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Stephen Jensen

@stephenjensen1953.bsky.social
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Born Lambeth 1953,live Cornwall.Love Andrea. FulhamFC+Politics+Environment+ Conservation+Climate change+Local planning+NT member+Stones, Kinks,Psychedelic Furs,Folk eg Gigspanner Big Band+Walking Dartmoor+comedy+cider.Abhor what's happening in & to Gaza.

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Zeteo UK @zeteo.uk · 22h
Why is the entire political and media establishment going after Zack Polanski? Simple. They fear the influence of the left on British politics. @owenjones.bsky.social on how Polanski has transformed British politics in just over a year zeteo.uk/p/fear-drives-this-frenzie…
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Constantine @gogfather.bsky.social · 20h
Fear Drives this Frenzied Attack on the Greens open.substack.com/pub/zeteouk/...
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Fear Drives this Frenzied Attack on the Greens
Don’t be fooled by the headlines. Far from being defeated, Zack Polanski has transformed British politics in little more than a year – and the entire political and media establishment are terrified.
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The New Arab @thenewarab.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Green Party leader Zack Polanski issued a solid response toAndy Burnham. Polanski said: "I'm the only Jewish leader of a political party. "I'm a victim of antisemitism every day and I've made it clear Jewish people are welcome in my party. "You're a Prime Minister who arms a genocide."
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Lynne #TaxTheRich #WelfareNotWarfare. Eco-Socialist. Pro-🇵🇸 @bebsdotteragain.bsky.social · 15/10/2026
😉🤣😂🤣😂🤣 open.substack.com/pub/normalis...
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Man arrested under Terrorism Act after being caught with books from banned Irish author
The man was stopped by counter-terrorism police while driving a Ford Transit through Stoke, listening to Macklemore.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17h
My friend and colleague @mothinali.bsky.social is a hero, working to heal divisions. His win today against right wing smears is not only for him but for all global majority politicians whatever party they serve in their fight against lies and abuse. www.thenational.scot/news/2664344...
thenational.scot
Green deputy hails victory against GB News pundit in riot smear row
A DEPUTY leader of the Green Party of England and Wales has claimed victory in a defamation battle against a GB News pundit and social media personality who smeared him as participating in a riot.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 10h
Thank you to Sarah Helm for defying this absurdly authoritarian ban on Palestine Action. This unprecedented attack on free speech in our country is plainly unsustainable. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10...
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 20h
On Question Time last night, I talked about the extractive economic model that has left Wales - and many other nations - impoverished *because they were so rich in resources*. You can see the problem simply by looking at the map: the infrastructure looks like a drainage system.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12h
Excellent from Sheffield Green Party pointing out reservations working with Labour whilst their government arms a genocide. If Labour chooses to destabilise local councils because they want to play party politics - then they can own the consequences for the city. 👏🏼
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Stephen Jensen @stephenjensen1953.bsky.social · 6h
Greens Deputy Leader receives damages for false allegations against him over Harehills disorder. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Damages for Green Party deputy leader over Harehills disorder claims
Mothin Ali is handed damages over claims made by a TV presenter and a social media commentator.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Norway has removed all of its $2tn Investment Fund from Israel linked banks, as it continues its policy of BDS against Israel. Well done Norway.
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Stephen Jensen @stephenjensen1953.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Declassified reveals the British man who fought for Israel in Gaza. www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-the...
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Revealed: The British man who fought for Israel in Gaza
Exclusive: Jonathan Burman was photographed in front of a burning school which was attacked by Israeli troops
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I mean her party is polling on average 18% in the polls. She's 'set' for a general election at Xmas in the same way I'm set for winning a grand slam tennis tournament next week
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Here's something the media is hardly talking about. This Government is set to oversee the steepest fall in living standards in modern times - unless they change course fast. In less than two weeks Labour faces a stark choice - will they tax wealth and back the majority?
Under current projections this is set to be the worst parliament on record for living standards growth - and a bar chart demonstrating it
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The winner of Nobel peace prize doing what the Government of the United Kingdom will not do: calling Israel's actions in Gaza a genocide.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We TRIPLED our vote share. Second best byelection result in Green Party history. On a date that Labour chose to deliberately clash the same week as our conference. All with a brand new PM in previously a "safe" seat. Best response to all the absolute nonsense today? Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The contrast between the utterly sycophantic coverage this week of Kemi Badenoch, whose party has a truly atrocious electoral record under her leadership, and the utterly dismissive coverage of the Greens, tells you everything you need to know about media bias in the UK
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Why the Holborn and St Pancras By-Election Was a Good Result for the Green Party
The dismissive coverage of Zack Polanski’s party obscures a far bigger truth about the rise of the left in British politics
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Peter Walker @peterwalker99.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
NEW: Kemi Badenoch’s flagship party conference policy document, The Right Way, overestimated the cost of net zero by nearly £500bn, seemingly after someone accidentally double-counted figures on a spreadsheet. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error
Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Thank you Holborn & St Pancras. Our second best byelection result ever. 💚
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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Saying @zackpolanski.bsky.social “should resign” because of coming a close second with a massively increased vote in the H&SP byelection is like saying the Manager of Scunthorpe United should resign because they lost 5-4 to Arsenal.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
EU vows to protect ICC from US sanctions as governments rally behind court - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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EU vows to protect ICC from US sanctions as governments rally behind court
