Gary Clarke
@garyclarke.bsky.social
The Green Angle in Cheltenham www.cheltenham-tenant-union.com
I think you'll find that it's more complicated than a binary choice. Taxes need to be levied in proportion to wealth and income. If 1 in 10 has 9/10 of the wealth they need to be paying 90% of the tax.
The fundamental problem:
58% of voters want public spending maintained or increased.
67% want taxes to stay at their current level or be cut.
In reality, it’s a binary choice. Taxes go up, or spending is cut. That’s it.
58% of voters want public spending maintained or increased.
67% want taxes to stay at their current level or be cut.
In reality, it’s a binary choice. Taxes go up, or spending is cut. That’s it.
October 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I think you'll find that it's more complicated than a binary choice. Taxes need to be levied in proportion to wealth and income. If 1 in 10 has 9/10 of the wealth they need to be paying 90% of the tax.
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Another sign of shifting politics? Labour lead Reform by 11 among those who say they are very comfortable financially. But trail Reform by 16 among those who say they often struggle to make ends meet - in fact Greens are close to overtaking Lab for 2nd with those who say they are struggling most.
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Another sign of shifting politics? Labour lead Reform by 11 among those who say they are very comfortable financially. But trail Reform by 16 among those who say they often struggle to make ends meet - in fact Greens are close to overtaking Lab for 2nd with those who say they are struggling most.
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Short-form content: the key to the next election (and our attention)
Farage is taking social media to the frontline of British politics, reshaping how voters think, feel and choose
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/media/s...
Farage is taking social media to the frontline of British politics, reshaping how voters think, feel and choose
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/media/s...
Short-form content: the key to the next election (and our attention)
Farage is taking social media to the frontline of British politics, reshaping how voters think, feel and choose
westenglandbylines.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Short-form content: the key to the next election (and our attention)
Farage is taking social media to the frontline of British politics, reshaping how voters think, feel and choose
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/media/s...
Farage is taking social media to the frontline of British politics, reshaping how voters think, feel and choose
westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/media/s...
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Full conversation with @zackpolanski.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRVf...
How Labour Sold Their Souls To Billionaires | Gary Stevenson | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
www.youtube.com
October 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Full conversation with @zackpolanski.bsky.social here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRVf...
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Latest poll shows Greens up 3 points in a month.
This sits alongside a membership growth of over 25,000 since @zackpolanski.bsky.social was elected just over a month ago.
Something big is happening. Join today join.greenparty.org.uk
This sits alongside a membership growth of over 25,000 since @zackpolanski.bsky.social was elected just over a month ago.
Something big is happening. Join today join.greenparty.org.uk
October 9, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Latest poll shows Greens up 3 points in a month.
This sits alongside a membership growth of over 25,000 since @zackpolanski.bsky.social was elected just over a month ago.
Something big is happening. Join today join.greenparty.org.uk
This sits alongside a membership growth of over 25,000 since @zackpolanski.bsky.social was elected just over a month ago.
Something big is happening. Join today join.greenparty.org.uk
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The Green Party wants to Abolish Landlords.
The question on everyone’s lips:
What does that actually mean?
Here’s motion proposer @sallonsax.bsky.social talking to @turnleftmedia.co.uk about just that!
The question on everyone’s lips:
What does that actually mean?
Here’s motion proposer @sallonsax.bsky.social talking to @turnleftmedia.co.uk about just that!
October 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The Green Party wants to Abolish Landlords.
The question on everyone’s lips:
What does that actually mean?
Here’s motion proposer @sallonsax.bsky.social talking to @turnleftmedia.co.uk about just that!
The question on everyone’s lips:
What does that actually mean?
Here’s motion proposer @sallonsax.bsky.social talking to @turnleftmedia.co.uk about just that!
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"Greens aren't just talking about real hope and real change...we're delivering it."
@rachelmillward.bsky.social
@rachelmillward.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
"Greens aren't just talking about real hope and real change...we're delivering it."
@rachelmillward.bsky.social
@rachelmillward.bsky.social
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Important to say: the title of the motion doesn't reflect the content, as mentioned in the debate - even by the proposer. It's about holding landlords to far greater account, and working towards far more equitable housing ownership without a profit motive. Having lodgers isn't affected.
October 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Important to say: the title of the motion doesn't reflect the content, as mentioned in the debate - even by the proposer. It's about holding landlords to far greater account, and working towards far more equitable housing ownership without a profit motive. Having lodgers isn't affected.
