Vipul Patel
@vipulpatel.bsky.social
Social Entrepreneur, Sustainability ChangeMaker, Photographer
Founder of Spaice, Spaice Consulting, and ChangeMakers - for a better world of sustainable living and social justice
Coordinator of #GreenDrinks Exeter and #RSA Devon & Exeter
Founder of Spaice, Spaice Consulting, and ChangeMakers - for a better world of sustainable living and social justice
Coordinator of #GreenDrinks Exeter and #RSA Devon & Exeter
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social
The new leader of the Green Party.
But from this point forward, people are going to know that!
Look out Starmer.
Look out Farage.
There's a new kid in town. And he's going to smash it 💚
The new leader of the Green Party.
But from this point forward, people are going to know that!
Look out Starmer.
Look out Farage.
There's a new kid in town. And he's going to smash it 💚
September 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social
The new leader of the Green Party.
But from this point forward, people are going to know that!
Look out Starmer.
Look out Farage.
There's a new kid in town. And he's going to smash it 💚
The new leader of the Green Party.
But from this point forward, people are going to know that!
Look out Starmer.
Look out Farage.
There's a new kid in town. And he's going to smash it 💚
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🔥🔥🔥WOW! Almost double the Labour vote and Reform and the Tories nowhere to be seen.💚
Just the sort of results we will be looking to in #Exeter on 1st May in the County Council elections.
👀Look our Labour, the Green surge is coming knocking!
#VoteGreen
Just the sort of results we will be looking to in #Exeter on 1st May in the County Council elections.
👀Look our Labour, the Green surge is coming knocking!
#VoteGreen
🎉 Green WIN! 🎉
🌹 to 💚
💚 Congratulations to Ruairidh Paton of @haringeygreens.bsky.social on being elected in St. Ann's Ward!
🌹 to 💚
💚 Congratulations to Ruairidh Paton of @haringeygreens.bsky.social on being elected in St. Ann's Ward!
April 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🔥🔥🔥WOW! Almost double the Labour vote and Reform and the Tories nowhere to be seen.💚
Just the sort of results we will be looking to in #Exeter on 1st May in the County Council elections.
👀Look our Labour, the Green surge is coming knocking!
#VoteGreen
Just the sort of results we will be looking to in #Exeter on 1st May in the County Council elections.
👀Look our Labour, the Green surge is coming knocking!
#VoteGreen
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⁉️ You may think this government are incompetent or don't understand how destructive they are.
💷 Everything from this Luton Airport decision to their whole agenda is much more sinister than that.
🤯 More than had enough. Get involved. Now.
💷 Everything from this Luton Airport decision to their whole agenda is much more sinister than that.
🤯 More than had enough. Get involved. Now.
April 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
⁉️ You may think this government are incompetent or don't understand how destructive they are.
💷 Everything from this Luton Airport decision to their whole agenda is much more sinister than that.
🤯 More than had enough. Get involved. Now.
💷 Everything from this Luton Airport decision to their whole agenda is much more sinister than that.
🤯 More than had enough. Get involved. Now.
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Labour's benefits cuts will be a disaster for people living with ME.
As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME #Exeter MP @steveracemp.bsky.social should know this.
Yet he still joined 35 other Labour MPs in publicly supporting cuts to benefits for chronically ill & disabled people.
As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME #Exeter MP @steveracemp.bsky.social should know this.
Yet he still joined 35 other Labour MPs in publicly supporting cuts to benefits for chronically ill & disabled people.
April 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Labour's benefits cuts will be a disaster for people living with ME.
As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME #Exeter MP @steveracemp.bsky.social should know this.
Yet he still joined 35 other Labour MPs in publicly supporting cuts to benefits for chronically ill & disabled people.
As a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on ME #Exeter MP @steveracemp.bsky.social should know this.
Yet he still joined 35 other Labour MPs in publicly supporting cuts to benefits for chronically ill & disabled people.
