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mcconnes.bsky.social @mcconnes.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
@nebriefing.bsky.social watched the film last night at my local screening, wrote to my MP today to ask them to support the call for a National Emergency Broadcast, it’s time up, and for full on action @shepwaygreens.bsky.social
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Victory rally in Margate this evening *and* an announcement! @greenparty.org.uk now has 225,000 members! That's an extra 25,000 since Hannah Spencer won last month and 2000 new members in the last 10 days. Join the movement! Join.greenparty.org.uk
Zack smiling at the crowd The crowd in Margate
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social on a second trip to Margate to celebrate the victory of Green councillor Rob Yates in the Cliftonville KCC by-election: “ordinary people voting for ordinary people” 💚
Zack Polanski with a microphone celebrating the victory of Cllr Rob Yates (foreground) in the Cliftonville KCC by-election.
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
A fabulous, well-deserved victory for Rob Yates! Once again the Greens showed that a message of hope and a track record of improving local people’s lives can triumph over hate & division! 💚💚💚
Bar chart of results in the Cliftonville KCC by-election:
Greens 2068, Reform 1767, Conservative 811, Labour 557, LibDem 63
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
A huge campaign in Cliftonville, brimming over with energy, joy, and hope - Go Rob!! 💚💚💚
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LBC Watch @lbcwatchuk.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
It seems like Zack Polanski was being modest here: Greens are actually first.
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
@greenparty.org.uk is “the first-choice option for anyone looking to keep out Reform.”
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
New Green MP Hannah Spencer: “Working hard used to get you something. It got you a house, a decent life, holidays. Now we’re all working harder than ever, but we’re still struggling to afford the absolute basics.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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What I learned from my first few weeks as a Green MP? Most politicians have no clue how tough things are out there | Hannah Spencer
With this escalating cost of living crisis, so many are really suffering – yet Labour lacks the imagination, boldness and will to do anything about it, says Green party MP Hannah Spencer
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
@zackpolanski.bsky.social “My burning ambition is to have a wealth tax, action on the climate, and proportional representation.” So, a liveable planet, an economy that works for us all, and a government we all have an equal say in choosing: three strong pillars of hope💚 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Political Thinking with Nick Robinson - 'It's been a whirlwind': Zack Polanski on storytelling, Zionism and Zackonomics - BBC Sounds
Nick Robinson talks to Zack Polanski about early life and his rapid rise to political fame
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Three “simple questions” from @zackpolanski.bsky.social, and three very good questions…
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Our “allies” have killed over 160 at a girls’ primary school, destroyed a desalination plant for a population desperately short of fresh water, and bombed an oil refinery sending rivers of burning oil into the city. Why would we “show up” to do more of that? www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
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Tony Blair rebukes Keir Starmer for not backing Trump on Iran
Tony Blair has rebuked Keir Starmer for his lack of support for Donald Trump's war on Iran , telling the Prime Minister: 'We should have backed America from the very beginning'.
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
The climate crisis is a food crisis, but “The UK is one of the least food self-sufficient countries in Europe.” Nor do we stockpile food the way other countries do, making us very vulnerable to shocks in a very centralised system. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns
Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/03/2026
"Since the strikes on Iran began, more than 1,200 people in the country have been killed [...] Conflict has escalated throughout the region, with civilians paying a heavy price." @elliechowns.bsky.social on the latest developments in the ongoing US-Israel attack on Iran. Full statement ⤵️
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Wow, what a win - congratulations!💚
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Stunning victory in Stroud last night. Look at that majority! 💚😍 Huge congratulations to @helenelliott-boult.bsky.social and the entire team! Join our movement: Join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 06/03/2026
We've just hit 215,000 members. More than 2,000 people a day have joined us since our historic win in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Come and be a part of the movement which is making hope normal again. Join us 👇
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.
Dear Shabana,
I notice today that you referred to me in your speech on immigration at the IPPR think tank.
You said: “A party leader should not be on the beaches of France encouraging people to
make a perilous crossing on small boats.”
I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised especially after the hateful Labour campaign in Gorton
and Denton, but this is just the latest in a string of lies peddled by a discredited Government
who intentionally fan the flames of racism and division.
When I went to Calais, I was not there to encourage people to travel to the UK. I was there
to see at first hand the suffering your Government and successive Governments have done
in demonising migrants in a pathetic bid to pander to the base instincts of Reform and the
flawed strategy of Morgan McSweeney.
