Leigh Greenland
Leigh Greenland
@leighgreen.bsky.social
She/her. Socialist, humanist & pro-EU. Delighting in middle-aged propensity for straight-talking and direct action…Big fan of the NHS
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40% of UK Farmland is owned by billionaires.

Now you know why they are so angry it will be taxed.
November 18, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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I wrote the foreword for Runnymede's excellent report on Islamophobia, published today.

www.runnymedetrust.org/publications...
Islamophobia: the intensification of racism against Muslim communities in the UK
Perspectives paper highlighting how Islamophobia is growing in the UK, and its structural nature across British society.
www.runnymedetrust.org
November 18, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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To all the newly-arrived Twitter refugees, I've created a starter pack of UK political journalists, experts, commentators and politicos to follow here

go.bsky.app/2CwmVfN
October 17, 2024 at 1:34 PM
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A better idea: Why don't we release the hounds on fox hunters and run them half-ragged through the fields until they're exhausted and terrified and, when they've climbed up trees to escape being torn to pieces set the trees on fire and make them jump to safety.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/arti...
Pro-foxhunting group says UK hunters should be protected ethnic minority
Chair of Hunting Kind says he has built legal case to obtain same protection as Roma and LGBTQ+ people
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2024 at 10:43 AM