Thank you to the Independent and Green Cllrs who elected me as the Local Government Associationl Independent Group Deputy Leader. Pleased to get 64% of the vote. Looking forward to working with new leader Cllr Hannah Dalton and Treasurer Cllr Johnny Denis.

Worth listening to Julian's comments and the council officer's response - essentially they won't consider Active Travel England's suggestions for this *town centre* development until the use for each plot is defined. It speaks of #motonormativity. youtu.be/0MJrnF2FlBs?...

Thanks Mike. Unfortunately the LibDems and Labour councillors didn't even second my amendment to have a framework travel plan. It wasn't asking for much. Doesn't fill me with confidence for a new administration.

Bravo to @juliandean99.bsky.social for discussing active travel shortfalls at today's planning committee meeting.👏 Amendment to have a "framework travel plan" for Shrewsbury's Riverside development approved.

📢 ENERGY PRICE RISE ALERT⚡ Energy bills are set to increase again in April, with analysts forecasting another price cap rise. It's time to call out the gaslighting and fight for a fair, green energy system! 🌍⚡ #EnergyCrisis #FuelPoverty

It's a fallacy to say that we have to choose between builders and blockers. We could choose to have to right sorts of development, in the right place, at the right price that would meet our housing needs while protecting our precious natural environment.

Over 5 million people have had their elections cancelled in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Thurrock, Surrey, East and West Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. The Green Party is urging the government to protect democracy and allow these long-planned elections to take place.

Writing for Left Foot Forward, @juliandean99.bsky.social argues that the Devolution White Paper is an attack on local democracy.

Thanks LFF for carrying my piece. In 2025 the left needs to add Defending Local Democracy to the To Do list! @owenjones.bsky.social

Regimes like the the Assads' fall. They always fall. Which makes our #ArmsSales and other support for Saudi Arabia deeply dangerous and short-sighted, as well as morally indefensible. Those arms will end up somewhere, and new regime will remember the past www.ft.com/content/a953...

Where is Bashar al-Assad? Rumours that he's fled swirl despite official denials. Regimes like his that are built on mass murder, torture & repression can collapse very quickly. It's clear that many Syrians see the rebels as liberators. #Damascus #Syria www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

People ask us "but where are the democrats?". They were in the prisons, they were driven from their land. And today they are returning home.

➡️West Lothian Council needs Green voices. 🗳️If you live in Whitburn, Blackburn or Seafield, then you can vote for @camiglasgow.bsky.social today. 🟢Cameron will stand against Labour/Tory cuts and be a strong voice for better public transport.

There's me in the corner :) It was humbling to hear about the way our siblings in Northern Ireland are working hard in a hostile environment with executive parties in Stormont who don't give a **** about communities their environment.