Dr Luke Walker
@drlukewalker.com
🌻 Campaigner @bhgreens.bsky.social
📚 Writer on William Blake & Allen Ginsberg
✏️ Freelance editor, proofreader, indexer
💻 drlukewalker.com
Trans rights are human rights
📚 Writer on William Blake & Allen Ginsberg
✏️ Freelance editor, proofreader, indexer
💻 drlukewalker.com
Trans rights are human rights
Pinned
Dr Luke Walker
@drlukewalker.com
· Dec 1
Luke Walker on Bob Dylan and William Blake
YouTube video by Zoavision
youtu.be
Most of my book chapters and journal articles can be read via the link in profile above.
But here's a thread of my recorded talks and podcast appearances.
🧵
Starting with this one on Blake and Dylan:
youtu.be/v5kohJ-Cugg?...
But here's a thread of my recorded talks and podcast appearances.
🧵
Starting with this one on Blake and Dylan:
youtu.be/v5kohJ-Cugg?...
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.
Landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow warming. The world hasn't stayed on it
The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago. Scientists say Earth's warming has outpaced efforts to reduce fossil fuel pollution that came out of the 2015 accord.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.
Such is the power of @zackpolanski.bsky.social that he's prompted the Daily Express(!) to write a totally respectful article about the meaning of the white poppy
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2131...
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2131...
Meaning of a white poppy and white poppy symbolism as Zack Polanski wears one
Green party leader Zack Polanski was seen sporting a white poppy alongside a red one for Remembrance Sunday today - but what does a white poppy mean?
www.express.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Such is the power of @zackpolanski.bsky.social that he's prompted the Daily Express(!) to write a totally respectful article about the meaning of the white poppy
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2131...
www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2131...
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
The BBC is tearing itself apart to appease publications and politicians who want to see it die.
An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well.
An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The BBC is tearing itself apart to appease publications and politicians who want to see it die.
An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well.
An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well.
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
"I’m convinced that it’s the cost of living, not immigration, that voters care about. The Green party is the only party honest enough not to try to conflate the two for political convenience."
– @zackpolanski.bsky.social
– @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Zack Polanski: ‘Hope has just won in New York – it can win here too’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 8:46 AM
"I’m convinced that it’s the cost of living, not immigration, that voters care about. The Green party is the only party honest enough not to try to conflate the two for political convenience."
– @zackpolanski.bsky.social
– @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Never forget. Never again.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Never forget. Never again.
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
I’m honestly shocked that this story from @globalnews.ca has flown under the radar. Confirmation that Amit Shah, the second-most powerful man in the Indian government, was directly involved in the assassinations on Canadian soil. globalnews.ca/news/1151469...
Intercepted communications link Indian government to B.C. Sikh leader’s assassination | Globalnews.ca
British intelligence provided Canada with initial tip tying India’s government to temple leader's 2023 killing.
globalnews.ca
November 9, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I’m honestly shocked that this story from @globalnews.ca has flown under the radar. Confirmation that Amit Shah, the second-most powerful man in the Indian government, was directly involved in the assassinations on Canadian soil. globalnews.ca/news/1151469...
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
📈 The Green surge is real - and it’s shaking up politics.
💚 Join the movement that’s breaking the old parties: Join.greenparty.org.uk
💚 Join the movement that’s breaking the old parties: Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
📈 The Green surge is real - and it’s shaking up politics.
💚 Join the movement that’s breaking the old parties: Join.greenparty.org.uk
💚 Join the movement that’s breaking the old parties: Join.greenparty.org.uk
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
November 8, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
November 8, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Tonight!
So excited to be going to see Bob Dylan in my home town of Brighton in 3 weeks!
I saw him in 2022 in Bournemouth and 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall, but I never imagined he'd be coming back to UK again this year, and performing in Brighton!
I saw him in 2022 in Bournemouth and 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall, but I never imagined he'd be coming back to UK again this year, and performing in Brighton!
November 7, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tonight!
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on his election as Mayor of New York City from all of us at the Green Party! 🎉💚
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on his election as Mayor of New York City from all of us at the Green Party! 🎉💚
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
NEW: Zack Polanski has mocked Piers Morgan after the 'little warrior' blocked him amid a spat over trans rights
Zack Polanski mocks 'my little warrior' Piers Morgan amid spat over trans rights
www.thenational.scot
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
NEW: Zack Polanski has mocked Piers Morgan after the 'little warrior' blocked him amid a spat over trans rights
History won't forgive the Guardian for falling for another Blair 'exclusive'
‘History won’t forgive us’ if UK falls behind in quantum computing race, says Tony Blair
‘History won’t forgive us’ if UK falls behind in quantum computing race, says Tony Blair
Exclusive: Former PM and ex-Tory leader William Hague warn UK lacks high-risk capital and infrastructure to harness benefits of powerful technology
Tony Blair has said “history won’t forgive us” if the UK falls behind in the race to harness quantum computing, a frontier technology predicted to trigger the next wave of breakthroughs in everything from drug design to climate modelling.
