Horley Town Council - West Horley bi-election - TOMORROW 5th June - vote for my colleague Neha! #VoteForHope @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social 💚

Come on BBC, you have to do better than this. #impartiality ❓️ #representation ❓️ #Disappointed 😠 @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social

Inconsiderate pavement parking is one of my biggest bugbears - I've been pushing for better enforcement since I was elected 3 years ago! Pavements are for people not cars! Just basic manners. So frustrating #parksafe @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social

Why our #votingsystem needs to change 👇 @greenparty.org.uk believes we need a better way to represent residents and provide hope - now more than ever! With SCC & RBBC Green Group leader Jonathan Essex, and fellow Horley cllr Neha Boghani. @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social #makevotesmatter

Seeds and Science Sunday! I've finally (after ~3yrs of neglect).got round to (re)starting on the garden, and this year we might actually get something planted. It was also water-testing weekend, hence the pop-uo lab on the kitchen table...

@wtscotsocial.bsky.social is there a reason why these katkins are pink? (Sorry, I really should know more about trees!) 😁🌳💗

You sometimes forget what beauty is just around the corner.. (especially in Horley!)

On the bus home (many a bemused look!) 😄 (Thanks to the Asian Social Group for organising and welcoming all to this event in Redhill - hopefully we'll have one in Horley next year!)

Trying to look 😎 with a face full of 🎨..... 😁 Holi Celebrations with the Asian Social Group in Redhill Memorial Park. #holi2025 #holifestival #holicelebration #holi @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social

Ashlee, who has gone missing from Horley, reportedly has links to Greenwich in east London. She was last seen on Tues 11th March at around 3pm.

Apparently we should be "celebrating" the removal of these land management schemes.. they are so good that we are getting rid of them them?! Hard to imagine less sense being spoken.. #facepalm 🙄 @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social @greencllrscott.bsky.social

Greens being uninvited to a meeting with Thames Water..🤔 Well at least TW are turning up to this one - they bailed out of our O&S mtg at the last minute after promising to be there for the last 3 months! @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social

Love a bit of art/science cross over (welcome counterpoint to the news being so relentlessly grim) 💚

Wahoo!!! We have Internet again - finally!! Openreach failed to attend 3 appointments but turned up unexpectedly today. I was pretty much out there dancing in the streets.. 👯‍♀️😜 (OMG FINALLY!!!)

Did you spot GACC Chairman Peter Barclay on BBC South East last night? We're calling out more fantasy from Gatwick for suggesting expansion could increase air cargo through the airport. (Start at 14:54) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Gorgeous crisp morning walk through Riverside; the ground frosty and the strong (almost) spring sunshine misting off the rivers surface.. the ducks were loving it! We passed several areas of flooded woodland - this is actually a very special kind of habitat, celebrated by #worldwetlandsday today 💚

I'm not sure if they're on this platform, but the Windbourne Singers' version of 'Song of the Lower Classes' is the perfect backdrop for this. It sounds like a modern lyric reflecting today's issues, but actually comes from Chartists movement in the 1830s!! #ChangeIsNow youtu.be/12HwvPpWUx0?...

Active Hope' was the resolution reached by our 'Citizens Assembly' at the @theatrecentre.bsky.social this afternoon.. Following the lead set by Andy Smith & #CreativeCrawley, we read aloud Andy's play then discussed how we can all work together to meet the challenges of climate change..

I love the idea of recording this historic event through the medium of paint - takes the term #lifedrawing to a whole new level! 🎨💚 #ActivistArt #ProtestPainting #Lowry #ArtDeclares @monicadyerartist.bsky.social @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social @defendourjuries.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social

You may have heard about some of the draconian anti-protest laws that have been creeping into our legal system, but have you heard of the #LordWalney16? They are a group of activists given prison sentences, by the infamous Judge Lord Walney, for protesting peacefully about climate change..

The time on my phone when I got home from my final meeting last night - that was a *looong* day! (Oh, and then a budget setting meeting 8.30am this morning..) A #councillor's work is never done..😁) #greensgetthingsdone #greencouncillors @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk 💚

#Rosebank❌️ #Jackdaw❌️ #Horsehill ❌️ #CommonSense ✅️ @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social

🦇 (1/2) In response to the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech today: we believe that blaming the laws that protect bats, newts and other wildlife, as well as our wider environment, for planning delays is short sighted and misguided.

Don't forget to add "that is why I voted against Heathrow expansion" KS! Changing your mind for a good reason, based on solid evidence, is fine, but changing your mind for political expediency, less so... #airportexpansion #batsornewts #climateandnaturebill @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social

My #HouseofLords Q: A single data centre can use as much water as 100,000 homes. Will the government look to minimise the impacts in an increasingly water-stressed country? A: We are concerned about growth

I spoke to @tristancorkpost.bsky.social at the Bristol Post about finding my feet as an MP, not getting drawn into Westminster's weirdness, fighting for renters' rights - and plenty more! Have a read ⬇️ www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...

