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Richard Jones

@langstone-court.bsky.social
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Former diplomat. Love baroque & classical music, especially Bach. Strongly anti-Brexit. #FBPE

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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 2h
Here is the link to EMUK's report: Targeting 2036: How the UK can join the EU. It's a thorough examination of the issues. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social assets.nationbuilder.com/euromove/pag...
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Julia Curlee @juliacurlee.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
“America should not be throwing a lifeline to Putin’s war machine…Putin doesn’t want peace. Putin wants Ukraine.” — Mike Pence I briefed him as Vice President. He’s right. Lifting sanctions doesn’t buy peace. It funds the war. Slava Ukraini.
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I've just added my name to back the UK joining the EU by 2036. It takes 30 seconds. Will you join me? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/join_eu_by_2... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social
europeanmovement.co.uk
Add your name - Let's join the EU by 2036
Since 1949, we've held an unshakable belief in our country, that together, we are better with Europe. Join the European Movement today.
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We and 120+ organisations across Europe are calling on our governments to cut ties with Palantir for good! @corporateeurope.org @epsu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NIMTO - read all about it! @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social
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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR 🙅‍♂️ We and 120+ organisations and unions across Europe are calling on our governments and the European Commission to scrap all existing public sector contracts with Palantir. Read the open letter here: www.globaljustice.org.uk/wp-content/u...
Text reads: 120+ organisations and unions across Europe call on governments and the European Commission to SCRAP Palantir contracts. Palantir provides support to warmongers, drains our public wealth, deepens our dependence on tech billionaires. WE SAY NO TO PALANTIR.
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We need more men calling out misogyny, willing to stand with women, and take action. goodlawproject.org/s/748822
goodlawproject.org
It’s time for men to speak up - and act | Good Law Project
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great news. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Vast data centres are using up massive amounts of resources and disrupting local communities. And the government doesn’t have a plan for how to deal with them. Tell the government to get a grip on data centres. @friends-earth.bsky.social foe.uk/38h0y @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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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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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Life depends on people, wherever they come from. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Far right politics should be called out. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
David Olusoga's "Black and British: A Forgotten History" (2016) is excellent. On 18 September he speaks at the Blake Theatre in Monmouth on 'The Global History of the British Cup of Tea'. I'm now reading Sathnam Sanghera's "Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe" (2024).
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A powerful argument: centralbylines.co.uk/herstory/sta... "A system ... is dismantled by establishing, on the record and beyond refusal, how they were protected: who knew, who profited, who turned victims away, and why not one of the institutions around them ever brought it to an end."
centralbylines.co.uk
Statement from No One Above
On reports of a public inquiry into a culture of impunity
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Excellent piece arguing against Reform UK disapproval of LGBTQ+ material in public libraries: centralbylines.co.uk/region/west-... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social @hfdsgreennetwork.bsky.social
centralbylines.co.uk
Reform UK’s Warwickshire library review alarms librarians and readers
Reform-led Warwickshire County Council proposes censoring what children read, even if residents don’t agree with them
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to invest in climate resilience, treat nature as essential infrastructure & properly back our fire services! Add your name to the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Protect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priority
Wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes. We need the UK Government to invest in climate resilience, treat nature as essential infrastructure, and properly back our ...
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
I signed last week. Please join me. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @ernestosubsumo.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
I was commenting on this article. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
EU member states will block us if we are not serious about wanting to be in the EU again. If we show we are serious, they will want us back in. How do we vote in UK general elections? @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
UK musicians and performers are struggling with Brexit. I've just written to my MP asking them to support practical UK-EU creative cooperation. You can do the same in just two minutes: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-u... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
europeanmovement.co.uk
Urge your MP to support UK-EU creative cooperation
Nearly half of UK musicians have lost work in the EU since Brexit. Urge your MP to support practical steps to fix this.
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Femi Oluwole interviews in Brussels. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzoJ... Sandro Gozi says the EU would welcome the UK back. Elections are a matter of national competence but proportional representation would prevent a far right UK government. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @europeanmovement.co.uk
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EU says UNDO Brexit and make Farage PAY! - Femi in Brussels
YouTube video by Femi - F Politics!
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
www.ledburyreporter.co.uk/news/2617095... Well spoken, Ellie. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
ledburyreporter.co.uk
MP questions whether government's priorities match 'scale of challenges'
THE King’s Speech is quite a curious moment for parliament — there’s all the pomp and ceremony of course but underneath it all there is a very…
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Good article on NEETs by Martin Cumella: skillsandgrowth.com/latest-insig... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
skillsandgrowth.com
The Milburn Review And Listening to NEET Young People
By Martin Cumella
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Towards a better voting system – why we need STV northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social
northeastbylines.co.uk
Towards a better voting system – why we need STV
The First Past the Post (FPTP) voting system is failing Britain - catastrophically. We need something better
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Very interesting article in PoliticsHome. Emily Thornberry: “I Wanted Keir To Have More Of An Opportunity To Be Himself” www.politicshome.com/news/article...
politicshome.com
Emily Thornberry: “I Wanted Keir To Have More Of An Opportunity To Be Himself”
Foreign Affairs Committee chair Emily Thornberry tells Sienna Rodgers Labour needs ‘bold and brave and open leadership’ – from radicalism at home t...
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Streeting’s Brexit position adds a burn to Labour leadership race open.substack.com/pub/theleadu... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social
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Streeting’s Brexit position adds a burn to Labour leadership race
Labour wrongly risk being painted as a Socialist North vs Blairite South fight for the soul of the party
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
An update. Please promote. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Please support this new European Movement UK campaign. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Most people want a fairer society, a working democracy, a protected planet. Why let the far-right in to destroy it? Sign the @compassoffice.bsky.social open letter urging progressive leaders to cooperate at the next election: actionnetwork.org/forms/unite-... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
actionnetwork.org
Unite the Progressive Majority to Build a Better Britain!
