Henry Gent
@greenhfg.bsky.social
Green Party County Councillor. Lifetime farmer. Husband, dad, and grandparent. When they are older they will ask what did I do about climate change.
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And this week's episode of @boldpolitics.bsky.social is with @femi-oluwole.bsky.social
Loved this conversation and welcome to the party, Femi!
youtu.be/UTmCzWMalWA?...
Loved this conversation and welcome to the party, Femi!
youtu.be/UTmCzWMalWA?...
Why There’s No Such A Thing As A ‘Perfect Green’ | Femi Oluwole | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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December 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
And this week's episode of @boldpolitics.bsky.social is with @femi-oluwole.bsky.social
Loved this conversation and welcome to the party, Femi!
youtu.be/UTmCzWMalWA?...
Loved this conversation and welcome to the party, Femi!
youtu.be/UTmCzWMalWA?...
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“This Mozambique gas project is a huge carbon timebomb, linked to serious human rights abuses. It should never have been given UK taxpayer-funded support in the first place.” - Asad Rehman, the chief executive of Friends of the Earth.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK pulls $1.15bn support for Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns
TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rights
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“This Mozambique gas project is a huge carbon timebomb, linked to serious human rights abuses. It should never have been given UK taxpayer-funded support in the first place.” - Asad Rehman, the chief executive of Friends of the Earth.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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November 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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The Chancellor explicitly references the negative legacy of Brexit on the UK economy - so why is her govt so opposed to taking steps like joining the customs union or single market with all the economic benefits these would bring? #Budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The Chancellor explicitly references the negative legacy of Brexit on the UK economy - so why is her govt so opposed to taking steps like joining the customs union or single market with all the economic benefits these would bring? #Budget2025
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Gambling taxes are long overdue and an ethical way to raise revenue.
But while advertising and lobbying are so rampant, harms will continue until they are controlled. #Budget
But while advertising and lobbying are so rampant, harms will continue until they are controlled. #Budget
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Gambling taxes are long overdue and an ethical way to raise revenue.
But while advertising and lobbying are so rampant, harms will continue until they are controlled. #Budget
But while advertising and lobbying are so rampant, harms will continue until they are controlled. #Budget
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Since 2011 fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury a whopping £133bn and added to yet more climate emissions. Freezing it yet again is reckless & irresponsible #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Since 2011 fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury a whopping £133bn and added to yet more climate emissions. Freezing it yet again is reckless & irresponsible #budget2025
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MISSING: Closing tax loopholes for private jets, taxing airplane fuel, a frequent flyer levy.
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
November 26, 2025 at 1:40 PM
MISSING: Closing tax loopholes for private jets, taxing airplane fuel, a frequent flyer levy.
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
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I'm old enough to remember Labour suspending its own MPs who voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 1:39 PM
I'm old enough to remember Labour suspending its own MPs who voted to scrap the two-child benefit cap ...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
November 26, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Good to hear Rachel Reeves finally attack the 2 child benefit cap - but if Labour were so much against it, why’s it taken them so long to scrap it? And why were Labour MPs suspended for saying *exactly* the same last year? There’s no moral high ground here #budget2025
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It’s honestly disheartening to see a third runway at Heathrow pushed forward when we desperately need less aviation. Communities, climate scientists, and campaigners keep raising the alarm, and decisions like this show just how much work there’s still to do. #Climate www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heathrow's plan for longer third runway chosen by government
Under the selected plan, the runway would be up to 3.5km long and require a new road tunnel under the airport.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
It’s honestly disheartening to see a third runway at Heathrow pushed forward when we desperately need less aviation. Communities, climate scientists, and campaigners keep raising the alarm, and decisions like this show just how much work there’s still to do. #Climate www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Hugely disappointing, with world now on track to yet more heating & chaos, & poorest hit first & hardest. This process needs radically rethinking - meantime it’s vital that the Brazil-led coalition of the willing urgently delivers on plans to leave fossil fuels in the ground #COP30
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“Our greatest natural hazard is flooding, and we don’t prepare people for it”. We absolutely should. This is urgent. Another good reason to sign this petition calling for a National Climate Resilience plan - please do sign & share @climatemajority.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris
Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
“Our greatest natural hazard is flooding, and we don’t prepare people for it”. We absolutely should. This is urgent. Another good reason to sign this petition calling for a National Climate Resilience plan - please do sign & share @climatemajority.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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Wincheap (Canterbury) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 39.1% (+24.1)
🔶 LDM: 24.1% (-12.2)
➡️ RFM: 16.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 12.8% (-25.5)
🌳 CON: 7.7% (-2.6)
Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 39.1% (+24.1)
🔶 LDM: 24.1% (-12.2)
➡️ RFM: 16.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 12.8% (-25.5)
🌳 CON: 7.7% (-2.6)
Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Wincheap (Canterbury) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 39.1% (+24.1)
🔶 LDM: 24.1% (-12.2)
➡️ RFM: 16.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 12.8% (-25.5)
🌳 CON: 7.7% (-2.6)
Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 39.1% (+24.1)
🔶 LDM: 24.1% (-12.2)
➡️ RFM: 16.3% (New)
🌹 LAB: 12.8% (-25.5)
🌳 CON: 7.7% (-2.6)
Green GAIN from Liberal Democrat.
Changes w/ 2023.
