Cath Martin 59
@cathmartin59.bsky.social
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Books, walking, dog owner,climate, renewables, community energy, Green Party, Humanist, traditional music, NHS, Byline Times supporter. Views my own.
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blytheroad.bsky.social
“Reform are rattled and that’s exactly the place I wanted them to be in.” Good to see Reform not having the usual easy ride on #BBCQT thanks to
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
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Did you watch The Hack? I can't believe papers have gotten away with destroying lives for so long. That's why I've signed the petition, set up by Hugh Grant and other phone hacking victims, to demand fair, independent regulation. Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-...
you.38degrees.org.uk
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fernmonkey.bsky.social
My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already.
It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.
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implausibleblog.bsky.social
BBC News explain that because of Brexit, Brits will be photographed and have their fingerprints taken when going into the EU, as the UK now is a third country

BBC News forget to explain that the UK helped create these rules when we were part of the EU because we wanted stronger border control
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bartiddu.bsky.social
This is an incredibly powerful poem by Warsan Shire about why people seek asylum
No one ever really wants to leave their home
“No one puts their children in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land.”
From Home by Warsan Shire
No one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark. You only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well. The boy you went to school with, who kissed you dizzy behind the old tin factory, is holding a gun bigger than his body. You only leave home when home won't let you stay.
No one would leave home unless home chased you. It's not something you ever thought about doing, so when you did, you carried the anthem under your breath, waiting until the airport toilet to tear up the passport and swallow, each mournful mouthful making it clear you would not be going back.
No one puts their children in a boat, unless the water is safer than the land. No one would choose days and nights in the stomach of a truck, unless the miles travelled meant something more than journey ...
No one would leave home unless home chased you to the shore. No one would leave home until home is a voice in your ear saying - leave, run, now. I don't know what I've become.
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bobfromaccounts.bsky.social
Can't come soon enough.

'The Transport & Environment thinktank has urged the government to use the autumn budget to bring in a levy on the largest vehicles, which it said would reflect the damage they caused to the environment and infrastructure.'
UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows
Thinktank says an ‘SUV loophole’ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations
www.theguardian.com
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janrosenow.bsky.social
NEW ANALYSIS: More than 80% of UK social housing still relies on gas boilers keeping bills exposed to international gas markets and climate targets out of reach.

I’ve explored how other European countries are tackling this at scale, and what the UK can learn.

www.sureserve.co.uk/news-and-pro...
Phasing out gas in European social housing - what the UK can learn
www.sureserve.co.uk
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levparikian.bsky.social
Today I learned there’s a penguin called Jane Goodall and she’s travelled 5000km since April.
A map of the east coast of South America, with several tracking lines, each representing a penguin. Jane Goodall’s line is highlighted in pale pink. There is also an inset with her facts and figures: body weight 4600g, tagged 25th April 2025, distance travelled 4769.3 km, average speed 2 kmh.
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13sarahmurphy.bsky.social
“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”

Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.

www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs
What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?
www.thenerve.news
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
Some really insightful reading 👇
electricbluesfan.bsky.social
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😔 THE WEST IS LOST 😔

A new essay argues the West's foundational belief in perpetual progress is collapsing. It is being replaced by a pervasive, multi-faceted experience of loss that is reshaping our politics and our future.

By sociologist Andreas Reckwitz for the NYT
#Philosophy #Politics
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chrisw100.bsky.social
I joined Zack Polanski in Handsworth today 👏

Guess what...he met an incredible and integrated community 🙏
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goodlawproject.bsky.social
More than 70,000 people complained over GB News’s use of a hateful, homophobic trope.

This week, the regulator finally acted and declared the channel in breach.
https://bit.ly/4h5ZvAK
goodlawproject.org
cathmartin59.bsky.social
Big Green welcome to Cllr Benton 🌱
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mothinali.bsky.social
Absolutely fantastic news today, I'm proud to welcome councillor Toby Benton, who left the labour party to join the Greens today.

Welcome home, Cllr Benton.
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Nigel Farage on Russia Today.
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biggreenbooks.bsky.social
SIGNED BOOKS!

"Silent Bones" by the no. 1 bestselling @valmcdermid.bsky.social .

The latest in Val's awesome Karen Pirie series.

It's out in THIS MONTH and you can pre-order a SIGNED copy HERE (from us)

biggreenbookshop.com/signed-copie...
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luckytran.com
They have fired the staff of the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and 70 Epidemic Intelligence Service officers, who are disease detectives that respond to outbreaks around the world.

I cannot emphasize enough how dangerous it is to dismantle our disease surveillance infrastructure.
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greensorganise.bsky.social
Farage won’t help you with your rent.
Farage won’t make your bills cheaper.
Farage won’t save the NHS.

The Green Party WILL.

Join now and help us do it.
@rachelmillward.bsky.social
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greenparty.org.uk
“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
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highpeakgreens.bsky.social
Here we come! #HighPeak #GreenSurge #PoliticsOfHope
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zackpolanski.bsky.social
Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
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peterjukes.bsky.social
The picture of Farage with the T shirt from Gill’s briber’s wife, taken the day Gill appears her Pro Russian TV channel, is taken in Gill’s office
peterjukes.bsky.social
Farage on Gill and Pro Russian media bribes” I told him not to go. He defied me and went. I was completely unaware of any statements that he made."

Farage with pro Russian media (and wife of briber) on the day Gill made his statements in 2018