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Jonathan Essex

@jonathanessex.bsky.social
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Green Cllr in Redhill on local + Surrey County Council. Friend of Furnistore, against Gatwick expansion. For a better future.

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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Advice that Heathrow can 'fit within' UK carbon budgets by paying for carbon capture and storage later, breaches the precautionary principle. Presuming CCS will deliver at scale, and it's OK to emit more now, and magically remove emissions later is irresponsible.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Another fundraising walk today around the perimeter of Gatwick Airport with fellow campaigners to help fund the legal costs of Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign's appeal against Gatwick expansion. Please click below to donate. 🙏💚 www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Great to join campaigners against Heathrow campaigners on behalf of gaccenvironment.bsky.social to make case against airport expansion. No climate case. No economic case.
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GACC Gatwick (@gaccenvironment.bsky.social)
The Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign is the main community-based organisation monitoring and challenging Gatwick Airport’s environmental and planning impacts.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Reform have made £72m from two donors in a single day. Absolutely obscene. And Labour refuse to cap political donations. The Green Party are funded and powered by you. Please donate to help us win Holborn & St Pancras today! donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk?fbclid=IwdGR...
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Donate to the Green Party - Green Party
We need your help to stand up to the billionaires backing other major parties and fight for social, environmental and climate justice. Donate now.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This summer Britain burnt. 3000 people died from the heat. Yet this Government is drilling for more gas, despite scientist warnings & it won't make a difference to bills in the UK. We need to double down on renewables, not bend to the wishes of fossil fuel bosses. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Wilbur the Whale on the way to the Belfry shopping centre, ready for Arts Takeover starting tomorrow!
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Philip Grobler @philipgrobler.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
National Cycle Route 21 passes through Nutfield Marsh from London to the coast and the Paris Avenue Verte. For years this section has been flooded. Thanks to local Green councillor @jonathanessex.bsky.social who persuaded Surrey County Council rights of way team to raise the path. #Merstham #Redhill
A dog walks along the recently raised cycleway through Nutfield Marsh, between Merstham and Redhill in leafy Surrey.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
eastsurreygp.org.uk/esw/1000-day... 1000 days since theatre was closed our open letter calls on Conservative-led council to say when construction work will start and theatre and community complex reopened as deadlines for starting work and signing new operator both missed.
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1000 days with no Harlequin - local community wants answers - East Surrey Green Party
Open Letter to Councillor Richard Biggs, Leader of Reigate and Banstead Borough Council Friday 3 July 2026 Dear Councillor Biggs, Today marks more than 1,000 days since the Harlequin Theatre closed it...
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202... i guess Heathrow Chief Executive now gets that aviation's emissions are an existential threat to our climate. Especially as legal challenge to Gatwick expansion highlights new runway would not deliver any economic benefit. www.crowdjustice.com/case/gacc/
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Climate change is existential threat to aviation, says Heathrow executive
Sector to become the UK’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases by 2040, official report warns
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East Surrey Green Party @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
On Saturday at the Earlswood Carnival our Group Leader @jonathanessex.bsky.social cut the ribbon of the Redhill Library Of Things, announcing it is ready for signups to become members ahead of it’s opening date.
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East Surrey Green Party @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Our Green Councillor and candidate @jonathanessex.bsky.social talking real sense about why we need to tackle the SEND crisis now to help children and families with real needs.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Thanks @sarahfinch.bsky.social. please do support our campaign!
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Yesterday I walked the perimeter of Gatwick with Pat Smith to fundraise the legal fees incurred by GACC's (Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign) high court challenge to the Government's decision to permit a second runway last year. All help welcome. Please support and share. gofund.me/9fbe5f629.
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Donate to Gatwick's Big Enough!, organized by Pat Smith
Please help oppose Gatwick's controversial new runway by sponsoring me. I'm Pat Smith (local re… Pat Smith needs your support for Gatwick's Big Enough!
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East Surrey Green Party @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Our own @jonathanessex.bsky.social is fighting to get our local Theatre reopened with the Tory council delaying, yet again. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Greens' concern over opening date for Redhill Raac closure theatre
The Harlequin Theatre in Redhill closed in 2023 after unstable concrete was discovered at the site.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Actually 4 independents now as the 5th is no longer an independent - now a Green! Welcome Jenny. New Green Cllr for Redhill West and Wray Common ward.
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East Surrey Green Party @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
An Independent councillor on Reigate & Banstead Borough Council has crossed the floor to join the Green Party. Cllr Jenny Orchard, who represented Redhill West and Wray Common as a Town & Village Independent, will now sit as a Green councillor, increasing the size of the Green group to 14.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
We won! The Government dismissed an appeal to build unaffordable homes in tower blocks on Redhill's station car park - agreeing the significant harm to transport and access to the station. acp.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ViewDocument... Great to support Redhill Residents Action Group. Redhill won!
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
We are now going to the High Court! Please join us at the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, London from 9am on Tuesday 20th January - it is a four day hearing to challenge the decision to build a second runway. and please support www.crowdjustice.com/case/GACC/
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GACC challenge of Gatwick Airport's Emergency Runway Expansion.
