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  While Labour bans organisations and chills free expression, with authors like Sally Rooney afraid to travel to the UK for fear of arrest under terrorism legislation, the Green Party remains committed to open, democratic debate. One party legislates against speech. The other creates space for it. That difference matters now more than ever. https://join.greenparty.org.uk/ #GreenParty #FreeSpeech #palestine #action #gaza

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  An audience with Jonathon Porrit and Rachel MillwardWhat happens next for the green movement — and for our planet? Stroud District Green Party are delighted to be bringing two hugely influential voices to Stroud for a special “Audience With” at Lansdown Hall, Stroud Jonathon Porritt — environmentalist, writer and campaigner, Green Party member for many years, and one of the UK’s most influential voices on sustainability and the environment. Rachel Millward — joint Deputy Leader of the Green P...

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  Interesting analysis from NewsCord on how the Telegraph covered the Green Party’s Zionism motion. Their piece sets out what happened when the motion’s author, Lubna Speitan, was doorstepped after she declined to comment, and questions whether the same standard would have applied to a different subject. It also carries detail you won’t find elsewhere on the motion, the war crimes referral it fed into, and the press coverage around both. Worth a read, with the primary sources it links to: http...

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  Check out Lubna Speitan’s interview with Ed Poole to learn more on the background of the Green Party Zionism is Racism motion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6IQoRYEB-MA #gaza #palestine #ZionismIsRacism #LubnaSpeitan

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  Starmer-like opportunism? Our member-led democracy is our strength. We debate, we vote, we respect the outcome, and we hold those responsible to account for the crimes named by the ICC and the ICJ. https://tribunemag.co.uk/2026/10/burnham-is-attacking-local-councils-to-defend-israel #GreenParty #gaza #palestine #ukpol

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  Dale Vince, Ecotricity founder, owner of Forest Green Rovers and Labour party donor: The application of zionism is racist. What we see in the world today, in Israel & the Middle East, that’s an application of zionism.. It doesn’t say that all that zionists are racist, that, what we’re seeing, is racism. #ZionismIsRacism #ukpol #gaza #palestine

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  One state, two statesI had an enlightening conversation with a constituent that inevitably drifted into Green politics, and a follow-up email pointed me to this: https://jezzascuriousblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/one-state-two-states.html It doesn’t resolve anything. But it does look honestly at the difficulties, whichever destination you favour. That was reflected in our conversation too. Just two people talking something difficult through. That space feels rare right now, and it’s worth protect...

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  For All Mankind. Cracking series (S01).

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  💧 Anglian Water fined £1.6m for polluting nearly 14km of the River Brain with untreated sewage. Alarms warning of the faulty valve? Ignored. Staff didn't even talk to each other. Six weeks of pollution, described in court as "organisational failure". The law allows individuals to be prosecuted for consent, connivance or neglect. Until regulators use these powers, fines remain just a cost of doing business for water firms. 🔗 https://www.gov.uk/government/news/16m...

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  I was elected as a lowly district councillor on a manifesto that clearly stated: "Trans men are men, trans women are women, and non-binary identities exist and are valid." I stand firmly behind these principles. However, I'm often asked: "Why can't members be kicked out for being transphobic?" The reality is complex but this is my personal understanding of the law, not a statement from the party. Under the Equality Act 2010, gender-critical beliefs are legally prot...

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  Andy Burnham must take stronger action on Gaza now - not just empty words. Greens have been clear all along the UK Labour government must end the genocide, ban all arms sales and sanction those responsible. #gaza #palestine #ukpol #GreenParty

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  A false news story originating in the Times was peddled by a host of right-wing outlets yesterday including GB News, the Telegraph and Express. The story was about a motion to conference allegedly calling for a ban on police carrying tasers and pepper spray.   The Green Party comms team hit back, demanding the stories be withdrawn. A statement said: The Times published a false story based on an outdated draft of a policy motion which The Times contacted us about over six weeks ago. The wordin...

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  When I was a lad....... > In 1971, 80% of seven and eight year olds got to school on their own. By 1990 it was 9%, and the fall has not stopped: more children are driven than ever, and cycling to school still barely registers. https://www.edinburghinquirer.co.uk/p/even-the-worlds-worst-cycle-lane

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  Backtrack Burnham is putting the UK on the Road to Wigan Keir.https://join.greenparty.org.uk/ #ukpol #GreenParty #BacktrackBurnham

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  Corporations and the wealthy will continue to own our politics. Backtrack Burnham thwarts change yet again. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/aug/26/burnham-political-donations-influence-elections-bill #ukpol #BacktrackBurnham

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  🌿 Did you know Nigel Farage used to vote Green? 🌿 Yes, really! Before UKIP existed, Farage cast his ballot for the Greens, way back in their late-1980s Eurosceptic era. A lot has changed since then. This article in The Political Quarterly traces the remarkable journey of the Green Party of England and Wales over the past decade. From a niche protest party to the strongest local election results in our history in 2026 (587 council seats won, 1,357 councillors, six Green-led councils, including...

