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Lewes District Green Party @lewesgreenparty.bsky.social · 10h

👉🏼 Following the vote on the anti-Zionist policy statement at Green Party conference 2026 our councillors from across Lewes District have issued a joint statement.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Congratulations Emily! Historic moment

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Geraldine Coggins @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

This is such great news! @emilylincobrien.bsky.social will do a great job leading our growing group if Green councillors through the next phase.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 02/06/2026

We're pleased to announce that Emily O'Brien, Cabinet member for climate, nature and food systems at Lewes District Council, has been elected by Green Councillors to lead the new Local Government Association Green Group.

A graphic with a picture of Emily O'Brien announcing them as the new Local Government Association Green Group Leader

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Emily O'Brien @emilylincobrien.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

The year-on-year increase in Green Party Councillors is exciting in itself. But it also means that The Green Party is now large enough to form our own group at the Local Government Association (LGA). This is why I'm putting myself forward for Leader of the new Group 💚 Vote by noon, June 2nd

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Lewes District Green Party @lewesgreenparty.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

📰 Developers Think the Rules Don’t Apply to Them. Time to Think Again. --- Read our full press release here: lewes.greenparty.org.uk/2026/05/24/d... 💚

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Lewes District Green Party @lewesgreenparty.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Thinking how to vote in Seaford North to keep Reform and the Tories out? 🗳️ Vote @drezracohen.bsky.social

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Lewes District Green Party @lewesgreenparty.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Confused by the election data and who to vote for? Here is our walk through of what the data really means on the different election material. Hope this helps! 💚

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Lewes District Green Party @lewesgreenparty.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

💚 Greens can win -- and you know it! Vote for change, vote for hope 💚 Does my bum look big in this bar chart? Both Reform and Liberal Democrat leaflets use "can’t win" even in areas where Greens won with more than 50% of the vote last time and are the clear frontrunners! 💚

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Lewes District Green Party @lewesgreenparty.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Only Green Party councillors are free to stand up for you. In every other party, the bosses tell the councillors how they have to vote. 🗳️ Vote for Emily O'Brien on Thursday 7th of May and she will stand up for you 💚 @emilylincobrien.bsky.social

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Paul Keene MIoL @paulkeenesussex.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

🗳️ On May 7th vote for: ✅ Safer C7 route ✅ Prioritise road safety ✅ Safer, better roads 💚 Paul Keene, Green Party candidate for Ouse Valley West and Downs @lewes.greenparty.bsky.social @strat4040.bsky.social

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Paul Keene MIoL @paulkeenesussex.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

👋🏽 Meet Paul Keene @PaulKeeneSussex your Green Party candidate for Ouse Valley West and Downs. 🤔 Thinking who to vote for? Paul lives in Newhaven with his wife and young daughter and cares deeply about the area. 🗳️✅ Vote Hope 💚 May 7th

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Paul Keene MIoL @paulkeenesussex.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Hi, I'm Paul Keene, your Green candidate for Ouse Valley West and Downs 💚 On May 7th vote for: ✅ Affordable Housing ✅ Clean air and water ✅ Investment in the region To read my full statement, go to whocanivotefor.co.uk and search by your postcode. @LewesGreenParty

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Another Green Win!!!!! 🎉 Huge congratulations to the Liverpool Greens. We're making hope normal again. Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Emily O'Brien @emilylincobrien.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Listening to Hannah Spencer, our newest @greenparty.org.uk MP giving a rousing Maiden Speech. She had a tear in her eye and I have to say, so did I. "Our struggles may be different but our humanity is the same ... Together we can make hope normal again."

