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Richard Wilson

@richardwilsoneu.bsky.social
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Ilkley & Addingham Green Party facebook.com/ilkleygreens. Founder member of Leeds for Europe. Leeds fan. #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🟢

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 19/09/2026
A new mega poll by YouGov reveals that an overwhelming majority of constituencies want to rejoin the EU. Only 4 constituencies were not sure. It’s time to put EU membership on the table. bestforbritain.org/uk-membership-mo…
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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Leeds for Europe has a stall in the city centre today. Questions for visitors on our EuroMonitor flipchart include whether #RejoinEU should be on the next #UKLabour manifesto, can #Farage survive & if the RNLI should continue to rescue all at risk of drowning.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 11/09/2026
“I am here to fight for you. Between now and polling day, I’ll be on the doorsteps listening to people about the issues that matter to them.” Zack Polanski after being selected as the Green Party candidate for the next MP for Holborn and St Pancras.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
All white. Where is Farage and his 'pure cold rage'? Nowhere. He's banging on about migrants instead.
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Marwood @andmarwood.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"With these X-ray specs, I can see that the solution to the climate crisis is to grant more North Sea oil licenses and to send national alerts about disposable barbeques."
Picture of Andy Burnham at the Met Office, holding his specs.
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Sean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 29/07/2026
I’ve known this was coming and so has everyone else. It doesn’t exist, keep burning, it doesn’t exist, keep burning, oh, it *does* exist but it’s too late to do anything, so keep burning. The sheer cynicism should carry a jail sentence.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 27/07/2026
The debate is moving. Europe minister Hamish Falconer has refused to rule out a commitment to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next manifesto. Mike Galsworthy is clear: opening accession talks would offer Britain a serious route back into the European team. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
A new government sets its direction early. I've just signed European Movement UK's petition asking Andy Burnham to drop the red lines on Europe and set out a real plan for the UK's European future. Add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/5_asks_for_a...
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Our 5 Asks for Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham must seize the moment to build a bold, forward-looking agenda for his administration to lead the UK towards a new European future.
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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Which side will he be on? #faragegate
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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
48-28% majority in favour of rejoining the EU. Let’s get on with it. Brexit isn’t going to get any better after 10 years of dismal failure.
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Led By Donkeys @ledbydonkeys.org · 23/06/2026
Exactly 10 years since the Brexit vote, the verdict is in.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
This country has heard enough from Tony Blair.
This country has heard quite enough from Blair, says Polanski
Zack Polanski has hit out at Sir Tony Blair's criticisms of the current Labour Party, saying his intervention is "pretty grotesque" - and too long.

This morning, the former prime minister issued a stinging rebuke of Sir Keir Starmer's Labour Party, warning that it has "no coherent plan" and is in the "wrong position" to win a second term in government. 

Asked for his reaction by our political correspondent Rob Powell, the Green Party leader told Sky News: "I think it was 5,600 words too many. Tony Blair is a former prime minister who dragged this country into an illegal war in Iraq.

"I think it's pretty grotesque to see him selling the future of our children and grandchildren down the river through the kind of climate delay tactics, talking down clean energy and the security that we need. 

"I just don't think this is a sensible intervention in a day where we're speaking in these extreme temperatures, to have someone who should hold a position of responsibility or a former position of responsibility to be speaking like this."
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European Greens @europeangreens.eu · 26/05/2026
There is a reason why trains are so expensive. And it’s not a good one. ✈ Airlines DON’T pay taxes on VAT or fuel 🚄 Trains DO. Dear EU Institutions: Let’s stop being anti-train and start prioritising low-emission travel.
Dark green-tinted photo of a modern train at a station platform. Text reads:
Stop using anti-train language

“INSTEAD OF:
‘I’ve lost my train of thought.’

TRY:
‘My attention span just hit severe turbulence.’”
Dark green-tinted photo of a Eurostar-style high-speed train inside a station. Text reads:
Stop using anti-train language
“INSTEAD OF:
‘The train has left the station.’
TRY:
‘You were stuck at security and missed the flight.’”
European Greens logo in bottom right. Small photo credit to Eurostar.Dark green-tinted mountain railway landscape with a red train crossing the foreground. Text reads:
Stop using anti-train language
“INSTEAD OF:
‘This conversation is running out of steam.’
TRY:
‘This conversation got stuck in that awful mega packed bus that takes you to your Ryanair plane.’”
European Greens logo in bottom right. Small photo credit to Eurorail.Dark green-tinted interior of a sleeper train compartment with facing seats and a window view of trees. Text reads:
Stop using anti-train language
“INSTEAD OF:
‘Giving tax breaks to airplane companies.’
TRY:
‘Giving tax breaks to train companies.’”
European Greens logo in bottom right. Small photo credit to Eurosleeper.
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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 09/04/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social calls for closer UK-Europe defence ties 🚨 "Brexit was one of the most catastrophic decisions this country has ever made. "We're also seeing that in terms of our security, we know that we've made ourselves increasingly isolated."
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
It's now been 3 hours since our supposed "ally" Donald Trump threatened genocide on a country of 93 million people. We've had absolutely nothing from the UK government. This doesn't come in a vacuum either - every day the US & Israel have been murdering innocent people.
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Spooky Snigdha @snig.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
"Everyone dies in the end. It’s just how you go, right? You can’t stop tragic things from happening. Fires do happen." Reform's Housing spokesperson Simon Dudley on the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people and left 70+ injured. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...
Nine photos showing the progression of the Grenfell Tower fire on 14 June 2017.
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🟢 Ilkley & Addingham Green Party candidate Richard Wilson talks about what Real Hope. Real Change means in practice for the Ilkley and Addingham community. ✅️ Vote Green in Ilkley and Addingham on May 7th. @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
🟢 Ellen D'Arcy, Ros Brown and Richard Wilson are the Green Party candidate's for Ilkley & Addingham in the local elections. 🗳 With every seat on Bradford Council up for election on 7th May, your votes can bring real change to #Bradford. ✅ Vote Green in Ilkley & Addingham.
Graphic for the 2026 local elections featuring three Green Party candidates for Ilkley & Addingham ward. A photo shows three people standing outdoors on a hillside with a town and countryside in the background. From left to right: Ellen D’Arcy wearing a green coat, Ros Brown wearing a teal jacket, and Richard Wilson wearing glasses and a light-coloured jumper. Each person’s name appears in a green label across the image. The lower section reads “Ilkley & Addingham – Green Party Candidates” on a green background, with the Bradford District Green Party logo and promotional imprint text at the bottom.
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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I've just signed the European Movement's petition calling on the UK government to start negotiations for the UK to join the EU Single Market and restore reciprocal freedom of movement for British and European people. Please add your name: www.europeanmovement.co.uk/single-marke...
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British businesses need a better deal with Europe
Sign our petition to Prime Minister Keir Starmer and demand a better deal for British businesses trading with Europe
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
🌊 "It's been a scandal for a long time that Ilkley’s river water has been failing its water quality tests." 🟢 @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social, Green Party candidate in Ilkley, sets out the importance of tackling water pollution in #Ilkley. #TurningBradfordGreen
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
😃 We were so pleased to have the incredible @elliechowns.bsky.social MP in Ilkley last weekend! 🚪 Ellie helped us deliver thousands of newsletters and knock on nearly a thousand doors. 🎬 Watch our new video - this is how we win big in #Bradford on May 7th 👇
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
These people are poison. They will unleash racist thugs on the streets of this country and call it security. They will subjugate us to the US and call it patriotism. They must be stopped. There is no more important task in politics.
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
📊 New polling from YouGov shows the Green Party going up and Reform going down. 📈 Let's keep narrowing that gap! 💚 Hope will win. Join.greenparty.org.uk
A green campaign graphic headed “BRADFORD DISTRICT GREEN PARTY” with large text reading “GREEN PARTY GOING UP.” Two upward arrows show percentages “17%” and “24%.” Below, text reads “REFORM GOING DOWN” above a photo of Nigel Farage looking down. In the top right, Mothin Ali and Zack Polanski smile and raise their fists in celebration. Bottom text says “YouGov 15th–16th Feb 2026,” along with the link “join.greenparty.org.uk,” the Green Party logo, and small promoter text stating it was promoted by D Parkinson on behalf of Bradford District Green Party with a Shipley address.
