You probably expect me to have some kind of geopolitical take on the Iran conflict but honestly I'm deeply uninterested in it, my focus remains at home from which this is a distraction. It carries a heavy human cost, and ultimately our needless involvement will only come back to haunt us later.

This is important to help you understand how some news outlets intrumentalise wording to help support the far-right agenda. We've had it for 10 years now with their promotion of MAGA, Farage and other fascists.

The war on drugs is over, it failed. @greenparty.org.uk wants to take a new approach. To remove income from gangs. To regulate formulation. To help those struggling with addiction. To reduce crime. To ease pressure on prisons. Change can be scary, but the current system doesn't work.

"bring it on" should be the attitude of all left wing parties to hostility by the right wing media

MMT can be a bit scary but this video breaking down how government financing in the UK actually works and comparing it to the MMT model actually does a great job of teaching you the fundamentals of the theory. The question isn't how much money we have, but who we give it to and who we take it from.

Reform do of course know all about sectarianism given that's their entire platform.

The outcome of the by-election is that Hannah and The Green Party won. Not that Labour lost. Not that Reform failed. We won, and we won because we did the work.

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Once again Reform are spreading misinformation & smears, and the press & the media seem to repeat them.. its really important that the media.. take responsibility so when Reform or Farage says something they don't just keep repeating it"👏👏👏

Dear Kier, If you want to protect us from terror attacks and reduce numbers of refugees streaming across the channel in dodgy dinghies the best strategy would be to avoid getting involved in Middle Eastern wars that are none of our business. Thanks Hugh

You know who really are the biggest losers after the Greens win in Manchester? Not just Labour, Reform and the Tories, but the London media which has platformed and cosseted and cheerled for Reform. The Greens whipped two sets of extremists: billionaire-backed Reform and billionaire newspaper barons

Zack Polanski: "We're not an Island of Strangers, we're an Island of Neighbours." ... So true! 🌻

Hell yeah! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Latest polling show the Greens ahead and they're the obvious safest choice for tactical voting. #ByElection 🌻

"Artists peak at 30", "30 under 30", "by 30 you should" ridiculous. Arts industries capital craves young people to exploit and burn out. It doesn't want older artists thriving and guiding the young. It also doesn't want artists to exist. Stop letting cannibals tell you you only matter on a plate.

Hannah Spencer: councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and the only candidate who can beat Reform in Gorton & Denton today 💚

The job of a journalist is not to simply repeat the press release but to challenge statements contained within. The household budget model of government funding has been debunked, it's misleading, and the BBC itself recognises this. Economics has moved on, it's time politics & journalism caught up.

Oh! It does exist! 😱 Tactical-choice.uk

Best of luck to Hannah Spencer today and if you're registered in Gorton & Denton don't forget to have your say!

On the eve of the Gorton & Denton by-election the Labour Party have invented a fake tactical voting organisation to put on their leaflets. Lying to voters is all they have left. All the (real) tactical voting organisations agree: only a Green vote can stop Reform on Thursday.

I have things to say about Labour's drugs policy attacks (as someone who's had to defend against them on the doorstep) and the latest outlandish porn crackdown (as someone who has casually and deliberately made and shared porn). I am however sick so it's going to have to wait a few days.

গর্টন আর ডেন্টন আমরা সবাই মিলে তৈরি করেছি। আর আমাদের সবার এখানে থাকার অধিকার আছে। 'Gorton and Denton was built by all of us, and we all deserve to belong' এই বৃহস্পতিবার শুধুমাত্র গ্রীন পার্টিকে ভোট দিয়েই রিফর্মের হিংসাত্মক রাজনীতিকে হারানো যেতে পারে। Only a Green vote can defeat Reform's hate this Thursday.

Hannah Spencer has a real chance of going to parliament to advocate not just for a better deal for Gorton & Denton, and our biosphere, but ordinary people up and down the country. It all depends on you dear voter, if you're in G&D don't forget to take yourself and your ID to the polls this Thursday.

Since I ended up overnighting in Manchester I stopped by Gorton & Denton again today for a couple of hours of the unglamorous but vital shifting, sorting, stacking, and tidying of things that keeps a campaign flowing!

Despite some bike troubles on the road (I'm fine), I managed to do a bit of door knocking in Gorton & Denton today. A few difficult conversations but things feel very positive. The vote's on Thursday so if you're a local remember getting down to the polls on the day is the most important thing!