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Long Ashton (North Somerset) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 55.7% (+25.1)
🌳 CON: 17.7% (-7.2)
➡️ RFM: 15.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 5.7% (-28.8)
🌹 LAB: 5.4% (-4.5)
Green HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 55.7% (+25.1)
🌳 CON: 17.7% (-7.2)
➡️ RFM: 15.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 5.7% (-28.8)
🌹 LAB: 5.4% (-4.5)
Green HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 14, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Long Ashton (North Somerset) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 55.7% (+25.1)
🌳 CON: 17.7% (-7.2)
➡️ RFM: 15.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 5.7% (-28.8)
🌹 LAB: 5.4% (-4.5)
Green HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 55.7% (+25.1)
🌳 CON: 17.7% (-7.2)
➡️ RFM: 15.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 5.7% (-28.8)
🌹 LAB: 5.4% (-4.5)
Green HOLD.
Changes w/ 2023.
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If this isn't enough to persuade you to support the BBC I don't know what would be
news.sky.com/story/bbc-re...
news.sky.com/story/bbc-re...
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
If this isn't enough to persuade you to support the BBC I don't know what would be
news.sky.com/story/bbc-re...
news.sky.com/story/bbc-re...
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Nigel Farage says Reform would “reduce the size of the bloated state” by seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate
@jreland.bsky.social points out in @the-independent.com that this creates a dilemma - the more the UK does things differently to the EU, the more work there is for British bureaucrats
@jreland.bsky.social points out in @the-independent.com that this creates a dilemma - the more the UK does things differently to the EU, the more work there is for British bureaucrats
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Nigel Farage says Reform would “reduce the size of the bloated state” by seizing Brexit opportunities to deregulate
@jreland.bsky.social points out in @the-independent.com that this creates a dilemma - the more the UK does things differently to the EU, the more work there is for British bureaucrats
@jreland.bsky.social points out in @the-independent.com that this creates a dilemma - the more the UK does things differently to the EU, the more work there is for British bureaucrats
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"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
November 7, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"Far from draining our welfare system, migrants are supporting the British state’s solvency."
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
New analysis by @lgilbert.co
ukandeu.ac.uk/lower-migrat...
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We must ensure polluters, not the poorest, pay for climate action.
Ahead of COP30, we have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to ensure that those most responsible bear the cost.
Ahead of COP30, we have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to ensure that those most responsible bear the cost.
November 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
We must ensure polluters, not the poorest, pay for climate action.
Ahead of COP30, we have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to ensure that those most responsible bear the cost.
Ahead of COP30, we have written to the Prime Minister, urging him to ensure that those most responsible bear the cost.
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I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Rachel Reeves says she wants “more financial breathing space” 💸
Instead of cutting vital services or raising taxes on households, here’s a smarter idea: tax aviation fuel
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateAction #RachelReeves #TaxReform
Instead of cutting vital services or raising taxes on households, here’s a smarter idea: tax aviation fuel
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateAction #RachelReeves #TaxReform
October 31, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Rachel Reeves says she wants “more financial breathing space” 💸
Instead of cutting vital services or raising taxes on households, here’s a smarter idea: tax aviation fuel
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateAction #RachelReeves #TaxReform
Instead of cutting vital services or raising taxes on households, here’s a smarter idea: tax aviation fuel
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateAction #RachelReeves #TaxReform
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I find this hard to forget. The world’s new climate plans achieve less than one-sixth of the emissions cuts needed by 2035 to stay below 1.5 °C
How is this not headline news everywhere?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...?
How is this not headline news everywhere?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...?
World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows
Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I find this hard to forget. The world’s new climate plans achieve less than one-sixth of the emissions cuts needed by 2035 to stay below 1.5 °C
How is this not headline news everywhere?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...?
How is this not headline news everywhere?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...?
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A new report shows the US’s super-rich are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the world’s poorest 10%.
Some would have you believe climate action has to cost you money. They're lying.
Tax the polluters. Tax the super-rich.
Some would have you believe climate action has to cost you money. They're lying.
Tax the polluters. Tax the super-rich.
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A new report shows the US’s super-rich are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the world’s poorest 10%.
Some would have you believe climate action has to cost you money. They're lying.
Tax the polluters. Tax the super-rich.
Some would have you believe climate action has to cost you money. They're lying.
Tax the polluters. Tax the super-rich.
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How low will it go?
@jamesbowes01.bsky.social's detailed analysis projects net migration will collapse: from its peak of nearly a million to perhaps just over 100K in 2026.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
@jamesbowes01.bsky.social's detailed analysis projects net migration will collapse: from its peak of nearly a million to perhaps just over 100K in 2026.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
The coming collapse in immigration to the United Kingdom - UK in a changing Europe
James Bowes analyses the fall in net migration to the UK as a result of government policies and explores some of the political and economic consequences.
ukandeu.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
How low will it go?
@jamesbowes01.bsky.social's detailed analysis projects net migration will collapse: from its peak of nearly a million to perhaps just over 100K in 2026.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
@jamesbowes01.bsky.social's detailed analysis projects net migration will collapse: from its peak of nearly a million to perhaps just over 100K in 2026.
ukandeu.ac.uk/the-coming-c...
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Exactly this:
I stopped listening to Bill Gates talk about climate change a long time ago.
You should stop too.
You should stop too.
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Exactly this:
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80k members in less than 60 days.
Record Breaking polls.
The Green surge is here.
Want me to update this graph again? Then do @zackpolanski.bsky.social a favour and join.greenparty.org.uk!
Record Breaking polls.
The Green surge is here.
Want me to update this graph again? Then do @zackpolanski.bsky.social a favour and join.greenparty.org.uk!
October 28, 2025 at 12:10 AM
80k members in less than 60 days.
Record Breaking polls.
The Green surge is here.
Want me to update this graph again? Then do @zackpolanski.bsky.social a favour and join.greenparty.org.uk!
Record Breaking polls.
The Green surge is here.
Want me to update this graph again? Then do @zackpolanski.bsky.social a favour and join.greenparty.org.uk!