Ben Gray
@cllxben.bsky.social
Nottingham and East Midlands Green Party Co-Chair
Dad, Cyclist, Inventor, Green Party, former Borough Councillor, keen runner, enthusiastic OCR participant, tree hugger, PhD Chemist, increasingly grumpy.
Dad, Cyclist, Inventor, Green Party, former Borough Councillor, keen runner, enthusiastic OCR participant, tree hugger, PhD Chemist, increasingly grumpy.
Starting the new year kicking up a gear in the local Green Party. Speak to your regional organisers kids! We need to make the most of our new membership.
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Starting the new year kicking up a gear in the local Green Party. Speak to your regional organisers kids! We need to make the most of our new membership.
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Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
January 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Spray paint a plane and they'll detain you without trial and call you a terrorist.
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
Kidnap a foreign head of state - and Keir Starmer will make it clear we've played no part in it but will wait for the scheduled press conference in a few hours before potentially condemning it
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I love this sort of thing. It's a beautiful photo of a very typical Nottingham street. Quietly celebrating where we live.
December 30, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I love this sort of thing. It's a beautiful photo of a very typical Nottingham street. Quietly celebrating where we live.
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One local member had only one star they wanted to put on top of their xmas tree...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
December 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
One local member had only one star they wanted to put on top of their xmas tree...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
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All is not yet quiet, all is not still
Local press in Nottingham hightlights the Green surge in the city and beyond today, link below
Well done @councillorq.bsky.social and @cllxben.bsky.social for the great quotes, and @joelocker96.bsky.social for the story
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
Local press in Nottingham hightlights the Green surge in the city and beyond today, link below
Well done @councillorq.bsky.social and @cllxben.bsky.social for the great quotes, and @joelocker96.bsky.social for the story
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
Green Party shares the secrets of overtaking Tories in huge membership surge
'There is an anti-status quo politics from the right, which has been Reform, and with Zack being so vocal there is now a position from the left'
www.nottinghampost.com
December 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
All is not yet quiet, all is not still
Local press in Nottingham hightlights the Green surge in the city and beyond today, link below
Well done @councillorq.bsky.social and @cllxben.bsky.social for the great quotes, and @joelocker96.bsky.social for the story
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
Local press in Nottingham hightlights the Green surge in the city and beyond today, link below
Well done @councillorq.bsky.social and @cllxben.bsky.social for the great quotes, and @joelocker96.bsky.social for the story
www.nottinghampost.com/news/local-n...
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
Mostly built staircase. Absolutely destroyed. Rest, sleep, then finish off tomorrow
December 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Mostly built staircase. Absolutely destroyed. Rest, sleep, then finish off tomorrow
Good morning bsky. Coffee on the go and slowing filling up with fear and excitement as the stairs for my loft extension should be with me by 10:00.
This quarter's new skill is stair fitting.
This quarter's new skill is stair fitting.
December 10, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Good morning bsky. Coffee on the go and slowing filling up with fear and excitement as the stairs for my loft extension should be with me by 10:00.
This quarter's new skill is stair fitting.
This quarter's new skill is stair fitting.
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Covid fraud under the Tories cost the UK taxpayer £10.9bn.
VIP lanes and crony contracts.
Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme.
Money handed out for non-existent employees
Newly formed companies got public money
No competitive tenders
Poor checks on quality.
How much would be recovered?
VIP lanes and crony contracts.
Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme.
Money handed out for non-existent employees
Newly formed companies got public money
No competitive tenders
Poor checks on quality.
How much would be recovered?
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the taxpayer £10.9 billion
The counter-fraud and error measures during the pandemic under the Conservative Government were accused of being 'so lax they may as well have left the door wide open'
www.mirror.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Covid fraud under the Tories cost the UK taxpayer £10.9bn.
VIP lanes and crony contracts.
Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme.
Money handed out for non-existent employees
Newly formed companies got public money
No competitive tenders
Poor checks on quality.
How much would be recovered?
VIP lanes and crony contracts.
Lack of anti-fraud controls in Covid scheme.
Money handed out for non-existent employees
Newly formed companies got public money
No competitive tenders
Poor checks on quality.
How much would be recovered?
Starmer: "The Greens have gone too far this time! I won't stand for it"
Bag carrier: "What did they say Sir Keir Sir?"
Starmer: "They said 'tax the rich'"
Bag carrier: "The monsters! They're nuts!"
Starmer: "Not on my watch buster"
#VoteGreen #BackZack
Bag carrier: "What did they say Sir Keir Sir?"
Starmer: "They said 'tax the rich'"
Bag carrier: "The monsters! They're nuts!"
Starmer: "Not on my watch buster"
#VoteGreen #BackZack
Starmer says he’s "taking the gloves off" and that the Greens are "nuts"
Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.
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Big talk from the PM of vibes based cruelty and trickle down cowardice.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Starmer: "The Greens have gone too far this time! I won't stand for it"
Bag carrier: "What did they say Sir Keir Sir?"
Starmer: "They said 'tax the rich'"
Bag carrier: "The monsters! They're nuts!"
Starmer: "Not on my watch buster"
#VoteGreen #BackZack
Bag carrier: "What did they say Sir Keir Sir?"
Starmer: "They said 'tax the rich'"
Bag carrier: "The monsters! They're nuts!"
Starmer: "Not on my watch buster"
#VoteGreen #BackZack
You'd think he'd avoid talking about gloves!
December 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
You'd think he'd avoid talking about gloves!
