James
@jamesbfg.bsky.social
Systems-thinker & OD for the impact sector. Hiker. Photographer. Traveller. Scotland. 🏳️🌈
#VoteGreen 💚
#VoteGreen 💚
This feels like a shameless political tactic. They should never have done it in the first place - and are likely back-pedalling because of the Green surge.
Choose a party that sticks to its principles and #VoteGreen
Choose a party that sticks to its principles and #VoteGreen
“I don't think that it's right that a child is penalised because they are in a bigger family through no fault of their own”
Chancellor Rachel Reeves 👏
Chancellor Rachel Reeves 👏
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This feels like a shameless political tactic. They should never have done it in the first place - and are likely back-pedalling because of the Green surge.
Choose a party that sticks to its principles and #VoteGreen
Choose a party that sticks to its principles and #VoteGreen
They are terrified of hope.
Society needs hope to thrive. Hope of a better future. Of brighter possibilities. Fear keeps us small, weak, disconnected.
Hope energises. It unifies. It sparks a fire in us. Hope brings people together. It reclaims our power.
That’s what they fear most.
#VoteGreen
Society needs hope to thrive. Hope of a better future. Of brighter possibilities. Fear keeps us small, weak, disconnected.
Hope energises. It unifies. It sparks a fire in us. Hope brings people together. It reclaims our power.
That’s what they fear most.
#VoteGreen
Every personal attack.
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every attempt to distract or to divide.
It energises, strengthens and empowers our movement.
Lower bills. Tax billionaires. Join us.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The right can mock my teeth all it wants – it shows the Greens have struck a nerve | Zack Polanski
As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
They are terrified of hope.
Society needs hope to thrive. Hope of a better future. Of brighter possibilities. Fear keeps us small, weak, disconnected.
Hope energises. It unifies. It sparks a fire in us. Hope brings people together. It reclaims our power.
That’s what they fear most.
#VoteGreen
Society needs hope to thrive. Hope of a better future. Of brighter possibilities. Fear keeps us small, weak, disconnected.
Hope energises. It unifies. It sparks a fire in us. Hope brings people together. It reclaims our power.
That’s what they fear most.
#VoteGreen
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In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
In 'How They Broke Britain', I do a pretty good job of detailing the depth & breadth of Tufton Street/Tory/Murdoch/Mail attempts to scupper the BBC, even as I castigate some presenters for going too easy on precisely the people who seek the Corporation's abolition. But I should have done more. 1/2
Fantastic summary of why the media is failing us while creating a “theatre of distraction” to obfuscate the real issues.
By @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
By @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Why the news no longer tells the truth youtu.be/QHcNHG_iVPQ?...
Why the news no longer tells the truth
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Fantastic summary of why the media is failing us while creating a “theatre of distraction” to obfuscate the real issues.
By @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
By @richardjmurphy.bsky.social
All the interviewers are saying the same thing - Zach is honest, straight talking and refreshing.
Conviction, sincerity and an unwavering focus on inequality?
Bold politics indeed! 💚
join.greenparty.org.uk
Conviction, sincerity and an unwavering focus on inequality?
Bold politics indeed! 💚
join.greenparty.org.uk
Cheers!
We don't have to agree on absolutely everything.
But want lower bills? Think billionaires should pay more tax?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
We don't have to agree on absolutely everything.
But want lower bills? Think billionaires should pay more tax?
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
All the interviewers are saying the same thing - Zach is honest, straight talking and refreshing.
Conviction, sincerity and an unwavering focus on inequality?
Bold politics indeed! 💚
join.greenparty.org.uk
Conviction, sincerity and an unwavering focus on inequality?
Bold politics indeed! 💚
join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Labour Party - and Steve Reed - is completely out of touch with reality.
Landlords don't build homes; they drive up prices and suck away our wages. Housing should be a right, not a commodity.
Abolish landlords.
House everyone.
Landlords don't build homes; they drive up prices and suck away our wages. Housing should be a right, not a commodity.
Abolish landlords.
House everyone.
November 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
The Labour Party - and Steve Reed - is completely out of touch with reality.
Landlords don't build homes; they drive up prices and suck away our wages. Housing should be a right, not a commodity.
