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Pete George

@thepetegeorge.bsky.social
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A traveller making my path through life by walking it - literally and figuratively (NB: I’m happy to listen to different views but I block people who are abusive)

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 14h
My thoughts on tomorrow's conference motion 'Zionism is Racism’
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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
🍽️ Food and hospitality can unite people of different views, says Steve Chalke #ChurchTimes
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Steve Chalke: Let’s choose connection over division
IT IS a simple idea, but a powerful opportunity. Across the UK, our communities are under strain. Loneliness is growing. Mistrust and fear seem louder than they once were. Too many people feel unseen, unsafe, or simply forgotten. Yet, another stor...
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Greens have set the political agenda this year, and we'll continue to push Labour to cut people's bills and protect our planet. Here's me speaking to the News Agents about the Green Party's influence on Labour over the past year.
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Burnham wouldn't even be Prime Minister if it wasn't for the Greens taking hundreds of council seats from Labour, so for his supporters to suggest we should stop piling on the pressure is absurd.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 29/09/2026
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Satellite images show Gaza in ruins three years into Israel's genocidal war
Google Maps images show scale of Israel's destruction of Gaza, where more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
At what environmental cost? "Spacecraft is being landed in the sea with no plan to recover and recycle it...exploded in a huge fireball once it had hit the water" #PlanetaryBoundaries www.independent.co.uk/tech/spacex-...
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SpaceX’s Starship dramatically explodes after first orbital trip
Mission was hit by technical problems as it flew around Earth
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Laura Millan @lauramillan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Germany is the third European country to present its own roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels. The plan, made public last week at #UNGA, lays out a path for Europe's largest economy to get rid of coal, gas and oil by 2045. Story via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Germany Maps Exit From Fossil Fuels as Energy Crises Take Toll
Germany has provided a roadmap setting out its transition away from fossil fuels by 2045, as Europe’s largest economy seeks to reduce its vulnerability to global energy-market shocks.
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Pete George @thepetegeorge.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This can’t be pointed out often enough - reducing immigration costs this country
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Paul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Plant-rich diets are the food system's electrification. Petrol cars only see 18-25% of their fuel energy get to the wheels; EVs 87-91%. Heat pumps are 2 or 3 times more efficient. Food has its own combustion engine: a chicken turns about 13% of its feed calories into food, worse than a petrol car.
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John Fugelsang @johnfugelsang.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Don’t worry, it’ll create jobs” is the economic version of “trust me, bro.” Pls read, subscribe, share; it's free: johnfugelsang.substack.com/p/please-tru...
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Please, Trump, Keep Supporting Data Centers
The Politicians Who Told You Immigrants Were Coming To Take Your Job Want You To Shut Up And Let AI Take Your Job
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We can win in Holborn & St Pancras But we need your help on the streets to help make history. 💚
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Pete George @thepetegeorge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
First time at @medium.com Day - takeaways: Impressed that here’s a tech business that rewards people for being decent to each other - rare thing these days Like the “pro-human” (rather than “anti-AI” stance) Human stories are rare when there’s so much machine generated slop, so more valuable
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026
'We missed the 1.5c target so that means it's too late to stop climate change' Ah, we missed the 'zero road deaths' target this year. What a shame. Time to take the hummer out, squeeze my eyes shut and smash the accelerator in a pedestrian zone. Come on people, let's make some sense here
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The Rest Is Politics @therestpolitics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How Ed Miliband's late mum was at the forefront of his mind during his statement on Israel-Palestine.
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 08/09/2026
Today the UK government announced sanctions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank. A critical and overdue step that the Green Party has long fought for. However, the government must go further and introduce an arms embargo, wide-ranging sanctions and end military and intelligence cooperation.
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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
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Pete George @thepetegeorge.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The sad thing is that there only 11 British MPs that the current genocidal Israeli regime has a problem with
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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 08/09/2026
Make a donation to the RNLI: rnli.org/support-us/g...
