Rich Turner
@richturner.bsky.social
Plays and teaches Fiddle and Accordion. Interested in politics, history, cricket and trains. @richturnermusic on Instagram, Threads, YouTube and TikTok. Green Socialist. Winchester, England.
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Woodland Flowers, written by Felix Burns of Carlisle circa 1900, and popularised by the Wyper Brothers, Sir Jimmy Shand, Bob Cann, Harry Cox, and Billy Bennington, amongst others.
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"Ordinary people are going to see their income tax bills increase"
@adrianramsay.bsky.social explains how Labour's budget fails to address unprecedented cost of living pressures- and how a wealth tax would raise revenues to fund our infrastructure and public services.
@adrianramsay.bsky.social explains how Labour's budget fails to address unprecedented cost of living pressures- and how a wealth tax would raise revenues to fund our infrastructure and public services.
November 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Ordinary people are going to see their income tax bills increase"
@adrianramsay.bsky.social explains how Labour's budget fails to address unprecedented cost of living pressures- and how a wealth tax would raise revenues to fund our infrastructure and public services.
@adrianramsay.bsky.social explains how Labour's budget fails to address unprecedented cost of living pressures- and how a wealth tax would raise revenues to fund our infrastructure and public services.
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Nigel Farage went to Dulwich college which charges £55,155 a year.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
November 26, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Nigel Farage went to Dulwich college which charges £55,155 a year.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
He then went on to be a Stock Trader like Rishi Sunak, he has never worked a day in his life.
@goonpod.bsky.social I can finally reveal my votes for Top 20 British Sitcom.
In order of preference, they are
1. Steptoe and Son.
2. Porridge.
3. The Good Life.
There's a very informative Radio Times 50th anniversary piece about the latter, which I can recommend.
In order of preference, they are
1. Steptoe and Son.
2. Porridge.
3. The Good Life.
There's a very informative Radio Times 50th anniversary piece about the latter, which I can recommend.
November 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
@goonpod.bsky.social I can finally reveal my votes for Top 20 British Sitcom.
In order of preference, they are
1. Steptoe and Son.
2. Porridge.
3. The Good Life.
There's a very informative Radio Times 50th anniversary piece about the latter, which I can recommend.
In order of preference, they are
1. Steptoe and Son.
2. Porridge.
3. The Good Life.
There's a very informative Radio Times 50th anniversary piece about the latter, which I can recommend.
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"When are we going to see tough choices for multi-millionaires and billionaires?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social joins Good Morning Britain to discuss the Budget.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social joins Good Morning Britain to discuss the Budget.
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"When are we going to see tough choices for multi-millionaires and billionaires?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social joins Good Morning Britain to discuss the Budget.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social joins Good Morning Britain to discuss the Budget.
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You're complicit in genocide and the attacks on migrants.
A devastating message to Labour MPs from @zackpolanski.bsky.social
A devastating message to Labour MPs from @zackpolanski.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
You're complicit in genocide and the attacks on migrants.
A devastating message to Labour MPs from @zackpolanski.bsky.social
A devastating message to Labour MPs from @zackpolanski.bsky.social
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If you are a decent human being, you need to support the Green Party, where they understand that immigration is about people, not numbers.
#MakeHopeNormalAgain
#MakeHopeNormalAgain
There are proposals to cancel Indefinite Leave to Remain.
That would tear families apart — including my own.
My wife could have been separated from her children under. People like my friend Tariq, who’ve lived here since babies, could be taken from their communities.
These people are Britain.
That would tear families apart — including my own.
My wife could have been separated from her children under. People like my friend Tariq, who’ve lived here since babies, could be taken from their communities.
These people are Britain.
November 23, 2025 at 1:23 PM
If you are a decent human being, you need to support the Green Party, where they understand that immigration is about people, not numbers.
#MakeHopeNormalAgain
#MakeHopeNormalAgain
Woodland Flowers, written by Felix Burns of Carlisle circa 1900, and popularised by the Wyper Brothers, Sir Jimmy Shand, Bob Cann, Harry Cox, and Billy Bennington, amongst others.
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Woodland Flowers, written by Felix Burns of Carlisle circa 1900, and popularised by the Wyper Brothers, Sir Jimmy Shand, Bob Cann, Harry Cox, and Billy Bennington, amongst others.
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A wealth tax and changing the fiscal rules so the govt can borrow to invest.
@unitesharon.bsky.social from @unitetheunion.bsky.social on what she wants to see from the budget this week #bbclaurak
@unitesharon.bsky.social from @unitetheunion.bsky.social on what she wants to see from the budget this week #bbclaurak
November 23, 2025 at 9:13 AM
A wealth tax and changing the fiscal rules so the govt can borrow to invest.