Abolish landlords.
House everyone.
Landlords don't build homes; they drive up prices and suck away our wages. Housing should be a right, not a commodity.
Abolish landlords.
House everyone.
Anyone who has strong opinions about “young people” should read this first.
A fantastic piece of insight.
A fantastic piece of insight.
‘Andrew Tate is dead’: inside the minds of 16-year-olds
A yearlong study of 16-year-olds across England has provided surprising insights on the passions and politics of the ‘lost generation’
✍️ Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote
https://bit.ly/49ICNNe
A yearlong study of 16-year-olds across England has provided surprising insights on the passions and politics of the ‘lost generation’
✍️ Peter Hyman and Shuab Gamote
https://bit.ly/49ICNNe
‘Andrew Tate is dead’: inside the minds of 16-year-olds | The Observer
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Anyone who has strong opinions about “young people” should read this first.
A fantastic piece of insight.
A fantastic piece of insight.
This. Is. How. You. Do. It.
Prime Minister material.
Prime Minister material.
Great to see our membership numbers still rising....
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼
youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...
Zack Polanski: Starmer 'not a man I would be willing to work with'
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
This. Is. How. You. Do. It.
Prime Minister material.
Prime Minister material.
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Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
November 8, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Tees Valley mayor Lord (Ben) Houchen promised renewal. Instead, Britain’s biggest regeneration project has turned into a taxpayer-funded scandal - enriching a few local businessmen while leaving public bodies on the brink.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Watch the latest episode of Page 94, The Private Eye Podcast, on YouTube.
Tell me again about disabled people, pensioners and immigrants being the issue with UK finances.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Revealed: The billion-pound PPE contractor with a Tory MP on site
Special report: Uniserve was paid £1.4bn for Covid contracts that included supply of £178.5m in never-used equipment
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Tell me again about disabled people, pensioners and immigrants being the issue with UK finances.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The complexity Darren mentions is often balancing the needs of their millionaire corporate donors with the needs to normal people.
It’s complex because those needs rarely align.
It doesn’t need to be complex, once you choose a side to fight for.
#VoteGreen
It’s complex because those needs rarely align.
It doesn’t need to be complex, once you choose a side to fight for.
#VoteGreen
Darren knows that come the next election, Bristol is turning even more Green.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The complexity Darren mentions is often balancing the needs of their millionaire corporate donors with the needs to normal people.
It’s complex because those needs rarely align.
It doesn’t need to be complex, once you choose a side to fight for.
#VoteGreen
It’s complex because those needs rarely align.
It doesn’t need to be complex, once you choose a side to fight for.
#VoteGreen
If they had any sense, they would build tax rises around fairness - those with the broadest shoulders pay the most - corporations and people.
I believe that will be a more well received message than their usual game of punishing the most vulnerable.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
I believe that will be a more well received message than their usual game of punishing the most vulnerable.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
The politics of breaking manifesto promises
The history of politicians who go back on their words has lessons for Rachel Reeves as she mulls raising taxes
www.ft.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If they had any sense, they would build tax rises around fairness - those with the broadest shoulders pay the most - corporations and people.
I believe that will be a more well received message than their usual game of punishing the most vulnerable.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
I believe that will be a more well received message than their usual game of punishing the most vulnerable.
www.ft.com/content/9e56...
Zach knocking it out of the park again.
If you’re feeling politically homeless and want an authentic, sincere and human leader who really cares without being joyless, take a watch of this.
If you’re feeling politically homeless and want an authentic, sincere and human leader who really cares without being joyless, take a watch of this.
Woah. Thanks for all the love!
Huge thanks to The Last Leg, Judi & Grace and all the production crew for making such a brilliant show.
You can watch the whole thing here:
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Huge thanks to The Last Leg, Judi & Grace and all the production crew for making such a brilliant show.
You can watch the whole thing here:
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
The Last Leg - Series 33 Episode 4
GK Barry, Judi Love and Zack Polanski dissect the week with Adam, Josh and Alex
www.channel4.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Zach knocking it out of the park again.
If you’re feeling politically homeless and want an authentic, sincere and human leader who really cares without being joyless, take a watch of this.
