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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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John Springford @johnspringford.bsky.social · 2h
This is undeniable by any fair-minded observer, really
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2h
UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows. GB News, owned by hedge fund manager, is the propaganda arm of Reform/Farage. Politicians must be scrutinized, and not allowed to present news or current affairs programmes.
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UK ‘an outlier in Europe’ for letting Farage and other politicians present TV shows
Analysis of countries’ broadcasting rules confirms Ofcom code is highly unusual, amid concerns about impartiality
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Carrie T Rowe @carrieturnerrowe.bsky.social · 16h
Shocking. Why have a national poet of Wales if she's censored and silenced? The silencing of empathy with #gaza is chilling The poem also references cuts to trans healthcare. You can find it in the Morning Star, and she's posted it on Instagram Solidarity with you @hananelizabethissa.bsky.social
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 3h
Have you looked into how the party operates on decision making? Have you compared it with other parties? Or are you just chucking cliches around for fun?
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 17h
Yes - I like to give him a constituent’s mandate to do what he wants to do.
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 18h
@simonforstroud.bsky.social hi Simon. I read Guy’s book several years ago; I highly recommend it. If the gov’t drags its feet on this it would probably be correct to interpret it as fear to confront the wealthy & powerful. The country is giving Burnham a chance to do just that. Please encourage him.
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Jonathan Cook @jonathan-cook.bsky.social · 20h
Worried about Russian meddling in UK politics? Wait till you see what Israel is up to. Read my latest here: jonathancook.substack.com/p/worried-ab...
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Worried about Russian meddling in UK politics? Wait till you see what Israel is up to
Andy Burnham’s government is rolling out a new “Centre for Information Defence”. But the outside actors most aggressively undermining what little remains of British democracy are nowhere in its sights
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#BlueStormComin1🌪️🦋🇺🇸 #Resistance 🦋🙌🏻 #Blues @bluestormcomin1.bsky.social · 21h
Good morning and Happy Thursday 👋 Just when I think I can’t hate Trump or Musk anymore than I already do they do something to invoke more hate. I am hoping Ukraine one day will be victorious in this unnecessary war. If you are a follower of mine and want to be boosted leave a comment or 👋 #Blues
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Council Estate Media @councilestatemedia.uk · 15/10/2026
You can buy books from Ian Brady, Charles Bronson, and the Kray twins in the UK, but you can't buy books from Sally Rooney because she opposes Israel's genocide. She should've done something respectable like serial killing and her books would be fine.
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 20h
Starmer and his government need to be tried for complicity in war crimes and genocide.
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 20h
Bet the media will make far less of this than they did of Greens’ recent democratic decision to call out racism. Bet we won’t hear Chris slithery Mason asking whether Farage will resign.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 20h
Evolution of September #Arctic sea ice and sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies during the satellite-era... A summary of last month can be found from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda... *SST data set (OISSTv2.1) is only available since about 1982
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LoriPica 💙 @loripica.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
🔥🔥HERO!!🔥🔥
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🩵💙🩵 Beth 🩵💙🩵 @bethtoja.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 21h
Haven't found much in English about the organizing that produced this in Brazil but @btnewsroom.bsky.social has this translation of a @brasildefatomg.bsky.social article peoplesdispatch.org/2026/04/15/b...
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Brazilian workers mobilize in capital to demand an end to six-day work week : Peoples Dispatch
The mass mobilization comes a day after President Lula da Silva presented a new law to the National Congress to end the 6x1 work week, a new effort in the years-long struggle for the same.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 21h
Speaking ahead of the EU leaders’ summit in Brussels, Merz insists that frozen Russian assets must remain under European control. youtu.be/TfZBY7I-fHs
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Germany’s Merz Rejects US Control of Frozen Russian Assets, Says Europe Must Decide | AC1B
YouTube video by DRM News
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 21h
Neoliberal Labour were never going to enter into a coalition with the Greens anyway, so this is just more guff from #ContinuityKeir Burnham.
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Burnham rules out coalition with Greens after 'Zionism is racism' motion
Andy Burnham condemns the motion approved by Green Party members and says his party would "have nothing to do with it".
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 21h
Ffs such fing ignorance
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 21h
Ever wondered how someone can look at rules to keep us safe from toxic chemical pollution + think they're a bad thing? @corporateeurope.org talks to Naomi Oreskes about the ideology behind that thinking, + the networks of influence spreading these ideas: corporateeurope.org/en/2026/08/i...
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 21h
Pigs and thugs.
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 23h
Hi! I've just signed this important petition about evacuating students from Gaza. The more signatures we collect, the more likely we are to succeed! Join me now - ↗️ *CLICK TO SIGN WITH WHATSAPP*: secure.avaaz.org/en/campaigns...
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Urgent: Help evacuate 115 Gazan scholars
115 Gazan students won Irish university scholarships, but sudden visa refusals leave them trapped in a war zone. With an October 15 evacuation deadline closing fast, sign now to tell Irish leaders to ...
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@andyburnham.bsky.social @simonforstroud.bsky.social
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Julia Adamo @juliaadamo.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Only a totally sick in the head individual would post AI videos making fun of a dreadful death for likes!!! Vile and disgusting!! Trump posts video of UK tiger attack - as victim's family say online content causing 'severe distress' news.sky.com/share/13598842
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Trump posts video of UK tiger attack - as victim's family say online content causing 'severe distress'
William Chapman was killed when he entered the tiger enclosure at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. President Trump posted a clip of the fatal attack, adding: "Don't ever mess with nature".
