Former journo (ex New Scientist) Green cllr for Bengeo on Town Council, leader at East Herts District Council, cllr for Hertford All Saints on Herts CC 🇵🇸RLS

Hertford
Joined March 2009
Happy new year! With recent developments I will no longer be posting in this place but you can find me elsewhere… 💚 Thank you for following.
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“Some scholars and scientists estimate the real death toll in Gaza at 680,000.” “If confirmed, 380,000 of them are infants under five.” —Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur
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Start the New Year in a positive way! This January, choose one positive habit and commit to doing it for 26 days. And to help you stick to your good intentions, we’re inviting you to make a £26 commitment contribution to East Herts Green Party. eastherts.greenparty.org.uk/…
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Realistm on #SMRs: "3/4 of world's uranium hails from small handful of countries, enrichment dominated by Russia & China. Several studies suggest SMRs will produce higher levels of nuclear waste than traditional plants" #NoNewNuclear ft.com/content/567a1cbc-5030…
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This is frankly unbelievable. How can the shadow AG represent Abramovich?
So after the Conservatives spend years accusing Keir Starmer of betraying Britain in his work as a former Human Right's lawyer, Kemi Badenoch's own Shadow Attorney General in the Lords takes a job representing a sanctioned Russian oligarch
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Ben Crystall retweeted
The Telegraph now admitting the deal they campaigned for with Australia on agriculture is a disaster after saying it would be great for British farmers… No prizes for guessing who signed the deal…
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Looking for a new year’s treat for the kids? Just a couple more days to get to @BEAMHertford to watch this year’s fantastic #panto #BeautyAndTheBeast with a great cast, fabulously sloppy #slapstick, classic #jokes and banging songs. #laughter #singalong #MerryChristmas
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Another reason Nigel Farage should never lead this country. This is not spin. This is not opinion. This is a clip of him delivering a joke about someone’s death using a homophobic slur. You can watch it yourself. You can hear the words. You can decide whether this reflects your values. If a public figure is comfortable using language like this on stage, imagine what they think is acceptable behind closed doors. Leadership is not just about economics or borders. It is about character, judgment, and who gets treated as disposable. If this doesn’t bother you, ask yourself why. If it does bother you, stop pretending this is “just banter.” This is who he is when the microphone is on.
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Greta Thunberg arrested for holding a sign opposing genocide. When peaceful protest is a crime, democracy is in deep trouble. Happening under a Labour Government.
BREAKING: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has been arrested in London after holding a sign that reads: “I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide.”
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I’m sure Twitter will choke this link so do pass it on, if you feel it’s of value 🙏 broligarchy.substack.com/p/a…
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2025 is set to be the UK's hottest since records began. Scientists are clear that changes to our climate are unprecedented and the result of burning fossil fuels. Climate policies must be led by the science, not by climate deniers and their friends from the fossil-fuel lobby.
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Replying to @CommunityPlann1
9/12/25 Property Investor Today/Glenigan: Housebuilding at lowest level since Global Financial Crisis (Pandemic excepted). Residential construction starts down 18% 2024-25. Lack of demand confirms the political narrative about housing “shortage” is false. propertyinvestortoday.co.uk/…
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We would like to thank all our supporters for your hard work, dedication, and passion over what has been a truly remarkable year for our local party. We have lots more to do in 2026. Wishing you all a peaceful Christmas.
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These are more than plausible, and we are utterly unprepared - as a country and a global community Close to half of climate scientists polled expect a 3C or more temperature rise - including me A return to Pliocene conditions is the best we can hope for theguardian.com/environment/…
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Reform supporters keep telling me I am lying when I repeat this. So let’s be clear. Here is the video of Nigel Farage himself saying the country will need to “have insurance based healthcare” - private healthcare. Those are his words. That is not a rumour and not spin. An insurance-based system means you pay when you get sick. It means cancer treatment becomes a financial crisis as well as a medical one. It means missed payments risk your home. That is how private healthcare systems work. Can you afford that on top of rent food energy and council tax. Now imagine this after years of pressure on public services. Imagine what a Labour government might leave behind and then imagine Reform coming in on top of that with cuts. Because it does not stop at healthcare. Nigel Farage has also talked about cutting 68,000 public sector jobs. Those are British jobs. Processing benefits running borders staffing services keeping the country functioning. At the same time he has questioned minimum wage protections for young people. Lower pay fewer jobs higher bills. How exactly are people meant to cope. This is not about left or right. It is about consequences. Do not vote to make your own life harder. You have already had it hard enough.
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I can’t tell you just how profound a statement this is from the head of MI6 Blaise Metreweli. It is VERY uncommon for the head of the UK’s foreign intelligence agency to make such a public statement. There may now be a slow shift towards considering the US as representing a threat to UK national security if aligned with Russian interests. 🎥 TikTok - vm.tiktok.com/ZNRFGTJDj/
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A recent study by Dutch colleagues shows that a shutdown of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries. That is a thus far underappreciated risk of climate change. yahoo.com/news/articles/expe…
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