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Ian McCulloch

@pompeymac.bsky.social

Green Party activist, volunteer archivist and retired librarian in Portsmouth/Southsea. Also occasional driver of a mobile library. Linux fan. #RefugeesWelcome

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Comment says "this may be the worst thing that has happened to Charlie's Kirk this year."

Comment says "this may be the worst thing that has happened to Charlie's Kirk this year."

Laurence Fox wrote a song about Charlie Kirk, and this is the only comment on it.

30.10.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1052    πŸ” 355    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 14

*pinching the bridge of my nose, eyes closed* And before the current hyper concentration of wealth, Mark, was there a stock market before then?

01.11.2025 18:12 β€” πŸ‘ 472    πŸ” 77    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
CHILD POVERTY IS A POLITICAL CHOICE
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REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. CHILD POVERTY IS A POLITICAL CHOICE Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Almost 100% of children in 73 neighbourhoods in England are living in income-deprived families.

Labour could choose to lift hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty immediately by scrapping the two-child benefit cap.

Child poverty is a political choice.

31.10.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 208    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
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Reform UK's Matt Goodwin's response to Prince Andrew and Epstein is to talk about Pakistani grooming gangs preying on white girls

Far right populists don't care about rich white men in grooming gangs abusing white girls

#BBCQT

31.10.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 898    πŸ” 261    πŸ’¬ 66    πŸ“Œ 17
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"if you don't commission it Sky will"

30.10.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œPrivatisation was the experiment β€” and it’s failed. We have water companies pumping sewage into our rivers and charging us extra for the privilege.”

Zack Polanski says it’s time to bring water back into public hands on #BBCPoliticsNorth.

27.10.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 861    πŸ” 284    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 38
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

150,000
Green Party Members

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REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 150,000 Green Party Members Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

🚨BREAKING : The Green Party has passed 150,000 members πŸ₯³

Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.

Are you in?

Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ‡️

27.10.2025 10:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1172    πŸ” 367    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 64
Green Party graphic featuring Natalie Bennett’s quote. The background shows a child on a swing in a park at sunset, with warm light filtering through trees. The headline reads: β€œPlanning should make space for play.” Below, the quote says: β€œPlay is essential for children’s healthy development. Today I plan to ask the House of Lords’ planning decisions to take account of that, with a β€˜play sufficiency’ amendment β€” promoted by Play England β€” to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. We need to build healthy communities, not just housing.”
Natalie Bennett’s name and title, Green Party Peer, appear at the bottom alongside the Green Party logo.

Green Party graphic featuring Natalie Bennett’s quote. The background shows a child on a swing in a park at sunset, with warm light filtering through trees. The headline reads: β€œPlanning should make space for play.” Below, the quote says: β€œPlay is essential for children’s healthy development. Today I plan to ask the House of Lords’ planning decisions to take account of that, with a β€˜play sufficiency’ amendment β€” promoted by Play England β€” to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. We need to build healthy communities, not just housing.” Natalie Bennett’s name and title, Green Party Peer, appear at the bottom alongside the Green Party logo.

Healthy communities need safe, accessible spaces where children can play.

Today I’m asking the government to ensure our planning system makes space for play in housing developments.

#PlayMatters #HealthyCommunities

27.10.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 73    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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No political party should tolerate racism - which is why I've signed this petition to suspend Reform UK’s Sarah Pochin MP for her racist comments - add your name now: I just signed the campaign calling to immediately suspend MP Sarah Pochin for her racist comments.

38d.gs/ejbh

27.10.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Good news! The #RentersRightsBill has received royal assent - this landmark legislation will give vital protections to the millions of private renters in the UK. A happy day.

Now it's time to tackle the next crisis facing renters - affordability. That must include rent controls.

27.10.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 378    πŸ” 94    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 1

I used to say the same about the Tories, but they've kicked out everyone who isn't on the loony right wing.

25.10.2025 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Local election wipeout would see off Starmer, MPs say after Caerphilly rout Crushing defeat in Welsh byelection triggers renewed outpouring of anger and concern within Labour

If they switch to another right-winger nothing changes, if a left-winger they'll tear themselves apart with infighting again. Electoral reform would let them split into the two parties they really are and give us better politics as a bonus.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

25.10.2025 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Batteries not only last longer than the car they are in, but can be almost 100% re-cycled. Try doing that with a gallon of petrol πŸ˜‚

25.10.2025 05:55 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Personally, I think we should kick the US out of NATO for this behaviour.

For every international organisation we are part of we should have an exit strategy just in case....

