Colin Boyle
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Colin Boyle
@colinboyle.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Ahead of this morning's announcement of the results of the Green Party's leadership and executive elections, a review of
- the leadership election campaign
- what we did and didn't learn
- the challenges the new leadership team faces
colinboyle.substack.com/p/more-heat-...
- the leadership election campaign
- what we did and didn't learn
- the challenges the new leadership team faces
colinboyle.substack.com/p/more-heat-...
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We have already hit our £100k target in just a few hours 🤯
This is what hope looks like 💚
We're not stopping there. Help us beat Reform in May ⤵️
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
This is what hope looks like 💚
We're not stopping there. Help us beat Reform in May ⤵️
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
We have already hit our £100k target in just a few hours 🤯
This is what hope looks like 💚
We're not stopping there. Help us beat Reform in May ⤵️
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
This is what hope looks like 💚
We're not stopping there. Help us beat Reform in May ⤵️
crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
November 28, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Kinnock voice - "I’ll tell you what happens with impossible promises. You start with far-fetched resolutions....and you end up in the grotesque chaos of a Labour government, a *Labour* government, rejecting visas for homeless 8 yr olds trying to joing their parents"
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Recent work from James Lee and colleagues measuring ship plumes before and after international shipping regulations on sulfur were introduced. Most ships emissions passed the tighter regulations but some did not. And a nice picture of FAAM! @atmoschemyork.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
New research, led by @york.ac.uk, found a significant proportion of ships breaching #airpollution limits.
"..some trigonometry and very skilled flying, we were able to intercept 130 ship plumes" - Dominika Pasternak
Piece by me.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"..some trigonometry and very skilled flying, we were able to intercept 130 ship plumes" - Dominika Pasternak
Piece by me.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Many ships found breaching pollution limits despite tighter controls
Researchers using aircraft to sample exhaust plumes say infringements persist – even in stricter zones
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Recent work from James Lee and colleagues measuring ship plumes before and after international shipping regulations on sulfur were introduced. Most ships emissions passed the tighter regulations but some did not. And a nice picture of FAAM! @atmoschemyork.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social
If the leader of the opposition is this (I can only explain it as) ignorant of history and how societies function, it’s no wonder that our political discourse is so ill-informed, incoherent and ineffective at understanding (never mind tackling) the existential threats we face.
November 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
If the leader of the opposition is this (I can only explain it as) ignorant of history and how societies function, it’s no wonder that our political discourse is so ill-informed, incoherent and ineffective at understanding (never mind tackling) the existential threats we face.
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The country wants a wealth tax on assets.
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
The country wants a wealth tax on assets.
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
They're panicking because "won't the rich just leave" has been utterly debunked.
They've got no actual argument.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
When you read the analysis of the budget, the supposed winners and losers, remember that it is all based on assumptions that are a quarter of a century out-of-date.
They cannot even begin to comprehend the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, never mind address it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They cannot even begin to comprehend the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, never mind address it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
When you read the analysis of the budget, the supposed winners and losers, remember that it is all based on assumptions that are a quarter of a century out-of-date.
They cannot even begin to comprehend the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, never mind address it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They cannot even begin to comprehend the Climate and Biodiversity Emergency, never mind address it.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Will Snell of @fairness.bsky.social assesses the UK Budget:
“Failing to increase capital gains tax rates and leaving the top tax rate on dividends untouched meant that the very rich were let off the hook”.
See more in our latest post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
buff.ly/3FnrGNZ
“Failing to increase capital gains tax rates and leaving the top tax rate on dividends untouched meant that the very rich were let off the hook”.
See more in our latest post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
buff.ly/3FnrGNZ
UK Budget 2025: Fiscal deficit or democratic deficit?
Expert analysis on the 2025 UK Budget. Reeves avoided important tax reforms, with the wealthy still not paying their fair share (income tax, capital gains, etc)
blogs.lse.ac.uk
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Will Snell of @fairness.bsky.social assesses the UK Budget:
“Failing to increase capital gains tax rates and leaving the top tax rate on dividends untouched meant that the very rich were let off the hook”.
See more in our latest post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
buff.ly/3FnrGNZ
“Failing to increase capital gains tax rates and leaving the top tax rate on dividends untouched meant that the very rich were let off the hook”.
See more in our latest post #LSEInequalitiesBlog
buff.ly/3FnrGNZ
Why I’m a Green.
This morning Green MPs attended a critical briefing on the climate and nature crisis.
Climate breakdown threatens our food supply, health and national security but an alternative future is still possible.
Climate breakdown threatens our food supply, health and national security but an alternative future is still possible.
November 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Why I’m a Green.
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A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis.
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
SRA urged to take action as we reveal solicitor has ‘purposely frustrated’ investigation
Solicitor Andrew Jonathan Milne delayed an official investigation into his alleged professional misconduct by overwhelming the regulator with complaints and threatening them with two injunctions se…
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
A solicitor, Andrew Milne has been bullying leaseholders across Sheffield into paying him extraordinary sums, with no legal basis.
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
Why hasn't the SRA stopped him? Because he's conducted an extraordinary campaign against the SRA. 180 complaints. Two judicial reviews.
More here: buff.ly/LmLVegM
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V good Economist article.
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
economist.com/finance-and-...
from The Economist
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
economist.com/finance-and-...
from The Economist
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
V good Economist article.
