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(He/They) british mate innit ☕ Biomed Student 🔬 Aspiring Doctor 🩺 Bi Slayer 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Humanist 🧠 Activist for a Healthier World⚕️ Peace✌️Love ❤️Plants🌹 Co-Chair South East Young Greens 🌱 https://join.greenparty.org.uk/ https://greensorganise.uk/

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Berin @berinfw.bsky.social · Jun 14

"Power at its best, is love implementing the demands of justice. And justice at its best, is love correctly everything that stands against love"

Dr Martin Luther King Jr

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Jun 14

We must never forget the 72 people who died in the Grenfell Tower.

We must change the system that was so unjust to ignore repeated alarms.

Too many people are still living in unsafe buildings because profit is being placed above people's lives.

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity with all trans and intersex people having their existence debated every time a tv host hasn't done their prep and can't think of any more questions

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 5h

Green leader Zack Polanski labelled 'breath of fresh air' after electric Question Time performance
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/zack-polanski-question-time/?utm_content=1760275200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Zack Polanski labelled 'breath of fresh air' after electric Question Time performance

Green Party leader Zack Polanski has been praised for his electric performance on BBC Question Time on Thursday night: here are the highlights.

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 6h

Out in Newham this morning with a fantastic group of campaigners working hard for their communities.
Sonia Quintero
Chae Ho Hwang
Danny Keeling
3 dedicated campaigners working hard for change

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 7h

Zack Polanski, "Reform UK's Zia Yusuf was full of b*llocks and I think it was important to call that out on #BBCQT"

"What has become clear about Reform UK, they're a bunch of cowards"

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5h

Maybe there's something in this Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill Russian bribes story....

Lots of stories about Nathan Gill and Russian bribes.

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Berin @berinfw.bsky.social · 7h

Evil granny with a eukele must be stopped from overthrowing the US government 💐🎶

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 1d

Our Greater Manchester Greens Organise launch event will take place tomorrow!

🗓️ Sunday 12th Oct
📍 Piccadilly Tap, Station Approach, M1 2GH
🕛 12-2pm
🍕 Food provided

*Sign up here to attend*
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Manchester is organising.
Get Involved.
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GREATER MANCHESTER
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LAUNCH EVENT
Sunday 12th Oct from 12-2 pm
° Piccadilly Tap, Station Approach,
Manchester, M1 2GH
BUILDING A FIGHTING, SOCIALIST GREEN PARTY
Working with the broader left
• Driving change locally and nationally

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 8h

Gaza PhD student ‘heartbroken’ as family blocked from entering the UK

Manar al-Houbi’s husband and children refused entry despite her winning a scholarship to cover tuition fees, living costs and housing for them all

www.theguardian.com

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 9h

In the UK we have Keir -island of strangers- Starmer, whose government is driving right wing anti immigrant and asylum seeker policies

In Spain, Pedro Sánchez is not only celebrating diversity, they're embracing and speaking positively about immigrants

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 16h

This Is Fascism

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💙 MaryH 💙 @maryh58.bsky.social · 1d

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11h

Parliamentary staff of colour earn £2,000 less than white colleagues, study suggests

Exclusive: Report by GMB union also finds pay disparity for women and disabled, trans, non-binary and gay staffers A race and gender pay gap among parliamentary staff means people of colour earn on average £2,000 less each year than their white counterparts, research seen by the Guardian suggests. A study due to be released this week will say that parliamentary employees who have a range of protected characteristics under equality legislation are more likely to suffer disparities in pay. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon by John Deering.

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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 1d

🚨 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: The Green Party is the "most favourable party in London" 💚

This is just the beginning. 📈

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Sue Wilson MBE @suewilson91.bsky.social · 1d

It's not enough for the government to "reconsider" new immigration rules. They need to be scrapped altogether.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Sir Sadiq Khan calls for pause on new immigration rules

The mayor of London said the changes had "moved the goalposts".

www.bbc.com

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Tax Justice UK @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social · 1d

🫵 We need you.

The fight for a wealth tax is heating up. 🔥

📨 Join our mailing list today to hear from Faiza Shaheen, Jake Atkinson & the rest of our team on how you can help us turn pressure into policy.
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Join the Tax Justice Movement - Tax Justice UK

Sign up today to receive all the latest news, analysis and opportunities to get involved in the fight for tax justice, from Faiza & the team.

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Berin @berinfw.bsky.social · 1d

a cartoon character is holding a bucket of popcorn in his mouth .

ALT: a cartoon character is holding a bucket of popcorn in his mouth .

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BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 2d

“Zack Polanski is a breath of fresh air.”

Yanis Varoufakis, former Greek Finance Minister and author of 'Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Resistance', discusses the new Green Party leader.

#Newsnight

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Michael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 2d

Richard Tice has 15-year record of supporting ‘net stupid zero’ initiatives

Tice is a fraud..

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Richard Tice has 15-year record of supporting ‘net stupid zero’ initiatives

Firms led by deputy Reform UK leader since 2011 have shown commitment to saving energy and cutting CO2 emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Berin @berinfw.bsky.social · 1d

Pepe is fighting back 🥹

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 1d

I'm 24 years old. I have a mortgage and own my own home, and I have a full time job.

But under Cass' recommendations Levy, I wouldn't be trusted with hormones if he decides to consider it.

Shows how ridiculous it all is.

These new figures come in the wake of 2024's Cass Review of gender services for children, which recommended the creation of a 'follow-through service' for 17 to 25-year-olds. Cass said this would help "ensure continuity of care and support at a potentially vulnerable stage in a trans person's journey" and "allow clinical and research follow-up data to be collected". This sparked fears that access to healthcare, such as hormone replacement therapy (HRT) would be restricted or even banned for under-25s -

QueerAF

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 2d

Are you in? 🚀

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 2d

Let’s make different political choices.

For decades now British people have been told to simply swallow austerity. They’ve been told that the NHS needs cuts, that libraries need closing and that child poverty can’t be tackled.

Greens say: Bullshit!
Join the Green Party today.

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 2d

Weird how immigration dominates every headline.

#BBCQT #BBCQuestionTime
@zackpolanski.bsky.social

Graphic. Cut out of Zack Polanski saying " Zia, do you ever think immigration is the number one problem because you spend a lot of time spreading misinformation and fear?" In speech bubble. Cut out of Zia Yusuf from Reform below.

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Dileepa Ranawake 💚 @dileeparanawake.bsky.social · 2d

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