Genuine question: Why's the reaction of many politicians to AI 'it's transformational, we must go faster, we can dismiss concerns over energy, copyright, job losses', yet the reaction to a clean tech transition that's more advanced and has less overt downsides is 'steady now, we need to slow down'.

If, like me, you’re finding the winter darkness oppressive, and you’re a night owl, and you can’t wait until the shortest day of the year to start feeling a sense of optimism again: Today is the day of the earliest sunset. The evenings get longer from today. You’re welcome.

Some people are concerned about alleged risks from the Covid-19 vaccination. A new French study suggests they need not worry | Stephen McNair

With homelessness still a big issue in Britain, here's exactly how you can help when you see someone rough sleeping or otherwise in need.

Find your way over to @plurabellebooks.com on Coldhams Road next week and finish off your Christmas shopping while helping us beat Reform, Labour and the Lib Dem’s in May. 📖 💚

💚 Are you brand new? Getting back into it? Ready to be a part of local green activism? 💻 Come to our New Starter Café today 11am online. Please rsvp here for meeting link: actionnetwork.org/events/new-m...

Girl Guiding and the Women’s Institute have announced that they will now exclude trans women and girls after legal threats – but organisations can and should remain inclusive: https://goodlaw.social/cpfx

In council chambers, on the streets, and in the press @greenparty.org.uk councillors and activists in Cambridge and South Cambs are the only party calling on the government to cut bills and tax billionaires. @elliottonguk.bsky.social @kathryn-fisher.bsky.social

Hope is here. Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️

Let’s make hope normal again. On 7 May 2026, we need to elect the biggest number of Green Councillors ever. Ready to bring back hope? Donate to our crowdfunder today: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/elect-more...

I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]

Would love to see the government pander to Green voters for a bit, just for fun

With the Green Party surging to over 130,000 members, we have launched our ‘Now We GO Big’ campaign to turn new party joiners into activists and organisers. There's lots to do, so we're hiring two freelancers! Head to greensorganise.uk/jobs for more details and to apply!

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We are looking forward to this Saturday, where we will take part in various panel discussions featuring local campaigners. Join us for the Cambridgeshire We Demand Change Summit. Grab your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-demand-...

That @zackpolanski.bsky.social bounce just keeps on bouncing! cambridge.greenparty.org.uk/2025/10/surg...

This World Mental Health Day we want to remind all our fellow @greenparty.org.uk activists that rest is a form of resistance ✊ Bringing real hope and real change is hard work — it’s ok to take a breaks when you need to 💚

On #BBCQT - Fiona Bruce said that the audience and public didn't want to press Reform UK on their dodgy links to Russia. I disagree. RT if you agree it's in the public interest for Reform to explain about their links to Russian money and bribery!

A record 1,611 people - including 11 children - died while homeless in 2024. Both Labour and the Conservatives have failed to fix Britain's housing crisis. A home is not a privilege. A home is a human right. We are sick of Labour's half measures. We need affordable housing NOW!

The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚 People everywhere are joining the movement for real change. Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️

This government wants to "build, baby, build". But who will benefit from this drive - property developers, or the rest of us? And if they reach their goal of building 1.5m new homes, what does this mean for the climate? neweconomics.org/2025/10/a-be...

They also say the Act is threatening economic growth. Again. Nonsensical. How do more floods, more droughts, and rising temperatures help the economy? Clearly they don’t, they disrupt it.

While saying they want to "preserve nature" the Conservative Party have just pledged to scrap the Climate Change Act. This makes no sense. How do more floods, more droughts, and rising temperatures "preserve" nature? That's what scrapping the Act will lead to.

"This fixation on Busways is irrational, and can only be explained by other vested interests". Former MP candidate Miranda Fyfe talking at the Cambourne to Cambridge (C2C) Busway Inquiry. www.youtube.com/live/bZkQ73_...

