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Dr Adam R. North

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Doctor of Philosophy: Manchester (UK) PhD in Religion and Theology Orcid: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6407-2132 Academia: https://manchester.academia.edu/AdamNorth Journalism: https://substack.com/@thenorthernrose?r=2bk54l&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=profile

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 4d

Want to know what went down at the Green Party conference? We've got interviews with @zackpolanski.bsky.social, @owenjones.bsky.social, @chrisgpackham.bsky.social and more. Watch below 👇

Green Party Autumn Conference: What Went Down | The Rose Reports

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 15h

Yesterday we spoke to @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social and @zarahsultana.bsky.social about Your Party. Check out the interviews below 👇

Your Party: Corbyn & Sultana talk to The Rose | The Rose Reports

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Patriotic Millionaires UK @patmillsuk.bsky.social · 17h

We had a great time chatting to fans at Leyton Orient. Our members, including Orient supporter @garyseconomics.bsky.social, had a top day at the Patriotic Millionaires-sponsored match.
Good luck to the O’s for today’s game.
#TaxWealthNotWork

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20h

Limited liability is one of our weird silences. It's a massive free gift society makes to plutocrats, seldom remarked upon, let alone contested.
Shareholders should have to buy limited liability, like any other insurance. The insurers would then be liable. 🧵
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Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 1d

We got to speak to @zarahsultana.bsky.social and @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social today about the future of Your Party and it was interesting to hear their goals for the future. Glad to see 2 left wing parties with real optimism. You’ll be able to find our interviews and more on YouTube or TikTok

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I called this out on #BBCQT last night and I'm calling it out again now.

He is gaslighting a nation.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Farage insists ex-Reform UK Wales leader convicted of bribery is ‘bad apple’

Farage said he was shocked by Nathan Gill’s admissions relating to pro-Russia statements Nigel Farage has insisted his party’s former leader in Wales who was convicted of taking pro-Russian bribes was a “bad apple” who betrayed him. The Reform UK leader was in Caerphilly campaigning for his candidate in a forthcoming Senedd byelection when he was asked about his links to Nathan Gill. Continue reading...

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 1d

How tall will he be after this physical?

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, so embarrassing.

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 1d

I wonder if they’ll eventually change direction when they finally recognise there’s no political gain for them as a party pursuing continuity austerity?

Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 1d

Agreed! Polanski has picked up the fight where Labour seem to have just rolled over. I think the surge in popularity for Polanski will force Labour to change comms strategy which is full credit to Zack.

Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 1d

There is a real issue of framing in UK politics. If you accept the immigration framing then you've already lost. It is important to shift the debate towards the ultra-wealthy and the contribution they make to society. Force them to defend their position, rather than letting them set the debate.

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 2d

Zia Yusuf started saying the audience wasn't representative of the whole country because they weren't buying his bs.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 2d

The public wants to see politicians fight back against the Reform bs. Glad to see the audience wasn't having any of the immigration lies. That's why Zia Yusuf started saying the audience weren't representative of the country.

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 2d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 2d

We have the fastest growing membership of any political party because absolutely we want to #AbolishBadThings
We stand for; a Wealth Tax, renationalisation, green jobs, clean air, clean water, fully funded NHS, fight climate change, equality, and more!
If you feel the same join.greenparty.org.uk

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 2d

The Green Conference was very strong! “Zacktivism” and bold politics are cutting through, read more here:

Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 2d

Billionaires don’t pay taxes anyway! That’s the whole point of trying to tax them! 😂 If they leave are their physical assets (land and building) just going to get up and walk away?

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 3d

UAE has no democratically elected institutions, no free speech and an appalling human rights record.

Its economy functions on completely different metrics to the ours & ranks well below us for GDP

No serious person would ever think that we should emulate it.

But here's Tice calling us decadent

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 3d

So the UK must rely on oil money and the exploitation of workers? Because Reform are terminally online they think that the rest of us are too. They think we're living in a world where influencers have convinced us Dubai is paradise.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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Dr Adam R. North @northy1.bsky.social · 3d

They did work, but only as well as they were implemented. The better the implementation, the better they work. Norway has a more effective wealth tax because they enforce it. If there is political will and the taxes are well enforced and resourced then they will work.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 3d

Most Reform UK voters back investment in renewable energy:

"Research by YouGov showed some politicians had ‘grossly misjudged voters’ views amid criticism of net zero efforts"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Poll suggests most Reform UK voters back investment in renewable energy

Research by YouGov showed some politicians had ‘grossly misjudged voters’ views amid criticism of net zero efforts, according to investment body.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 3d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Yanis Varoufakis @yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social · 3d

"They poison our democracies" | Οn Big Tech, populism and the future of The Left www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nlwt...

"They poison our democracies" | Yanis Varoufakis on Big Tech, populism and the future of The Left

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Josiah Mortimer @josiah.writes.news · 3d

"The very people who pledged that Brexit would result in surging levels of non-white immigration, now froth with rage that their promise came true." open.substack.com/pub/writesbr...

Has Farage forgotten his own immigration promises?

We have the receipts, Nigel...

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