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Help the Greens win big in Croydon 2026 Bring hope to Croydon - help elect more Greens onto Croydon Council and get our town moving in a positive direction

❇️ Over half-way to our target in just a few days ❇️
- that’s amazing and thank you

Every penny you donate goes towards our campaign to bring hope to Croydon

Please donate whatever you can
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11.03.2026 10:30 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

The oil wars show why it’s so important that we accelerate the switch to renewable energy

Renewables are cheaper, safer, and secure the UK’s long-term energy needs
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

11.03.2026 10:12 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.

10.03.2026 07:26 👍 7822 🔁 2648 💬 235 📌 144
SAY IT WITH US.

DEFEND
JURY TRIALS

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Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

SAY IT WITH US. DEFEND JURY TRIALS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Labour's attempt to remove our right to a jury trial in thousands of cases - including protest related offences - is a serious attack on our civil liberties.

That's why the Green MPs have tabled an amendment to reject it.

The Green Party says no to Labour's toolkit for tyrants.

10.03.2026 13:42 👍 414 🔁 155 💬 9 📌 7
Image is a screenshot of a reasoned amendment to the Courts and Tribunals Bill. It is signed by  Siân Berry, Hannah Spencer, Carla Denyer, Dr Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay.

It reads: That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Courts and Tribunals Bill because it is an inadequate and dangerous response to the challenges faced by the courts; it does not provide the correct solutions to the chronic backlog of cases in the Crown Court; it would not address the long-term underfunding that has led to the degradation of court systems, infrastructure and buildings; it would limit the crucial civil liberty and constitutional protection of trial by a jury of one’s own peers by removing defendants’ right to elect the Crown Court for all triable either-way offences; this change would cover a range of protest-related offences, and because protest rights and free speech, which act as safeguards against authoritarianism, have already been eroded by this Government and should not be limited further; jury trials build public trust and confidence in the courts and act as a space of shared civic responsibility that builds social cohesion; more effective interventions could be implemented that do not roll back fundamental rights, including expanding the use of ‘blitz courts’, increasing the number of sitting days, removing from the system cases that are no longer in the public interest to prosecute, increasing investment in legal aid, improving court case management technology, and bringing in more efficient processes to ensure defendants are brought to court and to the dock on time; and removing rights to judgment by one’s own peers may have the unintended consequence of increasing court backlogs through a rise in appeals.

Image is a screenshot of a reasoned amendment to the Courts and Tribunals Bill. It is signed by Siân Berry, Hannah Spencer, Carla Denyer, Dr Ellie Chowns and Adrian Ramsay. It reads: That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Courts and Tribunals Bill because it is an inadequate and dangerous response to the challenges faced by the courts; it does not provide the correct solutions to the chronic backlog of cases in the Crown Court; it would not address the long-term underfunding that has led to the degradation of court systems, infrastructure and buildings; it would limit the crucial civil liberty and constitutional protection of trial by a jury of one’s own peers by removing defendants’ right to elect the Crown Court for all triable either-way offences; this change would cover a range of protest-related offences, and because protest rights and free speech, which act as safeguards against authoritarianism, have already been eroded by this Government and should not be limited further; jury trials build public trust and confidence in the courts and act as a space of shared civic responsibility that builds social cohesion; more effective interventions could be implemented that do not roll back fundamental rights, including expanding the use of ‘blitz courts’, increasing the number of sitting days, removing from the system cases that are no longer in the public interest to prosecute, increasing investment in legal aid, improving court case management technology, and bringing in more efficient processes to ensure defendants are brought to court and to the dock on time; and removing rights to judgment by one’s own peers may have the unintended consequence of increasing court backlogs through a rise in appeals.

🚨We have tabled an amendment to reject the Government’s sinister attempt to remove jury trials including for many protest related offences.

Our civil liberties have already been eroded by this Govt and should not be limited any further.

Greens are standing up against Labour's toolkit for tyrants.

10.03.2026 11:32 👍 416 🔁 144 💬 7 📌 1
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"Utterly failed"
@rachelmillward.bsky.social lays out the reality of privatised water - explaining why water must be returned to public hands.

