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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Had a blast at the @londongreenparty.bsky.social summer conference on Saturday Real honour to be on the anti-austerity panel alongside @faizashaheen.bsky.social, @zoegarbett.bsky.social and @simonhannah.bsky.social - so many great points made Onwards and upwards! 💚

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Gosh, what a journey. Not the result we wanted, but I couldn’t be prouder of the campaign we ran. We listened, and we treated everyone with love and care. It just wasn’t meant to be Tough to take, but lessons to learn. The fight for a fairer future doesn’t stop here! 💚✊🏾

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Wandsworth Green Party @greenwandsworth.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

7th May 2026. Your opportunity to vote for real change and elect Wandsworth’s first Green councillors! 🌱 #hopeishere @mikebankole.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @londongreenparty.bsky.social #votegreen #wandsworth #tooting

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Martin Fitzgerald @4hundredblows.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

The face of a man who sees himself in the acknowledgements - @mikebankole.bsky.social

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I spoke to Dr Michael Bankole, the Green Party candidate for Tooting Broadway, Wandsworth about the up coming local elections, the local shops and racism in the Green Party! youtu.be/mxiUCO9gaX8?...

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The Anfield Wrap @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

🎧 Liverpool vs Fulham | Rewind Discussing two league games from our past, played against our upcoming opponents, it's Fulham for @mikebankole.bsky.social and Dan Morgan... 1️⃣ Download Our App 2️⃣ Get FREE Tokens 3️⃣ Access our reaction 👉📱 geni.us/TAWapp 📱👈

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Cleona @cleonaw.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

If you're a fan of @novaramedia.com like I am, you'll probably know Mike Bankole and be equally happy to know he's a Green Party candidate!! Brilliant! 💚 #hopenothate

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

I spoke to Dr Michael Bankole the Green Party candidate for Tooting Broadway, Wandsworth about the up coming local elections, the local shops and racism in the Green Party! youtu.be/mxiUCO9gaX8?...

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Ed Poole speaks to Dr Michael Bankole

YouTube video by Amplify with Ed Poole

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Enjoyed having a chat with Ed. Check it out, peeps 👇

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Coming soon: my interview with Green Party candidate for Tooting Broadway @mikebankole.bsky.social www.youtube.com/@edpoole1942...

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Claire Burchett @cburchett.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Grateful to @reacpolrn.bsky.social for the chance to present some early post-PhD research on how UK, German, and French far-right parties' approach to (anti-)antisemitism has changed - or not - since 7 October at #psa26. Even better w good friends @mikebankole.bsky.social @salomeietter.bsky.social

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PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

The RMI group is looking forward to hosting three panels at #PSA26. Join us Monday afternoon at St. Catherine's college for 'Future Agendas in Intersectionality' and 'Novel Approaches to the Growing Scholarship on Race'. @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Brilliant to have Martin join my Conspiracy Theories and Democracy module today. The students were completely engaged and it sparked some fantastic discussion!

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Wandsworth Green Party @greenwandsworth.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Our wonderful councillor candidates for Tooting Broadway have been out in the sun chatting with local business and owners about what the Green Party could do for them and how we’ll work to represent their voices. Elect Greens this May! 💚 #hopeishere #greenparty #tooting @mikebankole.bsky.social

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Back writing Substacks after a mini-hiatus! This week, I've written about the rise and mainstreaming of Islamophobia in Britain, and why the Gorton and Denton by-election gives me hope that we can defeat the politics of hate 👇 open.substack.com/pub/mikebank...

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We Need to Talk About Islamophobia

Islamophobia is on the rise in Britain, but the Gorton and Denton by-election provides hope that the politics of hate can be defeated and rejected

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Thrilled to be standing for the Greens in Tooting Broadway. Time to fight for a fairer future 💚

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Wandsworth Green Party @greenwandsworth.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Local elections are this May and we need your help to elect Wandsworth’s first Green Councillors. Rachael, Michael and Cameron are keen to get to work and make real change in Tooting Broadway💚 Donate Today! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/wandsworth... #hopeishere #greenparty #tooting #wandsworthgreenparty

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I’ve just pre-ordered Martin’s book and you should too! It’s currently number 2 in Waterstones History pre-order chart - let’s get it to number 1. Super proud of Martin and can’t wait to have a read 😄

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

There are good reasons to be in the office more often: collaboration, collective organising, etc. But there’s little serious evidence to suggest that forcing everyone back in 5 days a week boosts productivity. This is just more “back in my day” politics from Farage

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Starmer promised competence and an end to scandals, but the Mandelson–Epstein scandal raises serious questions about his political judgement and reinforces the sense that this government isn’t delivering the reset people were promised My thoughts on @news.sky.com earlier 👇🏾

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

“The United States government under Trump has made a deliberate, calculated, and shameful decision to embolden and enable Nazi-glorifying elements within his party; to elevate and amplify Nazi messaging” My latest for the Guardian, and I bring receipts:

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The Trump administration has a Nazi problem | Mehdi Hasan

Think I’m exaggerating? Consider the copious amounts of evidence

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Latest Substack is out now! I argue that we need to rethink our assumptions about diversity. Representation does not guarantee progressive outcomes, and Shabana Mahmood’s asylum announcement makes that painfully clear 👇🏾 open.substack.com/pub/mikebank...

