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The Spectre Haunting Europe @frightfulhobgoblin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Massive welfare cuts and scrapping the pension triple-lock? Sure, no mandate for it but whatever, it's vibes. Electoral reform, opposing the far-right, nationalising failing public utilities? Nah fam it's not in the 2026 manifesto, I don't know her.

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Kathy O'Donnell @kathyodonnell.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

If you're a politician, journalist, lawyer, artist, medic or social services or civil servant and you follow me, then this is the one thing I ask you to read. growinguptransgender.com/2026/10/02/l...

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Leaving the UK with a heavy heart

Today, as a family, we have booked our flights and our one-way ticket out of the UK. This has not felt like a choice. This feels like fleeing to protect ourselves. For the past 7 years we have look…

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

The "Zionism is racism" motion, to be debated at the Green Party conference tomorrow, will not advance the Palestinian cause one inch. But, if adopted, it would marginalise and discredit the party. There are powerful ways to confront the genocide. Toxic gesture politics isn't one of them.

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Everyone is equally valid. EVERYONE deserves to be safe. To deny one demographic shows you could deny ANY demographic as soon as it becomes expedient. So, @mothinali.bsky.social, you need to learn to add "gender identity" to your "belonging" list - and mean it - or resign. #TransRightsAreHumanRights

From today's issue of The Guardian, a post detailing Mothin Ali's speech to the Green Conference.

Mothin Ali then goes on to say the Greens could become the “most inclusive poltiical movement in modern Britain”, saying the party wants to be the place for people to feel like they belong and are empowered.

He’s gearing up to announcing the party’s economic policy plank of promising jobs for young people – giving them financial security.

“Whether you’re a black boy sitting in a park, or whether you’re a Jewish family towards a synagogue, or whether you’re a Muslim in a mosque.

Or someone seeking safety after fleeing from war and persecution.

There should be no street, no neighbourhood, and no place in this country where you can’t live your life in peace.

Belonging should never be a condition on race, religion, accent, or background.

So what do we do? When people feel powerless, give them meaningful power. When they feel unheard, create places where they genuinely have a voice.

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Matt Clegg @eyesfront.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In an age of acceleration, optimisation, and endless scrolling, slowness can feel radical. Linger. Listen. Look again. Have You Always Been Here? from @longbarrowpress.bsky.social longbarrowpress.com/featured-poem/

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Tzu-Jan as Performance Outcome | Matthew Clegg Into every account mail is pinging: ‘we will secure our long-term future by competing on more fronts.’ Let’s find a glade where a thought might grow. …

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Green Party is ready for government with a different vision for society. The Green philosophy has always been that there's enough resources on this planet for everyone to have a decent life, for us to look after climate and nature, if we share them out fairly.

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Swifts bring joy and enchantment into the world. I love them so much. 🖤🖤🖤

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the launch of 'The Gleaning' by Fay Musselwhite in Sheffield last night. Over 60 in attendance (and more turned away at the door). Special thanks to Matthew Clegg, Naomi Frisby, Ray Hearne, Rob Hindle and Karl Hurst for lending their voices.

Fay Musselwhite reading at the launch of 'The Gleaning', as photographer Karl Hurst looks on.

Ray Hearne leads the chorus in a performance of Musselwhite's "Reform Is Here'. On stage: Karl Hurst, Naomi Frisby, Rob Hindle, Ray Hearne, Matthew Clegg.

Roughly two-thirds of the audience, pictured during the interval.

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hookland.bsky.social @hookland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Not to piss on anyone’s chips, but Hookland won’t be doing any ‘31 days of spookiness’ malarkey. Halloween is not that big a thing in a county that does hauntings in a matchbox every day of the year. The gothic is not tinsel on this ghost soil, it’s a bone tattoo.

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

floury potato boiled too long, waits for its shape to reform: my brain.

