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Matthew Green

@matthew-green.bsky.social

Former LibDem MP for Ludlow, & 2024 General Election candidate for South Shropshire Director, Green Planning Studio Ltd.

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Sounds like just the ticket

20.10.2025 12:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds great - I’ll just have to imagine it :-)

20.10.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How does one go about getting a coffee from BlueSky?

20.10.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

womp womp

17.10.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 986    πŸ” 204    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 14
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How it started vs How it's going.

More details: buff.ly/GbIKw4P

17.10.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 304    πŸ” 90    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 7

Joules Blonde is a particular favourite of mine, and Nat chooses Joules Pale

06.10.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s Nat’s #birthday, so it would have been rude not to, wouldn’t it?
@nathanielgreen.bsky.social
#Shrewsbury #Shropshire

06.10.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s often said, with considerable justification, that their pursuit of #Brexit meant many of those with ability left the #Conservative Party. What we hadn’t previously realised is that it appears to have included those with the ability to spell.

06.10.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s often said, with considerable justification, that their pursuit of #Brexit meant many of those with ability left the #Conservative Party. What we hadn’t previously realised is that it appears to have included those with the ability to spell.

06.10.2025 19:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quite. So many Labour people on this website visibly have no idea of just how bad things have got for ethnic minorities since they came on, and how their visible indifference lands.

24.09.2025 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1361    πŸ” 351    πŸ’¬ 51    πŸ“Œ 25
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I’m backing @joshbabarinde.bsky.social for President of #LibDems.
With next election looking like its xenophobic nationalism versus progressive liberalism, the LibDems’ top team need to be principled, assured & appealing personalities that perform well on the media. That’s why Josh gets my vote.

24.09.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Delighted to be in the Shropshire LibDem team awarded top prize in @assoclibdemcllrs.bsky.social local campaigner awards. There was a handful of us at the awards, many, many more share the credit for the successful local election campaign in #Shropshire
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP presented the award.

21.09.2025 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

20.09.2025 10:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

… and I’m happy to tell them I am. #SouthShropshire needs a local MP actively working for local residents and representing them In Westminster. To achieve that the ground work for the next General Election needs to start as soon as possible.
#Shropshire

20.09.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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At LibDem Conference in #Bournemouth. Yesterday the sun was out and the skies were blue, so of course I had to spend 5 hours inside in a briefing.
Lots of people are asking me whether I’ll be throwing my hat in the ring for parliamentary candidate for #SouthShropshire …
#LDConf #Shropshire

20.09.2025 09:59 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

18.09.2025 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 62231    πŸ” 19834    πŸ’¬ 2035    πŸ“Œ 928

Our democracy is too precious to be a plaything for foreign tech barons.

Elon Musk doesn’t care about the British people or our rights. He only cares about himself and his ego.

13.09.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2766    πŸ” 717    πŸ’¬ 101    πŸ“Œ 32

There now appears to be clear justification for NATO to start intercepting Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine, before they have the chance of reaching NATO territory, provided of course that Ukraine agrees to this.
#Ukraine #Poland #NATO

10.09.2025 21:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There now appears to be clear justification for NATO to start intercepting Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine, before they have the chance of reaching NATO territory, provided of course that Ukraine agrees to this.
#Ukraine #Poland #NATO

10.09.2025 20:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

There now appears to be clear justification for NATO to start intercepting Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine, before they have the chance of reaching NATO territory, provided of course that Ukraine agrees to this.
#Ukraine #Poland #NATO

10.09.2025 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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There now appears to be clear justification for NATO to start intercepting Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine, before they have the chance of reaching NATO territory, provided of course that Ukraine agrees to this.
#Ukraine #Poland #NATO #drones

10.09.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Russians dropped a glide bomb on elderly people who were waiting in line for their pensions. More than 20 dead.

Please. Don’t look away and don’t be silent. This is all I could ask for

09.09.2025 10:40 β€” πŸ‘ 12549    πŸ” 5500    πŸ’¬ 366    πŸ“Œ 280
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Pershore Abbey at sunset yesterday evening. #Pershore was the location of my overnight stop.
The first phase of construction of the fine building that survives today dates from around 1100. Although the site had been in use during Anglo-Saxon times, possibly as far back as the 8th Century.

09.09.2025 12:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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These days at Green Planning Studio we just obtain retrospective planning permission for our clients, we’ve never had to resort to the Royal Pardon route.
@greenplanning.bsky.social

08.09.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The inner ward of the #castle was constructed between 1377 and 1383 by Sir Thomas Hungerford, but he did so without permission (in those days he needed a licence to crenellate) , and was forced to obtain a royal #pardon in 1283.
@greenplanning.bsky.social

08.09.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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With an enforcement appeal in #Wiltshire finishing just after lunchtime, I drove the short distance to Farleigh Hungerford #Castle where there is an earlier example of a planning enforcement case.
@greenplanning.bsky.social
#FarleighHungerford

08.09.2025 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A common political theme from voters was that the #LibDems in #Shropshire are the party best placed ensure #ReformUK and their divisive politics don’t get a toehold in the County. A significant number also commented just how quickly the #Conservatives have become largely irrelevant.
#SouthShropshire

07.09.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A number of local issues were raised which Sam Walmsley was immediately taking action on, and several people volunteered to help deliver Sam’s regular Focus Newsletter. If you also want to help deliver leaflets for the #LibDems please let me know.
#Shropshire #SouthShropshire #Clun

07.09.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Combining castles and campaigning!
A positive response calling on voters in the Clun Division in #Shropshire yesterday. Local #LibDems led by ward Councillor Sam Walmsley, were out in #Clun, Clunbury, Newcastle, Hopton Castle (pictured) and Hopton Heath.
#SouthShropshire

07.09.2025 11:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Timeline cleanse

03.09.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 4519    πŸ” 1560    πŸ’¬ 125    πŸ“Œ 215

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