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What He Meant vs What You Heard

When World War II veteran Alec Penstone appeared on Good Morning Britain (YouTube), he said this:

“The sacrifice wasn’t worth the result that is now.”

Presenter Adil Ray asked the question we all wanted to know, “What do you mean by that, though?”

Alec replied:

“What we fought for was our freedom – but now it’s a darn sight worse than when I fought for it.”

And that’s where the questions ended: two stark sentences, no context, and a vacuum the internet immediately filled with its own assumptions.

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Don’t Solve the Housing Crisis by Creating Another Crisis

Waltham Forest Council is facing a £23 million overspend on temporary accommodation. Aa crisis that’s forcing a rethink of how and where people are housed. The council now plans to prioritise “good homes over location,” meaning more families could be moved out of the borough altogether. Sounds sensible, right?

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So, You Think Greens Don’t Represent the Working Class?

With the Green Party growing rapidly under Zack Polanski, I’m seeing the usual opposition comments about them. No attempts to actually debate policies – instead they go for personal attacks. They don’t represent the working class. That the left-wing views come from university indoctrination, and the tired cliché that as you get older, you naturally drift right.

None of that fits my story.

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Family history research made me unpatriotic

Not because I hate my country, but because it reminds me how arbitrary borders really are. I’m not just talking about DNA results that show ancient connections to Germanic Europe or Scandinavia, but more recent than that.

The more I trace my family tree, the clearer it becomes: borders are stories, not walls. I have close relatives stretching from Britain to Canada and Australia, and – judging by recent DNA matches – even second cousins with Chinese ancestry. It’s not nationality that connects me to others; it’s humanity.

Of course, I’ll celebrate the fun stuff. I’ll cheer for England in the big tournaments like anyone else. But when pride turns into obsession – when people start calling others enemies or traitors just for being from somewhere else, or because you dare to treat immigrants as fellow humans just trying to live their lives – that’s when it crosses the line.

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Thank you, Green voters of Walthamstow

Thank you to Walthamstow voters who followed a national trend and delivered more Green votes compared to 2017. A 60% increase in votes for the Greens across the country shows the public is ready for immediate climate action, a Green New Deal, and a change to our voting system. If you want to continue to push for those ideas then consider joining, https://join.greenparty.org.uk.

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ReviveFM hustings video

Here’s the video from the Walthamstow hustings, hosted by ReviveFM. I look forward to going back at some point. Due to the studio constraints, they split the two-hour show into two halves, with me and the Brexit Party candidate going first, followed by Lib Dems vs Conservatives.

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Hustings appearances before the election

Some hustings appearances for Walthamstow candidates are coming up:

DateHostLocation
Tuesday 3rd Dec
5pm-7pm 		ReviveFM Radio Online
Thursday 5th Dec
12pm-1pm 		Students Question Time Sir George Monoux College
Sunday 8th Dec
7.30pm – 8.30pm 		St Peter-in-the-forest Peterhouse Church
& Community Centre
122 Forest Rise,
London
E17 3PW