Ethan Jones
@ethanjonesic.bsky.social
Freelance Writer | Published Author | Green | Welsh politics | Views are my own.
This is horrible. Absolutely appalling.
Who’s advising this Labour Government? Farage, Lowe, Tommy Robinson and the ghost of Enoch Powell?
Who’s advising this Labour Government? Farage, Lowe, Tommy Robinson and the ghost of Enoch Powell?
"Outside of the most exceptional circumstances family reunion, will not be possible [for refugees]" Shabana Mahmood tells MPs
November 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This is horrible. Absolutely appalling.
Who’s advising this Labour Government? Farage, Lowe, Tommy Robinson and the ghost of Enoch Powell?
Who’s advising this Labour Government? Farage, Lowe, Tommy Robinson and the ghost of Enoch Powell?
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Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Cruel. Callous. Cowardly.
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are.
We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box.
Reject the hate. Reject them.
This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
Just gonna throw this out there, I really don’t like turkey at all.
“We” traditionally used to eat a lot of turnips and rabbits too; times and trends change.
“We” traditionally used to eat a lot of turnips and rabbits too; times and trends change.
Reform Nazis gonna be forcing you to eat turkey on Christmas Day.
They will send the gestapo round and shove it down your throat.
They will send the gestapo round and shove it down your throat.
November 17, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Just gonna throw this out there, I really don’t like turkey at all.
“We” traditionally used to eat a lot of turnips and rabbits too; times and trends change.
“We” traditionally used to eat a lot of turnips and rabbits too; times and trends change.
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Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
“It is for those in favour of Welsh independence to make the economic case and produce a draft budget and answers to questions including the above.”
This paragraph sums up the big weakness of the independence movement accurately.
For 50%+ of voters to back Indy they need to be persuaded that…
This paragraph sums up the big weakness of the independence movement accurately.
For 50%+ of voters to back Indy they need to be persuaded that…
If Wales was independent, it would be the 137th largest country in population. The GVA per capita of many countries is lower than that of Wales. So why, knowing Wales is neither too small nor too poor to be independent, do I oppose independence? ✍️ Mike Hedges, MS for Swansea East
Welsh Independence - paying the price.
Mike Hedges – MS for Swansea East If Wales was an independent country, it would be the 137th largest country in population sandwiched in size between Mongolia and Uruguay. We also know that the GVA pe...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:06 AM
“It is for those in favour of Welsh independence to make the economic case and produce a draft budget and answers to questions including the above.”
This paragraph sums up the big weakness of the independence movement accurately.
For 50%+ of voters to back Indy they need to be persuaded that…
This paragraph sums up the big weakness of the independence movement accurately.
For 50%+ of voters to back Indy they need to be persuaded that…
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45% of children aged 0-4 in Wales are growing up in poverty! Wales has the highest poverty rate of any nation in Western Europe. UK and Welsh governments should be ashamed of themselves.
Myself and @walesgreenparty.bsky.social say lets bring in a wealth tax and end child poverty!
Myself and @walesgreenparty.bsky.social say lets bring in a wealth tax and end child poverty!
November 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
45% of children aged 0-4 in Wales are growing up in poverty! Wales has the highest poverty rate of any nation in Western Europe. UK and Welsh governments should be ashamed of themselves.
Myself and @walesgreenparty.bsky.social say lets bring in a wealth tax and end child poverty!
Myself and @walesgreenparty.bsky.social say lets bring in a wealth tax and end child poverty!
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Everything about this interview is brilliant.
The interviewers do a great (and enjoyable!) job and @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social is going to be hugely impactful as part of the first ever group of elected Greens in the Senedd!
(And the carrots do sound delicious!)
The interviewers do a great (and enjoyable!) job and @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social is going to be hugely impactful as part of the first ever group of elected Greens in the Senedd!
(And the carrots do sound delicious!)
We had the leader of the Welsh Greens on the pod.
Apart from presenting him with a bag of carrot batons (obviously) we talked about the party’s chances in Wales next year and the Zack Polanski surge. youtu.be/7xPjR3iFr6A?...
Apart from presenting him with a bag of carrot batons (obviously) we talked about the party’s chances in Wales next year and the Zack Polanski surge. youtu.be/7xPjR3iFr6A?...
Leader of the Green Party in Wales - on the pod | For Wales See Wales
YouTube video by For Wales See Wales
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November 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Everything about this interview is brilliant.
The interviewers do a great (and enjoyable!) job and @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social is going to be hugely impactful as part of the first ever group of elected Greens in the Senedd!
