U Bilson H
@ubilson.bsky.social
Is this what this voting reform expected?
Reform UK Councils
Council Tax increases
Durham: 4.9%
Worcestershire: 5-10%
Warwickshire: ~5%
Leicestershire: 3% TBC
Kent: 5%
Lincolnshire: 2.9-4.9%
Staffordshire: ~5%
West Northamptonshire: 5%
Derbyshire: 4.99%
North Northamptonshire: 4.99%
Nottinghamshire: 4.84%
Lancashire: assumed 5%
Council Tax increases
Durham: 4.9%
Worcestershire: 5-10%
Warwickshire: ~5%
Leicestershire: 3% TBC
Kent: 5%
Lincolnshire: 2.9-4.9%
Staffordshire: ~5%
West Northamptonshire: 5%
Derbyshire: 4.99%
North Northamptonshire: 4.99%
Nottinghamshire: 4.84%
Lancashire: assumed 5%
December 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Is this what this voting reform expected?
Good this should have started straight after the court case
BREAKING: Keir Starmer has launched a formal investigation into foreign election interference after a former senior Reform UK politician accepted bribes to promote Russian interests in the European Parliament
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Reform’s Russian bribe case prompts election interference inquiry
The PM has ordered an investigation into foreign influence in politics after the ex-leader of Reform in Wales was jailed for taking cash to parrot Kremlin lines
www.thetimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Good this should have started straight after the court case
Once again #leicestershire county council in the nation eye - not for good stuff thanks to their new ‘leadership’ .
Current leader is #reform, but was #Tory . Leader of the Tory group blames reform ,
#chaos
Current leader is #reform, but was #Tory . Leader of the Tory group blames reform ,
#chaos
Reform UK campaigned during the local elections on a platform of them being the solution. Now reality has hit its becoming clear they had no idea…
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Never trust Reform UK.
Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicestershire County Council faces 'real crisis' over £23m budget gap
The Reform UK-led authority says it is unlikely to be able to balance it books without using reserves.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Once again #leicestershire county council in the nation eye - not for good stuff thanks to their new ‘leadership’ .
Current leader is #reform, but was #Tory . Leader of the Tory group blames reform ,
#chaos
Current leader is #reform, but was #Tory . Leader of the Tory group blames reform ,
#chaos
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Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party.
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Nigel Farage is probably delighted today that Reform have the most members of a political party.
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It doesn't have to be this way.
180,000 and rising. Hope ready to overtake hate.
Stand and be counted.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Very powerful message 👌thank you Nemo for gsvjng more guts and morals than the #EBU #Eurovision #palestine
Nemo, the Swiss artist, who won the 2024 edition of Eurovision, has posted a video on their social networks to inform their audience that they will return their trophy as a sign of protest against the participation of Israel in the 2026 edition. More singers have also shown their concerns.
December 12, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Very powerful message 👌thank you Nemo for gsvjng more guts and morals than the #EBU #Eurovision #palestine
#WorldAidsDay still important
The #AIDS pandemic isn’t over as millions still living with #HIV
On #WorldAIDSDay Geoff Garnett explains success over past 30 years in danger of being reversed as disinvestment in HIV treatment & prevention will lead to more AIDS deaths & spread of HIV.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
On #WorldAIDSDay Geoff Garnett explains success over past 30 years in danger of being reversed as disinvestment in HIV treatment & prevention will lead to more AIDS deaths & spread of HIV.
www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...
December 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#WorldAidsDay still important
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Did you hear about the National Emergency Briefing? - with the latest evidence showing that the UK must urgently prepare for a cascade of serious societal impacts from the rapidly escalating climate and nature crises.
No? - not surprising as the media barely covered it - www.nebriefing.org
No? - not surprising as the media barely covered it - www.nebriefing.org
This is not the video I had planned to make.
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
www.youtube.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Did you hear about the National Emergency Briefing? - with the latest evidence showing that the UK must urgently prepare for a cascade of serious societal impacts from the rapidly escalating climate and nature crises.
No? - not surprising as the media barely covered it - www.nebriefing.org
No? - not surprising as the media barely covered it - www.nebriefing.org
👂Aww this would have been a great event two people always worth listening to 👂
With APPG for Gardening and Horticulture with Knees Up Gardener Adam Frost celebrating the joy of gardening (and laughing).
