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Newham Greens @newhamgreens.bsky.social · 9h

Now it's time to JOIN Newham Green Party (Image shows Green Party leader Zack Polanski with his deputy leaders Rachel Millward and Mothin Ali at his side)

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12h

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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UK Green Stats @ukgreenstats.bsky.social · 10h

Yesterday, the Greens were celebrating 87,000 members.

Today, they have skyrocketed 93,000 members, making this most likely the fastest growth the party has ever seen before in terms of membership figures.

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Nottingham Green Party @nottsgreenparty.bsky.social · 10h

It's Wednesday, and that means a new episode of Bold Politics has dropped! "The Death of Two Party Politics" with guest Owen Jones.

Available on Youtube and your favourite podcast directory.
youtu.be/gyL45uZNdEI?...

BOLD POLITICS
"Don't be their voting fodder"
with Owen Jones and Zack Polanski

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Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 11h

The first time I’ve been looking forward to watch Question Time in quite a while!

Go on @zackpolanski.bsky.social!

#bbcqt

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David Chriscole @devilishaccord.bsky.social · 11h

"The one about Zack Polanski vs. a bunch of different flavoured Tories"

Give 'em what for @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚

Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 11h

The first time I’ve been looking forward to watch Question Time in quite a while!

Go on @zackpolanski.bsky.social!

#bbcqt

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UK Green Stats @ukgreenstats.bsky.social · 23h

There you go!

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

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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Robbie @huckfling.bsky.social · 9h

Hell yeah @greenparty.org.uk.

Even that dude from Free Solo couldn’t scale the membership graph of the Greens under @zackpolanski.bsky.social

UK Green Stats @ukgreenstats.bsky.social · 23h

There you go!

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Nate Higgins 🏳️‍🌈 @natehiggins.bsky.social · 1d

Last week Newham Greens hit a record 300 members.

A week later we’ve already reached 350 members, with more new members joining yesterday than any single day in our HISTORY.

We have BIG plans next year. There’s no safe seats left for Labour to hide, but we need YOUR help. 👇

Newham Greens @newhamgreens.bsky.social · 1d

🥳Last week, #Newham Greens reached a record 300 members.

🎉Yesterday, more people joined us than on any other day, ever!

💚Today, we're on 350 members, with 50 members joining in the past week alone.

✍️Be part of the fastest growing political movement in Newham - join us!

Now it's time to JOIN! Newham Green Party (Image shows leader Zack Polanski with deputy leaders Rachel Millward and Mothin Ali smiling at his side)

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Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 1d

I've joined the Green Party, they say the things I agree with. #JoinTheGreenParty 💚

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 3d

Great evening doing the first ever Bold Politics Live to a room of over 1200 people at the conference in Bournemouth. We'd love to do more!

Where should Zack take the podcast and who would be your dream guest?

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Newham Greens @newhamgreens.bsky.social · 1d

So go to join.greenparty.org.uk

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Newham Greens @newhamgreens.bsky.social · 1d

🥳Last week, #Newham Greens reached a record 300 members.

🎉Yesterday, more people joined us than on any other day, ever!

💚Today, we're on 350 members, with 50 members joining in the past week alone.

✍️Be part of the fastest growing political movement in Newham - join us!

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

2/2 this ongoing legacy of exploitative capitalism on Welsh communities by the British state should have been provided decades ago.

Our communities deserve to sleep safe at night. We have suffered enough already.

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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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Beans, Frightening Bleeble 🫀🎃 @flawlessangel.bsky.social · 3d

im of the view that if everyone pours their extra capacity into the greens/yourparty whatever & neglects other organising work, direct antifascism via generally creative and robust responses as largely happened under corbynism, not only will we be thoroughly fucked but it will be our own fault

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Beans, Frightening Bleeble 🫀🎃 @flawlessangel.bsky.social · 3d

obviously i am aiming for elections stuff to only be a tiny percentage of stuff i do & i advise almost everyone else to resolve same but i just joined due to the abolish landlords policy that has just about tipped it for me on top of other stuff

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

🥳 Thank you to everyone who co-proposed and voted for it and commented on drafts.

🛤 It takes a village to write a good motion.

3️⃣ This is the third conference I've brought it too.

♻️ Our HS2 motion in 2024 was E01 on the agenda; East West Rail was E01 this year so we recycled this sign!

Pete, Matthew and I standing in the conference hall holding a sign which says "Train not planes. I'm voting for E01"

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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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Newham Greens @newhamgreens.bsky.social · 2d

Time to join.greenparty.org.uk

Why?

Watch:
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA?...

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

YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales

youtu.be

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Seeing lots of this tonight after that party political broadcast.

The Green Party are on track to overtake the Tories in membership.

Let's make hope normal again.

Join.greenparty.org.uk