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Gill Tavner

@gilltav.bsky.social
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Older than average PhD student, mum x 2, former English teacher, Green Party member, climate activist, japanophile. #freepalestine. Happiest outdoors. 🌳⛰️🚵‍♂️ 🍄🏞️

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 15h
Will Burnham back Rachel Reeves on building a third runway for Heathrow during a climate crisis?
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 19h
Nick Johnson: "While 24hrs ago it felt like some sort of major plot had been disrupted.. with the release of those men on bail it doesn't feel like the sort of major plot that maybe we initially thought it had been" Maybe we could start asking, who pushed that narrative & why?
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 5h
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 16h
"Miliband was right to highlight the threat that climate breakdown poses to our national security – though the full extent of these threats, highlighted by UK intelligence agencies in a report last year, have never been fully released." Adrian Ramsay asks: where does Labour stand on climate?
WHERE DOES LABOUR STAND ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS?

ADRIAN RAMSAY
MP FOR WAVENEY VALLEY

"Miliband asked where each and every party stands on tackling the climate crisis.
The Green Party is unequivocal: it means no new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea. It means no green light for a third runway at Heathrow. It means massive investment in our homes, green energy sources and transport in ways that both tackle the climate crisis and cut people’s bills.

So we ask Labour: where do you stand on these issues?"

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Gillian Martin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 19h
Every single person in this photo knows full well that only one of them is proud to be where they are & certain that they are doing the right thing. Shame on Labour for having a 94 year old Jewish woman arrested & physically removed using counter terrorism powers. (Photography by Terry Neill)
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 11h
Greens lead, others follow. It just takes the others far too long: yes, looking at you @uklabour.bsky.social #GetGreensElected - #VoteGreen www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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Green party leader pledges free social care for over-65s
Natalie Bennett revives her standing in party after disastrous LBC interview with well-received speech
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 14h
Why does Labour conference sound like the conference of a party in opposition? They're in government now! "we might" "we'll consider" "the next manifesto" We need actions now!
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Brown Eyed Susan @browneyedsusan.bsky.social · 4h
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 11h
I have said before and will again: any electoral reform commission must NOT rule out a change of system BEFORE the next election if needed. We cannot risk a minority vote handing a huge majority to any party that would take a shredder to democracy itself.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 9h
It was brilliant to take part in a roundtable with Citizens UK's Camden chapter this morning, to talk about how we bring communities in Holborn and St Pancras together and keep one another safe. Thanks very much for having me!
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12h
"It is clear that Labour needs the Greens to keep them in check everyday to push them towards the real transformation this country needs." @zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the Prime Minister's speech at Labour conference.
HOPE IS NOT JUST A SLOGAN, IT NEEDS TO MEAN REAL CHANGE

ZACK POLANSKI
LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY

"Unlike his predecessor, we have a PM who talks like he gets it. But sadly like his predecessor he isn’t prepared to break from the powerful and wealthy interests that have created an inequality, affordability and a climate crisis.
 
Hope is not just a slogan, it needs to mean real change. The speech today had no wealth taxes, no rent controls, no water nationalisation and a strong hint of more North Sea drilling.
 
It is disappointing that we have a country ready to break from the last 40 years, a Labour government with the majority to do it, and yet what we see are more half measures, reannouncements and tinkering."

