Bryony
bryony-hazelnut.bsky.social
Bryony
@bryony-hazelnut.bsky.social
Tea Drinker, Community Gardener / Hazelnutter, Prison Chaplain, beach gleaner, Greenbelter, Womble, European, border-dwelling Green.
@octopus.energy What do I have to do to get help from your supposedly superb customer services team??? 3 absolutely useless phonecalls, 3 unanswered emails, 2 ignored integrate my charger forms. My 7 day IOG integration period runs out tomorrow! I am tearing my hair out!!!
December 3, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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One of the girl guide leaders has set up this petition to oppose the decision - there's a lot of backlash from within girl guiding www.change.org/p/allow-tran...?
Sign the Petition
Allow transgender women and girls back into GirlGuiding UK
www.change.org
December 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Fairness in politics doesn’t happen by accident. A cap on donations would help ensure no single donor can shape our democracy in their own image. buff.ly/Zps1eVo
December 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
@quaker.org.uk Would be great to see the Quakers joining the Together Alliance. I can't see any Church groups listed, but Muslim Council of Great Britain are on board. Let's join them & encourage faith groups to speak out against racism.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk?fbclid=IwY2x...
Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations united against the far right.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:54 AM
@urc.org.uk Would be great to see the URC joining the Together Alliance. I can't see any Church groups listed, but Muslim Council of Great Britain are on board. Let's join them & encourage faith groups to speak out against racism.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk?fbclid=IwY2x...
Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations united against the far right.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:53 AM
@ctbi.bsky.social Would be great to see Churches Together joining the Together Alliance. I can't see any Church groups listed, but Muslim Council of Great Britain are on board. Let's join them & encourage faith groups to speak out against racism.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk?fbclid=IwY2x...
Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations united against the far right.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
@churchofengland.org Would be great to see the Church of England joining the Together Alliance. I can't see any Church groups listed, but Muslim Council of Great Britain are on board. Let's join them & encourage faith groups to speak out against racism.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk?fbclid=IwY2x...
Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations united against the far right.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:52 AM
@methodist.org.uk Would be great to see the Methodist Church joining the Together Alliance. I can't see any Church organisations listed, but Muslim Council of Great Britain are on board. Let's join them & encourage faith groups to speak out against racism.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk?fbclid=IwY2x...
Together Alliance
Together is an alliance of over 50 civil society organisations united against the far right.
www.togetheralliance.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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More than 500 immigration law experts speak out against Labour’s asylum proposals

Experts argue that the policies are “gimmicks” designed to make the government look tough, but they are not evidence-based

leftfootforward.org/2025/11/more...
More than 500 immigration law experts speak out against Labour’s asylum proposals
Experts argue that the policies are “gimmicks” designed to make the government look tough, but they are not evidence-based
leftfootforward.org
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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I've signed and so should you.
🔥 Highly recommended that you all sign and share.

Link to the petition—> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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By receiving a microloan, entrepreneurs can achieve greater financial independence. In turn, many use their profits to invest in their families, homes, and create more jobs in their communities.

It's truly inspiring to see how a small contribution can have lasting change, all starting from £15 🧡
November 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Landscapes 2026: Prophetic Imagination
1st–3rd October 2026 | Ashburnham Place

Tickets are now live with an early bird rate!

A space to reflect, connect, and be inspired.

Find out more and book your place here:
hazelnutcommunityfarm.com/landscapes
November 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Spotify is running ICE ads. I went to cancel on mobile and saw that this isn’t allowed on mobile. They make you cancel on desktop. You think that’s gonna stop me, Spotify? I will erase you and forget you ever existed.

THOU SHALT CANCEL SPOTIFY!!!
October 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚
October 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Incomers: through the barricades – a matter of curiosity?

Xenophobia fuels myths about migrants, but facts show asylum seekers enrich the UK and face hardship, not handouts or criminality

By Jeremy Leslie-Spinks

@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Incomers: through the barricades – a matter of curiosity?
Xenophobia fuels myths about migrants, but facts show asylum seekers enrich the UK and face hardship, not handouts or criminality
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis suggests
Farage's Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK's Mass Deportation Plan
www.bylinesupplement.com
September 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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The report found Israeli forces have committed four of the five acts of genocide, as are defined under the 1948 Genocide Convention.
September 16, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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A small list I maintain, happy to add more sources to it (not all local)

go.bsky.app/RS16nQb
September 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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What country would be crazy enough to have an election system that gives extremist parties 100% of the power with just 31% of the vote?

This is what we’ll be telling parties to fix NOW if they want our votes in 2029.

PR has popular support, and no cost to implement.

Labour could do it right now.
September 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress
September 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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This November, 8 top experts, chaired by Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social will deliver an essential briefing to politicians and influential people on the climate and nature emergency—outlining threats & solutions.

Has your MP confirmed yet? Enter your postcode to find out:
www.nebriefing.org
September 10, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End ‘Wall to Wall’ Farage Coverage

They accuse the BBC of “following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage

bylinetimes.com/2025/09/09/b...
BBC Accused of Pro-Reform Bias as Lib Dems Launch Campaign to End 'Wall to Wall' Farage Coverage
They accuse the BBC of "following Farage around like a lost puppy” and have complained to Ofcom to demand fair coverage
bylinetimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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The Green Party has hit 70k members!

We've got more MPs, more councillors, and now more members than EVER before

The country is crying out for a positive alternative – and you can help us build it

There's never been a better time to join our movement: join.greenparty.org.uk
September 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Our response to the current plague of flags was to add some more cheerful, hopeful and thought-provoking versions of what's GREAT about Bristol. #BS5ArtsTrail.
September 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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This is Not Good; Very Bad!

"The research found that if carbon emissions continued to rise, 70% of the model runs led to collapse."

Intermediate level of emissions = collapse in 37% of models.

Low future emissions = #AMOC shutdown in 25% of models.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM