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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Is there a 'war on the countryside'? Yes - but it's the one being waged by the landowners who unleash 50 million pheasants each year... Step forward 'Lord' Christian Brighty to explain, in this devastating (and hilarious) video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFi8...
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The Real Threat to Britain’s Countryside
YouTube video by Christian Brighty
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mary4future.bsky.social @mary4future.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
So what do we all think the impact on carbon emissions would be of this decision?
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The press have decided to reimpose the two party model and unfortunately, that requires “pretending to believe Kemi Badenoch is doing a good job”. Which is pretty bad, given she’s a disastrously online wacko.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Labour just don't get it. They don't get how scared people are with extreme weather becoming our new normal. We need voices in parliament that will force them to take wildfires seriously, not quietly shirk responsibility.
Revealed: government quietly dropped plan to orepare England for wildfires
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is how the UK prepares for the climate mayhem that is coming 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
Yesterday Zack Polanski called on the government to put in place a three year emergency brake on private rents. No sudden rent hikes. No evictions under the guise of rent rises. No more uncertainty, no more fear: just vital breathing space for renters.
A picture of Zack Polanski standing behind a podium at the Green Party conference with text above that reads "We are calling on this government to put in place a three-year emergency break on private rents. No more uncertainty. No more fear." With the green party logo and imprint at the bottom.
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 03/10/2026
By selling off our key public services, Thatcher turned them from serving the public to serving shareholders We are at the @greenparty.org.uk conference, where they've been challenging Andy Burnham to go beyond words and bring our public services into public ownership
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mary4future.bsky.social @mary4future.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
The overnight ferry from Newcastle to Europe is pretty "fun" too.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
When climate scientists say things are going to be horrendous, people find out many years later that we’re right. With this El Niño, the “find out” part will come in months.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
All very well But I would like to know just how this is going to happen at a time when climate breakdown is hammering the global economy, when we will be struggling to grow enough food, and when society is becoming ever closer to unravelling www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll
Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen, says Green party politician Jamie Driscoll
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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is the third video I've seen of (I think) different landslides in the Himalayas over the last week There are a lot of slopes in the Himalayas, what a terrifying future they face
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Supremely bleak report on coal financing out this morning. Banks, including UK banks, are still pumping billions of pounds into coal projects that will almost certainly breach global climate goals. www.businessgreen.com/news/4536521...
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'Fuelling the financial shocks of tomorrow': UK banks branded Europe's biggest backers of coal projects
UK banks provided $8.3bn in loans and underwriting to coal companies between 2022 and 2025, according to new data
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Time to join the Pheasants’ Revolt… DEFRA have launched a Call for Evidence on the environmental & animal welfare impacts of the gamebird industry. If you care about this, PLEASE submit evidence - this @wildjustice.bsky.social blog tells you how: wildjustice.org.uk/defras-call-...
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Defra’s Call for Evidence on gamebird releases; what exactly is it asking for? – Wild Justice
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 29/09/2026
"Miliband was right to highlight the threat that climate breakdown poses to our national security – though the full extent of these threats, highlighted by UK intelligence agencies in a report last year, have never been fully released." Adrian Ramsay asks: where does Labour stand on climate?
WHERE DOES LABOUR STAND ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS?

ADRIAN RAMSAY
MP FOR WAVENEY VALLEY

"Miliband asked where each and every party stands on tackling the climate crisis.
The Green Party is unequivocal: it means no new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea. It means no green light for a third runway at Heathrow. It means massive investment in our homes, green energy sources and transport in ways that both tackle the climate crisis and cut people’s bills.

So we ask Labour: where do you stand on these issues?"

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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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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 29/09/2026
"It is clear that Labour needs the Greens to keep them in check everyday to push them towards the real transformation this country needs." @zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the Prime Minister's speech at Labour conference.
HOPE IS NOT JUST A SLOGAN, IT NEEDS TO MEAN REAL CHANGE

ZACK POLANSKI
LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY

"Unlike his predecessor, we have a PM who talks like he gets it. But sadly like his predecessor he isn’t prepared to break from the powerful and wealthy interests that have created an inequality, affordability and a climate crisis.
 