Every, increasingly, insane thing Trump does fits the question "if you were a Russian agent, would you do anything different?"
To me, it looks as if he and Musk are deliberately trying to provoke a civil war, and Putin will be laughing all the way.
To me, it looks as if he and Musk are deliberately trying to provoke a civil war, and Putin will be laughing all the way.
If they do it with documented tourists and greencard holders, they’ll do it next to homeless people, they don’t have their birth certificates, RealID or US passports with them, this is not about immigration, this is about testing it with immigrants so then they can do it with US citizens; end of US
March 29, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Every, increasingly, insane thing Trump does fits the question "if you were a Russian agent, would you do anything different?"
To me, it looks as if he and Musk are deliberately trying to provoke a civil war, and Putin will be laughing all the way.
To me, it looks as if he and Musk are deliberately trying to provoke a civil war, and Putin will be laughing all the way.
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These are self imposed fiscal rules.
Self imposed.
Labour are choosing to push 50,000 children into poverty to signal to wealth & capital that they're on their side.
Disgusting. Sick. Broken.
Self imposed.
Labour are choosing to push 50,000 children into poverty to signal to wealth & capital that they're on their side.
Disgusting. Sick. Broken.
March 26, 2025 at 1:59 PM
These are self imposed fiscal rules.
Self imposed.
Labour are choosing to push 50,000 children into poverty to signal to wealth & capital that they're on their side.
Disgusting. Sick. Broken.
Self imposed.
Labour are choosing to push 50,000 children into poverty to signal to wealth & capital that they're on their side.
Disgusting. Sick. Broken.
How much further can the USA sink? 🤦♂️
“We’ve got the best technical minds looking at how this happened.” [consulting with Elon Musk] 🤣
"I built the group. My job is to make sure everything is coordinated.” 🤔
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“We’ve got the best technical minds looking at how this happened.” [consulting with Elon Musk] 🤣
"I built the group. My job is to make sure everything is coordinated.” 🤔
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Mike Waltz claims ‘full responsibility’ for Signal chat group leaked to journalist
Trump adviser says he can’t explain how Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg’s number was included in the group chat
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
How much further can the USA sink? 🤦♂️
“We’ve got the best technical minds looking at how this happened.” [consulting with Elon Musk] 🤣
"I built the group. My job is to make sure everything is coordinated.” 🤔
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
“We’ve got the best technical minds looking at how this happened.” [consulting with Elon Musk] 🤣
"I built the group. My job is to make sure everything is coordinated.” 🤔
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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.@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @georgiaes.bsky.social and I are today going public on our latest legal case - this is a dirty secret that businesses and regulators are in on.
All our legal work with @fightingdirty.bsky.social is crowdfunded. Please do donate. stop-uk-tyre-exports.raiselysite.com
All our legal work with @fightingdirty.bsky.social is crowdfunded. Please do donate. stop-uk-tyre-exports.raiselysite.com
March 25, 2025 at 9:18 AM
.@georgemonbiot.bsky.social @georgiaes.bsky.social and I are today going public on our latest legal case - this is a dirty secret that businesses and regulators are in on.
All our legal work with @fightingdirty.bsky.social is crowdfunded. Please do donate. stop-uk-tyre-exports.raiselysite.com
All our legal work with @fightingdirty.bsky.social is crowdfunded. Please do donate. stop-uk-tyre-exports.raiselysite.com
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Most governments in wealthy nations have such rules, which are designed to reassure investors and maintain credibility with financial markets."
Odd way of saying neoliberal governments that have wanted crisis cover to siphon money to private capital.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Odd way of saying neoliberal governments that have wanted crisis cover to siphon money to private capital.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government borrowing higher than expected in February
The latest figures for the UK economy add pressure on Chancellor Rachel Reeves ahead of her Spring Statement next week.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Most governments in wealthy nations have such rules, which are designed to reassure investors and maintain credibility with financial markets."
