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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 1m

Almost 4 years to go. The interesting bit is the swap from Labour to Green and the static Lib Dem vote. As greens are seen to be worth supporting, that swap may well accelerate

Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 2m

True! They are not a high quality pollster. However, it does put Greens in the conversation. As that happens this level of polling will become more common. Greens have always suffered from 'I won't vote Green because nobody else does". That is changing rapidly

Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 6m

It's not the only ambition, but it's a bloody good step one

Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 7m

Too hypothetical. If the trajectory carries on as it is, Labour won't be featuring

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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 16h

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide

apnews.com/article/clim...

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says

A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

apnews.com

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 5h

We're building a mass movement.
Not some elite club.

Be a part of the fastest growing political movement in Britain.
"...if you're not going to do it, then who is?"

Let's GO BIG.

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 7h

Don't threaten us with a good time, Daily Express.

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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 1d

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities

Privatisation has failed.

leftfootforward.org

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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 1d

Always on the pulse!

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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 1d

Why would the Tory leader want to get rid of a degree which helps students to critically analyse written texts? Oh, I see....

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 1d

Polsci talks a lot about the (often imperfect) relationship between 'descriptive' and 'substantive' representation (crudely, the link between ethnic minority presence in institutions & changes in their outputs/outcomes). It's stronger in parliament than our media, but here's @stephenkb.bsky.social

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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 1d

That's 50% bigger just in England & Wales than the Lib Dems have across the whole country

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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 1d

Funny, I thought 'overthrowing our tolerant society' was their strapline

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Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 2d

Here we are again.

1978 National Front Conference with the slogans "It's our country, let's win it back" on a very large banner behind the long table on the stage

screenshot of Getty Images webpage showing members of the National Front organisation speaking to the press during their Manifesto Conference, 18th April 1978. From left to right Richard Verrall, Director of Administration, John Tyndall, National Front Chairman, Paul Cainer and Michael Saff, members of the directorate. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Smaller banner, smaller stage, same message "It's OUR country let's win it back"

s/s of Getty Images page about John Tyndall (1934-2005), leader of the Greater Britain Movement, pointing to a bullet hole in the window after an attempt on his life at his home above his organisation's headquarters in Norwood, South London, 13th August 1965.

There is a framed picture of Hitler next to him, this has been enlarged for effect

(Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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Aieee-Iain Clark @iainjclarkart.com · 2d

Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)

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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 2d

A bit brutal, but you handled this well. Kept your nerve and got your own message out, without getting drawn into what he wanted you to say. Can't imagine it was fun, though!

Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 2d

So unless women are entirely defined by possession of ovaries at birth, then your men/women statement is scientifically false

Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 2d

Writing it in capitals doesn't make it any more convincing. It's just an empty slogan. The only aspect of biological sex that is almost universally binary is possession of ovaries or testes. Every other aspect is not specifically male or female.

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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 2d

Who's saying that? Why are you saying women can't be women unless they fit your straitjacket definition?

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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 2d

I'm a proud Britian. I hope Kemi's not chosen me as the loser

Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 3d

Or do you mean repression of protest? Cutting winter fuel allowance? Raising NI contributions, rather than capital gains tax? Reopening North Sea oil contracts? Supporting developers to build unaffordable houses on Green belt land?

Certainly not any of those

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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 3d

So, which Labour policies are they mirroring? Wealth taxes? Council house building? Rent caps? Water renationalisation? Opposition to arms for a Genocide? Removal of all negative union legislation enacted since 1979? Safe route immigration policy? Environmental protection within planning?

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Craig Horrocks @chcookley.bsky.social · 3d

A lot of centrists joined politics with the best of intentions - in many cases they rightly saw themselves as the good guys. As their politics has moved into the billionaires' pockets, they still see themselves as the good guys and are confused why nobody else does - political cognitive dissonance

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 3d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

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diaminedave.bsky.social @diaminedave.bsky.social · 3d

Everyone in political power knows what the problem is...wealth distribution!!!

But wealth channels the information stream and buys the political power

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

Boom time for US billionaires: why the system perpetuates wealth inequality

As the super rich grow even richer, inequality expert Chuck Collins says the system is broken – but it can be fixed

www.theguardian.com

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