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Northern Independence Party

@freenorthnow.bsky.social
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A political party demanding independence for the North of England | enquiries@freethenorth.co.uk | www.stopthenonsense.co.uk | www.freethenorth.co.uk

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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Shanah Tovah to all celebrating Rosh Hashanah in the North and around the world!
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Happy Yorkshire Day!
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Happy International Nonbinary Day to all of our nonbinary members and supporters! ⬛🟪⬜🟨
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
The "King of the North" may have won the Makerfield by-election, but fixing the North/South Divide needs more than devolution. The North needs proper funding, infrastructure, and a real say in how we fix our own problems instead of going cap in hand to Westminster.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
We’re happy to be returning to the Durham Miners Gala next week, come say hello!
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
We cannot lose such an important part of the cultural history of the region. Glass-making in Sunderland dates back to the 7th century. This is worth more to the people of the North than it is to developers. Save the National Glass Centre.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Sunderland's National Glass Centre is a month away from being closed for demolition. Not replaced. Not just closed. Demolished.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
None of this is natural. We believe in a green North and in localism, in community, and in legislation to protect our green spaces & waterways.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
We stand for the fishing towns who witnessed the marine die offs, for the river valley towns under threat of flash flood, and the moorland towns at threat of drought and wildfire.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's now the first time since 1911 that we've had record breaking heatwaves two months in a row, and last summer was the hottest on record.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
☀️ Happy Summer Solstice to all who celebrated at the weekend! ☀️
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Instead, the bubble is insistent on yet more managed decline, which is all we've had since the 80s. This has to change.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We're now moving on to our 7th Prime Minister in 10 years because not a single party in Westminster grasps that what we want and need is radical change for the betterment of working people.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
This week, we remember Jo Cox who was tragically murdered for her anti-racist beliefs. 10 years on, instances of hate crimes are becoming more common, not less. What should have been a wake up call was sadly ignored, with the major parties now echoing anti-migrant sentiments.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The new EHRC guidance is unnecessary, cruel, excludes trans people from public life, and does nothing to make women safer. All to appease a vocal minority of weirdos who are obsessed with public toilets.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
From restrictions on trans people's access to public spaces to censorship of LGBTQ+ stories in libraries and schools, the UK is going backwards on LGBTQ+ rights. This Pride Month and every other month of the year, we will keep fighting for a North where everyone is truly free to be themselves.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Eid Mubarak to all in the North!
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
In an age where politics has become so fractured that some feel the need to engage in tactical voting, it's important for everyone's vote to matter. That's why we need to replace First-Past-the-Post with a proportional system.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Wherever you are in the North, remember to vote tomorrow. The right to participate in elections was hard-won and local councils play a big part in our lives.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Reform know even their own voters can't stand to see the disgraceful dehumanisation of asylum seekers and immigrants. So, as a reward for voting for their concentration camps, their supporters won't have to look at them.
bbc.co.uk
Reform pledges to open migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas
The Green Party has accused Reform of
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
On May Day we remember that the long fight for worker’s rights in the North and around the world continues today. In the face of AI and a rising far-right we can't take our wins for granted.
tuc.org.uk
TUC Union Finder: Find Your Union >>
Tell us about your work and we'll find the right union for you.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Universities are making staff redundant, struggling to fund core research, and cutting the degrees they offer. Yet they can afford to spend money spying on people they have a duty of care over. We need proper funding for higher education and research, and an end to the hostile environment.
aljazeera.com
British universities paid security firm to ‘spy’ on pro-Palestine students
Investigation reveals how Horus, a company led by ex-military intelligence officials, was hired during protest movement.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Happy Easter from the NIP!
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Chag Sameach to all in the North!
