Sheridan Kates
@sheridanvk.bsky.social
“the ultimate, hidden truth of the world is that it is something that we make, and could just as easily make differently”.
Islington Green Party. Ecosocialist. Tech worker turned ecological economist at @modernmoneylab.org.uk
Islington Green Party. Ecosocialist. Tech worker turned ecological economist at @modernmoneylab.org.uk
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NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
NHS private finance diverts money away from healthcare, towards the pockets of private shareholders.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
Cat Eccles MP’s motion can force the government to drop their NHS private finance plans from the Autumn Budget.
✉️Take 2 mins now to email your MP to sign the motion and protect patients.
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If you want to support sex workers in demanding safety, as well as access to basic labour and civil rights, you can:
❤️🔥 Use our email template (linked in our bio) to demand your MP supports the full decriminalisation of sex work.
❤️🔥 Share our research report.
❤️🔥 Sign up to our newsletter.
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❤️🔥 Use our email template (linked in our bio) to demand your MP supports the full decriminalisation of sex work.
❤️🔥 Share our research report.
❤️🔥 Sign up to our newsletter.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If you want to support sex workers in demanding safety, as well as access to basic labour and civil rights, you can:
❤️🔥 Use our email template (linked in our bio) to demand your MP supports the full decriminalisation of sex work.
❤️🔥 Share our research report.
❤️🔥 Sign up to our newsletter.
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❤️🔥 Use our email template (linked in our bio) to demand your MP supports the full decriminalisation of sex work.
❤️🔥 Share our research report.
❤️🔥 Sign up to our newsletter.
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We recently spoke to @bigissue.com about the results of our recent research survey, exploring the reasons why people entered and remained in sex work.
You can read the article here: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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You can read the article here: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Growing number of disabled people turning to sex work amid rising living costs
The rising cost of living, cuts to benefits and welfare and poorly paid jobs have left some women and disabled people turning to sex work.
www.bigissue.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We recently spoke to @bigissue.com about the results of our recent research survey, exploring the reasons why people entered and remained in sex work.
You can read the article here: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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You can read the article here: www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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An especially popular choice among the icons our workshop participants chose to adorn their ‘Curious Credits’ at last night’s workshop was a certain @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Green is colour of money after all!
October 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
An especially popular choice among the icons our workshop participants chose to adorn their ‘Curious Credits’ at last night’s workshop was a certain @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Green is colour of money after all!
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We’ve sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to tell him that the the government must act urgently to prevent increasing numbers of women being driven into sex work by poverty and financial need.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:03 PM
We’ve sent an open letter to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions to tell him that the the government must act urgently to prevent increasing numbers of women being driven into sex work by poverty and financial need.
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We were pleased to speak to Lauren recently for this important article on how the criminalisation of sex workers traps them in sex work, giving them a criminal record which makes it much more difficult to get another job. The government must take urgent action to ban prostitutes’ cautions.
Campaigners say sex workers are being punished for surviving, as Sharon recalls her first caution at just 15 in Bristol.
Find out more in my story, with so much help from English Collective of Prostitutes and Decrim Now, for @bigissue.com.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Find out more in my story, with so much help from English Collective of Prostitutes and Decrim Now, for @bigissue.com.
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Sex workers 'trapped' in prostitution by 'unjust' police cautions
When sex workers receive a police caution it stays on their record for life, diminishing their chances of a future career.
www.bigissue.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
We were pleased to speak to Lauren recently for this important article on how the criminalisation of sex workers traps them in sex work, giving them a criminal record which makes it much more difficult to get another job. The government must take urgent action to ban prostitutes’ cautions.
We screened this film in London last year, and one of the attendees (works in the New Economy movement) told me it was the one thing that gave him hope all year.
Go see it!
Go see it!
Coming soon to @teessideuni.bsky.social: #FindingtheMoney, the story of an intrepid group of economists on a mission to flip our understanding of money upside down. How could reimagining money transform Middlesbrough and revolutionise our ability to tackle the climate crisis? Find out in October 💷
August 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We screened this film in London last year, and one of the attendees (works in the New Economy movement) told me it was the one thing that gave him hope all year.
Go see it!
Go see it!
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As usual lots more anti fascists in Islington to oppose a far right demonstration.
August 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
As usual lots more anti fascists in Islington to oppose a far right demonstration.
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The right always claim to be for free speech, when really they want their speech to be free of consequences, then ban speech they don't like. Yes, Labour is a right-wing party in this.
While we Greens, the only major left-wing party, are actually standing up for free speech and Palestinians.
While we Greens, the only major left-wing party, are actually standing up for free speech and Palestinians.