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Green Party Conference 2025 just passed a motion that would Abolish Landlords!
Through a programme of unprecedented council house building, taxation and housing those who need it, a Green government would eliminate profit from a human right.
Housing for all.
Through a programme of unprecedented council house building, taxation and housing those who need it, a Green government would eliminate profit from a human right.
Housing for all.
October 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Green Party Conference 2025 just passed a motion that would Abolish Landlords!
Through a programme of unprecedented council house building, taxation and housing those who need it, a Green government would eliminate profit from a human right.
Housing for all.
Through a programme of unprecedented council house building, taxation and housing those who need it, a Green government would eliminate profit from a human right.
Housing for all.
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Whitehall doesn’t trust local government. Restricting and metro mayors are for Whitehall’s convenience and to make it easier to deliver its agenda, not rebuilding local democracy. Pride in Place is significant because it talks about “communities” rather than local government.
October 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Whitehall doesn’t trust local government. Restricting and metro mayors are for Whitehall’s convenience and to make it easier to deliver its agenda, not rebuilding local democracy. Pride in Place is significant because it talks about “communities” rather than local government.
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Radical plan for unlimited council tax on second homes, tougher rent controls on landlords, and stronger rights for tenants bit.ly/3W5YSNG in Scotland
September 23, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Radical plan for unlimited council tax on second homes, tougher rent controls on landlords, and stronger rights for tenants bit.ly/3W5YSNG in Scotland
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Latest poll puts Greens just 4 points behind both Labour and Tories - that’s wild x.com/FindoutnowUK...
Find Out Now on X: "Find Out Now voting intention: 🟦 Reform UK: 34% (-) 🔴 Labour: 16% (-3) 🔵 Conservatives: 16% (+1) 🟠 Lib Dems: 13% (+1) 🟢 Greens: 12% (-) Changes from 10th September [Find Out Now, 17-18th September, N=4,795] https://t.co/OnhTkUUUZV" / X
Find Out Now voting intention: 🟦 Reform UK: 34% (-) 🔴 Labour: 16% (-3) 🔵 Conservatives: 16% (+1) 🟠 Lib Dems: 13% (+1) 🟢 Greens: 12% (-) Changes from 10th September [Find Out Now, 17-18th September, N=4,795] https://t.co/OnhTkUUUZV
x.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Latest poll puts Greens just 4 points behind both Labour and Tories - that’s wild x.com/FindoutnowUK...
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Kenilworth Park Hill (Warwick) council by-election result:
🟢GRN: 40.8% (-8.1)
🔵CON: 23.8% (-6.2)
➡️REF: 18.1% (+18.1)
🟠LDEM: 13.9% (+1.4)
🔴LAB: 3.3% (-11.9)
Total votes: 2,467
Turnout: 31.48% (-10.12)
Chgs w/ 2023.
🟢GRN: 40.8% (-8.1)
🔵CON: 23.8% (-6.2)
➡️REF: 18.1% (+18.1)
🟠LDEM: 13.9% (+1.4)
🔴LAB: 3.3% (-11.9)
Total votes: 2,467
Turnout: 31.48% (-10.12)
Chgs w/ 2023.
September 19, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Kenilworth Park Hill (Warwick) council by-election result:
🟢GRN: 40.8% (-8.1)
🔵CON: 23.8% (-6.2)
➡️REF: 18.1% (+18.1)
🟠LDEM: 13.9% (+1.4)
🔴LAB: 3.3% (-11.9)
Total votes: 2,467
Turnout: 31.48% (-10.12)
Chgs w/ 2023.
🟢GRN: 40.8% (-8.1)
🔵CON: 23.8% (-6.2)
➡️REF: 18.1% (+18.1)
🟠LDEM: 13.9% (+1.4)
🔴LAB: 3.3% (-11.9)
Total votes: 2,467
Turnout: 31.48% (-10.12)
Chgs w/ 2023.
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Reposted by Gary Clarke
Privatisation of UK industries driving cost of living crisis & inequality.
People ripped off by water, energy, rail, mail companies.
Profiteering at care homes, dentists, GP surgeries, cataract clinics. Social housing destroyed.
Privatisation is a scam. Delivered low investment, poor service.
People ripped off by water, energy, rail, mail companies.
Profiteering at care homes, dentists, GP surgeries, cataract clinics. Social housing destroyed.
Privatisation is a scam. Delivered low investment, poor service.
