Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 5hTrue! They mistook entryism for support, and populism for leadership. 031
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 5hIf the Greens keep their populist leader and their entryist membership, they will implode and not be fit for government.... 312
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 5hThe Greens confuse recruiting members with recruiting voters, as did Labour in the Corbyn years. 2123
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 10hThey may have seemed to be doing well. But in fact they had been taken over by new members who would inevitably lead to their downfall. They should have learned from Labour's Corbyn years! 010
Reposted by Graham BettSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 16hInside the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester. 4715
Reposted by Graham BettDr. Jeevun Sandher MP @jeevunsandher.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Great to be out in Shepshed canvassing for the excellent Jane Lennie, ahead of the by-election on 15th October. She’ll get stuff done for Shepshed. 1103
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 17hSad that the Greens didn't learn from the Labour/ Corbynista experience. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comHead of Jewish Greens says she may leave party over ‘Zionism is racism’ voteVivien Lichtenstein says she believes motion is unhelpful as anger grows over Zack Polanski’s absence for vote 151
Reposted by Graham BettJonathan Calder @lordbonkers.bsky.social · 02/10/2026A significant town council by-election result? Reform’s Julie Lumsden was beaten in her own North Northants Council ward despite a high-profile campaign backed by a glossy eight-page election leaflet.northantstelegraph.co.ukElection win for Labour in Corby by-electionLabour’s Alison Dalziel has won the Corby West by-election in a town council poll announced today (Friday). 132
Reposted by Graham BettResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Cartoonist: Steve Jones 1113670929
Reposted by Graham BettBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 02/10/2026We need the EU, and they need us. We are stronger together. ♥️ www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/polit… 24695163
Reposted by Graham BettSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 02/10/2026The towering font canopy and relatively tiny font in Durham Cathedral They were installed in 1663 when the building was restored to Church use after being used to house Scottish prisoners-of-war during the Civil War. 1,700 of them died in the cathedral of wounds, disease and hunger. #FontsonFriday 513217
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.theguardian.com/education/20... So pleased to see Lucy Powell and the Labour Government tackle the gross injustice of the current school inspection system that fails to take account of the context of schools, and therefore makes horrendous mistakes. 🙂theguardian.comEngland school inspections to be overhauled again after barrage of complaintsExclusive: Education secretary sends Ofsted back to ‘drawing board’ as teachers raise serious concerns about new system 011
Reposted by Graham BettSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Durham Cathedral. Despite the imposing bulk of the building on its famous perch above the River Wear it is not a huge interior. The domineering forest of great Norman columns is overpowering, and there is a sense of a worshipping community camping out in the ruins of something great, now lost to us. 49711
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Do we need another runway south of Manchester? Or at all? 000
Reposted by Graham BettLabour Movement for Europe @labour4europe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026TOMORROW: Our rally at Labour Party Conference, in partnership with @pes.eu Join us at 5.30pm-7pm to hear Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Ed Miliband, Northern Ireland Secretary Rt Hon Sir Chris Bryant and a star panel on what's next for the UK and EU 2145
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026As a lifelong and mainly active member of the Labour Party, I find Polanski's sneering suggestion that Labour is not taking Climate change seriously, deeply offensive. 100
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026USA Constitution; 25th Amendment; Section 4 ....... 000
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The mainstream media in UK is under the spell of Trump, which might be why the lead story was about Trump + meeting Brunham. A more important meeting, between Burnham & Ursula von der Leyen of the EU, was more important but hardly mentioned. Journalists need to improve. 030
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Does Polanski have a Corbyn playbook in his back pocket? 020
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026First they came for my flag Then they came for my poppy .... 😪 010
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026People do see through them. Money, all £76millions, can't buy trust and respect. Neither can membership recruitment on the Corbynista model. 010
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Imagine #NATO2 - the North Atlantic Trade Organisation. 🙂🇪🇺🙂 000
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Wars of the Poses, from @theguardian.com 🤨 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comMartin Rowson on King Charles, Earl Spencer and a row over Diana’s memory – cartoonThe brother of the late Diana, Princess of Wales has claimed that King Charles sounded ‘giddily elated’ in a phone call to him after her death 000
Reposted by Graham BettSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 18/09/2026A man feasting depicting January from the Labours of the Months, and a stag. A detail from the early 12th Century Prior's Doorway (the name's a modern invention) at Ely Cathedral. Two of dozens of roundels depicting beasts, signs of the Zodiac, Labours of the Months and quirky allegorical images. 29813
Reposted by Graham BettSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 17/09/2026A bit of a rainy day here in Ely, so a time for a wander inside the cathedral instead. 25898113
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026To misquote the old joke: "Everyone's out of step except our Donald." 😉😉 030
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026If you had £72m to spend on doing good in your community, or in your country, or across the world, would you give it to Nigel Farage? Or how would you use it? Suggestions please..... 000
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I now realise why they call them "Trump whisperers". Success with Mr T is not to wake him. 😜 000
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026But what's he dreaming about? Suggestions please....... 👹🔥🤔🍔 000
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Expect to see increasingly muddled thinking from Greens 000
Reposted by Graham BettBritish Electricity Tracker @mygridgb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026British electricity mix at 3pm on 11th Sep 2026 🔥 Gas 28.1% Biomass 10.6% ☀️ Wind 12.7% Solar 20.2% Hydro 1.1% ⚛️ Nuclear 11.0% 🪫 Storage 0.5% ➡️Imports 15.9% 🔌 Generation 34GW Carbon intensity 166 gCO2e/kWh Solar is producing more than wind 013
Reposted by Graham BettMatthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Here's Fleur Adcock on top form. Her matter-of-fact tone lends a flat starkness to this poem that suits it perfectly and pares it to the emotional bone... 612326
Reposted by Graham BettSimon Knott @simonknott.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Whitby Abbey, the south arcade with the north arcade and aisle beyond. 0405
Reposted by Graham BettBest for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 09/09/2026🚨 BREAKING NEWS The Metropolitan Police are launching a criminal investigation into Reform UK over allegations of electoral law breaches following the undercover sting. 1328172
Reposted by Graham BettDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 04/09/2026So, if I understand Nigel Farage's argument correctly it is: "Everyone I trusted and elevated into a position of responsibility is constantly doing crimes that benefit me but of which I somehow have no knowledge. I am a man with the character, judgement, and intelligence to run the country." Ok. 10436871044
Reposted by Graham BettTrades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 26/08/2026Reminder that Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 is a film about three women taking over an office and introducing free childcare, paid vacation, and flexible hours, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity. 9846272
Graham Bett @grahambett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026It looks like the small boats problem is under control and close to an end. Thanks to the Labour Government. And it didn't take 960 years!! 😉 020