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@james-lowry.bsky.social

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Green Party defector from Labour 💚 Anti-genocide 🇵🇸 Pro-human rights 🇺🇳 Pro-EU 🇪🇺 Anti-TERF 🏳️‍⚧️ Bad Jew ✡️

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 1d

What we were sold vs what we got.

Labour conservatives are destroying this country.

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 6h

I didn’t think it would be possible to have an even more out of touch government than the last 14 years of tories (including Liz Truss). Somehow Starmer managed it

James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 6h

Right? I rarely see people drinking these days, not as much as they used to. It’s going to bring a minuscule amount in and it’s likely going to cost pubs more being open in most places.

Between lazy policy like this and them making environmentally damaging ai data centres everywhere it’s just grim

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 6h

I guarantee this was a lobbied policy. I wonder who lined their pockets with this one

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 7h

Nice! Me too, at this point we can’t keep allowing Labour cosplay as tories and continuing to run the country into the ground while fascists take advantage of it. I’m actually optimistic about politics again

James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 7h

You realise I’m not a conservative and it’s not 2024 anymore? It’s 2025 and Labour are in power continuing the politics of cruelty. They are accountable for their actions and right now people are dying more than ever

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 9h

Aw cool!!

To be fair, you dodged a bullet, things are crazy here 🤭

James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 9h

You’d be more than welcome in greens 💚

Lib Dem’s are great people too 😌 Labour are just the tories in a Halloween mask at this point

James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 9h

We need to build a wall to keep the red-tories out and Keir Starmer is going to pay for it.

50 Shades of Planning @50shadesofplanning.bsky.social · 5d

Link: www.spectator.co.uk/article/buil...

‘Build baby build’ is not a housing strategy

There are too many middling politicians in this country who look at Donald Trump with envy. I might not like his politics, they think, but isn’t he such a great communicator? Don’t you see how good he...

www.spectator.co.uk

James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

Oh, it’s absolutely going to be shy-tories and those on the fence. The level of delusion within the party is frightening, they actually believe the party isn’t collapsing around them

James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

I’m so proud of Zack!!!

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 10h

🚨 BREAKING | Greens hit 10% in poll average for the very first time, an all-time high for the party.

This is the first time in the party's history that they have hit double-digits in polls, and comes as the party stands within touching distance of 100,000 members.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22h

This is how we turn our country around.

Away from the forces of hate and division.

We're going to do it together.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23h

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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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

We must hold Starmer to account and take this fight to the ICJ. Starmer needs to be held accountable

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 15h

As revealed by Channel 4 News’ documentary, UK arms exports to Israel have hit record highs — £408,000 in June and £316,000 in September.

The government says it’s restricting sales, but the data says otherwise.

The UK must end all arms sales to Israel now.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 11h

A record 1,611 people — including 11 children — died while homeless in 2024.

Both Labour and the Conservatives have failed to fix Britain’s housing crisis.

A home is not a privilege.
A home is a human right.

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

Lmao I love this so much!

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15h

My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.

If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.

James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

Lmao they are terrified to even release member numbers

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

Let’s goooooo!!!! Given that tories and Labour don’t release numbers anymore out of shame, I’d argue we’re the second largest party!!

James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

Let’s goooooooooo!!!!! Given that Labour and Tories are anti-transparency one can assume we are the second biggest party in the country!

Reform: 234,000

Green: 93,000

Lib Dem: 83,000

SNP: 56,000

Tories: ???

Labour: ???

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11h

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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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

575,000 at its Corbyn peak

James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

Lmao very true!

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

It gets worse everyday. They need to go

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

Here’s another reason to hate them

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

NHS drug prices set to rise as Starmer to cave on Trump demands

The threat of Trump tariffs means that the UK will need to pay US pharmaceutical companies more money

www.independent.co.uk

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chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 20h

Labour government. Fuckers.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

Just as we are beginning to understand the biochemical basis of this horrendous condition, the government appoints the man perhaps most responsible for the mischaracterisation of ME/CFS – Simon Wesseley - to its *overdiagnosis* commission. www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/controv...

Controversial professor to investigate overdiagnosis of mental health and neurodivergence for Labour

Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk

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James @james-lowry.bsky.social · 10h

Starmer needs to go. Labour are killing us.

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

NHS drug prices set to rise as Starmer to cave on Trump demands

The threat of Trump tariffs means that the UK will need to pay US pharmaceutical companies more money

www.independent.co.uk

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