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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 6h

I was just about to post this.

It’s an incredible achievement

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 13h

Oh, me too…

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

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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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 1d

@sheffgreenparty.bsky.social - couldn’t find your handle 😊

Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 1d

Even if this is slightly out (FindOutNow tends to be an outlier), this represents a huge shift towards the Greens and away from Labour

(Courtesy of Sheffield Green Party)

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Brighton & Hove Green Party @bhgreens.bsky.social · 2d

100,000 MEMBERS KLAXON 🎉

Thousands are joining us every single day. What about you?

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack.

Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia.

Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 4d

Not sure about that - most Americans are circumcised

Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 5d

This means that across the UK, there are more than 100,000 Green Party members

This isn't just an important milestone; it's a sign of a fundamental shift in UK politics.

Be part of the change - Join the UK's fastest growing and most important political movement

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 5d

But a very important one!

Welcome

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 5d

Tribal Labour supporters who are still hoping the government will turn in to a real Labour government eventually (or who have not paid any attention to anything since July 2024 - that is a lot of people btw)

Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 5d

This government has lost the plot

So 'growth' means a growth in alcohol consumption? This fetish for more of anything that involves a financial exchange has to stop

What next? a growth in crime? Gambling? Motor vehicle collisions? They all add to GDP after all

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 6d

Leveson II
Full tax investigation into the Rothermeres
Give Ofcom teeth - power to fine broadcasters who mislead or lie
These people’s wealth is nothing compared to the power of govt

Labour have chosen not to use that power to upset the billionaires

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 6d

If only Labour were in govt and able to do something about how the media is owned and run…

Yet another area where Labour are simply unprepared to do what is necessary. Easier just to moan

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 6d

I think it’s meant to be merely illustrative rather than exact…

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 8d

Also the face recognition on my phone fails to recognise be about 1/3 of the time, so this approach would create total carnage

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 8d

This is amazing. The party has grown about 40% in the last few months and continues to grow

With this level of support we can realistically target 50+ seats at the next general election, and 1000 council wards across the country

The game has changed

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 8d

Breaking: over 3,000 people joined @greenparty.org.uk over conference weekend.

Membership now stands at over 86,000.

We’re just getting started.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Join the Green Party

Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 8d

Welcome! There will be lots of opportunities to get involved locally. The next couple of years will shape the next generation of govt in the UK, so your support will be magnified many times over

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 8d

It’s entirely possible that we don’t have a policy on recreational fishing, but as a member-led organisation, if you did join you would be free to propose one

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Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 9d

Sussex Police has released images of mosque attackers and appealed for anyone who knows them or has any other information to contact officers urgently by calling 999, quoting ‘Operation Spey’. www.sussex.police.uk/news/sussex/...

Appeal to identify suspects in connection with Peacehaven arson

Police investigating the fire at Peacehaven Mosque on 4 October have issued CCTV images of two people they wish to identify.

www.sussex.police.uk

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 8d

For all those Labour types having a pop at the @greenparty.org.uk for our commitment to replace private landlords with council and social housing

Once again, Greens doing what Labour should be doing

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 8d

I will be stealing obvs

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 8d

Good spot! Let’s circulate for any challenges from Labour

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 9d

Very happy to see this!

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Martin Farley @martinfarley.bsky.social · 10d

That emits even more CO2/equivalent, so no

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