3 weeks ago I was leafleting in snow. Last week I was leafleting in rain. Today I was leafleting in sunnies! Lovely day to be out spreading Green messages. I'm very lucky to be able to leaflet with @mothinali.bsky.social and hear locals telling him the difference a Green Councillor has made to them

A quick reminder of what #BigFebruary is about… Thanks to the magic of the cosmos, we start gaining daylight much faster in Feb than in Jan. Over 20 mins a week - setting us up for Spring. This chart is by @neilrkaye.bsky.social and is one of my all time favourites.

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Some good news from the UK. Shows how simple changes in hedge cutting can make a big difference to butterflies

At a time when there is so much greed,violence, anger and hatred (and book banning) in parts of the world, it is good to see people donating to causes where they don't and likely will never know the individuals involved but do it just to make things that little bit better for someone else

This is Westwood Primary School in Cambridgeshire. They're the latest recipients of £500 of books, courtesy of Big Green Books 500 Club. THANK YOU so much to everyone who's helped and supported this. I love it so much. www.biggreenbookshop.com/big-green-bo...

Great thread about 20-minute* AI courses the govt started promoting today (I'd prefer some serious upskilling of population in understanding misinformation instead) *time spent selecting then handing over your details to register for the course clearly NOT included in the course duration

The government claims that AI is 'one-to-one learning support'. It's not. Unless you think that AI is human. Or that kids are robots.

Bit of a milestone today; 50th pint of blood donated. Being vegan for a decade doesn't seem to have been a problem. As a post-donation treat I am having crisps AND biscuits!

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

So despite the absolutely vile weather on my dog walk, I reckon my day still started better than for the man who screeched to a halt by the park I was walking in, jumped out of his car and over the fence then squatted next to a tree and did a poo

The wonderful @carladenyer.bsky.social is looking for a media officer - please do apply/share etc greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

That means equipping people who believe the truth still matters and the powerful need to be held to account with the skills, tools, and methodologies needed, making sure they're spread far and wide, and supporting networks and communities.

If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.

"Everybody - wake up! It's the #BigGardenBirdwatch!" Will you be taking part today? 👀🌳

tremendous thread, enjoying this

🦇 We were delighted to contribute with 2 case studies for a new paper on increasing inclusivity in volunteer biological recording, published in Citizen Science: Theory and Practice last week. www.sei.org/publications... (cont)

Important warning - particularly to the UK government - don't believe anything emerging from the US administration unless it can be checked with an independent source www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Board of Peace? Based on some of those invited, and the convenor's comments about the Nobel prize, surely Bored of Peace is the more appropriate name?

Heard about PATHWAYS? It's the UKRI leadership development programme that we deliver alongside the FLF Development Network pathways.flfdevnet.com Open to UKRI/RC project leads on awards intended to develop leadership capability and/or research independence. Apply by Feb 20th please!

Based on the comments I've seen I'm looking forward* to replays of today's speech made available in all its completely unedited batshittery so the world can see just how bad it is. His regime have been able to hid behind generous editing for too long *nope, not wasting my time watching it

Lil' comic about hope and longing 💗

It might sound silly, but I mean it: The easiest and most potent way for Europe to hurt Trump this year is to once again use its cultural soft power and to threaten a boycott of the World Cup. It would become a completely meaningless event and would hurt him where he is most vulnerable - his vanity.

OMG! I thought that letter was genAI slop shared round to stir things up. I didn't entertain the fact that it actually had been written and sent by him.

Imagine flying from the Antarctic to the UK and back every year for the best part of 30 years. With the longest migration of any Tern and a possible lifespan of over three decades, Arctic Terns can really cover some distance! #seabirds @btobirds.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social

Oh stick your golden dome where the sun don't shine

The Government is planning to send King Charles to the US to celebrate with Trump. Giving him a royal visit right now sends a terrible message that his behaviour is acceptable. We can stop this if enough of us speak up. Will you add your name to the petition? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ca...

“When we talk about bold leadership, we’re ready to take on the billionaires. The Conservatives and the Labour Party, they’re just not willing — they don’t have the backbone to stand up to them.” Green Party Co-Deputy Leader Mothin Ali on #BBCAQ

The Foreign Minister of #Greenland. You can see and hear the intense pressure. Donald Trump is terrorising the world.

We saw it early in the pandemic, in every climate shock & now in Minneapolis. The impulse of most people in a crisis is to share, connect & protect, often at risk to the self. Capitalism and existing power structures have trouble comprehending it and then often try to undermine it

Is she trolling him? Is this actually a way to remind us all he didn't win the Nobel Peace Prize?

Flying to Minneapolis tomorrow to cover the ICE raids for News Agents, what is unfolding and the politics which flows from it. If you’re there or know the city and know people/organisations we should be speaking to, please get in touch. DMs open.

Plaid Cymru and the Greens are surging in Wales, according to this latest poll. Where’s the media narrative around this? Where are the stories saying Farage is failing? When will Labour try to regain ground by appealing to Plaid & Green voters, not just copy Reform? www.itv.com/news/wales/2...

Brexit has been "pure hell", transport company tells trade select committee. Has had trucks delayed for up to a month in Calais because paperwork not correct. Here's clip of paperwork : this is what Keir Starmer is hoping to get rid of through SPS deal. parliamentlive.tv/Download/Ind...

So... I've created a starter pack of UK government organisations currently on Bluesky: go.bsky.app/JHsY1Wz (Currently includes all those listed under ministerial and non-ministerial departments here www.gov.uk/government/o... - let me know any I've missed, or got wrong)

“Do not bend your neck for that which cuts necks.” A Sumerian proverb, as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago.

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

🦋🌿Hiring 12 x Botanists or Entomologists for 2026 field surveys in England! 4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September. Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk. Apply now: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca... 🧪

The trouble with slippery slopes is you never know quite when/where the unstoppable slip will begin. I can't help but feel we are already on the slope with so many issues both nationally and internationally right now. In a democracy raising the alarm politically is the job of the opposition

Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian - Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children (8-14, in the UK), about their winter encounters with nature 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Not a great start to the 2nd day of work in 2026 and I'm ready to throw laptop out the window because Copilot is making suggestions. I'm sick of how gAI is being forced on us. No, I don't want you to email my team asking them for feedback on a file, or get your 'unbiased' feedback on my doc

How to recognise fascism when you see it, by the the Italian humanist and author Umberto Eco. This 14-point guide is taken from Eco's 1995 essay 'Ur-Fascism' – informed by his own experiences of Nazism in the 20th century. He was born #OnThisDay 1932.

Well I've ruined the dog's day. He was having a fantastic time picking the crabapples off the tree one by one and eating them. Turns out it's not a great idea. So I've had to pick them all and am currently turning them into jelly (which I will share, on toast, with said dog in due course)

What is shameful is that people have to use irregular crossings in the first place and we have a government which is so hostile, discriminatory and inhumane towards those seeking safety. It isn't the people seeking asylum who are the issue here www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

On January 1 2016 I started doing #Veganuary. I got to the end of the month and never looked back. If you're trying #Veganuary2026 then head on over to their website for resources and support. What a great way to start the New Year! veganuary.com

Wishing that in 2026 we start to tackle the problems caused by these obscene levels of greed

'The Illustrated History of Chapel Allerton' on the ground Walking tour 14:00-16:00 Sunday 18 January relating to a new book by local historian Steve Burt. I'm editor + author of Ch.8 & supplied loads of photos. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-illust... (I'll be offering other dates later.)

Jigsaw number 2 of the break underway. Very different from my normal jigsaw - but the different patterns on this one are satisfying to work with