Helen Geake
@helengeake.bsky.social
Archaeology (Time Team, Portable Antiquities Scheme). Politics (Green Party). Always have too much going on to do anything properly.
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Am enjoying ‘The House of Wolf’ by Sir Tony Robinson. Saxon spear for effect! A Viking appears called Martin Hennig. The only Martin Henig I know is Oxford Rev Prof Martin Henig. A lovely gentle soul who’d be the worst raider: I saw him fall off a punt! REALLY hope he was Sir Tony’s inspiration
November 21, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Am enjoying ‘The House of Wolf’ by Sir Tony Robinson. Saxon spear for effect! A Viking appears called Martin Hennig. The only Martin Henig I know is Oxford Rev Prof Martin Henig. A lovely gentle soul who’d be the worst raider: I saw him fall off a punt! REALLY hope he was Sir Tony’s inspiration
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Britain’s pensions & care crisis isn’t caused by migrants. It’s caused by ageing – and all the politicians who ignored it. The Bear explains.
Nan’s not bankrupting Britain (but politicians might be)
Pensions, productivity and the myth of the migrant “drain” – why Britain’s real crisis is ageing, not immigration
eastangliabylines.co.uk
September 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Britain’s pensions & care crisis isn’t caused by migrants. It’s caused by ageing – and all the politicians who ignored it. The Bear explains.
Couldn't agree more, Rupert.
Defeated Green Party leadership candidate Adrian Ramsay MP co-led the Party to an extraordinary quadrupling of its parliamentary numbers at last year’s general election. Three cheers for Adrian! (Pse retweet to agree)
September 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Couldn't agree more, Rupert.
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Congratulations to the newly elected Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @rachelmillward.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Congratulations to the newly elected Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @rachelmillward.bsky.social
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Congratulations to the newly elected Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @mothinali.bsky.social
September 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Congratulations to the newly elected Deputy Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @mothinali.bsky.social
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Congratulations to my colleague @zackpolanski.bsky.social on being elected as @greenparty.org.uk's next Leader!
Well done on a brilliant race. I look forward to continuing to work together on the future of the Green Party and to the many achievements to come!
Well done on a brilliant race. I look forward to continuing to work together on the future of the Green Party and to the many achievements to come!
September 2, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Congratulations to my colleague @zackpolanski.bsky.social on being elected as @greenparty.org.uk's next Leader!
Well done on a brilliant race. I look forward to continuing to work together on the future of the Green Party and to the many achievements to come!
Well done on a brilliant race. I look forward to continuing to work together on the future of the Green Party and to the many achievements to come!
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Congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Grateful to everyone who gave time, energy + heart to our campaign. 💚
Hugely proud of the record-breaking successes of our party in recent years. Let's keep growing our movement.
🌱 join.greenparty.org.uk
Hugely proud of the record-breaking successes of our party in recent years. Let's keep growing our movement.
🌱 join.greenparty.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Congratulations to @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Grateful to everyone who gave time, energy + heart to our campaign. 💚
Hugely proud of the record-breaking successes of our party in recent years. Let's keep growing our movement.
🌱 join.greenparty.org.uk
Hugely proud of the record-breaking successes of our party in recent years. Let's keep growing our movement.
🌱 join.greenparty.org.uk
A fascinating Newsnight interview. Both the political journalists on the panel said that it's a competition between: broad church & appealing to voters of every party on the one hand, versus fishing in the same waters as Jeremy Corbyn on the other. A very clear choice, I'd say.
Ellie was excellent on Newsnight last night 🌱 Clear, credible, and focused on keeping our broad appeal so we can win across the country.
🗳 Don’t forget: vote in the leadership election by midday Sat 30 Aug 👉 ballot.greenparty.org.uk
🗳 Don’t forget: vote in the leadership election by midday Sat 30 Aug 👉 ballot.greenparty.org.uk
August 29, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A fascinating Newsnight interview. Both the political journalists on the panel said that it's a competition between: broad church & appealing to voters of every party on the one hand, versus fishing in the same waters as Jeremy Corbyn on the other. A very clear choice, I'd say.
Flag Fen felt positively tropical!
Spent the day sweltering in some reeds at Flag Fen to record this edition of the Time Team podcast with @helengeake.bsky.social.
A great episode featuring roundhouse fires, Sutton Hoo ships and the Bayeux Tapestry.
youtu.be/g9Ny-LpspO0?...
A great episode featuring roundhouse fires, Sutton Hoo ships and the Bayeux Tapestry.
youtu.be/g9Ny-LpspO0?...
It's been destroyed by fire. What can we still learn from it? | Time Team Podcast
YouTube video by Time Team Official
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August 22, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Flag Fen felt positively tropical!
