Portsmouth Greens

Conference is over and your committee returns with resolve to bring Green values to Portsmouth ahead of the by-election on 23/10 and the elections next year.

As Zack said last month, "Labour, we're not here to debate you. We're here to replace you."

Are you ready Portsmouth?

#GreenParty

Help us ban harmful ads in Portsmouth

Air pollution and addictions are contributing to public health crises, but as long as corporations can turn a profit, who cares?

Well we do and we're sure you do too.

Sign and share our petition today (Link In Bio)

#HarmfulAds
#Portsmouth

Highlight from the Dep Leader Speech:
Mothin Ali: "If you really want to take this country back, then join me in taking it back from the service of billionaires and towards the service of ordinary people."
Watch the speech on the Green Party YouTube Channel. (There is a BSL interpreter)
#GreenParty

The Greens plan to abolish interest payments on central bank reserve accounts As the FT reports this morning: The leader of the Green party has called for the Bank of England to stop paying interest on reserves held by commercial lenders and instead invest in public services, r...

Great to hear this from Zack Polanski today. Here's a good explanation of why it is both right and necessary.
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

Like you, we are sickened by the vile hate crime that took place in Manchester earlier today.

We stand in solidarity with the Jewish community.

Antisemitism is racism. It is not and has never been acceptable.

… and about a third of the committee cleared their schedule to play The Life Of a Showgirl on repeat until our neighbours complain.

Let us know if you have any questions (about conference, not Taylor Swift) and we'll reply when we get back.
#GreenParty
#GreenPartyConference

FINAL CALL - for #Portsmouth and surrounds. Delighted to be talking #ChangeEverything tomorrow (Wednesday) night. All welcome

www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening...

The Green Party is committed to social inclusion, diversity, and delivering a sustainable, healthier, fairer, future for all whilst protecting the environment.

Throughout my career, I’ve been guided by local authority values for serving the public interest and committing to continuous improvement and innovation to achieve the best outcomes for communities.

Together through the resident support surgeries, we can work across boundaries to re-open a healthy living centre, get community safety officers back on the street, provide activities for our youth and, above all, eradicate child poverty.

Despite this, Paulsgrove has maintained a strong local community spirit and has produced notable people in local politics, the arts, and sport. I would be proud to represent the people of Paulsgrove.

Paulsgrove is the gateway to our city, with Portsdown Hill providing recreational space and magnificent views over the Solent, but on the ground child poverty is a major issue for #Paulsgrove. Recent regeneration helped to drive down deprivation statistics, but still there's an East-West divide.

I’m Georgina Ayling, a long-standing #Portsmouth resident, committed public servant, and caring hands-on grandmother, with a strong sense of community. I have expertise and experience in public finance, modernising services, establishing housing associations, and collaborative working.
#Paulsgrove

With the upcoming by-election on October 23rd, it’s essential that Paulsgrove residents elect a councillor who will devote 100% of their time and energy to ensure that Paulsgrove’s needs come above national politics.

#Paulsgrove #Portsmouth

Labour vs the left Is Keir Starmer’s real problem a resurgent progressive politics?

Green leader Zack Polanski is quoted in the New Statesman's preview of Labour Party conference: '“Supporting the Green Party, joining or defecting to the Green Party is the best way to put pressure on the Labour government right now,”
www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...

Just a reminder that the hotel owner from Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is not a reliable source of information. Take paracetamol when you need it. Call on the government to fight climate change. And the only minority destroying this country are the rich.
#RefugeesWelcome #BelieveScience

Tickets are now live for our special event an audience with Natalie Bennett. for the launch of her book: Change Everything.
The event is Wednesday 1st October 7pm in Southsea (Link in bio). Profits will go to the Hampshire and Solent Mayoral Crowdfunder.
#GreenParty #NatalieBennett #Portsmouth

Sadiq Khan hits back at ‘racist, sexist, misogynistic and Islamophobic’ Trump Khan’s comments come after US president used speech at UN to call London mayor ‘terrible’

Zack Polanski, leader of the Green party, praised Khan’s response as “exactly what the leader of a diverse and vibrant city like London should say. These words only amplify the silence coming from those in Westminster who seem unable or unwilling to speak out”.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Reminder that there will be a protest at Lockheed Martin in Havant on October 8th.

Go to ppsc.uk for more details.

📷Spotted in Palmerston Road.

Here is the graph showing the full scale of @zackpolanski.bsky.social's impact on the party, using a true-time axis.

It shows the absolutely incredible gains the green party have made over the past week or so in membership figures!

The green party have overtaken the Liberal Democrats in membership figures!
(Including the scottish greens)

"This Labour government is no kind of green government."

@sianberry.bsky.social speaks to Sky News about Labour's baffling decision to allow a second runway at Gatwick airport.

Gatwick given green light for £2.2bn second runway plan Heidi Alexander approves expansion to allow 100,000 more flights a year

Zack Polanski on Gatwick expansion: "It ignores basic climate science, and undermines efforts to tackle the climate crisis. Labour keeps wheeling out the same nonsense about growth, but at what cost? More pollution, more noise, and no real economic benefit. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

How many more red lines will Israel cross while our government distracts us by waving the St George Flag?

We've tagged Oxfam so you can find the link to sign on their page.

#FreePalestine

@zackpolanski.bsky.social "We need more council homes, we need more investment in the NHS. I agree but none of that is the problem of migrants. The problem is multi millionaires & billionaires not paying enough tax & not enough investment in public services. Those are all political choices"

We needed this laugh right now

#TrumpProtest

Pompey Greens on the march in London today.

Labour councillors quit over 'Gaza and anti-immigration plans' and defect to Greens The Barking and Dagenham councillors form the first political opposition to Labour in the borough in over a decade

3 London Labour councillors defect to the Greens, as Labour are “refusing to take a stand on Gaza”, “adopting divisive anti-immigration rhetoric”, “supporting cuts that leave vulnerable families without support” and “failing to act on the cost-of-living crisis”. www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

7. So maybe Keir Starmer should listen to this. If you don't know what to do with power, if you have no project other than staying in office, no moral core, no plan to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable, no trace of Labour values, perhaps you should step aside for someone who does.

Cities worldwide are taking action where governments fail. Portsmouth must update its Advertising Policy to ban adverts from industries harming public health and accelerating the climate crisis, including:

Fast Food

Fossil Fuels

High-polluting vehicles (like SUVs)

And the banks which fund them!