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Writer, editor, former lecturer, occasional poet, Green Party person. Views here not all party positions. On Twitter/X as Tom___Scott (for now)

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06.03.2026 10:02 πŸ‘ 532 πŸ” 167 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5

For anyone who would like the clip (including George).

06.03.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 1386 πŸ” 603 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 58
Image shows Sian Berry stood to the left of campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, and surrounded by a group of clean air campaigners. All of them are smiling and holding a copy of Ella's Law - the Clean Air (Human Rights Bill).

Image shows Sian Berry stood to the left of campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, and surrounded by a group of clean air campaigners. All of them are smiling and holding a copy of Ella's Law - the Clean Air (Human Rights Bill).

Image shows Rosamund Adoo-Kiss-Debrah sat next to Sian with a copy of Ella's Law on the table in front of them. They are both reading the Bill that is named in memory of Rosamund's daughter Ella who died aged nine due to exposure to air pollution.

Image shows Rosamund Adoo-Kiss-Debrah sat next to Sian with a copy of Ella's Law on the table in front of them. They are both reading the Bill that is named in memory of Rosamund's daughter Ella who died aged nine due to exposure to air pollution.

Ella’s Law has been published πŸ‘

No child should have the growth of their lungs stunted because of dirty air where they live and play, yet this is the reality of air pollution in England. Ella’s Law would change this.

My thanks to Rosamund and all the hard-working campaigners demanding change.

06.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 231 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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At least 13 hospitals and health facilities hit during attacks on Iran, WHO says Global health body investigating reports that four medics are among the 1,230 people killed in Iran since start of war

More than 1200 people have been killed across Iran, with many more injured and hospitals under attack.

No nation should be able to break intl law with impunity - civilians and healthcare facilities must be protected and those responsible for illegal attacks held to account.

06.03.2026 12:04 πŸ‘ 191 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4
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This week we have been debating the Crime and Policing Bill, at report stage, in the House of Lords.

It is quite astonishing that Labour has not only kept Tory restrictions on protest - but expanded them. Making peaceful protest harder it not the change people were promised.

06.03.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

216,000 nowπŸ˜‰

➑️ join.greenparty.org.uk

06.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 405 πŸ” 87 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

Trump & Hegseth got rid of several top US generals a few months ago for a reason.

They didn't want people who'd question reckless & illegal orders, whether to bomb Iranian civilians or to turn guns on protesters in the US.

They only wanted yes-men.

It's how fascism works.

06.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Again, Farage, Badenoch and their fellow travellers on X are wildly out of touch with the public on Iran.

Even the majority of Reform supporters oppose their position.

05.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 1103 πŸ” 398 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 39
 This article was amended on 5 March 2026. An earlier version said low-skilled workers would β€œreceive immediate access to welfare and social housing” if Labour did not make them wait longer to apply for settlement. In fact, settlement status only gives people the eligibility to apply for welfare and social housing, it does not give them instant or automatic access to such benefits. This has been clarified.

From breaking news to huge investigative proje

This article was amended on 5 March 2026. An earlier version said low-skilled workers would β€œreceive immediate access to welfare and social housing” if Labour did not make them wait longer to apply for settlement. In fact, settlement status only gives people the eligibility to apply for welfare and social housing, it does not give them instant or automatic access to such benefits. This has been clarified. From breaking news to huge investigative proje

Guardian has now [after my complaint] corrected Mahmood's deliberate & incendiary false claim settlement gives immigrants "immediate access to welfare and social housing".

Good for Gdn but embarrassing/shameful that Home Secretary deliberately misled the public for political gain like this.

05.03.2026 16:45 πŸ‘ 610 πŸ” 257 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 15

Big money has bought British politics

75% of Reform’s money has come from three rich white men

democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...

05.03.2026 08:21 πŸ‘ 501 πŸ” 384 πŸ’¬ 32 πŸ“Œ 24
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Pretty funny that Michael Gove is dunking on me now he’s editor of the Spectator to promote its β€˜bias-free’ reporting when as a politician he wouldn’t answer any of my press inquiries on the massive Brexit fraud he oversaw as Vote Leave’s co-convener

05.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 958 πŸ” 270 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 7
Reeves reaffirms commitment to end windfall tax in talks with North Sea bosses The Chancellor met figures from BP, TotalEnergies and Serica in Downing Street.

I'm dismayed by rumours govt may scrap the windfall tax on oil and gas giants

With energy bills still driving cost of living pressures, it's senseless to cut taxes for highly profitable polluters, who already receive Β£2.7bn per year in tax breaks

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

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05.03.2026 14:37 πŸ‘ 322 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 7
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Crypto investor based in Thailand donates further Β£3m to Reform Christopher Harborne’s gift is latest to party’s election war chest and comes amid calls for cap on political donations

Absolutely outrageous. Political parties should be answerable first and foremost to the public - not to the agenda of uber-wealthy donors. We urgently need a cap on political donations and a ban on crypto donations.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 16:08 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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US war on Iran: Starmer should have stood up to Trump - now he's complicit Starmer won’t join Israel and the United States in bombing Iran.Β But he will allow the US to use UK bases to enable their war of aggression

"Less than 48 hours after his party’s historic victory over Labour in the Gorton & Denton by-election, Polanski emerged as the only frontline British politician calling for Britain to stay out of America & Israel’s illegal, stupid & barbarous war on Iran."
www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/us-w...

