Dr Luke Walker
@drlukewalker.com
🌻 Campaigner @bhgreens.bsky.social
📚 Writer on William Blake & Allen Ginsberg
✏️ Freelance editor, proofreader, indexer
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Trans rights are human rights
📚 Writer on William Blake & Allen Ginsberg
✏️ Freelance editor, proofreader, indexer
💻 drlukewalker.com
Trans rights are human rights
So excited to be going to see Bob Dylan in my home town of Brighton in 3 weeks!
I saw him in 2022 in Bournemouth and 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall, but I never imagined he'd be coming back to UK again this year, and performing in Brighton!
I saw him in 2022 in Bournemouth and 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall, but I never imagined he'd be coming back to UK again this year, and performing in Brighton!
October 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
So excited to be going to see Bob Dylan in my home town of Brighton in 3 weeks!
I saw him in 2022 in Bournemouth and 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall, but I never imagined he'd be coming back to UK again this year, and performing in Brighton!
I saw him in 2022 in Bournemouth and 2024 at the Royal Albert Hall, but I never imagined he'd be coming back to UK again this year, and performing in Brighton!
I had a great time volunteering behind the bar at the Hanover Beer Festival at the weekend 🍻
It's a lovely annual event which raises funds for our very special local community centre 🏫
Once again @sianberry.bsky.social sponsored a barrel. She was at Green conference, so picture of her last year! 💚
It's a lovely annual event which raises funds for our very special local community centre 🏫
Once again @sianberry.bsky.social sponsored a barrel. She was at Green conference, so picture of her last year! 💚
October 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I had a great time volunteering behind the bar at the Hanover Beer Festival at the weekend 🍻
It's a lovely annual event which raises funds for our very special local community centre 🏫
Once again @sianberry.bsky.social sponsored a barrel. She was at Green conference, so picture of her last year! 💚
It's a lovely annual event which raises funds for our very special local community centre 🏫
Once again @sianberry.bsky.social sponsored a barrel. She was at Green conference, so picture of her last year! 💚
More vile tweets from @bhlabour.bsky.social candidate Simon Charleton
September 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
More vile tweets from @bhlabour.bsky.social candidate Simon Charleton
I knew that @bhlabour.bsky.social candidate in Brighton's Queen's Park by-election was Blue Labour, but turns out he also retweets vile transphobic and racist content from the SDP and Spiked.
Good job @bhgreens.bsky.social are putting all our effort into making sure Marina Lademacher beats him!
Good job @bhgreens.bsky.social are putting all our effort into making sure Marina Lademacher beats him!
September 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I knew that @bhlabour.bsky.social candidate in Brighton's Queen's Park by-election was Blue Labour, but turns out he also retweets vile transphobic and racist content from the SDP and Spiked.
Good job @bhgreens.bsky.social are putting all our effort into making sure Marina Lademacher beats him!
Good job @bhgreens.bsky.social are putting all our effort into making sure Marina Lademacher beats him!
Follow @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social (and/or sign up to their email list). They are asking candidates for all internal elections to sign these pledges. I don't know when the results will be released?
July 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Follow @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social (and/or sign up to their email list). They are asking candidates for all internal elections to sign these pledges. I don't know when the results will be released?
I've got plenty of respect for Sultana and Corbyn's political views, but the 'launch' of their 'party' has just been one disaster after another.
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social is showing how things can be done differently, with videos like this ⤵️
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social is showing how things can be done differently, with videos like this ⤵️
July 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I've got plenty of respect for Sultana and Corbyn's political views, but the 'launch' of their 'party' has just been one disaster after another.
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social is showing how things can be done differently, with videos like this ⤵️
Meanwhile @zackpolanski.bsky.social is showing how things can be done differently, with videos like this ⤵️
Great episode of @drugscience.bsky.social podcast, on one of my favourite topics, psychedelic Romanticism!
I've written myself about 20th C psychedelic Romanticism, but in this case it's Thomas Beddoes, Humphry Davy and poet friends Coleridge and Southey.
I had to buy @mikejay.bsky.social book!