Showed my friend @zackpolanski.bsky.social's running video and he likes the Greens but asks how long he'll be in power before he's just like the rest. Power does corrupt but I think his question speaks more to the British people's disillusionment with politics in general. We need to fix that.

Do not give your face or ID to online services, it's not secure. Age verification is being pushed by politicians with no idea what they're talking about. It doesn't protect children, harms adults, silences minorities, and solidifies incumbent advantage for foreign firms that are security concerns.

Something the Government want you to forget...

"If we invest in the green economy to decarbonise, protect jobs, and lower bills, we can tackle the climate crisis and the cost of living crisis at the same time." Zack Polanski on LBC discussing the need to invest in a greener, fairer future.

I'm trying quite hard to keep this a positive feed but what on Earth were you thinking BBC?

"Austerity is a false economy. If you don't invest in young people, if you burden them with student debt rather than public investment, that's why we get the kind of problems we've got." Zack Polanski on why investing in young people matters.

I didn’t even know misconduct in public office was a crime here 💀 You’re telling me that’s been illegal this whole time??!

Value engineering makes projects look cheap on paper but carries the hidden cost of making your infrastructure unpleasant. Transport infrastructure should be a statement, the statement a value engineered station makes is "this is not for you". (Nebula link in replies)

When I ran for leader, I said we're going to make the Labour Government more worried about losing seats to the Green Party - than to Reform. We're making this happen in Gorton & Denton. This is about our country. Volunteer in the next 9 days! greenparty.org.uk/get-involved...

Trying to figure out if I can make a stop in Gorton & Denton for a couple of hours next week on my way back from Liverpool. Travelling by motorbike with fursuit luggage so it's a bit of a logistical challenge!

A new study warns UK winters are becoming significantly wetter — with rainfall rising 7% for every degree of warming. Yet Reform dismiss the scientific consensus and want scrap action to stop the climate crisis.

As a queer furry I actually know a lot of trans people personally and having seen and celebrated their journeys I don't understand the hate they get. Living your best life as your genuine self makes anyone happy, that's all they want, and we should be helping everyone achieve that.

It’s the Government’s duty to protect all communities - including trans people. They’re failing to do that. Trans people deserve safety and dignity. www.attitude.co.uk/news/zack-po...

Conservatively living solo costs 29% of my takehome pay, that's £11,000 per year. This does absolutely impact my mental health and is a vicious circle that suppresses my social life. Living single is more common today and failure to adapt our economic system is a problem that actively hurts people.

People will be annoyed at me posting a Black Panthers leaflet but read it and tell me it isn't as true here and now as it was there and then. We need to forge a new path where the work we can all see needs doing gets done and the jobs people hold feel relevant, fulfilling, and accessible.

I've been more offline for a few days sanding & plastering at home, connecting with friends, applying for jobs, and organising projects to create a patreon in case work comes up thin later this year. As a terminally online person I can tell you it's important to put down the rectangle sometimes.

IMPORTANT The court has not yet formally ordered the quashing of the provision, and so it still remains in force pending an Order - see highlighted text. So provision remains in force. Suspect government may seek urgent appeal before Order made.

Wow! Palestine Action win judicial review - Guardian report. This is a *big* legal win. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Great video about the destructive effects of financialisation on not just our economy but the lives and wealth of everyone in the nation.

Ireland has shown that basic income works — not just socially, but economically. Give people time and security to develop their skills, and the returns flow back to society. Now let’s go further. #UniversalBasicIncome #Economics

The youngest millennials turn 30 this year. They have careers ... I hope Children ... maybe And mortg ... aspirations towards home ownership The oldest of us are hurtling into our mid forties. Will the future hold hope for security & prosperity, or a stumble through more once in a lifetime crises?

Labour—like the Conservatives before them—are in a crisis of their own making. It's time for a different kind of politics. Join the Green Party ⤵️

A conversation I had at a local event today reminded me of this video I made four years ago that somehow is still relevant today ...

Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”

I'm not a citizen, I have the right to become one, but I haven't because of the charges, the tests, and how the whole process has been made feel less like a confirmation of my commitment and more like graft & hazing. They can wrap it in any language they like, the goal is to belittle & humiliate.

Great explanation of why continuing HS2 is important for us here in Nottingham from @garethdennis.uk. I've set the timecode for the section of interest but the whole video is a good look at Birmingham's suburban rail potential.