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Richard Sedgley
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Green Party supporter based in Cornwall, UK. Likes: culture, history, languages, politics, sport, theology. For: a more equal, inclusive, humane and sustainable society. My views. 🍉🌻
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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · Aug 23
"Liberty is the equal right and heritage of every child of man, without distinction of race, colour or sex." - Emily Hobhouse, 1913
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Susie Dent: Foreign languages help children decode English (£)

The Countdown wordsmith cautions against the decline in the study of French and German, saying it gives you a "huge perspective on human life"

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Susie Dent: Foreign languages help children decode English
The Countdown wordsmith cautions against the decline in the study of French and German, saying it gives you a ‘huge perspective on human life’
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February 13, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Farage and Starmer equally disliked by young voters

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Farage and Starmer equally disliked by young voters
New ITV polling shows 51% of young people view Nigel Farage and Keir Starmer unfavourably, with Greens rating more strongly.
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February 13, 2026 at 12:24 PM
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What is the future of winter sports in a warming world? - The Climate Question podcast

#ClimateCrisis
#WinterOlympics
#MilanoCortina2026

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What is the future of winter sports in a warming world? - The Climate Question, BBC World Service
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February 13, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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Every Winter Olympic sport explained in 7 minutes

#WinterOlympics
#MilanoCortina2026

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Every Winter Olympic sport explained in 7 minutes
YouTube video by Tifo Sports by The Athletic
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February 13, 2026 at 9:47 AM
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Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health

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Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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How Bad Bunny brought activism to the Super Bowl stage

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How Bad Bunny brought activism to the Super Bowl stage
Bad Bunny’s performance demonstrated how authenticity can be produced through anti-colonial activism.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
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Church of England General Synod halts work on LGBTQ+ equality

Progressive Christians speak of pain and anger as issue is put in deep freeze after London meeting

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Church of England General Synod halts work on LGBTQ+ equality
Progressive Christians speak of pain and anger as issue is put in deep freeze after London meeting
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
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In pictures: Sunshine after the rain in Cornwall and Devon

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In pictures: Sunshine after the rain in Cornwall and Devon
BBC Weather Watchers capture sunshine and blue skies after a recent deluge of rain.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature – ranked!

As Kate Bush’s 'Wuthering Heights' gets a boost from a new film adaptation, we survey the surprising, seditious and sensual ways in which prose has influenced pop

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From Brontë to Ballard, Orwell to Okri: the best songs inspired by literature – ranked!
As Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights gets a boost from a new film adaptation, we survey the surprising, seditious and sensual ways in which prose has influenced pop
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:41 PM
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Capitalism must be dismantled to stop the climate crisis

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Capitalism must be dismantled to stop the climate crisis
The system which created the climate crisis can't save us from it. We need to liberate our imagination from the shackles of Capitalism
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February 12, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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Green Party’s city membership doubles after "Polanski effect"

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Green Party's city membership doubles after 'Polanski effect'
There has been a surge in support for the Green Party in Worcester as they go head-to-head with Reform UK
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February 12, 2026 at 7:32 PM
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Labour Aren't Incompetent - They’re Doing What They’re Paid To Do | Interview With Zack Polanski

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Labour Aren't Incompetent - They're Doing What They're Paid To Do | Interview With Zack Polanski
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February 12, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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Odds Slashed On Green Party By-Election Victory After Big Money Bets

The party is now heavy odds-on favourites to triumph in Gorton and Denton.

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Odds Slashed On Green Party By-Election Victory After Big Money Bets
The party is now heavy odds-on favourites to triumph in Gorton and Denton.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis

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We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
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February 12, 2026 at 6:08 PM
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Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix that

Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world

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Economics has failed on the climate crisis. This complexity scientist has a mind-blowing plan to fix that
Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:06 PM
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Point of no return: a hellish "hothouse Earth" getting closer, scientists say

Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware

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#ClimateAction 🌍
#ReasonsToVoteGreen 💚

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:49 PM
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Children’s vocabulary shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, says Susie Dent

Exclusive: Countdown lexicographer urges families to read, talk and play word games to help language development

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Children’s vocabulary shrinking as reading loses out to screen time, says Susie Dent
Exclusive: Countdown lexicographer urges families to read, talk and play word games to help language development
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:45 PM
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Plymouth, the largest urban centre in Devon, with higher than average levels of deprivation, has been identified as an "area of concern" by the national Church

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New plan to ‘double’ church attendance in Plymouth is part of £10-million grant handout
Plymouth, the largest urban centre in Devon, with higher than average levels of deprivation, has been identified as an ‘area of concern’ by the national Church
www.churchtimes.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Beyond the Miami Sound: An anatomy of Spanish-language music in 2026

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Beyond the Miami Sound: An anatomy of Spanish-language music in 2026
A whole generation of artists and listeners seems to have given impetus to a new wave of music in the world's second most sung language. The question of identity and the entry of new genres are drivin...
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February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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Rojava Is Not Alone

With Syria’s Kurdish regions under siege from jihadi militias, more than 300 activists have mobilised a "People’s Caravan" to Rojava in solidarity — and to denounce their abandonment by Western powers.

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Rojava Is Not Alone
With Syria’s Kurdish regions under siege from jihadi militias, more than 300 activists have mobilised a ‘People’s Caravan’ to Rojava in solidarity — and to denounce their abandonment by Western powers...
tribunemag.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Ash Sarkar: "Jim Ratcliffe Is a Stinking Hypocrite"

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Ash: ‘Jim Ratcliffe Is a Stinking Hypocrite’
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February 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Newsnight guests rip into "stinking hypocrite" Jim Ratcliffe over immigration comments

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Newsnight guests rip into 'stinking hypocrite' Jim Ratcliffe over immigration comments
Jim Ratcliffe has been called out for his hypocrisy following comments he made claiming that Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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Labour MPs in war of words with Cornwall Council over deleted funding post

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Labour MPs in war of words with Cornwall Council over deleted funding post
Cornwall's Labour MPs believe the council may have breached its own code of practice on political neutrality.
www.falmouthpacket.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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"I’m thinking of building an ark": the Cornish village soaked by 41 consecutive days of rain

In Cardinham, which has had 366mm of rain this year, there’s little need to check the weather forecast: more rain

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#ClimateAction 🌍
#ReasonsToVoteGreen 💚

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‘I’m thinking of building an ark’: the Cornish village soaked by 41 consecutive days of rain
In Cardinham, which has had 366mm of rain this year, there’s little need to check the weather forecast: more rain
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny challenged the meaning of "America" | Alana Casanova-Burgess

The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphere

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At the Super Bowl, Bad Bunny challenged the meaning of ‘America’
The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphere
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:28 PM