Andy Hunter-Rossall
@andyhr.bsky.social
Co-operator, environmentalist, socialist. Dad of 2. Green Party activist.
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We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
Our government should be there to represent the people against corporations, not the other way around. This is an utterly shocking read. I was aware of ISDS - but the scale, the dominance of fossil fuel interests, and the fact that 10 years after TTIP failed, our gov still pushes for ISDS - shocking
Many of us have known this for 🤔 a few years ... 🤔Wonder why Reform aren't saying anything about it? It a bigger threat to UK sovereignty that even the EU!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Our government should be there to represent the people against corporations, not the other way around. This is an utterly shocking read. I was aware of ISDS - but the scale, the dominance of fossil fuel interests, and the fact that 10 years after TTIP failed, our gov still pushes for ISDS - shocking
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November 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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We should all ask the question: Where is Keir Starmer?
September 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
We should all ask the question: Where is Keir Starmer?
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After being used in WW2 compulsory ID cards were abolished in 1952 because of the widespread sentiment that they are fundamentally at odds with British values and civil liberties.
That was true then and it’s true now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That was true then and it’s true now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer to announce plans for digital ID scheme
The prime minister believes a new scheme would help crack down on illegal working in the UK.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
After being used in WW2 compulsory ID cards were abolished in 1952 because of the widespread sentiment that they are fundamentally at odds with British values and civil liberties.
That was true then and it’s true now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
That was true then and it’s true now. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Everyone: What's government doing about the cost of living crisis, the climate crisis, and the unfolding genocide in Gaza?
Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".
This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.
Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".
This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.
September 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Everyone: What's government doing about the cost of living crisis, the climate crisis, and the unfolding genocide in Gaza?
Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".
This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.
Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards".
This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.
This is really positive, not just for the Greens, but for the left as a whole. Labour have done little for unions for decades, taking their support for granted. Make Labour compete for Union support halt their perpetual shift to the right.
'The Labour Party as a party of change is beyond dead'
Exclusive: Zack Polanski wants trade unions to affiliate to Green Party
'The Labour Party as a party of change is beyond dead'
leftfootforward.org
September 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This is really positive, not just for the Greens, but for the left as a whole. Labour have done little for unions for decades, taking their support for granted. Make Labour compete for Union support halt their perpetual shift to the right.
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"Protesting has never been easy, but over my career I have watched laws steadily tighten, step by boiled frog step. Now, every detail seems to fall under police control."
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
‘Women were grabbed and dragged away like sacks’ – a history of British protest in pictures
Since 1963, when he photographed a fellow student being arrested, David Hoffman has turned his camera on rebels and rioters. His archive tells an alternative story of Britain, from Greenham Common to ...
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"Protesting has never been easy, but over my career I have watched laws steadily tighten, step by boiled frog step. Now, every detail seems to fall under police control."
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
This is disgusting. The BBC have given far too much air time to Farage over the years - including more appearances on Question Time than anyone other than the hosts. Not to mention refusing to call out Boris Johnson's lies in the run up to 2019 GE. Why do they promote and appease the right?
When did you ever hear the BBC stating that it must alter “story selection” and “other types of output, such as drama”, to win the trust of Green voters, or of unrepresented people on the left?
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
All the shifts are in just one direction.
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
This is disgusting. The BBC have given far too much air time to Farage over the years - including more appearances on Question Time than anyone other than the hosts. Not to mention refusing to call out Boris Johnson's lies in the run up to 2019 GE. Why do they promote and appease the right?
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Your regular reminder 👇
🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities
Privatisation has failed.
leftfootforward.org
March 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Your regular reminder 👇
🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy
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You can have growth, or you can have Brexit @uklabour.bsky.social, you can't have both.
