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Danny 🏴🚩 @superpylon.bsky.social · 1d

People ask why I moved up here, and when I say well England is a bin fire they laugh. After the ice is broken I start telling them I consider myself a refugee fleeing the war on the poor & give them some of these examples. Scots don't realise how much they'd lose without SNP mitigating Westminster

Oliver @oliver48.bsky.social · Aug 29

"Oddly the BBC never mentions this. It would be a shock to people in England to see how poorly treated we are down here."
via Expats for Scotland Independence

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 6h

Today, I revealed that City lobbyists have been seconded into the Treasury under the Labour Party, and that the Treasury wouldn’t tell me whether they are ‘helping’ write Rachel Reeves’ budget: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

REVEALED: Labour let City lobbyists work in Treasury

The Treasury didn't answer questions about whether lobbyists for the banking industry seconded into it are helping write this month's budget.

open.substack.com

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Trades Union Congress @tuc.org.uk · 7h

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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 8h

🚨| @greenparty.org.uk remains at 16% in the latest YouGov poll.

Westminster Voting intention: Greens on 16%

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 11h

URGENT: 6 WEEKS LEFT - We're 743 signatures away from forcing a Government response
The UK Government is rolling out freeports and free zones nationwide with billions in taxpayer money, yet operates with an alarming lack of transparency. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Petition: Transparency and Review of the free zones and ports impacts

To ensure full transparency by releasing data on governance, funding, and operations of free zones. Plus a public review to assess impacts, such as job displacement and value for taxpayers money

petition.parliament.uk

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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 8h

Railway worker hero named: Samir Zitouni.

I'm sure the far right press and Musk are going to talk endlessly about his bravery.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Samir Zitouni named as train hero who saved lives during attack

The family of rail worker Samir Zitouni say they are

www.bbc.co.uk

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Councillor Oisín O'Connor @oisinoconnor.bsky.social · 1d

Their emissions grew last year by 9% to 16 million tonnes of CO2, the most polluting airline in Europe.

Media organisations make a choice to highlight their financials, but not their destruction of our stable climate.

The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 1d

Ryanair profits surge 42% to €2.54bn as airline manages to increase fares 13% over last year

Michael O’Leary launches attack on departure of DAA’s Kenny Jacobs but ‘never more confident’ on airline’s growth trajectory

www.irishtimes.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Is this same Labour Government expanding airports,

refuses to rule out extracting more fossil fuels from the Rosebank Oil Field

Intent on destroying bats, newts and doesn't care about nature?

Not sure going to Brazil alone is going to do much good.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Starmer turns to cop to fend off green threat

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

The party who claim to be patriots literally had a Reform leadership member caught red handed taking bribes from Russia.

This article details the speeches Nathan Gill gave that he was paid to give.

How are Reform getting away with this?

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill

How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?

www.theguardian.com

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 1d

Our SEND system is broken and it's failing children and their families. They deserve better - their voices must be heard by government.

Today I joined the #EveryPairTellsAStory demo in Bristol. Each pair of shoes represents a child who has been failed by the SEND system.

Dozens of pairs of shoes on the grass. The ones nearest the camera bear a label: "Freddy's school didn't support, instead expelled him!"

Carla stands on the grass outside City Hall in Bristol surrounded by dozens of shoes each of which tells the story of a child who has been failed by the current SEND system

A handwritten note from Carla, and her hand just after pinning it on the board

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Catherine 🕊️🇪🇺💚 @demcath.bsky.social · 1d

So remember when Rachel announces all the taxes on you in the next budget, some companies in UK Freeports aren't paying any Customs and Excise tax , bankers aren't paying any taxes on their bonuses and our money is being funnelled to private companies to benefit and make a profit. Nothing changed.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 4d

"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...

You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it

What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.

thebulletin.org

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Let's make this happen. Together.

www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/pol...

Poll predicts Keir Starmer will LOSE his seat to the Green Party at next election

Though there's still a few years left until our next General Election, the Green Party renaissance will give Sir Keir some food for thought.

www.thelondoneconomic.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Is it any wonder why so many think the system is rigged?

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Alexander @wrigglies1906.bsky.social · 4d

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 4d

Sharon Graham, UNITE, "If you've got a £1,700 bill, £500 of that is profit.. They've made £30 billion in a single year.. It's obscene"

Meanwhile Labour go after the poor, the disabled, the elderly, instead of windfall taxing energy companies. Disgraceful

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 4d

👻BOO‼️
I can't think of anything scarier than this.

The greenhouse gases we have added to the atmosphere now force over a billion Hiroshima bombs worth of heat into the Earth system every year.

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 5d

Weighted Polling Average (30/10/25):

RFM: 30.5% (+15.8)
LAB: 19.1% (-15.5)
CON: 17.5% (-6.8)
LDM: 13.4% (+0.8)
GRN: 12.6% (+5.7)
SNP: 2.6% (+0.1)
Others: 4.2% (+0.1)

Changes w/ GE2024.
electionmaps.uk/polling/vi

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

The Green Party are the antidote to Reform.

Join us.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Deeply disappointed' Labour politician defects to Green Party

The Labour Party said it was

www.bbc.co.uk

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Emma Edwards @cllremmaedwards.bsky.social · 4d

Happy Halloween 🎃 hope you woke lefties have a good day continuing to terrify all the Reform voters.

A pumpkin carved with the letters VOTE GREEN

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Chasbell 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🇮🇹🇨🇦 @chasbell.bsky.social · 4d

No mention of him being a reform party member.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 5d

Tesco could pay every worker an extra £10,000 and still make a profit.

British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit.

Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit.

It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

When the Government ape the language and the rhetoric of the right - such as Starmers island of strangers speech - there are real life consequences.

Huge solidarity with @mothinali.bsky.social and everyone facing racism.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Police investigate alleged racial abuse of Green deputy leader

Mothin Ali claims a "racist thug" threatened to "smash my head in" at a London train station.

www.bbc.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform....

Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally.

It's time for Proportional Representation.

www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...

'Just getting started': Zack Polanski reacts as Greens SECOND in new poll

ZACK Polanski has welcomed a new poll putting his party in second place at Westminster.

www.thenational.scot

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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 5d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.

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