Over half of Bristol City Council's core spending power comes from council tax, and almost all the rest comes from business rates - another regressive and outdated tax that promotes economic inefficiency. It is long past time the Government overhauled property taxation with a fairer Land Value Tax.

Great to be in Oxford today supporting Ahalya and the rest of the amazing @oxfordgreenparty.bsky.social candidates!

The Merchants Arms has a crowdfunder up to help pay for repair costs. If you can, please consider donating at gofund.me/6b6477bb9

Sensible policies for a happier Britain! "If drivers of motor vehicles are required to have number plates to drive on the road, destroying the walls of pubs as they career around corners at high speeds allegedly under the influence of drugs, then cyclists should have number plates too"

The dangerous roads and impossible cycling situation here were literally the reasons why we didn't choose to send our child to the lovely Hotwells School - the idea of cycling to and from there twice a day was too risky. Speed limits and provision for cyclists are badly needed here.

Dreadful news. Merchants Arms is a great pub and Bristol legend. Pubs are having a challenging time as it is without having to worry about cars slamming into them. @patdbmcallister.bsky.social and I said to the recent transport committee that we welcome 20mph speed limits. Can’t come soon enough

Sadly my wonderful local pub The Merchants Arms in Hotwells has been hit for the third time. Thankfully no serious injuries but Emily and the staff will have to close for quite a while. Hope @patdbmcallister.bsky.social & Bristol City Council can find funding to stop it happening again.

I am upset and angry at another serious car crash in Hotwells. The front of the Merchants Arms pub has been caved in. I was informed that there are injuries but no fatalities. This is exactly why our administration is bringing in 20mph limits - we need them.

Today, half a million people marched against racism and division as @togetheralliance.bsky.social The emboldenment of the far right is a grave concern for all of us. Today, Brits said loud and clear: they do not represent us. Our streets belong to us, not to fearmongers who preach hate 🫱🏼‍🫲🏿🪧

Yesterday, our PCC Clare Moody was asked to stand up for a change in drug policy, given the ongoing failure of the war on drugs and the impact of drug use. But she said there was "contradictory evidence". The Green Party has an evidence-based drug policy. Labour should engage with it, not smear it.

Labour have been smearing the Greens on our evidenced-based approach to drugs. If the PM won’t listen to us, and he won’t listen to the experts, will he listen to the families at @anyoneschild.bsky.social, who have lost loved ones under the UK’s current negligent drug policies?

Horrified by the antisemitic attack in our city. Antisemitism is vile and has no place here. Solidarity with the Jewish community in Golders Green - and with our communities across the country who will be feeling this today.

My thoughts are with Jewish communities across Britain today in the wake of the antisemitic arson attack on ambulances in London. This disgusting act of hatred and intimidation has no place in the UK.

Everything we need to do to stop climate breakdown, we also need to do for national security. Energy saving, more renewables, more electricity storage and interconnectors, electrification of transport, heating, cooking and industrial processes, plant-based diets. We win on all fronts.

In which we see - the first? - admission from a (presumably) well-placed Labour Party source that @greenparty.org.uk now has more members than Labour!

It was amazing to get to go and see the progress @trinitybristol.bsky.social are making restoring Jacob's Wells Baths. Some of us @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social councillors were lucky enough to get a tour and see the work underway. I enjoyed this rare, time-limited view of Hotwells & Harbourside!

I'm delighted that tonight the Transport & Connectivity committee approved the next steps to turn several 30mph roads across Bristol into safer, cleaner and nicer 20mph ones instead. Several roads in Hotwells & Harbourside, including Hotwell, Anchor and Cumberland Roads, will benefit.

On the Harbour Committee today, we released over £7.5M for essential maintenance and repair works around Bristol Harbour. This money will make a real difference to the Harbour's safety and operation, including for features in Hotwells & Harbourside like Pero's Bridge and the Entrance Lock gates.

A nasty traffic collision on Hotwell Road. I really hope the people involved are all okay. Serious traffic congestion on Hotwell Road - all traffic, avoid if possible.

This is incredibly brave and utterly devastating. I dearly hope it helps to prompt some soul searching and a course change from the Government.

I had a great time at tonight's community workshop - thank you to everyone who attended and to the Council officers for organising. The evening's highlight was speaking with Andrew Varga of Seetru, a brilliant Harbourside company, about exciting plans for a new public sculpture! Watch this space 👀

It was fantastic to be out on the doors today in Hotwells & Harbourside with so many new Green Party members! As Lee put it "I'm supporting the Greens because I finally want a party to vote for, not against". There has never been a better time to join.greenparty.org.uk

I'm backing this petition to make Hotwell Road 20mph, for better air quality, walkability, and safety. I've been working in the Council to make this happen and this petition shows the public support.. If you live in Bristol or regularly use Hotwell Road, please sign at c.org/cSFCZzcJ8J

If you are a resident of Hotwells & Harbourside, Clifton, Clifton Down or Cotham wards, come along to our Area Committee workshop next Monday to decide how funding can be spent in your area!