10.03.2026 11:15 👍 408 🔁 165 💬 17 📌 15
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Revealed: UK’s multibillion AI drive is built on ‘phantom investments’ Exclusive: Rented datacentres and unrealised supercomputer site raise questions for Starmer’s push to ‘mainline AI into veins of economy’

The AI boom is just AI slop

Our government has been fooled and it’s us who will pay the price when this disaster becomes reality
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

10.03.2026 11:29 👍 3 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Who will stand up for the Iranian people as death rains on them from the skies? | Nasrin Parvaz Calls for a popular uprising and empty promises of help are reckless in the extreme – and no answer to my country’s plight, says torture survivor Nasrin Parvaz

“no help comes – only bombs”

If you support freedom for the people of Iran, then that means opposing the attacks by the US and Israel
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

10.03.2026 11:13 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Black people up to 48 times more likely to be stopped and searched in richest areas of London Exclusive: Research found extreme disproportion in use of police power in districts such as Richmond-upon-Thames

Institutional racism continues in our police force

Stop and search should only happen if there are reasonable grounds for suspicion, but some officers’ interpretation of what is ‘reasonable’ is clearly biased against black people
www.theguardian.com/law/2026/mar...

10.03.2026 10:58 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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This is what could happen in May's elections but we need your help to make it happen

Every donation will help get more Greens elected in Croydon

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringing-h...

08.03.2026 09:40 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Campaigners push to protect chalk streams in Carshalton Campaigners say the eco-system rarity does not have enough legal protection.

Chalk streams are very rare and deserve special protection

In Croydon these include the Wandle, the Caterham Bourne, the Beck and the stream running through Threehalfpenny Wood

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

08.03.2026 09:05 👍 15 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
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This is a life and death story for the UK – so why is it being brushed under the carpet? | Aditya Chakrabortty The news that healthy life expectancy is in decline in Britain exposes a serious truth about the state we’re in, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

“British governments have made choices that mean poorer children get old sooner and die earlier than richer children”

It doesn’t have to be this way – it’s time to focus on health and happiness not just growth and wealth
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

06.03.2026 10:23 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Chart showing the price of crude oil over the last six months with a huge rise in the last week

Chart showing the price of crude oil over the last six months with a huge rise in the last week

First, they kidnap a the President of Venezuela to get access to the largest oil reserves in the world

Then they decide to start a war in the Middle East

What could be the motivations for Trump’s advisers????

06.03.2026 10:09 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Help the Greens win big in Croydon 2026 Bring hope to Croydon - help elect more Greens onto Croydon Council and get our town moving in a positive direction

Every Penny you donate will help Greens win big in 2026

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/bringing-h...

06.03.2026 08:41 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Help the Greens win big in Croydon 2026!
Help the Greens win big in Croydon 2026! YouTube video by Croydon Green Party

Bringing hope to Croydon

We work for people like you and that's why we need your support to help get more Greens elected

www.youtube.com/shorts/6lczD...

06.03.2026 08:41 👍 9 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Read these words from 100 years ago about immigrants in Britain – and see how history is chillingly repeating itself | George Monbiot Shabana Mahmood’s new rights clampdown looks outlandish until we remember that this kind of hardline action is part of our country’s fabric, says George Monbiot

Attacks on migrants and islamophobia echo the same attacks on migrants and antisemitism from 100 years ago

It’s the same old lies repeated – are you falling into the same old trap of believing them?

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social spot on in today's @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

05.03.2026 08:48 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

This is only one poll, but it would mean Greens winning Croydon East, Streatham and Croydon North, and possibly Croydon West as well

💚💚💚

03.03.2026 10:47 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 1
Zack on Laura K

Zack on Laura K

The Green Party has been consistent on our position.

We support the Iranian people in their struggle against the brutal Regime.

And we oppose illegal bombing from the USA and Israel that has already killed countless civilians and risks an all out Regional war.

04.03.2026 17:07 👍 1186 🔁 284 💬 32 📌 27
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My grandfather narrowly avoided death under the Iranian regime. But I am not celebrating Trump’s illegal war | Anonymous While I do not speak for the Australian-Iranian diaspora as a whole, I am gravely concerned for what this attack will cost in innocent lives

Killing civilians is wrong – by their own Government or any other

And don’t claim you care about the lives and rights of the Iranian people while you still refuse their right to claim asylum and live safely in your own country
www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

04.03.2026 10:27 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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I understand why women don't trust the police, says Met chief on Sarah Everard anniversary On the fifth anniversary of Everard's murder, Sir Mark Rowley insists rebuilding trust in the force will take time.