If you’re feeling politically homeless and want an authentic, sincere and human leader who really cares without being joyless, take a watch of this.
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Theory: one of the big things holding back modernisation of the public sector/civil society is that almost all innovation funding flows via institutions that are themselves antiquated.
i.e. organisations with very low digital capability (universities, Combined and Local Authorities, etc). (1/n)
i.e. organisations with very low digital capability (universities, Combined and Local Authorities, etc). (1/n)
November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Theory: one of the big things holding back modernisation of the public sector/civil society is that almost all innovation funding flows via institutions that are themselves antiquated.
i.e. organisations with very low digital capability (universities, Combined and Local Authorities, etc). (1/n)
i.e. organisations with very low digital capability (universities, Combined and Local Authorities, etc). (1/n)
Anyone considering joining #YourParty should probably watch this - just so you’re going in with your eyes open.
For those who feel this is a perfect exemplar of everything wrong with the left, I suggest you pick the alternative and #VoteGreen
youtu.be/5WnxZFg_J9U?...
For those who feel this is a perfect exemplar of everything wrong with the left, I suggest you pick the alternative and #VoteGreen
youtu.be/5WnxZFg_J9U?...
EXPLAINED: What's going on with Your Party?
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Anyone considering joining #YourParty should probably watch this - just so you’re going in with your eyes open.
For those who feel this is a perfect exemplar of everything wrong with the left, I suggest you pick the alternative and #VoteGreen
youtu.be/5WnxZFg_J9U?...
For those who feel this is a perfect exemplar of everything wrong with the left, I suggest you pick the alternative and #VoteGreen
youtu.be/5WnxZFg_J9U?...
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Nearly there!
We need around 50 signatures to push my petition calling for transparency and a review of deregulated free zones to 10,000.
Please sign and share across your social media platforms.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
We need around 50 signatures to push my petition calling for transparency and a review of deregulated free zones to 10,000.
Please sign and share across your social media platforms.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
November 7, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Nearly there!
We need around 50 signatures to push my petition calling for transparency and a review of deregulated free zones to 10,000.
Please sign and share across your social media platforms.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
We need around 50 signatures to push my petition calling for transparency and a review of deregulated free zones to 10,000.
Please sign and share across your social media platforms.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...
The Asylum Hotel Billionaire.
Accumulating hundreds of millions of tax payers pounds to feed off the misery and desperation of asylum seekers. Utterly grotesque. Utterly immoral.
What kind of system allows people like this to exist?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/migrant...
Accumulating hundreds of millions of tax payers pounds to feed off the misery and desperation of asylum seekers. Utterly grotesque. Utterly immoral.
What kind of system allows people like this to exist?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/migrant...
November 7, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Asylum Hotel Billionaire.
Accumulating hundreds of millions of tax payers pounds to feed off the misery and desperation of asylum seekers. Utterly grotesque. Utterly immoral.
What kind of system allows people like this to exist?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/migrant...
Accumulating hundreds of millions of tax payers pounds to feed off the misery and desperation of asylum seekers. Utterly grotesque. Utterly immoral.
What kind of system allows people like this to exist?
www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/migrant...
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The #FinancialSector - a threat to the security of us all
#Corruption #MoneyLaundering
www.ft.com/content/fd51...
#Corruption #MoneyLaundering
www.ft.com/content/fd51...
JPMorgan hit with record fine from German finance watchdog
BaFin imposes its highest ever penalty of €45mn on European arm of Wall Street bank
www.ft.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The #FinancialSector - a threat to the security of us all
#Corruption #MoneyLaundering
www.ft.com/content/fd51...
#Corruption #MoneyLaundering
www.ft.com/content/fd51...
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Extraordinary story from @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social: A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived.
One woman: “It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car...He has just wiped me out.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
One woman: “It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car...He has just wiped me out.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Extraordinary story from @sheffieldtribune.bsky.social: A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived.
One woman: “It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car...He has just wiped me out.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
One woman: “It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car...He has just wiped me out.”
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
I work in systems-thinking and I can tell you categorically that the affordability crisis and environmental crisis are intrinsically linked at a systemic level.