As you will know, if you even bothered to research my visit instead of taking Reform talking
points, I was there to witness the brutality of families living in tents in freezing temperatures. I
filled water tanks and picked up litter.
What that visit did do is confirm my belief that if we are to smash the boat gangs and stop
the boats, we need to offer safer and managed routes for migrants to come to this country.
Showing compassion as a politician is not a crime. In fact, we need to see much more of it.
It reminded me of a young MP who in October 2015 spent three days in Lesbos helping
migrants fleeing war-torn Syria. She posted videos on X, talked about handing out water and
croissants to refugees and food parcels.
When she returned to the UK, she wrote a very moving piece in the New Statesman. She
said “we have to work with our European partners and create new, safe, and legal routes for
refugees to get to Europe. We cannot abandon them to their fate, left as prey for smugglers
whilst risking death on the seas.”
She said “maybe we can make ourselves feel better by saying no-one is making them get on
the boats. And again, the Home Secretary is not entirely wrong when …
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The Green Party has been consistent on our position. We support the Iranian people in their struggle against the brutal Regime. And we oppose illegal bombing from the USA and Israel that has already killed countless civilians and risks an all out Regional war.
Zack on Laura K
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
The Prime Minister is asked about abolishing leasehold. He answers on management companies and ground rents that makes it really clear Labour have no intention of abolishing leasehold. 5 million people stuck paying service charges because Labour stand with property developers.
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Momentum keeps on building: “The Greens are now the most popular party in all age categories under 50” news.sky.com/story/greens...
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Greens overtake Labour in sensational poll
The Greens have polled higher than Labour in the latest poll by YouGov, which puts them only two points off Reform UK and five ahead of the governing party.
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Six years ago, his principles were entirely different.
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Bob Irving @bobirving.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
In other news, there has been no rise in the cost of #sun and #wind due to the attacks on Iran…
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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
The US invading another country never leads to peace, democracy or economic stability. It always leads to the mass privatisation of that country's assets and resources.
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
As @zackpolanski.bsky.social says, the attack on Iran is “illegal and unprovoked” This is not our war and we shouldn’t join it.
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
In 2003, we warned against the catastrophic consequences of US-led regime change in Iraq. We were ignored — and hundreds of thousands of people lost their lives. Political leaders should learn the lessons of history, and stand up for international law, sovereignty and peace.
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
“The water industry has built debts that today stand at £73bn, having paid out dividends of £88.4bn in that time.” www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal
There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a ‘broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse
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Frome Area Green Party @fromeareagreens.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Time for action. If you've not joined the Greens yet, here's the link. join.greenparty.org.uk Get involved. It's inspiring, it's fun...and it's time to shake things up.
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Congratulations Hannah!!! First campaign promise kept - a vote for you did indeed stop Reform, a victory of hope over hate 💚💚💚
A campaign flyer for the Green Party, with the logo and a green background, then a voting cross next to Hannah Spencer’s name, and the slogan “The only vote to stop Reform”
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Farage brought us the economic & security disaster of Brexit, and now this car crash for our public services www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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Drop in overseas workers is ‘car crash’ for UK hospitals and care homes, say experts
Care roles hit particularly hard by UK’s lurch to the right on migration, according to analysis of Home Office data
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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 26/02/2026
In Northern Ireland, we know what it costs when labels replace humanity. We’ve lived it. When politicians call people “illegal migrants”, they’re not being neutral, they’re using language that human rights bodies have condemned as inaccurate and dehumanising. 1/4
A graphic in Green Party NI’s navy blue and mint green colour scheme. A halftone-filtered image of a group of people forms the background. Bold white text in the lower half reads ‘NO HUMAN BEING IS ILLEGAL’. The Green Party logo sits below the text, with the legal imprint ‘Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ’ at the bottom.
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
So in the midst of a crisis of trust in politics & politicians, Labour go with this?
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
“After nearly 20,000 doorstep conversations, one message rings out: people want to trust politics again. I want to help rebuild that trust... the people who keep this country going deserve a real say in how it’s run.” Go Hannah! 💚 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This election is an appeal for trust, a battle against fear and a straight fight between Greens and Reform | Hannah Spencer
Thursday’s stakes could not be higher. We know Labour has failed and Farage’s Reform is poisonous. I want to win Gorton and Denton as a fresh start, says Hannah Spencer, the Green party candidate in t...
