Stephen Holman (he/him/his)

BOOM!

I agree that the right vote is now more split than it's ever been, and the political spectrum is split up more evenly nowadays

Fair comment. Certainly Farage's public profile being raised by various media organisations has enabled his views to be accepted more broadly. My main concern is they seem to have topped out at 30%ish, but if normalised further could create a broader coalition.

Agreed. It is somewhat involved because it feels radical. Not easy to put on a simple-to-understand leaflet. Needs the party's best communicators to talk about it with the cut-through messages. But the party has great communicators and will find a way for this excellent policy to get broad support.

Hannah? I can confidently say she wouldn't.

There can be no environmental justice without social, racial and economic justice. Addressing one problem almost always means that you're also chipping away at another.

Absolutely. Different things resonate with different people, and the localism aspect is easier when it's a by-election. But I do agree with the message that started with Zack but has become somewhat broader Green Party messaging.

And the important thing is that you recognise it! So thank you for that. Get too much of the "woke nonsense" or "political correctness police" when I point this stuff out. So appreciate your acknowledgement here 😊

It's a concern though. Farage and Reform get normalised by stealth if there's a much more radical right in the picture.

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*tradesperson 😉

I understand what you're saying but disagree. Zack often talks about the environment being very far down people's priorities when you can't afford the basics of life. G&D is one of the most deprived constituencies in the country. Talking about the environment would have been out of touch.

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If it wasn't Labour, they'd have been saying something about it immediately. But they didn't. Silence speaks volumes in this instance.

If it wasn't Labour, they'd have been saying something about it immediately. But they didn't. Silence speaks volumes in this instance.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Once again Reform are spreading misinformation & smears, and the press & the media seem to repeat them.. its really important that the media.. take responsibility so when Reform or Farage says something they don't just keep repeating it"👏👏👏

Pretty rare for them to lose half their vote and get pushed out into third though.

And a focus on Labour losing the by-election, rather than the Greens winning it.

Thanks so much for coming up Peter. Sorry that we didn't bump into each other!

If you say so pal. Rob Ford said what he did. The tactical voting website didn't. That's really quite different. But we're not getting anywhere here, and I'm sure we both have better things to do with our day. Have the last word if you like, but I'm off to do something constructive.

How about we pretend both of us are adults in possession of all the facts and then tell me why you're trying to convince the world that there's equivalence here.

Why don't you read Rob Ford's Substack and make your own mind up?

Problem is he did say it. It's in the public domain. You can go and check that.

💯 And it's all very quiet from the Labour Party who have been attacking the Greens in public. I wonder why? They have stooped so low.

She has no shame.

Agreed. But also deeply disturbing that the party of government will willingly lie to the electorate like this. @andrewwesternmp.bsky.social do you have any comment? You're involved in the campaign aren't you? Did you agree to this?

Care to comment on this @lucympowell.bsky.social?

SCAM LABOUR CAUGHT CREATING FAKE TACTICAL VOTING WEBSITE Screenshot of a tweet that reads: The Movement Forward | StopTheTories.vote @MVTFWD A Warning: there is no tactical voting site called "Tactical Choice" If you choose to vote tactically it's important to seek independent, impartial advice. And always check the source online, as printed leaflets could be out of date, or even intentionally misleading. #GortonAndDenton Promoted by Miles Thorpe on behalf of Hannah Spencer, both at 173 Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7QT.

On the eve of the Gorton & Denton by-election the Labour Party have invented a fake tactical voting organisation to put on their leaflets.

Lying to voters is all they have left.

All the (real) tactical voting organisations agree: only a Green vote can stop Reform on Thursday.

Is this a party that you're proud to represent?

bsky.app/profile/gree...

Petty scorn? Remember where we came in here. Children in poverty. If you want to trivialise, you go ahead. It's unbecoming of an elected official.