Zoë Hollands
@zoehollands.bsky.social
Eco Socialist, pro European. Green Party Member.
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The Green surge continues.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.
December 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The Green surge continues.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.
Five more Labour councillors have joined the Green Party.
A politics of hope — and in May’s local elections, it’s the Greens who will take the fight to Reform.
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EU Council statement on the #Berlin talks
Interestingly, co-signed by the UK
V good
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Interestingly, co-signed by the UK
V good
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Leaders’ statement on Ukraine
Leaders met to discuss Ukraine in Berlin (Germany) on 15 December 2025.
www.consilium.europa.eu
December 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
EU Council statement on the #Berlin talks
Interestingly, co-signed by the UK
V good
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Interestingly, co-signed by the UK
V good
www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Turning a national symbol like the Union Jack into a sponsored asset is certainly a strange way to approach patriotism.
Lee Anderson claims £75k flags won't cost tax payer 'a single penny'
t.co/g0x2vAiK5z
Lee Anderson claims £75k flags won't cost tax payer 'a single penny'
t.co/g0x2vAiK5z
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-news/lee-anderson-claim-75k-flags-10689987
t.co
December 15, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Turning a national symbol like the Union Jack into a sponsored asset is certainly a strange way to approach patriotism.
Lee Anderson claims £75k flags won't cost tax payer 'a single penny'
t.co/g0x2vAiK5z
Lee Anderson claims £75k flags won't cost tax payer 'a single penny'
t.co/g0x2vAiK5z
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A muslim intervened in the last shooting in Australia, a muslim intervened in the latest shooting in Australia and a muslim intervened in the train attack in the UK.
Are these all coincidences?
Or is it that muslims are just people and sometimes heroes like everyone else?
Are these all coincidences?
Or is it that muslims are just people and sometimes heroes like everyone else?
December 15, 2025 at 9:35 PM
A muslim intervened in the last shooting in Australia, a muslim intervened in the latest shooting in Australia and a muslim intervened in the train attack in the UK.
Are these all coincidences?
Or is it that muslims are just people and sometimes heroes like everyone else?
Are these all coincidences?
Or is it that muslims are just people and sometimes heroes like everyone else?
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🇪🇺🇺🇦 Kallas: The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history.
December 15, 2025 at 8:40 AM
🇪🇺🇺🇦 Kallas: The Donbas isn’t Putin’s end game. If he gets it, he will demand more. We know this from history and we should learn from history.
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"Reform will not save you. Reform will finish you.
Think. Before they take everything."
💷🇬🇧☕️🏴🫖
Think. Before they take everything."
💷🇬🇧☕️🏴🫖
December 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"Reform will not save you. Reform will finish you.
Think. Before they take everything."
💷🇬🇧☕️🏴🫖
Think. Before they take everything."
💷🇬🇧☕️🏴🫖
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Deals with Trump aren't worth the paper they're written on.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US puts £31bn tech ‘prosperity deal’ with Britain on ice
Pledge to invest billions in UK paused, with Washington citing lack of progress on trade barriers across pond
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Deals with Trump aren't worth the paper they're written on.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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People have had enough of Labour.
They can change leader but the problem is the hundreds of corporate lobbyists who are Labour MPs.
More and more people joining the Green Party every day!
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
They can change leader but the problem is the hundreds of corporate lobbyists who are Labour MPs.
More and more people joining the Green Party every day!
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
UK politics: Polanski claims Green support surging in London as five Labour councillors defect in Brent – as it happened
Party leader says Labour ‘has abandoned any sense of progressive politics’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
People have had enough of Labour.
They can change leader but the problem is the hundreds of corporate lobbyists who are Labour MPs.
More and more people joining the Green Party every day!
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
They can change leader but the problem is the hundreds of corporate lobbyists who are Labour MPs.
More and more people joining the Green Party every day!
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Did you know that just about ALL of the major broadcasters in Scotland are controlled from England, including the public national broadcaster (the BBC) that we are forced to pay for, but over which we have no control.
This is one of the results...
This is one of the results...
“… there was “scant” coverage of the current Scottish Government’s policy agenda or that of the party’s MPs at Westminster.
“The SNP received just 24 references on BBC News At Ten and 14 on ITV News At Ten between January and September, while Reform UK received 157 across the two programmes.”
“The SNP received just 24 references on BBC News At Ten and 14 on ITV News At Ten between January and September, while Reform UK received 157 across the two programmes.”
Study reveals how major broadcasters sideline SNP in news coverage
THE BBC and ITV should look to embed devolved nations in their day-to-day coverage more, an expert has said, after research found the SNP and Plaid…
www.thenational.scot
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Did you know that just about ALL of the major broadcasters in Scotland are controlled from England, including the public national broadcaster (the BBC) that we are forced to pay for, but over which we have no control.