The former British Labour prime minister, whose thinktank and consultancy, the Tony Blair Institute, is backed by tech industry leaders including the Oracle founder, Larry Ellison, warned: “The country risks failing to convert its leadership in quantum research.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:23 AM
History won't forgive the Guardian for falling for another Blair 'exclusive'
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train
November 2, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I know this won't surprise anyone here but Musk's reprogrammed artificial intelligence is spreading misinformation about yesterday's attack on a train
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
One potential factor in X radicalisation/racism which shouldn’t be ignored is the financial incentive to be outrageous/widely-shared. Rupert Lowe - whose payments we know as he has to declare them - can clear £5,000 a month in X payments.
November 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
One potential factor in X radicalisation/racism which shouldn’t be ignored is the financial incentive to be outrageous/widely-shared. Rupert Lowe - whose payments we know as he has to declare them - can clear £5,000 a month in X payments.
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
November 2, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Next time someone tells you that train drivers "just push buttons" show them this from the BBC
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Sir John Curtice - Indepedent pollster - confirms what we all already know.
The Labour Government need to stop doing everything Farage wants them to do.
The much bigger challenge to Keir Starmer is the Green Party.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
The Labour Government need to stop doing everything Farage wants them to do.
The much bigger challenge to Keir Starmer is the Green Party.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Charismatic leader emerges on the left to roil Britain’s political scene
Zack Polanski of the Greens has drawn comparisons to New York’s Zohran Mamdani as he connects with younger voters on social media over the political issues of the day.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Sir John Curtice - Indepedent pollster - confirms what we all already know.
The Labour Government need to stop doing everything Farage wants them to do.
The much bigger challenge to Keir Starmer is the Green Party.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
The Labour Government need to stop doing everything Farage wants them to do.
The much bigger challenge to Keir Starmer is the Green Party.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Also the opinion of @greenparty.org.uk who unanimously passed a motion at conference for an informed consent system within primary care, calling for closure of GICs and for Primary Care Teams to be given the training and support to prescribe gender affirming treatments such as HRT.
#jointhegreens
#jointhegreens
“It remains my opinion, based on the data we now have, that the only way to fix the scale of this problem is by adopting a GP-led, informed consent model.”
Trans folks are struggling to access basic healthcare in the UK. We need structural political and medical changes to make care more accessible.
Trans folks are struggling to access basic healthcare in the UK. We need structural political and medical changes to make care more accessible.
How I discovered the waiting times for every gender clinic in the UK
We believe in doing what the NHS should be - reporting honestly and transparently on the state of gender services in the UK
www.wearequeeraf.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Also the opinion of @greenparty.org.uk who unanimously passed a motion at conference for an informed consent system within primary care, calling for closure of GICs and for Primary Care Teams to be given the training and support to prescribe gender affirming treatments such as HRT.
#jointhegreens
#jointhegreens
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Doreen Lawrence calls for ‘cowardly’ undercover officer to face public inquiry
Doreen Lawrence calls for ‘cowardly’ undercover officer to face public inquiry
Mother of murdered teenager to challenge ruling that David Hagan is too ill to give live evidence at spycops inquiry
The mother of Stephen Lawrence is pressing for the “cowardly” undercover police officer who spied on her family’s campaign for justice to be questioned at a public inquiry.
The spycops inquiry has previously ruled that the undercover officer, David Hagan, was too ill to give live evidence, after submissions by his lawyers. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Doreen Lawrence calls for ‘cowardly’ undercover officer to face public inquiry
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Julian of Norwich spotted on the new Florence and the Machine album:
![A screenshot of lyrics:
Downloading "Revelations of Divine Love" on my phone
Trying to read, but getting distracted
Trying to live, but feeling so damaged
[Chorus]
And all shall be well
All shall be well
Miracles are often inconvenient
And a prayer is a spell](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lgpith2upngzgh7cy5jygl3f/bafkreieh57sqvnqdgnlqonlfudqxd3h2ov7val5udpj4ybww5ltrlczqxe@jpeg)
November 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Julian of Norwich spotted on the new Florence and the Machine album:
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
As a bonus for working for Orange Caligula, White House staff now get a complimentary case of mesothelioma.
Trump’s swift demolition of East Wing may have launched asbestos plumes
There is no confirmation that the Trump admin. followed abatement processes.
arstechnica.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
As a bonus for working for Orange Caligula, White House staff now get a complimentary case of mesothelioma.
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Dead Man's Fingers #Mushrooms (Xylaria polymorpha)
or Dead Moll’s Fingers (Xylaria longipes) ?
#fungi #horror #gothic #halloween
or Dead Moll’s Fingers (Xylaria longipes) ?
#fungi #horror #gothic #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Dead Man's Fingers #Mushrooms (Xylaria polymorpha)
or Dead Moll’s Fingers (Xylaria longipes) ?
#fungi #horror #gothic #halloween
or Dead Moll’s Fingers (Xylaria longipes) ?
#fungi #horror #gothic #halloween
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
"I’ll take Scarface Pacino and the Godfather Brando
Mix ‘em up in a tank and get a robot commando"
🎃 Happy Halloween!
Mix ‘em up in a tank and get a robot commando"
🎃 Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 12:43 PM
"I’ll take Scarface Pacino and the Godfather Brando
Mix ‘em up in a tank and get a robot commando"
🎃 Happy Halloween!
Mix ‘em up in a tank and get a robot commando"
🎃 Happy Halloween!
Reposted by Dr Luke Walker
Andrew to lose 'prince' title
October 30, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Andrew to lose 'prince' title