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Corbynite, ex-Labour, ex-Bristol ACORN member Determined to expect a better standard from politicians than simply not being a Tories

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Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 6h

I didn't realise the extent of this until I saw Judas and the Black Messiah then went away and researched it a bit more

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Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 6h

Was really annoying though... Plaid won but the vast majority of the media were obsessed with interviewing the Reform candidate instead of the person who came 1st

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 6h

Unfortunately I think you'll be seeing them back in a few months

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 8h

@zackpolanski.bsky.social you asked the other day about who would be good guests for @boldpolitics.bsky.social

What about this guy? www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHqm...

I think he would be brilliant

Munya Chawawa on populism, the danger of "creating enemies" and Britishness

YouTube video by BBC Newsnight

www.youtube.com

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 10h

Awwww I can feel chemistry coming out of my screen 😍

Congratulations to you both 💚

p.s your outfits look so good!!

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 12h

What interview was this?

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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 12h

Zack Polanski, "Last year was a huge achievement for Bristol to get its first Green MP. Time to get Carla Denyer some company"

ZP is aiming to get more MPs, and rightly so. Good luck Greens!

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Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 12h

I completely get why you're not interested, we have enough issues in the UK

Personally, I'm excited about Mamdani because it feels like a ripple that could start a wave.

From a strategy point of view I think a lot of Mamdani's messaging could be applied to the UK so we can learn from him

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 14h

Welcome to the party!! 😍

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 1d

I'm no Tory but I think he gets some stuff right. For example I agree with him, it makes no sense to constantly shuffle government ministers around because they don't have time to properly learn their brief and make lasting changes
His book Politics on The edge is a real indictment of Westminster

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome 💚💚

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 1d

Labour aren't really doing anything to actually challenge the far right, they just appease them

So the Greens are stepping up to the plate and it's refreshing

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The Onion @theonion.com · 1d

Black Homeowners Receive Higher Appraisal After Displaying Pictures Of Klan Members

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Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 1d

If the right wing media weren't spitting feathers you'd be doing something wrong

They're terrified of control slipping from their hands

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Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 1d

No doubt he'll claim racism is a 'protected belief' 🙄

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · 1d

And here it is, a doubling of membership in less than 2 months.
WELCOME EVERYONE!

Thats the effect the Politics of Hope can have.

LET'S KEEP GOING, LET'S KEEP GROWING.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 1d

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.

And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk

MEMBERSHIP DOUBLED
With photo featuring Zack Polanski, Anthony Slaughter, Mothin Ali, Tessa Marshall and lots of Green Party activists!
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 1d

Welcome comrade

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 1d

I agree with that although I think the Lib-Dems could pick up the Labour Right as well(maybe not Peter Mandelson 😜)

Because they seem to hate the Greens

Then we could have a coalition government

Recent polls are saying a combined Lib-Dem+Green vote share would be around 30%

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 2d

Seems like a good time to share this video... www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQd4...

Rebellion isn't necessarily some grand act... it's all the tiny acts of insurrection as well

Andor: Nemik's Manifesto

YouTube video by SWFT

www.youtube.com

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Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 2d

Welcome to the party 💚

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 2d

That will be a Daily Mail headline by Sunday...

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Rob Bryher @robbryher.bsky.social · 2d

96 seats in the new Sennedd, so 49 needed for a majority.

It could be a Labour/Plaid majority gov't without needing Greens or Lib Dems?

Either way, the right is less likely to win this election than the left, and that's because of a better, newly introduced system of PR and a larger chamber 👍

Devolved Election Projections @devolvedelections.bsky.social · 2d

A projection based on the latest Beaufort Research Senedd poll for @NationCymru:
➡️ Ref — 35
🌹 Lab — 24
🌼 PC — 24
🌱 GP — 6
🌳 Con — 5
🐤 LD — 2

from: devolvedelections.co.uk/wales/

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Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 2d

They clearly didn't read the article xD

Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 2d

Should have definitely got a discount!!

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Bristol Eco-Socialist(they/them)🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @bristolsocialist.bsky.social · 2d

This link won't give the Express ad revenue archive.ph/PVZOy#commen...

I wanted to use that in the initial post but then it wouldn't have given the preview

archive.ph

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