingham Science Fiction Group at Warehouse on Friday 13th June at 7.45pm to meet Claire North - Announcements Only as she discusses her new book Slow Gods. All welcome!

If you are feeling that UK democracy is in trouble, you can sign up to the Democracy Action Weekend here: actionnetwork.org/forms/sign-up-…

Brilliant session tonight from Claire North - Announcements Only at the Birmingham Science Fiction Group discussing the Penelope Trilogy, hand waving solutions in Dr Who and meeting Douglas Adams as a child amongst much else!

Our cognitive biases are making us sitting ducks for the psy-ops of the news media, weaponising our love of gossip against us weknow0.co.uk/?p=2454

Please consider signing Electoral Reform Society's call to reform the House of Lords into a smaller elected chamber action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/3342/peti…

Last day today. Highly recommended suttoncoldfieldarttrail.wordpress.com

Quick reminder that we are welcoming James Brogden to BSFG at the Friends of the Earth Warehouse on Allison Street in Birmingham at 7.45pm on Friday 11 July bsky.app/profile/birmin…

As our news gets steadily more gossipy, we are losing the ability to talk about the political options available to us weknow0.co.uk/?p=2469