Martin Farley
@martinfarley.bsky.social
Lean, Green but not very mean
Done in 3.5 hours
Truly incredible!
Truly incredible!
November 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Done in 3.5 hours
Truly incredible!
Truly incredible!
Done in just 3 and a half hours!
Amazing!
Amazing!
November 28, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Done in just 3 and a half hours!
Amazing!
Amazing!
People at Labour HQ are looking at this graph and thinking “that strategy of triangulating with Reform is really paying dividends: let’s do more of it”
November 19, 2025 at 5:25 PM
People at Labour HQ are looking at this graph and thinking “that strategy of triangulating with Reform is really paying dividends: let’s do more of it”
I keep thinking that, but Labour keep finding ways to go lower
If the Greens do establish themselves in clear 2nd place, FPTP dynamic could kick in and push Labour even lower
If the Greens do establish themselves in clear 2nd place, FPTP dynamic could kick in and push Labour even lower
November 18, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I keep thinking that, but Labour keep finding ways to go lower
If the Greens do establish themselves in clear 2nd place, FPTP dynamic could kick in and push Labour even lower
If the Greens do establish themselves in clear 2nd place, FPTP dynamic could kick in and push Labour even lower
In a few months time…
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In a few months time…
Polls suggest younger people vote massively for progressive parties, not reactionaries like Reform
October 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Polls suggest younger people vote massively for progressive parties, not reactionaries like Reform
The revelations are coming thick and fast…
October 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The revelations are coming thick and fast…
According to @findoutnow.bsky.social's poll, 65% of pensioners are planning to vote for parties (Con & Ref) that are committed to massive cuts in public spending
Do they not realise that pensioners are BY FAR the largest recipients of public spending?
How do they think this will work out for them?
Do they not realise that pensioners are BY FAR the largest recipients of public spending?
How do they think this will work out for them?
October 15, 2025 at 10:35 AM
According to @findoutnow.bsky.social's poll, 65% of pensioners are planning to vote for parties (Con & Ref) that are committed to massive cuts in public spending
Do they not realise that pensioners are BY FAR the largest recipients of public spending?
How do they think this will work out for them?
Do they not realise that pensioners are BY FAR the largest recipients of public spending?
How do they think this will work out for them?
Even if this is slightly out (FindOutNow tends to be an outlier), this represents a huge shift towards the Greens and away from Labour
(Courtesy of Sheffield Green Party)
(Courtesy of Sheffield Green Party)
October 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Even if this is slightly out (FindOutNow tends to be an outlier), this represents a huge shift towards the Greens and away from Labour
(Courtesy of Sheffield Green Party)
(Courtesy of Sheffield Green Party)
For all those Labour types having a pop at the @greenparty.org.uk for our commitment to replace private landlords with council and social housing
Once again, Greens doing what Labour should be doing
Once again, Greens doing what Labour should be doing
October 6, 2025 at 7:38 AM
For all those Labour types having a pop at the @greenparty.org.uk for our commitment to replace private landlords with council and social housing
Once again, Greens doing what Labour should be doing
Once again, Greens doing what Labour should be doing
So, I got round to voting in the @greenparty.org.uk leadership election
It is very clear to most activists & observers alike that the party is facing an enormous opportunity, and that we must change gear to achieve it
Only @zackpolanski.bsky.social is offering that and so it simply has to be him
It is very clear to most activists & observers alike that the party is facing an enormous opportunity, and that we must change gear to achieve it
Only @zackpolanski.bsky.social is offering that and so it simply has to be him
August 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
So, I got round to voting in the @greenparty.org.uk leadership election
It is very clear to most activists & observers alike that the party is facing an enormous opportunity, and that we must change gear to achieve it
Only @zackpolanski.bsky.social is offering that and so it simply has to be him
It is very clear to most activists & observers alike that the party is facing an enormous opportunity, and that we must change gear to achieve it
Only @zackpolanski.bsky.social is offering that and so it simply has to be him
1 in 6 UK residents were born overseas, which means they are proportionately less likely to be in prison compared to UK-born residents
The Times headline suggests the opposite because they are seeking to incite racial hatred.
