South Gloucestershire Green Party

"A country we can all afford to live in"

Leader's Speech - Zack Polanski at Green Party Conference 2025 YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

Conference leadership speeches live youtube.com/live/TZx9Vng... now!

Flags in South Gloucestershire post more threat than just road safety - South Gloucestershire Green Party 1st October 2025 by South Gloucestershire Green Party Members Over recent weeks we’ve seen a spate of people putting Union Jack and St Geroge’s flags on council owned property. We’ve seen flags flying...

100% agree with my local Green Party @southglosgreens.bsky.social statement on flags 💚

We switched off from UK news in August while visiting my partner's family in Canada. Drove home from Gatwick after an overnight flight and both the motorway and our town was plastered in them. Chilling.

Zack Polanski: “We absolutely need to stop the boats” The Greens’ Zack Polanski on facing up to Reform

"We absolutely need to stop the boats,” Polanski said, “but let’s stop the boats by offering safe and legal routes to asylum and not having people clinging on to dinghies for dear life.*

www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...

Want something better and living in South Glos?

Join now to be part of an active local party join.greenparty.org.uk

🎉 GREEN BYELECTION WIN!

💚 Delighted we just won this seat in Manchester.

🙌🏼 Huge congratulations to brand new councillor Zoe Marlow and the whole team.

👉🏼 Join.greenparty.org.uk

Today - 22/09/2025 - BBC Sounds News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.

Did you hear Jenny Jones on Radio 4 The Today Programme this morning? She was highlighting the glaring incompatibility of a second runway at Gatwick with mitigating the climate crisis. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

If this resonates with you, join us to build a better future join.greenparty.org.uk

75,000 members across England and Wales!
And we've seen our member numbers in South Gloucestershire grow by more than 50% in the past year.

Join and help us make a difference where you live!
join.greenparty.org.uk

Why bus passengers (and everyone else) should back the Bus Driver Strike South Gloucestershire Green Party James Nelson argues why we should back the bus driver strike and challenge the bus companies and politicians for improvements.

Buses in our region are affected by strike action but where should we direct our anger? Not at the bus drivers, but at the bus companies and at politicians, both local and national, who have not done enough to support public control of our public services. southglos.greenparty.org.uk/2025/09/17/b...

Great to see SGC embracing new tech. While it is renewable, is it really green? What are the by-products of using biomethane?

Have you decided who you are voting for? No, well there's still time, voting is open until the 30th of August.

With Leader(s), Deputy Leader(s) and Green Party Executive to elect, now is the time to delve into what they represent and where they will take the party!

Come and work with me!

We're hiring a Head of Parliamentary Campaigns to maximise the impact of the Green MPs

If you've got a great track record of delivering high-impact campaigns and exceptional media coverage, we want to hear from you

greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

Welcome, Luke! We've got our AGM on 3rd July; do come along and meet other local Greens and help shape our plans.

Quote graphic with text reading: "The Home Office has lost the trust of all major stakeholders and must be radically reformed if it is to have a hope of rebuilding confidence". Then block text saying "No way home? It is time to remove management of immigration from the home Office" with text below reading "A report by Zoe Gardner, commissioned by Carla Denyer MP."

Whether for love, work or to flee danger - people move. Always have and always will. It's the govt's job to make it work - but instead the failing Home Office wastes taxpayer money treating migrants like criminals. Time for something new - my report with
‪@zoejardiniere.bsky.social‬ out today.

More of Keir Starmers "tough decisions."

Perfectly happy to protect the wealth of the super rich.

What about protecting nature?

We're in a biodiversity crisis - and these years we're losing are devastating.

Just 6% of homes approved in Labour’s first six months were for social rent Data from 119 English councils shows that council houses made up just 6% of planning approvals in Labour’s first half-year in office

Govt trying to tell us that the only way to tackle the housing crisis is to bulldoze over nature & local communities so developers can build build build. But what are they building - the affordable homes we need, or the ones that make them the most profit?
hyphenonline.com/2025/05/19/h...

Vote Green Today

Vote Mary for West of England Mayor! Remember to take your ID to the polling station.

