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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · 6d

Wrongly. For example, Zack’s conversation videos in Clacton are nuanced and empathetic, not binary. It’s a sensationalist article.

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · 6d

I don't see any comparison between what Zack is doing and Bannon/Farage, and the article does not provide evidence to that effect. He specifically does engage a diversity of views, for example in his podcast.

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · 11d

For supposed strategy geniuses, Morgan McSweeney and co always seem to choose the worst possible option for any given moment...

Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 11d

History shows that when democracies face crises, strengthening and reinvigorating democratic participation is essential to prevent democratic backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism. This is not that.

Owen Blacker @owenblacker.bsky.social · 11d

Starmer’s desperate rush for digital IDs is a recipe for repression

ID cards won’t reduce migration and will put trans rights at risk. But that’s not the biggest cost of Starmer’s half-baked scheme, says Cat MacLean

goodlawproject.org/starmers-des...

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 11d

Now this is Content

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · 11d

it's a shame, when the council have clearly done a good job with the adjacent Covered market. Plenty of retail options for local wizards, though!

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · 21d

I think I heard you mention that on a podcast- my kids are at school in Didcot right now! The book is brilliant, he’s an excellent writer. You can imagine the scenes..

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · 21d

I have to recommend "A Proper Gentleman"by Vernon Scannell, a book recounting his time as 'poet in residence' in Berinsfield, South Oxfordshire for a year in the early 1970s. It is both intentionally and unintentionally hilarious.

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · 26d

And now Zack Polanski too

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Sep 7

Don't know where you get the energy! 💥

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Sep 7

"The era of trickle down economics was always a lie."

@zackpolanski.bsky.social lays out the Green Party's plan for a fairer taxation system on Sky News.

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Sep 6

thanks for speaking up on this Freddie

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Aug 17

some nice 60s covers on there... my old band used to play 'tomorrow never knows' with Mark when we backed him in the early 2000s.

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Aug 15

I’m sure he’s got a solid contract on that one..

Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Aug 15

This Stephen Schwarzman: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/u...

Blackstone’s Chief, a G.O.P. Megadonor, Says He Will Again Back Trump (Published 2024)

www.nytimes.com

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Patrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · Aug 13

The UK government is now prioritising the resource needs of Gen AI slop machines over… *checks notes*

Water. Actual water.

What will they not sacrifice at the altar of these plagiarism machine snake oilers??
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England

Datacentres, which do not have to report amount of water used to cool servers, leave Environment Agency with no idea of shortfalls

www.theguardian.com

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Aug 13

on 5 Live yesterday an Environment Agency spokesperson was telling people to delete old emails to save water... no mention of AI servers at all.

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Stephen Frost @sfrost.bsky.social · Aug 9

Powerful research with a clear message.

“Children are fascinated by the natural world. It’s maintaining that through their childhood and schooling that’s essential, alongside urban greening. There’s policies starting to do that but we’ve got to think in transformational terms – not 30% but 1,000%.”

Miles Richardson @findingnature.bsky.social · Aug 9

My latest research looked at people’s relationship with nature since 1800, and created a model that accurately recreated that trend and looked forward to 2125 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · Jul 23

✋ Stop Starving Gaza.
🕕 This Friday 25th July, 6pm
📍 Carfax Tower, Oxford.

Anyone within hailing distance - please join us.

Or if you have money to spare but not time, donate to MAP: www.map.org.uk

www.facebook.com/oxfordpsc/po...

Poster for the event.
Day of Action: Stop Starving Gaza
Bring a pot or pan.
Friday 25th July, 6pm
Carfax tower, Oxford

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Jul 11

I came here to say this too.. hadn’t been to Cornmarket for a while and I was shocked to see them all last week.

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Jul 8

and outside of cities? for example, all the priority schemes in the Didcot LCWIP have a (very loosely) estimated cost of £100m... multiply that by every town in the county plus strategic links between them and we could more than spend the whole UK allocation just in Oxfordshire

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Jul 8

Great idea! 💚 🚲

Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · Jul 8

Cllr Gavin McLauchlan (Green, Benson & Crowmarsh) wants a dedicated team to look at maintenance of cycle paths. Cllr Gant says “Happy to take that away for discussion with officers.”

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Jun 24

I think Kevin is making a different point - whether the emissions reductions are sufficient to hit Paris targets, etc - which they are not. But if people are aware that some reductions have actually been achieved, more chance of them being on board to try achieve more extensive reductions.

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Robin Bennett @robinfbennett.bsky.social · Jun 24

"Despite the existence of PPE degrees..." 😂

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Dr. Steven Buckley @stevenjcbuckley.bsky.social · Jun 24

3 Reform in the top 10.
1st Lib Dem is at 24
1st Green at 84

This is a failure of the UK new media ecosystem.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · Jun 24

Says a lot. A "ranking of every MP’s media visibility across the UK’s leading publications over the last 3 months." (Source: www.mp.govspendbase.uk)

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