Odd way of saying neoliberal governments that have wanted crisis cover to siphon money to private capital.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Odd way of saying neoliberal governments that have wanted crisis cover to siphon money to private capital.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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A party formed and run by millionaires has no real interest in ordinary people and their concerns.
Reform UK are fraudsters.
⬇️
Reform UK are fraudsters.
⬇️
👨👩👧👦Reform UK want you to believe they are standing up for ordinary people.
⚠️Nothing could be further from the truth.
💚Thankfully there is a party that is genuinely working to improve the lives of ordinary people.
⚠️Nothing could be further from the truth.
💚Thankfully there is a party that is genuinely working to improve the lives of ordinary people.
March 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A party formed and run by millionaires has no real interest in ordinary people and their concerns.
Reform UK are fraudsters.
⬇️
Reform UK are fraudsters.
⬇️
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Last night only THREE peers in the House of Lords called for public ownership of England's water industry.
That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827.
Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems.
Most people want to end the scandal.
That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827.
Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems.
Most people want to end the scandal.
November 21, 2024 at 8:11 AM
Last night only THREE peers in the House of Lords called for public ownership of England's water industry.
That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827.
Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems.
Most people want to end the scandal.
That was me, Jenny Jones & Natalie Bennett (Green Party) out of a membership of 827.
Public ownership officially opposed by Labour, Tories and LibDems.
Most people want to end the scandal.
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NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
March 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
NEW 🧵 Is human intelligence starting to decline?
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
Recent results from major international tests show that the average person’s capacity to process information, use reasoning and solve novel problems has been falling since around the mid 2010s
What should we make of this?
www.ft.com/content/a801...
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ICYMI // Exeter Energy insists Riverside Valley Park only viable heat plant site but fails to explain Marsh Barton brownfield rejection
River Exe and incinerator connections remain uncertain as statutory objections challenge Grace Road Fields plans.
exeterobserver.org/2025/03/04/e...
River Exe and incinerator connections remain uncertain as statutory objections challenge Grace Road Fields plans.
exeterobserver.org/2025/03/04/e...
Exeter Energy insists Riverside Valley Park only viable heat plant site but fails to explain Marsh Barton brownfield rejection - Exeter Observer
Company admits River Exe water source connection merely “potential” after 2036, incinerator connection only “possible” after 2030 and solar array “will not” meet plant electricity demand while statuto...
exeterobserver.org
March 14, 2025 at 11:09 AM
ICYMI // Exeter Energy insists Riverside Valley Park only viable heat plant site but fails to explain Marsh Barton brownfield rejection
River Exe and incinerator connections remain uncertain as statutory objections challenge Grace Road Fields plans.
exeterobserver.org/2025/03/04/e...
River Exe and incinerator connections remain uncertain as statutory objections challenge Grace Road Fields plans.
exeterobserver.org/2025/03/04/e...
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For further details on just how badly Labour in #Exeter have let down residents of Heavitree and Whipton Barton see @exeterobserver.bsky.social article.
Councillor misses 12 of 14 meetings to leave Heavitree & Whipton Barton without County Hall representation for over a year - Exeter Observer
Dates of two public rights of way committee meetings attended by Danny Barnes – neither conducting Exeter business – meant no by-election held despite Labour councillor missing all meetings of Devon C...
exeterobserver.org
March 14, 2025 at 7:50 PM
For further details on just how badly Labour in #Exeter have let down residents of Heavitree and Whipton Barton see @exeterobserver.bsky.social article.
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Labour have failed Heavitree & Whipton Barton #Exeter.
They have known their councillor is totally inactive but failed to hold a by-election.
On May 1 residents can bring real change by electing a Green County councillor to join our two hardworking City councillors in Heavitree.
They have known their councillor is totally inactive but failed to hold a by-election.
On May 1 residents can bring real change by electing a Green County councillor to join our two hardworking City councillors in Heavitree.
