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Kevin Wright

@kevwright61.bsky.social
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Ageing leftie/Green. Proud step-dad and grandad. Wildlife gardener. Respector of all life, human and non-human. We're not more important than any other animal.

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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I fart in your general direction. Hopefully I'm the first to get in with that.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Big news from Labour Conference: the PM has announced the government's plan to scrap first past the post. Seats that match votes would change British politics for good, but only if it happens. I've added my name. Join me? action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/201578/...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
The PM used his big speech to promise to fix Westminster's broken voting system.
We've heard promises before. I've signed to make sure this one is kept. It takes 30 seconds
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
He is missing something. It's called a soul.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Oh no! 'The Black House' got me back into reading after many years when I couldn't raise the enthusiasm. A brilliant writer who often cleverly wove current environmental issues into his stories.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to fucking day
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
RNLI reports ‘significant’ donations boost after being targeted by far right over small boats
Charity condemns ‘disgraceful’ intimidation and insists it will continue core purpose of saving lives at sea
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
😂
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Such a shame his Dad never knew that Burnham had become PM.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
My dogs have said i can order this, on condition they can review it first when it arrives. I fear much of it will be redacted.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Mr McManus didn't hold back on that one 😊
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Data centres are springing up everywhere, using massive amounts of energy and water. I’ve signed @friends-earth.bsky.social’s petition calling for a pause on new data centres until the government gets a grip on the situation. Will you join me? action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/put...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
Stop data centres draining our precious resources
Add my name Data centres are springing up all over the UK – using massive amounts of electricity and, in many cases, huge amounts of water. The UK is already facing water shortages, high energy demand...
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Changing Westminster’s voting system shouldn't be left to the politicians. An independent commission could get the public and experts together in one room to examine the evidence and build consensus for reform. Add your name today: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform to review the electoral system
I ask the Government to set up a National Commission on Electoral Reform, as advocated by the All Party Parliamentary Group for Fair Elections. It should be an independent, time limited, expert led re...
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Spike Milligan was a big fan and often put pieces on McGonagall-esque verse in the Goon Show 😊
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"The only items we saw during the whole trip that were worthy of any interest, were the balls outside the library in Kirkwall".
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
bsky.app/profile/euro...
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I think I actually despise him more than I despise Farage, and that's saying something!
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 11/08/2026
It's now been confirmed that this summer will be the hottest on record. For those opposing bold action on the climate crisis - you're not just putting lives and the planet at risk today, but dooming future generations.
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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My dog once rolled on the putrefying body of a dead seal on Hunstanton beach. The unique combination of rotting flesh, brine, and seaweed made for a pretty heady stench I can tell you.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
It was only ever going to take a proper investigation of his finances by the media to bring him down. It's taken far too long (huge credit to Carole Cadwallader, Byline Times and a few others for doggedly pursuing this).
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
A planet slowly recovering, having shed a plague of humans.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Yes, definitely. Glad to see that Ed Davey has been included though.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Absolutely, Alison. The carers who visit my bedbound wife don't just make her clean and comfortable, they exchange a bit of banter and make her laugh. They brighten her day, and mine as well for that matter!
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Yep, he did have a run of really good pop singles in the late 70's as well. As someone else commented, probably overdue for a reassessment of his career.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Sad but true.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Cliff gets a lot of flack these days but he and the Shadows were a pretty decent rock'n'roll band back then.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Usually the odd one or two every year for us, but I've seen eight in the last 2 weeks.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Went to see him talking about wildlife at a local theatre many years back. All through the interval, he sat on the edge of the stage chatting to people and signed programmes and books. One of the best.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Yes, reminds me of a Sunfish 😊
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Looking forward to @sturdyalex.bsky.social 's review of this 😉
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I remember getting up in the middle of the night to visit the toilets on a campsite in Wasdale. A seemingly huge insect was flitting around and blundering into everything, including me. My first encounter with a Cockchafer 😊.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Either that or 'City of New Orleans'.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Or Ernie Wise.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Pleased to see Cardinal Puff Puff in there. Arthur Lowe's portrayal of Mainwaring getting completely blotto is just marvellous.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Thank you Elinor. An easterly breeze has arrived and will hopefully shave a few degrees off the temperature.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Ive felt quite unwell on a few occasions. Antidepressants messing with my vasodilatory response, apparently. I'd try coming off them but everything is, well, fucking depressing at the moment 😊. Hydration, salty snacks and wet towels in the meantime.
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Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 08/07/2026
A Brit in the semis of Wimbledon, England still in the World Cup and Nigel Farage spending the summer arguing with a bin. Oh this happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Not me. If I'm still up at 10.30, the dogs gather round and give me a hard stare because they'd quite like to go to bed now, thank you.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Britain’s voting system is broken. 150 MPs are backing an amendment to finally review it. We have until 14 July to convince even more to add their names. I've just emailed mine using this tool. Can you contact yours too? actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
actionnetwork.org
Ask your MP to back the amendment to fix our broken voting system.
Our voting system is broken. It gives total power to parties that most people didn't vote for, and leaves millions of people unrepresented. 150 MPs have already signed an amendment calling for a tota...
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
And meanwhile, we're potentially facing a real food security crisis due to climate change...
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Sorry for your loss Arthur. What a remarkable lady she was though!
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
To misquote very slightly... "A rider is approaching The wind begin to howl...."
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The multimillionaire Nigel Farage rails against climate action, while gliding from one air-conditioned building to another. He knows that he and his ilk will suffer least. But he is prepared to sacrifice everyone else to the demands of his fossil-fuelled funders. So much for "the man of the people".
A painting which depicts Nero fiddling while Rome burns.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Can't believe nobody thought of that 😊
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
On the Beeb, we have live footage of journalists on the platform, and Burnham not getting off the train. While they wait, they're wondering what he might be wearing. No, honestly.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Likewise, "''orses!"
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
UK food production could one day collapse because of biodiversity loss, according to the Joint Intelligence Committee. So please sign this petition to end the UK government's needless attacks on nature: action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/tel...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
Tell the government: act for nature before it’s too late
Add my name Did you know the UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world? There’s less wildlife today than in living memory − and it’s still disappearing before our eyes. From hedgeho...
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Your name vill also go on zer list!
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Immigrants & asylum seekers are not our enemies. They are not responsible for the austerity, privatisation, erosion of civic life, thinning of democracy and concentration of power we suffer. But they're being punished for these things. Punished at the behest of the very people who *are* responsible.
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Kevin Wright @kevwright61.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I'm reminded of Thoreau's observation (1854) that "the mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation". Although, these days it would be noisy desperation, as we distract ourselves with bland music and reality TV.
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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Just watch this… And for the love of God, please see Farage for what he is. His response to Sarah Everard Vs his response to Henry Nowak Jaw dropping.
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