This is one of the results...
This is one of the results...
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May the lawyers win by bleeding them and their sycophantic followers dry of cash!
Monday’s got off to a great start with news that Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage 🤣😂👌🏼
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
This is definitely a case of “may it be brutal, painful, drawn out, eye wateringly expensive and neither man win” 🍿🍿🍺😄
Tommy Robinson takes legal action against Nigel Farage over 'defamatory claims'
A far-right fall-out, you say? Tommy Robinson is pursuing a legal settlement from Nigel Farage following comments made in January.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
May the lawyers win by bleeding them and their sycophantic followers dry of cash!
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Reform UK Worcestershire County Council plays down 10% tax rise application
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Worcestershire County Council plays down 10% tax rise application
The move has been revealed by the cabinet, which has formally applied to the secretary of state.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reform UK Worcestershire County Council plays down 10% tax rise application
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Sydney shooting looks like it will result in stricter gun control, as it should.
These are tools designed for the sole purpose of death. The fantasy that a privately owned rifle constitutes resistance to a modern state monopoly on violence is ahistorical, unserious, and politically illiterate.
These are tools designed for the sole purpose of death. The fantasy that a privately owned rifle constitutes resistance to a modern state monopoly on violence is ahistorical, unserious, and politically illiterate.
December 15, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The Sydney shooting looks like it will result in stricter gun control, as it should.
These are tools designed for the sole purpose of death. The fantasy that a privately owned rifle constitutes resistance to a modern state monopoly on violence is ahistorical, unserious, and politically illiterate.
These are tools designed for the sole purpose of death. The fantasy that a privately owned rifle constitutes resistance to a modern state monopoly on violence is ahistorical, unserious, and politically illiterate.
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Reform urged to sack candidate for 'go home' post
It’s not his only comment, as with all these Reform UK racists, there’s always more than one.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It’s not his only comment, as with all these Reform UK racists, there’s always more than one.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform urged to sack Hampshire mayor candidate for 'go home' post
Labour has called on Reform to sack its Hampshire and Solent mayoral candidate for a comment on social media.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Reform urged to sack candidate for 'go home' post
It’s not his only comment, as with all these Reform UK racists, there’s always more than one.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It’s not his only comment, as with all these Reform UK racists, there’s always more than one.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We should be supporting the Jewish community and working to combat anti-semitism.
But some in power are instead spewing misinformation and conflating peaceful pro-Palestine marches with the horrifying attack.
We can call out anti-semitism without suppressing the call for a Free Palestine
But some in power are instead spewing misinformation and conflating peaceful pro-Palestine marches with the horrifying attack.
We can call out anti-semitism without suppressing the call for a Free Palestine
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
We should be supporting the Jewish community and working to combat anti-semitism.
But some in power are instead spewing misinformation and conflating peaceful pro-Palestine marches with the horrifying attack.
We can call out anti-semitism without suppressing the call for a Free Palestine
But some in power are instead spewing misinformation and conflating peaceful pro-Palestine marches with the horrifying attack.
We can call out anti-semitism without suppressing the call for a Free Palestine
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Let’s face it, Nigel Farage is building up Danny Kruger to be some sort of mogul.
He was Boris Johnson’s tea boy.
He was Boris Johnson’s tea boy.
December 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Let’s face it, Nigel Farage is building up Danny Kruger to be some sort of mogul.
He was Boris Johnson’s tea boy.
He was Boris Johnson’s tea boy.
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Come May, we will be turning even more seats Green. This is just the start.
Help make it happen join.greenparty.org.uk
Help make it happen join.greenparty.org.uk
December 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Come May, we will be turning even more seats Green. This is just the start.
Help make it happen join.greenparty.org.uk
Help make it happen join.greenparty.org.uk
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Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage.
There is only one correct statement for this situation.
"I hope they both lose."
There is only one correct statement for this situation.
"I hope they both lose."
December 15, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Tommy Robinson is suing Nigel Farage.
There is only one correct statement for this situation.
"I hope they both lose."
There is only one correct statement for this situation.
"I hope they both lose."
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Three arrests, a £4.6m building sold for £1, and a council in freefall. The governance scandal now looks even deeper than first feared. John Elworthy reports. From Cambridgeshire News -- thanks!
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Three arrests as £4.6m centre sold for £1 plunges council into crisis
A statutory report into a city council has uncovered unlawful asset disposal, £1m in irregular payments and police arrests
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Three arrests, a £4.6m building sold for £1, and a council in freefall. The governance scandal now looks even deeper than first feared. John Elworthy reports. From Cambridgeshire News -- thanks!
