Peter Underwood 💚
@greenpeteru.bsky.social
Politician, Poet, Person
Green Party candidate for Mayor of Croydon 2026
Promoted by Martyn Post on behalf of Peter Underwood, 12 Johns Terrace, CR0 6TD
Green Party candidate for Mayor of Croydon 2026
Promoted by Martyn Post on behalf of Peter Underwood, 12 Johns Terrace, CR0 6TD
If the next election is between Reform and the Greens, how are you going to vote?
December 11, 2025 at 5:11 PM
If the next election is between Reform and the Greens, how are you going to vote?
We all want change, and Croydon deserves so much better than it's got from the old parties who have failed so often
There is hope. If you want a change for the better in May 2026 #VoteGreen
There is hope. If you want a change for the better in May 2026 #VoteGreen
That was the year that was - and 2026's prospects look bleak insidecroydon.com/2025/12/11/t... #Croydon #2026LocalElections #YourParty @fisherandrew79.bsky.social @left-foot-forward.bsky.social @adambienkov.bsky.social
That was the year that was – and 2026’s prospects look bleak
ANDREW FISHER, in his final iC column of 2025, considers the past year in Croydon, and how that might affect next May’s Town Hall elections. PLUS: How Your Party’s grassroots are being …
insidecroydon.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
We all want change, and Croydon deserves so much better than it's got from the old parties who have failed so often
There is hope. If you want a change for the better in May 2026 #VoteGreen
There is hope. If you want a change for the better in May 2026 #VoteGreen
Labour plans to take money away from our NHS and give it to US companies to boost their profits - and they are doing it all just to please Trump
Write to your MP and demand that they speak up against this
Write to your MP and demand that they speak up against this
The government say its deal to pay big pharma even higher prices won’t damage the NHS. But here's the reality 👇🏽
December 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Labour plans to take money away from our NHS and give it to US companies to boost their profits - and they are doing it all just to please Trump
Write to your MP and demand that they speak up against this
Write to your MP and demand that they speak up against this
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Today is Human Rights Day. We reaffirm our commitment to the inalienable rights of all people to freedom, life and safety from Palestine to Congo, Haiti to Sudan, and here in the UK, amidst inadequate living standards, privacy infringements and persecution for political action.
December 10, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today is Human Rights Day. We reaffirm our commitment to the inalienable rights of all people to freedom, life and safety from Palestine to Congo, Haiti to Sudan, and here in the UK, amidst inadequate living standards, privacy infringements and persecution for political action.
Home office admits that facial recognition cameras are biased with black and Asian people over ten times more likely to be falsely accused than white people. 1 in 10 accusations against black women are false
But Labour Ministers think it’s a great system
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
But Labour Ministers think it’s a great system
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Home Office admits facial recognition tech issue with black and Asian subjects
Calls for review after technology found to return more false positives for ‘some demographic groups’ on certain settings
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Home office admits that facial recognition cameras are biased with black and Asian people over ten times more likely to be falsely accused than white people. 1 in 10 accusations against black women are false
But Labour Ministers think it’s a great system
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
But Labour Ministers think it’s a great system
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was set up after the end of the Nazi regime to prevent any future state removing human rights from some groups of people
Labour now want to change it so they can remove human rights from some groups of people
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour now want to change it so they can remove human rights from some groups of people
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
European nations to begin major talks on ECHR migration rule changes
The talks are the most significant sign yet that international human rights law could be reinterpreted.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) was set up after the end of the Nazi regime to prevent any future state removing human rights from some groups of people
Labour now want to change it so they can remove human rights from some groups of people
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour now want to change it so they can remove human rights from some groups of people
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Government knee-jerk reactions just to look like they are doing something, instead of tackling the real problems, end up causing more harm than good
#SocialMediaBan
#SocialMediaBan
The Australien Government has made an ad about the Social Media Ban for Under-16s, and it's surprisingly honest and informative.
Honest Government Ad | Social Media Ban
YouTube video by thejuicemedia
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Government knee-jerk reactions just to look like they are doing something, instead of tackling the real problems, end up causing more harm than good
#SocialMediaBan
#SocialMediaBan
The Government's heartless attacks on people born outside the UK are not only morally repugnant, they are deliberately damaging our economy.
Government has now - belatedly -published the impact assessment for the changes to skilled worker and care worker visas announced in May.
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
Impact is estimated between -£2 billion and £-10 billion (central - £10 billion).
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6937e6...
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
December 9, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The Government's heartless attacks on people born outside the UK are not only morally repugnant, they are deliberately damaging our economy.
