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The Man In The Shed @themanintheshed.bsky.social · 1h

Question:
Does the Green Party support and campaign for a PR electoral system..??

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 21h

Exclusive: Greens Plan To "Overtake Tories And Replace Labour" As Support Surges

The party has also seen its membership break through 100,000 for the first time.

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Exclusive: Greens Plan To 'Overtake Tories And Replace Labour' As Support Surges

The party has also seen its membership break through 100,000 for the first time.

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 3h

Exclusive: Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

The eco-populist Green leader has called for sweeping change to Britain's political system, and spoken about potentially leading an explicitly "English" party for the first time.

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Exclusive: Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

The eco-populist Green leader has called for sweeping change to Britain's political system, and spoken about potentially leading an explicitly ‘English’ party for the first time.

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The Man In The Shed @themanintheshed.bsky.social · 55m

C'mon Britain, we can do this.....

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 22h

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Maureen Pickering @maureenpickering.bsky.social · 1h

Why has British identity in Scotland plummeted in since 2021 talkingupscotlandtwo.com/2025/10/15/w...

Why has British identity in Scotland plummeted in since 2021

Professor John Robertson OBA From: Scottish Social Attitudes | 25 years of devolution in Scotland: Public attitudes and reactions published last week: The researchers offer no explanation for this …

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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 7h

Please please watch Riot Women. It is tough, uncompromising, and brilliant, but deep down joyful bit.ly/48wo3Rc

How Sally Wainwright made musicians out of actors for Riot Women

Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne and Amelia Bullmore tell of ‘terrifying’ music lessons for Wainwright’s new punk-rock drama for the BBC

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Paul Lewis @paullewismoney.bsky.social · 7h

It is may be 3x average pay but 62% tax rate on earnings over £100,000 and cliff edge removal of childcare subsidies limit aspirations of upper middle classes bit.ly/49arr4e misleading to call it ‘working hard’ not ‘being lucky and clever’. Many work very hard on £12.21/hour 48 hours a week or more

This tax trap is killing youthful aspiration

Little wonder the under-40s laud Margaret Thatcher: she valued hard work, unlike the rules that penalise them today

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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 1d

Universities Didn't Fail, They Succeeded—That's Why They're Under Attack www.commondreams.org/opinion/univ...

Universities Didn't Fail, They Succeeded—That's Why They're Under Attack | Common Dreams

Universities need to recognize that they are being targeted because of what they represent, not because of what they've failed to do, and resist accordingly.

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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 7h

Price cap should be placed on vet prescriptions, watchdog says

The Competition and Markets Authority said price caps should be placed on prescriptions provided by vets to stop pet owners from being ripped off

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Price cap should be placed on vet prescriptions, watchdog says

The Competition and Markets Authority said price caps should be placed on prescriptions provided by vets to stop pet owners from being ripped off.

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Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 7h

Labour is telling you VERY LOUDLY who to vote for if you value human rights. And it's definitely NOT LABOUR.

Jolyon Maugham KC @goodlawproject.org · 20h

Woah! So Labour's position really is, 'telling us off for breaching human rights undermines the case for human rights'? Proper Trumpian stuff from Labour's answer to Suella Braverman.

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The Man In The Shed @themanintheshed.bsky.social · 1h

Question:
Does the Green Party support and campaign for a PR electoral system..??

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Diane @dianesf.bsky.social · 3h

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Brentford FC NYC Fan Club @brentfordfcnyc.bsky.social · 2h

Oof! Come back strong, Antoni! 👊🙏

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Antoni Milambo suffers ACL injury | Brentford FC

Brentford midfielder Antoni Milambo to undergo surgery after suffering ACL injury on international duty with Netherlands Under-21s.

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Make Votes Matter @makevotesmatter.bsky.social · 1h

"When we're working best as the Assembly, it's when we work together cross-party."

At our event with the London Assembly yesterday, @carolinerussell.bsky.social shared her experience of working across political divides under a proportional system.

Watch in full: www.youtube.com/live/BDnIo7W...

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LawrieBhoy 🍀 @lawriebhoy.bsky.social · 5h

Carol malone. “Migrants should speak english”.

Zack Polanski. “ I agree, we should give them some help to learn the language and help them integrate”.

Malone. “ NO. NO. NO. WHY SHOULD WE HELP THEM LEARN ENGLISH AND INTEGRATE!!!!!!!!”

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The Man In The Shed @themanintheshed.bsky.social · 1h

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Danger, ghosts etc. Mudford @danmud.bsky.social · 2h

I've just replaced my membership of the Labour party (30+ years) for membership of the Greens.

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Tired and Angry @dndnerd69.bsky.social · 2h

I support animal rights—do I look like a fucking alpaca?!

I’m a woman, and Carole Malone does not speak for me.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3h

Carole Malone, "Youu can't say what women's rights are because you're not a woman"

Zack Polanski, "You're not trans are you. We can all say you're not that thing so you can't have an opinion" 🔥

"You can still have an opinion from listening to people"

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John Edwards @euclidianboxes.bsky.social · 2h

"I don't hear her talking about women's rights, I just hear her talking about trans people." absolutely spot on about Rowling.

Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 3h

Carole Malone, "Youu can't say what women's rights are because you're not a woman"

Zack Polanski, "You're not trans are you. We can all say you're not that thing so you can't have an opinion" 🔥

"You can still have an opinion from listening to people"

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 7h

Thank you to @scotnational.bsky.social for picking this up and putting it on their front page

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 8h

Exclusive: @zackpolanski.bsky.social backs Scottish and Welsh independence in new interview with me: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw...

Exclusive: Zack Polanski backs Scottish and Welsh independence

The eco-populist Green leader has called for sweeping change to Britain's political system, and spoken about potentially leading an explicitly ‘English’ party for the first time.

open.substack.com

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