Jamie
@jamie-whitham.bsky.social
Software Engineer
Former Green Party Councillor
Renewable Energy Enthusiast
Cycle tourist
EV car sharer
Former Green Party Councillor
Renewable Energy Enthusiast
Cycle tourist
EV car sharer
Refugee Action launch new briefing in Reading tonight "Asylum in the UK: A Frontline for Racial Justice" with panel discussion. As part of Black History Month, focusing on the intersection of asylum rights and racial justice book place here whatsonreading.com/venues/unive...
October 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Refugee Action launch new briefing in Reading tonight "Asylum in the UK: A Frontline for Racial Justice" with panel discussion. As part of Black History Month, focusing on the intersection of asylum rights and racial justice book place here whatsonreading.com/venues/unive...
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Straight off the back of the biggest Green Party conference, our party political broadcast is out tonight!
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Please share 💚
October 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Straight off the back of the biggest Green Party conference, our party political broadcast is out tonight!
Please share 💚
Please share 💚
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🚀 @greenparty.org.uk has grown from 58,000 members in December to 86,000 today.
Six years ago, consistently polling around 2%. Now, above 10%.
Green councillors leapt from fewer than 200 to nearly 900.
Green MPs from one to four.
This is the beginning.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Six years ago, consistently polling around 2%. Now, above 10%.
Green councillors leapt from fewer than 200 to nearly 900.
Green MPs from one to four.
This is the beginning.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Good and bad news for Zack Polanski: the Green conference was a joy, but now hopes are stratospheric | Adam Ramsay
Members loved hearing from a leader who boldly reflects their views and isn’t afraid of the rightwing press. How far can he take the party?, says journalist and Green party member Adam Ramsay
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚀 @greenparty.org.uk has grown from 58,000 members in December to 86,000 today.
Six years ago, consistently polling around 2%. Now, above 10%.
Green councillors leapt from fewer than 200 to nearly 900.
Green MPs from one to four.
This is the beginning.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Six years ago, consistently polling around 2%. Now, above 10%.
Green councillors leapt from fewer than 200 to nearly 900.
Green MPs from one to four.
This is the beginning.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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"I feel sick at this Labour government's lack of action."
@mothinali.bsky.social makes his first conference speech as Deputy Leader of the Green Party.
@mothinali.bsky.social makes his first conference speech as Deputy Leader of the Green Party.
October 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"I feel sick at this Labour government's lack of action."
@mothinali.bsky.social makes his first conference speech as Deputy Leader of the Green Party.
@mothinali.bsky.social makes his first conference speech as Deputy Leader of the Green Party.
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YouTube and @novaramedia.com royalty
@nojusticemtg.bsky.social spotted @greenparty.org.uk conference. Hoping to hear more pearls of angry wisdom from her @greensorganise.bsky.social event later tonight.
@nojusticemtg.bsky.social spotted @greenparty.org.uk conference. Hoping to hear more pearls of angry wisdom from her @greensorganise.bsky.social event later tonight.
October 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
YouTube and @novaramedia.com royalty
@nojusticemtg.bsky.social spotted @greenparty.org.uk conference. Hoping to hear more pearls of angry wisdom from her @greensorganise.bsky.social event later tonight.
@nojusticemtg.bsky.social spotted @greenparty.org.uk conference. Hoping to hear more pearls of angry wisdom from her @greensorganise.bsky.social event later tonight.
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Brilliant speech from @zackpolanski.bsky.social - investing in climate, stopping the boats thro safe & legal routes, introducing a wealth tax on the very wealthiest, challenging privatisation, building community & spreading a #PoliticsOfHope @greenparty.org.uk #gpconf
October 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Brilliant speech from @zackpolanski.bsky.social - investing in climate, stopping the boats thro safe & legal routes, introducing a wealth tax on the very wealthiest, challenging privatisation, building community & spreading a #PoliticsOfHope @greenparty.org.uk #gpconf
Just arrived at conference with @davemcelroy.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Just arrived at conference with @davemcelroy.bsky.social
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3% more and this Labour Government need to worry more about the left - than the right.
Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Nationalise our public services.
This is how we start to turn our country around.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Nationalise our public services.
This is how we start to turn our country around.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
September 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
3% more and this Labour Government need to worry more about the left - than the right.
Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Nationalise our public services.
This is how we start to turn our country around.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Lower bills. Protect the NHS. Nationalise our public services.
This is how we start to turn our country around.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Heathrow Airport's expansion plans to cost £49bn, plans reveal
Heathrow says expansion is
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August 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
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Yesterday evening about 100 people gathered outside Reading Station to protest the forced starvation in Gaza, bashing empty pots.
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July 26, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Yesterday evening about 100 people gathered outside Reading Station to protest the forced starvation in Gaza, bashing empty pots.
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Wonder what Nigel Farage PM will use Labour's anti-democracy laws for...
July 4, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Wonder what Nigel Farage PM will use Labour's anti-democracy laws for...
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A primary school in my ward had their summer fayre today and I enjoyed cleaning out their bake sale. Unfortunately the bill for those nuclear bombers means the school is still a little short on the total for their new library. Donate here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/red...
Help us bring Redlands Primary School library up to scratch!
Our school library needs new books, new shelving, new seating and a fresh lick of paint.
Help us raise the £23k we need to make our children's dream, and that of our community, a reality. Donate w...
www.justgiving.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
A primary school in my ward had their summer fayre today and I enjoyed cleaning out their bake sale. Unfortunately the bill for those nuclear bombers means the school is still a little short on the total for their new library. Donate here: www.justgiving.com/campaign/red...
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Another year gone by with the mercury soaring past 30°C on the solstice here in Reading. The public must realise that climate change manifests as inflation & cuts to government services. The climate crisis is the cost of living crisis. We cannot afford not to act. #showyourstripes
June 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Another year gone by with the mercury soaring past 30°C on the solstice here in Reading. The public must realise that climate change manifests as inflation & cuts to government services. The climate crisis is the cost of living crisis. We cannot afford not to act. #showyourstripes
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Having spent the afternoon in a camp here in Calais with refugees who have already made incredibly dangerous journeys - mainly escaping war in Sudan - who will be forced to do so again due to the UK's hostile environment, lack of safe routes... this is disgusting.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK to refuse citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’
Home Office accused of shutting out refugees, as new guidance says those applicants will ‘normally be refused’
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Having spent the afternoon in a camp here in Calais with refugees who have already made incredibly dangerous journeys - mainly escaping war in Sudan - who will be forced to do so again due to the UK's hostile environment, lack of safe routes... this is disgusting.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Yesterday President Donald Trump made comments amounting to the threat of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza. I’ve written to the Foreign Secretary calling on him to summon the US Ambassador and make clear how unacceptable these proposals are.
February 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Yesterday President Donald Trump made comments amounting to the threat of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from Gaza. I’ve written to the Foreign Secretary calling on him to summon the US Ambassador and make clear how unacceptable these proposals are.
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"Trump’s comments reflect a view where Palestinian lives are disposable, where their history, culture, and homes can be wiped away for geopolitical ambitions. But forced displacement is not redevelopment; it is a war crime."
Read my op-ed here: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/d...
Read my op-ed here: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/d...
February 6, 2025 at 11:37 AM
"Trump’s comments reflect a view where Palestinian lives are disposable, where their history, culture, and homes can be wiped away for geopolitical ambitions. But forced displacement is not redevelopment; it is a war crime."
Read my op-ed here: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/d...
Read my op-ed here: bylinetimes.com/2025/02/06/d...
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Having alienated everyone else, Reeves turns her focus to the "Tactical" Green vote, approving a third runway.
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Having alienated everyone else, Reeves turns her focus to the "Tactical" Green vote, approving a third runway.
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
READ MORE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The UK property market feels like playing Monopoly against a much older sibling: no fun for anyone but the person with all the wealth.
January 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The UK property market feels like playing Monopoly against a much older sibling: no fun for anyone but the person with all the wealth.
