Serena Ralston

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Cor, sure would feel great right now if we were self-sufficient in renewable energy, and laughing at all the rubes reliant on global oil supplies. We'd have a bit of a swagger in our step today.

By-election literature from Reform

And if in doubt, take a look at the shameless sectarianism in this piece of Reform by-election literature, co-opting Christianity for votes…

Did baby boomers eat all the pies? John Lanchester on the truth about the generation gap It’s a grim time to be in your 20s, no doubt, but don’t blame it all on older people: being chopped up into ever smaller rivalries only serves the market

“Brexit.. caused the biggest voluntary loss of rights in British history, and economically was somewhere on the spectrum between a mistake and a disaster… The old voted to jeopardise the economic prospects of the young.”

www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

Please would you tell us about the origins of the Beserker? Is there any connection with the expression ‘going berserk’?

One of my favourite pubs in Bristol- the Coach & Horses, Clifton

One of my favourite pubs in Bristol- the Coach & Horses, Clifton

The pub - a unique part of English culture. A valuable place of community and communality, so much more than just drinking. A place to meet mates, a refuge from the cold and loneliness, a venue for live music, host to the weekly pub quiz, stage for the Morris dancing side. And more.

Campaign seeks 50 objects to ‘take the heat’ out of Englishness debate Billy Bragg, Caroline Lucas and Kojo Koram among those encouraging people to share cultural artefacts

So pleased to support #AVeryEnglishChat - at a time of division, by bringing individuals & communities together to share their own reflections on national identity, we can discover far more compelling & inclusive stories of who we are & who we can be 👇

Geopolitical turmoil in the Middle East once again shows that reliance on volatile oil and gas exposes economies to price shocks.

Renewables, electrification and storage offer more stable long term energy costs and stronger energy security.

Image shows Sian Berry stood to the left of campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, and surrounded by a group of clean air campaigners. All of them are smiling and holding a copy of Ella's Law - the Clean Air (Human Rights Bill).

Image shows Rosamund Adoo-Kiss-Debrah sat next to Sian with a copy of Ella's Law on the table in front of them. They are both reading the Bill that is named in memory of Rosamund's daughter Ella who died aged nine due to exposure to air pollution.

Ella’s Law has been published 👏

No child should have the growth of their lungs stunted because of dirty air where they live and play, yet this is the reality of air pollution in England. Ella’s Law would change this.

My thanks to Rosamund and all the hard-working campaigners demanding change.

I'm dismayed by rumours govt may scrap the windfall tax on oil and gas giants

With energy bills still driving cost of living pressures, it's senseless to cut taxes for highly profitable polluters, who already receive £2.7bn per year in tax breaks

www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...

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Community workshop details for exploring how Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding can be spend. 9 March 2026. 17:30-19:30. The Redland Club, Burlington Road, Bristol BS6 6TN. For more information email communities@bristol.gov.uk

If you are a resident of Hotwells & Harbourside, Clifton, Clifton Down or Cotham wards, come along to our Area Committee workshop next Monday to decide how funding can be spent in your area!

'Active travel' in Liverpool City Region 'saves NHS millions' People walking, wheeling and cycling in the Liverpool City Region saves the NHS an estimated £53.8m a year.

Oh yeah, baby. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @tomflood.bsky.social will surely agree.

End the sewage pollution scandal We're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo...

Did you watch Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

Walking and cycling in Bristol save NHS more than £15m a year Bristol's transport supremo says there is a "clear mandate" to continue with active travel initiatives across the city

The data is clear: walking and cycling are good for our health, for the public purse, and for our cityscapes.

That's why @bristolgreenparty.bsky.social continues to push for better active travel infrastructure across our whole city.

www.bristol247.com/news-and-fea...

Greens overtake Labour in sensational poll The Greens have polled higher than Labour in the latest poll by YouGov, which puts them only two points off Reform UK and five ahead of the governing party.

