Reposted by Matt GreenVin Kennedy @vinkennedy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Trump Deal Bingo: Hint of a deal Suspicion of a deal Inkling of a deal Rumour of a deal Concept of a deal Suspicion of a deal Parameters of a deal Memorandum of understanding Close to a deal A whisker from a deal Imminent deal Agreed deal Note: "Implemented deal" is a deliberate omission. 149816
Reposted by Matt GreenCassia Rowland @cassiarowland.bsky.social · 24/07/2026The new prime minister is about to run out of prison spaces. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. But once again, there are no easy answers and just cancelling early releases is not a solution. The focus must be on public protection - including better protection in the community. 🧵instituteforgovernment.org.ukThe government must focus on public protection when it comes to prison releases | Institute for GovernmentThere are no easy answers to meeting the prison capacity challenge. 1612651
Reposted by Matt GreenEMILY WILSON @emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026On the language of Homeric Greek, and the language of a certain forthcoming film: here are a few simple observations. 91627510
Reposted by Matt GreenPeter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 08/07/2026I had to check but this is genuine. What a way to trigger a by-election. 1333388
Reposted by Matt GreenHush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 04/07/2026"You'll never reach 25K followers with a very niche aviation site purely for obsessives" Prove this right or wrong by sharing or not as you wish. 814364
Reposted by Matt GreenTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 20/06/2026My latest @newscientist.com cartoon 101395349
Reposted by Matt GreenOlaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 14/06/2026Forget Cruyff, Gullit and Van Basten this is the best ever moment in Dutch football. 482008519
Reposted by Matt GreenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026This, on the death of Henry Nowak, is an outstanding piece of journalism by @stephenkb.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/aa94...ft.comWhat Henry Nowak’s murder does — and does not — tell us about policingKemi Badenoch says his killing needs to be seen as a ‘Stephen Lawrence moment’ but the failures in both cases differ 12482220
Reposted by Matt GreenSquidge Rugby @squidgerugby.bsky.social · 27/05/202610 years ago, the most common question you heard about Spanish rugby was "Wait, Spain have a rugby team?". 5 years ago, it was "What have they done now?". Yet now, Spain might be the most exciting, promising team in the sport. We dissect how this incredible turnaround happened- youtu.be/DaLRnX527t8youtu.beSo how did Spain become rugby's most exciting nation? | Rugby World Cup 2027 Team PreviewYouTube video by Squidge Rugby 34312
Reposted by Matt GreenSquidge Rugby @squidgerugby.bsky.social · 13/05/2026On New Years 1990, the world was introduced to Mr Bean, now maybe the most famous comedy character of all time. Yet, this story started years earlier, on the home pitch of Racing 92. This is the crazy story of how French rugby's eternal underachievers created a comedy dynasty- youtu.be/m6683DwTjnMyoutu.beSo why would there be no Mr Bean without Racing 92?YouTube video by Squidge Rugby 188916
Reposted by Matt GreenHush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I prefer this place to the other one, but I don't have many followers here yet. Help me with the odd share if you like what I do. Ta. 10339119
Reposted by Matt GreenOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Many of us lost loved ones to Covid and many of us struggled with the virus when we caught it. People claiming it was a "staged event" are dangerous conspiracy theorists who don't care at all about the victims of that terrible event. The idea they're standing as representatives is horrific. 351078295
Reposted by Matt GreenFergi Jo Lisa 🏳️🌈 👻💀🎃 @lolafaglana.bsky.social · 08/04/2026I couldn't breathe because I was laughing so hard. That bird's an asshole! 😂😂😂😂😂 Best with volume up. 626123773124
Reposted by Matt GreenDr Katie Bramall @drkatie.bsky.social · 25/03/2026 BMA GP REFERENDUM ⏰Closes TODAY 12 Noon ⏰ Have you voted yet? Yesterday saw 2,986 votes cast - the highest daily total since the referendum opened Turnout: 49.38% 🫸 ONE FINAL PUSH 🫷 📱Open yesterday’s BMA SMS 👉Click vote on your unique link ⏰ It takes 5 seconds 001
Reposted by Matt GreenDr Katie Bramall @drkatie.bsky.social · 23/03/2026GP REFERENDUM ⚠️ Last 4️⃣8️⃣ Hours To Vote⚠️ 0️⃣2️⃣Days Left ⏰Closes Weds 12 Noon ⏰ Every. Single. Vote. Counts. 🗳️ Search inbox & junk for bma@cesvotes.com🔎 ❌ No link? Email GPcontract@bma.org.uk now- do not delay! 📖 Info on campaign: bma.org.uk/GPContract @BMA_GPbma.org.ukCampaigning on the future of General PracticeIt saddens us to confirm that the profession entered dispute with the Government on 1 October 2025 over its broken promises relating to GP contract renewal and investment and the 2025/26 GP contract c... 222
