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The Green Angle in Cheltenham www.cheltenham-tenant-union.com

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Congratulations Hannah Spencer and the Greens ! And thank you for showing progressive policies are popular.

Labour's right wing was rightly thrashed in Denton & Gorton - and must be punished for bringing Labour into disrepute with racist policies on migration & with austerity- style economics.

27.02.2026 05:50 β€” πŸ‘ 193    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Green party wins Gorton and Denton byelection, pushing Labour to third place in blow to Keir Starmer Hannah Spencer elected as party’s first MP in northern England, as Labour sees a 25.3% drop in vote compared to 2024

What a rare breath of deliciously fresh air. Congratulations Hannah, Zack, everyone involved in defeating Reform's naked xenophobic authoritarianism with authentic humanist hope, not with Starmer's authoritarianism-lite. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

27.02.2026 06:27 β€” πŸ‘ 655    πŸ” 134    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 11
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The Green Angle: Why Cheltenham’s New Town Council Should Be a Citizens’ Assembly. The window of opportunity is open but not for long. Do it now!

A great opportunity to do democracy differently The Green Angle on A Citizens' Assembly open.substack.com/pub/thegreen...

26.02.2026 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s an absurd anomaly that the most polluting form of transport pays not just the least - but zero tax, no VAT and no fuel duty, making it artificially cheaper than all other ways to travel.

21.02.2026 20:15 β€” πŸ‘ 67    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Why Cheltenham’s New Monkscroft Housing Project is another Financial Folly disguised as Social Progress The Green Angle On Housing

The Green Angle on Cheltenham's New Social housing flawed approach. open.substack.com/pub/thegreen...

21.02.2026 11:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Cheltenham golden valley GCHQ s114 bankrupt

Cheltenham golden valley GCHQ s114 bankrupt

Is Spy Hub Dream Bankrupting GCHQ Local Council ? #cheltenham thegreenangle.substack.com/p/a-crisis-o...

18.02.2026 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Crisis of Transparency and the True Cost of Financial Negligence in Cheltenham. Section 114 looms over Cheltenham Borough Council

Section 114 looms over Lib Dems at Cheltenham Borough Council. open.substack.com/pub/thegreen...

17.02.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm interesting, I've gone the other way. Used to be must listen but Alistair has been holding back what he knows about Labour. Rory has been defensive and chippy about the royal family. Remember his sulky breakdown on newsnight. Both are neolibs on economics.

09.02.2026 09:17 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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⏰Don't miss Guy Martin's 'House Without Bills' TONIGHT!

Monday 9 February 9pm on Channel 4

https://passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/detail/?nId=1534

#Passivhaus #Retrofit #EnergyBills #Climate #AndyBurnham #GuyMartin

International Passive House Association (iPHA) AECB

09.02.2026 07:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

(2) here is based purely on anecdote. But - judging by social media posts - there seems to be a sizeable overlap between BTL enthusiasts and crypto boosters.

05.02.2026 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2
Two black steel and oak spice shelves attached to a kitchen wall. The bottom shelf is wider than the top one, between them they are filled with herbs, spices, oils and vinegar. Beneath the shelves, on the kitchen counter, are a coffee mug, coffee beans, and a moka espresso pot.

Two black steel and oak spice shelves attached to a kitchen wall. The bottom shelf is wider than the top one, between them they are filled with herbs, spices, oils and vinegar. Beneath the shelves, on the kitchen counter, are a coffee mug, coffee beans, and a moka espresso pot.

Three stacks of narrow spice shelves on a kitchen counter. They are all constructed with a steel frame incorporating a guard rail and a solid oak shelf. One stack has a grey/silver steel frame, another is white, and the third is black.

Three stacks of narrow spice shelves on a kitchen counter. They are all constructed with a steel frame incorporating a guard rail and a solid oak shelf. One stack has a grey/silver steel frame, another is white, and the third is black.

shameless self promotion, but just had another amazing review for these shelves and it makes my shriveled cynical heart sing with joy

stock a little low again, if the weather is conducive to welding tomorrow will have more by end of week

customsawdustco.etsy.com/uk/listing/4...

19.01.2026 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scrap Palantir UK contracts over Mandelson links, Zack Polanski demands ZACK Polanski has demanded that the UK Government scraps its contracts with Palantir, amid mounting questions over Peter Mandelson’s role in…

Get Palantir out of the UK.

Protect our NHS.

Protect our country.

www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...

05.02.2026 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2815    πŸ” 924    πŸ’¬ 87    πŸ“Œ 50

The CBI did some fantastic analysis on this topic - their conclusion was that if we do not arrest the decline of nature in our country, within ten years we’ll suffer an economic decline on a par with Brexit. Our economies (of the world) and nature are joined at the hip.

05.02.2026 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Welcome to Gorton-Denton Green Party - Gorton & Denton Green Party Hannah Spencer for Gorton & Denton | Green Party Skip to main content Real Hope. Real Change. Only a Vote for Hannah Spencer Can Stop Reform In Gorton & Abbey Hey, Denton, Levenshulme, Longsight and B...

