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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 9h

Oh I could not be sadder at this news. An incredible campaigning broadcaster. I remember vividly the impact of Childline when I was very young, and recently Dame Esther was a dedicated supporter of the assisted dying work I was involved in. Huge love to all her family. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...

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Dame Esther Rantzen dies aged 86

Her family paid tribute to her in a statement calling her the "most wonderful mother" and a "cherished grandmother".

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Glenn Vowles @enviroman.bsky.social · 7h

Green Tips: Our #Homes. These suggestions won’t transform us into a fairer, more caring and sustainable society but they are positive steps worth taking whilst the leadership, policies, institutions, decision-making processes and systemic changes needed are (hopefully) developed and implemented.

*Reduce consumption and especially save energy wherever possible, saving money, cutting carbon emissions that cause global warming

*Turn down your thermostat by one degree, saving up to 10% on your heating bill

*Insulate your loft with at least 150mm (or even better 250mm) of insulation, saving around 20% on your bill

*Use energy-efficient light bulbs – they use much less electricity and last longer, reducing waste

*Turn things off when not used – don’t leave on standby

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Glenn Vowles @enviroman.bsky.social · 10h

Sharon Graham is right on this. "Instead of going to try and pick the pocket of #pensioners, we need to move over to the other side of the equation and think about things like wealth taxes way before we try to stop something like the triple lock," www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Scrapping pensions triple lock 'morally wrong', says union boss

Andy Burnham wants to outline his ideas for a free-at-the-point-of-use social care system in his first speech to Labour conference as prime minister.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 17h

🚨 OCEAN HEAT: Last year, our seas absorbed heat equal to almost 40 TIMES all energy humanity used. With 84% of global coral reefs struck by bleaching-level heat stress, fossil fuel corporations and industrial meat and dairy are cooking our living ocean for profit. Protect our oceans NOW.

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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use

The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h

Absolutely loved visiting the People's Museum in Somers Town - such an important archive of this community's history and a rallying cry for what's possible when we come together to improve people's lives.

Zack with staff and volunteers in the people's museum

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 16h

A fairer voting system can't wait until after the next general election. We need electoral reform now.

WE NEED FAIR VOTING BEFORE THE NEXT ELECTION

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MP FOR NORTH HEREFORDSHIRE

"The PM cannot acknowledge the unfairness of a system capable of handing power to a government with a minority of the vote share, and then say the answer is to let that happen exactly once more before he fixes it.

Burnham must act with urgency to immediately jumpstart the National Commission, guarantee timely progress, and ensure its recommendations are delivered in time for a fairer voting system to be in place at the next general election."

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 16h

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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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 14h

“We need to make sure our bills get lower. This is absolutely vital. It frees people up to contribute to society. It ends up helping our economy so much more.” Rachel Millward on why bringing down household bills benefits everyone.

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Bob Berwyn @bberwyn.bsky.social · 14h

There were about 16,000 heat-related deaths in Germany last summer, about double the mortality during the first Covid wave in early 2020. Extreme heat needs to be treated as an ongoing public health emergency.

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Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts - Inside Climate News

As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 13h

“That was kind of the narrative we heard around COVID, about people being disposable, and that’s not a good thing, that’s not how we should be thinking about these things at all" I know its stating the obvious - but sometimes we need to go back to basics.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 13h

Really inspiring to sit down with Elodie and Jon from Streets Kitchen to hear about their incredible work supporting people facing homelessness in Holborn and St Pancras, and the need for urgent action to tackle the housing crisis.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 11h

"Privatised water has failed and must be taken into public ownership now."

PRIVATISED WATER HAS FAILED. WE NEED PUBLIC OWNERSHIP NOW.

ADRIAN RAMSAY
MP FOR WAVENEY VALLEY

"The Prime Minister is right that water must be run for public good and not profit and that the public is very clear that water should be taken back into public control and end the scandal of sewage in our rivers and seas. Unfortunately, the Prime Minister’s words in his speech today gave no commitment to this, just that at some point in the future there will be more regulation. This isn’t good enough.

Privatised water has failed and must be taken into public ownership now so we can start to fix the crumbling infrastructure."

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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · 10h

Really pleased to speak at various events and propose motions at the Green Party conference this year. On Friday, I'll be running the conference's first panel alongside Lydia and Emma, discussing the defence and security case for climate resilience.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10h

It was an honour and a privilege to be welcomed to Crossroads Women's Centre in Kentish Town and meet with women who have been fighting for change for so many years. The work women do is too often ignored and devalued - I gave my promise that as MP here I'll stand with them.

