Andrew Green
@drandrewjgreen.bsky.social
I write about music and musicians, activism, climate + environmental crisis, México. Lecturer in the Anthropology of Music @KCL. Nie wszystko co pozytywne jest realne
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The United States is poised to recognize Crimea and other occupied territories as Russian in order to strike a deal to end hostilities, The Telegraph reports
Guarantors of the territorial integrity of Ukraine are just "amazing," all of them.
Guarantors of the territorial integrity of Ukraine are just "amazing," all of them.
November 28, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The United States is poised to recognize Crimea and other occupied territories as Russian in order to strike a deal to end hostilities, The Telegraph reports
Guarantors of the territorial integrity of Ukraine are just "amazing," all of them.
Guarantors of the territorial integrity of Ukraine are just "amazing," all of them.
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Today we’ll get latest net immigration figures - They’ll show immigration for work is plummeting.
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Today we’ll get latest net immigration figures - They’ll show immigration for work is plummeting.
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
Why is this not part of the discussion on Rachel Reeves balancing her books & stalled growth?
For every 100,000 drop in net immigration, the OBR adds £7bn to the deficit. #r4today
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The transcript of the call between Yuri Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, released by Bloomberg.
How awkward it must be for some who denied that the plan was russian...
How awkward it must be for some who denied that the plan was russian...
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The transcript of the call between Yuri Ushakov and Kirill Dmitriev, released by Bloomberg.
How awkward it must be for some who denied that the plan was russian...
How awkward it must be for some who denied that the plan was russian...
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🇺🇦🇺🇳 Ukrainians representative at UN Security Council:
▪️ There will never be any recognition, formal or otherwise, of Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied by Russia as Russian. Our land is not for sale.
▪️Ukraine will not accept any limits on its right to self-defense or on the size of AFU.
▪️ There will never be any recognition, formal or otherwise, of Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied by Russia as Russian. Our land is not for sale.
▪️Ukraine will not accept any limits on its right to self-defense or on the size of AFU.
November 20, 2025 at 10:53 PM
🇺🇦🇺🇳 Ukrainians representative at UN Security Council:
▪️ There will never be any recognition, formal or otherwise, of Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied by Russia as Russian. Our land is not for sale.
▪️Ukraine will not accept any limits on its right to self-defense or on the size of AFU.
▪️ There will never be any recognition, formal or otherwise, of Ukrainian territory temporarily occupied by Russia as Russian. Our land is not for sale.
▪️Ukraine will not accept any limits on its right to self-defense or on the size of AFU.
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“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 AM
“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
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Remember, always, that the post-Brexit-vote Tory government, and specifically Home Secretary Sajid Javid, deliberately and with malice aforethought reduced to almost zero the timely processing of asylum claims in the UK. They literally created the "overwhelming backlog" that traps people in hotels.
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Remember, always, that the post-Brexit-vote Tory government, and specifically Home Secretary Sajid Javid, deliberately and with malice aforethought reduced to almost zero the timely processing of asylum claims in the UK. They literally created the "overwhelming backlog" that traps people in hotels.
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So we probably won't take your wedding rings from you, but we might place you into indentured servitude
Watching the Mahmood announcement and debate. Tory backbencher (Karen Bradley) suggests putting refugees into debt and making them repay during the rest of their lives. Mahmood says she’ll think about it.
November 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
So we probably won't take your wedding rings from you, but we might place you into indentured servitude
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RMA statement on the proposed suspension of recruitment to all UG music programmes at the University of Nottingham: www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/17/s...
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
RMA statement on the proposed suspension of recruitment to all UG music programmes at the University of Nottingham: www.rma.ac.uk/2025/11/17/s...
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Your regular reminder that there is absolutely nothing "hard" or "tough" about targeting the poorest, most vulnerable, and least able to defend themselves groups of people on the entire planet
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Your regular reminder that there is absolutely nothing "hard" or "tough" about targeting the poorest, most vulnerable, and least able to defend themselves groups of people on the entire planet
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Pavlo Kazarin,a well-known journalist and military officer, wrote today:
"I was once convinced that my generation was destined to live in post-history.
It seemed that all the events had already happened and the rules were set.Empires had collapsed, independence had been gained, and wars were over.
"I was once convinced that my generation was destined to live in post-history.
It seemed that all the events had already happened and the rules were set.Empires had collapsed, independence had been gained, and wars were over.
February 24, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pavlo Kazarin,a well-known journalist and military officer, wrote today:
"I was once convinced that my generation was destined to live in post-history.
It seemed that all the events had already happened and the rules were set.Empires had collapsed, independence had been gained, and wars were over.
"I was once convinced that my generation was destined to live in post-history.
It seemed that all the events had already happened and the rules were set.Empires had collapsed, independence had been gained, and wars were over.
