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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936

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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Short-sighted, stupid cuts to the UKRI budget include shutting down Jodrell Bank, the icon of British astronomy. (Many other cuts too, including 20% to our brand new @vrubinobs.bsky.social). Interesting politically to shut down a major facility in...um..Manchester 🔭 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands

Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

It tells you everything you need to know about the state of British society when the Anne Frank Trust has to step in because of the dehumanising attacks on the LGBT community. What a disgrace we’ve become

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Helen Hitchcock @helenwithanh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

When do we start treating the oil industry the same way we did the tobacco industry? And when do we ban lobbyists of any company from parliament? We'll never get the action we need when our politicians are in the pockets of those making the planet uninhabitable.

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Helen Hitchcock @helenwithanh.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Paraphrasing in rage, but if Keir Starmers govt doesn't create policy without consulting those involved, then why is the EHRC guidance just being allowed to pass into law unchecked?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We could have seen a nationwide programme of home insulation, going door to door, making sure every home can keep in the heat, so no-one would risk getting sick or dying because they can’t afford heating in the winter. Why is this Government running from crisis to crisis?

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

"I've been a #climate scientist for 33 years and we're seeing exactly the kinds of things that we were warning back then... [although] these records are perhaps more extreme and coming sooner than we had expected," @richardabetts.bsky.social

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Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed

The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.

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Oxford Green Party @oxfordgreenparty.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Oxford Green Councillor's statement on the EHRC's transphobic and deeply exclusionary guidance. We will fight to protect trans wellbeing and inclusion in Oxford 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️

We understand the EHRC code of practise will be a cause of anxiety and distress to Trans+ people in Oxford and the UK. Contrary to the government's claims, the Code of Practice does not deliver certainty and creates ongoing vulnerability for trans people in accessing services. We condemn the failure of the Labour Government to legislate to recognise the reality that trans men are men, trans women are women and non-binary people are non-binary, and protect their rights.

During recent post-election negotiations, one of the key concessions which Oxford City Green Councillors required from Labour in order to allow them to form a minority administration was an undertaking to protect trans people in service delivery following the publication of the Code of Practice.

Oxford City Council delivers extensive services affected by the Code of Practice, from public toilets to leisure facilities. As a public authority, the Council has to comply with terms of the Equality Act, including adhering to the Code of Practice. However, there will need to be considerations of how the Code is practically applied, and our Green councillors will fight to ensure that the rights and welfare of Trans+ residents are centred in the council's approach.

As Greens, we are proud to be trans inclusive and we stand in solidarity with the trans community. We will fight to ensure these changes do the least possible harm to Oxford's trans population, and continue fighting for changes to the law that recognise and protect trans rights. - Lois Muddiman, Oxford City Green Group Leader

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

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Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning

Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.

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Feminist Greens (GPEW) @feministgreens.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

We stand united with LGBTQIA+ Greens, who have written a statement detailing how the Labour government’s attack on human rights will impact and harm Trans, Non-Binary, and Intersex people: lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/22/s... 3.

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Statement on the latest EHRC Code of Practice - LGBTIQA+ Greens

Cover Photo Attribution: What The Trans?! The LGBTIQA+ Greens are disgusted by the latest update to the Code of Practice from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). This version rows back o...

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Feminist Greens (GPEW) @feministgreens.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

"The Labour government has made a choice, one rooted in the patriarchy, to further police women’s bodies and exclude people who do not conform to arbitrary standards of femininity. We reject their Code of Practice and the colonial, misogynistic, sexist, and transphobic assumptions they employ" 1.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

"Our community is scared and exhausted but we are fighting back." It's important that all of us who stand with the LGBTIQA+ community support the Good Law project in their appeal against the high court decision. Trans rights are human rights. 🏳️‍⚧️ greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/22/s...

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Sian Berry MP responds to EHRC single-sex space guidance - Green Party

Sian Berry MP said:“While some consideration seems to have been given to the utter impracticality of implementing the previous version of this code, under the demands of the Supreme Court judgment, th...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The next Labour leader must move decisively away from the status quo to beat Reform. That means giving power and wealth to working class people. It means a democratic revolution, rent controls and public ownership of water. It means someone who isn't Wes Streeting.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A toxic combination of low wages and high bills is crushing this country. Today is Starmer's last chance to set out a plan that will end Rip-Off Britain: rent controls, nationalising water, freezing energy prices, and taxing wealth. No more half measures.

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Westminster Cycling Campaign @westminster-lcc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Here at WCC we’re interested in road safety for ALL, so we were intrigued when a new (and bizarrely contentious) kind of crossing started popping up in our borough: the ‘Side Zebra’! There’s only 11 in London and they’re all in Westminster. So what are they and do they work?

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

This is a deeply dangerous escalation by Starmer, taking us further into an illegal & unpopular war, and making us a target. When was the vote in parliament??

