Rich Turner
@richturner.bsky.social
Plays and teaches Fiddle and Accordion. Interested in politics, history, cricket and trains. @richturnermusic on Instagram, Threads, YouTube and TikTok. Green Socialist. Winchester, England.
Early birthday wishes to the legendary DJ Dennis Alcapone who turns 79 tomorrow. Here he is at Treasure Isle adding his signature 'huhhh's' and 'let me tell you's' over Joya Landis' Moonlight Lover back in 1973... youtu.be/lKPjkG2G_s8?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
Apparently, the word "former" makes this acceptable, and definitely not a major electoral or actual risk, for Kemi Badenoch. #NeoNazi #Somerset #BonehillPaine
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d agoFormer neo-Nazi activist selected as Tory candidate for Somerset council election
⚠️ It's been the driest July on record. ❓️ But have you heard Andy Burnham say anything about the #ClimateCrisis? 🛢 Instead, he says he is "open-minded" about new North Sea oil and gas. 🟢 Only the Green Party will tackle the climate crisis with the urgency it demands.
Met office saying it's going to be 30 degrees at 8pm this evening. Stay safe people, try and get what you need doing done this morning, especially if it includes smashing the system and ending fossil fuel use.
Bordeux is threatened by fires. A warning to the rest of us. Climate change is here. Unless we treat it seriously, it will kill us.
I'd like to share a clip of the new defence secretary having to explain why the UK is still arming Israel when he says they're committing war crimes. But he wasn't asked about it so I can't.
@kevinhowells.bsky.social Why do run outs happen so frequently in 50 over cricket? Is it simply the proliferation of the T20 format?
Anti-war activists have protested outside a UK airbase, demanding US forces not be allowed to use it for bombing missions against Iran. The demonstration came after Tehran warned that countries allowing such operations could be ‘legitimate targets’.
Wealth taxes. Rent controls. Action on climate. And a pretty huge crowd ready for hope with a plan for real change. Join.greenparty.org.uk
@kevinhowells.bsky.social Very entertaining commentary on Somerset v Warwickshire, though I was also hoping to hear Anthony Gibson and @anniechave.bsky.social . An England batter from Sedburgh School? I'm guessing that's Harry Brook.
Join me and tell Chancellor John Healey: no more airport expansion while we’re in a climate emergency @friends-earth.bsky.social foe.uk/bcwve
Tell John Healey: don’t put plane profits before planet
The UK government has backed airport expansion while we're in a climate emergency. Expanding airports like Heathrow won’t do much, if anything, for the communities that need growth the most. Instead, ...
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A week to go! Let's elect Geraldine Coggins as the first ever Green Mayor of Greater Manchester.
Keir Starmer, and the massively incompetent Peter Kyle, strike again. What a legacy. #Water #DataCentres #r4today bsky.app/profile/theg...
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w agoNot enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says
Andy Burnham's first act as Prime Minister is one of environmental vandalism. New oil and gas fields won't lower bills. This is a fact. If we want to lower bills, create jobs, and improve our national security we need serious investment in cheap, clean renewable energy.
Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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This page from the Newport Workhouse admission and discharge register shows a number of Chartists who were admitted for gunshot wounds to the groin and thighs following the uprising at the Westgate in 1839.
Consumer group Which says the price of some everyday essentials has risen by more than 110% in the last year, and some of the biggest rises overall are in supermarket own brand products (the budget ranges many people rely on) We need price caps on essential items.
@rafnicholson.bsky.social Caught up with the @crickether.com weekly earlier today. I'm sorry that you and Syd had such an unpleasant time at Lord's, and on social media. Context goes out of the window where the latter is concerned. Keep going. Your work is valued, respected, and appreciated.
Tomorrow's front page of @scotnational.bsky.social Reform's bid to criminalise election materials in anything but English and Welsh - including Scots and Gaelic - is pure ignorance in any language.
Westminster continues to sink to new depths, but I know we are so much better than this. This is not who we are.
Trump's big pharma deal with the NHS will cause 229,000 extra deaths. @greenjennyjones.bsky.social is proud to stand with @weownit.org.uk, who are calling for an end to this disastrous deal.
What a pity that this would be the lone test of the series. Give the women more tests dammit
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Britain’s cars and SUVs are growing bigger – but there is a way to stop this deadly ‘carspreading’ | Christian Wolmar
Larger vehicles crowd our roads and are far more dangerous to pedestrians. Let’s curb them before they do even more damage, says says transport commentator Christian Wolmar
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Nicola Jennings on the scorching temperatures in the UK – cartoon #Climate
Nicola Jennings on the scorching temperatures in the UK – cartoon
The heatwave conditions experienced by much of England and Wales will last until at least next week, the Met Office has said
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