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Announcing Ethnomusicology Vol. 69.2, with 6 new articles, plus Frank Gunderson's review of the film "The Beatles: Get Back" and his case for why we might watch the film as ethnomusicologists. cc: @sem-office.bsky.social @drandrewjgreen.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/etm/issu...
November 12, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Announcing Ethnomusicology Vol. 69.2, with 6 new articles, plus Frank Gunderson's review of the film "The Beatles: Get Back" and his case for why we might watch the film as ethnomusicologists. cc: @sem-office.bsky.social @drandrewjgreen.bsky.social scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/etm/issu...
I won't be impressed by Rosalía until she releases a full album singing only in Polish, in collaboration with Grabaż
November 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I won't be impressed by Rosalía until she releases a full album singing only in Polish, in collaboration with Grabaż
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this is rather terrible news.
"All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is "proposing to reduce its nursing offer".
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 AM
this is rather terrible news.
"All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham."
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Well this is awful news: tinyurl.com/yr65mjkx
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
'All modern language and music courses are being suspended for new students at the University of Nottingham.'
Nottingham friends: please be assured that we will join you in protesting against this decision in the strongest possible terms. Solidarity.
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Nigel Farage, whose own adviser was convicted of fraud after admitting to advertising money laundering services on the dark web, is now complaining about banks having to implement "money laundering directives"
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Nigel Farage, whose own adviser was convicted of fraud after admitting to advertising money laundering services on the dark web, is now complaining about banks having to implement "money laundering directives"
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Greens growing. Reform ratttled.
PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Greens growing. Reform ratttled.
PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
October 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.
Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.
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The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.
This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester
This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester
BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview
The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show
bylinetimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.
This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester
This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester
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"Milei is amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing. That's leadership" - Nigel Farage
Milei would be the "template" for my government - Kemi Badenoch
Milei would be the "template" for my government - Kemi Badenoch
October 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"Milei is amazing. It's Thatcherism on steroids. Cutting and slashing. That's leadership" - Nigel Farage
Milei would be the "template" for my government - Kemi Badenoch
Milei would be the "template" for my government - Kemi Badenoch
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Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
September 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Ok. They’ve pissed me off.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:
1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.
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Nigel Farage claims his mass deportation plan would save the UK hundreds of billions of pounds over the coming decades.
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
Farage’s Trillion Pound Black Hole: The Real Cost of Reform UK’s Mass Deportation Plan
Exclusive: Reform's plan, which it claims would net huge savings over the coming decades, would actually cost the UK about £70-90bn over the next ten years alone, new analysis of official statistics a...
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September 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Nigel Farage claims his mass deportation plan would save the UK hundreds of billions of pounds over the coming decades.
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
New analysis of official statistics, forecasts and Reform's own figures suggests it would actually *cost* the UK hundreds of billions over the same period
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It would be good if the only political pushback against Nigel Farage's plans to mass deport hundreds of thousands of our neighbours, friends, family and colleagues didn't just come from a handful of backbench MPs and one regional mayor
September 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It would be good if the only political pushback against Nigel Farage's plans to mass deport hundreds of thousands of our neighbours, friends, family and colleagues didn't just come from a handful of backbench MPs and one regional mayor
It is the year 2063. Peter Mandelson has been forced to step down from the Cabinet in disgrace for the 32nd time,
September 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
It is the year 2063. Peter Mandelson has been forced to step down from the Cabinet in disgrace for the 32nd time,
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Be scared. Lord Mandelson is at the centre of a US-UK Tech deal ready to be signed next week.
MPs and the public know nothing about its contents, as the government has been even more secretive than Johnson’s on trade.
But we know enough to be very worried 🧵
MPs and the public know nothing about its contents, as the government has been even more secretive than Johnson’s on trade.
But we know enough to be very worried 🧵
September 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Be scared. Lord Mandelson is at the centre of a US-UK Tech deal ready to be signed next week.
MPs and the public know nothing about its contents, as the government has been even more secretive than Johnson’s on trade.
But we know enough to be very worried 🧵
MPs and the public know nothing about its contents, as the government has been even more secretive than Johnson’s on trade.
But we know enough to be very worried 🧵
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They’re selling our country to US corporate tech bosses without our consent or even letting us see the deal - it’s FUCKED UP.
Be scared. Lord Mandelson is at the centre of a US-UK Tech deal ready to be signed next week.
MPs and the public know nothing about its contents, as the government has been even more secretive than Johnson’s on trade.
But we know enough to be very worried 🧵
MPs and the public know nothing about its contents, as the government has been even more secretive than Johnson’s on trade.
But we know enough to be very worried 🧵
September 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
They’re selling our country to US corporate tech bosses without our consent or even letting us see the deal - it’s FUCKED UP.