Pleased to see the jury make this decision. We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries. People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A friend pointed me to a post on social media of a letter by Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour, Bristol East) about a request for a televised emergency briefing on the #ClimateEmergency I was stunned by how casually the idea & its urgency were dismissed. Let’s unpack why this response is so wrong-headed 🧵

This is Nigel Farage with Nick Candy, the treasurer of Reform UK 👇 Candy appears numerous times in the Epstein files over more than a decade, The National has uncovered. The Scottish Greens are putting pressure on Reform to explain the links.

In this week's column I seek to explain Keir Starmer's flat refusal to change our electoral system, even though its gross unfairness could put Reform UK in power on <30% of the vote. The reasons, I believe, are deeply cynical and disturbing. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Zero net migration would shrink UK economy by 3.6%. Higher taxes to maintain public services. UK has 3 working age people for every one pensioner, could be 2:1 by 2050. Low birth rate. Can't sustain economy without immigration. Xenophobia preventing honest debate.

Nigel Farage is named 43 times in the Epstein files. 43 times. not 1 or 2 times. 43. why is he not being asked about this and why are the media not questioning this? this is the man who most bookies think will be our next PM, yet I've yet to see ANY journalist or publication question this.

This is what oligarchy looks like: Elon Musk, the wealthiest man alive, spent $290 million to elect Trump. Since Election Day, Musk became $548 billion richer while his companies (SpaceX & Tesla) paid $0 in federal income taxes last year after making $13.7 billion in profits.

Starmer has serious questions to answer about what his government knew, and when, about Mandelson's Epstein ties. Shocking that this man was made ambassador - he should have no role in public life. And we absolutely need a police enquiry into leaks. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‼️ BREAKING | Zarah Sultana has announced she's backing Greens in Gorton and Denton Sultana said her long-term goal is to build "a mass working-class party", but said "defeating fascism" is the priority. She is thus giving her "personal critical support" to Hannah Spencer (Green).

Who is in the Epstein files?

someone came to you in person to raise concerns about Mandelson over 12 years ago. his connections to Epstein had already been reported in some of the UK's biggest papers, and he was several times disgraced beyond that. you chose to mock yr constituent's concern publicly to your large following

Spanish PM Sánchez: The owner of X, himself a migrant, used his personal account to amplify disinformation about the sovereign decision of my government to regularize 500,000 migrants who live, work, and contribute to the success of our country.

A win for the Green Party at the Gorton & Denton by-election on 26th February would halt the Reform Party's momentum and send a clear message to Keir Starmer. Want to help? Chip in here: donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...

Westminster Voting Intention: RFM: 26% (+1) LAB: 19% (-2) CON: 18% (+1) GRN: 17% (+1) LDM: 14% (=) Via @yougov.co.uk, 1-2 Feb. Changes w/ 25-26 Jan.

We're out campaigning in Gorton and Denton for the by-election on 26th of February. it's time for change in this community, it's time for hope, it's time to VOTE GREEN

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IPSO' response: "[Papers can] choose which pieces of information they publish.They are not obliged to do a comparison of other cost pathways and entitled to focus on the headline figure. [We] did not identify sufficient grounds to investigate a possible breach of Clause 1" A cherry picker's charter.

Private Eye has been onto Mandelson for years to be fair. They exposed his lobbying to get Palantir into NHS, but it doesn't have the reach of mainstream media but now Theil, Epstein and Mandelson have all been tied together in corruption, surely they won't ignore it?

This bastion of moral virtue has opinions about the Green Party. Just remember that as they continue to attack us. This is who they are. Mask is off.

"We want to stop them bleeding people dry." The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm. Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out... What do you think?

🗳️ #GE2029 with [ x ] as Labour leader: -- Streeting -- ➡️ Ref: 32% 🟢 Grn: 21% 🔴 Lab: 15% 🔵 Con: 15% 🟠 Lib: 11% -- Starmer -- ➡️ Ref: 31% 🟢 Grn: 19% 🔴 Lab: 19% 🔵 Con: 16% 🟠 Lib: 10% Poll: @YouGov, Jan 2026 (excluding undecideds)

This new graphic from @thenerve.news could be so much bigger but we wanted to show 3 essential nodes in Peter Thiel’s sphere of influence: Silicon Valley, Washington & the UK. In Britain, our govt is so naive about Thiel & what his company Palantir really is. 3/

@zackpolanski.bsky.social is asked about Keir Starmer accusing him (at #PMQs) of being high on drugs It turns out that Keir has taken drugs but Zack never has, and while Keir resorts to cheap jokes & scaremongering, Zack wants a grown up conversation about the issues involved.

“I don’t think that’s a divisive message, I think that’s a human rights message”. @zackpolanski.bsky.social

So why would a Kazakhstani billionaire be trying to secretly bankroll Reform? www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

“I do not think this is a moral thing for you to do...” Martin Lewis shares his message to Chancellor Rachel Reeves on her decision to freeze the threshold at which graduates begin to repay their student loans. #Newsnight

Scotland & England fans: the 2026 World Cup is set to be hosted in Trump’s USA. We can’t stay silent. Sign the petition calling for a boycott unless it's moved, to protect players & fans! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/bo...

