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How Far To Hitchin

@howfartohitchin.bsky.social
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Musician and visual artist in Orkney. If you like Art rock/Prog rock/ Pop rock such as XTC, Jellyfish, John Grant, Steven Wilson, Everything Everything, Yes, Genesis, Kate Bush etc you may like How Far To Hitchin.

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
🔥 European Movement UK is the community you need - and we are mobilising! So get onboard, get involved and get in the know —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk #Rejoin #EU #AndyBurnham #europeanmovement #UK
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Richmond & Twickenham Green Party @rtgreenparty.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Some of our members at the Big Day Out for the Holborn and St Pancreas by-election supporting Zack Polanski to be the first Green MP in London @londongreenparty.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social #BackZack
Seven members of Richmond and Twickenham Green Party in a London park holding signs saying 'vote green'Seven members of Richmond and Twickenham Green Party in a London park holding signs saying 'vote green'
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#NationalPoetryDay #Wonder
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Great afternoon in Kentish Town! One week today we can make history in Holborn & St Pancras - voting for rent controls, water nationalisation and action to tackle the climate crisis. We can only do it with your help! Join here: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
Zack with two young people on the street holding vote Zack signsStaff and volunteers gathering outside cafe palestinaVote Zack Polanski sign going up in barber window Zack and a selfie with a woman on the street
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Po-LINA-tergeist 👻 لينا @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We are canvassing everyday till polling day, all around the borough get involved and you get to meet some really cool people
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leigh @lefty-leigh.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
incredible scenes meanwhile in liverpool the current labour govt has been arresting their own members for holding anti genocide placards outside the labour party conference shameful scenes #votegreen
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Emily Shepherd 💚 @emi.ly · 27/09/2026
So gross that @labouruk.bsky.social are planning to authorise drilling after the election. They know the electorate don't want it. They know it's wrong. They know it won't lower our bills. But they'll to do it anyway. Because we don't matter to them. Profits do. Vote Green 💚
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Great response on the doorsteps in Holborn & St Pancras this evening - more & more people recognising that @zackpolanski.bsky.social will make a brilliant local MP. One more Labour backbencher changes nothing - the best way to make this Labour government braver, bolder & better is to #VoteGreen
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Vera Smith @wheeera.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
For the folks who are close enough to Holburn that this is something you CAN do, and SHOULD do if you want Labour held to account. If you have no plans this weekend, here's a really good idea: Go doorknocking for The Green Party. 👇
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Never forget that Reform UK is funded by millionaires including shareholders in arms manufacturers who profiteer from perpetual war meme via Evolve Politics
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pg-lastoutpost @pg-tyke.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Last Outpost #progrock recommendation for a Monday..... Zodiac, the forthcoming album by the prolific #Riffstone. Colin and Dave continue to go from strength to strength with 12 tracks in a variety of progtastic styles. Available from 2 Oct. riffstone.bandcamp.com/album/zodiac
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Zodiac, by Riffstone
12 track album
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Richie Daiches Barlow @thedogwalker.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ten years after the “advisory referendum” Britain now knows the full extent of lies spouted by Conservative Party politicians and far right political groups. It’s time to reverse the damage once and for all. This 👇🏼
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
To be fair to us common or garden disdainers, we do actually disdain these people enough. We keep receipts and we loathe them all the more when they feign innocence or ignorance. I blame the media for protecting them, platforming them and then not tearing them down when they get all ‘wasn’t me guv’.
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Talis Kimberley🇪🇺 @taliskimberley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Fivers & tenners add up. Give more if you can. Share if you can't. Share anyway. Let's get Zack to Westminster.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 19/09/2026
“The Green Party will keep fighting until our government’s complicity in genocide, occupation and apartheid is over.” Zack Polanski, Green Party leader and Holborn and St Pancras candidate, on why Greens will keep pushing for action on Palestine.
