Matt Edwards
@greenmattbfd.bsky.social
💚 Leader of Green Party on Bradford Council and Councillor for Tong Ward | 🐶🐶 Basset Hounds | 🏳️🌈
Promoted by P. Worsnop on behalf of M. Edwards at 7 Farfield Road, Bradford, BD18 4QP
Promoted by P. Worsnop on behalf of M. Edwards at 7 Farfield Road, Bradford, BD18 4QP
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Matt Edwards
@greenmattbfd.bsky.social
· Oct 13
Promoted by P. Worsnop on behalf of M. Edwards at 7 Farfield Road, Bradford, BD18 4QP.
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Absolutely fantastic to be in Bradford with over 400 members of the public, fellow Greens and people who are Green Curious!
People who are ready to stand up to: the march of the far right, for our communities, for ordinary people!
Fantastic atmosphere, time for change!
People who are ready to stand up to: the march of the far right, for our communities, for ordinary people!
Fantastic atmosphere, time for change!
January 18, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Absolutely fantastic to be in Bradford with over 400 members of the public, fellow Greens and people who are Green Curious!
People who are ready to stand up to: the march of the far right, for our communities, for ordinary people!
Fantastic atmosphere, time for change!
People who are ready to stand up to: the march of the far right, for our communities, for ordinary people!
Fantastic atmosphere, time for change!
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What a brilliant day we had yesterday in Bradford. Zack Polanski was in town to help launch our campaign for the May election.
#greenparty #Bradfordgreenparty
#greenparty #Bradfordgreenparty
January 19, 2026 at 1:42 PM
What a brilliant day we had yesterday in Bradford. Zack Polanski was in town to help launch our campaign for the May election.
#greenparty #Bradfordgreenparty
#greenparty #Bradfordgreenparty
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🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BRADFORD GREENS 🚨
We’re delighted to confirm that @zackpolanski.bsky.social, Leader of the Green Party, will be coming to #Bradford as we kick-start the campaign to turn Bradford Green in 2026 💚
📅 Sunday 18th January
⌚ 2pm
📍 Valley Parade
Booking essential! 👇
We’re delighted to confirm that @zackpolanski.bsky.social, Leader of the Green Party, will be coming to #Bradford as we kick-start the campaign to turn Bradford Green in 2026 💚
📅 Sunday 18th January
⌚ 2pm
📍 Valley Parade
Booking essential! 👇
January 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
🚨 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR BRADFORD GREENS 🚨
We’re delighted to confirm that @zackpolanski.bsky.social, Leader of the Green Party, will be coming to #Bradford as we kick-start the campaign to turn Bradford Green in 2026 💚
📅 Sunday 18th January
⌚ 2pm
📍 Valley Parade
Booking essential! 👇
We’re delighted to confirm that @zackpolanski.bsky.social, Leader of the Green Party, will be coming to #Bradford as we kick-start the campaign to turn Bradford Green in 2026 💚
📅 Sunday 18th January
⌚ 2pm
📍 Valley Parade
Booking essential! 👇
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People wonder why town and city centres are struggling, then crap like this is approved. M&S opening in a tin shed, less than 2 years after closing it's city centre store.
Cheap tin sheds.
Low rates and rent.
No thought given to anyone not in a car.
Progress?
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Cheap tin sheds.
Low rates and rent.
No thought given to anyone not in a car.
Progress?
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
New M&S plans unveiled as £15m retail park scheme is proposed
The new retail scheme could also create 100 jobs and a public consultation is now under way
www.chroniclelive.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 9:17 AM
People wonder why town and city centres are struggling, then crap like this is approved. M&S opening in a tin shed, less than 2 years after closing it's city centre store.
Cheap tin sheds.
Low rates and rent.
No thought given to anyone not in a car.
Progress?
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
Cheap tin sheds.
Low rates and rent.
No thought given to anyone not in a car.
Progress?
www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...
♻️ I've been out checking #flytipping hotspots across #TongWard today.
📸 I’ve reported several sites and will continue pushing for stronger enforcement and new covert cameras.
⚠️ Local people deserve action ... not more excuses from #Bradford Council.
@bradfordgreens.bsky.social
📸 I’ve reported several sites and will continue pushing for stronger enforcement and new covert cameras.
⚠️ Local people deserve action ... not more excuses from #Bradford Council.
@bradfordgreens.bsky.social
January 3, 2026 at 1:31 PM
♻️ I've been out checking #flytipping hotspots across #TongWard today.
📸 I’ve reported several sites and will continue pushing for stronger enforcement and new covert cameras.