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Immigration salience at 42% in August 2026 Reform: 81% see it as a top 3 issue Cons: 54% see it as a top 3 issue Labour: 28% see it as a top 3 issue Immigration 2024-26 has widest salience gaps by party of any issue in this 50 year series (much wider than immigration 2014-16)
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/09/2026
The hottest summer on record. The worst arable harvest on record. A climate crisis already hitting communities around the world. Andy Burnham must rule out more drilling at Jackdaw and Rosebank.
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Globally, the three largest sectors with the largest emissions impact are electricity, industry, and food, agriculture, and land use. Get the latest climate data and insights from Jonathan Foley and James Gerber: drawdown.org/insights/the-four-most… #climatesolutions
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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
An essay I've just written for @nytimes on why Big Tech is the 21st Century’s equivalent of the East India Company: "What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World" www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/o...
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Opinion | What It Would Take to Dismantle the Most Powerful Companies in the World
A playbook to curb the growing power of Big Tech.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
“Dutch people cycle an average of 2.6km each per day. If this pattern was replicated worldwide, annual carbon emissions would drop by 686 million tonnes. This mammoth figure exceeds the entire carbon footprint of most countries, including the UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Australia.” @euronews.com
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Cycling like the Dutch would slash the world’s carbon footprint
If everybody cycled like the Dutch, we could offset the UK or Australia’s entire carbon footprint.
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social: Put the brakes on data centres due to climate and water impact The Greens and @friends-earth.bsky.social are calling for a moratorium until environmental concerns are addressed 👇 ttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/environment/article/zack-polanski-data-centres-greens-vsz2jmv0l
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Zack Polanski: Put the brakes on data centres due to climate impact
Green Party leader warns of water shortages and higher energy bills, after it was revealed that nearly 200 more centres are being built
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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Sign the petition from chrisgpackham.bsky.social & georgemonbiot.bsky.social & carolinelucas.bsky.social asking the UK govt to hold a nationwide emergency briefing from leading experts on the climate and nature risks facing our country, economy and society. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
There has been a converted attempt here (including by the current Home Sec) to promote the "Danish model" of anti-immigrant policy as being somehow consistent with social democratic/progressive values. So we should welcome this mask-off moment from the Danish PM.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Water companies are pumping shit into our rivers & seas and charging us extra for the privilege. They’re in charge of our vital water security as temperatures hit record levels. Enough words from the Labour Government. Time for action. Nationalise. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thames Water gave finance chief a £1m signing-on fee
The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
#20sPlenty "There is a six to eight per cent reduction in casualties for every 1mph reduction in speed. Anything that brings down speed is a positive.” #PublicHealth www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...
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How the 20mph speed limit is taking over British cities
With a third of roads now having the limit, driving offences are up while deaths have continued to fall. Plus: seven tips to make sticking to the rules easier
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Remember the line from War Games? “A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.” That’s what Apple figured out regarding AI. When Oracle and Open AI burn to the ground, Apple will be even stronger. www.macrumors.com/2026/08/07/e...
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Apple Will 'Watch Everything Burn' When AI Bubble Bursts - Ed Zitron
Memory prices have doubled, Macs and iPads have gone up, and iPhones are expected to follow. Ed Zitron – who writes the Where's Your Ed At newsletter, hosts the Better Offline podcast, and has been de...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/08/2026
Zack Polanski delivers ‘reality check’ to Burnham over ‘biggest crisis since WWII’ after summer of extreme heat
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is surely curtains for Farage's political career. I don't think there's any coming back from it. I hope not, at any rate. Looks like there could be a strong basis for a criminal case as well. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Any 16-18 year old posting this stuff about "fight back or die" + white genocide would be on the Prevent radar. But Musk gets a unique pass
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Pete George @thepetegeorge.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It’s always amusing when folks go with the “you’re in a social media bubble” when what they mean is “I’m the only one that sees the world correctly and you’re all wrong”
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 25/07/2026
The climate crisis may have caused the excessive heat, but it is NOT the reason for the hosepipe ban Privatisation is the one true cause of the hosepipe ban Scotland - where water is in public ownership - has not had a hosepipe ban since the great drought of 1995 Public ownership of water NOW
Graphic that says "For every 1 litre of water you save during this hosepipe ban, the private water companies waste 5 litres from leaks they failed to fix because they took out billions in dividends and failed to invest in our water infrastructure."
