@johnahartley.bsky.social
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St Andrew's day. Who knew that the plant Forsythia was named for a direct, Scottish, ancestor of Brucie?
William Forsyth
William Forsyth, 1737 - 1804, Superintendent of these gardens, gave his name to the beautiful genus Forsythia, specimens of which adorn this site.
www.londonremembers.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:01 AM
St Andrew's day. Who knew that the plant Forsythia was named for a direct, Scottish, ancestor of Brucie?
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What would the Green Party do at the Budget?
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What would the Green Party do at the Budget?
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
To no-one's surprise! What war on motorists???
Since 2011 the fuel duty freeze has cost the Treasury £133 billion.
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
This huge amount could have paid for lower train and bus fares, better stations, safer walking, wheeling and cycling and much more!
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves will freeze fuel duty to dodge ‘political suicide’
The chancellor will also highlight a rise in the minimum wage and plans to cut energy bills as she tries to win over voters by focusing on cost of living
www.thetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
To no-one's surprise! What war on motorists???
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Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
November 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Michelle Mone can be expelled from the House of Lords by a simple majority vote in the Commons, and then in the House of Lords.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
Like if she needs to go.
RT if she has to go.
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On today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Victims it is worth noting that in the two years since Wales implemented a national default 20mph (32km/h) there have been 25% fewer casualties on such roads with over 1,000 fewer people killed or injured. youtu.be/efr3uVKpOwY
UN World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims - Theme: Remember. Support. Act. - English
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
On today's World Day of Remembrance for Road Victims it is worth noting that in the two years since Wales implemented a national default 20mph (32km/h) there have been 25% fewer casualties on such roads with over 1,000 fewer people killed or injured. youtu.be/efr3uVKpOwY
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Britain is not a country of racist bigots.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
August 31, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Britain is not a country of racist bigots.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
Time for the decent majority to "take back control".
Repost if you agree.
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🚨🔊Islington is Turning Green 🔊🚨
Thank you everyone who's joined the movement 💚
Let's keep it going 👉🏻 join.greenparty.org.uk
Thank you everyone who's joined the movement 💚
Let's keep it going 👉🏻 join.greenparty.org.uk
October 29, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🚨🔊Islington is Turning Green 🔊🚨
Thank you everyone who's joined the movement 💚
Let's keep it going 👉🏻 join.greenparty.org.uk
Thank you everyone who's joined the movement 💚
Let's keep it going 👉🏻 join.greenparty.org.uk
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💚 Amazing!!! 😲
There is so much potential in this moment...
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this so far.
Let's keep it going.
Let's make hope normal again.
Join us:
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is so much potential in this moment...
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this so far.
Let's keep it going.
Let's make hope normal again.
Join us:
join.greenparty.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
💚 Amazing!!! 😲
There is so much potential in this moment...
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this so far.
Let's keep it going.
Let's make hope normal again.
Join us:
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is so much potential in this moment...
Thank you to everyone who has been part of this so far.
Let's keep it going.
Let's make hope normal again.
Join us:
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Our annual war commemoration: we will publish a war memorial every day from now until 11 November. Today: A memorial for the German dead of WW1 in Southgate. Not soldiers, but German civilians, interned as enemy aliens.
German war memorial - WW1
Each name is given with the date of death and a code (e.g. AN144 or F1525) which, initially we assumed would refer to a register of internees. Becker and Wanner have been added at the ends of the fir...
www.londonremembers.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Our annual war commemoration: we will publish a war memorial every day from now until 11 November. Today: A memorial for the German dead of WW1 in Southgate. Not soldiers, but German civilians, interned as enemy aliens.
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Ce soir, les associations lui rendent hommage avec une déambulation à vélo, le long de la piste cyclable qui porte son nom. Qu'elle ne cesse jamais de nous rappeler sa mémoire, son histoire et ses combats pour une mobilité plus sûre.
October 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Ce soir, les associations lui rendent hommage avec une déambulation à vélo, le long de la piste cyclable qui porte son nom. Qu'elle ne cesse jamais de nous rappeler sa mémoire, son histoire et ses combats pour une mobilité plus sûre.
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The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
October 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky&
September 23, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Clean, affordable water belongs to all of us. I’ve told the new Environment Secretary to act on real evidence for public ownership and put people first. Join me:https://actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-emma-reynolds-to-base-water-policy-on-facts-not-water-industry-fake-maths?source=bluesky&
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Are you already a member?
If not, 👉🏻 join.greenparty.org.uk/
If not, 👉🏻 join.greenparty.org.uk/
September 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Are you already a member?
If not, 👉🏻 join.greenparty.org.uk/
If not, 👉🏻 join.greenparty.org.uk/
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Greens win Queen’s Park seat in Brighton from Labour with massive 24% swing
We’ve had Cllrs in this ward before but we’ve never achieved a vote this high
Grn: 48%
Lab: 31%
Well done @bhgreens.bsky.social
@greenparty.org.uk
We’ve had Cllrs in this ward before but we’ve never achieved a vote this high
Grn: 48%
Lab: 31%
Well done @bhgreens.bsky.social
@greenparty.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Greens win Queen’s Park seat in Brighton from Labour with massive 24% swing
We’ve had Cllrs in this ward before but we’ve never achieved a vote this high
Grn: 48%
Lab: 31%
Well done @bhgreens.bsky.social
@greenparty.org.uk
We’ve had Cllrs in this ward before but we’ve never achieved a vote this high
Grn: 48%
Lab: 31%
Well done @bhgreens.bsky.social
@greenparty.org.uk
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This 1950s stone relief, now dwarfed by the mural, represents an ethnically black, black friar on a donkey.
