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ourpower.bsky.social @ourpower.scot · 28/05/2026

Kristopher Leask, a @scottishgreens.org MSP for Orkney, used his first speech in the Scottish Parliament today to urge the Scottish Government to back more community-owned energy.

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ourpower.bsky.social @ourpower.scot · 21/05/2026

Tinkering around the edges of community benefit policies don't go far enough. Cllr @alexjarmitage.bsky.social has got it right. We need bold intervention from the Scottish Government to promote more community wind!

“If government stays on the fence and supports both strategies of development, large corporations will easily overpower communities and dominate the physical and economic landscape.

“A responsible government needs to get off the fence, stand up to the power of corporations and intervene on behalf of communities. Government can provide the capital, legal and technical support to allow local communities develop their own energy infrastructure.”

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Ross Greer (he/him) @ross-greer.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The Shetland Greens have made huge gains in recent years, including electing Cllr @alexjarmitage.bsky.social to an otherwise very independent-minded council. It's been great chatting to people today about the reasons for that growing support, like our work to tackle the shortage of housing.

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Young people fuelling Greens surge locally, party’s co-leader says

Ross Greer says he is ‘proud’ of protests against Nigel Farage

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Shetland News @shetnews.co.uk · 14/04/2026

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage was met with protests from Green representatives when he arrived in Lerwick, including the party’s constituency candidate @alexjarmitage.bsky.social

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Farage visited Shetland today. We do not welcome his toxic politics of division. I’m proud of all the Shetlanders who mobilised at short notice to stand up to the far right on the streets of Lerwick.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Great weekend campaigning with Shetland Greens for the Hollywood elections on the 7th of May. We are gaining one new member every single day at the moment. Many voters are switching to the Greens and it’s clear that we’re building a strong movement for the future in Shetland.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

If you’re voting in Scotland in May, here’s why you need to vote Green with your regional vote to stop Reform UK.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

My opinion piece on why the Green movement gives Scotland the best hope of independence.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

The First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social should be explicitly condemning the barbaric actions of Trump and Netanyahu. The Iranian people need international leaders to do better than this.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Back in Shetland; out canvassing in Tingwall today, having been down in Manchester during the week. I have to pinch myself at how many folk are voting Green. Politics changed this week.

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Colin Boyle @colinboyle.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

As a similarly longstanding Green Party activist, this⬇️

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

My take on the Gorton and Denton by election, having campaigned there yesterday, is that this is the end for Labour. The Green floodgates are opening; there is nowhere now that we can’t win

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

So proud to be part of the @shetlandgreens.bsky.social team campaigning in the Gorton and Denton by-election for @greenpartyhan.bsky.social and @zackpolanski.bsky.social If the Greens win here, we can win in many, many places. Let’s go Greens!

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Police officers support the Greens BECAUSE of our drugs policy

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

On my way down to Manchester from Shetland for the Gorton and Denton by election to support @greenpartyhan.bsky.social and @zackpolanski.bsky.social This one is going down to the wire- we need all hands on deck.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Energy corporations do not have our interests at heart. They will extract as much wealth and power as they are allowed to. We need to elect politicians that can stand up to corporate power, not those who are beholden to it.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Drug barons aren’t afraid of the police. They’re afraid of @zackpolanski.bsky.social. The Greens’ policy to legalise and regulate all drugs means that we’re the party that is toughest on crime.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

When Zoë Garbett and I wrote the Greens’ drugs policy in 2019, this is exactly what we hoped for. Our opponents think that our policy of legal regulation is a weakness that can be exploited for political gain - but it’s backfiring. Thread /1 www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Labour attacks Green party drugs policy in Gorton and Denton byelection

Online ads target Zack Polanski’s drugs stance as Labour aims to sideline Greens and consolidate anti-Reform vote

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Had a busy week working in Aberdeen this week, but great to get out with @scottishgreens.org members in the evening, campaigning for @maggiechapman.bsky.social to get re-elected to the Scottish Parliament in May. Maggie has been such an important voice at Holyrood and we need more like her! 💚💚💚

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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

If John Swinney means what he says about Petrofac, we have to stop wasting time debating oil & gas while the industry expires. Instead, let's put all our force behind investing in Aberdeen's green energy future.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

I’ve been a @greenparty.org.uk activist for 10 years, now a @scottishgreens.org councillor. I’ve knocked thousands of doors and had thousands of doorstep conversations. The Greens weren’t so popular back then, but we always believed our hard work would pay off. Thanks @zackpolanski.bsky.social

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Adam Ramsay @adamramsay.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Shetland consultant paediatrician and councillor @alexjarmitage.bsky.social is proposing policy to “unambiguously” end prohibition of drugs in Scotland, and ensure distribution of the most dangerous drugs is controlled by health professional.

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

After speaking at a March for Gaza in Eastbourne today, a group of young people told me the Green Party and its new leadership team gave them hope in politics for the first time in their lives. We now have over 20,000 Young Greens, now is the perfect time for young people to join us. 💚

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Our movement knows & believes in our collective power. 110,000+ people across England and Wales getting involved in our communities to do politics differently. A politics of community to build a country we can all afford to live in. Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Maggie Chapman (she/her) @maggiechapman.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

This would nearly DOUBLE the UK's yearly emissions. How does this give kids a liveable future? How does this lower bills? How does this make the UK a leader on climate resilience? It doesn't. It makes more money for energy companies, & f❗cks up our future.

