Mike Grenville
@mikegrenville.bsky.social
Cyclist. Bikepacker. Transcendental Meditator. Bee friend. Transition. Vegie. Green party member. Francophile. Frome. Sustainable Frome. Naturist. Poet. Funeral Celebrant. Death Doula. Frome.fm director
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We don't need to "protect our borders"
Our biggest threat doesn't need to cross a border to harm us.
From a yacht, billionaires can move markets, pressure govs, dodge taxes & bankroll politicians to rewrite our laws.
The threat isn't the "outsider"
It's the concentrated power already inside.
Our biggest threat doesn't need to cross a border to harm us.
From a yacht, billionaires can move markets, pressure govs, dodge taxes & bankroll politicians to rewrite our laws.
The threat isn't the "outsider"
It's the concentrated power already inside.
November 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We don't need to "protect our borders"
Our biggest threat doesn't need to cross a border to harm us.
From a yacht, billionaires can move markets, pressure govs, dodge taxes & bankroll politicians to rewrite our laws.
The threat isn't the "outsider"
It's the concentrated power already inside.
Our biggest threat doesn't need to cross a border to harm us.
From a yacht, billionaires can move markets, pressure govs, dodge taxes & bankroll politicians to rewrite our laws.
The threat isn't the "outsider"
It's the concentrated power already inside.
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THREAD.
I love old Habitat catalogues & managed to get hold of all the 70s ones before they got v pricey & collectable. Flicking through them, I wondered: "What are the true stories of the lives of the people in these photos?"
So I decided to write those stories.
You'll find them in the alt text.
I love old Habitat catalogues & managed to get hold of all the 70s ones before they got v pricey & collectable. Flicking through them, I wondered: "What are the true stories of the lives of the people in these photos?"
So I decided to write those stories.
You'll find them in the alt text.
November 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM
THREAD.
I love old Habitat catalogues & managed to get hold of all the 70s ones before they got v pricey & collectable. Flicking through them, I wondered: "What are the true stories of the lives of the people in these photos?"
So I decided to write those stories.
You'll find them in the alt text.
I love old Habitat catalogues & managed to get hold of all the 70s ones before they got v pricey & collectable. Flicking through them, I wondered: "What are the true stories of the lives of the people in these photos?"
So I decided to write those stories.
You'll find them in the alt text.
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Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
November 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK
2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc
3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today
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I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
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The government are reportedly planning on moving some asylum seekers from hotels to military bases...
How about, rather than shipping a few hundred people off to military sites, we let asylum seekers work and contribute to our society and fix our broken asylum system? 🤔
How about, rather than shipping a few hundred people off to military sites, we let asylum seekers work and contribute to our society and fix our broken asylum system? 🤔
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The government are reportedly planning on moving some asylum seekers from hotels to military bases...
How about, rather than shipping a few hundred people off to military sites, we let asylum seekers work and contribute to our society and fix our broken asylum system? 🤔
How about, rather than shipping a few hundred people off to military sites, we let asylum seekers work and contribute to our society and fix our broken asylum system? 🤔
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Don't miss Dramakarma's world premiere of the radio play, The Last Matron on Wednesday 29th October from 8-10pm on Frome.fm & 96.6FM A play about the Keyford asylum based on real events and discovered diaries
October 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Don't miss Dramakarma's world premiere of the radio play, The Last Matron on Wednesday 29th October from 8-10pm on Frome.fm & 96.6FM A play about the Keyford asylum based on real events and discovered diaries
Such an inspiring day with @robintransition.bsky.social in Frome today. Some seeds of inspriation well and truly planted.
October 23, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Such an inspiring day with @robintransition.bsky.social in Frome today. Some seeds of inspriation well and truly planted.
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An actual, real life, nuanced discussion about Brexit!!
October 17, 2025 at 11:49 AM
An actual, real life, nuanced discussion about Brexit!!
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Our Live Vinyl Hour today Saturday 18 October at 6pm hosted by @mikegrenville.bsky.social will be a play it loud hour..
October 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our Live Vinyl Hour today Saturday 18 October at 6pm hosted by @mikegrenville.bsky.social will be a play it loud hour..
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President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
October 4, 2025 at 10:52 AM
President Macron: “Europeans, let's wake up!
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
We have been incredibly naive in entrusting our democratic space to social networks.”
defenddemocracy.eu/macron-democ...
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"the number of Greens across Great Britain - around 91,000 - is around 50% more than the membership of the Lib Dems"
Now is the perfect time to click join.greenparty.org.uk and help us get to 100,000!
Now is the perfect time to click join.greenparty.org.uk and help us get to 100,000!
October 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
"the number of Greens across Great Britain - around 91,000 - is around 50% more than the membership of the Lib Dems"
Now is the perfect time to click join.greenparty.org.uk and help us get to 100,000!
Now is the perfect time to click join.greenparty.org.uk and help us get to 100,000!
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Tonight at 6pm the Live Vinyl Hour hosted by @mikegrenville.bsky.social will feature Echoes by Pink Floyd and Lumpy Gravy by Frank Zappa. It's going to be a real dynamite show...
October 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Tonight at 6pm the Live Vinyl Hour hosted by @mikegrenville.bsky.social will feature Echoes by Pink Floyd and Lumpy Gravy by Frank Zappa. It's going to be a real dynamite show...
Looks worth reading. Priced to sell on Kindle atm
So NOTORIOUS is on a deal.
99p on Kindle, and that's a bona fide bargain.
I am so very proud of this book and really don't care how much you pay.
So please rob me!
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F2...
99p on Kindle, and that's a bona fide bargain.
I am so very proud of this book and really don't care how much you pay.
So please rob me!
