Robin Bennett
@robinfbennett.bsky.social
Musician, Festival organiser and Green Party Councillor
After nearly 7 years as a councillor, it's my first council budget meeting tonight as part of the opposition group, so I'm proposing some budget amendments... we'll see what we can get through! @southandvalegreens.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 5:10 PM
After nearly 7 years as a councillor, it's my first council budget meeting tonight as part of the opposition group, so I'm proposing some budget amendments... we'll see what we can get through! @southandvalegreens.bsky.social
Reposted by Robin Bennett
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
BREAKING: McSweeney’s think tank paid PR firm to investigate journalists
Labour Together put private investigators onto journalists writing about its funding. Starmer's right-hand man knew.
democracyforsale.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 8:01 PM
🔴 BREAKING: Labour Together paid controversial PR firm £30k to investigate journalists who were digging into how its undeclared funding
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
Reporters from Sunday Times, Guardian and other outlets targetted
*And* Morgan McSweeney knew about it
Full story:
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/exclusive-...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social highlights that this Epstein/Mandelson moment goes far beyond politics into the integrity of our institutions, as Arlene Foster nods in unlikely agreement! The whole of last night's #Newsnight is well worth 30 minutes of your time.
Zack Polanski, "Palantir.. £240 million contract last month"
"That was lobbied by Global Counsel which is Peter Mandelson's lobbying group"
"The idea that a defence company from the US has its fingerprints all over our healthcare system, alongside Peter Mandelson"
"That was lobbied by Global Counsel which is Peter Mandelson's lobbying group"
"The idea that a defence company from the US has its fingerprints all over our healthcare system, alongside Peter Mandelson"
February 5, 2026 at 9:41 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social highlights that this Epstein/Mandelson moment goes far beyond politics into the integrity of our institutions, as Arlene Foster nods in unlikely agreement! The whole of last night's #Newsnight is well worth 30 minutes of your time.
Reposted by Robin Bennett
NB: It's not just Mandelson. The Tories' chief election strategist Isaac Levido was also a lobbyist for Palantir.
Under both the Tories & Labour, this predatory mass surveillance corporation has had its tentacles deep into the heart of government.
Under both the Tories & Labour, this predatory mass surveillance corporation has had its tentacles deep into the heart of government.
Zack Polanski, "Palantir.. £240 million contract last month"
"That was lobbied by Global Counsel which is Peter Mandelson's lobbying group"
"The idea that a defence company from the US has its fingerprints all over our healthcare system, alongside Peter Mandelson"
"That was lobbied by Global Counsel which is Peter Mandelson's lobbying group"
"The idea that a defence company from the US has its fingerprints all over our healthcare system, alongside Peter Mandelson"
February 5, 2026 at 9:15 AM
NB: It's not just Mandelson. The Tories' chief election strategist Isaac Levido was also a lobbyist for Palantir.
Under both the Tories & Labour, this predatory mass surveillance corporation has had its tentacles deep into the heart of government.
Under both the Tories & Labour, this predatory mass surveillance corporation has had its tentacles deep into the heart of government.
Reposted by Robin Bennett
The optimist vs pessimist divide in #climate debates isn’t usually about the data.
It’s about how the same graphs are read, what people emphasise, what they discount, and how they interpret pace and stakes.
Here’s what I mean 🧵👇
It’s about how the same graphs are read, what people emphasise, what they discount, and how they interpret pace and stakes.
Here’s what I mean 🧵👇
January 30, 2026 at 8:06 AM
The optimist vs pessimist divide in #climate debates isn’t usually about the data.
It’s about how the same graphs are read, what people emphasise, what they discount, and how they interpret pace and stakes.
Here’s what I mean 🧵👇
It’s about how the same graphs are read, what people emphasise, what they discount, and how they interpret pace and stakes.
Here’s what I mean 🧵👇
Reposted by Robin Bennett
Note the timing of Home Office re-press releasing the “most ever raids” & “hardest ever immigration crack down” today.
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
January 13, 2026 at 7:11 AM
Note the timing of Home Office re-press releasing the “most ever raids” & “hardest ever immigration crack down” today.
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
Signalling alignment with Trump & ICE.
They haven’t got a clue how to make ordinary British people’s lives better, only how to make migrants suffer. #r4today
Reposted by Robin Bennett
First artists announced for Wood 2026! 🤩
Read more on our new website at woodhq.org
Read more on our new website at woodhq.org
December 5, 2025 at 6:44 PM
First artists announced for Wood 2026! 🤩
Read more on our new website at woodhq.org
Read more on our new website at woodhq.org
Nice to have a mention for The Dreaming Spires' album "Normal Town" from The Clarion... an unexpected Batman comparison as well!
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Nice to have a mention for The Dreaming Spires' album "Normal Town" from The Clarion... an unexpected Batman comparison as well!
Today in Oxford @truckmusicstore.bsky.social, 6pm. See you there if you're in the neighbourhood! The album is getting some nice reviews, including 4 stars in the new issue of Mojo.
November 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Today in Oxford @truckmusicstore.bsky.social, 6pm. See you there if you're in the neighbourhood! The album is getting some nice reviews, including 4 stars in the new issue of Mojo.
Reposted by Robin Bennett
I think we can officially now say the #GreenSurge of 2015 looks on the graph like a foothill. Great!
Could you help this surge even higher?
join.greenparty.org.uk
Could you help this surge even higher?
join.greenparty.org.uk
🚨BREAKING : The Green Party has passed 150,000 members 🥳
Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.
Are you in?
Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ⤵️
Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.
Are you in?
Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ⤵️
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I think we can officially now say the #GreenSurge of 2015 looks on the graph like a foothill. Great!
Could you help this surge even higher?
join.greenparty.org.uk
Could you help this surge even higher?
join.greenparty.org.uk
Reposted by Robin Bennett
🚨 | @greenparty.org.uk has hit 150,000 members.
It's incredible that in less than two months, the party has grown from 68,500 to 150,000.
Happy Monday everyone 😀
It's incredible that in less than two months, the party has grown from 68,500 to 150,000.
Happy Monday everyone 😀
October 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🚨 | @greenparty.org.uk has hit 150,000 members.
It's incredible that in less than two months, the party has grown from 68,500 to 150,000.
Happy Monday everyone 😀
It's incredible that in less than two months, the party has grown from 68,500 to 150,000.
Happy Monday everyone 😀
Reposted by Robin Bennett
We can’t keep up - it’s now 6k
Or by the time you’re reading this, it’ll be another number 🤷♂️
Or by the time you’re reading this, it’ll be another number 🤷♂️
🚨The Green Party has seen it’s highest number of new members join the party in one day - 5,000.
October 19, 2025 at 8:59 PM
We can’t keep up - it’s now 6k
Or by the time you’re reading this, it’ll be another number 🤷♂️
Or by the time you’re reading this, it’ll be another number 🤷♂️
as a 1/16th hot Chilean, I approve this message...🌶️
October 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
as a 1/16th hot Chilean, I approve this message...🌶️
Reposted by Robin Bennett
You folks do seem suddenly
October 10, 2025 at 11:41 AM
You folks do seem suddenly
Reposted by Robin Bennett
Support is available. If you need help this World Mental Health Day, visit mind.org.uk
We're Mind, the mental health charity | Mind
We're Mind, the mental health charity. We're here to make sure no one has to face a mental health problem alone.
mind.org.uk
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Support is available. If you need help this World Mental Health Day, visit mind.org.uk
Like what you've seen in recent weeks? Join our club!*
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
*that's a Saint Etienne reference
join.greenparty.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
*that's a Saint Etienne reference
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Like what you've seen in recent weeks? Join our club!*
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
*that's a Saint Etienne reference
join.greenparty.org.uk
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
*that's a Saint Etienne reference
join.greenparty.org.uk
Reposted by Robin Bennett
BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM
BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
For supposed strategy geniuses, Morgan McSweeney and co always seem to choose the worst possible option for any given moment...
History shows that when democracies face crises, strengthening and reinvigorating democratic participation is essential to prevent democratic backsliding and the rise of authoritarianism. This is not that.
Starmer’s desperate rush for digital IDs is a recipe for repression
ID cards won’t reduce migration and will put trans rights at risk. But that’s not the biggest cost of Starmer’s half-baked scheme, says Cat MacLean
goodlawproject.org/starmers-des...
ID cards won’t reduce migration and will put trans rights at risk. But that’s not the biggest cost of Starmer’s half-baked scheme, says Cat MacLean
goodlawproject.org/starmers-des...
September 27, 2025 at 8:48 AM
For supposed strategy geniuses, Morgan McSweeney and co always seem to choose the worst possible option for any given moment...
