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Waistcoat Dave @waistcoatdave.bsky.social · 22h

This also means that based on most recent figures...

TheGreenParty, scottishgreens & greenPartyNI movement needs just 5,000 more members to overtake @conservatives.bsky.social

And @greenparty.org.uk
needs just 13,000 to become 3rd largest party in the UK

Waistcoat Dave @waistcoatdave.bsky.social · 22h

And now Im not just climbing the mountain

Im power walking in a whole convoy of vibrant, fantastic folk who are fearless & dedicated

Dedicated to those same principles we've always held but at times felt alone in

Alone no more.
Politics is changing.

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https://join.greenparty.org.uk/

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Waistcoat Dave @waistcoatdave.bsky.social · 22h

... And the climb had a mapped route.

Then I saw @rachelmillward & @MothinAli speak about change, power & representation with care, humour, strength & emotion.

And I felt I had walking aids for the climb

Then we started gaining 1,000 members a day - then 5,000 a day...

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Waistcoat Dave @waistcoatdave.bsky.social · 22h

When I first saw @ZackPolanski speak, I'll be honest, I was overwhelmed at how strong his words resonated with my own.

But I still felt like the climb was pretty beastly.

Then I remembered the incredibly @TheGreenParty folk that I joined for in 2019 that are still here...

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Waistcoat Dave @waistcoatdave.bsky.social · 22h

5,000 members in a day!

For decades I've been called all the names under the sun - woke, snowflake, fairy & libtard...

All because I ultimately believe in care, freedom & humanity.

I'll be honest, it's often felt like an uphill slog.

Not any more...

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

The Green surge is breaking limits! 😲

Together, we can make hope normal again! 💚

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Waistcoat Dave @waistcoatdave.bsky.social · 2d

@greenparty.org.uk smashing 100,000 members. 55% increase in little over a month.

Astonishing.

And all the MSM & opponents do with their fear is name call.

Good job we know we're stronger, prouder & smarter.

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Waistcoat Dave @waistcoatdave.bsky.social · 2d

Signed this today to call out @robertjenrickmp.bsky.social & set out my pride in the city I've called home for 8 years.

Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 2d

Do you live in Birmingham? Have you signed the Brum Together statement yet?

#BrumTogether #RefugeesWelcome #StopTheFarRight #StandUpToRacism #Pride #Unity #Grassroots #RaiseTheLove

Add your name here:
tinyurl.com/brumtogether...

Brum Together

We are proud to live in Birmingham, a city built by many cultures, stories and traditions. Our diversity is our strength, and that’s what makes this place home. There is nothing wrong with people f...

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Hell-y 🇺🇦🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸 @mxhollyclara.bsky.social · 5d

Zack Polanski genuinely gives me hope that we can have a different kind of politics, different kind of government as opposed to the 49 years of shite I’ve lived under.

The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 5d

“Why is it always hard choices for working-class communities — not for multimillionaires and billionaires?”

Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT

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cleanearth.bsky.social @cleanearth.bsky.social · 5d

Even I was surprised when Zia Yusuf (Reform) started throwing his toys out of his pram in response to Zack Polanski turning his personal attacks back him instead.

Zia might be a divisive, hateful, privately educated multi-millionaire - but he can’t handle the heat.

Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · 5d

I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 5d

Patriots don't peddle for Putin.

www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Farage's top aide in furious BBC Question Time clash over Russian bribe MEP

Reform UK's Zia Yusuf clashed with Green Party leader Zack Polanski on BBC Question Time over the conviction of ex-Reform Welsh leader Nathan Gill, who took Russian bribes

www.mirror.co.uk

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 5d

“Why is it always hard choices for working-class communities — not for multimillionaires and billionaires?”

Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT

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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 6d

Handsworth is not divided, it’s Birmingham.

Our diversity isn’t a weakness, it’s our greatest strength. From Caribbean cafés to South Asian grocers and Eastern European shops, Handsworth represents the true face of Britain: proud, resilient, and beautifully diverse.
- Birmingham Race Impact Group

BRIG

Birmingham will not be divided

The recent remarks by Robert Jenrick about 'seeing no white faces' in Handsworth are deeply irresponsible and reveal ore about his own worldview than about our city.

Once again, we are dragged back into tired debates about "integration", "Britishness" and who belongs, as if being non-white somehow makes you less British.

Handsworth has always been one of Birmingham's most diverse and multicultural communities, a place where people of every colour, faith and background live, work and trade side by side. To claim otherwise is not only inaccurate, but also designed to provoke division and resentment.

If Mr Jenrick had looked a little closer, he would have seen the vibrant Eastern European shops, the Caribbean cafes, the South Asian grocers and the faith spaces that make the Soho Road one of the most culturally rich streets in Britain.
Perhaps his "90-minute integration study", armed with a Dulux colour chart, missed that reality.

The truth is this: Handsworth is not a slum, It is one of Birmingham's treasures; a community that has stood tall through decades of struggle and change. Rather than being maligned, it should be celebrated and placed firmly on the city's cultural and tourism map.

BRIG

Monday night's Pioneers Exhibition, launched by Birmingham Race Impact Group (BRIG) and funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund, reminded us of the generations who have faced down racism and defended our communities - people who have worked tirelessly to build the inclusive, resilient Birmingham we know today.

Their stories, captured on the Beyond Racism website show the real face of this city: proud, diverse and enduring.

Jagwant Johal, BRIG Founding Member said, "Birmingham has always been a city of welcome and resistance, a place where difference is not feared but celebrated. Handsworth, like so many of our neighbourhoods, is living proof that integration is not about exclusion. It's about mutual respect, shared struggle and collective belonging."

Handsworth and Birmingham will not tolerate attempts to sow division. We stand united as Brummies, as neighbours, and as people who know that our diversity is our greatest strength.

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Resolution Foundation @resfoundation.bsky.social · 5d

Passive wealth accumulation – where wealth increases due to rising asset prices – has been responsible for more than half the increase in average family wealth between 2010-12 and 2020-22.

Read more about what's been happening with household wealth in Britain in our latest report⬇️
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Chart showing estimated mean change in family wealth per adult over preceding two years, by type of wealth accumulation: GB

Since the start of the 2010s (2010-12), passive gains have accounted for 53 per cent of the growth in average family wealth, with the remaining 47 per cent coming from active accumulation.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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Anita R @venividiverily.bsky.social · 5d

I could watch Zack Polanski utterly wreck Zia Yusuf ALL DAY LONG.

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TheColfaxxx 🐢 @thecolfax.bsky.social · 6d

In the Samaria Gorge on the island of Crete, Greece, lies a very deep cave with a continual cold spring waterfall. To reach it, you have to swim about 100 meters in 10 degree (C) water. I spent time thinking about hypothermia I was so cold. Nice payoff tho.

Pic of the day

#photography

Walls of the cave direct you to a small bright opening in which a cold mountain spring falls to bright turquoise water.

Along with Denali Mountain and Bryce Canyon, this is the most majestic place I’ve ever been.

My teeth rattling even as I could stand in only waist deep water kept me from fully enjoying it,, but no chance I was missing this just for some discomfort.

It seemed to get progressively colder tho so this is about as close as I got. In later days I’ll post a shot looking back thru the caves. The video I took is really the best indicator of the beauty here but I dunno if I can post that here or not. I may try in the comments later today.

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Bold Politics with Zack Polanski @boldpolitics.bsky.social · 5d

Everyone in the country should know this name

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 5d

“You can’t blame austerity on one hand, but then say it’s the immigrants. The immigrants haven’t caused austerity.”