March 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Labour have failed Heavitree & Whipton Barton #Exeter.
They have known their councillor is totally inactive but failed to hold a by-election.
On May 1 residents can bring real change by electing a Green County councillor to join our two hardworking City councillors in Heavitree.
They have known their councillor is totally inactive but failed to hold a by-election.
On May 1 residents can bring real change by electing a Green County councillor to join our two hardworking City councillors in Heavitree.
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Herts County Council has challenged the expansion of Stansted Airport, saying the project "must be fully compatible with the country's carbon and climate change commitments."
(The expansion was rejected by the local council in 2020, then forced through by central government in 2023.)
(The expansion was rejected by the local council in 2020, then forced through by central government in 2023.)
Stansted Airport expansion plans should be delayed, council says
Stansted Airport wants to submit plans to further increase capacity to 51 million passengers.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Herts County Council has challenged the expansion of Stansted Airport, saying the project "must be fully compatible with the country's carbon and climate change commitments."
(The expansion was rejected by the local council in 2020, then forced through by central government in 2023.)
(The expansion was rejected by the local council in 2020, then forced through by central government in 2023.)
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The recording of yesterday's event in Exeter is now available to watch at our Youtube channel: youtu.be/8ScmwbBxgpA?...
Featuring @jamesgyke.bsky.social @vipulpatel.bsky.social @sarahfinch.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social
Thanks to all who attended and to @exeter.ac.uk for making it a success!
Featuring @jamesgyke.bsky.social @vipulpatel.bsky.social @sarahfinch.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social
Thanks to all who attended and to @exeter.ac.uk for making it a success!
Travel, flying and the climate crisis (Exeter)
YouTube video by Flight Free UK
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The recording of yesterday's event in Exeter is now available to watch at our Youtube channel: youtu.be/8ScmwbBxgpA?...
Featuring @jamesgyke.bsky.social @vipulpatel.bsky.social @sarahfinch.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social
Thanks to all who attended and to @exeter.ac.uk for making it a success!
Featuring @jamesgyke.bsky.social @vipulpatel.bsky.social @sarahfinch.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social
Thanks to all who attended and to @exeter.ac.uk for making it a success!
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Regular donations are the best way to support Flight Free UK. They mean we can plan our work more effectively, and we're more likely to attract grant funding because we can demonstrate a steady, reliable and diverse income stream.
If you can, please consider donating: donorbox.org/donate-to-fl...
If you can, please consider donating: donorbox.org/donate-to-fl...
March 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Regular donations are the best way to support Flight Free UK. They mean we can plan our work more effectively, and we're more likely to attract grant funding because we can demonstrate a steady, reliable and diverse income stream.
If you can, please consider donating: donorbox.org/donate-to-fl...
If you can, please consider donating: donorbox.org/donate-to-fl...
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Fantastic to welcome the awesome @greenjennyjones.bsky.social to #Exeter on #InternationalWomensDay Wonderful to be in the company of this bunch of amazing women!
March 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Fantastic to welcome the awesome @greenjennyjones.bsky.social to #Exeter on #InternationalWomensDay Wonderful to be in the company of this bunch of amazing women!
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💚 Delighted to welcome Green peer @greenjennyjones.bsky.social to #Exeter on #InternationalWomensDay
🏞 She's told us about her work on river pollution & many other areas.
💪 Green peers are officially the hardest working peers in the Lords.
🏞 She's told us about her work on river pollution & many other areas.
💪 Green peers are officially the hardest working peers in the Lords.
March 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
💚 Delighted to welcome Green peer @greenjennyjones.bsky.social to #Exeter on #InternationalWomensDay
🏞 She's told us about her work on river pollution & many other areas.
💪 Green peers are officially the hardest working peers in the Lords.
🏞 She's told us about her work on river pollution & many other areas.
💪 Green peers are officially the hardest working peers in the Lords.