🚨 BREAKING | House of Commons has voted to proscribe Palestine Action, making it an offence to support the group (max sentence: 14 years)
✅ For – 385
❌ Against – 26
Here's how each party voted 👇
✅ For – 385
❌ Against – 26
Here's how each party voted 👇
July 2, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The right always claim to be for free speech, when really they want their speech to be free of consequences, then ban speech they don't like. Yes, Labour is a right-wing party in this.
While we Greens, the only major left-wing party, are actually standing up for free speech and Palestinians.
While we Greens, the only major left-wing party, are actually standing up for free speech and Palestinians.
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Good work @newstatesman.com, you appear to have completely forgotten publishing this 2022 article 🙃
www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social
July 2, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Good work @newstatesman.com, you appear to have completely forgotten publishing this 2022 article 🙃
www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/politics/eco...
@iipp-ucl.bsky.social
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It’s absolutely outrageous that @ameliagentleman.bsky.social has written this article and hasn’t included a single word from sex worker-led organisations or outreach charities that work with sex workers who oppose these proposals. Where is the balance? Where are the voices of actual sex workers?
June 18, 2025 at 7:30 AM
It’s absolutely outrageous that @ameliagentleman.bsky.social has written this article and hasn’t included a single word from sex worker-led organisations or outreach charities that work with sex workers who oppose these proposals. Where is the balance? Where are the voices of actual sex workers?
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i somehow only just now learned that Zohran Mamdani made a rap song and recorded a music video... AND ITS A BOP??!? youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...
Mr. Cardamom - Nani (starring Madhur Jaffrey)
YouTube video by Mr. Cardamom
youtu.be
June 12, 2025 at 1:14 PM
i somehow only just now learned that Zohran Mamdani made a rap song and recorded a music video... AND ITS A BOP??!? youtu.be/iQVsVNPkPmE?...
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Every western country has absurd news bias that favors the ruling classes and yet Sheinbaum, Lula, Petro, and Sanchez were able to build leftist majorities. We don't need media hegemony to win and it may even be harmful to have our every delusion verified that way.
June 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Every western country has absurd news bias that favors the ruling classes and yet Sheinbaum, Lula, Petro, and Sanchez were able to build leftist majorities. We don't need media hegemony to win and it may even be harmful to have our every delusion verified that way.
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We're busy campaigning across Islington, so join us:
🚪😀 Door knocking - Highbury, Clerkenwell, Tufnell Park, & Tollington
✍️ Leafletting in Tollington, June 7
☎️ Phone banking volunteers, June 11 (evening)
Get involved!
You can sign up for all events on islington.greenparty.org.uk/events-calen...
🚪😀 Door knocking - Highbury, Clerkenwell, Tufnell Park, & Tollington
✍️ Leafletting in Tollington, June 7
☎️ Phone banking volunteers, June 11 (evening)
Get involved!
You can sign up for all events on islington.greenparty.org.uk/events-calen...
June 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We're busy campaigning across Islington, so join us:
🚪😀 Door knocking - Highbury, Clerkenwell, Tufnell Park, & Tollington
✍️ Leafletting in Tollington, June 7
☎️ Phone banking volunteers, June 11 (evening)
Get involved!
You can sign up for all events on islington.greenparty.org.uk/events-calen...
🚪😀 Door knocking - Highbury, Clerkenwell, Tufnell Park, & Tollington
✍️ Leafletting in Tollington, June 7
☎️ Phone banking volunteers, June 11 (evening)
Get involved!
You can sign up for all events on islington.greenparty.org.uk/events-calen...
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free mass public transit should be a climate policy supported by anyone who claims to care about the problem
reduce miles driven by those most in need and you reduce emissions while also reducing income inequality
reduce miles driven by those most in need and you reduce emissions while also reducing income inequality
May 24, 2025 at 4:33 AM
free mass public transit should be a climate policy supported by anyone who claims to care about the problem
reduce miles driven by those most in need and you reduce emissions while also reducing income inequality
reduce miles driven by those most in need and you reduce emissions while also reducing income inequality
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Yesterday I spoke with Alison McGovern MP & Josh Fenton-Glynn MP about child poverty as part of the Single-Parent Families APPG @gingerbreadcharity.bsky.social
Key points :
> Child maintenance is not fit for purpose and perpetuates harm
> Child poverty increase is a result of policy decisions
Key points :
> Child maintenance is not fit for purpose and perpetuates harm
> Child poverty increase is a result of policy decisions
May 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Yesterday I spoke with Alison McGovern MP & Josh Fenton-Glynn MP about child poverty as part of the Single-Parent Families APPG @gingerbreadcharity.bsky.social
Key points :
> Child maintenance is not fit for purpose and perpetuates harm
> Child poverty increase is a result of policy decisions
Key points :
> Child maintenance is not fit for purpose and perpetuates harm
> Child poverty increase is a result of policy decisions
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The “both sides”:
Side 1 - Nordic Model supporters
Side 2 - sex workers, every sex worker-led org around the world, health and HIV charities, trade unions, sex worker outreach orgs, several anti-trafficking orgs, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the WHO, UNAIDS, and on and on
Side 1 - Nordic Model supporters
Side 2 - sex workers, every sex worker-led org around the world, health and HIV charities, trade unions, sex worker outreach orgs, several anti-trafficking orgs, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the WHO, UNAIDS, and on and on
'This debate has divided opinion with women on both sides keen to protect and support sex workers' rights and safety but with opposing beliefs about how best to go about it' 👇
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2517513...