Zack Polanski takes on Reform’s Zia Yusuf over spreading of misinformation on #BBCQT

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MissBloomy @missbloomy.bsky.social · 6d

I find it increasingly funny that hit pieces on @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk are essentially who would choose to vote for someone with crazy radical ideas of spreading wealth and equality for all. Why would anyone want to protect the planet. Won't you think of poor landlords!!

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 6d

"The Green Party had a particularly strong conference season under Polanski... with a bold platform of nationalisation of major utilities, a wealth tax and stronger environmental policy."

Power and wealth have taken our assets. We must take them back.

insidestory.org.au/disunited-ki...

Disunited kingdom • Michael Jacobs

Keir Starmer’s Labour government is struggling to position itself in a fragmented political landscape

insidestory.org.au

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Kings Heath United Against Racism @khuar.bsky.social · 7d

Stirchley remains defiantly flag free 👊🏼
#StandUpToRacism
#RefugeesWelcomeHere

Photograph taken in Stirchley of a poster on a lamp post

OPPOSE NATLONALISM

A GROUP OF "SOUTH BIRMINGHAM LADS" HAVE STARTED A CAMPAIGN TO COVER OUR STREETS IN FLAGS, FROM BIRMINGHAM TO THE REST OF THE UK.

THEIR MOVEMENT IS GAINING STEAM.

FLAGS THAT REPRESENT A WRETCHED HISTORY OF IMPERIALIST AND COLONIAL WAR, GENOCIDE AND EXPLOITATION. A FLAG THAT EVEN TODAY STILL REPRESENTS A NATION THAT IS AIDING AND ABETTING A GENOCIDE OF THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE, AN ESCALATING WAR IN EUROPE, AND THE CONTINUED DESTRUCTION OF OUR PLANET.

THE ORGANISATION BEHIND THE RAISING OF THESE FLAGS DOES NOT TRY TO HIDE ITS POLITICAL TIES, PROUDLY DISPLAYING THEIR AFFECTION FOR FASCIST FIGUREHEADS SUCH AS CHARLIE KIRK, WHILST PUSHING RACIST, ANTI-MIGRANT SLOGANS LIKE "STOP THE BOATS". IT IS UP TO US TO OPPOSE THIS DISPLAY OF NATIONALISM FROM TAKING ROOT IN OUR COMMUNITIES.

FROM BIRMINGHAM AND BEYOND IT IS TIME TO RECLAIM OUR STREETS.

"IT IS OUR DUTY TO FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM. IT IS OUR DUTY TO WIN. WE MUST LOVE EACH OTHER AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER. WE HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE BUT OUR CHAINS.”
- ASSATA SHAKUR

RACIST. SEXIST, ANTI-GAY. RIGHT-WING BIGOTS GO AWAY!

OPPOSE NATIONALISM

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

Kemi Badenoch blames those crossing borders for our problems. It’s a lie aimed to distract.

The real issue is a system protecting the super-rich while nurses & carers can’t make ends meet. Tax wealth fairly, fund public services properly. This is how we give Britain hope again.

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Waistcoat Dave @waistcoatdave.bsky.social · 6d

Finally #BBC are realising they can't just ignore the massive movement that is @greenparty.org.uk

David Chriscole @devilishaccord.bsky.social · 6d

"The one about Zack Polanski vs. a bunch of different flavoured Tories"

Give 'em what for @zackpolanski.bsky.social 💚

Cllr Nick Hartley - Green Party @nickhartleygreen.bsky.social · 6d

The first time I’ve been looking forward to watch Question Time in quite a while!

Go on @zackpolanski.bsky.social!

#bbcqt

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 7d

My secret evil plot to ‘destroy Britain’ has been unveiled by (checks notes) the same paper that endorsed Liz Truss.

If I don’t know better I’d say we’ve got them entirely rattled.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.

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Waistcoat Dave @waistcoatdave.bsky.social · 6d

Jeeeez does that mean we gained 3,000 in basically a day and a half?

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