Geraldine Coggins
@geraldinecoggins.bsky.social
Green Party councillor for Altrincham since 2018
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Trafford is in financial crisis & we are concerned about the impact on residents. The council has asked government for a £20m loan. They have permission to increase council tax to 7.49%. Greens are pushing for Labour to instead seek funding. We need a grant to get us through the next 3 years.
February 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Trafford is in financial crisis & we are concerned about the impact on residents. The council has asked government for a £20m loan. They have permission to increase council tax to 7.49%. Greens are pushing for Labour to instead seek funding. We need a grant to get us through the next 3 years.
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The Greens led the attempt in the Lords to stop Palestine Action being proscribed. I explain how Keir Starmer, as a lawyer, defended peace campaigners. Now as PM he bans them.
I welcome the court decision today and hope the government will let the ban drop.
I welcome the court decision today and hope the government will let the ban drop.
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
The Greens led the attempt in the Lords to stop Palestine Action being proscribed. I explain how Keir Starmer, as a lawyer, defended peace campaigners. Now as PM he bans them.
I welcome the court decision today and hope the government will let the ban drop.
I welcome the court decision today and hope the government will let the ban drop.
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BREAKING⚡️The High Court has just ruled that the government's draconian ban of Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a massive blow to the Home Office’s authoritarian approach. They need to stop criminalising people protesting a genocide and start ending the UK's complicity
February 13, 2026 at 11:09 AM
BREAKING⚡️The High Court has just ruled that the government's draconian ban of Palestine Action was unlawful. This is a massive blow to the Home Office’s authoritarian approach. They need to stop criminalising people protesting a genocide and start ending the UK's complicity
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February 13, 2026 at 11:33 AM
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NEW: We've revamped our idling flyer with updated facts and statistics.
Over 50,000 of these have been sent out since we first launched this nearly 5 years ago! You can join the party by downloading or ordering some for free below.
#AirPollution #Idling
Over 50,000 of these have been sent out since we first launched this nearly 5 years ago! You can join the party by downloading or ordering some for free below.
#AirPollution #Idling
Idling — Mums for Lungs
Idling is a frustrating and unnecessary source of air pollution. Many parents in our network have repeatedly witnessed it happening outside schools, in town centres, playgrounds and at hospitals.
www.mumsforlungs.org
February 12, 2026 at 8:01 PM
NEW: We've revamped our idling flyer with updated facts and statistics.
Over 50,000 of these have been sent out since we first launched this nearly 5 years ago! You can join the party by downloading or ordering some for free below.
#AirPollution #Idling
Over 50,000 of these have been sent out since we first launched this nearly 5 years ago! You can join the party by downloading or ordering some for free below.
#AirPollution #Idling
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Air pollution and climate risks fall hardest on those with the least power to avoid them — that is a driver of health inequality.
Strategic authorities must align every decision on transport, housing and planning with our legal climate and clean air duties.
#CleanAir #ClimateJustice
Strategic authorities must align every decision on transport, housing and planning with our legal climate and clean air duties.
#CleanAir #ClimateJustice
February 11, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Air pollution and climate risks fall hardest on those with the least power to avoid them — that is a driver of health inequality.
Strategic authorities must align every decision on transport, housing and planning with our legal climate and clean air duties.
#CleanAir #ClimateJustice
Strategic authorities must align every decision on transport, housing and planning with our legal climate and clean air duties.
#CleanAir #ClimateJustice
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➡️ They said young men were all voting Reform.
❌️ They were wrong.
💚 Young men want hope, not hate - and they’re finding it with the Green Party.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
❌️ They were wrong.
💚 Young men want hope, not hate - and they’re finding it with the Green Party.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
February 11, 2026 at 12:40 PM
➡️ They said young men were all voting Reform.
❌️ They were wrong.
💚 Young men want hope, not hate - and they’re finding it with the Green Party.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
❌️ They were wrong.
💚 Young men want hope, not hate - and they’re finding it with the Green Party.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Very pleased to be back on the Board of the Association of Green Councillors, this time as Deputy Chair. 💚
There are so many Green councillors now and many more on the way!🗳️
It is really important we maximise our impact + have fun doing it.
@greenparty.org.uk
#Local #policy #green #support
There are so many Green councillors now and many more on the way!🗳️
It is really important we maximise our impact + have fun doing it.
@greenparty.org.uk
#Local #policy #green #support
February 11, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Very pleased to be back on the Board of the Association of Green Councillors, this time as Deputy Chair. 💚
There are so many Green councillors now and many more on the way!🗳️
It is really important we maximise our impact + have fun doing it.
