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Ian McMillan

@ian46.bsky.social

Happily married grandfather. Retired teacher, social worker. Dog walker. Literature. Green Party member, democratic socialist, ex-Labour; #GTTO; @unitetheunion; #MMT; Canadian born, lived in UK from 1959.

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The Young Greens are now the largest youth political movement in the UK, with over 45,000 members! Young people are craving hope and change, and they're finding it in the Green Party. πŸ’š

@greenparty.org.uk @younggreens.bsky.social

03.03.2026 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 161    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1
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James Talarico holds slim lead against Jasmine Crockett in Democratic primary for U.S. Senate | Houston Public Media Talarico and Crockett, competing for a place on November ballots in Texas, are seeking to give Democrats their first win in a statewide election in more than 30 years.

James Talarico holds a slim lead against Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary in Texas for the U.S. Senate.

Whoever ends up winning, Democrats must unite for the general election. We have an excellent chance of flipping this Senate seat!!

04.03.2026 04:51 β€” πŸ‘ 843    πŸ” 187    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 14
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Earthquakes from Gorton to the Middle East are reshaping British politics POLITICS is invariably presented as performance underpinned by a dash of psephology.Thus in Gorton and Denton the personable progressive plumber beat Reform’s divisive demagogue and Labour’s anyone-bu...

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/eart...

04.03.2026 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trump's anti Starmer rant is designed to promote his friend Farage and the Reform company. A very special relationship in the making.

04.03.2026 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Reform UK polling lead slashed as Greens overtake Labour New polling data has seen Reform's lead at the top slashed to just two points, as the party's support continues to stall.

SNP to overtake Labour in Westminster! www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...

04.03.2026 07:17 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for reminding me I used to read the Guardian.

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Greens overtake Labour in sensational poll The Greens have polled higher than Labour in the latest poll by YouGov, which puts them only two points off Reform UK and five ahead of the governing party.

"Of those who voted Labour [in 2024], just 37% would vote Labour again".
Read that again to absorb the full, astonishing weight of what it means.
Starmer, Reeves and co have burnt their house down.
news.sky.com/story/greens...

03.03.2026 07:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1761    πŸ” 560    πŸ’¬ 113    πŸ“Œ 51
100 new members in a week!!. Background of Bradford city hall in green hue.

100 new members in a week!!. Background of Bradford city hall in green hue.

🌊 The Green wave is here!

βœ…οΈ Brand new Green MP

βœ…οΈ 200,000 members

βœ…οΈ Highest ever polling (21%)

βœ…οΈ 100 new members in Bradford in a week!!

➑️ Be a part of it:

Join.greenparty.org.uk

03.03.2026 08:13 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Keir Starmer when you were running for Labour leader you promised to introduce this legislation to stop the UK being dragged into illegal wars - it's time to show you were serious about that.

03.03.2026 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 917    πŸ” 252    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 7
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MAGA FOOLED AGAIN BY CHUMP

02.03.2026 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

In the interests of peace: FIFA act now. Still time to move all US based games.

02.03.2026 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The perfect flip flopping policy.

02.03.2026 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Darren Grimes? Who would have thought it.

02.03.2026 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Starmer: flip flopping weathercock. You get what you voted for AND what you voted against. Never vote for people without moral compass.

02.03.2026 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RobertFella πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦
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BREAKING🚨 A man was choked to death by ICE guards, and DHS hid his body at a military base to block the autopsy. 
His name was Geraldo Lunas Campos. When the county medical examiner finally performed an autopsy, the conclusion was devastatingly clear: his death was ruled a homicide.

But here is the detail that should make your blood run cold.

When another man recently died at that exact same #ICE facility, the Department of Homeland Security didn't call the local medical examiner. Instead, they moved his body to a nearby U.S. Army base.