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Glenn Vowles @enviroman.bsky.social · 19h

We should judge Andy Burnham by his actions, in particular how his govt commits to taxing and spending. Whatever he says in speeches he has committed himself to sticking with the same manifesto and the same tax and spend rules as Keir Starmer, which is a considerable self-imposed straitjacket.

Politics UK Facebook post asking 'Do you with David Maddox, the political editor of The Independent?'. Over a photo of Andy Burnham giving his Labour conference speech Maddox is quoted saying that the most revolutionary vision of any PM since Thatcher has just been delivered.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 29/09/2026

"It is clear that Labour needs the Greens to keep them in check everyday to push them towards the real transformation this country needs." @zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the Prime Minister's speech at Labour conference.

HOPE IS NOT JUST A SLOGAN, IT NEEDS TO MEAN REAL CHANGE

ZACK POLANSKI
LEADER OF THE GREEN PARTY

"Unlike his predecessor, we have a PM who talks like he gets it. But sadly like his predecessor he isn’t prepared to break from the powerful and wealthy interests that have created an inequality, affordability and a climate crisis.

Hope is not just a slogan, it needs to mean real change. The speech today had no wealth taxes, no rent controls, no water nationalisation and a strong hint of more North Sea drilling.

It is disappointing that we have a country ready to break from the last 40 years, a Labour government with the majority to do it, and yet what we see are more half measures, reannouncements and tinkering."

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

We have the chance to cut bills, end the sewage scandal and stop the rampant profiteering. But instead it's more half-measures, and kicking the issue into the long grass.

Prime Minister stops short of nationalising water companies

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

There is so much at stake at this election. Real hope looks like action. Rent controls, nationalising Thames Water and no to fossil fuels. Here's an update on how it's going! youtu.be/hPmtOL6obLw

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Campaigning With Zack Polanski In Holborn & St Pancras - Episode 2

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It was brilliant to take part in a roundtable with Citizens UK's Camden chapter this morning, to talk about how we bring communities in Holborn and St Pancras together and keep one another safe. Thanks very much for having me!

Group of people some sitting some standing smiling at the camera

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Data centres • Increase our electricity bills • Pollute our water • Increase unemployment via AI • Accelerate climate + eco collapse • Offer NOTHING to ordinary people in return Why is the Irish government pushing us headlong towards them? www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...

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New data centres designed for AI ‘require power in excess of that used by 100,000 homes’

Oireachtas committee hears projections suggest installations to account for about 35% of electricity demand by 2035

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#Solar and #wind outpacing nuclear globally. Report highlights #nuclear’s slow growth, lengthy construction timelines and limited small modular reactor deployment, contrasting with rapid #renewables and battery expansion. www.worldnuclearreport.org/IMG/pdf/wnis...

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 30/09/2026

Nepal contributes less than 0.1% of global greenhouse gas emissions. And yet, they’re facing the brunt of the climate crisis that rich polluter countries and corporations have caused. The question remains: Who should pay for climate damages?

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 21h

Window through water and time-sculpted limestone caves to an Irish rainforest beyond.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 21h

Solidarity with the Garvaghy Road protesters. No to racist supremacism, and attempts to bring back the nightmare we left behind almost 30 years ago. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Garvaghy Road residents lodge fresh legal bid to stop Drumcree march

Members of the Orange Order were due to walk down the mainly nationalist Garvaghy Road in Portadown.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21h

Thanks so much to the Camden NEU for having me at your meeting - educators are the backbone of our community but I know so many are struggling with increased workloads, stress and a lack of funding. As MP for Holborn and St Pancras I'll fight for the resources you need.

Teachers, educators, tas, support staff and NEU reps smiling at the camera upstairs in the Pineapple

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Pete Marchetto @petemarchetto.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Green Party comms are rather excellent.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

At what environmental cost? "Spacecraft is being landed in the sea with no plan to recover and recycle it...exploded in a huge fireball once it had hit the water" #PlanetaryBoundaries www.independent.co.uk/tech/spacex-...

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SpaceX’s Starship dramatically explodes after first orbital trip

Mission was hit by technical problems as it flew around Earth

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Glenn Vowles @enviroman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Polanski is right because it is incoherent for the #Burnham Labour Govt to express concern about the fossil-fuelled climate crisis then advocate & enable airport expansion that makes it even worse. Authorising #Heathrow expansion would be a compromise at a crunch point, slowing UK decarbonisation.

Politics UK Facebook post asking 'Do you agree with Zack Polanski that building a third runway at Heathrow would be a 'great betrayal'?

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This is such a serious issue. It's time for the government to level with the public about the threats from the climate and nature crisis - and what can still be done if we face the challenge together as a nation. #NationalEmergencyBriefing

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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Come and work with me! I’m recruiting a fixed-term Executive Assistant (~5 month contract) to join my fantastic constituency team in the Leominster office.

