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Pete Johnson

@pedrojuk.bsky.social

Singing, not dancing. Green, but not so green. Lambeth Green Party election coordinator. Rail | active travel | sustainability | choirs | Streatham. Pro investment in new high speed rail and CLEAN power. G line electric = fun! he / him

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Greens deputy leader calls for apology from Starmer over false claims that led to death threats Mothin Ali fears for his life after anti-war protest was wrongly described as being in support of Iranian regime

Starmer, Shellbrooke, Taylor should be ashamed.
Desperate, they know their time as MPs is up so they're lashing out hoping to score some political points.
@greenparty.org.uk is going to replace them!
The majority of the UK is with me, no more illegal wars!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

05.03.2026 10:52 β€” πŸ‘ 77    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
The greens are finally coming under serious scrutiny+ and they're rattled

The greens are finally coming under serious scrutiny+ and they're rattled

Telegraph acknowledges Green Party has won a "seismic byelection."

And then there have been two polls this week showing us way in front of Labour and closing in on Reform?

Rattled? We're growing rapidly!

Join.greenparty.org.uk

04.03.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1261    πŸ” 212    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 44
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@martinabrams.bsky.social has outlined the choice Lambeth residents have in May - a choice between austerity with Labour or real change and real hope with the Greens.

04.03.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cllr Paul Valentine has praised the work of Lambeth's tackling poverty teams and asked Labour to support our amendment that invests in those services that make a difference to people's lives.

04.03.2026 20:14 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Cllr Nicole Griffiths has highlighted the disastrous human cost of Labour's cuts, and Labour's disgraceful refusal to take any responsibility for them despite being in power locally and nationally.

04.03.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Agenda for Council on Wednesday 4 March 2026, 7.00 pm | Lambeth Council

Tonight, Lambeth is holding its Budget Council, where Labour are proposing Β£100m in cuts to the services residents need.

We will be putting forward an amendment that protects the most vulnerable from the worst impacts of these cuts.

Follow live here - moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/ieListDocume...

04.03.2026 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Solidarity, Mothin πŸ’š

03.03.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 607    πŸ” 200    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 18
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Hannah Spencer MP

03.03.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 292    πŸ” 65    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 9
Bold Politics. Every week. Hope is here. It's all of us.
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski Bold Politics. Every week. Hope is here. It's all of us.

Imagine if something happened in London

03.03.2026 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Labour Deputy Leader Opposed By-Election Attack On Green Drug Policy Lucy Powell was amongΒ the Labour figures privately concerned about attacking the Greens' drug policy during the Gorton and Denton by-election campa...

The problem wasn't really the negative campaign.

The problem is that it was a smear campaign based on lies.

And still Labour aren't offering any solutions to the highest drug deaths in Europe.

Let's have *that* conversation.

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

03.03.2026 18:22 β€” πŸ‘ 894    πŸ” 248    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 12
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Trump says β€˜special relationship is obviously not what it was’ after Starmer’s refusal to back Iran strikes – UK politics live US president doubles down on criticism of the prime minister, saying β€˜he has not been helpful’

Say β€œWe think of you as a vassal state” without saying β€œWe think of you as a vassal state”…
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

03.03.2026 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 528    πŸ” 120    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 3

It's fascinating to watch cooler Labour heads like Sadiq Khan and Andy Burnham say that comparing the Greens and Reform together is a terrible tactic.

Yet Labour ministers are hourly on shows keeping up the same narrative.

The Green Party and Reform are completely the opposite!

03.03.2026 08:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1276    πŸ” 286    πŸ’¬ 99    πŸ“Œ 28
Reform 23% (-1)
Greens 21% (+4)
Labour 16% (-2)
Tories 16% (-2)
Lib Dems 14% (=)

Reform 23% (-1) Greens 21% (+4) Labour 16% (-2) Tories 16% (-2) Lib Dems 14% (=)

YouGov latest poll. A reminder that over the past year Reform's polling is usually overestimating the final vote in by-elections whereas the Green's polling underestimates it. With everything being so fucking awful you don't need to doomerise about this...enjoy the bar chart, even for a moment.

03.03.2026 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 297    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 3

Mothin stan here. The more you find out about him, the more there is to really like.
Every slur from Labour or the rw media just lowers their reputation even further.

