Dom Tristram

Britain's 'patriotic' press cheering on the latest attacks on us by a hostile foreign leader

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.

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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Bath and NE Somerset Green Party now has more than 1,200 members! Join the movement to make hope normal again - join.greenparty.org.uk

Bath and NE Somerset Green Party now has more than 1,200 members! Join the movement to make hope normal again - join.greenparty.org.uk

A Historic Breakthrough in Gorton and Denton The Green Party's victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election is a clear win for the politics of hope and change over a campaign dominated by fear, smears and victim-blaming from Reform and Labour.

The Green Party's victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election is a clear win for the politics of hope and change over a campaign dominated by fear, smears and victim-blaming from Reform and Labour domtristram.substack.com/p/a-historic...

Gorton and Denton twenty twenty-six by-election result. The headline states that the Greens win the first by-election in the party's history. The percentage share of the vote for each party is as follows: Green Party, forty-one percent; Reform UK, twenty-nine percent; Labour Party, twenty-six percent; Conservative Party, two percent; Liberal Democrats, two percent; and Others, one percent.

🚨 The Greens WIN their first by-election in history 💚

Hope is here. It's all of us. Enjoy your Friday 🎉

Across England (including here in Bath and NE Somerset) the arrival of the 2026/27 council tax bill is set to deliver an unwelcome shock - up to 125 local authorities are raising council tax by at least 4.99% open.substack.com/pub/domtrist...

Greens Call For A Fairer Council tax “I am all for wages going up, but Being our Best was intended to save Council Tax spend, instead it has increased costs and created strike action. Who is accountable for this, where is the scrutiny?”

“We need a better system to fund local services. We need a national wealth tax, taxing 1% of assets over £10 million which should then be used to better fund public services.” open.substack.com/pub/bathnesg...

The state of it has revealed that cabinet ministers privately believe the greens are hammering us by deliberately raising the salience of Gaza in the constituency.

The Labour government object to us talking about Gaza.

Genocide is serious and they should hang their heads in shame for arming it, not complaining to journalists.

Not surprised they're distracting from their other failures - like addressing the cost of energy bills and rent.

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The media is lying to you about net zero www.instagram.com/reel/DUsrmoe...

Hannah and Zack having a selfie

Final weekend. One last push.

This is about whether you want local plumber Hannah Spencer or the extreme Reform candidate.

It's hope vs hate.

It's Greens vs Reform.

Hope can win.

Water company bosses rake in £15million bonanza while bills and pollution soar Before a hard-hitting Channel 4 television drama about the water industry hits our screens, research has shown the ongoing rewards for company bosses and their owners

England water company bosses raked in £15m+ in pay/perks last yr.

£900m dividends paid. Customer bills up 26%.

Companies have 1200 criminal convictions. Fines not collected.

Sewage dumping killing people.

No exec prosecuted.

End the scam. Must Nationalise.

Yeah, the app I use to post on all the platforms doesn’t really handle features that aren’t common to them very well. Such is life. Saves time.

It’s on my timeline

Playgrounds would become crack dens if greens were in power policing minister says.

Drug deaths have risen every year for 13 years.

That’s 13 years of a failed “war on drugs”.

Labour should be looking at legalisation, control and regulation - not playing politics with people’s lives.

This is a public health crisis. Treat it like one. Not a game.

You’d never hear calls to ‘vote tactically’ or to ‘keep someone out’ again. But they refuse to change, so we *must* vote for parties that will introduce PR. A vote for a party that supports FPTP is a vote for future Reform government (2/2)

Parties exist to gain political power. Don’t be surprised they contest elections. I often hear ‘the Greens are splitting the vote!’, but that’s the political system *Labour have chosen*. Labour could end the threat of a Reform government right now if they adopt PR. (1/2)

Stonegate, Britain's largest pub company and a holding of private equity firm TDR Capital, carries over $4 billion in debt from its 2019 leveraged acquisition of Ei Group.

Private equity backed and overseas-owned companies now control roughly a quarter to a third of all British pubs.

What Falling Support for 'Net Zero' Means for the UK Where once a clear majority supported urgent climate action, that figure has plummeted to around 29 % thanks to a concerted disinformation campaign by the Right and their fossil-fuel funders

It is more important than ever that we present climate action as a positive in people’s lives and highlight the motives (and funding) of those opposing it open.substack.com/pub/domtrist...

Why Slashing World Food Programme Funding Is a Step Backward This week the UK government cut its contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) by around a third.

This week the UK government cut its contribution to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) by around a third. This is a wrong-headed and backwards step that, ethics aside, is unlikely to even 'save money' domtristram.substack.com/p/why-slashi...

Reform-led Worcestershire set to issue England’s largest council tax rise Cap-busting tax hike will be embarrassing for the party, which has made low council tax a priority

Reform-led Worcestershire to set highest Council Tax increase in England www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... - it’s almost as if they lie to get elected and turn out to be incompetent isn’t it?

PFAS - Why the UK Must Act Today the UK government published a long‑awaited action plan on per‑ and poly‑ fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). It is alarming reading.

Today the UK government published a long‑awaited action plan on per‑ and poly‑ fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). It is alarming reading - domtristram.substack.com/p/pfas-why-t...

England’s Most Deprived Areas Are Headed for Harder Times England’s most deprived areas are projected to get materially worse by the next general election unless investment and policy shift significantly

England’s most deprived areas are projected to get materially worse by the next general election unless investment and policy shift significantly open.substack.com/pub/domtrist...

Trump says that British troops avoid the front lines

Always remember that this is the man that Farage and Reform idolise

How Wealth Concentration Is Steering Policy Away From the Many Billionaires vs People

The ultra-wealthy and corporations are dictating what politicians in the old parties and Reform do. We need to make sure that policy is made in the interests of the people, not those with the most money open.substack.com/pub/domtrist...

This is what leaving the EU means - being so scared that Trump might make (already terrible) trade deals we’ve got with the US even worse that we dare not criticise him. In today’s world you are either part of a large block of countries or you do what those blocks tell you.

Index RSF's World Press Freedom Index aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media in 180 countries and territories.

Musk, Reform and the right like to bang-on about 'freedom of speech' being eroded in the UK. However, the reality is that according to the global press freedom index the UK sits at 20th 'most freedom' while their poster child US is way below us at 57th rsf.org/en/index

European Alternatives We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.

Keen to reduce your dependence on US companies given the unpredictable and unethical actions of their government? Here are some European alternatives for digital services european-alternatives.eu

Peter Thiel's New Model Army The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster

I promise that I will do as much as I can in any elected position or role I ever have, now or in the future, to get Palantir out of any public sector organisation. Why? @carolecadwalla.bsky.social can tell you open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

Good morning.

A regular reminder: a tiny few hoard staggering wealth and own much of the media, while millions struggle to survive.

That’s not an accident. It’s a choice made by those in power.

Tax wealth. Fund public services. Build an economy for everyone - not the 1%.

Britain’s Nature Targets Are Slipping Britain once led the world with ambitious environmental law but is now on course to miss the majority of its commitments

Britain once led the world with ambitious environmental law but is now on course to miss the majority of its commitments domtristram.substack.com/p/britains-n...