Reposted by Matt GreenLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 14/03/2026That's funny, I could have sworn he said something about not needing Royal Navy vessels because the war was already won. You broke it Don, you fix it. 64879732140
Reposted by Matt GreenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 01/03/2026“We cannot say that the United States’ actions are against international law, but we condemn Iran’s retaliatory actions as against international law,” is neither a coherent nor a compelling position. 282105624
Reposted by Matt GreenChris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 27/02/2026Tell you what Labour ought to notice: It’s a sign of how desperate left-of-centre folk in this land are to hold onto something they consider progressive that they’re prepared to ignore the fact the leader of the party they’ve landed on claimed he could hypnotise women’s tits bigger. I mean. 432153
Reposted by Matt GreenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Wow! Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report. This is a *big* legal win. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...theguardian.comUK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges ruleProtest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws 241832767
Reposted by Matt GreenAndrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 13/02/2026The European Court of Human Rights has dealt with over 430,000 applications in the last 10 years. Less than 2% of those related to immigration. And more than 90% of THOSE were dismissed by the Court. Check out our new factsheet on migration and the ECHR👇 🔗 go.coe.int/MJ3B2 19258
Reposted by Matt GreenPrivate Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 26/01/2026Bayeux Tapestry coming to Britain From the new Private Eye, out now. 624748
Reposted by Matt GreenAndrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 19/01/2026The European Convention on Human Rights was a benefit to British troops, not a burden, writes the Commander Legal for the Iraq War in 2003👇 🔗 www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/5542abd... via @telegraph.co.uk It was a force for good, ensuring humane treatment and proper accountability. #ECHR 0206100
Matt Green @fizzician.bsky.social · 01/01/2026Another year in the books - the streak continues! #Cycling #Veloviewer 020
Reposted by Matt GreenThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 02/12/2025NEW BLOGPOST Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious? thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...thesecretbarrister.comAbolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years … 22261158
Reposted by Matt GreenWorld Bollard Association™️ @worldbollardassoc.bsky.social · 19/11/2024We might have FINALLY met our match… #WorldBollardAssociation 78101641386
Reposted by Matt GreenDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 16/11/2025The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz. 401186230
Reposted by Matt GreenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 12/11/2025NEW The letter the BBC could send back to Trump A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim By me. Enjoy. emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...emptycity.substack.comThe letter the BBC could send back to TrumpA proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim 1121737634
Reposted by Matt GreenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11/11/2025NEW A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak By me: emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack) (Non-Substack link to follow.)emptycity.substack.comA close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBCThe litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak 21331161
Reposted by Matt GreenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 10/11/2025The BBC's depressing lack of inherent institutional strength The BBC needs to be a robust, independent institution By me Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-bbcs-d... Personal blog davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...emptycity.substack.comThe BBC's depressing lack of of inherent institutional strengthThe BBC needs to be a robust, independent institution 216553
Reposted by Matt GreenThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 07/11/2025New, by me The real problem which blights our prison and punishment system The way we think about custodial sentences is what needs to change Reflections on the wrongful prison release news Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/the-real-p... Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/11/the-...davidallengreen.comThe real problem which blights our prison and punishment system7th November 2025 The way we think about custodial sentences is what needs to change * Today’s news is about prisons: * Let us take a step back. There is a serious addiction problem which blights o… 1218995
