Toria Banks
@toriabanks.bsky.social
Probably posting about socialism and disability. Some theatre and opera, but more of that @wearehera.bsky.social. She/her.
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Toria Banks
@toriabanks.bsky.social
· Jun 28
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Don't proscribe Palestine Action
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Palestine Action are obviously good, brave people - better and braver than many of us.
Making it illegal to say so won’t stop it being true, but it will be a further dangerous step in criminalising dissent.
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Making it illegal to say so won’t stop it being true, but it will be a further dangerous step in criminalising dissent.
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And another thing...if what you're saying made any sense you would just say 'hole' (or 'gap' even). You're only saying 'black hole' because you don't know what you're talking about and you think there are magic words.
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
And another thing...if what you're saying made any sense you would just say 'hole' (or 'gap' even). You're only saying 'black hole' because you don't know what you're talking about and you think there are magic words.
I agree with this. It’s not just that government spending isn’t like a household budget… but that if politicians believed their own analogy, the conclusions they draw from it would be psychopathic.
November 26, 2025 at 10:56 PM
I agree with this. It’s not just that government spending isn’t like a household budget… but that if politicians believed their own analogy, the conclusions they draw from it would be psychopathic.
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The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The very first thing the Prime Minister does is use the household budget metaphor.
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
A metaphor - this report into BBC coverage - said could be "easily misleading."
Why is the government trying to mislead the country?
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November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Bit of a test case here for “is liberalism still a real thing, or is it just a political version of a collection of Labubus that you show off to your friends” IMO.
![NEW: The Government is set to scrap trial by
jury for most cases
Only murder, rape, manslaughter and a few public interest cases will go to a jury, while all other cases will be decided by a single judge
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November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Bit of a test case here for “is liberalism still a real thing, or is it just a political version of a collection of Labubus that you show off to your friends” IMO.
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Was trying to work out in which way Shabana Mahmood, an otherwise pretty unremarkable politician, could possibly be described as a "luminous golden star" who "dazzles like a blue-white supernova" and then I realised, its simply a willingness to be a bit more cruel to immigrants
November 24, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Was trying to work out in which way Shabana Mahmood, an otherwise pretty unremarkable politician, could possibly be described as a "luminous golden star" who "dazzles like a blue-white supernova" and then I realised, its simply a willingness to be a bit more cruel to immigrants
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My "we're not Enron" shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
it's happening dot gif
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My "we're not Enron" shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my shirt
This is a weird poll. Who's switching to the tories currently? Is it Conservatives returning because of the Reform-Russia story?
📊 NEW | Reform lead by 6pts
‼️ Greens tied with Labour
➡️ REF – 26% (-2)
🔵 CON – 20% (+2)
🟢 GRN – 18% (+1)
🔴 LAB – 18% (-)
🟠 LD – 11% (-)
Via @LordAPolls, 13-17 Nov (+/- vs 20 Oct)
‼️ Greens tied with Labour
➡️ REF – 26% (-2)
🔵 CON – 20% (+2)
🟢 GRN – 18% (+1)
🔴 LAB – 18% (-)
🟠 LD – 11% (-)
Via @LordAPolls, 13-17 Nov (+/- vs 20 Oct)
November 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This is a weird poll. Who's switching to the tories currently? Is it Conservatives returning because of the Reform-Russia story?
Of course what they will do is replace him with either Streeting (more of the same, and roughly as unpopular) or with Mahmood, who nobody likes.
54% of Labour members say Keir Starmer should go before the general election, with more than half saying either Burnham or Rayner should replace him
November 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Of course what they will do is replace him with either Streeting (more of the same, and roughly as unpopular) or with Mahmood, who nobody likes.
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French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
November 20, 2025 at 1:03 PM
French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)
So neither giving nor away?
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls
Elon Musk Gave Away $474 Million in 2024, Mostly to Entities He Controls
Elon Musk’s foundation gave away a record $474 million in 2024, with the vast majority again going to entities he controls.
bloom.bg
November 19, 2025 at 8:58 PM
So neither giving nor away?
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Clip - Tessa Munt MP opens the #MECFS debate, noting ~400,000 have ME in the UK, & the total could be much higher including people with with long COVID. She highlights decades of substandard, sometimes harmful care, pitiful funding, and the outdated view of ME as psychiatric.
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Clip - Tessa Munt MP opens the #MECFS debate, noting ~400,000 have ME in the UK, & the total could be much higher including people with with long COVID. She highlights decades of substandard, sometimes harmful care, pitiful funding, and the outdated view of ME as psychiatric.
As a 45 year old Green, I’d like to point out… I’m not young. This is not just ‘young people’!
It is unhealthy for the opinions of everyone under 50 to be ignored and it should come up every time Reform’s lead is mentioned.
It is unhealthy for the opinions of everyone under 50 to be ignored and it should come up every time Reform’s lead is mentioned.
Under-50s Back Green Party as FIRST Choice in Latest YouGov Poll.
November 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
As a 45 year old Green, I’d like to point out… I’m not young. This is not just ‘young people’!
It is unhealthy for the opinions of everyone under 50 to be ignored and it should come up every time Reform’s lead is mentioned.