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Incredibly. The most overused word in the UK. Maybe, friends, it's actually the perfect word. The incredible savings, the incredibly hard work, the incredible dedication of our representatives – maybe it's truly incredible. It cannot be believed, literally. Because, um, it's not true.

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 29/09/2026

Today in "absolutely not"

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm sorry for Andy Burnham's loss. My father is also dead, and I still grieve. But did it really take AB's dad's death to prove to him that social care matters? That worries me. As for the Union - not sure AB's dad's pride in his son should decide policy. Dude is v keen on emotional manipulation.

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🦇💀 Rigg-or Mortis 💀🦇 @rigg.lgbt · 28/09/2026

Oh for fuck's sake.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The response when progressive policies that help millions of people are proposed... "How will you pay for it?" The response when the richest 1% ask for tax cuts, or banks ask for bailouts, or defense contractors ask for more contracts... "How much do you need?" It doesn't have to be this way.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 28/09/2026

We have something very cute to share with you today 🦉 This summer, a pair of barn owls successfully reared four owlets at Kedleston Hall, marking Kedleston's first known breeding success in over two decades.

Four young barn owls jostle onto the small wooden ledge of their nest box, fixed to a huge oak tree behind them

A young barn owl in flight, its wings stretched up above it against a blurry green background, its white heart-shaped face facing the camera

A young barn own in flight, a blurry oak tree behind it, its huge white and brown wings beating downwards as it looks at the camera

A barn owl swooping down with its wings fanned wide across a field of long purplish grass

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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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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"...And soon, very soon, before you are an old man and an old woman, great nations in your world will be ruled by tyrants who care no more for joy and justice and mercy than the Empress Jadis. Let your world beware." The Magician's Nephew – C. S Lewis

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Mary Lacy (1740 – 1801) was a British sailor, shipwright and memoirist. She was the first woman to have been given an exam and a pension from the British admiralty as a shipwright. #CelebratingWomen

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The fact that the entire funding pot for the SFI was allocated within mere hours of applications opening demonstrates the huge ambition of our farmers to invest in sustainable practices - but without proper support from the govt to do so, countless farmers will be left unable to take on this work.

I am writing about the closure of Window 2 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26)
and the farmers who have been left without an agreement - despite making genuine efforts to
apply. The window opened yesterday morning, 22nd September, and closed at 15:48, after the
£233 million budget had been committed. The fact that the entire fund was allocated within hours
is striking evidence of the level of demand from farmers for support to adopt and maintain
sustainable, nature- and river-friendly farming practices.
Farmers have contacted me directly. One told me they pressed the application button at around
16:00, only to find the budget had already been exhausted. Another, whose SFI23 agreement
expires in November, encountered a Rural Payments Agency (RPA) functionality problem,
followed RPA advice to re-apply, and ultimately found SFI26 closed before they could secure the
support they had been trying to obtain. A further farmer described confusion over the status of
their different applications within the RPA system. These cases raise immediate questions about
how farmers who made every reasonable effort to apply will be treated. But they also point to a
wider issue - the speed at which the funding was taken up suggests that the problem is not a lack
of willingness among farmers to deliver environmental outcomes, but a lack of sufficient, reliable
public investment to enable them to do so.
I therefore ask that your Department urgently:
1. Provides a remedy for farmers who made genuine and timely attempts to apply but were
unable to secure an agreement - particularly those whose existing environmental
agreements are expiring before the next SFI opportunity.
2. Reviews cases involving technical or administrative problems, including farmers who
followed RPA advice to withdraw, reject, or reapply - and ensure that farmers who lost
access to funding because of such problems have a route to redress.
3. Publishes a clear account of Window 2,…

