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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 1d

I’m excited to announce that Zack Polanski will be in Darlington on 24 October.

Be sure to follow Darlington Borough Greens to be alerted when tickets become available.

Darlington Green Party @darlingtongreens.bsky.social · 1d

This is your opportunity to meet Zack Polanski in Darlington.

People are excited about our bold message of real hope - real change.

Tickets will be available soon.
But if you want to have access to the member’s meeting - you’ll need to join the Green Party.

join.greenparty.org.uk

ZACK POLANSKI
PUBLIC MEETING IN
DARLINGTON
• MEET THE NEW GREEN PARTY LEADER
• HEAR HIS MESSAGE OF BOLD POLITICS
• QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION
CENTRAL HALL DOLPHIN CENTRE
24 OCTOBER - 7:45PM
TICKET ONLY EVENT
Green Party
PUBLISHED AND PROMOTED BY MIKE MCTIMONEY ON BEHALF OF DARLINGTON GREEN PARTY, PO BOX 78066, LONDON, SE 16 9GQ

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 1d

Has a political broadcast ever made you feel this good, this proud, this inspired?

Instead of telling us to distrust or disbelieve another party, Zack offers us hope and a fair future for everyone.

youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...

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

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 1d

Having spoken on several occasions with a constituent whose family continues to suffer the injustice of this cover up, I’d like to encourage you to consider signing this petition.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 1d

🚨I'm joining ChinookJustice in calling on Keir Starmer to hold a judge-led public inquiry.

The Prime Minister promised transparency & accountability in public office. His disgraceful decision to deny the families an opportunity to find out the truth is the opposite of that
youtu.be/qdGh2sB7mLw?...

October 7, 2025

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 1d

This is a lie.

There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.

But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 2d

At our Autumn Conference I met so many people who were bursting with enthusiasm, having found their political home with the @greenparty.org.uk.
You can find your home with us too.
join.greenparty.org.uk

Darlington Green Party @darlingtongreens.bsky.social · 2d

People are putting their faith in us in growing numbers.
During Conference, we saw 1,000/d join.
We are a party unashamedly focused on cutting your bills, ending rip-off Britain, while standing up for social and environmental justice.
Membership starts at £6 a year.
join.greenparty.org.uk

real hope real change 86,000 Green Party members

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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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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 4d

It’s happening, #BoldPolitics LIVE with @owenjones.bsky.social and @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Coming from #Bournemouth #GPConf25

Live filming for bold politics podcast on the stage of Green Party conference

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 5d

Delivering high quality social housing ticks so many boxes on our social justice check sheet
✅Housing crisis
✅Cost of living crisis
✅Health inequality
✅Resilient communities
Thanks to the determination of Green Party councillors, York City Council will deliver social housing to Passivhaus standards

Front of a terrace of newly built homes. Enclosed frontage opens onto narrow, low-traffic access road.

Living room of newly built home. Deep window sills indicate the high level of insulation and no need for radiators.

Rear ginnel serving newly built homes. This secure, yet shared space has room for food growing, seating and connects the terrace of homes together.

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 5d

*drivers*

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 6d

People recognised as refugees fleeing persecution & granted the right to live in the UK to be denied the right to be joined safely by their spouse & children.

This Labour govt is a moral void, a stinking darkness, an empty hollow of cowardice & contempt. #r4today www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Starmer to end asylum ‘golden ticket’ of resettlement and family reunion rights

People granted asylum will have to earn right to invite family in plan charities call ‘straight from populist playbook’

www.theguardian.com

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 6d

We stand with the Jewish community and everyone affected by the horrific attack at the synagogue in Manchester today.

Zack Polanski: “We've seen rising antisemitism for years, as well as rising hate crime more generally. This is about civil society, democracy, and bringing people together.”

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 7d

EMERGENCY

The Global Sumud Flotilla illegally boarded by IDF.

The UK Foreign Office have CLOSED THE PHONELINES with an automated message stating it will not act nor comment on the flotilla.

email [email protected]
With your concern for the flotilla & 13 British on board

Blurry nighttime image of crowd of uniformed and masked soldiers

Caption reads They boarded dozens and dozens of soldiers, we lost count.

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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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Inequality News @inequalitynews.bsky.social · 7d

🚨 Private affluence and public squalor 🔽🔽🔽

Or, why modern life has become shit - all in one graph!

➡️ World #Inequality Report: wir2022.wid.world/chapter-3/

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 8d

Renewables are a masterclass in learning-by-doing. Each doubling of deployment cuts costs via experience curves: better manufacturing, finance & supply chains.

Result:

Solar now cheapest new power in many regions
Falling battery costs enable flexibility
Electrification gets more attractive

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 8d

Tonight at midnight: Will Zack Polanski win over Gary Stevenson on the Green Party?

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 9d

"That's just cruel and wrong."

@matthewsnedker.bsky.social discusses Reform's attack on our neighbours, friends and family on BBC Politics North East.

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Christian Breyer @christianonre.bsky.social · 12d

1/ New @lut.fi study in collaboration with European partners finds prioritising nuclear power expansion over renewable energy (RE) leads to 71–84% higher annual system costs in Finland by 2050 compared to a cost-optimised RE system. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 10d

I’ll let you off, but only this once.

Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 10d

Oi! That’s my line 😂

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 10d

The Green Party is rooted in the communities its MPs and Councillors serve.

We are standing firm against those who want to divide our communities.

We are equally committed to cutting people’s bills by tackling corporate greed.

Now is the time to join.GreenParty.org.uk

Real hope real change 80,000 Green Party members

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 12d

As usual, @zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot on.

This is Starmer trying to look tough.

But his default is centralisation, authoritarian and that is deeply concerning.

Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · 12d

Ok. They’ve pissed me off.

I’m back to tell you 3 things about ID cards:

1. Migrants ALREADY HAVE biometric ID cards & govts have been trying to digitise them for years w repeated fuckups & failures causing complete chaos - they don’t work, you do not want that system for you.

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Greens4HS2 @greens4hs2.bsky.social · 13d

Our transport spokesperson @greenmattbfd.bsky.social :

"Bradford and our district need NPR to deliver the economic boost we have been promised for years.

"Every delay sends a message that our communities are being treated as an afterthought compared with London and the South East."

👏👏👏

Northern Powerhouse Rail plans to be unveiled 'in weeks' - amid concerns over delays

Plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) will be unveiled in the coming weeks, Government sources have said - amid concerns over delays to the…

www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 14d

First comedy gig for my son.
Stewart Lee
#darlingtonhipp

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Matthew Snedker @matthewsnedker.bsky.social · 15d

New figures: councils spent £2.8 billion on temporary accommodation for 2024/25 up 25% in a year

Private landlords are cashing in on this crisis

We can’t afford to ignore the need for genuinely affordable social homes – the only solution to the housing emergency.

homelessness crisis costs rise 25% to £2.8 billion temporary accommodation bills double in just five years instead of paying billions for temporary solutions provide 150,000 new social homes every year buy back and refurbish older council homes stop selling off council housing stock and keep social homes for local communities in perpetuity.

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