I've written myself about 20th C psychedelic Romanticism, but in this case it's Thomas Beddoes, Humphry Davy and poet friends Coleridge and Southey.
I had to buy @mikejay.bsky.social book!
July 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Great episode of @drugscience.bsky.social podcast, on one of my favourite topics, psychedelic Romanticism!
I've written myself about 20th C psychedelic Romanticism, but in this case it's Thomas Beddoes, Humphry Davy and poet friends Coleridge and Southey.
I had to buy @mikejay.bsky.social book!
I've written myself about 20th C psychedelic Romanticism, but in this case it's Thomas Beddoes, Humphry Davy and poet friends Coleridge and Southey.
I had to buy @mikejay.bsky.social book!
Not usually one to post pretty pictures on here, but my allotment is looking particularly lovely right now!
July 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Not usually one to post pretty pictures on here, but my allotment is looking particularly lovely right now!
Nice to see the New Statesman taking the Greens seriously, and identifying @zackpolanski.bsky.social as the leadership contender who poses the biggest threat to Labour
www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
May 31, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Nice to see the New Statesman taking the Greens seriously, and identifying @zackpolanski.bsky.social as the leadership contender who poses the biggest threat to Labour
www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...
Just had my hair cut and did my bit for society by turning the comics-reading, stoner-dude barber on to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.
Amazingly, he'd never heard of them.
The kids of today don't know their countercultural history!
Amazingly, he'd never heard of them.
The kids of today don't know their countercultural history!
May 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Just had my hair cut and did my bit for society by turning the comics-reading, stoner-dude barber on to the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers.
Amazingly, he'd never heard of them.
The kids of today don't know their countercultural history!
Amazingly, he'd never heard of them.
The kids of today don't know their countercultural history!
Zack is not only a great media communicator, he's also shown he can be relied on to support Green teams around the country.
There's a lot of enthusiasm for him among members in Brighton & Hove. His energy is inspirational.
I'm backing Zack to be leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social
There's a lot of enthusiasm for him among members in Brighton & Hove. His energy is inspirational.
I'm backing Zack to be leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Zack is not only a great media communicator, he's also shown he can be relied on to support Green teams around the country.
There's a lot of enthusiasm for him among members in Brighton & Hove. His energy is inspirational.
I'm backing Zack to be leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social
There's a lot of enthusiasm for him among members in Brighton & Hove. His energy is inspirational.
I'm backing Zack to be leader of the Green Party @zackpolanski.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social has strongly supported @greensagainstcovid.bsky.social in his role as a Green party member of the London Assembly, asking this question of Sadiq Khan:
May 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social has strongly supported @greensagainstcovid.bsky.social in his role as a Green party member of the London Assembly, asking this question of Sadiq Khan:
BHCC council leader Bella Sankey clearly has no idea about the history of Brighton & Hove.
Her claim that the new Hove Beach Park is the first new park in 100 years will surprise residents of Elm Grove where the wonderful Patch park was opened in 1980s
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2025/ce...
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Her claim that the new Hove Beach Park is the first new park in 100 years will surprise residents of Elm Grove where the wonderful Patch park was opened in 1980s
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2025/ce...
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May 17, 2025 at 12:35 PM
BHCC council leader Bella Sankey clearly has no idea about the history of Brighton & Hove.
Her claim that the new Hove Beach Park is the first new park in 100 years will surprise residents of Elm Grove where the wonderful Patch park was opened in 1980s
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2025/ce...
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Her claim that the new Hove Beach Park is the first new park in 100 years will surprise residents of Elm Grove where the wonderful Patch park was opened in 1980s
www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/news/2025/ce...
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This is a mad headline, even by the standards of the anti-trans extremists in charge of The Telegraph and other UK media.
Well done Carla!
Well done Carla!
May 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is a mad headline, even by the standards of the anti-trans extremists in charge of The Telegraph and other UK media.
Well done Carla!
Well done Carla!
And Frieda Harris' beautiful original paintings for the Thoth deck, plus her sketch of Aleister Crowley as a froggy flaneur!
