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Alex Daar

@greendaar.bsky.social
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Love reading, films, theatre and walking. Hertford Town Councillor and East Herts District Councillor. Anything political promoted by Alex Daar on behalf of East Herts Green Party c/o 55 High Street, Ware SG12 9BA

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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
How we can trust a company whose owners dont belive in democracy to be in charge of this data?
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
⚠️ It's been the driest July on record. ❓️ But have you heard Andy Burnham say anything about the #ClimateCrisis? 🛢 Instead, he says he is "open-minded" about new North Sea oil and gas. 🟢 Only the Green Party will tackle the climate crisis with the urgency it demands.
Bradford District Green Party graphic showing an orange sky with a bright sun and clouds in the background. At the top is the Green Party logo and "Bradford District". In the centre is a screenshot of an Independent headline reading: "England and Wales suffer driest July on record", with the subheading: "Some areas of England saw the driest month ever". At the bottom is the text "JOIN.GREENPARTY.ORG.UK" and the imprint: "Promoted by D Parkinson on behalf of Bradford District Green Party, both at 88 Hirst Wood Road, Shipley, BD18 4BU."
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
The target is 1000 signatures from Hertfordshire residents and we need to act quickly before the break clause point in February.
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East Herts Green Party @easthertsgreens.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
We don't trust Palantir to keep personal data safe. Green Councillor Alex Daar brought this motion to East Herts Council, calling on local NHS trusts and Police to disclose any involvement with Palantir and not to sign any future contracts. democracy.eastherts.gov.uk/ieListDocume...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Everywhere I look today I keep seeing: 1) deadly wildfires ripping through our communities 2) people desperately trying to get by as energy costs soar 3) record oil & gas profits When will we see that these three things are connected? www.wsj.com/business/ene...
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Big Oil Is Reaping Rewards From the Chaos in Energy Markets
ExxonMobil’s earnings doubled and Chevron posted its highest quarterly earnings on record as energy prices soared during the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Sylvia @sylvia-suffragette.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It would seem some people either - haven’t watched the video - have missed the point entirely - think Burnham is the messiah - really dislike the Green party And have no idea about the government’s (unachievable) housing targets or that affordable homes aren’t affordable to those that need them
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greencentaur.bsky.social @greencentaur.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
DATA CENTERS: THE TRUTH "A big employer who uses the water of 50,000 people - which only hires about ten people - is not an employer. They are an extraction."
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This is an appalling lack of judgement and the surest sign yet that Britain will continue to be Trump's lackey. The war in Iran has cost countless lives, and breached international law - yet we continue to support it. Very, very concerning. Very, very continuity Starmer.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#TheBigPush - #GetGreensElected - get a Green mayor in Greater Manchester. I'll be getting out the #VoteGreen message for the brilliant Geraldine Coggins on Sunday: hope to see you there! actionnetwork.org/events/the-b...
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The Big Push! Join Our final Mayoral Sunday 26th July
The Big Push! Join Our final Mayoral Sunday 26th July https://actionnetwork.org/events/the-big-push-join-our-final-mayoral-sunday-26th-july
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
So fantastic to see some positive news for Buntingford.
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Media Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
He echoes Tory and Reform talking points, ignores the Green Party’s position and gives former BP execs a friendly platform. Nick Robinson has played a key part in the campaign for new oil drilling in the North Sea - a former tabloid journalist explains.
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
For the sake of 27 jobs not cheaper bills!
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A tragic day for anyone Green in Makerfield who voted Labour to keep Reform out. Now what do we do? Hold our nerve and vote a Green Mayor in Manchester or we will see a lot more from this new leader that isn't acceptable.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Hard to think of a more deeply damaging start to Burnham’s premiership than giving green light to new oil & gas in N. Sea, if true. It won’t lower bills or lead to greater energy security but will drive an even hotter planet. What a terrible signal to give to rest of the world #ClimateVandalism
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BBC Breakfast (@BBCBreakfast) on X
Andy Burnham will announce plans for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea when he becomes prime minister on Monday, the BBC has been told. The announcement will form part of a flurry of policy m...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Deeply irresponsible. We're in a climate crisis. This is such a terrible start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New drilling isn't just a catastrophic signal of us stepping back from our climate commitments, it also runs against the geological reality of an almost depleted resource. Our focus should be on cheap, clean fuel for the future - not propping up oil and gas. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Burnham to Back North Sea Oil and Take Control of Thames Water
Within days of taking office incoming prime minister Andy Burnham is preparing to announce new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea as well as taking public control of Thames Water.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/07/2026
Approving new oil and gas drilling would be environmentally disastrous and economically illiterate.
