Cllr Barry McKee
@barryndgreen.bsky.social
Green Party Councillor for Bangor West. Beer loving LFC supporter, Pearl Jam 10club member, Boundary Brewing Co-op, Birder & GMB union member
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according to the EHRC, if you look too trans, you can be banned from all toilets. if they don't provide an alternative? well that happens.
the institutional cruelty to our community is baffling.
the institutional cruelty to our community is baffling.
If the EHRC had their way we'd see all women forced back into wearing only skirts and dresses and wearing their hair long lest they be suspected of being trans and banned from going to the toilet.
That's what this is suggesting. Masculine women being denied access alongside trans people.
That's what this is suggesting. Masculine women being denied access alongside trans people.
![The guidance said that if transgender people are excluded from a space, organisations should consider whether there is a suitable alternative for them and that it would not be proportionate to leave them without essential services, such as access to lavatories.
But it also outlines how in some cases that may not be possible owing to the physical constraints of buildings or high costs. It said: “It may be that offering alternative arrangements is not reasonably possible […] this may be because of the type of service being provided, the needs of the service users, the physical constraints of any building, or because of the disproportionate financial costs associated with making those arrangements.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:movr4wsu2du5xbmeragyr5cx/bafkreigp3qse73rzhl2czgxgbmpzectwrb4hdwxk44fm52m7l7cu36mwaa@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
according to the EHRC, if you look too trans, you can be banned from all toilets. if they don't provide an alternative? well that happens.
the institutional cruelty to our community is baffling.
the institutional cruelty to our community is baffling.
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The Supreme Court ruling on mandatory Christian worship in NI schools is a major step forward.
Huge respect to the father and daughter who took this case.
No child should be pushed into a worldview that isn’t theirs. It’s time for modern, balanced and pluralistic RE in NI.
Huge respect to the father and daughter who took this case.
No child should be pushed into a worldview that isn’t theirs. It’s time for modern, balanced and pluralistic RE in NI.
November 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The Supreme Court ruling on mandatory Christian worship in NI schools is a major step forward.
Huge respect to the father and daughter who took this case.
No child should be pushed into a worldview that isn’t theirs. It’s time for modern, balanced and pluralistic RE in NI.
Huge respect to the father and daughter who took this case.
No child should be pushed into a worldview that isn’t theirs. It’s time for modern, balanced and pluralistic RE in NI.
I work in social care, and I know firsthand how badly this pay decision has hit workers and will impact the families relying on us. As a Green Party councillor, I’m standing with those affected and pushing for a fair, reliable social care system that treats people with dignity.
1/ Social care in Northern Ireland is in meltdown. Care workers were promised a fair pay increase, but the government’s U-turn has destroyed that hope. Thousands are trapped on wages that can’t even cover basics, while vulnerable people lose vital support.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:11 AM
I work in social care, and I know firsthand how badly this pay decision has hit workers and will impact the families relying on us. As a Green Party councillor, I’m standing with those affected and pushing for a fair, reliable social care system that treats people with dignity.
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“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
November 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“It isn’t people seeking sanctuary who are tearing our country apart. It’s toxic, racist narratives and the scapegoating of migrants for crises they did not cause.”
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
Carla Denyer challenges the Home Secretary's new immigration reforms saying they just fuel far-right narratives.
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The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
November 17, 2025 at 6:37 AM
The AI bubble may be about to bust.
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
Peter Thiel has sold all of his Nvidia stock.
We all need to say this very clearly:
NO BAILOUTS FOR THEFT-TECH!
Expropriate their asses instead.
They stole from all of us and fully plan to burn the planet.
They owe us - not the other way around. 1/3
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trans people exist.
billionaires shouldn't.
billionaires shouldn't.
November 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
trans people exist.
billionaires shouldn't.
billionaires shouldn't.
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“Please, please don’t mention the 10,000 litres of fossil fuels I’m transporting, let’s talk instead about how ‘green’ the 100 litres of HVO that fuels this lorry is”.
November 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
“Please, please don’t mention the 10,000 litres of fossil fuels I’m transporting, let’s talk instead about how ‘green’ the 100 litres of HVO that fuels this lorry is”.
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Ards & North Down Council has made history by passing the first motion in Northern Ireland supporting Ruby’s Law proposed by Green Party Cllr Lauren Kendall.
