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@jamesabbott2024

Green Party District Councillor in Braintree District, Essex. Astronomy; music - punk & goth; nature; sport and tea you can stand up a spoon in.

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Polar stratospheric clouds, also called mother of pearl clouds, light up the sky in stunning colors.

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07.03.2026 06:26 πŸ‘ 952 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 25 πŸ“Œ 9

216,000 nowπŸ˜‰

➑️ join.greenparty.org.uk

06.03.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 441 πŸ” 97 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5
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Local Green councillors & residents joined in with litter pick today in #Rivenhall, at Tarecroft Woods & car park.
Huge amount of rubbish as ever, part of epidemic of littering & fly-tipping that UK suffers from.
Thanks to all who supported.
We have asked Braintree DC if they can collect as usual.

07.03.2026 21:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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UAH update for February 2026 :

05.03.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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North Essex Astronomical Society: What to look for in March James Abbott, of North Essex Astronomical Society, on what you can see in the sky above Essex in March.

@jamesabbott2024.bsky.social Sky Notes for March 2026 :

www.saffronwaldenreporter.co.uk/news/2588398...

05.03.2026 14:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Turns out lowering bills, protecting the NHS and rebuilding our public services is really popular.

This is just the beginning - people are seeing through the attacks and demanding something better.

And we're making hope normal again - together.

news.sky.com/story/greens...

03.03.2026 07:20 πŸ‘ 2205 πŸ” 503 πŸ’¬ 75 πŸ“Œ 39
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The govt must do more than express concern over the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements and settler violence in the West Bank - they must take action.

Ban trade with illegal settlements and impose new sanctions on Netanyahu and all responsible for this violence.

03.03.2026 12:15 πŸ‘ 273 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 3
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
FOOD PRICES RISE (AGAIN)
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REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. FOOD PRICES RISE (AGAIN) Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Labour say their economic plan is working.

Who for?

Families trying to put food on the table? Renters facing yet another rent hike? Billpayers lining the pockets of water company shareholders?

It's time for the Government to get real on the cost of living crisis.

04.03.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 233 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
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The space-based telescopes Hubble and Euclid have captured stunning photos of the Cat’s Eye Nebula. spklr.io/6049EDydh

πŸ“Έ: ESA/Hubble/NASA/Z. Tsvetanov. ESA/Hubble/NASA/ESA Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA/Q1-2025/J.-C. Cuillandre/E. Bertin/CEA Paris-Saclay/Z. Tsvetanov.

04.03.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunspot Number back up to 85:

02.03.2026 22:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Green Party family in Westminster today.
2 peers, 5 MPs and 3 greyhounds (visiting for the day.)

02.03.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hope won πŸ’š

02.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 1137 πŸ” 247 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 30
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Plumber, Plasterer, Parliamentarian! πŸ’š

02.03.2026 17:01 πŸ‘ 434 πŸ” 95 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6
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Hannah, we are so happy to welcome you to Parliament and to the team of @greenparty.org.uk MPs! πŸ’πŸ’šβ˜€οΈ

02.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 837 πŸ” 127 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 7
Four global maps showing near-surface air temperature anomalies for the month of March in 1986-1995, 1996-2005, 2006-2015, and 2016-2025. Most all areas are observing long-term warming, which is largest over the Arctic region and Asia. Anomalies are calculated relative to 1951-1980 from ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis.

Four global maps showing near-surface air temperature anomalies for the month of March in 1986-1995, 1996-2005, 2006-2015, and 2016-2025. Most all areas are observing long-term warming, which is largest over the Arctic region and Asia. Anomalies are calculated relative to 1951-1980 from ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis.

Welcome to March! This visualization shows how temperatures have changed around our planet over the last four decades during this month. Red shading indicates warmer than average conditions, and blue shading the reverse.

Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

01.03.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 42 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I am closely monitoring the ongoing military operations in Iran. International military actions have a direct and profound impact on Maryland’s families and communities.

I served in Afghanistan and I’ve seen who pays the price when Washington rushes into conflict.

28.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 19993 πŸ” 3863 πŸ’¬ 836 πŸ“Œ 136
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#Essex County Council elections May 7th
#Witham West & Rural division

Cllr Philip Hughes is our longest serving local Green Party councillor, having held seats at parish, town & district level over a number of periods, but put together, has been a local councillor continuously for 35 years.

01.03.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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01.03.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ‘ KEEP GOING EVERYONE - POLLS CLOSE AT 10PM in Gorton and Denton

🟒 Keep spreading Hope over Fear

βœ… It's Green vs Reform here!

There's still time to GET INVOLVED πŸ‘‡

gorton-denton.greenparty.org.uk#action-days

26.02.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
https://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/25879821.nigel-farage-defends-schedule-missing-meetings/

Nigel Farage has missed every meeting about regenerating Clacton.

t.co/b27KKz53Bp

25.02.2026 15:32 πŸ‘ 827 πŸ” 396 πŸ’¬ 80 πŸ“Œ 35

@wandbgreenparty.bsky.social

25.02.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@wandbgreenparty.bsky.social

25.02.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For #Braintree Town division in #Braintree District, the Green Party candidate for the #Essex County Council elections to be held on 7th May is Shaun Marchant.

25.02.2026 22:19 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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MORE POTHOLES AND FLOODING - Witham & Braintree Green Party Read the story on BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdr2g70peeeo Green councillors are supporting local communities in trying to get Essex Highways to improve their ways of working to deal ...

Green councillors in #Braintree District report on potholes and flooding, comparing the record of Conservative-run #Essex County Council, which was awarded a 'top rating' for highways maintenance, with the actual experiences of local people.

witham-braintree.greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/21/m...

25.02.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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The Egg Nebula from the Hubble Telescope apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap26022...
Astronomers are still trying to figure out what causes the disks, lobes, and jets during this short (only a few thousand years!) phase of the star’s evolution, making this an egg-cellent image to study!

25.02.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 684 πŸ” 108 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 2
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Of all Presidementia's prior State-of-the-Unions I've not watched in the past, tonight's State-of-the-Union is the State-of-the-Union I'm not watching the most. 🍊🚫

24.02.2026 19:19 πŸ‘ 33665 πŸ” 4867 πŸ’¬ 2217 πŸ“Œ 501
SAY IT WITH US.

PRIVATISED
WATER
IS A
DIRTY BUSINESS

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SAY IT WITH US. PRIVATISED WATER IS A DIRTY BUSINESS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE169GQ

The Channel 4 docudrama 'Dirty Business' is exposing the real danger that sewage pollution poses to our environment and our health.

All while shareholders receive billions in dividends.

It's time to end the failed privatisation experiment and bring water back into public hands.

25.02.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 337 πŸ” 131 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 5
Statement on the Fourth Anniversary of Russia's Invasion of Ukraine - Green Party Ellie Chowns: β€œThe Green Party stands in full solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who have spent four brutal years defending themselves against Russia’s war of aggression.

Today at #PMQs , Labour Prime Minister Starmer attacked the Green Party - again - & lied - again.
In particular he said Greens are friendly to Putin.
Here is statement from @greenparty.org.uk on 4th anniversary of Putin's criminal & barbaric invasion of #Ukraine :

greenparty.org.uk/2026/02/24/f...

25.02.2026 19:43 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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February 2026 clearly will be a very cloudy month with less than a week remaining we have seen 24.9 sunshine hours at LHR. Just over 30% of monthly avg.

If it finished now, it would be dullest Feb on record (1957-present) nearly 80% of days so far have registered <1hrs of sunshine. (1/2)

22.02.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0