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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 8h

Please don’t get known for being too close to Corbyn and Saltana.

I joined the Green Party because of their realism, great easy to understand inclusive policies and the underlying message of being Green.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h

The Green Party is polling higher than ever before. Our membership is growing rapidly.
And every single day we are surging.

Where Labour have failed, the Left must be ready to take on Reform.

news.sky.com/story/bring-...

'Bring it on': Left-wing activists gather for fight back against the right - and Labour

Zack Polanski, Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana will headline a left-wing festival in Manchester this weekend - as progressive voters look for an alternative to Labour.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10h

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 1d

A new law could give millions of us better rights at work, but corporate lobbyists & politicians are trying to gut it. Tell the Government: protect workers, not profits!
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/uk...

UK Government: Keep your promise to protect workers

Zero hours contracts, unfair ‘fire and rehire’, waiting months or even years to be able to access benefits – the world of work in our country is weighted against actual workers. It’s billionaire bosse...

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Dr Julia Grace Patterson @jujuliagrace.bsky.social · 1d

All of these articles from tech people and politicians saying that medics are resisting AI because of their egos are driving me mad.

How about it’s not their egos, it’s their intricate, nuanced understanding about how to safely manage risk for their patients? How about that?🚨

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 2d

“London hits 'historic' clean air milestone 184 years early…a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality.”

Quite a leadership achievement for @london.gov.uk’s government! While nations talk, (some) cities act. And get results.

London hits clean air milestone 184 years early - ULEZ makes 'big difference'

A professor has branded the success a 'truly remarkable turnaround for the city's air quality'

www.mylondon.news

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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 1d

The video circulating and Zack at conference is gives a consistent message of getting money from those most able to pay, get control of national assets and the environment. These messages should come out from all the top team at every occasion and pointing the finger at reform and their record

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

"The Green Party had a particularly strong conference season under Polanski... with a bold platform of nationalisation of major utilities, a wealth tax and stronger environmental policy."

Power and wealth have taken our assets. We must take them back.

insidestory.org.au/disunited-ki...

Disunited kingdom • Michael Jacobs

Keir Starmer’s Labour government is struggling to position itself in a fragmented political landscape

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 2d

Just extraordinary to witness this nature-hating government sabotaging Labour’s own legacy. And for absolutely no reason: nature protection isn’t blocking development - it’s a necessary prerequisite for it (& for everything else, come to that…)

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 1d

We paid them to keep the network maintained and also expanded to cope with increased demand.

They sucked the money out for themselves.

We now have to pay again for their previous enrichment, even more to bring us back to where we should have been now for water delivery and sewage treatment

Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Water bills for England households to rise even higher.

Bills already up by 36%. Competition regulator permits another 1%-5%, £556m hike

No curbs on exec pay, dividends, sewage dumping as companies raise capital from customers, shareholders get returns.

End the Scam. Nationalise water

Five water firms provisionally allowed to raise bills by further 1% to 5%

An independent group appointed by the competition watchdog rejected nearly 80% of increases sought by companies.

www.independent.co.uk

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EveryDoctor @everydoctor.org.uk · 1d

Private healthcare executives were invited onto Wes Streeting’s working groups to help draft Labour’s 10-Year Health Plan.

This is outrageous. A plan for the NHS should reflect the needs of patients and the public, not private sector interests.

Learn more 👉 everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...

Text reads “The NHS 10-Year Plan should have been guided by those who know it best — frontline staff and patients. But private healthcare executives got a seat at the table.” Below are logos of InHealth, Spire (SV), United Healthcare, and Independent Healthcare Providers Network.

A person in business attire grips a rope in a tug-of-war pose with text reading “Profit vs Patients. The plan includes partnerships with private firms, digital systems led by tech giants, and focus on cost-cutting, not care.” A quote from Dr Julia Patterson reads, “Why should the corporations which seek to profit from the NHS be allowed a seat at the table?”

A background of the door to Number 10 Downing Street with text reading “Why It Matters. This could accelerate NHS privatisation with decisions being made behind closed doors.” A QR code and a red button labeled “Read more” appear below.

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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 1d

And maggie was the privatisation PM but she never went after the NHS.

If they build statues of starmer and steering it’s probably better not to site them in Bristol

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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 1d

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The government are looking at removing planning restrictions in our national parks to allow roads, housing and more to be built

Sign the petition: Save our National Parks

🚨 The Treasury is threatening our national parks. Dartmoor, the Lake District & wild places could be bulldozed for development. Once gone, they're gone for ever. Join me and sign now to protect them:

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

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.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 2d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 2d

Such a shame that in this wealthy country we are having to use community food schemes.

goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 2d

15% and rising?