🗳️ POLL | Reform rise to 12pt lead ➡️ Ref: 32% (+2) 🔴 Lab: 20% (-2) 🔵 Con: 17% (-3) 🟢 Grn: 13% (+1) 🟠 Lib: 11% (-1) -- Seats -- ➡️ Ref: 378 🟠 Lib: 71 🔴 Lab: 68 🟡 SNP: 47 🟢 Grn: 26 🔵 Con: 25 Poll: @BMGResearch, 28-29 Jan (+/- vs 27 Nov)

Hundreds of volunteers hitting the streets this morning in Gorton and Denton. Lower bills, tax the super-rich- hope will win. Only the Greens can stop Reform in this by-election.

"I spent decades in energy. Here are the problems with UK nuclear plans" www.thenational.scot/news/2581338...

🗳️ New Holyrood poll: -- FPTP -- 🟡SNP: 34% (-14) ➡️Ref: 20% (+20) 🔴Lab: 15% (-7) 🔵Con: 10% (-12) 🟠Lib: 10% (+3) 🟢Grn: 9% (+8) -- PR -- 🟡SNP: 29% (-11) ➡️Ref: 20% (+20) 🔴Lab: 15% (-3) 🟢Grn: 12% (+4) 🔵Con: 11% (-12) 🟠Lib: 9% (+4) Poll: @YouGov, 8-14 Jan (+/- vs 2021)

Greens reach highest ever vote share in new polling www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...

Oh, and 4. Despite the demand for proportional representation from Labour members, Starmer won't change our ridiculous First Past the Post system. So he's in no position to blame anyone for "splitting the vote". share.google/buxD1tZ5BfKk...

The more I watch this from Hannah Spencer, two things happen: 1. The more I like it and her. 2. The more it makes me want to get out and do what she says by volunteering. ... I'm surprisingly moved by 2, as I can physically feel it breaking through the armour of scepticism I've built around myself.

Huge congratulations Hannah!! What a brilliant choice - someone who knows & loves the city, lived there all her life, & 100% committed to delivering the very best for residents. On my way to campaign in Gorton and Denton right now. We can do this!! 💚 @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk

Great to see Cllr Tom Crone's motion to bring Merseyrail back into public hands was passed unopposed at the full meeting of Liverpool City Council last night. Merseyrail pays millions in dividends to shareholders- this money is needed to build a cleaner, greener and safer network.

🗳️ POLL | Greens rise to **2nd place** ➡️ Ref: 29% (-3) 🟢 Grn: 19% (+2) 🔵 Con: 17% (-1) 🔴 Lab: 17% (+3) 🟠 Lib: 11% (=) -- Seats -- ➡️ Ref: 355 🟢 Grn: 85 🟠 Lib: 75 🟡 SNP: 48 🔵 Con: 34 🔴 Lab: 20 Based on @FindoutnowUK poll, 28 Jan (+/- vs 21 Jan)

🚨 BREAKING | Hannah Spencer, a local councillor and plumber, has been nominated as the Green Party candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election. Spencer endorsed Zack Polanski in the leader election. She won the selection with ~80% of ballots. (Via @tomorrowsmps)

Striking numbers which demonstrate, in spades, how tiny is the popular support for the culture of hate that Britain's institutions seem determined to impose on a kind and accepting majority. (Expect the BBC to ignore it or qualify it to oblivion.)

NEW ANALYSIS: UK household electricity bills have risen over the last 5 years. BUT: Despite frequent claims that net zero is to blame: 2/3 of the increase is because of high gas prices shows new @ukerc.bsky.social report. Arguably without renewable energy the UK would see even higher bills today.

Keir Starmer suppressed a scientific report that warned of climate effects ranging from mass migration to nuclear conflict. Don't look up.

These are govt quotes, not campaigning ones. So make changes now… “animal farming at current levels is unsustainable without imports” and that “the UK does not have enough land to feed its population and rear livestock: a wholesale change in consumer diets would be required”

Just days after a group of Trump-aligned billionaires officially took over TikTok in the U.S., users reported their videos criticizing ICE and the shooting of Alex Pretti were suppressed or delayed. The oligarchy is tightening its grip over even more of our media. Beware.

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.

The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions. It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.

So basically the UK government is going to let Meta train its AI on public documents and public data. For free.

State of Holyrood, 100 days until the election (vs 2021): List SNP ~ 28.3% (-12) Lab ~ 17.7% (-0.2) RUK ~ 17.0% (+16.8) Con ~ 12.3% (-11.2) Grn ~ 12.3% (+4.2) LD ~ 9.0% (+3.9) Const SNP ~ 34.7% (-13) RUK ~ 18.0% (new) Lab ~ 17.0% (-4.6) Con ~ 11.7% (-10.2) LD ~ 9.0% (+2.1) Grn ~ 8.0% (+6.7)

BREAKING: A legal bid to overturn the Palestine Action proscription through the Scottish courts has passed a major milestone. Judges approved plans for a judicial review to kick off within weeks🚨 Story to follow