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Kath Murphy

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Living by the sea in South Devon. Interested in news, politics, books, gardening and wildlife. Green.

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 4h
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires I discovered via an FOI request that DEFRA’s commitment in the National Adaptation Programme to run a “wildfire risk programme” since 2023 “was not brought into effect”. #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 03/10/2026
"We see our power, and we are using it" @greenpartyhan.bsky.social
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/10/2026
On the main stage: Your Green Party Conference line-up. See you in Brighton (or on YouTube).
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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Green Party Political Broadcast | Protecting Our Children's Future #VoteGreen 💚 youtu.be/9Q1h2OsWpWc
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Green Party Political Broadcast | Protecting Our Children’s Future
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I've been a member of the lobby for well over a decade. Not a single one of my lobby colleagues has said a word about the Conservatives banning me from their conferences, without any explanation. Contrast with the US where even Fox News stood in solidarity when Trump banned news outlets he disliked
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Kemi Badenoch's Conservatives Block Byline Times From Conference After Condemning Reform for Journalist Ban
The ban comes just weeks after the Conservative leader called Reform's barring of critical journalists from their conference an "authoritarian" attack on the free press
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There is so much at stake at this election. Real hope looks like action. Rent controls, nationalising Thames Water and no to fossil fuels. Here's an update on how it's going! youtu.be/hPmtOL6obLw
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Campaigning With Zack Polanski In Holborn & St Pancras - Episode 2
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 30/09/2026
A fairer voting system can't wait until after the next general election. We need electoral reform now.
WE NEED FAIR VOTING BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION
 
ELLIE CHOWNS
MP FOR NORTH HEREFORDSHIRE
 
"The PM cannot acknowledge the unfairness of a system capable of handing power to a government with a minority of the vote share, and then say the answer is to let that happen exactly once more before he fixes it.
 
Burnham must act with urgency to immediately jumpstart the National Commission, guarantee timely progress, and ensure its recommendations are delivered in time for a fairer voting system to be in place at the next general election."

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Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales, c/o PO Box Green Party, London, SE1P 6YL
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Andy Burnham had said more about PUBS and DRINKING than he has about racist pogroms and transphobia combined
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RDCK98 @comradekenobi.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ed Davey: The Brexit referendum is a tragedy and fuelled the rise of the far right. Local Lib Dems: Racist referendums are fine actually if they're connected to nimbyism.
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Spookably UnAwake @lamentablyawake.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It's all on you, members of the British public, to solve the climate crisis, and I'm giving you 43p each to do so.
Headline: British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it - Andy Burnham

[Photo of Andy Burnham, a middle aged white man with brown hair wearing a black shirt]