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 18/03/2026

This is horrific and will drive trans people away from seeking justice when they are the victim of a crime. Heads up @maggiechapman.bsky.social

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

We said we would replace Labour and take the fight to Reform. And that's exactly what's happening. We need you. Join.greenparty.org.uk

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Remember: when Nigel Farage opens his mouth, the fossil fuel industry speaks.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Saying the quiet part out loud as the Authoritarian attempts to control the truth. #25thAmendmentNOW

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Our dependency on fossil fuels makes us vulnerable. Wars across the world are pushing up prices for households in the UK. Why keep waiting for the next crisis? We need to transition to clean power as fast as we can to protect people and our economy. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’

Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

This is how our government has been corrupted: 1) Donors give huge sums to elect politicians 2) Elected officials rewrite rules in donors' favor 3) Donors make huge profit 4) Repeat We must get big money out of politics. It’s the root of all evil in Washington.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

From mandatory ID cards to arresting pensioners for holding up cardboard signs to cosy deals with US tech spy firms: It's good to see lawyers pushing back on their increasingly authoritarian Govenrment. We must protect jury trials.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

This is an absolutely huge jump in oil prices. It's also why Europe needs to get off fossil fuels asap (beyond climate change impact). We can't be beholden to this.

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Full solidarity with Hannah Spencer, this is absolutely disgraceful behaviour. This is a direct attack on our democracy, Hannah is an elected MP that has the right to walk free in the city she represents without these extremists behaving like thugs

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Abysmal, immoral, cruel, small hearted, tiny minded, ineffective, undemocratic, and just generally utterly indecent. What a bitter godforesaken disappointment these people are. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Refugee status becomes temporary in asylum shake-up

Adults and accompanied children claiming asylum will only receive refugee status for 30 months under the changes.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Truly, truly, truly disgusting. Keep this Trumpist race baiting out of British politics.

Amid rising alarm over suspected pollfraud,
Reform leader says allowing non-British
citizens into ballot booth threatens democracy
FOREIGN-BORN
VOTERS STOLE
BY-ELECTION
BLASTS FARAGE

that Reform UK was robbed of victory diary assertion in today's Mail on Sunday
by foreign-born voters in last week's that 'Reform UK won the Gorton and Denton
By Glen Owen
Manchester by-election.
by-election among British-born voters'.
Amid mounting allegations that voter, fraud
And he vowed that if he becomes Prime
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

So the Telegraph is taking this well

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Now there is hope! It's no longer a choice between grim and grimmer. We can vote for who we want and win. Anywhere. It's just one constituency, but the Green victory in Gorton and Denton is an electric shock to our political system.

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Expect weeks of "family voting" rhetoric from Reform. They're out of the gates on it already. It mustn't be allowed to wash because look at the scale of that win. Tactical voting has obviously played a massive part. Gorton and Denton rejected Reform and its hateful agenda.

Gorton and Denton by-election result:

GRN: 40.7% (+27.5)
REF: 28.7% (+14.7)
LAB: 25.4% (-25.3)
CON: 1.9% (-6.0)
LDEM: 1.8% (-2.1)

Green GAIN from Labour.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 16/02/2026

Since the government is about to introduce a social media ban for under-16s based largely on vibes – and Jonathan Haidt's shitty book – in the hopes it boosts its popularity (it won't), I'll re-up this. If we're banning under-16s, why not over-60s?

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Helen Hitchcock @helenwithanh.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...

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Stop Palantir taking over our public services!

Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.

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Helen Hitchcock @helenwithanh.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Just asking.. is there a precedent for a group of people successfully resisting the removal of their rights.

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 28/01/2026

NEW: Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills, says UKERC "Volatile, gas-linked market prices – not green policies, as some misleading claims have suggested – dominate the real-terms increase in bills since 2021." www.carbonbrief.org/expensive-ga...

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot

It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

🎉 Big news! 💚 And we keep on growing! 👉🏼 Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Disability Rights UK @disrightsuk.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Have you signed up to The Big Plastic Count yet? Join the UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste happening 9-15 March. We’re not just counting plastic. We’re counting on the government to take action. Sign up today and join the movement tbpc2026.com/DRUK

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Join The Big Plastic Count

The UK’s biggest people-powered investigation into household plastic waste.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/01/2026

Help us make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now.

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Helen Hitchcock @helenwithanh.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

All the congratulations to Amber Valley Green Party for winning the Horsley, Derbyshire by election. The first Reform county council seat in England and Wales taken by the Greens in a by election. Show us how it's done! #GreenParty #HopeIsHere

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/01/2026

Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "

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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 20/01/2026

🥵 3 years in a row of +1.5°C. 📢 We will never stop saying it: we need climate action now. ❌ We need to phase out fossil fuels. ☀️ We need 90% renewable energy by 2040 (at least). 🏡 We need to renovate houses and buildings to adapt them to the current situation.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

A real shame if this photo went viral again today.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Palantir was a warning sign. Keir Starmer choosing to hand our data and security to US tech companies is an outrageous failure of judgment. All in the name of "investment." What about national security?

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Helen Hitchcock @helenwithanh.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Alan Graves, Derby City Councillor and head of Derbyshire County Council wrote to the king, asking him to dissolve parliament and hold a general election. Reform are losing support. This reeks of desperation.

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Helen Hitchcock @helenwithanh.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Is this how it felt before the second World War? This horrible slipping feeling as events tumble out of control, as one of the most powerful countries on the planet have put a man with the emotional control of a toddler in charge.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.

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