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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 1h

If you've just joined the #GreenParty and you live in #Birmingham, let us know why!

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 1h

If you've just joined the #GreenParty and you live in #Birmingham, let us know why!

We want to hear from other Brummies that have been inspired by @zackpolanski.bsky.social to join.greenparty.org.uk and share your stories here.

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Nicola Jeffery @nicolajeffery.bsky.social · 17h

Today I put my money where my mouth is...
I have not only signed up to @TheGreenParty but I also went out delivering leaflets (yes on a Sunday).
I meet some very beautiful people, along with the occasional spider web. Absolutely shattered but definitely well worth it...
#BackZack

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Cheshire East Green Party @cheshireeast.bsky.social · 1h

Welcome to the Green Party Nicola!

If you're local to us, but like her you've just joined the Green Party and would like to come and help build our momentum, we have our FIRST EVER "Green Monday" TONIGHT!

Come along to The Castle, Church Street Macclesfield from 5.30-8.30.

Nicola Jeffery @nicolajeffery.bsky.social · 17h

Today I put my money where my mouth is...
I have not only signed up to @TheGreenParty but I also went out delivering leaflets (yes on a Sunday).
I meet some very beautiful people, along with the occasional spider web. Absolutely shattered but definitely well worth it...
#BackZack

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spice-melange.bsky.social @spice-melange.bsky.social · 2h

When you get a leader like Zack who doesn’t bluster or shill for private companies but actually talk sense on the issues 99% of us face and a way to fix the issues then this will continue to grow

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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 2h

Birmingham against racism campaign

Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 22h

Birmingham unites against the far right and racism.
Brum Greens joins them to say: no place for hate here.
#BrumUnited #NoPlaceForHate
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation

www.theguardian.com

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angelicaarcher.bsky.social @angelicaarcher.bsky.social · 2h

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 3h

100,000 members for the first time ever!
Come and join a winning team! - join.greenparty.org.uk

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 3h

100,000 members for the first time ever!
Come and join a winning team! - join.greenparty.org.uk

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19h

Maybe there's something in this Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill Russian bribes story....

Lots of stories about Nathan Gill and Russian bribes.

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 3h

100,000 members for the first time ever!
Come and join a winning team! - join.greenparty.org.uk

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Green party reaches 100,000 members for first time after Polanski becomes leader

Green party in England and Wales has had near-50% rise in membership since since Zack Polanski took over last month

www.theguardian.com

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 18h

"I'm not surprised the personal attacks have started. They've got loads of lines: about my teeth, about my history as an actor, about my name change... the right just don't actually have a line of attack against me that's political"

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 14h

Lower bills.

Fund our NHS.

Not their culture war nonsense.

youtu.be/1CbN6TUTRZs?...

Zack Polanski HUMILIATES Piers Morgan LIVE On Air!

YouTube video by Antony Jones

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Tom Mulder 🟥🔻♻️🖖🏻✊🏻 @toca325.bsky.social · 16h

#Heroes.
Zack, Ed and Benjamin.
Go #Left, Go #Green, Go #Antifa.

Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 2d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social stopped by #Handsworth yesterday and was welcomed by @edfreshwater.bsky.social of #BrumGreens in front of the #BenjaminZephania mural to show what a vibrant, diverse, integrated neighbourhood it truly is.
Don't let anyone tell you #Birmingham is not multicultural and proud!

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Tony @antonyillahiwarren.bsky.social · 17h

#BrumUnited 👏

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Birmingham Climate Justice Coalition @brumcjc.bsky.social · 14d

Statement from Brummies United Against Racism:

“We are deeply alarmed by the rise in racist attacks taking place across our city…”

Click on the image to read the full statement (in alt text)

#brumunited #fightracism #noplaceforhate #standuptoracism

Statement from Brummies United Against Racism

We are deeply alarmed by the rise in racist attacks taking place across our city, including the rape of a woman in Oldbury and the attack on a 12 year old boy in a park in Yardley. Birmingham has long stood as a proud symbol of diversity, solidarity, and community — but these recent events threaten that identity.

We are especially concerned about the growing anti-migrant and xenophobic narratives being pushed in political discourse and the media. These narratives are not just words — they are fuelling racism and directly contributing to the uptick in racist abuse, harassment, and violence we are now witnessing on our streets.

Let us be clear: this is not acceptable, and it must not be allowed to continue.

We call on our political leaders — the Leader of Birmingham City Council, the West Midlands Mayor, and the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner — to break their silence. We urge them to publicly and unequivocally condemn these racist attacks and the toxic narratives that are enabling them.

Racism is not a fringe issue. It is a threat to the safety, dignity, and cohesion of our communities. Our leaders must show moral courage, not political convenience.

We also call on all Brummies — of every background — to stand united against hate. We must not allow division to take root in our city. Now, more than ever, we need collective action, solidarity, and leadership that reflects the values of justice, equality, and humanity.

Brummies United Against Racism

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 22h

Birmingham unites against the far right and racism.
Brum Greens joins them to say: no place for hate here.
#BrumUnited #NoPlaceForHate
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation

www.theguardian.com

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 22h

Birmingham unites against the far right and racism.
Brum Greens joins them to say: no place for hate here.
#BrumUnited #NoPlaceForHate
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Brummies united against racism’: poster campaign takes on the far right

A message of neighbourly solidarity is thriving in Birmingham against a backdrop of racist intimidation

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2d

Limited liability is one of our weird silences. It's a massive free gift society makes to plutocrats, seldom remarked upon, let alone contested.
Shareholders should have to buy limited liability, like any other insurance. The insurers would then be liable. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

www.theguardian.com

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Aug 24

It's not asylum seekers who jack up rents, undermine the NHS, hold down wages and keep people insecure.
It's capital.
The role of the far right is to shift the blame for decades of economic attacks by the rich and powerful onto powerless people who have only just arrived here.

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Islington Green Party @islingtongreens.bsky.social · 1d

💚 Islington knows what it wants 💚

Be a part join.greenparty.org.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.

Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?

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Another Green @anothergreen.bsky.social · 1d

Alarming that both Tories and Reform are committed to accelerating fossil fuel use and rolling back renewables. A suicide lobby, enthusiastic about wrecking our future! #Fossilfools #ClimateChange

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Birmingham Green Party @brumgreens.bsky.social · 1d

@zackpolanski.bsky.social have we hit 100k members yet?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d

Greens growing. Reform ratttled.

PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.

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Tice "green party leader Zack Polanski is a weirdo. Changed his name, claimed hypnosis could increase women's breast size, thinks me should compete in women's sport, thinks women can have a penis. Other than that he's fine. Vote Green. Get weirdo."

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Christopher Walton @christo-walton.bsky.social · 2d

Great to see Zack standing up for the wonderful communities in Handsworth, who have been subjected to appalling treatment by right-wing bigots.

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