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Shetland News @shetnews.co.uk · 15/10/2025

Shaetlan has finally been recognised as a language in its own right. The recognition comes after the local language was given its own ISO code by SIL Global, the organisation that handles the international Ethnologue database has been tasked with the handling of international language ISO codes.

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Shaetlan receives full recognition as a language

SHAETLAN has finally been recognised as a language in its own right. The recognition comes after the local language was given its own ISO code by SIL Global,...

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

As if they keep writing all these headlines - and our membership numbers and polling just keeps shooting up. 🚀 Now at 110,000. Over 55% increase in just one month! Lower bills. Fund NHS. Tax the super rich. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Polanski is talking nonsense about wealth taxes.

Greens who want to save the world by destroying britain

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

"We have an economy where a handful of modern-day robber barons wield extraordinary power. They hold enormous control over our paychecks, our bills, our time, and our futures. ...But the good news is that nothing about any of this is inevitable." - Lina Khan

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Many on the right will try and belittle and undermine what’s happening. But here’s the truth. Tens of thousands are joining Greens. Polls are at record highs. People are just starting to feel hope again. join.greenparty.org.uk

The truth about the green party's booming membership

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Daniel Shailer @danielshailer.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

A compressor at Shetland's oil terminal broke for *nine* straight months last year, pushing the isles' entire methane emissions to a near decade high. "It's an embarrassment for the whole community." @alexjarmitage.bsky.social @r-dixon.bsky.social www.shetlandtimes.co.uk/news/broken-...

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Broken equipment at Sullom Voe caused decade-long peak in emissions

Shetland's methane emissions reached their highest level in a decade last year, driven by broken kit at EnQuest’s Sullom Voe terminal.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Prohibition of drugs is a moral crusade that’s been failing for 50 years. We need legal regulation of drugs. If you’re a Scottish Greens member, please use your vote at conference to support drug policy reform.

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

In twelve days, New Yorkers will begin to cast their ballots and face a stark choice. A choice between democracy and oligarchy. Between a city you can afford or more of the same. Between the hope of a brighter future or a broken past. We will choose the future.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I’m now a councillor in Shetland but my political roots are with @hackneygreenparty.bsky.social. One conference highlight was meeting Dylan Law who’s standing to be Hackney’s next Deputy Mayor. I spent so many years campaigning in Hackney; meeting talented folk like Dylan makes it all worthwhile!

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Finally got back home to Shetland from the @greenparty.org.uk conference this morning. The far right have been ascendant since the pandemic, but a new political movement is growing in the Greens that has the potential to change the country. The political tide is turning.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Jenrick could have visited Handsworth to listen to residents – he chose to pass through and make a judgement based on the colour of their skin. Instead of getting to know our nation of neighbours, he chose racism. The Tories, Reform and Labour want to divide us. The Greens say enough is enough.

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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 06/10/2025

Shetland Islands Council has backed a motion from Scottish Greens councillor @alexjarmitage.bsky.social to boycott Israel. The islands join the Scottish Parliament and Edinburgh City Council, which voted for Green motions on boycotts last month. greens.scot/news/shetlan...

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Shetland joins global campaign of boycotts against genocidal regime

Shetland joins global campaign of boycotts against genocidal regime - Shetland backs Green call to boycott Israel

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Or is it that I'm saying things the Telegraph doesn't want to hear? I suggest they might want to avoid our Party Broadcast this evening!

Courageous political leadership means telling an audience what they don't want to hear. Zack Polanski will never do that.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Actions count louder than words; words count louder than silence. My motion moving to divest Shetland Islands Council’s funds from the Israeli economy passed unanimously today. I’m glad my community is speaking out and taking action against genocide.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

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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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

“Your enemies aren’t other poor people. Your enemies are those that extract wealth from our society to fill their coffers.” @mothinali.bsky.social

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Heading home to Shetland after the @greenparty.org.uk conference in Bournemouth. London has some fantastic architecture but the Kings Cross station façade with its huge brick arches is one of my favourites. Beautiful autumn sunshine too.

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

There will be a day when we sit our grandchildren on our knees and we tell them...

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Netanyahu claims to act on behalf of all Jews. But Jews are NOT responsible for Israeli atrocities. Netanyahu’s genocide has thrust Jewish folk into the spotlight against their will. We must harden our resolve against antisemitism. I was glad to sign Jewish Greens’ motion at #gpconf yesterday.

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

100% worth the long journey from Shetland to Bournemouth for @TheGreenParty conference. With @ZackPolanski’s leadership, the atmosphere is electric. The party is unified, energetic, confident and growing fast. Great too, to see an old friend. Keep it up Zack 💚💚💚

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Cllr Alex Armitage @alexjarmitage.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Great to hang out with @carladenyer.bsky.social and @hackneygreenparty.bsky.social folk at the @greenparty.org.uk conference in Bournemouth this weekend Such a great atmosphere; there’s huge confidence within the Greens at the moment.

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