Although security wouldn't let in his perennial spade 🤨
Although security wouldn't let in his perennial spade 🤨
November 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
👂Aww this would have been a great event two people always worth listening to 👂
75,732 at the time of re posting
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 75,000 signatures! 🙏
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
LET’S KEEP GOING!
If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 27, 2025 at 9:59 PM
75,732 at the time of re posting
Yep, all too often the devising is used and useful.
Agree with you Matt
Agree with you Matt
Every time I hear a politician say that an issue is “dividing” this country they always then come down on the side of the right wing view of it. Just once I’d love to hear someone say “this issue is divisive, which is why I’m making the argument that kindness and compassion is important”
November 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Yep, all too often the devising is used and useful.
Agree with you Matt
Agree with you Matt
Is this what people expected when voting for this lot?
Reform UK 5% Council Tax Hikes confirmed in:
➡️ Durham
➡️ Kent
➡️ Warwickshire
➡️ Worcestershire
➡️ Leicestershire
➡️ Lincolnshire
thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
➡️ Durham
➡️ Kent
➡️ Warwickshire
➡️ Worcestershire
➡️ Leicestershire
➡️ Lincolnshire
thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
November 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Is this what people expected when voting for this lot?
Reminder recent growth in Green Party membership is not due to paid for media
COP30 is being flooded by fossil fuel lobbyists — more than any country delegation except Brazil. While other parties take their money, we never will.
Help us stand up to dirty fossil fuel money and demand real climate leadership. Donate today.
Help us stand up to dirty fossil fuel money and demand real climate leadership. Donate today.
November 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Reminder recent growth in Green Party membership is not due to paid for media
Not sure who to believe, none of this sounds good 😔
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Not sure who to believe, none of this sounds good 😔
Most n my media is owned by big corporations.
This isn’t yet - though they do put on right wing hate mongers onto current affairs programs far too often .
But that CAN be rectified. Selling off / disbanding CAN’T
This isn’t yet - though they do put on right wing hate mongers onto current affairs programs far too often .
But that CAN be rectified. Selling off / disbanding CAN’T
The BBC needs defending - from outside forces like President Trump and his propaganda values, and from current and future political appointments to its Board within. I raised these huge risks to our national asset with the Culture Secretary this week:
November 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Most n my media is owned by big corporations.
This isn’t yet - though they do put on right wing hate mongers onto current affairs programs far too often .
But that CAN be rectified. Selling off / disbanding CAN’T
This isn’t yet - though they do put on right wing hate mongers onto current affairs programs far too often .
But that CAN be rectified. Selling off / disbanding CAN’T
Goodness the cost of all these be elections !
Reform UK Councillors
Kicked Out, Suspended, Resigned, Defected
(Updated with new resignation).
➡️ Kicked Out
Brian Black
Oliver Bradshaw
Paul Thomas
Bob Ford
Bill Barratt
Ed Hill
James Regan
Mark Broadhurst
Paul Bean
Adam Smith
Daniel Taylor
John Allen
Nicole Brooke
Patrick Lambert
Kicked Out, Suspended, Resigned, Defected
(Updated with new resignation).
➡️ Kicked Out
Brian Black
Oliver Bradshaw
Paul Thomas
Bob Ford
Bill Barratt
Ed Hill
James Regan
Mark Broadhurst
Paul Bean
Adam Smith
Daniel Taylor
John Allen
Nicole Brooke
Patrick Lambert
November 6, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Goodness the cost of all these be elections !
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Seems Nigel is a performative fraud.
October 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Seems Nigel is a performative fraud.
What?
Seriously, are the government just waiting until all horizon victims have passed away?
Seriously, are the government just waiting until all horizon victims have passed away?
A leaked letter, seen by Sky News, warns government that victims of the Post Office scandal find compensation schemes "worse than the original injustice"
news.sky.com/story/post-o...
news.sky.com/story/post-o...
Post Office compensation 'worse than original injustice', victims' commissioner says
The letter was written by victims commissioner Baroness Newlove and sent to the Post Office minister Blair McDougall earlier this month.
news.sky.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
What?
Seriously, are the government just waiting until all horizon victims have passed away?
