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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 8h

Let the world see the true devastation.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 12h

The Rafah crossing is expected to re-open.

Alongside the desperately needed aid, journalists must be allowed into Gaza.

Over 200 journalists have been killed in Gaza - but the crimes of the Israeli government and military must not go undocumented.

Let the journalists in.

Graphic with an image of a press photographer among rubble in Gaza.

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REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

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

The planet has reached its first catastrophic climate tipping point.

160 scientists from 23 countries warn that unless global heating is cut to 1.2°C as fast as possible, warm-water coral reefs will vanish “at any meaningful scale.”

The science is clear: We need to act now.

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 1d

Analysis by the insurance industry reveals that millions more homes in Great Britain face devastating flood risks, with some areas potentially becoming uninsurable and needing to be abandoned due to climate breakdown.

These are the inevitable consequences of climate inaction.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 2d

Reform UK want to take public spending down to 35% of GDP — that’s a £275 billion cut, the equivalent of shutting down the NHS.

The Green Party knows the only way to rebuild our communities is by investing in our public services, not running them down and flogging them off to the private sector.

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 2d

“One day everyone will have always been against [the genocide in Gaza]”

– Omar El Akkad

Yet it’s worth remembering that, as early as 6 weeks into Israel’s atrocity exhibition, The Green Party was calling out MPs who voted against a resolution calling for a ceasefire

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 2d

Between 2010 and 2023, around 1,200 youth clubs were closed, not only resulting in the loss of 4,500 jobs but also having an effect on vital youth development.

This is the legacy of austerity, and we mustn't let future politicians get away with it again.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain's youth clubs have been quietly decimated. What's most revealing is that few seem to care | John Harris

These vital spaces have been the first targets of cuts in a nation that favours age over youth – despite being the remedy for blights such as social division, polarisation and loneliness, says Guardia...

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 2d

A ceasefire is not a final victory.
Far from it.

2 years of genocide and a century of anti colonial struggle.
Palestinians need to be at the centre of what happens next and what happens next must strive to right the wrongs they have been forced to endure.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@mothinali.bsky.social

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 2d

COMPLICIT: Britain's Role in the Destruction of Gaza by ⁦‪Peter Oborne is now available to e-book buyers (the paperback takes a bit longer).

Get yours direct from the publisher @orbooks.bsky.social: orbooks.com/catalog/comp...

Complicit

Fearless and forensic, this incendiary indictment from one of Britain’s most celebrated political journalists lays bare the full extent of British complicity in the destruction of Gaza. In a gripping...

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 3d

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

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 3d

Nothing but respect and admiration for everyone that turned up to show their support for the Palestinian people yesterday in London.

Despite what our politicians may say, the British people stand firmly against genocide.

Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 3d

More than half a million people marched for Palestine in central London yesterday.

As long as Israel continues to oppress the Palestinians, we will continue to resist them.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Proscribe the IDF ❌

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Half a million march for Palestine
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Stop Arming Israel
Gaza Stop Genocide
Free Palestine
End the siege

ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 4d

Good to see so many Chiltern Greens at the anti-genocide/pro-Palestine march in London today.

The Green Party called out the genocide early and its voice against the UK government’s complicity in Israel’s atrocity exhibition has been loud, unwavering and morally clear.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 4d

Right-wing commentators claim inequality in Britain is falling. It isn’t. In this video, I expose the real story behind Britain’s growing inequality and why official data is misleading, as well as suggesting what we need to do to tackle this issue. youtu.be/WhFPzDWOQzk?...

Is Britain's inequality really decreasing?

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 5d

Mental health doesn't take a day off.

The Green Party is committed to ensuring mental health and physical health care are equally prioritised.

That means funding major improvements in mental health care - so that all of us can access the support we need, when we need it.

Graphic of a green ribbon on a white background.

Text reads:

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

The Green Party supports

WORLD MENTAL
HEALTH DAY

Friday 10th October 2025

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 5d

Immigrants didn't destroy Britain. Austerity, the super-rich and our corrupt politicians did.

The rot you see around you are political choices, choices that were made to protect a rich minority. It is time we changed that to make a society that works for the many, not the few.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 6d

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 6d

“Why is it always hard choices for working-class communities — not for multimillionaires and billionaires?”

Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 6d

Since 2020, floods and droughts caused by extreme weather have destroyed enough wheat in the UK to make 4 BILLION loaves of bread—an entire year's worth of UK bread consumption.

Climate breakdown is making it harder for the UK to produce its own food.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 6d

Climate crisis: the board game?

In our latest Substack post, CGP member @davidhughesbluey.bsky.social breaks into 'Daybreak' the climate-themed boardgame from the creator of the bestseller 'Pandemic' open.substack.com/pub/chiltern...

Climate Crisis: The Board Game?

David Hughes breaks open 'Daybreak', the climate change boardgame

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 7d

A record 1,611 people — including 11 children — died while homeless in 2024.

Both Labour and the Conservatives have failed to fix Britain’s housing crisis.

A home is not a privilege.
A home is a human right.

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Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social · 7d

Right-wing politicians are claiming that inequality is falling in the UK based on a tiny change in one national statistic. This is not the case in reality. Inequality is rising. In this post, I explain why and what we can and should do about it.
www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/10...

Inequality is not falling

The background The claim that inequality is falling is a claim that is often trotted out by right-wing commentators, backed by selective income statistics. It happened in a comment on this blog in t...

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 7d

The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large amounts of carbon.

UK rejects total ban on bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas

The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large…

news.mongabay.com

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ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 7d

This is no longer just a movement; this is a statement. People are fed up with the status quo, and they clearly want something different.

Real hope and real change is coming.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 7d

The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚

People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.

Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️

ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 7d

Next in-person meeting!

White Hill Centre
White Hill
Chesham HP5 1AG

Monday, 27 October 2025

7.30pm

Hope you can make it! 💚

whitehillcentre.org.uk

ChilternGreens @chilterngreens.bsky.social · 7d

𝑨𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅 by Anonymous

Our first Substack submission is live! Please subscribe (it’s free!), comment or even contribute if you’d like to have your say on a local, National or global issue 💚 open.substack.com/pub/chiltern...

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Jess Hobson @jessrhobson.bsky.social · 8d

Incase anyone forgot, here’s your reminder that Student Nurses are out there working full-time hours for free on placements.

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