Mark Braggins
@markbraggins.bsky.social
A keen walker and fan of #greyhounds #dogs, #wildlife, and the countryside. #localgov in a former life, now retired.
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every day the argument for rejoining becomes stronger
#brexit
#brexit
New analysis shows:
That there are now more people alive in the UK that voted Remain in 2016 than those who voted Leave in 2016.
The "will of the people" expressed by direct vote in 2016... has changed.
That there are now more people alive in the UK that voted Remain in 2016 than those who voted Leave in 2016.
The "will of the people" expressed by direct vote in 2016... has changed.
The majority opposed to Brexit has reached eight million
Ministers need courage to keep it that way
kellnerp.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
every day the argument for rejoining becomes stronger
#brexit
#brexit
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This was such a fun way to end the tour. A bit of a lockdown throwback but I’d almost forgotten how enjoyable Zoom shows can be. Thanks to everyone who zoomed in!
Our evening’s entertainment comes courtesy of @mattgreencomedy.com and his end of tour live Zoom gig 😂👏🏼
#comedy
#comedy
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This was such a fun way to end the tour. A bit of a lockdown throwback but I’d almost forgotten how enjoyable Zoom shows can be. Thanks to everyone who zoomed in!
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This year I’m doing something different - I’m only going to talk about this one appeal.
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
December 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This year I’m doing something different - I’m only going to talk about this one appeal.
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
Please donate at the link here if you possibly can, or share this to beat the far right vigilante groups 👉 www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
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This is why Santa uses reindeer, and not greyhounds.
IYKYK
IYKYK
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is why Santa uses reindeer, and not greyhounds.
IYKYK
IYKYK
Are you sure they aren't just further away? ;-)
Did you know that shrews and moles shrink in cold weather to help them conserve energy? 🤯
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #WinterWonders
#Cumbria #LakeDistrict #WinterWonders
December 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Are you sure they aren't just further away? ;-)
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This is so disgusting.
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is so disgusting.
Reminiscent of a Farage egg.
December 5, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Reminiscent of a Farage egg.
Is this real?
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Is this real?
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3 people may get this joke, but it's worth it 😆
December 5, 2025 at 5:54 PM
3 people may get this joke, but it's worth it 😆
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And HEEEERE it is!!
The REAL solutions to fix immigration for all - for a system we can be proud of!
bsky.app/profile/anot...
The REAL solutions to fix immigration for all - for a system we can be proud of!
bsky.app/profile/anot...
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Time For Change: The evidence-based policies that can actually fix the immigration system
A new report from prominent migration expert Zoe Gardner has been enthusiastically welcomed by senior Labour backbenchers.
www.anothereurope.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
And HEEEERE it is!!
The REAL solutions to fix immigration for all - for a system we can be proud of!
bsky.app/profile/anot...
The REAL solutions to fix immigration for all - for a system we can be proud of!
bsky.app/profile/anot...
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HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Time For Change: The evidence-based policies that can actually fix the immigration system
A new report from prominent migration expert Zoe Gardner has been enthusiastically welcomed by senior Labour backbenchers.
www.anothereurope.org
December 5, 2025 at 11:01 AM
HOT OFF THE PRESS: Time for Change is here!
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
Sick of the constant demonisation of migrants?
Want to see an alternative plan?
Our new report by @zoejardiniere.bsky.social outlines 9 steps to a system that delivers dignity for all.
Read it here: www.anothereurope.org/time-for-cha...
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People don't choose to become undocumented. Providing people seeking asylum with the right to work from the outset, and ensuring there were better routes to regularisation for migrants who fall out of status, would be more effective measures than raids and deportations.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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UK to deport 60 delivery riders after illegal work crackdown
The Home Office says the group are among 171 riders arrested over seven days in November in a national "enforcement blitz".
