Alex Daar
@greendaar.bsky.social
Love reading, films, theatre and walking.
Hertford Town Councillor and East Herts District Councillor. Anything political promoted by Alex Daar on behalf of East Herts Green Party c/o 55 High Street, Hertford.
Hertford Town Councillor and East Herts District Councillor. Anything political promoted by Alex Daar on behalf of East Herts Green Party c/o 55 High Street, Hertford.
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Absolutely brilliant take-down by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?
Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin
Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Absolutely brilliant take-down by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?
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High Court: proscription of #PalestineAction was unlawful.
Greens voted against proscription, so we welcome this.
Govt must now immediately end its authoritarian attacks on peaceful protest, and fully address its complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Greens voted against proscription, so we welcome this.
Govt must now immediately end its authoritarian attacks on peaceful protest, and fully address its complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
High Court: proscription of #PalestineAction was unlawful.
Greens voted against proscription, so we welcome this.
Govt must now immediately end its authoritarian attacks on peaceful protest, and fully address its complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Greens voted against proscription, so we welcome this.
Govt must now immediately end its authoritarian attacks on peaceful protest, and fully address its complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
February 13, 2026 at 10:22 AM
A court has ruled that the government's authoritarian ban on Palestine Action was unlawful.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
Time to stop criminalising the people protesting a genocide - and start ending the UK's complicity.
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Jim Radcliffe pissed me off, so I wrote this about the inconvenient truth of migration.
tl:dr - no, just fucking read it. Some basic mathematics - you know, COUNTING THINGS - might make you reconsider, you stupid twats.
(I'm not trying to make friends)
open.substack.com/pub/russinch...
tl:dr - no, just fucking read it. Some basic mathematics - you know, COUNTING THINGS - might make you reconsider, you stupid twats.
(I'm not trying to make friends)
open.substack.com/pub/russinch...
The Indisputable Maths of Migration
How Demography, Not Dinghies, Will Decide Britain’s Future
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Jim Radcliffe pissed me off, so I wrote this about the inconvenient truth of migration.
tl:dr - no, just fucking read it. Some basic mathematics - you know, COUNTING THINGS - might make you reconsider, you stupid twats.
(I'm not trying to make friends)
open.substack.com/pub/russinch...
tl:dr - no, just fucking read it. Some basic mathematics - you know, COUNTING THINGS - might make you reconsider, you stupid twats.
(I'm not trying to make friends)
open.substack.com/pub/russinch...
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God Farage is a bore. He voted against improving workers’ rights. He doesn’t want us to have control over our lives. He demands that we live within the stifling confines of his stale old prejudices and resentments.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
God Farage is a bore. He voted against improving workers’ rights. He doesn’t want us to have control over our lives. He demands that we live within the stifling confines of his stale old prejudices and resentments.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
Fewer rights. Less protection. More exploitation.
That’s his plan for the rest of us.
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We asked 'Why did you join The Green Party?'
Join us too, to help make hope normal again, here in East Herts.
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join us too, to help make hope normal again, here in East Herts.
join.greenparty.org.uk
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 AM
We asked 'Why did you join The Green Party?'
Join us too, to help make hope normal again, here in East Herts.
join.greenparty.org.uk
Join us too, to help make hope normal again, here in East Herts.
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Our Ware Winter Newsletter will be out soon.
Improvements to the Ware Lido, tackling speeding for safer streets, and helping schools with outdoor projects.
Your Green councillors have been busy!
We always need help with delivering these. Can you help? eastherts.greenparty.org.uk/get-involved
Improvements to the Ware Lido, tackling speeding for safer streets, and helping schools with outdoor projects.
Your Green councillors have been busy!
We always need help with delivering these. Can you help? eastherts.greenparty.org.uk/get-involved
February 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Our Ware Winter Newsletter will be out soon.
Improvements to the Ware Lido, tackling speeding for safer streets, and helping schools with outdoor projects.
Your Green councillors have been busy!
We always need help with delivering these. Can you help? eastherts.greenparty.org.uk/get-involved
Improvements to the Ware Lido, tackling speeding for safer streets, and helping schools with outdoor projects.
Your Green councillors have been busy!
We always need help with delivering these. Can you help? eastherts.greenparty.org.uk/get-involved
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I do think it’s quite funny that the Gorton & Denton by-election campaign mangers for @greenparty.org.uk have released the doorknocking data. This is usually kept v confidential.
