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Peter Underwood for Mayor of Croydon - Sutton & Croydon Green Party
Croydon Green Party is delighted to announce that Peter Underwood has been selected as our candidate for Mayor of Croydon. The Green Party is the clear challenger to the failing Conservative and Labou...
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We are delighted to announce Peter Underwood is your Green Party candidate for Mayor of Croydon in 2026
We've all suffered for too long under failing Conservative and Labour parties
You know you deserve better - that’s why you need to vote Green
suttonandcroydon.greenparty.org.uk/2025/04/15/p...
We've all suffered for too long under failing Conservative and Labour parties
You know you deserve better - that’s why you need to vote Green
suttonandcroydon.greenparty.org.uk/2025/04/15/p...
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The evidence is clear - use of drink/drugs should be treated as a health issue, not a crime
Police can only deal with the immediate consequences of drink/drug related anti-social behaviour, long-term solutions mean providing people with support and care
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Police can only deal with the immediate consequences of drink/drug related anti-social behaviour, long-term solutions mean providing people with support and care
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tower Hamlets Council drugs squad tackles antisocial behaviour
The squad is solely focused on tackling drugs and antisocial behaviour in east London.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The evidence is clear - use of drink/drugs should be treated as a health issue, not a crime
Police can only deal with the immediate consequences of drink/drug related anti-social behaviour, long-term solutions mean providing people with support and care
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police can only deal with the immediate consequences of drink/drug related anti-social behaviour, long-term solutions mean providing people with support and care
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
November 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
This is a new low from a govt plumbing the depths of performative cruelty in hopes that the public won’t notice they have no answers to the real issues facing this country
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
A sensible, humane govt would focus on safe routes to prevent people making dangerous small boat crossings
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There’s plenty to criticise about the BBC — but it’s our BBC, and when Trump attacks it, we should defend it.
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
There’s plenty to criticise about the BBC — but it’s our BBC, and when Trump attacks it, we should defend it.
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
The BBC World Service supports democracy activists worldwide. I Let's look into the motives of those attacking the BBC.
#BBC #PressFreedom
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I know many Labour Party members who are decent people and genuinely care about making life better for those who are suffering
At what point do you accept that the Labour Party is no longer a force for good?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
At what point do you accept that the Labour Party is no longer a force for good?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says
The home secretary is set to announce major policy reforms, including a 20-year wait before people granted asylum can apply to settle permanently.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I know many Labour Party members who are decent people and genuinely care about making life better for those who are suffering
At what point do you accept that the Labour Party is no longer a force for good?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
At what point do you accept that the Labour Party is no longer a force for good?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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We need more Council houses in towns and cities, but instead Labour will concrete over the countryside to build more unaffordable mansions
If you care about our green spaces, our green belt, and our green fields, then you have to vote Green
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If you care about our green spaces, our green belt, and our green fields, then you have to vote Green
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, MPs find
The Environmental Audit Committee found the government's measures are not enough to meet targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
We need more Council houses in towns and cities, but instead Labour will concrete over the countryside to build more unaffordable mansions
If you care about our green spaces, our green belt, and our green fields, then you have to vote Green
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you care about our green spaces, our green belt, and our green fields, then you have to vote Green
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Labour becomes even more cruel and heartless just to appeal to racists
If you believe Britian should be a place of decency, safety, and humanity, then you must oppose this
In @greenparty.org.uk we say it loud and say it clear, refugees are welcome here
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you believe Britian should be a place of decency, safety, and humanity, then you must oppose this
In @greenparty.org.uk we say it loud and say it clear, refugees are welcome here
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Labour becomes even more cruel and heartless just to appeal to racists
If you believe Britian should be a place of decency, safety, and humanity, then you must oppose this
In @greenparty.org.uk we say it loud and say it clear, refugees are welcome here
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
If you believe Britian should be a place of decency, safety, and humanity, then you must oppose this
In @greenparty.org.uk we say it loud and say it clear, refugees are welcome here
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a common sense move. US-style police commissioners never made sense and was a waste of money
But this doesn’t address the key problem – underfunding local authorities to tackle the causes of crime. Fixing that would make a real difference!
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But this doesn’t address the key problem – underfunding local authorities to tackle the causes of crime. Fixing that would make a real difference!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
The government says it will save £100m over this Parliament and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This is a common sense move. US-style police commissioners never made sense and was a waste of money
But this doesn’t address the key problem – underfunding local authorities to tackle the causes of crime. Fixing that would make a real difference!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But this doesn’t address the key problem – underfunding local authorities to tackle the causes of crime. Fixing that would make a real difference!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Missing bins, along with the increase in litter and fly-tipping, are amongst the top issues raised by residents in my area
So why are so many current Councillors and the Mayor not delivering the service that residents want and deserve?
