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The Secret Barrister @barristersecret.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

If you don’t like being called a racist, maybe don’t make a career of saying things that appeal to racists, don’t create a political party that keeps attracting racist candidates, don’t fawn over racist world leaders, and don’t make a convicted racist the guest of honour at your party conference.

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Blatant xenophobic lies, specifically designed to foster racism and promote a far-right ideology MUST be called out and Reform MUST be held to account. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Royal Parks say no evidence to back Nigel Farage’s claim that migrants are eating their swans – UK politics live

Reform UK leader claimed swans and carp being eaten from parks by ‘people from different cultures’

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Sad news. Greens down 2%. Better news. It's a mistake and we're actually up 2%. Best news. Membership is still leaping up every single day. Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Cllr Emma Garnett @greenpartyemma.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I think they're banking on inequality rising faster than sea levels... Or to mix metaphors from the lockdowns "we're all in the same storm, we're not all in the same boat" We cannot trust oil executives to do the right thing.

First panel: A cartoon of a wealthy man and woman on a penthouse balcony. She says " the world economic Forum has identified inequality and climate change as the two biggest global risks."

Second panel: it zooms out to show their apartment tower is being eroded by sea level, with cranes building new layers on top. He says "as long as the inequality rises faster than the oceans we should be ok"

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

LETS GO!!!! Join.greenparty.org.uk

Reform suffer drop in polls following conference whilst greens have polanksi bounce.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

The homes that developers are building are out of reach of those that need them. We the homes that those impacted by the housing crisis need. We pay for it with a wealth tax on the super-rich. Many of them have contributed to and profited from this crisis. greenparty.org.uk/about/our-ma...

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Providing Fairer, Greener Homes for All - Green Party

Real hope.Real change. Everyone needs a warm, secure and affordable home. Yet millions of people don’t have this most basic building-block for a happy and successful life. Over a million households ar...

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Build more homes? Land is inelastic, meaning you can't easily make more because the value went up (reclaiming land from the sea is finite and unsustainable) Demand isn't just for people to live in them. They are also investment vehicles for the wealthy www.economist.com/britain/2024...

economist.com

Would building 1.5m homes bring down British house prices?

Answer: Not by much

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

House prices quadrupled whilst earnings only doubled. Developers will say that it is because of planning laws. Economists will tell you that land prices are more likely responsible (seeing as they have increased at an almost identical rate to house prices).

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

It's very easy to scapegoat a small minority to present an easy solution to a complex problem. But it's also very easy to debunk the nonsense. Housing affordability has worsened for decades. The slight reduction since the pandemic still sees house prices over 7x higher than earnings.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

What's causing the housing crisis in the UK? 🚤 Reform think it's the 40k people that arrived by irregular means. 🏡 Over 300k households presented as homeless in each of the last 2 years. 🏚️There are 1.5 million vacant or unoccupied dwellings in the UK. 💰190k properties in the UK are foreign owned

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Congratulations @zackpolanski.bsky.social on your election as Leader! Thank you Ellie & Adrian.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Been a very tiring and depressing week at Solihull Council. The psychodrama of the Conservative group has done serious harm to the reputation of the authority. There are laws and guidance on how things operate FOR GOOD REASON! It’s to protect the effective functioning of local government.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

These are not normal times. It's all the more important that democratic institutions maintain reasonable and lawful standards in them. Whether Solihull Conservatives back down on this remains to be seen. You can watch from 5:30pm here: solihull.public-i.tv/core/portal/...

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Council - Tuesday 8 July 2025, 5:30pm - Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council Webcasts

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

A very controversial meeting of Council this evening. An unprecedented 6 motions being considered. 3 of them relate to a lack of democratic norms on the Council, proposed by the Green Group, Lib Dems, and Independents. A Conservative motion attempts to remove independent chairs of scrutiny!

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I just voted against proscribing Palestine Action, a civil disobedience group, as a terrorist organisation. But I'm furious that in doing so, the government forced me and others to vote against proscribing two other clearly terrorist groups. Cynical and dangerous from govt.

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Jo Bird @jobirdjobird.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

*Green MPs will be voting against the two-tier Welfare Bill It’s very shameful the Labour MP for Birkenhead is one of the 10 Labour MPs sponsoring the PIP Bill.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 29/06/2025

As another heatwave hits the UK, the UK Green Building Council have said the UK’s schools, care homes and offices are not equipped for the effects of global heating. We need a maximum working temperature and urgent adaptation to protect people from the effects of extreme heat.

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
WE NEED A MAXIMUM WORKING TEMPERATURE
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Edge O. Erin @edgeoerin.com · 18/06/2025

Bluesky is dying?! Really? Repost if you're still actively using Bluesky and not posting on X. www.spectator.co.uk/article/blue...

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Bluesky is dying

Bluesky was invented to create a nicer space than Twitter. The problem is that too few people have joined and most are smug and boring.

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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

❗️ Cutting disability support won’t help people back into work. And it won’t help people who are already working. Shockingly, cuts could drive 3.2 MILLION people deeper into hardship.

