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Paul Ainscough

@pwea.bsky.social

Interested in developing and promoting policies for a sustainable and fair society. Time for a new kind of politics. Hard times come again no more. Politics, writing, book binding and eco projects Green Party candidate Fairfield Ward Croydon

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BME Forum calls for volunteers to help Jamaica relief efforts The Croydon BME Forum is appealing for volunteers to assist with its efforts as it co-ordinates the local response to the humanitarian crisis in Jamaica following Hurricane Meilssa. It has been con…

BME Forum calls for volunteers to help Jamaica relief efforts insidecroydon.com/2025/11/03/b...
#croydon

03.11.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Zack is the very opposite of the "big I am". It's rare to find a politician so keen to engage, to learn and to question themselves.
He won a landslide leadership election victory because we party members know how much he genuinely cares about us, our work and our mission.

29.10.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hurricane Melissa live updates: 20 dead in Haiti as Jamaicans warned recovery 'won't be easy' Most of Jamaica remains without power, as our correspondent reports floods, mudslides and

My thoughts are for all those affected. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...

29.10.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Greens got a pile of Boomers too. Go Greens!

29.10.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How MP Reed used antisemitism to discredit Labour rivals The Fraud: Keir Starmer, Morgan McSweeney and the Crisis of British Democracy, by Paul Holden, has already been a deeply impactful book which has claimed the scalp of Downing Street’s director of s…

How MP Reed used antisemitism to discredit Labour rivals insidecroydon.com/2025/10/27/h... #Croydon #TheFraud @labour-hub.bsky.social @labourlist.bsky.social @left-foot-forward.bsky.social

27.10.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Get your latest Croydon news from insidecroydon.com.
Support our #journalism at www.patreon.com/insidecroydon

#Croydon

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Over 150 new members in Croydon in the last week

Over 150 new members in Croydon in the last week

Hope is growing, and growing fast!

Last week over 150 people joined the @greenparty.org.uk in Croydon, and our national membership has more than doubled in a few months

Together we can change things for the better

Join us and let’s turn Croydon Council Green next May

23.10.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When the far-right do well the press is full of articles talking about the issues they focus on

Haven't yet seen a single press article talking about welsh independence πŸ€”

24.10.2025 12:23 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Collaspe in support for Labour and Conservatives in Wales. I am seeing the same trend in London speaking to voters. #green #byelection

24.10.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour members up and down the country are leaving that burning wreck of a party and joining the Greens.

Swindon is proof of that and we extend a warm welcome to Cllrs Tom Butcher, Repi Begum and Ian Edwards.

We’re building a new left.
Help us do it.

22.10.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 84    πŸ” 33    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

#greenparty #croydon #london

22.10.2025 13:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Private developers and landlords won’t fix our housing crisis CROYDON COMMENTARY: β€˜Abolish Landlords’ was a catchphrase at the recent Green Party conference, where it was recognised that correcting decades of failed housing policy will need a raft…

Abolish Landlords - why is having somewhere to live seen as an opportunity to make money instead of a basic human right?

@pwea.bsky.social explains what the @greenparty.org.uk housing policies are, and why they are so good for you

insidecroydon.com/2025/10/21/p...

22.10.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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'Don't tell anyone': Manager at UK's largest housing association told staff to fake fire safety files A chartered surveyor tells Sky News the consequence of the information not being available in the event of a fire could be "death or serious injury".

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Thanks

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Private developers and landlords won’t fix our housing crisis CROYDON COMMENTARY: β€˜Abolish Landlords’ was a catchphrase at the recent Green Party conference, where it was recognised that correcting decades of failed housing policy will need a raft…

Private developers and landlords won't fix our housing crisis insidecroydon.com/2025/10/21/p...

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Croydon Fairfield Halls today

19.10.2025 16:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Croydon Fairfield Halls

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Celebrate Black History Month, free dinner, CVA, Oct 22 S U B S C R I B E R A D V E R T I S E M E N T

Celebrate Black History Month, free dinner, CVA, Oct 22 insidecroydon.com/2025/10/19/c...

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Celebrate Black History Month, free dinner, CVA, Oct 22 S U B S C R I B E R A D V E R T I S E M E N T

Celebrate Black History Month, free dinner, CVA, Oct 22 insidecroydon.com/2025/10/19/c...

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This week's top posts: Kerswell takes another pay-off as she quits as council's CEO insidecroydon.com/2025/10/17/k... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #Kerswell

18.10.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Landlords and their lobbyists threw everything they had at killing this bill and still lost. Amazing news for renters everywhere who refused to back down!

15.10.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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UK must prepare for 2C of warming by 2050, government told for first time The goal is hotter and sooner than most official previous advice, and is a nod to the high chance of breaching the ambitious Paris Agreement limit. National advisers on the Climate Change Committee ho...

news.sky.com/story/uk-mus...

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Palestinian girl, 12, dies after suffering from malnutrition for months - reports Huda lost half her bodyweight in a matter of months, forcing her to be admitted to hospital. In July, she said she knew she looked unwell and that the war in Gaza had "changed" her.

news.sky.com/story/palest...

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100,000 and still growing.

13.10.2025 07:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Join us. There's never been a better time. Make the difference.

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Graph showing polling from FindOutNow
Reform are on 32% with Labour and Conservatives on 17% and Greens just behind on 15%. LibDems are on 12% with small percentages for the SNP, Plaid Cymru, and others

Graph showing polling from FindOutNow Reform are on 32% with Labour and Conservatives on 17% and Greens just behind on 15%. LibDems are on 12% with small percentages for the SNP, Plaid Cymru, and others

We aren't a protest against the old parties, we are their replacement

@greenparty.org.uk

09.10.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œYou can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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Zack Polanski: I went on Question Time - I was blown away by the response The response has been quite overwhelming.

Membership at record levels.

Polling at record levels.

Winning elections at record levels.

What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk

metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/z...

10.10.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 908    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 12
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Reform's Zia Yusuf squirms as BBC Question Time guest challenges him on immigration

Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf was left squirming under pressure on BBC Question Time after a challenge from an audience member

10.10.2025 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Croydon Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and has done virtually nothing since – despite getting Β£millions they could have spent on improvements

As @pwea.bsky.social asks, why are Conservatives and Labour ignoring one of our greatest threats?

09.10.2025 17:08 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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