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Andy Brown @andybrown1951.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Huge surges in support for @greenparty.org.uk as activists volunteer in droves to campaign for a better future. Bland centrist politics has failed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The Green surge shows British politics has reached a turning point - and it has surprisingly little to do with Zack Polanski | Aditya Chakrabortty
At a party event in a school hall in Lewisham, people told me how disillusionment with Labour has led to this moment, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 25/01/2026
We are not here to be disappointed by Labour anymore. At the by-election in Gorton and Denton, we are here to replace them. This election is a two-way race now - Greens Vs Reform.
Graphic featuring Green Party leader Zack Polanski, with his portrait at the top on a green background. A large quote reads: “As days pass and Labour seemingly find new ways to disappoint people, I remain focused on growing the Green Party. At the upcoming by-election in Gorton and Denton, it’s become clear that the Greens are the only progressive party capable of beating Reform.” Green Party logo and branding appear at the bottom.
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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Enough is enough. England should boycott the World Cup, unless the USA is excluded: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/bo...
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Boycott Trump's World Cup: Sign the petition to move the games now!
Trump’s threats mean the USA shouldn't host. Let's ask the FA to move the games to Canada & Mexico.
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 23/01/2026
Without access to the Single Market and Customs Union, businesses across the country are struggling. It’s time to fix that.
72.8% of businesses have been negatively impacted by Brexit. Figure from European Movement UK Business Impact Report, 2025
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
✨️ We've got so many amazing photos from our @zackpolanski.bsky.social event in Bradford last Sunday. 📸 Here are just a few taken by Karol Wyszynski. ❓️ Did you take any snaps or video? Share yours ⤵️
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/01/2026
Help us make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Robert Jenrick helpfully lists all the things he didn't do during his 10 years in government.
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Green Elects @greenelects.world · 21/01/2026
Green GAIN from Reform as Horsley votes for hope.
Horsley by-election results from 20 January 2026. The Green Party won with a 44 persent share of the vote (1,341 votes). Reform UK came second with 35 persent, followed by the Conservatives with 14 persent, Labour with 4 persent, Advance UK with 2 persent, and Liberal Democrats with 1 persent. The graphic shows this was a Green GAIN from Reform
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
😃 Enthused by @zackpolanski.bsky.social's hopeful and inspiring visit to Bradford yesterday? ☺️ Then help us deliver that hope across our district. ✍️ Sign up to help turn #Bradford Green at this year's local elections. Scan QR code or link below 👇
Close-up of a hand holding Green Party leaflets being posted through a black letterbox. Text on the image reads “Bradford District Green Party”, “Delivering hope. One letterbox at a time.” and “Sign up”. A QR code and the web address “join.greenparty.org.uk” appear in the bottom right corner.
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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
“Europe is where our security and prosperity lie, and that is the basis on which we should build.” #RejoinEU www.europeanmovement.co.uk/statement_tr...
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Statement on Trump and Greenland
The UK and its European neighbours have a long history of standing up to bullies, writes European Movement UK CEO, and former Minister for the Armed Forces, Sir Nick Harvey.
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
🤩 Here are the highlights from our amazing visit from @zackpolanski.bsky.social 😃 So much energy and enthusiasm for turning #Bradford Green. 🤝 There has never been a better time to get involved 👇
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The Rejoin EU Party @therejoineuparty.com · 10/01/2026
🔥And just like that…. there it is 🔥 ‼️🚨Sophie Ridge: “You’ve secured trading terms with the US that are worse than they were before Brexit.” Wes Streeting: “I don’t dispute that.” Brexit Sucks, It’s sucking the life out of Britain. 1. Join Rejoin, 2. End Brexit, 3. Get Back Your Star 🌟 🇪🇺
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 07/01/2026
📮 Help us deliver hope one letterbox at a time. Join us and join in ⤵️
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
"The only flags Farage and Starmer have been waving this weekend are white." Written for the Metro 👇🏼 metro.co.uk/2026/01/05/z...
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Zack Polanski: Starmer and Farage have proven their craven cowardice on Venezuel
This weekend has proven it beyond doubt - Keir Starmer is a coward.
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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
The world has shifted on its axis dramatically since the EU referendum of ten years ago. Brexit has never looked more foolish. It is now blindingly obvious that the UK needs, urgently, to stick together with our European neighbours. #RejoinEU www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Naked imperialism’: how Trump intervention in Venezuela is a return to form for the US
Most of the Americas have suffered from interference from their powerful northern neighbour – and are usually the worse off for it