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Mark Carney just hit an all-time high of 70% approval (highest in Canadian history) With 78% approval of his rejection of Trump’s deal and 81% wanting a closer relationship with Europe.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Another Berlin museum day with @alisonfisk.bsky.social : rooms full of stories, conversations full of laughter, and a beer to toast it all. I’ll leave the rest to this whimsical owl on a silver coin. 🦉🪙 Tetradrachm, Athens, around 450 BC. On display at Bode-Museum
A close-up of a silver coin depicting an owl and the inscription "ATHE" in Greek letters.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Harborne: “My £36M is a philanthropic gift to the nation” Delo: “My £36M creates a level playing field for Reform” Farage: “I’ll slash CGT to save you £100M/yr” Reform: bought by millionaires to enrich millionaires. Reform voters… They. Are. Laughing. At. You. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Reform to hand crypto investors hundreds of millions in tax breaks
Exclusive: Analysis seen by The Independent reveals the wealthiest crypto investors would get £100m a year in tax relief from Nigel Farage’s party
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pg-lastoutpost @pg-tyke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The Last Outpost, Harborough FM, tonight 9-11pm featuring #Hackett/Rothery @itsadequate.bsky.social #Splink + @bigbigtrain.bsky.social #Gu-Ru #BrokenSprings #ProcolHarum #DifferentLight @radiohead.wastehq.social #JonAndersonAndTheBandGeeks #RogerWaters and more. harboroughfm.co.uk #progrock
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Simon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
A philanthropic gift is a new hospital ward, it’s a CAT scanner, it’s a new library, it’s a school swimming pool it’s not funding fascism.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Just imagine how much disinformation and micro targeting £72m gets you… Shame on the leaders who did nothing to protect democracy from the assault coming its way …as if we learnt nothing from Brexit.
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B heard media 💚🇵🇸 @bheardmedia.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
This week in Burnham’s Britain.. Reform UK Ltd were able to accept £72m in donations because Burnham failed to support a cap on UK donations At PMQs Burnham ruled out a moratorium on building new data centres Burnham’s govt continues to supply weapons & intelligence to Israel.
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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
get the billionaires OUT of our news media: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform
Pass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12/09/2026
Democracy for sale: Billionaires should not be able to bankroll British politics and buy political influence. It is time this government introduced a cap on donations.
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
£72 million from 2 individuals - both of whom have faced questions about money laundering, both of whom live/d overseas to avoid tax - is not compatible with democracy. I don't care if it's Reform, Labour or whoever. We can't function like this. Not for long. So how do we fix it? My plan:
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 07/09/2026
Unions are set to call on Andy Burnham to ditch Labour’s Brexit red lines - and they are right to do so. Burnham wants growth in every postcode, and EU membership is the best way to deliver on that promise. It's time to rethink the red lines and put EU membership back on the table.
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Burnham to face union pressure to push for softer Brexit in EU reset
The PM has already opened the door to meeting EU demands to lower university tuition fees for European students as part
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 07/09/2026
Andy Burnham promised to cap political donations. Now he’s in Downing Street, he’s backtracked. Politics should work for ordinary people, not billionaires and corporate lobbyists. Read Rachel Millward’s full article below 👇
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Nelly Probin @lillmagill.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
That's an amazing achievement, change is coming. #GreenParty 💚💚
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Marc @marcfrance.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Great work everyone. We know we can do this. We need Zack in the HOC to take on the billionaire donors and bring home hope.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I know I shared it before… but it’s worth repeating!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
You have to choose. You can't be nice to everyone. Appeasing corporations and billionaires means abandoning everyone else. When it comes to policy, it's us or them. And for far too long political leaders in this country have sided with them. If Burnham is to survive, this is what he needs to change.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It is always the same betrayal: the public interest is sacrificed for the sake of immensely wealthy people. And Andy Burnham has already gone and done it. My column on how Burnham needs to defy the ultra-rich if he's not to follow Starmer out of the door. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Andy Burnham has already made a mistake that will cost him his premiership: he lost his nerve over political donations | George Monbiot
Being subservient to the interests of the wealthy now means that his hands are tied, and he will be unable to tackle Britain’s most pressing issues, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I'm sorry but going 2 years from being elected as PM with a huge majority to resigning isn't a 'great success' but a spectacular failure indicative of not using your huge power to do anything voters actually wanted.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Why are Labour dragging their heels and not acting to end rip off Britain? They could announce a windfall tax now but are clearly afraid of something.