April 30, 2025 at 7:06 PM
And Frieda Harris' beautiful original paintings for the Thoth deck, plus her sketch of Aleister Crowley as a froggy flaneur!
Also wonderful to see Austin Osman Spare's deck (only recently rediscovered!) which had some distinctly Blakean design elements
April 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Also wonderful to see Austin Osman Spare's deck (only recently rediscovered!) which had some distinctly Blakean design elements
Finally went to the Tarot - Origins & Afterlives exhibition at @warburginstitute.bsky.social, on the very last day!
These cards from Suzanne Treister's modern deck seemed appropriate
These cards from Suzanne Treister's modern deck seemed appropriate
April 30, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Finally went to the Tarot - Origins & Afterlives exhibition at @warburginstitute.bsky.social, on the very last day!
These cards from Suzanne Treister's modern deck seemed appropriate
These cards from Suzanne Treister's modern deck seemed appropriate
Finally Byron.
I think he might just vote for whichever candidate (of any gender) he found sexiest!
Hopefully he'd appreciate the Greens' commitment to LGBTQ rights.
And like Shelley, he was a real political radical despite his class background.
So I'm marking him as a Green voter too 💚
7/7
I think he might just vote for whichever candidate (of any gender) he found sexiest!
Hopefully he'd appreciate the Greens' commitment to LGBTQ rights.
And like Shelley, he was a real political radical despite his class background.
So I'm marking him as a Green voter too 💚
7/7
April 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Finally Byron.
I think he might just vote for whichever candidate (of any gender) he found sexiest!
Hopefully he'd appreciate the Greens' commitment to LGBTQ rights.
And like Shelley, he was a real political radical despite his class background.
So I'm marking him as a Green voter too 💚
7/7
I think he might just vote for whichever candidate (of any gender) he found sexiest!
Hopefully he'd appreciate the Greens' commitment to LGBTQ rights.
And like Shelley, he was a real political radical despite his class background.
So I'm marking him as a Green voter too 💚
7/7
On to Cowper. Only those of us who studied English Literature at university are likely to have read him today.
So he'd probably vote for any candidate who listened to him (and pronounced his name right!)
Greens know the importance of doorstep conversations (and of funding Arts and Humanities!)
So he'd probably vote for any candidate who listened to him (and pronounced his name right!)
Greens know the importance of doorstep conversations (and of funding Arts and Humanities!)
April 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
On to Cowper. Only those of us who studied English Literature at university are likely to have read him today.
So he'd probably vote for any candidate who listened to him (and pronounced his name right!)
Greens know the importance of doorstep conversations (and of funding Arts and Humanities!)
So he'd probably vote for any candidate who listened to him (and pronounced his name right!)
Greens know the importance of doorstep conversations (and of funding Arts and Humanities!)
Next, Shelley.
It's likely the planners were thinking of Percy. But Greens stand for (trans-inclusive) feminism. Nowadays Mary may have more readers than Percy.
Greens are also (eco-)socialists - unlike Labour!
Eleanor Marx wrote 'Shelley and Socialism'.
Both Shelleys would surely vote Green!
It's likely the planners were thinking of Percy. But Greens stand for (trans-inclusive) feminism. Nowadays Mary may have more readers than Percy.
Greens are also (eco-)socialists - unlike Labour!
Eleanor Marx wrote 'Shelley and Socialism'.
Both Shelleys would surely vote Green!
April 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Next, Shelley.
It's likely the planners were thinking of Percy. But Greens stand for (trans-inclusive) feminism. Nowadays Mary may have more readers than Percy.
Greens are also (eco-)socialists - unlike Labour!
Eleanor Marx wrote 'Shelley and Socialism'.
Both Shelleys would surely vote Green!
It's likely the planners were thinking of Percy. But Greens stand for (trans-inclusive) feminism. Nowadays Mary may have more readers than Percy.
Greens are also (eco-)socialists - unlike Labour!
Eleanor Marx wrote 'Shelley and Socialism'.
Both Shelleys would surely vote Green!
Next, Coleridge. He gets a street and a pub named in his honour, though his drug of choice was opium.