Governments and big business only care about profits for rich people, but there is an alternative. There is hope
“The solutions are known. What is required is the courage to act at the scale and speed that history demands,”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The solutions are known. What is required is the courage to act at the scale and speed that history demands,”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’
UN GEO report says ending this harm key to global transformation required ‘before collapse becomes inevitable’
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Governments and big business only care about profits for rich people, but there is an alternative. There is hope
“The solutions are known. What is required is the courage to act at the scale and speed that history demands,”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The solutions are known. What is required is the courage to act at the scale and speed that history demands,”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nasty threats like this from Labour (and Conservatives before them) never work
Employers don’t want to deal with people who are forced into jobs – it is no good for the person or the employer – and the employers will either abandon or abuse the scheme
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Employers don’t want to deal with people who are forced into jobs – it is no good for the person or the employer – and the employers will either abandon or abuse the scheme
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Young people to lose benefits if they turn down work, says minister
Pat McFadden says they would need a
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Nasty threats like this from Labour (and Conservatives before them) never work
Employers don’t want to deal with people who are forced into jobs – it is no good for the person or the employer – and the employers will either abandon or abuse the scheme
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Employers don’t want to deal with people who are forced into jobs – it is no good for the person or the employer – and the employers will either abandon or abuse the scheme
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mayor Perry failed to 'fix the finances' and failed to get Croydon Council working for the people of Croydon, so he is now desperately trying to claim credit for anything that he thinks might boost his re-election campaign
Don't vote for failure, Croydon deserves a change for the better #VoteGreen
Don't vote for failure, Croydon deserves a change for the better #VoteGreen
Perry and Bains claiming credit for TfL's Addiscombe crossings insidecroydon.com/2025/12/06/p... #Croydon #Addiscombe #LocalElections2026
Perry and Bains claiming credit for TfL’s Addiscombe crossings
KEN LEE reports on how the same local politicians who have opposed 20mph zones, cycle lanes and other road safety measures in the borough are now scrambling to take credit for TfL spending ahead of…
insidecroydon.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Mayor Perry failed to 'fix the finances' and failed to get Croydon Council working for the people of Croydon, so he is now desperately trying to claim credit for anything that he thinks might boost his re-election campaign
Don't vote for failure, Croydon deserves a change for the better #VoteGreen
Don't vote for failure, Croydon deserves a change for the better #VoteGreen
The Home Office confirms Labour policy that rich people have more rights than poorer people
They don't want to help people in need, they only care about what they can get out of you
They don't want to help people in need, they only care about what they can get out of you
December 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Home Office confirms Labour policy that rich people have more rights than poorer people
They don't want to help people in need, they only care about what they can get out of you
They don't want to help people in need, they only care about what they can get out of you
Last year 1600 people were killed in Britain by vehicles and speeding drivers was the most common factor in those deaths
If you are not driving with the care expected of someone in charge of a lethal weapon, then you shouldn’t be on the road
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you are not driving with the care expected of someone in charge of a lethal weapon, then you shouldn’t be on the road
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A speeding driver killed my parents - there needs to be a cultural change
Claire Corkery wants attitudes to change on road safety after her parents were killed by a speeding driver.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Last year 1600 people were killed in Britain by vehicles and speeding drivers was the most common factor in those deaths
If you are not driving with the care expected of someone in charge of a lethal weapon, then you shouldn’t be on the road
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you are not driving with the care expected of someone in charge of a lethal weapon, then you shouldn’t be on the road
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour want to increase the surveillance state
Facial recognition cameras assume you are guilty until proven innocent. This is the tool of an authoritarian regime, not a free and democratic country
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Facial recognition cameras assume you are guilty until proven innocent. This is the tool of an authoritarian regime, not a free and democratic country
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Facial recognition could be used more widely by police under plans
A new consultation aims to lead to new laws expanding the use of the technology by more police forces.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Labour want to increase the surveillance state
Facial recognition cameras assume you are guilty until proven innocent. This is the tool of an authoritarian regime, not a free and democratic country
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Facial recognition cameras assume you are guilty until proven innocent. This is the tool of an authoritarian regime, not a free and democratic country
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour would rather cut justice than reverse Conservative spending cuts
Labour could restore funding to the courts system to clear the backlog but instead they are choosing to remove our rights to jury trials
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour could restore funding to the courts system to clear the backlog but instead they are choosing to remove our rights to jury trials
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Deputy PM David Lammy set to announce jury trial reforms
The changes will restrict the right to a jury trial in a bid to reduce the backlog of cases.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Labour would rather cut justice than reverse Conservative spending cuts
Labour could restore funding to the courts system to clear the backlog but instead they are choosing to remove our rights to jury trials
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Labour could restore funding to the courts system to clear the backlog but instead they are choosing to remove our rights to jury trials
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Labour is still taxing work, not wealth
Corporate donors to Labour still pay a lower effective tax on their profits than people who work for a living
If you think the wealthy should pay their fair share, join us join.greenparty.org.uk
Corporate donors to Labour still pay a lower effective tax on their profits than people who work for a living
If you think the wealthy should pay their fair share, join us join.greenparty.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Labour is still taxing work, not wealth
Corporate donors to Labour still pay a lower effective tax on their profits than people who work for a living
If you think the wealthy should pay their fair share, join us join.greenparty.org.uk
Corporate donors to Labour still pay a lower effective tax on their profits than people who work for a living
If you think the wealthy should pay their fair share, join us join.greenparty.org.uk
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Announced while everyone's reacting to the budget, Labour are backtracking from their already weak position on new fossil fuel extraction.