A screenshot of a quote tweet where Zack Polanski references The Guardian article that states "Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 full-time jobs, green campaigners say" and Zack himself says: "Heatwaves are killing thousands in this country. Fossil fuels are an economic dead end. Approving new oil and gas drilling would be environmentally disastrous and economically illiterate."
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Heatwaves are killing thousands in this country. Fossil fuels are an economic dead end. Approving new oil and gas drilling would be environmentally disastrous and economically illiterate.
Jackdaw gas field would create only 17 full time jobs, green campaigners say
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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
'Patriot News' reporter Chris Atkins (scatatkins.bsky.social) was just kicked out of Liz Truss' CPAC conference for asking the wrong questions. So much for free speech.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Excellent and essential letters here, laying to rest some pervasive myths about Carbon Capture and Storage, and raising further concerns about both the astonishing financial outlay and the vast climate damage it will cause.
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Ask your MP to Pledge to Stop Rosebank. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/ask-...
actionnetwork.org
Ask your MP to pledge to Stop Rosebank
We need as many MPs to pledge to stop this disaster oil field. Use our email tool to ask your MP to pledge their support to Stop Rosebank and ending new oil & gas.
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Zack is a team player and the problems we face in these times demand that approach. The independence in funding of the Green Party is key to finding the solutions we need. No unions or fat cat ex pats telling us what to do!
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Help us get good news out!
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
#PalantirOut "NHS officials have spoken of the pressure to demonstrate the benefits of using the FDP too quickly. NHS trusts “are being asked to put their name to statements about improvements before the tools are fully embedded and before the evaluations are done” www.ft.com/content/977a...
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Pro-Palantir data has litany of errors, English hospitals admit
Four trusts confirm there were errors in underlying hospital data on discharge delays after FT probe
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David @zero-4.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Performative patriotism He’ll wear the shirt but dodge the tax #bbclaurak
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
No one should face arrest, prison, or violence simply for who they are or for expressing affection. Right now, Wendy Faith and Diana Denise need urgent support. Sign the petition and call for dropping of charges. a.allout.org/s/P202e/
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Justice for Wendy Faith and Diana Denise
No one should face arrest, prison, or violence simply for who they are or for expressing affection. Right now, Wendy Faith and Diana Denise need urgent support. Sign the petition and call for dropping...
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This seems an intelligent way to unlock much needed funding for the Green economy.
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I went to see it in Ware. Every voter needs to watch it.
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Dcmfox @dcmfox.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
China is eating our lunch in almost everything. (no sound needed) China builds solar parks over reservoirs. This design improves the efficiency of the panels by keeping them cooler and lowers water loss from evaporation
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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"In 2024, Palantir’s effective tax rate was just 8%, far less than the usual 25%, despite £25.3m of pre-tax profits" www.opendemocracy.net/exclusive-ho...
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Exclusive: How Palantir harvested millions in UK tax breaks
In 2024, Palantir’s effective tax rate was just 8%, far less than the usual 25%, despite £25.3m of pre-tax profits
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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Zack Polanski gets to the heart of the problem for Burnham — can he break away from Starmerite politics and set Labour back on track?
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Polanski challenges Andy Burnham on 3 key questions
Polanski gets to the heart of the problem for Burnham — can he break away from Starmerite politics and set Labour back on track?
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It's the 10th anniversary of the dumbest moment in modern British history so let's celebrate some of the idiots who made it happen. First up ... Jacob Rees-Mogg and his promise of cheap food and wine... In fact food prices have increased some 12% as a direct result of Brexit (LSE) 1/5



Brexit will REDUCE food,
wine and clothes costs
by 20% - Rees-Mogg
fires back at Remainers
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East Herts Green Party @easthertsgreens.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
See this film and find out what's really happening to our climate. The Buntingford screening on Wednesday is sold out, but still spaces in Sawbridgeworth on Thursday and BEAM in Hertford on Friday
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Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I noticed a lot of cigarette butts. I wish smokers would take them home and businesses provide more ash trays outside their front doors. Keep Britain Tidy provide free boxes to carry.