The Times headline suggests the opposite because they are seeking to incite racial hatred.
August 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
1 in 6 UK residents were born overseas, which means they are proportionately less likely to be in prison compared to UK-born residents
The Times headline suggests the opposite because they are seeking to incite racial hatred.
The Times headline suggests the opposite because they are seeking to incite racial hatred.
Going back over some of Henry George’s arguments and am struck by the clarity with which he explains even the modern economy. He wrote Progress & Poverty in 1879, but this passage is as relevant now as it was then.
If only more people understood this simple notion
If only more people understood this simple notion
June 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Going back over some of Henry George’s arguments and am struck by the clarity with which he explains even the modern economy. He wrote Progress & Poverty in 1879, but this passage is as relevant now as it was then.
If only more people understood this simple notion
If only more people understood this simple notion
FPTP adherents: first past the post prevents extremists from getting elected
The real world:
The real world:
May 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
FPTP adherents: first past the post prevents extremists from getting elected
The real world:
The real world:
Did you see Labour’s s group photo, right in front of a ‘Vote Green’ poster?
It’s almost as if, unconsciously, they can see which way things are going…
It’s almost as if, unconsciously, they can see which way things are going…
April 11, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Did you see Labour’s s group photo, right in front of a ‘Vote Green’ poster?
It’s almost as if, unconsciously, they can see which way things are going…
It’s almost as if, unconsciously, they can see which way things are going…
The Tories really are nasty homophobic bigots
LGBT+ people pay taxes too - why shouldn’t some of that pay towards supporting LGBT-inclusive work?
LGBT+ people pay taxes too - why shouldn’t some of that pay towards supporting LGBT-inclusive work?
April 9, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The Tories really are nasty homophobic bigots
LGBT+ people pay taxes too - why shouldn’t some of that pay towards supporting LGBT-inclusive work?
LGBT+ people pay taxes too - why shouldn’t some of that pay towards supporting LGBT-inclusive work?
“People voted for ‘Change’ so we’ve decided to change the rules on disability benefits to make life harder for the seriously sick and disabled”
#StopLabourAusterity
#StopLabourAusterity
March 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
“People voted for ‘Change’ so we’ve decided to change the rules on disability benefits to make life harder for the seriously sick and disabled”
#StopLabourAusterity
#StopLabourAusterity
If this poll is correct, this is the most unpopular Labour govt in history. After just 7 months!
If that doesn’t provoke a fundamental course correction by Starmer et al, then nothing will
If that doesn’t provoke a fundamental course correction by Starmer et al, then nothing will
February 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
If this poll is correct, this is the most unpopular Labour govt in history. After just 7 months!
If that doesn’t provoke a fundamental course correction by Starmer et al, then nothing will
If that doesn’t provoke a fundamental course correction by Starmer et al, then nothing will
Micro-management is the mark of the incompetent, clueless leader
Who is going to read all these emails? (Nobody)
And what are you going to do with the information in them? (Nothing)
And what benefit will it all bring (none)
They have no real plan or ideas and will be exposed soon…
Who is going to read all these emails? (Nobody)
And what are you going to do with the information in them? (Nothing)
And what benefit will it all bring (none)
They have no real plan or ideas and will be exposed soon…
February 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Micro-management is the mark of the incompetent, clueless leader
Who is going to read all these emails? (Nobody)
And what are you going to do with the information in them? (Nothing)
And what benefit will it all bring (none)
They have no real plan or ideas and will be exposed soon…
Who is going to read all these emails? (Nobody)
And what are you going to do with the information in them? (Nothing)
And what benefit will it all bring (none)
They have no real plan or ideas and will be exposed soon…
Blue matcha. You see something new every day
February 1, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Blue matcha. You see something new every day
So, today I am the same age as Blanche in the first season of the Golden Girls
Officially old, but also officially in denial!
Officially old, but also officially in denial!
November 17, 2024 at 4:19 AM
So, today I am the same age as Blanche in the first season of the Golden Girls
Officially old, but also officially in denial!
Officially old, but also officially in denial!