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sibrewis.bsky.social
Si_Brewis
@sibrewis.bsky.social
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Arts & theatre maker/producer based in W.Yorkshire. Strident radical politics. Lots to say about gender and British colonial histories. In the Green Party. Likes nerdy games & LRP.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 1d
Greens jump in the polls for obvious reasons. 2pts behind Labour in this one.
Looking forward to seeing @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Question Time tonight!
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d
🌍 | Highest ever Green polling (15%).
electionmaps.uk
Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 1d
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 1d
Don't threaten us with a good time, Daily Express.
Image featuring a graphic from the Bradford District Green Party. The background is green with the Daily Express logo in the upper left and a photo of Zack Polanski speaking into a microphone on the right, holding a cartoon-style bundle of cash with a pound sign. Below, a mocked-up newspaper headline reads: “Zack Polanski wants to redistribute our money and turn Britain into a Left-wing haven.” At the bottom, the Green Party logo and web address Join.greenparty.org.uk are displayed.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 3d
They are all pro-EU, and they would likely hold a coalition together on re-entry to the EU.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 3d
Looks like Jenrick has become a walking national example of how racist cognitive bias works.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 3d
A little hope that things could start to go in the right direction.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 3d
A little hope that things could start to go in the right direction.
electionmaps.uk
Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 3d
Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 27% (-2)
LAB: 20% (-2)
CON: 17% (+1)
LDM: 17% (+2)
GRN: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

Via @yougov.co.uk, 5-6 Oct.
Changes w/ 28-29 Sep.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 3d
And here we are on the BBC website! Exciting times.

BBC News - Dawn of AI is the modern Industrial Revolution, says Huddersfield opera writer - BBC News

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Dawn of AI is the modern Industrial Revolution, says Huddersfield opera writer
A new show launching the Bradford Opera Festival compares modern society with the early 1800s.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 4d
Tell me this isn't the best party political broadcast you have ever seen. & it was filmed in Leeds!
@zackpolanski.bsky.social is doing great.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxt4...
Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
www.youtube.com
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 8d
Movement from Green / Lib Dem to Reform / Labour. That feels like an outlier to me.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 14d
Constructing barriers that stop poorer folk from getting work is the least 'Labour' thing I can think of. He's completely lost the plot.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 16d
I'm in Bradford right now this minute. Everything is fine where I am in Lister Park.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 23d
By 'serious' & 'sensible' I think they meant what was best for upper-middle-class folk who live near London. & I think it's slowly drawing on them that they weren't even right about that.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 24d
Apparently, the work I'm doing with Steve Scott-Bottoms & co at Vesper Hill makes us "bright sparks"!
We make theatre about climate change & resilience from the bottom up, engaging people whose lives are changed from the start by telling their stories.

www.forumforthefuture.org/vesper-hill-...
Vesper Hill enables action for social and climate resilience through creative exploration
Vesper Hill tackles complex social and ecological challenges with their unique engagement process, rooted in interactive storytelling and facilitation. As a Bright Spot, they demonstrate the power of ...
www.forumforthefuture.org
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 24d
Anyone willing has been able to see this for some time. It's now undeniable. However, unlike the headline implies, it's not historic. It's happening today.

Governments of the West stand and watch, and what are we supposed to think other than that they are complicit?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says
The panel finds that four of the five genocidal acts defined under international law have been carried out against Palestinians during the war.
www.bbc.co.uk
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 25d
Nope, we appear to be somewhere far more Wicked.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 25d
But what about freedom of speech?
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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 25d
Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...
The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.
I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.
substack.com
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 25d
Any evidence to support this obviously homophobic claim?
Or are you spewing out incoherent hate again Nigel?

& of course you're a hypocrite.
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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 25d
Nigel Farage:

"Children who have two stable parents have a better chance in life... The most stable relationships, the ones that last the longest, tend to be between men & women... There's an awful lot of kids in the country not getting the kind of start... they deserve."

Farage has two ex-wives.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 25d
Yes, I think he does get that. I suspect he would be able to come up with a narrative that many people could get on board with. He did it in Manchester, & I believe he gets that we need that now.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 25d
Yes absolutely. He is to the right of me personally, but I think he is well positioned to lead a mainstream social democratic party like Labour should be.
I saw him speak at a festival last summer & thought he was perfect for the role.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 25d
It will likely be Andy Burnham.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 25d
I think you're right about Starmer's Labour. But the fella waiting in the wings has already said he thinks Labour should change to PR.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 26d
First Past the Post has gone from rubbish to entirely insane.
electionmaps.uk
Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 26d
Nowcast Update: Reform Break 350 Seats, Greens Equal Post-Election High:

RFM: 352 (+347), 31.0% - (54 Seat Maj.)
LAB: 107 (-304), 21.5%
LDM: 74 (+2), 13.3%
SNP: 44 (+35), 2.7%
CON: 31 (-90), 17.5%
GRN: 7 (+3), 9.4%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 10 (+5), 3.7%

electionmaps.uk/nowcast
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · 27d
Apparently so.
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Si_Brewis @sibrewis.bsky.social · Sep 2
Well done Zack!

We need a Green Left to fight for social, economic & environmental justice & fight against rising fascism. Zack is the kind of strident leader we need.

I also hope he can work alongside Zarah Sultana & her new party, because they are both excellent.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Zack Polanski elected leader of the Green Party
The London Assembly member beat Green MPs Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns by a landslide.
www.bbc.com