@greenparty.org.uk
#Local #policy #green #support
There are so many Green councillors now and many more on the way!🗳️
It is really important we maximise our impact + have fun doing it.
@greenparty.org.uk
#Local #policy #green #support
I'm not going to post the Conservative leaflet I've been sent, instead I'm going to share this:
www.compassioninpolitics.com/truth_in_pol...
A law to outlaw political lying is coming in Wales - why not in England?
@compinpolitics.bsky.social
www.compassioninpolitics.com/truth_in_pol...
A law to outlaw political lying is coming in Wales - why not in England?
@compinpolitics.bsky.social
Truth in Politics
www.compassioninpolitics.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 PM
I'm not going to post the Conservative leaflet I've been sent, instead I'm going to share this:
www.compassioninpolitics.com/truth_in_pol...
A law to outlaw political lying is coming in Wales - why not in England?
@compinpolitics.bsky.social
www.compassioninpolitics.com/truth_in_pol...
A law to outlaw political lying is coming in Wales - why not in England?
@compinpolitics.bsky.social
Tldr: Yes! #postgrowth
- Even the UN is now advocating post-growth. 🇺🇳
- Techno-utopianism isn't going to solve this. 🥼
- Apparent de-coupling of growth and emissions in some countries is masking scope 3 emissions. ⛴️
- Carbon isn't the only pollution that matters. 🏭
share.google/Lt2TaUbeoA3s...
- Even the UN is now advocating post-growth. 🇺🇳
- Techno-utopianism isn't going to solve this. 🥼
- Apparent de-coupling of growth and emissions in some countries is masking scope 3 emissions. ⛴️
- Carbon isn't the only pollution that matters. 🏭
share.google/Lt2TaUbeoA3s...
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?
share.google
February 10, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Tldr: Yes! #postgrowth
- Even the UN is now advocating post-growth. 🇺🇳
- Techno-utopianism isn't going to solve this. 🥼
- Apparent de-coupling of growth and emissions in some countries is masking scope 3 emissions. ⛴️
- Carbon isn't the only pollution that matters. 🏭
share.google/Lt2TaUbeoA3s...
- Even the UN is now advocating post-growth. 🇺🇳
- Techno-utopianism isn't going to solve this. 🥼
- Apparent de-coupling of growth and emissions in some countries is masking scope 3 emissions. ⛴️
- Carbon isn't the only pollution that matters. 🏭
share.google/Lt2TaUbeoA3s...
Just another reminder that the Labour party is one of the main victims of Labour's refusal to move to PR.
The daft thing is that with Proportional Representation there'd be no need for this self-destructive war within Labour. It could split into its component parts - left and right - and people could vote for what they wanted. It's only First-Past-the-Post that forces these irreconcilables together.
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Just another reminder that the Labour party is one of the main victims of Labour's refusal to move to PR.
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Cost to clean up PFAS "forever chemicals" problem sites is £31-121bn. Govt says where polluter known, they will be made to pay - good!
For the rest there's an £80m fund
That implies govt expects to be able to identify & charge polluter in 99.7% of cases
Seems unlikely to me!
For the rest there's an £80m fund
That implies govt expects to be able to identify & charge polluter in 99.7% of cases
Seems unlikely to me!
February 10, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Cost to clean up PFAS "forever chemicals" problem sites is £31-121bn. Govt says where polluter known, they will be made to pay - good!
For the rest there's an £80m fund
That implies govt expects to be able to identify & charge polluter in 99.7% of cases
Seems unlikely to me!
For the rest there's an £80m fund
That implies govt expects to be able to identify & charge polluter in 99.7% of cases
Seems unlikely to me!
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What a great idea!
"The 3–30–300 framework recommends every house, school, & workplace has a view of 3 trees, that there is 30% canopy cover in each neighborhood, and each building has a public greenspace within 300 meters."
#PublicHealth
phys.org/news/2026-02...
"The 3–30–300 framework recommends every house, school, & workplace has a view of 3 trees, that there is 30% canopy cover in each neighborhood, and each building has a public greenspace within 300 meters."
#PublicHealth
phys.org/news/2026-02...
Access to trees and greenspaces in English cities lags behind other nations
Access to trees and greenspaces is consistently low across English cities, according to a new study led by the University of Leeds. Researchers used a recognized three-part framework for measuring tre...
phys.org
February 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
What a great idea!