Subhead: With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mamdani is writing the playbook for how Democrats must continue to communicate with voters after Election Day. He could have done the usual thing and disappear after winning but if anything he’s communicating even MORE now.
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Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
It's been a fantastic start to the campaign in Holborn & St Pancras. It's clear that voters here want a voice to hold Burnham accountable, not another unquestioning backbencher. Make sure you join us for future Action Days before October 8th! You don't want to miss this. 💚
Rachel Millward and Zack Polanski stand Infront of a crowd of Green Activists holding Vote Green signsRachel delivers a speech to Green ActivistsGreen Party campaigners take a photo with Vote Green signs. There is a very large crowd.Rachel takes a selfie with Green campaigners
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
nice of Melania to try to match her husband's face droop (Finn Gomez/Getty)
pic of Trump saluting with his face drooping while Melania stands next to him scowling
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Kath Murphy @kathmurphy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Great news!
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
media: are these blackshirts fascists. andy burnham: good question. my favourite biscuit with tea is a custard cream although in culcheth we used to call them cuppy-busters.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/09/2026
Andy Burnham faces a clear test of leadership. He must stand up to the fossil fuel lobby and rule out Rosebank and Jackdaw. Read Carla Denyer’s full article below 👇
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Kate Vane @k8vane.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
So many layers to this book. Book review: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, translated by David McKay #TranslationThursday
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Book review: The Remembered Soldier by Anjet Daanje, translated by David McKay
It is 1922 and a man is in a psychiatric asylum in Flanders. He was found wearing a soldier’s uniform on a battlefield at the close of the First World War, but has no memory of who he is. Known as …
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Kath Murphy @kathmurphy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Yes! I’ve donated, you can here donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/london-by-election-fund
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Kate Vane @k8vane.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Privilege, talent or dumb luck - untangling how a freak accident unravels a young woman's life. Loved The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian - and it's currently only £2.99 on Kindle!
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Book review: The Amateur by Chris Bohjalian
I first came across The Amateur in a crime and thrillers roundup in the Guardian which said that Chris Bohjalian deserves to be better known in the UK, and on the basis o…
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Chris Packham @chrisgpackham.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Anyone else get this earlier? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/767687
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 14/08/2026
The water companies are trying to convince you that public ownership of water is not affordable. The opposite is true. Privatisation is unaffordable. Here is how Andy Burnham can afford to take water into public hands
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
While Burnham fails to act on the climate crisis and Reform outright denies it, the Daily Mail spreads misinformation about the tragic wildfires we're facing. Only the Green Party will seriously tackle climate change. Nationalise water. Invest in renewables. Climate action now.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Still gobsmacking that Andy Burnhams response to the deaths from the climate crisis has been to pledge to try & stop the sale of single use barbeques. A monumental mistake. Time to do the right thing. Fund our firefighters & say no to new oil & gas. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Cody Dahler takes on the UK govt's silence on climate collapse and the 5th heatwave of the year, with a shout-out to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social !
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New Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This electricity VAT cut is too small to make much of a difference to those struggling to pay their bills each month. It's also likely to mean most of the savings go to richer households who tend to use more electricity.
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Gareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 18/07/2026
Last week, the @neweconomics.bsky.social released a report into quick transport wins to ease the cost of living for as many as possible. The headlines are around railcards and bus fare caps, but supporting them is a heap of analysis I've done that uncovers much about the state of today's railway.
a young woman rides a bus, with the text reading "free bus travel would save young people £155 a year"a man waits on a platform, with overlaid text reading "a national railcard would save people £82 a year"a busy street with a bus passing, with overlaid text reading "£1 bus cap would save 31 million people £60 a year"a clipped cover of a report, titled GETTING MOVING ON THE COST OF LIVING, a plan to bring down bus and rail fares
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Phil Burton-Cartledge @philbc3.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
And where did this money go, why hasn't it been clawed back, and who has gone to prison?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
One day, everyone will have always been against this.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 10/07/2026
Rent controls would save households up to £2,400 a year and the Government £2 billion a year. It's a no-brainer. But only the Green Party has a policy to introduce them.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 03/07/2026
🚨 BREAKING: ‘Unbiased' GMB presenter Ed Balls set for Labour return under Andy Burnham.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Devonians were horrified to learn last week of plans for a massive AI data centre near Great Torrington, north Devon. The proposals from company XLinks Ltd would cover 850 acres of farmland. But who owns the land? I decided to investigate. 1/ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Plans for massive data centre near Great Torrington in Devon
Xlinks wants to build a Devon data campus but is facing opposition from residents.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The Merlin Bird ID app will soon allow users to contribute data to monitor bird populations and aid conservation efforts. The project at Cornell University that produced the Merlin Bird ID app was funded by NSF’s Directorate for STEM Education (EDU), which was gutted by the Trump regime. 🪶
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Birdsong data from Merlin ID app to help global biodiversity project
Cornell Lab for Ornithology plans data linkup between app and population monitoring on eBird platform
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Portes "Theres a lot of nonsense talked, including on Sky, about the spiralling welfare bill.. as a proportion of our national income.. its lower than it was 15yrs ago & its pretty much back to what it was under Thatcher.. this idea its out of control is just wrong" Spot on!
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years - @theguardian.com recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Listen to Britain’s dawn chorus of 1976: the dramatic loss of birdsong in 50 years
Guardian recreates audio landscape of past filled by loud morning symphony before 73m wild birds were lost
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 02/07/2026
this guy has it
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Metal Gear Summer '27 ☀️🥀☠️ @mgearsolidarity.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Just saw on the news that Ukraine is beating Russia now, but yesterday I was told on the news that Russia is going to be in our streets in a few years? Very confusing. Do we starve the kids or not?
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 01/07/2026
US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests
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US-UK drug deal could result in 229,000 excess deaths in England, analysis suggests
Analysis reveals extent of impact on NHS of placating Donald Trump over price of British medicine exports The NHS will have to divert £45bn from essential services to pay for new medicines under the terms of the UK-US trade deal agreed last December, leading to more than 200,000 avoidable deaths of patients, analysis has found. Ministers have defended the deal as a way of helping British drug exports to the US avoid tariffs, and giving patients in England access to potentially life-extending drugs that would otherwise be denied. Continue reading...
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joannes @playthroughline.com · 30/06/2026
A vicious cycle of four steps surrounding a black cat with a thousand-yard stare and a dapper little tie. The four endlessly cycling steps read:

