James Whitaker
@jwhitaker1.bsky.social
Green party activist, environmental and social justice, ecosocialist, republican and radical democracy
This is a terrific article, full of warmth, empathy and upsetting detail
"These women in Calais are in crisis, but they are not a crisis. Each is a person. And how we treat them tells us everything about the kind of country we are choosing to be."
Read the rest here 👇
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@bylinetimes.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @care4calais.org
Read the rest here 👇
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/18/i...
@bylinetimes.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk @care4calais.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This is a terrific article, full of warmth, empathy and upsetting detail
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Wonderful to announce Jamie Driscoll has joined the Green Party, now is the time to build on the foundations laid by the Newcastle Green team to make a real change for the city in May 26!
More and more people are seeing the Green message of hope and feeling inspired!
More and more people are seeing the Green message of hope and feeling inspired!
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Wonderful to announce Jamie Driscoll has joined the Green Party, now is the time to build on the foundations laid by the Newcastle Green team to make a real change for the city in May 26!
More and more people are seeing the Green message of hope and feeling inspired!
More and more people are seeing the Green message of hope and feeling inspired!
Does feel like it's all kicking off again today, Jamie Driscoll joins Greens, Andrea Egan wins Unison Gen Sec, resident doctors strike, Labour poll collapse...
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Does feel like it's all kicking off again today, Jamie Driscoll joins Greens, Andrea Egan wins Unison Gen Sec, resident doctors strike, Labour poll collapse...
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Starmer critic Andrea Egan has won the race to be general secretary of Unison, Britain's biggest trade union and key Labour Party affiliate
Egan, a former social worker, accused the government of having “done very little for working people” and pledged to review Unison's relationship with Labour
Egan, a former social worker, accused the government of having “done very little for working people” and pledged to review Unison's relationship with Labour
Andrea Egan Wins Unison Race In Blow For No 10
Keir Starmer critic Andrea Egan has won the race to be general secretary of Unison, Britain's biggest trade union and a key Labour Party affiliate,...
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December 17, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Starmer critic Andrea Egan has won the race to be general secretary of Unison, Britain's biggest trade union and key Labour Party affiliate
Egan, a former social worker, accused the government of having “done very little for working people” and pledged to review Unison's relationship with Labour
Egan, a former social worker, accused the government of having “done very little for working people” and pledged to review Unison's relationship with Labour
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Excited to welcome @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social to @nclgreenparty.bsky.social today
Jamie thinks deeply about how we tackle inequality and the impact of a broken economic system on people and planet
As former North of Tyne Mayor he brings so much to our teams working with our communities. Welcome!
Jamie thinks deeply about how we tackle inequality and the impact of a broken economic system on people and planet
As former North of Tyne Mayor he brings so much to our teams working with our communities. Welcome!
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Excited to welcome @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social to @nclgreenparty.bsky.social today
Jamie thinks deeply about how we tackle inequality and the impact of a broken economic system on people and planet
As former North of Tyne Mayor he brings so much to our teams working with our communities. Welcome!
Jamie thinks deeply about how we tackle inequality and the impact of a broken economic system on people and planet
As former North of Tyne Mayor he brings so much to our teams working with our communities. Welcome!
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🎉 Absolutely delighted to welcome Jamie Driscoll to the Green Party.
👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them.
💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them.
💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk
December 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
🎉 Absolutely delighted to welcome Jamie Driscoll to the Green Party.
👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them.
💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
👏🏼 He has a track record of demonstrating his commitment towards our communities alongside empowering them.
💚 Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
Just gonna keep plugging this
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 28% (+1)
LAB: 18% (-1)
CON: 17% (-1)
GRN: 17% (+2)
LDM: 14% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 14-15 Dec .
Changes w/ 7-8 Dec.
RFM: 28% (+1)
LAB: 18% (-1)
CON: 17% (-1)
GRN: 17% (+2)
LDM: 14% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 14-15 Dec .
Changes w/ 7-8 Dec.
December 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Just gonna keep plugging this
The good news for the Greens in London keeps rolling in..!
The Green surge continues.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.
December 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The good news for the Greens in London keeps rolling in..!
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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/...
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’
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December 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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/...
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/...
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December 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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It's been nearly 24 hours and Keir Starmer has not yet condemned the awful comments made by Mike Tapp.