"The 3–30–300 framework recommends every house, school, & workplace has a view of 3 trees, that there is 30% canopy cover in each neighborhood, and each building has a public greenspace within 300 meters."
#PublicHealth
phys.org/news/2026-02...
"The 3–30–300 framework recommends every house, school, & workplace has a view of 3 trees, that there is 30% canopy cover in each neighborhood, and each building has a public greenspace within 300 meters."
#PublicHealth
phys.org/news/2026-02...
Well you can rest assured you won't be overtaken by Manchester! :(
Great work!
Great work!
🚽 Good to see the Mayor has unveiled toilets at Morden using the £15m budget (over five years) that I persuaded him to allocate for new toilets on the TfL network.
There's still an urgent need for more toilets across London, we don't want to be overtaken by New York!
There's still an urgent need for more toilets across London, we don't want to be overtaken by New York!
The gender-neutral and accessible toilets have just been unveiled
February 9, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Well you can rest assured you won't be overtaken by Manchester! :(
Great work!
Great work!
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This is the report I spoke of on #bbcaq just now - ministers tried to suppress it, were finally forced to release it after an FoI, but shamefully only published a redacted version. The first duty of Govt is to protect its citizens - that starts with being honest with us about scale of threat we face
This is the UK security assessment that the government tried to bury: ecosystem collapse is a national security threat.
Read how you can turn knowledge into action, addressed by Caroline Lucas & Rupert Read:
resilience.org/stories/2026...
#ClimateCrisis #NationalSecurity #Adaptation #Resilience
Read how you can turn knowledge into action, addressed by Caroline Lucas & Rupert Read:
resilience.org/stories/2026...
#ClimateCrisis #NationalSecurity #Adaptation #Resilience
It's ecological breakdown that should put us on a war-footing: official
Admissions of extreme, eco-caused national security threats foreground importance of climate adaptation to bring much needed urgency and agency.
resilience.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This is the report I spoke of on #bbcaq just now - ministers tried to suppress it, were finally forced to release it after an FoI, but shamefully only published a redacted version. The first duty of Govt is to protect its citizens - that starts with being honest with us about scale of threat we face
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Leaflet wars just stepped up a gear: Mill reveal Reform UK have broken electoral law manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
Exclusive: Reform UK just broke electoral law in Gorton and Denton
People across the constituency thought they were getting a letter from a concerned pensioner, they didn’t know she was working for Reform
manchestermill.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Leaflet wars just stepped up a gear: Mill reveal Reform UK have broken electoral law manchestermill.co.uk/exclusive-re...
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🚨 URGENT HELP NEEDED
🚫 Reform is funded by the rich
🥀 Labour are getting 1000 people to help
💪 Green people power can WIN!
💚 Zack Polanski + Hannah Spencer will be there!
👇 Join tomorrow and Sunday morning from 10am in Granada park for our biggest campaign day yet!
🔗 LINKS IN BIO + BELOW
🚫 Reform is funded by the rich
🥀 Labour are getting 1000 people to help
💪 Green people power can WIN!
💚 Zack Polanski + Hannah Spencer will be there!
👇 Join tomorrow and Sunday morning from 10am in Granada park for our biggest campaign day yet!
🔗 LINKS IN BIO + BELOW
February 6, 2026 at 6:22 PM
🚨 URGENT HELP NEEDED
🚫 Reform is funded by the rich
🥀 Labour are getting 1000 people to help
💪 Green people power can WIN!
💚 Zack Polanski + Hannah Spencer will be there!
👇 Join tomorrow and Sunday morning from 10am in Granada park for our biggest campaign day yet!
🔗 LINKS IN BIO + BELOW
🚫 Reform is funded by the rich
🥀 Labour are getting 1000 people to help
💪 Green people power can WIN!
💚 Zack Polanski + Hannah Spencer will be there!
👇 Join tomorrow and Sunday morning from 10am in Granada park for our biggest campaign day yet!
🔗 LINKS IN BIO + BELOW
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The 50 wealthiest families in the UK own more than 34 million people combined.
That level of inequality is totally unsustainable.
A wealth tax isn’t radical - it’s inevitable. And the Green Party will keep making the case.
That level of inequality is totally unsustainable.
A wealth tax isn’t radical - it’s inevitable. And the Green Party will keep making the case.
February 5, 2026 at 3:08 PM
The 50 wealthiest families in the UK own more than 34 million people combined.
That level of inequality is totally unsustainable.
A wealth tax isn’t radical - it’s inevitable. And the Green Party will keep making the case.