The data is clear: walking and cycling are good for our health, for the public purse, and for our cityscapes. That's why @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social continues to push for better active travel infrastructure across our whole city. www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The Green Party has over 200,000 members. More members, more councillors, more MPs. The Green Party just keep growing. Join us ⤵️

What a night and what a fantastic result! Congratulations to @greenpartyhan.bsky.social and the whole campaign team on achieving this watershed moment in UK politics. I can't wait to see what Hannah gets up to in Parliament!

With all my heart I want to have Hannah with me in Parliament next week. She is not only the best candidate to beat Reform but just simply the best new MP you could wish for. If you are voting today, choose Hannah, and tell everyone you meet to do the same! 💚💚💚🙏

✅ As my colleague @tobywells.bsky.social points out, "franchising is such a good idea that it was universally supported by all parties" in the mayoral elections. ❌ But now she is in power, Labour's mayor is dragging her feet. 🚌 We need better buses, not more Labour delays and broken promises.

I was a front line drug and alcohol nurse in community settings for 20+ years. I can categorically state that the war on drugs criminalising years has categorically failed and the health-based approach to drug policy championed by Zack Polanski's Green Party offers a ray of hope in a bleak landscape

Labour's policing minister backed overdose prevention centres in opposition. Bristol MP @carladenyer.bsky.social wrote to her asking for permission for Bristol Council to set one up. She refused. Labour knows that drug reform is needed but won't act; instead they smear the people who do want to.

Good to be part of the @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social contingent supporting @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social in their by-election - working to elect the brilliant Hannah Spencer in Gorton and Denton! Good luck @greenpartyhan.bsky.social - we're all rooting for you 💚🐕

Well my day just got a whole lot brighter, how about yours? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c7...

The Starmer Method: > Propose Idea > It's unpopular > Do it anyway because "it's necessary and we're willing to make hard choices" > Create disruption and uncertainty while starting to do Idea > Incur all the political costs of doing Idea > U-turn on Idea and waste the benefits > Repeat forever

Winning power in politics is one thing. We’ve been doing a lot of work on that around here as you’ll all know… But wielding it, making the changes that matter to people, that make a difference, doing the best that is possible, doing it with integrity… that is why we are in the game. 💚

The Labour group leader says they have filled all their allocated seats on Corporate Parenting Panel. But one of them, Cllr Kirsty Tait, has never turned up (see image).

My colleague @sibusisot.bsky.social speaking on the awful Labour amendment to defund essential safety and public transport works on Harbour infrastructure. Bristol has recently seen tragic deaths in the Harbour; to propose taking money away from its safety is shameful. bsky.app/profile/robb...

@greencamhayward.bsky.social: "This Tory amendment is callous, cruel and attacks the most vulnerable in our city. The Council Tax Reduction Scheme is a vital last line of defence to shield 25,000 households in our city from a broken council tax system."

@edplowden.bsky.social, Green councillor for Windmill Hill and transport and connectivity policy chair, speaks against Labour Amendment 3, saying that the Park Street proposal had strong evidence provided that we could clean air and give buses priority. Labour rejected it based on vibes.

Great work, Patrick & all Bristol Greens!

@patdbmcallister.bsky.social: "Labour has shamefully brought wrecking amendments – undermining our staff, cutting council housebuilding and defunding public transport infrastructure. They want to publicly and expensively damage the progress we are making in moving Bristol on from the bad old days."

@patdbmcallister.bsky.social: "Our Green administration is delivering a budget we can be proud of. We are investing millions into our council homes, recycling, and social care, bringing down costs and improving outcomes by keeping children closer to families, and adults independent for longer."

As Finance Chair, I am proud today to commend @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social's annual budget to Full Council. We are bringing a balanced budget of £1.4B in revenue spending and £400M in capital for 2026/27: millions of pounds for housing, transport and communities. The Green Party is delivering!

Councillor Tony Dyer, Leader of Bristol City Council, stands to present Bristol's 2026-27 balanced budget, but also states that we have a balanced plan for the council's medium term financial strategy.

Good afternoon to all democracy, local government finance and politics lovers! Bristol City Council is setting its annual budget today and I'll be live-posting what is happening in this thread. The meeting starts at 2pm and could last 5 hours+! Watch live here: www.youtube.com/live/v_LMfxf...

Your council tax going up and your council services getting worse is not your local council's fault. Central government funding has been slashed so their overall money has plummeted. They're just offloading the outrage on to local officials.

I'm quoted at the end of this very sorry tale of evidence-free decision-making from my non-Green councillor colleagues Park Street traffic ban plan bites the dust www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

It is deeply cynical, disgusting politics by labour, again. Blocking genuine progress because someone else is in charge. How low can they stoop? Totally unfit for any form of public office when they put their own narrow political point scoring games above genuine public good.

Bristol labour sunk to new depths tonight. Voting against or abstaining on three sustainable transport projects, that would improve air quality, improve bus times, a safe route for children to get to school, and even improve traffic. An absolute disgrace.