If you can get to Manchester, great!

If you can't, you can still help to make sure Hannah Spencer beats the Reform candidate and becomes the next wonderful MP for Gorton & Denton

Here's the page to make your contribution:

gorton-denton.greenparty.org.uk?link_id=1&ca...

05.02.2026 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

William Nordhaus received the Nobel Memorial Prize for these flawed economic models, and Bjorn Lomborg built a highly lucrative career on them.
They told rich and powerful people what they wanted to hear.
While helping to consign us all to catastrophe.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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The β€œGreen” Mask: Why Gloucestershire’s New Nature Strategy is Compliance, Not Leadership Last month, Gloucestershire County Council’s cabinet, guided by Cabinet Member for Nature, Climate and Waste Reduction, Cllr Martin Horwood gave a β€œgreen light” to the Local Nature Recovery Strategy (...

open.substack.com/pub/thegreen...

05.02.2026 10:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greens Mean Business in Gloucestershire Lib Dem Tech hype puts corporate profits before people and planet

Greens Mean Business In Gloucestershire. Prioritising local people over corporate profits. The Lib Dems don't. Reform won't. Well, someone's got to. substack.com/home/post/p-...

03.02.2026 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Start from where you are. Use what you've got. Do what you can. This is a journey not a destination.

01.02.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Drugs policy approach needs to change, Zack Polanski says The Green Party leader of England and Wales says there needs to be a "public health approach" as he reiterates his backing for the legalisation of drugs.

Drugs policy approach needs to change, Zack Polanski says

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Streets of Minneapolis (Lyric Video) | Bruce Springsteen Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voiceSinging through the bloody mistWe’ll take our stand for this landAnd the stranger in our midstHere in our home they killed and roamedIn the winter of ’26We’ll reme...

Nice one Bruce. brucespringsteen.net/news/2026/st...

31.01.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cheltenham Council’s Hidden Budget Crisis Lib Dems Accused of Fudging Figures.

In Cheltenham a financial storm is brewing at the Liberal Democrat-controlled Borough Council – and almost nobody in opposition seems willing to call it out garyclarke496118.substack.com/p/cheltenham...

01.02.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Alternatively, lets pay people fairly, protect them from predatory housing costs and have them pay their Β£3 bus fare themselves. People want real change not gimmicks.

17.01.2026 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
"Over the course of the last century, the number of 
workers employed in industry and in the farm sector has 
collapsed dramatically. At the same time, professional, 
managerial, clerical, and sales workers tripled, growing 
from one-quarter to three-quarters of total employment:' 

In other words, productive jobs have been largely automated 
away. But rather than allowing a massive reduction of working 
hours to free the world's population to pursue their own projects, 
pleasures and ideas, we have seen the ballooning of the admin 
sector, up to and including the creation of whole new industries 
like financial services or telemarketing, or the unprecedented 
expansion of sectors like corporate law, human resources and PR."

"And these numbers do not even reflect all those whose job 
is to provide administrative, technical, or security support for 
these industries These are what I propose to call Bullshit Jobs."
....
.  - David Graeber

"Over the course of the last century, the number of workers employed in industry and in the farm sector has collapsed dramatically. At the same time, professional, managerial, clerical, and sales workers tripled, growing from one-quarter to three-quarters of total employment:' In other words, productive jobs have been largely automated away. But rather than allowing a massive reduction of working hours to free the world's population to pursue their own projects, pleasures and ideas, we have seen the ballooning of the admin sector, up to and including the creation of whole new industries like financial services or telemarketing, or the unprecedented expansion of sectors like corporate law, human resources and PR." "And these numbers do not even reflect all those whose job is to provide administrative, technical, or security support for these industries These are what I propose to call Bullshit Jobs." .... . - David Graeber

Why are we not working 15-hours a week as John Maynard Keynes predicted?

This is related to what David Graeber calls: 'Bullshit Jobs.'

16.01.2026 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 103    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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A brilliant debut from Mothin Ali on #AnyQuestions tonight.

From our deputy leaders to our councillors and members across the country, our movement is growing fast - and it’s unstoppable.

Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

16.01.2026 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 272    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 2
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski

Another great episode of The Traitors.

In completely unrelated news, here's this week's podcast on Reform and Russia.

youtu.be/43m0LKNDz6M

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She's playing another game. Publicity for her books. #theTraitors

14.01.2026 21:09 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Some personnel have been advised to leave the US military’s Al Udeid airbase in Qatar by Wednesday evening, three unnamed diplomats tell Reuters news agency.

πŸ”΄ LIVE updates: aje.io/r42q11

14.01.2026 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 95    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 13

And yet American protesters on American soil get a bullet in the face

13.01.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Most significant stat was the number of people who just were not going to vote at all. Turnout in some wards less than 20%. Surprising to me is that Reform had no luck getting the disaffected out either.

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