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Rob Bryher

@robbryher.bsky.social
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📍Bristol, England / 🌿 Green councillor for St George West on Bristol City Council / 🧩 Green Group Organiser (Whip) / 🅿️ Chair of Kerbside and Parking Strategy Task and Finish Group / 🏷 Agnostic, agonist, English, left populist, republican, secularist

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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Stirring... joealextodd.substack.com/p/ecosociali...
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Ecosocialism, Ecopopulism and Progressive Environmentalism: The Ideological Currents of the Green Party
Bringing definition and specificity to the politics of the Green Party
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is absolutely true, but it can also *shock horror* be absolutely true that we are better off referring back the Zionism is Racism motion.
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Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
#SocialistSunday
Green Party poster outside row of homes. Poster says "Introduce Rent Controls" with Green Party logo underneath.
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Steve H. @chazzstock.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm pretty sure, that's NOT what she is saying. In a nutshell, she, quite rightly, argues: - demanding one very specific outcome for Palestine, rules out all other outcomes - including good ones. - this will lose support for the Green Party. What you are seeing, is how a true democratic party works
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It seems really really hard for journalists to understand that simply having a motion be popular in a prioritisation ballot does not mean it will actually pass...and that the alternative is a non-democratic party. No thanks, @iandunt.bsky.social.
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Ivor Middleton @iwasid.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pro-Israel protester outside the Green Party conference calls Zack Polanski a "self-hating Jew". That's the protest against antisemitism being antisemitic, for those of you wanting to keep up. "It's complicated", say the Zionists, showing you why. www.middleeasteye.net/news/uk-pro-...
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Pro-Israel advocates hound Green Party members over 'Zionism is Racism' motion
Dozens of Israel supporters could be seen and heard hurling abuse at Green Party members outside the party's conference in Brighton
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The "Zionism is racism" motion, to be debated at the Green Party conference tomorrow, will not advance the Palestinian cause one inch. But, if adopted, it would marginalise and discredit the party. There are powerful ways to confront the genocide. Toxic gesture politics isn't one of them.
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Cllr Sam Casey-Rerhaye @samcaseyr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Catching up with last week Guardian Long Read about Burnham. & this is exactly my experience working with & observing Labour. Would love to see them change & be more open to other influences, esp from ground up (which is, of course, the Green Party approach!)
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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
With love and respect to every colleague and fellow member, here is my personal view on motion E02, which Greens are set to debate tomorrow as part of our afternoon plenary.
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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
My thoughts on tomorrow's conference motion 'Zionism is Racism’
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Because there were loads of people outraged by a genocide taking place in full view and the Labour Party's position being that it was fine to do this.
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nah mate. You are also saying generally that Muslim voters are intrinsically anti-semitic. That all kinds if wrong.
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I switched on just as you were being interviewed, Natalie. Expertly done, thank you.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The Green Party is ready for government with a different vision for society. The Green philosophy has always been that there's enough resources on this planet for everyone to have a decent life, for us to look after climate and nature, if we share them out fairly.
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Elliott @elliottcb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In 1946 we started rationing bread. The national debt was two-and-a-half times the size of the economy. That generation built the NHS. Then an average of 126,000 council homes every year for 35 years. ... They weren’t richer than us. They were braver. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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There is a way to look after people, the planet – and Britain’s growth. It’s what we call the ‘wellbeing economy’ | Jamie Driscoll
Imagine the UK with a 20-year investment plan, with green homes and fast transport. We already have the tools to make it happen, says Green party politician Jamie Driscoll
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Caroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This looks so brilliant. 🌱 🎶 🚲 A proper plan to provide people with a safe and healthy alternative to driving to work in Oxford from surrounding towns and villages. Hoping this clear plan gives confidence for funding to be provided for each of the sections to be built very soon.
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Rachel Millward @rachelmillward.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Privatisation of water has been an absolutely unmitigated disaster. The Green Party would put water back into public hands and reverse years of radical underinvestment.
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Also, did you listen to the leader's speech Zach gave just now? Gaza is one of many things spoken about. It's not a doorstep issue for most people.
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For some people it does. Not for most. Racism is endemic in society. I think there are definitely worse places to reside than the Green Party.
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'm less concerned about the Green Party wanting to appeal to Muslim voters than I am about the Labour Party wanting to appeal (for the last two years) to racist voters.
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LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk · 02/10/2026
It was amazing to watch Hannah Spencer MP and @zackpolanski.bsky.social call out the government's attacks on trans people in his leaders speech today at the Green Party Conference. www.youtube.com/live/9nhD-Gp...
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Cllr Dr Alex Powell @apowelllaw.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Excellent speech from @zackpolanski.bsky.social. Bold, direct and principled. Particularly glad to see Zack speak so directly about the urgency of council house building, an emergency break on private rents. Also wonderful to see support for RNL and a politician speaking against fascist vigilantism.
Zack on stage at Green Party conference!
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Hi Ben. Me? I got elected in 2024 and didn't mention Gaza once. But, also, is there a problem with mentioning Gaza? Why do you have a problem with it?
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
The whole thing was live on BBC 2 on Politics Live. They extended the programme from 2.30 to 2.45 to accommodate it.
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Marc de Berner @marcdeb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
He's following the Greens. Last year the Green Party conference was "Make Hope Normal"
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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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Chris #ChangeEverything #VoteGreen @chrisl86.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
#ZackPolanski at conference today. At the heart, a "triple lock" on rent rises - a policy offer for younger people. A "three-year emergency brake", which would temporarily limit rent rises to the lowest of either Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation, wage growth or 2%. news.sky.com/story/politi...