Anyway, it seems like a great campaign so far - go team!
Anyway, it seems like a great campaign so far - go team!
February 3, 2026 at 4:28 PM
I do think it’s quite funny that the Gorton & Denton by-election campaign mangers for @greenparty.org.uk have released the doorknocking data. This is usually kept v confidential.
Anyway, it seems like a great campaign so far - go team!
Anyway, it seems like a great campaign so far - go team!
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If there's a spare seat in the Lords, the government could give it to someone who has tirelessly campaigned for this country, it's people and the planet we all live on, for a change. Like Caroline Lucas.
February 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
If there's a spare seat in the Lords, the government could give it to someone who has tirelessly campaigned for this country, it's people and the planet we all live on, for a change. Like Caroline Lucas.
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So much of this sleaze was in plain sight. When US Ambassador, Mandelson took Starmer for a photo opp at Palantir, a client of Global Counsel in which he had a huge stake. This was a monstrous conflict of interest and it was all public domain. Why did Starmer think it appropriate to go?
February 2, 2026 at 6:49 PM
So much of this sleaze was in plain sight. When US Ambassador, Mandelson took Starmer for a photo opp at Palantir, a client of Global Counsel in which he had a huge stake. This was a monstrous conflict of interest and it was all public domain. Why did Starmer think it appropriate to go?
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And while you're there enjoying Amwell, bear in mind that Reform would scrap the Habitat Regulations that designate this nature reserve as a Special Protection Area.
Meanwhile, Labour's Fingleton Review also threatens to weaken the Habitat Regulations.
Meanwhile, Labour's Fingleton Review also threatens to weaken the Habitat Regulations.
February 1, 2026 at 9:10 PM
And while you're there enjoying Amwell, bear in mind that Reform would scrap the Habitat Regulations that designate this nature reserve as a Special Protection Area.
Meanwhile, Labour's Fingleton Review also threatens to weaken the Habitat Regulations.
Meanwhile, Labour's Fingleton Review also threatens to weaken the Habitat Regulations.
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Really great to see Zack Polanski talking about a public health approach to drugs on Kuenssberg this morning. The war on drugs failed a long time ago, it’s time to help people who need it, not criminalise them.
February 1, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Really great to see Zack Polanski talking about a public health approach to drugs on Kuenssberg this morning. The war on drugs failed a long time ago, it’s time to help people who need it, not criminalise them.
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Yes, @zackpolanski.bsky.social was BRILLIANT on Laura K. New tranche of Green members incoming!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg - 01/02/2026
Laura speaks to housing and communities secretary Steve Reed, Green Party leader Zack Polanksi and actor Hugh Bonneville.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Yes, @zackpolanski.bsky.social was BRILLIANT on Laura K. New tranche of Green members incoming!
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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Here’s the full story.. and it stinks.
How anyone can think Farage will do anything good for our country when we’re already trapped in the tedious, ruinous Brexit mess he’s made, god only knows. This nasty little gobshite will never fix any problems. He IS the problem.
How anyone can think Farage will do anything good for our country when we’re already trapped in the tedious, ruinous Brexit mess he’s made, god only knows. This nasty little gobshite will never fix any problems. He IS the problem.
![Reform's churchwarden riddle
Extract
A churchwarden from Potters Bar who works for the family of a highly secretive, Kazakhstan-born billionaire can be revealed as the man behind £200,000 of donations to Reform UK.
John Richard Simpson is a 59-year-old conveyancer whose parish website describes him as an "experienced" and
"dedicated" Anglican lay leader.
He is the owner of Interior
Architecture Landscape Limited, which made seven payments to Nigel Farage's party last summer. The firm, which was originally owned via a trust in the British Virgin Islands, is so small it does not have to file professionally audited accounts. It did not display any contact details until recently and was almost wound up by HMRC after a tax dispute last year.
Simpson, known locally as Bill, "does conveyancing, but is not a fully qualified solicitor", according to a Facebook post by a neighbour in the Hertfordshire town. There is no evidence he has any background in interior design. He has no known political affiliation or background in activism.
He would not discuss the source of the funds donated to Reform last week.
Simpson has long worked for Sasan and Yasmin Ghandehari, a married couple who a spokesman for the interior design company acknowledged were "clients".
Last month, the Ghandehari family office sponsored Farage's pass to Davos and a hotel in the Swiss resort for the World Economic Forum's annual gathering. They claimed to have retained the Reform leader as "an honorary and unpaid adviser" in an arrangement first reported by the Financial Times.
