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I've just been talking to pasangers on #GlobalSumudFilotilla
3 ships have been intercepted

Israeli officials have threatened to detain and charge with terrorism offences
Previous passengers claim that Israeli officials have tortured detainees
Our government must act now. Platitudes are not enough!

Scary to watch the Global Sumud Flotilla being intercepted by Israeli forces - we know how brutally the Israeli military has treated those on previous flotillas.

The world is watching - the Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social must urgently step up to ensure safety of UK citizens on board

Congratulations Marina 💚🎉🎆

The Guardian: Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens leader. Zack Polanski calls mass privatisation a 'failed experiment' as report finds it has cost UK households £250 a year more Green Party Wakefield. Real Hope. Real Change.

Keir Starmer promised us all “common ownership of rail, mail, energy and water” during his 2020 leadership pitch and he isn't doing it.

Green Party Leader Zack Polanski says:

"We say water, energy and transport must be in public hands, and hands off our health service...

What international law says about Israel’s collective punishments against Palestinian civilians Punishing groups of people as a reprisal for the actions of some is prohibited under international law.

Punishing groups of people as a reprisal for the actions of some is prohibited under international law.

I just think that everybody on this planet should have the right to free housing, food & water, healthcare, education, transport, etc., and that we must fight to build a world in which those rights are fulfilled for all

One of the most pernicious lies of the British Empire was to convince itself it could conquer North America, Africa and Asia - not because it had the weapons and transport - but because it was racially superior. Hitler copied this full cloth in his Lebensraum wars

"There's people who will cook food in their own homes and take it out and feed people who are less fortunate... That's patriotism. That's love for your community. And that's standing up for British values."

Deputy Leader @mothinali.bsky.social on BBC Politics North this weekend.

Ed Poole speaks to Brighton and Hove, Queens Park by-election Green Party candidate Marina… Ed Poole speaks to Green Party candidate Marina Lademacher

"If we're really serious about tackling the problems we face, it's only the Greens that have the answer."

Marina Lademacher, our candidate for the Queen's Park by-election, speaks to @edpoole1975.bsky.social about why she's standing, and this election matters:

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What wonderful news! Congratulations @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @mothinali.bsky.social. You'll smash it 💚🎉🌟

We Were Never the Savages Racialised Sexual Violence, State Fear, and the British Art of Projection

Very good article by @hamzaegal.bsky.social. Let's dismantle institutional racism and decolonise: substack.com/inbox/post/1...

'Immigration doesn't bother me but it seems to bother everyone else' – Everyone.

This is what happens when the media runs away with Hard Right narratives.

YouTube video by KernowDamo Netherlands Refuses Sanctions on Israel — And Ministers Quit in Revolt

Netherlands Refuses Sanctions on Israel — And Ministers Quit in Revolt #DamoRants #SanctionIsrael youtu.be/jJ12nZiK_HM

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Bus stop road bypass in Camberwell with cars parked on the bus stop ‘island’

Bus stop bypass in Camberwell (with cars parked on the island). Don’t worry though not a cycleway so no social injustice here. Don’t hold your breath for Vincent Stops to petition parliament.

Not long left to vote in @greenparty.org.uk's internal elections. For the leader, my first choice is @zackpolanski.bsky.social and for the deputy, @mothinali.bsky.social. However, I have been impressed by a number of fellow deputy leadership candidates so far

No but I can do so. I also believe that another quick win is to improve walking and cycling in Thamesmead, especially to Woolwich and Abbey Wood, and to keep reviewing the area's bus routes to help all Thamesmeaders in the meantime to quickly plug into the Lizzie line

My own view is it would be better to extend the Suffragette line from Barking to Thamesmead and Abbey Wood instead of the DLR from the point of view of journey opportunities and speed, by plugging into the Elizabeth line, C2C, District line and H&C line

Hi, I made a donation and will spread the world. Maybe send my love and best wishes to you, your family and friends. May there soon be peace and justice in Palestine 🇵🇸

Dear Brenda, I hope you’re well and have been enjoying the Summer recess. You will have seen the Secretary of State's recent announcement that Councils will be allowed to sell off allotment sites to raise revenue. As you know, green spaces for people to grow food and other plants are incredibly limited in boroughs like Lewisham and there are currently 8,499 people on the Council’s allotment waiting list. Many of these people will have to wait years for a plot, with some waiting times as long as 13 years. I’m sure you would agree that it would be incredibly unfair and distressing for a resident who has waited over a decade for a green space to be told the Council is selling it off. Selling allotment sites is likely to have a disproportionate impact on marginalised residents. As the Health Foundation has found, people in more deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and younger people are less likely to have access to green space. Allotments are also vital for improving people’s wellbeing, combating loneliness and ensuring a more sustainable environment. I recognise we are facing a housing crisis here in London, but housebuilding must not threaten what precious little green space we have available. Given the numerous social, environmental and health benefits of these precious community assets, I am asking you to reassure residents with a public commitment that Lewisham Council will not sell any of its 37 allotment sites. I would be very happy to meet with you to discuss these concerns at a convenient time. Yours sincerely, Cllr Liam Shrivastava Leader of the Lewisham Green Party Group Councillor for New Cross Gate Ward London Borough of Lewisham

Following Angela Rayner's announcement that Councils will be allowed to sell off allotments and other community assets, I have today written to @brendadacres.bsky.social asking for a commitment that @lewisham.gov.uk will not sell any of its 37 allotment sites

You can say what you like about this young woman but she's got more guts than that complicit bastard Starmer and his pussyfooting media.

Sonia Sodha & @soniasodha • 1h Well, having watched the last couple of days of the Peggie v NHS Fife tribunal, I have to say the word "witch hunt" feels more apt than ever. Grim tactics deployed by NHS Fife's counsel to try and undermine women's legal rights to female-only changing facilities at work. 12 1794 683 Ill 11.2K Sonia Sodha & @soniasodha Follow At times it felt like the KC was implying people who privately share a racist joke, or who are anti-immigration, have no right to hold public-sector jobs even if it doesn't affect their professional conduct. The purity-test implications of that are pretty extraordinary. 15:39 • 29 Jul 25 • 6,348 Views 气

Imagine what Sonia Sodha would have made of it in her regular Observer pulpit if the trans doctor in the case had said a tiny fraction of the things that nurse had said…?

If I had my way, in some areas I'd only allow developers to build affordable home and/or force them to improve AT and PT infrastructure. If they didn't want to do that, the council could then employ housebuilders directly or pay a housebuilder on, say, a cost plus basis

Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters - Freedom Flotilla FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 26, 2025 Contact: Hay Sha Wiya +1-210-834-8155 media@freedomflotilla.org Israeli Military Attacks Handala in International Waters, Abducts 21 Unarmed Civilians The Freedom F...

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Can Mothin Ali Make the Greens a Working-Class Party? | Novara Media Mothin Ali cites Jeremy Corbyn as an inspiration and wants to speak up for working class communities. But can the Greens become a vehicle for leftwing politics? Craig Gent speaks to the man hoping to ...

"Meanwhile, figures seen by Novara Media suggest both Polanski and Ali’s bids for leader and deputy leader, respectively, led to spikes in new joiners to the Greens."

We need a leadership that can inspire people be active in politics, and take Greens to new people

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It's maddening to see in the Guardian's Climate Crisis section a piece on air conditioning that doesn't once explain that very efficient air-to-air heat pumps also do air conditioning. So much of the UK public remains badly informed on heating and cooling options!