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This is about leadership that can unite and grow the Green movement. If you haven’t yet, please cast your vote today. 🗳 www.ellie-adrian-2025.org
August 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
This is about leadership that can unite and grow the Green movement. If you haven’t yet, please cast your vote today. 🗳 www.ellie-adrian-2025.org
Excellent sum up of current Green strength and achievement, from a local councillor who knows what he's talking about.
"Is the Green Party succeeding too slowly? Not from where I’m sitting!"
Green Party councillor George Williams on why he's voting for @elliechowns.bsky.social & @adrianramsay.bsky.social to lead the party.
bright-green.org/2025/08/08/i...
Green Party councillor George Williams on why he's voting for @elliechowns.bsky.social & @adrianramsay.bsky.social to lead the party.
bright-green.org/2025/08/08/i...
Is the Green Party succeeding too slowly? Not from where I’m sitting!
'The strategy we’ve been using has achieved huge results, and in many areas has done this from what was practically a standing start.'
bright-green.org
August 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Excellent sum up of current Green strength and achievement, from a local councillor who knows what he's talking about.
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Our policies have always been more radical than Corbyn's
We should not retreat into a Left ideological ghetto but should invite everybody to vote for a sustainable and peaceful future with the Green Party
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
We should not retreat into a Left ideological ghetto but should invite everybody to vote for a sustainable and peaceful future with the Green Party
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
'How the Green Party Should Respond to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's New Left Party'
The creation of a new explicitly left party means that any attempt by the Greens to compete on the same ground is now a dead end, argues Rupert Read
bylinetimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Our policies have always been more radical than Corbyn's
We should not retreat into a Left ideological ghetto but should invite everybody to vote for a sustainable and peaceful future with the Green Party
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
We should not retreat into a Left ideological ghetto but should invite everybody to vote for a sustainable and peaceful future with the Green Party
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
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@carladenyer.bsky.social, @adrianramsay.bsky.social, @elliechowns.bsky.social & @sianberry.bsky.social sign cross party letter calling for Keir Starmer and UK Government to recognise Palestine as a state.
July 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
@carladenyer.bsky.social, @adrianramsay.bsky.social, @elliechowns.bsky.social & @sianberry.bsky.social sign cross party letter calling for Keir Starmer and UK Government to recognise Palestine as a state.
Interesting take on the Green Party leadership election, from the entertaining and always well-informed Mr Pecksniff:
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Pecksniff: Exclusive! We reveal far right plot behind Epping riots
In which Mr Pecksniff lays before his readers for their approval certain observations and speculations reflecting on the political life
eastangliabylines.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Interesting take on the Green Party leadership election, from the entertaining and always well-informed Mr Pecksniff:
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
A very clear analysis of why the Green Party is different to all others. It has broadly left-wing policies because these are essential for the planet, but it is first and foremost a Green party and not a leftist party.
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
'How the Green Party Should Respond to Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana's New Left Party'
The creation of a new explicitly left party means that any attempt by the Greens to compete on the same ground is now a dead end, argues Rupert Read
bylinetimes.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
A very clear analysis of why the Green Party is different to all others. It has broadly left-wing policies because these are essential for the planet, but it is first and foremost a Green party and not a leftist party.
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
bylinetimes.com/2025/07/25/h...
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“If a new political party is setting up, now, without having climate- and ecological- breakdown front and centre, then it’s hopelessly out of date”: Adrian Ramsay brilliant, on LBC #GreenLeadership debate, on why the Green Party is deeply different in fundamental starting-point from Corbyn-Sultana.
July 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
“If a new political party is setting up, now, without having climate- and ecological- breakdown front and centre, then it’s hopelessly out of date”: Adrian Ramsay brilliant, on LBC #GreenLeadership debate, on why the Green Party is deeply different in fundamental starting-point from Corbyn-Sultana.
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Thank you Mags - you're a tireless champion for disabled people's rights, and I’m proud to have your backing!
#TogetherWeWin
#TogetherWeWin
July 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Thank you Mags - you're a tireless champion for disabled people's rights, and I’m proud to have your backing!
#TogetherWeWin
#TogetherWeWin
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Huge congrats to Diane @ddpearly & well done to the Wealden Green Party for holding Horam and Punnetts Town.
The Greens are keeping seats like this because constituents see us delivering, not just shouting from the sidelines & delivering nothing like some parties seem to do.
The Greens are keeping seats like this because constituents see us delivering, not just shouting from the sidelines & delivering nothing like some parties seem to do.
July 11, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Huge congrats to Diane @ddpearly & well done to the Wealden Green Party for holding Horam and Punnetts Town.
The Greens are keeping seats like this because constituents see us delivering, not just shouting from the sidelines & delivering nothing like some parties seem to do.