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0F2...
Notorious: History’s Villains and Why They Matter eBook : English, Otto: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
Notorious: History’s Villains and Why They Matter eBook : English, Otto: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Looks worth reading. Priced to sell on Kindle atm
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Tribute to Danny Thompson on @fromefm.bsky.social on
Dead Good Musicians. First broadcast Tuesday 30 Sept 3pm Then available on MixCloud plus repeats.
Hosted by @mikegrenville.bsky.social
www.frome.fm/programmes/d...
Dead Good Musicians. First broadcast Tuesday 30 Sept 3pm Then available on MixCloud plus repeats.
Hosted by @mikegrenville.bsky.social
www.frome.fm/programmes/d...
September 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Tribute to Danny Thompson on @fromefm.bsky.social on
Dead Good Musicians. First broadcast Tuesday 30 Sept 3pm Then available on MixCloud plus repeats.
Hosted by @mikegrenville.bsky.social
www.frome.fm/programmes/d...
Dead Good Musicians. First broadcast Tuesday 30 Sept 3pm Then available on MixCloud plus repeats.
Hosted by @mikegrenville.bsky.social
www.frome.fm/programmes/d...
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I have just submitted an FOI to the Home Office demanding FULL TRANSPARENCY on Palantir’s role in tomorrow’s “Brit Card” mandatory digital ID scheme 🚨
WHY THIS MATTERS: Palantir already has its surveillance tentacles deep in UK infrastructure with 24+ government contracts including:
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WHY THIS MATTERS: Palantir already has its surveillance tentacles deep in UK infrastructure with 24+ government contracts including:
Thread
September 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I have just submitted an FOI to the Home Office demanding FULL TRANSPARENCY on Palantir’s role in tomorrow’s “Brit Card” mandatory digital ID scheme 🚨
WHY THIS MATTERS: Palantir already has its surveillance tentacles deep in UK infrastructure with 24+ government contracts including:
Thread
WHY THIS MATTERS: Palantir already has its surveillance tentacles deep in UK infrastructure with 24+ government contracts including:
Thread
When we said 'learn from history', we didn't mean to use it as a roadmap to repeat it.
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/09/16/f...
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/09/16/f...
Five things we can learn about current English ‘flag wars’ from Germany in the 1920s and 1930s | Historical Transactions
blog.royalhistsoc.org
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
When we said 'learn from history', we didn't mean to use it as a roadmap to repeat it.
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/09/16/f...
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/09/16/f...
What a breath of fresh air. I feel calmer even hearing such sense. So glad i voted for you @zackpolanski.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 9:12 PM
What a breath of fresh air. I feel calmer even hearing such sense. So glad i voted for you @zackpolanski.bsky.social
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Green membership across Great Britain has now overtaken the Lib Dems.
@greenparty.org.uk passed 78,000 last night. @scottishgreens.org have 7,800, producing a total of 85,800.
Last month, the Lib Dems told the BBC they had 83,174: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@greenparty.org.uk passed 78,000 last night. @scottishgreens.org have 7,800, producing a total of 85,800.
Last month, the Lib Dems told the BBC they had 83,174: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
September 22, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Green membership across Great Britain has now overtaken the Lib Dems.
@greenparty.org.uk passed 78,000 last night. @scottishgreens.org have 7,800, producing a total of 85,800.
Last month, the Lib Dems told the BBC they had 83,174: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@greenparty.org.uk passed 78,000 last night. @scottishgreens.org have 7,800, producing a total of 85,800.
Last month, the Lib Dems told the BBC they had 83,174: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Join me at 6pm tonight Saturday 20 Sept on @fromefm.bsky.social for the Live vinyl Hour when I'll be playing tracks from these LPs.
Available on mixcloud afterwards
Available on mixcloud afterwards
September 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Join me at 6pm tonight Saturday 20 Sept on @fromefm.bsky.social for the Live vinyl Hour when I'll be playing tracks from these LPs.
Available on mixcloud afterwards
Available on mixcloud afterwards
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Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
September 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.
The Human Swan Flies into Frome:
Film Screening & Q&A with Sacha Dench
An evening of film, stories, and inspiration
Merlin Theatre, Thursday 2 Oct.
Tickets and info:
🔗 sustainablefrome.org.uk/event/film-t...
Film Screening & Q&A with Sacha Dench
An evening of film, stories, and inspiration
Merlin Theatre, Thursday 2 Oct.
Tickets and info:
🔗 sustainablefrome.org.uk/event/film-t...
Events for September 2025 – Sustainable Frome
sustainablefrome.org.uk
September 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Human Swan Flies into Frome:
Film Screening & Q&A with Sacha Dench
An evening of film, stories, and inspiration
Merlin Theatre, Thursday 2 Oct.
Tickets and info:
🔗 sustainablefrome.org.uk/event/film-t...
Film Screening & Q&A with Sacha Dench
An evening of film, stories, and inspiration
Merlin Theatre, Thursday 2 Oct.
Tickets and info:
🔗 sustainablefrome.org.uk/event/film-t...
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A very eloquent explanation of the UK's problem with immigration that everyone needs to hear
August 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A very eloquent explanation of the UK's problem with immigration that everyone needs to hear
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When did you last see or hear your MP on tv or radio? We elected hundreds of new MPs last July - many of them smart and impressive. Just watch the committees! We want to see and hear them. Our broadcasters are failing us. Sign here now and pass on. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
August 28, 2025 at 4:23 AM
When did you last see or hear your MP on tv or radio? We elected hundreds of new MPs last July - many of them smart and impressive. Just watch the committees! We want to see and hear them. Our broadcasters are failing us. Sign here now and pass on. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...