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Nature and social justice nut, free Palestine 🇵🇸 , proud exiled Scot🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, public sector and Trade Unionist to my core. Stand by Ukraine 🇺🇦 and it's diaspora and all the people suffering under the US administration. Green Party member. 🏳️‍⚧️ ally

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Dawn Robertson 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷 @hayloftbooks.bsky.social · 24m
I have never cared what colour or sexual orientation my friends are. I only care that they are kind & never intentionally hurt anyone else.
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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 14h
Every. Single. One. Of. Them. 😎✨
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Masato Jones @masatojones.bsky.social · 29m
Just over 6 hours to claim 20% off see below ⬇️ ends midnight
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Shortbreadfairy©️ @shortbreadfairy.bsky.social · 52m
Tories wanting to rip up the Devolution Agreement & contaminate oor land & Seas with more radiation You stole oor oil & Gas You destroyed oor Shopbuilding & Manufacturing Industry You pollute oor lochs & Seas with radiation & rotting submarine hulks You put a target on oor backs with Faslane GTF🙄
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BTO | British Trust for Ornithology @btobirds.bsky.social · 52m
Job Alert! 🔉 We're looking for two part-time Field Surveyors for the Winter survey season from November - March to conduct wintering bird surveys. To discover more and apply visit ➡️ www.bto.org/jobs 📍 Survey areas: Yorkshire Dales & the Fens. 📝 Deadline for applications: Sunday 18 October 2026.
A Fieldfare is amongst frosty grass. Wording above reads: We’re hiring! Field Surveyors - LandSpAES Project.
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Talking-up Scotland @talking-upscotland.bsky.social · 1h
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BBC Scotland News team revealed as ignorantly using a statistically invalid child poverty comparison
From BBC Scotland today: In 2017, MSPs passed a law requiring ministers to hit four targets, external, including pushing the share of children in relative poverty below 10% by 2030. But the JRF&#82…
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 1h
🔴 Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded ‘a plan for poor housing and high bills’ by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again bylinetimes.com/2026/10/05/c...
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Conservative Plan to Scrap Solar Rules for New Homes Would Lock Millions Into Gas Use
Pledge to abolish the Future Homes Standard is branded 'a plan for poor housing and high bills' by fuel poverty campaigners, as the solar sector urges the party to think again
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 58m
This is how an Israeli minister responded to the statement "Zionism is racism". By being extraordinarily racist. You cannot make this shit up!
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 3h
Suella Braverman too proud for benefits... Went to university for free Studied in Europe using the heavily subsidised Erasmus program Claimed ALL her rent, energy, council tax bills for at least 5 years Millions of pounds in expenses claims She just doesn't call them benefits
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38 Degrees @38degrees.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Why is Nigel Farage back on air? Ofcom bans politicians from presenting news programmes, but GB News claims Farage's show is just 'current affairs' despite him using it to defend Reform's £72m in donations. Close the loophole now.
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John✊🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 YES! @johnl67.bsky.social · 2h
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 23h
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Tim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 20/08/2026
My mother died 30 years ago after a long and difficult illness. I'm running the Oxford Half this October in her memory and to raise money for Occtopus, the Oxford Colon Cancer Trust. They do good work, and any donations would be gratefully received. www.justgiving.com/page/tim-har...
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Raising money for colon cancer research in memory of Deb Harford
Help Tim Harford raise money to support Occtopus Oxford Colon Cancer Trust
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Metal Gear Summer '27 ☀️🥀☠️ @mgearsolidarity.bsky.social · 3h
One down
A little map of England showing all of the US air force bases on it. Fairford has been crossed off
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Guitar Jonnie - The Blue Yellows @musicjonnie.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Mevrouw Vos @lillieg.bsky.social · 10h
The nature and wildlife we all love are being silently poisoned by a group of powerful chemical companies making billions selling toxic pesticides and fertilisers. The UK government can stop this, but they’re failing to act, so please sign this petition to defend UK wildlife. Thanks! act.gp/4u7mKQt
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SIGN to defend UK nature from toxic chemical companies
Join the biggest EVER movement of nature defenders. It only takes two minutes.
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Labour Walks & Cycles @labourwalkscycles.bsky.social · 4h
It’s quite simple. The Conservatives are not fit to be a potential party of Government. You can’t fit the number of ways this is deeply damaging, unfair and stupid into a single social media post.
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jeff hunt#FBPE 🇪🇺 @jeff14.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.theguardian.com Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK Immigration court judge finds Unsafe Journeys Policy was applied unlawfully to two families
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Court quashes block on mothers and children in Gaza joining families in UK
Immigration court judge finds Unsafe Journeys Policy was applied unlawfully to two families
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 4h
🚨🚨A #climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale. www.politico.eu/article/clim...