They are both symptoms of the same underlying causes.
They are both symptoms of the same underlying causes.
It's not just about the messenger.
You've got to have the right message.
You've got to have the right message.
November 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I work in systems-thinking and I can tell you categorically that the affordability crisis and environmental crisis are intrinsically linked at a systemic level.
They are both symptoms of the same underlying causes.
They are both symptoms of the same underlying causes.
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'I believe my grandfather himself would rise out of his grave and rip the poppy off my chest if I was to wear it now it has been corrupted by the far-right' || @neilmackay.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
'I believe my grandfather himself would rise out of his grave and rip the poppy off my chest if I was to wear it now it has been corrupted by the far-right' || @neilmackay.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
www.heraldscotland.com/poli...
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‘The poppy has been hijacked by the far-right. I can no longer wear it’
I’ve always worn a poppy to commemorate my family who fought and died defending democracy against Nazism. Not anymore now Nazis claim the symbol
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
I’ve always worn a poppy to commemorate my family who fought and died defending democracy against Nazism. Not anymore now Nazis claim the symbol
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
'The poppy has been hijacked – why I won’t wear it'
As Remembrance Day approaches, Neil Mackay reflects on a lifelong ritual disrupted by the far-right’s hijacking of the poppy — and the moral…
www.heraldscotland.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
‘The poppy has been hijacked by the far-right. I can no longer wear it’
I’ve always worn a poppy to commemorate my family who fought and died defending democracy against Nazism. Not anymore now Nazis claim the symbol
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
I’ve always worn a poppy to commemorate my family who fought and died defending democracy against Nazism. Not anymore now Nazis claim the symbol
My column in @heraldscotland.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...
This is why I moved to Scotland.
Well… this, and the people, landscapes, culture, kindness and resolve of the Scottish people.
Well… this, and the people, landscapes, culture, kindness and resolve of the Scottish people.
Everyone should have an affordable place to call home, but in many communities with high rents, a shocking number of landlords are hoarding property.
Greens are going to change that ⤵️
Greens are going to change that ⤵️
November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
This is why I moved to Scotland.
Well… this, and the people, landscapes, culture, kindness and resolve of the Scottish people.
Well… this, and the people, landscapes, culture, kindness and resolve of the Scottish people.
The Extrationist Class.
These are the people the system protects. They leech our national wealth and then play the victim.
Crying injustice while destroying our society. All to sit on a yacht.
This is the 1% in all their glory. And they are many.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
These are the people the system protects. They leech our national wealth and then play the victim.
Crying injustice while destroying our society. All to sit on a yacht.
This is the 1% in all their glory. And they are many.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Company linked to Michelle Mone owes £39m in unpaid taxes
Statement by administrators puts PPE Medpro’s total debts at £188m, including £39m said to be owed to HMRC
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The Extrationist Class.
These are the people the system protects. They leech our national wealth and then play the victim.
Crying injustice while destroying our society. All to sit on a yacht.
This is the 1% in all their glory. And they are many.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
These are the people the system protects. They leech our national wealth and then play the victim.
Crying injustice while destroying our society. All to sit on a yacht.
This is the 1% in all their glory. And they are many.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Honest answers.
Authenticity and principles.
Unwavering focus on the many.
Reclaiming our rights from the 1%.
Meeting people where they are.
Fighting inequality in all its forms.
Offering hope and unity over fear and division.
This is how we win.
It’s happening 🚀
Authenticity and principles.
Unwavering focus on the many.
Reclaiming our rights from the 1%.
Meeting people where they are.
Fighting inequality in all its forms.
Offering hope and unity over fear and division.
This is how we win.
It’s happening 🚀
November 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Honest answers.
Authenticity and principles.
Unwavering focus on the many.
Reclaiming our rights from the 1%.
Meeting people where they are.
Fighting inequality in all its forms.
Offering hope and unity over fear and division.
This is how we win.
It’s happening 🚀
Authenticity and principles.
Unwavering focus on the many.
Reclaiming our rights from the 1%.
Meeting people where they are.
Fighting inequality in all its forms.
Offering hope and unity over fear and division.
This is how we win.
It’s happening 🚀