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/dev...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/dev...
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Netanyahu, who has done more to ferment anti-semitism and whose first comment is to try and lay blame elsewhere is both transparent and beyond contempt.
Blame lies squarely with the shooters, and our thoughts should be focused on the victims and their families.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Blame lies squarely with the shooters, and our thoughts should be focused on the victims and their families.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Benjamin Netanyahu blames Anthony Albanese for Bondi beach terror attack, as world leaders express horror
Israeli prime minister claims the Australian government ‘let the disease’ of antisemitism spread ‘and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews we saw today’
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Netanyahu, who has done more to ferment anti-semitism and whose first comment is to try and lay blame elsewhere is both transparent and beyond contempt.
Blame lies squarely with the shooters, and our thoughts should be focused on the victims and their families.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Blame lies squarely with the shooters, and our thoughts should be focused on the victims and their families.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Spain understand the economic need for bringing in foreign workers.
The UK? Not so much.
www.majorcadailybulletin.com/paperwork/pa...
The UK? Not so much.
www.majorcadailybulletin.com/paperwork/pa...
Spain proposes visa exemption for short stays to the United Kingdom, the second largest destination for Spanish investment worldwide
. ‘Bringing in workers to provide services is difficult, it is an obstacle that we want to remove and we are working bilaterally with the British Government to allow skilled workers to be brought in t...
www.majorcadailybulletin.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Spain understand the economic need for bringing in foreign workers.
The UK? Not so much.
www.majorcadailybulletin.com/paperwork/pa...
The UK? Not so much.
www.majorcadailybulletin.com/paperwork/pa...
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Finally, BBC News at 10 name the hero bystander
"He's now been hailed a hero and named locally as Ahmed el Ahmed"
Australian news channels have been reporting his name non stop for over 10 hours, I would have thought BBC News would have been on the ball faster
"He's now been hailed a hero and named locally as Ahmed el Ahmed"
Australian news channels have been reporting his name non stop for over 10 hours, I would have thought BBC News would have been on the ball faster
December 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Finally, BBC News at 10 name the hero bystander
"He's now been hailed a hero and named locally as Ahmed el Ahmed"
Australian news channels have been reporting his name non stop for over 10 hours, I would have thought BBC News would have been on the ball faster
"He's now been hailed a hero and named locally as Ahmed el Ahmed"
Australian news channels have been reporting his name non stop for over 10 hours, I would have thought BBC News would have been on the ball faster
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Poland states the obvious: EU and NATO member state Hungary is an ally of Putin’s Russia
December 14, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Poland states the obvious: EU and NATO member state Hungary is an ally of Putin’s Russia
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The determination of Reeves and Starmer to keep the UK outside the EU CU and SM is contributing to the dire economic situation we are in. Nobody but a fool walks away from their biggest market
"While the EU moves to attract more international talent through the new EU Talent Pool, the UK is moving in the opposite direction – and is now facing an exodus of skilled talent as a result. Of the 252,000 British nationals who emigrated over the last 12 months, 90% of them were of working age."
Labour warned of fresh economic hit as Brexit accelerates high-skilled ‘brain drain’ from UK
‘None’ of the Labour chancellor’s measures will ‘have a material effect’ on growth, Richard Hughes, the chair of the OBR, has said
www.aol.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
The determination of Reeves and Starmer to keep the UK outside the EU CU and SM is contributing to the dire economic situation we are in. Nobody but a fool walks away from their biggest market
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"The UK's tourism industry is facing a £18 billion shortfall in what industry experts are calling a 'Brexit tourism gap'. International visitor spending in Britain remains substantially below pre-pandemic benchmarks. Approximately 500,000 jobs in the sector remain unfilled compared to 2019 levels."
Revealed: How Brexit Created a £18 Billion Hole in UK Tourism
Exclusive analysis reveals Britain's travel sector is suffering a severe post-Brexit hangover with visitor numbers and spending failing to recover to pre-pandemic levels, putting 500,000 jobs at risk.
britbrief.co.uk
December 15, 2025 at 8:41 AM
"The UK's tourism industry is facing a £18 billion shortfall in what industry experts are calling a 'Brexit tourism gap'. International visitor spending in Britain remains substantially below pre-pandemic benchmarks. Approximately 500,000 jobs in the sector remain unfilled compared to 2019 levels."
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After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing it
Welcome to the twilight zone where Nigel Farage can be accused of racism yet still lead the polls | Nesrine Malik
After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing it, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
www.theguardian.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM
After weeks of allegations of schoolboy racism, the Reform leader is doubling down. And our political establishment is allowing it