Matt Barker (he/him)
@activetravelfan.bsky.social
Coordinator of the Lewisham Green Party, although opinions posted here are my own. I want to see more Greens elected and to have safer streets for walking and cycling
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
From the Archive:
Amid global economic crisis, business is booming in the gaming industry. It’s time to step up the fight for worker’s rights, Emma Kinema tells Marzena Zukowska
(6 October 2020)
www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...
Amid global economic crisis, business is booming in the gaming industry. It’s time to step up the fight for worker’s rights, Emma Kinema tells Marzena Zukowska
(6 October 2020)
www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...
Power plays: the rise of game worker unions - Red Pepper
t's time to step up the fight for worker's rights within the videogame industry, Emma Kinema tells Marzena Zukowska
www.redpepper.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
From the Archive:
Amid global economic crisis, business is booming in the gaming industry. It’s time to step up the fight for worker’s rights, Emma Kinema tells Marzena Zukowska
(6 October 2020)
www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...
Amid global economic crisis, business is booming in the gaming industry. It’s time to step up the fight for worker’s rights, Emma Kinema tells Marzena Zukowska
(6 October 2020)
www.redpepper.org.uk/culture-medi...
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
Day 30 of hunger strikes in UK prisons:
Demanding shutdown of Elbit Systems, deproscription and immediate bail.
The largest since 1981, ignored by government and media.
All the while people here can’t afford bills, food or rent …yet are forced to subsidise Israeli arms dealers.
Demanding shutdown of Elbit Systems, deproscription and immediate bail.
The largest since 1981, ignored by government and media.
All the while people here can’t afford bills, food or rent …yet are forced to subsidise Israeli arms dealers.
December 1, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Day 30 of hunger strikes in UK prisons:
Demanding shutdown of Elbit Systems, deproscription and immediate bail.
The largest since 1981, ignored by government and media.
All the while people here can’t afford bills, food or rent …yet are forced to subsidise Israeli arms dealers.
Demanding shutdown of Elbit Systems, deproscription and immediate bail.
The largest since 1981, ignored by government and media.
All the while people here can’t afford bills, food or rent …yet are forced to subsidise Israeli arms dealers.
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
This is why cycle paths and safe junctions are essential IMO on main roads. Old Kent Road is very wide, so there's plenty of space for bus and cycle lanes to be provided:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Met Police arrest driver after cyclist dies in Southwark crash - BBC News
Officers are supporting the family of the 34-year-old male cyclist, police say.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 12:02 PM
This is why cycle paths and safe junctions are essential IMO on main roads. Old Kent Road is very wide, so there's plenty of space for bus and cycle lanes to be provided:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
This is how the Mail has covered a 70% fall in net migration.
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
November 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This is how the Mail has covered a 70% fall in net migration.
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
The Government should stop kidding itself it will ever get credit for being anti-migration. They could cut numbers to zero and there would still be front pages blasting them for making the UK a socialist wasteland no one wants to come to
Is MMT as dangerous as its opponents claim?
“Modern monetary theory (MMT) is dangerous nonsense.”
That line, or something very close to it, is now appearing with weary regularity from left-wing economists and commentators James Meadway, Grace B...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
Governments and transport secretaries come and go. But Treasury Brain is timeless and eternal
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Governments and transport secretaries come and go. But Treasury Brain is timeless and eternal
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
Good to see Green MPs help vote down Farage's attempt to destroy our rights against
- torture
- slavery and forced labour
- discrimination
- And rights TO a fair trial
- freedom of thought, expression, conscience, and religion.
ALL enshrined by the ECHR
Proud to be part of such a principled team!
- torture
- slavery and forced labour
- discrimination
- And rights TO a fair trial
- freedom of thought, expression, conscience, and religion.
ALL enshrined by the ECHR
Proud to be part of such a principled team!
Farage's motion on leaving the European Convention on Human Rights failed: 154 votes to 96
All 4 @greenparty.org.uk MPs voted against it, because we believe international agreements on human rights are a good thing.
But only 63 out of 401 Labour MPs did:
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...
