Gren
@fatkudu.bsky.social
Dog owned, software engineer.
Enjoy squash, cycling and walking.
Interested in building a better society, active travel, levers for the green transition.
Happy Brompton owner.
Advocate of PR.
Don't trust age verification process. If you DM me, I won't see
Enjoy squash, cycling and walking.
Interested in building a better society, active travel, levers for the green transition.
Happy Brompton owner.
Advocate of PR.
Don't trust age verification process. If you DM me, I won't see
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February 2, 2026 at 1:49 PM
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"For...third parties to have a chance... America first needs... a switch from winner-take-all to #ProportionalRepresentation in national legislative elections, with the creation of multimember districts and the elimination of partisan gerrymandering..."
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February 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
"For...third parties to have a chance... America first needs... a switch from winner-take-all to #ProportionalRepresentation in national legislative elections, with the creation of multimember districts and the elimination of partisan gerrymandering..."
www.liberalpatriot.com/p/national-p...
www.liberalpatriot.com/p/national-p...
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4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government
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Always remember.
Brumble Bikes Westerly, RI.
Brumble Bikes Westerly, RI.
January 31, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Always remember.
Brumble Bikes Westerly, RI.
Brumble Bikes Westerly, RI.
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I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸
January 31, 2026 at 4:40 AM
I won’t stop reporting the truth. The First Amendment is the bedrock of our democracy, and I’ll continue to fight to protect it 🤝🏾🇺🇸
We tend to stick our fingers in our ears & ignore that the vast majority of experts & evidence that several major crises are heading our way. Life will be significantly less pleasant without action. Better info will help us make better choices. Please support www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
The People's Emergency Briefing
To bring the National Emergency Briefing to the people.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 4:25 PM
We tend to stick our fingers in our ears & ignore that the vast majority of experts & evidence that several major crises are heading our way. Life will be significantly less pleasant without action. Better info will help us make better choices. Please support www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
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It’s driving me a little insane to see all this “protester” lingo.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
January 29, 2026 at 1:52 PM
It’s driving me a little insane to see all this “protester” lingo.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
Like yea there are protests..
But if masked, armed thugs invade your neighborhood and terrorize your community, standing against that is not “protesting”.
That’s an attempt to maintain safety. The government made itself the danger.
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Oh, and
4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change
our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote".
share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...
4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change
our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote".
share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...
January 30, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Oh, and
4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change
our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote".
share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...
4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change
our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote".
share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...
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We don't know who will win in Gorton and Denton. But we can be almost certain that:
- The next MP will have received a small minority of the vote, likely under 1/3.
- Thousands will vote tactically and not for who they actually want.
This is not what democracy should look like.
- The next MP will have received a small minority of the vote, likely under 1/3.
- Thousands will vote tactically and not for who they actually want.
This is not what democracy should look like.
January 30, 2026 at 2:11 PM
We don't know who will win in Gorton and Denton. But we can be almost certain that:
- The next MP will have received a small minority of the vote, likely under 1/3.
- Thousands will vote tactically and not for who they actually want.
This is not what democracy should look like.
- The next MP will have received a small minority of the vote, likely under 1/3.
- Thousands will vote tactically and not for who they actually want.
This is not what democracy should look like.
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Former #NorthOfTyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social selected by #Newcastle Green Party @nclgreenparty.bsky.social to run for Monument ward
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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Former North of Tyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll selected by Newcastle Green Party to run for Monument ward
Jamie Driscoll will stand for the Greens in next year's all-out election
northeastbylines.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Former #NorthOfTyne Mayor Jamie Driscoll @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social selected by #Newcastle Green Party @nclgreenparty.bsky.social to run for Monument ward
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
northeastbylines.co.uk/news/politic...
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So we've had six Prime Ministers in the past decade and rumours keep swirling about a 7th one on the horizon.
And yet people who should know better are still telling us that First Past the Post leads to political stability.
Were you living in a cave or what? 🤦🏻♀️
And yet people who should know better are still telling us that First Past the Post leads to political stability.
Were you living in a cave or what? 🤦🏻♀️
January 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
So we've had six Prime Ministers in the past decade and rumours keep swirling about a 7th one on the horizon.
