Cllr Alex Armitage

Energy corporations do not have our interests at heart. They will extract as much wealth and power as they are allowed to.

We need to elect politicians that can stand up to corporate power, not those who are beholden to it.

Drug barons aren’t afraid of the police.

They’re afraid of @zackpolanski.bsky.social.

The Greens’ policy to legalise and regulate all drugs means that we’re the party that is toughest on crime.

The more oxygen our drugs policy gets, the more people see sense in it, the more it gets implemented, the less harm we do to the most vulnerablised folk in society.

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The problem for them is that everyone knows that our drugs laws are failing. More people are using drugs than ever, there is more drug related harm than ever. We are not winning!

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Labour attacks Green party drugs policy in Gorton and Denton byelection Online ads target Zack Polanski’s drugs stance as Labour aims to sideline Greens and consolidate anti-Reform vote

When Zoë Garbett and I wrote the Greens’ drugs policy in 2019, this is exactly what we hoped for.

Our opponents think that our policy of legal regulation is a weakness that can be exploited for political gain - but it’s backfiring.

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Had a busy week working in Aberdeen this week, but great to get out with @scottishgreens.org members in the evening, campaigning for @maggiechapman.bsky.social to get re-elected to the Scottish Parliament in May.

Maggie has been such an important voice at Holyrood and we need more like her! 💚💚💚

If John Swinney means what he says about Petrofac, we have to stop wasting time debating oil & gas while the industry expires.

Instead, let's put all our force behind investing in Aberdeen's green energy future.

I’ve been a @greenparty.org.uk activist for 10 years, now a @scottishgreens.org councillor.

I’ve knocked thousands of doors and had thousands of doorstep conversations.

The Greens weren’t so popular back then, but we always believed our hard work would pay off.

Thanks @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Human Rights now and always.

@scottishgreens.org welcomes refugees.

Shetland consultant paediatrician and councillor @alexjarmitage.bsky.social is proposing policy to “unambiguously” end prohibition of drugs in Scotland, and ensure distribution of the most dangerous drugs is controlled by health professional.

After speaking at a March for Gaza in Eastbourne today, a group of young people told me the Green Party and its new leadership team gave them hope in politics for the first time in their lives.

We now have over 20,000 Young Greens, now is the perfect time for young people to join us. 💚

Our movement knows & believes in our collective power.

110,000+ people across England and Wales getting involved in our communities to do politics differently.

A politics of community to build a country we can all afford to live in.

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This would nearly DOUBLE the UK's yearly emissions.

How does this give kids a liveable future? How does this lower bills? How does this make the UK a leader on climate resilience?

It doesn't. It makes more money for energy companies, & f❗cks up our future.

Shaetlan receives full recognition as a language SHAETLAN has finally been recognised as a language in its own right. The recognition comes after the local language was given its own ISO code by SIL Global,...

Shaetlan has finally been recognised as a language in its own right.
The recognition comes after the local language was given its own ISO code by SIL Global, the organisation that handles the international Ethnologue database has been tasked with the handling of international language ISO codes.

YouTube video by Jeremy, Storm & Vanessa On 5 Should we legalise all drugs? feat. Zack Polanski & Carole Malone | Jeremy Vine

Legalise *and* regulate drugs.

This morning on @jeremyvine.bsky.social:

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Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

Greens who want to save the world by destroying britain

As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀

Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month!

Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich.

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Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

How the Labour government would have banned the Labour movement.
My latest column.
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Lina Khan on stage at the podium

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures.

...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

The truth about the green party's booming membership

Many on the right will try and belittle and undermine what’s happening.

But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again.

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Broken equipment at Sullom Voe caused decade-long peak in emissions Shetland's methane emissions reached their highest level in a decade last year, driven by broken kit at EnQuest’s Sullom Voe terminal.

A compressor at Shetland's oil terminal broke for *nine* straight months last year, pushing the isles' entire methane emissions to a near decade high.

"It's an embarrassment for the whole community."

@alexjarmitage.bsky.social @r-dixon.bsky.social

www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/broken-...

Prohibition of drugs is a moral crusade that’s been failing for 50 years.

We need legal regulation of drugs.

If you’re a Scottish Greens member, please use your vote at conference to support drug policy reform.

Zohran on stage at the rally.

In twelve days, New Yorkers will begin to cast their ballots and face a stark choice.

A choice between democracy and oligarchy. Between a city you can afford or more of the same. Between the hope of a brighter future or a broken past.

We will choose the future.

I’m now a councillor in Shetland but my political roots are with @hackneygreenparty.bsky.social.

One conference highlight was meeting Dylan Law who’s standing to be Hackney’s next Deputy Mayor.

I spent so many years campaigning in Hackney; meeting talented folk like Dylan makes it all worthwhile!

Finally got back home to Shetland from the @greenparty.org.uk conference this morning.

The far right have been ascendant since the pandemic, but a new political movement is growing in the Greens that has the potential to change the country.

The political tide is turning.

Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism.

The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us.

The Greens say enough is enough.

Shetland joins global campaign of boycotts against genocidal regime Shetland joins global campaign of boycotts against genocidal regime - Shetland backs Green call to boycott Israel

Shetland Islands Council has backed a motion from Scottish Greens councillor @alexjarmitage.bsky.social to boycott Israel.

The islands join the Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh City Council, which voted for Green motions on boycotts last month.

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Courageous political leadership means telling an audience what they don't want to hear. Zack Polanski will never do that.

Or is it that I'm saying things the Telegraph doesn't want to hear?

I suggest they might want to avoid our Party Broadcast this evening!

Actions count louder than words; words count louder than silence.

My motion moving to divest Shetland Islands Council’s funds from the Israeli economy passed unanimously today.

I’m glad my community is speaking out and taking action against genocide.

Green Party Political Broadcast. Monday 6.25pm on ITV and 6.55pm on BBC 1.

Tax wealth.

Not work.

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