Hope is not just a slogan, it needs to mean real change. The speech today had no wealth taxes, no rent controls, no water nationalisation and a strong hint of more North Sea drilling.
 
It is disappointing that we have a country ready to break from the last 40 years, a Labour government with the majority to do it, and yet what we see are more half measures, reannouncements and tinkering."

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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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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The UK has no strategic food reserves, imports more than 40 percent of its food, and grows most of the rest in parts of the country most prone to serious drought in the years and decades to come We are not - to say the least -in a good place www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns
Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high risk
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer. We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this. Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer.

We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this.

Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
82% of Britons say protecting nature is important to them, new polling by @moreincommonuk.bsky.social shows “You don’t often get that degree of consensus” on any issue, says @luketryl.bsky.social - speaking at an event at Labour Party Conference with the heads of the big nature NGOs
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tax their arses off www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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London’s investment bankers and lawyers make more than £1bn in takeover frenzy
Bumper fees paid in the year’s mergers and acquisitions spark anger over high City pay during cost of living crisis
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Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍 @foescot.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The Scottish Government's focus on incineration and failure to reduce waste has gotten us into this mess. More than half of household waste could be recycled. We need to make systemic changes that mean boost reuse, recycling and cut down what is going to landfill. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Waste sector crisis could see rubbish piling up on streets, experts warn
There are warnings over a combination of significantly reduced landfill space and a breakdown of Glasgow's main incinerator.
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Despite being the underdog, #Zack can win Holborn and St Pancras. #Greens’ record of defying expectations in target seats, including #HannahSpencer’s victory in Gorton and Denton. Winning the by-election will “change the future of British politics” 💚 #BackZack 💚 www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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Polanski: I can win by-election in 'one of biggest political upsets in history'
Exclusive: Green Party leader rejects suggestions his party has reached the limits of its recent surge in popularity
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
#MartinBottoms has joined the #Greens becoming Morecambe’s first #Green councillor bringing the group to 24 members. Bottoms, said his values align with the #Greens’ commitment to social equality, nature and supporting local communities and businesses. 💚 www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/news/people/...
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Morecambe councillor defects to Green Party
The Green group on Lancaster City Council has welcomed Coun Martin Bottoms as its 24th member, making him the first Green councillor in Morecambe.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference – again. A Trumpian policy started by Keir Starmer. Burnham can't make a fresh start without getting rid of the previous advisers. Democracy means accepting scrutiny, even when it is uncomfortable.
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Declassified journalists banned from Labour conference - again
Labour MPs have condemned the ‘Trump-like’ decision, saying party is ‘bang out of order’
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mary4future.bsky.social @mary4future.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What are they going to do about the wasters who turn up for a subsidised lunch, some booze, and a doze in the House of Lords?
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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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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Interesting, but as climate breakdown threatens to bring everything else crashing down around our, and the government's, ears, it has as much relevance as the question of how many policy advisors can dance on the head of a pin www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Labour’s last chance? The people shaping Andy Burnham’s grand plans for Britain
The long read: The new prime minister has declared he wants to end 40 years of neoliberalism. But is he really prepared to be that radical?
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Ed Miliband will appoint a new special representative for climate security, as well as a new ministerial taskforce on “the national security and resilience risks of a changing climate and nature loss” - excellent to see Now release the full JIC report publicly! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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mary4future.bsky.social @mary4future.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
In the UK for sure, more people need help to retrofit and electrify their homes. Plus we need to rapidly train up the workforce. This rather than subsidising and tax breaks for fossil fuel corporations.
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mary4future.bsky.social @mary4future.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I requested some bike racks in my local community and was advised by the community council that " in our day we were happy to use a lamp post".