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Steve Dudley @stevedudley.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Burnham has already talked the talk when he comes to PR. Let’s see him walk the walk and deliver the much-needed electoral change.
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TryingMyBest @tryingmybestuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is how you lead, Andy.
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Get To Know Nature @gettoknownature.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
So I guess my best advice is, follow real people who love wildlife & want to protect it. People whose joy shines through. Who share their stories about being out in nature. People who interact with other nature lovers, photographers & artists. They’re way more likely to be showing you the real thing
A shiny blue bird with a white throw and belly stands on a railing lookin straight at the camera. Above it is text that says “say no to ai slop.”
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It’s wrong Reform's deputy leader Richard Tice says we should stop worrying about extreme heat and enjoy it. This dangerous nonsense will wreck our finances and the planet. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Reform says we need to choose between climate and economy. It's wrong | Larry Elliott
The party’s deputy leader Richard Tice says we should stop worrying about extreme heat and enjoy it. This dangerous nonsense will wreck our finances and the planet, says Guardian columnist Larry Ellio...
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Media Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
It’s a big allegation but a fair one.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
1/2 The BBC dedicated nearly an hour to broadcasting an empty podium for a Reform UK presser while uncritically relaying unverified welfare policy claims. When a public broadcaster acts as a platform for minor parties, impartiality is dead. Is BBC news impartiality broken?
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BBC slammed over pushing Reform UK propaganda yet again
Overly eager to air Reform's latest press conference, the BBC displayed an empty podium for the better part of an hour. What the hell?
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
THREAD (contains crossness) Getting pretty weary of people telling me I'm doing poverty all wrong, and that I should choose WORSE poverty to make their carefully curated ethics happy. Yeah. Amazon are shits. But I sell books there. Why?
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David/Trout 2.0 @trout61.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#Arday @newsthump.com
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Repeated dawn raids by the police on peaceful, decent people who have made social media posts supportive of Palestine Action. They are being treated as if they were building bombs. Tell me this isn't authoritarianism. www.middleeasteye.net/news/this-is...
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'This isn't the Britain I grew up in': The activists raided by police over Palestine Action videos
Activists say police searched their entire homes, confiscating personal devices and items bearing the Palestinian flag, even rifling through personal diaries
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The only things this ridiculous Clacton by-election farce have confirmed: 1) Farage is wholly unfit for public office, given his willingness to abuse it 2) Farage is corrupt 3) Farage is an attention-seeking, charmless, lying dickhead 4) Clacton has let us all down. Again. That’s it.
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sonj1 @sg99.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Come on #Clacton. Vote #Binface. You know it makes sense.
Poster saying Clean up Clacton with an image of Count Binface
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
‘Listening’ to ‘legitimate concerns’ is what led us to violent riots in Thetford. Embracing flag-shagging is what inspires lynch mobs. These are the worst of people, and we should have said so clearly and loudly from the start. We should be saying it now.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
"The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy". As long as the protest is not about Palestine, climate or any other issue that major lobbyists want to shut down. If you're protesting about asylum seekers, on the other hand, your concerns are legitimate, and we're making policy in response.
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Lizzy Price @lizzyjprice.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
“I am a normal punter” shouts massively entitled & privileged bully, Lowe. You’re as establishment as Farage & you share his angry racist views. The reason you’re not in Reform is because it didn’t have room for 2 huge egos. No, Rupert, you do not speak for me & your hatred is beyond contempt.
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