In response to inquiries, Farage's spokesman said: "[Sasan] Ghandehari has attended a Reform UK fundraising event and they are friends of the party." It is understood the event in question took place at Oswald's, a private members' club in Mavfair.
It is illegal for a foreign national or entity to donate directly to a party. Yet a trading British company is automatically eligible to donate.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c4xtyto7nrklhfkroyrsce2w/bafkreidrxmr4miirybjl5wb5p7wwb5fuznljlajjckoz5bamxiqfhr4txa@jpeg)
![Churchwarden with connection to Kazakh-born tycoon is behind £200k of donations to Reform
Extract:
They claimed to have retained the Reform leader as "an honorary and unpaid adviser", an arrangement first reported by the Financial Times.
In response to inquiries,
Farage's spokesman said: "[Sasan]
Ghandehari has attended a Reform UK fundraising event and they are friends of the party." It is understood the event took place at Oswald's, a private members' club in Mayfair.
It is illegal for a foreign national or entity to donate directly to a party. Yet a trading British company is automatically eligible to donate. There is nothing to
stop a foreign investor or owner depositing funds in a UK company which in turn donates to a political party.
Sasan and Yasmin Ghandehari have been described as "Iranian-born" and
"British" in media reports but it is unclear whether they hold British citizenship.
Sasan gave his nationality as Iranian and his profession as "businessman" in a
Companies
House document dated
2002.
The Ghandeharis are prolific art collectors and sit on a fundraising committee for the Tate. They derive their wealth from Sasan's mother, Hourieh Peramaa, who was born in Kazakhstan and fled to Iran as a child before investing in property and becoming a billionaire.
Named by Chatham House as a "politi-
cally exposed" or
"high-risk"
person
from a post-Soviet state, she is so secretive that there is almost no verifiable information about her and it is not
known if she is still alive. She would be 97 if so.
The family faced controversy in 2008, when the former head of Kazakhstan's intelligence services claimed they had bought Royal Mansion, a £50 million home in The Bishops Avenue, London — known as "billionaires' row"
- for Nursultan Nazarbayev, then the dictator of the oil and gas-rich state.
Sasan Ghandehari denied this was the case. However, he acknowledged having a personal relationship with the ruler.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:c4xtyto7nrklhfkroyrsce2w/bafkreigm4z3bim57cdqewaytq4af62njzxffjb7ay7joxtueuzgmp7xjou@jpeg)
February 1, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Here’s the full story.. and it stinks.
How anyone can think Farage will do anything good for our country when we’re already trapped in the tedious, ruinous Brexit mess he’s made, god only knows. This nasty little gobshite will never fix any problems. He IS the problem.
How anyone can think Farage will do anything good for our country when we’re already trapped in the tedious, ruinous Brexit mess he’s made, god only knows. This nasty little gobshite will never fix any problems. He IS the problem.
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Yesterday, the Green Party had massive campagning events, attended by hundreds of volunteers in Gorton and Denton and Lewisham, and still had enough volunteers for teams to go out campaigning elsewhere.
Hope is here.
Hope is here.
February 1, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Yesterday, the Green Party had massive campagning events, attended by hundreds of volunteers in Gorton and Denton and Lewisham, and still had enough volunteers for teams to go out campaigning elsewhere.
Hope is here.
Hope is here.
@easthertsgreens.bsky.social completed my second pledge of #26for26 yesterday with residents' help. I think the best comment was from new member Brian who said "it was very meditative". It is! All those pesky bits of plastic everywhere!
February 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
@easthertsgreens.bsky.social completed my second pledge of #26for26 yesterday with residents' help. I think the best comment was from new member Brian who said "it was very meditative". It is! All those pesky bits of plastic everywhere!
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Convicted racist thug Tommy Robinson endorsed Reform in the Manchester by-election.
Says everything you need to know.
Make no mistake: this is a stand against fascism.
ca.news.yahoo.com/far-agitator...
Says everything you need to know.
Make no mistake: this is a stand against fascism.
ca.news.yahoo.com/far-agitator...
Far-Right Agitator Tommy Robinson Endorses Reform UK Candidate In Crunch By-Election
He told his followers on X to vote for Matt Goodwin.
ca.news.yahoo.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Convicted racist thug Tommy Robinson endorsed Reform in the Manchester by-election.