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  Just caught up with Jeremy Corbyn speaking with Zack…… Even praise (sort of) for Thatcher right at the end! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRO6XuEmqR4 #ukpol #GreenParty

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  Andy Burnham's environmental credentials have worn thin fast, haven't they? 🧐 Opening the door to Rosebank & Jackdaw drilling despite Labour's 2024 manifesto pledge against new North Sea licences. Shelving Thames Water nationalisation 💧 Scrapping net-zero rules for public contracts 📄 Ditching two of Starmer's key green levies ♻️ The man who set a legally binding 2038 carbon-neutral target for Greater Manchester now oversees a government retreating on all...

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  🌿 Good news for Gloucestershire communities! 🌿 The Community Climate Adaptation Fund is now open for applications — supporting local projects that help communities prepare for and adapt to the impacts of climate change. 💰 Grants available: £2,000 – £4,999 📅 Deadline: Wednesday 30th September 2026 Whether it’s flood resilience, green infrastructure, or community-led sustainability projects, this fund could help make it happen. Find out more and apply here: 🔗 https://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk...

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  Interesting article 👀 from a GB News interview with Martin Abrams, the Green leader of Lambeth Council, backing the call to publish crime data by offenders' nationality. Contrary to my initial instinct, I'm now with him on the transparency bit. Given the current climate I think there is a need to publish the data. We need to let independent experts look at it in order to counter the lazy "immigration = crime" rhetoric. Transparency builds trust and given the IC...

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  Zack Polanski Green Party LeaderThe Holborn and St Pancras by- election will be a referendum on ending rip-off Britain. Only the Greens have a real plan for real hope and change. Keir Starmer’s legacy is not a legacy to be proud of, it is a legacy of shame - one that only the Greens can draw a line under and offer a real alternative. #GreenParty #ukpol #KeirStarmer #ZackPolanski

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  GB News has announced it's cutting up to **a third** of its workforce, as losses mount and advertisers steer clear of its toxic content. https://www.thenewworld.co.uk/rats-in-a-sack-gb-news-faces-a-swathe-of-job-cuts/ #ukpol

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  Can I just say; If you like Green policy and all the things we stand for join the party and have your say. The threat from fringe groups is real! https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/28/greens-examining-how-party-decides-policy-as-membership-triples-under-zack-polanski #GreenParty #ukpol

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  Green Party MPs seek to amend King’s SpeechMeasures to tackle the cost-of-living, climate change and inequality Hannah Spencer MP said: My Green colleagues and I are so incredibly disappointed in this King’s Speech, but it’s not a surprise. In the wake of a devastating set of local election results for the Labour Party, the Prime Minister and the government should have used this opportunity to lay out an urgent, transformative, progressive programme to redistribute wealth, tackle the nature an...

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  So Prince Harry writes an article titled "My fears for a divided kingdom" with the subtitle "We must stand against both anti-Semitism and anti-Muslim hate." But the BBC headline? "Harry warns of 'deeply troubling' rise in antisemitism in UK." Notice what got cut? The Islamophobia. The subtitle. The line where Harry writes: "anti-Muslim hatred and all forms of racism draw from the same well of division. They must be...

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  There are around 200 berths at that marina where Zack and his partner lived. Over the last 35 years, that would mean many hundreds of different boats ⛵. Apparently, only ONE ever registered for council tax 😳 whilst nine people had registered to vote at a bungalow on the property. So, Zack Polanski was one of the hundreds who didn’t realise the rules applied. The council never chased anyone there. He’s now contacting them to sort any shortfall ✅. What was sold as “Zack Polanski dodging council...

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  The establishment are losing control of the narrative, the thrashing out is increasing, the spell is breaking, the fear they feel tells them they are losing power. VOTE GREEN. https://join.greenparty.org.uk/ #ukpol #GreenParty

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  My favourite Green Party graph. Simple but VERY clear on how things are going. :) https://join.greenparty.org.uk/ #GreenParty #ukpol

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  # Blimey! On the basis of results in over 1,000 wards where the BBC has collected detailed voting data, it is estimating that if the whole of the country had had an election and those people who didn't have an election voted similarly to those who did, the outcome of the election would be as follows:- #ukpol #GreenParty

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  So, Starmer's adviser held 16 undisclosed meetings with top US tech bosses. Is that serving the public interest or securing private benefit for others in exchange for the misuse of public power? #GreenParty #ukpol