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Transgender Day of Visibility to all of our trans members and supporters! 🏳️‍⚧️
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
This project is a great way of showing international solidarity and highlighting a lesser known historical link to the Spanish Civil War.
bbc.co.uk
Work to start on Sunderland Spanish Civil War memorial
Artist Rob MacDonald hopes the Sunderland community will help carve cobbles for the monument's base.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Librarians are experts who should be trusted and supported to do their jobs, not punished just because a headmaster saw a book they don't like.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
This story of over 100 books being removed from a school library is an outrageous restriction of young people's ability to access information & culture in a safe and supported environment.
indexoncensorship.org
School book banning escalates in the UK as Greater Manchester secondary school censors scores of books - Index on Censorship
A school librarian faced a disciplinary hearing and scores of books were removed from her school library after she stocked Laura Bates’ Men Who Hate Women
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🌙 Eid Mubarak to all in the North! 🌙
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
This is a great introduction to the North/South divide and why independence is the answer. Perfect for sharing with friends and family who are curious about why it's important.
thecourieronline.co.uk
Why Northern Independence is necessary
Should the North devolve from Westminster?
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
For International Women's Day we want to share the work done by historians at Newcastle University to uncover the history of Northern women fighting for change throughout the UK.
speccollstories.ncl.ac.uk
The North's Forgotten Female Reformers
Inspired by the 2018 centenary celebrations of women’s suffrage, this online exhibition uncovers the involvement of Northern women in movements which fought for change and reform throughout the UK, ...
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Sunderland shouldn't lose an important cultural centre because the government won't fund universities properly. If the University of Sunderland can't keep it open, then the community should get to decide what happens.
theguardian.com
Shattered dreams: Why the battle for Sunderland’s glass centre has turned into a political flashpoint
Custodian University of Sunderland says renovation costs of £45m are too high and building must be pulled down. Not without a fight, say locals, who believe they’re being taken for fools
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Fantastic to see people in Gorton and Denton stand against hate and division. We're all better off for showing that hopeful politics can win. And Muslims not voting for right wing parties that have instigated and fanned the flames of Islamophobia isn't a grand conspiracy, it's perfectly reasonable.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Advance UK - Nick Buckley “I want local people making the decisions that affect them and their families. I suppose I want a type of devolution, but not the way we currently do it, which pits regions against each other.”
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Rejoin EU - Joseph O'Meachair “the North requires some form of regional government to access and use the regional development funds available through the EU, but only if we are members.”
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Libertarian Party - Dan Clarke “I believe that if there is significant devolution to the North, where As much devolution as possible is done, [...] then living standards, industry, jobs etc will significantly improve and be in line with standards down south.”
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
SDP - Sebastian Moore “I am in favour of the greatest level of decentralisation possible because I know that the people closest to an area are best placed to make the decisions.”
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We asked candidates in the Gorton & Denton by-election these questions: 1. What would you do to address the North/South divide if elected to parliament? 2. What are your views on devolution in the North?
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
We wanted to know what candidates in tomorrow's by-election think about the North/South divide. Here are excerpts from the responses we received, if a party or candidate isn't listed here then they didn't reply to us.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It was never about 'protecting women', women overwhelmingly stand with the trans community. Now Manchester and Sheffield have lost spaces for women because the WI has imposed anti-trans rules that the membership didn't want.
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester Women's Institute to fold after members quit over new trans rules
'This was not a decision taken lightly'
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Source: www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The delay to the introduction of the Decent Homes Standard is more proof that Labour don't care about renters. The North can do better than waiting around for Westminster to start caring. Join us www.freethenorth.co.uk/join
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
So Labour's big plan for improving rail travel in the North is a watered down version of the Tories plans from 2014. This is embarrassing, the North knows how to fix its own railways. We just need Westminster out of the way.
A map showing NPR plans from 2017, it contains new high speed rail lines connecting Liverpool to Leeds via Bradford.A map showing NPR plans from 2025, the only new high speed lines are between Manchester and Marsden.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Ramadan Mubarak to all in the North!
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Happy year of the Fire Horse to all celebrating Lunar New Year!
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Capping ground rent is a fine idea, but it does nothing to address high private rents or service charges. We need proper rent controls and high-quality social housing, not just tinkering with a system that doesn't work.
bbc.co.uk
What is ground rent and how are leasehold rules changing?
Ground rents will be capped as part of wider plans to overhaul the leasehold system in England and Wales.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
On Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember the 6mn Jewish people and millions of others murdered by the Nazis and their collaborators.
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy new year!
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Northern Independence Party @freenorthnow.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
🎄 Merry Christmas to all celebrating across the North! 🎄
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