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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 1d

What is striking with this poll. It shows that greens and Lib Dem alone have a higher % of voters than reform.

Could a pact with them and maybe SNP + Plaid stop the far right?

Hopefully this poll shows that people are realising reform are not the way forward.

YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 1d

Latest YouGov Westminster voting intention (5-6 October 2025)

Reform UK: 27% (-2 from 28-29 Sept)
Labour: 20% (-2)
Conservatives: 17% (+1)
Lib Dems: 17% (+2)
Greens: 12% (+1)
SNP: 4% (+1)

yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...

MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 1d

It has been years since I have felt hope in this country. @zackpolanski.bsky.social has given me some back.

I hope more people join and show the rest of Britain that we need hope.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing news. Let's hope this keeps climbing.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

🚀 @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...

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

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 3d

It's truly saddening to see GIC wait times now. When I began I remember the clinic I went to had a 73 week wait time. I checked weekly and saw it dropping. I was seen in less than 40 weeks. Last time I checked it was less than 30 weeks.

Now. It's 10+ years. That's not even the worst clinic either

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 6d

Fantastic to hear!

Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 6d

🚨 UPDATE 🚨

The news is in, and it’s good

🚫 GWD, the anti-trans lobby group led by four disgraced expelled members, has been denied a platform at Autumn Conference

They tried to strong-arm the party with legal threats in order to spread their transphobic agenda

But the party stood firm

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 9d

🚨 UPDATE 🚨

This week, Green Party Specialist Interest Groups will be told whether Party leadership plans to allow GWD to run a stall at Autumn Conference

To be clear: GWD is a transphobic lobbying outfit, fronted by expelled ex-members with a history of breaching party values and code of conduct

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 9d

I've heard references of when the BBC once announced there is no news so they played piano music for the timeslot.

I wish we had that nowadays. I genuinely can't imagine going through all that rubbish especially in this climate.

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Trans+ Solidarity Alliance @transsolidarity.bsky.social · 10d

NEW: Yet more businesses and organisations warn the Government that the EHRC’s proposed trans bathroom ban is unworkable. This comes after our open letter from 650+ firms urging them to reject it.

Reach out to your MP, and ask them to make sure that Ministers listen to these concerns.

UK businesses fear new EHRC guidance on toilets will be ‘unworkable’

Exclusive: Stonewall writes to ministers and warns cost of compliance could be ‘significant’ for struggling companies

www.theguardian.com

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 10d

Ok thank you. It is terrible to hear they have completely turned their back on the trans community. I do want to thank you for taking a stand on it.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 10d

Can I just ask where are you seeing the biological woman part? Is this a separate document or are their documents in process of being updated? I have quickly looked in their website and in their constitution i saw this.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Many people did vote labour and are now unhappy they won also.
We know labour won't call a general election as labour will lose it.
Poor communication apparently seems to be the number one issue. Not it being poorly thought out. Not that it wasn't on their manifesto. Not that we don't trust them.

MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

So I looked at what the most signed petitions are on the website.

Doesn't look good Labour. After 14 years of Tories. 2 of the top 4 are calling for you to be replaced. 1 is to stop the introduction of Tony's id cards and one to repeal your other key legislation.

I think it's a bit of a disaster.

List of the most signed petitions on parliament petition site with do not introduce digital id cards currently being the second most signed below call a general election and above call an immediate general election.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you for being one of the few publicly calling for its removal.

Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 11d

I have come to the conclusion the EHRC guidance on single sex spaces should not even come to Parliament. It is misleading and has caused distress for my trans constituents.

I urge @bphillipsonMP to reject it on grounds of practicality and human rights.

sianberry.org.uk/publications/l…

An image of Sian's letter to the Minister for Women and Equalities.

You can read the full text of her letter at:

https://www.sianberry.org.uk/publications/letter-regarding-statutory-guidance-from-the-equality-human-rights-commission/

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

One day you will be where you want to be. Well done on starting down that long road though.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you. That means so much.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

No. But it gets easier as time goes on. Trying to stop it gets harder.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Everyone is on their own journey. Doesn't matter when you start or where you are now. The main thing is to be your authentic self.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Always

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Increased corruption within the government including having a health secretary who is paid for by private healthcare companies

They are not fighting for the soul of the country.

They are fighting to be the ones to destroy the soul of the country.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Moved from scientific to ideological stances in medical care.

Increased mass arrests on people protesting against a genocide.

Continued stoking the division of this country.

Forcing through mass surveillance with digital ID using racism as a good reason for it.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Since labour has come in charge, they have.

Increased attacks on immigrants, describing the removal of them as "cleaning up the streets".

Continued a two child benefit cap leaving many many children and families in poverty.

Thrown trans people's rights down the drain. From medical to social.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Keir Starmer to warn labour that battle with reform is fight for the soul of the nation.

These are two people who I don't want to "win the soul of the nation".

We've seen reforms policies and actions and are rightly against it. But what has labour done for the soul of the nation. 1/4

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

We can take it in turns!

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

I would find it funny if the government tried to implement sex assigned at birth on the id cards and it randomly assigned 10% of the population as trans and all trans people as cis

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 11d

Ah Fujitsu, i wonder if they've ever handled any other major government data processing in the UK in the past.

I'm sure if they did, it would have went swimmingly.

Ashleeee 🌊🪭 @reactiveashley.bsky.social · 12d

5/ At present, only two regions have rolled out smartphone wallet-level ID schemes: 10 US states (driving licences) and Japan.

Fujitsu, the company that prints British passports and manages Japan’s My Number cards, might be the one to get the contract.

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 12d

This springs to mind from just a few short years ago.

All I've heard for years upon years is "bloody foreigners/immigrants".

Nevermind farage with his stunts over the many years in ukip.

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