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Louder, for those at the back! 📣
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mary4future.bsky.social @mary4future.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
At this point, this is surely willful ignorance. A decision to believe what suits your agenda, rather than what is supported by the facts.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/09/2026
“We’re the only party looking seriously at how we can build a sustainable, thriving economy that doesn’t leave the planet broken for our children and grandchildren.” Rachel Millward on why electing Greens means choosing a future where people and planet can thrive.
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Nick Davies @njdavies.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Great to hear the PM say “We are going to be much prouder in standing up for our values and the rule of law” re foreign information warfare. I wonder if he or the Home Secretary might consider doing the same when it comes to masked vigilantes shutting down infrastructure and harassing the RNLI
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It will incense ME and MANY others...that is what i am sure of! #DON'TBurnUsBURNHAM
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
If the UN Secretary-General can’t motivate world leaders to action on climate, who can? 🤷🏻‍♂️
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Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’
António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Guardian joins the campaign to abolish the state pension triple-lock. Portrays it as a old v young, social security v defence spending issue. Silence on corporate welfare, tax perks of the rich, maldistribution of wealth, low govt spend on state pension, how future retirees will survive.
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Britain needs cash and everyone knows we should break the pensions triple lock. Where is the courage? | Gaby Hinsliff
The issue cannot be avoided any longer. Andy Burnham and his chancellor must face the fear of a pensioner backlash, and find a fair solution, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I used to respect the #LibDems 🤦‍♂️🤦🤦‍♂️ perhaps they are also part of the CORRUPT ESTABLISHMENT that is #Labour #Conservatives and #ReformUK ? #DisgracefulDAVEY
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"So every year you failed to deliver what's necessary, the following year is harder... if the problem gets harder every single year, I don't call that progress. Progress is only when that you make you're either delivering what you need to or you're going over & above that"-@kevinclimate.bsky.social
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Climate Scientist: Why Net Zero 2050 is a Dangerous Delusion | Kevin Anderson
YouTube video by Climate Unf*cked
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We are systematically and consciously destroying the natural world So that a tiny elite can become ever richer There WILL be a reckoning www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This win in the Dutch court - for stricter climate targets to contribute a fair share to limiting global heating - was in January 2026 Now September 2026, #CarbonReckoning are filing a similar case in the UK this week. Read more and join our supporters here 👉 www.crowdjustice.com/case/carbon-...
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The best remedy to despair is action. One we can take today, and every day, has a positive impact on 8 of the 9 planetary boundaries: choosing plant-based foods. See: bsky.app/profile/anni... (or full talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjnO...)
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Those who profit from fossilised technology are working hard to conceal the extent of the damage they are doing. No one is immune to the damage done by waiting another two and a half decades to stop increasing the dangers of climate chaos. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
⚖️ Filing next week 🙏 Please support this cutting edge climate litigation case here www.crowdjustice.com/case/carbon-... ⚡ 7️⃣ reasons to support the #CarbonReckoning legal case
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Reform is a party funded by billionaires that chooses to attack people fleeing environmental breakdown, famine and war. We’re calling for safe routes so asylum seekers can apply before they leave their country, and never have to face a dangerous crossing in a small boat. join.greenparty.org.uk
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The CORRUPT 1% and the establishment political parties they have bought - #Labour #Conservatives #ReformUK 🤦🤦🤦🤦 💚💚👏👏💚💚 #JoinTheRevolution #BackZack #VoteGreen 💚👇💚 join.greenparty.org.uk
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Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
First, we had "pragmatism" from #Burnham; now we have "more rational" from Scottish Labour leader #Marra Neither get that the least pragmatic, less rational thing to do in the face of climate breakdown is to drill more. @andyburnham.bsky.social @michaelmarra.bsky.social See scientists👇
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Ed Davey wants new gas from the North Sea "if it passes the climate test". But it clearly doesn't. As climate expert @kevinclimate.bsky.social has confirmed: "Just no!"
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"Proscribe the extreme far right groups before it's too late" via The UK Against Hate
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
BREAKING; The UK has lost confidence in Jim Ratcliffe. Actually, that happened when he scooted off to Monaco to avoid paying tax, tried to force fracking on Britain, and claimed the UK had been ‘colonised by migrants’. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Labour and #BoughtByBillionairesBURNHAM are "incredibly" CORRUPT...
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Michael Kupris: Eminently Obvious
ALT: Michael Kupris: Eminently Obvious
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