Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet. Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.

We can’t go on like this. In just two days, the average FTSE 100 CEO has made a median workers full time annual salary. The right calls this “wealth creation”. It’s wealth extraction. Time to tax the rich. @highpaycentre.bsky.social highpaycentre.org/fat-cat-day-...

No one is asking Wes Streeting to be a commentator. Asking him to be a government minister when the whole world can see Trump breaking international law whilst threatening Greenland next, and the Cabinet (with Nigel Farage) seems perfectly fine with it.

Donald Trump’s illegal, oil-driven invasion of Venezuela is an attack on international law, and a shocking reminder of what can happen in a world still addicted to fossil fuels.⁣ ⁣ We need a renewable energy revolution, now. ⁣

When will we learn our lesson?? Our continued dependency on fossil fuel will not only kill people in the long term, it creates geopolitical instability and kills people in the short term. All to satisfy the greed of the broligarchy. We have the capability to move to carbon free sources.

Lancaster’s City Centre, as described in the Conservation Area Appraisal, forms the historic heart of the city. It is characterized by narrow medieval streets & quality public spaces that require sensitive management to preserve their special character - not just patching up with tarmac or concrete!

"A silent majority": MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals Exclusive: From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority right-wing voices appear to drown out the consensus www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lancaster Green Drinks continues... Our regular first-Monday-of-the-month social for anyone interested in Green politics. At least a dozen people have turned up each time in recent months and we've had some lively discussions! First of 2026 - Monday 5th January - join us!

Reform-lead Lancashire County Council have refused to provide clarity on the future of our care homes and day centres. Our banner will be there at this march called by @unison.org.uk North West to defend residents and staff and supported by Lancashire Association of Trades Councils - join us!

Launching - a 'Green Drinks' for Wyre! At Th'Owd Tithe Barn, a historic canal-side pub close to the centre of Garstang. We'll be in a nook close to the entrance, before you get to the bar. Wherever you live, you are welcome to come along to meet and chat with other Green Party members. 1/2

'Hope makes you brave' Former Independent Mayor of North of Tyne Combined Authority @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social on why he has joined the Green Party.

British politics is a mess. Food, energy, housing are all too expensive. Major parties are all flogging the dead horse of trickle down. So I’m joining the Green Party. Britain needs an economy that works for workers, for small businesses, and future generations. @greenparty.org.uk

Why Rory Stewart might need to self reflect...

"Poverty is a political choice, and we could end it- it is up to us" Former Mayor of North of Tyne Combined Authority @jamiedriscoll.bsky.social explains why he joined the Green Party, and the importance of effective messaging in combatting Reform.

Israel's genocide in Gaza has killed over 70,000 Palestinians and destroyed or damaged over 90% of homes. Contractors in the US are now reportedly vying for contracts to rebuild the strip. Gaza’s future must be decided by Palestinians. Not by foreign powers or corporate greed.

The language being used for people seeking refuge abroad is unacceptable. Asylum seekers must be allowed to work, not demonised. Starmer’s decision to move people in need to military sites in the new year is unacceptable.

2025 is set to be the UK's hottest since records began. Scientists are clear that changes to our climate are unprecedented and the result of burning fossil fuels. The government's climate policies must be led by the science, not by climate deniers and their friends from the fossil-fuel lobby.

Let's choose kindness in 2026. youtu.be/lopMMkz0law

"I grew up in apartheid South Africa, so I had a real grounding in what politics is and what power’s about." Getting to know Anthony Slaughter, Wales Green Party leader.

2025: A Green year in the House of Lords Being a peer involves a great deal more than working on legislation and questioning the government By Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social

#HopeNotHate #ChangeEverything #BackZack #VoteGreen join.greenparty.org.uk

🌱 New Green Party member in our area? 🙏🏻Thanks for joining! 💚 We'd love you to get connected, and involved here in Lancaster and Wyre! Find out how - northlancs.greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir #climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30

Included are @bradfordgreens.bsky.social @edinburghgreens.bsky.social @cardiffgreenparty.bsky.social @calderdalegreenp.bsky.social @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social @bhgreens.bsky.social @brumgreens.bsky.social @leedsgreenparty.bsky.social @ashfordgreenparty.bsky.social go.bsky.app/8QdnmrA

#r4Today tried their hardest to get the NHS spox to say don't bother with masks this morning. Clearly BBC HQ doesn't know anyone who's vulnerable to flu. #WearAMask is the one thing everyone should have learned from #Covid

Lots of flu about and hospitals getting full. Do your bit and wear a mask in public places or if you have symptoms.

"If you want a moral vision based in community and connection, well Zack's your man", Randeep Ramesh, the Guardian's chief leader writer. An outstanding endorsement for @zackpolanski.bsky.social, in a really insightful podcast. www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

Zack Polanski, "Labour are a government of cowards because you won't tell people the truth about migration" "Migration is a positive thing for our country" "We need migration" "We need fair and managed migration" "And that's what will change this conversation" *huge clap* #BBCQT

NHS England: “It will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so.” This has got to be one of the most 🤯 things I’ve ever seen written down in an official document.

Starmer says he’s "taking the gloves off" and that the Greens are "nuts" Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice. Join.greenparty.org.uk

"When are we going to have a cost of living special?" Zack Polanski on #BBCQT join.greenparty.org.uk

Zack Polanski does not shy away from talking about all issues that are important & he needs to be PM! www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... Question “What is the closest you’ve come to death?” “Catching Covid. I don’t think any of us know what we’re messing with still to this day."

I joined the Green Party, because if Zack Polanski isn't our next Prime Minister... I'll probably be dead within 10 years.

Lots of people really enjoying this interview this week! In case you missed it: youtu.be/TQVnIkSzrZI?...

Keir Starmer is so worried about the Green Party that he's lying about our policies. The Green Party has an evidence-based policy that recognises the war on drugs has failed. We would legalise AND regulate drugs to reduce the harms to individuals and to society.

Reaching 200,000 Greens members in early 2026 seems entirely doable An amazing grassroots force, ready to topple Labour and Reform in the May elections It's time to join! join.greenparty.org.uk

OK, I get it that the UK government doesn't like telling people what to do, but if you ask people to "consider" wearing masks if ill, maybe you need to offer a bit more guidance on what factors to think about? Recall "stay alert" during the pandemic, which left everyone confused.

If you are going to wear a #mask in public this Flu season, and we urge you to do so, please make it #FFP2 or #FFP3 and not a cloth or surgical mask. #N95 or #N99 for those of you in USA.

Ten years ago this week, on 5 December 2025, the River Lune burst its banks after heavy rain from Storm Desmond. Low-lying parts of Lancaster were flooded, including a electricity sub-station triggering a power cut to 61,000 homes across Lancaster & Morecambe. 1/3

Zack Polanski, "Is the Labour Party as a project fundamentally dead?" Helena @NoJusticeMTG, "Starmer did say the door is open, you can leave"

We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.

"We need to move to a place around HIV, without delay, stigma or shame, where people are able to talk openly about their experiences and we are able to find humanity and compassion as a society" @zackpolanski.bsky.social speaking to @philipcbaldwin.bsky.social for @gaytimes.bsky.social today.

Delighted so many people are enjoying my chat with @nojusticemtg.bsky.social We talk economy, nationalisation and how to stop the right. 👇🏼 youtu.be/13t3hziAd5w?...

Delighted to be supporting the launch of @togetheralliance.bsky.social Together we need to take on the far right. Togetheralliance.org.uk

50 seats... Time to grow the Green Party even more. Let's go. Join.greenparty.org.uk

For World AIDS Day, Green Party leader Zack Polanski spells out his party’s HIV agenda: stopping transmissions by 2030 fighting stigma making testing + PrEP accessible for all Progress needs action ❤️‍🩹📣

"If we're not willing to have negotiations then we might as well give up" New episode with @jemmaforte.bsky.social and @marina-purkiss.bsky.social out now. linktr.ee/boldpolitics

Thanks @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social We're growing a team - keeping up the huge momentum and ready to do so much more in the May elections! join.greenparty.org

Update: Apologies I was due to be on Have I got News for You this week. We've now postponed until 2026. To go on Question Time and speak up for migrants right now feels vital.

North Lancashire Green Party Raffle - to raise funds for printing Green Party newsletters/leaflets for delivery across North Lancashire in 2026. Tickets only £1, 5 prizes of £25! Enter at: www.peoplesfundraising.com/raffle/nlgp-... (Details in alt text and 👆)