Newham Greens
@newhamgreens.bsky.social
We're Newham’s second party, as the official opposition holding the Labour council to account. Fighting for a fairer, safer, Greener Newham!
Promoted by Rob Callender for Newham Green Party, International House, 12 Constance St, Silvertown, E16 2DQ.
Promoted by Rob Callender for Newham Green Party, International House, 12 Constance St, Silvertown, E16 2DQ.
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What this article doesn't say is that a new dealer will replace this one & often the supply becomes more violent after police operations like this.
This isnt the answer.
Legally regulating drugs is the only way to keep people safe.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This isnt the answer.
Legally regulating drugs is the only way to keep people safe.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police raid mail-order drugs business in Greater Manchester - BBC News
Greater Manchester Police said the mail-order drugs business has opened up significantly.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:40 AM
What this article doesn't say is that a new dealer will replace this one & often the supply becomes more violent after police operations like this.
This isnt the answer.
Legally regulating drugs is the only way to keep people safe.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This isnt the answer.
Legally regulating drugs is the only way to keep people safe.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“This strategy simply papers over cracks of a politics in which the Overton window moves steadily towards the hard right & likely big victory of the party that represents a full-fat rather than semi-skimmed version of national populism” - great from Neal Lawson on need for Labour to build alliances👏
Farage and the Tory right will unite because they want power. Will the left just stand by? | Neal Lawson
It’s time for a harsh reality check. A progressive bloc of parties refusing to see a common threat risks disaster, says Neal Lawson of Compass
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
“This strategy simply papers over cracks of a politics in which the Overton window moves steadily towards the hard right & likely big victory of the party that represents a full-fat rather than semi-skimmed version of national populism” - great from Neal Lawson on need for Labour to build alliances👏
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Will the government back the call for a televised #ClimateEmergency briefing, as called for by @nebriefing.bsky.social?
In the context of #COP30, I ask the question
Minister's answer:
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
In the context of #COP30, I ask the question
Minister's answer:
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
December 4, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Will the government back the call for a televised #ClimateEmergency briefing, as called for by @nebriefing.bsky.social?
In the context of #COP30, I ask the question
Minister's answer:
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
In the context of #COP30, I ask the question
Minister's answer:
hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2025-1...
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We get the politics the few pay for.
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Crypto investor donates record £9m to Reform UK
The sum from Christopher Harborne is the largest ever single donation by a living person to a British political party.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 10:32 AM
We get the politics the few pay for.
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#democracy - it would be a good idea
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Wow. From sceptic to member!
The Guardian spent an evening with me at Kings College and interviewed the people who came to the Q&A.
Here's what they found 👇🏼
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
The Guardian spent an evening with me at Kings College and interviewed the people who came to the Q&A.
Here's what they found 👇🏼
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Zack Polanski on the Green party boom – podcast
Three months into his leadership the Green party membership is surging. Randeep Ramesh explains why
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Wow. From sceptic to member!
The Guardian spent an evening with me at Kings College and interviewed the people who came to the Q&A.
Here's what they found 👇🏼
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
The Guardian spent an evening with me at Kings College and interviewed the people who came to the Q&A.
Here's what they found 👇🏼
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
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Perhaps the final monument to failed ideas of the 20th century that we urgently need to #Unlearn.
Thinking we can stomp all over the nature on which our lives depend
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Thinking we can stomp all over the nature on which our lives depend
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
An eco obscenity: Norman Foster’s steroidal new skyscraper is an affront to the New York skyline
It contains enough steel to go round the world twice – and even has a fake breeze to flutter the stars-and-stripes flag in its lobby. If this colossus is just the first of a new breed of bulky superta...
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Perhaps the final monument to failed ideas of the 20th century that we urgently need to #Unlearn.
Thinking we can stomp all over the nature on which our lives depend
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Thinking we can stomp all over the nature on which our lives depend
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
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The Guardian leader writer Randeep Ramesh - Labour is worried. “And they should be,” he says. “Because they’ve exposed their left flank & they’re bleeding votes.
Zack Polanski says: ‘You can see the Labour vote fall by exactly the amount of votes that we’re gaining”
Zack Polanski says: ‘You can see the Labour vote fall by exactly the amount of votes that we’re gaining”
Zack Polanski on the Green party boom – podcast
Three months into his leadership the Green party membership is surging. Randeep Ramesh explains why
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Guardian leader writer Randeep Ramesh - Labour is worried. “And they should be,” he says. “Because they’ve exposed their left flank & they’re bleeding votes.
