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Geraldine Coggins

@geraldinecoggins.bsky.social

Green Party councillor for Altrincham since 2018

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Interesting negative voting intention data - Reform +9% in *un*popularity.

03.03.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Guardian graphic showing a change in European gas prices between 7 December and 1 March. The title reads "European gas prices have surged in response to the Iran conflict". The subtitle reads "Netherlands day-ahead contract, € per megawatt-hour". A red line on the graph steadily rises, peaking at just over 40 at the end of January, then falling again throughout February. The line steeply increases to over 44 on 1 March.

A Guardian graphic showing a change in European gas prices between 7 December and 1 March. The title reads "European gas prices have surged in response to the Iran conflict". The subtitle reads "Netherlands day-ahead contract, € per megawatt-hour". A red line on the graph steadily rises, peaking at just over 40 at the end of January, then falling again throughout February. The line steeply increases to over 44 on 1 March.

Today’s Spring Statement comes at the same time as skyrocketing oil and gas prices, following Trump’s strikes on Iran. Meanwhile, unemployment is forecast to climb to 5.3%.

There is something the UK Government could do that would help...

03.03.2026 14:49 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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‘ 2181    πŸ” 500    πŸ’¬ 75    πŸ“Œ 39
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βœ…οΈ Greens leapfrog Labour into second place in 'bombshell' poll.

βœ…οΈ Highest *ever* Green poll rating.

βœ…οΈ Only 2 points off Reform.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

*Sky/YouGov poll published 3/3/26

03.03.2026 11:16 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Trafford Greens Social Details

Trafford Greens Social Details

We’ve got a LOT to celebrate with the incredible Hannah Spencer becoming an MP and the green wave taking over the country as we hit 200,000 members πŸš€

Come join us for our monthly Trafford Green Party social this week. More details in the link πŸ‘‰ actionnetwork.org/events/traff...

03.03.2026 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Aha - Keep going past on the bus and couldn't tell what it was from that distance.

02.03.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

tell you what lads, maybe getting ourselves off gas and oil wasn't such a bad idea after all

02.03.2026 12:45 β€” πŸ‘ 270    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2
Yellow background. Pink logo says Clean Air Crowd. Text says Day 1 - Share a Mums for Lungs social media post.

Yellow background. Pink logo says Clean Air Crowd. Text says Day 1 - Share a Mums for Lungs social media post.

It's Day 1 of our 7-day #AirPollution challenge.

Thanks to everyone who signed up to take part - we're looking forward to the week ahead!

Today, we're kicking off with a super-easy social media share to help raise awareness of the need for more action on air pollution. #CleanAirCrowd

28.02.2026 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
A child wearing a breathing mask holds up a sign saying "Diesel makes kids sick".

A child wearing a breathing mask holds up a sign saying "Diesel makes kids sick".

Dieselgate should be history by now, yet it's an ongoing health scandal.

Between 2009 & 2024 excess diesel emissions caused a staggering:
πŸš— 16,000 premature deaths, &
πŸš— 30,000 cases of asthma in children.

We need dirty diesels off our roads. Sign today! bit.ly/m4l-diesel-p...

#CleanAirCrowd

26.02.2026 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This is on my long "Why is no one talking about this?" list. As usual, @greenparty.org.uk folks are though. Thanks to @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social for being one of the few speaking up.

28.02.2026 21:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Confused about Green Party drug policy? Here's a good overview.

Asusual, Greens are leading on the way, having the difficult conversations and proposing serious policies that will save people's lives and reduce crime.

28.02.2026 19:46 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Green Party drugs policy isn't about being soft on drugs. It's about being smart on drugs.

Take the market out of criminal hands. Make drug use safer when it happens. Get people help when they need it. Focus police on the traffickers causing real harm.

28.02.2026 08:44 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
WE NEED YOU
Thanks to you, hope won.
But we're not stopping here!
Thanks to you, hope
won in Manchester!
Let’s do the same in Leeds!
Each newsletter
Each door knocked
Each conversation
Each leaflet
Each survey
Each hand shaken
Each delivery round
Each calling card
WE WIN WITH YOU
Now let's win in Leeds on May 7th.
Leeds
Green Party
Promoted by Matt Rogan for Leeds Green Party c/o Goosemoor Organics, Cowthorpe, Wetherby, LS22 5EU

WE NEED YOU Thanks to you, hope won. But we're not stopping here! Thanks to you, hope won in Manchester! Let’s do the same in Leeds! Each newsletter Each door knocked Each conversation Each leaflet Each survey Each hand shaken Each delivery round Each calling card WE WIN WITH YOU Now let's win in Leeds on May 7th. Leeds Green Party Promoted by Matt Rogan for Leeds Green Party c/o Goosemoor Organics, Cowthorpe, Wetherby, LS22 5EU

History made πŸ’š

Hannah Spencer is the first Green MP in the North of England, and it happened because people stepped up and got involved.

βœŠπŸ»βœŠπŸΌβœŠπŸ½βœŠπŸΎβœŠπŸΏπŸ’š

27.02.2026 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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'Working hard used to get you a house, a nice life, holidays' The Green Party secured a big win in the Gorton and Denton by-election

Congratulations to Hannah Spencer!

We were pleased to hear Hannah speak about #AirPollution in her acceptance speech. As a candidate, she committed to working to clean up the air for GM's children, and we look forward to working with her as an MP on this. πŸ‘

27.02.2026 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We are not an island of strangers.

27.02.2026 17:47 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So much great work! If you'd like to be part of the next push: join.greenparty.org.uk

26.02.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazing, and very long day in Gorton and Denton. Something huge has happened here, even before the results are in. Going to be a looooong night!
@greenparty.org.uk

27.02.2026 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
We have betrayed the young. It's no wonder they are flocking to the green party

We have betrayed the young. It's no wonder they are flocking to the green party

Woah. Are they finally getting something?

