Writer and translator with a background in information management. No longer separating my personal and professional accounts. Fortean/weird stuff (no ethno-numpties please), coffee ☕, LGBTQ+, progressive politics, gym, ballet, opera, open source software.https://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mt5ht2w3us2bWe need to show rightwing newspapers that actions have consequences. Add your name: goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a1 https://goodlawproject.org/s/abb8a115 Aug 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5ht2w3us2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3msuxash7ss2hSupport workers at the V&A, sign the petition! https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pcs-demands-fair-pay-and-safe-working-conditions-at-the-v-a-museum?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=132d22b2-f3f7-4b90-af51-bf47d3c264db12 Aug 2026 10:46 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msuxash7ss2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3msb2uohxs22aI've signed this petition calling for all workers to be protected from insecure contracts like zero-hours. Ministers are running a consultation on this right now. Can you add your name before the deadline? https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/stamp-out-zero-hours-contracts-protect-all-workers-from-exploitation?source=megaphonebsky04 Aug 2026 12:58 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3msb2uohxs22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mqw5ghxwxc2kGoogle is requiring all Android developers to register centrally, pay a fee, and submit government ID. Apps from unregistered developers will be silently blocked. over 67 organizations oppose this. @keepandroidopen.bsky.social keepandroidopen.org https://keepandroidopen.org18 Jul 2026 11:19 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqw5ghxwxc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mnfhgcwaic23Dieses Thema liegt mir am Herzen. Bitte hier unterzeichnen: https://weact.campact.de/petitions/klimaschutz-statt-ki-wahn?source=bluesky&utm_campaign=NL+Community+DE%3A+EnEfG+Climate+Hoax&utm_medium=recommendation&utm_source=bluesky&share=4251af21-b4b3-4765-8b13-57213f4cf66603 Jun 2026 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfhgcwaic23https://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mmtqujuuo22qAsk the government to stand firm on its pledge to ban zero hours contracts. I just signed, can you? This is a key moment: some businesses are pushing for the protections to be watered down ahead of the government’s upcoming consultation. https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/stamp-out-zero-hours-contracts-protect-all-workers-from-exploitation?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=233875e3-5098-4724-bb0e-b292983f0d9627 May 2026 14:48 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmtqujuuo22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mmjneepvgk2r goodlawproject.org/s/ce4d2a https://goodlawproject.org/s/ce4d2a23 May 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjneepvgk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mldlcty5ws25The votes are still being counted, but one thing is clear: First Past the Post is broken. 🗳️MPs elected while 2/3 of voters opposed them. Majority governments on a quarter of the vote. This isn't democracy. Sign the letter calling for electoral reform 👇 https://secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/191527/donate/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs&en_ref=24719922308 May 2026 11:01 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldlcty5ws25https://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mkntph3iqs2gRight now, a cruel government decision is tearing child refugees apart from their parents. I'm supporting Safe Passage International's legal challenge to stop this - but there are just a few weeks to act. Please chip in today: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-suspension-refugee-family-reunion/29 Apr 2026 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkntph3iqs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mk3dam23as2ePrices are rising and working families face a Trump-made cost of living crisis. I've just signed this to show that working people refuse to pay the price for Trumpflation. Can you add your name too? https://actionnetwork.org/forms/working-people-must-not-pay-the-price-for-trumpflation?source=bluesky&22 Apr 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3dam23as2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mhigq4c7f22vMega-donors can pour millions of pounds into our political parties and drown out the influence of ordinary voters. We need a donation cap now. Please sign our letter. https://secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/187342/donate/1?locale=en-GB&en_chan=bs&en_ref=24719922320 Mar 2026 11:41 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhigq4c7f22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mhdj3gpksk2eRight now, a cruel government decision is tearing child refugees apart from their parents. I'm supporting Safe Passage International's legal challenge to stop this - but there are just a few weeks to act. Please chip in today: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/stop-suspension-refugee-family-reunion/18 Mar 2026 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhdj3gpksk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mfrtxbgnls2wHave you seen this? Reform UK has just pledged to rip up legal protections for workers and renters. I'm really worried about it. I've signed a petition to stop the steal. Can you add your name too? https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/stop-the-steal-protect-workers-rights?