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Just two days to go til our event in Exeter with @jamesgyke.bsky.social @vipulpatel.bsky.social @sarahfinch.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social
Tickets available to attend in person or online: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Tickets available to attend in person or online: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Looking forward to our event in Exeter this week: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
🗓️ Thursday 6th March
⏰ 7-8.30pm
📍 Exeter uni or online
Come along for inspirational talks on the climate impact of aviation, and the potential for travelling without flying. Last few tickets available now!
🗓️ Thursday 6th March
⏰ 7-8.30pm
📍 Exeter uni or online
Come along for inspirational talks on the climate impact of aviation, and the potential for travelling without flying. Last few tickets available now!
March 4, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Just two days to go til our event in Exeter with @jamesgyke.bsky.social @vipulpatel.bsky.social @sarahfinch.bsky.social @annacycles.bsky.social
Tickets available to attend in person or online: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
Tickets available to attend in person or online: www.tickettailor.com/events/fligh...
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Two barriers to choosing flight-free travel:
- perception that overland travel is too difficult
- lack of awareness of the emissions savings
Here's some advice from our director Anna to a teacher who's convinced air is the right option for the school ski trip: www.linkedin.com/posts/anna-h...
- perception that overland travel is too difficult
- lack of awareness of the emissions savings
Here's some advice from our director Anna to a teacher who's convinced air is the right option for the school ski trip: www.linkedin.com/posts/anna-h...
Anna Hughes on LinkedIn: Many people underestimate the carbon footprint of flying, and overestimate…
Many people underestimate the carbon footprint of flying, and overestimate how difficult it is to travel by other means.
I have been approached by someone who…
www.linkedin.com
March 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Two barriers to choosing flight-free travel:
- perception that overland travel is too difficult
- lack of awareness of the emissions savings
Here's some advice from our director Anna to a teacher who's convinced air is the right option for the school ski trip: www.linkedin.com/posts/anna-h...
- perception that overland travel is too difficult
- lack of awareness of the emissions savings
Here's some advice from our director Anna to a teacher who's convinced air is the right option for the school ski trip: www.linkedin.com/posts/anna-h...
While we were all distracted by the bratty toddlers ambushing Zelensky...
Russia annexed the USA...oops
Russia annexed the USA...oops
March 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
While we were all distracted by the bratty toddlers ambushing Zelensky...
Russia annexed the USA...oops
Russia annexed the USA...oops
That's a very big f*** you to BabyTrump
UK Prime Minister Starmer hugs Zelensky as he welcomes him to 10 Downing Street.
This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.
This is how you welcome the leader of the free world.
March 1, 2025 at 9:38 PM
That's a very big f*** you to BabyTrump
Another blinding move by Putin - that evil genius that's patiently been plotting this for decades.
He just got the idiots in the USA and UK (Starmer and Reeves) to withdraw aid and surrender their global soft-power.
Leaving the door wide open for Russia to step in and lock us out
He just got the idiots in the USA and UK (Starmer and Reeves) to withdraw aid and surrender their global soft-power.
Leaving the door wide open for Russia to step in and lock us out
10/10 to Keir Starmer for diplomatically managing Trump
10/10 to Anneliese Dodds for having integrity
0/10 to Labour for choosing to cut development aid to the poorest people in the world instead choosing to fund a rise in defence by applying a wealth tax on those with more than £10m+
10/10 to Anneliese Dodds for having integrity
0/10 to Labour for choosing to cut development aid to the poorest people in the world instead choosing to fund a rise in defence by applying a wealth tax on those with more than £10m+
March 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Another blinding move by Putin - that evil genius that's patiently been plotting this for decades.
He just got the idiots in the USA and UK (Starmer and Reeves) to withdraw aid and surrender their global soft-power.
Leaving the door wide open for Russia to step in and lock us out
He just got the idiots in the USA and UK (Starmer and Reeves) to withdraw aid and surrender their global soft-power.
Leaving the door wide open for Russia to step in and lock us out