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Mike Jelfs

@mikejelfs.bsky.social
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🧠 Solution Architect | 🌍 Climate campaigner 🚲 Active travel & public transport ✍️ jelfs.org Promoted by Eleanor Turner on behalf of Mike Jelfs (Green Party), both at 3 Wakeling Close, Whetstone, Leicester.

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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 19h
So the journey 2 Green Party Conference begins! Early start from Rugby, heading to Brighton via London. Tomorrow our new Transport Policy goes b4 Conference. I'm one of the lead authors, with particular responsibility for freight, so it should be an interesting couple of days. First stop: Euston 🚆
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Three months of research, 10 case studies and more than 100 references later, I’ve published my critical review of hydrogen in land transport. One distinction kept coming back: Demonstrating that hydrogen can work is not the same as demonstrating that hydrogen is needed.
Quote card reading: “Demonstrating that hydrogen can work is not the same as demonstrating that hydrogen is needed.” — Mike Jelfs, from Hydrogen’s Role in Land Transport Decarbonisation — A Critical Review.
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Will be interesting to follow Tobias on his trip over the next year. youtu.be/dEF6lOQxfeU?...
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My Journey Starts: In 80 Charging Stops around the World
YouTube video by Electric Trucker
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A bully’s power grows through other people’s silence. Bullying works by making people afraid to speak out and by drawing others into the intimidation. Standing up matters. Sometimes the greatest act of rebellion is to speak the truth.
A bully's power grows through other people's silence. (White text on a black background)
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We hear a lot about “freedom”. But what does freedom really mean, and whose freedom are we talking about? I’ve tried to explore that in this short animated film. Interested to know what people think. youtu.be/440mv00YmGo
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Freedom: What Does It Really Mean?
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Crypto may create questionable ponzi scheme like wealth, but the political power it buys is very real. Two crypto billionaires have just given Reform UK £72m. After watching Ben McKenzie’s Everyone Is Lying to You for Money, that should concern all of us. watch.amazon.co.uk/detail?gti=a...
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Watch Everyone Is Lying to You for Money | Prime Video
Actor and author Ben McKenzie investigates the lies, hype, and harm behind cryptocurrency's rise-and who's really paying the price.
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Robert Hutton @roberthutton.co.uk · 04/09/2026
Prison?
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Devastating seeing the images coming out from Nepal. I really hope that these calls for action really do start to trigger change www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cr...
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Nepal floods latest: Foreign minister calls for 'global effort' to address climate change after devastating flash floods
A glacier collapse likely sparked Wednesday's floods in the Himalayan border region, killing at least 626 people, authorities say.
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
substack.com/@countbinfac... so sad when a bin has to correct the record. #ReformUk
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Count Binface (@countbinface)
A brief note for Nadhim Zahawi. On Friday 14 August, Reform UK’s Nadhim Zahawi appeared as a guest on ITV’s Good Morning Britain. Discussing the Clacton by-election result, host Kate Garraway said, “...
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Compare to the media coverage of a white academic *convicted of assaulting a student* www.theguardian.com/education/20...
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Sussex University failed duty of care to assault victim, inquiry finds
The investigation found that, when assessing the danger the attacker posed, the university only interviewed him
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
So sad to hear of the death of Jason Arday RIP.
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=G-LG... love that @aoc.bsky.social continues to call out these injustices.
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Rep. AOC Slams Big Pharma for Gaming U.S. Patent System at Health Subcommittee Hearing
YouTube video by RepAOC
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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Meet the new boss..
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I suppose the big question this morning is if @countbinface.bsky.social will get a free 20 minute broadcast on the BBC and Sky without p ress questions.
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Sheffield Green Party @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social last night at a sold out Crucible Theatre live recording of the @boldpolitics.bsky.social podcast with guest Bimini Bon-Boulash, part of the Crossed Wires Fest. 💚
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This is only the beginning. The climate crisis is here. So why are politicians and most of the media still acting as though this can wait? It can't. We can still avoid some of the worst impacts - but only if we find the courage to act. metro.co.uk/2026/06/22/g...
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Greta Thunberg warns 40°C heatwave about to hit UK 'is only the beginning'
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
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What would politicians do if 19 jumbo jets crashed in a single year?
Thousands of avoidable deaths are happening, and we must raise the alarm...
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Hydrogen is not the future of rail. Using the Birmingham to Leicester corridor as an example, I explain why battery-electric trains, targeted charging and short sections of electrification offer a simpler route away from diesel. No hydrogen required. www.jelfs.org/blog/hydroge...
Diagram of the Birmingham to Leicester rail corridor, showing battery-electric support points at Birmingham, Nuneaton and Leicester, existing stations, and a potential reopened station at Blaby.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Why exactly would a Thailand-based economic migrant secretly give Nigel Farage £5 million as a 'reward' for delivering Brexit? I won't get to ask either of them this question but every single journalist & broadcaster granted access could...
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
How long do we have to continue with the utter farce of this deeply corrupt spiv being considered seriously for our highest political office? Farage should be nowhere near power… but it seems it’s being bought for him by a crypto billionaire who thinks everything’s for sale. Including our democracy.
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
I don't know about lettuce this time, I think an ice cream will last longer.
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Yale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Scientists are increasingly worried that a key Atlantic current, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and shapes weather globally, is at risk of collapse. Multiple lines of evidence suggest it may be nearing a tipping point.
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Why Fears Are Growing Over the Fate of a Key Atlantic Current
Scientists are increasingly worried that a vast system of ocean circulation, which delivers warmth to northern Europe and impacts climate globally, is at risk of collapse. Mounting evidence suggests it may be nearing a tipping point, though the research is far from certain.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Thank you Rabbi for your kind words! 🙏🏽
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Independent tactical voting sites are now highlighting this as a key contest locally. If you want to stop Reform UK, the Greens are the credible alternative here. More 👇 stopreformuk.vote/local/leices...
Image of the Recommendation from an independent website that the tactical vote is for Mike Jelfs of The Green Party
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ian bremmer @ianbremmer.com · 31/03/2026
china and pakistan release five point peace plan for ending iran war. no mention of us and israel call to restore full passage of strait of hormuz (no iran ability to disrupt/charge tolls). initiative should be welcomed by pretty much everybody.
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Lee Saunders @leesaunders72.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
This. Vote Green.
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Out across Narborough, Whetstone & Littlethorpe this weekend, in all weathers, speaking to residents & delivering leaflets. Really grateful to everyone who came out to help, & to those who joined us at our community event. More about the issues raised here 👇 blaby.greenparty.org.uk/narborough-w...
Green Party volunteers of different ages standing together in Narborough during a canvassing session, holding campaign signs, with Mike Jelfs in the centre.
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rosemarynotsage.bsky.social @rosemarynotsage.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I'm attending a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social event: Narborough & Whetstone Canvassing - Saturday 21st March - 10am. RSVP here: actionnetwork.org/events/narbo...
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Narborough & Whetstone Canvassing - Saturday 21st March - 10am
Come and help canvass in Narborough & Whetstone as we seek to get Mike Jelfs elected to the local council. We'll meet in High Street Car Park and allocate routes from there. Please do your best t...
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 26/03/2026
🚨BREAKING: Wes Streeting takes NEW £55,000 donation from private healthcare. Only one group stands to benefit from a weaker NHS: ❌NOT patients, ❌NOT staff Yes, private healthcare - the group that has given Wes Streeting 60% of his donations. He must return these donations. vist.ly/4w7u5
Graphic with a picture of Health Secretary Wes Streeting and a headline from the National that says "Wes Streeting blasted for £55k donation from private health-linked firm"
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Live in Whetstone, Littlethorpe or Narborough and have questions you want to ask.
Poster describing the event on Saturday with Tea coffee and cake starts at 2:45pm at the Memorial Hall in Whetstone
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 18/03/2026
"High bills, impossible debts, filthy rivers, minimal investment and no resilience: that is the gift of privatisation...as we now discover in the case of Thames Water, it becomes our problem." Thames Water should be in public hands. If you agree, sign our petition: vist.ly/4vajx
Photo of George Monbiot accompanying a quote from The Guardian, July 2025: "Instead of borrowing to pay for infrastructure improvement, water companies borrowed to pay for dividends. Just as the water companies dump their sewage in the rivers, they have also dumped their liabilities on the public. The country becomes their dustbin.