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Green Party Northern Ireland @greenpartyni.org · 23/02/2026
£40k benefits fraud. Front page outrage. Meanwhile millions in tax avoidance? Silence. Supermarkets posting record profits while families skip meals? Silence. Energy companies extracting billions while people freeze? Silence. 1/3
Green Party NI social media graphic with a stone/concrete textured background. At the top in large bold dark teal and black text the headline reads ‘NEW LEADER. OLD PLAYBOOK. WRONG TARGET.’ displayed on three separate lines for emphasis. Below this is a collage of two overlapping documents: on the left the Sunday Life newspaper front page with the headline ‘CONMAN GIVEN 770 YEARS TO REPAY £40K BENEFITS FRAUD STILL LIVING THE HIGH LIFE’ with a red banner reading ‘CONVICTED SCAMMER DOCKED’; overlapping this on the right is a Facebook post from Jon Burrows MLA calling for a fundamental reset in Northern Ireland politics and questioning the £1 per week repayment terms, alongside a partially visible inside page of the Sunday Life with the headline ‘Ex-soldier from Enniskillen jets off to Spain and enjoys spa breaks while thousands in welfare cash lands in his account each month.’ At the bottom of the graphic is a blue wave design containing the Green Party logo in white and green, and the legal text ‘Published & Promoted by Green Party NI, PO Box 369, Bangor, BT20 9FJ.’
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Jeremy Corbyn @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
There is only one way we will defeat Reform: together. That’s why I’m backing the Greens in the Gorton and Denton by-election. We are a mass movement of all ages, backgrounds and faiths — united in a belief that things can, and will, change.
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
“Number of overseas nurses and midwives registered between April and September was half that of a year ago” - so is it migrants or racism putting pressure on the NHS? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Foreign medics shunning NHS because of anti-migrant rhetoric, says top doctor
Exclusive: UK now an ‘unwelcoming, racist’ country for overseas health workers, according to medical colleges leader
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
“Where’s all the money gone?… we’re going to take back what’s ours!” 💚
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
A strong, focused Green voice is more important than ever 💚
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Another reminder that the climate crisis is a food crisis: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Vote Labour
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Congratulations to @canterburygreens.bsky.social for a really decisive council by-election win! Lots of pavements pounded, doors knocked, leaflets delivered - the hard yards of campaigning that gets across a message of hope and change 💚
Picture shows a Green Party rosette with the results of the Wincheap ward council by-election, with the Green candidate winning 39% of the vote, Reform 16%, LD 24%, Lab 13%, Con 8%
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Shepway Green Party @shepwaygreens.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Tune in for tonight’s Newsnight with Rachel Millward, Deputy Leader of the Green Party!
Picture shows Rachel Millward, Deputy Leader of the Green Party, with details of her appearance on tonight’s Newsnight, BBC1, 10.30pm
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Portsmouth Greens @pompeygreens.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
There's less fraud in disability benefits than the average millionaire's tax return. We can't save money by screwing over disabled people - that would lead to higher spending in health and social care. (As well as being a crappy thing to do.) Tax wealth; raise welfare. #DisabilityBenefits
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 22/10/2025
"We intend to replace Labour at the ballot box." @zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to Sky News following the defection of three former Labour councillors to the Green Party in Swindon.
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 10/10/2025
“Britain is a nation of neighbours, not strangers — and it’s time we built a politics of hope that reflects that.” Zack Polanski with a message of unity and hope having been out door knocking Handsworth today.
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MK🌈 @leftypawprints.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Chortle
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Breaking: over 3,000 people joined @greenparty.org.uk over conference weekend. Membership now stands at over 86,000. We’re just getting started. join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 04/10/2025
"The system that has caused such destruction of nature is the same system that rips us apart from each other." - @rachelmillward.bsky.social
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
In one single day - can we get to every single door in Hackney? That's the challenge this Sunday. With hundreds of people already signed up - we are going to have the biggest action day the Green Party has ever seen. Sign up below 👇🏼
I'm going to the hackney big day out. 28th September 10am-5pm
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UK Green Stats @ukgreenstats.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Here is the graph showing the full scale of @zackpolanski.bsky.social's impact on the party, using a true-time axis. It shows the absolutely incredible gains the green party have made over the past week or so in membership figures!
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