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Community workshop details for exploring how Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding can be spend. 9 March 2026. 17:30-19:30. The Redland Club, Burlington Road, Bristol BS6 6TN. For more information email communities@bristol.gov.uk

If you are a resident of Hotwells & Harbourside, Clifton, Clifton Down or Cotham wards, come along to our Area Committee workshop next Monday to decide how funding can be spent in your area!

Walking and cycling in Bristol save NHS more than £15m a year Bristol's transport supremo says there is a "clear mandate" to continue with active travel initiatives across the city

The data is clear: walking and cycling are good for our health, for the public purse, and for our cityscapes.

That's why @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social continues to push for better active travel infrastructure across our whole city.

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HOPE IS HERE 200K GREEN PARTY MEMBERS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE169GQ

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The Green Party has over 200,000 members.

More members, more councillors, more MPs.

The Green Party just keep growing.

Join us ⤵️

What a night and what a fantastic result!

Congratulations to @greenpartyhan.bsky.social and the whole campaign team on achieving this watershed moment in UK politics. I can't wait to see what Hannah gets up to in Parliament!

With all my heart I want to have Hannah with me in Parliament next week. She is not only the best candidate to beat Reform but just simply the best new MP you could wish for.

If you are voting today, choose Hannah, and tell everyone you meet to do the same! 💚💚💚🙏

'The mayor must be more ambitious and back control of our region's bus network' Green councillor Toby Wells says metro mayor Helen Godwin needs to deliver "desperately needed change"

✅ As my colleague @tobywells.bsky.social points out, "franchising is such a good idea that it was universally supported by all parties" in the mayoral elections.

❌ But now she is in power, Labour's mayor is dragging her feet.

🚌 We need better buses, not more Labour delays and broken promises.

I was a front line drug and alcohol nurse in community settings for 20+ years.
I can categorically state that the war on drugs criminalising years has categorically failed and the health-based approach to drug policy championed by Zack Polanski's Green Party offers a ray of hope in a bleak landscape

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Labour's policing minister backed overdose prevention centres in opposition. Bristol MP @carladenyer.bsky.social wrote to her asking for permission for Bristol Council to set one up. She refused.

Labour knows that drug reform is needed but won't act; instead they smear the people who do want to.

I just saw your posts in Facebook - sorry to miss you too! I suppose it's easy to do when there are hundreds of people streaming in and out, it's amazing to see.

Cllrs James Crawford and Patrick McAllister outside the Manchester Green Party office. The landlord of the building nextdoor put up a Labour Party banner, so we put up an addendum banner pointing to it saying "Can't win here!"

Good to be part of the @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social contingent supporting @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social in their by-election - working to elect the brilliant Hannah Spencer in Gorton and Denton!

Good luck @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - we're all rooting for you 💚🐕

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office It comes after Thames Valley Police said they were assessing a complaint over the alleged sharing of confidential material by the former prince with Jeffrey Epstein.

Well my day just got a whole lot brighter, how about yours?

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The Starmer Method:

> Propose Idea
> It's unpopular
> Do it anyway because "it's necessary and we're willing to make hard choices"
> Create disruption and uncertainty while starting to do Idea
> Incur all the political costs of doing Idea
> U-turn on Idea and waste the benefits
> Repeat forever

Winning power in politics is one thing. We’ve been doing a lot of work on that around here as you’ll all know…

But wielding it, making the changes that matter to people, that make a difference, doing the best that is possible, doing it with integrity… that is why we are in the game. 💚

The Labour group leader says they have filled all their allocated seats on Corporate Parenting Panel.

But one of them, Cllr Kirsty Tait, has never turned up (see image).

My colleague @sibusisot.bsky.social speaking on the awful Labour amendment to defund essential safety and public transport works on Harbour infrastructure.

Bristol has recently seen tragic deaths in the Harbour; to propose taking money away from its safety is shameful.

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Councillor Cam Hayward (Green, Knowle) speaks against the Tories trying to cut support for the most vulnerable.

@greencamhayward.bsky.social: "This Tory amendment is callous, cruel and attacks the most vulnerable in our city. The Council Tax Reduction Scheme is a vital last line of defence to shield 25,000 households in our city from a broken council tax system."

Councillor Ed Plowden, Green councillor for Windmill Hill and transport and connectivity policy committee, speaks against a Labour amendment

@edplowden.bsky.social, Green councillor for Windmill Hill and transport and connectivity policy chair, speaks against Labour Amendment 3, saying that the Park Street proposal had strong evidence provided that we could clean air and give buses priority. Labour rejected it based on vibes.

Great work, Patrick & all Bristol Greens!

Follow along with the whole meeting at the thread from @robbryher.bsky.social here!

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Councillor Patrick McAllister speaking in Bristol's budget full council meeting.

@patdbmcallister.bsky.social: "Labour has shamefully brought wrecking amendments – undermining our staff, cutting council housebuilding and defunding public transport infrastructure. They want to publicly and expensively damage the progress we are making in moving Bristol on from the bad old days."

@patdbmcallister.bsky.social: "Our Green administration is delivering a budget we can be proud of. We are investing millions into our council homes, recycling, and social care, bringing down costs and improving outcomes by keeping children closer to families, and adults independent for longer."

As Finance Chair, I am proud today to commend @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social's annual budget to Full Council.

We are bringing a balanced budget of £1.4B in revenue spending and £400M in capital for 2026/27: millions of pounds for housing, transport and communities.

The Green Party is delivering!

Councillor Tony Dyer, leader of Bristol City Council, stands to deliver his speech presenting Bristol's 2026-27 budget.

Councillor Tony Dyer, Leader of Bristol City Council, stands to present Bristol's 2026-27 balanced budget, but also states that we have a balanced plan for the council's medium term financial strategy.

Budget Meeting, Full Council - Thursday, 12th February, 2026 2.00 pm YouTube video by Bristol City Council Live (Public Meetings)

Good afternoon to all democracy, local government finance and politics lovers!

Bristol City Council is setting its annual budget today and I'll be live-posting what is happening in this thread.

The meeting starts at 2pm and could last 5 hours+!

Watch live here:
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Your council tax going up and your council services getting worse is not your local council's fault. Central government funding has been slashed so their overall money has plummeted. They're just offloading the outrage on to local officials.

Park Street traffic ban plan bites the dust Greens wanted to stop traffic driving through the road to make buses more reliable and reduce air pollution

I'm quoted at the end of this very sorry tale of evidence-free decision-making from my non-Green councillor colleagues

Park Street traffic ban plan bites the dust
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It is deeply cynical, disgusting politics by labour, again.

Blocking genuine progress because someone else is in charge.

How low can they stoop? Totally unfit for any form of public office when they put their own narrow political point scoring games above genuine public good.

Bristol labour sunk to new depths tonight. Voting against or abstaining on three sustainable transport projects, that would improve air quality, improve bus times, a safe route for children to get to school, and even improve traffic. An absolute disgrace.