Garrie Fletcher
@fletchski.bsky.social
Writer, editor, publisher, trainer, teacher, working-class socialist. He/him. Based in the People’s Republic of Birmingham
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Hi!
Mendip Hills Green Party from Somerset are now on Bluesky!
We would greatly appreciate any reposts/follows!
Let's try hope over pain.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Mendip Hills Green Party from Somerset are now on Bluesky!
We would greatly appreciate any reposts/follows!
Let's try hope over pain.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
September 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hi!
Mendip Hills Green Party from Somerset are now on Bluesky!
We would greatly appreciate any reposts/follows!
Let's try hope over pain.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Mendip Hills Green Party from Somerset are now on Bluesky!
We would greatly appreciate any reposts/follows!
Let's try hope over pain.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The US and @uklabourparty.bsky.social are so far behind the will of the people that they're not even blips on the horizon. The killing must stop. Governments must act now.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Sea of people march across Sydney Harbour Bridge calling for an end to killing in Gaza
NSW police estimate 90,000 walked despite force and premier opposing rally, while Palestine Action Group claim up to 300,000 peacefully protested
www.theguardian.com
August 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The US and @uklabourparty.bsky.social are so far behind the will of the people that they're not even blips on the horizon. The killing must stop. Governments must act now.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
'...if Cool Britannia is to be repeated the seeds will not be found in glossy Netflix-commissioned sitcoms...
“They will be bubbling in the underfunded, underpaid, backstreets of the UK where our country’s greatest artists have always risen from.”'
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
“They will be bubbling in the underfunded, underpaid, backstreets of the UK where our country’s greatest artists have always risen from.”'
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
‘I love England so much’: From TV to pop, film to fashion, the UK is enjoying a cultural resurgence
Three decades on from Blur and Oasis, a new and more diverse wave of stars is celebrating British identity
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 9:20 AM
'...if Cool Britannia is to be repeated the seeds will not be found in glossy Netflix-commissioned sitcoms...
“They will be bubbling in the underfunded, underpaid, backstreets of the UK where our country’s greatest artists have always risen from.”'
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
“They will be bubbling in the underfunded, underpaid, backstreets of the UK where our country’s greatest artists have always risen from.”'
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Microplastics are now inside humans. Healthy before profit.
I just signed this important petition by Greenpeace, please can you add your name?
I just signed this important petition by Greenpeace, please can you add your name?
July 19, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Microplastics are now inside humans. Healthy before profit.
I just signed this important petition by Greenpeace, please can you add your name?
I just signed this important petition by Greenpeace, please can you add your name?
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
Pass the Employment Rights Bill – in full, without delay
The biggest upgrade in workers’ rights in a generation is within reach. But Tory peers and big business want to water it down. Add your name now to demand the House of Lords passes the Employment Righ...
www.megaphone.org.uk
June 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/pa...
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Reminder: 26 bishops – appointed by the CofE, not elected by you – vote in the Lords. With abortion and (soon) assisted dying in the Lords, we’re working with the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group to make sure that evidence, not dogma, leads the way.
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
More than 250 clergy voice concern at ‘dangerous change’ to abortion law
Nineteen bishops sign letter; Bishops of Fulham and Oswestry also express ‘profound disquiet’
www.churchtimes.co.uk
June 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Reminder: 26 bishops – appointed by the CofE, not elected by you – vote in the Lords. With abortion and (soon) assisted dying in the Lords, we’re working with the All-Party Parliamentary Humanist Group to make sure that evidence, not dogma, leads the way.
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
This completely ignores that class generally determines education but does nail Labour's flawed election win.
“The majority of 174 is a creature of the electoral system, it is not a reflection of what happened in terms of how people voted.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“The majority of 174 is a creature of the electoral system, it is not a reflection of what happened in terms of how people voted.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Class no longer main dividing line in UK politics, survey shows
Age and education now bigger indicators, according to study, which also shows record support for electoral reform
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:39 AM
This completely ignores that class generally determines education but does nail Labour's flawed election win.
“The majority of 174 is a creature of the electoral system, it is not a reflection of what happened in terms of how people voted.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
“The majority of 174 is a creature of the electoral system, it is not a reflection of what happened in terms of how people voted.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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@theguardian.com cartoon appropriate today
June 23, 2025 at 6:31 AM
@theguardian.com cartoon appropriate today
URGENT: Sign the petition to end plastic pollution
June 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
URGENT: Sign the petition to end plastic pollution
He was a tortured soul who created some sublime music. A musical colossus who leaves behind him some of the greatest songs ever recorded. Farewell beautiful man.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82
Musician, who suffered from mental health problems, wrote and produced the 1966 album Pet Sounds – seen by many as the greatest album of all time
www.theguardian.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:08 AM
He was a tortured soul who created some sublime music. A musical colossus who leaves behind him some of the greatest songs ever recorded. Farewell beautiful man.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
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The BBC is explicitly, consciously pivoting right to pander to a party with just 5 MPs.
Where's the outrage?
Where's the coverage?!
They are converting our national broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the far right and no one is doing anything about it!
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Where's the outrage?
Where's the coverage?!
They are converting our national broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the far right and no one is doing anything about it!
