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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 7h

Leeds for Europe is at today's Leeds Stand Up To Racism march and rally in the city centre.

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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 4h

This sums up where we are and why we fight. #standuptoracism

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Jo BLM FBPE @jazz072.bsky.social · 5h

So proud of our @leedseurope.bsky.social team, marching alongside a coalition of groups, united against racism.

Leeds was clear today, 1000s of us #stur and said #refugeesarewelcomehere

@europeanmovement.co.uk

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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 4h

I was proud to march today against racism. Alongside @leedseurope.bsky.social I marched in the pro-European bloc on this impressive Stand Up To Racism march: “This is what Leeds looks like!”

Brexit was a Faragist / racist project and I & my friends in Leeds for Europe have fought it for 8+ years. ✊

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22h

“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.”

Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

The Green Party for the last few days have gained 1000 new members every single day.

We've just reached 87,000 members!!!!

Let's make hope normal again.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 5d

Zack Polanski is the Mamdani of the UK - and he's Green!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxt4...

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

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

www.youtube.com

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 5d

🎉 86,000 Green Party members!

The Green Party is growing like never before.

Be a part of it 💚

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

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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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 10d

If you don’t like being called a racist, maybe don’t make a career of saying things that appeal to racists, don’t create a political party that keeps attracting racist candidates, don’t fawn over racist world leaders, and don’t make a convicted racist the guest of honour at your party conference.

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Richard Corbett @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 15d

Labour voters overwhelmingly cite Brexit as the number one cause of our current difficulties, with 69% naming the decision to leave the EU as the main reason behind the country’s problems.
inews.co.uk/news/politic...

Britain is going backwards under Starmer, Labour voters say

Disappointing figures come on the eve of a crucial Labour Party Conference

inews.co.uk

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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 12d

So, let's see if I've got this straight?

The world has changed enough for Labour to go back on their bedrock promise not to raise taxes.

But not enough for them to scuff out their red lines on Brexit, the single most damaging drag on the UK economy.

Idiots.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 12d

To follow the campaigning work of Ilkley Greens, including me and Councillor Ros Brown, follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ilkleygreens

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 12d

🗨 "Buses must be more reliable, frequent and affordable - for people who rely on them for work, appointments and shopping."

🚍 Ilkley Greens campaigner @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social on the need for better bus services in and around #Ilkley.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15d

“Let’s call it for what it is: bullshit. The truth is, politicians have talked about little else but immigration for decades and in the most dehumanising ways.

Polanski added: “Stop the boats’ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying ‘stop the bullshit’.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

UK faces ‘battle for the soul’ of the country, says Starmer amid Reform threat

In a rallying cry to progressives around the world, the Prime Minister said allies must stop the ‘politics of predatory grievance’.

www.independent.co.uk

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Helen Bracken #FBPE 🇪🇺🌻 #RejoinEU 🕯️ #FBPPR 🇺🇦 #NAFO @helentbracken.bsky.social · 15d

When a political party lies its way into government & fouls everything up it gets voted out at the next General Election 5 years later

When fraudsters con the British public into voting for the disaster that is Brexit, nobody is allowed to change to their mind

That HAS to change
REVERSE BREXIT

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 17d

"You don’t fight the politics of violence by quibbling with the details. You stamp it into a million pieces! You draw a f*cking line!"

If Keir Starmer won’t even make a moral case against deporting our friends and neighbours, then what is the point of him?

What Do We Have To Lose

If Keir Starmer won’t even make a moral case against deporting our friends and neighbours, then what is the point of him? Plus: some natural borders; and the non-existence of grey, and other letters.

jonn.substack.com

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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 17d

Fast, cheap, clean rail travel is the way to combat global warming, yet our governments have cancelled half of HS2, pushed rail fares to astronomical levels and authorised massive expansion in airports. 🤷‍♂️

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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 17d

Apparently the flights will be cheaper. So that’s alright then. Apparently.

Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 18d

How on earth is doubling capacity for flights going to meet any kind of environmental standards?