A poll from YouGov showing the Green Party's Mary Page in 1st place in the West of England.

And despite Labour lying on their leaflets and saying it's a race between them & Reform with the Greens in 5th (?!) - YouGov polling suggests this is your best chance ever to deliver REAL CHANGE for the West of England. The Greens can win tomorrow.

Vote Green 🟢 in the West of England Mayor Election tomorrow!

🚍 Better, Cheaper Bus Travel
🌳 Protect Nature
🏡 Building the right homes, at the right price, in the right places!

Remember to take photo ID to the polling station.

Why is anyone still listening to Tony Blair?

Could this be the week we get a green mayor in WECA? - South Gloucestershire Green Party Could this be the week we get a Green WECA mayor? Bookies and polls are predicting a narrow Green win for our candidate Mary Page.

Please don't forget to vote on Thursday! And please vote for Mary! If you want to help Mary to win there are loads of opportunities to help tomorrow and polling day, especially in Bristol. southglos.greenparty.org.uk/2025/04/28/g...

Image shows a bar chart of YouGov polling data for the West of England mayoral contest. It shows Green Party in the lead, polling at 27%, with Labour polling second on 23%. The poll puts Reform on 18%, the Conservatives on 17%, Lib Dems on 13% and Independent on 2%.

Today's YouGov poll puts @mayorslayer.bsky.social of @greenparty.org.uk in the lead in the West of England mayor election. If you live in this area please vote on 1st May!

Interestingly, our regional mayoral election is being described as a five-way marginal, which is not a situation we've really had in the past in British politics. And pollsters and bookmakers have us narrowly in the lead so watch this space!

'Tactical voting is hindering democracy and it needs to stop' Amy Walter says we do not have to choose the least-worst option in the WECA election on May 1

"Being guilt-tripped into choosing the ‘least-worst’ option is not something I’m prepared to go along with any more, and neither are the friends I’ve spoken to. I’m voting in line with my values."

Amy in South Glos is voting for @mayorslayer.bsky.social on 1st May www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...

Don't forget that you need photo ID to vote on 1st May. Today is the last day to apply for emergency photo ID.

Could the next Mayor of the West of England be from @greenparty.org.uk? The pollsters think so, and so now do the bookies!

So, please to vote for Mary on 1st May. And please do share our social media posts and help us reach as many people as possible.

And get in touch if you want to help.

Thank you. We'll pass on your best wishes. Encouraging comments really do make a difference to all the team.

"I know there are many trans and non-binary people who will be feeling deeply worried today, caught in the midst of a media storm as they try to simply live their lives. To those people, I say: please know that I stand with you - today, tomorrow and always. The Green Party continues to support a policy of self-ID to allow trans people to live full lives free from harassment in the gender they know themselves to be. The judge emphasised in his speech that trans people are still protected under the law, but it is for government to now demonstrate how this will be achieved. I will work closely with human rights and LGBTIQA+ groups to understand the consequences of this ruling, and will not hesitate to press for changes in legislation if it is needed to protect the human rights of all.” - Carla Denyer MP, Green Party Co-leader - MP Bristol Central

I know there are many trans and non-binary people who will be feeling deeply worried today, caught in the midst of a media storm as they try to simply live their lives. Please know that I stand with you - today, tomorrow and always.

My statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling today:

Mary Page for West of England Mayor Help Mary Page the Green Party candidate win West of England Combined Authority Mayoral elections on May 1st.

👀 Wow - latest prediction for WECA election is a Green win in a five-way marginal!
www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...
Next steps:
✅️ Help deliver leaflets in South Glos; get in touch for more info
✅️ Donate to support our campaign rb.gy/fxabb1
✅️ Share our social media posts
✅️ Vote Green on 1st May

Photo shows a group of people wearing green and holding up Vote Green posters. In the foreground, Mary Page, Green Party candidate for WECA mayor, holds up a phone to take a selfie with the group.

A great day on Saturday in Stoke Park and Cheswick with @mayorslayer.bsky.social . Thank you for the warm welcome from the people we spoke with.