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When a government tells us, within the course of one week, that we can't have new hospitals but must have new runways, you know that it is not working on our behalf, but on behalf of economic power.
January 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
When a government tells us, within the course of one week, that we can't have new hospitals but must have new runways, you know that it is not working on our behalf, but on behalf of economic power.
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After spending more than an hour on the phone with Microsoft Support, I have learned:
1. It is impossible to disable Copilot in OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, or Windows itself.
2. It will not become possible to do so for another month AT THE EARLIEST.
(1/?)
1. It is impossible to disable Copilot in OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, or Windows itself.
2. It will not become possible to do so for another month AT THE EARLIEST.
(1/?)
Anyone know how to disable Copilot in OneNote? There's no tickybox for it in the "Options" page, I already turned off "online experiences" or whatever, and when I tried uninstalling the Copilot app, the only change seems to be that I no longer have an "uninstall" option on the Copilot app.
January 24, 2025 at 9:32 PM
After spending more than an hour on the phone with Microsoft Support, I have learned:
1. It is impossible to disable Copilot in OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, or Windows itself.
2. It will not become possible to do so for another month AT THE EARLIEST.
(1/?)
1. It is impossible to disable Copilot in OneNote, Excel, PowerPoint, or Windows itself.
2. It will not become possible to do so for another month AT THE EARLIEST.
(1/?)
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It’s rare to see the word genocide in a headline. Yet no word can really reflect the horror.
Those who armed Israel must go to jail.
Those who used platforms to justify Israel's mass slaughter must have their reputations destroyed.
If not, we will normalise depravity which will lead to the ruin of us all.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Those who used platforms to justify Israel's mass slaughter must have their reputations destroyed.
If not, we will normalise depravity which will lead to the ruin of us all.
New column 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel’s leaders committed genocide in Gaza and must pay for it. Their political and media allies must too | Owen Jones
This unprecedented slaughter could not have happened without powerful cheerleaders. Hold them to account, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It’s rare to see the word genocide in a headline. Yet no word can really reflect the horror.
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Institutionalising political illiteracy, McCarthyite denunciations, threats, paranoia and snitching, and outright bigotry aimed at the very existence of people of colour in workplaces. This is the reality of the project that announces itself to the world as "rational" and defending "free speech".
Here's an e-mail that just went out to NASA agency wide. 🔭
January 23, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Institutionalising political illiteracy, McCarthyite denunciations, threats, paranoia and snitching, and outright bigotry aimed at the very existence of people of colour in workplaces. This is the reality of the project that announces itself to the world as "rational" and defending "free speech".
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Tactical voting is a scam.
This Government is a danger to us all.
"Economic growth is more important to the UK government than net zero, Rachel Reeves has said, dropping a heavy hint that she intends to shrug off climate concerns & reaffirm her backing of a third Heathrow runway."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
"Economic growth is more important to the UK government than net zero, Rachel Reeves has said, dropping a heavy hint that she intends to shrug off climate concerns & reaffirm her backing of a third Heathrow runway."
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reeves says growth eclipses net zero as Heathrow runway decision looms
Chancellor hints in Davos she intends to reaffirm backing of airport expansion despite climate concerns
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Tactical voting is a scam.
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Labour MPs shocked the hospital they promised isn't coming in the next 10 years. www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/2487151...
January 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Labour MPs shocked the hospital they promised isn't coming in the next 10 years. www.readingchronicle.co.uk/news/2487151...
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Incapacity benefit cuts consultation was ‘misleading’ and unlawful, judge rules.
@patrickjbutler.bsky.social writes up the big disability benefit win here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
@patrickjbutler.bsky.social writes up the big disability benefit win here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Incapacity benefit cuts consultation was ‘misleading’ and unlawful, judge rules
Labour’s plan to push through ‘fit for work’ test reforms to save £3bn set back after activist’s high court challenge
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Incapacity benefit cuts consultation was ‘misleading’ and unlawful, judge rules.
@patrickjbutler.bsky.social writes up the big disability benefit win here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
@patrickjbutler.bsky.social writes up the big disability benefit win here: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...