@petercranie.bsky.social
Father, husband, UCU Branch Chair, Liverpool Green Party Chair, Scottish Green Party, University Lecturer (Education)
Three schematic diagrams. The first illustrates selective publishing of internal resection, the second selective causal focus, and the third selective access and funding for researchers.
1. We ( @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, and I) have a new preprint up on the arXiv.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
“Companies that have recently donated to Labour were awarded contracts worth almost £138m during the party’s first year in government”
Corporate capture of Labour. Story here www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Under FPTP we get the following:
- Stonking majority for Reform with less than 1/3rd of the vote
- 5th party (Lib Dems) becomes the main opposition
- Britain descends into a trumpian & fascist future
Under PR, Reform still largest party but Greens, Lab, LD, SNP, Plaid would be 50%ish of the vote
🚨 POLL | Reform lead by 15pts
➡️ REF – 32% (-)
🔵 CON – 17% (-)
🔴 LAB – 16% (+1)
🟢 GRN – 15% (-)
🟠 LD – 12% (-)
Via @FindoutnowUK, 22 Oct (+/- vs 15 Oct)
‼️#Irlanda 🇮🇪- La independiente Catherine Connolly será la próxima presidenta
Heather Humphreys (Fine Gael 🔵) admite la derrota y la felicita
Sinn Féin ☘️ y los Social Democrats 🟣 respaldan a Connolly.
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Three people stand smiling in front of a wood panel wall with a large blue “4%” above them. From left to right: Zack Polanski, leader of Green Party England & Wales; Lesley Veronica, deputy leader of Green Party NI; and Mal O’Hara, leader of Green Party NI. Bold white text reads “JOIN Green Party Northern Ireland” above a red banner with “greenpartyni.org/join”, along with the Green Party logo and website at the bottom.
Our highest ever polling with Lucid Talk!
This is a big step forward. While it may be just a snapshot, it’s clear our message is resonating with more and more people. Momentum is building because people know there’s a better way.
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It's time to cap football ticket prices in Scotland.
Caps are already common in European competitions and the English Premiership.
With 71% saying traditional supporters are being priced out, there's no reason for Scotland not to do it too.
Football belongs to the fans.
3rd poll since June showing Scottish Green at over 15%
24.10.2025 18:16 — 👍 24 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 32% (=)
CON: 17% (=)
LAB: 16% (+1)
GRN: 15% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 22 Oct.
Changes w/ 15 Oct.
CEO's used to earn only 10x as much as their minimum paid workers.
Now they earn up to 11,273x, the Bet365 CEO Denise Coates took £277,000,000 v her workers paid £24,571.
Record poll. Scottish Greens on course for best ever result. Scottish Parliament regional list vote. SNP: 21%. Greens: 16.5%. Reform: 16%. Labour: 15%. Tories: 11%. Lib Dems: 10%.
A new poll puts us in second place!
With 7 MSPs we delivered free bus travel under 22s, ended peak rail fares, banned new incinerators, increased taxes on the rich, scrapped school meal debt, introduced rent controls, and much more.
Imagine what we could do with double that. 👀
🚨| @scottishgreens.org now has 8680 members, over 800 new members in 6 months.
That's a 10% increase and now with the highest membership since 2016!
🏳️⚧️ Who is the most trusted party on trans rights?
To nobody's surprise, it's The Green Party with a net trust rating of +52 amongst trans people. No other party has a positive rating (not even the LDs).
Via @YouGov / @GoodLawProject, 23 Jul-11 Aug
The Green Party's proposal for a wealth tax on 1% of assets above £10m and 2% on assets above £1bn comes top of our list of tax reforms that Britons would support, with 75% giving it their backing
yougov.co.uk/economy/arti...
Cost of the International space station.
Cost of Hinkley Point C
Cost of Sizewell C
Bradwell B
Investing in the three new EPR nuclear reactors being built and proposed at Hinkley Point, Sizewell & Bradwell is approaching the cost of building the International Space Station.
£150 Billion.
This is why Starmer said we wouldn’t be getting closer to the EU. It’s because we can’t, he’s signed contracts with big corporations who will then effectively govern Britain and these corporate zones aren’t allowed by the EU.
Confused as to why there’s not more publicity? Me too.
Mehdi Hasan, "Is rejoining the EU a Green Party aim"
Zack Polanski, "Yes it is"
And just like that, the Green Party have leapfrogged the LibDems
#GoodNews - government amendment defeated. And they shouldn't be able to restore in Commons because brought in so late in process
votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/...
A Wren stands upright on a mossy branch, beak open in full song, small but defiant. Against a soft golden blur, it seems to speak out for nature itself: a clear voice cutting through the noise, refusing to be ignored.
The Government has tabled 67 last-minute amendments to the Planning & Infrastructure Bill.‼️
Rushed through with little scrutiny, it’s a shambolic way to reform the planning system.
It creates confusion, sidelines science and leaves nature dangerously exposed.
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Just had a brilliant meeting in Liverpool. Full to capacity and many more new members coming onboard. Huge round of applause when this was announced. So many people leaving Labour to join @liverpoolgreens.bsky.social
22.10.2025 20:13 — 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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 🚨
📈 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
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
If you haven't seen the news! Check this out! The tide is turning, the Politics of Hope is here!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pleased to be part of this hugely significant legal challenge. The Boris Johnson Govt first suppressed the Russia report & then refused to act on it. As evidence mounts of Putin’s hybrid warfare, it’s vital that we can be confident in the robustness of our democratic systems
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Rather than think about desired destinations, we should instead think about climate change as an emergency - and act now to limit it as much as possible. That demands the rapid phase out of fossil fuels. If we do not do that we are cooked. 4/6 www.technosphere.earth/as-dreams-of...
22.10.2025 10:01 — 👍 46 🔁 20 💬 1 📌 2I just cannot take this shit seriously. If you're a senior Labour figure and think that the party's stance is cowardly but are too afraid to put your name on the record saying it YOU ARE A COWARD.
22.10.2025 09:17 — 👍 733 🔁 205 💬 17 📌 4
Greens policies hold grave dangers and must be taken seriously.
Another day. Another clutching of pearls hit piece.
Today courtesy of the Times. I'm not sure if the Daily Mail or the Express are on the rota tomorrow?
You know what to do:
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Funny innit… if this👇🏼was Starmer’s or Ed Davey’s wife, Zack Polanski’s partner, or even Badenoch’s husband.. it’d be all over the media
But as it’s Farage there’s no furore.. it’s all 🤫🤫.. has anyone seen it on BBC, Sky etc cos I haven’t❓🤷🏼♂️
