So this week its Crohns and Colitis Awareness Week, and I happen to be one of the 500,000 people in the UK living with Crohns Disease. I thought I’d share a few thoughts, because a lot has changed since I last posted about having Crohns. #HowCrohnsFeels #HowColitisFeels 🧵

Good morning :) (I need coffee 🥺)

Mhm 🙂‍↕️

In the spirit of #AbolishBadThings 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️💚

The @transgreens.bsky.social and ourselves have revamped our Teemill website where the #ElectTheDolls t-shirts that we had at conference are now on sale. Do check it out: lgbtiqagreens.teemill.com

It's not just a social issue, it's a class issue. Insufficient LGBTIQA+ healthcare provision is a failure of government and creates a hierarchy of those who can afford it and those who cannot. There's no justice for any of us without justice for all of us. @mattrogan.bsky.social

♻️ Litter picking is an act of love - and we love our communities! 💚 We, your Green team, were out this evening litter picking and managed 4 bags in total. 👊 Get in touch if you can you help us take action against the problems we're facing across our areas!

The polls they are a changing...

📈 Across Leeds, and the country, the Green Party is SURGING! 💚 We're not here to be disappointed by Labour in Leeds. We're here to replace them. 📝 Want to help me and @leedsgreenparty.bsky.social do that? join.greenparty.org.uk

Draw the line. Join the Green Party today ⤵️ join.greenparty.org.uk?utm_source=s...

Okay this not the point but that t-shirt is fantastic so we should listen to him he's clearly wise

Fly-tipping, litter, and waste are an ongoing battle in our communities. But, we're taking action! Thanks to Cristiana and George for joining me in Cottingley this evening - we've been told about a hotspot for fly tipping, and we decided to do something about it.

Good evening! Thanks to everyone that attended our LGBTIQA+ Greens' Deputy Leader Hustings this evening. After the hustings finished for Deputy Leader, we received @mothinali.bsky.social's opening statement, and we thought we'd post it, for balance and fairness!

Brilliant to hear from Deputy Leader and GPEx candidates at this evening's @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social hustings! Big thanks to candidates for their engagement with our community 💚 and a HUGE thanks to Kris & Melissa for organising & chairing!!

Good morning! It's the day we release the results from our pledges. Firstly, for leadership, we pitted the responses from @elliechowns.bsky.social and @adrianramsay.bsky.social against @zackpolanski.bsky.social. You can view every response word-for-word @ lgbtiqa.greenparty.org.uk/2025-husting...

You'll notice I've not said anything about who I'm backing in the leadership elections yet. Who I endorse will be heavily down to our @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social pledges - we need strong leadership on LGBTIQA+ issues from our would-be leadership team!

LGBTIQA+ pledges deadline! Thanks to the 28 candidates who have responded to our pledges. We will be publishing them all tomorrow. If you haven't yet responded, check your email and you have until the end of today to be included.

"We need to be in the room"

Section 28 was a dark period in the UK for LGBTIQA+ rights that did untold damage. Labour are bringing it back. We deserve better from a government that promised Change.

As Greens, we know that fighting for the environment goes hand-in-hand with all forms of liberation: LGBTIQA+ rights included! Check out the pledges we're asking our leadership & internal candidates to commit to. We'll share their responses once they've been received. ✊

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ LGBTIQA+ RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 We're asking candidates in the @greenparty.org.uk internal elections to pledge their support for our community. At a time when we're under attack, we need our LGBTIQA+ communities and our allies to stand in solidarity. Watch this space!

The only balance here is Labour balancing the books on the backs of disabled people, which isn't "right" whatsoever. Shame on every Labour MP that's backed down from opposing this rotten welfare bill, content with the same broken system. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Climate crisis? What climate crisis? news.sky.com/story/uk-cou...

Good to be at the West Yorkshire #WeDemandChange summit with @leedsgreenparty.bsky.social today, held right there in South Leeds! Lots of great discussions around how we build a better, fairer, greener future - and what changes we need to see for that to happen.

The team and I had a lovely time chatting to people on the Ingrams and Balms in Holbeck, finding out what local issues matter the most. Lots of enthusiasm that we can make a difference - let's turn it into reality? 🫶

Labour's "tough decisions" aren't tough on the wealthy, they're tough on us - especially in South Leeds. Billionaires & bosses are getting richer whilst our communities are worse off. It's time to ditch austerity and fight for fairness. Our communities deserve better. 💚 vm.tiktok.com/ZNdStYsJe/

Latest polling puts the Green Party in 4th place on 13%. Great stuff. But, we want that number even higher - can you join us to help build a people-powered movement in your area? >> join.greenparty.org.uk

🗞️ Our latest newsletter is spreading fast across Beeston & Holbeck! Great evening out with volunteers on the Southleighs & around Gipsy Lane, sharing our local updates with residents. Big thanks - and do be in touch if we can help with anything!

Huge thanks to Dr Pete Smith & Litter Free Leeds for Monday's 'Mean Streets to Clean Streets' event! Ready to tackle litter & fly-tipping? Get involved! Local groups like the Beeston Womblers & Better Beeston are already doing a stellar job locally - let's have that across all our communities too!

We’re reflecting on the roots of Pride: as a protest. When hate is on the rise, and attempts are being made to erase us from existence, we call on allies this Pride month to stand with us. And we will continue fighting for our liberation: there is no environmental justice without social justice.

🤝 NO STRANGERS IN SOUTH LEEDS! Our communities are rich in diversity, and we're Stronger Together. Huge thanks to the folks who organised the anti-racism picnic in Cross Flatts Park this afternoon! So good to see so many people come together, share food, & celebrate diversity in our part of Leeds.

🤝 NO STRANGERS IN SOUTH LEEDS! Our communities are rich in diversity, and we're Stronger Together. Huge thanks to the folks who organised the anti-racism picnic in Cross Flatts Park this afternoon! So good to see so many people come together, share food, & celebrate diversity in our part of Leeds.

I'm a Rogan on the left and I fully back getting rid of podcasts :)

Even Reeves's closest colleagues are telling her what should be obvious: she should be taxing wealth fairly, not stripping support from the most vulnerable. Time for her to start listening. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

💙💛 All Holbeck, aren't we? Good times yesterday evening both chatting to residents + getting our latest news out in Holbeck. We also noticed a fair amount of litter/fly-tipping (the headline of our Spring newsletter) - can we band together to sort this out?

Locally, I'm having conversations with other Greens and residents about how we improve problem parking on match days. It's a long-standing issue. This morning, I find a leaflet from 2012 with a near-identical article title from a neighbouring ward. Some things never change... but should(!)

💚 Announcing Chris Bell as your Green Party candidate for the upcoming Morley South by-election. 📢 CAN YOU HELP? 📰 Read more here: leeds.greenparty.org.uk/2025/05/11/c... 💰 Donate to our crowdfunder here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/a-green-co... #GetGreensElected

Don't vote for them until they sort their shit out. And if that never happens then so be it. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Join the Rebellion! join.greenparty.org.uk

#MayThe4thBeWithYou! 💚 Join the Rebellion, and help us fight for #RealHope and #RealChange in the face of the far-right 👉 join.greenparty.org.uk

A big thank you to James, Chris, and Gaia the Dog for being wonderful company this afternoon whilst surveying residents down in Beeston!

I had no idea that her real name is Charli twitter c twitter.

For a group with "equality" in its title, this absolutely stinks of authoritarianism & social conservatism.

It's not @mattrogan.bsky.social or @kathrynbristow.uk's responsibility to clear up after @adrianramsay.bsky.social's failure to promote @greenparty.org.uk policy or repair any damage that he has caused ..but they've done a pretty good job at making clear that we stand firm on Trans Rights 👇🏼💚✊🏼

"The issues we need to tackle stem from the broken system of austerity, not from trans rights – which do not exist as a zero-sum game." Our Co-Chairs @mattrogan.bsky.social and @kathrynbristow.uk for @yorkshirebylines.co.uk yorkshirebylines.co.uk/society/tran...

📣 The Green Party stands firm: trans rights are human rights. Injustice won’t be solved by division – only by unity and real change By Matt Rogan and Kat Bristow @mattrogan.bsky.social @kathrynbristow.uk @carladenyer.bsky.social @adrianramsay.bsky.social

Great to see @greensorganise.bsky.social at the London demo & @carladenyer.bsky.social speaking at the Bristol demo. Support from Green leaders and individuals has been good. But it's not ok for co-leader @adrianramsay.bsky.social to be silent. Find your voice. Trans rights are human rights.