Privatisation of UK industries is driving cost of living crisis, says Greens leader
Zack Polanski calls mass privatisation a ‘failed experiment’ as report finds it has cost UK households £250 a year more
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Privatisation of UK industries driving cost of living crisis & inequality.
People ripped off by water, energy, rail, mail companies.
Profiteering at care homes, dentists, GP surgeries, cataract clinics. Social housing destroyed.
Privatisation is a scam. Delivered low investment, poor service.
People ripped off by water, energy, rail, mail companies.
Profiteering at care homes, dentists, GP surgeries, cataract clinics. Social housing destroyed.
Privatisation is a scam. Delivered low investment, poor service.
How the national rent crisis impacts Cheltenham cheltenham-tenant-union.ghost.io/rent-crisis-... #cheltenham
Rent Crisis In Britain
Rents Are Sucking the Lifeblood Out of the UK
Rents are sucking the lifeblood out of the lives of many people in the UK. Rental property is largely occupied by young people and people on low income...
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September 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
How the national rent crisis impacts Cheltenham cheltenham-tenant-union.ghost.io/rent-crisis-... #cheltenham
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cheltenham Green Party Calls For Council Protection Commitment for Allotments
#cheltenham #Allotments
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Cheltenham Green Party Calls For Council Protection Commitment for Allotments
#cheltenham #Allotments
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
August 18, 2025 at 7:57 AM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Cheltenham Green Party Calls For Council Protection Commitment for Allotments
#cheltenham #Allotments
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Cheltenham Green Party Calls For Council Protection Commitment for Allotments
#cheltenham #Allotments
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Protect Cheltenham's Allotments - Join the Campaign!
Are property developers are set to move in. The same ones who donate to the local Lib Dems?
Get Involved: Step One: complete the survey and join the email list for updates
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Are property developers are set to move in. The same ones who donate to the local Lib Dems?
Get Involved: Step One: complete the survey and join the email list for updates
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August 12, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Protect Cheltenham's Allotments - Join the Campaign!
Are property developers are set to move in. The same ones who donate to the local Lib Dems?
Get Involved: Step One: complete the survey and join the email list for updates
forms.gle/NoHhYm2qso4d...
Are property developers are set to move in. The same ones who donate to the local Lib Dems?
Get Involved: Step One: complete the survey and join the email list for updates
forms.gle/NoHhYm2qso4d...
Mould is caused by unaffordable rents? cheltenham-tenant-union.ghost.io/is-mould-and...
Is Mould and Damp the Tenant’s Fault? A Closer Look at Responsibility
It’s a familiar scene in many British homes: black spots creeping up the walls, a musty smell lingering in the air, and the inevitable finger-pointing between tenants and landlords over who’s to blame...
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July 31, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Mould is caused by unaffordable rents? cheltenham-tenant-union.ghost.io/is-mould-and...
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It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
The mathematics of starvation: how Israel caused a famine in Gaza
Israel controls the flow of food into Gaza. It has calculated how many calories Palestinians need to stay alive. Its data shows only a fraction has been allowed in
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:38 PM
It cannot be denied: this is a deliberate and coldly-calculated famine, engineered by a technologically-advanced state which knows exactly what it is doing.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Cheltenham’s Housing Debate: A Trickle-Down Fantasy and a Council At A Loss cheltenham-tenant-union.ghost.io/cheltenhams-... #cheltenham
Cheltenham’s Housing Debate: A Trickle-Down Fantasy and a Council At A Loss
A humorous AI take on Council Meeting in the style of parliamentary sketch writer
Picture the scene in Cheltenham’s council chamber: a room humming with the earnest buzz of local democracy, where cou...
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July 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Cheltenham’s Housing Debate: A Trickle-Down Fantasy and a Council At A Loss cheltenham-tenant-union.ghost.io/cheltenhams-... #cheltenham
Cheltenham Tenants Get Second Best. Council Finances take the hit cheltenham-tenant-union.ghost.io/tenants-get-... #cheltenham
Tenants Get Second Best From Cheltenham’s Housing Restructure.
Lost Income And Waiting List Longer
Cheltenham’s tenants and taxpayers are suffering from the Liberal Democrats’ mishandled decision to dissolve Cheltenham Borough Homes (CBH) and bring 5,000 council...
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July 18, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Cheltenham Tenants Get Second Best. Council Finances take the hit cheltenham-tenant-union.ghost.io/tenants-get-... #cheltenham