Screenshot of an article in The Guardian that reads: Our £5bn disability benefits cuts will stop welfare state collapsing, says Kendall. Red lines are on top of the text to cross bits out and the amends now read: Our £7bn disability benefits cut will drive 3.2m into deeper hardship.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Doing the same thing and expecting a different result is the definition of insanity. So why are Solihull Conservatives cutting funding and expecting services to improve? They would rather call the cuts “service transformation”. Orwell would be proud. www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

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More than 60 council staff accept resign-for-cash scheme

'Austerity does not work' opposition councillors voice concerns as plans to reduce staff numbers finalised

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Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Such sad news that Stroud icon and Green luminary John Marjoram died this morning He was driven by his love for other people and the planet and his desire for peace His grasp of political strategy was extraordinary and laid the groundwork for the success we're now seeing as Greens #RestInPower

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

7. Democratic bodies should represent the people they serve. Positions should not be gifted on loyalty individuals. Whether you call it nepotism or cronyism, it is never a hallmark of good governance. As Valluvar describes this, it will lead you to "endless follies". No doubt, more to follow END

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

6. It is a longstanding issue with the controlling group, acting as an outlier in the West Midlands. There has been an attitude that 54% of Councillors should decide 100% of the positions. If they were selecting for competence and experience I would keep quiet, but it is evidently not the case.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

5. When I pointed out that a further Conservative appointment was not only unsuitable, but represented a serious reputational risk to the Council and the outside organisation I was asked if I was making a threat. I explained that I was not and why it was unreasonable to put them forward.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

4. They argued that it wasn't fair for the dignitaries to watch the votes. Both myself and Cllr Adeyemo said that it was a democratic process. He added that the administration have criticised opposition members for not putting themselves forward for outside bodies.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

3. They smiled and shook their head. I said that if the meeting was not taking place in good faith then it was of no value for them to be present and that I and the Lib Dem Group Leader would rationalise our lists. It was a further 15 minutes before they left the meeting.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

2. I went through the first 3 pages, and the Greens and Lib Dems withdrew candidates. We got to a position where the Conservative candidate was unqualified for the role, and the Leader was unwilling to withdraw them. I asked if they were going to withdraw any?

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

🧵 1/7 Solihull's Democratic deficit: Tuesday evening I met the outgoing and incoming Leaders of Solihull Council to discuss appointments to outside bodies of the Council. 41 positions were contested and the incoming Leader expressed a wish to reduce the time dignitaries watched voting.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Rejecting something doesn’t change the fact it was said, or who said it before. You cannot hold two opposing positions simultaneously. We heard it. We see it. We know what was meant. For those looking for a better alternative: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party with the policies needed to tackle the climate crisis.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12/05/2025

How can we rebalance the economy so it work for everyone, not just the super rich? Tune into Channel 4 at 19:55 to watch the Political Slot presented by Green Party Deputy Leader @zackpolanski.bsky.social

THE POLITICAL SLOT
Monday 12 May 19.55
Zack Polanski
Green Party Deputy Leader
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
CHANNEL 4
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Dr Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Less than a year after the country saw racist riots, I'm deeply concerned to see the PM following Reform's agenda. We all want to live in united communities but that requires investment. And won't be helped by divisive rhetoric.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

If it took this article to shock anyone’s support for Reform then they either weren’t paying attention, or it was never about making things better. Reform sells a poison that the buyer hopes will be taken by their enemies. Labour are harming themselves and the country by using it in government.

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Martin Lewis @martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com · 29/04/2025

How to call your bank by dialling just 3 numbers… simply dial 1-5-9! Then you know it’s legit, watch the video for more info. Please share, the more people know, the fewer will be scammed.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 03/05/2025

🚀 Following Thursday's election we've reached a new record high 859 councillors on 181 councils! 💚 The Green Party is the only party offering a real alternative to the tired old parties. Join the Green Party today to help us keep delivering real hope and real change ⤵️

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2025
Results
859 GREEN COUNCILLORS
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/05/2025

💚 Thank you for voting Green! Want to be part of a winning team? Join the Green Party today ⤵️ join.greenparty.org.uk?mtm_campaign...

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2025 Results

Thank you

With photo of Zack Polanski, Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I know that there are many who rightly feel disappointed by his stance on trans rights, and I understand that. He did more than any of his predecessors in modern history to challenge global powers to recognise their responsibilities towards those with the least power.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Pope Francis wasn’t afraid to be outspoken on matters of injustice, whoever was affected. He was a powerful and compassionate advocate for those without hope and for our planet. He spoke truth to power, and reminded us that empathy and compassion are essential. His work will live on in others 🕊️

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

What I remember with particular gratitude is his extraordinary environmental leadership, on what he called “care for our common home”, with the publication of Laudato Si’ www.vatican.va/content/fran...

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Laudato si' (24 May 2015) | Francis

Encyclical Letter Laudato si' of the Holy Father Francis on care for our common home (24 May 2015)

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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 19/04/2025

In Manchester, where buses have been in public control since January, average fares have reduced by 15%, usage is up 4% on the year, punctuality is up on major routes by ~80%, and revenue is 4% over target. Public control is good start - next stop public ownership!

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

We are in an environmental crisis. There was a recent incident in Shirley that is being investigated. It’s one symptom of the ideology that believes “there is no social cost”. Negative externalities harm people and planet. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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England's serious water pollution incidents at 10-year high

Campaigners release official data showing the most serious pollution incidents in England are double the target.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

When you see groups labelled, or coded-language being used, call it out. Hear people talk about the Birmingham bin strike. The use of “certain areas” that have been worst hit isn’t harmless. If you live here, you know those areas, and who lives there. Discrimination grows like rubbish heaps.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I knew this when I went to university. In seminars there were others who assumed my accent indicated lower intelligence. I played with it so those who did prejudge could see what they were doing. But this isn’t a game. I’m not discriminated against in the way others are.

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

This was information in my English Language A-Level, many years ago. Some prejudice seems innocuous, but what starts in subtle language, often ends with more serious discrimination. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

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Birmingham accent ranked ‘most hated’ on BBC’s unofficial league table, Kate Adie reveals

Journalist shares details of broadcaster’s dislike for Brummie accent as archives of her life and career to be catalogued

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Cllr Max McLoughlin @midlandmax.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

There was someone in Solihull that would put red food colouring in the fountain in Mell Square in my childhood. The fountain is no longer there, but the practice is. The idea that this was a criminal act is ludicrous.

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