Black friar on a donkey
Concentrating on the stone relief: in the horizontal central section the wavy lines behind the donkey represent water. In the background, seen below the friar's arms, are architectural elements: a dom...
www.londonremembers.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This 1950s stone relief, now dwarfed by the mural, represents an ethnically black, black friar on a donkey.
So his job and children only become important to him AFTER he gets caught!
Why on EARTH would you be allowed to keep your licence after being convicted of drink driving? This is lunacy, it should be a ban at a minimum, with the possibility of prison! www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/2544058...
Man in charge of Land Rover while over drink-drive limit avoids ban to keep job
Isaac Bennett, of Devis Way, Knutsford, changed his plea to guilty when he appeared at Crewe Magistrates’ Court on September 2 accused of being…
www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk
September 5, 2025 at 8:27 AM
So his job and children only become important to him AFTER he gets caught!
Well done all at Sustrans - all those volunteers working hard to make cycling more accessible and joyful. Thanks to you all
The National Cycle Network is 30! 🎂🎈
For 30 years, the National Cycle Network has transformed how people across the UK move, explore and connect. It is all thanks to the unwavering support of our incredible supporters, volunteers and partners.
#NationalCycleNetwork
For 30 years, the National Cycle Network has transformed how people across the UK move, explore and connect. It is all thanks to the unwavering support of our incredible supporters, volunteers and partners.
#NationalCycleNetwork
September 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Well done all at Sustrans - all those volunteers working hard to make cycling more accessible and joyful. Thanks to you all
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‘So Jo White, why are you 15 points behind Reform?’.. ‘so Sian Berry, why are the Greens not connecting?’ .. BECAUSE you the broadcasters are massively over platforming Reform. No one else can get a word in edgeways. Keep signing &pass on folks. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
September 1, 2025 at 9:51 PM
‘So Jo White, why are you 15 points behind Reform?’.. ‘so Sian Berry, why are the Greens not connecting?’ .. BECAUSE you the broadcasters are massively over platforming Reform. No one else can get a word in edgeways. Keep signing &pass on folks. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
With friends like this reporter who needs enemies. Wonder if they’re sponsored by Range Rover? Other stupid cars are available
@carolinerussell.bsky.social Am surprised there has not been a bigger push for e-micro cars / quadricycles that don't require full driving licences. tide.theimi.org.uk/industry-lat... With a max speed of around 30mph (and thus much lighter), wouldn't these suit neighbourhood pool car services?
Five electric quadricycles that could take micro-mobility mainstream
Wind pummels the Ami’s plastic flanks as I tack through a winter storm. Fallen branches – no more than twigs, really – pose a threat to this tiny machine’s progress, and I’m forced to weave between th...
tide.theimi.org.uk
August 30, 2025 at 5:14 PM
With friends like this reporter who needs enemies. Wonder if they’re sponsored by Range Rover? Other stupid cars are available
It has nothing to do with logical transport and everything to do with status in our car normality world.
Really ?
'SUVs primarily designed for city driving' say Auto Trader.
Wondering why anyone in a city would need over a ton of metal to get about? #suvspreading #climateemergency #motonormativity
'SUVs primarily designed for city driving' say Auto Trader.
Wondering why anyone in a city would need over a ton of metal to get about? #suvspreading #climateemergency #motonormativity
August 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
It has nothing to do with logical transport and everything to do with status in our car normality world.
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Approach of the @greenparty.org.uk - #RefugeesWelcome
August 27, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Approach of the @greenparty.org.uk - #RefugeesWelcome
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Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
August 26, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Migrants didn't cut council funding. Migrants didn't cut NHS funding. Migrants didn't close youth centres. Migrants didn't sell off council houses. Migrants aren't filling our rivers with sewage.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
Farage and co. will tell you to point the finger at migrants.
Don't fall for it.
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Very on point from bjennings90.bsky.social ...
August 26, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Very on point from bjennings90.bsky.social ...
A good day with lots of interest in our campaigning and social activities. Thanks for all who came to visit us. See you again soon.
Come and join @cycleislington.uk for a chat at Islington sustainability fair, assembly hall upper street
August 27, 2025 at 7:49 AM
A good day with lots of interest in our campaigning and social activities. Thanks for all who came to visit us. See you again soon.
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Cycle Islington Family, blackberry and picnic, ride taking advantage of the new Essex Road Cycle crossing, which safely joins two LTNs in the borough.
Thank you to all those involved.
@cycleislington.uk @islington-council.bsky.social @rowchampion.bsky.social
Thank you to all those involved.
@cycleislington.uk @islington-council.bsky.social @rowchampion.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Cycle Islington Family, blackberry and picnic, ride taking advantage of the new Essex Road Cycle crossing, which safely joins two LTNs in the borough.
Thank you to all those involved.
@cycleislington.uk @islington-council.bsky.social @rowchampion.bsky.social
Thank you to all those involved.
@cycleislington.uk @islington-council.bsky.social @rowchampion.bsky.social