Reposted by Matt GreenAndrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 03/11/2025Some 300 UK organisations say the #ECHR: ✅Lets us speak freely, love who we want and live in peace ✅Lets ordinary people hold authority to account ✅Helped bring peace to Northern Ireland ✅Has helped victims of injustice and improved public services ✅Is crucial in fighting violence against women 02212
Reposted by Matt GreenProf Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025 15218
Reposted by Matt GreenJake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 25/10/2025A very offline cousin sent this to fam group chat. This story is breaking containment. 153110212468
Reposted by Matt GreenAndrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 15/10/2025The European Convention on Human Rights is being misrepresented in the UK, says former Supreme Court President Lady Hale👇 🔗 www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home... via @the-independent.com “It seems so short-sighted. I’m sorry, I’m really, really worried about it.” #ECHR #OurRightsAndFreedoms 10351219
Reposted by Matt GreenAndrew Cutting @andrewcutting.coe.int · 13/10/2025“Over the last 70 years, the #ECHR has repeatedly stepped in when domestic courts were unable to provide the protection we now take for granted and cherish,” says the UK’s outgoing judge at the European Court of Human Rights👇 🔗 www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/ecthr-m... via @lawsocietygazette.bsky.sociallawgazette.co.ukECtHR 'more necessary and relevant' now, says outgoing UK judgeLeading silk says he 'hardly recognises' the good work of the ECHR from recent criticism of Strasbourg court. 220577
Reposted by Matt GreenMike W @gekido.bsky.social · 11/10/2025so Google just added a bunch (more) AI bullshit to Chrome Go through these steps to disable it: opus.ing/posts/how-to... #chrome #aibullshitopus.ingHow to Remove AI From Your Google Chrome Experience - OpusFollow these steps to resist the AI-pocalypse in your everyday web browsing. 4114851094
Reposted by Matt GreenDan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 08/10/2025We have built a society in which people of different skin tones, religious backgrounds & cultures get along, share power, work alongside each other, procreate with each other, recognise the each other’s humanity and democratic rights. It is a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD HISTORIC PROPORTIONS. 201095308
Reposted by Matt GreenThe Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 07/10/2025This is a lie. There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years. But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public. 11833751837
Reposted by Matt GreenBen Ansell @benansell.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Couldn’t agree more with this para from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 9471136
Reposted by Matt GreenParody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 04/10/2025I wonder if it has ever occurred to Tommy Robinson that if he doesn't like prison, he could try not breaking the law. 42682127
Reposted by Matt GreenSquidge Rugby @squidgerugby.bsky.social · 01/10/2025They did it. After a world of pressure on their shoulders, the Red Roses are finally World Champions, overcoming Canada at a sold-out Twickenham. We dive into how England adapted their gameplan, nullified Canada, and saw the title home... youtu.be/dN_a3lAJTYgyoutu.beSo how did the Red Roses win the Rugby World Cup? | England v Canada Analysis | RWC2025YouTube video by Squidge Rugby 5418
Reposted by Matt GreenDr Katie Bramall @drkatie.bsky.social · 30/09/2025If @wesstreeting thinks GPs are stuck in 20thC, visit a hospital We are the science museum! ➡️Electronic records since 1991 ➡️Online triage ➡️Ambient scribes ➡️SMS ➡️Online bookings ➡️Electronic prescribing ➡️Online referrals ➡️Video consults DAYS after 1st lockdown…. 1/x 34430
Reposted by Matt GreenTanja Bueltmann @tanjabueltmann.net · 29/09/2025When I was a teenager there was a bus direct from my hometown in Germany to London - we had a British army base, and this direct bus connection was one of the benefits of that. One summer I went on that bus to go volunteer in an old people's home in Southend-on-Sea. I had just turned 18 and was... 🧵 22874404
Reposted by Matt GreenJames Stafford @jpstafford.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Here's an amazing women's #rugbyhistory story ahead of the #RWC2025 final this weekend. 🏉 If you don't know about Noriko Kishida of Japan 🇯🇵 and the 1991 Women's World Cup, you need to read this thread. 🧵 12615