It is unhealthy for the opinions of everyone under 50 to be ignored and it should come up every time Reform’s lead is mentioned.
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Writing about the government’s latest policy announcement and, as usual, torn between three angles: morally awful, politically foolish, and probably unworkable. Something for everyone there
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Writing about the government’s latest policy announcement and, as usual, torn between three angles: morally awful, politically foolish, and probably unworkable. Something for everyone there
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Highest polling ever received from YouGov for @greenparty.org.uk!
November 18, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Highest polling ever received from YouGov for @greenparty.org.uk!
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Proof, too, that how you are towards trans people is compelling evidence of whether you are a good quality human being.
It's hard to find words to capture quite how revolting, steeped in bigotry, irresponsible, morally unmoored, Labour has become. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Anglican bishop shaken ‘to the core’ by home secretary’s asylum seeker comments
Bishop of Edmonton says people coming to UK are being ‘scapegoated’ for years of policy failures
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Proof, too, that how you are towards trans people is compelling evidence of whether you are a good quality human being.
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"People who owe no tax are statistically the most likely to be fined."
Nobody should face a late filing penalty when they don’t owe any tax. It really is impossible to resist this suggestion from @danneidle.bsky.social.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Nobody should face a late filing penalty when they don’t owe any tax. It really is impossible to resist this suggestion from @danneidle.bsky.social.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
If Rachel Reeves Wants A Simple, Low-Cost Yet Progressive Tax Reform, This Is It
One tax reform should be easy for Rachel Reeves, writes Dan Neidle, who says an obscure technical change has become an ‘automated wrecking ball’ fo...
www.politicshome.com
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"People who owe no tax are statistically the most likely to be fined."
Nobody should face a late filing penalty when they don’t owe any tax. It really is impossible to resist this suggestion from @danneidle.bsky.social.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Nobody should face a late filing penalty when they don’t owe any tax. It really is impossible to resist this suggestion from @danneidle.bsky.social.
www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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At this point it is an axiomatic truth that continuing to support the Labour Party while proclaiming to be left-of-centre or progressive requires completely ignoring both their explicit words and actions. Assess those who continue to do so and their conception of politics accordingly.
November 16, 2025 at 9:47 PM
At this point it is an axiomatic truth that continuing to support the Labour Party while proclaiming to be left-of-centre or progressive requires completely ignoring both their explicit words and actions. Assess those who continue to do so and their conception of politics accordingly.
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Does it seem correct to you, to say that Sir Keir has saved his party by listening to what the public want and giving it to them? No it doesn’t, that appears to have been catastrophically wrong. Do see anyone apologising for having got it ludicrously wrong? I don’t.
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Does it seem correct to you, to say that Sir Keir has saved his party by listening to what the public want and giving it to them? No it doesn’t, that appears to have been catastrophically wrong. Do see anyone apologising for having got it ludicrously wrong? I don’t.
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
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For a party that has always, and always will, stand up for refugee rights - join.greenparty.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
For a party that has always, and always will, stand up for refugee rights - join.greenparty.org.uk
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You can't pay the rent for long by selling your furniture ...
This is a disastrous strategy caused by a decade and a half of austerity and underfunding
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This is a disastrous strategy caused by a decade and a half of austerity and underfunding
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
English councils plan to sell off social clubs and sports centres to balance books
Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social care
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM
You can't pay the rent for long by selling your furniture ...
This is a disastrous strategy caused by a decade and a half of austerity and underfunding
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This is a disastrous strategy caused by a decade and a half of austerity and underfunding
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Looking forward to meeting more Canterbury Greens!
People have tried to say that the Green surge is just on social media.
Or in a bubble that's just about polls and just about new members.
Yet up and down the country - Greens are also winning elections.
Huge congratulations to the Canterbury Greens! 💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Or in a bubble that's just about polls and just about new members.
Yet up and down the country - Greens are also winning elections.
Huge congratulations to the Canterbury Greens! 💚🎉
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Wincheap (Canterbury) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 39.1% (+24.1)
🔶 LDM: 24.1% (-12.2)
➡️ RFM: 16.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 12.8% (-25.5)
🌳 CON: 7.7% (-2.6)
Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 39.1% (+24.1)
🔶 LDM: 24.1% (-12.2)
➡️ RFM: 16.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 12.8% (-25.5)
🌳 CON: 7.7% (-2.6)
Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Looking forward to meeting more Canterbury Greens!
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In an interview about Palantir's creeping involvement in the British state and the NHS, I told @prospectmagazine.co.uk: “Its business is death and destruction. This is not an organisation you want running the democratic jewel of the postwar period.”
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In an interview about Palantir's creeping involvement in the British state and the NHS, I told @prospectmagazine.co.uk: “Its business is death and destruction. This is not an organisation you want running the democratic jewel of the postwar period.”
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/dem...
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If the public fucking hate it, then how far would we say these people are good at politics. What does this say about the wisdom of the people who said this was good and smart politics? Does it suggest they know what they’re talking about.
November 9, 2025 at 1:01 AM
If the public fucking hate it, then how far would we say these people are good at politics. What does this say about the wisdom of the people who said this was good and smart politics? Does it suggest they know what they’re talking about.