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Jay Celio
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Long suffering FFC fan.

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riverlorien.bsky.social
Too many ill/disabled people have been put through months of stress & fear that more essential support will be taken away. Policies & rhetoric around immigration have been horrendous. There's little care or support for trans people. No party can take votes for granted - they need to win back trust
December 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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nisreenalwan.bsky.social
Stand up to the far right rather than appease it.
More of that please!
zackpolanski.bsky.social Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d
I'm just over 100 days as the leader of the Green Party.

We've had several polls where we're in second place above Labour.

And today we found out we are closing in on overtaking Labours membership.

Then we're coming for Reform.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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jake74.bsky.social
Signed up as a paid member to @zackpolanski.bsky.social's Green Party after spending an hour and a half yesterday arguing with my right wing Dad, who was crowing about Reform's numbers.

Be the difference.
December 13, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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sheffgreenparty.bsky.social
Stand for workers' rights, renters' rights, refugee rights, environmental rights, human rights.

#HopeIsHere #HopeNotHate #BackZack

join.greenparty.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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natacha.bsky.social
That ship sailed several months ago.

Now it’s unite behind @zackpolanski.bsky.social or Farage wins. Especially since we can’t trust Labour on anything.
December 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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paulbernal.bsky.social
Anyone who thinks we haven’t gone downhill as a country needs to have a rethink. This is horrendous, and where it’s leading is even worse.
sundersays.bsky.social Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 11h
Harry Cole of Sun interviews Connor Tomlinson - who advocates banning ethnic minority MPs from parliament

Tomlinson regrets sacrificing Suella Braverman but feels sure (on no evidence) she would sacrifice herself to remove the risk of Kemi Badenoch, Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel & Shabana Mahmood!
December 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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junesim63.bsky.social
Unite behind Zack Polanski or risk Nigel Farage election wins. Labour is finished.

#JoinTheGreenParty
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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sandratofriends.bsky.social
Minister mislead MPs on 2B cuts to disability benifits and refuses to apologise.

Labour still going after disabled 🙄.
December 13, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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camtreblig.bsky.social
Extraordinarily tone deaf from Starmer and McSweeney - “Oh you think Keir is rubbish? Have you considered that actually you're unpatriotic and just want to help Putin?”

The smoothest brains in existence
aphclarkson.bsky.social Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 19h
This sounds like defensive briefing straight from a Morgan McSweeney Whatsapp group in denial about how an ineffective leader unwilling to face the breakdown of US-Europe relations might not be the best figure to lead the UK into a post-American order
December 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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therightarticle.bsky.social
Leaked figures reported in The Times, state that Labour has fallen below 250,000 paid-up members. Before Starmer became leader, they had more than half a million and were the largest party in Europe

Labour membership stood at 532,046 at the end of 2019 under Jeremy Corbyn but is now below 250,000
Labour membership has more than halved under Keir Starmer, leaked figures show
LABOUR have lost more than 100,000 members since the General Election – and more than half their total since before Keir Starmer came to office ...
www.thenational.scot
December 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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beansinyourbum.bsky.social
Only difference between a Labour MP and Tory MP is that a Labour MP will tell you they're trying to help you while fucking you over while a Tory MP will just tell you straight that they think you're scum
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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jacklikesfilms.bsky.social
Robin Ince was one of the few principled people the BBC had left. The fact that he was forced to choose between quitting or throwing minorities under the bus shows exactly how poisonous the BBC has become, and why absolutely nobody should support it. RIP the BBC - the sooner the better.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 1d
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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labourrightwatch.bsky.social
Pat Mcfadden doing his utmost to lie about disability benefits and those that claim them.
It's so obvious another raid on PiP and incapacity benefits is coming.
#RottenLabour #Lino #PipCuts
From Twitter Pat Mcfadden claims people can "declare themselves unfit for work" Dr-Bekka_UK points out that being declared unfit for work requiresmedical evidence and assessment - no-one decalres themselves.
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party.

It doesn't have to be this way.

180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.

Stand and be counted.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Hackney Big Day Out. Big crowd standing for a photograph
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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specificityarchives.com
Actual reality: Unite behind Zack Polanski or risk Nigel Farage election wins.
December 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
jccff.bsky.social
Powell is gaslighting the country. The more these people say “vote for us or get Reform” the less likely anyone will vote for them
December 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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danielsohege.bsky.social
Robin Ince once more showing what an amazing person he is. It's tragic that we are in a world where opposing transphobia and hate means having to resign, while being transphobic and hateful means getting regularly featured by national media outlets.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 1d
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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robinince.bsky.social
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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citrusgreen.bsky.social
Streeting is a lying, slimy toad who has essentially caused this flu wave by not expanding free flu jabs. Labour haven’t even told people to mask up. Labour are using doctors as a scapegoat, it’s political, Labour will kill vulnerable people for political reasons.

But we knew they’d do that.
peterstefanovic.bsky.social Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 19h
'Utterly irresponsible': BMA accuses Streeting of scaremongering over doctor strike

www.itv.com/news/2025-12...
December 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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drdave89.bsky.social
Government using the seasonal flu, which could be just earlier rather than bigger, to avoid the issue: they're still underfunding the #NHS.
December 13, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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peterstefanovic.bsky.social
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
www.theguardian.com
December 13, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social
Is it
- He has no principles and will lie and use people to get what he wants
- He has turned the Labour party in to a home where bigots and racist are comfortable.
- He has done nothing to improve people’s lives
- He has sold the UK to America and Big corps
- He is an empty suit
newstatesman1913.bsky.social The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 1d
How can this inoffensive man have become so viscerally loathed?

Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory

🖊️ Lewis Goodall
Keir Starmer must make No 10 a content factory
The Prime Minister can only re-establish authority if he learns to command the message
www.newstatesman.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
I've spent three days in Calais & it's horrendous.

People living in disgusting conditions. Our Government is spending £476m on the militarisation of the border.

We must divert that money to a humanitarian response that treats people with basic dignity.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Zack Polanski: Allow small boat migrants in and let them work
Green Party leader accuses Sir Keir Starmer of following Nigel Farage in ‘pushing racist rhetoric’ and calls JK Rowling’s stance on single-sex spaces ‘hateful’
www.thetimes.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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stevehyndside.bsky.social
“We need to make racism unacceptable again”.

Earlier this week @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @rachelmillward.bsky.social spent a few days in Calais. This is the write-up in @thetimes.com

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
December 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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greenelects.world
The Scottish Greens have climbed to joint third place in the regional list polls
Holyrood election projection for Scotland based on Ipsos polling for the list vote, projected by Josh Housden, dated the eleventh of December, two thousand and twenty-five. In first place is the SNP with twenty-eight percent, sixty-one seats, down three. In second place is the Labour Party with eighteen percent, eighteen seats, down four. In joint third place is the Green Party with seventeen percent, seventeen seats, up nine. In joint third place is Reform UK with seventeen percent, seventeen seats, up seventeen. In fifth place is the Conservative Party with twelve percent, ten seats, down twenty-one. In sixth place are the Liberal Democrats with seven percent, six seats, up two.
December 12, 2025 at 3:17 PM