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November 16, 2025 at 6:33 AM
Ards & North Down Council has made history by passing the first motion in Northern Ireland supporting Ruby’s Law proposed by Green Party Cllr Lauren Kendall.
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We're in Newcastle with PMUK's Ian Gregg - former chairman of Greggs.
Speaking in a personal capacity, he said: "We hope the Chancellor uses this Budget to raise taxes on the wealthiest people first - who can most afford it - instead of ordinary people who can’t."
Speaking in a personal capacity, he said: "We hope the Chancellor uses this Budget to raise taxes on the wealthiest people first - who can most afford it - instead of ordinary people who can’t."
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
We're in Newcastle with PMUK's Ian Gregg - former chairman of Greggs.
Speaking in a personal capacity, he said: "We hope the Chancellor uses this Budget to raise taxes on the wealthiest people first - who can most afford it - instead of ordinary people who can’t."
Speaking in a personal capacity, he said: "We hope the Chancellor uses this Budget to raise taxes on the wealthiest people first - who can most afford it - instead of ordinary people who can’t."
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My NHS employer has just confirmed redundancies are coming. For the second time in my 16 year NHS career tens of thousands of NHS staff, many with decades of experience will be thrown on the scrap heap. Many worked on the frontline (including me) in the pandemic. This is Streeting's reward for us.
November 12, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My NHS employer has just confirmed redundancies are coming. For the second time in my 16 year NHS career tens of thousands of NHS staff, many with decades of experience will be thrown on the scrap heap. Many worked on the frontline (including me) in the pandemic. This is Streeting's reward for us.
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BBC news once edited footage of Orgreave during the miners' strike in 1984-85 to give the erroneous impression that violence had been initiated by picketing miners, when in fact it was mounted police that had charged pickets. No one at the BBC resigned or lost their job because of this.
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
BBC news once edited footage of Orgreave during the miners' strike in 1984-85 to give the erroneous impression that violence had been initiated by picketing miners, when in fact it was mounted police that had charged pickets. No one at the BBC resigned or lost their job because of this.
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If this is true - this should have happened a long time ago.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
If this is true - this should have happened a long time ago.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
The Green Party alongside campaigners have been calling for this - and it's good to see maybe they've finally listened.
Will reserve relief for all children being lifted out of poverty until we know it's happening.
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Cllr Brian Smyth didn’t mince words in City Hall. Belfast needs an overdose prevention facility. Not debate. Not delay. It’s about saving lives, treating people with dignity, and getting real about harm reduction.
It’s time for Belfast to choose compassion over judgement.
It’s time for Belfast to choose compassion over judgement.
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Cllr Brian Smyth didn’t mince words in City Hall. Belfast needs an overdose prevention facility. Not debate. Not delay. It’s about saving lives, treating people with dignity, and getting real about harm reduction.
It’s time for Belfast to choose compassion over judgement.
It’s time for Belfast to choose compassion over judgement.
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Remembrance Day is about honouring all who suffered the cost of war, military and civilian alike. We remember with respect and without division. The best tribute we can pay is working for peace, justice and a future where conflict isn’t the legacy we hand to the next generation.
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Remembrance Day is about honouring all who suffered the cost of war, military and civilian alike. We remember with respect and without division. The best tribute we can pay is working for peace, justice and a future where conflict isn’t the legacy we hand to the next generation.
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"I want to make a country we can all afford to live in."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
November 8, 2025 at 3:33 PM
"I want to make a country we can all afford to live in."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social tells it straight on The Last Leg.
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One of my mum’s friends is facing redundancy because her employer cannot afford to maintain current staffing levels due to NI hikes making the staff wage bill unmanageable. Her partner is disabled, and has just had his PIP stopped. So Labour are changing their lives by making them terrified & skint.
As a Safety manager in the NHS, Labour is most likely making me redundant, and I could lose my house. Making NHS patients less safe in the process.
How are Labour policies changing your life?
How are Labour policies changing your life?
Why aren't Labour's life-changing policies connecting with voters - and what can the party do? It's down to messaging, how it's told, and the messengers...
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
One of my mum’s friends is facing redundancy because her employer cannot afford to maintain current staffing levels due to NI hikes making the staff wage bill unmanageable. Her partner is disabled, and has just had his PIP stopped. So Labour are changing their lives by making them terrified & skint.
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Ards & North Down Council, pushed by the Department for Infrastructure, wants to charge residents fees just to speak out - while developers and vandals go free.
