George Ttoouli
@georgettoouli.co.uk
Poet, gardener, environmental activist, teacher, editor, recovering academic. www.georgettoouli.co.uk
Barnet #GreenParty; Media Policy; London Green Party 2024 manifesto writer.
#Goodgym Barnet
Barnet #GreenParty; Media Policy; London Green Party 2024 manifesto writer.
#Goodgym Barnet
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As a long-time campaigner for publicly owned railways and the proud owner of a very well-worn @bringbackbritishrail.org t-shirt, I am excited to vote for #GreatBritishRailways in public hands today 🛤️🙌
But as @sianberry just said in the Commons debate - shall we do the actual trains next?! 🚆
But as @sianberry just said in the Commons debate - shall we do the actual trains next?! 🚆
December 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
As a long-time campaigner for publicly owned railways and the proud owner of a very well-worn @bringbackbritishrail.org t-shirt, I am excited to vote for #GreatBritishRailways in public hands today 🛤️🙌
But as @sianberry just said in the Commons debate - shall we do the actual trains next?! 🚆
But as @sianberry just said in the Commons debate - shall we do the actual trains next?! 🚆
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"You're a government of cowards"
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
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Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
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December 4, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"You're a government of cowards"
Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
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Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Sick of constant demonisation of migrants on #bbcqt & failed cruelty being the only answer from spineless politicians?
Look out for my report launching at 11am with 9 evidence-backed proposals to ACTUALLY fix the immigration system!
With @anothereurope.bsky.social & @fesonline.bsky.social
👀👀👀
Look out for my report launching at 11am with 9 evidence-backed proposals to ACTUALLY fix the immigration system!
With @anothereurope.bsky.social & @fesonline.bsky.social
👀👀👀
December 5, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Sick of constant demonisation of migrants on #bbcqt & failed cruelty being the only answer from spineless politicians?
Look out for my report launching at 11am with 9 evidence-backed proposals to ACTUALLY fix the immigration system!
With @anothereurope.bsky.social & @fesonline.bsky.social
👀👀👀
Look out for my report launching at 11am with 9 evidence-backed proposals to ACTUALLY fix the immigration system!
With @anothereurope.bsky.social & @fesonline.bsky.social
👀👀👀
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I was looking forward to the Zack vs Zia battle and it turned into the Zack vs everyone except Daisy Cooper battle. It was refreshing to finally hear a QT guest say that immigration is not the reason for failing public services. They are running scared and maybe there are a few more greens tonight.
December 5, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I was looking forward to the Zack vs Zia battle and it turned into the Zack vs everyone except Daisy Cooper battle. It was refreshing to finally hear a QT guest say that immigration is not the reason for failing public services. They are running scared and maybe there are a few more greens tonight.
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Very telling tonight on Question Time how much the Labour minister absolutely did not want me to talk.
Every time I even began a sentence he started to try and distract me.
It's not going to work on anyone.
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Every time I even began a sentence he started to try and distract me.
It's not going to work on anyone.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
While I think most literate people can be insightful and articulate in text form, if given enough time to collect their thoughts, it is a rare talent to be able to do that verbally, in real time, while responding to interruptions, hostile jibes or pointed questions and STILL get your point across.
December 5, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Very telling tonight on Question Time how much the Labour minister absolutely did not want me to talk.
Every time I even began a sentence he started to try and distract me.
It's not going to work on anyone.
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Every time I even began a sentence he started to try and distract me.
It's not going to work on anyone.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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📮Take back our 500 year old Royal Mail 📮
Buy back this national asset from its Czech billionaire owner
Use the profits to reduce outrageous stamp prices and improve service
Until 11.59pm tonight @ofcom.bsky.social is listening to YOU - take action on link below
weownit.org.uk/act-now/end-...
Buy back this national asset from its Czech billionaire owner
Use the profits to reduce outrageous stamp prices and improve service
Until 11.59pm tonight @ofcom.bsky.social is listening to YOU - take action on link below
weownit.org.uk/act-now/end-...
End the Royal Mail privatisation experiment now
Ofcom is consulting on stamp prices. It is time to demand that they end Royal Mail privatisation.
weownit.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
📮Take back our 500 year old Royal Mail 📮
Buy back this national asset from its Czech billionaire owner
Use the profits to reduce outrageous stamp prices and improve service
Until 11.59pm tonight @ofcom.bsky.social is listening to YOU - take action on link below
weownit.org.uk/act-now/end-...
Buy back this national asset from its Czech billionaire owner
Use the profits to reduce outrageous stamp prices and improve service
Until 11.59pm tonight @ofcom.bsky.social is listening to YOU - take action on link below
weownit.org.uk/act-now/end-...
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🪟Since 2002–05, the number of people living in the private rented sector has more than doubled to around 320,000 by 2021–24.
The poverty rate for private renters is up by 63% to 100,000 over the same period.
Action is needed from the NI Executive to help tackle this hardship.
