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
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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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
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/world/2026/f...
Progressive Christians speak of pain and anger as issue is put in deep freeze after London meeting
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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/music/2026/f...
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/music/2026/f...
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
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/music/2026/f...
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/music/2026/f...
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
Green Party’s city membership doubles after "Polanski effect"
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#VoteGreen 💚
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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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#VoteGreen 💚
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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
Labour Aren't Incompetent - They’re Doing What They’re Paid To Do | Interview With Zack Polanski
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#VoteGreen 💚
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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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The party is now heavy odds-on favourites to triumph in Gorton and Denton.
#VoteGreen 💚
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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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February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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.
#VoteGreen 💚
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/odds-s...
The party is now heavy odds-on favourites to triumph in Gorton and Denton.
#VoteGreen 💚
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/odds-s...
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
We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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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Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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
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/environment/...
Doyne Farmer says a super-simulator of the global economy would accelerate the transition to a green, clean world
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
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#ClimateAction 🌍
#ReasonsToVoteGreen 💚
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Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
#VoteGreen 🌻🍉
#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
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
#VoteGreen 🌻🍉
#ClimateAction 🌍
#ReasonsToVoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware
#VoteGreen 🌻🍉
#ClimateAction 🌍
#ReasonsToVoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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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Exclusive: Countdown lexicographer urges families to read, talk and play word games to help language development
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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
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/society/2026...
Exclusive: Countdown lexicographer urges families to read, talk and play word games to help language development
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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/articles/202...
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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
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/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
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
Beyond the Miami Sound: An anatomy of Spanish-language music in 2026
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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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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/2026/02/roja...
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
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/2026/02/roja...
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/2026/02/roja...
Ash: ‘Jim Ratcliffe Is a Stinking Hypocrite’
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February 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Newsnight guests rip into "stinking hypocrite" Jim Ratcliffe over immigration comments
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www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/newsnig...
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
Labour MPs in war of words with Cornwall Council over deleted funding post
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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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In Cardinham, which has had 366mm of rain this year, there’s little need to check the weather forecast: more rain
#VoteGreen 🌻🍉
#ClimateAction 🌍
#ReasonsToVoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘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
"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
#VoteGreen 🌻🍉
#ClimateAction 🌍
#ReasonsToVoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
In Cardinham, which has had 366mm of rain this year, there’s little need to check the weather forecast: more rain
#VoteGreen 🌻🍉
#ClimateAction 🌍
#ReasonsToVoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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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The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphere
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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
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
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
The Puerto Rican star’s vision of American identity moved beyond colonial tropes to span an entire hemisphere
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power
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Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:27 PM
There is a lot of convenient amnesia about Peter Mandelson’s New Labour days. Let’s jog some memories | George Monbiot
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Yes, he betrayed the national interest in his dealings with Jeffrey Epstein – but also in his sanctioned role as enabler of corporate power
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Government must compensate black Brits for harms caused by slavery, Quakers tell Parliament
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Government must compensate black Brits for harms caused by slavery, Quakers tell Parliament
THE government must compensate black British people for the harms caused by chattel slavery to “reshape the world towards justice,” Parliament has heard.Quakers led a discussion in the Commons, explor...
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February 11, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Government must compensate black Brits for harms caused by slavery, Quakers tell Parliament
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morningstaronline.co.uk/article/gove...
Zack Polanski unveiled as the Attitude 101 "Trailblazer of the Year 2026" – as Green Party leader talks "bold politics" and re-imagining of capitalism
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Zack Polanski unveiled as the Attitude 101 'Trailblazer of the Year 2026' – as Green Party leader talks ‘bold politics’ and re-imagining of capitalism (EXCLUSIVE)
Polanski says his determination to speak for a disaffected electorate came from frustration with decades of political evasiveness.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Zack Polanski unveiled as the Attitude 101 "Trailblazer of the Year 2026" – as Green Party leader talks "bold politics" and re-imagining of capitalism
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www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...
"Modern masterpiece" or "enraging": Why Vigil, a wacky, "climate change Christmas Carol" is dividing readers
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'Modern masterpiece' or 'enraging': Why Vigil, a wacky, 'climate change Christmas Carol' is dividing readers
Vigil, the new novel from acclaimed writer and Booker Prize-winner George Saunders, centres on a dying oil tycoon and climate change denier. Why is it polarising critics so fiercely?
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February 11, 2026 at 3:41 PM
"Modern masterpiece" or "enraging": Why Vigil, a wacky, "climate change Christmas Carol" is dividing readers
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
Pubs are for everyone. Don’t let Reform make them the political property of the boorish hard right | Jonathan Liew
Farage and Anderson’s sums aren’t the only thing that doesn’t add up about their plan to save the great British pub
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Farage and Anderson’s sums aren’t the only thing that doesn’t add up about their plan to save the great British pub
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pubs are for everyone. Don’t let Reform make them the political property of the boorish hard right | Jonathan Liew
Farage and Anderson’s sums aren’t the only thing that doesn’t add up about their plan to save the great British pub, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Pubs are for everyone. Don’t let Reform make them the political property of the boorish hard right | Jonathan Liew
Farage and Anderson’s sums aren’t the only thing that doesn’t add up about their plan to save the great British pub
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Farage and Anderson’s sums aren’t the only thing that doesn’t add up about their plan to save the great British pub
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...