Paul Edmonds

Graphic saying "Former Labour Councillor Defects to Green Party in Bedford" with Green Party logo. Then picture of Caroline. Caroline is wearing a Green Party badge on her black coat. Caroline is white and middle aged with fairly short grey hair, and her specs are up on the top of her head. Overlaid, "Cllr Caroline White, Kempston Central and East, Bedford Borough Council". In the background, grass with trees with autumnal leaves and a brick/stone building as the backdrop.

💚 Great news for Bedford! 💚

Welcome to the Greens, Cllr Caroline White (Kempston Cent&E) a hardworking former Labour cllr who’s always stood up for fairness & local people.

Bedford Borough @greenparty.org.uk Group up to 4. The politics of hope keeps growing here in Bedford.
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Tweet screenshot: SunDog @SUNDOG_TRX You never truly know who’s pulling the strings… 🤫 [AI-generated image of a corgi dog with a collar depicting the Tron logo, paws raised above the White House, with strings attached to the paws like a marionette] 2:30 AM Jul 24, 2025

Sundog, a memecoin by crypto billionaire Justin Sun, just posted a meme depicting its mascot controlling the White House. Sun has spent (or will shortly spend) a total of $213 million on Trump-connected crypto projects.

Town Centre Public Spaces Protection Order consultation 2025 | Bedford Borough Council

Bedford is home. Council consults on extending £75 fines for town centre #cycling. Please respond NOW even if not local: visitors and #Disabled ppl often fined. #MyCycleMyMobilityAid www.bedford.gov.uk/your-council/have-your-say/consultations/town-centre-public-spaces-protection-order-consultation

Confidence in policing is "not where it needs to be" says Crime & Policing Minister on Bedford visit - Bedford Independent The Policing Minister has said that confidence in policing is "not where it needs to be" and she wants to get a strong police presence...

The Bedford Independent joined Dame Diana Johnson on a walk around Bedford Town Centre to hear what local shop owners and workers had to say about retail crime...

#Bedford #BedfordNews #RetailCrime #Crime #Shoplifting #Police

Why on earth is this government releasing violent criminals early due to prison overcrowding, but then replacing them with a 77-year-old peaceful climate protester who is clearly no threat to the public?

And why is she facing extra punishment of being locked up for longer and over Christmas?...

“An exclamation point on global warming”: Climate scientists warn 2024 was defined by broken records Soaring temperatures are translating into more powerful freak storms and wild fires, an ominous trend for humanity

"“An exclamation point on global warming”: Climate scientists warn 2024 was marked by broken records" by Matthew Rozsa for the @salonnewsroom.bsky.social : www.salon.com/2024/12/19/a...

You know sometimes you get to meet your heroes and they disappoint you? Well not Alex. What a lovely, genuine, kind and humble man. I had the honour of meeting him after a gig in Bedford a few years ago. He remains grateful for the life he has had and really does appreciate his fans. Legend.

I think the real issue is that the internet and press have led to the footballification of politics. Years ago you could be friendly and have fundamentally different politics. Now it’s just outrage and irrational. It’s not politics, it’s a stoked war to keep us from the billionaires’ doors.