And yet people who should know better are still telling us that First Past the Post leads to political stability.
Were you living in a cave or what? 🤦🏻♀️
And yet people who should know better are still telling us that First Past the Post leads to political stability.
Were you living in a cave or what? 🤦🏻♀️
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"Our First Past the Post electoral system is not fit for purpose.
Countries with PR systems report a higher level of voter trust and of voter turnout than in the UK."
Well done to our activist Sue whose letter was printed in today's Oxford Mail and Oxford Times👇
Countries with PR systems report a higher level of voter trust and of voter turnout than in the UK."
Well done to our activist Sue whose letter was printed in today's Oxford Mail and Oxford Times👇
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"Our First Past the Post electoral system is not fit for purpose.
Countries with PR systems report a higher level of voter trust and of voter turnout than in the UK."
Well done to our activist Sue whose letter was printed in today's Oxford Mail and Oxford Times👇
Countries with PR systems report a higher level of voter trust and of voter turnout than in the UK."
Well done to our activist Sue whose letter was printed in today's Oxford Mail and Oxford Times👇
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We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
January 28, 2026 at 9:25 PM
We need to talk about the rise of "smol bean fascism" where you have all the guns and the immunity but the really scary people are the ones with whistles and phone cameras and they're giving you generational trauma and ptsd by filming you killing people for no reason
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It was great to see such good turnout today 💪
Thank you to everyone who took part.
Thank you to everyone who took part.
Can First Past the Post cope with multi-party politics?
🗒️ The APPG was delighted to host a private briefing in Parliament today with…
🗣️ Professor Sir John Curtice of @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
🗣️ Dr David Klemperer of @uniofbath.bsky.social
🪑 Emma Harrison of @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
🗒️ The APPG was delighted to host a private briefing in Parliament today with…
🗣️ Professor Sir John Curtice of @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
🗣️ Dr David Klemperer of @uniofbath.bsky.social
🪑 Emma Harrison of @makevotesmatter.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
It was great to see such good turnout today 💪
Thank you to everyone who took part.
Thank you to everyone who took part.
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Don't let people try to tell you that #ProportionalRepresentation requires a Constitutional amendment!
Good news. The only thing we need to enact #ProportionalRepresentation is to repeal a 1967 Federal law.
fairvote.org/report/histo...
fairvote.org/report/histo...
History of Congressional Elections - FairVote
In the coming months, U.S. Rep. Don Beyer of Virginia plans to reintroduce the Fair Representation Act, reviving the bold new vision for congressional elections originally put forth in his 2017 legisl...
fairvote.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Don't let people try to tell you that #ProportionalRepresentation requires a Constitutional amendment!
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This is the second recommendation coming up around PR/FPTP.
It’s something I feel pretty strongly about, so absolutely added to the list.
🐻
It’s something I feel pretty strongly about, so absolutely added to the list.
🐻
January 26, 2026 at 9:05 PM
This is the second recommendation coming up around PR/FPTP.
It’s something I feel pretty strongly about, so absolutely added to the list.
🐻
It’s something I feel pretty strongly about, so absolutely added to the list.
🐻
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Oof.
Trump fan and fascist sympathiser, Matt Goodwin, given a dose of truth about the US president's Ukraine/NATO proclamation by George Monbiot.
#r4today
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Trump fan and fascist sympathiser, Matt Goodwin, given a dose of truth about the US president's Ukraine/NATO proclamation by George Monbiot.
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/dave...
“there are Neville Chamberlain’s in every generation”
George Monbiot’s takedown of Matt Goodwin and the Reform party is a thing of beauty 👏 #bbcqt
George Monbiot’s takedown of Matt Goodwin and the Reform party is a thing of beauty 👏 #bbcqt
February 14, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Oof.
Trump fan and fascist sympathiser, Matt Goodwin, given a dose of truth about the US president's Ukraine/NATO proclamation by George Monbiot.
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/dave...
Trump fan and fascist sympathiser, Matt Goodwin, given a dose of truth about the US president's Ukraine/NATO proclamation by George Monbiot.