HT4Ecosocialism @ht4ecosocialism.bsky.social · 2d

Greens 15% 😉

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 2d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 2d

We’re sold down the river, literally

Another shame on you Labour day

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Millions of households face jump in water bills after regulator backs more price rises

Competition watchdog agrees requests from Anglian, Northumbrian, Southern, Wessex and South East to raise household bills Millions of households in England will see their water bills increase by even more than expected, after the competition regulator gave the green light for five water suppliers to raise charges to customers – but rejected most of the companies’ demands. An independent group of experts appointed by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) provisionally decided to allow the companies to charge customers an extra £556m over the next five years, it said on Thursday. That was only 21% of the £2.7bn that the firms requested. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 3d

He’s so close to being the living dead it’ll be legal by the time it’s minted.

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3d

Trump administration plans $1 coin with Trump's image, breaking norms of avoiding living presidents on currency.

Is it legal for Trump to put his picture on US Mint dollar coin?

Trump administration plans $1 coin with Trump's image, breaking norms of avoiding living presidents on currency.

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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 3d

Good old bone spurs don he doesn’t exaggerate his military service as 5000 times zero is still zero.

CNN @cnn.com · 3d

"This guy shouldn't be in the U.S. Senate. It should be investigated, and Justice should be sought," Trump said in the post, referencing decade-old allegations that Blumenthal "lied" about his military service in Vietnam. https://cnn.it/43blNuX

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 3d

Right now green energy has just overtaken coal as the world’s biggest provider of power - that’s something Trump and his fossil fuel funders will hate to hear - maybe that’s why they’re preventing people talking about it. Won’t change the reality though.

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Dale Vince @dalevince.com · 3d

Trump wants to ban people talking about the climate crisis... that’s censorship - where’s the free speech in that - for all the MAGA guff that there’s no free speech in the UK - massive hypocrites.

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Steve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · 3d

👉20,000 new members in a month
👉3,000 over conference weekend
👉2,000 in 24 hours after party political broadcast came out
👉Up by a third since @zackpolanski.bsky.social became leader

And honestly, this is just the start.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

I'm never actually going to need to write another comment piece again am I?

The right wing shit rags are just going to keep recruiting for us.

Folks - want a better country?

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The party even more dangerous than Starmers labour - UK's answer to Putin's communists

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Patrick - Here for the craic 👍🏼 @patrickopatrick.bsky.social · 3d

Whose old enough to remember when Farage was in the news for allegedly avoiding £44K Stamp Duty re his £850K Clacton house❓

It was days after Angela Rayner had to quit after being relentlessly pursued by MSM, Farage etc re stamp duty..

It’s up to us to stop them burying it so you know what to do 👍🏼

Headline from Guardian about Farage and his dodgy property dealings in Clacton and potentially swerving stamp duty

Headline from BBC, who for five minutes, had to join the pack and report Farage’s dodgy clacton house deal and potentially avoiding stamp duty which as we know if your Angela Rayner, you should be sacked for but if you’re Farage…

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goldenpump.bsky.social @goldenpump.bsky.social · 3d

To keep this growth there’s a need to get in people’s faces.

Zack definitely needs more TV time, with Mothin and Rachel in shows as well. Biased media!

Social media is key to getting a wider spread of the message.

Repeating key messages about greens agenda and who’s caused the current problems

Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 3d

🟢 80k to 85k members in 7 days.
🟢 85k to 90k members in 3(!) days.

I'm betting we're going to hit 100,000 members by 20th October.

Want to help us get there?
join.greenparty.org.uk

Screenshot from the video quote posted.
70k members 9th September
80k members 28th September
85k members 5th October
90k members 8th October

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · Aug 9

It’s not only bigotry from a small minority of people.

It’s the politicians who for years made life harder for ordinary people. Standing by as the NHS struggles, our schools crumble, the cost of living goes sky high.

Instead of taking responsibility, they’ve pointed the finger of blame at migrants

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Chris Jarvis @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social · 3d

On Monday, Oxford City Council near-unanimously supported the Green Party motion which made clear our city stands against the far right and against regressive migration policy - from banning asylum seekers from working to scrapping family reunion.

Oxford City Council backs city's minority communities in vote

A Green party motion called on Oxford City Council to oppose far right rhetoric.

www.bbc.co.uk

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