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London-based writer. Often climbing.

  • You can eat ONE inedible thing of your choice. What's for dinner?

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  • Alright, just a sun.

  • Green party faces questions about social media posts of half a dozen other candidates

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  • As always, you'd be much less angry if you actually read things, instead of just guessing, getting upset about your guess and then ranting about it!

  • You can eat ONE inedible thing of your choice. What's for dinner?

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  • THE SUN.

  • Green party faces questions about social media posts of half a dozen other candidates

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  • Oh, a post that starts by telling me to fuck off? Citing Wikipedia and YouTube? Wow, I'm totally convinced, suddenly! Time to ignore the evidence of my own eyes and join the Glorious Your Party Revolution!

  • Green party faces questions about social media posts of half a dozen other candidates

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  • The sources are the links in the article, which show other sources and, in many cases, the original posts. If the Jewish News was lying, the Green party or the individuals named could complain to IPSO or potentially sue them for libel.

    The kind of ignorant conspiracism you're (probably correctly) suggesting other people feel - 'I don't like the source therefore everything the source says is untrue' - is part of the problem.

  • Watch Labour's Party Uncensored Election Broadcast

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  • It's now available to watch. I find it odd that they consider the anti-NHS stuff to be about on a par with the racist stuff, to be honest. Like, I don't agree with the view that we should fund healthcare the way France does, but I'm not shocked (SHOCKED!) that other people do.

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    "My generation thought in argument": Alan Milburn on how politics has changed and tackling youth unemployment

    samf.substack.com /p/my-generation-thought-in-argument
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    Green party faces questions about social media posts of half a dozen other candidates

    www.jewishnews.co.uk /green-party-faces-questions-about-social-media-posts-of-half-a-dozen-other-candidates/
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    Watch Labour's Party Uncensored Election Broadcast

    act.labour.org.uk /p/reform-revealed
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    'Industrial scale' solar farms attacked by Norfolk's Green

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c1mk2m9ree3o
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    8 in 10 workers have experienced abuse at work in past year, TUC says

    www.tuc.org.uk /news/tuc-8-10-workers-have-experienced-abuse-work-past-year

  • Anas Sarwar asks voters in Scotland to give Labour five years to ‘fix SNP’s mess’

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  • It's a bad situation because the SNP are net disappoved on almost every area in every metric, but almost certain to win again. That's a recipe for major discontent.

  • Anas Sarwar asks voters in Scotland to give Labour five years to ‘fix SNP’s mess’

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  • The SNP has been really good at building windfarms, got to give them credit there. I'm still pro some nuclear, as a back-up when it's still and cloudy (or just night time - long nights in the Scottish winter!), especially because solar panels are less useful at that latitude, so you're really reliant on wind.

  • Prime minister to scrap spy chiefs' Hillsborough Law veto

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  • I'm not sure what to make of it because it seems good but the campaigners sound nonplussed in the article! But, yes, I agree that it's seismic if implemented.

  • Greens launch local election campaign with focus on housing

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  • I'm all in favour of optimism. However, the reason Labour is failing to build homes is that there are real, difficult barriers to building enough homes, and those barriers will still exist if the Greens win.

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    Prime minister to scrap spy chiefs' Hillsborough Law veto

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c77mezv330lo

  • UK will not join any Trump blockade of strait of Hormuz

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  • Trump starting an open war with China is well and truly a possibility ATM.

    It is possible but I think he'll wuss out.

    EDIT: Just had a vision of a gravestone with

    Western Civilisation

    ?-2026

    "I Think He'll Wuss Out"

    carved into it.

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    UK will not join any Trump blockade of strait of Hormuz

    www.theguardian.com /world/2026/apr/12/wes-streeting-attacks-trump-outrageous-iran-war-rhetoric

  • What happens when the Green Party governs?

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  • There is no reason to doubt the veracity of this story.

  • Greens launch local election campaign with focus on housing

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  • No problem at all! The Greens in the UK often vote against building things, including eco-friendly deveopment. They argue that they're in favour in principle, but then find reasons to oppose specific developments over and over again. This is known as 'nimbyism', which comes from the phrase 'Not In My Back Yard' used when people say things like 'I am in favour of (e.g.) new homes but not in my back yard'.