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A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.
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Anthony Painter @anthonypainter.bsky.social · 4h
This weekend I was staying in Lyndhurst in Hampshire. It has a lovely High Street which you can't cross from one side to another even from 8am on a *Sunday* because it has cars back to back at 30mph. Why do people want this?
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 7h
The 20 mph limit saves children's lives, lowers insurance costs and saves fuel. Don't want any of that shit...
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 4h
Can you imagine the derisory coverage and outright mockery if any other party with single-digit MPs decided to "declare a General Election" and go on a bus tour? Yet when this outlandish nonsense comes from Farage, it is treated as somehow brilliant. "Subscribe to continue..." No thanks. I'm good.
Farage to launch general election campaign with national tour
Reform leader to begin in Yorkshire next week where party sees ‘many Cabinet scalps to be had’ in Labour heartlands

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Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local election in May
Nigel Farage campaigning in Southend-on-Sea for the local elections in May Credit: Geoff Pugh for The Telegraph
Nigel Farage is to “fire the starting gun” on Reform UK’s general election campaign with a nationwide tour beginning next week, The Telegraph can reveal…
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Phil M 🦻🏼💚 🍉 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇵🇸 @phillm.bsky.social · 6h
When they talk about reducing red tape, remember this image.
Grenfell Tower, a black smouldering carcass of the building shorty after the fire, in 2017.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 4h
"Innovation agency Nesta is urging the Govt to keep the Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS) under national control, warning that devolving heat pump subsidies to local authorities could disrupt installations and create uncertainty in the heating industry." Especially where Reform mayors are involved...
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Labour urged to keep Boiler Upgrade Scheme under national control - Energy Live News
A report warns that devolving heat pump subsidies to local authorities could disrupt installations
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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 4h
Ofwat to be abolished and a new, single, powerful regulator to be established [taking] responsibility [for] water functions across Ofwat, Environment Agency, Natural England and Drinking Water Inspectorate, ending complexity that gets in the way of delivering for customers #PoliticsLive #WATO
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Ofwat to be abolished in biggest overhaul of water since privatisation
Ofwat to be abolished and a new, single, powerful regulator to be established to cut water pollution in England’s rivers, lakes and seas, and protect families from massive bill hikes
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Palm Oil Detectives | #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social · 4h
Gentle and shy tree-dwellers with famous long noses 👃 🐒🤎 Proboscis Monkey are #endangered in #Malaysia and #Indonesia. Their main threat is #palmoil and #mining #deforestation. Help them to survive when u #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-mh
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Raimo Kangasniemi @rk70534.bsky.social · 4h
If you want Zionism with a human face, don't just dream about it aloud but work to end the atrocities committed in the name of Zionism by Israel's regime, and when you have helped to create that non-genocidal, non-Apartheid Zionism, new motions about Zionism can be made by parties.
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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 4h
Next month it's Buckinghamshire History Festival! We'll be celebrating all of the fantastic heritage that our county has to offer. We've got lots of fantastic events booked in for you running throughout the whole month, all around the county. Interested? Learn more at histfestbucks.co.uk
The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo, a stylised 'B' with red floral accents behind it. Below are the words 'Buckinghamshire History Festival'.
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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 6h
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Andrew Rait @andrewrait.bsky.social · 6h
Talking about 'aiding and abetting the invasion of our country'...
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East Anglia Bylines @eastangliabylines.co.uk · 4h
Have you acquired your tickets for this stunning event?
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Ed Wilson @eddwilson.bsky.social · 5h
Saturday is the anniversary of an almost entirely ineffective "ceasefire" which should be getting a lot more attention. #PoliticsLIve
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🎃🎃🎃Michael Scare-anicolas🎃🎃🎃 @karanicolas.bsky.social · 6h
I completely understand why some folks, especially pro-Israel ones, are freaked out by the One-State Solution, but given how settlement growth has effectively eliminated the viability of an independent Palestinian State, that's basically what we're left with. It's that or permanent apartheid.
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Metal Gear Summer '27 ☀️🥀☠️ @mgearsolidarity.bsky.social · 5h
It's called horseshoe theory because you need to have been kicked in the head by a horse to believe it. One of the most thoroughly discredited political theories of all time, but it isn't half useful for liars.
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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · 5h
A CX Power commissioned survey found that there were badgers sighted within 2kn of the proposed Chapelcross Data Center near Annan in Dumfries and Galloway. Chapelcross would be one of the UK's largest AI data centres.