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Rob Baron @rob-baron.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I guess Suella simply forgot that May, Johnson, Truss, and Sunak all became PM without standing as the Tory Party leader in a general election. Perhaps it's a little harder to explain why she forgot that she too attempted to become de facto PM in precisely the same way when Johnson resigned.
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East Herts Green Party @easthertsgreens.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Why are we having such an extreme heatwave? See this film and find out what's really happening to our climate
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Look after yourselves this week, in our record-breaking heat. And don't let this or any government backtrack on its climate commitments: both to prevent the worst and to help us adapt to the escalating impacts to which - unfortunately and infuriatingly - we are now committed. #35YearsOfFailure
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North Herts & Stevenage Green Party @nhertsstevenagegp.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
🌿 Letchworth Peoples Emergency Briefing 🌿 📌Broadway Cinema & Theatre, Eastcheap, Letchworth Garden City SG6 3DD 📅 Thur 9th July 2026 🕖7pm for 7:30pm www.broadway-letchworth.com/cinema/whats...
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The People's Emergency Briefing + Live Panel + Q&A - Broadway Cinema & Theatre, Letchworth
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The average billionaire uses 1000-10000x as much water as you. So there's an easy fix here. No billionaires.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
The UAE is storing solar electricity as heat inside molten salt at 565 degrees — generating power through the night without burning a single molecule of gas. Photovoltaic for daytime baseload, concentrated solar thermal for evening and night dispatch, battery storage for rapid response #ActOnClimate
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. The seventh richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
My latest Substack is out now - where's the wealth going? A large part to tax havens and eventually the US, while workers pay and the country is left poorer. Reading Angus Hanton of @intergenerational.bsky.social nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
It's obvious to point out attacks against Muslims get ignored - but still needs repeatedly calling out. An Antisemitic attack should be reported and action taken. But where is the same media outrage, cobra meetings and calling of national emergency when 5 Muslims are attacked?
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 20/06/2026
Meet Geraldine Coggins. Greater Manchester councillor, Green group leader, straight talking anti-austerity campaigner - and your Green candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor.
Graphic announcing Geraldine Coggins as the Green Party canidate for the Greater Manchester Mayor. 

There is a pic of Geraldine smiling with her name below and the wording Greater Manchester Mayoral Candidate.
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lukewarm24.bsky.social @lukewarm24.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
I’ll keep posting for a while: Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37 They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such And:
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Waiting for the system justifiers on this platform to claim that Geoffrey Robertson KC "doesn't understand the law". That's what all of us who've made these points have been told. Maybe not understanding how this could possibly be right is a sign of our humanity. www.theguardian.com/global/comme...
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You may not sympathise with the Elbit four’s methods. But you should be outraged by their treatment under the law | Geoffrey Robertson
The jurors who found the pro-Palestine activists guilty of criminal damage had no idea their verdict would be treated as a verdict on terrorism, says Geoffrey Robertson KC
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
What could possibly go wrong? The #FinancialSector, a threat to the security of us all www.ft.com/content/f515...
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Bank of England plans to dilute capital rules for investment banks’ trading activities
UK regulator also publishes parameters of how it will stress-test private credit markets
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 17/06/2026
We know that hope is stronger than hate. This Refugee Week we stand together in solidarity against those who seek to divide us.
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East Herts Green Party @easthertsgreens.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
New community health hub in Bishop's Stortford Councillor Sarah Hopewell writes in the Bishop's Stortford Flyer about the launch of this new facility, as a partnership with Community Action Broxbourne and East Herts Greens working for your wellbeing! e-magazine.flyeronline.co.uk/p/bishops-st...
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Beyond chilling. While the proscription of Palestine Action has been struck down and the verdict in the Government appeal against this has not yet been given, escalating these sentences today clearly risks a serious injustice. novaramedia.com/2026/06/12/p...
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Palestine Action Activists Will Be Sentenced As Terrorists, Court Confirms
The judge found that the activists wanted to end ‘British complicity in Israeli war crimes’. Simon Childs reports from Woolwich crown court.
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