The Labour Party showing us exactly who they are.
The Labour Party showing us exactly who they are.
once again asking what would be different if we had a Reform government
December 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
It's been nearly 24 hours and Keir Starmer has not yet condemned the awful comments made by Mike Tapp.
The Labour Party showing us exactly who they are.
The Labour Party showing us exactly who they are.
Has Wes Streeting got the kind of charisma and likeability that only exists in person and doesn't translate to other mediums??
December 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Has Wes Streeting got the kind of charisma and likeability that only exists in person and doesn't translate to other mediums??
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @boldpolitics.bsky.social
I thought this was absolutely terrific, especially about the realities of healthcare, the issues around the supreme court ruling, and the nature of trans rights as a canary in the coal mine
I thought this was absolutely terrific, especially about the realities of healthcare, the issues around the supreme court ruling, and the nature of trans rights as a canary in the coal mine
How Rising Inequality Impacted The Trans Experience | Shon Faye | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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December 10, 2025 at 9:07 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @boldpolitics.bsky.social
I thought this was absolutely terrific, especially about the realities of healthcare, the issues around the supreme court ruling, and the nature of trans rights as a canary in the coal mine
I thought this was absolutely terrific, especially about the realities of healthcare, the issues around the supreme court ruling, and the nature of trans rights as a canary in the coal mine
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"The European Convention on Human Rights safeguards all of us"
@adrianramsay.bsky.social discusses the importance of the ECHR and how potential reforms threaten a range of our fundamental rights and freedoms.
@adrianramsay.bsky.social discusses the importance of the ECHR and how potential reforms threaten a range of our fundamental rights and freedoms.
December 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"The European Convention on Human Rights safeguards all of us"
@adrianramsay.bsky.social discusses the importance of the ECHR and how potential reforms threaten a range of our fundamental rights and freedoms.
@adrianramsay.bsky.social discusses the importance of the ECHR and how potential reforms threaten a range of our fundamental rights and freedoms.
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The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
The Home Office continues to use language that its own data refutes
December 9, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The conflation of "foreign criminals" and "illegal migrants" is disgusting.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
Vile when some people don't have a safe route to flee from the utter detestation & brutality of war.
It's all grim enough without the Labour Government pushing further misinformation.
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Fuck Keir Starmer's spokesman, and fuck the cowards running the Labour party.
Asked repeatedly about Donald Trump calling Sadiq Khan "disgusting" and suggesting that he was only elected because of immigrants, Keir Starmer's spokesman says only that the PM has a "strong relationship" with the President which has "yielded positive results for this country"
December 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Fuck Keir Starmer's spokesman, and fuck the cowards running the Labour party.
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🎯ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY🎯
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🎯ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY🎯
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
That's enough to fill Ally Pally 18 times - and we're not getting any littler 😉
All across the country, thousands of people are joining to build a positive movement of hope.
Be part of it. Join today ⤵️
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Green MPs strongly oppose the Lords amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.
With no half-measures, worker’s rights must be strengthened.
This important Bill must not be watered down.
With no half-measures, worker’s rights must be strengthened.
This important Bill must not be watered down.
December 8, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Green MPs strongly oppose the Lords amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.
With no half-measures, worker’s rights must be strengthened.
This important Bill must not be watered down.
With no half-measures, worker’s rights must be strengthened.
This important Bill must not be watered down.
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Keir Starmer - "I’ve always wanted a Labour government but I’ve never worried about the future of our country under a Tory government."
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Keir Starmer - "I’ve always wanted a Labour government but I’ve never worried about the future of our country under a Tory government."
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
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properly nuts that Labour won a huge landslide 18 months ago and they’re already so desperate they’ve running with ‘the Greens want to sell your children heroin’
December 7, 2025 at 6:39 PM
properly nuts that Labour won a huge landslide 18 months ago and they’re already so desperate they’ve running with ‘the Greens want to sell your children heroin’
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December 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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"You're a government of cowards"
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
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Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"You're a government of cowards"
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.
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"We've seen a stealth tax come in, not a wealth tax."
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social discusses the Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands.
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social discusses the Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands.
December 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
"We've seen a stealth tax come in, not a wealth tax."
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social discusses the Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands.
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social discusses the Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands.
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We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.