⚠️ Local people deserve action ... not more excuses from #Bradford Council.
@bradfordgreens.bsky.social
📸 I’ve reported several sites and will continue pushing for stronger enforcement and new covert cameras.
⚠️ Local people deserve action ... not more excuses from #Bradford Council.
@bradfordgreens.bsky.social
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In September peak rail fares were scrapped for good.
The success is already clear to see.
The success is already clear to see.
ScotRail sets record for most journeys in a single day
The record setting day broke previously highs set during major events like the Edinburgh Festivals and Taylor Swift and Oasis concerts at…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In September peak rail fares were scrapped for good.
The success is already clear to see.
The success is already clear to see.
📉 New figures show bus use across #WestYorkshire has fallen again.
⏳ While the Labour Mayor is blaming everyone else, the reality is bus services in #Bradford are getting worse right now.
📣 Bus users need action now, not warm words about improvements that are years away. 👇
⏳ While the Labour Mayor is blaming everyone else, the reality is bus services in #Bradford are getting worse right now.
📣 Bus users need action now, not warm words about improvements that are years away. 👇
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
📉 New figures show bus use across #WestYorkshire has fallen again.
⏳ While the Labour Mayor is blaming everyone else, the reality is bus services in #Bradford are getting worse right now.
📣 Bus users need action now, not warm words about improvements that are years away. 👇
⏳ While the Labour Mayor is blaming everyone else, the reality is bus services in #Bradford are getting worse right now.
📣 Bus users need action now, not warm words about improvements that are years away. 👇
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📮 Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social: "Taking away the only Post Office without warning or replacement is nothing short of negligent. Residents deserve better than bland emails and empty assurances."
Read full story 👇
Read full story 👇
December 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
📮 Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social: "Taking away the only Post Office without warning or replacement is nothing short of negligent. Residents deserve better than bland emails and empty assurances."
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Read full story 👇
🎄 At last night’s @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social meeting, #Bradford Conservatives brought forward a proposal to bring #Christmas Cheer ... by cutting Council Tax Support for the most vulnerable in our district ...
🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ...
#WealthTaxNow
🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ...
#WealthTaxNow
December 10, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🎄 At last night’s @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social meeting, #Bradford Conservatives brought forward a proposal to bring #Christmas Cheer ... by cutting Council Tax Support for the most vulnerable in our district ...
🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ...
#WealthTaxNow
🗣️ I was lost for words. Luckily I had a poem prepared ...
#WealthTaxNow
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🥀 "It fails to take responsibility for what it can and should be doing right now."
🧨 Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social takes #Bradford's Labour-run council to task over its lack of action on nuisance fireworks.
🧨 Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social takes #Bradford's Labour-run council to task over its lack of action on nuisance fireworks.
October 16, 2025 at 12:21 PM
🥀 "It fails to take responsibility for what it can and should be doing right now."
🧨 Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social takes #Bradford's Labour-run council to task over its lack of action on nuisance fireworks.
🧨 Cllr @greenmattbfd.bsky.social takes #Bradford's Labour-run council to task over its lack of action on nuisance fireworks.
🚆 After some reflection, I am stepping back from my national role as Green Party #Transport spokesperson.
🚌 It’s been a privilege raising transport inequality, calling for better buses & helping shape HS2 policy.
💚 But for now, I want to prioritise my work in #Bradford and Tong Ward.
🚌 It’s been a privilege raising transport inequality, calling for better buses & helping shape HS2 policy.
💚 But for now, I want to prioritise my work in #Bradford and Tong Ward.
October 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🚆 After some reflection, I am stepping back from my national role as Green Party #Transport spokesperson.
🚌 It’s been a privilege raising transport inequality, calling for better buses & helping shape HS2 policy.
💚 But for now, I want to prioritise my work in #Bradford and Tong Ward.
🚌 It’s been a privilege raising transport inequality, calling for better buses & helping shape HS2 policy.
💚 But for now, I want to prioritise my work in #Bradford and Tong Ward.
Promoted by P. Worsnop on behalf of M. Edwards at 7 Farfield Road, Bradford, BD18 4QP.
October 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Promoted by P. Worsnop on behalf of M. Edwards at 7 Farfield Road, Bradford, BD18 4QP.
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Our transport spokesperson @greenmattbfd.bsky.social :
"Bradford and our district need NPR to deliver the economic boost we have been promised for years.
"Every delay sends a message that our communities are being treated as an afterthought compared with London and the South East."
👏👏👏
"Bradford and our district need NPR to deliver the economic boost we have been promised for years.
"Every delay sends a message that our communities are being treated as an afterthought compared with London and the South East."
