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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 5h

England:
There is a new #LEFT Leader
in town.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social

Forget Liebore,
time to move on.

Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 22h

Here we go!

@zackpolanski.bsky.social is on Question Time #BBCQT

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 5h

Trump was NEVER in the running.

Criminals,
and those complicit in genocide,

don’t get Peace prizes.

There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 8h

Nobel Peace Prize goes to…
Maria Corina Machado
Opposition leader in Venezuela
democracy activist.

Trumpty is nowhere in sight 😂
he,
couldn’t lie to get it,
couldn’t buy it.

Convicted criminals/compulsive liars/those complicit in genocide/those abusing human rights,

simply don’t get Peace Prizes.

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John Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 9d

Delighted that our Housing Bill was just passed by the Scottish Parliament.

It will deliver a fairer deal for tenants - more affordable rents, safer homes, stronger protections.

It will help prevent homelessness, and ultimately, change lives.

And it will bring new investment in housing.

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 9d

Nearly five years on, PPE Medpro, the company linked to Michelle Mone, will have to pay back £122m for the defective gowns it sold the government.

Now it’s time to go after the ministers who handed out contracts worth billions to their political chums.
https://bit.ly/46RjgY4

The PPE scandal is far from over | Good Law Project

The Tory VIP lane was a high road to cronyism, says Henry Marsh.

goodlawproject.org

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 10d

Dale Vince, an eco-millionaire,
a very rich man who built a fortune without investment in
a drop of oil
or a weapon,
who is more than happy to pay more. 👏🏼

Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 〓〓 🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.bsky.social · 11d

“Mr Vince, one of Britain’s biggest taxpayers, has called for a tax of 2% on assets of more than £10million that would generate £24billion a year and would impact only 20,000 people.”
#TaxTheRich #LabourConference2025
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Keir Starmer given urgent demand by skint families and millionaires

A huge new poll of more than 45,000 people has found raising taxes on the super-wealthy is the public's third most popular demand to Keir Starmer

www.mirror.co.uk

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 10d

That’s pretty much it,
but the Left also need teeth;
we need to bite back,
not with violence,
but with numbers,
very loud numbers,
show that the only fair society,
is a #Left society.

Jan Friis @janfriis.bsky.social · 11d

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 14d

Farage is very good at getting money for himself;
could he run a country?
don’t be ridiculous,
he and his reformers would be a complete disaster.

Chris @oakymoron.bsky.social · 14d

Given his policies do not add up then that is hardly surprising

Farage would probably end up causing a collapse in bond markets and economic chaos that would make Liz Truss looking competent

www.bestforbritain.org/farage_vulne...

Farage most vulnerable on the economy according to new poll

A major new study to examine the characteristics, motivations and priorities of potential Reform UK voters reveals the issues on which Nigel Farage could be most electorally vulnerable include the eco...

www.bestforbritain.org

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 14d

www.scotlanddecides.org/post/the-cas...

THE CASE FOR A NATIONAL CONVENTION

Why should we be using the words “independent and “independence?. These words misrepresent Scotland’s true constitutional situation and in doing so, create a movement attacking the very thing that the...

www.scotlanddecides.org

There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 14d

www.scotlanddecides.org/post/your-ri...

YOUR RIGHT TO DECIDE - REALLY

A guest post by Iain Bruce

www.scotlanddecides.org

There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 14d

www.scotlanddecides.org/post/the-cas...

THE CASE FOR A NATIONAL CONVENTION

Why should we be using the words “independent and “independence?. These words misrepresent Scotland’s true constitutional situation and in doing so, create a movement attacking the very thing that the...

www.scotlanddecides.org

There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 14d

Great tv when a reformer is seen for what he is/they are.

Katieboo @k8tshires.bsky.social · 14d

Blimmin'eck... Reform/Richard Tice getting a right royal roasting on #bbcqt , it's a joy to watch. The audience are having none of him. Scrutiny is their enemy.

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James FBSI 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇵🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺 (Extremist) @toplandscaper.bsky.social · 14d

It seems the only part of the UK that is OK with a "Brit-card" is England.

Never British

Scottish & European

Not a colony

We are an independent nation!

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Saor Alba🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Were the Scots and the Irish consulted before the Brit Card was named?
www.thenational.scot/news/2549615...

Were the Scots and the Irish consulted before the Brit Card was named?

DIGITAL ID cards are set to become a legal requirement for all UK adults. And they appear to be called Brit Cards.

www.thenational.scot

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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 15d

I firmly oppose the government’s plans for compulsory digital ID cards.

This is an affront to our civil liberties, and will make the lives of minorities even more difficult and dangerous.

It is excessive state interference — and must be resisted.

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 14d

We have to make sure the
Scottish Greens beat
Farage and reform.
SNP 1 ScotGreens 2

Reform will take Con’s seats,
but overall they’ll achieve nothing.
They won’t even bother to turn up in Holyrood; and even if they did they will talk such nonsense that it will be a very short stay in Scotland.

“Rebellious Scots” 😎🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 @markrich68.bsky.social · 14d

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Recent polling shows rising support for the SNP, with this poll being the first to suggest an SNP majority

Poll also suggests a massive Indy majority, with SNP & Scottish Greens taking 80 seats

The end of Murdo Fraser is nigh !

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 14d

Here’s an idea Starmer,
if you truly want to help the general public survive in these times of rip off:
How about:

ESSENTIAL SERVICES BILL

Government sets prices of all Essential services,
food, fuel, housing,
transport, broadband/phone,
mortgages, loans, banking

Time to stop the profiteering.

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 15d

Farage thinks that somehow he will become PM by copying Trump;
spouting ridiculous statements,
spouting obvious un-truths,
spouting, well nonsense.

Heh Nige’
this is not America,
but keep it up, it’s very satisfying to watch your slow and steady
self-destruction 😂

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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 16d

Colombia’s President, Gustavo Petro, delivers a speech at the UN General Assembly and calls for the armies of the world to come together to liberate Palestine.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 15d

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 15d

With voters faced with, effectively, 3 right wing party’s - tory/reform/starmer labour
England is simply a Left v right political battleground.
Voting for the centrist LD’s achieves nothing.
With the Greens now on a distinct #Left path, LD voters, to achieve anything politically,
should vote #Green

Harry Eccles @harryeccles.bsky.social · 18d

Highest ever Green Poll, placing them above Libdems.

Something is happening

🟣 REF – 28% (+1)
🔴 LAB – 23% (-)
🔵 CON – 20% (-)
🟢 GRN – 13% (+2)
🟠 LD – 10% (-1)

Via LordAPolls

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 15d

Numpty Trumpty
slagging off paracetamol
more than likely because,
he has a grievance with the manufacturer,
or he and his family have financial interests in an alternative.
His only purpose is to,

Make Trump great again,
Trumptons first.

There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 15d

Do they really want to end waiting lists?
If the NHS runs efficiently, with no waiting lists, the govt can’t push the…
’NHS is failing we need to privatise it’ line.

Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 15d

Oops, another one crossed off the ‘Good things this government have done’ list

Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 15d

This was completely predictable. Indeed it was predicted by many experts. A CEO of one of the UK’s largest private health companies even spoke up about it.

If politicians want to fix the NHS, they need to listen to staff, support staff, and INVEST MONEY.

www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 19d

Proving to be quite the leader:

There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 19d

Note:

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There is a better way….. @greensocialist.bsky.social · 19d

Bit by bit by bit…..
England is getting greener.

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