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robinfbennett.bsky.social
Musician, Festival organiser and Green Party Councillor
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3 Reform in the top 10. 1st Lib Dem is at 24 1st Green at 84 This is a failure of the UK new media ecosystem.

submitted 4 days ago • 5 comments

Anyone know anyone in Wantage? Consultation launches today on how to make Market Place a nicer public realm and better for walking and cycling. Do share the below with any people and groups you know there. letstalk.oxfordshire.gov.uk/wantage-mark...

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Two thoughts: 1) A (de)congestion charge will be effective in reducing traffic and making buses faster + more reliable. The thought put into the exemptions (eg for care workers, blue badge holders) is positive to see. 2) I hope an online survey is not the main/only way people are being consulted.

submitted 5 days ago • 3 comments

Great explainer of how we got to today’s broken housing market…

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we should probably be prouder of the UK's success in reducing its share emissions... even including offshore footprint it's a 36% reduction since 1990

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#NowPlaying The Dreaming Spires - Normal Town - on 107 Meridian FM Who thought we'd be playing them on #NewMusicMonday in 2025? The album us out on October 24th...

submitted 5 days ago • 4 comments

The Dreaming Spires at Sutton's @soundloungecio.bsky.social yesterday evening, featuring @robinfbennett.bsky.social Great gig, highly recommended - apparently a new album is on the way... #photography #music #London

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Exciting night down in Sutton tonight where our great friends (and band mates!) The Dreaming Spires & Demo Buttons are taking the stage at the @soundloungecio.bsky.social…This promises to be a night of fantastic songwriting, brotherly harmonies & melodic sunshine…So get down there folks!! 😎💥❤️

submitted 9 days ago • 0 comments

An important but under-funded way to boost the amount of social housing is for councils to buy existing homes into their stock. It pays off in rents, less benefit £ and huge wider gains, and it helped the Mayor of London achieve his housing targets. I call it Buy the Supply. 🧵

submitted 18 days ago • 9 comments

Some think inequality is fine if those with the least are getting a bit more than before, But inequality in resources means inequality in power, & any widening power gap is a threat to us: henry-tam.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-...

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I hosted 7 hours of talks @woodhq.bsky.social this year - some amazing people - here is a necessarily brief write up! open.substack.com/pub/hughwarw... @robinince.bsky.social @miaeisenstadt.bsky.social @caperoxford.bsky.social

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Lots of places are about to get a crash course in #Localgov with - Suspended councillors - TeamNigel councils made up of councillors who have never met altogether - & thus have never worked together - Have lots of councillors unfamiliar with #Localgov law - Have councillors who didn’t expect to win

submitted 54 days ago • 3 comments

An absolute masterclass in how the UK media platforms and normalises far right politics. This is how Farage wins.

submitted 54 days ago • 182 comments

So how’s everything going in America?

submitted 56 days ago • 24 comments

Love this. In his “I Agree” installation Dima Yarovinsky-Yahel took the content from terms of service statements for companies like Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram, Tinder and printed them out on A4 paper with a standard font size for legal contracts to demonstrate the length of these agreements.

submitted 62 days ago • 24 comments

The Greens now have nearly 200 more councillors than Reform. This is not something you'd be likely to guess from all the copiously salivating media coverage of Farage & his crew of billionaire-backed far-right chancers.

submitted 57 days ago • 33 comments

Some interesting results... both halves of 'my' division stayed Green - congratulations to Robin and Gavin - and we went from 3 to 7 seats. The LDs have an overall majority now with 36 out of 69 seats. Lots of Reform votes but only one seat.

submitted 57 days ago • 0 comments

Labour's biggest issue is neither being too socially conserative or not socially conservative enough. It's cuts. People have had enough.

submitted 57 days ago • 34 comments

🚨 Don’t forget your photo ID (and suncream! ☀️) when going to vote today.

submitted 58 days ago • 4 comments

"What a surprise, a guy who was a lobbyist for several petro states is taking the side of fossil fuels over reaching net zero" Carla Denyer on Tony Blair

submitted 58 days ago • 8 comments

Today thousands head to the polls for local elections. Your voice counts. Vote for a fairer, greener future.

submitted 58 days ago • 2 comments

🚨 New report from the Bennett Institute warns that social & cultural spaces like libraries, galleries & community hubs risk being overlooked without better ways to measure their impact. They’re vital for economic growth & tackling inequality. www.bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk/blog/value-o...

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Light rail (or trams) would be great in Oxford and parts of rural Oxfordshire... something for the next County Council to think about!

submitted 63 days ago • 1 comment

Amazing images. Will the Pope’s aura and the sanctity of the moment work some magic, even on Trump?

submitted 63 days ago • 8 comments