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 24/07/2026
Renewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/07/2026
A week to go! Let's elect Geraldine Coggins as the first ever Green Mayor of Greater Manchester.
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament @cnduk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
CND statement responding to Andy Burnham recommitting British bases at Diego Garcia and Fairford for the US to illegally bomb Iran...
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Laura Millan @lauramillan.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
The worst heat wave on record for Europe resulted in over 2,700 excess deaths in England and Wales and cost the whole of the UK $1.5 billion My story via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Heat Wave in June Cost the UK Economy $1.5 Billion
Scorching temperatures exposed shortcomings in Britain’s homes, workplaces and public transport.
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
If the price for a bit of mild social progress is more racist crackdowns led by Mahmood, that’s not only a catastrophe for migrants & their families, but also a catastrophe for the chances of all of us of resisting the far right
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Andy Burnham vows to ‘bring back hope’ as he unveils his cabinet
New prime minister says government must ‘do better’ to deliver change but promises prudent approach to economy
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Small boats to UK now down 45% year on year to mid-July. The BBC continues to (mistakenly) tend to hypothesise a weather effect. It is neither weather nor UK govt policy. It is a change in EU-wide flows.
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UBI Works @ubiworks.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Nobel Laureates (husband & wife) support UBI
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
One day, somebody in government will notice what the net migration level is hesding to. The fiscal forecast (£24 billion) was based on average net 235k to 2026-29 but that is at least 100k too high, costing £13 billion, or double that if want to reduce immigration visas further.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thames Water increased its bonus payouts to £4.1m for senior managers. It has £19.7bn debt, fleeces customers, dumps sewage in rivers, loses billions of litres of water to leaky pipes. Numerous criminal convictions, licence not revoked. But bosses rewarded .. for what? Govt/Ofwat do nothing.
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Thames Water increases bonus payments to £4m despite uncertainty over future
Annual results show struggling firm’s net debt has risen to £19.7bn, up from £17.7bn a year earlier
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Pete George @thepetegeorge.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Starmer should certainly be remembered for the scrapping of the two-child limit - ruthlessly purging the Labour Party of its left wingers who stood up to him when he opposed the scrap, his humiliating U-turn in having to implement it, and then his subsequent boasts of being a ‘real Labour’ action
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wow. The Department for Education has just published new projections which estimate that the number of pupils in state-funded schools in England will plummet by more than 9% by 2031 amid falling birth rates And yet this issue receives probably 1,000th of the coverage the immigration debate receives
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 13/07/2026
The public is clear what they want to happen with Thames Water MPs are clear too. And they are standing up and demanding that the government take it into special administration. Share this if you agree with them.
Graphic that includes a picture of Clive Lewis MP and Charlie Maynard MP, with text that says "Clive Lewis MP (Lab) and Charlie Maynard MP (LibDem) handed in a letter signed by 112 MPs calling for Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds to take Thames Water into Special Administration"I picture of MPs carrying posters to call for special administration of Thames Water. The MPs in the picture are: Jack Rankin - Conservative, Roz Savage - LibDem, Josh Dean - Labour, Alex Sobel - Labour, Chris Hinchliff - Labour, Apsana Begum - LabourA picture of Apsana Begun carrying a poster calling for special administration of Thames Water
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 10/07/2026
Andy Burnham says the Government 'must do more' on Palestine. Here's how he can start: End all arms sales to Israel. Ban all trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Sanction those responsible for the genocide. Palestinians need action - not just apologies.
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Jonathan Portes @jdportes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
In case there was any doubt. Restricting access to benefits isn't enough for Conservatives/Badenoch. They want to deport/"remigrate" people who came here on legal work visas, not because of (debunked) claims about benefits/fiscal costs but because they've embraced an openly ethnonationalist agenda
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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 11/07/2026
Make oil, coal and gas corporations pay their fair share for the damage they cause. Introduce new taxes or fines on them to help communities at home and around the world rebuild from climate disasters and invest in climate solutions. Add your name: act.gp/4usPymE #MakePollutersPay
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Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay
Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay.
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