<article data-history-node-id="449066" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eu-vows-protect-icc-after-us-sanctions" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/eu-vows-protect-icc-after-us-sanctions" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">EU vows to protect ICC from US sanctions as governments rally behind court</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p><meta charset="UTF-8"></p> <p>The European Union on Friday condemned US sanctions on the International Criminal Court as “deeply regrettable” and pledged to take “any necessary measures” to ensure The Hague-based tribunal can continue its work.</p> <p>In a statement, the European Commission said it would work closely with the ICC to safeguard its operations. It added that the six-month delay before the sanctions take effect offered “room for dialogue”.</p> <p>The ICC called the sanctions "an assault on the rule of law and on the very foundations of the international legal order", warning that "history will judge this moment".</p> <p>Several governments have also voiced support for the court.</p> <p>Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said Norway and other countries were assessing how to protect the ICC and prevent the sanctions from taking effect.</p> <p>Belgian Deputy Prime Minister Prevot strongly condemned the measures, while the foreign ministers of Canada, Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the UK issued a joint statement on the ICC.</p> </div> </div> </article>
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Wall-to-wall praise for the policy in today’s papers but they either don’t understand it or don’t care. We’ve been here before, of course. Bexit, Boris Johnson, Truss… all bigged up by the media despite, all obviously awful.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Adam Parsons explains that Israel has kicked out ("made to leave") 20 of the 27 British diplomats working at the UK consulate in occupied East Jerusalem.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Israel is a genocidal apartheid state led by someone wanted for war crimes. Middle East minister @sdoughtymp.bsky.social says we have lots of common interests with them
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Voting is open until 10pm in Holborn & St Pancras - and remember to take photo ID. Rent controls, water nationalisation, tackling the climate crisis - I'll be pushing on these issues from inside Parliament. Vote Green 💚
Group of doorknockers with Zack in Kentish Town Group of volunteers in St Pancras Gardens Zack with Domi and El in front of a treeGroup of doorknockers from all over the country!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
This is it. The final hours to vote. Greens got 10% here last time. And now we're genuinely on the cusp of winning it. Vote Green in Holborn & St Pancras! 💚
Zack in a group smiling outside Camden squareZack with a group of volunteers in Covent Garden Zack with volunteers taking a selfie Zack with volunteers outside Russell Square
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Previously unseen lobbying shows the oil and gas industry is misleading government on North Sea drilling. For now, it looks like Burnham is listening to them. Only a Green win tomorrow will force them to listen to us. New analysis from Influence Map 👇
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Stephen Jensen @stephenjensen1953.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It was a very foolish motion. I say that in sorrow.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Change doesn’t happen because those in power suddenly decide to be bolder - it happens when. Greens push them to be better. And on climate, that couldn’t be more urgent. Vote Green to keep fossil fuels in the ground, where they belong
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We've won big this year - and our wins have forced the Labour government to change course. But we need far more and urgently. From climate action to an emergency brake on rents - we'll keep the pressure on to bring about the change this country needs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Greens can move Labour in the right direction, says Zack Polanski
The Green leader tells his autumn conference that a vote for his party can force changes from Andy Burnham.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
94-year-old Labour conference “terrorism” arrestee, Margaret Owen OBE, is an old friend of Miliband’s late mother. In an incredible @skwawkbox.org interview, Owen said: “she was never afraid of anything… she would have scolded Ed for not going far enough”
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EXCLUSIVE: 94yo arrested Jewish protester, friend of Miliband's mum, has words for him
Speaking to Skwawkbox by video link, Margaret Owen reminisced about her recently-passed friend Marion - Ed Miliband's mum
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Stephen Jensen @stephenjensen1953.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Probably future disappointment.
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Stephen Jensen @stephenjensen1953.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A non sequitur.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On #GMB Burnham is asked what hes doing about energy prices going up & he says "what we've got to do is address the root cause, which is the conflict in the M/E" Meanwhile over on #BBCBreakfast we're told RAF Fairford is being used by the US as a staging ground for bombing Iran
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nigel Farage has deleted this post But not before it's been shared widely showing him to be either a serial liar or delusional and either way, unfit for public office
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Stephen Jensen @stephenjensen1953.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Stephen Jensen @stephenjensen1953.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Not enough of them to constitute a mob.
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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can't help admiring Brits' persistent attachment to the idea that supply and demand doesn't operate in the housing market and their concomitant refusal to admit that a place is only ever worth as much as anyone is prepared to pay for it.
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Lord Walney: "The idea of calling this a genocide is repugnant.. the way that Ireland made a fuss about this [football match] is reprehensible" How does genocide happen? Because of people like Lord Walney. There is no genocide without genocide denial
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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"Tonight Ireland will play Israel.. their goalkeeper has pulled out" Gavin Bazunu is his name. Hero.
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Stephen Jensen @stephenjensen1953.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Neither do I.
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Absolutely fascinating to see Laura Kuenssberg interviewing Burnham, flailing to adjust her stance to a politician with a moral argument and a positive message, who stands up for his policies and answers her questions clearly. She is getting so agitated at him not playing the game by the 'rules'.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer. We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this. Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
Labour are planning to extract more oil and gas from the North Sea despite the thousands of deaths from excess heat this summer.