05.03.2026 12:23 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dan Hodges' mother Glenda Jackson called the Iraq War "the worst foreign policy decision in my lifetime" & said "the most important thing now is that we learn from this horror."

How sad that her son is now cheerleading for yet another brutal, stupid and already catastrophic war.

05.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 2
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Private Eye: Reform fury as someone else wins.

"Mr Badloser concluded: "I'm a victim of colour prejudice. They didn't vote for me simply because I'm not green."

(H/T @greenpartymolly.bsky.social)

05.03.2026 11:06 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Haven't the people of Iran already suffered enough at the hands of violently inclined religious fundamentalists?

04.03.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The year is 2015. Pete Hegseth recklessly hits a man on live TV with a throwing ax.

The year is 2019. Pete Hegseth declares he hasn't washed his hands in 10 years and doesn't believe in germs.

The year is 2026. Pete Hegseth, now with the power of the U.S. military at his fingertips...

04.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 1887 πŸ” 432 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 26

It’s being said a lot that the shadow of Iraq is hanging over Keir Starmer and the Labour Party during this Iran crisis.

It absolutely should. What’s remarkable is how little much of the British media and the rest of politics seem to be thinking about it at all, or learning its lessons.

04.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 1282 πŸ” 226 πŸ’¬ 84 πŸ“Œ 18

The Prime Minister is asked about abolishing leasehold.

He answers on management companies and ground rents that makes it really clear Labour have no intention of abolishing leasehold.

5 million people stuck paying service charges because Labour stand with property developers.

04.03.2026 12:22 πŸ‘ 1505 πŸ” 420 πŸ’¬ 73 πŸ“Œ 25
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Bombing a country and killing civilians is not a path to democracy. The United States’ attack is illegal and brutal, and the UK must not be dragged into yet another disastrous war in the Middle East.

04.03.2026 14:06 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Labour is standing up for working people. Being able to manage the bills, attord a home and pay for a holiday is never
too much to ask.
CHANCELLOR RACHEL REEVES
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5709_26 Promoted by Hollie Ridley on behalf of the Labour Party, both at 20 Rushworth Street, London, SEI OSS
4:59 PM β€’ Mar 3, 2026 β€’ 153.5K Views

Labour is standing up for working people. Being able to manage the bills, attord a home and pay for a holiday is never too much to ask. CHANCELLOR RACHEL REEVES ALT 5709_26 Promoted by Hollie Ridley on behalf of the Labour Party, both at 20 Rushworth Street, London, SEI OSS 4:59 PM β€’ Mar 3, 2026 β€’ 153.5K Views

imitation is the sincerest form of flattery I guess

04.03.2026 08:15 πŸ‘ 262 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 35
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Solidarity, Mothin πŸ’š

03.03.2026 15:46 πŸ‘ 615 πŸ” 204 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 18
Thank you email for joining the Green Party

Thank you email for joining the Green Party

Just joined UK’s Green Party for a few reasons. Starmer himself suggested ppl like me leave the Labour Party when he assumed leadership. Request granted. But the Greens’ recent success & polling (and more importantly their policy goals!) show them to be robust & viable.
join.greenparty.org.uk

03.03.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 1319 πŸ” 179 πŸ’¬ 79 πŸ“Œ 14
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Our Victory in Gorton and Denton Is Only The Beginning The Green Party has proven it can remake our broken politics. Its message is resonating with working-class people across the country.

"Gorton and Denton were supposed to be one of Labour’s safest seats. If we can win there, then nowhere is off limits. A Green tidal wave is heading for parliament." tribunemag.co.uk/2026/03/our-... Hannah Spencer MP writing for @tribunemagazine.bsky.social

04.03.2026 10:26 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The govt must do more than express concern over the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements and settler violence in the West Bank - they must take action.

Ban trade with illegal settlements and impose new sanctions on Netanyahu and all responsible for this violence.

03.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 272 πŸ” 100 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
STANDING WITH PALESTINE

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Israel's genocide in Gaza has killed over 72,000 Palestinians.

Now Palestinians in Gaza again face enforced hunger after Israel closed all crossings into Gaza, with humanitarian groups warning supplies will last only a few days.

End the siege. Let food in.

03.03.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 272 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
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Even if purely "defensive" strikes on Iran's missile bases were conceptually possible & legally permissible as part of the illegal Trump/Netanyahu war, does Keir Starmer seriously believe that US forces allowed to use these bases will confine themselves to "defensive" attacks?

03.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Losing the War on Truth Iran and what to make of it

Trump seems lost as to which lie he wants to tell. We are in a war on truth; but truth can win – if it finds friends.
snyder.substack.com/p/losing-the...

02.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 958 πŸ” 332 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 28

It's been a trite observation for a long time that the only thing stopping the Greens was voter sentiment that they can't win. That dam has been breached.

03.03.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0