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Dan Thomas 💚

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Cllr for Congresbury & Puxton on North Somerset Council. Chair of Adult Services and Housing panel, Somerset Peatland Partnership + Yatton JFC 🧡⚽️🏳️‍⚧️🕊️🍉🚲 Promoted by Neil O’Doherty on behalf of NS Green Party, 17 George St, Bristol, BS1 5QT.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
From bakers to farmers to anyone running a small business - rip-off Britain is squeezing us all. It's time for a real plan to secure our food resilience: supporting farmers, bringing down costs for small businesses, and giving workers proper rights and decent pay.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/06/2026
Happy Pride Month from the Green Party! 🏳️‍🌈
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 28/05/2026
"I think it's pretty grotesque to see him selling the future of our children and grandchildren down the river" - Zack Polanski discusses Tony Blair's latest intervention on Sky News
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 13/05/2026
Britain is being ripped off - and the government has failed to act. Green MPs are putting forward an amendment to the King's Speech with a plan to end Rip off Britain and make life affordable again.
A PLAN TO END RIP OFF BRITAIN
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No Energy Bill increases in July; Rent Controls; Free School Meals; Renationalise Water; Tax Extreme Wealth. 
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Julien Hoez @julienhoez.eu · 09/05/2026
Some local election news from the UK
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 07/05/2026
📈 230,000 Green Party members and counting. 💚 People are rejecting hate and division and opting for real hope and real change. 🗳️ And that change starts by voting Green before 10pm today!
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
230K GREEN PARTY MEMBERS
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
It's very convenient that the Labour Govenrment are starting to talk about rent freezes days before an elections against the Green Party. Notice they've not actually announced it so they'll pretend it was never the plan. For real rent controls & council housing - Vote Green.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/04/2026
The experiment of bus privatisation has been an unmitigated disaster. Green councillors will campaign for publicly-controlled buses and free bus fares for all people under 22 years. Vote Green on 7 May to boost our buses 🚌
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
VOTE GREEN TO BOOST OUR BUSES
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/04/2026
Too many people face food insecurity. Zack Polanski and Rachel Millward visited a foodbank to announce a plan to tackle the affordability crisis: 💡 No energy bill rise in July. 🏘️ Rent controls to protect households. 📉 Re-join the customs union to lower costs. Vote Green in May.💚
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/04/2026
The Green Party has a plan for our high streets: ✅ Affordable leases for local businesses 🏚️ Bring long-term empty shops back into public use 🗣️ A real voice for residents in shaping the high street Vote Green in May. Let's bring our high streets back to life. 💚
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

VOTE
GREEN

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HIGH STREETS
BACK TO LIFE

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 25/04/2026
🗓️ The local elections are just under two weeks away and the Green Party is standing thousands of candidates all across the country. 🗳️ Help us replace the failing Labour party and defeat the hateful message of Reform. 💚 Vote Green on 7 May.
VOTE GREEN!

JOIN FOR A
REAL CHANGE
REAL HOPE

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 26/04/2026
We need to win big on May 7. Thousands of Green candidates are standing across England and Wales. This is a real chance to change politics - to give communities a stronger voice and challenge parties backed by big money. Support the campaign 👉 bit.ly/we-deserve-b...
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/04/2026
⌛️ The deadline to register to vote on 7 May is midnight tonight! Don't lose the chance to have your say. Register to vote now ⤵️
LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026
HAVE YOUR SAY
Register to vote by 23:59
MONDAY 20th APRIL 2026
VOTE GREEN
THURSDAY 7TH MAY
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🚨🎉 The Green Party BEATS Reform!!! 😮 Greens came fourth here last year. 💚 Proving once again that Greens can win anywhere. 🙌🏽 Labour tanking and Greens beating Reform! 👉🏽 Join.greenparty.org.uk
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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.
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Mendip Hills Green Party @mendiphillsgreen.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Some news to share! Victoria Welsh has just had nomination papers accepted to stand as @greenparty.org.uk candidate for Mendip Hills ward on Somerset Council. Victoria offers Mendip Hills a positive choice at the by-election on May 7th. Good Luck Victoria! 💚 @mendiphillsgreen.bsky.social
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 07/04/2026
For ‘defensive purposes’, Starmer said…
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
The last 24 hours have shown what many have said for a long time. Britain's role as an accomplice to Trump's America must end. We must urgently decouple from a rogue US & seek security with allies closer to home. That starts with suspension of the US bombers on British soil.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/04/2026
"This has all been distorted often by a right-wing media... The vast majority of people want to see action on the climate crisis" - @zackpolanski.bsky.social on the public's support for climate action and the need for polluters and corporations to pay their fair share.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 31/03/2026
Israel's new law imposing the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of fatal attacks is a dangerous development of its apartheid system. It is discriminatory, racist, and cruel. Expressions of concern are not enough. The Labour government must act to end Israel's impunity.
CALL IT
WHAT IT IS:

APARTHEID

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/03/2026
Time to end rip-off Britain. Time to decouple electricity prices from gas and bring down bills.
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
EXCLUSIVE
GREENS PILE PRESSURE ON ED MILIBAND TO END 'RIGGED ENERGY SYSTEM'
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Erm.... Are these people ok? I don't think they're ok. Join.greenparty.org.uk
The spectator. Zacked off. A pretty ludicrous image of Zack with Hannah and Mothin chopping down trees and harassing badgers!
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 26/03/2026
It's time to see past our differences and remember what connects us. When we realise where our strength lies - in each other - that's when change happens. A powerful message from @mothinali.bsky.social: youtu.be/VPsR1hfTaAA
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Mothin Ali’s Story: Green Party Co-Leader give a powerful message of unity
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 25/03/2026
"Investing in renewables is better for people's bills and it's better in terms of security." @carolinelucas.bsky.social exposes the myths being pushed by those with vested interests in the fossil fuel industry.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Labour have been smearing the Greens on our evidenced-based approach to drugs. If the PM won’t listen to us, and he won’t listen to the experts, will he listen to the families at @anyoneschild.bsky.social, who have lost loved ones under the UK’s current negligent drug policies?
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 24/03/2026
Labour and Tory MPs want new drilling in the North Sea whilst we face a growing climate, energy and cost of living crisis. Approving new oil and gas licenses won’t take a penny off our bills and will fuel the climate crisis. New oil & gas is not the answer. Clean green energy is.
Graphic with Oil Rig in the background and text that reads "new oil and gas is not the answer" with the green party logo at the bottom and say it with us written at the top.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 23/03/2026
Warnings from the World Meteorological Organisation and the International Energy Agency show a growing climate and energy crisis driven by fossil fuel dependence. The government must reject the misinformation from Reform and the Conservatives and accelerate the shift to homegrown renewable energy.
Picture of renewable energy - solar and wind with two news headlines "The Earth's Climate is Further Out of Balance THAN AT ANY TIME IN RECORDED HISTORY" "IRAN WAR ENERGY CRISIS EQUAL TO 70s TWIN OIL SHOCKS AND FALLOUT FROM UKRAINE WAR" with Energy Transition Now written in the middle and the Green Party Logo and Slogan "Real hope. Real change."
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 21/03/2026
Israel's recent attacks on Lebanon have killed over 1,000 people - including 118 children and 40 medical workers. Bombing has destroyed civilian structures such as apartment buildings and bridges, and over a million people have been displaced. Halt arms sales. End the impunity.
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IMPUNITY

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
This is no time for half-measures. Protect families from the energy price hike. Paid for by: A tighter oil & gas windfall tax. Taxing income from wealth the same as from work. And double down on renewables and energy efficiency to protect us from future shocks.
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North Somerset Green Party @nsomersetgreen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
our very own Green Councillor @annemiekewaite.bsky.social on BBC Politics West a few days ago talking about the importance of renewable energy 💚🌱 like what you hear? come and join your local Green Party now! @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social #GreenParty #GetGreensElected
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 18/03/2026
"A plan to end rip off Britain" @zackpolanksi.bsky.social outlines fiscal measures the government could take to end austerity and transform our economy.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 18/03/2026
Our priorities are clear: Make life more affordable. Protect the majority over the wealthy elite. Protect our planet for generations to come.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 19/03/2026
US bombers are flying from British soil every day. Answer the key question Keir Starmer: what are they being used for?
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 19/03/2026
“Trump is a bully and a blackmailer, and he has made absolutely no plan for what an exit strategy looks like. When he asks for our help we should say: Donald, ‘you broke it, you fix it.’” Caroline Lucas speaking on the Iran war on #BBCQT.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 19/03/2026
"It's a question of where’s that money's going? And you've handed over our private patient data to Palantir, a company with far-right connections. If that money was instead going into the front line, we might all have a better chance of having a better NHS" Caroline Lucas on the NHS on #BBCQT
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/03/2026
"Community centres like this, right across the country, who are supporting people in need, need a government who will step up for them." Zack Polanski speaking on the cost of living crisis at the Elizabeth House Community Centre.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/03/2026
Full text of the letter on the Green Party website: greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/20/g...
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Green MPs and peers demand answers from Starmer and an end to UK involvement in illegal US-Israel war on Iran - Green Party
Green MPs and peers have pressed Keir Starmer to answer a number of urgent questions on the UK's involvement in the US-Israeli illegal war on Iran.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/03/2026
The Green MPs and Peers have written to Keir Starmer to urge for an end to the UK's involvement in the US and Israel's illegal war. Under international law, the UK is obliged to have no involvement in illegal military action, including the use of UK bases and UK-made weapons.
Image of letter sent to Prime Minister Keir Starmer by the Green MPs and Peers.