Says everything you need to know.
Make no mistake: this is a stand against fascism.
ca.news.yahoo.com/far-agitator...
Says everything you need to know.
Make no mistake: this is a stand against fascism.
ca.news.yahoo.com/far-agitator...
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Second job this week as part of my @easthertsgreens.bsky.social 26 local actions for 2026: clearing debris from the road drain on Port Vale in Bengeo which is so vulnerable to flooding. Big thanks to the other local residents who also tackle this… (before and after)
January 30, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Second job this week as part of my @easthertsgreens.bsky.social 26 local actions for 2026: clearing debris from the road drain on Port Vale in Bengeo which is so vulnerable to flooding. Big thanks to the other local residents who also tackle this… (before and after)
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Labour insiders would rather see Reform win than the Green Party 🤯
Tells you everything you need to know about Labour.
Let's beat them both in the Gorton and Denton by-election 👇
✅️ Join.greenparty.org.uk
✅️ Donate 👇
Tells you everything you need to know about Labour.
Let's beat them both in the Gorton and Denton by-election 👇
✅️ Join.greenparty.org.uk
✅️ Donate 👇
![Graphic with a green background showing three male politicians’ cut-out photos ( KeirStarmer, Nigel Farage and ZackPolanski). A speech bubble reads “YOU’D RATHER REFORM WON THAN THE GREENS?!” A headline-style graphic from The Times says: “A Reform win would be terrible,” said a sometime adviser to the [Labour] leadership. “But a Green win would be existential.” At the bottom is a green banner with the text “join.greenparty.org.uk” and the Green Party Bradford District logo](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:whbzuq252kbxmoucmf7ylhys/bafkreihoos3y3cinijftyu2n25oxw3hc4td7riaanjdo64gmemxjdb4axa@jpeg)
January 26, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Labour insiders would rather see Reform win than the Green Party 🤯
Tells you everything you need to know about Labour.
Let's beat them both in the Gorton and Denton by-election 👇
✅️ Join.greenparty.org.uk
✅️ Donate 👇
Tells you everything you need to know about Labour.
Let's beat them both in the Gorton and Denton by-election 👇
✅️ Join.greenparty.org.uk
✅️ Donate 👇
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Good thread. The most telling thing about the this report on climate impacts (by no.means the firat such hard-nosed assessment by national security agencies) is the way the government has tried to suppress it.
You may’ve seen coverage of a new report on the threat to national security from environmental collapse.
A common response that’s got my goat is: “Look, it’s not just tree-hugging enviros saying this, it’s hard-nosed spooks!”
A short thread on why this framing is bad history & bad politics🧵😡😉
A common response that’s got my goat is: “Look, it’s not just tree-hugging enviros saying this, it’s hard-nosed spooks!”
A short thread on why this framing is bad history & bad politics🧵😡😉
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Good thread. The most telling thing about the this report on climate impacts (by no.means the firat such hard-nosed assessment by national security agencies) is the way the government has tried to suppress it.
There are assets around the town that have been neglected for too long. We are determined to put them in the right shape for the 21st century.
Green Town Councillor Alex Daar @greendaar.bsky.social announces a bold, ambitious vision for Hertford.
This will "enhance our green spaces, care for valued historical sites and ensure Hertford is a welcoming place for residents and visitors alike."
eastherts.greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/21/g...
This will "enhance our green spaces, care for valued historical sites and ensure Hertford is a welcoming place for residents and visitors alike."
eastherts.greenparty.org.uk/2026/01/21/g...
Green-led Hertford Town Council announces bold, ambitious plan to fund multiple new and exciting projects in the town - East Herts Green Party
Hertford Town Council Leader and Green Town and District Councillor Alex Daar announces a bold, ambitious vision for Hertford: “As a Green-led Hertford Town Council, we’re unveiling this week a bold, ...
eastherts.greenparty.org.uk
January 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
There are assets around the town that have been neglected for too long. We are determined to put them in the right shape for the 21st century.
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Green councillors save Glasgow City Council over £4m. The power of electing people who really care about getting the basics right 💚
Crackdown on wasted gas and electricity saves city council more than £4m
Radiators being mistakenly left on in schools during holidays, as boilers are left running due to technical issues, are among the problems being dealt with.
news.stv.tv
January 23, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Green councillors save Glasgow City Council over £4m. The power of electing people who really care about getting the basics right 💚