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan MP @drrosena.bsky.social · 18d

Expansion at Gatwick has huge potential. It's cleaner and cheaper than Heathrow and will bring 14,000 jobs adding £1bn to our economy a year.

Great to see the Transport Secretary giving it the green light to go ahead but it must meet environmental standards.

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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 18d

Totally agree. The super rich and their political allies are trying to play a massive trick on the public by blaming the most vulnerable people for everything that is wrong in our society. It’s the oldest and crudest deception in the book, but we won’t be taken for fools.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 18d

Reform are trying to sell the myth that deporting people and removing the rights of migrants will solve all the country's problems. It won't.

Know what would help solve the country's problems? Taxing the super-rich properly and closing the inequality gap.

INEQUALITY IS THE PROBLEM
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 18d

😢 How are flights so much cheaper than trains?
Indeed, why are we forced to pick between cheap & polluting and expensive & sustainable?

Well @greenpeace.eu has the answer: subsidies and MASSIVE tax breaks.

A bright green poster with bold white and pink text at the top: “TRAINS ARE TOO OFTEN MORE EXPENSIVE THAN FLIGHTS.” Below it reads: “Sustainable travel shouldn’t be a luxury.” A color-coded map of Europe shows the proportion of cross-border train routes that are more expensive than flights for the same journey. Colors: green (0–20%), yellow (20–40%), orange (40–60%), red (60–80%), purple (80–100%). For example, Spain, Portugal, and the UK are shaded purple (80–100%), while countries like Poland and Czechia are shaded green (0–20%). At the bottom, source text reads: “Greenpeace, Ticket Prices Of Planes Vs Trains, 2025. Only countries for which at least 4 cross-border routes met the methodological criteria are included in the Scorecard.”

Green background with bold text: “WHY ARE TRAINS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN PLANES?” Below is a comparison table with icons of a plane and a train at the top. Two rows:
VAT on international travel: Plane = “NO” (pink), Train = “YES” (yellow).
Kerosene/energy tax: Plane = “NO” (pink), Train = “YES” (yellow).
The chart highlights that flights avoid taxes trains must pay. Source: Greenpeace, Ticket Prices Of Planes Vs Trains, 2025.

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How To Be Green @howtobegreen.bsky.social · 19d

EU citizens with indefinite leave to remain cannot vote in a general election but can in the upcoming Local Elections. Be sure to use what ever means possible to let yourself be heard www.gov.uk/register-to-...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19d

It would be good if the only political pushback against Nigel Farage's plans to mass deport hundreds of thousands of our neighbours, friends, family and colleagues didn't just come from a handful of backbench MPs and one regional mayor

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 19d

Ilkley Greens have a brand new Facebook page 👏

Give them a follow to find out what Councillor Ros Brown and campaigners Ellen D'Arcy and @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social are up to 💚

🔗 Link 👇

Graphic. Reads: Ilkley Greens New Facebook page. Photo of Councillor Ros Brown and campaigners Ellen D'Arcy and Richard.

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Alex Richards @alxrchrds.bsky.social · 19d

I like this. I really like this.

It exposes the rank hypocrisy of these ‘patriots’.

Kudos to whoever wrote it via @thelondoneconomic.bsky.social

THE LONDON ECONOMIC
If you want your country back, go ahead and take it,
There are signs up in every street about what your town needs help with,
Local litter picking groups are always on the lookout,
The library needs volunteers, the youth clubs need a paint job,
The community centre's desperate for folk to come on weekdays
To play board games with older residents and help out in the café,
The rape crisis centres need fundraisers and donors,
And drivers are in dire need to get non-drivers to doctors,
The library needed volunteers all summer, did you go there?
The local football clubs need coaches and lines-folk and referees,
The allotments need looked after, the local parks need planted,
And if you don't want to help with anything above,
Just admit you do not give a sh*t, and shut the f*ck up.

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Radio Jammor @radiojammor.bsky.social · 19d

The new leader of @greenparty.org.uk is putting almost every other party leader in the UK to shame, and a lot more politicians besides.

When did you hear anything like this from any other party leader?

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19d

The Green Party now has 78,000 members.

Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line.

I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand.

Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

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