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Phil Groom

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Boats, books, canals, chocolate, church, coffee, and the #SouthWestCoastPath. Previously known as notbovvered on Twitter. #Green, trying to be greener. #ProstateCancer survivor: men, get yourselves checked, the risk is real! philgroom.wordpress.com

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 7h
“I’m proud to announce our Youth Jobs Guarantee. Meaningful work for young people who need it. A proper job, a proper wage, proper rights at work.” Mothin Ali on our Youth Jobs Guarantee announcement at Green Party Conference.
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Phil Groom @philgroom.bsky.social · 7h
Urgent appeal from @transform-trade.org ⬇️ www.transform-trade.org/urgent “If we wait it’s too late.”
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Urgent Appeal — Transform Trade
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 9h
💚 a guaranteed job for every 18-24 year old 💚 a plan to bring failing water companies into public ownership by Christmas 💚 standing up for an inclusive and welcoming Britain So proud of our Deputy Leaders @rachelmillward.bsky.social @mothinali.bsky.social
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 9h
Yesterday Zack Polanski called on the government to put in place a three year emergency brake on private rents. No sudden rent hikes. No evictions under the guise of rent rises. No more uncertainty, no more fear: just vital breathing space for renters.
A picture of Zack Polanski standing behind a podium at the Green Party conference with text above that reads "We are calling on this government to put in place a three-year emergency break on private rents. No more uncertainty. No more fear." With the green party logo and imprint at the bottom.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 8h
“We don’t want the tech billionaires post-human reality. We want this world. The soil between our toes.” Rachel Millward on choosing a future built for people, not billionaires.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 13h
“We don’t want the tech billionaires' post-human reality. We want this world. The soil between our toes.” Rachel Millward on choosing a future built for people, not billionaires.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14h
Well said @rachelmillward.bsky.social brilliant speech! The notice period for rip off privatised water companies has long passed. Public ownership now. Not a penny to shareholders.
Rachel and Mothin waving on stage
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14h
A much needed policy announced by @mothinali.bsky.social today. Real work, real pay, and full rights. Not more Labour and Conservative welfare cuts and so called training schemes with no future.
Rachel and Mothin on stage waving
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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
youtu.be/9Q1h2OsWpWc?... A deeply moving video from families and parents, who are anxious for their young children's future in the face of the #ClimateCrisis #pollution and other environmental threats. Please watch, and thank you @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚 @greenparty.org.uk
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Green Party Political Broadcast | Protecting Our Children’s Future
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Andrew Dotchin (tssf) he/him @suffolkvicar.bsky.social · 19h
#ToPray ✝️⚓️ Confused about the Christian Response to social issues? Here's a handy reference list Male - 💝 them. Female - 💝 them Unsure - 💝 them Gay - 💝 them Straight - 💝 them Unsure - 💝 them Addict - 💝 them Sober - 💝 them Believer - 💝 them Unbeliever - 💝 them Unsure - 💝 them theimperfectpastor.com
Confused about the "Christian Response" to social issues?

Here's a handy reference list.

Male - love them.
Female - Love them.
Unsure - love them.
Gay - love them.
Straight - love them.
Unsure - love them.
Addict - love them.
Sober - love them.
Believer - love them.
Unbeliever - love them.
Unsure - love them.