Are you a tech-savvy change-maker? Join our digital team! Apply to be our new Campaign Technology Officer 👇 https://goodlawproject.org/vacancy/campaign-technology-officer/

Farage wants to abolish Indefinite Leave to Remain – even for people who’ve lived, worked and built lives here for years. It’s not policy, it’s cruelty. Read the Bear’s analysis ⤵️

As the #BigRiverWatch returns, today's focus is the River Cam. Once fed by a chalk aquifer, it now runs on sewage outflows laced with phosphorus – smothering plants, stripping oxygen, killing life. Kate Moore reports on a dying river.

Are you someone who can spot a glitch, dream up a digital solution & guide others with hands-on technical skills? Then we're looking for you! Apply to be our new Campaign Technology Officer 👇 https://goodlawproject.org/vacancy/campaign-technology-officer/

Hi! Mendip Hills Green Party from Somerset are now on Bluesky! We would greatly appreciate any reposts/follows! Let's try hope over pain. Join.greenparty.org.uk

🚫 Full bottom trawling bans in marine protected areas are the ONLY way to ensure a healthy ocean 🌊 If you agree, the time to use your voice is now: only.one/act/uk-mpa-c... "We MUST seize this opportunity," our director @hugotagholm.bsky.social 🔽 The window to have your say is closing in ⌛

How do we fix this mess?

In Newmarket East, a fierce by-election looms. The Green Party is challenging Reform UK’s fear-driven rhetoric. The vote is on 11 September | Mark Popay

Green Party of England & Wales Leadership Election Result: Zack Polanski: 84.6% ✅ E. Chowns & A. Ramsay: 15.4% Turnout: 24,265 (37.6%)

I just witnessed someone being saved from drowning. They weren’t splashing, or calling for help, just quietly sinking and bobbing up again, a few metres from the lake shore. Thank goodness for the trained lifeguard who recognised the drowning response for what it was and got to them in time.

Fellow Green councillors - do sign the open letter backing Zack. backzack.com/back-zack-op...

Green Party followers and watchers: The GPEW leadership election is between the joint-leadership ticket of Adrian Ramsay MP and Ellie Chowns MP, vs Zack Polanski who is running solo. Who will you be backing and why?

NEW: Our latest analysis reveals that Reform's anti-environmental policies could cost the country £92bn in lost revenue and wipe out more than 60,000 jobs by the end of the decade.

I signed this petition and would love for more people to do so. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

Labour promised to restore nature. ❌ Instead, their Planning Bill contains a licence to destroy it. We offered solutions. We’re done waiting. Part 3 of the Bill would gut the laws protecting our most precious habitats & species. Without significant change, it must be scrapped.

FUN FACT: Since 2019, Nigel Farage's Reform has taken more than £2.3 MILLION from oil and gas interests - making up an astonishing 92% of the party's donations. Reform are NOT for ordinary people. They're in the pockets of the big oil lobby.

The Court of Appeal has this week ruled that anti-protest laws which completely ignored the will of Parliament are UNLAWFUL It has not been mentioned on a single news show this morning. If they won’t cover it let’s do it ourselves

🧵How much did unregulated election advertising distort the election results? Let’s look at a few of the wafer-thin margins: - Runcorn by-election - Reform beat Labour by 6 votes (0.02% share) - Doncaster mayoral election - Labour held off Reform by just 698 votes (1% share)

The best antidote to political doom and gloom (apart from some fantastic Green results) - a morning swim in the lake at Milton Country Park. Aaaaand relax.

Okay friends. Today I am writing a thread that I have been thinking about for a long, long, long time. It's really, really important. It is also very heavy. Cis people, read this. Look with your eyes open at it. Sit with it. Feel it. Absorb it. Trans people, take care. This is about history. 🧵

Great to meet you today! Thanks for all your help.

Stand up for trans rights 🏳️‍⚧️ Join me and @GoodLawProject and help us fight the Supreme Court’s harmful decision:https://goodlawproject.org/s/c41bb8

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