Letter begins:

Dear Prime Minister, 

We are writing as Green Party MPs and Peers to express our alarm at the UK’s involvement in the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran. 

Already well over 1,000 civilians have been killed, including a reported 168 children killed by a missile now widely believed to be from the United States (Guardian, 2026). UNICEF has reported that the Israeli military's assault on Lebanon is killing or injuring the equivalent of one classroom of children every day (Reuters, 2026).

In addition to the grave humanitarian impacts, the longer this illegal, unnecessary war continues, the greater the global economic fallout – to which the UK is particularly exposed because it remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels. 

Read the rest of the letter on the Green Party website at: https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/20/green-mps-and-peers-demand-end-to-uk-involvement-in-illegal-us-israel-war/Second page of letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer from the Green MPs and Peers.

Read the full letter on the Green Party website at: https://greenparty.org.uk/2026/03/20/green-mps-and-peers-demand-end-to-uk-involvement-in-illegal-us-israel-war/
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social, for building on my work on rent controls. The government’s refusal to even consider limiting rent increases has meant fortunes are poured straight into landlords’ pockets. Rent controls would mean purchasing power back in the pockets of ordinary people instead.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 18/03/2026
“It is utterly unacceptable that just four years after the last energy price shock, we are facing another — because far too little has been done to protect our people, our economy and our country.” Zack Polanski speaking at the New Economics Foundation on the urgent need to insulate homes.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/03/2026
"The Green Party calls on the UK Government to make clear to Trump and Netanyahu the UK will not accept breaches of international law, to withdraw permission for the US to use UK military bases, and to refuse any further complicity in this illegal war." @elliechowns.bsky.social
Ellie Chowns
MP for North Herefordshire

"Following the strikes on Iran, 
Israel has expanded their ground campaign in Lebanon, displacing a million people throughout the country and seemingly preparing for prolonged occupation of southern Lebanon. 

Trump has intensified his threats against Cuba following the collapse of the island nation's energy grid under a US-imposed oil blockade, declaring just yesterday that he believes he will ‘take’ the country and ‘could do anything [he] want[s] with it.

This cannot continue."

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 18/03/2026
“Today I’m going to share my plan with you for how we end rip-off Britain” @zackpolanski.bsky.social outlines bold measures to make life affordable again, end managed decline and increase resilience ahead of his first major economic speech @neweconomics.bsky.social today.
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“We live in rip-off Britain: an economy built to reward the few off the work of the many. A country where people work so hard and try to do the right thing but still struggle to afford the basics, and find themselves constantly cutting back. And today I’m going to share my plan with you for how we end rip-off Britain."
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We live in Rip Off Britain. We have to lower people's bills and tax wealth fairly. This morning I'll be starting to lay out our vision of how to do this. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘Basics’ of life in Britain have been sold for profit, says Polanski
Exclusive: England and Wales Greens leader outlines economic policy including help to meet rising energy costs and water re-nationalisation
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 10/03/2026
"Utterly failed" @rachelmillward.bsky.social lays out the reality of privatised water - explaining why water must be returned to public hands.
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Fire Brigades Union @fbunational.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
The FBU is backing the National Housing Demo. For too long, governments have prioritised private developers and landlords' profits over the public's need for affordable and safe housing. We’ll be in central London on 18 April to demand that the government takes action.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 08/03/2026
Today is International Women's Day. The Green Party celebrates all the incredible women in the Green Party and beyond who are working every day to accelerate action for gender equality. Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls.
RIGHTS. JUSTICE. ACTION
FOR ALL WOMEN AND GIRLS

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/03/2026
We've just hit 215,000 members. More than 2,000 people a day have joined us since our historic win in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Come and be a part of the movement which is making hope normal again. Join us 👇
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 04/03/2026
Labour say their economic plan is working. Who for? Families trying to put food on the table? Renters facing yet another rent hike? Billpayers lining the pockets of water company shareholders? It's time for the Government to get real on the cost of living crisis.
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
FOOD PRICES RISE (AGAIN)
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Migration is part of what makes this country great. We're not an island of strangers - we're an island of neighbours. The Green Party will always support fair & managed migration.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
When the Prime Minister spreads lies about people - there are consequences. He's made some outrageous smears. It's debasing our politics. Anything to try to quieten dissent about the US and Israel starting an illegal war. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Greens deputy leader calls for apology from Starmer over false claims that led to death threats
Mothin Ali fears for his life after anti-war protest was wrongly described as being in support of Iranian regime
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