How do we fix this mess?

We have a leadership election coming up in the @greenparty.org.uk It’s a strong field, but for me the future of our party clearly sits best in the hands of @elliechowns.bsky.social & @adrianramsay.bsky.social, who have shown how to win & use power to secure positive change #TogetherWeWin

This month’s Shopping List from #Stroud District Foodbank, if you’re in a position to donate

The candidates in the @greenparty.org.uk leadership election are all inspiring leaders, but I’m backing @elliechowns.bsky.social and @adrianramsay.bsky.social because they’ve blown me away with what they’ve achieved in Parliament in their first year 💚

Thank you Catherine 🙏You have been an inspiration and I’m so glad we can continue to work together

Some of the spontaneous floral diversity in my lawn this #NoMowMay ☺️

Thanks Adrian - all the very best in this campaign. You and Ellie make a brilliant team. #TogetherWeWin

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Join Ellie Chowns and I on Tuesday 20 May at 8pm for our online launch event. Come and hear our thoughts and ideas about how we can make transformational change in our party, in our communities and in the halls of power at every level of government.

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🥁The first cows will return to #Minchinhampton and #Rodborough Commons from tomorrow! 🥁

🙏Please keep speeds low, especially at dusk & in poor weather

🎉And all welcome at the @nationaltrust Marking Day celebration at the Old Lodge this Sat, 17th May, 11am - 3pm

Great to see @elliechowns.bsky.social and @adrianramsay.bsky.social launch this campaign

As a party, we’re growing fast, united & serious about power. So impressed with both Ellie & Adrian for all they’ve achieved as Green MPs, & now would be proud to see them lead us

#TogetherWeWin

Ten bird species singing on Besbury Common this morning, including a lovely nuthatch, and lots of encouraging signs of spring

Good to join you at the table at the first meeting of the Emergency Board @minchchloe.bsky.social
Thames Water does not deserve the £3bn gift from the Govt. They have failed and must be put into #PublicOwnership NOW!

Thanks @tom--scott.bsky.social Great to see so many people out there today committed to holding Thames Water to account 💦 #weownit #saveourrivers #sewagescandal

Thanks Alan!

At the RCJ for the inaugural “Emergency Board” of Thames Water, standing up for the bill-payers, workers & natural environment of Gloucestershire, while closed door discussions take place re the company’s future inside. Give us a seat at the table! With @greenjennyjones.bsky.social & Steve Williams

Great to hear from @renishaw.bsky.social Stroud Brewery & Howard Tenens, & other #StroudDistrict businesses about their fantastic sustainability work at the Local Strategic Partnership today. A reminder that we can vote with our feet by spending our 💰 at our many great, ethical & local businesses

New lows for the government today, with the aid budget slashed and no UK minister sent to the Rome nature convention 😰

Ukrainians yes, Palestinians no.

Is there a word for that?

I’m enjoying Pentire and soda. A lot of Lucky Saint & Guinness Zero. And some of the white wines & sparkling are bearable.

This webinar was a really helpful dive into the practical implications of climate change for council service lines and how councils will need to react and transform - slides will be shared here localpartnerships.gov.uk/resources/tr...

Justice denied Law For Change was born out of frustration at the wretched state of public law enforcement in the UK.

Many thanks to @lawsocietygazette.bsky.social for publishing my article on access to justice:

www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-a...

The beautiful Peace Doves in #Tewkesbury Abbey. 9000 paper doves, each decorated with messages of love and peace by local schools, community groups, and residents. Such a lovely reflective space 🕊️ www.tewkesburyabbey.org.uk/peace-doves-...

Reeves’s Heathrow third runway report was commissioned by London airport The chancellor is under fire after a study cited as evidence for expanding the terminal to boost the UK’s economic growth was ordered by Heathrow itself

So now we have it. Rachel Reeves's claim that a third runway at Heathrow Airport would boost economic growth comes from a report commissioned by .... Heathrow Airport. Instead of acting in the national interest, she's channelling corporate lobbyists.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

@adamhorowitz.bsky.social Little Metropolis at the @goodonpaper.bsky.social party last night, highlight of a great night #Stroud 🎶 ✨

Nice little biodiversity oases these green lampposts (plants and bird/insect boxes), just off Oxford St

Great to see you too. Have emailed about our chat, will be following up. Have a great weekend 🙂

Green polling average is higher & staying higher than anything I can remember. Our membership is higher than I can remember (close to 60,000), we just got our best ever General Election result and we've quadrupled our cllrs in the last 5 years. Now is the time join join.greenparty.org.uk

Watch Rachel Reeves' major speech as chancellor lays out Heathrow plans Watch as Rachel Reeves made a major speech on the economy on Wednesday (29 January), during which she pledged to “fight” for “growth” and said that Britain “can do so much better.”

I’d welcome support from local Labour friends and colleagues to push back against this terrible plan. This is surely not what you voted for? www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Heavy rain held off just long enough this pm for a really enjoyable couple of hours chatting to residents in Thrupp about their county council concerns. Lots of worries about local government reorg, the logic of which is a mystery to us all, but helpful to be able to talk through the practicalities.

Oh great, I will certainly take a look at that. In Minch we’ve been looking at how to spread the word that external building lighting is really unhelpful for wildlife - there are so many homes lit up all year round 😞Did manage to persuade the Church it should only be lit on high days & holidays