Kerry Pickett
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Green Party councillor for Preston Park Ward in Brighton & Hove
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This is my personal account used to promote the work of @BHGreens and @BHGreenCllrs. Promoted by Leo Littman for Brighton & Hove Green Party, both at 39-41 Surrey St, Brighton, BN1 3PB
12 months ago
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Sussex Wildlife Trust
7 days ago
Sit back & enjoy the latest episode of The Wandering Ecologist podcast, where host Penny Green talks to Sussex Wildlife Trust's Henri Brocklebank about the Sussex Kelp Recovery Project. Listen on your usual podcast provider now!
https://f.mtr.cool/joodistbob
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Sussex Wildlife Trust
7 days ago
Glorious photos of a Male Sparrowhawk spotted outside the Discovery Centre at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve recently by Ollie Owen & posted on our Nature Table
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Health consultants and Greens call for a report into increasing air pollution on the Lewes Road. Labour says no! Shameful!
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Jamie Driscoll Joins Green Party as Newcastle Greens Build for 2026 - Green Party
Newcastle Green Party has today welcomed Jamie Driscoll to the party, as local Greens continue to build momentum ahead of the all-out city council elections in May 2026. Jamie Driscoll, former Mayor o...
https://greenparty.org.uk/2025/12/17/jamie-driscoll-joins-green-party-as-newcastle-greens-build-for-2026/
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South Downs National Park
12 days ago
“You came and looked and loved the view, Long known and loved by me, Green Sussex fading into blue With one grey glimpse of sea” - Alfred, Lord Tennyson 📸: Anne Katrin Purkiss
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Alice Roberts
12 days ago
Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/16/uk-to-rejoin-eu-erasmus-student-exchange-programme
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ClientEarth Europe
13 days ago
BREAKING: we are taking legal action against France for failing to protect seabirds from bycatch. 🎣🐦 With Sea Shepherd FR & Défense des Milieux Aquatiques, we want to ensure that they: a) Adequately collect data on bycatch. b) Implement required mitigation measures to reduce this hidden tragedy.
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Sian Berry MP
17 days ago
Extremely worried for the awful situation of the Palestine Action activists on hunger strike. Still awaiting trial, some for over a year. Green MPs and peers have written to David Lammy, calling for urgent action and fair treatment.
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Possible
17 days ago
Burning wood doesn’t just pollute your home – it also pollutes your local community and harms the health of your neighbours. This
#CleanAirNight
, share the facts about wood burning so we can protect the health of everyone in our communities.
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Mums for Lungs
17 days ago
The impact of
#WoodBurning
on our neighbours is often overlooked. If you can smell woodsmoke, you're breathing in harmful toxins that can seriously affect your
#Health
. You can order our free posters via the link.
www.mumsforlungs.org/news/wood-bu...
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Wood burning posters — Mums for Lungs
It’s wood burning season and we want to help spread the word about the air pollution impact of burning wood in open fires, stoves and firepits.
https://www.mumsforlungs.org/news/wood-burning-posters
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Brighton & Hove Green Party
16 days ago
In 2027, Brighton & Hove will elect new councillors. Interested in finding out more about being a Green candidate? Join us next Tuesday at 6:30pm online! Open to all.
go.bhgp.uk/be-a-cllr
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Being a Brighton & Hove Councillor
If you're interested in becoming a councillor or curious to know more about what it's like to be a member of the local Council in this city, please come to this special session in Hove Town Hall to li...
https://go.bhgp.uk/be-a-cllr
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Dr Gary Fuller
16 days ago
We are all familiar with the smell of burnt kerosene around airports but there is little data on passenger
#airpollution
exposure. Some French scientists set out to investigate. For the Guardian, my latest piece looks at UFP exposure.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Air passengers exposed to extremely high levels of ultrafine particle pollution, study finds
Levels during boarding and taxiing were far above those defined as high by the World Health Organization
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/12/air-passengers-extremely-high-levels-ultrafine-particle-pollution-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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Robin Ince
16 days ago
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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Bricycles
16 days ago
Earlier this week the ATE funding for the next four years was announced. Brighton receives £4.5m, which sees it near the top of the per-capita funding. Unfortunately, East and West Sussex are both towards the bottom end of the table:
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Sam Bright
18 days ago
🔴 REVEALED 🔴 The Institute of Economic Affairs – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group that "incubated" Liz Truss – was bankrolled by oil giants and Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. 📝 Exclusive findings from
@desmog.com
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The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/the-institute-of-economic-affairs-donations-funding-oil-giants-shell-bp-exxon-rupert-murdoch/
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Amy King
16 days ago
Would you like to see something both cute and Christmassy? My friend Claire Tomlinson has made a short film about the local Wagtail roost:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnfP...
