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
World Cup or Super Bowl: What's Bigger?
YouTube video by Tifo Football by The Athletic
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February 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The remarkable rise of Hannah Spencer: The plumber battling to become an MP and a plasterer at the same time
#VoteGreen 💚
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#VoteGreen 💚
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The plumber battling to become an MP and a plasterer at the same time
"It's easy to give up, but I've not had to do it yet"
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
February 8, 2026 at 6:45 PM
The remarkable rise of Hannah Spencer: The plumber battling to become an MP and a plasterer at the same time
#VoteGreen 💚
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
#VoteGreen 💚
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Green to red?
The inside story of how the Green Party embraced ecosocialism.
#VoteGreen 💚❤️
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The inside story of how the Green Party embraced ecosocialism.
#VoteGreen 💚❤️
theecologist.org/2026/feb/06/...
Green to red?
The inside story of how the Green Party embraced ecosocialism.
theecologist.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Green to red?
The inside story of how the Green Party embraced ecosocialism.
#VoteGreen 💚❤️
theecologist.org/2026/feb/06/...
The inside story of how the Green Party embraced ecosocialism.
#VoteGreen 💚❤️
theecologist.org/2026/feb/06/...
"A pollster’s nightmare": stakes are high in three-way fight for Gorton and Denton
Labour faces a battle to hold on to its 13,000 majority, with the Greens the bookies’ favourite and Reform hoping to gain from split vote on left
#VoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour faces a battle to hold on to its 13,000 majority, with the Greens the bookies’ favourite and Reform hoping to gain from split vote on left
#VoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘A pollster’s nightmare’: stakes are high in three-way fight for Gorton and Denton
Labour faces a battle to hold on to its 13,000 majority, with the Greens the bookies’ favourite and Reform hoping to gain from split vote on left
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"A pollster’s nightmare": stakes are high in three-way fight for Gorton and Denton
Labour faces a battle to hold on to its 13,000 majority, with the Greens the bookies’ favourite and Reform hoping to gain from split vote on left
#VoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour faces a battle to hold on to its 13,000 majority, with the Greens the bookies’ favourite and Reform hoping to gain from split vote on left
#VoteGreen 💚
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Can the Greens escape Labour's fatal trap?
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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February 8, 2026 at 12:35 PM
First Past the Post leaves most of us without voice in parliament
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First Past the Post leaves most of us without voice in parliament
We live in a country where each constituency has a single MP. Yet for most people this means the MP who “represents” them in parliament doesn’t share their politics, didn’t win a
electoral-reform.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
First Past the Post leaves most of us without voice in parliament
electoral-reform.org.uk/first-past-t...
electoral-reform.org.uk/first-past-t...
Green leader Polanski calls for Starmer to quit over Mandelson scandal
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Green leader Polanski calls for Starmer to quit over Mandelson scandal
Zack Polanski said the Peter Mandelson scandal had damaged trust in politics.
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February 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Green leader Polanski calls for Starmer to quit over Mandelson scandal
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Why Hannah Spencer has had enough of politics as usual
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer is taking on the political establishment in Gorton and Denton and promising to bring a working-class, community-focused voice to Westminster
#VoteGreen 💚
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Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer is taking on the political establishment in Gorton and Denton and promising to bring a working-class, community-focused voice to Westminster
#VoteGreen 💚
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Why Hannah Spencer has had enough of politics as usual
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer is taking on the political establishment in Gorton and Denton and promising to bring a working-class, community-focused voice to Westminster. Bethan Finighan repor...
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Why Hannah Spencer has had enough of politics as usual
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer is taking on the political establishment in Gorton and Denton and promising to bring a working-class, community-focused voice to Westminster
#VoteGreen 💚
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer is taking on the political establishment in Gorton and Denton and promising to bring a working-class, community-focused voice to Westminster
#VoteGreen 💚
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...
Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges "hope over hate"
#VoteGreen 💚
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#VoteGreen 💚
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Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges 'hope over hate'
Zack Polanski joined candidate Hannah Spencer, a councillor and plumber, on the campaign trail.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Gorton and Denton by-election: Zack Polanski urges "hope over hate"
#VoteGreen 💚
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#VoteGreen 💚
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"It’s become more about politics than music": what will Bad Bunny bring to the Super Bowl?
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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‘It’s become more about politics than music’: what will Bad Bunny bring to the Super Bowl?
Grammy-winning Puerto Rican star is in the center of US culture wars before leading this weekend’s half-time show
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:29 PM
"It’s become more about politics than music": what will Bad Bunny bring to the Super Bowl?
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
"Fidel Antonio Castro Smirnov, grandson of the Cuban revolutionary leader, speaks about his country’s resilience in the face of dire threats, its incredible achievements and the legacy of his grandfather"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/cuba...
