Craig Horrocks
@chcookley.bsky.social
Green party member and enthusiast
Believer that communities do it best
Communication is the way to make a better world - not conflict
Believer that communities do it best
Communication is the way to make a better world - not conflict
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Yes, shock, horror, the Green Party have an evidence-based drugs policy which favours legalisation & control over criminalisation. Elect more Greens if you’d like Parliament to have a sensible conversation about drugs policy rather than just performative pearl-clutching.
Labour attacks Green party drugs policy in Gorton and Denton byelection
Labour attacks Green party drugs policy in Gorton and Denton byelection
Online ads target Zack Polanski’s drugs stance as Labour aims to sideline Greens and consolidate anti-Reform vote
Labour has launched an attack on the Green party for wanting to legalise drugs, as the parties vie to be seen as the main leftwing contender against Reform UK in the Gorton and Denton byelection.
The party is pursuing a strategy of trying to sideline Zack Polanski’s party after warnings Labour was too slow to pitch itself as the “Stop Reform” party in Caerphilly, which was won by Plaid Cymru. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Yes, shock, horror, the Green Party have an evidence-based drugs policy which favours legalisation & control over criminalisation. Elect more Greens if you’d like Parliament to have a sensible conversation about drugs policy rather than just performative pearl-clutching.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🗓️ It's 30 days to the parliamentary by-election - and 100 days to the May local elections.
Help us win in Manchester, the Senedd, and all around the country.
Join us. And join in. ⤵️
🎥 @jeremyclancy.bsky.social
Help us win in Manchester, the Senedd, and all around the country.
Join us. And join in. ⤵️
🎥 @jeremyclancy.bsky.social
January 27, 2026 at 12:31 PM
🗓️ It's 30 days to the parliamentary by-election - and 100 days to the May local elections.
Help us win in Manchester, the Senedd, and all around the country.
Join us. And join in. ⤵️
🎥 @jeremyclancy.bsky.social
Help us win in Manchester, the Senedd, and all around the country.
Join us. And join in. ⤵️
🎥 @jeremyclancy.bsky.social
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Can't see this happening on Question Time...
Mehdi Hasan: “You falsely said on TV that 50% of social housing goes to non-British people but the real number is actually 14%.”
Matthew Goodwin: I don’t think the government census data or the Mayor of London are credible sources.
*audience laughter*
Matthew Goodwin: I don’t think the government census data or the Mayor of London are credible sources.
*audience laughter*
January 27, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Can't see this happening on Question Time...
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If Labour refuse to allow locals to select their own mildest of mild left wing candidate then they can't be surprised when a REAL left wing party becomes the favourite.
www.starsportsbet.co.uk/press-releas...
www.starsportsbet.co.uk/press-releas...
PRESS RELEASE: Greens favourites to win Gorton and Denton after Labour snub Burnham
Greens 6/4; Reform 13/8; Labour drift from 4/9 to 15/8
The Green Party are now favourites with Star Sports to win the Gorton and Denton by-election after Andy Burnham was blocked from running as a La...
www.starsportsbet.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 6:51 AM
If Labour refuse to allow locals to select their own mildest of mild left wing candidate then they can't be surprised when a REAL left wing party becomes the favourite.
www.starsportsbet.co.uk/press-releas...
www.starsportsbet.co.uk/press-releas...
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More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
January 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM
More members of Liz Truss's cabinet are in Reform than in Badenoch's shadow cabinet...
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NEW: Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK, shocking the many people who were sure that she had already.
January 26, 2026 at 12:20 PM
NEW: Suella Braverman has defected to Reform UK, shocking the many people who were sure that she had already.
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Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
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Reform Party UK sharing Pro-ICE posts on social media. They support seizing 5 year olds as bait, and the extra judicial murder of civilians.
January 26, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Reform Party UK sharing Pro-ICE posts on social media. They support seizing 5 year olds as bait, and the extra judicial murder of civilians.
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2026: Keir Starmer explains why he voted against Andy Burnham at the NEC
2020: Keir Starmer explaining that the NEC should not interfere in candidate selection
2020: Keir Starmer explaining that the NEC should not interfere in candidate selection
January 26, 2026 at 11:14 AM
2026: Keir Starmer explains why he voted against Andy Burnham at the NEC
2020: Keir Starmer explaining that the NEC should not interfere in candidate selection
2020: Keir Starmer explaining that the NEC should not interfere in candidate selection
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Want to stop Reform? Come join us on the day. You don't need to be a member.
January 25, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Want to stop Reform? Come join us on the day. You don't need to be a member.
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Psst. Greens are best placed to beat Reform in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Pass it on.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bet...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bet...
Bookies make Green Party surprise FAVOURITES to win Gorton and Denton by-election
With all the talk about Labour's 'Burnham Block' and high-profile Reform candidates, bookmakers have an eye on the Green Party.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Psst. Greens are best placed to beat Reform in the Gorton and Denton by-election. Pass it on.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bet...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bet...
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Resharing this. Just in case.