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A.V. Deggar @avdeggar.bsky.social · 6h
It’s absolutely fucking WILD that this was committed to writing, given that every Muslim and pro-Palestinian who appeared in the media from late 2023 onwards was asked whether they supported Hamas and required to renounce terrorism.
Asking Jews to pass a purity test and renounce self-determination according to a perverse interpretation arbitrarily applied, isn't just an extreme position, it's a racist one.

That's before we consider the Green party is now backing violent dismantling of Israel.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 5h
Teenager has hand blown off during French school protests, official says reut.rs/4dfVyJ6
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Teenager has hand blown off during French school protests, official says
A 15-year-old ​protesting against France's dilapidated ⁠and understaffed schools ​had his hand ​blown off on Monday in the northern town ​of Lens, the ​local prefect François-Xavier Lauch said.
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Josep Goded @josepgoded.bsky.social · 5h
Israeli strike on Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, injures children and other civilians in southern Gaza.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 5h
Yes, it’s 5th October 🍂 No, it doesn’t exactly feel like it. Here’s how temperatures compare with the October average 👇
A map to show temperatures against the average with widely above for October in the UK
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 5h
Crucial to keep up the pressure on making the UK a modern, functional, democratic state - which means a parliament that reflects the will of the people - and much more, like getting the #BigMoney out of politics. An inquiry can't be an excuse for inaction leftfootforward.org/2026/10/nata...
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Natalie Bennett interview: Andy Burnham is ‘kicking electoral reform into the long grass’ with National Commission
The former Green Party leader says a National Commission isn't necessary and will only delay electoral reform
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QueerAF @wearequeeraf.com · 6h
Rachel Taylor MP told Parliament that waiting times for gender-affirming healthcare were "nothing short of a national scandal." 🎙️ How we did we get here? 
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Why are NHS gender clinic waiting times so long?
Our investigation found one clinic's wait was 224 years - a year on, we return to the Gender Clinic Files
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 5h
Today is not one of those days... Introducing Telegraph columnist, Annabel Denham, formerly of the Institute of Economic Affairs. Journalists representing other newspapers are theoretically available. #politicslive
Screencap of Bob Mortimer holding I Would I Lie To You card meme.
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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 6h
A new trade union has just been officially registered, the UK Hospitality Union It's a v under-represented part of the workplace re. unions: "Members include...baristas, hotel staff, restaurant staff, chefs, event caterers, bar staff, housekeeping." Be interesting to see how they fare
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UK Hospitality Union | trade union
At the UK Hospitality Trade Union, we are the united voice for workers across the UK's hospitality sector. Our mission is simple: to advocate for fair treatment, safe working conditions, and equitable...
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Dr Duncan Robertson @duncanrobertson.bsky.social · 6h
Britain needs a rewire.
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Neil Jackman @neiljackman.bsky.social · 6h
Humans are such a frustrating species. They are considering a cull of greenland sharks due to pressures on the fishing industry. But as usual, nature isn't the problem, people are. It's just much easier to kill wild animals than to address the tougher issues. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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“If every Greenland shark in Baffin Bay vanished tomorrow, the inshore fishery in Avannaata would still face too many boats working a quota under pressure, rising costs and no alternative employment,” he says. “When margins are narrow, a longstanding nuisance becomes intolerable.”A screenshot of the article:

For some of those fishing these waters, however, the shark is not the leading cause of losing gear. “There are more and more ‘ghost lines’ and they are too heavy to pull up by the machine we use,” Jensen says. Ghost lines are discarded or lost gear that can get entangled with new lines, breaking equipment and trapping marine life.
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Paying taxes is punishment is it? Some might say it's a contribution to the infrastructure and regulations (like the rule of law) that enables you to build a successful business and, being less transactional, your contribution to society..
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Laura Webster @lauraewebster.bsky.social · 7h
I don't have a position on the motion myself, my point is just I note how few of the Jewish people in favour of the motion have been given space to speak in the media, which is funny because there were so many of them.
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Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 23h
At least 13 Palestinians were wounded by settler terrorists over the weekend. Dozens of trees were set on fire, and at least six communities were attacked. This is how the olive harvest season began in the West Bank. (Breaking The Silence)
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 11h
Diana Buttu: "every one of these candidates is somebody who has supported Israels genocide.. the anti Netanyahu bloc is very much against him personally. They very much espouse his views, they just don't want him in office any longer" @ajlisteningpost.bsky.social on the Israeli election
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h
Thank you to everyone who came out to campaign in Holborn & St Pancras today! The election is feeling incredibly close from the thousands of conversations today. We need to keep it up for just a few more days. Every conversation matters. Join us: linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
Drone shot of a huge crowd from above
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