That level of inequality is totally unsustainable.
A wealth tax isn’t radical - it’s inevitable. And the Green Party will keep making the case.
400 volunteers - it's a Wednesday in February!
There's so many people putting their hope in this campaign! 💚
There's so many people putting their hope in this campaign! 💚
We have 400 volunteers on the streets of Gorton and Denton today.
Labour are out of it. It's Greens vs Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Labour are out of it. It's Greens vs Reform.
Lower bills, tax the rich, protect the NHS. We will win.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/exclus...
Exclusive: Zack Polanski Accuses Nigel Farage Of 'Running Scared' Of Head-To-Head Debate
The Reform leader said "if you pick a fight which a chimney sweep you get covered in soot".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 2:06 PM
400 volunteers - it's a Wednesday in February!
There's so many people putting their hope in this campaign! 💚
There's so many people putting their hope in this campaign! 💚
The scrutiny committee visited some regeneration sites in Trafford. Hundreds of new homes coming here in Lumina Village.
Lots to like including:
🚲 huge bike stores,
and building almost in the 🚊 tram station.
Also:
😒 Limited EV charging
😓 Large scale corporate buy-to-let
😩 No car club.
Lots to like including:
🚲 huge bike stores,
and building almost in the 🚊 tram station.
Also:
😒 Limited EV charging
😓 Large scale corporate buy-to-let
😩 No car club.
February 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
The scrutiny committee visited some regeneration sites in Trafford. Hundreds of new homes coming here in Lumina Village.
Lots to like including:
🚲 huge bike stores,
and building almost in the 🚊 tram station.
Also:
😒 Limited EV charging
😓 Large scale corporate buy-to-let
😩 No car club.
Lots to like including:
🚲 huge bike stores,
and building almost in the 🚊 tram station.
Also:
😒 Limited EV charging
😓 Large scale corporate buy-to-let
😩 No car club.
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Just one person is responsible for looking after Trafford's public toilets - & they only work Mon to Fri - forcing volunteers to step in. We can do better than this, particularly given:
💦 14 million people have incontinence issues
🩸 15 million people menstruate
♿ 16 million people have a disability
💦 14 million people have incontinence issues
🩸 15 million people menstruate
♿ 16 million people have a disability
February 1, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Just one person is responsible for looking after Trafford's public toilets - & they only work Mon to Fri - forcing volunteers to step in. We can do better than this, particularly given:
💦 14 million people have incontinence issues
🩸 15 million people menstruate
♿ 16 million people have a disability
💦 14 million people have incontinence issues
🩸 15 million people menstruate
♿ 16 million people have a disability
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🚽 The topic is toilets! And who said politics wasn’t glamorous? ✨ Your Trafford Green Team got the council to vote through a motion calling for cleaner, more accessible public toilets! 🙌
Check out Green Councillor, @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social full speech packed with top tier toilet humour 🤣👏
Check out Green Councillor, @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social full speech packed with top tier toilet humour 🤣👏
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM
🚽 The topic is toilets! And who said politics wasn’t glamorous? ✨ Your Trafford Green Team got the council to vote through a motion calling for cleaner, more accessible public toilets! 🙌
Check out Green Councillor, @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social full speech packed with top tier toilet humour 🤣👏
Check out Green Councillor, @geraldinecoggins.bsky.social full speech packed with top tier toilet humour 🤣👏
Things are really exciting here at the moment. Want to find our more? Come along on Thursday!
📣 SAVE THE DATE 💚 It’s time for our monthly Trafford Green Party social!
If you’re interested in meeting some lovely like minded folks and being inspired about how we can make positive change in Trafford, then this is for you! 🫵
Hope to see you there!
If you’re interested in meeting some lovely like minded folks and being inspired about how we can make positive change in Trafford, then this is for you! 🫵
Hope to see you there!
February 1, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Things are really exciting here at the moment. Want to find our more? Come along on Thursday!
What a lot of Green councillors at the LGAI conference in Leeds today.
Talking about lots including: community cohesion, climate resilience, emotional labour, social isolation, who's voices are not being heard in your council?
Talking about lots including: community cohesion, climate resilience, emotional labour, social isolation, who's voices are not being heard in your council?
January 31, 2026 at 6:26 PM
What a lot of Green councillors at the LGAI conference in Leeds today.
Talking about lots including: community cohesion, climate resilience, emotional labour, social isolation, who's voices are not being heard in your council?
Talking about lots including: community cohesion, climate resilience, emotional labour, social isolation, who's voices are not being heard in your council?