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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Labour stands up for corporations and big money. I'm running to stand up for people and our communities. www.camdennewjournal.co.uk/article/excl...
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Exclusive: Green Party leader Zack Polanski tells CNJ he WILL go for Holborn and St Pancras
Green leader lays out hopes for by-election
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 02/09/2026
The new Prime Minister has challenged 40 years of privatisation 😮 Let's keep the pressure on for public ownership ✊
Two politicians, quotes on privatization and high bills.
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I've just emailed my MP to give them the answers for Thames Water. The case for public ownership is undeniable. Can you take 2 mins to email your MP? weownit.org.uk/tw-briefing-... @weownit.org.uk
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Email your MP - give them the answers for Thames Water
An action to send your MP a briefing, detailing the reasons why public ownership is the best next step for Thames Water
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Thames Water CEO went unchallenged on the BBC on the claim that public ownership means water investment competes with health and defence. This is a myth! 99% of water investment comes from BILLS. Take 2 mins to complain to Ofcom and the BBC vist.ly/5d5xb
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Ofcom and BBC, correct the record: Thames Water CEO misled the public about public ownership
Thames Water CEO lied about public ownership on the BBC. It is time Ofcom and the BBC corrected the record
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Children in the poorest England areas are 40% more likely to be hospitalised for lung infections. Poverty, poor housing, overcrowding, damp and mould, outdated heating systems, air pollution, exposure to smoking condemn children. Poverty ages children prematurely. But govts venerate fiscal rules.
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Alarm over hospital lung admissions for children in England’s poorest postcodes
Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areas
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Same old, same old Labour
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given memorials and apologies, but they're still being denied fair compensation and actual justice. The Government promised to fix this—let's make sure they keep their word. Please add your name to help right this : you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ho...
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Honour Promises Made to Windrush Generations
Hey! 👋 Survivors of the Windrush scandal have been given apologies and memorials, but the reality is that many are still being denied fair compensation. 😔 The Government promised to overhaul this brok...
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Reeves examines using private sector funds to build new towns. It is PFI renamed as public-private partnerships (PPP). The state guarantees corporate profits for decades. £1 private investment results in £6 govt repayment. Cheaper for govt to borrow. It can issue public bonds.
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Reeves examines using private sector funds to speed building of new towns
Chancellor in talks with banks and investment funds about public-private partnerships to build infrastructure
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
There is no such thing as 'racial' we are all one race the human race
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
“The only effective response is climate action equal to the crisis – ending the addiction to fossil fuels, accelerating the shift to renewables, protecting the most vulnerable, and delivering early warning systems for all. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Prepare for imminent return of El Niño, UN warns
UN agency predicts phenomenon that supercharges weather extremes has 80% chance of forming before September
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Everyone should read this - it's an analysis of Trump. He says he is going to drop a nuclear weapon on Iran. As we all know Trump is a Physcopath but now he also has dementia. He must be stopped. m.youtube.com/watch?v=F1um...
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How Trump, 79, Is Declining in Plain Sight: Doctor | The Daily Beast Podcast
YouTube video by The Daily Beast
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I've signed the trade union statement against the illegal war on Iran Backed by 18 national organisations Add your name > actionnetwork.org/forms/trade-... #NoWarOnIran
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Trade Unionists - add your name now
Add your name to the trade union statement against the illegal war on Iran.
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
I've signed the trade union statement against the illegal war on Iran Backed by 18 national organisations Add your name > actionnetwork.org/forms/trade-... #NoWarOnIran
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Trade Unionists - add your name now
Add your name to the trade union statement against the illegal war on Iran.
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
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No to Palantir at Lewisham Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich!
Background Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Hospital Trust (LGT) which combines Lewisham University Hospital and Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich has adopted a digital tool provided by the US conglomerat...
