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Martin Phipps @martinphipps13.bsky.social · Jun 24

Labour have learned absolutely nothing from losing majority control of Sheffield council, and are nationally repeating the same mistakes.

Labour to abolish the committee system 🤦‍♂️

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Douglas Johnson @douglasjohnson.bsky.social · Mar 26

Urgent: don't cut disability benefits. It is wrong to balance the books by taking from the people who are least able to pay Sign the petition: r.ippl.es/benefit-cuts/

@sheffgreenparty.bsky.social @martinphipps13.bsky.social

Petition: No to disability benefit cuts

I’ve just signed to support this campaign – join me

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Martin Phipps @martinphipps13.bsky.social · Mar 23

Labour are continuing to do a great job... disillusioning voters who thought they'd be getting change 🫠

Proportional representation, now.

UK deserves better than the two Tory parties

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Rachel Reeves confirms 15% cut to Civil Service running costs

Savings will be from back office and administrative roles rather than front-line services, chancellor tells the BBC.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Green New Deal Rising @gndrising.bsky.social · Mar 20

BREAKING: Treasury minister @darrenpjones.bsky.social refuses to explain why the government is cutting support for disabled young people instead of taxing the super-rich fairly

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · Mar 18

Absolutely shocking to see a Labour secretary of state stand at the despatch box and proudly announce slashing support for some of those who need it most - including removing the UC health top-up for young people, as if young disabled people don't exist?! #DisabilityBenefits

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Martin Phipps @martinphipps13.bsky.social · Mar 17

Who does this Labour government represent?

They have a big majority with only 33.7% of the vote (and turnout was only 59.8%)

How many people who voted for them did so they could cut disability benefits?

Tax the rich, don't punish those in need of support

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The major question thrown up by Labour's benefits plans

The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare

www.bbc.co.uk

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Heather Paterson @heatherpaterson.co.uk · Mar 10

This Wednesday (12th March) I will be joining the panel for All Together, One at a Time, @sayitsheffield.bsky.social LGBTQ+ Activism Panel Discussion at Sheffield Central Library

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Gemma Clark 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 @gemmaclark.bsky.social · Mar 5

Morning ☕️ I can’t believe my petition is now less than 1000 signatures away from a government debate. I’ve been doing this with no evangelical 💰 media or Twitter. Please share and help get this over the line. Protect us from MAGA fascism petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...

Screenshot of my decriminalise abortion petition at 99, 056

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Bradford District Green Party @bradfordgreens.bsky.social · Mar 4

✍ Dear Labour,

Some ideas to tackle poverty 👇

✔ Scrap the two-child benefit cap.

✔ Bring back winter fuel payments.

✔ Insulate homes.

Yours,

The Green Party

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Mar 4

A new poll has found 70% of healthcare workers see patients unable to pay energy bills.

Remember, scrapping the winter fuel allowance, not investing in cheap renewables and not insulating homes are all political choices.

Government could choose to lift people out of poverty.

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.
POVERTY IS A POLITICAL CHOICE
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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HelpSheffield @helpsheffield.co.uk · Mar 1

We are doing ok for followers but this account hasn’t really picked up like Blue Bird did and the working hypothesis on this is that BlueSky has all the nice people on it and they know how to navigate life and #Sheffield and it makes them happier and more pleasant.

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Zoe Gardner @zoejardiniere.bsky.social · Feb 27

This is PATHETIC!

Labour taking nationalisation off the table before it even STARTS its review of Water sector.

Tell them we’re having none of it👇💪💪

We Own It @weownit.org.uk · Feb 27

🚨BREAKING - Steve Reed has just launched the biggest review into the water sector since privatisation.

But wait…..he says the commission can’t even consider public ownership. 🤯

We need to act quickly to change his mind. ⏰

Sign our petition now ✍️
weownit.org.uk/act-now/stev...

Steve Reed: include public ownership as an option in your independent commission on the water sector. | We Own It

Steve Reed must put public ownership back on the table.

weownit.org.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Feb 24

ICYMI:

Know we need so much better than this Labour government?

Want to stop Reform?

It's time to join @greenparty.org.uk

Listen here ⬇️

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Novara FM: The Green Party vs Something New w/ James Schneider and Zack Polanski

Novara Media · Episode

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Feb 22

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.”

A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · Feb 14

Free speech "is in retreat" in Britain, says JD Vance, who is part of a Government which is now targeting critical news organisations with politically-motivated investigations, while banning others from the White House for the crime of referring to the Gulf of Mexico by its actual name

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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · Feb 12

What’s the point in refusing citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’?

What’s the point in publishing footage of people being deported?

I’m sorry to say that this is simply a continuation of the performative cruelty we saw from the Conservatives.

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · Feb 11

Labour's disgusting deportation stunt this week wasn't just morally bankrupt, it was politically stupid. Politicians need to find the backbone to be honest about the real source of our problems: the wealthy elite draining money from our communities

metro.co.uk/2025/02/11/l...

Labour's Reform copycat strategy plays into Farage's hands

Migration is good for this country – and it’s time more politicians had the guts to say it.

metro.co.uk

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Bristol Green Party @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social · Feb 10

When they're not trashing climate commitments, they're trying to outdo Reform 🥀

We're not standing for that. Join us: join.greenparty.org.uk

Screenshot from the Independent with the headline 'Labour accused of trying to outdo Farage with migrant deportation videos'
and a video titled 'Labour takes on Reform by releasing migration crackdown videos'

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Feb 8

Labour are making inequality in the UK even worse.

And rather than reverse - they're now blaming vulnerable people instead.

It's just another version of Reform.

Join the alternative: join.greenparty.org.uk

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Steve Hyndside @stevehyndside.bsky.social · Feb 8

Of course he doesn’t *actually* support it. He is intelligent and knows it would a climate disaster.

He’s just being crushed by the Labour Party machine.

There is an alternative that will always speak out on this join.greenparty.org.uk

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Sheffield Citizens Advice @sheffieldadvice.bsky.social · Feb 7

If you are in need of help or advice in #Sheffield our Advice Line is open 8am - 4pm Monday - Friday, you can call us on: 0808 278 7820
Please see our website for alternative ways to contact us and a range of self help guides: citizensadvicesheffield.org.uk

Citizens Advice Sheffield

citizensadvicesheffield.org.uk

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Martin Phipps @martinphipps13.bsky.social · Jan 30

This is being proposed by the Sheffield Green Party councillors @sheffgreenparty.bsky.social 🙂

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Palestine Solidarity Campaign @pscupdates.bsky.social · Jan 29

Next week, Sheffield City Council will become the latest local authority to debate a motion calling for the divestment of pension funds from companies enabling Israel’s grave violations of international law.

We call on ALL Sheffield councillors to support this motion.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Jan 29

From Elon Musk to Nigel Farage to Keir Starmer: these people do not care.

They don't care about nature.
They don't care about inequality.
They don't care about you.

We need to challenge the disastrous turn our politics is taking:

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · Jan 24

So Labour can find the money to 'relax' their changes to the non-dom tax regime but they can't find the money to restore the winter fuel allowance or lift children out of poverty by scrapping the two-child benefit cap 🤔

Whose side are they on?

REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE
WHOSE SIDE IS LABOUR ON?
Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Jon Owen @anotherjon.bsky.social · Jan 25

This iteration of Labour really are the Continuity Conservative Party, aren't they?

A newspaper headline reads Rachel Reeves to soften non-dom tax changes to woo rich for growth push

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