Most people want a fairer society, a working democracy, a protected planet. So why split the vote & let the far-right in to destroy it all? That's why I've signed this open letter urging progressive l...
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Politico does a good headline on WHILE YOU WERE (OR WEREN'T) SLEEPING. Starmer should wake up and see the reality that most Brits want urgent change on the economy which itself requires action on joining the EU again. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
In English local elections, the voting system means councils often don’t reflect the way people actually voted. Millions of votes don’t help to shape the final result. You deserve a voting system where all your neighbours shape what happens next. action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/2401/pe...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk
ADD YOUR NAME: Every vote should help shape the final result
In English local elections, the voting system means councils often don’t reflect the way people actually voted. That leaves many voters feeling powerless, because even when lots of people vote for cha...
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Good letter from Leeds for Europe. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
I've just signed a petition calling on the UK government to give British businesses a better deal with Europe. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/single-marke... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
europeanmovement.co.uk
British businesses need a better deal with Europe
Sign our petition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and demand a better deal for British businesses trading with Europe
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Governments of the world: Cut ties with Palantir and Peter Thiel now. actions.eko.org/a/government... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @ernestosubsumo.bsky.social
actions.eko.org
Governments of the world: Cut ties with Palantir and Peter Thiel now
Palantir - the evil tech giant backed by billionaire Peter Thiel - just dropped a 22-point manifesto that has the internet exploding in outrage. It calls for AI to decide who dies in war. It declares
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
It shows we need proportional representation in English local elections and in general elections. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
In #Ecuador, the crackdown starts with a frozen bank account. No wages, no groceries, no doctor’s visit – and no fair chance to defend yourself. This is what happens when people resist mining and oil expansion. ✍️ ##RainforestRescue #ActForRainforest rainforest-rescue.org/petitions/13...
rainforest-rescue.org
Ecuador: Stop criminalizing environmental defenders!
In Ecuador, bank accounts are being frozen without evidence, hearings, or due process. Environmental groups and individuals are left unable to pay salaries, buy food, or see a doctor. Behind the legal...
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
you.38degrees.org.uk
End the sewage pollution scandal
We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The depressing inevitability of the boys’ club open.substack.com/pub/theleadu... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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The depressing inevitability of the boys’ club
Starmer's vow to do things differently appears to have ended in a tightly controlled insular managerial version of what we all wanted to move on from
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Demand action on polluted water yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/yorks... Join a local group: @savethewye.bsky.social, @riveractionuk.bsky.social, @cpreherefordshire.bsky.social, friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk, River Dore Project www.facebook.com/groups/36488... @hfdsgreennetwork.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Yorkshire campaigners at Westminster demand action on polluted water
Pushback against the recent white paper on water pollution shows much more change is needed before parliament meets campaigners goals
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Our polluted rivers yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ... A shocking story. "Full sewage treatment must be implemented now." @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @savethewye.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Our polluted rivers
Why is raw sewage being discharged so regularly into our rivers, and what are the concerns and consequences for our health?
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
"A change in our electoral system wouldn’t solve all these issues overnight. But it would force every government to engage with what people actually think, rather than what it is convenient to pretend they think. And that .. is the minimum a democracy owes its voters." @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Neil Kinnock's voice is well respected, particularly in Wales, where the Senedd elections use PR. The Labour Party should hear him. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social @hshlabourparty.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
When women speak up – the far right try to shut us down. It's time to fight back. goodlawproject.org/s/9ea74e
goodlawproject.org
The far right fears women who speak up
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Very good news for the EU, for Europe and for all democratic countries. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Yes. @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
It’s time for the UK Government to license gamebird shooting in England and give Hen Harriers and other birds of prey the protection they deserve. Contact your MP today and help stop the illegal killing of these incredible birds. action.rspb.org.uk/page/185536/...
action.rspb.org.uk
Save Our Birds of Prey!
It’s time for the UK Government to license gamebird shooting in England and give Hen Harriers and other birds of prey the protection they deserve. Contact your MP today and help stop the illegal kill...
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Richard Tice: a patriot? @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Refugees shouldn't have to wait 20 years to know if they are safe. New rules are leaving families separated and lives in limbo. Join the campaign calling on Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood to scrap the 20-year wait. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Don’t leave refugees in limbo: Scrap the 20-year wait
Imagine living in limbo for 20 years, not knowing if you’ll be allowed to stay in the only home your children have ever known. That is the reality facing refugees under new government proposals. A gr...
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Equality Trust: "King's company, Clearsprings Ready Homes, is paid £4.8 million a day to house people seeking asylum. When he was awarded the contract .. it was valued at £1 billion. What the Home Office pays him has since ballooned to £7.3 billion." supporters.equalitytrust.org.uk/civicrm/mail...
supporters.equalitytrust.org.uk
£1bn profit from asylum seekers
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Good piece: westcountryvoices.co.uk/trumps-lunat... @herefordshire4eu.bsky.social
westcountryvoices.co.uk
Trump's lunatic war is now at Europe's door - West Country Voices
This is no longer a distant conflict. It is at Europe’s door. On March 4, everything escalated again — and this time it hit a NATO member state. IRAN FIRES A BALLISTIC MISSILE TOWARD TURKEY Wednesday ...
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Richard Jones @langstone-court.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
An interesting piece: Media bias: is anyone truly free from influence? westenglandbylines.co.uk/opinion/medi...
westenglandbylines.co.uk
Media bias: is anyone truly free from influence?
From trolls to newsroom pressure, bias is rarely as simple as readers think
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