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Robbie

@huckfling.bsky.social

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TA at an SEN school. NEU rep fighting to get us recognised. DnD DM. Rollerblader. Support political movements that fight against inequality and rebuild community. Currently that's the Green Party under Zack Polanski and Your Party (if it sorts itself out)

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 18d

*Fare-Free Strike*

The basically-unknown union action that is illegal all over the world and yet incredibly popular when workers decide to do it anyway (illegally.)

Here's what it is and why I think @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk should add it to their manifesto...

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 5h

This is cheeky, but at this point doesn't the left unify through Greens?

Abolish landlords

Wealth tax

Nationalise water, trains, buses, energy, health

Proscribe the IDF

Unwaveringly pro-trans

Pro-migration

Amazing comms

Near-total unity

Fully democratic

2% behind Labour

Booming membership

Polls showing Greens on 15% just behind Labour on 17%

Green membership graph line basically vertically up

Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 5h

Recent polling: Greens on 15%, Tories and Labour on 17%

Green membership increasing and dipping over decade then near vertical rise now, so fast

Green conference votes to abolish landlords

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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 6h

Lets make different political choices says Zack Polanski.

Like taxing billionaires instead of blaming poor people.

#bbcqt

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 6h

Abolish landlords

Wealth tax

Nationalise water, trains, buses, energy, health

Proscribe the IDF

Unwaveringly pro-trans

Pro-migration

Amazing comms

Near-total unity

Fully democratic

2% behind Labour

Booming membership

What more do you want than @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk

Graph showing Greens polling at 15 and Labour and Tories on 17

Graph showing Green membership that historically has grown fast at times, but is currently nearly a vertical line

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 6h

Abolish landlords

Wealth tax

Nationalise water, trains, buses, energy, health

Proscribe the IDF

Unwaveringly pro-trans

Pro-migration

Amazing Comms

Near total unity

Fully democratic

Polling 2 points behind Labour…

What more do you want than @greenparty.org.uk under @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Graph showing latest polling with Lib Dem’s on 12, greens on 15, Labour and Tories on 17

Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 7h

Growing so fast the graphics can’t keep up 😎

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14h

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 8h

Perhaps the bbc will report on the green surge with the same enthusiasm with which they promoted farage?

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 15h

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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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 7h

Once greens slip ahead of Labour, their whole “don’t let reform in” argument flips and the bubble pops

People realise that they can both vote how they want *and* that’s the best way to keep reform out

(Besides what’s the point of keeping Labour if they just copy reform anyway)

Graph showing polling where Greens are on 15% and Tories and Labour 17%

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah but at least he’s electable, unlike Corbyn, because of all his sensible centrist policies…

Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 21h

Death of Hopelessness.

Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 1d

Hell yeah @greenparty.org.uk.

Even that dude from Free Solo couldn’t scale the membership graph of the Greens under @zackpolanski.bsky.social

UK Green Stats @ukgreenstats.bsky.social · 1d

There you go!

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you!

Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 1d

can we get a new graph @ukgreenstats.bsky.social !

Wanna see the line going SHOOOOOOP!

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 2d

@greenparty.org.uk growing by 1,000 members every day 📈

that means we overtake the dying Tories on November 11th 🗓️

Next step Reform, then @teamlabouruk.bsky.social 🥀 💀

Don’t let the momentum die. The time for left wing unity is now 💪🤝

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 2d

Criminally underrated comment.

Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 3d

I’ll say it:

Fascists in the streets.

Planet is burning.

You have a democratic, socialist, *unified* leftist party with unbelievable comms.

Why the fuck are you holding out for Your Party? We don’t have time for this shit.

Join and vote to change anything you don’t like.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 3d

As hopeful as I was for Your Party,
@greenparty.org.uk will Abolish Landlords whilst YP are led by them 🏡

Greens unanimously voted for Trans healthcare reform whilst YP risk abandoning trans people 🏳️‍⚧️

Greens are already one member one vote, so anything you don’t like you can vote to change 🗳️

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Andy Cooper #backzack @spsblue.bsky.social · 3d

Details on the 'Abolish landlords' plan:

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Seeing lots of this tonight after that party political broadcast.

The Green Party are on track to overtake the Tories in membership.

Let's make hope normal again.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 3d

Did a thing.

A screenshot of an email welcoming me to the Green Party after I signed up to become a member

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Or is it that I'm saying things the Telegraph doesn't want to hear?

I suggest they might want to avoid our Party Broadcast this evening!

Courageous political leadership means telling an audience what they don't want to hear. Zack Polanski will never do that.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

🚀 @greenparty.org.uk has grown from 58,000 members in December to 86,000 today.

Six years ago, consistently polling around 2%. Now, above 10%.

Green councillors leapt from fewer than 200 to nearly 900.

Green MPs from one to four.

This is the beginning.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good and bad news for Zack Polanski: the Green conference was a joy, but now hopes are stratospheric | Adam Ramsay

Members loved hearing from a leader who boldly reflects their views and isn’t afraid of the rightwing press. How far can he take the party?, says journalist and Green party member Adam Ramsay

www.theguardian.com

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 4d

Green’s pathway to replacing Labour:

🟡 Lib Dem’s - completed it mate
🔵 Tories - you’re next
🔴 Labour - no way you’re anywhere close to 300k, we all left
🔵2.0 Reform - your bubble will pop when working class people realise you are are anti-worker, pro rich

We rise with @zackpolanski.bsky.social

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 4d

Turns out @libdems.org.uk only have 60k members, not 83k, so I updated their Wikipedia page for them (to save them the effort 👼 )

that’s unless @eddavey.libdems.org.uk thinks Your Party’s 800k strong mailing list counts as 800k members?

@zackpolanski.bsky.social‘s @greenparty.org.uk has 30% more!

Screenshot of Lib Dem Wikipedia page showing its membership at 60k

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 4d

If you want to see why the telegraph is failing so horribly, take a look at this headline, then listen to the speech. Just another example of really poor journalism.
When they're can't attack your arguments, they resort to distortion to the point of lying!

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