#r4today
bsky.app/profile/dave...
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Just saying @carolinerussell.bsky.social is ace. The effort & genuine care she shows in horrific circumstances like these...
Compare to the endemic inaction at roads like this, the shrugged shoulders at junctions like the ones that bookend this road, despite clear patterns of collisions, the idea...
Compare to the endemic inaction at roads like this, the shrugged shoulders at junctions like the ones that bookend this road, despite clear patterns of collisions, the idea...
I met people in Hackney who are calling for safer streets.
Kenworthy Road is a place where people live and children go to school but the roads are still hostile and filled with fast traffic.
Mrs Murphy died here in 2009 and Harry Webb was killed in 2023, and yet nothing has really changed.
Kenworthy Road is a place where people live and children go to school but the roads are still hostile and filled with fast traffic.
Mrs Murphy died here in 2009 and Harry Webb was killed in 2023, and yet nothing has really changed.
January 27, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Just saying @carolinerussell.bsky.social is ace. The effort & genuine care she shows in horrific circumstances like these...
Compare to the endemic inaction at roads like this, the shrugged shoulders at junctions like the ones that bookend this road, despite clear patterns of collisions, the idea...
Compare to the endemic inaction at roads like this, the shrugged shoulders at junctions like the ones that bookend this road, despite clear patterns of collisions, the idea...
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It's not radical to think every vote should count.
It's not radical to think every constituency should matter.
It's not radical to think 34% of the vote is not a landslide.
It's not radical to want to vote for the party you truly support.
It's common sense. #PRnow
It's not radical to think every constituency should matter.
It's not radical to think 34% of the vote is not a landslide.
It's not radical to want to vote for the party you truly support.
It's common sense. #PRnow
January 27, 2026 at 12:35 PM
It's not radical to think every vote should count.
It's not radical to think every constituency should matter.
It's not radical to think 34% of the vote is not a landslide.
It's not radical to want to vote for the party you truly support.
It's common sense. #PRnow
It's not radical to think every constituency should matter.
It's not radical to think 34% of the vote is not a landslide.
It's not radical to want to vote for the party you truly support.
It's common sense. #PRnow
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Get your copy in shops now. Includes our interview with Zack Polanski and a feature from me on how the Green Party plans to defeat Labour in its 'Green Wall' this year
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January 23, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Get your copy in shops now. Includes our interview with Zack Polanski and a feature from me on how the Green Party plans to defeat Labour in its 'Green Wall' this year
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In other countries, leasehold at peppercorn rents is used to lower the cost of housing. The problem in the UK is land and leases are an asset class rather than public goods or a policy instrument to create places to live.
January 27, 2026 at 8:13 AM
In other countries, leasehold at peppercorn rents is used to lower the cost of housing. The problem in the UK is land and leases are an asset class rather than public goods or a policy instrument to create places to live.
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Since we last asked in October, public attitudes towards only two countries have shifted - Britons are now 8pts more likely to see China as a friendly nation... and 17pts less likely to say the same of the USA
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 24, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Since we last asked in October, public attitudes towards only two countries have shifted - Britons are now 8pts more likely to see China as a friendly nation... and 17pts less likely to say the same of the USA
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
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🎙️💥TONIGHT we’re joined live by Green Party Deputy Leader @rachelmillward.bsky.social to discuss the meteoric rise of the Green Party in recent months - and how they can turn that surge into seats.
Have a question for Rachel? Become a member to ask it: action.compassonline.org.uk
Have a question for Rachel? Become a member to ask it: action.compassonline.org.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:24 AM
🎙️💥TONIGHT we’re joined live by Green Party Deputy Leader @rachelmillward.bsky.social to discuss the meteoric rise of the Green Party in recent months - and how they can turn that surge into seats.
Have a question for Rachel? Become a member to ask it: action.compassonline.org.uk
Have a question for Rachel? Become a member to ask it: action.compassonline.org.uk
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
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Force the government to listen to Umer, before it’s too late. Take action now 👇
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
January 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Force the government to listen to Umer, before it’s too late. Take action now 👇
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320
https://goodlaw.social/3e3320