Vicky Smith for Bengeo
@vickysmith.bsky.social
Lover of birds, books, music, running, and sunsets. Green Party Councillor for Bengeo on EHDC and Hertford Town Council. Views my own.
Promoted by Alex Daar on behalf of Vicky Smith, both at East Herts Green Party, c/o 55 High Street, Ware, SG12 9BA.
Promoted by Alex Daar on behalf of Vicky Smith, both at East Herts Green Party, c/o 55 High Street, Ware, SG12 9BA.
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
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The Sustainable Christmas Makers Fair is this weekend at the Corn Exchange in Hertford, 10:30am to 3:30pm.
Refreshments available.
Please join us to support our wonderful craft makers. Let’s make this Festive Season a little greener 💚
Refreshments available.
Please join us to support our wonderful craft makers. Let’s make this Festive Season a little greener 💚
November 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The Sustainable Christmas Makers Fair is this weekend at the Corn Exchange in Hertford, 10:30am to 3:30pm.
Refreshments available.
Please join us to support our wonderful craft makers. Let’s make this Festive Season a little greener 💚
Refreshments available.
Please join us to support our wonderful craft makers. Let’s make this Festive Season a little greener 💚
Oh how you underestimate us Victoria Coren. I had this on clue one. Question of the series so far! #OnlyConnect
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Oh how you underestimate us Victoria Coren. I had this on clue one. Question of the series so far! #OnlyConnect
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He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
November 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
He said "Amen" straight into the drop
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible
Amen to that ❤️
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Amen to that ❤️
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No Shabana Mahmood.
It is not.
Global finance tore Britain apart in ‘08. We let them off, let austerity ravage it for years, completely f*cked it with Brexit, then Covid added a rancid cherry.
What’s tearing Britain apart is scaremongering about illegal immigration.
You should be f**king ashamed.
It is not.
Global finance tore Britain apart in ‘08. We let them off, let austerity ravage it for years, completely f*cked it with Brexit, then Covid added a rancid cherry.
What’s tearing Britain apart is scaremongering about illegal immigration.
You should be f**king ashamed.
Home Secretary to quadruple qualification period for settlement to 20 years for asylum seekers arriving illegally
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
No Shabana Mahmood.
It is not.
Global finance tore Britain apart in ‘08. We let them off, let austerity ravage it for years, completely f*cked it with Brexit, then Covid added a rancid cherry.
What’s tearing Britain apart is scaremongering about illegal immigration.
You should be f**king ashamed.
It is not.
Global finance tore Britain apart in ‘08. We let them off, let austerity ravage it for years, completely f*cked it with Brexit, then Covid added a rancid cherry.
What’s tearing Britain apart is scaremongering about illegal immigration.
You should be f**king ashamed.
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I am bewildered that this labour of Sisyphus is being carried out by volunteers, while Southern Water, which has admitted responsibility for the catastrophe, is doing nothing to remediate it.
‘We feel we’re fighting a losing battle’: the race to remove millions of plastic beads from Camber Sands
A huge cleanup effort has seen volunteers working to remove beads by hand and machine. They can only wait and see the extent of damage to wildlife and dune habitat
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I am bewildered that this labour of Sisyphus is being carried out by volunteers, while Southern Water, which has admitted responsibility for the catastrophe, is doing nothing to remediate it.
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Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
Trump says he will sue BBC for at least $1bn over Panorama edit
The US president confirmed he intends to sue the broadcaster for at least $1bn over the Panorama edit of a 2021 speech.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Buckle up - because this now amounts to a direct and deliberate attack on our country and its cultural sovereignty. Which side our politicians take - Trump's or the BBC's - over the coming days and weeks will speak volumes about their patriotism.
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We were proud to participate in the Remembrance Services today in Hertford, Ware and Buntingford.
Never forget. Never again.
Never forget. Never again.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
We were proud to participate in the Remembrance Services today in Hertford, Ware and Buntingford.
Never forget. Never again.
Never forget. Never again.
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
1
CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
6
HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
7
HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
8
CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
9
CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
10
HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
11
HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
12
HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibw4ldc3fhslbvxgy2oqrof2oys5kpgh7zu6a5f3usmx3lf4547qm@jpeg)
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This is just a remarkable call for the referee to make- she's on the edge of the box, is behind Blackstenius' back in terms of her view and nobody appeals for handball
www.youtube.com/shorts/HRLIO...
www.youtube.com/shorts/HRLIO...
Should this goal have stood? 🤔
YouTube video by Sky Sports WSL
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This is just a remarkable call for the referee to make- she's on the edge of the box, is behind Blackstenius' back in terms of her view and nobody appeals for handball
www.youtube.com/shorts/HRLIO...
www.youtube.com/shorts/HRLIO...
I’m not normally one to criticise referees but oh my god that match was a good advert for VAR.
Alessia Russo earns draw with Chelsea but Arsenal rue controversial calls
Alessia Russo earns draw with Chelsea but Arsenal rue controversial calls
Alessia Russo’s 87th-minute goal cancelled out Alyssa Thompson’s fine opener for Chelsea but Arsenal had two goals – one a potential winner – ruled out
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
I’m not normally one to criticise referees but oh my god that match was a good advert for VAR.