Established in 1968 Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign(GACC) is the principal environmental group committed to work for the general public welfare of the whole Gatwick area.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
"The fog in the decision letter is thick but Gatwick can open its new runway and blame Government for not expanding local roads and railways, and demand permission anyway. uk.news.yahoo.com/more-green-j... Please support GACC's legal challenge this decision www.crowdjustice.com/case/gacc/
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"We need more green jobs, not a bigger airport"
"Squeezing more flights a year out of Gatwick will not deliver the truly sustainable jobs our region needs", writes Sian Berry
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Shasha Khan @cllrkhan.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
#Surrey #politics @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social table a motion of no confidence in the leader #reigate #Banstead #greenparty @jonathanessex.bsky.social @cllrchester.bsky.social
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
challenged to take over with a Green-led council leadership of Reigate and Banstead council last night. Lost by 1 vote. So the challenge of holding the Conservatives to account goes on
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The Green Party now has 78,000 members. Thats 10,000+ new members this month alone who want to draw the line. I know there are so many more people who want to take a stand. Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Irresponsible. Reckless. www.independent.co.uk/news/busines... Economically illiterate. Accelerating climate breakdown. A dereliction of democracy. www.crowdjustice.com/case/gacc/. Please support our legal challenge. Please share far and wide. #climatejustice @gaccenvironment.bsky.social
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GACC challenge of Gatwick Airport's Emergency Runway Expansion.
Established in 1968 Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign(GACC) is the principal environmental group committed to work for the general public welfare of the whole Gatwick area.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
Pleased to see the opening of the ASG Community Centre in Redhill town centre by the Mayor. Huge congratulations to Green Cllr Neha Boghani and the rest of the Asian Social Group team for making this happen.
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Bright Green @bright-green.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
'We need leadership that inspires hope in the face of cynicism, speaks truth to power with compassion, and mobilises people who’ve given up on politics', writes @jonathanessex.bsky.social
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Why Zack Polanski should be the next Green Party leader?
Councillor Jonathan Essex explains why he's backing Zack Polanski
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GACC Gatwick @gaccenvironment.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
🚨 CALL TO RALLY! 🚨 Join us on Wed 26th Feb at 5pm to challenge the Gatwick expansion decision (to be announced the next day). Meet at Riverside Garden Park car park, Horley. Bring your friends, banners and placards - let's make our voice heard!
Image with text and GACC logo, Gatwick's Big Enough logo, and map of Riverside Garden Park. Text reads: 24 February, 2025 Call to Rally On Wednesday 26th February the Climate Change Commission is due to release its 7th Carbon Budget report to the government. It is expected the report will continue to advise that the UK's targets for Net Zero are still off track. On Thursday 27th February the Secretary of State for Transport is due to announce the government's decision on Gatwick's proposed expansion plans. To highlight the CCC statement and to challenge the Gatwick decision we are holding a rally at Riverside Gardens in Horley. The location is on the north eastern boundary of Gatwick Airport and already suffers the highest air pollution measured in the local area. Should Gatwick expansion go ahead that will not improve. When? Wednesday 26th Feb, 5pm Where? Riverside Garden Park Car Park, Horley, RH6 7LN Please join us and bring your friends, banners, home made placards, and let’s make our voice heard!
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Commitment from Leader of Reigate+Banstead council leader last night to allocate £10 million reserves to rebuild Harlequin theatre. Now need agreed 'concrete' plans + temporary 500 seat venue up & running in Redhill So ensure this happens: not like promised funds to social housing 3 years ago.
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Matt Edwards @greenmattbfd.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
✂️ Brutal cuts to bus services over the last 20 years has disproportionately impacted those on the lowest incomes. 🌍 It's also had a big impact on the environment - cuts since 2011 has meant an estimated 750 million extra miles driven in 2023. 🚌 Investing in bus services must be a priority.
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People in deprived areas ‘suffered disproportionately larger bus service cuts’
Think tank IPPR North said it is time to ‘turn buses around’ after years of decline.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 28/12/2024
Would suggest at least 3 unitaries for Surrey. That would allow devolution of power, not centralisation of local councils. But what area to elect a mayor (which the govt also requires)? Suggest a bigger area (eg Surrey, Sussexes & Brighton?) with a proportional assembly to properly hold to account?
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Calling on Reigate and Banstead Council to finally commit to funding theatre repairs - after a packed meeting to Save The Harlequin by the Reigate and Redhill Society. BBC News - Theatre concrete repairs could cost £10m www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Redhill: Harlequin Theatre concrete repairs could cost £10m
The council says its executive will explore options at a meeting in January.
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Cllr Victoria Chester @cllrchester.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Major flooding around Lee Street / Westvale today, incl. overtopping of sewage from treatment works tanks, onto roads & up to people's homes. I've spoken to Thames Water - they are on site & have asked that anyone impacted contacts them directly so their property can be logged: 0800 316 9800
Photo showing flooding of Lee Stree and adjacent properties in Horley, oppose the Thames Water Treayment works which has overtopped sewage from storage tanks onto the ground.
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Cllr Victoria Chester @cllrchester.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
Very busy session at Full Council last night: 1 petition, 2 motions, 4 public questions, 14 councillor questions..! Green Councillors presented 2 motions - affordable housing, & falling water companies. My motion calls on the gov. to protect the public against the collapse of Thames Water..
Clle Chester surveying a scene of pollution as sewage overtops from storm tanks at Horley Treatment works onto a public footpath.
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Cllr Victoria Chester @cllrchester.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
🎭The Harlequin Theatre🎭 Public Meeting - Carrington School, Reigate *Wednesday 4th December - 8pm* Make your opinion known before the business case & options for a way forward are drawn up by Reigate & Banstead Borough Council Do you want this cultural hub repaired, refurbished and reopened? 💚
Colourful panto-style poster advertising public meeting re the fate of the Harlequin theatre.
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Last month Black Rock announced purchase of Global Infrastructure Partners, whose $170bn of assets includes Gatwick Airport. How can we ensure that the decision on whether to expand Gatwick is not influenced by the Labour government's "close working relationship" with investors like Black Rock?
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Jonathan Essex @jonathanessex.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Outside Department of Transport offices calling for 'trains not planes' Today government due to receive report from Planning Inspectorate on whether to expand Gatwick Airport. Instead of airport growth should use Eurostar: still only at 40% capacity so could take 30 million more passengers/year.
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