Zack Polanski says: ‘You can see the Labour vote fall by exactly the amount of votes that we’re gaining”
Zack Polanski says: ‘You can see the Labour vote fall by exactly the amount of votes that we’re gaining”
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Facial recognition, scrapping juries, and mandatory digital ID.
This Labour Government is creating a toolkit for the far-right.
The EU has already put strong controls on this intrusive technology, MPs must pass legislation to do the same.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
This Labour Government is creating a toolkit for the far-right.
The EU has already put strong controls on this intrusive technology, MPs must pass legislation to do the same.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Facial recognition to be expanded in fresh crime crackdown
Critics called on the government to limit roll-out of facial recognition, but others have urged ministers to accelerate the expansion to ‘boost safety’
www.independent.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Facial recognition, scrapping juries, and mandatory digital ID.
This Labour Government is creating a toolkit for the far-right.
The EU has already put strong controls on this intrusive technology, MPs must pass legislation to do the same.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
This Labour Government is creating a toolkit for the far-right.
The EU has already put strong controls on this intrusive technology, MPs must pass legislation to do the same.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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Israel's continued establishment and expansion of settlements stands in flagrant violation of international law and cannot continue without consequence. The UK Government must urgently move to ban trade with illegal settlements.
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Israel's continued establishment and expansion of settlements stands in flagrant violation of international law and cannot continue without consequence. The UK Government must urgently move to ban trade with illegal settlements.
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#HouseofLords
You might think the minister entirely missed the point.
But in summary the answer to my question "is the government considering the issue of Venezuela's massive oil reserves in the #ClimateEmergency", appears to be "no"
You might think the minister entirely missed the point.
But in summary the answer to my question "is the government considering the issue of Venezuela's massive oil reserves in the #ClimateEmergency", appears to be "no"
December 4, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#HouseofLords
You might think the minister entirely missed the point.
But in summary the answer to my question "is the government considering the issue of Venezuela's massive oil reserves in the #ClimateEmergency", appears to be "no"
You might think the minister entirely missed the point.
But in summary the answer to my question "is the government considering the issue of Venezuela's massive oil reserves in the #ClimateEmergency", appears to be "no"
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ICYMI this is @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Today In Focus from the @theguardian.com talking about booming polls, membership and prospects for @greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Zack Polanski on the Green party boom – podcast
Three months into his leadership the Green party membership is surging. Randeep Ramesh explains why
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:21 PM
ICYMI this is @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Today In Focus from the @theguardian.com talking about booming polls, membership and prospects for @greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
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"If you want a moral vision based in community and connection, well Zack's your man", Randeep Ramesh, the Guardian's chief leader writer.
An outstanding endorsement for @zackpolanski.bsky.social, in a really insightful podcast.
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
An outstanding endorsement for @zackpolanski.bsky.social, in a really insightful podcast.
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Zack Polanski on the Green party boom – podcast
Three months into his leadership the Green party membership is surging. Randeep Ramesh explains why
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"If you want a moral vision based in community and connection, well Zack's your man", Randeep Ramesh, the Guardian's chief leader writer.
An outstanding endorsement for @zackpolanski.bsky.social, in a really insightful podcast.
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
An outstanding endorsement for @zackpolanski.bsky.social, in a really insightful podcast.
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
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ICYMI this is @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Today In Focus from the @theguardian.com talking about booming polls, membership and prospects for @greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
Zack Polanski on the Green party boom – podcast
Three months into his leadership the Green party membership is surging. Randeep Ramesh explains why
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
ICYMI this is @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Today In Focus from the @theguardian.com talking about booming polls, membership and prospects for @greenparty.org.uk
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...
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"When a single party can be bankrolled by a handful of wealthy individuals, it drowns out the voices of ordinary people and tilts the entire system towards the interests of those elites."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social calls for donations cap. Democracy is not for sale
greenparty.org.uk/2025/12/04/g...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social calls for donations cap. Democracy is not for sale
greenparty.org.uk/2025/12/04/g...
