If you like tardigrades. Or rotifers or moss. Lovely Sunday read about the teeming #biodiversity we so rarely consider. Why don't we design cities for far more? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wild to see wealthy Reform politician "explaining" to poor people they don't understand their own experience. Let's make sure every single person in Gorton & Denton (and the country!) knows exactly that Reform is bankrolled by dodgy donors. Mask is off. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...

Dear Gorton & Denton, Something you might want to hear...

Senior Labour MP @florenceeshalomi.bsky.social told me: "There is a lot of concern among female parliamentarians that when we raise things we are not taken seriously, and that is part of the toxicity around the leadership in No 10… we need to make sure we have reset on that.”

@lukepollard.bsky.social 1. Did not vote in favour of a ceasefire in Gaza 2. Voted to keep the two-child benefit cap 3. Voted in favour of the cuts to disability benefits 4. Chose not to sign the July 2025 letter by parliamentarians calling on the Foreign Secretary to enforce sanctions on Israel

This story isn't over. A cabinet office minister paid a PR firm to dig dirt on journalists. Josh Simons' explanations make no sense and he won't answer questions about it. This can't be allowed to stand We will keep digging. Follow Democracy for Sale😀 democracyforsale.substack.com/subscribe

"... as soon as you shift the frame to, these are politicians who've been bought & paid for by oil & gas, arms trade companies, private healthcare companies, gambling companies, their behaviour makes absolute sense" @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Labour. Spot on.

And isn’t it special that we have our own version of this ragingly inadequate and sinister misogynist… in the supremely inadequate Matt Goodwin, Reform candidate for Gorton and Denton. Please, Gorton and Denton, be better than him. Do not inflict this hideous piece of work on the constituency.

Today we celebrate Zack Polanski! A British politician and, as of Sept 2025, leader of the UK Green Party. Jewish, gay, and vegan, he’s spoken out for gay and trans rights while focusing on Gaza, the climate crisis, and the cost-of-living crisis. #ZackPolanski #LGBTQHistory #LGBTQ #LGBTbradford

"There is no decency to be detected in this political project." Investigative journalist Paul Holden breaks down the downfall of the Labour Party in the UK — from Peter Mandelson’s link to Jeffrey Epstein to labeling Palestine Action as a terror group. Read now: zeteo.com/p/lies-and-d...

First Past the Post can no longer deliver real mandates - only chaos. 60% of Brits want it scrapped. Yet the Representation of the People Bill won’t even touch our voting system, which leaves millions unrepresented. Tell Keir Starmer to change this. actionnetwork.org/petitions/th...

“If you’ve lived in Greater Manchester all your life like I have, or you came here yesterday — if you’re part of our community and you’re mucking in, you’re one of us.” Our candidate for Gorton and Denton, Hannah Spencer, rejects the demonisation of immigrants and calls for politics that unite.

People REALLY Hate Starmer Here #VoteGreen 💚 youtu.be/ND2EBhYLMRs?...

Vote labour, get Reform

If you want to know what Reform would be like in power, look at how it threatened Bangor University | Gaby Hinsliff

Given how much Nigel Farage hates working from home, it would be nice to see him turn up at his workplace a bit more regularly

Reform by-election candidate Matt Goodwin, who has spent years talking about free speech and all that crap chickened out of a hustings today. As you can see - ALL the other candidates turned up

We didn't leave Labour, Labour left us.

The mood in Gorton and Denton is clear - Labour have blown it. Only the Greens can stop Reform.

We must defend UK democracy from Russian interference and the wider web of dirty money and misinformation which enables bad actors to undermine trust in politics. The Elections Bill is crucial in addressing this - the govt must not delay it any further.

Ireland has shown that basic income works — not just socially, but economically. Give people time and security to develop their skills, and the returns flow back to society. Now let’s go further. #UniversalBasicIncome #Economics

Starmer then: I've made the disciplinary procedure completely independent from me as leader Starmer now: I kicked Jeremy Corbyn out of the party

"She is demonstrating what it really means to stand up for local people." @elliechowns.bsky.social discusses Keir Starmer's untenable position and the need for more MPs like Hannah Spencer on Sky News Politics Hub.

Reform's claim to be the party of low taxation is also a lie. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The brilliant @greenpartyhan.bsky.social Green Party Candidate for Gorton and Denton on The Sawalha-Adderleys (a new one to me!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmMt...

HOPE HAS ARRIVED...... @greenpartyhan.bsky.social

The #Socialist #GreenParty A history of the Green Party . . . . works for me #VoteSocialist #VoteGreen follow @adamramsay.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social theecologist.org/2026/feb/06/...

The UN Secretary General has said it's time to move beyond GDP and measure "the things that really matter to people and their communities." He's right.

So the bottom line: NHS waiting lists fell sharply in 20 trusts, all in poor areas Streeting made this big part of his leadership pitch. Now HF analysis shows Wes’s pilots didnt do more ops, but did fewer referrals & more removals from list for unexplained reasons Many have told me of dirty tricks 👇

“The combined tuition fees of the entire Question Time panel would not cover my cost for 1 year of uni. Is that fair?” Oli Dugmore It’s absolutely NOT fair. This outrageous scandal must end

As always, it’s the audience on #bbcqt who talk the most sense. #VoteHannah #VoteGreen Vote #GortonandDenton

Bristol Green Councillors trying to do the right thing in the face of party political games played by those who are only concerned with themselves

Fantastic turnout at the rally today in Southend to oppose closure of the campus ✊ UNISON general secretary @andreaegangs.bsky.social joined @ucu.org.uk @drjogrady.bsky.social and union members “These cuts will wreck the university and gut the city of Southend,” said Andrea, calling for a rethink.

Kemi Badenoch: "Does he have the same full confidence in Morgan McSweeney that he had in Peter Mandelson?" Keir Starmer: "Morgan McSweeney is an essential part of my team. He helped me change the Labour party and win an election" #PMQs

If Ridge had made this statement a year ago, two years ago, five years ago, ten years ago, it would have been brave & principled & made knowing there would be a personal cost. But making it now? It's none of those things.

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...

Told ya www.thetimes.com/article/d318...

I mean, what did we think was going to happen? (H/t @riotstarz.bsky.social ) www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Our @spacehive.bsky.social crowdfunder is up and running! We're raising money to reach more people of all ages across Stroud, to create lasting links between children, adults and our natural world. Do something wonderful for nature: donate £2 or more TODAY! www.spacehive.com/little-acorn...

After years of austerity, parish and town councils have stepped in where others stepped back — to keep public resources open. This English "Devolution" Bill risks undermining the very councils that have held local services together. #LocalGovernment #CommunityPower.

When the current crop of political journalists suggest you have *suddenly* moved Green Party priorities to an entirely new left-wing political agenda, is it worth reminding them of the Party’s very long history of arguing for a universal basic income? Here in 1979: green-history.uk/j3/doclib/fi...

When I was doorknocking yesterday, we got cheers from passers by for the Green Party and @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Demonstrating Starmer's collapsing hold on Labour, the Liverpool mayor has spoken out against the anonymous lackeys briefing against Burnham www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

Hannah Spencer is what the Left needs to be and what Labour once was a long long time ago. Pro-Worker, Pro-Welfare State, Pro-NHS and without any of the Careerist nonsense that infects both Labour and Reform. #VoteGreen

Appeasing landlords. Decent homes standard for England’s private renters will not be enforced until 2035. Millions of renters are stuck paying hand over fist for shoddy homes that pose a real danger to their health. Govts put profits before people.