Reposted by Robin Bennett
Now this is Content
September 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Now this is Content
Reposted by Robin Bennett
"The era of trickle down economics was always a lie."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social lays out the Green Party's plan for a fairer taxation system on Sky News.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social lays out the Green Party's plan for a fairer taxation system on Sky News.
September 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"The era of trickle down economics was always a lie."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social lays out the Green Party's plan for a fairer taxation system on Sky News.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social lays out the Green Party's plan for a fairer taxation system on Sky News.
Reposted by Robin Bennett
The UK government is now prioritising the resource needs of Gen AI slop machines over… *checks notes*
Water. Actual water.
What will they not sacrifice at the altar of these plagiarism machine snake oilers??
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Water. Actual water.
What will they not sacrifice at the altar of these plagiarism machine snake oilers??
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
AI boom means regulator cannot predict future water shortages in England
Datacentres, which do not have to report amount of water used to cool servers, leave Environment Agency with no idea of shortfalls
www.theguardian.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The UK government is now prioritising the resource needs of Gen AI slop machines over… *checks notes*
Water. Actual water.
What will they not sacrifice at the altar of these plagiarism machine snake oilers??
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Water. Actual water.
What will they not sacrifice at the altar of these plagiarism machine snake oilers??
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Robin Bennett
Powerful research with a clear message.
“Children are fascinated by the natural world. It’s maintaining that through their childhood and schooling that’s essential, alongside urban greening. There’s policies starting to do that but we’ve got to think in transformational terms – not 30% but 1,000%.”
“Children are fascinated by the natural world. It’s maintaining that through their childhood and schooling that’s essential, alongside urban greening. There’s policies starting to do that but we’ve got to think in transformational terms – not 30% but 1,000%.”
My latest research looked at people’s relationship with nature since 1800, and created a model that accurately recreated that trend and looked forward to 2125 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
August 9, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Powerful research with a clear message.
“Children are fascinated by the natural world. It’s maintaining that through their childhood and schooling that’s essential, alongside urban greening. There’s policies starting to do that but we’ve got to think in transformational terms – not 30% but 1,000%.”
“Children are fascinated by the natural world. It’s maintaining that through their childhood and schooling that’s essential, alongside urban greening. There’s policies starting to do that but we’ve got to think in transformational terms – not 30% but 1,000%.”
Reposted by Robin Bennett
✋ Stop Starving Gaza.
🕕 This Friday 25th July, 6pm
📍 Carfax Tower, Oxford.
Anyone within hailing distance - please join us.
Or if you have money to spare but not time, donate to MAP: www.map.org.uk
www.facebook.com/oxfordpsc/po...
🕕 This Friday 25th July, 6pm
📍 Carfax Tower, Oxford.
Anyone within hailing distance - please join us.
Or if you have money to spare but not time, donate to MAP: www.map.org.uk
www.facebook.com/oxfordpsc/po...
July 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
✋ Stop Starving Gaza.
🕕 This Friday 25th July, 6pm
📍 Carfax Tower, Oxford.
Anyone within hailing distance - please join us.
Or if you have money to spare but not time, donate to MAP: www.map.org.uk
www.facebook.com/oxfordpsc/po...
🕕 This Friday 25th July, 6pm
📍 Carfax Tower, Oxford.
Anyone within hailing distance - please join us.
Or if you have money to spare but not time, donate to MAP: www.map.org.uk
www.facebook.com/oxfordpsc/po...
Great idea! 💚 🚲
Cllr Gavin McLauchlan (Green, Benson & Crowmarsh) wants a dedicated team to look at maintenance of cycle paths. Cllr Gant says “Happy to take that away for discussion with officers.”
July 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Great idea! 💚 🚲
Reposted by Robin Bennett
3 Reform in the top 10.
1st Lib Dem is at 24
1st Green at 84
This is a failure of the UK new media ecosystem.
1st Lib Dem is at 24
1st Green at 84
This is a failure of the UK new media ecosystem.
Says a lot. A "ranking of every MP’s media visibility across the UK’s leading publications over the last 3 months." (Source: www.mp.govspendbase.uk)
June 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
3 Reform in the top 10.
1st Lib Dem is at 24
1st Green at 84
This is a failure of the UK new media ecosystem.
1st Lib Dem is at 24
1st Green at 84
This is a failure of the UK new media ecosystem.