03.03.2026 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Rachel, Zack and Mothin

Rachel, Zack and Mothin

There's nothing the establishment is more scared of them a calm, kind, thoughtful gardener who happens to be a Muslim man in politics.

We'll stand together. Solidarity Mothin.

03.03.2026 11:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1356    πŸ” 242    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 15

Keir Starmer when you were running for Labour leader you promised to introduce this legislation to stop the UK being dragged into illegal wars - it's time to show you were serious about that.

03.03.2026 11:05 β€” πŸ‘ 920    πŸ” 254    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 7

It was shocking to hear the vitriol from the US against Mr Davidson on News Agents yesterday.
Really hope that Black sufferers of Tourette's in the USA can be heard and bring some sense to the debate.

03.03.2026 12:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My Grandfather had Tourette’s. I know that he experienced prejudice and attempts to bully him. I’ve been pretty stunned that in the reaction to the Davidson episode, we’ve seen a lot of the ignorance that he, a man living his life in the mid 20th century, would have recognised only too well.

02.03.2026 09:33 β€” πŸ‘ 646    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 21    πŸ“Œ 3

Turns out lowering bills, protecting the NHS and rebuilding our public services is really popular.

This is just the beginning - people are seeing through the attacks and demanding something better.

And we're making hope normal again - together.

news.sky.com/story/greens...

03.03.2026 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2202    πŸ” 504    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 39
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Can we extract the Reform nonsense from Labour? These immigration proposals are obscene, but the government can be forced to think again.

The government's immigration proposals are an obscenity: They needlessly punish refugees, make integration basically impossible, and introduce a sliding system of administrative abuse depending on how wealthy you are iandunt.substack.com/p/can-we-ext...

02.03.2026 23:02 β€” πŸ‘ 637    πŸ” 183    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4

The blatant Islamophobia that Keir Starmer is demonstrating through smearing Mothin Ali would be shocking - but it's becoming a pattern.

Smearing a caring man of principle for standing up for peace.

02.03.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1257    πŸ” 359    πŸ’¬ 76    πŸ“Œ 15
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Plumber, Plasterer, Parliamentarian! πŸ’š

02.03.2026 17:01 β€” πŸ‘ 431    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 6
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Hope won πŸ’š

02.03.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1132    πŸ” 245    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 30
Zack and Hannah outside Big Brn

Zack and Hannah outside Big Brn

Day 1.

Hope is already feeling a lot more normal again.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

02.03.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1606    πŸ” 177    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 8
Hannah in a green jacket and pink top, with Carla Denyer MP to her right and Ellie Chowns MP on the left. All v colourful.

Hannah in a green jacket and pink top, with Carla Denyer MP to her right and Ellie Chowns MP on the left. All v colourful.

Hannah Spencer being sworn in as a Green Party MP this afternoon, after winning the Gorton & Denton by-election last week. Photo: House of Commons

02.03.2026 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 778    πŸ” 107    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 17
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Six years ago, his principles were entirely different.

02.03.2026 07:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1488    πŸ” 734    πŸ’¬ 231    πŸ“Œ 152

Everyone knows what it means, it's succinct and has been this way for ages.
Why shouldn't it keep its niche?

02.03.2026 11:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Legalising and regulating drugs is about reducing the harm and deaths caused by drug use, and treating addicts rather than criminalsing them. It is appalling that Labour and Reform are playing politics with people's lives.

01.03.2026 18:54 β€” πŸ‘ 309    πŸ” 85    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 7
Zack Polanski challenged on β€œunproductive wealth”, welfare and international relations
YouTube video by BBC Politics Zack Polanski challenged on β€œunproductive wealth”, welfare and international relations

Thanks for all the kind comments!

I do agree that the Green Party seems to be interviewed with so much more hostility than anyone else.

But you know what - bring it on. πŸ’š

youtu.be/cpVOHPYnnmE?...

28.02.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 2006    πŸ” 357    πŸ’¬ 148    πŸ“Œ 46
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Green party membership in UK passes 200,000 after byelection victory Party leader Zack Polanski says surge in numbers β€˜proves that the future of progressive politics belongs to the Greens’ The Green party said its membership has passed 200,000 this weekend in the wake of its victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection overturning a huge Labour majority. The party’s membership has tripled since September last year, when it was about 68,000, after the announcement of Zack Polanski as its new leader. Continue reading...

Green party membership in UK passes 200,000 after byelection victory

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