“Now’s the moment to speak honestly about Brexit’s colossal harm. Most know it already. Even 54% of Britons who voted leave …say they would accept free movement for UK & EU citizens in exchange for single market access” Spot on @pollytoynbee Labour urgently needs to start making the case 👇
Rachel Reeves is all about growth. So why won’t she admit that Brexit is its worst enemy? | Polly Toynbee
Our exit from the EU won’t be a focus of the spring statement, but it should be. Most now accept the need for closer ties, writes Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:45 PM
You can have growth, or you can have Brexit @uklabour.bsky.social, you can't have both.
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The # of people that go bankrupt every year from medical bills:
Canada - 0
Greenland - 0
Ukraine - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Denmark - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Japan - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Nobody wants to be the 51st state! 😠
Canada - 0
Greenland - 0
Ukraine - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Denmark - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Japan - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Nobody wants to be the 51st state! 😠
March 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The # of people that go bankrupt every year from medical bills:
Canada - 0
Greenland - 0
Ukraine - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Denmark - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Japan - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Nobody wants to be the 51st state! 😠
Canada - 0
Greenland - 0
Ukraine - 0
Australia- 0
France - 0
Sweden - 0
Norway - 0
Spain - 0
Denmark - 0
Portugal - 0
UK - 0
Japan - 0
Finland - 0
Iceland - 0
Germany - 0
United States - 326,000
Nobody wants to be the 51st state! 😠
Quite. If you can lose $100bn without it impacting your life, you could also, say, pay $100bn towards universal healthcare, defending democracy in Ukraine, housing the homeless, or any other cause, without it impacting your life.
March 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Quite. If you can lose $100bn without it impacting your life, you could also, say, pay $100bn towards universal healthcare, defending democracy in Ukraine, housing the homeless, or any other cause, without it impacting your life.
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Analysis from the Guardian and @tbij.bsky.social has found that Abramovich may owe £1bn in unpaid tax – enough to build over 2200 social homes (more than 3 times the UK's entire gain in social homes last year).
And that's just one billionaire. The UK has 165.
And that's just one billionaire. The UK has 165.
February 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Analysis from the Guardian and @tbij.bsky.social has found that Abramovich may owe £1bn in unpaid tax – enough to build over 2200 social homes (more than 3 times the UK's entire gain in social homes last year).
And that's just one billionaire. The UK has 165.
And that's just one billionaire. The UK has 165.
Greens polling second amongst 18-24 year olds at 22%!
An exciting stat:
Greens at 22% amongst 18-24 year olds.
Bodes well for the future.
Greens at 22% amongst 18-24 year olds.
Bodes well for the future.
Voting intention among… 18-24 year olds
Labour: 36%
Green: 22%
Reform UK: 19%
Lib Dem: 12%
Conservative: 5%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Labour: 36%
Green: 22%
Reform UK: 19%
Lib Dem: 12%
Conservative: 5%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
January 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Greens polling second amongst 18-24 year olds at 22%!
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Wouldn't it be better if the headline was:
Green party get more members than reform and Tories put together?
Let's make news: join.greenparty.org.uk
@greenparty.org.uk
Green party get more members than reform and Tories put together?
Let's make news: join.greenparty.org.uk
@greenparty.org.uk
December 26, 2024 at 5:49 PM
Wouldn't it be better if the headline was:
Green party get more members than reform and Tories put together?
Let's make news: join.greenparty.org.uk
@greenparty.org.uk
Green party get more members than reform and Tories put together?
Let's make news: join.greenparty.org.uk
@greenparty.org.uk
A great article from Josiah Mortimer about the way our press and police treat those defending the planet vs those defending inherited wealth. Not so long ago we were handing record breaking prison sentences to people blocking roads. Peaceful protest is not a crime! www.ft.com/content/efa1...
December 12, 2024 at 8:39 PM
A great article from Josiah Mortimer about the way our press and police treat those defending the planet vs those defending inherited wealth. Not so long ago we were handing record breaking prison sentences to people blocking roads. Peaceful protest is not a crime! www.ft.com/content/efa1...