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
People don't choose to become undocumented. Providing people seeking asylum with the right to work from the outset, and ensuring there were better routes to regularisation for migrants who fall out of status, would be more effective measures than raids and deportations.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration"
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration"
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
"Migration is a positive thing for our country"
"We need migration"
"We need fair and managed migration"
"And that's what will change this conversation"
*huge clap* #BBCQT
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Indigeneous knowledge systems for regeneration of fertile landscapes. Beautiful!
Rewilding is simply the best.
When people care for nature, nature gives back.
No gadgets, no billionaires. Just people letting nature fix everything money destroyed.
When people care for nature, nature gives back.
No gadgets, no billionaires. Just people letting nature fix everything money destroyed.
We Tried a Different Reforestation Method — With Incredible Results
YouTube video by Ecosia
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December 4, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Indigeneous knowledge systems for regeneration of fertile landscapes. Beautiful!
Fantastic! Lovely, happy vibes throughout.
David Byrne is the best, full stop.
Afterward, as the rest of the band and crew dispersed, Byrne hopped on a rented bike for a solo ride through the District on a beautiful fall afternoon:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc...
Afterward, as the rest of the band and crew dispersed, Byrne hopped on a rented bike for a solo ride through the District on a beautiful fall afternoon:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNmc...
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Fantastic! Lovely, happy vibes throughout.
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My online show is now onsale! Your last chance to see my tour show live - from the comfort of your own home. This Sunday 7th December at 7pm. See you there!
Tickets are available here: ko-fi.com/s/3c9776c027
Tickets are available here: ko-fi.com/s/3c9776c027
Ticket for Matt Green: Legitimate Concerns Zoom show on Sunday 7 December at 7pm (GMT) - Matt Green's Ko-fi Shop
A link to a Zoom show on Sunday 7th December at 7pm (GMT).
The show will last around 1 hour 45 mins including an interval.
When you purchase a tick...
ko-fi.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
My online show is now onsale! Your last chance to see my tour show live - from the comfort of your own home. This Sunday 7th December at 7pm. See you there!
Tickets are available here: ko-fi.com/s/3c9776c027
Tickets are available here: ko-fi.com/s/3c9776c027
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The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
The incredible ‘Orkney Hood’ from Scotland! 🏴
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
So well preserved it looks like it was woven yesterday rather than some 1,500 years ago!
It’s thought the hood was made for a child. Found in 1867 in a peat bog in St Andrews Parish, Orkney.
National Museum of Scotland
📷 by me
#Archaeology
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I’ll be doing an online (Zoom) version of my tour show this Sunday 7th December at 7pm (GMT). Tickets are limited and my mailing list will have first access so if you’re not on there already please add yourself here: bit.ly/MattGreenMai... Thanks!
December 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I’ll be doing an online (Zoom) version of my tour show this Sunday 7th December at 7pm (GMT). Tickets are limited and my mailing list will have first access so if you’re not on there already please add yourself here: bit.ly/MattGreenMai... Thanks!
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Hilarious video by a South African knobhead desperately willing a pleasant London street to be a war zone. Nearest he gets to danger is a woman telling him to stop talking nonsense.
November 30, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Hilarious video by a South African knobhead desperately willing a pleasant London street to be a war zone. Nearest he gets to danger is a woman telling him to stop talking nonsense.
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Thanks to everyone who has replied - looks like there is some interest in this. My current thinking is I could do it at 7pm on Sunday 7th December- so pencil that in your diaries and I’ll confirm more info when it’s available…
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Thanks to everyone who has replied - looks like there is some interest in this. My current thinking is I could do it at 7pm on Sunday 7th December- so pencil that in your diaries and I’ll confirm more info when it’s available…
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Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 1
‘The village’
Artist: SR Badmin
‘The village’
Artist: SR Badmin
December 1, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Ladybird Artists Advent Calendar, window 1
‘The village’
Artist: SR Badmin
‘The village’
Artist: SR Badmin
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Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Photographer Kathrin Swoboda captured amazing images of a red wing blackbird's song, visible via the bird's breath in cold air and early light #WomensArt