Robin Layfield (he/they) 💚 🌈 ✊🏽
@robinlayfield.bsky.social
Coder, Councillor, Activist, Active Travel Enthusiast
Green Socialist, working for Rodborough in Stroud. Let's GO!
“Shock them into focus with clarity of intent” — Kae Tempest, cf Ian Rickson
Green Socialist, working for Rodborough in Stroud. Let's GO!
“Shock them into focus with clarity of intent” — Kae Tempest, cf Ian Rickson
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Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
February 8, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.
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"Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening."
Chico Mendes
Chico Mendes
February 8, 2026 at 3:13 AM
"Environmentalism without class struggle is just gardening."
Chico Mendes
Chico Mendes
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A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
February 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
A very clear response from London Fire Commissioner, Andy Rowe to a question at Fire Plenary last week from Emma Best AM about the impact of LTNs on fire brigade attendance times.
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
"We genuinely couldn't find any evidence of LTNs doing anything to our overall attendance times".
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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DATELINE: 2 FEBRUARY 2026
WRITER: ROBIN LAYFIELD
TOPIC: “I AM THE WATER, THE WATER IS ME” — BLESSING THE FROME
On Sunday 1 February people came to Rodborough Fields from all over Stroud to mark the Celtic festival of Imbolc and to join in the blessing of the river Frome.
WRITER: ROBIN LAYFIELD
TOPIC: “I AM THE WATER, THE WATER IS ME” — BLESSING THE FROME
On Sunday 1 February people came to Rodborough Fields from all over Stroud to mark the Celtic festival of Imbolc and to join in the blessing of the river Frome.
"I am the water, the water is me" — Blessing the Frome
On February 1st 2026, a group of around 80 people gathered on Rodborough Fields to celebrate imbolc - the first signs of Spring - and to bless the river.
amplifystroud.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:22 PM
DATELINE: 2 FEBRUARY 2026
WRITER: ROBIN LAYFIELD
TOPIC: “I AM THE WATER, THE WATER IS ME” — BLESSING THE FROME
On Sunday 1 February people came to Rodborough Fields from all over Stroud to mark the Celtic festival of Imbolc and to join in the blessing of the river Frome.
WRITER: ROBIN LAYFIELD
TOPIC: “I AM THE WATER, THE WATER IS ME” — BLESSING THE FROME
On Sunday 1 February people came to Rodborough Fields from all over Stroud to mark the Celtic festival of Imbolc and to join in the blessing of the river Frome.
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Morgan McSweeney is on the brink of resigning "on his own terms," according to the Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
February 7, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Morgan McSweeney is on the brink of resigning "on his own terms," according to the Sunday Times www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Your Black History Moment
Not in The Epstein Files.
Not in The Epstein Files.
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Your Black History Moment
Not in The Epstein Files.
Not in The Epstein Files.
The NHS has a duty of care for EVERYONE in the UK
The number of trans youth suicides in the UK quadrupled in 2021 following significant restrictions in access to care. The NHS tried to cover this up with a fake report that tried to hide the truth.
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
goodlawproject.org/new-data-sho...
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlawproject.org
February 7, 2026 at 3:41 PM
The NHS has a duty of care for EVERYONE in the UK
I’ve known Helen for years - we’ve worked together, campaigned together, stood for election on a shared platform of people first and community first action.
I know she will be an excellent District Councillor, she is already an excellent Parish Councillor and a Community Leader in her own right.
I know she will be an excellent District Councillor, she is already an excellent Parish Councillor and a Community Leader in her own right.
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
I’ve known Helen for years - we’ve worked together, campaigned together, stood for election on a shared platform of people first and community first action.
I know she will be an excellent District Councillor, she is already an excellent Parish Councillor and a Community Leader in her own right.
I know she will be an excellent District Councillor, she is already an excellent Parish Councillor and a Community Leader in her own right.
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I made a whole guide about finding free-to-use, openly licensed and public domain images! pressbooks.cuny.edu/studentguide...
February 6, 2026 at 7:49 PM
I made a whole guide about finding free-to-use, openly licensed and public domain images! pressbooks.cuny.edu/studentguide...
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Solar and numerous crops are complements and I am tiring of FUD indicating otherwise as the peer reviewed experimental evidence piles up. #EnergySky
3/3 Farm Friday. And in Canada from a Western University study; growing lettuce in the shade from agrivoltaic systems showed “Lettuce yields increased by over 400% compared to unshaded control plants, and 200% relative to national average yields". 🔌💡
pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/01/30/a...
pv-magazine-usa.com/2026/01/30/a...
Agrivoltaics can help lettuce survive extreme heat
Scientists have grown organic romaine lettuce under 13 different types of PV modules, in an unusual hot Canadian summer. Their analysis showed lettuce yields increased by over 400% compared to unshade...
pv-magazine-usa.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Solar and numerous crops are complements and I am tiring of FUD indicating otherwise as the peer reviewed experimental evidence piles up. #EnergySky
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While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
January 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
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GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
February 7, 2026 at 5:01 AM
GM: Charisma check.
