LANDMARK MOMENT - the Greens now have more members across Great Britain than the Lib Dems! Let's keep it going! 👇🏼👇🏾👇🏽 join.greenparty.org.uk Latest stats available: 85,800 @greenparty.org.uk (England & Wales) + @scottishgreens.org combined membership 83,174 @libdems.org.uk (a single party across GB)

Come to our #Climate Chat in Hampton Hill on Thursday 25 September from 7.30pm to discuss the most vital issues of our time and find out more about local projects to address the pressing ecological crisis. Tickets £5: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-ch...

Excellent statement from @ukfost.bsky.social on the flaws in the reasoning by the Palestinian Academic Committee for the Boycott of Israel (PACBI) for boycotting @standing-together.bsky.social: ukfost.co.uk/solidarity-w...

A recent TfL survey found only 16 per cent of people understand key Highway Code rules designed to keep everyone safe. So I’m glad to see TfL has taken up my recommendation to address the lack of understanding about road rules in the Highway Code -/-

👏 👏 👏 Greens 4 Palestine has stopped Jewish Greens from bringing @standing-together.bsky.social Palestinian and Israeli peace activists to speak at @greenparty.org.uk conference. Green 4 Palestine has also prevented Green Friends of @ukfost.bsky.social from having a stall at conference. 1/2

These posters were put up across Israel to call on soldiers to refuse to take part in an illegal occupation of Gaza that can only bring about more death and destruction. We cannot continue in this nightmare. Everyone must refuse this horrific reality! (1/2)

Got a query or an issue with Richmond Council or about our ward? Come to our councillor surgery today, 11am-12pm in Costa on Ham Parade.

Not building on floodplains is basic common sense as they’re part of the river. Every new home must protect people from both flooding and extreme heat. #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAdaptation

Defeated Green Party leadership candidate Adrian Ramsay MP co-led the Party to an extraordinary quadrupling of its parliamentary numbers at last year’s general election. Three cheers for Adrian! (Pse retweet to agree)

Ellie was excellent on Newsnight last night 🌱 Clear, credible, and focused on keeping our broad appeal so we can win across the country. 🗳 Don’t forget: vote in the leadership election by midday Sat 30 Aug 👉 ballot.greenparty.org.uk

I haven't voted yet... And I'm sure I'm not alone. 💚If you're a Green Party member, please log in and vote before the deadline this SATURDAY.

My rant about lack of cycle infrastructure on Green Lanes has been printed in an actual NEWSPAPER 🎉🥳📰🗞️ It’s a half page comment piece in the Ham and High, out now. The online version is also the most read story at the moment. Cycling issues matter! 🚲🚲 You might … 1/9

See my Green colleague’s @carolinerussell.bsky.social excellent report and recommendations for changing perspectives and achieving Vision Zero for road deaths here: www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

"Is the Green Party succeeding too slowly? Not from where I’m sitting!" Green Party councillor George Williams on why he's voting for @elliechowns.bsky.social & @adrianramsay.bsky.social to lead the party. bright-green.org/2025/08/08/i...

🔊 TfL is consulting on bringing the congestion charge in line with public transport ticket prices, which go up every year, while costs for people driving remain static. haveyoursay.tfl.gov.uk/congestion-c... I've responded today and you are welcome to use my response to shape yours. 🔗 in 🧵 👇

Well said, Gareth👏 Refugees and asylum seekers are welcome in Richmond - and the UK! www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/2536461...

> @adrianramsay.bsky.social on R4 Today very clear about the need for the Green Party to keep its distinct identity & broad appeal if it's to keep on winning even bigger under first-past-the-post. He and @elliechowns.bsky.social have shown they're extremely good at doing this!

Who will benefit from the #Heathrowexpansion? Ultra rich jetsetters. #Heathrow www.standard.co.uk/comment/heat...

Got a Council issue? Come to our ward surgery today, 11am-12pm in Costa on Ham Parade. No appointment necessary. Pick up some goodies from Ham Parade Market while you're there, plus Save Our Land and River postcards to send to Thames Water saying no to the #ThamewSewagePump.

Like Caroline Lucas, I'm backing Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsey to be the next leaders of the Green Party. I think it's fairer to their constituents for MPs to share the job of leader, and it's too much work for one person to do both without a lot of help. also no Caesars... bsky.app/profile/caro...

As @zoenicholson.bsky.social writes so powerfully in Bright Green. @elliechowns.bsky.social and @adrianramsay.bsky.social aren't offering magical thinking, they're offering a strategy that works. Let's not throw that success away: bright-green.org/2025/08/01/e....

"Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay aren’t offering magical thinking but a strategy that’s proven to work." Wise words from seasoned election campaigner Zoe Nicholson, Green leader of Lewes District Council. bright-green.org/2025/08/01/e...

Good to see the new bike storage at #RichmondStation finally coming along. Will be great to have somewhere safe to park my bicycle in the town centre.

Here's my monthly round-up of activities as your councillor for Ham, Petersham & Richmond Riverside (for July 2025). If you have an issue, come to our ward surgery on Sat 2 Aug, 11am-12pm in Costa on Ham Parade (no appointment necessary), or email me on [email protected].

These plans are only radical - as described by the @_FleetNews journalist - if you subscribe to a #motonormativity view. If you see vehicles in terms of #roaddanger, #carbonemissions and #pollution, then the proposals are sensible and essential: www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/road-sa...