Time for a change for the better
So why are so many current Councillors and the Mayor not delivering the service that residents want and deserve?
Time for a change for the better
Saga of Croydon's vanished bins and the audit that never was insidecroydon.com/2025/11/12/s... #Croydon #CroydonInCrisis #1000Bins @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social @veoliauk.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Saga of Croydon’s vanished bins and the audit that never was
#BINMAGEDDON: After five years of community campaigning, and repeatedly broken promises from Fisher’s Folly, Croydon Council says it has no idea where around 1,000 street bins have gone. By o…
insidecroydon.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Missing bins, along with the increase in litter and fly-tipping, are amongst the top issues raised by residents in my area
So why are so many current Councillors and the Mayor not delivering the service that residents want and deserve?
Time for a change for the better
So why are so many current Councillors and the Mayor not delivering the service that residents want and deserve?
Time for a change for the better
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People fleeing war and persecution are ready and able to contribute to our society.
The problem is... they're not allowed.
Rather than shipping them off to army barracks all over the country, it's time to let asylum seekers work.
The problem is... they're not allowed.
Rather than shipping them off to army barracks all over the country, it's time to let asylum seekers work.
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
People fleeing war and persecution are ready and able to contribute to our society.
The problem is... they're not allowed.
Rather than shipping them off to army barracks all over the country, it's time to let asylum seekers work.
The problem is... they're not allowed.
Rather than shipping them off to army barracks all over the country, it's time to let asylum seekers work.
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A poem for Remembrance Day
November 11, 2025 at 7:28 AM
A poem for Remembrance Day
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It is a pivotal moment in our history.
So what needs to happen at COP30?
💰 Climate Damages Tax to make the polluters pay
⚖️ Fund climate justice for the Global South
❌ Keep fossil fuels in the ground
🌳 End deforestation by 2030
⏩ Global just transition now
So what needs to happen at COP30?
💰 Climate Damages Tax to make the polluters pay
⚖️ Fund climate justice for the Global South
❌ Keep fossil fuels in the ground
🌳 End deforestation by 2030
⏩ Global just transition now
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
It is a pivotal moment in our history.
So what needs to happen at COP30?
💰 Climate Damages Tax to make the polluters pay
⚖️ Fund climate justice for the Global South
❌ Keep fossil fuels in the ground
🌳 End deforestation by 2030
⏩ Global just transition now
So what needs to happen at COP30?
💰 Climate Damages Tax to make the polluters pay
⚖️ Fund climate justice for the Global South
❌ Keep fossil fuels in the ground
🌳 End deforestation by 2030
⏩ Global just transition now
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X doesn't just promote the far-right, it also tries to silence the alternative - this is a clear case of interfering in free speech and democracy
I know my X posts are being hidden (a shadow ban) and my account was suspended during last year's general election for no reason
I know my X posts are being hidden (a shadow ban) and my account was suspended during last year's general election for no reason
X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
Sky's Tom Cheshire explains how Elon Musk's X is boosting the British right.
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
X doesn't just promote the far-right, it also tries to silence the alternative - this is a clear case of interfering in free speech and democracy
I know my X posts are being hidden (a shadow ban) and my account was suspended during last year's general election for no reason
I know my X posts are being hidden (a shadow ban) and my account was suspended during last year's general election for no reason
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Plastic production plant would kill more people than it employs
Billionaires are still trying to profit from pollution instead of investing in a cleaner and healthier future for all of us
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Billionaires are still trying to profit from pollution instead of investing in a cleaner and healthier future for all of us
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘could cause more deaths than jobs created’
Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimated
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Plastic production plant would kill more people than it employs
Billionaires are still trying to profit from pollution instead of investing in a cleaner and healthier future for all of us
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Billionaires are still trying to profit from pollution instead of investing in a cleaner and healthier future for all of us
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Zohran Mamdani focused on childcare costs to win the race for New York Mayor, and the UK needs to have the same conversation about how no-cost childcare could help more than just parents.
Me for @glamouruk.bsky.social:
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/zohr...
Me for @glamouruk.bsky.social:
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/zohr...
Zohran Mamdani's victory is a win for mothers. Is the UK ready to follow?
Childcare is an election-winning issue, writes Green Party MP Siân Berry for Glamour.