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Ricky Davila @therickydavila.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Amid outcry, NY prosecutors have reopened the criminal investigation into the 7 Cornell gang rapists, a case that was covered up 2 years ago. These assholes would’ve been punished if they had written “free Palestine” instead of “free p*ssy.” Cornell leadership should be investigated too.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10h
There is so much at stake at this election. Real hope looks like action. Rent controls, nationalising Thames Water and no to fossil fuels. Here's an update on how it's going! youtu.be/hPmtOL6obLw
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Campaigning With Zack Polanski In Holborn & St Pancras - Episode 2
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 10h
Two countries voted against making food a human right at the UN, Israel and the USA. The vote would have mandated the UN to prevent starvation, and the US and Israel didn't want to fund preventing starvation.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10h
We have the chance to cut bills, end the sewage scandal and stop the rampant profiteering. But instead it's more half-measures, and kicking the issue into the long grass.
Prime Minister stops short of nationalising water companies
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 17h
A 94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister was among more than 80 people arrested outside the Labour Party conference in Liverpool while demonstrating in support of Palestine Action. The arrests came as Ed Miliband told critics of the government’s policy on Palestine: “We hear you. You were right"
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12h
So let’s see practical steps to rejoin asap. As global insecurity grows, anything less simply won’t do
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 12h
94-year-old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen OBE, arrested under the Terrorism Act outside @labouruk.bsky.social conference. Her crime? Holding a piece of cardboard with the words “I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action” on it. She was among hundreds doing the same.
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S.J.💙🩵💙🦋🦓 @glimmers2.bsky.social · 5h
A study in valor. Imagine testifying against the most powerful criminal on the planet?
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 12h
Sadly there was a climate & nature shaped hole at the heart of Burnham’s speech. Nothing on the benefits of nature restoration & same old words on a “pragmatic” approach to N Sea drilling. There’s nothing pragmatic about pouring fuel on a scorching earth - he should rule out Rosebank & Jackdaw now
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Gwyn Thompson @gwynthompson.bsky.social · 8h
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 14h
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Dave Levinthal @davelevinthal.com · 7h
NEW: During her time in public service, WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s private family investments included stock in: 🇺🇸 Trump’s social media company 🪖 Defense contractors 🛢️ Oil companies 🤖 Tech giants 🔌 Tesla In @washingtonsun.bsky.social: www.washingtonsun.com/money/karoli...
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Karoline Leavitt Discloses Family Investments in Trump Media and Tesla
An ethics document shows the former press secretary’s family holdings contain Trump’s social media company, defense contractors, oil companies and tech giants.
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M Meerkat @kackbro.bsky.social · 17h
THIS 👇 HERE IS SICKENING......
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Pocket News 📰 @jeanpocket.bsky.social · 12h
Today before Senate.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 13h
Some good stuff in here, but missing one key word - climate That's right. Not a single mention of the greatest threat this country, and the world, have ever faced Really quite bizarre www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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Burnham giving first Labour conference speech as prime minister - watch live
Under the plan, the state pension will continue to rise each year in line with inflation or by 2.5% - but the annual earnings link will be dropped.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 14h
Jack Smith: "History teaches that the rule of law is rarely destroyed all at once. It's often weakened by attacks on the institutions and the public servants sworn to uphold it. Since January 2025, we have witnessed precisely such an effort."
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Scott Dworkin @dworkin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
45 million acres of roadless national forest. Trump wants bulldozers and logging trucks on all of it. Once a road goes in, the wild is gone for good. Tell Congress to stop him: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
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Tell Congress: Stop Trump from destroying 45 million acres of our National forests
Contact Congress today!
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Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 17h
www.instagram.com/reel/Dd3TvEG... Labour caught lying in the Holborn and St Pancras by-election, accusing the Green Party of doing what Labour actually did - propose half a million pounds worth of cuts to libraries. The cuts were actually reversed by the Greens. Labour so silly making this silly lie
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lambethgreenparty on Instagram: "Residents across the political spectrum are absolutely livid with Labour’s blatant and easily disprovable deception. 🤯View all 12 …"
Residents across the political spectrum are absolutely livid with Labour’s blatant and easily disprovable deception. 🤯
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Every bit of this 👇
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Outspoken™️ @out5p0ken.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Black folks don’t hang themselves from trees.
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ASH TRAY The First, Popetato of Wülferhampton 📎 @thomasashman64.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
ED Miliband said Pro Palestinian supporters were Right “I want to say to the millions of people in this country and indeed elsewhere, who have been moved and outraged by the plight of the Palestinian people. We hear you. You were right.” We know we were Ed
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Wes Streeting, "The contract to build the docks for our nuclear submarines, £6 billion worth of work, we commit to that contract staying in this country" My view: Why doesn’t that principle apply elsewhere?
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AnthropoceneMPG 🌊 @anthropocenempg.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Whoever controls food and water, controls the masses__Willie. #StopHyperscaleDataCenters #voteblue 💙
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The horror!
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The David Pakman Show @thedavidpakmanshow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Twenty-six articles of impeachment. And that’s only the beginning.
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Over 120,000 people marched across France calling for action to halt global heating. www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
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Thousands march for climate across France: 'I wish there were more of us, after the summer we've just had'
From Bordeaux to Paris, organizers say 120,000 people took part in 260 demonstrations 'for the climate, for life, for peace, for social justice.
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epistone.bsky.social @epistone.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lord Walney (John Woodcock) has deep ties to Israel. He chaired Labour Friends of Israel and took trips funded by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ELNET. An adviser on political violence, he urged a "zero-tolerance" approach to pro-Palestine protests and arms firm boycotts. Deport him.
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PJ @septemberrising.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The UK Labour Party support Genocide in every way possible, they are tied to the hip with a Zionist genocidal regime, they wave through balaclava Zionist supporters but arrest those protesting the genocide, they arm the Zionist to the teeth, what more evidence is needed.
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ianjoegrant.bsky.social @ianjoegrant.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A Labour MP who was made a peer by Boris Johnson He avoided a historic sex pest investigation by conveniently resigning from Labour due to Corbyn’s “antisemitism” He is a paid lobbyist for pro Israel groups An opportunistic lickspittle who struggles to come across as anything but a twat
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Gledster @gledster.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/esqu... 'Lord' Walney needs to look on Google Maps.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Maybe we'll now discover that it is not mad and bad to want to stop weapons being shipped to Israel, which will be used to assist mass murder. Maybe we'll now hear that it's not mad and bad to hold a placard saying "I support Palestine Action". Maybe we'll discover we are not terrorists after all.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's not as if Burnham and Miliband are radicals. It's not as if the UK has stopped providing weapons, surveillance and logistical support to a government pursuing genocide. But at least we begin to see some acknowledgement that it's not mad and bad to care about the lives of Palestinians.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Why is the far right rising? The West rigged the economy, then launched a series of catastrophic wars. The far right found someone else to blame.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"Someone from Reform & their shrill harridan who live as tax free exiles in Dubai have been entertained by the wife of a former minister of state of a country hostile to the UK and he failed to declare it to Parliament he's elected to sit in? You couldn’t make this up" via We loathe Reform UK Ltd
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Sunderland Lollipops @sunderlandlolly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Did you know that a Farage Reform govt intends to scrap the NHS? The private health care system he wants to introduce would cost you £10,000s, like the US, where getting ill can bankrupt you. #ReformUK #Labour #GreenParty #Newcastle #SAFC� #NUFC
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It's not just that we had two wasted years under Keir Starmer - years in which, with a vast majority and quite a lot of goodwill - he could have turned this country around. On crucial issues, we had two years of spiralling backwards, towards a very dark place. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ed Miliband to acknowledge Labour’s former stance on Palestine fell short
Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This Labour government could have responded to the genocide in Gaza in so many ways, instead they cut aid. This is a dereliction of duty.
Stuff of nightmares UK cuts aid to Un Gaza food operations by 78%
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