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Politics latest: Green and Plaid conferences begin - as Polanski to announce rent 'triple lock' plan
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is to give a speech at the start of his party's annual conference. Meanwhile, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iowerth is also giving a speech at his party's conference. Fol...
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hello London! @caralavan.bsky.social and I are heading into Holborn and St Pancras to campaign for that there @zackpolanski.bsky.social! Everyone who cares about climate justice and a better future should join the fun - off to knock some doors! 😀💪💚
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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Buses v cycling? A 🧵... Too often, the bus 'industry' defaults to attack cycling as cause of buses (in London) getting slower & slower. Good to see that somewhat countered here: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i... by @theguardian.com data team. 1. Bus speeds dropping is a "global problem"... 1/13
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London buses in decline? Why public transport in global cities is slowing to a crawl – visualised
As experts fear for future of UK capital’s bus network, some commuters are giving up entirely. London is not alone – with worrying implications for poorest in society
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
@robbryher.bsky.social on Green politicians flying for work. robbryher.com/2026/09/23/t...
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The real target is the fossil fuel burners and the UK Labour government, not Green politicians who take a flight
I last flew on a plane in March 2018. It was because the Eurostar was fully booked for my urban planning course’s field trip to Lyon. In other words, I hadn’t been organised enough to take the low-…
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Absolutely? No. Relatively? Yes.
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🅲🆁🅶 💙 🇺🇦 @c-r-g.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Urgent: Improve street lighting on #ConcordeWay, #Bristol! Dark paths risk safety for kids, cyclists & pedestrians. Well-lit streets reduce crime & boost community confidence. Sign to push #BristolCityCouncil & #NetworkRail for eco-friendly lighting: c.org/9WDVcrPQmH
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Sign the Petition
Improve street lighting on Concorde Way
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Bristol Green Party @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
That’s my Mayor! (We live in Bristol) Bristol City Council Leader Tony Dyer, represented Bristol and the UK’s Core Cities at the U20 Summit in New York, discussing how to tackle the great global challenges of our time. What can Bristol learn from Mamdani? 🤝
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
So excited that Bristol's Green City Leader, Tony Dyer is meeting with NY's Mayor Mamdani and 48 mayors from the around the world. One agenda item is city owned grocery stores which could provide access to affordable decent food to combat food poverty. So good to see progressives sharing ideas.
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hey mate, not all of them are mayors! Some cities have moved beyond the "centralise things to just one person model" 😉
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
✅ #Burnham's £30m: helpful. 📢 But statement is weak when UK climate action is not in line with science, nor world we now live. 🤐 And when Govt won't tell us how ministers were advised in setting the carbon budget. 🚨 See Carbon Reckoning's case being filed next week 👉 bsky.app/profile/dran...
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🧵 1/13 🔦 What the Government won't tell you on climate. 🔒 It buried its own intelligence report on ecological breakdown 👉 bsky.app/profile/geor... 📈 Now it won't tell us how it sets carbon budgets that let emissions roll on ⚖️ So we are taking it to Court 👉 www.crowdjustice.com/case/carbon-...
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Carbon Reckoning: Holding the Government to Its Own Climate Law
Carbon Reckoning are a science based group, committed to the strongest possible action to require the UK sets climate policy commensurate with the scale of the crisis we face.
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
✅ #Burnham's £30m: helpful. 📢 But statement is weak when UK climate action is not in line with science, nor world we now live. 🤐 And when Govt won't tell us how ministers were advised in setting the carbon budget. 🚨 See Carbon Reckoning's case being filed next week 👉 bsky.app/profile/dran...
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Moireibh na Chreig @muuuz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is what ... Spineless and grossly culpable ecocide fuelled by their power-demented pandering to planet-scraping profitmongers and hypocritical, entitled mansplaining to the electorate they take for fools, aided and abetted by a media that's either complicit or pig ignorant. ... looks like.
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Good argument for enhanced parental leave from my colleague @ellief.bsky.social www.bristol247.com/opinion/your...
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'Bristol can lead the way on inclusion and support for families'
Ellie Freeman says improving parental leave will give children the best possible start in life
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Will cycles slower than you 🇿🇦🇬🇧🏳️‍⚧️ @williamnb.eurosky.social · 17/09/2026
Such obvious bullshit from the PM, while he's approving more North Sea fossil fuel drilling, and allowing several UK airports to expand.
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Absolutely
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Zero about cars, planes or the North Sea. Absolutely useless "leadership".
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Such vaulting ambition!
Screenshot of a push notification from The Guardian saying "Exclusive: Andy Burnham says UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050"
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
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Driving that’s too fast, too dangerous and utterly lawless: why do we tolerate this petro-masculinity? | George Monbiot
In towns and in the countryside, I see 4x4s and pick up trucks driven without care or conscience. It’s a Magafication of transport, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
You know that there were two candidates above me on the ballot paper even after the name change? They were paper candidates, but still very funny 😁
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Some of us have known this for years... 👀
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Cara Lavan @caralavan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Cllr @robbryher.bsky.social and i had a good afternoon in St George Park talking to residents about ideas for our area yesterday and answering questions (many of which were about the skate park).
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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
St Philip's Marsh Masterplan: LARGER PARK PLEASE!
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Cllr David Wilcox @david-on-a-bike.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
If the North of England gets these trains in 2034, the South West, including Bristol, will still have diesel-powered trains long after 2034. This is not an acceptable position. One of the Major sources of diesel pollution in Bristol is the trains. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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New battery-powered trains will ‘bring faster journeys to north’
No 10 says new fleet of trains built in Derby will support 6,000 jobs across UK
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