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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Advanced copies of "Sunset at Seaview" now available from the Isle of Wight's award winning Medina Bookshop in Cowes. Also available from the lovely Hunting Raven Books in Frome. General release from October 1st.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Delighted to release advanced copies of the novel "Sunset at Seaview" only at our lovely local Hunting Raven bookshop .

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Tom Scott @tom--scott.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been convicted of taking bribes from Oleg Voloshyn to promote the interests of Putin - the leader Farage said he most admires. Here’s Farage with Voloshyn’s wife. If Gill had been a close associate of Jeremy Corbyn this might be bigger news.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

A number of posts urge us to understand that not all the protesters are racist. However, if you follow the directives of those who are demonstrably and criminally racist, then you are entirely complicit, and so enabling racism to become the norm. This is EXACTLY how Naziism works.

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

While the Home Office wastes resources arresting people peacefully opposing genocide, the rise of the far right, fuelled by racist agitators and foreign billionaires whipping up hatred in our communities, continues unchecked. When will the govt get their priorities in order?

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

540 years after the Battle of Bosworth Field, I'm pleased to announce the publication of the book and lyrics of "The Haunting of Richard the Third" as performed at Frome, Bath, Fotheringhay and Market Bosworth in 2022 &23. Good to see it enter the Amazon biographical history chart at number 6.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

How @markaustintv.bsky.social on @skynewsrss.bsky.social restrained himself in the face of the endless shouting and barrage of lies and denial from the Israeli government spokesman earlier is commendable.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

The Trump crisis is Shakespearean. A flawed ruler seizes the throne and does everything in his power to maintain it. Often, behind the scenes there's another, apparent ally waiting for their moment. So, watch out for JD Vance. He will be remaining quiet for now, but surely, he'll make his move.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Had Rachel Reeves shown a little more compassion for those on benefits, I might have felt more sympathy with her today. Seeing Kemi Badenoch humiliate her with such glee, however, was grotesque.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

"Net Stupid Zero" yesterday! Look what it's doing to the share price in wholesale gas! Re-open the coalmines! Bring back lead in the petrol! Ban the 1956 Clean Air act!

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

This is insane by Yvette Cooper. Spray-painting planes is not terrorism. Criminal damage, yes - but you cannot “terrorise” inanimate objects. It does not serve to cause terror in victims. Therefore it is not terrorism. The authoritarian Home Secretary has lost the plot.

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Palestine Action group to be banned, home secretary confirms — BBC News

It comes after what she called a

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

A fairly modest day for renewable energy today at 46% of the 60% Net "Stupid" Zero electricity production. The same day that Nigel Farage advocates re-opening coal mines. Why not go the whole hog and reintroduce lead in petrol and rescind the 1956 Clean Air Act?

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

This morning's £123 million fine of Thames Water is long overdue. But the truth is, as long as private companies profit while polluting our waterways, this will keep happening. Water must be taken back into public hands—for people, not shareholders.

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Ofwat fines Thames Water £123m, cites ‘unacceptable’ impact on environment – business live

Thames Water fined nearly £123m, including biggest ever penalty from Ofwat

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

And...Lincolnshire set to be the worst affected county in the UK...under water by 2050.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

WTF? If this Government can’t even agree to this smallest of initiatives, which has no cost to them & absolutely no down-sides, what hope that it will step up to the bigger nature challenges we face? This is a *popular* policy, for heavens sake. Obstinate tin-eared stupidity doesn’t come close …

theguardian.com

Labour blocks proposal for ‘swift bricks’ in all new homes

MPs had previously backed Conservative amendment to ask developers to provide hollow bricks for endangered birds

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

The PM has struck a pragmatic trade deal with the US; a promising deal with India and a significant improvement on Johnson's appalling, negligent Brexit deal. If he had not chosen to echo the sentiment of Reform on immigration and been so weak on Gaza, he might have galvanised the left of centre.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

If Starmer concentrates on the real problem, his concerns about economic growth and immigration would be massively reduced. Time to galvanise the left, not support the right. Get a Single Market deal now.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

On VE Day we should remember that after the war, the British public voted in a radical Labour government that brought in the NHS and the Welfare State. Furthermore, following the terrible atrocities of the Far Right, Winston Churchill became an archtecht of the European Commission on Human Rights.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