@unitesharon.bsky.social from @unitetheunion.bsky.social on what she wants to see from the budget this week #bbclaurak
@unitesharon.bsky.social from @unitetheunion.bsky.social on what she wants to see from the budget this week #bbclaurak
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Zack Polanski tears into the Chancellor's Budget on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg 🎥
🗣️ 'When are we gonna see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?'
🗣️ 'When are we gonna see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?'
November 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Zack Polanski tears into the Chancellor's Budget on the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg 🎥
🗣️ 'When are we gonna see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?'
🗣️ 'When are we gonna see tough choices for multimillionaires and billionaires?'
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Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned of escalating Covid crisis www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Boris Johnson took 4 days off as NHS warned of escalating Covid crisis www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Remembering legendary dancehall DJ General Echo, selector Colonel Flux and Stereophonic owner Big John who were shot and killed by the police in a shocking incident in Kingston on this day in 1980.
Never forgotten... 🙏
youtu.be/ubAqfQh2xlg?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
Never forgotten... 🙏
youtu.be/ubAqfQh2xlg?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
November 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Remembering legendary dancehall DJ General Echo, selector Colonel Flux and Stereophonic owner Big John who were shot and killed by the police in a shocking incident in Kingston on this day in 1980.
Never forgotten... 🙏
youtu.be/ubAqfQh2xlg?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
Never forgotten... 🙏
youtu.be/ubAqfQh2xlg?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
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Six prisoners for Palestine are nearing their *fourth week* on hunger strike.
They are facing two years on remand without trial. They demand bail, a fair trial, an end to counter-terror powers used on protesters and the deproscription of Palestine Action
They are facing two years on remand without trial. They demand bail, a fair trial, an end to counter-terror powers used on protesters and the deproscription of Palestine Action
November 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Six prisoners for Palestine are nearing their *fourth week* on hunger strike.
They are facing two years on remand without trial. They demand bail, a fair trial, an end to counter-terror powers used on protesters and the deproscription of Palestine Action
They are facing two years on remand without trial. They demand bail, a fair trial, an end to counter-terror powers used on protesters and the deproscription of Palestine Action
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…now get to bed, ya drongos or you won’t wake up in time to see the first ball at 2:30. I’ve set my alarm for 2:22. Absolutely maaaaaaarvelous.
November 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
…now get to bed, ya drongos or you won’t wake up in time to see the first ball at 2:30. I’ve set my alarm for 2:22. Absolutely maaaaaaarvelous.
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I should give a massive shout out to the work of @badvertising.bsky.social and @adfreecities.bsky.social and their awesome station “domination” at
Southwark.
Worth dropping by Southwark station (Jubilee line) to have a look and ponder why ads for fossil fuel products are still allowed?
Southwark.
Worth dropping by Southwark station (Jubilee line) to have a look and ponder why ads for fossil fuel products are still allowed?
November 20, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I should give a massive shout out to the work of @badvertising.bsky.social and @adfreecities.bsky.social and their awesome station “domination” at
Southwark.
Worth dropping by Southwark station (Jubilee line) to have a look and ponder why ads for fossil fuel products are still allowed?
Southwark.
Worth dropping by Southwark station (Jubilee line) to have a look and ponder why ads for fossil fuel products are still allowed?
It's Ashes Eve. Setting my alarm for 02:00 to hear the first ball from Perth, or 'Hot Croydon.' (C) @norcrosscricket.bsky.social
Follow the action on @guerillacricket.bsky.social .
Follow the action on @guerillacricket.bsky.social .
November 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's Ashes Eve. Setting my alarm for 02:00 to hear the first ball from Perth, or 'Hot Croydon.' (C) @norcrosscricket.bsky.social
Follow the action on @guerillacricket.bsky.social .
Follow the action on @guerillacricket.bsky.social .
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Green MP Carla Denyer accuses Shabana Mahmood of trying to "out Reform Reform" and says "toxic racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants" are to blame for "tearing our country apart" not migrants.
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
Mahmood: "I couldn't care less what any other political party has to say about these matters"
November 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Shabana Mahmood is just as much of a ladder-puller as Priti Patel and Suella Braverman.
I have little patience for those who don't know - or choose to ignore - the more distant history of migration to this island, but to block it out within 2 or 3 generations beggars belief. #RefugeesWelcome
I have little patience for those who don't know - or choose to ignore - the more distant history of migration to this island, but to block it out within 2 or 3 generations beggars belief. #RefugeesWelcome
November 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Shabana Mahmood is just as much of a ladder-puller as Priti Patel and Suella Braverman.
