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Ellie Freeman

@ellief.bsky.social
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Book lover, parent, Green Party councillor, Bristol. Run Storytale Festival. Doing ELCE at Bristol Uni

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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 09/10/2026
Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley (Amber Valley) Green GAIN from Conservative
Kilburn, Denby, Holbrook & Horsley (Amber Valley) Council By-Election Result for October twenty-twenty-six displays voting percentages across five parties. The Green Party leads at thirty percent, representing an increase of four percentage points since May twenty-twenty-five. Reform UK follows at twenty-seven percent. The Conservative Party stands at seventeen percent, showing a decrease of fifteen percentage points. The Labour Party is at sixteen percent, reflecting a decrease of six percentage points. Finally, Restore stands at eleven percent.
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LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · 10/10/2026
Policy Update E30: Standing up for patients and good science in healthcare for trans+ youth passed at conference.
Policy Update E30: Standing up for patients and good science in healthcare for trans+ youth passed at conference
This Motion pushed back at the attacks on healthcare for trans youth.
‘The Green Party calls for an immediate reversal of the recent legal restrictions on puberty blockers, and for the recommissioning of puberty blockers by NHS
England for this patient group, in line with policy RR 538.’

‘The Green Party calls for an unbiased independent review in the structure and evidence-based practice of gender-affirming healthcare for children and young people.’
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
🗣 "We would still have Starmer if it wasn't for Zack Polanski." 🟢 More Green members 🟢 More Green MPs 🟢 More Green councillors 🔴 And one less failure of a Labour Prime Minister 💚 The Green Party is making real change. 🤝 Join us: Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Green Party is a proudly democratic party, but our exponential growth means that our processes need updating. Then we can realise all our potential and model the participatory democracy we want to see across the nation.
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The confected MSM storm about Greens in crisis shows how entrenched they are in the bigger parties. Greens are democratic. We have differences. We talk about them. We vote. We elect a leader for 2 years. We respect their position. Zack has done us proud so far and has another ten months to do more.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Newly elected Greens doing great stuff on housing 👏 Lewisham Council's new strategy includes: 🤝 Zero-cost land to community-led orgs on condition they build social housing 🔐 Putting that land into community land trusts, locking in affordability. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Free land for those who will build social homes on it. Is this the radical solution to the UK’s housing problem? | Phineas Harper
A bold south London initiative to give land to community groups rather than private developers could transform the system, says writer Phineas Harper
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Marianne Doherty @mariannedoherty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Once again this year’s Excluded Voices report makes for sober reading. Let’s use #KidsBooksFriday to celebrate the marginalised authors we should all be buying, borrowing, reading and sharing with our young people. #KidLitUK #KidLit #UKKidLit www.inclusivebooksforchildren.org/excluded-voi...
Cat School: Odd Cat Out by Rose RobbinsOutlaws by E. L. NorryThe Other Boy by Hamed AmiriKorobá: The Case of the Missing Kolo by Àlàbá Ònájìn
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Yep. Pretty quiet really, probably because they weren't trying to march anywhere.
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Friday evening out at a protest in central #Bristol. Delighted to say the 'patriots' only lasted an hour. Home in time for tea.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The winner of Nobel peace prize doing what the Government of the United Kingdom will not do: calling Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide.
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🗨 Ellie Chowns: "True security...is not just missiles and bombs...we need to think about genuine security." ➡️ Climate Crisis ➡️ Cyber security ➡️ Pandemic preparedness ➡️ Economic security 🔴 It's time for the Labour government to bring us real security.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
This is it!!!! It's the difference between a narrow loss or a Green WIN. And that difference is you!! Final sign ups for tomorrow 👇🏽 forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Previously unseen lobbying shows the oil and gas industry is misleading government on North Sea drilling. For now, it looks like Burnham is listening to them. Only a Green win tomorrow will force them to listen to us. New analysis from Influence Map 👇
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“The only sensible solution at this point is a moratorium on datacentres until very basic questions about how many we need, what for, where, and how pollution will be avoided are answered satisfactorily by the government” - @olliehayes.bsky.social 👏
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/10/2026
The Conservatives want to spend £10 billion on a 'British Iron Dome'. Dr Ellie Chowns says real security starts with facing where the real threats are - and top of the list is the climate crisis.
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Voting in HOLBORN & ST PANCRAS on Thursday? Your Strongest Vote for Climate is: ✅ Zack Polanski 🟢 GREEN PARTY Re-post to share with friends & family. #HolbornAndStPancras #BackZack
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
“So much that Camden Labour are doing is seen to be not in the best interests of people who live here." Yes - I spent many years fighting for local space and services in Somers Town. #VoteGreen on Thursday for @zackpolanski.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Loss of green space could be issue that decides Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Labour could pay price for disappearance of parks and playgrounds around Euston station