I spoke to Green Party 2025 Local Party Support Co-Ordinator Candidate Hannah Spencer. #greenselect
youtu.be/teLHtGPcyxM
youtu.be/teLHtGPcyxM
Ed poole Interviews Hannah Spencer
YouTube video by Ed Poole
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Resharing this. Just in case.
And this was before the Burnham fiasco
Electoral Calculus has Greens gaining Gorton and Denton from Labour.
If this transpires to be the case, it will be the first and biggest by-election th Greens would win.
Earthquake incoming? 👀
If this transpires to be the case, it will be the first and biggest by-election th Greens would win.
Earthquake incoming? 👀
January 25, 2026 at 1:08 PM
And this was before the Burnham fiasco
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I’m sure all trade unionists expect a democratic process for Gorton & Denton in which local party members decide who they want to represent them. We've seen enough control-freakery in the Labour Party and it has done our movement nothing but harm.
January 23, 2026 at 10:03 AM
I’m sure all trade unionists expect a democratic process for Gorton & Denton in which local party members decide who they want to represent them. We've seen enough control-freakery in the Labour Party and it has done our movement nothing but harm.
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NEW: Planned welfare reform could see big benefit cuts for disabled people who can't work, Citizens Advice has warned
The government wants to replace long-term ESA disability benefits with a new, much more time-limited benefit called Unemployment Insurance (UI) www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
The government wants to replace long-term ESA disability benefits with a new, much more time-limited benefit called Unemployment Insurance (UI) www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Disabled people could face benefit cuts – even if they cannot work
Long-term claimants of employment and support allowance could be moved over to a new, time-limited disability benefit – equating to cuts.
www.bigissue.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:38 AM
NEW: Planned welfare reform could see big benefit cuts for disabled people who can't work, Citizens Advice has warned
The government wants to replace long-term ESA disability benefits with a new, much more time-limited benefit called Unemployment Insurance (UI) www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
The government wants to replace long-term ESA disability benefits with a new, much more time-limited benefit called Unemployment Insurance (UI) www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
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Bravo @ben-cooke.bsky.social. Brilliant scoop, and hard to imagine a more important one.
“This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people”. Spooks don’t mess about when they leak.
www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
“This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people”. Spooks don’t mess about when they leak.
www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Bravo @ben-cooke.bsky.social. Brilliant scoop, and hard to imagine a more important one.
“This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people”. Spooks don’t mess about when they leak.
www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
“This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people”. Spooks don’t mess about when they leak.
www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
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Stop running
youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo?...
youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo?...
How We Make Hope Normal Again- Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Stop running
youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo?...
youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo?...
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Our member @abigaildisney.bsky.social has a message for leaders at World Economic Forum in Davos: Extreme wealth threatens global stability and our shared future.
That’s why Abby and nearly 400 millionaires from around the world signed our open letter calling on leaders to tax the super rich.
That’s why Abby and nearly 400 millionaires from around the world signed our open letter calling on leaders to tax the super rich.
January 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Our member @abigaildisney.bsky.social has a message for leaders at World Economic Forum in Davos: Extreme wealth threatens global stability and our shared future.
That’s why Abby and nearly 400 millionaires from around the world signed our open letter calling on leaders to tax the super rich.
That’s why Abby and nearly 400 millionaires from around the world signed our open letter calling on leaders to tax the super rich.
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🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
January 20, 2026 at 7:00 PM
🇨🇦PM Carney just schooled our cowardly European leaders at #Davos. This speech was clearly aimed at them:
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
"We must actively take on the world as it is, not wait around for a world we wish to be."
"What does it mean for middle powers to live the truth? First it means naming reality..." (🧵1/6)
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With every else going on, it would be easy to miss this ray of good news:
‘UK households to get £15bn for solar and green tech to lower energy bills’
‘UK households to get £15bn for solar and green tech to lower energy bills’
UK households to get £15bn for solar and green tech to lower energy bills
The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:19 PM
With every else going on, it would be easy to miss this ray of good news:
‘UK households to get £15bn for solar and green tech to lower energy bills’
‘UK households to get £15bn for solar and green tech to lower energy bills’
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An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on global leaders attending this week’s conference to close the widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else.
#WEF26 #Davos #TaxTheSuperRich
https://theguardian.pulse.ly/pg9cy42k7g
#WEF26 #Davos #TaxTheSuperRich
https://theguardian.pulse.ly/pg9cy42k7g
Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich
Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence
theguardian.pulse.ly
January 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM
An open letter, released to coincide with the World Economic Forum in Davos, calls on global leaders attending this week’s conference to close the widening gap between the super-rich and everyone else.
#WEF26 #Davos #TaxTheSuperRich
https://theguardian.pulse.ly/pg9cy42k7g
#WEF26 #Davos #TaxTheSuperRich
https://theguardian.pulse.ly/pg9cy42k7g
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Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
The Carney doctrine
Open comment thread on the PM's Davos speech
paulwells.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Mark Carney's speech really is terrific: full text is here and very much worth your time.
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Israel is demolishing United Nations buildings in occupied East Jerusalem.
January 20, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Israel is demolishing United Nations buildings in occupied East Jerusalem.