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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 2h

So proud of my wife, Juliette, who was part of the team which organised this protest tonight against fossil fuel sponsorship of the arts with Siobhan Macsweeney and Samuel West: www.thetimes.com/culture/thea...

Drama outside Old Vic as TV actors appear in sponsorship protest

Siobhán McSweeney and Samuel West star in video about greenwashing shown to theatregoers before the London debut of Hollywood star Susan Sarandon

www.thetimes.com

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 15h

Membership of @greenparty.org.uk has just passed 90,000. Can @zackpolanski.bsky.social and team organise that into action? novaramedia.com/2025/10/07/z...

Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists | Novara Media

The telegenic eco-socialist has triggered an explosion of interest in the Green party, and a parallel growth in membership. Now he needs to translate enthusiasm into activity, writes Adam Ramsay.

novaramedia.com

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 1d

The @scottishgreens.org tell me they will be making an announcement about their membership “in the near future”. It was 7,805 on 22 September. @greenpartyni.org are 560 paying members or supporters (the latter are paying a previous, lower membership fee). @greenparty.org.uk is 88,000+.

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t really say more without revealing my source

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity to the work experience kid in a Scottish Labour MP’s office overheard arguing with colleagues about the Greens.

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David Wearing @davidwearing.bsky.social · 1d

Irony being that the entire Farage-isation of British politics is built on the phenomenon of white right-wingers who don't want to "integrate" with the reality of multi-ethnic Britain, don't want to accept migrants as their fellow citizens, and don't want people of colour moving into their street.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 1d

Wow. Robert Jenrick doubles down by branding a black journalist's questions "ridiculous" and saying that the problem is not his comments, but "journalists like you who pop up and try to knock me down", adding that "this is the reason why terrorist attacks happen". ~AA

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity to the work experience kid in a Scottish Labour MP’s office overheard arguing with colleagues about the Greens.

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 1d

Now, @zackpolanski.bsky.social must tranform his fans into activists: novaramedia.com/2025/10/07/z... - me for @novaramedia.com

Zack Polanski Must Now Transform His Fans Into Activists | Novara Media

The telegenic eco-socialist has triggered an explosion of interest in the Green party, and a parallel growth in membership. Now he needs to translate enthusiasm into activity, writes Adam Ramsay.

novaramedia.com

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 1d

88,000 England and Wales Greens + 8,000 Scottish Greens = 96,000 GB-wides @scottishgreens.org have their conference in two weeks. Surely it will
Have passed 100,000 by then?

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

I said that @greenparty.org.uk membership is rising by 1000 new people a day.

I was wrong.

Yesterday we welcomed 2000 new people.

We now have 88,000 members! 🎉

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote this, I am not Adrian, I endorsed and voted for Zack, and this piece is not critical of him.

Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 2d

Green members at their conference this weekend were exuberant. But can @zackpolanski.bsky.social and team meet soaring expectations? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... - me for @theguardian.com

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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Sam @faroqabilly.bsky.social · 2d

Indeed. Instead of interviewing @zackpolanski.bsky.social they invited along a Tory peer who proceeded to smear a Jewish man who has been marching tirelessly for Palestinian liberation as a "useful idiot"
bsky.app/profile/saul...

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3d

Tory peer Ben Houchen calls a Jewish man who's attended pro Palestinian marches every week for the last 2 years a "useful idiot" #bbclaurak

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 2d

It’s hard not to conclude that Kuenssberg’s crew decided that @zackpolanski.bsky.social - the most prominent Manchester Jewish politician - is “the wrong kind of Jew”.

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

bylinetimes.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

bylinetimes.com

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 2d

Officially, the Tories have about 120,000 members but a) I suspect that’s inflated and b) it’s falling. Will @greenparty.org.uk overtake them before the year is out? #gpconf

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

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 Ecologist @theecologist.org · 2d

'We won’t get real climate action while big polluters are overseeing government departments.'

Another scoop from @adamramsay.bsky.social

theecologist.org/2025/oct/03/...

The real power brokers

We won’t get real climate action while big polluters are overseeing government departments.

theecologist.org

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 3d

England currently has a very clear group of five parties with MPs and significant support. There really is no excuse for Laura Kunessberg to choose to interview the other four during their conferences, but ignore @zackpolanski.bsky.social #GPconf

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 3d

Green conference has voted overwhelmingly to call for the Israeli military to be proscribed as a terrorist organisation. #Gpconf

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 3d

Membership of @greenparty.org.uk has passed 84,000 members, the CEO announces #gpconf

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 4d

Yes, I actually think it’s sort of the opposite: being actually democratic means you can have differences out in the open, and that somewhat reduces the bitching and nastiness.

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 4d

Revealed: Green Party membership in fact 50% higher than Lib Dems - previous Lib Dem figure included non-paying ‘supporters’: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... #gpconf

Green membership in fact 50% bigger than Lib Dems

Lib Dem membership is much lower than widely reported

open.substack.com

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 4d

When @lbc.co.uk invited me on to talk about @greenparty.org.uk/ @zackpolanski.bsky.social, I didn’t intend to talk about how capitalism is driving both the climate crisis and the cost of living crisis. But that is what I did 🤷

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 4d

Combined membership is certainly possible - I’m one. But of the 7,800 Scottish Greens, I’m confident it’s no more than a couple of hundred people or so.

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 4d

Unanimous support for trans healthcare shows that the party has (for now) moved on from its terf wars, which were a source of huge friction in recent years. It did this not by sacrificing trans people, but by getting tough on transphobic bullies.

Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 4d

🟩 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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Michael Sheldon 🌎 @michaelsheldo.bsky.social · 4d

'This means that the number of Greens across Great Britain - around 91,000 - is around 50% more than the membership of the Lib Dems'.

Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 4d

Revealed: Green Party membership in fact 50% higher than Lib Dems - previous Lib Dem figure included non-paying ‘supporters’: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... #gpconf

Green membership in fact 50% bigger than Lib Dems

Lib Dem membership is much lower than widely reported

open.substack.com

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