We cannot allow them to win in Holborn & St Pancras and think that they can get away with this.

Vote Green. For our communities and our planet.
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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
BREAKING: 94 year old Jewish human rights barrister, Margaret Owen arrested under the Terrorism Act outside Andy Burnham’s Labour Party conference. UK taxpayers are funding these arrests while masked men terrorise the streets in coastal towns. Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Labour already have a huge majority. Another Labour MP putting Thames Water "on notice" isn't going to lower our water bills or protect our rivers. Nationalise Thames Water. Vote Green on October 8th. 💚
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David Ornstein @david-ornstein.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Manchester City found guilty on virtually all charges relating to breaches of Premier League financial regulations. #MCFC expected to appeal against verdict issued by independent commission. Sanctions undecided, process ongoing @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/704...
nytimes.com
Manchester City found guilty on almost all Premier League charges relating to financial breaches
City were charged by the Premier League in February 2023.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We can win this - but only with your help. linktr.ee/HSP_6thGreenMP
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Stephen Jensen @stephenjensen1953.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Do I qualify? My great great grandfather came to England, Britain & UK ( 3 different destinations all in the one trip) back in circa 1850. Or at least he said he did but perhaps he was a criminal fleeing the law from, perhaps, Yorkshire. Would that make me more English?
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Thank you to the Independent for including me in Climate List of Worlds Top 100. The UK Labour Govt are due to approve new oil & gas licences in the north sea. They've delayed the decision post October 8th. We can invest in renewables instead. Vote Green in Holborn & St Pancras
Since becoming leader of the Green Party in 2025, Zack Polanski has made the links between climate change, inequality and the cost of living central to his politics, arguing that environmental action must also make people’s lives better.

This summer, as the UK faced its hottest summer ever and wildfires swept across the UK and the rest of the globe, he called for oil and gas companies to pay higher taxes to fund climate adaptation. That is alongside investment in cooling homes and public spaces and bringing water companies into public ownership.
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