Richard Sedgley
@richardsedgley.bsky.social
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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"Liberty is the equal right and heritage of every child of man, without distinction of race, colour or sex." - Emily Hobhouse, 1913
"Carnage of concern and upset": Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘Carnage of concern and upset’: Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:02 PM
"Carnage of concern and upset": Women’s Institute groups close after transgender ban
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Members warn NFWI decision has opened up toxic culture that deters younger women from joining
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
New archbishop of Westminster urges greater understanding of struggles of "the vulnerable"
At his official installation, Archbishop Richard Moth recognised the Catholic church’s failures but insists it’s a time of "opportunity"
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
At his official installation, Archbishop Richard Moth recognised the Catholic church’s failures but insists it’s a time of "opportunity"
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
New archbishop of Westminster urges greater understanding of struggles of ‘the vulnerable’
At his official installation, Archbishop Richard Moth recognised the Catholic church’s failures but insists it’s a time of ‘opportunity’
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:29 PM
New archbishop of Westminster urges greater understanding of struggles of "the vulnerable"
At his official installation, Archbishop Richard Moth recognised the Catholic church’s failures but insists it’s a time of "opportunity"
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
At his official installation, Archbishop Richard Moth recognised the Catholic church’s failures but insists it’s a time of "opportunity"
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer promises “a different way of doing politics” in Gorton and Denton
#VoteGreen 💚
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#VoteGreen 💚
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Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer promises “a different way of doing politics” in Gorton and Denton
The Green Party of England and Wales confirmed Hannah Spencer as its candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election on 26 February, following a vote of local members.
www.notreallyheremedia.com
February 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer promises “a different way of doing politics” in Gorton and Denton
#VoteGreen 💚
www.notreallyheremedia.com/news/all-new...
#VoteGreen 💚
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Ban on Palestine Action "massively backfired", says group’s co-founder
Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rights
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rights
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Ban on Palestine Action ‘massively backfired’, says group’s co-founder
Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rights
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Ban on Palestine Action "massively backfired", says group’s co-founder
Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rights
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Huda Ammori calls for proscription to be lifted after high court finds it to be very serious interference with protest rights
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 5:05 PM
Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Portugal defies Europe’s rightward drift as socialist António José Seguro wins presidency
leftfootforward.org/2026/02/port...
leftfootforward.org/2026/02/port...
Portugal defies Europe’s rightward drift as socialist António José Seguro wins presidency
Seguro’s victory was widely interpreted as a rebuke to the far right and a reaffirmation of Portugal’s democratic and constitutional traditions.
leftfootforward.org
February 14, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Portugal defies Europe’s rightward drift as socialist António José Seguro wins presidency
leftfootforward.org/2026/02/port...
leftfootforward.org/2026/02/port...
Reposted by Richard Sedgley
February 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Jenny Marx’s Life of Love and Revolution
"This Valentine's Day, we remember the revolutionary life of Jenny Marx — a socialist and feminist whose own activity, no less than her relationship with Karl, helped to shape the struggles of her time."
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/02/jenn...
"This Valentine's Day, we remember the revolutionary life of Jenny Marx — a socialist and feminist whose own activity, no less than her relationship with Karl, helped to shape the struggles of her time."
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/02/jenn...
Jenny Marx’s Life of Love and Revolution
This Valentine's Day, we remember the revolutionary life of Jenny Marx — a socialist and feminist whose own activity, no less than her relationship with Karl, helped to shape the struggles of her time...
tribunemag.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Jenny Marx’s Life of Love and Revolution
"This Valentine's Day, we remember the revolutionary life of Jenny Marx — a socialist and feminist whose own activity, no less than her relationship with Karl, helped to shape the struggles of her time."
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/02/jenn...
"This Valentine's Day, we remember the revolutionary life of Jenny Marx — a socialist and feminist whose own activity, no less than her relationship with Karl, helped to shape the struggles of her time."
tribunemag.co.uk/2024/02/jenn...
"Seasons have become confused": the people struggling in UK’s relentless rain
A thatcher, gardener and others on keeping their business afloat in the bad weather – and their fears for the future
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
A thatcher, gardener and others on keeping their business afloat in the bad weather – and their fears for the future
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘Seasons have become confused’: the people struggling in UK’s relentless rain
A thatcher, gardener and others on keeping their business afloat in the bad weather – and their fears for the future
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:23 AM
"Seasons have become confused": the people struggling in UK’s relentless rain
A thatcher, gardener and others on keeping their business afloat in the bad weather – and their fears for the future
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
A thatcher, gardener and others on keeping their business afloat in the bad weather – and their fears for the future
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Football has a real fossil fuel problem – and it’s not sustainable
theconversation.com/football-has...
theconversation.com/football-has...
Football has a real fossil fuel problem – and it’s not sustainable
The ever-increasing expansion of football is not a good match for the environment.
theconversation.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Football has a real fossil fuel problem – and it’s not sustainable
theconversation.com/football-has...
theconversation.com/football-has...
