Dr Robyn Fawcett

Labour’s *majority* in Gorton and Denton in 2024 – just 19 months ago – was 13,000+. Tonight it got fewer than 10,000 votes total, on an almost identical turnout. In its heartland. That’s what a collapse of your core vote looks like.

Manchester Green Party graphic on a green background with hannah spencer. it’s a green win! the gorton and denton residents chose hope, not hate. here’s to change. thank you very much to all of our volunteers that helped elect hannah, our 5th Green MP and 1st in the north!

✅ Hope HAS WON!

💪 Only the GREENS can take on Farage

🇬🇧 Politics has changed forever

🪠 Hannah the Plumber is now Hannah Spencer the MP for Gorton and Denton!

🐝 The FIRST NORTHERN GREEN MP

🥀 Labour have been replaced

🚫 Reform's rise has been halted. Hate has been defeated.

Apologies to all of Hannah's customers!

Something exciting is happening. Be a part of it ⤵️

We love to see it 💚

It was a brilliant day to learn about different areas of research and talk about my own. I came away feeling inspired ✨

Today hope is back on the agenda! Phenomenal to have another Green Party MP and in seat they said was unwinnable, Mayor Mamdani creating jobs for local people and whispers of changes to student loans! As someone with over £100k debt that’s increasing rapidly despite paying chunks each month #Hope

Derby University is sleepwalking into a disaster - as the UCU has exposed The Canary speaks to the UCU chair at Derby University - as staff prepare to take strike action over redundancies

Derby University is in chaos and management caused it.

🔻 265 redundancies proposed
🔻 Nursing & early childhood studies at risk
🔻 Staff pushed through a rushed, unfair process

Show your support for staff and students on strike from tomorrow.

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One week left to apply — If you're a PhD student and would like to discuss your work, meet like-minded people, and enjoy London, then please apply before December 8th!

Almost every senior manager in UK universities seems to be making the same bet, under the misapprehension that the university is the buildings rather than the people.

Grateful to have spent 3 days on the Strictly Come Writing retreat at Gladstone’s Library, organised by @socrevdev.bsky.social .The structured time & inspiring setting helped me finish almost a full draft! Fantastic to work alongside brilliant researchers from across the UK.

If you have any friends or family that work in higher education in UK right now (or probably anywhere really) - they are NOT doing OK. Universities are being gutted. It's a horror show and I'm not even sure people outside understand this is happening. #academicsky

My 11-year-old sitting with her pile of Halloween candy, sorting it into a bar graph

We have progressed from data collection to data analysis.

The Second Green Surge Congratulations to the Greens. Doubling the size of the party in two months to 140,000+ members and leaving the Tories in the dust is no mea...

"The Greens are taking off, in part, because the main player in the new party has dithered and delayed, and then the project was almost tossed into the skip. Politics waits for no one. If there's an opportunity, someone will move on it."

Research Associate – Women’s Road Safety in Greater Manchester
0.6 FTE for 12 months
To work with my colleagues Caroline Miles and Rose Broad
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‘It’s a question of humanity’: how a small Spanish town made headlines over its immigration stance Mayor explains why Villamalea unanimously backed call to regularise undocumented migrants – across party lines

“In Spain, where the Socialist prime minister has insisted that migration is an opportunity, a surge in arrivals has helped to make the country a bright spot among Europe’s plodding economies.”

"Why is it always hard choices for our working class communities, for people living in poverty?... Why are these not tricky choices for multimillionaires and billionaires? We need to tax wealth, not work. It is time for a tax on the super-rich." ~ @zackpolanski.bsky.social on #BBCQT 💚

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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 🌱

Not only are we at record numbers of members and growing every day - this is our highest ever poll rating.

We're just getting started.

This is the politics of the 99% Vs the 1% for a country we can all afford to live in - plenty of room to grow.

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Don’t crush our right to protest! The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...

😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/do...

Nearly 3000 new members in the 24 hours since the Party Political Broadcast.

Extraordinary.

Hope is returning. 💚🚀

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The Green Party for the last few days have gained 1000 new members every single day.

We've just reached 87,000 members!!!!

Let's make hope normal again.

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Just signed up to the @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social
As a former Labour member & academic specialising in Universal Credit, I’ve been looking for a party that leads with clarity, compassion & credible policy. You’ve won me over. Looking forward to getting involved 💪🌱

Where’s Zarah?!

*Fully funded PhD studentship opportunity!* We are looking for a full-time postgrad to undertake a PhD on ‘Social Infrastructure’ using Staveley (Chesterfield) as a case study. Contact Prof. Alessio D'Angelo (project lead) for queries. Deadline 10/10/25. Follow link for more info: lnkd.in/gmP2yE9d

Ideas for Keir Tracey Emin, Jeremy Corbyn, Piers Morgan and others on what the Prime Minister should do next.

I was asked to come up with an "Idea for Keir".

Easy.

Stop arming Israel.

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