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Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
BREAKING: Labour has lost Lewisham council to the Green Party after holding it for 55 years
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The people of Lewisham voted Green. That's what matters. We canvassed, we stood, but the people Voted Green.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
The Green Party GAIN a majority on Lewisham Council! 🥳 28 seats needed for a majority and counting hasn't even finished yet. Huge congratulations to the entire team - we're replacing Labour! 💚 Join.greenparty.org.uk
Green party - 30, labour - 9
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bill @bill-66.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
DO NOT STOP TALKING ABOUT THE EPSTEIN FILES
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@colcraster @colcraster.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
We won, we won we won. 40 seats have gone Green and the Major in Lewisham. What a spectacular result. Well done everyone who voted, well done everyone who canvassed and well done everyone who became a councillor, well done the Major.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Start to end Rip Off Britain. Vote Green tomorrow! www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
standard.co.uk
'Vote Green, make history,' says Zack Polanski seeking London local election gains
The Green Party leader said he was aiming to break Labour’s ‘stronghold’ grip on the capital
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
New poll just dropped! The only poll that matters is tomorrow. Please vote and if you can - get involved with your local campaign! Some of these seats are going to come to a handful of votes. Replace Labour. Stop Reform. Vote Green. 💚
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Reform took a £5m donation and they're trying to distract you. Farage is just another establishment stooge. Like in Gorton & Denton - the only way to stop Reform on Thursday - Vote Green. Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Reform, Labour and the Tories all take money from oil & gas giants and private healthcare interests. That tells you who they’re really working for. The Green Party doesn’t take that money. We answer to you - and to the future of our planet. Vote Green on Thursday. 💚
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
More u-turns, prevarication and caving into developers from Labour. The Greens are clear. No more leaseholds. Bring in rent controls. Vote Green on 7th May. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We can't abolish leasehold outright, minister says
Matthew Pennycook rejects criticism the government is dragging its feet on leasehold reform.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
"Now, sources are claiming producers think Ed Balls “lost his cool” during the row and are facing pressure to “distance” the show from him." www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/itv-...
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ITV bosses 'facing pressure to sack Ed Balls' after Zack Polanski clash
The Green Party leader and former Labour politician had a heated row on Good Morning Britain
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
The system is rigged. An illegal war hikes bills for stuggling families - meanwhile energy giants rake in profits. We don't have to live like this any more. Vote Green on May 7th.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Even investors call for Thames Water to be nationalised. Vultures devouring it - high interest, fees One-third of customer bills cover interest, dividends payments l. Govt must enforce the law, not waive/defer fines, make TW bankrupt, buy it cheaply. Privatisation has failed. archive.ph/6kuRq
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
It has taken over five years of murderous chaos for Republican voters to start to see what was obvious all along: that Donald Trump should not be trusted with a box of matches, let alone the most powerful office on Earth. That's the power of propaganda for you.
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David Osland @davidosland.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Lord Mandelson is gone. The trouble is that his allies, acolytes, confederates, proteges and bag carriers still dominate the Labour Party.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Met so many hopeful people today in Hackney on a walkabout with their next Mayor, @zoegarbett.bsky.social. People repeatedly telling us how excited they are to vote Green! And just finished an international press conference telling the world about our plans to end Rip Off Britain.
Zoë and Zack in Dalston on a sunny day filmingZack holding a press conference
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Erik Schreiber @socialistschreiber.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
The US is giving Cuba an ultimatum: enact market reforms and open your economy to foreign investment or face a military invasion. This is a continuation of American attempts to reimpose colonial shackles on Latin America. www.wsws.org/en/articles/...
