Looking forward to Christmas, but it can be a hard time for those feeling lonely or grieving. On Friday I joined Norwich Soca Senior, where my late dad played, to honour members who’ve passed away this year and celebrate the friendship, wellbeing, & support the club gives older men bit.ly/3LaCgKa

We are hiring a Campaign Organiser for Waveney Valley. If you are well organised, enjoy motivating volunteers and want to help us grow the Green momentum locally, this could be for you! Application deadline 2nd Jan. More info at greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

Much to welcome in the Animal Welfare Strategy, but it must have real teeth to deliver for animals. Ministers must set clear timescales to phase out crates and cages, properly support farmers through the transition and not allow imports that don't meet UK standards.

🚨BREAKING 🚨 Trump has put previously-agreed investment in the UK tech industry on hold. Why? Likely to strong-arm the UK into dropping taxes on US big tech firms. 🧵Here’s what you need to know about the tax Trump wants scrapped & why we need to hold firm…

Welcome news that the UK will re-join Erasmus, providing life-changing opportunities for students to study across Europe. We must continue rebuilding our relationship with Europe: secure the youth mobility scheme, re-join the customs union, and begin talks to re-join the EU.

The Government has repeatedly claimed to support nature protection. But exempting small sites from Biodiversity Net Gain risks undoing years of progress in tackling nature and biodiversity loss.

I’m often first to criticise the Govt on dentistry, but welcome this step. Easier access for urgent care and complex needs is good, but without proper contract reform and funding, NHS dentistry remains broken. Real reform is still urgently needed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Two turtle doves and a partridge in a pear tree. But soon there may be no turtle doves left. Their numbers have declined by 99% since the 1960s. That’s why I’m backing the RSPB's calls for proper, sustained funding for nature-friendly farming.

It was great to be at Bungay Primary School to meet Aoife in Year 5, the winner of my Christmas card competition. Her fantastic design, with beautiful and detailed drawings of animals and a lovely winter scene, will appear on my Christmas cards.

As a parent myself, I am concerned about risks posed to children and younger teenagers by social media. So I'm supportive of the new rules in Australia, though there's lots of detail to work out on how best to protect young people in the UK.

Really enjoyed my visit to NorwichCityFC to see the fantastic work they do for the community and the environment. Lovely to see the allotment and solar panels at the Colney training ground as well as the impressive facilities.

I’m hiring a caseworker. If you have experience in casework or similar work, and a passion for making a difference for individuals and the wider community, I want to hear from you. Join my team in Diss for four days a week. More info at www.adrianramsay.org.uk/jobs

Lots of energy and excitement at the @greenparty.org.uk action day in #Stowmarket today. Great to join @cllrctopping.bsky.social, @netdunning.bsky.social and @midsuffolkgreen.bsky.social councillors with party members from across Suffolk and beyond to get our positive message out.

Since 2020, three of the five worst harvests on record have hit the UK. This year, we saw the hottest and driest spring on record, then the hottest summer. Drought conditions spread across the country, resulting in the second-worst harvest since records began.

You can’t always see Crohn’s or Colitis, but 1 in 120 people in the UK live with it. Flare-ups can strike without warning, invisible to others, yet enough to disrupt daily life. #HowCrohnsFeels

Ten years ago, Storm Desmond devastated communities across the UK. A decade on, we are facing more frequent extreme weather, more floods & forest fires. Successive govts have failed to prepare, invest in fire & rescue services, & protect the people who need their support most.

In case it wasn't already obvious why Farage and his party are spreading misinformation about the climate crisis and trying to blame the most vulnerable for the problems caused by inequality - they've just received a record donation from a jet fuel multimillionaire!

The Government says it will publish the Animal Welfare Strategy by year's end. It must come out while the House is still sitting, to enable scrutiny. I have also pressed them to confirm that it will set a clear timeline to end cruel farrowing crates and cages.

People say the UK leads on animal welfare, yet many animals are still kept in awful conditions that others in Europe have already moved away from. Today I brought together thirty-six MPs and Lords to urge the SoS at Defra to end farrowing crates and cages.

The UK claims to lead on animal welfare, yet millions of animals remain trapped in cruel conditions. Today, I & 36 MPs and Peers urged Defra to include a clear time-bound plan to end all confinement cages and crates in the upcoming Animal Welfare Strategy.

The Budget claims to offer renewal, but people in Waveney Valley are still facing high bills, stretched services, rising food costs, & threats to our natural environment. This Budget fails to deliver real change for ordinary people who continue to struggle.

Great to visit Hartismere School today & talk to students about my work & priorities, such as protecting our environment & restoring health services. Really interesting conversations & good to learn of the students concerns over poor public transport links & need for better sport facilities. #UKPW

Very glad to support @waveneyfoodbank.bsky.social at their Christmas collection at Tesco in Diss today. They rely on the generosity of our local community to help those in need. They are getting good support and need more donations ahead of Christmas and beyond.

Oasis offers excellent support to trans people across Norfolk and Suffolk, through support nights and social events.

"Ordinary people are going to see their income tax bills increase" @adrianramsay.bsky.social explains how Labour's budget fails to address unprecedented cost of living pressures- and how a wealth tax would raise revenues to fund our infrastructure and public services.

Instead of delivering a transformational budget to tax extreme wealth fairly and tackle the cost-of-living crisis, this Labour Govt has once again chosen to paper over the cracks,

Credit where it’s due, the Chancellor finally did the thing she could have done on day one & scrapped the two-child benefit cap. A crucial first step in tackling the scandal of child poverty #Budget2025

I voted against the third reading of the Devolution Bill. I support genuine devolution, including real funding and powers for mayors, and that is what the Bill makes some good progress on. Stronger local decision-making can help communities deliver what works on the ground.

In the next few weeks the government will launch its Animal Welfare Strategy. I spoke at the Centre for Animals and Social Justice conference in Cambridge to set out what @greenparty.org.uk wants to see included in that strategy.

Great to speak to residents in Diss yesterday about national and local issues. Lots of concern over the state of our NHS and especially the lack of dentists - I continue to raise questions on this in Parliament, and with the local NHS, pressing for the necessary investment & contract reform.

Funding must be prioritised for the Ely & Haughley railway junctions: crucial infrastructure upgrades that will improve rail capacity, relieve congestion, reduce carbon emissions and enhance the regional economy.

Next week’s budget must deliver justice for hard-pressed families by fully scrapping the cruel two-child benefit cap and fairly taxing wealth. With @greenparty.org.uk colleagues I have written to the Chancellor with a very simple message: Cut bills. Tax billionaires.

I was delighted to attend @ciwf.org.uk’s #EndTheCageAge reception last week. Earlier in the week, I urged the Minister to use the Animal Welfare Strategy to phase out cages and ensure all hens have the freedom to move.

As extreme weather becomes more common, many insurers are raising premiums or pulling cover entirely - as shown in FloodRe report earlier this year. I have asked the Government what immediate support is being put in place for people who are left without insurance and need help now.

It is a political choice to keep children in poverty whilst billionaire and multimillionaire wealth grows larger. @greenparty.org.uk has today written to the Chancellor urging her to use the next week's Budget to tax wealth fairly, cut bills and deliver real change.

"A small tax on [multimillionaires and billionaires] would make a big difference to the money we have available." Ahead of next week's Budget, @adrianramsay.bsky.social makes the case for taxing the wealth of the richest in society to fund our public services.

Thank you to Later Life Ambitions for speaking with me recently. Every person deserves dignity in later life, and we must value what older people give to society — from caring for family to volunteering, working and keeping communities strong. #LaterLifeAmbitions

Thank you to @adrianramsay.bsky.social for supporting our campaign to #EndTheCageAge for laying hens.

The Tropical Forests Scheme launched at COP30 in Brazil is vital for protecting tropical forests. The Government has reportedly decided not to contribute, an astonishing failure of leadership and a setback to our emissions reduction and international nature commitments.

The upcoming Animal Welfare Strategy must include a clear plan to phase out cages for hens and farrowing crates for pigs. These crates are so small that sows can’t even turn around. These practices must end and farmers must be supported with the transition.

🦷 DIY dentistry should never be anyone’s only option. Across the country people can’t get an NHS dentist. Children end up in hospital with tooth decay and adults live in pain. NHS dentistry needs urgent funding and reform. It’s time for the Government to fix this gap for good.

The work the National Society for Phenylketonuria does to raise awareness about phenylketonuria (PKU) is incredible. PKU is a lifelong condition that severely restricts what people can eat.

On #ArmisticeDay we remember all those who made the ultimate sacrifice for us. We must truly honour their legacy by pursuing a more peaceful world.

Always great catching up with Christine, Nic and the team at The Locks Inn. It’s such a brilliant community pub. Thanks to Nic for updating me on the renewable energy plans. And good to speak with residents about issues affecting Geldeston.

Always great catching up with Christine, Nic and the team at The Locks Inn. It’s such a brilliant community pub. Thanks to Nic for updating me on the renewable energy plans. And good to speak with residents about issues affecting Geldeston.

In 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that climate impacts must be considered in planning decisions. Yet councils are allowing mega farms to conceal their emissions. Thirty-five developments have routinely ignored or downplayed the industry’s carbon footprint.

Delighted to push for an equal Parliament with 50/50 Parliament. If we want to ensure our Parliament really serves everyone, we need equal representation. That is why it is vital that parties #AskHerToStand and support more women into politics.

It’s absurd that private jet fuel is still untaxed when ordinary people are seeing living costs go up and up. I joined We Are Possible to call on the Chancellor to end this unfairness & make the richest pay their fair share, to support our public services & a healthy environment

I said yesterday that the chancellor was laying the ground for her budget as hard choices for everyone but the wealthiest.⁣ And now the chancellor is reportedly going to cut vital funding for desperately needed home insulation to cut bills.

This morning the Chancellor spoke of difficult decisions for everyone but the ultra-rich. It’s time to tackle the cost of living crisis, end child poverty and invest in our vital public services by taxing extreme wealth fairly.