25.10.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Billboard in an underground station that reads; "83% of halloween costumes are made from non-recyclable, oil-based plastics destined for landfill."

Billboard in an underground station that reads; "83% of halloween costumes are made from non-recyclable, oil-based plastics destined for landfill."

The real horror this Halloween?? 2,000 tonnes of plastic costumes haunting our planet, according to research by Hubbub 😱
This spooky season, swap new costumes for pre-loved from charity shops, or get crafty with what you already have at home.

25.10.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

The time for new nuclear came and went and now it's too late. True renewables are the way forward now. Scrap this insanity.

23.10.2025 06:45 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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Switzerland ranks second worst in the world for financial secrecy β€” and fifth for corporate tax abuse.

So why is Labour linking our financial system to theirs?

We should be fighting secrecy, not deepening it.

#TaxJustice #FinancialTransparency

23.10.2025 07:10 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
MEMBERSHIP DOUBLED
With photo featuring Zack Polanski, Anthony Slaughter, Mothin Ali, Tessa Marshall and lots of Green Party activists!
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Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

MEMBERSHIP DOUBLED With photo featuring Zack Polanski, Anthony Slaughter, Mothin Ali, Tessa Marshall and lots of Green Party activists! Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

πŸ“ˆ Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.

And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk

22.10.2025 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 857    πŸ” 294    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 55
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We need the Met Police to investigate Andrew. We need a Royal Epstein Inquiry NOW. We need to abolish the monarchy. #AbolishTheMonarchy #Epstein

21.10.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE
STOP TUITION FEES!
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REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE STOP TUITION FEES! Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

🀯 The government have announced that university tuition fees in England will increase every year in line with inflation from 2026.

πŸ§‘πŸŽ“ Education should be a right, not a privilege.

πŸ’š That's why the Green Party would scrap tuition fees altogether.

21.10.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 424    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 21
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Starmer faces fight with Jeremy Corbyn over Prince Andrew's titles MPs, including Corbyn and the Westminster leaders of the SNP and Plaid Cymru, want Parliament to pass legislation to formally remove Andrew’s titles

As a party that doesn’t support the monarchy at all in its current shape, we don’t want to engage in a debate about formal titles and honours, but to hold a space in public debate to enable the stories of victims such as Virginia Giuffre to be heard clearly. inews.co.uk/news/politic...

21.10.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Jeremy Clarkson annihilates Zack Polanski about his teeth on gb news.

Jeremy Clarkson annihilates Zack Polanski about his teeth on gb news.

This is what GB News considers news.

Actual news: @greenparty.org.uk announced we have more members than the Conservatives, double the Lib Dems, making us the third largest party in Britain.

Now I wonder why GB News wouldn't want to report on that?

join.greenparty.org.uk

19.10.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 981    πŸ” 204    πŸ’¬ 102    πŸ“Œ 19

Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well.

18.10.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1305    πŸ” 280    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 19

This is why the Greens are rising in the polls, and why Labour have fallen so far. Labour’s ’natural supporters’ aren’t anti-immigrant. They’re not xenophobic. Labour’s leadership are alienating them, and now they have somewhere to go.

Well said.

16.10.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 418    πŸ” 115    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 2
'Jason Momoa sneaking up to Henry Cavill' meme with

GREEN PARTY MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS 'sneaking up on' CONSERVATIVE PARTY MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS

Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

'Jason Momoa sneaking up to Henry Cavill' meme with GREEN PARTY MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS 'sneaking up on' CONSERVATIVE PARTY MEMBERSHIP NUMBERS Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

πŸ‘€

join.greenparty.org.uk

18.10.2025 11:01 β€” πŸ‘ 610    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 7
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Join the Green Party Join the Green Party from just Β£6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

Tomorrow I'll be on Laura Kuenssberg.

Will I be able to say "I can announce the Green Party have just overtaken the Tories in members!"?

It's tantalisingly close to happening!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

18.10.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2008    πŸ” 505    πŸ’¬ 152    πŸ“Œ 63
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Greens neck and neck with Labour, new poll shows Voters are continuing to turn to both Reform UK and the Green Party amid growing discontent with Keir Starmer’s government

Yesterday the Greens not only broke 115,000 members, but also had our first ever national poll showing us level pegging with Labour. Zack Polanski meant it when he said we are here not to feel disappointed in Labour but to replace them. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

17.10.2025 12:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Also, the Green Party leader is a figurehead, he doesn't develop policy himself.

14.10.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He's certainly been talking to Richard Murphy, and there are other policies, eg charging CGT at the same rate as Income Tax.

14.10.2025 10:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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