Robin Layfield (he/they) 💚 🌈 ✊🏽

@robinlayfield.bsky.social

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Coder, Councillor, Activist, Active Travel Enthusiast Green Socialist, working for Rodborough in Stroud. Let's GO! “Shock them into focus with clarity of intent” — Kae Tempest, cf Ian Rickson

A photo montage of PM Andy Burnham set against the houses of Parliament and a map of the uk. The headline reads: "Tell Andy Burnham to launch a National Commission on Electoral Reform" To the side is a statistic: 11,027 people have signed this petition so far. The petition has been created by Open Britain
Picture of a mischievous black cat making off through a market stallholders legs with a fish almost the same size as itself!
A man stands in the hatch of a small yacht near a greek island. He's smiling, suntanned and clearly had a few drinks. He's saluting me as I take the photo.
Mina the Hollower is a Switch 2 game centred on a robed mouse with a torn ear and a magic whip that can burrow underground and is tasked with restoring energy to an island filled with monsters. The cover image shows said mouse looking fierce and determined against an elaborate pattern of gold flowers and skulls with the words Mina the Hollower: Original Soundtrack Vol 1 overlaid
A poster of a cyclist being overtaken by a car. The message is: Be the reason, someone gets home safe Not luck, not skill, just a moment of slowing down Giving a little Space Showing a little Patience And choosing safety over speed Ride Responsibly - 3 feet please An otter is wearing a bike helmet and giving a thumbs up. It holds a sign saying "Share the Road, Share the care"
Cartoon version of BLÅHAJ - the IKEA blue and pink shark that has been taken to heart by the Trans community. There are two frames. In the first BLÅHAJ sits up and says "I'm tired of being nice." There are anime marks to indicate sudden loss of temper (small outlined cross shapes). In the second frame BLÅHAJ says "It's time to CHOMP CHOMP!!!" and recreates the iconic Jaws "racing upwards suddenly" — mouth open ready to chomp!
Estimated electricity demand from data centres globally in 2023 and 2030, according to scenarios laid out by a range of analysts. Some scenarios have been extrapolated one or two years forward or backwards so that they cover the same timescale. The Liebreich Associates scenario is approximate, based on estimates of % total electricity demand. Sources: IEA, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, Boston Consulting Group, Gas Exporting Countries Forum, Liebreich Associates, Semianalysis, Schneider Electric, International Data Corporation, Jeffries (2024).
Map showing 2026 election results in Makerfield constituency. Every ward is reform
Two middle aged white men stand behind a table with a green table cloth and copies of the Green Party Workers Charter. Both are wearing shades of Green. The man on the left is wearing a black t-shirt with Greens Organise on it. The Green Party Workers Charter has three broad aims: * Higher Pay - £15 minimum wage, increase in public sector pay, 1:10 pay ratio between the lowest and highest paid workers * strong rights - worker equality, better work/life balance, AI justice * collective power - implementation and expansion of the Workers Rights Act, scrapping all anti union and anti strike laws since 1979
A snapshot from a website, there is a quoted block of text that reads: “Everyday Solidarity" We cannot carry the entire weight of [the world], nor of the violence that tries to erase her. We can keep showing up in small, deliberate ways. We can return to the simple actions that don't solve everything, but soften the edges of abandonment. We can build habits that keep people in view, even when institutions and headlines look away. Advocacy, like care, is not measured in intensity, or heroism. It is measured in consistency — in what we choose to do again, and again, and again. These are the small practices, and they are the ones that hold. — Amina Mukhtar, founder of Greens for Sudan
Huel brand logo - literally the word Huel written in blocky black type
Classic it's fine dog character but instead of sitting in a burning room, they have a fire extinguisher and are putting out the flames. The caption reads: "It's NOT fine, and you have a responsibility to act."
A young golden haired Guinea pig named Leon eating on a piece of celery
A very very old and wrinkled, grey-faced man with a huge pile of grey hair spectacularly bundled on top of his head and tumbling down the sides of his face, sits at a table contemplating a dish of peas. Various plates, candles and goblets decorate the table. The count Dracula (for it is he) sits in a very elegantly carved wooden chair with an eagle symbol at the back of it.
The definition of Islamophobia: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and is a type of racism that targets expressions of Muslimness or perceived Muslimness"
