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Oxford Clarion @oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 1d

Electric cargo bikes can replace many everyday car trips for the average family and “reshape suburban family mobility”, say Oxford University researchers. 49 British households were loaned e-cargo bikes for school runs, shopping trips, family outings and other day-to-day use.

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caerphillygreens.bsky.social @caerphillygreens.bsky.social · 21h

“This tree symbolises hope, peace, and the enduring friendship between our communities. The orchard is an inspiring example of communities working together and supporting each other in the face of many challenges.”

caerphilly.observer/news/1053873...

Green Party tree planted in Caerphilly's Ukrainian Gratitude Orchard

An apple tree donated by the Wales Green Party has been planted at Caerphilly’s Ukrainian Gratitude Orchard in Morgan Jones Park.

caerphilly.observer

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Anthony Slaughter @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social · 22d

Exciting and busy times ahead!

Latest polling shows @walesgreenparty.bsky.social on track to breakthrough in #Senedd26

A radical Green voice in the Senedd that will stand up for our communities and against the far right snake oil salesmen.
#GetGreensElected

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

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

🗳️ A new poll by YouGov has @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social winning a seat in the Caerdydd Penarth Senedd constituency, with the Labour vote collapsing to 14%.

💚 But we can't win our first ever seat in Wales without your support. Donate today ⤵️

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Wales Green Party @walesgreenparty.bsky.social · 2d

We're here to cut your bills, to bring in rent controls, and nationalise water in Wales 💪

We surprised members yesterday at the conference in Bournemouth! After his speech, Anthony handed over to Tessa, our 2nd candidate in Caerdydd Penarth,

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Richard Martin @mimosacymru.bsky.social · 3d

This story says pretty much everything you need to know anout the UK State’s attitude to #Wales and its language:

MoD spends millions on private schools to avoid Welsh www.bbc.com/news/article...

Defence ministry spends millions on private schools to avoid Welsh

Military personnel receive a private education allowance to avoid lessons in Welsh in state schools.

www.bbc.com

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Marina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 4d

Zack Polanski has done the impossible…

Made me feel hope in politics again.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social

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Meg @ecomegsf.bsky.social · 4d

What is this strange feeling that is swirling inside me? These possibilities that branch far into the future. Ah - she is Hope! An old friend, well met again.

Meg sits with a group from Gwent and Cardiff. It is a selfie, they are smiling at the camera.

Everyone is on their feet after Anthony Slaughter and Tessa Marshall speak.

Zoe Garbett (London Assembly) speaking on a panel about Crime and Justice.

Zack, Mothin and Rachel are standing on stage in front of a standing ovation from the huge crowd.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

This is grim & dangerous over reach.

This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.

Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.

Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: Home Office announces planned new anti-protest powers, mainly aimed at pro-Gaza protests like those for Palestine Action. Police will be able to consider the "cumulative impact" of repeated protests and potentially order that they be relocated.

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Meg @ecomegsf.bsky.social · 3d

🔥🔥🔥🔥

Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 3d

🥳 I'm so so delighted that my motion for completely building East West Rail and fully electrifying it passed overwhelmingly at conference.

🙏 Huge huge thanks to @greenchloem.bsky.social , Ed Fraser and @benwheels.bsky.social for speaking in favour.

#TrainsNotPlanes #RailNotRoad
#GPConf

E01: Electrify the East West Railway line as soon as possible

Synopsis
East West Rail will fill an important gap in the rail network and help reduce car and lorry use in the region. It will largely replace the Varsity rail line, much of which closed in the 1960s. However, it should be electrified as soon as possible to replace diesel trains.

Motion Text
insert into Record of Policy Statements “The Green Party supports the building of East West Rail in full from Cambridge to Milton Keynes to Oxford, and calls for the project to be fully electrified as quickly as possible. The railway should be accessible for everyone and be well connected to active transport routes. The route should minimise disruption to local communities as far as possible and bring benefits locally as well as regionally and nationally. The route should minimise negative impacts on housing, public green spaces, nature and wildlife and carry out appropriate mitigation works with sensitivity and generous compensation.”

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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 3d

in case you thought the @greenparty.org.uk conference was all bikes and badgers, it:

voted to abolish landlords 🏡

voted to proscribe the IDF as a terrorist organisation ❌

on top of an existing socialist platform to tax wealth and renationalise 💸 🚂

@zackpolanski.bsky.social details below 🧵

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

I'm Jewish. I'm also Mancunian.

Every other national party leader was interviewed by Laura Kunesberg during their conference.

Maybe the BBC thought as someone who also supports Palestine - I had nothing to say?

Let's keep growing: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 3d

#StandWithUkraine - the message getting out @greenparty.org.uk conference. Expect to hear more from me on this in coming days

Leaflet - donate to help protect civisls near Ukraine's front lines

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 3d

Garment workers demand justice - great message about #FastFashion (in fact the whole industry) from @labourlabel.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk conference

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Meg @ecomegsf.bsky.social · 2d

Actually my favourite part of his speech (in which I was on my feet more often than on my seat) He told us that his son asked him that question, many in the hall called out that he was, he told us that he replied that he didn’t know, but he tried to be a good man. I thought that was beautiful.