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The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
November 5, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The full transcript of Zohran Mamdani's acceptance speech is very much worth reading in full. Even if you don't agree with your politics, it's very beautifully put together.
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
archive.is/8VqQJ
[this is a useable link to the NYT transcript]
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This is yet another example of how you beat the far right. By beating them, not trying to be them. By having your own agenda, not aping theirs. With courage and conviction - and humour - not fear and timidity.
November 5, 2025 at 6:35 AM
This is yet another example of how you beat the far right. By beating them, not trying to be them. By having your own agenda, not aping theirs. With courage and conviction - and humour - not fear and timidity.
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I asked a while back about people collecting (and now missing) physical tickets and it got us thinking
After a couple of months of work we made something amazing (props to tech wizard Andrew and our Merch Market team)
Totally free, yours to use from Friday
*sound up*
After a couple of months of work we made something amazing (props to tech wizard Andrew and our Merch Market team)
Totally free, yours to use from Friday
*sound up*
November 5, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I asked a while back about people collecting (and now missing) physical tickets and it got us thinking
After a couple of months of work we made something amazing (props to tech wizard Andrew and our Merch Market team)
Totally free, yours to use from Friday
*sound up*
After a couple of months of work we made something amazing (props to tech wizard Andrew and our Merch Market team)
Totally free, yours to use from Friday
*sound up*
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"it is striking how many of the key players we have looked into — the people who have gone out of their way to put up hundreds of flags — seem anything but ordinary."
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"it is striking how many of the key players we have looked into — the people who have gone out of their way to put up hundreds of flags — seem anything but ordinary."
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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My hot take on this its great that the journalist acknowledges that the Green Party is at record membership, record polling and has huge momentum.
But why say "dentally challenged?"
Who or what is that serving?
The state of journalism.
But why say "dentally challenged?"
Who or what is that serving?
The state of journalism.
Can Zack Polanski turn the Green Party poll surge into votes? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Can Zack Polanski turn the Green Party poll surge into votes?
Enjoying their highest opinion poll ratings for decades, the Greens are well placed to capitalise on Labour’s current woes, writes Sean O’Grady
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 9:44 AM
My hot take on this its great that the journalist acknowledges that the Green Party is at record membership, record polling and has huge momentum.
But why say "dentally challenged?"
Who or what is that serving?
The state of journalism.
But why say "dentally challenged?"
Who or what is that serving?
The state of journalism.
Me and my poorly foot just managed 5km for the first time since April. Coming back from injury is so frustrating so it’s nice to hit a milestone!
strava.app.link/q8bT5rnkRXb
strava.app.link/q8bT5rnkRXb
strava.app.link
October 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Me and my poorly foot just managed 5km for the first time since April. Coming back from injury is so frustrating so it’s nice to hit a milestone!
strava.app.link/q8bT5rnkRXb
strava.app.link/q8bT5rnkRXb
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Over 5% of the Reform councillors elected in May have now either resigned or been fired.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Five Reform UK councillors booted out of party in Kent
It comes after a damaging video leak of the Kent County Council leader shouting and swearing.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Over 5% of the Reform councillors elected in May have now either resigned or been fired.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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According to racists, it’s racist to call racists racist. Makes you think.
October 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
According to racists, it’s racist to call racists racist. Makes you think.
My god, what an album…
I stayed up all night listening to her new album and then I wrote this about the Lily Allen I know: heawood.substack.com/p/love-and-g...
Love and gaslight:
Obsessing over the Lily Allen I know
heawood.substack.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:59 AM
My god, what an album…
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Play isn’t just for playgrounds.
Children should have a right to play in the streets, alleys, pavements and car parks of their neighbourhoods
Play isn’t just for playgrounds.
tcnv.link
October 23, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Play isn’t just for playgrounds.
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Nigel Farage promised that Reform councils would cut local government "waste" in order to slash taxes.
Now the party's flagship Kent administration is set to actually raise taxes and has just started asking opposition parties for help after failing to identify the millions in savings they promised
Now the party's flagship Kent administration is set to actually raise taxes and has just started asking opposition parties for help after failing to identify the millions in savings they promised
Reform Council Asks Opposition for Help Making Cuts After ‘Desperate’ Search for Savings Falls Short
Exclusive: Nigel Farage's struggling flagship Kent administration is now reaching out to other parties, after failing to identify the millions of pounds in savings they promised
bylinetimes.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Nigel Farage promised that Reform councils would cut local government "waste" in order to slash taxes.
Now the party's flagship Kent administration is set to actually raise taxes and has just started asking opposition parties for help after failing to identify the millions in savings they promised
Now the party's flagship Kent administration is set to actually raise taxes and has just started asking opposition parties for help after failing to identify the millions in savings they promised
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Parties who aspire to power in the UK seem to need constant reminders that other countries exist, that British people live in them, and that those countries won't take kindly to the mistreatment of their citizens. (Only seven years after the Windrush scandal broke.)
October 21, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Parties who aspire to power in the UK seem to need constant reminders that other countries exist, that British people live in them, and that those countries won't take kindly to the mistreatment of their citizens. (Only seven years after the Windrush scandal broke.)