(And the carrots do sound delicious!)
The interviewers do a great (and enjoyable!) job and @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social is going to be hugely impactful as part of the first ever group of elected Greens in the Senedd!
(And the carrots do sound delicious!)
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“It was really good to see Reform stopped in their tracks in Caerphilly… but that was the last first-past-the-post election. Every Green elected now replaces Reform, not Plaid.”
Green Party leader for Wales Anthony Slaughter on why Green voters can now vote Green without fear of helping Reform.
Green Party leader for Wales Anthony Slaughter on why Green voters can now vote Green without fear of helping Reform.
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“It was really good to see Reform stopped in their tracks in Caerphilly… but that was the last first-past-the-post election. Every Green elected now replaces Reform, not Plaid.”
Green Party leader for Wales Anthony Slaughter on why Green voters can now vote Green without fear of helping Reform.
Green Party leader for Wales Anthony Slaughter on why Green voters can now vote Green without fear of helping Reform.
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We had the leader of the Welsh Greens on the pod.
Apart from presenting him with a bag of carrot batons (obviously) we talked about the party’s chances in Wales next year and the Zack Polanski surge. youtu.be/7xPjR3iFr6A?...
Apart from presenting him with a bag of carrot batons (obviously) we talked about the party’s chances in Wales next year and the Zack Polanski surge. youtu.be/7xPjR3iFr6A?...
Leader of the Green Party in Wales - on the pod | For Wales See Wales
YouTube video by For Wales See Wales
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We had the leader of the Welsh Greens on the pod.
Apart from presenting him with a bag of carrot batons (obviously) we talked about the party’s chances in Wales next year and the Zack Polanski surge. youtu.be/7xPjR3iFr6A?...
Apart from presenting him with a bag of carrot batons (obviously) we talked about the party’s chances in Wales next year and the Zack Polanski surge. youtu.be/7xPjR3iFr6A?...
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Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions.
A new survey reveals negative attitudes to Reform UK Ltd
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions
centralbylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reform UK Ltd gets 92% of its funding from climate change deniers and fossil fuel corporate interests, provoking negative reactions.
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"We were always told that we'd be working less hours and earning more money but actually the complete opposite has happened."
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
The new political leader ploughing everything into Wales
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has his sights on Wales as a key part of his masterplan
www.walesonline.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"We were always told that we'd be working less hours and earning more money but actually the complete opposite has happened."
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/politic...
☢️ Wales really does not need a new nuclear power plant, I strongly oppose the Wylfa announcement.
Very disappointing to see Plaid Cymru supporting this, whilst simultaneously claiming to be a green.
⚡️ Wales already produces twice the electricity than it uses, Wales does not need this.
Very disappointing to see Plaid Cymru supporting this, whilst simultaneously claiming to be a green.
⚡️ Wales already produces twice the electricity than it uses, Wales does not need this.
November 13, 2025 at 8:07 AM
☢️ Wales really does not need a new nuclear power plant, I strongly oppose the Wylfa announcement.
Very disappointing to see Plaid Cymru supporting this, whilst simultaneously claiming to be a green.
⚡️ Wales already produces twice the electricity than it uses, Wales does not need this.
Very disappointing to see Plaid Cymru supporting this, whilst simultaneously claiming to be a green.
⚡️ Wales already produces twice the electricity than it uses, Wales does not need this.
Jones’ racist remarks aren’t the only disgusting comments she’s made.
She’s previously stated that she’d “like to do a spot of chav shooting” and “it’s a shame it isn’t legal.”
An absolute ghoul that is a perfect fit for Reform UK and their attitude to the working class.
Link in comments.
She’s previously stated that she’d “like to do a spot of chav shooting” and “it’s a shame it isn’t legal.”
An absolute ghoul that is a perfect fit for Reform UK and their attitude to the working class.
Link in comments.
Reform MS facing suspension without pay for bringing Senedd into disrepute
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Reform MS facing suspension without pay for bringing Senedd into disrepute
Emily Price Reform’s only Senedd Member is facing suspension from the Welsh Parliament for two weeks without pay following an investigation into her conduct. Laura Anne Jones was investigated by the...
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November 13, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Jones’ racist remarks aren’t the only disgusting comments she’s made.
She’s previously stated that she’d “like to do a spot of chav shooting” and “it’s a shame it isn’t legal.”
An absolute ghoul that is a perfect fit for Reform UK and their attitude to the working class.
Link in comments.
