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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · 7d

@kirkleescouncil.bsky.social shouldn't pursue any arrangements with a private care provider until the Judicial Review is completed.

The Council needs to respect the legal process that is underway.

The case for privatising the homes has not yet been made.

huddersfieldhub.co.uk/judge-asks-k...

Judge asks Kirklees Council for more information over privatisation of dementia care homes - Huddersfield Hub

Campaigners took the council to a judicial review and a judge was presented with more than 900 pages of evidence

huddersfieldhub.co.uk

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · 10d

Nice piece in the Asian Standard about the new poll predicting a @greenparty.org.uk win in the Huddersfield Constituency at the next General Election. www.asianstandard.co.uk/new-poll-sho...

New poll shows Green win for Huddersfield at next General Election - Asian Standard Newspaper

Kirklees’ political make-up would look very different if a General Election took place right now, a YouGov poll has shown. By YouGov’s projections, which are based on a sample of 13,000 voters, the na...

www.asianstandard.co.uk

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · 16d

Great to see on BBC Politics North a Green Win in the Huddersfield Constituency being predicted in yet another poll at the next General Election.

Lots to do in Huddersfield before that but good news in what is largely a gloomy time for people in the UK.

youtu.be/O62KY9qnR30?...

YouGov/Sky News Poll predicts Huddersfield Win at next General Election Politics North 28 09 25

YouTube video by Andrew Cooper

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · 18d

Amongst the gloom of Reform gains yet another poll predicts a Green win in the Huddersfield Constituency at the next General Election.

Click here to donate to our Crowdfunder for the next local elections www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/kirklees-e...

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · Sep 9

@kirkleescouncil.bsky.social Labour Leader responding to my question on why the Council didn't apply for Govt funding to insulate local peoples homes.

Apparently there is a really good reason but she can't tell us what it is!
youtu.be/vaDb_2MsGI4?...

Cllr Andrew Cooper asks why Kirklees failed to secure funds to insulate homes Cabinet Mtg 9/9/25

YouTube video by Andrew Cooper

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · Sep 6

I was one of the @greenparty.org.uk nominees to the House of Lords in the last Parliament

I will not be seeking reselection in the Party's current process.

Instead I will focus on helping ensure Huddersfield elects a Green MP at the next General Election.

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · Aug 24

It is absolutely bonkers that there are plans to fill in Queensbury Tunnl when it could be made a safe accessible cycle route.

@westyorkshireca.bsky.social funding should be used to support this project.

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2540095...

Tunnel abandonment funding 'would largely cover' refurbishment cost, say campaigners

Campaigners fighting to safeguard the future of a historic railway tunnel claim that public money earmarked by the Government to abandon the…

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · Aug 19

"The Greens are a political party whose time absolutely has come. In fact, it’s overdue."

Having won one of the biggest electoral swings in British political history last year, I know how we can win voters over!

🗳 Vote by 30 Aug www.bigissue.com/news/politic...

Could a Green prime minister be in the UK's future?

Green Party leadership contender Ellie Chowns spoke to the Big Issue about why "eco-populism" isn't the way forward.

www.bigissue.com

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · Aug 13

Green Party members. Still time to vote for Ellie and Adrian in the Leadership Elections

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · Aug 12

Putin should be arrested & surrendered to the International Criminal Court as soon as he lands on US soil.

That should have happened when Netanyahu landed on US soil.

They both know they are safe with a convicted felon sitting in the Oval Office.

International Law sadly has no status in the USA

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Jul 26

Fantastic to be here in Cardiff, with @elliechowns.bsky.social and so many amazing Greens, on the road to a Senedd breakthrough and helping get Matt Youde from Grangetown elected

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Jul 10

Last month’s #heatwave killed hundreds in the UK – & we’re now entering the 2nd heatwave of the summer.

The climate crisis is here & now – & we need to do much more both to build resilience to its impacts & to cut the emissions that are driving it.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

London heatwave killed 263 people – with climate crisis to blame for most, study says

Study finds around 1,500 of the 2,300 estimated heat deaths in Europe during recent weeks were the result of the climate crisis

www.independent.co.uk

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · Jul 3

Labour, Tory and Reform stands at Local Government Association Conference.

