Hannah is the Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton. She is also a plumber and dog rescuer🐕💪

Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚

#MelttheICE #2 done. Note the Morse Code in the stripe and on the "tail." See comment/s for deets on mods. #KnitSky #Knit #Knitting #Resistance #Resist

Stephen Sedley's letter strongly reinforces the point of this column: if, as seems imminent, the hunger strikers die, the government bears responsibility. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A number of people on this platform have been claiming that it's not up to government to shorten people's time on remand, however far beyond the statutory limit that time extends. Well, take it from a very eminent retired judge. It is. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

This is beyond shocking - how can this be allowed to happen? Why on earth can’t they be released on bail? They have a right to a fair trial, appropriate medical treatment, & the removal of punitive Prison Service conditions. Govt’s ban on Palestine Action is simply intolerable

There is no instance in history of an authoritarian far-right leader taking over that did not end in disaster for those who voted for them And, unfortunately, everyone else. It's too late for Trump/MAGA voters to retract their votes But it's not too late for Farage/Reform voters to retract theirs

The Government has announced the first of their ‘nine new river walks’: a section of the River Mersey near Stockport. Yet what’s being presented as a national breakthrough is, in reality, a set of long-overdue local council upgrades to existing riverside paths. A skim through the details... 🧵

A little thread of ideas for your Boxing Day Walk (Trespass)

Flooding today in Totnes #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #Flooding #SouthHams

Since 2019, the NHS has spent more money on maternity negligence claims than the entire NHS maternity budget for same period. Investment now in maternity services will reap rewards very quickly. The Government does not need to wait for the Amos review to start making a change.

An event in Hebden Bridge celebrating 25 years of the CRoW Act spurs on the movement for further land access rights in England and Wales By Andrew Bibby yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/right...

I wish I was surprised. Buried in this Budget is a plan to slash the Digital Services Tax, giving a multi-billion tax cut to US tech giants and the likes of Elon Musk. That's right, cutting taxes for the world's richest man while hiking them for millions of hard-working Brits.

Tonight we're celebrating 10 years of Rewilding Britain (@rewildingbritain.org.uk). I don't think I've ever come across an organisation which has shifted both public attitudes and tangible outcomes on an issue so fast. I'm proud to be associated.

Last chance to sign up to join tonight’s @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social webinar. So looking forward to hearing from @markrpriestley.bsky.social and seeing Tom from @educatorsforpeace.bsky.social launch the first of our fantastic resources for teachers. Join us by registering on the link ⬇️

In 2025 in the UK, 4.5 million children are living in poverty, which is 31% of all children, a record high. It’s staggering that someone else in our society can go to bed, do absolutely nothing but sleep and be £35,000 richer in the morning - every single day.

This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week. Please sign and share 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Wild camping: we won the battle on Dartmoor, now what? Listening to @lewis-winks.bsky.social, @maryannochota.bsky.social & Aila Taylor discussing extending the right to wild camp in England - at Kendal Mountain Festival, in (appropriately enough) a very big tent

We're in Newcastle with PMUK's Ian Gregg - former chairman of Greggs. Speaking in a personal capacity, he said: "We hope the Chancellor uses this Budget to raise taxes on the wealthiest people first - who can most afford it - instead of ordinary people who can’t."

Here's an important new call to action from Dartmoor Nature Alliance. Please read and share!

Which one is more English?

Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations! His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind. It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.

Our Land, a new documentary, interrogates the connections between land, power and a sense of belonging following the Right to Roam movement in England and Wales. It captures the tension between public campaigners fighting for greater access to nature and landowners.

There are around 1,500 rivers in Britain, so the government’s manifesto pledge to create a mere 9 river walks is simply pathetic. Give the public a right of responsible access to all rivers & the wider countryside. Our @righttoroam.bsky.social trespass on BBC news: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Common sense and morally right.