@sussexwildlife.bsky.social
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A Hundred Tails A-wagging
YouTube video by CTWildlife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnfPkyYNYfM
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Republic
15 days ago
The Met Police seem to think that the royals should be allowed to get away with anything. Investigate Andrew NOW.
#AbolishTheMonarchy
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Greens For A Republic
15 days ago
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Same Storm, Very Different Boats: Why We Need to Talk About Health Care Inequality | Greens For A Republic
Cancer is a terrible disease, and every cancer patient deserves sympathy and support. Channel 4’s Stand Up To Cancer is extremely important in raising awareness, funding research, and improving outcom...
https://greens-for-a-republic.org/same-storm-very-different-boats-why-we-need-to-talk-about-health-care-inequality
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Sussex Wildlife Trust
15 days ago
2025 wildlife highlight from David Bentley: "I saw this rare & spectacular Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn Beetle at Castle Water, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve in June. With antennae longer than its body, the whole creature is longer than its name - a full 2 inches in total! Longhorn indeed...!"
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David Roberts
15 days ago
"South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, is exceeding expectations for power generation and co-existing with the marine environment."
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Offshore Wind, Despite Facing Stiff Federal Headwinds, is Working
South Fork Wind, the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in the US, is exceeding expectations for power generation and co-existing with the marine environment.
https://www.oneearthnow.org/p/offshore-wind-despite-facing-stiff
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Brighton & Hove Green Party
15 days ago
Interested in finding out more about becoming a Green councillor? Join us online on Tues - non-members welcome! 🗓️ Tuesday 16th Dec, 6.30pm 🔗
go.bhgp.uk/be-a-cllr
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James Murray
15 days ago
There will inevitably be calls for the UK to align with the EU’s delayed ban on petrol & diesel cars. But this line suggests Badenoch doesn’t understand what’s happening here. China is making cheap EVs. It’s delaying the transition that helps China cement its dominance.
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The Green Party of England & Wales
24 days ago
"You're a government of cowards" Zack Polanski calls out the Labour government's inhumane approach to asylum- highlighting continued austerity as the root cause of structural issues in our society
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The Green Party of England & Wales
24 days ago
Bill increases of nearly a third for millions of ordinary people have helped Thames Water's profits soar to over £400 million. Foreign hedge fund lenders want more power to pollute our waters and raise our bills. Privatised water is a scam. Let's bring it back into public hands.
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Adrian Ramsay
25 days ago
In case it wasn't already obvious why Farage and his party are spreading misinformation about the climate crisis and trying to blame the most vulnerable for the problems caused by inequality - they've just received a record donation from a jet fuel multimillionaire!
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ECIU
23 days ago
60,000 African penguins starve to death after sardine numbers collapse – study Climate change and overfishing contribute to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds.
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60,000 African penguins starved to death after sardine numbers collapsed – study
Climate crisis and overfishing contributed to loss of 95% of penguins in two breeding colonies in South Africa, research finds
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Chris Baraniuk
23 days ago
A new electric ferry for Londoners. "After being progressively phased into operation, the 150-passenger boat, with capacity for 100 bicycles, will cross the river every 10 minutes from each side on weekdays and every 15 minutes on weekends."
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Electric ferry brings zero-emission travel to the River Thames
The Orbit Clipper will carry passengers between Canary Wharf and Rotherhithe every 10 minutes.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyl6y70pq6o
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Greens For A Republic
23 days ago
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5 powerful quotes and how they relate to the monarchy and republicanism | Greens For A Republic
A powerful quote can make an important point. Here are 5 quotes and how they apply to monarchy and democracy.
https://greens-for-a-republic.org/5-powerful-quotes-and-how-they-relate-to-the-monarchy-and-republicanism
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Sussex Wildlife Trust
23 days ago
A reminder to dispose of your plastics properly! Plastic is a nightmare for wildlife. This carefully curated Blackbird nest was found with plastic packaging material running through it. It's hard to see at first - imagine how tricky this is for a Blackbird. 📷Blackbird nest © Roy Williams
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Just Fair
26 days ago
It is great to hear
@sianberry.bsky.social
MP calling for the enactment of the socioeconomic duty. The UK Government have said they will, but they are now dragging their feet. It's time to unlock this vital tool for tackling inequality at a local level.
