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Manchester Green Party 🐝 @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social · 2d

New to Manchester Green Party?

Ready to make a difference?

Head to manchester.greenparty.org.uk/get-involved/ 💚

Get Involved - Manchester Green Party Green Party

Manchester Green Party is a local branch of the Green Party of England and Wales and works in the Manchester Council area.

manchester.greenparty.org.uk

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Manchester Green Party 🐝 @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social · 6d

📈 Our membership has surged by 60% since Zack Polanski became Leader!

Keep the Green Surge going 👇

join.greenparty.org.uk

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 10d

Zack Polanski: I'm a Jewish Mancunian. Our grief cannot be used to silence protest.

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 7d

Greens are averaging over 10% overall.

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

👉 Record polling
👉 Record membership
👉 Record election results

Let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 7d

🌍 | Highest ever Green polling (15%).

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 7d

Westminster Voting Intention:

RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)

Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.

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Stats for Lefties 🍉🏳️‍⚧️ @leftiestats.bsky.social · 12d

🚨 POLL | 80% of Green members support trans people being allowed to change their legal gender.

✅ Support – 80%
❌ Oppose – 8%

86% of Zack Polanski voters support trans rights.

Via @YouGov, 2 October

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Manchester Green Party 🐝 @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social · 12d

💚 Manchester Green Party councillors have expressed their support for all those affected by the synagogue attack in Crumpsall this week.

Read our councillors’ full statement on our website: ⬇

manchester.greenparty.org.uk/2025/10/03/m...

Manchester Greens call for 'unity and resilience' after synagogue attack - Manchester Green Party Green Party

Manchester Green Party councillors have expressed their support for all those affected by the terrorist attack at Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall this week.

manchester.greenparty.org.uk

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 13d

In the Green Party the leader actually has very little power or control. They have some influence and they do sit on the national executive. But that's it really.

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 13d

NB Zack had nothing to do with this. It was the conference committee mostly who were responsible for ensuring this happened.

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Manchester Green Party 🐝 @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social · 14d

When you elect Greens, they DELIVER! 💚💪

manchester.greenparty.org.uk/2025/10/01/m...

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 14d

It's not uncommon in rural seats as well. Council elections get low turnouts and by-elections even lower.

Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 14d

By-elections always have lower turnouts. Council elections start off with a low turnout to begin with.

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 20d

They were out twice but they were delivering 2 leaflets, one promoting their candidate and one promoting Farage.

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 20d

Did you predict this result?
We all had a little bet between us on how many votes the Lib-Dems would get.

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 20d

So proud to be a part of this victory! Huge congratulations to Zoe Marlow on getting elected as @greenparty.org.uk @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social councillor for Woodhouse Park.

Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 20d

Woodhouse Park (Manchester) Council By-Election Result:

🌍 GRN: 43.8% (-15.4)
➡️ RFM: 29.5% (New)
🌹 LAB: 20.5% (-12.9)
🌳 CON: 3.8% (-1.1)
🔶 LDM: 2.5% (-0.2)

Green HOLD.
Changes w/ 2024.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 26d

Green Party - Nationalise the water companies, tax the super rich, invest in our public services, stop the genocide, lower bills.

The Telegraph - Greens are "hard left."

The real threat to labour isn't bumbling Corbyn - it's the greens.

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 27d

Even if the conversation wasn't about that, someone called you out for transphobia and that's not in and of itself misogynistic.

Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 28d

That's not what happened and you know it.

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 28d

Calling someone out for transphobia (even in a not so polite way) is not misogyny.

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · 28d

Who are you talking about?

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Sep 11

You know how 2 days ago I was really excited about us having 70,000 members of the Green Party?

Well yesterday it was 71,000.

And today - yes. It's now 72,000!

🎉💚🎉

Join.greenparty.org.uk

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Chrissetti @cpgarghan.bsky.social · Sep 11

I'm taking bets as to when the Greens overtake the Tories:

bsky.app/profile/cpga...

Chrissetti @cpgarghan.bsky.social · Sep 9

Now taking bets as to when Greens will out-poll the Tories in a national poll.

❤️ = 2026+
🔁 = 2025

Green Elects @greenelects.world · Sep 9

🗳️ NEW | Greens on highest @yougov.co.uk poll since @zackpolanski.bsky.social elected as leader 📊

REF: 27% (-2)
LAB: 22% (+2)
CON: 17% (-)
LDM: 15% (-)
GRN: 12% (+2)

via @yougov.co.uk / 7 - 8 Sep
Chgs w/ 1 Sep.

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Mothin Ali @mothinali.bsky.social · Sep 7

Really energising being out with our excellent candidate Zoe Marlow for the Woodhouse Park ward in Wythenshawe by-election on 25/09/2025

You've seen the amazing work our green councillors have done in the ward, time to ellect another hardworking councillor!

#votegreen

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Jake Welsh @veganfishcake.bsky.social · Sep 9

@worldbollardassoc.bsky.social

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