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All views expressed are my own, personal views.

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I see two things in Gorton and Denton: palpable frustration and the need for wise voting to stop Reform | Polly Toynbee After speaking to locals, I still can’t predict the result, but a big, combined effort will be needed. Without a united front the left may splinter and lose, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The betting has the Greens at 1/2 and Labour at 5/1. If you actually want to keep Reform out, rather than making a rhetorical point, you can only rationally argue for Labour to step aside.

20.02.2026 11:39 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 5

This time next week, we'll hopefully have 25% more Green Party MPs.
Go @greenpartyhan.bsky.social !!!
🀞🀞🀞

20.02.2026 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution

Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds

20.02.2026 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This campaign is about hope vs hate.

United, we can make sure Greens defeat Reform.

19.02.2026 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 462    πŸ” 148    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2

He looks completely maraca'ed out

19.02.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
19.02.2026 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform UK suspends by-election campaign activist over β€˜antisemitic and misogynistic’ posts EXCLUSIVE: Adam Mitula, Reform UK’s interim campaign manager in Tameside, has been assisting Matt Goodwin's Gorton and Denton by-election campaign

So it turns out Matt Goodwin's Reform campaign manager was a holocaust-denying Nazi who said he would "never touch a Jewish woman.”

When do we start seeing all the coverage of the antisemitism crisis in Reform UK?

www.jewishnews.co.uk/reform-uk-su...

19.02.2026 17:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1675    πŸ” 758    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 40
a bar chart that says greens close the gap to reform in gorton and denton from 1st february. green party is on 34% reform is on 39% labour are in free-fall on 21% with others on 6%

a bar chart that says greens close the gap to reform in gorton and denton from 1st february. green party is on 34% reform is on 39% labour are in free-fall on 21% with others on 6%

🚨 1 WEEK LEFT

🟩 GREENS CAN WIN! We're SO CLOSE!

πŸ“’ There's phone-banking from home, leafleting, door-knocking, letter writing + bundling and election day!

πŸ‘‡ Please sign up + share the link

gorton-denton.greenparty.org.uk#action-days

19.02.2026 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 9
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Anti-nature policies are a dead end for Labour.

You don’t secure lasting growth by risking long-term harm to the ecosystems we rely on.

The public knows this.

There’s no need for the Government to pick a fight with voters on nature.

It’s bad policy and bad politics.

13.02.2026 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

Hard agree. And although it's wonderful to have a green voice like yours in the ruling Party,
I think you'd make a great @greenparty.org.uk MP, @chrishinchliff.bsky.social

19.02.2026 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It looks like @zackpolanski.bsky.social might get to sit down in this one. Good. I felt exhausted just watching the last one. πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

19.02.2026 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Season 3 was my favourite ST season.

19.02.2026 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

At first glance, I thought that was Philthy Phil Taylor

19.02.2026 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I saw Horace Andy in concert last year. Still sounding great. What a gift!

19.02.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Birthday!! πŸŽ‚

19.02.2026 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I would happily put up with the curse of the eligible bachelors, in exchange for a full head of hair. <sigh>

19.02.2026 10:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

100%. Eventual target must surely be to be the UK Party with the largest membership. That would've seemed ridiculous just a few months ago. Now now.

19.02.2026 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

To be fair - Sandringham was a pretty obvious hiding place.

19.02.2026 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

He's the same guy who keeps following you on Bluesky and telling you how beautiful you are

19.02.2026 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜‚

19.02.2026 10:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I bet he's sweating now.

19.02.2026 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

Which will come first? 200,000 Green Party members - or another Green Party MP? Exciting times!

19.02.2026 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

19.02.2026 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 11663    πŸ” 3014    πŸ’¬ 203    πŸ“Œ 240

I was so pleased to read that silver medallist: Norman was supportive of the protest. He copped a load of shit for it too - not being picked in future years, despite making the qualifying times. Smith and Carlos carried his coffin. Legends.

18.02.2026 23:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Too cool 😎

18.02.2026 23:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’―

18.02.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Watching the Olympics.
Daughter: Wait!! Torville and Dean were famous ice skaters?!?
Wife: Oh my God, yes! Have you ever seen them skate?
Daughter: Oh hang on a minute, I was thinking of Morecambe and Wise.

17.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

'Eased out'. Ew!

17.02.2026 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
+++  Sam Cooke With Karl Bryan & The Afrokats - Lost And Lookin' (Rown Beet Rec.- '06 Unofficial)
YouTube video by badmutti +++ Sam Cooke With Karl Bryan & The Afrokats - Lost And Lookin' (Rown Beet Rec.- '06 Unofficial)

This one is really well done, I think:
youtu.be/1UdSuiDTiQk?...

16.02.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Have you tried the veggie Chinese in Bristol: Suyuan? Me and my missus really loved it when we went there.

15.02.2026 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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