It was our last door knocking session for the summer in Ham last night. We also got some signatures on the postcards against the #ThamesWaterPump from SOLAR. If you have an issue, come to the ward surgery on Sat 2 Aug at Costa on Ham Parade, 11am-12pm or email me at [email protected]

TWO DAYS TO GO! Local VCS Pay Survey – closing 31 Jul If your @richmondcouncil.bsky.social voluntary or community organisation employs paid staff & hasn't already taken part, please help us build a clear picture of current pay, benefits & workforce trends at local level ⬇️ bit.ly/45rSBkQ

Tax wealth. I don't care if you do so via a new 'wealth tax' or by reforming existing taxes like Capital Gains Tax & Inheritance Tax (both are full of inconsistencies and loopholes.) It isn't just about the amount of money raised; it's also about fairness. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

We agree! 😱 Green Lanes, like too many main roads in London, remains hostile & dangerous for cycling @carolinerussell.bsky.social's brilliant report on Vision Zero needs Mayor, TfL and councils to act, now, to avoid more families & lives ruined london.gov.uk/sites/defaul...

I'm sure that many of you are (like me) struggling to find the truth - if there even can be such a thing - about the situation in Gaza. This article seems worth reading for a reasoned and seemingly informed analysis of what's happening on the ground there. www.thefp.com/p/matti-frie...

“Oh my God I can see Green Lanes from here” It is utterly shameful that leaving roads, known to be dangerous, without making any changes is normalised. The danger is not inevitable it’s a choice. Thanks @carlafrancome.bsky.social for another 🧵 about my report. www.london.gov.uk/caroline-rus...

Dr Isolde Radford, senior policy manager at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said: “This rigorous review adds to mounting evidence that exposure to air pollution – from traffic fumes to wood burners – increases the risk of developing dementia." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“If a new political party is setting up, now, without having climate- and ecological- breakdown front and centre, then it’s hopelessly out of date”: Adrian Ramsay brilliant, on LBC #GreenLeadership debate, on why the Green Party is deeply different in fundamental starting-point from Corbyn-Sultana.

In #LBC debate, @adrianramsay.bsky.social setting out very clearly why the Green Party needs to keep to the clear strategy that's led to a doubling of councillor numbers & quadrupling of MPs in the past 4 years, & the risks of 'magical thinking' damaging the party's credibility.

🚨 NEW REPORT: Today, I'm proud to launch ‘Changing the Narrative – Ending the Acceptance of Road Death in London’ 👉 www.london.gov.uk/caroline-rus... To mark the launch, I’m hosting a roundtable at City Hall today with campaigners, bereaved families, crash survivors, policy experts, TfL and more.

This month we've seen more heatwaves. Temperatures will keep rising unless we stop burning oil and gas. The government can't claim to care about our future while backing new fossil fuel projects. That is why @UKLabour must stop new oil & gas extraction, starting with Rosebank.

This week I urged MPs to be on the right side of history. We look back on the tobacco ad ban as a no-brainer and vital to protecting our health - so why do we still allow fossil fuel giants to spend millions hiding the harmful effects of their products? www.desmog.com/2025/07/07/c...

🌳 Dame Judi Dench is calling for the return of ancient woodlands. Will you sign the petition to help restore the Ghost Woods and protect our green spaces for future generations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social Worth asking ministers or any select committees to have a look at this?

📣 Unsurprisingly, the LibDem🔶️ administration in #Richmond voted the motion down. Why? ❌️ Too complicated to implement. 🗳 Politically challenging this close to an election! ✅️ Time for residents to demand action on #carspreading, and ☑️ vote in more @rtgreenparty.bsky.social councillors.

If your #Uber driver says 'use another app', here's why: Uber’s dynamic pricing put up fares, lowered drivers' earnings, but increased Uber’s revenue share. ⬇️Drivers’ hourly income £22 to £19. ⬆️Drivers more unpaid time waiting. ⬆️Uber’s commission up to 29%. Ref: arxiv.org/pdf/2506.15278

Last month’s #heatwave killed hundreds in the UK – & we’re now entering the 2nd heatwave of the summer. The climate crisis is here & now – & we need to do much more both to build resilience to its impacts & to cut the emissions that are driving it. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

The Chancellor (when in opposition) & now Lord Kinnock & a former First Minister of Wales have all backed calls for a wealth tax. I asked the PM if he stands by his promise that those with the broadest shoulders should bear the biggest burden. He dodged my question again.

Looking forward to the debate tonight on this motion, bringing in emissions- and weight-based charges for car parking in Richmond. The road danger that #SUVs bring must be tackled.

I’ve put together this listing of top endorsements for Adrian & Ellie for the Green Party Leadership race. They really are quite something. Check out this thread 🧵. Let’s start with the mother of all endorsements: Caroline Lucas’s: x.com/carolineluca...

This week I challenged the Mayor and TfL on the shocking conditions bus drivers are forced to work in. Bus cabs are like sealed boxes where temperatures soar above 40°C. It’s inhumane and completely unacceptable. Our drivers deserve dignity, not to be left sweltering in oven-like heat.

🚨 When Labour shifts right and Reform spreads fear — the Greens speak truth. Watch me & Ellie on national TV taking the fight to those who make the poor poorer and the rich richer. This is what credible leadership looks like. #TogetherWeWin

It's heating up out there, so I'm posting a letter to ask Keir Starmer to bring back the Climate & Nature Bill for emergency debate. @andreefrieze.bsky.social @zero-hour.bsky.social

Some of my activities from the last month. Being a councillor always throws up different things. This time it was a landowner selling off plots of lands (too small to build on), but still worrying. I met officers and residents, provided information, and got emergency Tree Preservation Orders.

Got an issue with #Richmond Council? Come to the ward surgery tomorrow, Sat 5 July, between 11am-12p on Costa on Ham Parade. No need for an appointment. Can't make it - email me via [email protected].