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Victoria Smith - for Kirkstall, Leeds
@tor1981.bsky.social
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Green Party candidate for the best bit of Leeds - Kirkstall. Mostly get around by bike. Love exploring mountains.
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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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owenjones.bsky.social
Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 1d
I went to @greenparty.org.uk conference - and unlike Labour, didn't get the boot.

But will the Greens succeed in convincing Labour voters - and what about the threat of Farage?

New video up now! 👇

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ds3R...
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Victoria Smith - for Kirkstall, Leeds @tor1981.bsky.social · 22h
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@mothinali.bsky.social
@leedsgreenparty.bsky.social
Britain’s Immigration Panic Is Manufactured | Deputy Green Leader Mothin Ali Interview
YouTube video by Novara Media
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d
I said that @greenparty.org.uk membership is rising by 1000 new people a day.

I was wrong.

Yesterday we welcomed 2000 new people.

We now have 88,000 members! 🎉

Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Victoria Smith - for Kirkstall, Leeds @tor1981.bsky.social · 1d
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Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
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Left Foot Forward @left-foot-forward.bsky.social · 1d
Can the Greens become a mass party of the left?
Owen Jones: The Greens can become a mass party of the left under Zack Polanski’s leadership
"There's a sense that the Greens seem to think that this is their time"
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 2d
My two stand-out highlights of Green Party conference were @rachelmillward.bsky.social and @mothinali.bsky.social's Deputy Leaders' speeches. Grounded, emotional, and inspiring.

Well worth watching in full:
www.youtube.com/live/Nw1waIc...

#GPC25
Co-Deputy Leaders' Speech - Rachel Millward & Mothin Ali at Green Party Conference 2025
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d
The Green Party for the last few days have gained 1000 new members every single day.

We've just reached 87,000 members!!!!

Let's make hope normal again.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 1d
Zack Polanski is the Mamdani of the UK - and he's Green!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxt4...
Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
www.youtube.com
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Antony Carpen @acarpen.bsky.social · 1d
"When @rachelmillward.bsky.social reworked the old “first they came for the …” poem to add lines about how people fought back, when @mothinali.bsky.social talked about telling his son that he thinks he isn’t a good politician, but he hopes he’s a good man, many were in tears" @adamramsay.bsky.social
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d
🚀 @greenparty.org.uk has grown from 58,000 members in December to 86,000 today.

Six years ago, consistently polling around 2%. Now, above 10%.

Green councillors leapt from fewer than 200 to nearly 900.

Green MPs from one to four.

This is the beginning.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Good and bad news for Zack Polanski: the Green conference was a joy, but now hopes are stratospheric | Adam Ramsay
Members loved hearing from a leader who boldly reflects their views and isn’t afraid of the rightwing press. How far can he take the party?, says journalist and Green party member Adam Ramsay
www.theguardian.com
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 2d
The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester
BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview
The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d
Tax wealth.

Not work.

Join.greenparty.org.uk
Green Party Political Broadcast. Monday 6.25pm on ITV and 6.55pm on BBC 1.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d
In case you missed it - here's this weeks episode of @boldpolitics.bsky.social with Gary Stevenson.

100k views and growing!

youtu.be/WRVfmQkCSdk?...
How Labour Sold Their Souls To Billionaires | Gary Stevenson | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 4d
Tory chair accepted £2k hospitality from developer of HMOs for asylum seekers
Tory chair accepted £2k hospitality from developer of HMOs for asylum seekers
Exclusive: Kevin Hollinrake’s conference costs paid for by firm helping landlords convert homes for lucrative market The Conservative party chair, Kevin Hollinrake, accepted thousands of pounds worth of hospitality from a company that converts family homes into houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) for asylum seekers, official records show. According to the MPs’ register of interests, Living Redefined covered £2,000 worth of flights, hotel accommodation and dinner for Hollinrake and a family member to attend a property conference in the south of France earlier this year. The entry, registered in April 2025, lists the hospitality as support for “attendance at a conference”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 4d
Brilliant speech from @zackpolanski.bsky.social - investing in climate, stopping the boats thro safe & legal routes, introducing a wealth tax on the very wealthiest, challenging privatisation, building community & spreading a #PoliticsOfHope @greenparty.org.uk #gpconf
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 5d
Can't make @greenparty.org.uk conference? You can still watch our leadership speeches on the Green Party YouTube channel or live on BBC News! 💚

Links are in the thread 👇
A graphic with the images of Zack Polanski, Anthony Slaughter, Rachel Millward, and Mothin Ali. Text around them says "Leadership Speeches at Conference - Watch live on the green party YouTube/BBC News. Zack Polanski - 1:30 Friday. Anthony Slaughter - 3:45 Friday. Rachel Millward and Mothin Ali - 10:15 Saturday."
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 6d
Kemi Badenoch says the Tories would scrap the Climate Change Act.

That’s not leadership — it’s like betting big on whale oil lamps as electricity arrives.
Britain deserves better than climate denial.

#ClimateCrisis #ToryChaos
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d
Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski
Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski
Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski
www.theguardian.com
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 6d
Extraordinary stuff.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 6d
We will regret not acting faster on climate change.
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 9d
Zack Polanski makes the case that if you feel the world is in turmoil, one of the best things to do is be involved, to tap into that energy calling for change
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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 9d
"I want to see Zack Polanski disagree with more guests on his podcast"

Gary Stevenson: hold my beer
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11d
“Let’s call it for what it is: bullshit. The truth is, politicians have talked about little else but immigration for decades and in the most dehumanising ways.

Polanski added: “Stop the boats’ is all we hear. Well, today I'm saying ‘stop the bullshit’.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
UK faces ‘battle for the soul’ of the country, says Starmer amid Reform threat
In a rallying cry to progressives around the world, the Prime Minister said allies must stop the ‘politics of predatory grievance’.
www.independent.co.uk
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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 15d
Green membership across Great Britain has now overtaken the Lib Dems.

@greenparty.org.uk passed 78,000 last night. @scottishgreens.org have 7,800, producing a total of 85,800.

Last month, the Lib Dems told the BBC they had 83,174: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 15d
Politics doesn’t have to stay broken. Inequality doesn’t have to win.
We’ve got something better to offer — but we need you with us.

Join the Green Party today at join.greenparty.org.uk
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UK Green Stats @ukgreenstats.bsky.social · 16d
Here is the graph showing the full scale of @zackpolanski.bsky.social's impact on the party, using a true-time axis.

It shows the absolutely incredible gains the green party have made over the past week or so in membership figures!
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