Ps it's not just young people.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

25.02.2026 13:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1254    πŸ” 275    πŸ’¬ 86    πŸ“Œ 35

"...a few hundred votes between the party coming first and the party coming last".

Long day in Gorton and Denton today with hundreds of others. All to play for tomorrow to elect the first Green MP in the north.

25.02.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Graphic titled β€œWe think Disabled people should be allowed to make similar trips at similar speeds to non-disabled people” 
Drawings of: Left, an adult using a powerchair with a pram attached to the front, accompanying a young child riding a balance bike. Centre, a parent riding a cargo trike with four children of various ages in the front section. Right, an older adult sitting on a mobility scooter checking a phone. A toddler and older child are being towed in a cycle-type trailer behind the mobility scooter. All three adults are saying β€œNursery drop-off… school… work… prescriptions… pick up kids… visit auntie… home for dinner… swimming… bedtime – (then in bigger writing) no problem!” 
At the bottom, hashtag MobilityJustice and the Wheels for Wellbeing logo.

Graphic titled β€œWe think Disabled people should be allowed to make similar trips at similar speeds to non-disabled people” Drawings of: Left, an adult using a powerchair with a pram attached to the front, accompanying a young child riding a balance bike. Centre, a parent riding a cargo trike with four children of various ages in the front section. Right, an older adult sitting on a mobility scooter checking a phone. A toddler and older child are being towed in a cycle-type trailer behind the mobility scooter. All three adults are saying β€œNursery drop-off… school… work… prescriptions… pick up kids… visit auntie… home for dinner… swimming… bedtime – (then in bigger writing) no problem!” At the bottom, hashtag MobilityJustice and the Wheels for Wellbeing logo.

Our society expects people to be able to make journeys at certain speeds. When rules force Disabled people to go more slowly than non-disabled people doing comparable trips for no good reason,

23.02.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
Labour to come third in key byelection

Labour to come third in key byelection

You can smell the Labour Governments panic.

They're trying their hardest to discredit the new poll because it tells everyone that the alternative has well and truly arrived.

Gorton & Denton is the Green Party Vs Reform.

20.02.2026 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 636    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 18
Playgrounds would become crack dens if greens were in power policing minister says.

Playgrounds would become crack dens if greens were in power policing minister says.

Drug deaths have risen every year for 13 years.

That’s 13 years of a failed β€œwar on drugs”.

Labour should be looking at legalisation, control and regulation - not playing politics with people’s lives.

This is a public health crisis. Treat it like one. Not a game.

21.02.2026 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2400    πŸ” 632    πŸ’¬ 153    πŸ“Œ 99
Greens call on Labour government: Trafford needs grant to tackle funding crisis

Greens call on Labour government: Trafford needs grant to tackle funding crisis

Trafford is in financial crisis & we are concerned about the impact on residents. The council has asked government for a Β£20m loan. They have permission to increase council tax to 7.49%. Greens are pushing for Labour to instead seek funding. We need a grant to get us through the next 3 years.

15.02.2026 16:17 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Greens led the attempt in the Lords to stop Palestine Action being proscribed. I explain how Keir Starmer, as a lawyer, defended peace campaigners. Now as PM he bans them.

I welcome the court decision today and hope the government will let the ban drop.

13.02.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

BREAKING⚑️The High Court has just ruled that the government's draconian ban of Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a massive blow to the Home Office’s authoritarian approach. They need to stop criminalising people protesting a genocide and start ending the UK's complicity

13.02.2026 11:09 β€” πŸ‘ 816    πŸ” 216    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 13
Graphic showing changes in COβ‚‚, global temperatures and global sea levels over the last 2025 years. Steep increases are visible after the industrial revolution.

Graphic showing changes in COβ‚‚, global temperatures and global sea levels over the last 2025 years. Steep increases are visible after the industrial revolution.

Updated climate indicators graphics, now including 2025

ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...

13.02.2026 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 385    πŸ” 256    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 28
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Idling β€” Mums for Lungs Idling is a frustrating and unnecessary source of air pollution. Many parents in our network have repeatedly witnessed it happening outside schools, in town centres, playgrounds and at hospitals.

NEW: We've revamped our idling flyer with updated facts and statistics.

Over 50,000 of these have been sent out since we first launched this nearly 5 years ago! You can join the party by downloading or ordering some for free below.
#AirPollution #Idling

12.02.2026 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Air pollution and climate risks fall hardest on those with the least power to avoid them β€” that is a driver of health inequality.

Strategic authorities must align every decision on transport, housing and planning with our legal climate and clean air duties.

#CleanAir #ClimateJustice

11.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Green graphic with the heading β€œBradford District Green Party” and large text reading β€œGreen Party poll highest amongst young men.” A bar chart shows five coloured bars with percentages: 12%, 12%, 17%, 21%, and a taller green bar at 30%. Small text at the bottom left reads β€œYouGov Published 21st Jan 2026.” A green banner at the bottom says β€œjoin.greenparty.org.uk,” with the Green Party Bradford District logo in the corner.

Green graphic with the heading β€œBradford District Green Party” and large text reading β€œGreen Party poll highest amongst young men.” A bar chart shows five coloured bars with percentages: 12%, 12%, 17%, 21%, and a taller green bar at 30%. Small text at the bottom left reads β€œYouGov Published 21st Jan 2026.” A green banner at the bottom says β€œjoin.greenparty.org.uk,” with the Green Party Bradford District logo in the corner.

➑️ They said young men were all voting Reform.

❌️ They were wrong.

πŸ’š Young men want hope, not hate - and they’re finding it with the Green Party.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

11.02.2026 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 89    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1