There are clear lessons so far - we need a fairer voting system & Labour needs a reset. Trying to out-Reform Reform doesn’t work. Instead of lurching to the right, government urgently needs to rethink its approach. It could start by addressing the genuine concerns of working people by taxing wealth

theguardian.com

Support for Reform has surged – what does this mean for UK politics? Our panel responds | Gaby Hinsliff, John McTernan, Carys Ofoko, Caroline Lucas and Peter Kellner

Can Farage’s party now claim to be the official opposition? And what lessons should Labour and the Tories learn after a chastening night, asks our panel

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

In order to punish the Labour government for reducing state pensions and benefits, people have voted or a party which will privatise the National Health Service, defund special education, increase climate change, import chlorinated chicken and lower taxes on the rich. Apocalypse now.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Local government is responsible for the most expensive service areas on our communities, namely adults' and childrens' social care. It has suffered a 40% loss in funding under the Tories. Reform simply has no idea.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Certain students I taught would find a way to disrupt every lesson. Some were utterly self-centred and probably sociopathic.School was merely a holding pen until they were old enough for prison. The consolation was that none of them were likely to become the most powerful person on the planet.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Adolescence on Netflix. Stunning. I may need therapy to get over it.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

How many times do we have to say it? *Austerity doesn’t work*. More cuts to public spending is economically illiterate and morally indefensible - people didn’t vote Labour to get more Tory austerity. FFS tax extreme wealth, don’t slash public services @patmillsuk.bsky.social

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

Farmers in my constituency and across the UK have been left high and dry by the government's shameful sudden cancellation of the Sustainable Farming Incentive. No warning, no support—just chaos. This is no way to treat the people who put food on our tables.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

It is often forgotten just how dysfunctional UKIP was under Farage. 22 out of 24 of its MEPs resigned from the party in its peak from 2014-19..including Nige. Punch ups and corruption abounded. They now have the same number of MPs as the Greens. I presume media invitations will reflect this?

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

What a load of old bollocks - Farage shouldn’t be allowed to get away with spouting this nonsense. The CBI reported just last week that the net zero sector is growing 3 times faster than the overall UK economy, & renewable energy is far cheaper than fossil fuels 🙄

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Net Zero is hiking your bills - UK industry is being MASSACRED by Labour

IT is clear for all to see that Sir Keir Starmer and his Government can’t stop talking about Reform UK. Up until just a few weeks ago, the Prime Minister had not mentioned us once in the House of C…

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

State visit? He might get a State visit in Russia or North Korea, but no European country could genuinely offer him hospitality without causing riots. Expect the King to find a polite excuse.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Trump is miscalculating. Before Putin, Russia was emerging from a totalitarian regime. It is less difficult to return to a sham democracy and revert to the normal practice of throwing opponents off skyscrapers than to take a stable democracy and enforce violent oppression.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

I've been serialising my 2018 novel "Ruling Classes" on Substack. It's a great platform and has injected further interest in this story of an internicine small-town war between an eminent private school and its state school neighbour. It's still available in print and on Kindle.

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

How about Labour publicising the positives of immigration? As we Boomers claim our pensions, prescriptions and bus passes, who is filling all those vacant roles in our hospitals, care homes and factories? This only feeds those who demonise all immigrants. Call out the Reformers...don't copy them.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Is this real?? Sckening - serving up people’s suffering to appease the populist Right. When will Labour learn you can’t out-Reform Reform? Instead, offer a far bolder agenda of green investment in local communities, public services in public hands, wealth taxes on super-rich, & a bit of hope FFS

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Labour takes the fight to Reform — with migrant deportation videos

The government is deporting migrants in numbers not seen since 2017 but cannot shift public opinion — and discontent is brewing over the Chagos Islands and benefit cuts

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Rosie Downes @rosiedownes.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Oh hi 2020, think we might have left some common sense in you?

Screengrab of tweet from 2020 showing Keir Starmer supporting climate campaigners celebrating a Heathrow court ruling

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Martin Dimery @martindimery.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

The media speculate on the next 4 years of Trump. They are assuming Trump doesn't declare himself Life President. The man who organised an insurrection, isn't going to simply obey the constitution and walk away.

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