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ollie @oliversheldrake.me · 21h

ollie @oliversheldrake.me · 1d

100k in no time

blink and you'll miss it

Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 1d

We're at 95,000!
What are you waiting for
join.greenparty.org.uk
Be part of the fastest growing movement for change!

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North East Lincolnshire Green Party @nelincsgreenparty.org.uk · 1d

🌱 Live in NE Lincs?
💚 Just joined the Green Party, or thinking about it?

We’d love to hear from you! Whether you’re brand new or ready to get more involved, get in touch with us today

Get Involved locally 👉 linktr.ee/nelincsgreen...
Join over 90k members today 👉 join.greenparty.org.uk

Are you New to the Green Party in North East Lincolnshire? Welcome, please drop us a hello and follow us on socials. If you haven't joined yet, there's no time like the present.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

We just hit 93,000 members.

We're polling on average higher than we have ever before.

Over 1000 people joining a day!

Join our movement.

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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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

20,000 new members have joined the Green Party in the past month.

This is the Green surge.

Want to be part of it? Join the Green Party today ⤵

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 3d

The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚

People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.

Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 6d

🟩 Green Party Conference 🟩

🗳️ ✨ Reforming Trans Healthcare (a Trans positive motion) ✨

✅ Unanimously passed by @greenparty.org.uk members

✅ Every speaker in support

✅ Every vote in favour

The Green Party once again showing what true solidarity looks like

#GPC25
#TransRights

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North East Lincolnshire Green Party @nelincsgreenparty.org.uk · 4d

An incredible achievement for us Greens!

The conference was amazing, I'm not surprised over 3,000 more people joined.

Next, we overtake the tories! 💪

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.

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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Stop the War Coalition @stwc.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO 🚨

📣 All to London for the National March for Palestine

Two years of Israel's genocide in Gaza, we're marching to demand an end to the British govt's complicity. Let's make it massive!

🗓️ Saturday 11 October
⏰ Noon
📍 Victoria Embankment, SW1

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 6d

Green Party membership is soaring — we’re now bigger than the Lib Dems 💚

Real hope. Real change.

Join the Green Party today.

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 6d

A red line for Palestine.

Greens gathered on Bournemouth beach this morning to show solidarity with the people of Palestine.

End the genocide
End the occupation.
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@greens4palestine.bsky.social

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

What a first day of conference!

@greenparty.org.uk is here - and ready to win.

www.channel4.com/news/zack-po...

Zack Polanski delivers first conference speech as Green Party leader

The newly-elected leader of the Green Party in England and Wales has used his party conference speech to attack the Labour Party and Reform UK.

www.channel4.com

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ollie @oliversheldrake.me · 7d

1500 people have been arrested under terrorism laws in the UK- for protesting peacefully against the banning of Palestine Action.
The UK’s chief prosecutors must now decide whether to prosecute them. We need to urge them not to. Add your name.
www.amnesty.org.uk/actions/end-...

End the Prosecution of Peaceful Protestors in the UK

1500+ people have been arrested under terrorism laws in the UK- for protesting peacefully against the banning of Palestine Action. The UK’s chief prosecutors must now decide whether to prosecute them....

www.amnesty.org.uk

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ollie @oliversheldrake.me · 9d

Basic amenities should not be profited on.

£416 per household each year (roughly £11billion) can go a long way in improving existing infrastructure and building new renewable energy sources - instead it’s lining the pockets of shareholders

Common Wealth @cmmonwealth.bsky.social · 9d

Today, the energy price cap set by Ofgem goes up yet again.

¼ of your bill was taken as profit by energy companies in 2024 — an average of £416 per household.

Families are squeezed to pad the pockets of shareholders.

🧵 Here’s how the public has been turned into a cash machine.

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ollie @oliversheldrake.me · 11d

The Green Party is the only party that actually care about everyday people 💚

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11d

The Labour Party are bought and paid for.

Lobbying, cash for access, vested interests. This is who they are.

It doesn't have to be this way.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12d

We have hit 80,000 members 💚

📈 And we’re only growing, join the movement 👉 join.greenparty.org.uk

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12d

🎉 80,000 Green Party members!

📈 But we're not stopping there.

💚 We have no time to waste. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 14d

We've had a ridiculous amount of emails and messages asking for this and it has to be said: you were right.

This is almost definitely the best episode of any politics podcast ever.

And it's the longest episode we've done too, obviously. See you Wednesday for Zack & Gary.

gary stevenson in the bold politics podcast studio

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 15d

The digital ID card sounds like a trojan horse to link your use of public services to your finances, your health records to your shopping habits and finance and your location to the police, to me.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15d

🎉 GREEN BYELECTION WIN!

💚 Delighted we just won this seat in Manchester.

🙌🏼 Huge congratulations to brand new councillor Zoe Marlow and the whole team.

👉🏼 Join.greenparty.org.uk

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 25d

Great to visit Woodhouse Park, Manchester!

A crowd this big for a local council byelection is incredible!

We’re seeing this energy right across England & Wales as @greenparty.org.uk grows fast.

Be part of it:
👉 join.greenparty.org.uk

Zack and Zoe and lots of green party members all smiling for a photo

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ollie @oliversheldrake.me · 15d

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

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ollie @oliversheldrake.me · 15d

The Government has revealed plans for a new mandatory digital ID. It’s invasive and could mean millions of people unable to go about their daily lives. Right now it's just an idea - we need to stop it becoming a reality. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/re...

Reject plans for a mandatory BritCard (digital ID)

Sir Keir Starmer is considering a mandatory digital ID scheme called “BritCard” that would make us all reliant on a digital pass to go about our daily lives. Mandatory digital IDs give the state enor...

you.38degrees.org.uk

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Amnesty International UK @amnestyuk.bsky.social · 17d

Migrants are being scapegoated.

It is a distraction from the real problems people are facing: homelessness, hunger and discrimination.

Poverty is a political choice, founded in inequality.

Instead of anti-migrant hate and blame, we need real action.

image is split into two parts: the reality says "Food banks warn demand has reached crisis point"

the distraction: "Reform's plan to scrap indefinite leave for migrants: Bold headlines, but scarce detail"

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ollie @oliversheldrake.me · 17d

Membership = amazing. Volunteering as well = unstoppable 🌱🔥 (only if you’ve got the time, we love you regardless 💚)

Boyfriend meme: Boyfriend is a green party member. His girlfriend is 'just paying membership' and the other woman is 'actually volunteering with your local party'

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 20d

Green Party - Nationalise the water companies, tax the super rich, invest in our public services, stop the genocide, lower bills.

The Telegraph - Greens are "hard left."

The real threat to labour isn't bumbling Corbyn - it's the greens.

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