Photograph of Donald Trump wearing a white baseball cap with "USA" in gold written on the front of it. The same hat he wore for the returning American dead from Iran the other day. Caption reads: "Donald Trump golfing today in his funeral hat"
An image based on the cover of the game Pokémon Pokopia: A lavishly illustrated pastoral setting featuring gardens, trees and a pond with fish in it has a large blob of green overlaid with the message in joyous multi-coloured writing: "Helen Elliott-Boult Wins in Thrupp"
A white room with gold elements everywhere: around the fireplace, the mirrors, the tables, the stair case. Opulence but no taste. This is Jeffrey Epstein's New York town house and it is gaudy AF
A man is pointing to himself and laughing. He is wearing a navy blue hooded top and blue denim jeans. He sits on a luxurious leopard-print sofa with leopard themed cushions. Across from him a woman wearing black culottes and a black T-shirt with "I heart Zack" written on it is laughing with her head backwards. Behind her is cuddly penguin and a gold palm tree. The walls have lime green colouring with hand painted pink flowers on them. There is a bookcase and a baby grand piano in the background.
A visualisation of tiny green dots on a black background. At first glance it looks like a star map but it's actually millions of BlueSky users mapped to subjects that they talk about. In the centre is a pink circle indicating my BlueSky account. Topic areas nearby are: 'British Media, Politics & Policy', 'British Progressive issues' and 'British Progressive Politics.' My account lands firmly on the last tag. There is a callout box with my avatar photograph (smiling, be-suited, bearded middle aged man on a multicolour background) and my details Robin Layfield (he/they), emojis of a green heart, a rainbow and a raised clenched fist. Below is my account summary: "Coder, councillor, activist, Active Travel Enthusiast, Green Socialist. working for Rodborough in Stroud. Let's GO! "Shock them into focus with clarity of intent" — Kae Tempest, cf Ian Rickson, 1,794 followers, 1,680 following.
A man stares into the future. He is bleach blonde and looks young, yet old. His angular features highlight a face that defined a generation. This is a picture of David Bowie of course
The cover of the book Potholes and Pavements - A bumpy ride on Britain's National Cycle Network by Laura Laker. The cover is mainly green and features s woman riding a bicycle along a very windy path.
A person sits at a park bench watching the sunset. They speak to a nearby owl and ask the question "Why is happiness so elusive?" The owl turns it's head to face them and says simply: "Because you look for it in the future instead of the present"
Cast of the Princess Pride in a scene from the movie. A man with curly dark hair, a facial scar and a moustache, stands next to a young swashbuckling here with an Errol Flynn style moustache and a waving mop of blonde hair. Next to them is the legend that is Andre the Giant all might and muscle and hugeness.
A group of people sit outside Gloucester Cathedral as part of the Defend Our Juries protest at the proscription of Palestine Action by the British Government. They are in their 60s and 70s for the most part, taking a stand because they are unafraid of the consequences.
A group of young Stroud-based XR protestors on the march. a person wearing a light grey beanie hat holds a hot pink XR flag - the flag is completely pink with the famous XR logo - an hourglass made up of two triangles in a figure 8 shape - in a black circle. Central to the photograph is a young person in a camouflage jacket with bright orange hair. They are wearing white-rimmed sunglasses and holding a microphone, next to them is a person with a camera and a backpack waving a white XR flag.
A beautifully lit pub music stage with five performers on it. The two singers are holding up a pride flag. Behind them is a huge banner that reads Los Fastidios and another that says Love Music Hate Racism. You want audio description too? Think of energetic, extremely danceable ska and two tone with lots of callbacks to Coventry in the 80s, beautiful smooth basslines and rocking guitars. Lots of call and answers with the crowd and much chanting. Just epic. 100% will see them again.
BBC Newsnight, the panel consists of four people sitting in front of a a blue and purple visual montage of buildings, except for Zack Polanki who has been positioned seated right in front of full colour portraits of Jeffrey Epstein and Prince Andrew, both men disgraced for their links (denied by them) to the exploitation and sexual abuse of children.
An image in the iconic style of Sheppard Fairey, riffing on his famous Obama / Hope image. A red, green and blue illustration of a frog wearing the american flag and looking fairly serious. All the shades are in muted tones and the message at the bottom of the image is the word "HOP".