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Gambling is completely destructive and feeds on the vulnerable
Disgraceful to see the Speaker lend it credibility in this way
Disgraceful to see the Speaker lend it credibility in this way
EXC - Gambling reform campaigners have called on Sir Lindsay Hoyle to apologise after the Speaker went to officially open the new Betfred HQ
The HQ is not in his constituency and now bears a plaque marking his opening and using his Commons title
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The HQ is not in his constituency and now bears a plaque marking his opening and using his Commons title
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Lindsay Hoyle must apologise for opening Betfred HQ, gambling reform campaigners say
Decision brings Commons speaker’s role into disrepute, says Will Prochaska
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2024 at 7:39 AM
Gambling is completely destructive and feeds on the vulnerable
Disgraceful to see the Speaker lend it credibility in this way
Disgraceful to see the Speaker lend it credibility in this way
Very sad to hear this is in limbo! I'm sure this would give many young people opportunities to develop their love and understanding of the natural world and prepare them for many future careers. Shame that petty party politics is getting in the way of such an obviously good thing.
I’ve worked alongside the amazing Mary Colwell for years on the Natural History GCSE & it was *not* a Tory initiative. It was agreed due to huge pressure campaigners brought to it. It’s a pity we’ve got to do it all over again with Labour - but we will!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Natural history GCSE on hold as qualification seen as ‘Tory initiative’, claims campaigner
New GCSE was announced under previous government in 2022 but now ‘sitting in limbo’, says Mary Colwell, one of its architects
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 10:45 PM
Very sad to hear this is in limbo! I'm sure this would give many young people opportunities to develop their love and understanding of the natural world and prepare them for many future careers. Shame that petty party politics is getting in the way of such an obviously good thing.
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Expert after expert has said that lifting the child benefit cap is one of the single biggest measures that this Labour government could do to reduce child poverty.
Instead we get this performatively cruel nonsense that does nothing but appease the right who will only demand more nastiness.
Instead we get this performatively cruel nonsense that does nothing but appease the right who will only demand more nastiness.
Keir Starmer declares war on benefits Britain.
A war on the poor, sick, old, disabled.
16.1m have disabilities, 2.8m chronically ill, 6.34m await hospital appointments, 16m live in poverty.
No war on corporate welfare, no wealth taxes or redistribution.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
A war on the poor, sick, old, disabled.
16.1m have disabilities, 2.8m chronically ill, 6.34m await hospital appointments, 16m live in poverty.
No war on corporate welfare, no wealth taxes or redistribution.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Keir Starmer declares war on benefits Britain
The Prime Minister uses an article in today's Mail on Sunday to promise changes to try to tame the £137 billion bill for welfare benefits - including a blitz on cheats and those who 'game the system'.
www.dailymail.co.uk
November 25, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Expert after expert has said that lifting the child benefit cap is one of the single biggest measures that this Labour government could do to reduce child poverty.
Instead we get this performatively cruel nonsense that does nothing but appease the right who will only demand more nastiness.
Instead we get this performatively cruel nonsense that does nothing but appease the right who will only demand more nastiness.
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There can be no better illustration of how capitalism will kill our planet dead than the way #COP – set up to prevent climate collapse – has been totally hijacked by the very industry driving that collapse.
The power of money rules all. 💰
The power of money rules all. 💰
Please remember, the climate COP meetings are DESIGNED to fail. It is not a bug, but a feature.
Here's how they could be designed to succeed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Here's how they could be designed to succeed.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Cop28 is a farce rigged to fail, but there are other ways we can try to save the planet | George Monbiot
Inaction and self-interest are built into climate summits. Instead, we need a voting system that can’t be subverted by fossil fuel producers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:39 AM
There can be no better illustration of how capitalism will kill our planet dead than the way #COP – set up to prevent climate collapse – has been totally hijacked by the very industry driving that collapse.
The power of money rules all. 💰
The power of money rules all. 💰