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Adam Smethurst
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Thesp & Filmmaker. Green Party 🌿 Currently engaged in Canutian struggle with impending inevitability of walking football. linktr.ee/AdamSmethurst Rep: [email protected]
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · Dec 17
Thrilled to share that my festive short story has been published! Very grateful to The Write Launch.
On Such A Winter’s Night is a tale of redemption set over two successive Christmases.
So why not pour yourself a glass of something nice and click on the link below.
#booksky #shortstory #christmas
On Such A Winter's Night | Short Story by Adam Smethurst in the December 10, 2024 issue of The Write Launch
Jasper looked up at the clear, starlit, advent sky. A sharp north easterly had blown away the relentless gloom of the past fortnight and he gladly breathed in the nipping December air. He thought of t...
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d
The most spectacular costume of 2025? That honor belongs to…
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · 4d
Depressingly predictable 😏
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Rob Blackie @robblackie.bsky.social · 5d
Elon Musk is calling for blood on Britain's streets.

We have to stop him. I've laid out a plan here:

www.libdemvoice.org/britain-must...
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 5d
“After the 2007-08 crash, the state provided £1,162bn…to bail out banks….The industry relies upon the state & public purse for survival but resents effective regulation. Despite making record profits & paying record returns to shareholders it resents paying taxes”
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Why the banking industry is not a paragon of free markets, efficiency, or honesty
Despite making record profits and paying record returns to shareholders it resents paying taxes.
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · 5d
Quite remarkable the position we find ourselves in that this seems like a reasonable suggestion.
motherjones.com Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 5d
What would it mean for California to "soft secede?"

@clarajeffery.bsky.social explains how blue states can use their economic and cultural clout to stand up to Trump’s agenda—starting with California.
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Dawn Butler MP @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · 5d
Sharing this vital message from Yvette Cooper

To all British nationals in Jamaica — please register your presence with the Foreign Office and follow local advice.

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register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-202510…

My thoughts are with everyone preparing for Hurricane Melissa.
https://register.service.csd.fcdo.gov.uk/jamaica-202510…
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John Johnston @bawsman.bsky.social · 6d
This is a game changer, anyone who votes for these people are condoning racism and racists. Tell them so.
dailyherald.bsky.social Daily Herald #FBPE #NAFO @dailyherald.bsky.social · 6d
Streeting also condemned Nigel Farage for his "deafening silence" on the controversy.
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BUCKERS @deathofbuckley.bsky.social · 7d
Imagine getting dressed in a suit and tie to go sit in your garage 😂 x
rolandmcs.bsky.social Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 8d
Lewis Goodall pressing Chris Philp on the difference between what Sarah Pochin said and what Robert Jenrick said about 'white faces'.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 6d
The Spectator and others have chosen (deliberately I suspect) to interpret this article as a desire to stop a future Reform UK government from legislating. My purpose is to stop *any* government crushing our fundamental rights. It’s just more urgent now. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 6d
Venezuela claims it has captured CIA-linked mercenaries plotting a “false flag” attack to justify US military action.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 6d
The whiter the area the more likely it is to have a Reform problem. Immigration isn’t the problem, otherwise you’d get Reform in more diverse areas - it’s fear of change among older people.
Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK
How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.
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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 6d
If people like @itvpeston.bsky.social are unsure whether Sarah Pochin's statement was racist, they should try saying exactly the same thing to their employer and see how it goes.
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Stephen Pieper @stephenpieper.net · 8d
As Woody Allen said in Manhattan “…a satirical piece in the Times is one thing, but bricks and baseball bats really gets right to the point.”
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Andy Kostrub @andrewkostrub.bsky.social · 11d
Updating my LEGO White House
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · 13d
I have signed @weownit.org.uk's petition to block Thames Water's plans to dump sewage in our rivers for the next 15 years. We have until 21st Oct to stop it. Add your name now.

weownit.org.uk/act-now/peti...
Thames Water wants to pollute illegally until 2040. Ofwat must say NO.
Thames Water wants to make at deal with Ofwat, to pollute illegally for 15 years
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · 27d
This was so much fun. Hope you enjoy it 📺🗡️🩸😬

#MurderBeforeEvensong #Channel5 #AcornTV #murdermystery #cosycrime #crime
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 25d
I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25d
We just hit 93,000 members.

We're polling on average higher than we have ever before.

Over 1000 people joining a day!

Join our movement.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
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.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · 27d
This was so much fun. Hope you enjoy it 📺🗡️🩸😬

#MurderBeforeEvensong #Channel5 #AcornTV #murdermystery #cosycrime #crime
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Nick Reeves #FBPE #NAFO @nickreeves.bsky.social · Oct 3
The greatest threat to our democracy, freedom, and human rights is not Farage. It is the overwhelming majority of the British news media.

They promote Farage, and they protect Farage.

If they carry on like this, we will soon have no democracy.
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · Oct 2
The clue lies in her self penned conference performance. She’s a princess who wanted a stage but didn’t have the talent. Our political firmament is littered with entertainment industry rejects.
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · Oct 2
Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
A Free Press, Not a Free Pass – It's Time for Fair Regulation
For too long, the UK press have bullied people, harassed grieving families, and destroyed lives, all to sell papers. We’ve all seen the heartbreaking consequences. They’ve hacked phones, listened to ...
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Femi @femi-oluwole.bsky.social · Oct 1
Nigel Farage is accusing Starmer of inciting violence against him, by calling Reform racist.

Meanwhile Farage literally hugged Lucy Connolly because she incited violence and pleaded guilty to racism.

Absolute MELON!
Farage accuses Starmer of inciting VIOLENCE against him!
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · Sep 28
Like Trump, Nigel Farage is the abominable child from a corrupted fusion of media, entertainment and politics.
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Adam Smethurst @adamsmet66.bsky.social · Sep 28
Birds of the feather…