This stifles democracy and punishes communities fighting to protect their homes.
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This stifles democracy and punishes communities fighting to protect their homes.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Ards & North Down Council, pushed by the Department for Infrastructure, wants to charge residents fees just to speak out - while developers and vandals go free.
This stifles democracy and punishes communities fighting to protect their homes.
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This stifles democracy and punishes communities fighting to protect their homes.
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Oh, we'll let voters down will we, Darren? More than your genocide-enabling, non-child-poverty-alleviating, non-wealth-taxing, protest-criminalising, authoritarian bunch of suitcase career politicians have?
Doubt it mate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doubt it mate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Oh, we'll let voters down will we, Darren? More than your genocide-enabling, non-child-poverty-alleviating, non-wealth-taxing, protest-criminalising, authoritarian bunch of suitcase career politicians have?
Doubt it mate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Doubt it mate.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Fed up with politicians looking after themselves while people go without? It’s time for a movement that puts health, homes, climate, and fairness first.
Don’t just watch change - drive it.
BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER. Join us.
greenpartyni.org/join
Don’t just watch change - drive it.
BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER. Join us.
greenpartyni.org/join
November 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Fed up with politicians looking after themselves while people go without? It’s time for a movement that puts health, homes, climate, and fairness first.
Don’t just watch change - drive it.
BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER. Join us.
greenpartyni.org/join
Don’t just watch change - drive it.
BE PART OF SOMETHING BIGGER. Join us.
greenpartyni.org/join
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Had lunch with a friend today whose wife had recently been awarded a MBE. They weren’t allowed to take their own photos during the ceremony. Instead, they were given the option to purchase a digital version of the “official” photograph.
Cost for the download - £325
Cost for the download - £325
November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Had lunch with a friend today whose wife had recently been awarded a MBE. They weren’t allowed to take their own photos during the ceremony. Instead, they were given the option to purchase a digital version of the “official” photograph.
Cost for the download - £325
Cost for the download - £325
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The people most impacted by climate change are the least likely to have caused it. The wealthy individuals most responsible for this destruction stay in the shadows. Naming storms after billionaires will make it impossible for them to hide. Add you name! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
Name storms after climate culprits
The world’s wealthiest 10% have caused two thirds of global warming since 1990. The people most impacted by climate change are the least likely to have caused it. The wealthy individuals most responsi...
action.wemove.eu
November 5, 2025 at 6:11 AM
The people most impacted by climate change are the least likely to have caused it. The wealthy individuals most responsible for this destruction stay in the shadows. Naming storms after billionaires will make it impossible for them to hide. Add you name! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-11...
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Zohran Mamdani just proved that bold, people-powered politics can win, even in the face of money and power. This isn’t just a victory for one candidate. It’s a message of hope: when we organise, when we stand together, we can make change happen. #ZohranMamdani
November 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Zohran Mamdani just proved that bold, people-powered politics can win, even in the face of money and power. This isn’t just a victory for one candidate. It’s a message of hope: when we organise, when we stand together, we can make change happen. #ZohranMamdani
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November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Cllr Anthony Flynn called for a full ban on greyhound racing at Belfast City Council. But Alliance watered it down - replacing a ban with “regulation” of an unregulated, cruel industry. The Greens stand for animal welfare, not compromise. #BanGreyhoundRacing
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Cllr Anthony Flynn called for a full ban on greyhound racing at Belfast City Council. But Alliance watered it down - replacing a ban with “regulation” of an unregulated, cruel industry. The Greens stand for animal welfare, not compromise. #BanGreyhoundRacing
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Glad to say that the Scottish Government has agreed to work with me to end the absurd loophole allowing shooting estates owned by billionaires and tax avoiders to get a 100% tax break as 'small businesses'
Thanks to @protectthewild.bsky.social, @revivecoalition.bsky.social and other campaigners 💚
Thanks to @protectthewild.bsky.social, @revivecoalition.bsky.social and other campaigners 💚
November 4, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Glad to say that the Scottish Government has agreed to work with me to end the absurd loophole allowing shooting estates owned by billionaires and tax avoiders to get a 100% tax break as 'small businesses'
Thanks to @protectthewild.bsky.social, @revivecoalition.bsky.social and other campaigners 💚
Thanks to @protectthewild.bsky.social, @revivecoalition.bsky.social and other campaigners 💚