Greens respond to Reform's £9 million donation - Green Party
Responding to news that Reform has received a £9 million donation from a single donor, Green Party leader Zack Polanski said: “Reform hoovering up vast sums of private donations isn’t a sign of politi...
greenparty.org.uk
December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"When a single party can be bankrolled by a handful of wealthy individuals, it drowns out the voices of ordinary people and tilts the entire system towards the interests of those elites."
@zackpolanski.bsky.social calls for donations cap. Democracy is not for sale
greenparty.org.uk/2025/12/04/g...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social calls for donations cap. Democracy is not for sale
greenparty.org.uk/2025/12/04/g...
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Reform in Scotland have pushed islamophobia during a by-election, advocated concentration camps for asylum seekers, and now a blatantly racist attack on Glasgow's schoolchildren.
Everyone who believes in equality, human rights and democracy must recognise this threat for what it is: fascism.
Everyone who believes in equality, human rights and democracy must recognise this threat for what it is: fascism.
Nigel Farage has been slated for a 'repulsive' and 'deeply racist' attack on Glasgow schoolchildren as part of his Scottish campaign
'Deeply racist': Fury as Nigel Farage launches 'vile' attack on Glasgow pupils
www.thenational.scot
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Reform in Scotland have pushed islamophobia during a by-election, advocated concentration camps for asylum seekers, and now a blatantly racist attack on Glasgow's schoolchildren.
Everyone who believes in equality, human rights and democracy must recognise this threat for what it is: fascism.
Everyone who believes in equality, human rights and democracy must recognise this threat for what it is: fascism.
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1/3 **MAYORAL ELECTIONS DELAYED TIL 2028!**
Labour: incompetent, scared & zero regard for democracy. The devolution agenda they sprung on us a year ago is in utter chaos, they are terrified of their plummeting in the polls, and - most importantly...
Labour: incompetent, scared & zero regard for democracy. The devolution agenda they sprung on us a year ago is in utter chaos, they are terrified of their plummeting in the polls, and - most importantly...
December 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
1/3 **MAYORAL ELECTIONS DELAYED TIL 2028!**
Labour: incompetent, scared & zero regard for democracy. The devolution agenda they sprung on us a year ago is in utter chaos, they are terrified of their plummeting in the polls, and - most importantly...
Labour: incompetent, scared & zero regard for democracy. The devolution agenda they sprung on us a year ago is in utter chaos, they are terrified of their plummeting in the polls, and - most importantly...
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The Government says it will publish the Animal Welfare Strategy by year's end. It must come out while the House is still sitting, to enable scrutiny.
I have also pressed them to confirm that it will set a clear timeline to end cruel farrowing crates and cages.
I have also pressed them to confirm that it will set a clear timeline to end cruel farrowing crates and cages.
December 4, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The Government says it will publish the Animal Welfare Strategy by year's end. It must come out while the House is still sitting, to enable scrutiny.
I have also pressed them to confirm that it will set a clear timeline to end cruel farrowing crates and cages.
I have also pressed them to confirm that it will set a clear timeline to end cruel farrowing crates and cages.
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Amu Gib is extremely frail
For 10 days the prison refused to acknowledge she was on hunger strike
Another prisoner, Qesser (20), has dangerously low BP + high heart rate, blocked from hospital care
They're political prisoners held without trial
They must be bailed and proper medical treatment 🇵🇸
For 10 days the prison refused to acknowledge she was on hunger strike
Another prisoner, Qesser (20), has dangerously low BP + high heart rate, blocked from hospital care
They're political prisoners held without trial
They must be bailed and proper medical treatment 🇵🇸
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Amu Gib is extremely frail
For 10 days the prison refused to acknowledge she was on hunger strike
Another prisoner, Qesser (20), has dangerously low BP + high heart rate, blocked from hospital care
They're political prisoners held without trial
They must be bailed and proper medical treatment 🇵🇸
For 10 days the prison refused to acknowledge she was on hunger strike
Another prisoner, Qesser (20), has dangerously low BP + high heart rate, blocked from hospital care
They're political prisoners held without trial
They must be bailed and proper medical treatment 🇵🇸
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Farmers are on the front lines of the climate crisis, with extreme weather leading to record losses in 2025.
The govt must take urgent steps to invest in tackling climate breakdown now, including targeted support for farmers to move to more climate-resilient methods.
The govt must take urgent steps to invest in tackling climate breakdown now, including targeted support for farmers to move to more climate-resilient methods.
December 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Farmers are on the front lines of the climate crisis, with extreme weather leading to record losses in 2025.