"Of those who voted Labour [in 2024], just 37% would vote Labour again".
Read that again to absorb the full, astonishing weight of what it means.
Starmer, Reeves and co have burnt their house down.
news.sky.com/story/greens...

Very worrying indeed. UK mustn’t be drawn into another war in the Middle East. Lessons should have been learnt from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Green party membership in UK passes 200,000 after byelection victory Party leader Zack Polanski says surge in numbers ‘proves that the future of progressive politics belongs to the Greens’ The Green party said its membership has passed 200,000 this weekend in the wake of its victory in the Gorton and Denton byelection overturning a huge Labour majority. The party’s membership has tripled since September last year, when it was about 68,000, after the announcement of Zack Polanski as its new leader. Continue reading...

Green party membership in UK passes 200,000 after byelection victory

This flight tonight Bristol Airport is allowed nearly as many nighttime flights as Heathrow, yet issues more dispensations for late arriving flights the world's second busiest airport. James Garrett investigates.

This flight tonight
Bristol Airport is allowed nearly as many nighttime flights as Heathrow, yet issues more dispensations for late arriving flights the world's second busiest airport. James Garrett investigates.

somersetconfidential.substack.com/p/this-fligh...

Spencer’s victory speech an object lesson in grace while Reform’s man rages | John Crace Matt Goodwin claimed cheating in Gorton and Denton, Angeliki Stogia fled, Keir was tin-eared and Kemi brought the comedy

Spencer’s victory speech an object lesson in grace while Reform’s man rages

I saw how the Greens channelled voters’ anger – and fused it with hope. That’s why they won in Gorton and Denton | Owen Jones Starmer called the byelection a battle for the nation’s soul. This result shows Labour has lost that – and I think it will lose much more, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The politics of hope are back.

The politics of fear are in crisis.

New column on the Green victory in Gorton and Denton 👇
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.’
Matthew 25:35

Christianity is the antithesis of nationalism. Jesus was a refugee whose family fled with him into Egypt to escape persecution

Reform letter

This is sectarianism- Reform election literature in Gorton & Denton by-election, positioning Reform as defender of Christian English values. Shameless manipulation of Christianity for political gain. As a #Christian, I say ‘not in my name’. The cross must not be co-opted by the far right

Now there is hope! It's no longer a choice between grim and grimmer. We can vote for who we want and win. Anywhere.
It's just one constituency, but the Green victory in Gorton and Denton is an electric shock to our political system.

@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"👏👏👏

Manchester Green Party graphic on a green background with hannah spencer. it’s a green win! the gorton and denton residents chose hope, not hate. here’s to change. thank you very much to all of our volunteers that helped elect hannah, our 5th Green MP and 1st in the north!

✅ Hope HAS WON!

💪 Only the GREENS can take on Farage

🇬🇧 Politics has changed forever

🪠 Hannah the Plumber is now Hannah Spencer the MP for Gorton and Denton!

🐝 The FIRST NORTHERN GREEN MP

🥀 Labour have been replaced

🚫 Reform's rise has been halted. Hate has been defeated.

Oh wow! What an awesome, fantastic result and so hugely well deserved for fabulous @greenpartyhan.bsky.social fantastic campaign by @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk campaigners, volunteers & of course the one and only @zackpolanski.bsky.social All those days out in the rain paid off!

👏 KEEP GOING EVERYONE - POLLS CLOSE AT 10PM in Gorton and Denton

🟢 Keep spreading Hope over Fear

✅ It's Green vs Reform here!

There's still time to GET INVOLVED 👇

gorton-denton.greenparty.org.uk#action-days

✅ TOMORROW - Vote Green in Gorton and Denton

👉 Hannah Spencer is the People's Choice to stop Reform

❄️ Freeze the Rent
💷 Lower bills with public ownership
💰 Tax Wealth, not Work

💚 Welfare not Warfare
🗝️ More social housing
🏭 A Green Industrial Revolution

A reminder, one day ahead of a by-election in which the Greens are favourites to defeat Reform, that the Daily Mail owner's wife recently donated £50,000 to Nigel Farage's party