All 4 @greenparty.org.uk MPs voted against it, because we believe international agreements on human rights are a good thing.
But only 63 out of 401 Labour MPs did:
votes.parliament.uk/votes/common...
October 29, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Good to see Green MPs help vote down Farage's attempt to destroy our rights against
- torture
- slavery and forced labour
- discrimination
- And rights TO a fair trial
- freedom of thought, expression, conscience, and religion.
ALL enshrined by the ECHR
Proud to be part of such a principled team!
- torture
- slavery and forced labour
- discrimination
- And rights TO a fair trial
- freedom of thought, expression, conscience, and religion.
ALL enshrined by the ECHR
Proud to be part of such a principled team!
Love and solidarity to Mothin. Racism is always unacceptable and I hope those thugs are held to account
A memorable night ruined by a racist thug.
I was invited to speak at the EuroAsia Curry Awards on Monday night, it should have been an exciting opportunity. But on my way there, outside Earl’s Court station, I was subjected to an Islamophobic hate crime. I have now reported it to the police
I was invited to speak at the EuroAsia Curry Awards on Monday night, it should have been an exciting opportunity. But on my way there, outside Earl’s Court station, I was subjected to an Islamophobic hate crime. I have now reported it to the police
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Love and solidarity to Mothin. Racism is always unacceptable and I hope those thugs are held to account
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
The Standard’s @rosslydall.bsky.social has picked up on the devastating impact, to people on graduate visas, of the government’s abrupt changes to skilled worker visas that I raised with the Mayor at MQT this week.
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
October 11, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The Standard’s @rosslydall.bsky.social has picked up on the devastating impact, to people on graduate visas, of the government’s abrupt changes to skilled worker visas that I raised with the Mayor at MQT this week.
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
I've just been talking to pasangers on #GlobalSumudFilotilla
3 ships have been intercepted
Israeli officials have threatened to detain and charge with terrorism offences
Previous passengers claim that Israeli officials have tortured detainees
Our government must act now. Platitudes are not enough!
3 ships have been intercepted
Israeli officials have threatened to detain and charge with terrorism offences
Previous passengers claim that Israeli officials have tortured detainees
Our government must act now. Platitudes are not enough!
October 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I've just been talking to pasangers on #GlobalSumudFilotilla
3 ships have been intercepted
Israeli officials have threatened to detain and charge with terrorism offences
Previous passengers claim that Israeli officials have tortured detainees
Our government must act now. Platitudes are not enough!
3 ships have been intercepted
Israeli officials have threatened to detain and charge with terrorism offences
Previous passengers claim that Israeli officials have tortured detainees
Our government must act now. Platitudes are not enough!
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
Scary to watch the Global Sumud Flotilla being intercepted by Israeli forces - we know how brutally the Israeli military has treated those on previous flotillas.
The world is watching - the Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social must urgently step up to ensure safety of UK citizens on board
The world is watching - the Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social must urgently step up to ensure safety of UK citizens on board
I've just been talking to pasangers on #GlobalSumudFilotilla
3 ships have been intercepted
Israeli officials have threatened to detain and charge with terrorism offences
Previous passengers claim that Israeli officials have tortured detainees
Our government must act now. Platitudes are not enough!
3 ships have been intercepted
Israeli officials have threatened to detain and charge with terrorism offences
Previous passengers claim that Israeli officials have tortured detainees
Our government must act now. Platitudes are not enough!
October 1, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Scary to watch the Global Sumud Flotilla being intercepted by Israeli forces - we know how brutally the Israeli military has treated those on previous flotillas.
The world is watching - the Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social must urgently step up to ensure safety of UK citizens on board
The world is watching - the Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social must urgently step up to ensure safety of UK citizens on board
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
Keir Starmer promised us all “common ownership of rail, mail, energy and water” during his 2020 leadership pitch and he isn't doing it.
Green Party Leader Zack Polanski says:
"We say water, energy and transport must be in public hands, and hands off our health service...
Green Party Leader Zack Polanski says:
"We say water, energy and transport must be in public hands, and hands off our health service...
September 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Keir Starmer promised us all “common ownership of rail, mail, energy and water” during his 2020 leadership pitch and he isn't doing it.
