Colin Payne🇬🇧💛💙🇪🇺🇺🇦💚
@minophis.bsky.social
He/Him. UK 29-year software QA veteran and moderate Python developer. Interested in Data Science, Python, IoT, Environmental Sustainability, Human Rights, Ethics, Rejoin EU. Green Party Member.🇬🇧💙💛
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Musk is very confused - the EU Commission president is nominated by leaders of (elected) govts and approved by the (elected) European Parliament, not 'appointed by a committee'.
November 12, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Musk is very confused - the EU Commission president is nominated by leaders of (elected) govts and approved by the (elected) European Parliament, not 'appointed by a committee'.
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The hope against the fear: how @zackpolanski.bsky.social is redrawing the political landscape
Abandoned by a workers’ party, frozen out as it goes right, thousands of British voters are looking elsewhere for a combative left wing
From @blast-info.fr
www.blast-info.fr/articles/202...
Abandoned by a workers’ party, frozen out as it goes right, thousands of British voters are looking elsewhere for a combative left wing
From @blast-info.fr
www.blast-info.fr/articles/202...
L’espoir contre la peur : comment Zack Polanski redessine le paysage politique britannique
Abandonnés par un Parti travailliste recentré et frileux, des milliers d’électeurs britanniques cherchent ailleurs une gauche combative. Tandis que Nigel Farage joue sur la peur de l'immigration, Zack...
www.blast-info.fr
November 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The hope against the fear: how @zackpolanski.bsky.social is redrawing the political landscape
Abandoned by a workers’ party, frozen out as it goes right, thousands of British voters are looking elsewhere for a combative left wing
From @blast-info.fr
www.blast-info.fr/articles/202...
Abandoned by a workers’ party, frozen out as it goes right, thousands of British voters are looking elsewhere for a combative left wing
From @blast-info.fr
www.blast-info.fr/articles/202...
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I think, as an American who studied the speech to assess whether it constituted unlawful incitement, the BBC edit was poor journalistic form, but it did not convey something substantively different than reality. My thing? The apology doesn’t convey to me that the BBC gets Trump isn’t a fair broker.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I think, as an American who studied the speech to assess whether it constituted unlawful incitement, the BBC edit was poor journalistic form, but it did not convey something substantively different than reality. My thing? The apology doesn’t convey to me that the BBC gets Trump isn’t a fair broker.
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The BBC - for all its flaws - remains the greatest news and broadcasting service in the world.
It is everything Donald Trump and his cabal of nasty little nobodies will never be and we need to defend it.
It is everything Donald Trump and his cabal of nasty little nobodies will never be and we need to defend it.
Donald Trump Slams 'Corrupt' BBC After Tim Davie Resigns Over Bias Row
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald...
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/donald...
Donald Trump Slams 'Corrupt' BBC After Tim Davie Resigns Over Bias Row
The US president said the corporation's behaviour was "a terrible thing for democracy".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The BBC - for all its flaws - remains the greatest news and broadcasting service in the world.
It is everything Donald Trump and his cabal of nasty little nobodies will never be and we need to defend it.
It is everything Donald Trump and his cabal of nasty little nobodies will never be and we need to defend it.
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You mean you want the BBC to move even further to the right?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/o...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/o...
'Over-use' of right-wing guests on Question Time revealed
Academic analysis detailing the over-use of right-wing guests on Question Time has resurfaced after Nigel Farage was platformed again.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 AM
You mean you want the BBC to move even further to the right?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/o...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/o...
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It won't stop the flag shaggers, but well said.
November 9, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It won't stop the flag shaggers, but well said.
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
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This is really important- and timely !
This is really important- and timely !
60% of the British public agree: our voting system is not fit for purpose.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chance to fix it.
I just signed a @makevotesmatter.bsky.social petition to the Democracy Minister, calling for Proportional Representation. Add your name: actionnetwork.org/petitions/pe...
Petition to Democracy Minister
First Past The Post undermines our politics.
It leaves most of us with MPs we didn't vote for, and keeps delivering results that don't represent public opinion.
The upcoming Elections Bill is a chan...
actionnetwork.org
November 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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This is really important- and timely !
This is really important- and timely !
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It's not just about the messenger.
You've got to have the right message.
You've got to have the right message.
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It's not just about the messenger.
You've got to have the right message.
You've got to have the right message.
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US boat strikes are crimes against humanity, says former ICC prosecutor
US boat strikes are crimes against humanity, says former ICC prosecutor
The Trump administration has sought to justify the strikes by saying it is in an armed conflict with drugs gangs.
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
US boat strikes are crimes against humanity, says former ICC prosecutor
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I find it funny how presenters in the UK say:"isn't Green Party meant to be just about the environment." Like it's a difficult concept that environmental justice and social & economic justice go together.
Coming from a Nordic country, this doesn't sound 'radical' at all, just very common sense.
Coming from a Nordic country, this doesn't sound 'radical' at all, just very common sense.
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
I find it funny how presenters in the UK say:"isn't Green Party meant to be just about the environment." Like it's a difficult concept that environmental justice and social & economic justice go together.
Coming from a Nordic country, this doesn't sound 'radical' at all, just very common sense.
Coming from a Nordic country, this doesn't sound 'radical' at all, just very common sense.
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AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
November 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
AOC: "This is about, do you understand the assignment of fighting fascism right now? And they assignment is to come together across difference no matter what."
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Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
November 5, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Zohran's campaign was his determination to make New York a city everyone can afford to live in. Huge congratulations!
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
His success will resonate throughout the world. A story where no one is left behind.
It's time to write that story across England & Wales too.
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In case you missed it ...
Starmer and Blue Labour had plenty of warning about what would happen if they kept on pandering to Farage voters. So its no surprise they're now losing support to Greens and LibDems. Here's John Curtice in 2023 explaining how anti-Brexit and pro-EU Labour voters are ...
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Starmer and Blue Labour had plenty of warning about what would happen if they kept on pandering to Farage voters. So its no surprise they're now losing support to Greens and LibDems. Here's John Curtice in 2023 explaining how anti-Brexit and pro-EU Labour voters are ...
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November 2, 2025 at 2:55 PM
In case you missed it ...
Starmer and Blue Labour had plenty of warning about what would happen if they kept on pandering to Farage voters. So its no surprise they're now losing support to Greens and LibDems. Here's John Curtice in 2023 explaining how anti-Brexit and pro-EU Labour voters are ...
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Starmer and Blue Labour had plenty of warning about what would happen if they kept on pandering to Farage voters. So its no surprise they're now losing support to Greens and LibDems. Here's John Curtice in 2023 explaining how anti-Brexit and pro-EU Labour voters are ...
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Kier Starmer must know he will not win the next election. He has a majority and nothing to lose, now is the time to grow a spine and be bold. Ban MPs from having second incomes, introduce PR, hold a new EU referendum, tax the rich, go nuts.
November 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Kier Starmer must know he will not win the next election. He has a majority and nothing to lose, now is the time to grow a spine and be bold. Ban MPs from having second incomes, introduce PR, hold a new EU referendum, tax the rich, go nuts.
Flags aren't inherently racist but they are nationalist (it's their function) so using them in a racist way is no great stretch.
Just had a short walk passing 2 union flags and one St George cross on lampposts and St George cross on a crossing and a roundabout. All to make others feel unwelcome.
Just had a short walk passing 2 union flags and one St George cross on lampposts and St George cross on a crossing and a roundabout. All to make others feel unwelcome.
November 2, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Flags aren't inherently racist but they are nationalist (it's their function) so using them in a racist way is no great stretch.
Just had a short walk passing 2 union flags and one St George cross on lampposts and St George cross on a crossing and a roundabout. All to make others feel unwelcome.
Just had a short walk passing 2 union flags and one St George cross on lampposts and St George cross on a crossing and a roundabout. All to make others feel unwelcome.
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"Polanski has blended anger with hope.
“Hope is much more difficult to sell than outrage, but he’s finding a way to do it that connects with people.”
Let's make hope normal again!
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
“Hope is much more difficult to sell than outrage, but he’s finding a way to do it that connects with people.”
Let's make hope normal again!
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
Green party surging as Polanski’s social media strategy w...
Green Party membership has more than doubled, driven in part by its platform messaging on apps like TikTok
observer.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The best thing about the remodeled Lincoln Bathroom is that when you become nauseous from how tacky and tasteless it is, there is a toilet close at hand to be sick into.
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The best thing about the remodeled Lincoln Bathroom is that when you become nauseous from how tacky and tasteless it is, there is a toilet close at hand to be sick into.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Lower bills. Tax billionaires.
In The Week comparing Zohran Mamdanis campaign in New York with the rise of the Green Party.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
In The Week comparing Zohran Mamdanis campaign in New York with the rise of the Green Party.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Lower bills. Tax billionaires.
In The Week comparing Zohran Mamdanis campaign in New York with the rise of the Green Party.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
In The Week comparing Zohran Mamdanis campaign in New York with the rise of the Green Party.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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An extraordinary realignment of British politics
If you want to see @TheGreenParty take on Reform - this is the moment
Join.greenparty.org.uk
If you want to see @TheGreenParty take on Reform - this is the moment
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
An extraordinary realignment of British politics
If you want to see @TheGreenParty take on Reform - this is the moment
Join.greenparty.org.uk
If you want to see @TheGreenParty take on Reform - this is the moment
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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ECHR was drafted by British lawyers at the behest of Winston Churchill following the horrors of WW2 & the sacrifices of so many to free a continent from tyrany & buchery
It's a corner stone of why we say lest we forget
Remember that when you go supporting foreign funded Farage
It's a corner stone of why we say lest we forget
Remember that when you go supporting foreign funded Farage
October 30, 2025 at 7:43 AM
ECHR was drafted by British lawyers at the behest of Winston Churchill following the horrors of WW2 & the sacrifices of so many to free a continent from tyrany & buchery
It's a corner stone of why we say lest we forget
Remember that when you go supporting foreign funded Farage
It's a corner stone of why we say lest we forget
Remember that when you go supporting foreign funded Farage