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Drax’s planned datacentre to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood to produce its electricity, nearly double the CO2 emissions of all flights from London Gatwick airport. Drax, a highly profitable company gets subsidies to burn wood and produce electricity How many lives will it ruin?
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Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights
Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Crucial to keep up the pressure on making the UK a modern, functional, democratic state - which means a parliament that reflects the will of the people - and much more, like getting the #BigMoney out of politics. An inquiry can't be an excuse for inaction leftfootforward.org/2026/10/nata...
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Natalie Bennett interview: Andy Burnham is ‘kicking electoral reform into the long grass’ with National Commission
The former Green Party leader says a National Commission isn't necessary and will only delay electoral reform
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
😂😂😂
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 05/10/2026
Renters are spending up to 40% of their income on rent. Here’s our plan to change that in 30 seconds.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#FactoryFarming has to end. #AnimalWelfare is an important reason, and the horror is clearly illustrated with this farrowing crate on @humaneworldorg.bsky.social stall at #GreenParty conference
animals deserve kindness not cages sign
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A much needed policy announced by @mothinali.bsky.social today. Real work, real pay, and full rights. Not more Labour and Conservative welfare cuts and so called training schemes with no future.
Rachel and Mothin on stage waving
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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires I discovered via an FOI request that DEFRA’s commitment in the National Adaptation Programme to run a “wildfire risk programme” since 2023 “was not brought into effect”. #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Labour just don't get it. They don't get how scared people are with extreme weather becoming our new normal. We need voices in parliament that will force them to take wildfires seriously, not quietly shirk responsibility.
Revealed: government quietly dropped plan to orepare England for wildfires
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Holborn and St Pancras is looking incredibly close. Thank you to everyone joining us today on the doorsteps - we know it's only by having conversations with voters that we can win this. With just five days to go - we need you!
Action day photo with Zack and Ross and a big crowd
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm so pleased Zack made a Fair Rents Guarantee a key part of his conference speech - keeping up pressure on govt on behalf of the millions of renters who have no choice but to transfer an unsustainable and growing proportion of their income straight into the bank accounts of landlords.
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Lucy English @lucyenglish.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bristol Poetry Film Festival programme is now finalised! Sat 17 Oct Workshops, screenings, discussions PLUS the winners of our International Poetry Film competition PLUS the @bafta.org award winning short film 'Two Black Boys in Paradise' by Dean Atta. Tickets from Eventbrite.
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's been a bit of a week. Had uni, councillor work and #storytalefestival work, not much sleep and lots of overwhelm. Went to a Mending Marathon last night and mended some trousers, ate yummy food, met some really lovely people and unexpectedly shared some #storytalefestival love! #lovebristol
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's October, which means Storytale month! www.storytalefestival.com
A colourful poster depicting a a pile of books with a pirate boat, trees, a bridge, an explorer, alien, tiger and other references to the events happening at Storytale Festival. Behind the poster are some colourful bookmarks.
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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Celebrate African cultural heritage with us! 🗺️ a lovely review of two children’s books by Ayo Oyeku ❤️ explore the continent here worldkidlit.org/2026/09/30/a... #Africa #kidlit #worldkidlit
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A Celebration of African Cultural Heritage
By Ayo Oyeku Africa is home to stories, history and memory. The continent is born out of ancient wisdom, bold beauty, and enduring pride. From the sun-warmed villages to the far-stretched calling r…
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I wrote to Miatta Fahnbulleh to urge her to publish a Fossil Fuel Transition Roadmap ahead of COP31 in November. Ending all new licenses & publishing a clear roadmap will show that the UK is not just calling for a global transition, but delivering one.
The post is a graphic. At the top, white text on a light green background says:

"The Government must publish a fossil fuel transition roadmap before COP31" 

The rest of the image shows the top of a letter to Miatta Fahnbulleh.

"The Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Cc: The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP, Katie White MP

Dear Secretary of State,

RE: Securing a fossil fuel transition roadmap for the UK

I am writing on behalf of the Green Party of England and Wales to urge your department to move swiftly to publish a comprehensive fossil fuel transition roadmap for the UK ahead of COP31 in November." The post is a text box on a dark green background. In the box is a parliamentary paper-style letter extract that reads: 

"The impacts of the climate and nature emergency are escalating at a terrifyingly dangerous rate, as global temperatures continue to climb rapidly.