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Zohran Mamdani focused on childcare costs to win the race for New York Mayor, and the UK needs to have the same conversation about how no-cost childcare could help more than just parents.
Me for @glamouruk.bsky.social:
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/zohr...
Me for @glamouruk.bsky.social:
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/zohr...
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It's happening
November 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
It's happening
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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Just a reminder that if you say you are Anglo-Saxon then you are saying your ancestors arrived here on small boats
November 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Just a reminder that if you say you are Anglo-Saxon then you are saying your ancestors arrived here on small boats
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Why do rich people always think that the problem is the rest of us not working hard enough?
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Why do rich people always think that the problem is the rest of us not working hard enough?
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November 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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The changes to local government reflect Labour’s mentality – keep cutting spending and concentrate power in an ever smaller group of people
We should be making Councils more democratic and giving them the power and money to act on local people’s needs
insidecroydon.com/2025/10/30/n...
We should be making Councils more democratic and giving them the power and money to act on local people’s needs
insidecroydon.com/2025/10/30/n...
Nobody thought having two Surrey councils was a good idea
CROYDON (AND SURREY) COMMENTARY: By a stroke of Steve Reed’s ministerial pen, one part of Surrey is to have just 20 councillors to represent 160,000 people. For SHASHA KHAN, pictured right, t…
insidecroydon.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The changes to local government reflect Labour’s mentality – keep cutting spending and concentrate power in an ever smaller group of people
We should be making Councils more democratic and giving them the power and money to act on local people’s needs
insidecroydon.com/2025/10/30/n...
We should be making Councils more democratic and giving them the power and money to act on local people’s needs
insidecroydon.com/2025/10/30/n...
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We need to give more space to wildflowers. This isn’t just about making better use of poor-quality farming land; we can also give some of our parks and our gardens back to nature
I turned my lawn into a wildflower area and my garden is now full of life
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I turned my lawn into a wildflower area and my garden is now full of life
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Martha Kearney: Why I'm concerned about our declining wildflowers
The decline in UK wildflower meadows not only threatens wildlife, say experts, but could drive up certain food prices
www.bbc.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 9:52 AM
We need to give more space to wildflowers. This isn’t just about making better use of poor-quality farming land; we can also give some of our parks and our gardens back to nature
I turned my lawn into a wildflower area and my garden is now full of life
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I turned my lawn into a wildflower area and my garden is now full of life
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This may only be one poll but it's not surprising to see the Greens overtake Labour and the Conservatives
Join us and help change politics for the better
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join us and help change politics for the better
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Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
RFM: 32% (=)
GRN: 17% (+2)
CON: 16% (-1)
LAB: 16% (=)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 2% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 29 Oct.
Changes w/ 22 Oct.
October 30, 2025 at 5:09 PM
This may only be one poll but it's not surprising to see the Greens overtake Labour and the Conservatives
Join us and help change politics for the better
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join us and help change politics for the better
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Some parts of Croydon are amongst the most deprived in the country and the borough overall is more deprived than its neighbours but receives proportionally less funding
It’s time the Government changed the system to fund Croydon fairly
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It’s time the Government changed the system to fund Croydon fairly
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 30, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Some parts of Croydon are amongst the most deprived in the country and the borough overall is more deprived than its neighbours but receives proportionally less funding
It’s time the Government changed the system to fund Croydon fairly
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It’s time the Government changed the system to fund Croydon fairly
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Energy firms’ profits have increased by billions, but the government wants you to pay for a scheme to help people who can’t afford to pay
We should be reducing energy bills for all of us
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We should be reducing energy bills for all of us
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thousands on benefits could have energy debt cancelled by Ofgem
Regulator Ofgem plans to cut £500m from the stack of customer debt - but other billpayers will cover the cost.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Energy firms’ profits have increased by billions, but the government wants you to pay for a scheme to help people who can’t afford to pay
We should be reducing energy bills for all of us
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We should be reducing energy bills for all of us
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My comment? I'm proud of Green councillors who are doing everything they can to bring attention to stopping the genocide.
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Hackney synagogue calls on Zack Polanski to suspend Green councillors who ‘rallied against Israel’ - The Jewish Chronicle
An extraordinary meeting of the council, called to discuss a motion to cut all ties with ‘Israel’s genocide’, led to an ‘inflamed’ debate
www.thejc.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My comment? I'm proud of Green councillors who are doing everything they can to bring attention to stopping the genocide.
www.thejc.com/news/uk/hack...
www.thejc.com/news/uk/hack...