RobertFella πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ @Bonkavision5 BREAKING🚨 A man was choked to death by ICE guards, and DHS hid his body at a military base to block the autopsy. His name was Geraldo Lunas Campos. When the county medical examiner finally performed an autopsy, the conclusion was devastatingly clear: his death was ruled a homicide. But here is the detail that should make your blood run cold. When another man recently died at that exact same #ICE facility, the Department of Homeland Security didn't call the local medical examiner. Instead, they moved his body to a nearby U.S. Army base.

Wow. 🧡

What are we even doing?

02.03.2026 09:20 β€” πŸ‘ 800    πŸ” 509    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 31
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US/Israel war on Iran brings fresh hell for Gaza Borders are closed and no Palestinians can leave Gaza – or the West Bank.Β  The promised 50 people a day…

www.jewishvoiceforlabour.org.uk/article/us-i...

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Made by www.ledbydonkeys.org

02.03.2026 08:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro SΓ‘nchez doing what UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has chosen not to do, criticise the US and Israel for their attack on Iran which breached international law

01.03.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1125    πŸ” 425    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 45
Screenshot of a RSPB article.
Solar farms managed for nature can boost bird numbers and biodiversity
Research by the RSPB and Cambridge University shows how management can benefit wildlife.
Photo caption- Solar farms can deliver on clean energy for nature

Screenshot of a RSPB article. Solar farms managed for nature can boost bird numbers and biodiversity Research by the RSPB and Cambridge University shows how management can benefit wildlife. Photo caption- Solar farms can deliver on clean energy for nature

β˜€οΈ 'Solar farms managed with nature in mind and in areas with a greater mix of habitats proved the best performers, having the greatest variety of species and nearly three times as many birds compared to nearby arable farmland.'
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen...

25.02.2026 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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02.03.2026 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Unquestionably blindly following the Americans is, in my view, the wrong thing to do.. I'd pass legislation that said military action could be taken if.. the lawful case for it was made.. there was a viable objective &.. you got consent of the commons"

When's the vote, Keir?

02.03.2026 06:04 β€” πŸ‘ 404    πŸ” 211    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 26

It took just one phone call from Donald Trump for Starmer to jump into yet another Middle East illegal war, failing to learn the lessons of the tragedies of Iraq, Libya and Syria.

01.03.2026 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2647    πŸ” 785    πŸ’¬ 116    πŸ“Œ 47
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Thousands of patients waiting over 24 hours in A&E 'corridor care' Known as

52,000+ patients waited longer than 24 hours to be admitted to hospitals across north-west England.

Many wait for up to 3 days. Govt doesn't publish full data

Tory austerity, NHS neglect, refusal to tax the rich inflicts misery.

And it continues. The NHS needs more capacity, not privatisation.

02.03.2026 07:45 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 7

Anyone would not be surprised if these poorly treated Russians found a way to say thank you Nigel.

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We’re all trying to find the guy who did this!

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🎯🎯

28.02.2026 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 15858    πŸ” 5891    πŸ’¬ 377    πŸ“Œ 216
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So, any other news yesterday?
Anything important?

27.02.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 698    πŸ” 419    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 42
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Happy Presidents’ Day to the last real president we had. Americans now see he delivered a strong economy, low unemployment, major infrastructure investment, the CHIPS Act, & the 1st Black woman on the SC. He was treated shamefullyβ€”his only β€œcrime” was aging. I hope we learn from how good we had it.

16.02.2026 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2859    πŸ” 822    πŸ’¬ 141    πŸ“Œ 56
Zack on the phone on the train

Zack on the phone on the train

EXCL:

Zack Polanski overheard speaking loudly on his phone on a train saying there's shit loads of new green party members.

And the Greens are going to win elections right across England and Wales in May.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

27.02.2026 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1842    πŸ” 303    πŸ’¬ 96    πŸ“Œ 31

Pleased to see further details on the the Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security report in the public domain having raised this issue in Parliament.
hansard.parliament.uk/Lords/2026-0...

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