I have little patience for those who don't know - or choose to ignore - the more distant history of migration to this island, but to block it out within 2 or 3 generations beggars belief. #RefugeesWelcome
I have little patience for those who don't know - or choose to ignore - the more distant history of migration to this island, but to block it out within 2 or 3 generations beggars belief. #RefugeesWelcome
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This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win
Not everyone is unhappy about the Government's descent into anti-refugee politics
November 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
This is the logical consequence of Labour’s appeasement of the far right - this is an arms race Labour should never seek to win
I couldn't afford the trip up to Vauxhall on this occasion, so very grateful to @finalwordcricket.bsky.social for bringing us the high-ceilinged acoustic of The Jolly Gardiners in digital form. Hosted by the inimitable @norcrosscricket.bsky.social of course.
open.spotify.com/episode/3iSL...
open.spotify.com/episode/3iSL...
TFW Book Club - Bedtime Tales for Cricket Tragics
open.spotify.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I couldn't afford the trip up to Vauxhall on this occasion, so very grateful to @finalwordcricket.bsky.social for bringing us the high-ceilinged acoustic of The Jolly Gardiners in digital form. Hosted by the inimitable @norcrosscricket.bsky.social of course.
open.spotify.com/episode/3iSL...
open.spotify.com/episode/3iSL...
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Hackney Votes Palestine spoke to Antoinette Fernandez, an @greenparty.org.uk
candidate for Lea Bridge Ward in North Hackney for the May 2026 election.
We discussed the necessity of voting out a deeply complicit Labour council.
Watch to learn more about her & what she plans to do once elected!
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candidate for Lea Bridge Ward in North Hackney for the May 2026 election.
We discussed the necessity of voting out a deeply complicit Labour council.
Watch to learn more about her & what she plans to do once elected!
🇸🇩🇵🇸🇨🇩💚
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Hackney Votes Palestine spoke to Antoinette Fernandez, an @greenparty.org.uk
candidate for Lea Bridge Ward in North Hackney for the May 2026 election.
We discussed the necessity of voting out a deeply complicit Labour council.
Watch to learn more about her & what she plans to do once elected!
🇸🇩🇵🇸🇨🇩💚
candidate for Lea Bridge Ward in North Hackney for the May 2026 election.
We discussed the necessity of voting out a deeply complicit Labour council.
Watch to learn more about her & what she plans to do once elected!
🇸🇩🇵🇸🇨🇩💚
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Starring a superb, German-speaking Russell Crowe, James Vanderbilt's historical drama about Hermann Goering's Nuremberg trial reminds viewers that "evil" doesn't always wear a Nazi uniform
In cinemas on Friday:
dmovies.org/2025/09/24/n...
In cinemas on Friday:
dmovies.org/2025/09/24/n...
Nuremberg - DMovies
Starring a superb, German-speaking Russell Crowe, James Vanderbilt's historical drama about Hermann Goering's Nuremberg trial reminds viewers that "evil" doesn't always wear a Nazi uniform - from the ...
dmovies.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Starring a superb, German-speaking Russell Crowe, James Vanderbilt's historical drama about Hermann Goering's Nuremberg trial reminds viewers that "evil" doesn't always wear a Nazi uniform
In cinemas on Friday:
dmovies.org/2025/09/24/n...
In cinemas on Friday:
dmovies.org/2025/09/24/n...
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Cheers!
We don't have to agree on absolutely everything.
But want lower bills? Think billionaires should pay more tax?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
We don't have to agree on absolutely everything.
But want lower bills? Think billionaires should pay more tax?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Cheers!
We don't have to agree on absolutely everything.
But want lower bills? Think billionaires should pay more tax?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
We don't have to agree on absolutely everything.
But want lower bills? Think billionaires should pay more tax?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Labour lost the trust of left wing and centrist voters by chasing yet spectacularly failing to attract right wing voters.
It's quite simply the most disastrous strategy they could have pursued.
And entirely self-inflicted. None of the extreme chaos the Tories left them had to be tackled this way.
It's quite simply the most disastrous strategy they could have pursued.
And entirely self-inflicted. None of the extreme chaos the Tories left them had to be tackled this way.
November 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Labour lost the trust of left wing and centrist voters by chasing yet spectacularly failing to attract right wing voters.
It's quite simply the most disastrous strategy they could have pursued.
And entirely self-inflicted. None of the extreme chaos the Tories left them had to be tackled this way.
It's quite simply the most disastrous strategy they could have pursued.
And entirely self-inflicted. None of the extreme chaos the Tories left them had to be tackled this way.
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Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Ireland is pushing a motion to ban Israel from FIFA and UEFA.
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
It has made JD Vance very mad.
It's time to remove Israel from world sport, don't you agree?
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"Zohran Mamdani will be the first mayor of New York City in decades not to own a car"
Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation
Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation
How Mamdani could push a bold redesign of New York's streets
The mayor-elect has articulated a vision for reshaping the city streets. Janette Sadik-Khan, the former commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation under the Bloomberg Administratio...
www.fastcompany.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:36 PM
"Zohran Mamdani will be the first mayor of New York City in decades not to own a car"
Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation
Will be exciting to see if he can implement his vision to pedestrianize areas in the congestion pricing zone and dedicate entire streets as combo busways + active transportation