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Kingston & Surbiton Green Party @kbgreens.bsky.social · 20m

The names of 18457 children killed in the last two years in Gaza as a result of the war there

This list is not comprehensive as many more are unaccounted for

www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead

Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1h

Studying the language and literature that has helped to define our nation at home and around the world for centuries is a "rip-off" apparently

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Kingston & Surbiton Green Party @kbgreens.bsky.social · 34m

Tories

On the side of unscrupulous employers

Not on your side

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 40m

Kemi Badenoch says she will give a tax cut for private school fees and take away all the new workers rights brought in by Labour

Kingston & Surbiton Green Party @kbgreens.bsky.social · 35m

Building more houses won’t help the #housing crisis nor the lack of genuinely affordable housing Labour, just the developers

Curbing second homes in places like London & #Cornwall will ensure empty properties become affordable homes

Housing is a right

#WorldVacantHomesDay

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3h

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 · 4h

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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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 4h

Appalling transphobia and hateful gender critical ideology on open display at Conservative Party conference.

Glad to see it challenged by the lone voice of my London Assembly colleague @andrewboff.bsky.social who is a reliable trans ally, in the audience in a trans rights are human rights T shirt.

News headline from independent. Black background with white text “gender critical activists accused of ‘hateful’ remarks after suggesting trans rights supporters have ‘broken brains’

Labour MP said was appalled but not surprised.

Red text Millie Cooke political correspondent in Manchester

Coloured circles with links to social media

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Kingston & Surbiton Green Party @kbgreens.bsky.social · 3h

So our MP Sir Ed Davey and LibDems party leader is unashamedly nailing his colours to the right wing

He’s appealing for Tories to join his party

A leopard doesn’t change its spots

He supported austerity in 2010 as those Tories did

@greenparty.org.uk is the only genuine left-leaning party left

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 4h

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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Kingston & Surbiton Green Party @kbgreens.bsky.social · 3h

Did you know that last year Kingston had 2000 homes empty

That is an increase of 152% from 2023 - the biggest in London

That would home almost everyone in the borough waiting for a home on the council’s waiting list - 2667 (Oct 2024)

#WorldVacantHomesDay

kingstoncourier.co.uk/kingston-has...

Kingston has the highest rise in empty homes across all London boroughs – Kingston Courier

Kingston upon Thames has seen a drastic increase in the number of empty homes, with almost 2000 properties in the borough left vacant.

kingstoncourier.co.uk

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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 3h

🏡 On this first ever #WorldVacantHomesDay, we highlight one of the biggest contradictions of our time: too many homes without people, too many people without homes.

🇪🇺 EU countries must prioritise renovating & reallocating vacant houses for social housing.

There is no place like home.
Yet too many of them are vacant.

It’s not only a housing crisis, it’s also a vacant homes crisis.” The graphic shows bar charts comparing the national percentage of vacant homes (yellow bars) and the percentage of vacant homes in capital cities (dark green bars) across several European countries. The countries shown are the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain. A line marks 50% on the y-axis. Source: Housing Europe Observatory, 2023. Note: Data from countries with available comparable data.

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Wales Green Party @walesgreenparty.bsky.social · 3h

Barod am obaith?

Ready for some hope?

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Joseph Wells @josephwells.bsky.social · 17h

Nothing beats a @greenparty.org.uk Conference 💚

What a weekend! So many new members, Cllrs, amazing Palestine Action, celebrations, discos, meeting MPs & new Co-Deputy Leadership @mothinali.bsky.social & @rachelmillward.bsky.social, & seeing @zackpolanski.bsky.social on stage was great!

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#GPC25

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Only in Birmingham podcast @onlyinbirmingham.bsky.social · 1d

#Handsworth could teach @RobertJenrick how to live in a global society. #BenjaminZephaniah - spirit of #Birmingham - said "Handsworth for me is...where I learnt all my skills, my communication skills, my hustling skills, my poetic skills, everything."

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Alex Mace @alexmace.bsky.social · 1d

I was on LBC talking to James O'Brien today about the "Abolish Landlords" policy passed at the Green Party of England and Wales conference yesterday. Homes are for people, not investment.