Green Party Leader Zack Polanski says:
"We say water, energy and transport must be in public hands, and hands off our health service...
Green Party Leader Zack Polanski says:
"We say water, energy and transport must be in public hands, and hands off our health service...
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
Punishing groups of people as a reprisal for the actions of some is prohibited under international law.
What international law says about Israel’s collective punishments against Palestinian civilians
Punishing groups of people as a reprisal for the actions of some is prohibited under international law.
tcnv.link
September 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Punishing groups of people as a reprisal for the actions of some is prohibited under international law.
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
I just think that everybody on this planet should have the right to free housing, food & water, healthcare, education, transport, etc., and that we must fight to build a world in which those rights are fulfilled for all
November 18, 2024 at 1:30 PM
I just think that everybody on this planet should have the right to free housing, food & water, healthcare, education, transport, etc., and that we must fight to build a world in which those rights are fulfilled for all
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
One of the most pernicious lies of the British Empire was to convince itself it could conquer North America, Africa and Asia - not because it had the weapons and transport - but because it was racially superior. Hitler copied this full cloth in his Lebensraum wars
September 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
One of the most pernicious lies of the British Empire was to convince itself it could conquer North America, Africa and Asia - not because it had the weapons and transport - but because it was racially superior. Hitler copied this full cloth in his Lebensraum wars
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
"There's people who will cook food in their own homes and take it out and feed people who are less fortunate... That's patriotism. That's love for your community. And that's standing up for British values."
Deputy Leader @mothinali.bsky.social on BBC Politics North this weekend.
Deputy Leader @mothinali.bsky.social on BBC Politics North this weekend.
September 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
"There's people who will cook food in their own homes and take it out and feed people who are less fortunate... That's patriotism. That's love for your community. And that's standing up for British values."
Deputy Leader @mothinali.bsky.social on BBC Politics North this weekend.
Deputy Leader @mothinali.bsky.social on BBC Politics North this weekend.
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
"If we're really serious about tackling the problems we face, it's only the Greens that have the answer."
Marina Lademacher, our candidate for the Queen's Park by-election, speaks to @edpoole1975.bsky.social about why she's standing, and this election matters:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtI_...
Marina Lademacher, our candidate for the Queen's Park by-election, speaks to @edpoole1975.bsky.social about why she's standing, and this election matters:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtI_...
Ed Poole speaks to Green Party candidate Marina Lademacher
Ed Poole speaks to Brighton and Hove, Queens Park by-election Green Party candidate Marina…
www.youtube.com
September 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
"If we're really serious about tackling the problems we face, it's only the Greens that have the answer."
Marina Lademacher, our candidate for the Queen's Park by-election, speaks to @edpoole1975.bsky.social about why she's standing, and this election matters:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtI_...
Marina Lademacher, our candidate for the Queen's Park by-election, speaks to @edpoole1975.bsky.social about why she's standing, and this election matters:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtI_...
What wonderful news! Congratulations @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @mothinali.bsky.social. You'll smash it 💚🎉🌟
September 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
What wonderful news! Congratulations @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @mothinali.bsky.social. You'll smash it 💚🎉🌟
Very good article by @hamzaegal.bsky.social. Let's dismantle institutional racism and decolonise: substack.com/inbox/post/1...
We Were Never the Savages
Racialised Sexual Violence, State Fear, and the British Art of Projection
substack.com
August 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Very good article by @hamzaegal.bsky.social. Let's dismantle institutional racism and decolonise: substack.com/inbox/post/1...
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
'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.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
August 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
'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.
This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.
Reposted by Matt Barker (he/him)
Netherlands Refuses Sanctions on Israel — And Ministers Quit in Revolt #DamoRants #SanctionIsrael youtu.be/jJ12nZiK_HM
Netherlands Refuses Sanctions on Israel — And Ministers Quit in Revolt
YouTube video by KernowDamo
youtu.be
August 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Netherlands Refuses Sanctions on Israel — And Ministers Quit in Revolt #DamoRants #SanctionIsrael youtu.be/jJ12nZiK_HM