Our latest polling shows concerns about immigration are manufactured www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

3 things Starmer could do instead of camps in old barracks that would actually WORK👇 1. Create safe, regulated routes to apply for asylum in the UK 2. Let asylum seekers WORK & support themselves 3. Fast track status for people from obviously unsafe countries metro.co.uk/2025/10/29/k...

America is terrifying. We need to be proactive and not just sit and wait for this to happen to us. Also really recommend this book, especially if you’re but a teacher. Education is a line of defence against fascism. Support education and access to books.

Ruth are you willing to share the parliamentary petition to make key stage one play based learning compulsory - we need your help in sharing it and making people aware and sign it. Can you help? petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

I rarely manage to watch a whole 25 min YouTube video, whatever the topic, but this one was a joy! #Kpopdemonhunters #golden #EJAE youtu.be/QsTQQ42UhvU?...

Happy 1st October! 🍁 The brilliant reds, oranges & yellows of autumn leaves aren’t just a seasonal show, they’re the result of clever chemistry. A perfect reminder that chemistry always leaves us impressed. 🍂 Many thanks to @compoundchem.com for the fabulous graphic. #ColourChemistry

No. A wealth tax won't solve everything. No one ever said it will. But until we begin to challenge the power & wealth of the 1% - then we know this Labour government has been bought and paid for.

"Greens with their rising influence and bold politics stand ready to replace Labour’s tired ideas and stale politicians." @zackpolanski.bsky.social responds to being included in this year's Time100 Next list 💚

I'm still so annoyed about this. The framing of it is also cruel and disengenious. Putting these 3 issues together suggests migrants all suffer from a lack of English, more likely to have criminal records & don't contribute to society. It's so so wrong. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It is *essential* that the government restores the independence of the Electoral Commission in its forthcoming Elections Bill: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage wanting to kick people out of the country because they migrated here made me angry and made me think about which best of British people and things wouldn't have happened were it not for the brilliance of immigration to the UK.

Oh my goodness what incredible, incredible news. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If you are a U.S. taxpayer, know that $20 billion are about to be used to bailout Argentina’s IMF backed libertarian economic experiment of shock doctrine and austerity, which took only a year and a half to complete collapse like a house of cards.

Just a reminder before the “big announcement” today. Autism was discovered in 1911 and the modern definition of Autism came in 1943. Tylenol wasn’t widely used until the 1950s. Anyone trying to tell you that Tylenol causes Autism isn’t someone that should be taken seriously.

We all have family and friends who fall in the category "indefinite leave to remain". This is a barbaric idea, raised by a party that has no compassion, and clearly, no friends either. #CompassionatePolitics #VoteGreen

No immigrant has ever sacked me, or cut my wages, or offshored my job, or closed my hospital, or stopped my mum's disability benefits, or crashed the economy. Those things were all done by white English men who went to Oxford and wore a nice suit.

The truth: we need migration. The problem: too many politicians are terrified to say it. Why? They're led by a) toxicity of the charlatans & b) wealthy media organisations who demand these useful distractions rather than us talking about inequality. Reject it. Draw the line.

In case you thought I was exaggerating, here is the "debate" on Kimmel from Newsnight. David Frum explaining the horrific first-amendment-breaching executive overreach. British right wing hacks: bUt HiS jOkE wAs iNaCCuRaTe!

Crockett: "If I had one issue with the Biden/Harris administration, it is the fact that they did not move forward and make sure that this man was put where he should've been put ... I never had a defended that had 34 convictions for felonies and did not spend one day in jail. Never in my life."

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

“… this is Donald Trump’s world & we’re just living in it.” C4 News at Stop Trump Coalition @ukstoptrump.bsky.social rally with clips of 2017 Yvette Cooper & 2018 David Lammy - pre-realpolitik? 🎤 w/ @amnestyuk.bsky.social’s @kerrymoscogiuri.bsky.social & Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social

I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore. So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism. From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved: guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...