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 23h
They are not his peers. They are by far his superiors - both morally and intellectually
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Jewish MP Gerald Kaufmann in Parliament in 2009. "My Grandmother was ill in bed when the Nazis came to her town, a German soldier shot her dead." "My Grandmother did not die to provide cover for Israel to murder Palestinian Grandmothers in Gaza."
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Extraordinary undercover reporting in Reform by ITV, uncovering what many of its councillors and activists are really like, when they think the cameras are off. A racist party which attracts racist people. www.itv.com/news/2026-10...
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The sad life of "game" birds. These are far from wild, as the shooting industry have you believe.
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 23h
We need to stop the toxic dredging planned for Falmouth Harbour. It risks releasing dangerous chemicals into the water and threatening rare marine life. Let's make the MMO listen to the community and rethink this. Add your name if you agree: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
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Stop the toxic dredging in Falmouth Harbour!
A massive dredging plan threatens to release dangerous chemicals into our waters and destroy rare marine habitats. The MMO needs to listen to the local community. Sign the petition to demand safe, res...
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Steve B @stevebasnett.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
Made me very happy to see you there among our best people who bring us joy, Carole. Thanks to Cold War Steve and at least one other person who appreciates both of you.
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Goldstein (still not a pseudonym) @goldstein.latinsky.app · 15/10/2026
Hell yeah
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 14/10/2026
Rafael Behr dismantles Reform UK's asylum 'plan' in less than 90 seconds, exposing how the party blames immigration for the problems the UK is facing. "It's not actually a policy for the UK to function as a country."
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
The field beside our house, called 'Glan', is becoming a fine wildflower meadow, with abundant bird's-foot trefoil etc, drawing loads of butterflies and other insects. Grazed by our Dexter cattle for a few weeks each winter, it's left fallow for the rest of the year. (Photo taken a few months ago.)
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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
And sadism *never* exists in isolation – it's *always* accompanied by psychopathy-sociopathy (ASPD). Trump is a profound danger to you, your family, the country, and everyone on this planet.
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
There is no other group of people on this planet that would’ve been able to get away with this. So the question you have to ask is, how are they?
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
"3 year old Mariam Ahmed Ghanem is now being treated in hospital after suffering second degree burns. Both her mother & father have been killed in the war. There have been near daily attacks.." Meanwhile the UK media pretends a motion declaring zionism is racism is the problem
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
"Britain’s seas are in a shocking state. We're wiping out populations of fish, so that our commercial fleet can go on fishing. Some wild fish populations may not survive…The law isn't being applied, a very small number of people making an awful lot of money overfishing what few stocks we have left"
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#whilestockslast | Blue Marine Foundation
UK cod and mackerel populations are on the brink of collapse. Not because the science failed, but because our government failed to follow it. ❌ The consequences reach far beyond the sea. From the fu...
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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
At a time when huge numbers of prisoners are being released, Burnham continues to arrest old ladies for carrying placards!! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Almost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past year
Increase coincides with proscription of Palestine Action last year which has led to thousands of arrests for allegedly supporting the protest group
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 14/10/2026
Standing together against hate means standing up for everyone. Everybody deserves to feel safe, respected and welcome.
Green Party quote graphic titled “STANDING AGAINST HATE CRIMES”, featuring Deputy Leader Mothin Ali standing in front of a mosque, against a green-tinted background.
The quote reads:
“Whether you’re a Black boy sitting in a park, a Jewish family going to synagogue, a Muslim praying in a mosque, or someone who arrived in our country seeking safety from war and persecution, there should be no place in this country where you can’t live your life in peace and security.
You don’t have to become your neighbour. You don’t have to worship like them, vote like them or agree with them. You do have to recognise their equal right to exist and belong. That should be the standard we set for the country, and for ourselves.”
The Green Party logo and promotional imprint appear at the bottom left.
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mleroi.bsky.social @mleroi.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
x.com/infinite_jaz...
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Gill Tavner @gilltav.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Hi #stroud . Just in case you thought the two quakers arrested on the peace bench on Saturday for holding signs was something new and shocking … please pay attention to where our country is heading.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Jared Kushner, Israeli asset, building an incredible story and memory with Putin
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
via Dave Wright
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Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Good point. @zackpolanski.bsky.social, @carolinelucas.bsky.social, a public show of solidarity could be useful at this stage, as Annie suggests. Too much nonsense is being made of the idea of a split in the team. (Scroll up for Annie's account).
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
He concludes it had “little impact” - but how does he know? The vote was so close that just a marginal impact on a small number of voters could have been decisive. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Russia did try to interfere in Brexit referendum, head of MI5 confirms
Ken McCallum says Kremlin attempted to influence vote through social media and TV reports but had little impact
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Mike Bailey @linusd.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Zack carries the can so Israel doesn’t have to. substack.com/@linusdaddy/...
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Blaming the messenger
It is a macarbe convenience that the so called ceasefire in Gaza began only five weeks after Zack Polanski was elected leader of the Green Party of England and Wales.
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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Two weeks until the budget and here's what we're facing: The worst squeeze in living standards since 1961. The cost of renting to rise by 4% or 5% a year Household energy prices set to jump by £276 We need serious action not tweaks or half measures. That means 👇
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