Cargo bike enthusiast, @eradicals.bike shop owner, @carspiracy.bsky.social podcast host, software engineer and Green Party Councillor. Born at 349ppm. eradicals.bikehttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mnldjzieok2gInteresting piece from @danneidle.bsky.social on whether Britain has "run out of other people to tax". Much is right: the UK taxes ordinary and low-paid workers lightly by global standards, and you can't fund a big state from the very wealthy alone. But it overclaims where it matters. [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2026 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnldjzieok2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mlgsdnb4rs2fMy favourite thing about travelling with a bike on Avanti West Coast is not only do they make it as difficult as possible beforehand (needs to be booked way in advance because hardly any spaces, paper tickets only etc.)09 May 2026 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgsdnb4rs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mlcexyej7k2tIt's nauseating to watch the positive spin and soft balls Kuenssberg keeps tossing to Reform on the BBC's local election coverage. While seemingly only capable of asking the same negative questions of the Greens that have been addressed dozens of times already.07 May 2026 23:35 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcexyej7k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mjjdq7svfc24Blessed are the warmongers… [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Apr 2026 07:11 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjdq7svfc24https://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mg33rdjd3c2aThe Daily Mail has said it obtained "internal documents" revealing the Green Party's migration policy. As a long-term Green Party activist, I'm very familiar with the actual policy. And what the Mail describes and what the document says are two very different things. A thread 🧵02 Mar 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg33rdjd3c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mfvtinvr3k2sWith the Gorton and Denton win, our opponents have been working overtime to misrepresent Green Party drugs policy. Heroin in corner shops? Crack for kids? Let's clear this up. 🧵28 Feb 2026 08:44 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfvtinvr3k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mftfrzbg6k2eI see Reform are desperately trying to spin their crushing defeat last night as a positive. It really is anything but. They garnered just over 5,000 votes in 2024, with the Tories getting just under 3,000. Given their recent absorption of so many Tory dropouts…27 Feb 2026 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftfrzbg6k2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mftf3endms2eFor anyone who likes to quote Electoral Calculus as "polling", just a note that they're still predicting a solid Reform gain in Gorton and Denton. They maybe need to update their model…27 Feb 2026 09:21 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftf3endms2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mftelrwqt22eIn a symbol that nothing has changed from the BBC's perspective despite the Green Party's seismic win overnight, it gave its main Today 8:10am interview slot (when listenership peaks) to Heidi Alexander of the Labour Party. Naturally this allowed Heidi to frame this incredible victory as a negative.27 Feb 2026 09:12 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftelrwqt22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mfsws3t2tk2gNarrator: Labour did not have it in the bag. [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 05:05 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsws3t2tk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mfsvsznins2gA new dawn has broken, has it not? Hannah Spencer elected as the new MP for Gorton and Denton with a majority of over 4,000!27 Feb 2026 04:48 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfsvsznins2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mfslbkgq3c2tSadly no surprise to see Reform following Trump's playbook to the letter. If your hateful bile doesn't get you over the line, cry election fraud and claim the system is rigged against you. Utterly pathetic from Matt Badloss in Gorton and Denton.27 Feb 2026 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfslbkgq3c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jacklenox.com/post/3mfptfpd3rk2sOn the eve of the Gorton and Denton by-election, @itvpeston.bsky.social has spent about a third of the show talking about the Green Party, but apparently haven't invited anyone from the party on. 2 x Labour 1 x Tory 1 x Reform 0 x Green Great job, folks. 🤦🏻‍♂️25 Feb 2026 23:27 +0000at://did:plc:72iceudgepnkyn5pui5fzn5h/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfptfpd3rk2s