She’s previously stated that she’d “like to do a spot of chav shooting” and “it’s a shame it isn’t legal.”
An absolute ghoul that is a perfect fit for Reform UK and their attitude to the working class.
Link in comments.
At least he’s got concrete farming to fall back on.
Mike Graham sacked from TalkTV after ‘failure’ to assist inquiry into racist post
Mike Graham sacked from TalkTV after ‘failure’ to assist inquiry into racist post
Broadcaster suspended presenter last month over Facebook post he said happened after account was hacked
The presenter Mike Graham has been dismissed from Rupert Murdoch’s digital channel TalkTV, after the company said he had failed to cooperate with an investigation into a racist post that appeared on one of his social media accounts.
Graham, 65, was suspended by the broadcaster, owned by Murdoch’s News UK, after concerns were raised about the message, which was posted on his Facebook account last month. Continue reading...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
At least he’s got concrete farming to fall back on.
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Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said winning seats in next year’s Senedd election is his “number one priority”, declaring that the party is ready to make a historic breakthrough in Wales
‘Wales is my number one priority,’ says Green Party leader Zack Polanski
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said winning seats in next year’s Senedd election is his “number one priority”, declaring that the party is ready to make a historic breakthrough in Wales. Speakin...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Green Party leader Zack Polanski has said winning seats in next year’s Senedd election is his “number one priority”, declaring that the party is ready to make a historic breakthrough in Wales
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And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
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Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 AM
And today it's the turn of The Times to try and patronise us all.
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Every single day the right wing establishment tries to close ranks.
And every day we are growing.
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This is all performative bollox.
You have 12 months from publication to sue for defamation, we’re past that limit so he can’t sue.
Furthermore, he definitely did incite an insurrection as evidenced by his full speech on the day.
This whole thing is nuts.
www.joe.co.uk/politics/don...
You have 12 months from publication to sue for defamation, we’re past that limit so he can’t sue.
Furthermore, he definitely did incite an insurrection as evidenced by his full speech on the day.
This whole thing is nuts.
www.joe.co.uk/politics/don...
Donald Trump gives BBC three demands to avoid being sued for £1bn
Donald Trump has sent a letter to the BBC threatening them with legal action over the way a speech of his was edited in a Panorama programme.
www.joe.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
This is all performative bollox.
You have 12 months from publication to sue for defamation, we’re past that limit so he can’t sue.
Furthermore, he definitely did incite an insurrection as evidenced by his full speech on the day.
This whole thing is nuts.
www.joe.co.uk/politics/don...
You have 12 months from publication to sue for defamation, we’re past that limit so he can’t sue.
Furthermore, he definitely did incite an insurrection as evidenced by his full speech on the day.
This whole thing is nuts.
www.joe.co.uk/politics/don...
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Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
EXCLUSIVE: Zack Polanski and Jeremy Corbyn slam Rupert Lowe’s ‘utterly repulsive’, and ‘deeply un-British’ social media comments
'Beyond disgusting'
leftfootforward.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Our entire political conversation - under a labour government - has taken a huge shift to the right.
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
We can't let this be normalised.
leftfootforward.org/2025/11/excl...
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An incredible @walesgreenparty.bsky.social conference this weekend. Our biggest ever with many of the thousands of recent new members attending alongside experienced campaigners.
Inspiring speeches and important panels. Incredible energy and passion ahead of our #Senedd26 breakthrough next May. 💚
Inspiring speeches and important panels. Incredible energy and passion ahead of our #Senedd26 breakthrough next May. 💚
November 10, 2025 at 3:40 PM
An incredible @walesgreenparty.bsky.social conference this weekend. Our biggest ever with many of the thousands of recent new members attending alongside experienced campaigners.
Inspiring speeches and important panels. Incredible energy and passion ahead of our #Senedd26 breakthrough next May. 💚
Inspiring speeches and important panels. Incredible energy and passion ahead of our #Senedd26 breakthrough next May. 💚
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The BBC is tearing itself apart to appease publications and politicians who want to see it die.
An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well.
An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well.
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The BBC is tearing itself apart to appease publications and politicians who want to see it die.
An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well.
An absolutely kamikaze approach to running a media organisation. I can't see it ending well.
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Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Everything on our news agenda is being driven by a corrupted disinformation machine, run by a billionaire who sponsors Tommy Robinson and who keeps trying to foment civil war in the UK.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.
And incredibly our MPs & news providers stay there.
THAT is the problem. Not some bad editing choice on the BBC.