Wildly irresponsible in the face of the climate emergency.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wildly irresponsible in the face of the climate emergency.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More North Sea exploration to be allowed in new Labour plan - BBC News
The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Announced while everyone's reacting to the budget, Labour are backtracking from their already weak position on new fossil fuel extraction.
Wildly irresponsible in the face of the climate emergency.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Wildly irresponsible in the face of the climate emergency.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Alongside many campaigners, the Green Party have absolutely dragged the Labour Government to finally end the child cap.
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Alongside many campaigners, the Green Party have absolutely dragged the Labour Government to finally end the child cap.
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Judicial Review will determine whether we have free speech insidecroydon.com/2025/11/26/j... #Croydon #PalestineAction #JudicialReview @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @goodlawproject.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Judicial Review will determine whether we have free speech insidecroydon.com/2025/11/26/j... #Croydon #PalestineAction #JudicialReview @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @goodlawproject.bsky.social
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What would the Green Party do at the Budget?
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
What would the Green Party do at the Budget?
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
💡 Cut energy bills by ending profiteering
🚰 Cut water bills by bringing water into public hands
🏠 Give councils the power to control rents
🚸 Lift the two-child benefit cap and extend free school meals to all
Cut Bills. Tax Billionaires.
While some countries are motivated by greed, and others just hide their head in the sand, some are pushing ahead with plans to stop using fossil fuels completely
The UK should join next year’s talks and be a leader, not an obstacle
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/c...
The UK should join next year’s talks and be a leader, not an obstacle
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/c...
Colombia seeks to speed up a “just” fossil fuel phase-out with first global conference
The summit, co-hosted with the Netherlands, aims to help countries work out a fair path to stop using planet-heating oil, gas and coal - a sticking point at the COP30 talks in Brazil
www.climatechangenews.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:33 PM
While some countries are motivated by greed, and others just hide their head in the sand, some are pushing ahead with plans to stop using fossil fuels completely
The UK should join next year’s talks and be a leader, not an obstacle
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/c...
The UK should join next year’s talks and be a leader, not an obstacle
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/21/c...
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There are going to be more new faces on croydon council in may 2026. Times are changing :)
Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 22, 2025 at 10:31 AM
There are going to be more new faces on croydon council in may 2026. Times are changing :)
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On #CarersRightsDay I recognised the countless unpaid carers like my constituent, who work tirelessly and prop up the care sector and NHS, yet struggle financially and emotionally without support.
No one should have to choose between providing care and making ends meet.
No one should have to choose between providing care and making ends meet.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
On #CarersRightsDay I recognised the countless unpaid carers like my constituent, who work tirelessly and prop up the care sector and NHS, yet struggle financially and emotionally without support.
No one should have to choose between providing care and making ends meet.
No one should have to choose between providing care and making ends meet.
Labour says it wants to copy the right-wing immigration policies of the Social Democratic party in Demark
For the first time in over 100 years the Social Democratic party in Denmark has just lost the election for Mayor of Copenhagen – to the Greens
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
For the first time in over 100 years the Social Democratic party in Denmark has just lost the election for Mayor of Copenhagen – to the Greens
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde
This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Labour says it wants to copy the right-wing immigration policies of the Social Democratic party in Demark
For the first time in over 100 years the Social Democratic party in Denmark has just lost the election for Mayor of Copenhagen – to the Greens
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
For the first time in over 100 years the Social Democratic party in Denmark has just lost the election for Mayor of Copenhagen – to the Greens
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...