The purpose of politics should be to make people's lives better and happier I have written this article for Inside Croydon on the importance of art and creativity in our lives and why it shouldn't be forgotten by our politicians insidecroydon.com/2026/02/14/p...

Dateable, loveable, electable. Happy Valentine's Day. join.greenparty.org.uk

High Court: proscription of #PalestineAction was unlawful. Greens voted against proscription, so we welcome this. Govt must now immediately end its authoritarian attacks on peaceful protest, and fully address its complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

“Jim Ratcliffe’s comments were outrageous. They are offensive and they were deeply wrong. We do have a problem in our country, and that problem is inequality. It’s not immigration.” Ellie Chowns on #BBCQT, rejecting attempts to blame migrants for country's problems.

LibDems, Labour, and Conservatives worked together to get this filthy incinerator built and they are now planning to have even more rubbish trucked in Only Greens have consistently stood up for local people and opposed this threat to our health www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More cuts to everything, apart from our taxes and the Mayor and councillors’ allowances We need to keep up the fight for fair funding and, if we have to make cuts, start at the top not force all of the pressure on to people who are already struggling to get by insidecroydon.com/2026/02/11/3...

Our Green Councillors in Croydon have been working to support the residents of The Fold - one of those new build blocks that is so bad everyone is having to move out so it can be completely renovated

Mandelson sacking has exposed the dodgy deals that give US tech companies contracts worth hundreds of millions and access to our personal data and our military These contracts should be cancelled on moral and security grounds www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Tomorrow's episode of Bold Politics is so so rare in British politics: real people who are unafraid to just be themselves for an hour because they know they don't have to protect any vested interests. It's time for a clearout of robots in Westminster.

Labour are obsessed with building more properties instead of making better use of the ones we already have We don't need more luxury flats for rich property speculators. The Government should be helping councils to buy, repair, and rent out the homes that people need www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I was out with Gary Kelly yesterday looking into issues around the Forestdale shops. - We had a good chat with the new landlord of the Kingsman - Gary has already had some success in getting blocked drains cleared - We are also continuing to push to get the recycling bins returned

A parliamentary report has found that 430,000 social homes still fail to meet basic standards. Everyone deserves a home that is safe and warm. The government must act now.

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 ⤵️

£240m. With no tender. Palantir. I wrote to Wes Streeting last week demanding answers. Every day without any transparency deepens the scandal. Palantir out.

The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We need a UK Digital Sovereignty Strategy! Our over-reliance on foreign tech giants is a huge risk to our security and resilience when faced with Donald Trump’s ever increasing belligerence. Companies like Palantir have no place in our critical digital infrastructure.

A group of hotel housekeepers went on strike for the first time in 40 years. And won! Organising works. Trade unions work. This is the story of @uvwunion.bsky.social & the amazing Doris. youtu.be/MyEH6W83kLI?...

Listen to @zackpolanski.bsky.social If he can speak up on behalf of you and me and make a rational case for a #WealthTax on the obscenely rich why the f*ck can’t Labour? Because they’re owned — locked stock and well scraped barrel — by those same elites that resent chipping in. #VoteGreen

Zombie high streets filled with bookies, vape shops, and fried chicken If we want to bring real life back then we need to re-think how high streets work. Stop sucking out the last drops of cash and bring in new ideas, activities, and opportunities. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Guilty until proven innocent Facial recognition cameras go against the fundamental principles of British justice www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Zack Polanski, "Palantir.. £240 million contract last month" "That was lobbied by Global Counsel which is Peter Mandelson's lobbying group" "The idea that a defence company from the US has its fingerprints all over our healthcare system, alongside Peter Mandelson"

Still reckon they're terrorists, Mr Starmer? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

There was an agreement that the year would start with all political leaders being interviewed by Laura Kuenssberg. The Green Party were on Sunday. Watch back 👇🏼 m.youtube.com/watch?v=lMmD...

A new report indicates that zero net migration would shrink the UK economy by 3.6% and likely force an increase in taxes, as well as being cruel, inhuman and impractical. Migration is good for our country. Inequality is the problem. Tax the super-rich.