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Emily O'Brien @emilylincobrien.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

This article rings true. The real answers to the housing crisis lie with local authorities (not deregulating the planning system & trashing nature) yet we are starved of ££ to deliver 👇 www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Most senior council officers in England say building work hit by delays

Funding uncertainty is main concern, despite Labour’s pledge to revitalise construction, survey shows

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

The small, brave band of MPs who represent the trampled, not the tramplers, has a very welcome new member. We should all ask ourselves why, in a supposed democracy, such representatives are so rare. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Hannah Spencer: the Green MP speaking to everyday people’s frustrations

Winner of Gorton and Denton byelection was driven into politics by growing gap between super-rich and the ‘rest of us’

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Geraldine Coggins @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

What a lot of Green councillors at the LGAI conference in Leeds today. Talking about lots including: community cohesion, climate resilience, emotional labour, social isolation, who's voices are not being heard in your council?

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

What a result!! Huge congratulations to the amazing Hannah Spencer - everyone in Gorton and Denton has just made history. This result shows @greenparty.org.uk can win anywhere, that the politics of hope can win over the politics of hate & there is no longer any such thing as a Labour safe seat 💚

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 10/02/2026

20,000 doors knocked in Gorton and Denton this weekend alone. Only the Greens can stop Reform here.

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Hope is with the Green Party. Delighted to welcome Cllr Brett Wright, who represents part of Eastbourne on East Sussex County Council, into the Green Party!

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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

FULL UPDATE!: We learn from the Times in this morning’s paper that indeed as I surmised (see thread below) the Govt >haven’t< released an unredacted version of this bombshell report. What a scandal. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme... Without paywall: archive.ph/2026.01.23-0... PLEASE SHARE WIDELY!

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Suppressed climate report warned of mass migration and nuclear war

Unabridged document said disappearing forests and rivers drying up could drive people to Europe and lead to conflict in Asia

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Emily O'Brien @emilylincobrien.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

What actual planet are we living on when a supposedly democratically elected government is doctoring pictures to support their toxic narrative? This stuff cannot become normalised, it just can't. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest

Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration

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Town and Country Planning Association @thetcpa.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

The draft NPPF's biggest test is its ability to provide a positive pathway through the climate crisis. To do so, it must deliver against legally binding net zero carbon targets & secure the resilience of communities. However, it shows a tangible regression on climate policy. Blog: buff.ly/myrgqvi

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Emily O'Brien @emilylincobrien.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Lovely piece exploring our 'snowballing' movement. At Lewes District Council, we've been busy sharing what we've learned on our journey, and busier putting it into practice. Nature is not a resource to be bought and sold, ignored, trashed, or exploited. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Why Sussex and Hampshire councils voted for 'rights' of rivers

Should rivers have the right to flow, the right to biodiversity, the right to be free from pollution?

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Emily O'Brien @emilylincobrien.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Really delighted. I always thought @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social was great, and was very poorly treated. A very big welcome to @greenparty.org.uk

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I am desperately worried for 20 yr old Qesser Zuhrah who is dangerously ill at HMP Bronzefield. It remains very unclear how soon she will be transferred to hospital. Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers ‘may die without Lammy’s intervention’

Justice secretary criticised for refusing to meet lawyers who say health of their jailed clients is ‘rapidly deteriorating’

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Worthing Green Party @worthinggreens.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🚨 🚩 Labour + Tory leadership in West Sussex blocked a review of public pension investments despite 3,283 people calling for action on companies complicit in the Palestinian genocide. Silence isn’t neutrality — it’s complicity. WGP continues to fight. ✊🏾🇵🇸💚 #Divest #WSCC

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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🎄 At last night’s @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social meeting, #Bradford Conservatives brought forward a proposal to bring #Christmas Cheer ... by cutting Council Tax Support for the most vulnerable in our district ... 🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ... #WealthTaxNow

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

🔴 Nigel Farage’s Reform is more reliant on super-rich backers than any major party in modern British political history 75% of *all* Reform donations *ever* have come from just three rich men Is this what democracy looks like? New on Democracy for Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/75-of-refo...

