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Proud to be Green & Woke Free Palestine & Ukraine - end the genocide. Sanction Israel & Russia. Rejoin EU. #BackZack Make change happen, join us! https://greenparty.org.uk

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Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · May 13

Do we want the UK to be like the US political circus where the only thing that matters is who has the most money? Please help stop this happening here by signing and sharing.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Petition: Political parties to be funded only by membership fees and a government grant

Change the law so that all political party funding is exclusively by capped membership fees and an equal government grant to all registered parties.

petition.parliament.uk

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Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 1m

Well done Natalie for going, showing solidarity and our support for Ukraine! 💚

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 2h

Recorded on the night train from Kyiv to Lviv. I didn't know Kyiv had suffered a maximum effort Russian attack on energy infrastructure: Shahed drones, air-launched ballistic missiles & Iskander ballistic missiles. Power still being restored #StandWithUkraine

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 1h

Mate, I underestimated you. When you brought it up on Question time, I thought it didn't really land. Wow, was I wrong! Absolutely catastrophic damage inflicted! Well done. This could be the narrative that dogs them for years.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 57m

Former Tory Minister Michael Gove says the post-Brexit Tory trade deals with Australia and New Zealand were bad for UK farmers.

Why did he/Tories Tories sign them?

Brexit hasn't yielded any economic benefits. UK gave up the best trade deals and now scavenges for whatever it can get.

Michael Gove admits that post-Brexit trade deals were bad for farmers

Michael Gove has admitted for the first time that the Australia and New Zealand trade deals negotiated by the former Tory government did not protect Britain’s farmers.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

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Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 15m

So were Zack and others, but the court case is most recent. He's not being unfair, just stating a fact.

Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 17m

The Greens secured just under 2 million votes last time with half the members they have now. With the current trend in membership and support, we're looking at multiples of that number by the next GE. They're already polling on 15% of the vote, just 2% behind Labour & the Tories.
We can do this!💚

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 4h

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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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 28m

Nigel Farage should tell the people of #Caerphilly about how he wants to abolish the Senedd.

Actually, no need, we have a video of him saying it.

(Also about how Fox Hunting turns him on).

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Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 5h

Israel doesn’t accept the right of Palestine to exist but gets really triggered when Hamas doesn’t accept that right for Israel.

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Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 5h

“Delivered”? Gazans are still being murdered by the IDF every day, illegal West Bank settlers are still protected by Israel. Apartheid still exists. Palestine is still not recognised. What is she on?

Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 5h

Here’s a thought, why not address why people are forced to flee their homes? Pretty sure most would rather stay put if that was safe and they were able to flourish at home.

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 5h

More than 15% of people who voted for Brexit are dead.

Only 4% of people who voted against it are.

It is time for another vote, even if opinions haven't changed, they would lose 55-45%

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Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 5h

Sadly nobody seems to care.

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/72...

Petition: Political parties to be funded only by membership fees and a government grant

Change the law so that all political party funding is exclusively by capped membership fees and an equal government grant to all registered parties.

petition.parliament.uk

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 7h

Me! And a great time to join us

join.greenparty.org.uk

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

Who's still buzzing from our incredible conference in Bournemouth one week on? 🤚 💚

A photo of Green Party of England and Wales CEO Harriet Lamb, Leader Zack Polanski, and Co-Deputy Leaders Mothin Ali and Rachel Millward on stage at Green Party conference in Bournemouth.

Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Ireland against Fascism @irlagainstfascism.bsky.social · 1d

Free Dr Hussam Abu Safiya.
Free Dr Marwan Al-Hams

They are hostages, they are heroes, they are caged without cause and IsraHell refuses to release them.

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Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 6h

Including fracking. There supporters really do enjoy self-harm.

Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 6h

Hence their support for Brexit. And give credit where credit is due, they managed to portray impoverishing our country and diminishing our defence budget as patriotism.

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 19h

Reform are Cowards | Zack Polanski Interview at The World Transformed

youtu.be/7ltyShwV-Bc?...

Reform are Cowards | Zack Polanski Interview at The World Transformed

YouTube video by Turn Left

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 1d

Nathan Gill who went from UKIP ⏩ Brexit Party ⏩ Reform UK has admitted to taking bribes to speak pro Russian and anti- EU statements?

Photo collage
➡️ Oleg Voloshyn and his wife Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nigel Farage with Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nathan Gill with Nadia Borodi
➡️ Nigel Farage with Nathan Gill

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 21h

The thing I'm "stunned" about is why this isn't the biggest domestic news item on every flipping platform

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...

'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny

Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements

bylinetimes.com

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Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 19h

Even worse, she’s…. French! 😬

Pete @petelihou.bsky.social · 19h

And he has the gall to call himself a patriot.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 1d

I wrote this on Nathan Gill, Russian bribes, Reform and Farage nearly two weeks ago. Here it is again if you’re sick of the silence of the UK media

www.heraldscotland.com/politics/vie...

It's time we asked some serious questions about Reform and Russia, says Neil Mackay

As a former prominent leader of Reform faces jail for taking bribes to make pro-Russian statements, Neil Mackay says we have to ask serious…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Engineer Like A Girl @engineerlikeagirl.bsky.social · 1d

I think it's always interesting to reframe stats to the cost of NOT doing the thing.

20's Plenty for Us @20splenty.bsky.social · 1d

In Wales, Cornwall, Edinburgh, London and so many places when most 30mph roads were changed to 20mph, people injured or killed by motor vehicles reduced by 20%+. With minimal change to journey times and £2bn saving in insurance costs it's a huge win. bit.ly/4gIBPlJ

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