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Looking forward to being on stage for TAW Live this Thursday evening in London with @knoxharrington.bsky.social, @johngibbons.bsky.social, @craighannan.bsky.social, and Dan Morgan Still a few tickets left. 7pm at 21Soho. Be there or be square xxx theanfieldwrap.com/tawlive

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hey peeps. I’ve started a Substack. I’ll be writing about politics and my research (with the odd piece on football)

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Reform often make their racism explicit, but racism isn’t just a Reform problem. From Jenrick’s complaints about a “lack of white faces” in Handsworth to Starmer’s “island of strangers” speech, racism is being mainstreamed across British politics Me on @lbc.co.uk earlier

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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

🚨 NEW: "Rising autocracies know to pressure schools, universities, corporations and government institutions into silence. Together, these tactics do more than harm Black communities – they hollow out our democracy itself." - Stacey Abrams www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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US leaders are erasing Black history. That threatens our future | Stacey Abrams and Esosa Osa

DEI is being used as a smokescreen to roll back progress and consolidate power. The goal is to rewrite our nation’s story

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

“You're choosing to be complicit. You're choosing to step back while a crime is happening and do nothing about it and not take a principled stance.” Shared some thoughts on Trump’s state visit and “neutrality” re: the genocide in Gaza on @novaramedia.com last night 👇🏾

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

"It feels odious having this man paraded around Windsor castle, who's not just complicit, playing a central role in this genocide" Mike Bankole on @novaramedia.com

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Let me elaborate my disagreement with @zackpolanski.bsky.social in a 🧵. The scenes on our streets are not "the consequences of decades of austerity" but of centuries of racism propagated by the British ruling classes to rationalise the social order they have constructed at home and abroad.

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Claire Burchett @cburchett.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Happy to share my first published article based on my PhD in Party Politics with @journals.sagepub.com in open access! doi.org/10.1177/1354...

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

“Britain is a country that, in many ways, was built on acts of political dissent.” Dissent is essential to any functioning democracy. Whatever your views on Palestine Action, proscribing them as terrorists is a dangerous overreach. Was good to be back on @novaramedia.com yesterday to unpack this 👇🏾

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Enjoyed speaking at the @londongreenparty.bsky.social conference on Saturday about diversity in politics Key takeaway: diversity matters, but it must be part of a deeper critique of power and structural inequality. Without that, change risks being cosmetic

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Liverpool are champions, got to watch it with the main man @ro-kalli.bsky.social after he completed his *8th* London Marathon, and my sister crushed her first London Marathon. Unbelievable scenes. What a day! 😍😍😍😍

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London Green Party @londongreenparty.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Additional Conference speakers announced! - @mehreenfaruqi.bsky.social: Australian Greens deputy leader and New South Wales state senator - @mothinali.bsky.social Leeds Green Party Councillor 🗓 Saturday 10th May 🎫 Free tickets available ✅Open to non-members actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Another PSA conference in the books! Really enjoyed presenting my research, chairing some great @psa-race.bsky.social panels and catching up with old friends. Till next year! #psa25

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Thrilled to be speaking at the Green Party’s London Conference in May alongside some pretty cool peeps! Come down if you can — it’s free, open to everyone, and shaping up to be a fun day 😄 Book here: actionnetwork.org/ticketed_eve...

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Jessica C. Smith @jess-smith.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Pints and prizes last night 🍻 ⭐ Honoured to receive the Joni Lovenduski Prize for outstanding professional achievement as an early career scholar at the @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social AGM last night AND thrilled that @psawomenpol.bsky.social won Specialist Group of the Year! 💥 💫

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PSA Race, Migration, & Intersectionality @psa-race.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Planning your #PSA2025 agenda? Be sure to add the Race, Migration and Intersectionality panels to your agenda! All of our sessions will be @ Library of Birmingham Room 102 - head that way to meet up with other RMI members and co-convenors @mikebankole.bsky.social & @jessunderwood.bsky.social!

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Mike Bankole @mikebankole.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Being disabled, or living in a household where someone is disabled, is one of the strongest predictors of poverty in the UK—yet Labour has chosen to cut £5bn from disability benefits, stripping support from 1 million people A cruel, regressive move that will likely deepen inequality and poverty

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Sean Rogers @seanrogers.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Review is out now on @TheAnfieldWrap.bsky.social with Dan Mike & me Liverpool approach Liverpool build up phase vs man to man marking 1st half corners dissected Poor half time 2nd half plan(?) & changes Elliot & Chiesa Last 10 games & the forwards

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