Questions I ask myself on a daily basis.. Why don't people believe #climatechange is real? How can I persuade people to take this seriously? What can I *really* do to make a difference? Sometimes #softdenial is the only way to get thru the day! (Wd like to go one of those parliament tours tho 😁)

Rachel #BatsOrNewts Reeve: "Always a reason not to build. There’s bats and newts; it might add something to carbon emissions in 20 years' time; it may make the view from my house a little bit less nice." Rude & ignorant. Or maybe she just doesn't care... 😡 @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social

The UK property market feels like playing Monopoly against a much older sibling: no fun for anyone but the person with all the wealth.

Very proud that the case I brought on behalf of @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social is one of ten key global climate wins in 2024 highlighted in this article. It was an honour to be part of it, alongside some excellent campaigners and lawyers. www.climateinthecourts.com/ten-climate-...

The Conservatives want to bring pedestrian crossings into the culture wars now? Apparently supporting pedestrian crossings is now "woke".

Arghh..! Answer the question!! Zack is *so* clear, & Sadiq *so* stuttery (mind you, I still get terribly nervous when talking in council meetings.. 👀) But accusing @zackpolanski.bsky.social of playing to the gallery? That's just a cheap shot. And I'm now even more worried about #Gatwick.. 😟

Mayor just won't answer the question. "Then, in a heated exchange between Polanski and the Mayor, he repeatedly asked the mayor if he would pressure the government to suspend the ANPS." Stop expanding airports. There's a climate crisis. www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/mayor...

#Palestine #Gaza #MetPolice Here we see violent terrorists forcing their way through Met Police ranks led by the evil Zack Polanski...

UK Women's March 2025 #ukwomensmarch #ukwomensmarch2025

Super inspiring day out with my daughter for the #Brighton #womensmarch - the best chanting I've heard - well, there's a lot to shout about! #SaferStreets #mybodymychoice #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #speakout #NoMoreSilence #StandUpFightBack 💗💚 #womensrights #womensmarch2025 @womensmarch.bsky.social

The world's getting madder, as well as hotter! 🥵 Please sign & share to put a put to this nonsense 👇

And there's going to be a version specially designed for mid-life gals in their prime, called Hot Flashes 😁

On CBC last night, I spelt out the moral case to keep on trying, however hard it might be. Defending the living planet is not an option we can abandon. Ultimately, it is all that counts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qX2V...

Cllr Boghani & I were super impressed by Horley Repair Cafe this morning - fantastic collab. with St. Wilfreds Church - impeccably organised, warm & welcoming, & very well attended (esp. for a first day) We've wanted something like this in #Horley for ages - just brilliant. Well done everyone. 💚

And finally MVDC have grown some. MVDC have objected to reinjection (associated with earthquakes) at Brockham! For previous fossil fuel submissions they declined to object when I and others asked! Well done to everyone who has pressed for this/ planning.agileapplications.co.uk/mole/applica...

We've been trying to get RBBC & SCC to go with alternatives to #glyphosate but even links to cancer & alzeimer isn't enough to change some minds.. I'm happy to #weed my own path (if really needed!), but not everyone is. Such a marmite issue for LAs (along with #mowing!) - legislation wd be good!

Last night's Overview and Scrutiny Committee meeting was purely focussed on Harlequin Theatre. It was an additional meeting #greenparty councillors pushed for, and I'm glad we did. The leader of the council made a commitment to remove and remediate the RAAC and refurbish the theatre.

Not a single Reform MP has bothered to turn up to today's House of Commons debate on tackling violence against women and girls

⭐️Harlequin Meeting⭐️ ❗️Thurs 9th Jan 7.30pm❗️ At Overview & Scrutiny tonight RBBC will be debating the future of the #Harlequin (and cultural provision for the borough in the interim). @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social #HarlequinTheatre #Redhill

Surrey and Reigate & Banstead Green Party group leader Jonathan Essex speaking at the #Surrey #County #Council Extraordinary Meeting today, explaining why we need to take more time to properly plan and consult on #devolution - and not postpone #elections. #surreydevolution #LGR

It was a really interesting debate but in the end #Surrey County Council's recommendation to proceed with #fast-tracking of #devolution & request postponement of county #elections was agreed. #LGR #localgovernmentreorganisation #countyelections2025 #surreydevolution @eastsurreygreens.bsky.social

On a day when the likes of Musk and Robinson decided to spread divisiveness across the country, scapegoating Muslims, the Green Team were out in our little patch of the world, trying to create unity and actually solve some of the issues facing our communities. #real #leeds