"If it was up to young Britons to decide who should govern Britain after the next election, the Greens would win by a landslide."
#VoteGreen 💚
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/forg...
#VoteGreen 💚
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/forg...
Forget Gen Z - When it comes to politics, it's all about Gen G
If it was up to young Britons to decide who should govern Britain after the next election, the Greens would win by a landslide. Here's why.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
"If it was up to young Britons to decide who should govern Britain after the next election, the Greens would win by a landslide."
#VoteGreen 💚
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/forg...
#VoteGreen 💚
www.thelondoneconomic.com/opinion/forg...
More working-class role-models needed in Church of England leadership, Synod is told
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
More working-class role-models needed in Church of England leadership, Synod is told
National strategy agreed to allow working-class leaders to thrive without having to first ‘leave behind who they are’
www.churchtimes.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 8:44 AM
More working-class role-models needed in Church of England leadership, Synod is told
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Cornwall areas set for snow as county split by new weather warning
www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
Cornwall areas set for snow as county split by new weather warning
A yellow weather warning for ice is in place
www.cornwalllive.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Cornwall areas set for snow as county split by new weather warning
www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...
We want to protect red squirrels – so why don’t we protect their habitats? | Letter
Conservation efforts to improve red squirrel numbers in mid Wales are being undermined by developers, writes Lorna Brazell of the Cambrian Mountains Society
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Conservation efforts to improve red squirrel numbers in mid Wales are being undermined by developers, writes Lorna Brazell of the Cambrian Mountains Society
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We want to protect red squirrels – so why don’t we protect their habitats? | Letter
Letter: Conservation efforts to improve red squirrel numbers in mid Wales are being undermined by developers, writes Lorna Brazell of the Cambrian Mountains Society
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:53 PM
We want to protect red squirrels – so why don’t we protect their habitats? | Letter
Conservation efforts to improve red squirrel numbers in mid Wales are being undermined by developers, writes Lorna Brazell of the Cambrian Mountains Society
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Conservation efforts to improve red squirrel numbers in mid Wales are being undermined by developers, writes Lorna Brazell of the Cambrian Mountains Society
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"We want this movement to be massive": how Chilean women’s football is leading the way
Chile’s female players are newly protected under labour law and are hoping their official status can help the game thrive in South America
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Chile’s female players are newly protected under labour law and are hoping their official status can help the game thrive in South America
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
‘We want this movement to be massive’: how Chilean women’s football is leading the way
Chile’s female players are newly protected under labour law and are hoping their official status can help the game thrive in South America
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:13 PM
"We want this movement to be massive": how Chilean women’s football is leading the way
Chile’s female players are newly protected under labour law and are hoping their official status can help the game thrive in South America
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Chile’s female players are newly protected under labour law and are hoping their official status can help the game thrive in South America
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Zack Polanski says Labour Party is "over" after taking "votes for granted"
The comments come ahead of the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election with the Greens and Reform UK looking to take the seat from Labour
#VoteGreen 💚
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The comments come ahead of the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election with the Greens and Reform UK looking to take the seat from Labour
#VoteGreen 💚
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
Zack Polanski says Labour Party is ‘over’ after taking ‘votes for granted’
The comments come ahead of the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election with the Greens and Reform UK looking to take the seat from Labour
www.the-independent.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Zack Polanski says Labour Party is "over" after taking "votes for granted"
The comments come ahead of the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election with the Greens and Reform UK looking to take the seat from Labour
#VoteGreen 💚
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
The comments come ahead of the upcoming Gorton and Denton by-election with the Greens and Reform UK looking to take the seat from Labour
#VoteGreen 💚
www.the-independent.com/news/uk/home...
Suede by passion
"Susan Darlington swoons in the presence of a magnetic frontman"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/sued...
"Susan Darlington swoons in the presence of a magnetic frontman"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/sued...
Suede by passion
SuedeYork Barbican⭑⭑⭑⭑⭑“Welcome to Suede World,” announces Brett Anderson, arms flung wide. It’s a world of beautiful ones. Insatiable ones. Wild ones. It’s a world where people with “tasteless bracel...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Suede by passion
"Susan Darlington swoons in the presence of a magnetic frontman"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/sued...
"Susan Darlington swoons in the presence of a magnetic frontman"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/sued...
"At the hustings, Spencer described her Reform rival as “an academic, bussed in from the south, spreading that party’s message of division”."
#VoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
#VoteGreen 💚
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Labour and Reform candidates clash over women feeling threatened by far-right rhetoric
Angeliki Stogia tells Matthew Goodwin, who turned up to event with security, ‘women are scared to leave the house’
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:06 PM
"At the hustings, Spencer described her Reform rival as “an academic, bussed in from the south, spreading that party’s message of division”."
#VoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
#VoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