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Plenty of variables, but Farage remains a contender for PM. If so, what's the UK's international role? Airstrip One for a gangster state. Or we reject him, and resume being part of a rules-based Europe. This is the inescapable choice we now face, in shit circs (cos of Brexit, of Farage's making) 1/2
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Starmer and Farage both drape themselves in flags but once again it's really clear where their loyalty really is. It's Trump first. They will always be on the side of the super rich and powerful - no matter how heinous the crime. This is not patriotism. It's subservience.
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Leeds for Europe @leedseurope.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
For the first time since the referendum we go into a new year with genuine hope that we can move closer to the day we rejoin the European Union🇪🇺 #TenYearsAfter #TYA
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
✨️ Happy New Year!! ❓️ Need a New Year's resolution? 💚 We've got you covered. ✅️ Here are 10 reasons why should join the Green Party in 2026 ⬇️
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
💬 @zackpolanski.bsky.social: "People are choosing a politics that doesn’t scapegoat the vulnerable or remain quiet on injustice,...a politics that says: yes, we can build a fairer economy; we can restore our natural world; we can reinvest in communities." ✅️ Choose hope. Choose Green.
Graphic for Bradford District Green Party. In the background is a photo of Zack Polanski (man in a suit) sitting outdoors on a bench, slightly out of focus. Overlaid is a clipped screenshot of a New Statesman article with the headline: “We need hope, not cynicism – The Green Party is ready for the change people are demanding,” credited to Zack Polanski. At the bottom is a green banner with the text “join.greenparty.org.uk” alongside the Green Party logo
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Bremain in Spain @bremaininspain.com · 07/12/2025
"In an interview with the Observer, Keir Starmer has branded the Green Party ‘nuts’. As we’ll get into, this is clearly a sign that Starmer is worried about the Greens overtaking him. Or, to put it as Zack Polanski might, the guy is ‘rattled’. www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...
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Polanski responds to Starmer saying 'the Greens are nuts'
The 'gloves are off', apparently, as Keir Starmer attacks Zack Polanski and others in a desperate bid to cling on to his failing premiership
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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
🚍 Greens across the #Bradford district are calling for better bus services. 🗣 #Ilkley campaigner @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social is demanding improvements to services in the Wharfe Valley 👇
Gaphic from Bradford District Green Party with a green overlay background showing a group of people standing outside. On the right is Richard Wilson (a smiling man wearing glasses and a jacket). The text reads: “Missed buses, inaccurate tracking and sudden cancellations cause real disruption for people across the Wharfe Valley. If your bus only comes every 40 or 45 minutes, you can’t afford for it to simply not turn up. People are left stranded and missing connections with other services. This isn’t just inconvenient, it’s preventing people from getting to work, to school and to appointments. It is clear the system is failing local people.”
The quote is attributed to Ilkley Green Campaigner Richard Wilson. The Green Party logo appears in the bottom right corner
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Richard Wilson @richardwilsoneu.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Missed buses, inaccurate tracking & sudden cancellations cause real disruption for people across the Wharfe Valley. If your bus only comes every 40 or45 minutes, you cannot afford for it to simply not turn up. It is clear the system is failing local people.” #ilkley #bradford
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Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 28/11/2025
Ryan Bourne, a member of the Economists for Brexit* cabal that the Leave camp depended on to make their economic case for leaving, has written a long article in the Times admitting to the damage that Brexit has caused. (*Other familiar names include Patrick Minford.) archive.ph/2025.11.26-1...
We Brexiteers must acknowledge the costs of leaving Europe

Breaking free from the EU has undoubtedly deepened the UK’s malaise, and it’s no use denying it
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 27/11/2025
"We can judge Farage not just by the words he, allegedly, shouted as a child, but by the words and actions he has chosen as an adult." Zack Polanski on why Farage should be judged on his record as a politician which has seen him echo conspiracy and language of the far right.
A graphic featuring a dimly lit photo of Nigel Farage in the House of Commons, wearing a dark suit and red tie. Over the image, a large headline reads “Farage’s Record Speaks for Itself.” Below it is a quotation criticising Farage’s long-standing use of far-right and antisemitic conspiracy theories. A small circular photo of Zack Polanski appears near the bottom with the text “Zack Polanski, Green Party Leader.” The Green Party logo is placed at the bottom of the graphic.
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Molly Scott Cato @greenpartymolly.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
People like me, who live on a low income, are poorer after yesterday's budget But the Chancellor didn't introduce measures to tax the wealthy more, or the income on their wealth I honestly find this mystifying
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation. Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
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