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
economist.com/finance-and-...
from The Economist
Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening
economist.com/finance-and-...
from The Economist
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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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👀 So while all eyes were on the budget, Ministers just slipped out their North Sea Future Plan. While it’s good to see them stick to manifesto pledge not to grant new licenses, it’s a shame to see approval of “tiebacks” to existing fields - unnecessary concession that undermines climate messages
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
👀 So while all eyes were on the budget, Ministers just slipped out their North Sea Future Plan. While it’s good to see them stick to manifesto pledge not to grant new licenses, it’s a shame to see approval of “tiebacks” to existing fields - unnecessary concession that undermines climate messages
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Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
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What would the Green Party do at the Budget?
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What would the Green Party do at the Budget?
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social wants to introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets of over £10m & 2% on assets over £1bn & if the super rich want to leave the UK because they are being taxed a tiny amount more then we should wave them goodbye
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
November 26, 2025 at 9:18 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social wants to introduce a wealth tax of 1% on assets of over £10m & 2% on assets over £1bn & if the super rich want to leave the UK because they are being taxed a tiny amount more then we should wave them goodbye
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
Thatcherite John Redwood says 1% isn't a tiny amount.
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Ex Lab minister Ed Balls, who happens to be married the Foreign Secretary, invokes 'economists' to attack the Green Partys proposal for a wealth tax
Well done to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for pointing out economists aren't impartial arbiters of truth but are often protecting power & wealth
Well done to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for pointing out economists aren't impartial arbiters of truth but are often protecting power & wealth
November 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Ex Lab minister Ed Balls, who happens to be married the Foreign Secretary, invokes 'economists' to attack the Green Partys proposal for a wealth tax
Well done to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for pointing out economists aren't impartial arbiters of truth but are often protecting power & wealth
Well done to @zackpolanski.bsky.social for pointing out economists aren't impartial arbiters of truth but are often protecting power & wealth
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New: 'Shark's fin' chart reveals the uneven impact of 'fiscal drag', the stealth tax beloved of recent chancellors. Plus use our interactive calculator to see how fresh freezes announced by Rachel Reeves at todays Budget could affect you on.ft.com/3KqOYUL
November 26, 2025 at 8:37 AM
New: 'Shark's fin' chart reveals the uneven impact of 'fiscal drag', the stealth tax beloved of recent chancellors. Plus use our interactive calculator to see how fresh freezes announced by Rachel Reeves at todays Budget could affect you on.ft.com/3KqOYUL
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It beggars belief that Labour are taxing universities’ most lucrative revenue streams at a time when three quarters of them are in the red
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
It beggars belief that Labour are taxing universities’ most lucrative revenue streams at a time when three quarters of them are in the red
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Protecting our chalk streams should never have been controversial — yet the amendment fell because the government refused to act and the Tories, the official opposition, wouldn’t back it.
I’ll keep pressing for real protections for these precious ecosystems.
I’ll keep pressing for real protections for these precious ecosystems.
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Protecting our chalk streams should never have been controversial — yet the amendment fell because the government refused to act and the Tories, the official opposition, wouldn’t back it.
I’ll keep pressing for real protections for these precious ecosystems.
I’ll keep pressing for real protections for these precious ecosystems.
What we should have done:
- set up a massive no-catch zone in a biodiverse region elsewhere in our territorial waters
- spent £700m on say two decade’s worth of proactive enforcement of that no-catch zone.
- set up a massive no-catch zone in a biodiverse region elsewhere in our territorial waters
- spent £700m on say two decade’s worth of proactive enforcement of that no-catch zone.
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 AM
What we should have done:
- set up a massive no-catch zone in a biodiverse region elsewhere in our territorial waters
- spent £700m on say two decade’s worth of proactive enforcement of that no-catch zone.
- set up a massive no-catch zone in a biodiverse region elsewhere in our territorial waters
- spent £700m on say two decade’s worth of proactive enforcement of that no-catch zone.
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"The guidance is not enforceable".
Ofcom is hopelessly out of touch with what is a national emergency.
www.thetimes.com/article/c47a...
Ofcom is hopelessly out of touch with what is a national emergency.
www.thetimes.com/article/c47a...
Ofcom bans social media giants from using ‘toxic’ algorithms
Regulator targets ‘manosphere’ misogyny and hate as seen in content produced by Andrew Tate
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:50 AM
"The guidance is not enforceable".
Ofcom is hopelessly out of touch with what is a national emergency.
www.thetimes.com/article/c47a...
Ofcom is hopelessly out of touch with what is a national emergency.
www.thetimes.com/article/c47a...
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at welfare cuts.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at more welfare cuts after previous rebellion - but authority on shaky ground
The government's earlier efforts to reform welfare and save £5bn ended in an inglorious failure.
news.sky.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Chancellor Rachel Reeves hints at welfare cuts.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
Why do govts not cut corporate welfare?
Subsidies for auto, steel, oil, gas, biomass, internet, shipbuilding and others, without any equity stake.
Profiteering by energy, water, phone, house builders, care home, dental care companies.
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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"No backsliding: that turned out to be the highest achievable in Belém." #COP30
I've got news: having emitted another 53 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases in a year and then making no progress in climate negotiations is backsliding.
cc @michaelemann.bsky.social
I've got news: having emitted another 53 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases in a year and then making no progress in climate negotiations is backsliding.
cc @michaelemann.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 PM
"No backsliding: that turned out to be the highest achievable in Belém." #COP30
I've got news: having emitted another 53 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases in a year and then making no progress in climate negotiations is backsliding.
cc @michaelemann.bsky.social
I've got news: having emitted another 53 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases in a year and then making no progress in climate negotiations is backsliding.
cc @michaelemann.bsky.social