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Photo of Zack Polanski. Text: Natasha Walter: why young women are flocking to the Greens

‘It feels good – and quite strange – to think I could vote for what I believe in…’

@natashawalter.bsky.social reports on why young women are flocking to @greenparty.org.uk, won over by @zackpolanski.bsky.social’s stance on topics such as Palestine, refugee rights and economic injustice 🌱

The interviewer asks @zackpolanski.bsky.social if he's worried about splitting the left vote & whether the best way to beat the right is to vote Labour.

Zack: "The idea that the Labour party are on the left is completely incoherent"

Super excited to feature in the @macrodosepod.bsky.social book club!

If you're not already subscribed and waiting each Wednesday morning with baited breath for the next episode you should be!

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Ad Nauseam It's a banner year for fly-posting advertisements, writes Hugh Davies

It's a banner year for fly-posting advertisements, Hugh Davies suggests in our latest Substack post open.substack.com/pub/chiltern...

Thames Water wants permission to pollute Britain's rivers until 2040. No, seriously Thames Water – Britain's largest water utility – has asked the industry regulator to exempt it from some pollution requirements.

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Thames Water creditors are reportedly asking the regulator, Ofwat, for permission to avoid full pollution compliance until 2035-2040 in exchange for a debt write-down.

More excuses to dump waste into our waters The Green Party stands firmly against it.
#WaterNationalisationNow

Continuing on with austerity will only make things worse; the numerous cuts to our public services and communities are a large reason why we're in this mess in the first place.

What we really need is adequate investment and wealth redistribution.

Sign up, follow @flightfreeuk.bsky.social and join the pledge to holiday flight-free for a year!

Reducing flights is one of the best things an individual can do to reduce their carbon footprint, and helps reduce the need for airport expansion every government champions for “growth”

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE HAPPY DIWALI Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Happy Diwali, Diwali hapus, शुभ दीपावली.

We recommend this amazing video by economist Richard Murphy as he explains how government debt truly works.

Inequality affects us all. Whether you're a cleaner or a small business trying to get by, wealth and assets are increasingly ending up in the hands of a small few whilst everyone else feels the squeeze. Enough is enough. #TaxWealthNotWork

The Green Party has just overtaken the Conservatives in members.

The movement is growing as more and more people seek a politics of hope, not "sacrifices" and despair.

Let's make hope normal again. join.greenparty.org.uk

Labour’s housing hypocrisy: councils serve almost 200 households with no-fault eviction notices Exclusive: firms run by five of the party’s councils have used legal loophole to serve section 21 notices

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Companies run by five Labour-led councils have been using a legal loophole to serve eviction notices to almost 200 households, despite election promises to end no-fault evictions (Section 21).

Housing is not a privilege, it is a human right, so why don't we treat it that way?

"These are not normal circumstances: these games are taking place in the context of thousands of civilians being killed in Gaza, the illegal occupation of Palestinian land, and the upholding of a system of apartheid." Mothin Ali Green Party Co-Deputy Leader REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party. both at PO Box 78066 London SE16 9QG

"We need a sporting and cultural boycott of all Israeli teams, like we saw for South African teams under apartheid."

@mothinali.bsky.social responds to Maccabi Tel Aviv fans being banned from attending a football game against Aston Villa.

Everything is too expensive and nothing works.

Privatisation has been a resounding failure…but we can fix it.
Let’s take rail, mail, water and energy back into public ownership.

Let’s pull the country out of this corporate greed crisis for good!

The e-book of Paul Holden’s FRAUD is now available from @orbooks.bsky.social! Read it weeks before the print edition is available (November 13) orbooks.com/catalog/the-...

Actually look back in time and you'll find that Britain has always had a history of immigration; it has been our ability to adapt to that which has made us so resilient throughout the millennia.

Don't let hatred and fear divide our communities; only unity can demand real change.

We're facing a crisis of inequality in this country, with our social housing in crucial need of long-term investment to secure warm, safe homes for those most in need.

A warm home is your right; a cold home is a political choice. The government must make different ones.

Aerial view of a large suburban area filled with rows of houses stretching into the distance, tinted in Green Party colours. Over the image, bold white and green text reads: “REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOMES.” The Green Party logo appears at the bottom with small text stating it is promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party.

Leaked plans show the government wants to cut its affordable housing targets.

At a time when rents are soaring and families are struggling, that’s the last thing Britain needs.

We need homes people can actually afford — not just more empty Labour promises.

Let the world see the true devastation.

The planet has reached its first catastrophic climate tipping point.

160 scientists from 23 countries warn that unless global heating is cut to 1.2°C as fast as possible, warm-water coral reefs will vanish “at any meaningful scale.”

The science is clear: We need to act now.

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

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Analysis by the insurance industry reveals that millions more homes in Great Britain face devastating flood risks, with some areas potentially becoming uninsurable and needing to be abandoned due to climate breakdown.

These are the inevitable consequences of climate inaction.

“Graphic showing Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice in a blue suit speaking, with the word ‘CLOSED!’ in bold red and white text across the image. Behind him, faded images depict a hospital corridor and healthcare workers. The Green Party logo and imprint appear at the bottom.”

Reform UK want to take public spending down to 35% of GDP — that’s a £275 billion cut, the equivalent of shutting down the NHS.

The Green Party knows the only way to rebuild our communities is by investing in our public services, not running them down and flogging them off to the private sector.

“One day everyone will have always been against [the genocide in Gaza]”

– Omar El Akkad

Yet it’s worth remembering that, as early as 6 weeks into Israel’s atrocity exhibition, The Green Party was calling out MPs who voted against a resolution calling for a ceasefire

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

Between 2010 and 2023, around 1,200 youth clubs were closed, not only resulting in the loss of 4,500 jobs but also having an effect on vital youth development.

This is the legacy of austerity, and we mustn't let future politicians get away with it again.
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A ceasefire is not a final victory.
Far from it.

2 years of genocide and a century of anti colonial struggle.
Palestinians need to be at the centre of what happens next and what happens next must strive to right the wrongs they have been forced to endure.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@mothinali.bsky.social

Complicit Fearless and forensic, this incendiary indictment from one of Britain’s most celebrated political journalists lays bare the full extent of British complicity in the destruction of Gaza. In a gripping...

COMPLICIT: Britain's Role in the Destruction of Gaza by ⁦‪Peter Oborne is now available to e-book buyers (the paperback takes a bit longer).

Get yours direct from the publisher @orbooks.bsky.social: orbooks.com/catalog/comp...

MILESTONE: Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader 💚