-going forward we're gonna need more of your data to make sure it's you

-ahaha youre not gonna believe this but we had a bit of a data breach

-your data is probably for sale online now

-that means someone could easily impersonate you
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Andy Burnham's incoming chief of staff, James Purnell, ran a lobbying firm that organised a meeting between a Labour minister and its own corporate clients – without declaring any lobbying. Yet another story about Labour and the lobbying industry... 🧵 democracyforsale.substack.com/p/burnhams-c...
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Burnham's chief of staff hosted minister for confidential clients
James Purnell’s firm Flint arranged a meeting between Labour minister Douglas Alexander and several of its clients – while declaring no lobbying at all
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The famous "Wedges" paper was used repeatedly to shut us up when we argued against the continued use of fossil fuels, and, esp, against carbon capture and storage and the mass use of bioenergy. "But these eminent scientists say ..." Now we learn BP co-authored it. www.propublica.org/article/wedg...
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How BP Execs Influenced a Climate Study That Shaped a Generation of Global Policy
BP sponsored an elite Princeton research center to address the climate problem without getting off fossil fuels. Its key work, a paper known as “Wedges,” guided climate discourse for a generation.
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globaltimoto 🐸 @globaltimoto.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Mamdani’s team balanced their inherited $12B deficit budget by taxing the rich whilst simultaneously giving back to the working poor. This is what grownup politics looks like.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 29/06/2026
Place like Wigan and Leigh have been left behind for too long. On 30th July, vote Green. Vote for Geraldine Coggins for mayor of Greater Manchester.
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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Humans should not be forced off pavements by delivery robots, but that's exactly what's happening. The people who pay the price are those with the least room to give it up.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In a discussion on #politicslondon about Starmers record well done to @faizashaheen.bsky.social for mentioning Palestine & for pointing out that when it comes to scrapping the 2 child benefit cap he had to be forced to do it after suspending Labour MPs from the PLP who voted to scrap it!
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 26/06/2026
What is the future of summers in England? Our choices matter. A high-emissions future will commit our children and grandchildren to live in a world where the summers of 1976 & 2025 are cold. A global net-zero emissions future means that we can stabilise the climate & those summers will be normal.
England average summer temperatures in a high emissions futureEngland average summer temperatures in a global net-zero emissions future
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Chris Rivers @chrisrivers50.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
In Spain today: installation of solar panels above major irrigation channels. Channels of more than 100 kms transport water from dams to farmland. - Reduces evaporation -Provides large agricultural areas with power & supports irrigation -Decreases use of water in food production, doubling the crop.
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The UK is a sitting duck when it comes to heatwaves, and for all the other effects of climate breakdown. We cannot afford any more doubt or delay. Stopping the very worst effect means clear and decisive climate action. All eyes on the candidates for PM!
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Chris Dillow @chrisdillow.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
This. Labour should regard the right-wing press not as legitimate media but as enemy propaganda, and make no concessions to it.
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Cat Hobbs @cathobbs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
📮We could and should TAKE BACK ROYAL MAIL Why should this 500 year old institution with a universal service obligation be owned by a Czech billionaire? It's failing to fulfil its statutory duties Use special administration process to bring it into permanent PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
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