4. Sets out what support is available to farmers with expiring agreements who have been left
without a new agreement - rather than simply asking them to wait for SFI27. Your
Department specifically created an early application mechanism for farmers with eligible
agreements, so I hope you will agree that continuity for these farmers needs to be
addressed quickly.
5. Uses the evidence from SFI26 to set a significantly more ambitious level of funding for
future environmental farming support. The fact that £233 million was committed in less
than six hours should be treated as evidence of substantial unmet demand. I would be
grateful if you could set out how the Government will ensure that farmers who want to
improve soil, protect nature and rivers, build resilience and produce food sustainably have
the resources to do so.
In July, you said that you remain committed to bringing greater stability and predictability to the
SFI, and that your Department will keep the core offer largely stable for the remainder of this
Parliament to help farmers plan ahead - but that stability will only be meaningful if farmers can
also have confidence that sufficient funding will be available to participate.
In North Herefordshire and across the nation, farmers are stepping up to deliver environmental
outcomes for the public, and the response to yesterday’s window shows clearly that many are
willing to do so. As Government policy should meet that ambition, rather than creating a system in
which the available support disappears within hours, I would be grateful for a response on (1)
what urgent action you will take for those affected by Window 2, and (2) what assessment your
Department has made of the level of investment required to meet the evident demand for
sustainable, nature- and river-friendly farming.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 24/09/2026

Healthcare should be there when you need it. No exceptions. Trans people deserve the same dignity, respect and access to care as everyone else.

Quote graphic. Headline reads: “When trust in healthcare is broken.”

Quote from Anthony Slaughter, Leader of the Wales Green Party:

“People had surgeries cancelled at the 11th hour, with no explanation or option to reschedule. These are people who had spent years preparing, both physically and mentally, for this life-affirming surgery.

In my own way, I was able to relate to that agonising wait. In the days leading up to planned surgery over recess, I underwent scheduled and serious surgery. You trust the system around you. For some, that trust has been broken.

What is important is that the voices and experiences of the trans community are amplified and understood. Gender-affirming healthcare saves lives. What this community needs now more than ever is decisive action, proof that their government will stand up for them and take the lead.”

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Natalie Haynes @nataliehaynes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The other week I rudely gatecrashed Audrey’s tour at Princeton Art Museum to talk about this incredible Medea vase. I would normally have better manners (honestly), but she asked if anyone knew anything about Greek myth and I couldn’t resist going over to talk to her guests about this pot.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Æthelflæd, Lady of the Mercians (c. 870 – 918) ruled Mercia in the English Midlands from 911 until her death. She was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, king of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex, and his wife Ealhswith. #CelebratingWomen

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Important thread. People can choose whatever name they want. All people.

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

All this - plus tiny poems of distilled wonder. Whether they focus on beauty or squalor, the moment of noticing, the detail that takes you beyond yourself, is heart-stopping. Worth every penny even if the price was doubled.

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Sue Cowley @suecowley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Honestly I'm not lying when I say that AI is making my working life harder by constantly getting in the way. What other technology has ever made things actively worse for people who don't use it?

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Is there ever a time of year when it's OK to trim bushes and hedges? I worry about birds nesting🪺, birds sheltering🌳, birds trying to get on with their lives unmolested in any way they can🦉. Result? My little house is slowly becoming a fairytale cottage in a thick, dark forest with wolves.

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Curlew Curlew @curlewcurlew.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Compelling 👇

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Are the Royal Family public servants or not? And if they are, then why do they have a blanket exemption on rules that others have to follow? In July I introduced a Bill to end outrageous Royal exemptions in the Freedom of Information Act. You can read it here: bills.parliament.uk/bills/4267

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Deeply disappointing to see Libdem leader now supporting more drilling in the North Sea - it will add to global volume of climate emissions, drive climate breakdown & send a dangerous signal to the rest of the world

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Sir Ed Davey says Jackdaw gas field 'makes sense' as decision looms for government

A consultation on the gas field - located 150 miles northeast of Aberdeen - closed last month, with the prime minister set to make a decision.

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Love the art gallery idea possibly most of all, but also this made me (briefly) feel the impulse to find someone to snog for the first time in nearly twenty years. Mini tarot decks are clearly sexy!