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Dr Ellie Chowns MP
about 1 month ago
The Chancellor explicitly references the negative legacy of Brexit on the UK economy - so why is her govt so opposed to taking steps like joining the customs union or single market with all the economic benefits these would bring?
#Budget2025
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Sian Berry MP
about 1 month ago
Gambling taxes are long overdue and an ethical way to raise revenue. But while advertising and lobbying are so rampant, harms will continue until they are controlled.
#Budget
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Caroline Lucas
about 1 month ago
Since 2011 fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury a whopping £133bn and added to yet more climate emissions. Freezing it yet again is reckless & irresponsible
#budget2025
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Natacha
about 1 month ago
Rachel Reeves earmarks £5m for secondary school libraries. Less than £1,200 per school. You couldn’t even replace the carpet for that.
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Steve Hyndside
about 1 month ago
I'm old enough to remember Labour suspending its own MPs who voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Zack Polanski
about 1 month ago
Growing
@greenparty.org.uk
membership 📈 Growing the pressure on Labour to tax extreme wealth fairly 📈 Growing the movement to make hope normal again 📈
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Caroline Lucas
about 1 month ago
👀 So while all eyes were on the budget, Ministers just slipped out their North Sea Future Plan. While it’s good to see them stick to manifesto pledge not to grant new licenses, it’s a shame to see approval of “tiebacks” to existing fields - unnecessary concession that undermines climate messages
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Dr Gary Fuller
about 1 month ago
"Would avoid 800,000 cases of asthma symptoms, 2,000 hospital visits & 4,500 premature deaths... $46bn in health benefits in 2032" Because of a "cost to industry of 'hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars'" Sounds good cost benefit to me.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump’s EPA moves to abandon tough standards for deadly soot pollution
EPA had previously said rule reducing fine particle matter from vehicles and industrial sources could prevent thousands of premature deaths a year
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/26/trump-epa-deadly-soot-pollution-rule?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
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David Roberts
about 1 month ago
"But the issue isn’t that we need more 'boy-friendly' reforms. It’s that boys are still socialized to compete only with boys and to read girls’ success as illegitimate or emasculating. The result is dissonance, resentment, and disengagement for boys—and hostile climates for girls."
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South Downs National Park
about 1 month ago
The South Downs National Park is crammed with amazing history! ⚔️ 🏰 Find out about efforts to restore these incredible paintings of cultural heroines from the 1500s 👸 👉
www.southdowns.gov.uk/restoration-...
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European Movement UK
about 1 month ago
Brexit is the reason today’s Budget squeezes families, yet the government is still shuffling towards solutions that demand real urgency. We need far bolder steps back towards the single market if we want future budgets that lift people up rather than drain them.
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Baby steps won’t fix Brexit or the Budget
There is a way to get back a much bigger slice of the money Brexit has cost us. By getting the UK back into the EU single market.
https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/baby_steps_fix_brexit_or_budget
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Brighton & Hove Green Party
about 1 month ago
"We must demand that another world beyond capitalism is possible." ✊ Cllr Marina Lademacher speaking at the Brighton climate march last week.
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Brighton & Hove Green Party
about 1 month ago
100,000 new members. 175,000 members and counting. And we're not slowing down anytime soon.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
speaking in Brighton on Friday
@greenparty.org.uk
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Great to have Zack in Kemptown yesterday to welcome Lloyd Russell Moyles to our party. Welcome Lloyd! 🌳
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South Downs National Park
about 1 month ago
Friston Forest: good all year but absolutely perfect in the Autumn. 📷 Sam Moore
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Brighton and Hove LDR - Sarah Booker-Lewis
about 1 month ago
Here I am again. 🎺 It was such a delightful moment as I wasn't expecting it and was surrounded by esteemed colleagues who were equally joyful.
#LDreporter
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