The poverty rate for private renters is up by 63% to 100,000 over the same period.
Action is needed from the NI Executive to help tackle this hardship.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🪟Since 2002–05, the number of people living in the private rented sector has more than doubled to around 320,000 by 2021–24.
The poverty rate for private renters is up by 63% to 100,000 over the same period.
Action is needed from the NI Executive to help tackle this hardship.
The poverty rate for private renters is up by 63% to 100,000 over the same period.
Action is needed from the NI Executive to help tackle this hardship.
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Juries are not just part of our legal system — they are vital defenders of the right to protest.
With anti-protest laws still in place, I asked the Government what risks getting rid of jury trials will have on our democracy.
#RightToProtest #Democracy
With anti-protest laws still in place, I asked the Government what risks getting rid of jury trials will have on our democracy.
#RightToProtest #Democracy
December 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Juries are not just part of our legal system — they are vital defenders of the right to protest.
With anti-protest laws still in place, I asked the Government what risks getting rid of jury trials will have on our democracy.
#RightToProtest #Democracy
With anti-protest laws still in place, I asked the Government what risks getting rid of jury trials will have on our democracy.
#RightToProtest #Democracy
Welp, I did it! Got my 100th good deed before the end of the year: www.goodgym.org/v3/reports/g...
Thanks to #Goodgym for keeping me fit and making my life so much more rewarding! Anyone looking for a good reason to start exercising regularly in excellent company, this is it:
www.goodgym.org
😍🏅
Thanks to #Goodgym for keeping me fit and making my life so much more rewarding! Anyone looking for a good reason to start exercising regularly in excellent company, this is it:
www.goodgym.org
😍🏅
December 3, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Welp, I did it! Got my 100th good deed before the end of the year: www.goodgym.org/v3/reports/g...
Thanks to #Goodgym for keeping me fit and making my life so much more rewarding! Anyone looking for a good reason to start exercising regularly in excellent company, this is it:
www.goodgym.org
😍🏅
Thanks to #Goodgym for keeping me fit and making my life so much more rewarding! Anyone looking for a good reason to start exercising regularly in excellent company, this is it:
www.goodgym.org
😍🏅
North Finchley housing campaign coming to a head this week. Barnet Council will decide the fate of the Vue Cinema, Hollywood Bowl and restaurants. Will we get housing we need, or 1485 mostly unaffordable 1-bed flats, a ruined nature reserve and no entertainments.
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Help stop the disastrous Great North Leisure Park redevelopment! Sign the petition for a better plan! Decision is this Thursday at Barnet Council’s Strategic Planning Meeting! Join us from 6.30pm outs...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:56 AM
North Finchley housing campaign coming to a head this week. Barnet Council will decide the fate of the Vue Cinema, Hollywood Bowl and restaurants. Will we get housing we need, or 1485 mostly unaffordable 1-bed flats, a ruined nature reserve and no entertainments.
www.tiktok.com/@greenpartyc...
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I maintain that Tanya Tagaq's 2019 Ted Talk is amongst the best sound poetry created in the 21st century: youtu.be/dumvYzfuT0w?...
Punk Inuit throat singer | Tanya Tagaq | TEDxMet
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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December 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I maintain that Tanya Tagaq's 2019 Ted Talk is amongst the best sound poetry created in the 21st century: youtu.be/dumvYzfuT0w?...
There are literally zero NY millionaires left, really, they've been leaving for over a decade, they've all gone and... Wait, what?
#wealthtaxnow
#wealthtaxnow
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
There are literally zero NY millionaires left, really, they've been leaving for over a decade, they've all gone and... Wait, what?
#wealthtaxnow
#wealthtaxnow
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I live in Massachusetts and we instituted a Millionaire's Tax of 2%. Not only has nobody left, we actually have more millionaires than we did before the tax.
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I live in Massachusetts and we instituted a Millionaire's Tax of 2%. Not only has nobody left, we actually have more millionaires than we did before the tax.
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"When are we going to see tough choices for multi-millionaires and billionaires?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social joins Good Morning Britain to discuss the Budget.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social joins Good Morning Britain to discuss the Budget.
November 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
"When are we going to see tough choices for multi-millionaires and billionaires?"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social joins Good Morning Britain to discuss the Budget.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social joins Good Morning Britain to discuss the Budget.
Yes, Labour, we call bullshit! The UK is the anomaly, with a vast gulf of inequality between rich and poor. Here's our govt's own headline: "the wealthiest 10% estimated to hold around half of all wealth, primarily in the form of private pensions and property"
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
November 26, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Yes, Labour, we call bullshit! The UK is the anomaly, with a vast gulf of inequality between rich and poor. Here's our govt's own headline: "the wealthiest 10% estimated to hold around half of all wealth, primarily in the form of private pensions and property"
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopula...
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The charity, @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social, that helps residents investigate nature in their communities, worked with volunteers to test if metal was present across 50 sites.