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‘Cuba’s revolution does not collapse with the wind. It is rooted in the soul of our homeland’
1. Your tour of Britain marks the centenary of the birth of your grandfather, Fidel Castro. Why do you believe that, 10 years after his death, Fidel remains so celebrated in Cuba and internationally?B...
morningstaronline.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
"Fidel Antonio Castro Smirnov, grandson of the Cuban revolutionary leader, speaks about his country’s resilience in the face of dire threats, its incredible achievements and the legacy of his grandfather"
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/cuba...
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/cuba...
"I joined the Green Party because I care deeply about society and democracy, yet I felt politically homeless"
Swindon Green Party boasts membership surge ahead of local elections
#VoteGreen 💚
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Swindon Green Party boasts membership surge ahead of local elections
#VoteGreen 💚
www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/2582866...
Swindon Green Party boasts membership surge ahead of local elections
Swindon's Green Party says it has seen a sharp increase in support in recent months
www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 11:34 AM
"I joined the Green Party because I care deeply about society and democracy, yet I felt politically homeless"
Swindon Green Party boasts membership surge ahead of local elections
#VoteGreen 💚
www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/2582866...
Swindon Green Party boasts membership surge ahead of local elections
#VoteGreen 💚
www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/2582866...
"With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green Party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revolution?"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Am I at peak popularity? I hope not’: on the road with Zack Polanski, from protest to podcast to Heaven nightclub
With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revo...
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM
"With polls and membership at an all-time high, the Green Party are having a moment – and it’s largely down to their charismatic (if slightly cheesy) new leader. Can he really pull off a socialist revolution?"
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"Stark warning": pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds
Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Stark warning’: pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds
Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:59 AM
"Stark warning": pesticide harm to wildlife rising globally, study finds
Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Toxicity from farm chemicals increased for most species groups between 2013 and 2019, with insects worst affected
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown
"The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part"
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"The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown
The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brow...
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
We owe it to Epstein’s victims and to British democracy to demand historic change | Gordon Brown
"The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"The abuse of women by figures such as Epstein, and of political power by the likes of Mandelson, must be confronted. As far as I am able, I will play my part"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Britain’s Rulers Have Been Partners in the Gaza Genocide
"...Peter Oborne, an independent-minded conservative journalist, has now provided us with a definitive record of their complicity."
jacobin.com/2026/02/uk-i...
"...Peter Oborne, an independent-minded conservative journalist, has now provided us with a definitive record of their complicity."
jacobin.com/2026/02/uk-i...
Britain’s Rulers Have Been Partners in the Gaza Genocide
Tory and Labour governments in Britain have provided every conceivable form of support for Israel’s genocidal project in Gaza. Peter Oborne, an independent-minded conservative journalist, has now prov...
jacobin.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Britain’s Rulers Have Been Partners in the Gaza Genocide
"...Peter Oborne, an independent-minded conservative journalist, has now provided us with a definitive record of their complicity."
jacobin.com/2026/02/uk-i...
"...Peter Oborne, an independent-minded conservative journalist, has now provided us with a definitive record of their complicity."
jacobin.com/2026/02/uk-i...
A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before
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theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...
A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before
Governments have been warned about climate change for 70 years. They’re still suppressing the worst news.
theconversation.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:18 PM
A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before
theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...
theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...
Neither Labour nor Your Party is the answer – here's why I joined the Greens | Mish Rahman
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Neither Labour nor Your Party is the answer – here's why I joined the Greens
Mish Rahman, a Labour NEC member from 2020 to 2024, writes
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February 6, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Neither Labour nor Your Party is the answer – here's why I joined the Greens | Mish Rahman
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice | George Monbiot
Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about "splitting the vote"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about "splitting the vote"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice | George Monbiot
Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about ‘splitting the vote’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
If Reform ever wins power in Westminster, it will be because of Labour’s cowardice | George Monbiot
Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about "splitting the vote"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer could improve our unfair electoral system to stop the hard right, but he won’t. All the party has left are threats about "splitting the vote"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This is an important point. The climate crisis is a systemic problem. 👇
"Ditton told the eight women and four men on the jury it did not really matter how much she did to lower her own carbon footprint and said they needed to see a "system of change"."
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"Ditton told the eight women and four men on the jury it did not really matter how much she did to lower her own carbon footprint and said they needed to see a "system of change"."
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2582893...
Eco-activist insists she is not a hypocrite for using diesel van to carry out protest
An environmental activist accused of criminal damage over a climate change protest insists she is not a hypocrite for using a diesel van, saying it…
www.edp24.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 2:53 PM
This is an important point. The climate crisis is a systemic problem. 👇
"Ditton told the eight women and four men on the jury it did not really matter how much she did to lower her own carbon footprint and said they needed to see a "system of change"."
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2582893...
"Ditton told the eight women and four men on the jury it did not really matter how much she did to lower her own carbon footprint and said they needed to see a "system of change"."
www.edp24.co.uk/news/2582893...