TJ Milburn

Screenshot of a quote by Green Party leader Zack Polanski from the Guardian live blog: This is exactly why we need a cap on political donations. Democracy should never be for sale. Every party should compete on ideas, not on the size of their donor spreadsheet. While Reform pockets eye-watering cheques, Greens are building a movement powered and funded by people through thousands of new members. When we win elections, it will be because of the tens of thousands of people volunteered, not the people who donated tens of thousands. If we want a politics that serves the public, not billionaire backers, then capping donations is essential. Let’s end the influence of big money and put democracy back where it belongs: in the hands of voters.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social in the Guardian responding to the £9m donation from a crypto investor to Reform UK.

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. 170,000 Green Party Members Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

The Green Party has now reached over 170,000 members!

Membership growth, polling surges, by-election wins and defections, the Green Party is making hope normal again.

Join today to be part of it ⤵️

Pass the phone… to the 40,000 Young Greens! 📲 💚

We now have the largest youth and student movement in UK politics - AND the biggest Young Greens group in Europe 🥳

This is the generation that’s done waiting. Join us. ⤵️

Yesterday, the Greens were celebrating 87,000 members.

Today, they have skyrocketed 93,000 members, making this most likely the fastest growth the party has ever seen before in terms of membership figures.

The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚

People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.

Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️

"the number of Greens across Great Britain - around 91,000 - is around 50% more than the membership of the Lib Dems"

Now is the perfect time to click join.greenparty.org.uk and help us get to 100,000!

A bar chart and line graph showing the dramatic growth in Green Party membership from 60,000 in March 2025 to 77,000 by 20 September.

Time for one of those @privateeyenews.bsky.social number crunchers.

💚People joining the Green Party💚

5 MONTHS to 2 Sept: 8,500
18 DAYS from 3 Sept to 20 Sept: 9,500

Join a rapidly growing political party and get involved today! exeter.greenparty.org.uk/go-green/

@bsky.app your age verification process doesn't work. I've tried multiple times on different days and the face scanner never loads; I've also tried using multiple cards and every time it fails. Why are you using such a useless system? Age verification is impossible

Great piece by @carolinelucas.bsky.social "It’s hard to see what moral authority Starmer can think he has to try to prevent countries like Iran from pursuing their nuclear ambitions while he upgrades our own." 👏

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.

🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

Young Greens welcome move to give them the vote - the PRSD Young Greens in Exeter are excited about the news of 16 and 17 year olds being allowed to vote, and say the government could do more

“Votes for 16 & 17 year-olds is a good move to strengthen UK democracy and representation. But the government must go further. We desperately need to shake up how we elect our politicians so that the votes of young people – and everyone else – really count." ~ Councillor Thomas Richardson #Exeter

It's International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - and just 3 days ago it was revealed that the UK is now one of the more difficult places in Europe to live as an LGBTQIA+ person. A sobering reminder that our rights can never be taken for granted. #IDAHOBIT2025

👋This is Labour signing out as anything resembling a progressive party.
🤦Inviting a fake news far-right lobby group to join you as you double down on Enoch Powell rhetoric.
💚For a compassionate & fair alternative, join us in #Exeter
exeter.greenparty.org.uk/go-green/

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2025 Results NUMBER OF GREEN COUNCILLORS MORE THAN DOUBLED IN DEVON Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

💪 HUGE congratulations to Devon Greens for going from 2 to 6 councillors on Devon County Council!

Picture of Thomas Richardson, newly elected Green Devon County councillor.

💚 First result of what is looking like a great result for the Greens in #Exeter taking the seat from Labour.
🥳 Councillor Thomas Richardson joins Devon County Council

Picture of Andy Ketchin, now Green Party councillor on Devon County Council for St David's and Haven Banks.

👊 Our candidate, now Devon County councillor, Andy Ketchin has smashed it.
💚 Landslide victory taking the seat from Labour with double their vote.

A picture of Jack Eade, new Devon County Council councillor in Exeter.

A narrow victory, but a well-earned one for our hard working candidate, now councillor, in Heavitree and Whipton Barton, @jackeade.bsky.social

Teeheehee

Now you've got us thinking about your arse bursting out of your trousers...

Er, thanks?

I've got a large PA and really struggling to find a cage that will fit 😕

Care worker Adekunle speaks in Westminster, in a huge and richly decorated room in Parliament.

I attended an important event today organised by @unisonsw.bsky.social @unison.org.uk about the injustices faced by migrant health & care workers on Tier 2 visas, often amounting to modern slavery.

Adekunle and Waetsi spoke powerfully about their experiences. Government must put a stop to this.

Private equity is a horror story for the NHS - yet one fifth of the health service budget goes to it Numerous studies have found private equity is associated with worse patient outcomes due to NHS privatisation - and 'preventable deaths'

1/5 of the health budget is being directed away from the NHS, and into private healthcare. That's 20%.

The research shows that more private use creates worse patient outcomes (Lancet).

This is daylight robbery.

www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Apparently, cheese does something to the same part of the brain as heroin, or something

Mmmm Vito Coppola, half-naked and dripping with sweat... #Strictly

Hmm also learned that you can't edit your post on Bluesky (yet?) Obvs I meant to type "hear" not "near" 🙄

It was so great to meet @sachacoward.bsky.social in Edinburgh recently and near him talk about his book 🙂

OK here's my face

Title: Gender Census 2024. Text: If you can't easily put yourself into just one of these two boxes, you are invited to take part. Two boxes, one green malachite with a Venus symbol on it, one pink rhodochrosite with a Mars symbol on it.

The 11th annual international Gender Census 2024 is now open until at least 13th June 2024!

survey.gendercensus.com

It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy.