Richard Baker
@bakerrb.bsky.social
"The crisis consists precisely in the fact that the old is dying and the new cannot be born; in this interregnum a great variety of morbid symptoms appear."
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At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
At the Budget, the Green Party's message is clear: Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
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Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
This week Open AI walked back a call for the govt to backstop financing for its trillion dollar investments in data centers. This was only the tip of the iceberg; a slow bailout for AI firms is already underway. Read more from @ambakak.bsky.social and I in @wsj.com: www.wsj.com/opinion/you-...
Opinion | You May Already Be Bailing Out the AI Business
Washington is treating the industry as if it’s too big to fail, even as the market sends lukewarm signals.
www.wsj.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Absolute must read on the AI bailout-in-progress: apparently it's not enough that lifetimes of human ingenuity and creativity have been stolen and enclosed to create generative AI and balloon billionaire wealth - much more public looting is in store...
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Banksy painted it. They scrubbed it off and now, they're hiding it.
So let’s make sure it’s everywhere.💥
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So let’s make sure it’s everywhere.💥
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November 12, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Banksy painted it. They scrubbed it off and now, they're hiding it.
So let’s make sure it’s everywhere.💥
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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
November 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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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Their persistence with airport expansions, new oil fields, extra road building and dismal failure to electrify transport is hastening the death of the living world I love, and jeopardising the future of my four year old great-nephew, and future generations of all beings. That takes a daily toll .
November 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Their persistence with airport expansions, new oil fields, extra road building and dismal failure to electrify transport is hastening the death of the living world I love, and jeopardising the future of my four year old great-nephew, and future generations of all beings. That takes a daily toll .
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The Spectator are confused.
It's not going to be cost free.
Billionaires are going to pay more.
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It's not going to be cost free.
Billionaires are going to pay more.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 AM
The Spectator are confused.
It's not going to be cost free.
Billionaires are going to pay more.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It's not going to be cost free.
Billionaires are going to pay more.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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"I’m pleased Keir Starmer is going to COP — but Rosebank’s emissions are equivalent to 28 of the lowest-income countries combined, and this government still won’t rule it out.”
Zack Polanski calls for real leadership from the government ahead of #COP30.
Zack Polanski calls for real leadership from the government ahead of #COP30.
November 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"I’m pleased Keir Starmer is going to COP — but Rosebank’s emissions are equivalent to 28 of the lowest-income countries combined, and this government still won’t rule it out.”
Zack Polanski calls for real leadership from the government ahead of #COP30.
Zack Polanski calls for real leadership from the government ahead of #COP30.
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And another councillor defection - after another two in London!
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
Former Labour councillor defects to Bedford Green Party
Independent councillor Caroline White (Kempston Central and East ward) has joined the Green Party.
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
And another councillor defection - after another two in London!
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
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And another councillor defection - after another two in London!
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
Over and over again people speaking out against this Labour Government and joining the hopeful movement in the Green Party!
Huge welcome to Caroline! 🎉
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk/news/politic...
Former Labour councillor defects to Bedford Green Party
Independent councillor Caroline White (Kempston Central and East ward) has joined the Green Party.
www.bedfordtoday.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:17 AM
To be clear, what is being proposed here is to axe the main mechanism for getting Britain’s homes insulated - which is by FAR the best way to reduce household energy bills in the long term 🤦♂️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
…and also, just incidentally, an absolute non-negotiable requirement for meeting UK climate targets 😬🥵☠️
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Can see why Labour waited for Lords stages before adding THIS to the Crime and Policing Bill.
Extending protest suppression to include vague ‘cumulative’ impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police.
Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.
Extending protest suppression to include vague ‘cumulative’ impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police.
Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.
🚨 BREAKING: The government has tabled their plan to restrict repeat protests.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Demonstrations could now banned based on the 'cumulative disruption' that previous protests have caused in the area - regardless of if they have been organised by the same people or not.
This is worse than we feared.
Government's repeat protest restrictions worse than feared - Liberty
www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Can see why Labour waited for Lords stages before adding THIS to the Crime and Policing Bill.
Extending protest suppression to include vague ‘cumulative’ impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police.
Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.
Extending protest suppression to include vague ‘cumulative’ impacts (that could include OTHER protests!) will clearly be misused by police.
Lords must oppose this attack on our rights.
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‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence
‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence
About 70% of town’s olives are inaccessible without risking a potentially fatal clash with Israeli settlers
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
‘Olives are everything for us’: West Bank farmers prevented from harvesting by settler violence
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For too long, climate adaptation has been sidelined, misunderstood as a concept & deprioritised as a policy. That urgently needs to change. Catch up with our discussion on it with @climatemajority.bsky.social & the Glacier Trust 👇
From Awareness to Agency & Action | We Need to Talk About Adaptation | Climate Majority Project
YouTube video by Climate Majority Project
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
For too long, climate adaptation has been sidelined, misunderstood as a concept & deprioritised as a policy. That urgently needs to change. Catch up with our discussion on it with @climatemajority.bsky.social & the Glacier Trust 👇
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The government spends £2.7 BILLION a year on TAX BREAKS for oil and gas companies
Those companies pay billions to their shareholders
And then lay off their workers
Think that's unfair?
Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
Those companies pay billions to their shareholders
And then lay off their workers
Think that's unfair?
Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The government spends £2.7 BILLION a year on TAX BREAKS for oil and gas companies
Those companies pay billions to their shareholders
And then lay off their workers
Think that's unfair?
Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
Those companies pay billions to their shareholders
And then lay off their workers
Think that's unfair?
Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
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Join me in calling on @RachelReevesMP to stop propping up declining oil and gas companies with £2.7 BILLION of tax breaks a year (🤯) and fund a jobs guarantee for workers instead: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
End tax breaks on oil and gas
Sign the petition to stop the giveaway and demand a fair jobs plan needs major people power right now.
you.38degrees.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Join me in calling on @RachelReevesMP to stop propping up declining oil and gas companies with £2.7 BILLION of tax breaks a year (🤯) and fund a jobs guarantee for workers instead: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...
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💚 Great news for Bedford! 💚
Welcome to the Greens, Cllr Caroline White (Kempston Cent&E) a hardworking former Labour cllr who’s always stood up for fairness & local people.
Bedford Borough @greenparty.org.uk Group up to 4. The politics of hope keeps growing here in Bedford.
join.greenparty.org.uk
Welcome to the Greens, Cllr Caroline White (Kempston Cent&E) a hardworking former Labour cllr who’s always stood up for fairness & local people.
Bedford Borough @greenparty.org.uk Group up to 4. The politics of hope keeps growing here in Bedford.
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
💚 Great news for Bedford! 💚
Welcome to the Greens, Cllr Caroline White (Kempston Cent&E) a hardworking former Labour cllr who’s always stood up for fairness & local people.
Bedford Borough @greenparty.org.uk Group up to 4. The politics of hope keeps growing here in Bedford.
join.greenparty.org.uk
Welcome to the Greens, Cllr Caroline White (Kempston Cent&E) a hardworking former Labour cllr who’s always stood up for fairness & local people.
Bedford Borough @greenparty.org.uk Group up to 4. The politics of hope keeps growing here in Bedford.
join.greenparty.org.uk
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A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
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🚨 BREAKING | Greens rocket to **2nd place**
➡️ REF – 32% (-)
🟢 GRN – 17% (+2)
🔴 LAB – 16% (-)
🔵 CON – 16% (-1)
🟠 LD – 12% (-)
Via @findoutnowuk, 29 Oct (+/- vs 22 Oct)
➡️ REF – 32% (-)
🟢 GRN – 17% (+2)
🔴 LAB – 16% (-)
🔵 CON – 16% (-1)
🟠 LD – 12% (-)
Via @findoutnowuk, 29 Oct (+/- vs 22 Oct)
October 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🚨 BREAKING | Greens rocket to **2nd place**
➡️ REF – 32% (-)
🟢 GRN – 17% (+2)
🔴 LAB – 16% (-)
🔵 CON – 16% (-1)
🟠 LD – 12% (-)
Via @findoutnowuk, 29 Oct (+/- vs 22 Oct)
➡️ REF – 32% (-)
🟢 GRN – 17% (+2)
🔴 LAB – 16% (-)
🔵 CON – 16% (-1)
🟠 LD – 12% (-)
Via @findoutnowuk, 29 Oct (+/- vs 22 Oct)
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Erm.... I'm sure she had lovely things to say as she collected the award!
I'm not going to spend my time at Spectator ceremonies collecting awards.
We're busy taking the fight to Reform.
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I'm not going to spend my time at Spectator ceremonies collecting awards.
We're busy taking the fight to Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
'Leader of the Year' was Zack Polanski. His award was obviously collected by..... Julia Hartley-Brewer.
Have a good day.
Have a good day.
October 30, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Erm.... I'm sure she had lovely things to say as she collected the award!
I'm not going to spend my time at Spectator ceremonies collecting awards.
We're busy taking the fight to Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
I'm not going to spend my time at Spectator ceremonies collecting awards.
We're busy taking the fight to Reform.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Time to join a movement that is ready to take the fight to the established parties and provide an alternative that makes hope normal, that puts people and planet first.
No more waiting around for a saviour, we have to do the work ourselves, so what are you waiting for
join.greenparty.org.uk
No more waiting around for a saviour, we have to do the work ourselves, so what are you waiting for
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.
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October 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Time to join a movement that is ready to take the fight to the established parties and provide an alternative that makes hope normal, that puts people and planet first.
No more waiting around for a saviour, we have to do the work ourselves, so what are you waiting for
join.greenparty.org.uk
No more waiting around for a saviour, we have to do the work ourselves, so what are you waiting for
join.greenparty.org.uk
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For the vast majority of people (except Ukrainians and Hongkongers) there is NO WAY to claim asylum in the UK without coming by small boat
The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes
Govt's plan is delusional
The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes
Govt's plan is delusional
October 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
For the vast majority of people (except Ukrainians and Hongkongers) there is NO WAY to claim asylum in the UK without coming by small boat
The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes
Govt's plan is delusional
The only way to stop people making dangerous boat crossings to the UK is by creating safe and managed routes
Govt's plan is delusional
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Fentanyl and coke are the new “weapons of mass destruction” lie. It’s Iraq all over again, folks. It’s always about controlling the oil.
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Fentanyl and coke are the new “weapons of mass destruction” lie. It’s Iraq all over again, folks. It’s always about controlling the oil.
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My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.
If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.
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If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.
If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.
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If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
October 7, 2025 at 5:12 PM
“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
“Because that’s what they are”
@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.
#Newsnight
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James Cleverly: "I cannot understand the motivation for protests of this type so regularly"
October 8, 2025 at 7:19 AM
James Cleverly: "I cannot understand the motivation for protests of this type so regularly"