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Rosie Pearson @rosiepearson59.bsky.social · 17d

Sending condolences 🤍

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22d

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Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · Sep 9

Congratulations to Labour, somehow ending up to the economic right of the Confederation of British Industry...

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

CBI boss calls for Reeves to tear up Labour’s pledge not to raise tax

Rain Newton-Smith tells chancellor ‘the time for tinkering is over’ and revisit promise not to raise taxes on working people

www.theguardian.com

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Rosie Pearson @rosiepearson59.bsky.social · Sep 10

Unsettling but brilliant read: We need to force the right to show its true intent now rather than letting it creep up on us www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

What is the endgame in this toxic immigration debate: is it friends and neighbours thrown out of the country? | Jonthan Liew

The notion of remigration was abstract, but the right is dragging it towards respectability. If the goal is homogeneous whiteness, they should say it, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · Sep 9

Here's the breakdown of abstentions and votes against:

I need to add "disappointed to see Labour cllrs voting against this".
Labour, LibDems and Tories blocking renewable energy - and one lone sane Green vote...

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Matt Stevens @mattstevens.bsky.social · Sep 9

No surprise to see four Tories vote against a solar farm during a climate emergency... but the rest

3 Labour votes against:
Rachel Crouch
Michael Brooker
Andrew Lyon

3 Lib Dem absentions:
David Melvin
Alistair Wray
Dan Levy

2 Lib Dem votes against:
Phil Godfrey
Steve Cosier

what's their excuse?

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Rosie Pearson @rosiepearson59.bsky.social · Sep 6

Reform led Nottinghamshire Council has blacklisted a local paper for asking questions about what councillors were doing. Farage says he welcomes free speech, that should apply to freedom of the press too. Sign the petition to get them to reverse the decision: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Reform: Stop hiding from press scrutiny!

Nigel Farage says he welcomes freedom of speech, even if people find it offensive. Surely that should apply to freedom of the press too? So why have Reform's Nottinghamshire councillors - who control ...

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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · Sep 5

Angela Rayner accidentally pays less tax than she should have, resigns, and the media gives her hell.

Nigel Farage deliberately pays less tax than he should have, and the media gives him a free pass.

That, right there, is the problem.

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Rosie Pearson @rosiepearson59.bsky.social · Sep 6

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · Sep 5

nominative determinism reshuffle

Streeting to Transport
Healey to Health
Paul Waugh to Defence
Euan Stainbank to Defra
Sarah Sackman to PM

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T-Rexit @t-rexit.bsky.social · Sep 5

Zack Polanski on R4 any questions, giving it large! …and being well received! Especially when he reviewed Farage’s activities…refreshing…. Really wondering about the political polling companies 😉

Well worth a listen….

@zackpolanski.bsky.social

Any Questions? - Richard Fuller MP, Dame Meg Hillier MP, Sherelle Jacobs, Zack Polanski AM - BBC Sounds

Alex Forsyth presents political debate from Kimpton Memorial Hall in Hertfordshire.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Rosie Pearson @rosiepearson59.bsky.social · Sep 2

Reform UK are yelling “drill, baby, drill” 🙄 But fracking is reckless & won’t even cut bills. Time to end this nonsense. Tell Ed Miliband: BAN FRACKING permanently. Add your name:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ke...

Keep fracking out of Britain!

I live in Lincolnshire, and a new gas field has been found nearby. Reform UK are already shouting “drill, baby, drill,” and fracking isn’t banned - it’s only paused. That means they could start drilli...

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · Aug 30

Every day the government delays banning the sale of peat compost means more carbon lost to the atmosphere from this appalling practice

www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/vast-ar...

Vast areas of peatland destroyed since peat ban announced exactly 3 years ago | The Wildlife Trusts

It has been three years since the UK Government announced that it would ban the sale of peat for use in the amateur gardening sector, yet there is still no sign of legislation to enact the ban.

www.wildlifetrusts.org

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Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's important to assume that Reform in Government would indeed try to do this. The right thing is not to tell the public that this won't happen - so they can therefore vote for Reform without guilt - but rather that a vote for Reform is a vote for the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people.

Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · Aug 26

None of this will ever happen, and it's incumbent on the BBC to at least indicate that everybody who knows anything about this topic says it's a load of baloney. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK would pay countries for migrant return deals

The party outlines its plans to detain and deport all migrants who arrive in the UK on small boats.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Gil Greening @gilgreen.bsky.social · Aug 27

Those Reform nutjobs reminded me:
"Being British is about driving in a German car to an Irish pub for a Belgian beer, grabbing an Indian curry or Turkish kebab takeaway, then going home to sit on Swedish furniture & watch American shows on a Japanese TV, while being suspicious of anything foreign."

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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · Aug 27

The ever-eloquent @rafaelbehr.bsky.social pointedly refusing to mince his words on what Farage has done for us. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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Rosie Pearson @rosiepearson59.bsky.social · Aug 26

Why is this government so cowardly? The Reform narrative is so thin and should be easy to counter.

Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · Aug 26

No10 spokesman not prepared to criticise anything about Farage speech today.

Not his description of "invasion", not his prediction that the UK on brink of civil war, not plans to pay the Taliban or Iran to take back migrants, or indeed to rule out doing so themselves.

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · Aug 26

Vote now to have your say in the future leadership of the Green Party of England and Wales.
ballot.greenparty.org.uk

BALLOT ENDS MIDDAY AUGUST 30th

Internal Elections | The Green Party

Green Party members can vote in our internal elections here.

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · Aug 26

I founded an international women's film festival which called out inequality and changed the narrative around gender in the most powerful medium of its day. I regularly speak for a wealth tax, against disability cuts, for proper funding of public services, and more.

#Rach4Deputy #RankRachel1st

An image of Rachel Millward delivering a speech under a banner which says "Rachel Millward Hope can win #Rach4Deputy". Next to Rachel some text says "Vote for a deputy leader who speaks out against inequality". Below there is a graphic of a timer which says "4 days left to vote". The entire graphic has a green theme.

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Bristol Green Party @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Council has no plans to challenge the use of hotels for asylum seekers in #Bristol.

Council Leader Tony Dyer: “Bristol is a long-established place of sanctuary ... We are a diverse city and are proud to welcome and provide safety for people seeking sanctuary from a wide range of backgrounds.”

No plans for Bristol to challenge government on asylum seeker hotels

Council leaders have confirmed the city will continue to offer sanctuary to people in need

www.bristolpost.co.uk

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Aug 26

The Green Party has higher favourability ratings than any other party.
We’re now the *only* party with a positive net rating!
That broad appeal was crucial to the seats we won last year & - with your votes - that's what Ellie & I plan to build on to win many more!
#TogetherWeWin

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · Aug 26

WHY the *fuck* is a party political broadcast by Nigel Farage being misreported as "Breaking News"?

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Rosie Pearson @rosiepearson59.bsky.social · Aug 26

We need a well-ordered, efficient and safe asylum system, as we have for people from Ukraine and Afghanistan. Many people in this country are ready to welcome refugees. And as for leaving the @echr.coe.int - this is the last thing we need when threatened with a far-right government.

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Rosie Pearson @rosiepearson59.bsky.social · Aug 26

💚 it is not illegal to seek asylum
💚 most people who seek asylum win their cases because their need is genuine
💚the backlog of people caught up in the inefficiency of the asylum system is caused by the policy choices of previous governments
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Rosie Pearson @rosiepearson59.bsky.social · Aug 26

My whole being sighs with relief when I hear clear common sense and truth spelled out, as it was by @sianberry.bsky.social on #bbcwestminsterhour on Saturday. Listen from 13.15, with Sian's main contribution at 21.10 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · Aug 26

'Immigration doesn't bother me but it seems to bother everyone else' – Everyone.

This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Aug 20

A reminder: Asylum seekers are in hotels because of a huge application backlog that the gov't must work through. Robert Jenrick - now, bursting with creative solutions - processed applications slowly ***on purpose*** as a deterrent.

Here he is, as Immigration Minister two years ago, saying so. ~AA

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