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🐾 always learning 🌻 Gardener on a bike 🕊️ Proud to live in Burnt Oak #JoinaUnion @greencampaigns.bsky.social

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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 1h
#Greens can move #Labour in the right direction. Back the #Greens to force changes from #Burnham, arguing his party has the power to move #Labour in "the right direction" 💚💚💚👏👏👏💚💚💚 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Greens can move Labour in the right direction, says Zack Polanski
The Green leader tells his autumn conference that a vote for his party can force changes from Andy Burnham.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 1m
love the photo. Sleeping beauty / Shrek reference.
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hpm1.bsky.social @hpm1.bsky.social · 1h
Holocaust survivor hails Green 'Zionism is racism' motion www.thenational.scot/news/2660578... “Zionism is linked up with an ultimate conclusion which is a genocide and therefore Zionism self-destructed, in my opinion. And from now on, I don’t think that we can accept and tolerate Zionism.”
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Holocaust survivor hails Green 'Zionism is racism' motion
A HOLOCAUST survivor has welcomed the English and Welsh Greens’ decision to class Zionism as racism.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 2m
I thought Zack did brilliantly but I asked at the time, why are the callers all asking about the exact things where the party is weakest
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 1h
"I think the version of Zionism the Israeli government put forward is racist." The Greens have voted to adopt the position that 'Zionism is racism'. Zack Polanski spoke to Iain Dale about it in February this year.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 4m
no thanks!
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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 2h
I broadly agree with much of this thread but I will say - part of the challenge opponents of this motion had is that the proposers of the motion were completely intolerant, incapable of negotiation in a way that is very alien to Green culture.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 9m
I enjoyed this www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQZc...
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Deputy Leaders' Speech LIVE | Green Party Conference 2026
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 10m
This will be a great way for young people to actively #JoinAUnion
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 1h
key messages following Awaab's law in 2025. - report damp and mould to your landlord - follow up with a text or WhatsApp writing to remind them of the discussion and give access when it's convenient for them to get it fixed
me with a draft excluder
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 3h
because I don't have enough on my plate right now I've emailed some questions for Cabinet. about the cost benefit analysis of the new solar panels for Burnt Oak leisure centre and roughly what percentage of the leisure estate is powered by fossil fuels? Does independence mean needing less care?
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 6h
chair of Jewish Greens (England & Wales) going to speak on #r4today at 7.15 later this morning. I recall many years ago before the influx of members to 210,000 her asking me which side of the debate I was on and I said I'm on your side #gpconf
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 6h
BBC London reports that Zack Polanski has been banned from Israel
Tova Herzl writes in Haaretz a homeland - for right-wing Jews
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Barnet Green Party @barnetgreens.bsky.social · 15h
Statement on the motion titled Zionism is Racism: (2/2) #GreenParty #Barnet #London #GreenPartyConference
Their existence is an important reminder of why Judaism and Zionism must not be treated as interchangeable.
Barnet Green Party rigourously oppposes antisemitism. We have stood in support of our local Jewish community in the face of bigoted attacked, and are proud of our many Jewish members.We recognise that some people may disagree with the Green Party's position, including some within the party, and they have every right to do so. What we hope this statement makes clear is that this policy is rooted in our commitment to equality and human rights for all. Palestinian freedom and Jewish safety are not competing principles. Barnet Green Party sincerely believes in both.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 7h
I'm going to lay low for a while!
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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
No national security without nature security, say Green Party #VoteGreen #gpconf #gpc26 💚 greenparty.org.uk/2026/10/03/n...
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No national security without nature security, say Green Party - Green Party
The Green Party of England and Wales says today that nature loss and biodiversity decline should be treated as seriously as other national security threats.  Delegates to the Party’s conference in Bri...
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Sam Alston @moosealston.bsky.social · 23h
Jewish and Muslism green event on faith and the environment shows green party at its best #gpconf
Jewish and muslism greens officers laughing.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 15h
I'm proud to have co-proposed this motion. In other "Adrian" news, I was on Cable Street and a scruffy looking man came up to me and said I was in the Green Party. He recognised me for when I came to Norwich and campaigned for the young Councillor Adrian to become MP in 2010.
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Chris Jarvis @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social · 15h
5. @greenbenali.bsky.social told LFF that Sadiq Khan had overseen people being priced out of London boroughs