The Greens are keeping seats like this because constituents see us delivering, not just shouting from the sidelines & delivering nothing like some parties seem to do.
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Great to see that the English Devolution Bill, published today, restores the Supplementary Vote system for electing mayors and PCCs.
In a blogpost last year, I set out why the switch to FPTP in 2022 was bad for democracy, and why reversing that move is good.
constitution-unit.com/2024/05/24/t...
In a blogpost last year, I set out why the switch to FPTP in 2022 was bad for democracy, and why reversing that move is good.
constitution-unit.com/2024/05/24/t...
The new voting system for mayors and PCCs: how it affects democracy
This month’s elections for mayors and police and crime commissioners were contested under a revised voting system. In a post published yesterday, Alan Renwick found that this change had a substanti…
constitution-unit.com
July 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Great to see that the English Devolution Bill, published today, restores the Supplementary Vote system for electing mayors and PCCs.
In a blogpost last year, I set out why the switch to FPTP in 2022 was bad for democracy, and why reversing that move is good.
constitution-unit.com/2024/05/24/t...
In a blogpost last year, I set out why the switch to FPTP in 2022 was bad for democracy, and why reversing that move is good.
constitution-unit.com/2024/05/24/t...
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I’ve put together this listing of top endorsements for Adrian & Ellie for the Green Party Leadership race. They really are quite something. Check out this thread 🧵.
Let’s start with the mother of all endorsements: Caroline Lucas’s: x.com/carolineluca...
Let’s start with the mother of all endorsements: Caroline Lucas’s: x.com/carolineluca...
July 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I’ve put together this listing of top endorsements for Adrian & Ellie for the Green Party Leadership race. They really are quite something. Check out this thread 🧵.
Let’s start with the mother of all endorsements: Caroline Lucas’s: x.com/carolineluca...
Let’s start with the mother of all endorsements: Caroline Lucas’s: x.com/carolineluca...
This is indeed the best analysis of Green electoral success I've read. Under Carla & Adrian, the party has gained power and influence on a whole new scale. Let's keep going upwards with Adrian & Ellie.
I'd urge Greens wondering which way to vote in the leadership election to read this astute & well-informed analysis by @colinboyle.bsky.social, consider the chart below, & then vote for @elliechowns.bsky.social & @adrianramsay.bsky.social.
colinboyle.substack.com/p/what-the-g...
colinboyle.substack.com/p/what-the-g...
July 12, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This is indeed the best analysis of Green electoral success I've read. Under Carla & Adrian, the party has gained power and influence on a whole new scale. Let's keep going upwards with Adrian & Ellie.
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Reform UK is rising fast - but we’ve shown they can be beaten.
On 8 July, join us and Greens who’ve done just that. Let’s share tactics, build confidence, and win together.
📅 Sign up here: www.ellie-adrian-2025.org/events
#TogetherWeWin
On 8 July, join us and Greens who’ve done just that. Let’s share tactics, build confidence, and win together.
📅 Sign up here: www.ellie-adrian-2025.org/events
#TogetherWeWin
June 29, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Reform UK is rising fast - but we’ve shown they can be beaten.
On 8 July, join us and Greens who’ve done just that. Let’s share tactics, build confidence, and win together.
📅 Sign up here: www.ellie-adrian-2025.org/events
#TogetherWeWin
On 8 July, join us and Greens who’ve done just that. Let’s share tactics, build confidence, and win together.
📅 Sign up here: www.ellie-adrian-2025.org/events
#TogetherWeWin
Great news!
Huge congratulations to Dr Agnes Watson for being elected as councillor for Haughley, Stowupland & Wetherden, joining the 23-strong team running Mid Suffolk.
Get involved:
midsuffolk.greenparty.org.uk/about-us/get...
Help Clare win in Bury St Edmunds:
actionnetwork.org/campaigns/to...
Get involved:
midsuffolk.greenparty.org.uk/about-us/get...
Help Clare win in Bury St Edmunds:
actionnetwork.org/campaigns/to...
June 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Great news!
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Thanks to Jonathon Porritt for backing us as the leadership team this moment demands.
Climate. Justice. Fair taxation. Peace.
We’ll lead with purpose — and never back down.
#TogetherWeWin
Climate. Justice. Fair taxation. Peace.
We’ll lead with purpose — and never back down.
#TogetherWeWin
June 7, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Thanks to Jonathon Porritt for backing us as the leadership team this moment demands.
Climate. Justice. Fair taxation. Peace.
We’ll lead with purpose — and never back down.
#TogetherWeWin
Climate. Justice. Fair taxation. Peace.
We’ll lead with purpose — and never back down.
#TogetherWeWin