We have 400 volunteers on the streets of Gorton and Denton today. Labour are out of it. It's Greens vs Reform. Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...

At least 30 deaths from this crossing were avoidable. And the effects of toxic anti-migrant rhetoric are clear: "...There was also a widely-held belief that migrants calling from small boats exaggerated the distress, meaning the Coastguard underestimated the emergency" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Stopping immigration would make us poorer - in so many ways

What Happens When You Underfund Education with Daniel Kebede and Zack Polanskip

Is Mandelson's real sin that he gave confidential information to Epstein? Or that he got caught doing what so many do? Why do Ministers sell access to business people for huge 'donations'?

It gets worse. Starmer's shortlist for US ambassador. Mandelson and George Osborne, Mr corruption and Mr Austerity. The voters can see it. In Gorton and Denton, it's between the Greens and Reform, and we will win. www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...

Thankfully it appears that no one was injured but it is still worrying that there is a train derailment in a busy area of South London. Travel disruption on all routes passing through Selhurst is ecpected for the rest of the day

Greens offer hope - communities working together to change things for the better Reform promotes hate - attacks on the vulnerable to distract from their billionaire donors Labour just say ‘vote to keep Reform out’ – that means voting Green www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

No surprised. Labour have said in the past that "our" votes don't have an alter6to vote for. They do now.

"One of the groups that's feeling it the most is renters." @zackpolanski.bsky.social outlines the need for evidence-based rent controls to help close the inequality gap on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg.

"We want to stop them bleeding people dry." The Green Party want to see stricter regulations on gambling to reduce harm. Nigel Farage thinks gambling shops are great places for lonely people to hang out... What do you think?

Let's talk about who funds Reform. Let's talk about how disastrous Brexit has been. Let's talk about why Gorton & Denton must vote Green & stop Reform. Why so quiet, Nigel Farage?

Part of my speech at today's Palestine Solidarity demonstration in Croydon We must keep talking about the ongoing crimes committed by politicians and big business We also need to turn anger into action: support people who are suffering and elect politicians who will change things for the better

@zackpolanski.bsky.social with a simple message on #bbclaurak: "The Lab govt have taken peoples votes for granted & they're yesterdays news. This is the Green Party versus Reform, and Greens are going to win [Gorton & Denton]"

Today, and every day, the Green Party stands with LGBTIQA+ people 💚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

#bbclaurak asks @zackpolanski.bsky.social, doesn't opposing genocide stir up division?

Labour's obsession with ripping up planning processes and ignoring vital work to mitigate against climate change means that they are not only failing to protect homes under threat, they are trying to build even more of them. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

First they ignore you Then they laugh at you Then they fight you Then you win www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Our green spaces saw years of decline under the Conservatives and are now threatened with being built on by Labour. Both see looking after parks as an unnecessary cost and the land as just a saleable asset. If you want green, you have to vote Green insidecroydon.com/2026/01/26/i...

Attended the Holocaust Memorial Day event at Croydon Council today The memorial is not just remembering, it is a call to action. We all have a responsibility to stand against hate, lies, and prejudice. Never Again is for everyone everywhere

Starmers worried about the Green Party challenging this governments failures. He's right to be. Join.greenparty.org.uk

We are bringing hope to Croydon and promising a change for the better Join us and help make it happen #VoteGreen in May's Council elections insidecroydon.com/2026/01/23/p...

A report from @jrf-uk.bsky.social shows UK poverty is 'deeper and more damaging than any point in last 30 years' - citing the government's lack of urgency and direction. Poverty is a political choice - Labour have chosen austerity over addressing inequality by taxing extreme wealth fairly.

What's the outcome that terrifies Labour most in the Gorton by-election? Reform winning? Nope. It's the Greens they're most worried about. They'd prefer Reform to win, rather than the Greens.

Trump's "Board of Peace" is expected to include Blair, Putin and Netanyahu - but not a single Palestinian. At Davos, Jared Kushner presented the board's dystopian real estate vision for Gaza. Gaza’s future is for Palestinians to decide. Not foreign powers or corporate greed.