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Ed Poole

@edpoole1975.bsky.social

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Chair and Campaign coordinator Hertsmere Green Party, Greens Organise Steering Committee, Democratic eco-socialist, Internationalist, intersectional class politics, NHS, Unison, Villa. Views my own. he/him.

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · Nov 18

It's great to meet all theses amazing new people. I thought I would introduce myself with a little thread. I’m a Green Party activist and a Patient safety manager in the NHS. I’m married and we have two miniature schnauzers! I’m here mostly to chat about politics.

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 3h

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

🎉 We've done it. We've passed 100,000 Green Party members!

📈 But we're not stopping there.

💚 Let's make hope normal again! Join the Green Party today!

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Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley.substack.com · 5h

“Debt trap nation is a chilling and eye-opening expose on how the British state keeps some of the most vulnerable women in society trapped in a cycle of debt, homelessness, and domestic violence."

My endorsement for this brilliant book, which you can order here: www.waterstones.com/book/debt-tr...

Debt Trap Nation by Katherine Brickell, Mel Nowicki | Waterstones

Buy Debt Trap Nation by Katherine Brickell, Mel Nowicki from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.

www.waterstones.com

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 6h

C2 is going to be a lot of plumbers, electricians etc. Many self employed. Exactly the class that has always been the backbone of far right support.

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 6h

For me they are probably best put to one side for now and we should focus on what members come up with at conference and judge to project on that.
Indies/Your Party groups across the country are already working closely with Greens at a local level. That's where politics happens.

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 7h

It's largely a myth based on the idea that working class people are stupid thugs. In actual fact red wall voters are more or less as socially progressive as anywhere else.
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

Is the stereotypical image of ‘Red Wall’ residents actually accurate? | YouGov

YouGov data reveals support that people living in Red Wall constituencies look much like the rest of the country

yougov.co.uk

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 7h

The Labour vote was up in 2017 (13m) and still higher than 2024 (9.7M) in 2019 (10.2M). So they weren't losing votes to the right then. And they aren't now insignificant numbers.

Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 8h

ex tories

Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 8h

Labour has lost more voters to the Greens and Lib dems than to Reform. Reform are mostly picking up non voters and expecting Tories.
leftfootforward.org/2025/05/poll...

Polling analysis shows Labour are losing more voters to Greens and Lib Dems than to Reform

Labour should be worried about losing votes to the left, not just to the hard right

leftfootforward.org

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Thelma Walker @thelma-2.bsky.social · 15h

The Green Party now have 100,000 members, increasing their number by 55% since @ZackPolanski was elected leader.

The Green Party now have 100,00 members. Photo of the leaders

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 17h

No problem.

Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 17h

Okay I wasn't aware of that. Deleted.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

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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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 17h

That staircase is badly missed in the last one.

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 1d

THE LONDON ECONOMIC

"We should all be angry that we had 14 years of Tory austerity. They shut our libraries, they shut our community centres. And then to say integration is a problem - how do you expect people to integrate if you've taken away their services?"

-ZACK POLANSKI, GREEN PARTY LEADER

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19h

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

youtu.be

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 19h

That's a shame. That's not how things should be done.

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 20h

Sorry to hear that. It sounds toxic.

Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 20h

Local party?

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 21h

The Tories made the NHS so bad and yet Labour came in and said "more!"

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 21h

They have no policies that will deliver on any of those. They are about to turn the NHS into a feeding frenzy of unregulated profiteering.
They'll only get more right wing on immigration. They won't touch the EU with a 10 foot pole, and the cost of living is just going to get worse on their watch

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 22h

Mate, I underestimated you. When you brought it up on Question time, I thought it didn't really land. Wow, was I wrong! Absolutely catastrophic damage inflicted! Well done. This could be the narrative that dogs them for years.

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Greens Organise @greensorganise.bsky.social · 1d

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 ❌

Green graphic of a large crowd at a protest
Text reads:
Half a million march for Palestine
Signs read:
Stop Arming Israel
Gaza Stop Genocide
Free Palestine
End the siege

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Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 1d

The Greens have four MPs and over 850 councillors. Since then our polling has more than doubled, we are getting unprecedented media coverage and got our highest membership ever.
A couple of points swing in our favour will see us take dozens of seats from Labour.

Ed Poole @edpoole1975.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds reasonable to me