(theimperfectpastor.com)
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Phil Groom @philgroom.bsky.social · 14h
Absolutely this. Iran posed no significant threat to anyone other than its own enemies, namely the #TerroristState known as #Israel 😕
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Phil Groom @philgroom.bsky.social · 14h
No tomorrow? If you drive like there’s no tomorrow, then for somebody there probably will be no tomorrow… #Poem #ShortFormPoetry (written after someone shot past us at high speed to get to the flu jab clinic)
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Henry Martin @h3nrymartin.bsky.social · 15h
Île d’Oleron July 2026 30x30 cm Oil on canvas For sale €200 (not including taxes and p&p) DM for details
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Phil Groom @philgroom.bsky.social · 15h
#SadButTrue 😕
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 16h
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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Phil Groom @philgroom.bsky.social · 15h
#WakeUpAmerica #DumpTrump #DuckWind 🦆💨
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 15h
This Thursday is the first step on this journey. Every Green vote moves Labour.
John Curtice suggests greens could be pivotal to next UK government
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 15h
“I'm brown. I’m a Muslim. But I’m as English as a Yorkshire cup of tea.” Mothin Ali on belonging, diversity and building a country confident enough to live with difference.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 02/10/2026
“We are calling on this government to put in place a three-year emergency brake on private rents, let wages begin to catch up with the rents that have outstripped them for far too long.” Zack Polanski on the fight for fairer, more affordable rents.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 02/10/2026
Greens on a mission. Day 1 of our biggest conference yet.
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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 20h
We have the best-named machinery ever.
The back of a wheeled trailer with a red sign saying "Trailer Swift"The back of a wheeled trailer with overhanging leaves and a green sign saying "Elizabeth Trailer"The back of a low trailer with a plastic water container on top and a plastic tap. The sticker across the bumper reads "Splash Gordon"A bright orange wheelie trolley with the name "Jack Sparrow the Sack Barrow" printed in white on the side
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 20h
Golden Plovers dazzle in today’s #AutumnArrivalSpotlight. ✨ While some stay year-round, their numbers grow in winter as they’re joined by visitors from Scandinavia. Spot them darting about in fields and estuaries.
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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 20h
Give us, Lord Jesus, a passion; not for seeking to impress those who hold power, place and prestige in the eyes of the world, but a passion to seek and serve the justice and truth of your kingdom, to follow the leading of your Spirit, to look to the revealing of your love to all.
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Oli @oliaworth96.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I think the @libdems.org.uk need to publish all details of Ed Davey’s correspondence and meetings as Postal Affairs Minister during the Post Office’s Horizon IT scandal. Why did he decline to meet Alan Bates? What meetings did he have with Post Office CEO Paula Vennells?
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
How to deceive a human being. Featuring Elizabeth Holmes, Richard E. Grant, the unblinking CEO of Manchester City, the Labour party conference and Oxford Street. Read all about it in my brand new newsletter! countbinface.substack.com/p/how-to-dec...
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How to deceive a human being
A handy alien guide to some dos and don’ts
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Phil Groom @philgroom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Time for a good ol’ fashioned #ff #FollowFriday — c’mon y’all #BookSky #CoEpeeps ➡️➡️➡️ @dltbooks.bsky.social
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Archbishop of York @www.archbishopofyork.org · 02/10/2026
"Thousands inspired by Sir Kevin Sinfield’s 7 in 7 challenge this week. Whether we run the extra mile or simply hold someone’s hand in a moment of need, may we all be willing to do a little more for one another." I shared a Pause for Thought on BBC Radio 2 this morning.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 02/10/2026
Welcome to Brighton. Green Party Conference has started.
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DLT Books @dltbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Joy Comes in the Morning recounts the ten-year journey of St James and Emmanuel Church to become a fully inclusive worshipping community following the tragic death of its member, fourteen-year-old Lizzie Lowe. You can buy the book at: www.dltwritingforyou.com/product-page...
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DLT Books @dltbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Usher in #autumn alongside Darton, Longman, and Todd’s #new releases. Both are available to preorder from www.dltwritingforyou.com/bookstore #GoodChristianity #TheBlessingofOthers
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DLT Books @dltbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We have a new book coming out next month: I Wasn’t Expecting That is heart-touching spiritual memoir written by Rosemary Lain-Priestley and featuring a foreword by Paula Gooder. It is Available for preorder from www.dltwritingforyou.com/product-page...
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Christians on the Left @chrleft.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🙏 God of wisdom, Thank you for the conversations, debates and encounters of this past week. Help us to reflect honestly on what we have heard and learned. Help us to build a political culture where disagreement does not mean division, and where every person is treated with dignity.
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Christians on the Left @chrleft.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
As Labour Party Conference comes to a close, we can reflect on a week of speeches, debates, conversations and disagreement about the future of our country and our movement. Political debate matters and so does the way we conduct it.🧵
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Mani Isna La 🇨🇺 🇵🇸 🇬🇱🕊️ 🪶 #IndigenousLivesMatter @maniisnala.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@vamroses.bsky.social @elemjay.bsky.social @daibhi.bsky.social @dflemmingsdatter.bsky.social @gracem2.bsky.social @johnsensible.bsky.social @baldybane.bsky.social Signs of the times 😂
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Open Table Network @opentablelgbt.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
US evangelist Franklin Graham's #GodLovesYou tour is in Manchester tomorrow. If you've ever felt broken or unwelcome because of who you are: God created you. Your identity is not sinful. You are beautiful. ✨ Find your place at the table: opentable.lgbt #ComeAsYouAre #MoreThanWelcome #FaithfullyLGBT
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Big Green Books @biggreenbooks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hello Bluepals, we are open.
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Scumbag Students
Alt: "Scumbag College" students. From the TV show The Young Ones.
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Diocese of Manchester @manchester.anglican.org · 02/10/2026
Today, on the anniversary of the antisemitic terrorist attack on Manchester's Heaton Park Synagogue, we remember the victims and their families, those who were injured, survivors and all those affected. We stand in solidarity with our Jewish neighbours and hold them in our prayers.
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Trilby @mountainbear006.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Vote Green. Vote often 😁
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Phil Groom @philgroom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Spot on ⬇️
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Bill Braviner @billbraviner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#MorningPrayer Grant us, Lord Jesus, the gifts of peace and patience as we respond to circumstances that we do not choose, and cannot control; keep our focus always on your call upon our lives; your invitation to follow you, and shine the light of your love into the lives of all.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
@greenparty.org.uk "Environmental campaigners and Zack Polanski have both separately written to Andy Burnham and the foreign secretary to raise concerns about Rosebank's links to an Israeli company, Delek Group." Vote Green on October 8th and help Stop Rosebank. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burnham warned Rosebank oil field could breach West Bank sanctions
Campaigners and Green Party leader Zack Polanski raise concerns about Rosebank's ties to an Israeli firm.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Time and time again when I'm knocking on doors people tell me they've still got their kids living at home with them. The extreme cost of housing is putting lives on hold across this country. We need an emergency brake on rents. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Zack Polanski to call for three-year cap on private rent rises
In his speech to his party's conference, the Green leader will frame housing as a key issue of generational fairness.
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Together Alliance @togetheralliance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This October, thousands across the country will meet. To organise, collaborate and build. Against the far right, and against dividing our communities for profit and power. Join us at Organise Together. Manchester: 17 October London: 24 October 💚 togetheralliance.org.uk/organise-tog...
Poster calling to join "Organise Together" this October to oppose the far right and build community; features a green "TOGETHER" logo, a green button reading "Join us at Organise Together," and event dates: Manchester 17 October, London 24 October.
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Sr. Carolyn Morrison ra @srcarolyn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
O Lord, grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end. #Compline
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/10/2026
The government needs to make clear where it stands: on the side of international law and climate science, or the side of big fossil fuel companies, wrecking our planet, and aiding atrocities in Palestine.
Letter from Zack Polanski to Ed Miliband, first page reading in full:

"Dear Ed, 

Ithaca Energy's interests in UK and oil and gas production 

Earlier this month you announced a commitment to introducing a sanctions regime for companies trading with illegal settlements – a critical and overdue step, and one which the Green Party strongly welcomes and has long campaigned for. 

It is however an overdue first step that must be strengthened and followed by wider action to end British complicity in the Israeli government’s illegal occupation and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. 

In respect of your proposed sanctions package, we would welcome clarity on your position on Ithaca Energy, the Aberdeen-based company that is a subsidiary of Israeli firm Delek Group which is blacklisted by the UN for operating in the illegal Israeli settlements in the Palestinian West Bank. 

Since 2000, Ithaca has already paid over $1bn in dividends from its UK oil and gas interests to the Delek Group. This amount would soar if the government gives the green light to new drilling projects in which Ithaca Energy has a stake – Rosebank (20%), Cambo (100%) and Tornado (50%). Revenues to Delek from Rosebank alone are expected to amount to £235 million. 

The government has been on notice since January 2026 that greenlighting these projects would put it in breach of Articles 49 and 53 of the Geneva Conventions. Therefore, a sanctions regime fit for purpose would see the government ruling out these projects and reviewing existing licences to make sure they have not been issued in contravention of our obligations under the Geneva Conventions."Second page reads:

"With the significant public interest and the apparent proximity of the decision on Rosebank, I am seeking your urgent answer to the following: What steps will you be taking to ensure revenues from UK oil and gas production are not financing support for illegal settlements? 

The UN has blacklisted Delek Group for “the provision of services and utilities supporting the maintenance and existence of settlements, including transport” and “the use of natural resources, in particular water and land, for business purposes.” 

This would seem to fall squarely under the remit of your proposed sanctions regime as you outlined in your oral statement to the House of Commons: “To those who finance or facilitate illegal settlements, let me say this: you will face the full force of UK sanctions.” 

For the FCDO to sanction companies involved in illegal settlements while DESNZ approves North Sea operations by subsidiaries of those companies would not only be counterproductive and hypocritical, but a flagrant failure of our moral and legal duties. It would stand in direct contradiction to the vision of Britain you laid out to the House earlier this month – “a Britain that upholds its values at home and around the world.” 

I look forward to your response. 

Yours sincerely, 


Zack Polanski 
Leader, Green Party England & Wales"
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 01/10/2026
On the main stage: Your Green Party Conference line-up. See you in Brighton (or on YouTube).
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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Kingfisher has chosen your feed for reasons known only to Kingfishers. Today is a good day.
A Kingfisher perches on a slender branch above still water, its vivid blue feathers and rich orange chest glowing in the sunlight. Looking towards the camera, it appears mildly curious.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 30/09/2026
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
 
ELLIE CHOWNS
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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