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Thank you to the Independent for including me in Climate List of Worlds Top 100. The UK Labour Govt are due to approve new oil & gas licences in the north sea. They've delayed the decision post October 8th. We can invest in renewables instead. Vote Green in Holborn & St Pancras

Since becoming leader of the Green Party in 2025, Zack Polanski has made the links between climate change, inequality and the cost of living central to his politics, arguing that environmental action must also make people’s lives better.

This summer, as the UK faced its hottest summer ever and wildfires swept across the UK and the rest of the globe, he called for oil and gas companies to pay higher taxes to fund climate adaptation. That is alongside investment in cooling homes and public spaces and bringing water companies into public ownership.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/09/2026

“It's tinkering around the edges of a system that is failing people. We need to have inequality tackled with bold, bold measures.” Deputy Leader Rachel Millward calling for a fundamentally different approach to the economy, on Cathy Newman.

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Joanna Hastings @joannahastings.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Enchantment, Tolkien argues, is a fusion of ruth and delight — in other words, a capacity for feeling life deeply in its full range." See also @hookland.bsky.social on "Re-enchantment Is Resistance," because resistance relies on the ability to feel. www.themarginalian.org/2026/09/15/t...

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J.R.R. Tolkien on How to Fall in Love with Life

In 1964, Pantheon Books invited J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892–September 2, 1973) to write an introduction to George MacDonald’s The Golden Key, which he had praised in Tree and Leaf &…

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Man who supported Brexit then fucked off to Monaco to avoid contributing a penny of his £15 billion fortune to public services makes the mistake of thinking anyone gives a shit what he thinks.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

N.K. Jemisin is the first author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 3 consecutive yrs for her Broken Earth series & first to win for all 3 novels in a trilogy. Recipient MacArthur Genius Grant, 2020. She was born #OTD in 1972. Happy Birthday @nkjemisin.bsky.social 🎈 #SciFi #Fantasy #BookSky

A montage portrait of science fiction author N.K. Jemisin. On the left, she appears in a close-up photo with long, dark braided hair, wearing earrings, a delicate necklace with a pendant, a deep maroon sweater, and a shimmering green scarf draped around her neck. She has a calm, confident expression and gazes directly at the camera against a softly blurred dark background. To the right are three stacked book covers of her works. Top: The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth trilogy), with a dark, textured design and metallic title. Middle: The Obelisk Gate, featuring an intricate, glowing red-and-purple circular mandala-like emblem. Bottom: The Stone Sky, showing a dramatic stormy sky with a massive floating obelisk.

The overall composition highlights the author alongside prominent covers from her award-winning Broken Earth series.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out today. We've got another huge action day Sunday!! We're going to be joined by climate activist Dominique Palmer and our brilliant 5th Green MP Hannah Spencer. Come help make history & elect London's first Green MP! actionnetwork.org/events/2009-...

Zack, Dominique and Hannah. Sunday 20th 10am. Saint Pancras Gardens. NW1 1UL

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Longbarrow Press @longbarrowpress.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

"Let’s find a glade where a thought might grow." Matthew Clegg in conversation with @cwjoneschris.bsky.social for The Two-Way Poetry Podcast, discussing the influence of Chinese poetry on 'Have You Always Been Here?' (out now from Longbarrow Press) twowaypoetry.podbean.com/e/matt-clegg...

Three pamphlets by Matthew Clegg - Eyes Front, Crystals & Dust, The Living - photographed in a garden.

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Missed last night’s #WomenWritersNet chat on #Writing the Future? You can catch up on this thread 🧵 here! If you like, feel free to add your own comments. We'd love to hear more from the #WritingCommunity.

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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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Sheffield Green Party @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A huge campaign to elect @zackpolanski.bsky.social as MP for Holborn & St Pancras on October 8th is happening right now. You can help - see linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP

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Everything you need to get involved! - Scroll down for weekday actions

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