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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 22h

Conservation efforts bring Green Turtles back from the brink

As we continue to exploit and pollute our world, over 170,000 species are now endangered and nearly 50,000 of them are at risk of extinction

We can save them, but we have to #ActNow

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Green turtle bounces back from brink in conservation 'win'

Once endangered due to hunting, it is making a strong recovery thanks to global conservation efforts.

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

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 1d

We aren't a protest against the old parties, we are their replacement

@greenparty.org.uk

Graph showing polling from FindOutNow
Reform are on 32% with Labour and Conservatives on 17% and Greens just behind on 15%. LibDems are on 12% with small percentages for the SNP, Plaid Cymru, and others

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Croydon Green Party @croydongreens.bsky.social · 1d

Croydon Council declared a climate emergency in 2019 and has done virtually nothing since – despite getting £millions they could have spent on improvements

As @pwea.bsky.social asks, why are Conservatives and Labour ignoring one of our greatest threats?

Inside Croydon @insidecroydon.bsky.social · 1d

Council fails to spend £4m grant on climate change in 9 years insidecroydon.com/2025/10/09/c... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #AMOC #ClimateCrisis

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 2d

Adverts for gambling should have been banned years ago – but if you look up donations to UK politicians from gambling, you’ll work out why it hasn’t
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Premier League gambling: Betting ads undermine reduction pledge

Researchers say data showing the scale of gambling advertising in the Premier League proves self-regulation is failing.

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 2d

Deaths of homeless people reach record high

Treating houses as assets for rich people to hoard isn’t just bad for society, it has lethal consequences

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UK deaths of 1,611 homeless people in 2024 is record high

Most are linked to suicide or drugs, with spice and nitazines increasingly deadly.

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Croydon Green Party @croydongreens.bsky.social · 3d

Join us and help make it happen join.greenparty.org.uk

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 3d

We are being left behind - as most of the world moves to cheap clean renewable energy, the UK along with Europe and the US are still stuck with expensive filthy fossil fuels

The future will be bright if the future is Green
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 4d

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Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 4d

We all deserve a change for the better
It’s time to end the politics of misery and despair
Let’s make hope normal again

Join us and help make it happen join.greenparty.org.uk

Peter smiling at the camera with a group of Green Party members behind him - including Zack Polanski, Esther Sutton, and Ria Patel

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 4d

Breaking: over 3,000 people joined @greenparty.org.uk over conference weekend.

Membership now stands at over 86,000.

We’re just getting started.

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Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 4d

BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.

Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 5d

In an interview last week I was told by a journalist who had worked with the BBC that their coverage isn't biased 🤷

Why do you think the establishment don't want you to hear more about the Green Party??????

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 5d

Reform rose in the polls with a politics of despair and hate

The @greenparty.org.uk is rising in the polls with a politics of hope and community

Which do you want to see in power? Your choice
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Can Zack Polanski's Greens turn momentum into power?

Under their new leader, the Green Party has hit levels of membership - but can his approach win over voters?

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 6d

It wasn't asylum seekers who increased anyone's rent or energy bills, the rich did that.

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 7d

It’s time to end rip off Britain

@greenparty.org.uk will take our country back from the grip of the billionaires – lowering bills, investing in public services, and making life better for all our communities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tax wealthiest to end rip-off Britain, says Green leader Polanski

Zack Polanski sets out a new direction for the Green Party in his first conference speehc as leader.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 7d

"We will break the shackles of poverty and hardship that lock so many in. We will end rip-off Britain." - @zackpolanski.bsky.social

"We have a vision for this place we call home. Boldness

means connecting with how hard it is right now for so many

people. It means listening, not just finger pointing.

It means presenting a positive vision not just of the future

but what we can all do right now."

ZACK POLANSKI

GREEN PARTY LEADER

GREEN PARTY CONFERENCE

BOURNEMOUTH

3-5 OCTOBER 2025

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 7d

There is no place for antisemitism, or any other racism, in our society

Everyone of all races and religions are welcome in this country and should be able to live their lives in peace and security

We stand together #MoreInCommon
insidecroydon.com/2025/10/03/s...

Synagogue’s patrols, guards and fences are essential every day

Quietly, with dignity, but also with great caution and much grief, members of the Croydon Synagogue will assemble for the weekly Shabbat service tonight, just as they do on most Fridays through the…

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Paul Ainscough @pwea.bsky.social · 7d

The country is crying out for a progressive approach to politics. Here it is:

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 8d

"I'm here to talk about what others won’t. To tell the truth about what makes our country great and what makes it not so great. While others thrive on creating scapegoats, I am here to tell you a different story."

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Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski

Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski

www.theguardian.com

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 8d

We stand with the Jewish community and everyone affected by the horrific attack at the synagogue in Manchester today.

Zack Polanski: “We've seen rising antisemitism for years, as well as rising hate crime more generally. This is about civil society, democracy, and bringing people together.”

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 9d

'The guys who run Reform are absolute chancers.

The people who make our lives more difficult arrive in private jets, not dinghies.'

@ross-greer.bsky.social on #bbcdn

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 8d

Today is National Poetry Day

Here is a sonnet for all my fellow poets and artists (and slug fans)

#NationalPoetryDay @poetrydayuk.bsky.social

Slug

Sunshine comes streaming through panes in the door
Gallery spotlights, mark out a square shape
On carpet, now canvas, stretched on the floor
With silvery lines of an abstract landscape

Overnight artist, you already know
From signature paint on board, tile, and rug
Their work controversial in every show
Not everyone’s favourite - common garden slug

Beholders differ defining beauty
Some will see artist, where others see pest
Pleasing everyone is no one’s duty
Artists have fans and can ignore the rest

Don’t fret how your work will be judged over time
Some will see threads of light, others just slime

Peter Underwood (August 2025)

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Connie Duxbury @climateconnie.bsky.social · 9d

I was on the latest episode of the @insidecroydon.bsky.social podcast, talking about local issues in Croydon and grilling the Green Party Mayoral candidate @greenpeteru.bsky.social! Listen here: www.patreon.com/posts/allder...

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 8d

I am this month's special guest on the @insidecroydon.bsky.social podcast

In the first half we discuss recent news stories and in the second half I answer questions about my plans as the Green Party candidate for Mayor of Croydon
insidecroydon.com/2025/10/01/d...

Delve behind the headlines on Allders, The Fold, Anonyvoter and campaign launches, with our regular subscriber podcast

Our Croydon Insider podcasts are an (almost) regular delve behind the headlines at the stories that matter to you, Inside Croydon’s loyal readers. And in our latest wide-ranging episode &#821…

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Peter Underwood 💚 @greenpeteru.bsky.social · 8d

Thatcher's privatisation experiment has failed

Thames Water is massively in debt, failing to deliver and putting up your bills

It’s time to flush away the private profiteers and bring water back into public hands
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Thames Water lenders submit rescue plan to stave off collapse

London & Valley Water, a consortium of investors, plans to write off some of the company's huge debts.

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