A report looking at the impact of metals on aquatic life expected in Jan 2026.' Link: @bbc.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A report looking at the impact of metals on aquatic life expected in Jan 2026.' Link: @bbc.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Toxic Town parents test Corby's waterways to 'keep fighting'
A charity says it is helping the families to test the waterways at 50 sites across the town.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
The charity, @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social, that helps residents investigate nature in their communities, worked with volunteers to test if metal was present across 50 sites.
A report looking at the impact of metals on aquatic life expected in Jan 2026.' Link: @bbc.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A report looking at the impact of metals on aquatic life expected in Jan 2026.' Link: @bbc.com
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
November 23, 2025 at 10:31 AM
“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.”
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
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The Broken Sleep Books Anthology 2025 gathers standout, risk-taking writing from every publication of the year, spanning poetry, non-fiction and fiction.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The Broken Sleep Books Anthology 2025 gathers standout, risk-taking writing from every publication of the year, spanning poetry, non-fiction and fiction.
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...
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We didn’t get Books Council Wales funding, it would've meant 5 years of stability. It’s a blow, and it means a rockier road ahead, but our commitment to ambitious, inclusive, working-class publishing stays firm. If you want to help: buy a book, spread the word, or donate:
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November 20, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We didn’t get Books Council Wales funding, it would've meant 5 years of stability. It’s a blow, and it means a rockier road ahead, but our commitment to ambitious, inclusive, working-class publishing stays firm. If you want to help: buy a book, spread the word, or donate:
ko-fi.com/brokensleepb...
ko-fi.com/brokensleepb...
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A fear I've long had for food banks. What happens when demand exceeds supply?
"Demand is up, food prices are up, donations are down, and funding is volatile"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"Demand is up, food prices are up, donations are down, and funding is volatile"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Demand is up, donations are down’: how food banks are helping families in Kent
Since the pandemic, the charities have been forced to use cash gifts and grant money to cover their bills
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A fear I've long had for food banks. What happens when demand exceeds supply?
"Demand is up, food prices are up, donations are down, and funding is volatile"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
"Demand is up, food prices are up, donations are down, and funding is volatile"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
An incredibly important map: this is how the network of lobbyist influence works. Just this snapshot of the private water companies should tell you how private oil and gas, transport, heath, development, even education - so many aspects of our society - serve private interests.
I've found 45 links between the Labour party and the private water companies. Most of them are sitting MPs..🥀
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/t...
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com/2025/11/21/t...
The Labour Party and the Private Water Industry
The donations from and the revolving door between Labour and the privater water companies, their parent companies and their intermediaries
labourrightwatch.wordpress.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:33 AM
An incredibly important map: this is how the network of lobbyist influence works. Just this snapshot of the private water companies should tell you how private oil and gas, transport, heath, development, even education - so many aspects of our society - serve private interests.
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One of the reasons we need universal basic income plus higher taxes on the rich is to boost the spending power of the bottom 60% and in doing so, reorient our economy around the needs of the majority of people who comprise it. As inequality has increased, our economy has adjusted to meet rich wants.
November 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
One of the reasons we need universal basic income plus higher taxes on the rich is to boost the spending power of the bottom 60% and in doing so, reorient our economy around the needs of the majority of people who comprise it. As inequality has increased, our economy has adjusted to meet rich wants.
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This is how Rachel Reeves could deliver a progressive budget.
Billions available without increasing the rate of income tax, National Insurance or corporation tax.
Just end some of the perks for a select few, anomalies and abuses. Redistribute to alleviate poverty, better infrastructure.
Billions available without increasing the rate of income tax, National Insurance or corporation tax.
Just end some of the perks for a select few, anomalies and abuses. Redistribute to alleviate poverty, better infrastructure.
This is how Rachel Reeves could deliver a progressive budget
The chancellor has an opportunity to boost the public purpose and deliver redistribution
leftfootforward.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This is how Rachel Reeves could deliver a progressive budget.
Billions available without increasing the rate of income tax, National Insurance or corporation tax.
Just end some of the perks for a select few, anomalies and abuses. Redistribute to alleviate poverty, better infrastructure.
Billions available without increasing the rate of income tax, National Insurance or corporation tax.
Just end some of the perks for a select few, anomalies and abuses. Redistribute to alleviate poverty, better infrastructure.
Likely London's largest population of Great Crested Newts is under threat from a massive tower block development. And Barnet Council has neglected its responsibilities to this highly protected species. Please sign the petition:
c.org/KYZbmkSbvF
c.org/KYZbmkSbvF
We Can Make an Impact.
Save the Great Crested Newts and all protected species at Glebelands Nature Reserve
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November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Likely London's largest population of Great Crested Newts is under threat from a massive tower block development. And Barnet Council has neglected its responsibilities to this highly protected species. Please sign the petition:
c.org/KYZbmkSbvF
c.org/KYZbmkSbvF