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Brilliant start to the campaign this weekend — 40+ people out leafleting across Narborough, Whetstone & Littlethorpe. Thank you to everyone who helped. Want to get involved? Drop me a message.
Some of the 40+ volunteers helping deliver leaflets across Narborough, Whetstone and Littlethorpe at the start of the campaign.
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Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Britain’s electricity is currently 72% zero carbon. We’re defeating the oil barons, petro-state dictators, paid fossil fuel lobbyists, and every right wing grifter on the internet one wind turbine at a time. Cool Britannia is back, baby…🇬🇧⚡️♻️🔋😎
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Nye Bevan has a better claim to appear on a plastic fiver than Winston Churchill. Tell me I'm wrong.
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Peter Cranie @petercranie.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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Peter Cranie @petercranie.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
@greenelects.world aigburth, Liverpool Green 782 LD 637 Lab 177 Con 8 Ref 121 Ind 12 Not a single spoilt ballot! 42.67%
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
The Green Party's Mothin Ali on the importance of community spaces and how the Green Party has a plan to invest £5 billion to revive them #C4News "People are angry, our country is divided. And I get it" "One of the main reasons is the loss of our country's social infrastructure"
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Leicester Cycling Campaign Group @leicestercyclingcg.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Heads up! We're holding our Annual General Meeting this Saturday at the @secularhall.bsky.social at 2pm. Join us for a short business meeting, a review of the year, a screening of @sarahchaundler.bsky.social film #CityOfCars and an infrastructure ride. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Birmingham dangerous driving documentary made due to 'fear'
Sarah Chaundler says she still sees people using their mobile phones while behind the wheel.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Starmer's attempt to play both sides has failed. He tried to look tough on Trump, but failed to condemn the illegal attack. Then he let US bombers pit stop here. He's dragged us into the war, and still managed to damage our reputation with the USA in the process.
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Mike Jelfs @mikejelfs.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
I’m Mike Jelfs – Green Party candidate for Narborough & Whetstone. Born locally in Cosby and lived in the area all my life. Promoted by Eleanor Turner on behalf of Mike Jelfs (Green Party), both at 3 Wakeling Close, Whetstone.
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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
In a move with strong echoes of the tobacco playbook, lobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning of the harms of air pollution. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Lobbyists send legal threats to councils over anti-wood burner campaigns
At least eight councils receive legal threats alleging flyers criticising wood burners are in breach of advertising codes
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/03/2026
We've just hit 215,000 members. More than 2,000 people a day have joined us since our historic win in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Come and be a part of the movement which is making hope normal again. Join us 👇
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Congratulations @helenelliott-boult.bsky.social & @stroudgreens.org.uk! That’s a massive re-election mandate!
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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran. No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles. Worth a watch. (🎥 BBC News/BBC Verify)
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Migration is part of what makes this country great. We're not an island of strangers - we're an island of neighbours. The Green Party will always support fair & managed migration.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The Green Party has been consistent on our position. We support the Iranian people in their struggle against the brutal Regime. And we oppose illegal bombing from the USA and Israel that has already killed countless civilians and risks an all out Regional war.
Zack on Laura K
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Just joined UK’s Green Party for a few reasons. Starmer himself suggested ppl like me leave the Labour Party when he assumed leadership. Request granted. But the Greens’ recent success & polling (and more importantly their policy goals!) show them to be robust & viable. join.greenparty.org.uk
Thank you email for joining the Green Party
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Chatting with Paloma! 💚😍 youtu.be/kcDSx2NR3_g?...
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Zack Polanski: Reform Want To Protect The 1%
YouTube video by Mad Sad Bad with Paloma Faith
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
There's nothing the establishment is more scared of them a calm, kind, thoughtful gardener who happens to be a Muslim man in politics. We'll stand together. Solidarity Mothin.
Rachel, Zack and Mothin
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