Seriously, are the government just waiting until all horizon victims have passed away?
People want hope, people want bold politics and green ideas ✅
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.
And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk
📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.
And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
People want hope, people want bold politics and green ideas ✅
It’s also 15 years since the Equality Act.
Celebrating 25 years of the Human Rights Act with the brilliant @libertyhq.bsky.social at the House of Lords hosted by Lord Alton.
The ECHR is much more than a treaty. It’s a quiet promise - a shield against abuse of power, a lifeline for the vulnerable, a declaration of who we are as a nation.
The ECHR is much more than a treaty. It’s a quiet promise - a shield against abuse of power, a lifeline for the vulnerable, a declaration of who we are as a nation.
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It’s also 15 years since the Equality Act.
I find leafleting relaxing,
It’s was great to have some company today, and a chat with new members .
Meeting in a road named after an anti slavery campaigner. - (sadly is not entirely a historical issue )
#VoteGreen
#Leicester
It’s was great to have some company today, and a chat with new members .
Meeting in a road named after an anti slavery campaigner. - (sadly is not entirely a historical issue )
#VoteGreen
#Leicester
October 19, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I find leafleting relaxing,
It’s was great to have some company today, and a chat with new members .
Meeting in a road named after an anti slavery campaigner. - (sadly is not entirely a historical issue )
#VoteGreen
#Leicester
It’s was great to have some company today, and a chat with new members .
Meeting in a road named after an anti slavery campaigner. - (sadly is not entirely a historical issue )
#VoteGreen
#Leicester
Whoooo a serious milestone achieved,
Hope the message of hope and the reassurance that there are more that 2 parties will help dissefected voters
#VoteGreen
💚
Hope the message of hope and the reassurance that there are more that 2 parties will help dissefected voters
#VoteGreen
💚
ICYMI Green Party membership numbers have now overtaken the Conservative Party's! 🎉
📈 125,000 members and counting.
📈 125,000 members and counting.
October 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Whoooo a serious milestone achieved,
Hope the message of hope and the reassurance that there are more that 2 parties will help dissefected voters
#VoteGreen
💚
Hope the message of hope and the reassurance that there are more that 2 parties will help dissefected voters
#VoteGreen
💚
Great show tonight, good start to the tour. I have no grave concerns
#Northampton and #Bristol all I’ll say is Pigeons ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
#Northampton and #Bristol all I’ll say is Pigeons ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
See me live on tour! Starts this Friday in LEICESTER at @theytheatre.bsky.social before heading to NORTHAMPTON @royalderngate.bsky.social on Saturday and BRISTOL Comedy Box on Sunday!
Tickets: www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
(Pls like and share!)
Tickets: www.livenation.co.uk/matt-green-t...
(Pls like and share!)
October 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Great show tonight, good start to the tour. I have no grave concerns
#Northampton and #Bristol all I’ll say is Pigeons ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
#Northampton and #Bristol all I’ll say is Pigeons ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Welcome
Delighted to welcome a Labour councillor defection to @greenparty.org.uk in Swindon!
"Hope from social justice to the environment. Hope for a fairer society and cleaner natural world. Hope for equality and opportunity whilst living side by side with nature."
swindonlink.com/news/greenco...
"Hope from social justice to the environment. Hope for a fairer society and cleaner natural world. Hope for equality and opportunity whilst living side by side with nature."
swindonlink.com/news/greenco...
Former Labour councillor becomes Swindon Borough Council's first Green
Swindon Area Green Party has announced its first Swindon Borough Councillor.
swindonlink.com
October 17, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Welcome
Looking forward to winter(ish) #comedy gig.
I Think dark nights and cool weather is perfect for laughs #Leicester . I’m biased as grew up with the comedy fest being a February thing round here
I Think dark nights and cool weather is perfect for laughs #Leicester . I’m biased as grew up with the comedy fest being a February thing round here
October 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Looking forward to winter(ish) #comedy gig.
I Think dark nights and cool weather is perfect for laughs #Leicester . I’m biased as grew up with the comedy fest being a February thing round here
I Think dark nights and cool weather is perfect for laughs #Leicester . I’m biased as grew up with the comedy fest being a February thing round here
Wow praise from Alistair Campbell
October 15, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Wow praise from Alistair Campbell