@kathleennutt.bsky.social
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2517513...
@kathleennutt.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The “both sides”:
Side 1 - Nordic Model supporters
Side 2 - sex workers, every sex worker-led org around the world, health and HIV charities, trade unions, sex worker outreach orgs, several anti-trafficking orgs, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the WHO, UNAIDS, and on and on
Side 1 - Nordic Model supporters
Side 2 - sex workers, every sex worker-led org around the world, health and HIV charities, trade unions, sex worker outreach orgs, several anti-trafficking orgs, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, the WHO, UNAIDS, and on and on
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If you ever ever go anywhere near Camden high street please take 4m out of your day to tell the council how much you like the pedestrianisation trial 🙏
Camden High Street | Commonplace
camdenhighstreet.commonplace.is
May 18, 2025 at 1:02 PM
If you ever ever go anywhere near Camden high street please take 4m out of your day to tell the council how much you like the pedestrianisation trial 🙏
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New to Money on the Left? 🧐
Start here 👇
Start here 👇
Money as a Constitutional Project with Christine Desan
The Money on the Left Editorial Collective presents a classic episode from our archives along with a previously unavailable transcript & graphic art. In this episode, we are joined by Christine…
moneyontheleft.org
May 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
New to Money on the Left? 🧐
Start here 👇
Start here 👇
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Today's march in London was huge! #FreePalestine
May 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Today's march in London was huge! #FreePalestine
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To be clear. The Green Party of England & Wales:
🗳 Normally holds leadership elections every 2 years
➡️ Don't have to have co-leaders
👥 ...if there is 1 leader, there will be 2 deputies
💚 1 of 3 leadership posts has to be someone who identifies as women/non-binary
👍Leader doesn't have to be an MP.
🗳 Normally holds leadership elections every 2 years
➡️ Don't have to have co-leaders
👥 ...if there is 1 leader, there will be 2 deputies
💚 1 of 3 leadership posts has to be someone who identifies as women/non-binary
👍Leader doesn't have to be an MP.
May 12, 2025 at 11:14 AM
To be clear. The Green Party of England & Wales:
🗳 Normally holds leadership elections every 2 years
➡️ Don't have to have co-leaders
👥 ...if there is 1 leader, there will be 2 deputies
💚 1 of 3 leadership posts has to be someone who identifies as women/non-binary
👍Leader doesn't have to be an MP.
🗳 Normally holds leadership elections every 2 years
➡️ Don't have to have co-leaders
👥 ...if there is 1 leader, there will be 2 deputies
💚 1 of 3 leadership posts has to be someone who identifies as women/non-binary
👍Leader doesn't have to be an MP.
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It's an honour to hold elected office for the last 4 years & to continue this with our 4 new MPs for the last 10 months.
I'm ambitious about taking on a failing Labour Party and sending many more Green MPs to Parliament.
Join our campaign at backzack.com
I'm ambitious about taking on a failing Labour Party and sending many more Green MPs to Parliament.
Join our campaign at backzack.com
May 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It's an honour to hold elected office for the last 4 years & to continue this with our 4 new MPs for the last 10 months.
I'm ambitious about taking on a failing Labour Party and sending many more Green MPs to Parliament.
Join our campaign at backzack.com
I'm ambitious about taking on a failing Labour Party and sending many more Green MPs to Parliament.
Join our campaign at backzack.com
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Here's JSO's short cut of my protest rant on Politics Live. www.youtube.com/shorts/L_93v...
"They Cannot Tolerate Challenges to Wealth and Power" | George Monbiot | BBC Politics Live #shorts
YouTube video by Just Stop Oil
www.youtube.com
April 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Here's JSO's short cut of my protest rant on Politics Live. www.youtube.com/shorts/L_93v...
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To have the endorsement of Larry Sanders - and for him to liken me to his brother Bernie @sanders.senate.gov means a lot!
From the UK to the USA - time to fight the oligarchy.
Backzack.com
From the UK to the USA - time to fight the oligarchy.
Backzack.com
May 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
To have the endorsement of Larry Sanders - and for him to liken me to his brother Bernie @sanders.senate.gov means a lot!
From the UK to the USA - time to fight the oligarchy.
Backzack.com
From the UK to the USA - time to fight the oligarchy.
Backzack.com
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May 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM