🚨 Private affluence and public squalor 🔽🔽🔽 Or, why modern life has become shit - all in one graph! ➡️ World #Inequality Report: wir2022.wid.world/chapter-3/

Renewables are a masterclass in learning-by-doing. Each doubling of deployment cuts costs via experience curves: better manufacturing, finance & supply chains. Result: Solar now cheapest new power in many regions Falling battery costs enable flexibility Electrification gets more attractive

Tonight at midnight: Will Zack Polanski win over Gary Stevenson on the Green Party?

"That's just cruel and wrong." @matthewsnedker.bsky.social discusses Reform's attack on our neighbours, friends and family on BBC Politics North East.

1/ New @lut.fi study in collaboration with European partners finds prioritising nuclear power expansion over renewable energy (RE) leads to 71–84% higher annual system costs in Finland by 2050 compared to a cost-optimised RE system. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

The Green Party is rooted in the communities its MPs and Councillors serve. We are standing firm against those who want to divide our communities. We are equally committed to cutting people’s bills by tackling corporate greed. Now is the time to join.GreenParty.org.uk

As usual, @zoejardiniere.bsky.social is spot on. This is Starmer trying to look tough. But his default is centralisation, authoritarian and that is deeply concerning.

Our transport spokesperson @greenmattbfd.bsky.social : "Bradford and our district need NPR to deliver the economic boost we have been promised for years. "Every delay sends a message that our communities are being treated as an afterthought compared with London and the South East." 👏👏👏

First comedy gig for my son. Stewart Lee #darlingtonhipp

New figures: councils spent £2.8 billion on temporary accommodation for 2024/25 up 25% in a year Private landlords are cashing in on this crisis We can’t afford to ignore the need for genuinely affordable social homes – the only solution to the housing emergency.

Hey, Britain - America has already touched the stove so we don't need to do that, okay?

You can understand the Labour government's priorities by the targets they set. ✅ Targets to build unaffordable houses ❌ Targets to build affordable social homes

Green Party membership hits a new high. Today membership topped 77,000. Now is the time to join the Green Party and get involved with delivering real hope and real change in your community. youtube.com/shorts/HKFsv...

🎉 We now have 70,000 members! 💚 We're breaking records everywhere right now, with more MPs, more councillors, and more members than ever before. 🤝 Our movement is growing. Are you with us? Join the Green Party today ⤵️

House building slumps to lowest level since 2020 with job losses and falling confidence in Labour It’s no surprise that house building is stalling when people can’t afford to save for deposits This is the perfect time to replace the 1.4 million social homes lost since 1980

"It's going to be a big gear change..." @rachelmillward.bsky.social speaks to Sky News following her election as Co-Deputy Leader of the Green Party.

Congratulations to @lauramanston.bsky.social on being elected as External Comms Co-ordinator for @greenparty.org.uk I guess you're my boss now!

It's time to draw the line It's time to put Britains wealth back where it belongs - In our communities In our public services In our wage packets It's time to deliver - Social justice Racial justice Environmental justice join.greenparty.org.uk

England's social housing has been allowed to dwindle away, with eight times more council homes being sold this year than were built. Without action, we are consigning millions of households to being stuck on waiting lists and the burden of housing benefit continues to grow.

I’m backing @ZackPolanski to be the next leader of the Green Party. Hear why I think he’s the right person to lead our party 👇🏻

Proud to join the team of Spokespeople for @TheGreenParty Affordable housing and resilient communities are the cornerstone of a just and fair society.

France is planning to recognise the state of Palestine. Meanwhile, Keir Starmer has described the starvation in Gaza as “unspeakable and indefensible” but still won't DO anything. Recognising the state of Palestine is the least our government can do.

Protecting and enhancing neighbourhoods with @apsenews.bsky.social I loved the energy & passion from people A good job, a good house & good friends make a good life Resilient communities are the cornerstone. There are as many ways to enhance communities as there are challenges on their cohesion.

This is the way to get our message heard. It’s up to us to hold the line against those who spread hate and division.

The Home Secretary calls the Israeli govt’s actions in Gaza ‘intolerable.’ But he is tolerating it. I asked when he will take real action: a full arms embargo, widespread sanctions, a ban on the import of settlement goods, and funding for evidence collection for prosecutions.

Retrofitting is not simply about warm homes Lancet Planetary Health report that 2,985 people died in England in '22 during extreme heat - projected to rise above 10,000 by '25 Passivhaus standards ensure buildings manage heating and cooling with minimum energy demands and maximum comfort

Lisa Nandy of UK Labour decrying British weapons being sent to kill Palestinians, including children, in 2018.

