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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 13h

So, more time for the Greens on TV then...😏

ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 13h

And the Greens are surging so it will get closer yet! There has never been a better time to introduce Proportional Representation...

ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 1d

Can't see that having much impact in our sleepy village. They close at 9pm now apart from Fridays and Saturdays!

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 2d

I've looked at that option too, but I haven't yet been able to find any local provider who can do it! Of course, that wouldn't help the many people who couldn't afford the price of around £100, even if they wanted to.

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 2d

I think you should qualify with such health issues. Please check the NHS website or with your GP. It could be important.

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 2d

Well, this is interesting...the Covid spike is serious enough to reintroduce mask wearing in hospitals yet, as 60 and 70 year olds, neither my wife and I would qualify for booster jabs under current guidelines. 😷💉

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Shropshire hospitals to reintroduce face masks after Covid-19 spike

Face masks will apply to parts of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Telford's Princess Royal Hospital from Wednesday.

www.bbc.co.uk

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 3d

I know it's not very PC to say this out loud, but how does the racist Robert Jenrick think that his outburst is going to attract votes to a party led by a black woman?

Surely, his defection to ReformUK is now only a matter of time?🤔

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Robert Jenrick complained of ‘not seeing another white face’ in part of Birmingham

Shadow justice secretary criticised for suggesting he could tell how integrated Handsworth was based on 90-minute visit Robert Jenrick complained about visiting an area of Birmingham where he “didn’t see another white face” and said it was not the kind of country he wanted to live in. After highlighting the lack of white people, the shadow justice secretary said it was not about “the colour of your skin or your faith” and he wanted people to live alongside each other. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 3d

But he won't, because the Tories won't get anywhere near to being in power for years. He'll be off to ReformUK soon and become their poster boy...

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 3d

Why is any story from the Conservative Party conference even considered newsworthy? The Tories are finished, just like the media is determined that the Greens won't even get started. Jenrick's only future lies with ReformUK, home of all the other failed Tories.

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 3d

Indeed, but it was hard to watch. I tried to rescue the injured bird, but it hid and I couldn't find it. 😕

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 3d

As cute as they seem, I have also seen their ruthless side when one of the flock was struggling to fly. It was chased from the feeders & attacked by a couple of birds until they left without the injured one. Apparently, they won't have a weak bird slowing the flock, so it was completely ostracised.

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 3d

I've noticed them here, too. But where do they go in summer? I seldom see them, then.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

‘Fiery and spectacular’ rainbow of autumn colour set to bloom across UK

National Trust gardeners expect vivid hues and bountiful fungi, nuts and berries thanks to recent weather conditions The season of mists and mellow fruitfulness is likely to be particularly vivid this year, with the combination of a sun-drenched summer and rainy September causing excellent conditions for autumn colour in many of the UK’s loveliest gardens. Experts at the National Trust are predicting a long, gradual wave of reds and yellows, the warm conditions meaning annuals and herbaceous perennials are having a second flush, adding to the bright palette. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 6d

The Daily Mail owner, the Grandfather of the current owner, posing with Adolf Hitler.

The Daily Mail has always been Far Right trash.

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 5d

Preparing the ground for her own inevitable defection to ReformUK when she is inevitably deposed as Tory leader...

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 7d

While we are being distracted by wall to wall coverage of the awful synagogue attack, the final ship in the flotilla sailing to Gaza in an attempt to save thousands of lives has been intercepted, against international law.

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

Greta Thunberg Gaza flotilla live: Final Flotilla vessel Marinette intercepted

Solitary vessel was stopped 42 nautical miles from Gaza, in a move that organisers, state leaders, and rights groups have called ‘illegal’

www.independent.co.uk

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 7d

12, including one in the question mark, one in the exclamation mark, one in the letter 'i', and the full stop.

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 8d

They try to say there is no precedent for removing a peerage, but the world has changed and support for the Lords as an institution is crumbling. If she keeps her ermine, then the whole system is totally undermined. It's time to give us an elected upper chamber and Proportional Representation too.

ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 8d

That's even more votes lost from young voters then, and another nail in her coffin...

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 9d

If Labour is serious about saving the country from ReformUK, then they MUST introduce PR before it is too late...

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Get PR Done! @getprdone.bsky.social · 9d

🧮 FPTP MATHS:

🗳30.9% of the vote can deliver a majority with 54% of the seats and 💯% of the power!

🗳17% votes cast 🟰
🪑4.5% seats

🗳2.6% votes cast 🟰
🪑6.15% seats

🗳9.9% votes cast 🟰
🪑1.07% seats

🗳Proportional Representation:
10% votes cast🟰🪑Approx 10% of seats

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 10d

Nowcast Update: Reform maintain lead as Conservatives reach new low.

RFM: 352 (+347), 30.9% - (54 Seat Maj.)
LAB: 111 (-300), 21.4%
LDM: 77 (+5), 13.6%
SNP: 40 (+31), 2.6%
CON: 29 (-92), 17.0%
GRN: 7 (+3), 9.9%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 9 (+4), 3.5%

electionmaps.uk/nowcast

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 9d

Landlords own 6 million houses in the UK, up from less than 2 million in 1990.

They keep at least 500,000 empty.

While there are more than 1 million 2nd homes which are empty 95% of the time.

There's loads of spare houses, just not for you.

BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 9d

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ShropshireGreenMan @shropshiregreenman.bsky.social · 9d

Obviously a ploy aimed against certain religious and ethnic groups that they don't like. Pathetic.

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Gill Tate @gillyhx.bsky.social · 9d

Blatantly saying the words out loud 🤬

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The Secret Labuor MP🥀🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧 @secret-labour-mp.bsky.social · 10d

Nathan’s mate Nigel sure did seem to want to brush it all away when questioned by Matt Frei back in 2019.

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