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
BBC Bosses Draw Up Plans to Win Over Reform Voters by Changing News and Drama Output
The Director General Tim Davie and other executives discussed altering BBC “story selection” in order to secure the "trust" of supporters of Nigel Farage’s party
bylinetimes.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
The BBC is explicitly, consciously pivoting right to pander to a party with just 5 MPs.
Where's the outrage?
Where's the coverage?!
They are converting our national broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the far right and no one is doing anything about it!
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
Where's the outrage?
Where's the coverage?!
They are converting our national broadcaster into a mouthpiece for the far right and no one is doing anything about it!
bylinetimes.com/2025/06/09/b...
A British flagged vessel is boarded and seized and spineless PM Starmer does not have the balls to speak out about this criminal act. Detaining a British vessel in international waters is a crime and depriving starving children of food is a crime.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Israeli forces take control of Gaza aid boat carrying Greta Thunberg
The British-flagged yacht Madleen, operated by the pro-Palestinian Freedom Flotilla Coalition , was aiming to deliver a symbolic amount of aid to Gaza
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
A British flagged vessel is boarded and seized and spineless PM Starmer does not have the balls to speak out about this criminal act. Detaining a British vessel in international waters is a crime and depriving starving children of food is a crime.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
I don't agree with all the songs selected for this top 20 but there are some absolute gems here from one of my fave bands.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
Scotland’s most reliable sunshine! Teenage Fanclub’s greatest songs – ranked
As their album Grand Prix turns 30, we rate the standout moments from a group Kurt Cobain called ‘the best in the world’
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I don't agree with all the songs selected for this top 20 but there are some absolute gems here from one of my fave bands.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/m...
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Writers! Our summer writing competition is currently OPEN!
We're looking for stories to make us cry, laugh, gasp - or all three! Send us your best 2k words please!
Winning stories receive £200 + publication 😍
We close on 30th June - get writing!
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting
We're looking for stories to make us cry, laugh, gasp - or all three! Send us your best 2k words please!
Winning stories receive £200 + publication 😍
We close on 30th June - get writing!
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting
May 22, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Writers! Our summer writing competition is currently OPEN!
We're looking for stories to make us cry, laugh, gasp - or all three! Send us your best 2k words please!
Winning stories receive £200 + publication 😍
We close on 30th June - get writing!
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting
We're looking for stories to make us cry, laugh, gasp - or all three! Send us your best 2k words please!
Winning stories receive £200 + publication 😍
We close on 30th June - get writing!
#WritingCommunity #BookSky #AmWriting
Birmingham should be encouraging street performances NOT cracking down on them.
Plans to crack down on street performance in Birmingham’s city centre have been criticised by Equity and the Musicians’ Union, which warn the move will "hollow out" the city’s already ailing local culture sector 👇
Birmingham busking ban will further damage the city's arts scene – unions
Plans to crack down on street performance in Birmingham's city centre have been criticised by Equity and the Musicians' Union, which warn the move will ‘hollow out’ the city's already ailing local culture sector
www.thestage.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Birmingham should be encouraging street performances NOT cracking down on them.
George Wendt, or Norm, as he was known in Cheers was a comic heavy weight - must have been all that beer. Farewell good sir.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
A man walked into a bar – and every Cheers episode, George Wendt’s Norm made it funny
The actor, who has died aged 76, was best known for the perpetually sweaty character to whom the bar gave a huge cheer each episode – ‘NOOOORM!’
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
George Wendt, or Norm, as he was known in Cheers was a comic heavy weight - must have been all that beer. Farewell good sir.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Good morning, it’s Wednesday May 21st 2025! Already? Crikey. You be careful out among them English, John Book. (Dated this very day in 1977, just 48 years ago, 2000AD #13, with its cover collage by various artists.)
May 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Good morning, it’s Wednesday May 21st 2025! Already? Crikey. You be careful out among them English, John Book. (Dated this very day in 1977, just 48 years ago, 2000AD #13, with its cover collage by various artists.)
They'll never get my vote, not while they're the Tory Party in red.
Labour assumes many left-wing voters will “hold their nose” and vote for them anyway. But that’s increasingly not the case.
Carys Afoko speaks to @carladenyer.bsky.social and @shockatadam.bsky.social about challenging Labour from the left.
www.prospectmagazine...
Carys Afoko speaks to @carladenyer.bsky.social and @shockatadam.bsky.social about challenging Labour from the left.
www.prospectmagazine...
Labour is ignoring the threat from its left
As disaffection with mainstream parties grows, Labour is copying Reform’s agenda. But trying to outflank the hard-right populists is not only pointles...
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
May 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
They'll never get my vote, not while they're the Tory Party in red.
£Billionaire's profits are out of control NOT the support given to those who most need it. The Labour Party is unrecognisable to its core voters and has been bought and paid for by the wealthy monsters that propagate inequality and greed.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Our £5bn disability benefits cut will stop welfare state collapsing, says Kendall
Exclusive: Work and pensions secretary to double down on changes despite growing pressure within Labour
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 7:18 AM
£Billionaire's profits are out of control NOT the support given to those who most need it. The Labour Party is unrecognisable to its core voters and has been bought and paid for by the wealthy monsters that propagate inequality and greed.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