A graphic with a megaphone and text reading "I'm Hiring! Come and work with me in my constituency team!"

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 29/09/2026

"Miliband was right to highlight the threat that climate breakdown poses to our national security – though the full extent of these threats, highlighted by UK intelligence agencies in a report last year, have never been fully released." Adrian Ramsay asks: where does Labour stand on climate?

WHERE DOES LABOUR STAND ON THE CLIMATE CRISIS?

ADRIAN RAMSAY
MP FOR WAVENEY VALLEY

"Miliband asked where each and every party stands on tackling the climate crisis.
The Green Party is unequivocal: it means no new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea. It means no green light for a third runway at Heathrow. It means massive investment in our homes, green energy sources and transport in ways that both tackle the climate crisis and cut people’s bills.

So we ask Labour: where do you stand on these issues?"

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 29/09/2026

At least 14 US states are weighing data-centre moratoriums as communities push back on Big Tech’s power and water grab. HALT NEW MEGA DATA CENTRES until strong, binding rules ensure tech serves people and planet, not billionaire profits.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 29/09/2026

Will Burnham back Rachel Reeves on building a third runway for Heathrow during a climate crisis?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Why is the Government going after pensioners? It's time to tax the rich

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 27/09/2026

No one is safe from extreme weather events. NO ONE.⁣ ⁣ Oil, coal and gas corporations continue to make obscene profits while making the world more dangerous with wildfires, floods, and deadly heatwaves.⁣ ⁣ This isn’t just unfair, it’s outrageous.⁣

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What the ‘natural’ disasters of 2026 reveal about climate change - Greenpeace International

Record-shattering global temperatures across land and sea are the grim reality of climate crisis, and the reason we need an immediate transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energies.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

This is what the path to winning looks like - but only if we keep the numbers up. More people came out to volunteering that there's no way of getting a photo angle to show them all! This is a huge moment - time to get it done. 10 days left. Sign up below 👇🏽

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Huge crowd smiling with vote greens signs

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Glenn Vowles @enviroman.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I trust the Greens to hold the rich and powerful to àccount and challenge the status quo, not least because they are funded by people power not funded by billionaires, multi-millionaires and their mates.

Politics UK Facebook post asking 'Do you trust the Green Party?', with a photo of a green jacketed Zack Polanski.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We're having the best time in Holborn & St Pancras! The opportunity to win and push the Government on housing costs, tackling the climate crisis and for international justice. And so much more. We can't stop now. This is it. Sign up for the final 12 days below 👇🏽

Zack greeting a resident on her doorstep

Zack walking with Faiza and her absolutely cutie of a child!

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Oxfam GB @oxfamgb.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Yes, António! We agree, we should make polluters pay! In his outgoing speech as United Nations Secretary General, António Guterres called out big polluters. Millions of us are already working on making polluters pay. But we need you to get involved to. Demand we make polluters pay: bit.ly/3LGrQ5u

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just updated this starter pack - Who else should I add?

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Thinking of people of Bangkok. Yes, they are used to floods, but this is huge scale. "The capital recorded 487mm of rain between Sept 1 and 25, compared to an average of 269mm for the same period from 1991 to 2020" #ClimateEmergency www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...

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All 50 Bangkok districts declared disaster areas

All 50 districts of Bangkok were declared disaster zones on Saturday after almost 48 hours of heavy rain that caused widespread flooding, traffic problems and disruptions to daily life.

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Robin Layfield (he/they) 💚 🌈 ✊🏽 @robinlayfield.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Britain before Climate Change. I remember when snow fell in feet not millimetres.

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Spending time in the presence of one of Ireland's extremely rare ancient trees, like this hulking oak near Bandon with local man Dan Holland, are for me life highlights. But it's always bittersweet, tempered by the knowledge that such stupendous beings were once commonplace. We have lost SO much.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I talked this week about the mental health crisis afflicting young people, in particular the isolation and loneliness caused by the neoliberal smashing of society. Everyone needs community. Everyone needs belonging. We cannot survive without them.

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Glenn Vowles @enviroman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I'd be very happy because a Zack Polanski win would be such a strong signal to the super-rich, to powerful polluters, to media barons and tinkering politicians and complacent parties that they have been rejected and they will be challenged as never before. #VoteGreen

Politics UK Facebook post asking 'Would you be happy if Zack Polanski won Keir Starmer's old seat or would you prefer if Labour held it?'. Has a photo of Zack Polanski and a headline 'The Green Party could win Starmer's 'safe' seat'.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers for spreading our great energy across Holborn & St Pancras. This election could not be closer and every single volunteer brings us closer to electing our 6th Green MP. We can win this election - but only together. Sunday sign up below!

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