The headline the Telegraph chose that says “I am not a good politician, admits Green Party councillor”

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Meg @ecomegsf.bsky.social · 2d

The power of storytellers, the arts and the importance of the story we tell ourselves about who we are. There WILL be a day, when we sit our grandchildren on our knees and tell them what we did, how and why.

That will be our story and our legacy to them. And it will be wonderful.

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

"Our Young Greens, sparkling with brilliance and bravery, showed that another way was possible." - @rachelmillward.bsky.social

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phildavies1995.bsky.social @phildavies1995.bsky.social · 3d

wait to see @anthonyslaughter.bsky.social and @tessamarsh.bsky.social in the Senedd✊💚🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Phil and Anthony on the beach at the Red Line for Palestine

A group of Welsh Greens on the train home.

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phildavies1995.bsky.social @phildavies1995.bsky.social · 3d

Big photo dump. An amazing @greenparty.org.uk conference. So energetic, so many new members and so many great policies passed.

Great speeches, great people and more importantly magnificent Greyhounds!

@walesgreenparty.bsky.social showed up big time at this confrence and I can’t…

Phil, Zack Hannah,Richie and others with animal aid and 4Greyhounds

Hannah, Phil, Anthony and Sam smiling on about mouth beachfront

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phildavies1995.bsky.social @phildavies1995.bsky.social · 2d

Families are going hungry in cold homes, veterans are abandoned without support from the government, but they happily spend millions to undermine our language?

Families from every background enjoy and benefit from Welsh language education, what’s the MoD’s problem?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Defence ministry spends millions on private schools to avoid Welsh - BBC News

Military personnel receive a private education allowance to avoid lessons in Welsh in state schools.

www.bbc.co.uk

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phildavies1995.bsky.social @phildavies1995.bsky.social · 2d

Our communities don’t need advice they need immediate action.

In a time of climate catastrophe coal tips are becoming ever more dangerous. Advice doesn’t help those living in homes in the shadows of dangerous coal tips.

@walesgreenparty.bsky.social knows the money needed to solve…1/2

BBC news headline with picture of coal spoil tip in Cwmtillery headline reads “About 800,000
homes to get disused coal tip advice
Families were forced from their homes in Cwmtillery after a coal tip collapsed following heavy rain during Storm Bert in November 2024”

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caerphillygreens.bsky.social @caerphillygreens.bsky.social · 4d

“ Fy enw i yw Gareth Hughes, ac rwy’n falch o sefyll fel ymgeisydd Plaid Werdd yn yr is-etholiad yma yng Nghaerffili.”

“ My name is Gareth Hughes, and I am proud to stand as the Green Party candidate in the by-election.”

Gareth holding a calling card and wearing a green top and cap. He is standing in Nantgarw Road in Caerphilly.

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Senedd Wales @senedd.wales · 7d

All the key dates for the 2026 Senedd election, in one place.

From polling day to post-election milestones, this timeline will be kept current—so you can check back whenever you need the latest. https://bit.ly/42ObrRC

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phildavies1995.bsky.social @phildavies1995.bsky.social · 7d

My local Councillor. Running Reform Wales like a dictatorship🤦‍♂️

“It is understood that Ms Price’s replacement was appointed by Reform’s regional director for Wales, Torfaen Councillor David Thomas, without a democratic vote.

A senior Reform UK source told us: “David Thomas is a misogynist…”

NationCymru @nation.cymru · 7d

The last remaining female Reform UK branch chair in Wales has resigned, citing ‘personal reasons’, amid an internal row over the lack of elections for senior party positions ✍️Emily Price

Reform UK's last female Welsh branch chair resigns

Emily Price The last remaining female Reform UK branch chair in Wales has resigned, citing ‘personal reasons’, amid an internal row over the lack of elections for senior party positions. The announce...

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Amelia Womack @ameliawomack.bsky.social · 7d

Heartbroken to hear of Jane Goodall’s passing. An icon for women and nature, and such an inspiration. 💚 May her memory be a lasting legacy to protect our planet.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

"We absolutely need to stop the boats,” Polanski said, “but let’s stop the boats by offering safe and legal routes to asylum and not having people clinging on to dinghies for dear life.*

www.newstatesman.com/politics/gre...

Zack Polanski: “We absolutely need to stop the boats”

The Greens’ Zack Polanski on facing up to Reform

www.newstatesman.com

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 7d

Scary to watch the Global Sumud Flotilla being intercepted by Israeli forces - we know how brutally the Israeli military has treated those on previous flotillas.

The world is watching - the Foreign Secretary @yvettecooper-mp.bsky.social must urgently step up to ensure safety of UK citizens on board

Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 7d

I've just been talking to pasangers on #GlobalSumudFilotilla
3 ships have been intercepted

Israeli officials have threatened to detain and charge with terrorism offences
Previous passengers claim that Israeli officials have tortured detainees
Our government must act now. Platitudes are not enough!

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