Yay small business Saturday
🛍️ Today is #SmallBusinessSaturday.
The Green Party backs small business.
Local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. We want to see them thrive.
Let’s green business, improve employee welfare and make it easier for people to shop local #ShopLocal
The Green Party backs small business.
Local businesses are the lifeblood of our communities. We want to see them thrive.
Let’s green business, improve employee welfare and make it easier for people to shop local #ShopLocal
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Yay small business Saturday
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Who’s on your naughty and nice list this year? 🎁
If Farage falls under “naughty,” why not take it up a notch and send him a festive lump of coal? 👀 👇
https://goodlaw.social/62ba90
If Farage falls under “naughty,” why not take it up a notch and send him a festive lump of coal? 👀 👇
https://goodlaw.social/62ba90
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Who’s on your naughty and nice list this year? 🎁
If Farage falls under “naughty,” why not take it up a notch and send him a festive lump of coal? 👀 👇
https://goodlaw.social/62ba90
If Farage falls under “naughty,” why not take it up a notch and send him a festive lump of coal? 👀 👇
https://goodlaw.social/62ba90
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you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
December 6, 2025 at 3:31 AM
you know how i know im a 44yo dad? how much i laughed at this shit
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It was always going to be a fun episode when we learnt Jonathan Gullis was joining reform…
Come join the fun and give us a listen
You’ll leave informed, yet somehow… lighter
Brand new episode here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Come join the fun and give us a listen
You’ll leave informed, yet somehow… lighter
Brand new episode here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Budget Fallout, Reform Turmoil &....a Tree Surgeon Radicalises a Lamp Post
Podcast Episode · The Trawl · 03/12/2025 · 47m
podcasts.apple.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:36 AM
It was always going to be a fun episode when we learnt Jonathan Gullis was joining reform…
Come join the fun and give us a listen
You’ll leave informed, yet somehow… lighter
Brand new episode here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Come join the fun and give us a listen
You’ll leave informed, yet somehow… lighter
Brand new episode here:
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Sage like advice from our should be Green peer Prem Sikka 💚
Thames Water half-year profits leap to £386m after bills rose by nearly a third.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Leaks and sewage dumping will continue for years.
£20bn+debt. A third of the bill covers interest payments.
Captive customers have no choice.
End the scam. Nationalise water.
Thames Water half-year profit leaps to nearly £400m after it raises bills by third
Revenues jumped 40% to nearly £2bn after debt-ridden utility hiked water bills sharply in April
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Sage like advice from our should be Green peer Prem Sikka 💚
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People are ready to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
November 22, 2025 at 11:18 AM
People are ready to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
Join.greenparty.org.uk
(Source: Evening Standard from YouGov Data)
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Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
How Labour Negate Progressive Ideas Through ‘Divide and Rule’ | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
Podcast Episode · Bold Politics with Zack Polanski · 19/11/2025 · 40m
podcasts.apple.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I had a great conversation with the wonderful @zackpolanski.bsky.social on his podcast. Do please listen in. I don't think you'll have heard anything quite like it. And there's a LOT more here than the title suggests. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...
The hostile environment within Labour as an organisation means that you silo to survive.
I don't think it can be won back, I don't think it can be saved. I think it can be replaced though.
Nottingham East has the highest number of Green Party Members of any constituency in the East Midlands.
I don't think it can be won back, I don't think it can be saved. I think it can be replaced though.
Nottingham East has the highest number of Green Party Members of any constituency in the East Midlands.
This is who the government is trying to copy with its anti-refugee policies.
Truly strategic geniuses. 4D chess. Well done everyone.
Truly strategic geniuses. 4D chess. Well done everyone.
November 19, 2025 at 3:41 PM
The hostile environment within Labour as an organisation means that you silo to survive.
I don't think it can be won back, I don't think it can be saved. I think it can be replaced though.
Nottingham East has the highest number of Green Party Members of any constituency in the East Midlands.
I don't think it can be won back, I don't think it can be saved. I think it can be replaced though.
Nottingham East has the highest number of Green Party Members of any constituency in the East Midlands.
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Most asylum seekers arrive with their valuables long lost in bombed or abandoned homes, stolen, or sold to afford the dangerous clandestine passage to safety
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Most asylum seekers arrive with their valuables long lost in bombed or abandoned homes, stolen, or sold to afford the dangerous clandestine passage to safety
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
The real thing of value to be snatched from refugees under these proposals is far more painful: their families & futures
Me, for @zeteo.com
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The 'green surge' is real, its happening as so many volunteers came out today! 💚💫
Today, volunteers from Nottingham Green Party delivered leaflets in Berridge Ward with the aim of getting @councillorq.bsky.social, our first and (currently) only Green councillor re-elected in the coming local elections.
Want to help make a difference? Join us today!
join.greenparty.org.uk
Want to help make a difference? Join us today!
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The 'green surge' is real, its happening as so many volunteers came out today! 💚💫
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Congratulations to our newest Green councillor, Cllr Mike Dunn, on winning the Long Ashton ward by-election in North Somerset with a huge Green vote!
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Congratulations to our newest Green councillor, Cllr Mike Dunn, on winning the Long Ashton ward by-election in North Somerset with a huge Green vote!
As the East Midlands Green Party has swelled to over 10k members, I think we could probably get a few more people onto this starter pack go.bsky.app/5c34JWJ
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November 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
As the East Midlands Green Party has swelled to over 10k members, I think we could probably get a few more people onto this starter pack go.bsky.app/5c34JWJ
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