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END THE GENOCIDE Image credit: Hosny Salah Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
The UK government has confirmed it will finally recognise the state of Palestine - a welcome step.
But this must be accompanied by real, concrete actions to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza, including boycotts, sanctions and the end of arms sales to Israel.
Donald Trump sparked outrage worldwide with his shocking display of bullying at Friday's Oval office meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelensky. Now, over 145,000 of us are calling to cancel his second UK state visit - will you join the backlash too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
05.03.2025 08:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0At last night’s Southend City Council 2025 Budget meeting, I pushed for more tree planting and sustainable drainage in upcoming footway repairs.
More trees = cleaner air, cooler streets & a healthier environment. 🌿 Plus, modern drainage is a must to tackle flooding! 🌧️
We've got a Christmas message for you. 💚
Food banks are here to provide a warm welcome, a cuppa and emergency food for anyone who needs it this winter.
If you can, please donate to support us 👉 www.trussell.org.uk/hope
Carers allowance consultation out from the Govt today, but I am concerned it may not be able to address the big cause (I hope to be wrong)...
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Text reads: 'Apply by 21 December to get the Winter Fuel Payment'
To get this year’s Winter Fuel Payment, you need to apply for Pension Credit before 21 December.
Check if you’re eligible and find out how to apply ⤵️
www.citizensadvice.org.uk/benefits/hel...
Promotional graphic for Citizens Advice Data Insights event titled "Spotlight on Gender" featuring Jess Phillips MP, discussing systemic challenges faced by women and girls. Scheduled for December 6, from 12 to 1 p.m. #CADataInsights at the bottom right.
What are the key drivers of gender inequality, and how can we protect women and girls?
We'll be joined by
@jessphillipsmp.bsky.social on 6 December to explore our data and discuss the urgent action needed.
Join us ⤵️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/citizens-a...
The NHS is facing a “quad-demic” of health emergencies as it heads into winter.
Four different illnesses:-
▪️’Flu
▪️Covid
▪️Norovirus
▪️Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
So true.
03.12.2024 20:39 — 👍 4145 🔁 642 💬 114 📌 32📺 "He's been unable to tell a compelling story."
@carolinelucas.bsky.social discusses Keir Starmer's first five months in office on BBC Newsnight.
Food Banks do indeed seem to have been entirely normalised. They are not normal. A Labour government should at least be having the aspiration to send them back to pre-Tory levels.
researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/CB...
Ableds are going to have to get over the wishful thinking that assisted dying systems are rigorous, or at least see that even if they are, in the absence of proper supports for disabled people and better cultural attitudes about disability, they still constitute coercion.
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Two digital vans drive over Westminster Bridge in London. Big Ben and Parliament is visible in the background. The first van has text on it which reads 'Thousands of people, charities and food banks are calling for urgent action. Together, we can end hunger and hardship.
🚚 Our messages are being delivered straight to government!
Millions of people are turning to food banks because Universal Credit is falling short.
📰 But it doesn't have to be this way. We delivered the news to the UK government that it's time to act on hunger and hardship.
Starting with men, we must address the attitudes & behaviours that contribute to a fear of violence for women. @southendcouncil It only takes one man to speak out as women and their experiences are ignored #SilenceIsCollusion www.whiteribbon.org.uk/wrd24
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REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. International day for the ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women & Girls.
Every 10 minutes, partners and family members killed a woman intentionally in 2023.
The Green Party would make misogyny a hate crime across the UK and increase the police’s capacity to deal with domestic violence.
We wish we could eradicate ‘just a’ from NHS vocabulary.
Every single person plays their part, and it couldn’t happen without everyone.
Help us get justice for 3.6 million #WASPI women not properly told about increases to their State Pension age. Retirement plans shattered. #DWP at fault. Sign our petition to get the Government to act.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Light blue, pink, and white candles on a black background, arranged in the order of the Transgender Pride flag. Beneath, the text "TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE NOVEMBER 20" is displayed.
Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance.
Remember those who have been killed, injured, abused, tortured for being who they are.
Remember those who have taken their own lives because they could not live in a world where they could not be themselves.
Remember them. And make the world remember them.
A simple green graphic with the words 'ending hunger together', together is highlighted in white and underlined.
Hello Bluesky! 👋 We're an anti-poverty charity and community of food banks working to end hunger together 💚
People are turning to food banks because they don’t have enough money to live on. But we know that a future without food banks is possible, and we all have a part to play.
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. TRANS RIGHTS = HUMAN RIGHTS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London
Today, on Transgender Day of Remembrance, we honour the transgender lives lost to violence.
It’s alarming that rhetoric that fuels transphobia is still rife within our society and politics.
The Green Party fully stands by transgender people and supports their rights.
Grateful to see so many of members of the disability community successfully transition from that other app 🤗
Let us know who else in the disability justice, racial justice, intersectional, and abolitionist spaces we should connect with and where to find them on Bluesky!
To the hospital cleaners
Thank you x
The number of women waiting for gynaecology care in England has more than doubled in the last 5 years.
That’s more than 760,000 people waiting right now.
We must encourage the Government to fix this urgently.
www.itv.com/watch/news/d...
Watch the full Martin Lewis Money Show Council Tax cost cutting special on ITVX
www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
When a respected reporter asked Sir Keir Starmer ,on his flight to a world summit in Rio de Janerio ,about #WASPI women he said “The DWP secretary will be making a statement on this in the not too distant future.”
www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
School child stood in front of a whiteboard that reads: Child poverty is a political choice
📈 More than one in three children are living in poverty in the UK.
🤑 Meanwhile, the richest 1% keep getting richer.
🤯 The Government could tax wealth fairly to close the inequality gap and scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap. They are choosing not to.
💚 Congratulations, Caroline!
🇪🇺 The Green Party is clear, we should rejoin the Customs Union and Single Market to help repair our relationship with our closest neighbours and look to rejoin the EU as soon as the time is right.
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Get Southend-on-sea to enforce their code of conduct and have Cllr Burton sanctioned for his actions
