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Folk-rock: album review – Julie July Band ‘Diamond Rainbows’ darrensmusicblog.com/2026/07/07/f...

Folk-rock: album review – Julie July Band ‘Diamond Rainbows’Diamond Rainbows is the fifth album from the Julie July Band and their fourth album of original material. Their first, back in 2018, was a tribute to the late Sandy Denny, representing a foundation…darrensmusicblog.com

When you launch your leadership bid with an opportunistic pitch to hard-left Corbynistas, spout off about leaving NATO and throw in vacuous soundbites about "bold politics", don't be surprised if it all comes back to bite you less than a year in. www.ft.com/content/b48b...

Folk: album review – Bity Booker ‘There’s No Song About a Stone’ darrensmusicblog.com/2026/07/02/f...

Folk: album review – Bity Booker ‘There’s No Song About a Stone’I first came across the delightful Bity Booker supporting Green Diesel in Brighton last summer. Describing her as “a London-based alt-folk singer-songwriter with beautiful songs, a sweet voice and …darrensmusicblog.com

To mark the release of her new album 'Being Serafina' (which comes out today) Tricia Duffy AKA Little Lore sat down with Ross Muir of Fabrications HQ for an in-depth look at the album and the inspiration behind the songs. Read the full interview here. www.fabricationshq.com/tricia-duffy...

Released today 12th June - the new album by Little Lore. "Being Serafina is a work that stretches the imagination and reveals a conceptual depth outside the normal approach." - RnR magazine. darrensmusicblog.com/2026/06/09/b...

Being Serafina: the stunning new album from Little Lore inspired by Tennessee WilliamsReleased: 12 June 2026 “In the 21st century it’s refreshing to know that there are still artists creating unique albums. The London-based Little Lore is a fine example of that and her latest releas…darrensmusicblog.com

There's been some lovely reviews for the forthcoming 'Being Serafina' album by Little Lore - released this week 12/6. This one from Fatea Magazine is no exception - a detailed and thoughtful review that really captures what the album is all about. www.fatea-records.co.uk/magazine/rev...

It genuinely fills my heart with hope for the future when I see things that I spent most of my adult life campaigning for as a member of the Green Party now being implemented by this Labour government and Labour local authorities. Vote Labour on May 7th. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A reason to vote Labour tomorrow: we are the only party taking the climate crisis seriously | Katie WhiteClimate action is something the vast majority of Britons agree on. But even the Greens are blocking the vital infrastructure we need to electrify Britain, says Labour MP Katie Whitewww.theguardian.com

Released this week: Double A-Side single from the forthcoming Little Lore album inspired by Tennessee Williams darrensmusicblog.com/2026/05/06/d...

Double A-Side single from the forthcoming Little Lore album inspired by Tennessee WilliamsReleased: 8th May 2026 “We were spellbound by her ability to highlight unique perspectives with her songwriting” – Maverick magazine “Duffy’s first-class writing shines through” – RnR magazine The …darrensmusicblog.com

Heading off on holiday here. I've already cast my postal vote for Labour and urge others do the same. But if you can't stand Labour I'd sooner you vote Conservative than Reform. And if you can't stand the Tories I'd sooner you vote Lib Dem than Green. Say no to divisive populism.

This could be Polanski's Salisbury moment. Previously sympathetic voters were weirded-out by Corbyn's cranky refusal to condemn Russia for the Salisbury poisoning and his reputation never recovered from that. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/zack-p...

Zack Polanski's Popularity Plummets In Wake Of Golders Green RowThe Green Party leader was slammed for appearing to criticise the police response to the incident.www.huffingtonpost.co.uk

'A former Green member of the London Assembly has denounced the “Corbynite takeover” of his former party.' Me in the JC this week. www.thejc.com/news/politic...

Green councillors hate private enterprise so much that they would rather we continued using fossil fuels and block renewable energy projects if they are operated by a private company. takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/the-green-...

Polanski is soooo unlucky. He offered breast enlargement only because he was misrepresented by the Sun. He backed the Coalition govt's austerity only because he wanted PR. He criticised Corbyn's handling of antisemitism only because he didn't have the full facts. www.newstatesman.com/the-ns-profi...

Zack Polanski is still learningThe Green leader on his journey from Lib Dem centrist to Corbyn’s heirwww.newstatesman.com

Tony Travers: In places where the Greens do take overall control, “the risk is they’ll be a very inexperienced group of councillors focused much more on national and international issues than the local things councils need to care about” www.ft.com/content/4e9c...

Is London ready for the Green Party?Zack Polanski’s leftwing populists are aiming to eat into Labour’s heartlandswww.ft.com

Populism with a human face. Just don't ask for details. "Yeah, it’s tricky" “I don’t think I could come up with a model now" “We can look at models where it’s worked and hasn’t worked" "I wasn’t following politics closely" observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Hannah Spencer: ‘MPs tell me I’ll get used to Westminster...On a stroll with her greyhounds, the Green party’s newest MP talks about how Labour lost its way, getting her hands dirty, and why parliament is ‘bonkers’observer.co.uk

So the Green Party in Norfolk don't want the pylons that will connect the new off-shore windfarms to the national grid. And they don't want solar panels either. Bunch of clowns who are not serious about renewables. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

'Industrial scale' solar farms attacked by Norfolk's GreenThe county council's Green leader says solar panels should be locally owned and put on roofs.www.bbc.co.uk

Released today: ‘Trying Not To Breathe’ fourth single from Little Lore album inspired by Tennessee Williams darrensmusicblog.com/2026/04/17/t...

‘Trying Not To Breathe’ fourth single from Little Lore album inspired by Tennessee WilliamsReleased: 17th April 2026 “We were spellbound by her ability to highlight unique perspectives with her songwriting” – Maverick magazine “Duffy’s first-class writing shines through” – RnR magazine ‘…darrensmusicblog.com

As long as you are anti-Israel absolutely ANYONE can be a candidate for the Green Party these days even - and I must stress this - even if you pleaded guilty to illegally disposing of waste less than a year ago and ordered by the court to cough up £8,000.

I keep a close eye on the Green Party because I'm genuinely alarmed at the direction it has taken and how, beneath the populist veneer, it's become a magnet for cranks and extremists. I keep a close eye on Your Party, however, purely for the comedy value. www.thenational.scot/news/2601612...

Your Party Scotland 'over' as leadership team resign en masseYOUR Party Scotland is “over” its leaders have said as they resigned from Jeremy Corbyn’s political party.www.thenational.scot

In August 1989 I travelled to Hungary as part of a group from the UK to support democracy campaigners and environmentalists in the dying days of communism. I truly hope today sees the end of Orban's autocracy and a return to post-1989 democratic values. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Hungarians vote in hard-fought election that could oust Viktor Orbán after 16 yearsRightwing leader trails in polls to Péter Magyar, despite support from JD Vance on recent visitwww.theguardian.com