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]
GM: that’s a d6 how did you
Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? 😊
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Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
February 7, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Just because good news is worth celebrating:
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
There is now a Prep medication that is an *every six month* injection.
HIV has, effectively, a vaccination.
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Good that the BBC has picked up this story on potentially dodgy funding for Labour Together - why else would Simons try to discredit journalists?
McSweeney seems to have been in charge when £700k funding landed..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
McSweeney seems to have been in charge when £700k funding landed..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cabinet office minister used PR firm to investigate journalists' sources
Cabinet office minister Josh Simons commissioned APCO Worldwide for the investigation in 2023.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Good that the BBC has picked up this story on potentially dodgy funding for Labour Together - why else would Simons try to discredit journalists?
McSweeney seems to have been in charge when £700k funding landed..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
McSweeney seems to have been in charge when £700k funding landed..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Pressure building on govt to come clean about Mandelson's role in bringing US spy-tech firm Palantir into the heart of our NHS.
The fingerprints of Mandelson and his lobbying firm are all over these deals.
The rot goes to the heart of this Labour govt
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The fingerprints of Mandelson and his lobbying firm are all over these deals.
The rot goes to the heart of this Labour govt
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Calls to halt UK Palantir contracts grow amid ‘lack of transparency’ over deals
Opposition MPs urge Labour to pause public contracts with the US tech firm after attempts to examine deals blocked
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Pressure building on govt to come clean about Mandelson's role in bringing US spy-tech firm Palantir into the heart of our NHS.
The fingerprints of Mandelson and his lobbying firm are all over these deals.
The rot goes to the heart of this Labour govt
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The fingerprints of Mandelson and his lobbying firm are all over these deals.
The rot goes to the heart of this Labour govt
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Matt Goodwin wants people without children to pay more tax, rather than millionaires without empathy who fund Reform Ltd
"The Reform politician’s suggestion would ‘punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
"The Reform politician’s suggestion would ‘punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
February 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Matt Goodwin wants people without children to pay more tax, rather than millionaires without empathy who fund Reform Ltd
"The Reform politician’s suggestion would ‘punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
"The Reform politician’s suggestion would ‘punish millions of women and strip them of their basic dignity to choose’"
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full
www.thenational.scot
February 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
🚨 This evening, a notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news wire, to all media across the UK
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
We believe it is strongly in the public interest to publish this memo. This is it in full 👇
I'm just coming to the end of @andyserkis.bsky.social's incredible audiobook adaptation of The Lord of the Rings and it's great to learn that Frodo sole act as Deputy Mayor of the Shire was to defund the police.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
The Return of the King Audiobook on Libro.fm
This brand-new unabridged audio book of The Return of the King, the third and final part of J. R. R. Tolkien’s epic adventure, The Lord of the Rings, is read by the BAFTA award-winning actor, director...
libro.fm
February 6, 2026 at 4:52 PM
I'm just coming to the end of @andyserkis.bsky.social's incredible audiobook adaptation of The Lord of the Rings and it's great to learn that Frodo sole act as Deputy Mayor of the Shire was to defund the police.
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
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I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.
February 6, 2026 at 1:36 AM
I hope lawyers, secretaries of state, and state attorneys general are preparing for what’s coming.
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Disgraced peer Peter Mandelson was directly involved in helping Morgan McSweeney select Labour’s parliamentary candidates ahead of the 2024 general election, a party whistleblower told The i Paper
🔴 Exclusive from Kitty Donaldson
➡️ Read more: trib.al/JjrbRxY
🔴 Exclusive from Kitty Donaldson
➡️ Read more: trib.al/JjrbRxY
Mandelson was given secret spreadsheet to vet left-wing MPs in Labour power struggle
Whistleblower's revelation shows extent of his direct involvement in bitter battle to gain control of the party ahead of 2024 election
trib.al
February 5, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Disgraced peer Peter Mandelson was directly involved in helping Morgan McSweeney select Labour’s parliamentary candidates ahead of the 2024 general election, a party whistleblower told The i Paper
🔴 Exclusive from Kitty Donaldson
➡️ Read more: trib.al/JjrbRxY
🔴 Exclusive from Kitty Donaldson
➡️ Read more: trib.al/JjrbRxY
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Men resigning after the horrors revealed in the Epstein files is NOT justice.
February 5, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Men resigning after the horrors revealed in the Epstein files is NOT justice.
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First poll Starmer has been ahead in for quite a while.
Starmer knew about Mandelson.
Now he must resign.
Starmer knew about Mandelson.
Now he must resign.
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
First poll Starmer has been ahead in for quite a while.
Starmer knew about Mandelson.
Now he must resign.
Starmer knew about Mandelson.
Now he must resign.