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75% of Reform UK’s donations have come from just three rich men

Calls grow for donation caps as Democracy for Sale research reveals that three-quarters of Reform’s funding comes from a trio of wealthy donors

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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 19/11/2025

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

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Becky Francomb @beckyseaford.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Just joined Lewes District Green Party? There's lots of ways to get involved. Any commitment you can make will make a difference. 📥 Check your Inbox and Spam folder for an email from us 📨 detailing how to get involved and next steps. We also have a WhatsApp chat 💬 Comment if you're stuck 💚

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 18/11/2025

Pass the phone… to the 40,000 Young Greens! 📲 💚 We now have the largest youth and student movement in UK politics - AND the biggest Young Greens group in Europe 🥳 This is the generation that’s done waiting. Join us. ⤵️

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Cruel. Callous. Cowardly. The public are seeing this Labour government for exactly who they are. We all have a responsibility to make them pay at the ballot box. Reject the hate. Reject them. This is not who we are. Let's make hope normal again. 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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Emily O'Brien @emilylincobrien.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Devastated this unecessary attack on nature has been forced through, by a government in thrall to fake promises by the development industry. This won't fix our housing crisis, because evidence shows developers focus on profit not need, but it will trash nature. #Trashforcash search.app/uzpbd

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Housing secretary tells Labour MPs to vote down planning bill amendment

Amendment restricts protection for animals to allow faster house building

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Is this same Labour Government expanding airports, refuses to rule out extracting more fossil fuels from the Rosebank Oil Field Intent on destroying bats, newts and doesn't care about nature? Not sure going to Brazil alone is going to do much good. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Starmer turns to cop to fend off green threat

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

So either Labour need to ask candidates to step aside for the Greens to take on Reform.... Or actually bring in a fair democratic process where everyone's votes count equally. It's time for Proportional Representation. www.thenational.scot/news/2558507...

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'Just getting started': Zack Polanski reacts as Greens SECOND in new poll

ZACK Polanski has welcomed a new poll putting his party in second place at Westminster.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.' We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them. Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse. Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Since I launched my leadership campaign, @greenparty.org.uk number of new members is bigger than the entire Liberal Democrat party put together! We're now at 129,000 members. And 5000 of those joined today. I'd like to be on Laura K more often! Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Jo from Rotherfield @equalityearthling.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

So in all my fifty *cough* something yrs I have NEVER been inspired to join a political party. Ever. Yesterday, after seeing @zackpolanski.bsky.social ‘s video of Ben Zephaniah’s poem, I joined the Green Party.They understand Britain the melting pot & give us love & hope, not hate & division Join us

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Join.greenparty.org.uk

If reform can rocket through the polls with a politics of despair, then it's time for the green party to do the same thing but with a politics of hope.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

@zackpolanski.bsky.social is asked, why has there been a surge in Green Party membership? #bbclaurak

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Emily O'Brien @emilylincobrien.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Just watching Ed Milliband on #BBCLauraK - both he & Victoria Derbyshire miss the point. Much 'policy' ££ on energy bills comes back to customers as discounts - but the eye watering 24% of your bill which goes as profit to privatised companies sure does not.

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Ezra Cohen @drezracohen.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Great to see the progress on refurbishing the playground at Walmer Rd rec! Can't wait till it re-opens! Green-led Lewes District Council is investing in playgrounds. Vital to families' well-being; essential for kids' physical development - especially when indoor activities can be so expensive!

Ezra at Walmer Rd rec playground which is being refurbished

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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

We can elect a Green Mayor in Sussex, but we need your help. 💚 Please give what you can on the link below. 👇 @greenparty.org.uk @zackpolanski.bsky.social @rachel4sussex.bsky.social @carolinelucas.bsky.social @sianberry.bsky.social @elliechowns.bsky.social

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Going green shouldn’t break the bank. The govt must step up with grants and incentives to help people make the switch to green technology in the home. Investment in this technology will cut bills, improve health, and create jobs across the country. That’s a win-win-win!

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