At the same time, the poorest peoples of the world, with the least historic responsibility for climate emissions, continue to bear the brunt of climate breakdown.

As you will be aware, nearly a year ago, at COP30 in Belém, the UK endorsed a fossil fuels transition roadmap. More recently, at the Santa Marta TAFF conference in April, the UK reiterated its support for such a roadmap. Since then, France, Germany and the Netherlands have all published plans.

In this context, it is unacceptable that the government is still yet to publish a comprehensive domestic roadmap"The post is a text box on a dark green background. In the box is a parliamentary paper-style letter extract that reads: 

"The UK cannot claim global leadership at COP31 while expanding fossil fuels at home.

Ending all new licenses – including Jackdaw and Rosebank - and publishing a clear
roadmap will demonstrate that the UK is not merely calling for global transition, but
actively delivering the domestic plan required to deliver one.

Can your department confirm that such a roadmap will be published before COP31?
And will you meet with me to discuss how we can work together to advance this
strategy?

Yours sincerely,
Carla Denyer MP
Green Party Spokesperson for Energy and Net Zero"
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sadly there was a climate & nature shaped hole at the heart of Burnham’s speech. Nothing on the benefits of nature restoration & same old words on a “pragmatic” approach to N Sea drilling. There’s nothing pragmatic about pouring fuel on a scorching earth - he should rule out Rosebank & Jackdaw now
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Jennifer 🦋🐶☕️🦋 @jenelliot.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#NOMORE
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Adrian has been doing a great job keeping up the pressure on the government to release this national security report in full 👏 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?
Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous prime minister
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Definitely! There's some work in Bedminster to open up the Malago 😊
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Heading from Bristol to London with @robbryher.bsky.social to hear about residents concerns and assure them that @zackpolanski.bsky.social will make a massive difference as the Green Party’s 6th MP.
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Enjoy! That's my in-laws neck of the woods, where I go for my green fix, and I recognise that photo! Hope you have a great time. Your photo reminded me of this. Not a portal but a port hole on the North Somerset coast...
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So many gorgeous books! Can I add Here Comes Mr PostMouse and That's Nice Love published by Book Island Books? As well as reading beautiful books, getting crinkly and squeezey and chewable books into their life! Such a joy to introduce little ones to books 😍
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Aw, love this. We used to be able to recite it by heart!
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Good to see Foreign Secretary presenting the findings of the suppressed Joint Intelligence Report on ecosystem collapse to other governments. But when is it going to be shared with the rest of us? We can’t prepare for what we don’t know - it should be published in full
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@robbryher.bsky.social on Green politicians flying for work. robbryher.com/2026/09/23/t...
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The real target is the fossil fuel burners and the UK Labour government, not Green politicians who take a flight
I last flew on a plane in March 2018. It was because the Eurostar was fully booked for my urban planning course’s field trip to Lyon. In other words, I hadn’t been organised enough to take the low-…
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worldkidlit.bsky.social @worldkidlit.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Teachers! School staff! Does your school know about the @worldkidlit Schools' International Reading Award? Prizes for * Best #ReadtheWorld display * Best group project * Best solo project Your school could win a global book bundle! Please share: worldkidlit.org/internationa... #booksky #edusky
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Ellie Freeman @ellief.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It's not fair, it's not fine, no-one should be ignoring how terrible things are. I am so sorry she is suffering & out of school, which is so hard. I won't say too much in case I accidentally out someone but yr child has my full sympathy, as do my non-binary/trans colleagues. The situation is shite.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Absolutely horrifying. How can our government be planning to drill for new oil and gas when we know these are the consequences? We have to keep the pressure on this Labour Government to keep all fossil fuels in the ground and secure a safe future for our children and grandchildren.
Babies will face almost twice as much extreme fire weather in Europe that great grandparents
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Delighted our Green City Leader, Tony Dyer got to meet @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social & 49 other mayors. Progressives must unite to share ideas & policies that will address the wealth inequality crisis and stop the far right from spreading the lie that immigration is the source of all our problems.
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
'Drugs are a solvable issue...we need our politicians to be genuinely inquisitive about finding a solution, rather than using the issue as a way to score points.' Beautifully put by journo Tom Nicolas. Proud to feature (quite a bit!) in this deep dive into drug policy www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjLD...
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How We Lost the War on Drugs.
YouTube video by Tom Nicholas
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