Tom Scott 🇺🇦

I'm now posting more on Bluesky than on Elon Musk's bully pulpit. Hope to see you over on the brighter side.

@MMeh1606 Very much agree.

@Tom___Scott I agree. I was thinking more a national agreement to collaborate. I think what we've seen is a desire from many to move away from Labour. Council by council Greens should work with others, including Labour, if it advances Green policies.

Labour blocking its councillors from working with Greens has little to do with alleged antisemitism (except as far as this is a useful smear). It's worried these councillors will like what they see & join us - as many have been doing. And it's ideologically closer to the Tories.

Bloke that was sacked at the 11th hour by the Tories because he sent dick pics to councillors. Standing next to the woman who gets angry when she sees black people on TV. Standing next to the bloke who posted a whole host of creepy misogyny, homophobia and hate on his deleted and suspended accounts. Reform UK is a circus.

So what happens when Reform take over your local council? This. #KentCountyCouncil

@MMeh1606 Maybe, but Labour councillors are not all bad and many voters quite like the idea of pragmatic cross-party working.

@Tom___Scott Greens would probably lose support if it encouraged its councillors to work with Labour?

Carla is not just a colleague, but someone I’m proud to call a friend. It takes real courage to step back from work & speak openly about burnout. By doing so with such honesty, Carla will help others feel less alone and remind people that taking time for yourself is a sign of strength.

Turns out a lot of the Westminster stories produced by political journalists are sourced in much the same way as the Sunday Sport's ‘Gordon Ramsay lookalike sex dwarf found in Welsh badger’s den.’ Eye-opening from @OborneTweets in @BylineTimes. bylinetimes.com/2026/05/22/tim…

@carla_denyer Thank you for everything you've done and for being so honest - burnout is not to be trifled with. Hope you can take all the the time you need to get well. 💚

Following my doctor’s advice, I am taking some time away from work for health reasons. My office will be functioning as usual and my staff are there to support all my constituents who need help, so please don't hesitate to get in touch. See my full statement below.

Green HOLD in Lancaster. Slam dunk!

Remember this shocking national security assessment, only released thanks to an FoI, warning of ecosystem collapse? That was only the summary. The government still won't release the full report, not even on a confidential basis to MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee.

Massive call out to my brave, beautiful & fearless friend Noa Avishag Schnall @NoaAvishag of the @gbsumudflotilla who yesterday had the courage, while zip-tied, to shout at Ben Gvir to his face that he was a "genocidal maniac," after which she was assaulted & beaten up by his henchmen. Following a global outcry she and her fellow activists have now arrived safely in Istanbul, severely bruised but unbowed. She will be telling her story @JLFLitfest London at 15.00 on Saturday, 6th June.

The first duty of any Govt is to keep the public safe. @TheCCCuk could not be clearer. On our current path, by 2050 nine in ten homes could be at risk of overheating and 40°C heatwaves may become common across the UK. That is why we need a dedicated Climate Protection Unit in No. 10.

These people call Ukraine corrupt by the way

American far-right, assisted by the British far-right, spent the last week asserting three young women were "murdered" in Brighton. Many of the posts suggested an "illegal immigrant" did the murders. I'll go through how they exploited the information deficit to sew division. /1

Ben Gvir oversees a prison system where Palestinians – including children, many held without charge – are subjected to brutal abuse, torture, sexual violence and degrading treatment. Israel is one of very few states denying the Red Cross meaningful access to prisoners, in clear breach of the Geneva Conventions. The fact an Israeli minister feels comfortable publicly humiliating international activists on camera shows the level of impunity inside the Israeli government. Several of the captured flotilla activists are British citizens. How much longer will the British government continue arming, enabling and running diplomatic cover for a government on trial for genocide while pretending not to see what is happening?

Matt Brittin new BBC DG (and former Google big wig) just interviewed on @BBCRadio4 Media Show. Not one question from the journalists for him about Google AI’s calamitous effect on journalism. 🤔 Next time perhaps ask @carolecadwalla on to grill him? (Link to Media Show ⤵️)

Flotilla participants are arriving at Istanbul airport. This is what Israel military and prison personnel did to them.

For those who don't know how this works, Reform are supported by the owner of X. All their accounts are centrally run and 1000s of bots are programmed to like their posts as soon as they go out. This is a form of election fraud no one is talking about yet. Rob's account is run from the US. Good local Makerfield boy. It's all such a grift.

This New York Times piece is worth your time. Here’s what is happening, as simply as I can put it. Back in January, Trump sued the IRS, an agency he controls, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns a number of years ago. IRS lawyers did their jobs. They wrote a memo laying out the defenses that could beat the suit, including the fact that Trump filed too late. His own lawyer was in court when the leaker pleaded guilty in October 2023, more than two years before Trump sued. The Justice Department never showed up to court. Never argued back. Never used the defenses sitting on their desk. The judge got suspicious and ordered both sides to explain whether they were actually opposing each other or just colluding. The day before that brief was due, Trump dropped the suit. Same day, his Justice Department announced a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded “anti-weaponization fund.”  Trump gets a formal apology. The IRS agrees to drop any audits of him and his family, even though a 2024 Times report found a loss in an ongoing audit could cost him over $100 million. The acting Attorney General, Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, picks the five commissioners who decide who gets paid. Trump can fire any of them. Proud Boys and Oath Keepers are not ruled out. This is the most corrupt thing I’ve ever seen from an American president. Where in the hell are my Republican colleagues? nytimes.com/2026/05/19/adm…

Water UK says water companies won’t treat whole classes of pollutants because it is not legally required. The big NGOs say no new laws are needed. That is functional alignment. Stop the soft-ask scam. Update the law. #EndSewagePollution @RiverActionUK @sascampaigns @WaterUK