🚨BREAKING: UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy met today with Israeli ambassador Tzipi Hotovely, who has suggested "every school" is a legitimate target for Israel in Gaza. Hotovely thanked Nandy for her "recognition of our serious concerns about the failings of the BBC".

In the wake of the third heatwave this summer, Reform Cllrs are planning to "Cancel" Durham County Council’s Climate Emergency declaration tomorrow (Weds). We’ll be protesting outside County Hall (DH1 5UZ) from 9-10am, then viewing the meeting from the public gallery. Join us!

In Darlington today - Harriet Lamb opens the North East of England Green Party conference & AGM Great to welcome colleagues to our town.

Social housing - the foundation of a fair housing sector - use to make up 90% of all "affordable" house building This fell from 89% to 64% over the 20 years to 2011, then fell off a cliff to just 8% in two years under the Conservatives Right house, right price, right place.

Healthy streets have a long-lasting positive effect on communities 🚸School streets ⛈️Rain gardens 🚲Walking & cycling routes 🕺Active neighbourhoods These reduce air & noise pollution & road danger. Enable active lives and stronger communities Healthier communities should be on every LAs to do list

Only 5,732 of 36,872 homes completed by Homes England last year were for social rent - the only affordable homes for millions of people. We could be delivering 150,000 social homes a year, The right homes, at the right price. join.greenparty.org.uk fb.watch/AIIf_j7NHE/

"After a litany of broken promises, it’s no surprise that Labour are haemorrhaging support to the Greens." - @carladenyer.bsky.social

💚 Good luck and pob lwc to both England and Wales who begin their UEFA Women's Euro campaigns today!

Thanks to Eilish Thornton and Billy McAloon who gave me a tour of Darlington Fire Station. We talked about the challenges that the service meets on a daily basis. I have nothing but admiration for the work the whole team do to keep us safer at every hour of the day and night.

The initial results are in for Phase 1 of Wirral's 20mph rollout. An amazing success. Imagine arguing against this stuff "A 23% reduction in the number of people killed or seriously injured (KSI)" Article here featuring a quote by me www.birkenhead.news/fewer-casual...

The only way to guarantee that you have an MP that will stand up for people with disabilities is to have a @greenparty.org.uk MP! join.greenparty.org.uk

I've written up a blueprint here for how we *actually* could do it for Green MP @carladenyer.bsky.social. We need to stop pretending we can tinker around the edges of an immigration system designed from the bottom up for cruelty. carladenyer.co.uk/no-way-home/

Stephen Kinnock is lying. People don't lose PIP when they get a job, its not an out of work benefit & plenty of people on PIP work Kinnock knows this. What he's doing is part of a wider govt strategy to paint disabled people as shirkers & scroungers stealing from working people

Disability Labour - the Labour Party’s official disabled person’s affiliate organisation - has issued a statement that the government’s concessions are insufficient and is calling on all MPs to vote against the benefits Bill on Tuesday

Three years ago Labour took 70% of the vote. Now Greens are winning here.

Climate hazards are not future, but immediate threats. The @greenparty.org.uk understands that building resilience is crucial in protecting people and communities. That’s why I welcome the @ukgbc.bsky.social UK Climate Resilience Roadmap: Download the Roadmap here: content.ukgbc.org/l/977203/wnl...

❌We may not have the power to stop the UK’s active participation in Israel’s genocide, but we can control where our public money goes - and that should never be put into the pockets of companies who are profiting from some of the most horrific war crimes of our generation.

Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) promises many benefits Faster delivery Lower carbon Higher quality & efficiency Reduced site disruption But with land value still driving financial decisions, government policy and planning systems lagging behind - these promises are not being delivered.

I have today resigned from the Labour party and joined @greenparty.org.uk Labour has lost its moral compass and we need a bold, eco-socialist vision to take on the far right. Statement from me 👇

Farage's Reform want to allow the super-rich to buy their way out of paying UK tax for just £250k. This would cost the country an estimated £34 billion in lost revenue. Rather than exempting the wealthiest, the Green Party would tax them properly to help fix our public services.

MIND THE (spark) GAP The way UK electricity is price auctioned (set by gas) And the way taxes and levies are set (lift electricity prices) Is holding back climate action and hitting the poorest hardest.

Climate Action in Darlington I Chair of the Climate Change Working Group, bringing new ideas that will save money, resources and CO2 I heard about solar pV for refuse lorries at an APSE conference and am delighted that the scheme is working well in Darlington youtu.be/rTUwDWedWYA?...

Attending the Darlington Association on Disability Independent Living Forum. Hearing about the serious concerns about the negative effects of proposed cuts to support for disabled people.