The govt must take urgent steps to invest in tackling climate breakdown now, including targeted support for farmers to move to more climate-resilient methods.
The govt must take urgent steps to invest in tackling climate breakdown now, including targeted support for farmers to move to more climate-resilient methods.
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🌍 | Current Green Vote Share By Pollster:
FindOutNow: 18%
YouGov: 16%
Opinium: 13%
BMG: 12%
Freshwater: 12%
Focaldata: 12%
More In Common: 11%
JL Partners: 9%
FindOutNow: 18%
YouGov: 16%
Opinium: 13%
BMG: 12%
Freshwater: 12%
Focaldata: 12%
More In Common: 11%
JL Partners: 9%
December 4, 2025 at 2:39 PM
🌍 | Current Green Vote Share By Pollster:
FindOutNow: 18%
YouGov: 16%
Opinium: 13%
BMG: 12%
Freshwater: 12%
Focaldata: 12%
More In Common: 11%
JL Partners: 9%
FindOutNow: 18%
YouGov: 16%
Opinium: 13%
BMG: 12%
Freshwater: 12%
Focaldata: 12%
More In Common: 11%
JL Partners: 9%
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In case it wasn't already obvious why Farage and his party are spreading misinformation about the climate crisis and trying to blame the most vulnerable for the problems caused by inequality - they've just received a record donation from a jet fuel multimillionaire!
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In case it wasn't already obvious why Farage and his party are spreading misinformation about the climate crisis and trying to blame the most vulnerable for the problems caused by inequality - they've just received a record donation from a jet fuel multimillionaire!
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Ten years ago, Storm Desmond devastated communities across the UK.
A decade on, we are facing more frequent extreme weather, more floods & forest fires. Successive govts have failed to prepare, invest in fire & rescue services, & protect the people who need their support most.
A decade on, we are facing more frequent extreme weather, more floods & forest fires. Successive govts have failed to prepare, invest in fire & rescue services, & protect the people who need their support most.
December 4, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Ten years ago, Storm Desmond devastated communities across the UK.
A decade on, we are facing more frequent extreme weather, more floods & forest fires. Successive govts have failed to prepare, invest in fire & rescue services, & protect the people who need their support most.
A decade on, we are facing more frequent extreme weather, more floods & forest fires. Successive govts have failed to prepare, invest in fire & rescue services, & protect the people who need their support most.
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We need another referendum when Scotland wants it.
Not when Westminster says so.
Democracy is currently being denied to Scotland by the Labour Party.
Not when Westminster says so.
Democracy is currently being denied to Scotland by the Labour Party.
December 4, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We need another referendum when Scotland wants it.
Not when Westminster says so.
Democracy is currently being denied to Scotland by the Labour Party.
Not when Westminster says so.
Democracy is currently being denied to Scotland by the Labour Party.
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📊 Seat estimate | Labour wipeout
➡️ REF: 360 (+355)
🟢 GRN: 79 (+75)
🟠 LD: 72 (-)
🔵 CON: 48 (-73)
🟡 SNP: 45 (+36)
🟢 PLAID: 7 (+3)
🔴 LAB: 4 (-407)
Based on @findoutnowUK poll, 3 Dec (+/- vs GE24)
➡️ REF: 360 (+355)
🟢 GRN: 79 (+75)
🟠 LD: 72 (-)
🔵 CON: 48 (-73)
🟡 SNP: 45 (+36)
🟢 PLAID: 7 (+3)
🔴 LAB: 4 (-407)
Based on @findoutnowUK poll, 3 Dec (+/- vs GE24)
December 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
📊 Seat estimate | Labour wipeout
➡️ REF: 360 (+355)
🟢 GRN: 79 (+75)
🟠 LD: 72 (-)
🔵 CON: 48 (-73)
🟡 SNP: 45 (+36)
🟢 PLAID: 7 (+3)
🔴 LAB: 4 (-407)
Based on @findoutnowUK poll, 3 Dec (+/- vs GE24)
➡️ REF: 360 (+355)
🟢 GRN: 79 (+75)
🟠 LD: 72 (-)
🔵 CON: 48 (-73)
🟡 SNP: 45 (+36)
🟢 PLAID: 7 (+3)
🔴 LAB: 4 (-407)
Based on @findoutnowUK poll, 3 Dec (+/- vs GE24)