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=02d4e3c7-4a73-4d93-8470-9cee2b18fb8926 Feb 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrtxbgnls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mfmmj2oyuk2bProtect VPN use in the UK https://action.openrightsgroup.org/tell-government-protect-vpn-use-uk24 Feb 2026 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmmj2oyuk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3menzgy6vws2lFirst Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/the-elections-bill-must-scrap-first-past-the-post?source=bluesky&12 Feb 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3menzgy6vws2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3md3xwawqls2oI've just used Good Law Project's tool to email MPs on the Council of Europe and let them know they don’t have to bend down to Sex Matter’s transphobic threats. The more they hear from us, the harder it’ll be for them to ignore us. goodlaw.social/9f10d1 https://goodlaw.social/9f10d123 Jan 2026 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3xwawqls2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3mbwkaoqvts2iThis cause is close to my heart - please sign: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/stop-trump-s-kill-switch-secure-our-digital-sovereignty?source=bluesky&utm_medium=socialshare&utm_source=bluesky&share=1c52cc6e-dda4-4df8-8507-2c9ff37154dc08 Jan 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbwkaoqvts2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3m7zeymhl6s2jUrgent - ask your MP to join Wednesday's debate on how new asylum proposals will affect LGBTQI+ people. We need them to speak up for LGBTQI+ people seeking safety. Join me & @rainbowmigration.bsky.social: https://rainbowmigration.good.do/speakupforlgbt/emailmp/?v=79608223&utm_source=bluesky15 Dec 2025 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zeymhl6s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3m4hzsijww22tIf we don’t act now, many child refugees will be left in war zones or unsafe camps, away from their mums and dads. Email the Home Secretary now to stop the suspension of refugee family reunion – it just takes a minute >> https://act.safepassage.org.uk/email-home-secretary-family-reunion?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=FR_campaign_share31 Oct 2025 08:13 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4hzsijww22thttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3m4fz2pezr224High electricity prices are threatening industrial jobs across Britain and holding the country back. I've just signed this petition asking the Chancellor Rachel Reeves to cut industrial electricity prices at the Budget. Add your name too! https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/cut-industrial-electricity-prices-in-the-budget?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=8215dcf8-ae37-4bc7-b87b-97f162687c4530 Oct 2025 12:54 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4fz2pezr224https://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3lycu5neehc2thttps://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/keep_uk_in_echr08 Sep 2025 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lycu5neehc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3lxeslyffxc2vWorkers at Airedale Hospital do NHS work. But the Airedale Board is refusing to give them full NHS pensions, pay and conditions. I just signed this petition to support these frontline workers. Add your name too. https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/demand-nhs-pay-for-nhs-work-at-airedale-hospital?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=8a26c541-f431-4dfb-8e7d-bcb55ff28cc727 Aug 2025 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxeslyffxc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3lvqgqtpmu22aFinnola is a supermarket worker, and one of millions of workers who will benefit from the Employment Rights Bill. Please read her story and sign her open letter to the Prime Minister letter.megaphone.org.uk https://letter.megaphone.org.uk/06 Aug 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqgqtpmu22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3lukvzblutk23Outsourced Mitie workers at Sellafield are fighting for fair pay, while their CEO earns £14.7 million - 575 times the average worker's salary! Can you sign the worker's petition? https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/support-mitie-workers-at-sellafield-demand-fair-pay-now?source=bluesky-share-button&utm_source=bluesky&share=2f08ffe1-6280-4051-9fca-35ddf2758f1122 Jul 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lukvzblutk23https://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3lslnjty4qs2oI've donated to the crowdfunder to keep Bristol's radical bookshop @bookhaus.bsky.social open, please consider contributing if you can #bristol https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bookhaus---bristols-radical-home27 Jun 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslnjty4qs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/carlinparry.bsky.social/post/3ls6wq7qao22iSign the petition to Keir Starmer: Oppose Trump's war on Iran https://stoptrump.org.uk/petition-trump-iran/22 Jun 2025 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:yqczkb4oi5simubd2sdbc4k4/app.bsky.feed.post/3ls6wq7qao22i