Green policy is for legalization and sensible regulation of all drugs. No war on drugs. Coleridge's opiate addiction would be managed as a health issue.
I reckon Coleridge would vote Green.
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Green policy is for legalization and sensible regulation of all drugs. No war on drugs. Coleridge's opiate addiction would be managed as a health issue.
I reckon Coleridge would vote Green.
4/7
April 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Next, Coleridge. He gets a street and a pub named in his honour, though his drug of choice was opium.
Green policy is for legalization and sensible regulation of all drugs. No war on drugs. Coleridge's opiate addiction would be managed as a health issue.
I reckon Coleridge would vote Green.
4/7
Green policy is for legalization and sensible regulation of all drugs. No war on drugs. Coleridge's opiate addiction would be managed as a health issue.
I reckon Coleridge would vote Green.
4/7
I also think there is a physical resemblance between Geoff Shanks and William Wordsworth 🤔
But of course Geoff has not followed Wordsworth's path towards conservatism as he has (gracefully) aged.
He'll be a great addition to our progressive Green group of councillors in Brighton & Hove!
3/7
But of course Geoff has not followed Wordsworth's path towards conservatism as he has (gracefully) aged.
He'll be a great addition to our progressive Green group of councillors in Brighton & Hove!
3/7
April 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I also think there is a physical resemblance between Geoff Shanks and William Wordsworth 🤔
But of course Geoff has not followed Wordsworth's path towards conservatism as he has (gracefully) aged.
He'll be a great addition to our progressive Green group of councillors in Brighton & Hove!
3/7
But of course Geoff has not followed Wordsworth's path towards conservatism as he has (gracefully) aged.
He'll be a great addition to our progressive Green group of councillors in Brighton & Hove!
3/7
Wordsworth Street is quite long, which is appropriate given the Poet Laureate's long life.
He infamously shifted from revolutionary idealist youth to Tory old age.
But I reckon if the young Wordsworth was around today he'd vote Green. He was a nature poet after all 🌱
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He infamously shifted from revolutionary idealist youth to Tory old age.
But I reckon if the young Wordsworth was around today he'd vote Green. He was a nature poet after all 🌱
2/7
April 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Wordsworth Street is quite long, which is appropriate given the Poet Laureate's long life.
He infamously shifted from revolutionary idealist youth to Tory old age.
But I reckon if the young Wordsworth was around today he'd vote Green. He was a nature poet after all 🌱
2/7
He infamously shifted from revolutionary idealist youth to Tory old age.
But I reckon if the young Wordsworth was around today he'd vote Green. He was a nature poet after all 🌱
2/7
Great to be out knocking doors again in Westbourne & Poets' Corner ward, to get Geoff Shanks elected to Brighton & Hove City Council on 1st May.
As the ward name sugggests, many of the streets are named after Romantic poets!
I made a little thread of how I imagine each poet would vote
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As the ward name sugggests, many of the streets are named after Romantic poets!
I made a little thread of how I imagine each poet would vote
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April 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Great to be out knocking doors again in Westbourne & Poets' Corner ward, to get Geoff Shanks elected to Brighton & Hove City Council on 1st May.
As the ward name sugggests, many of the streets are named after Romantic poets!
I made a little thread of how I imagine each poet would vote
1/7
As the ward name sugggests, many of the streets are named after Romantic poets!
I made a little thread of how I imagine each poet would vote
1/7
Yes it's real.
Labour's 'shop' (for activists and local parties) is selling bundles of this leaflet boasting about 'deportation flights'.
shop.labour.org.uk/product/ille...
Labour's 'shop' (for activists and local parties) is selling bundles of this leaflet boasting about 'deportation flights'.
shop.labour.org.uk/product/ille...
April 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Yes it's real.
Labour's 'shop' (for activists and local parties) is selling bundles of this leaflet boasting about 'deportation flights'.
shop.labour.org.uk/product/ille...
Labour's 'shop' (for activists and local parties) is selling bundles of this leaflet boasting about 'deportation flights'.
shop.labour.org.uk/product/ille...