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White House sends delegation to deliver war ultimatum to Cuba
While the last visit took place under conditions of a temporary diplomatic reopening, the latest delegation presented an ultimatum under threat of military aggression.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Keep dancing, everyone! Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack Polanskis Glastonbury style dancing is no joke
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London May Day Organising Committee @ldnmayday.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
"The thing about Mayday is it's about internationalism." #MayDay is our day: International Workers’ Day. Join #London's largest May Day march and rally in a generation: bit.ly/LDNMayDayRSVP #LDNMayDay #MayDay26 #Internationalism
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Private firms got £12bn NHS contracts. Private equity, offshore tax haven firms big winners. Donations to Ministers pay dividends. £1.6bn profit in 2 yrs. Enough to pay for 9,178 doctors or 19,428 nurses Health service “taken for a ride”. Say NO to privatisation. Must expand NHS capacity
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Private firms providing services to NHS made £1.6bn profit in two years, research finds
Exclusive: MPs say profit-making levels in England are ‘scandalous’ and call for cap on amount private companies can make from NHS
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Orban’s defeat shows that when we stand together against the politics of hate and division, hope wins and the far right friends of Farage can be defeated.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Why is the Labour government preparing a crackdown on protests against the illegal war it’s enabling – and the cost-of-living crisis it risks fuelling – instead of acting to stop people struggling? www.lbc.co.uk/article/iran...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
A member of the government comes clean. The idea Starmer has ‘kept Britain out of this illegal war’ has been a lie.
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Scottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 08/04/2026
🚨 NEW POLL! Yet another poll has the Scottish Greens overtaking Reform, Labour and the Tories. We would become the second largest party in the Scottish Parliament! On May 7th, let's demand better. Vote Scottish Greens. 💚
New poll. Scottish Greens to beat Labour and Reform. Greens 17 MSPs, Labour 14, Reform 15. Let's Demand better. On May 7th vote Scottish Greens.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
🚨 First time in British history that a party to the left of Labour have topped a national poll. 💚 Hope is here. It's all of us. ✊🏼 Reject hateful, divisive politics - and let's make hope normal again. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack in front of a hope is here sign.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
"And we have abolished the two-child benefit cap. That is one of the proudest moments of this Labour government" You effing hypocrite You only did that after more than a year in power and because of pressure from your own MPs www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Workers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing up for working people | Keir Starmer
Day one rights to statutory sick pay and paternity leave begin on Monday, and that fits the pattern. From my own life, I know people’s anxieties, and I will respond, says UK prime minister Keir Starme...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Is the Government still claiming the UK isn't involved in this war?
Us jet downed over Iran was most likely based at UK airfield
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Private equity KKR pulled out of the deal to buy Thames Water. New bidders want licence to abuse; no fines for dumping sewage, unplugged leakscausing harms What did their due diligence reports find? Cost borne by customers. The reports need to be made public. archive.ph/G9tsd
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Ofwat poised to waive Thames Water fines to 2030 under deal
Clock is ticking on approving creditors’ emergency offer for utility as October deadline looms
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
There is growing evidence of grave violations of International Law that could amount to war crimes. Starmer must stop aiding this war mongering President. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Iran war: International law experts allege violations in Iran war
The White House says it is making the entire region safer by eliminating short and long-term threats.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
Ed Miliband has sold us all out. The climate movement, the environmental sector - and most importantly - our future generations. No longer can Labour claim to have the odd minister who "gets it." They're bought and paid for.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Average of all the polls. We just hit crossover day! Great moment to join as we take on Reform next. Join.greenparty.org.uk
Green line catching up with the red one and crossing over it!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
🎉 Great victory in Rossendale tonight! Huge congratulations to Cllr Laura Diamond and team! 💚 All over the country, Greens keep beating Reform into 2nd place! Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Here's what Keir Starmer doesn't want you to know about the war on Iran:
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Reform: Starmer’s cap on expat donations breaches human rights. Ridiculous accusation. Reform wants money from tax exiles who don't live in the UK. Must ban all political donations/bribes. They enable the super rich to hijack public choices, destroy our rights. archive.ph/VZCUa
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Labour saying Starmer 'keeping Britain out of the war' will be part of their local elections campaign. But it's untrue. There are 27 US B52s at RAF Fairford, launching bombing raids. Starmer has made Britain part of Trump's war. He could have just said no, like Spain's PM.
Spain closes airspace to us military over Iran war, widening rift with US
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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'
Sky News, 26th March 2026

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