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Sadiq Khan has overseen people being ‘priced out of London boroughs’ – Green London Assembly member Benali Hamdache interview
"We haven't seen the amount of affordable housing that we need to see."
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Chris Jarvis @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social · 15h
2. The other big policy shift - the Greens have ditched their opposition to nuclear power.
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Green Party abandons opposition to nuclear power
A major shift in policy
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 15h
Majority rule is insufficient as the basis for resolving conflicts. The Green Party promotes non-violent solutions to conflict situations. The interests of the minority and of future generations must be included in non-violent processes of conflict resolution in order to achieve lasting settlements.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
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Shabana Mahmood's UK Resettlement Scheme does not include Gazans
Shabana Mahmood received huge applause at the Labour Party conference when she declared the UK will offer safe and legal routes to resettlem...
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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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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Motion E14. Cllr Makawi responded The passing of this motion is not just a procedural victory - it is a clear statement of internationalist solidarity. It tells our people in Sudan that they have not been forgotten, that their struggle for justice, peace and democracy resonates right here.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WATCH: Zack Polanski's Powerful Speech at Green Party Conference youtu.be/5BWBynoOfNA?...
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WATCH: Zack Polanski's Powerful Speech at Green Party Conference
YouTube video by PoliticsJOE
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
we did it
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
new green policy passed by conference will limit political donations
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bugs xo ↙↙↙ 🐞 @psyllobora22.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
jewishgreens.greenparty.org.uk/2026/09/25/c...
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Chag Sukkot Sameach from Jewish Greens - Jewish Greens
Sukkot has long been associated with the harvest, nature and the outdoors; it is traditional for Jews to build a sukkah (an outdoor shelter) and decorate it with fruit during this time. Many religious...
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Zack's emergency brake in rip off rent rises, will give renters a life with no more fear. Broadcast rules won't let him say what the voters could give in exchange. But Hannah made it clear: we're going to Holborn and Saint Pancras for a safe future all of us need. (That's what a green vote gets)
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duncan2024.bsky.social @duncan2024.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Inflation is a lie
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Resist Inflation Madness! — Common Weal
You have been trained to believe that inflation must be controlled with rises in interest rates. Now take two seconds to stop and ask why and you’ll start seeing just how nuts a lot of economics is.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
he went with the green top
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Looking forward to the Culture Media and Sport policies passing at Green Party Conference! We'll ban cigarette companies and oil and gas lobbying from donating to Members of Parliament. @greenparty.org.uk
members by filter that says reen activist club who knew the future could look this good? I'm loving this green party conference Zack and green menace tee shirt display holding greens for Sudan poster vote for E14 solidarity with Sudan and its people
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The year is 2056. High Speed 2 finally runs services to East Midlands, now part of Greater London. Hundreds of rail passengers say in a grave chorus led by the A.I. driver. "see it. say it. sort it."
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Green Isles @green-isles.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Green MP Sian Berry has been one of Parliament's greatest critics of Palantir's involvement in our public services. And it's so much worse than you think. Good interview with Sian all about her work here www.greenisles.uk/palantir-the...
greenisles.uk
Palantir, the NHS, and the fight for who controls our digital lives — Siân Berry MP in conversation - Greenisles.uk
Green Isles editor Matt Hanley speaks to Green MP Siân Berry. “Palantir has openly stated their intention to exploit and subjugate the British public for profit and power…“ Palantir Technologies start...
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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.org · 17/12/2025
Not every country’s going down the same path as the UK – the High Court of New Zealand has ruled that a ban on puberty blockers for young trans people should not be enforced ahead of a legal challenge from a trans health body: goodlaw.social/6pig
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New Zealand court stops trans puberty blockers ban
The High Court of New Zealand has ruled that a ban on puberty blockers for young trans people should not be enforced ahead of a legal challenge from a trans health body.
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greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What does the Green Party proposed new health policy say about #infectious disease? @greenparty.org.uk
White background. Green party world sunflower logo top left. Text below: Green Party Health Policy. Main heading: The Green Way to Health. Vote for B03 at conference.