    My comment was intended to convey my scepticism that a party that keeps opposing building even green infrastructure is now going to build a lot of new housing, as they claim here. Even at the event, Polanski made comments about opposing new developments if they didn't meet certain nebulous standards, which is a classic nimby tactic!

  • What happens when the Green Party governs?

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  • I read somewhere that even the much-mythologised white working class voted Green in the recent Manchester by-election, so the whole culturally conservative thing seems to be much overblown.

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  • i work for a council housing dept so am biased but i do really believe that a strong social housing sector is the best way to to start reducing the cost of housing & cost of living overall

    I agree with you here! I just worry their track record suggests that they'd tend to block anything that didn't meet an impossibly high standard.

  • What happens when the Green Party governs?

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  • I don't know, just writing cheques would be popular, I think!

  • What happens when the Green Party governs?

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  • Yeah, the Polanski geezer is a conman and I'm amazed people can't see it a mile off. I've seen deeper puddles.

    The other thing I worry about is if they displace the Labour party as the main centre left force in the country, that would be regressive, in that the organised working class would no longer have any political power at all and the centre left would be represented by the petit bourgeoisie, essentially (which is who makes up most political parties, Labour included), without a workers' voice. Polanski's been talking to trade unions, sure - but so did David Cameron. It's not the same as having a labour party.

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  • No, they argue that the government should provide support to cap people’s energy bills. This unfortunately means paying for fossil fuels, but that’s just

    In practical terms, this is the same thing! I agree with you that Reeves' proposal is equally as foolish. The government should leave it alone and spend the money on direct financial support for the poorest people.

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  • One thing I have to give Labour credit for (Ed Milliband in particular) is their Net Zero policies. They really are doing the hard work of decarbonising our country.

    Miliband is the only thing keeping me sane. Well, him and the renters' and workers' rights bills.

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    What happens when the Green Party governs?

    www.ft.com /content/cf1f0a55-7831-4b37-baa8-82a97c1295e4
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    Labour’s red lines are undermining Rachel Reeves’ economic strategy

    getting-out-of-the-hole.uk /labours-red-lines-are-undermining-rachel-reeves-economic-strategy/
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    Too many drivers see road safety rules as a personal affront. It’s time to tighten up UK laws | Sally Kyd

    www.theguardian.com /commentisfree/2026/apr/06/driving-deaths-prison-sentences-uk-road-safety-laws
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    Protect Our Winters and the Rise of Ecopointing

    www.ukclimbing.com /articles/features/the_rise_of_ecopointing-16817
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    Protect Our Winters and the Rise of Ecopointing

    www.ukclimbing.com /articles/features/the_rise_of_ecopointing-16817
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    'I've been focused on ensuring we become a co-operative country' | Co-op Party general secretary Joe Fortune talks about Labour’s bid to grow the UK co-operative sector

    www.thenews.coop /ive-been-focused-on-ensuring-we-become-a-co-operative-country/
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    'I've been focused on ensuring we become a co-operative country' | Co-op Party general secretary Joe Fortune talks about Labour’s bid to grow the UK co-operative sector

    www.thenews.coop /ive-been-focused-on-ensuring-we-become-a-co-operative-country/
  • UK Politics @feddit.uk
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    How the US Christian Right and Anti-Abortion Lobbyists are Reshaping NHS Policy

    bylinetimes.com /2026/04/02/how-the-us-christian-right-and-anti-abortion-lobbyists-are-reshaping-nhs-policy/
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    Restrained and in pain: Use of force in women’s jails soars

    www.opendemocracy.net /en/handcuffs-restraint-women-prison-use-of-force-double-three-years-england-wales/
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    'I've been focused on ensuring we become a co-operative country' | Co-op Party general secretary Joe Fortune talks about Labour’s bid to grow the UK co-operative sector

    www.thenews.coop /ive-been-focused-on-ensuring-we-become-a-co-operative-country/
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    ‘It’s time to act’: London’s march for unity draws thousands

    www.positive.news /society/london-march-for-unity-draws-thousands/
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    Keir Starmer: UK will seek closer ties with EU in light of Iran war

    www.bbc.co.uk /news/articles/c62l6w03lwzo
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    Starmer’s ministers look at new economic blueprint to quell voter anger

    www.theguardian.com /politics/2026/mar/20/ministers-blueprint-economic-overhaul-fears-cost-of-living-hand-election-far-right