I'm dismayed by rumours govt may scrap the windfall tax on oil and gas giants
With energy bills still driving cost of living pressures, it's senseless to cut taxes for highly profitable polluters, who already receive £2.7bn per year in tax breaks
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Stunning victory in Stroud last night.
Look at that majority! 💚😍
Huge congratulations to @helenelliott-boult.bsky.social and the entire team!
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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 👇
Take just 5 minutes to watch this short film from @climatemajority.bsky.social
Then ask yourself: 'how can I really speak about the weather?'
How can we change small-talk into a conversation for meaningful change?
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Plumber, Plasterer, Parliamentarian! 💚
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Zack and Hannah outside Big Brn
Day 1.
Hope is already feeling a lot more normal again.
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The latest polling shows that every generation under the age of 50 prefers the Green Party over any other as 200k members join
Wow!! Look at all these amazing activists chatting with residents in Swindon ! 💚💚
"This election is an appeal for trust, a battle against fear and a straight fight between Greens and Reform" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“It’s clear that a lack of ambition by Stagecoach to increase passenger numbers is bypassed by an easier route to generate profits. So if they can carry 10 passengers paying £5 each rather than 20 passengers paying £2 each, they'll carry fewer passengers if this means more revenue.”
Group of Green Party officers outside a wooden woodland cabin holding a large map of the Southwest of England in the sunshine
We had a brilliant day out in a beautiful Somerset forest, developing our South West Green Party strategy for the coming few years. Such awesome and dedicated officers , some great discussions and also CAKE! 💚💚💚
Lots of our South West activists have been heading up to Manchester over the last couple of weeks.
Let us know if you're travelling up from the SW region to support, we are loving hearing about the positive vibes and brilliant campaign atmosphere.
We are all rooting for Hannah !
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Congratulations to our colleagues in @emgreenparty.bsky.social 💚💚💚
Fantastic work Cllr Andy Kitchen @exetergreens.bsky.social 💚💚
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The sun was shining for our Valentine's day canvassing session in Kingshill ward. Spreading smiles and hope for a better future for Swindon.
We are not immune to the effects of a heating planet. The true cost of climate crisis looms over us. People driven from their homes because of flooding.
This in the UK.
At least the local council are looking after their community.
#ClimateEmergancy
#CommunityAdaptation
Last night’s meeting was a great success, made memorable by a fun quiz, talks from new members about why they joined the party, and the auction of a t-shirt signed by @zackpolanski.bsky.social!
Huge thanks to all 100+ members who attended🙏🏼 Here’s to another great year!
For an interesting and local conference, consider the upcoming "Unite Devon's Communities". It's hosted by Compass and will be taking place in Exeter on Saturday 21st February
The Green Party has confirmed it will contest any forthcoming by-election in Tophill East on Portland following the resignation of sitting councillor Scott Horton last Fri.
The party came 2nd in the by-election held last year which returned Scott to office.
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‘Bristol is leading the way’ on renewables, says Martin McCluskey, the UK’s minister for energy consumers.
And it shows what Green politics can deliver locally.
This is what happens when we put communities, climate, and fairness first.
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BBC: Beyond mineral resources, scientists estimate that Greenland has enormous reserves of oil and natural gas. Since the 1970s, oil and gas companies have tried to find ancient reservoirs off the coast of Greenland, but their attempts turned up empty. Still, Greenland's continental shelf geology does show similarities to other fossil fuel sites in the Arctic.
#Venezuela has vast reserves of oil & gas. #Greenland likely does too, as well as rare earth minerals.
Putin's emissary Kirill Dmitriev is now hailing the prospect of joint US/Russian exploitation of the Arctic.
The Trump-Putin Axis is fossil fuel kleptocracy on steroids.
Image of three darts in triple 20 on a dart board with the slogan 180! (Thousand) Green Party members.
💚The Green Party has passed 180,000 members!
🥳Nearly 1000 of those are in Exeter
🔗It's a great time to join us and help build our movement for real hope and real change.
Carla and Jacinda smiling to the camera with their arms around each other, in a café/event space.
Carla and Jacinda smiling and talking
Great to hear Jacinda Ardern's thoughts today, alongside Katie White MP's & Rain Newton-Smith's, on how we rebuild the climate consensus.
A big part of it is fairness - making sure those who contributed most to global warming take responsibility, and everyone benefits from the green transition.
15 years ago today the Tory & Lib Dem government tripled tuition fees.
Young people, our economy and society are robbed of the learning and skills universities offer- whilst graduates face average debt of £53,000.
Education should be a right, not a privilege. Scrap tuition fees.
"We've seen a stealth tax come in, not a wealth tax."
@frankadlingtons.bsky.social discusses the Budget on BBC Politics East Midlands.
Recognizing the devastating impact of Brexit is a good start.
But Labour needs to be more courageous
The Green Party would support immediate membership of the customs union as a step towards full membership of the EU