Key text: What does the Green Party proposed new health policy say about infectious disease?

Subtext: Promoted by the Health Policy Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.White background. Green party world sunflower logo top left. Text below: Green Party Health Policy. Main heading: The Green Way to Health. Vote for B03 at conference.

Key text: An "Always On" approach ensures continuous investment in health education, research, and evidence-based transmission prevention

Subtext: Promoted by the Health Policy Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.White background. Green party world sunflower logo top left. Text below: Green Party Health Policy. Main heading: The Green Way to Health. Vote for B03 at conference.

Key text: Infectious disease support will prioritise prevention, protection for vulnerable groups and long-term care for lasting health effects, alongside plans for managing healthcare capacity surges

Subtext: Promoted by the Health Policy Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.
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greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social @greenhealthpolicy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
White background. Green party world sunflower logo top left. Text below: Green Party Health Policy. Main heading: The Green Way to Health. Vote for B03 at conference.

Key text: Ongoing disease monitoring, free public testing, and support for isolation and sick pay

Subtext: Promoted by the Health Policy Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.White background. Green party world sunflower logo top left. Text below: Green Party Health Policy. Main heading: The Green Way to Health. Vote for B03 at conference.

Key text: Vaccination policy will be set independently, aiming for high coverage, while combatting misinformation and preserving individuals' right to informed choice

Subtext: Promoted by the Health Policy Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.White background. Green party world sunflower logo top left. Text below: Green Party Health Policy. Main heading: The Green Way to Health. Vote for B03 at conference.

Key text: Directors of Public Health will lead outbreak and endemic disease response, supported by independent, multidisciplinary advisory bodies with public recommendations.

Subtext: Promoted by the Health Policy Working Group (Green Party), c/o PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Whittington Hospital yesterday. Really good turnout. Jeremy Corbyn came. Zack Polanski sent a message. Other very good speakers too. I want to Northwick Park. Then outside Palantir HQ near Tottenham Ct Rd. Very loud. Speakers were medics and a doctor. @hw4ps.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social
no palantir in our nhs. lambeth nhs save our nhs green banner
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Prep for Green Party annual conference and reminder of what day in October to vote #BackZack Polanski 8️⃣
tongs holding bagels in the shape of an 8
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46NI...
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The Real McCoy ATM Machine
YouTube video by Mantis HQ
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
"It may be only a by-election, but it has the power to end or enhance the current Green momentum, so we should take it very seriously." I respectfully disagree with the above opinion. This is not about Zack Polanski, it's not about the Green Party. It's bigger than that, this is for our country.
St Zack in the paper.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Blind man sues the British Museum www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Tapestry tour will include audio-described guide for blind people
The British Museum will offer an audio-described Bayeux Tapestry tour for people with impaired vision.
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Peter Cranie @petercranie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
This will be really hard for so many. But narratives that more gas & oil from the North Sea is the solution just shows the fossil fuel lobby hard at work. Insulation, domestic solar & a smart grid can turn consumers into producers. Physics (net zero) isn’t ideological www.nbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years
A typical household faces an annual gas and electricity bill of £1,999 from January, based on a key forecast.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One motion, E02, calls for a 1 state solution to become a Green Party policy statement and to free political prisoners including Marwan Bargouiti. But what does his son say? "My father has supported a 2-state solution for decades" youtu.be/aIQ2AVKjEmQ?... It's a factional motion that is incoherent
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Marwan Barghouti’s son on the quest for Palestinian statehood and who will lead them
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Patrick McAllister 🌱 @patdbmcallister.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Pensioners are the richest UK demographic + have benefited from decades of preferential gov't policy, often at young people's expense. Pensioner poverty is real, but the triple lock is a regressive, inefficient way to address it. Green Party policy is to replace it with inflation uprating and UBI.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A great video exploring central London youtu.be/PcJ9Q0fEaq4?...
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I Found London’s Smallest Secrets! 🇬🇧
YouTube video by Aman Unscripted
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A real leader
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I drank a lot of coffee today.
posing with we're voting green sign in front of the 31 red bus
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I have said before and will again: any electoral reform commission must NOT rule out a change of system BEFORE the next election if needed. We cannot risk a minority vote handing a huge majority to any party that would take a shredder to democracy itself.
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Ben (he/him) @filosofical-140.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
but I wonder why the faction Greens for Palestine are packing conference events such as last night's discussion to promote a similar intellectual framework to Israel-Palestine? It seems to me the equivalent of "great replacement theory" and doesn't match with my lived experience of friends & family.
3) Insert a numbered point '5.a' which shall define voluntary migration into Israel as incitement of ethnic cleansing of Palestinians which shall read:

"5.a. Therefore anyone who voluntarily relocates to Israel who was born in a different country, with the intention of permanent residence in and assimilation into Israeli society, is inciting the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians by creating a situation where Israel must grow into areas currently lived in by Palestinians to accommodate Israel's population of naturalised aliens. Voluntary migration into Israel is not a neutral decision which exists in a vacuum, it is an instruction to the Israeli government to continue it's policy of expansionism and Palestinian dispossession of land, property and territory in order to ensure living space for it's population at the detriment of the indigenous Palestinian population."
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