Always suspicious of parties that mix politics with patriotism.

Politics should be about ideals, ideas and implementing them.

No flags required!

#LGAConf25

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · Jul 1

Thank you to the Independent and Green Cllrs who elected me as the Local Government Associationl Independent Group Deputy Leader.

Pleased to get 64% of the vote.

Looking forward to working with new leader Cllr Hannah Dalton and Treasurer Cllr Johnny Denis.

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Jun 29

What Carla and I have achieved as co-leaders shows what’s possible when we focus, organise and believe.

We’re ready to take that even further - uniting strategy, passion and people power to win the future.

Vote Ellie & Adrian 🌍 www.ellie-adrian-2025.org

#TogetherWeWin

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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · Jun 23

It's amazing to see so many people turning to the Green Party as their political home. Please join us if you want real hope and real change!

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Cllr Chloe Turner @minchchloe.bsky.social · Jun 22

We have a leadership election coming up in the @greenparty.org.uk It’s a strong field, but for me the future of our party clearly sits best in the hands of @elliechowns.bsky.social & @adrianramsay.bsky.social, who have shown how to win & use power to secure positive change #TogetherWeWin

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Jun 21

They said we’d never win a second seat. We proved them wrong — and then won four. 🌱
I’m proud of every Green councillor and campaigner who made that possible.
Now let’s go further. Let’s win far more — together.
Join us: www.ellie-adrian-2025.org
#TogetherWeWin

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Jun 20

From rural towns to inner cities, more people than ever are voting Green - not out of protest, but belief. Belief that politics can be different. That we can lead with purpose.

Let’s write the next chapter - together.

Join us: www.ellie-adrian-2025.org

#TogetherWeWin

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Andrew Cooper @cllrandrewcooper.bsky.social · Jun 20

⛪️We're at 95% of our Crowdfunder target to fix the Newsome Centre roof.

💸12 days to find £674!

🎯If we hit our target we get £4k from @KirkleesCouncil if we don't then we don't!

🤲Any amount gets us closer.

👛Please donate if you can.

www.spacehive.com/help-us-rais...

Help us raise our roof

The vestry roof of the Newsome Centre is in a very poor condition and needs replacing. We also need to remove the chimney which is causing structural issues,

www.spacehive.com

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Jun 18

I asked David Lammy a direct question. His response did little to reassure me.

I've written to him demanding clarity and have asked him to guarantee that any further potential military involvement in the Middle East will be subject to a free vote in Parliament.

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Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · Jun 17

The power and hope of activism must go hand in hand with electoral nous to win the change we need at the heart of our politics. Here's why I'm standing to co-lead the Green Party: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I would make the Green party a force at the heart of British politics. That’s why I’m running to be co-leader | Ellie Chowns

Adrian Ramsay and I are lifelong campaigners who know how to win elections. We will build a coalition of voters against divisive populist politics, says Ellie Chowns, the Green MP for North Herefordsh...

www.theguardian.com

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Jun 15

Wow, what an inspiring day! The biggest ever Green Party action day.

Brilliant to be building on the huge successes we've had in Suffolk and Norfolk and to be ready for the next big elections to come.

Thanks so much to everyone who was part of it

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thanks to Jonathon Porritt for backing us as the leadership team this moment demands.

Climate. Justice. Fair taxation. Peace.
We’ll lead with purpose — and never back down.
#TogetherWeWin

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · Jun 6

With nature in crisis we desperately need to enhance legal protections. Labour is planning a catastrophe – failing to deliver the affordable homes needed to address the housing crisis & weakening environmental safeguards so that greater profits can be leveraged from the devastation of nature.

Screenshot of a Guardian news article titled: "Greens claim planning bill 'dangerous', as former Starmer adviser says it will make nature protection more 'impactful'". The article reports that legal analysis of a UK planning and infrastructure bill could endanger over 5,000 protected nature sites. A highlighted box states: "Revealed: 5,000 English nature sites at risk under Labour’s planning proposals". Green Party co-leader Adrian Ramsay is quoted calling the bill dangerous, warning it gives developers a licence to bulldoze nature while failing to address housing affordability. The article notes that around 24 Labour MPs may seek amendments to strengthen environmental protections.

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