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Kingston & Surbiton Green Party @kbgreens.bsky.social · 21h

“He called me P-word. Now he votes Green”

@greenparty.org.uk deputy leader @mothinali.bsky.social explains why our slogan #RealHopeRealChange” is more than a slogan. It’s something we all aim to enact on a daily basis

Via @novaramedia.com

youtube.com/shorts/aaS2X...

He Called Me 'P-Word'. Now He Votes Green.

YouTube video by Novara Media

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Hackney Cyclist @hackneycyclist.bsky.social · 22h

Kloveniersburgwal, Amsterdam in 1980 and today. Canal side car parking replaced by canal side dining

In 1980 there is car parking alongside the canal, today this has been replaced with cafe outdoor seating

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 22h

LOVED telling the story of Wealden Greens. Can't wait to bring real hope & real change to the whole of Sussex & Brighton as Mayor. @rachel4sussex.bsky.social

Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 22h

"Greens aren't just talking about real hope and real change...we're delivering it."
@rachelmillward.bsky.social

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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 23h

If you want places to be accessible to older and disabled people installing benches is one very helpful thing to do.

Seems a few people are worried that young people will sit on a bench and be a bit annoying, so the bench won’t be installed after all.

Owen Massey @bookllyfr.bsky.social · 1d

A parish council in Oxford has refused to install a bench on a quiet side street in case people sit on it and get hit by a car

www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/2552131...

#motonormativity

@apiln.bsky.social

Proposed 'eyesore' bench causes outrage among community

Plans for a new artistic bench that have been two years in the making have caused outrage among residents in Botley near an Oxford Brookes campus.

www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk

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Kingston & Surbiton Green Party @kbgreens.bsky.social · 22h

Sorry have stolen your words for a tweet over there but thanking you for them

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 23h

We have let cars break our brains. Seriously.

Owen Massey @bookllyfr.bsky.social · 1d

A parish council in Oxford has refused to install a bench on a quiet side street in case people sit on it and get hit by a car

www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/2552131...

#motonormativity

@apiln.bsky.social

Proposed 'eyesore' bench causes outrage among community

Plans for a new artistic bench that have been two years in the making have caused outrage among residents in Botley near an Oxford Brookes campus.

www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · 22h

See also: "children don't play outside anymore"

Pharmacist on a Pushbike @ppushbike.bsky.social · 1d

A play facility that was paid for by community fundraising has been demolished because residents complained about the noise.

They should be ashamed of themselves

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

Council demolishes play area after noise complaints - BBC News

Parents in a Derbyshire town say their children are 'devastated' they have lost the facility.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 1d

Move over Taylor Swift
The Tree Greens are here!!

@zackpolanski.bsky.social
@rachelmillward.bsky.social

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 1d

Just seen the @greenparty.org.uk party political broadcast, can't help but be moved!

I'm in, are you? Together, we can build a society that works for the 99%, not the 1%

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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Kingston & Surbiton Green Party @kbgreens.bsky.social · 22h

28% change downwards in funding for the borough

We might have the “Royal” bit tacked onto our name and we are perceived as “well-off” but this hides the many poverty pockets within our borough

The most vulnerable parts of our communities will be hit by this austerity

Chaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 1d

Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of the children’s services funding formula halved under Labour’s plans to reform local government grants.

By me, for Politics Home: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

London Councils Face Losing Half Their Share Of Children's Services Funding

Some of London’s poorest areas could see their share of funding for children’s services halved under Labour’s plans to reform local government gran...

www.politicshome.com

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Kingston & Surbiton Green Party @kbgreens.bsky.social · 1d

Since October 7, 2023, at least 46 Israeli soldiers have committed suicide during their military service

Several families are trying to get the military to accept the link between the suicides and the Gaza War

Ouest-France @ouest-france.fr · 1d

Depuis le 7 octobre 2023, au moins 46 soldats israéliens se sont suicidés dans le cadre de leur service militaire. Plusieurs familles ont affronté les réticences de l’armée pour établir le lien entre ces suicides et la guerre à Gaza.

TÉMOIGNAGE. «Nos soldats rentreront avec leur trauma» : le tabou du suicide dans l’armée israélienne

Depuis le 7 octobre 2023, au moins 46 soldats israéliens se sont suicidés dans le cadre de leur service militaire. Plusieurs familles ont affronté les réticences de l’armée pour établir le lien entre ...

www.ouest-france.fr

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