5 years since the murder of Sarah Everard. 3 years since the Casey review. 2 months since the report showing reduced vetting in recruitment

Women and girls, and everyone else, cannot feel safe while the Met continues to employ people who are a threat
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

03.03.2026 10:17 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Ask your MP to oppose the end of permanent refugee status Take two minutes to email your local MP and ask them to oppose the latest attack on refugee rights

Take two minutes to email your local MP and ask them to oppose the latest attack on refugee rights help.care4calais.org/page/187542/...

02.03.2026 21:34 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Conservatives claim they are different to Labour but here is another dodgy deal that ends up losing even more money

We need a thorough investigation of all of these secret deals and as Mayor I will open up the Council so we can all see what is being done with our money

02.03.2026 12:53 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Mayor candidates call for investigation into Red Clover Gardens LibDems and Greens say that only a thorough, deep dive into the council’s accounts and records conducted by an outside body – such as HM Revenue and Customs – can get to the botto…

Mayor candidates call for investigation into Red Clover Gardens insidecroydon.com/2026/03/02/m... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #Coulsdon @zackpolanski.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk @vickyspratt.bsky.social @peteapps.bsky.social

02.03.2026 14:43 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
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Labour council accuses minister of ‘moral bankruptcy’ over social care dispute Hartlepool leaders ‘furious and appalled’ after meeting with Steve Reed about growing cost of social care

Steve Reed showing “arrogance, indifference and moral bankruptcy” towards children in social care

More Labour Councillors are considering quitting the party over its failure to properly fund local Councils
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

02.03.2026 09:50 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
A tweet from Keir Starmer on 12 February 2020 with number 4 of his 10 pledges
The tweet says: No more illegal wars. Introduce a Prevention of Military Intervention Act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice.
Below this is a red graphic with the words 4. Promote peace and human rights. No more illegal wars. Introduce a prevention of military intervention act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice.
Below this is Keir Starmer’s signature.

A tweet from Keir Starmer on 12 February 2020 with number 4 of his 10 pledges The tweet says: No more illegal wars. Introduce a Prevention of Military Intervention Act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice. Below this is a red graphic with the words 4. Promote peace and human rights. No more illegal wars. Introduce a prevention of military intervention act and put human rights at the heart of foreign policy. Review all UK arms sales and make us a force for international peace and justice. Below this is Keir Starmer’s signature.

Keir Starmer lied to us and Labour are showing again that they are the party of warmongers and cowards

Our Government is sacrificing innocent people just because they are too scared to stand up to Trump

02.03.2026 09:07 👍 11 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
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UK will allow US to use bases to strike Iranian missile sites, says Starmer The prime minister says it remains the case that the UK will

Keir the coward refuses to stand up for decency and humanity

He is allowing the UK to be bullied into supporting another illegal war and the slaughter of thousands of innocent people
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

02.03.2026 08:50 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Warning UK at risk of being pulled into illegal war

Warning UK at risk of being pulled into illegal war

Why is Keir Starmer utterly incapable of saying no to Donald Trump?

Our national security requires us not to be dragged into illegal wars.

The Prime Minister is making us less safe. Did we learn nothing from Iraq?

01.03.2026 22:39 👍 1671 🔁 422 💬 117 📌 30

The events of the past 48 hours have laid bare Keir Starmer's utter inability to stand up to Donald Trump - and this weakness could have serious consequences for the safety of British people.

02.03.2026 07:52 👍 1936 🔁 434 💬 80 📌 15
HOPE IS HERE

200K
GREEN PARTY
MEMBERS

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE169GQ

HOPE IS HERE 200K GREEN PARTY MEMBERS Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE169GQ

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The Green Party has over 200,000 members.

More members, more councillors, more MPs.

The Green Party just keep growing.

Join us ⤵️

01.03.2026 10:00 👍 1464 🔁 467 💬 41 📌 74
Person stood in front of a billboard that says "only Labour can stop Reform"

Person stood in front of a billboard that says "only Labour can stop Reform"

Will we see this lie again?

@greenparty.org.uk has shown that we can not only 'stop Reform' we can also replace Labour with politicians who will really change things for the better

27.02.2026 14:07 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0