👏👏👏
Northern Powerhouse Rail plans to be unveiled 'in weeks' - amid concerns over delays
Plans for Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) will be unveiled in the coming weeks, Government sources have said - amid concerns over delays to the…
www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Our transport spokesperson @greenmattbfd.bsky.social :
"Bradford and our district need NPR to deliver the economic boost we have been promised for years.
"Every delay sends a message that our communities are being treated as an afterthought compared with London and the South East."
👏👏👏
"Bradford and our district need NPR to deliver the economic boost we have been promised for years.
"Every delay sends a message that our communities are being treated as an afterthought compared with London and the South East."
👏👏👏
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"Free bus travel for under-22s only scratches the surface. London’s public transport fares remain among the highest in Europe, and no one, no matter their age should have to choose between paying rent or tapping their Oyster."
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
'Make travel in London free for everyone', TfL told
The Commons Transport Committee last week proposed everyone under 22 be given free bus passes
www.mylondon.news
August 19, 2025 at 10:34 AM
"Free bus travel for under-22s only scratches the surface. London’s public transport fares remain among the highest in Europe, and no one, no matter their age should have to choose between paying rent or tapping their Oyster."
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
www.mylondon.news/news/zone-1-...
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As long as people are stuck in car dependency without good public transport, those who should not be behind a wheel will be forced to resist rules to restrict them.
Ending road death MUST mean green transport ££ and lower speeds, car sizes and traffic, not just action on drivers.
Ending road death MUST mean green transport ££ and lower speeds, car sizes and traffic, not just action on drivers.
August 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
As long as people are stuck in car dependency without good public transport, those who should not be behind a wheel will be forced to resist rules to restrict them.
Ending road death MUST mean green transport ££ and lower speeds, car sizes and traffic, not just action on drivers.
Ending road death MUST mean green transport ££ and lower speeds, car sizes and traffic, not just action on drivers.
🤦♂️ If it doesn't have tracks, it's not a tram.
A "trackless tram" is an expensive bus.
A "trackless tram" is an expensive bus.
August 10, 2025 at 3:45 PM
🤦♂️ If it doesn't have tracks, it's not a tram.
A "trackless tram" is an expensive bus.
A "trackless tram" is an expensive bus.
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Great day in Bradford last week with our work experience student, Adam for the @local.gov.uk City Regions Board. So much going on for the City of Culture year, and a chance to catch up with @greenmattbfd.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk
June 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Great day in Bradford last week with our work experience student, Adam for the @local.gov.uk City Regions Board. So much going on for the City of Culture year, and a chance to catch up with @greenmattbfd.bsky.social @bradford2025.co.uk
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Really proud of see the #Pride and #TransPride flying in front of #Bradford City Hall today.
With everything the LGBTQIA+ (and especially the trans community) are facing at the moment, this is a powerful statement from @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social
With everything the LGBTQIA+ (and especially the trans community) are facing at the moment, this is a powerful statement from @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Really proud of see the #Pride and #TransPride flying in front of #Bradford City Hall today.
With everything the LGBTQIA+ (and especially the trans community) are facing at the moment, this is a powerful statement from @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social
With everything the LGBTQIA+ (and especially the trans community) are facing at the moment, this is a powerful statement from @bradfordcouncil.bsky.social
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🟢 We have big plans for the local elections in 2026, and we are looking for people to stand as a Green Party councillor.
💪 You don’t need previous political experience - just a commitment to representing the community, Green values and a drive to make a real difference.
🔗 👇
💪 You don’t need previous political experience - just a commitment to representing the community, Green values and a drive to make a real difference.
🔗 👇
May 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🟢 We have big plans for the local elections in 2026, and we are looking for people to stand as a Green Party councillor.
💪 You don’t need previous political experience - just a commitment to representing the community, Green values and a drive to make a real difference.
🔗 👇
💪 You don’t need previous political experience - just a commitment to representing the community, Green values and a drive to make a real difference.
🔗 👇
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What would you choose to spend public funding on?
The Lower Thames Crossing?
or
20 - 50 rail re-openings (£300m each*)?
* This is the cost of the recent and hugely successful Northumberland reopening
The Lower Thames Crossing?
or
20 - 50 rail re-openings (£300m each*)?
* This is the cost of the recent and hugely successful Northumberland reopening
May 28, 2025 at 8:26 AM
What would you choose to spend public funding on?
The Lower Thames Crossing?
or
20 - 50 rail re-openings (£300m each*)?
* This is the cost of the recent and hugely successful Northumberland reopening
The Lower Thames Crossing?
or
20 - 50 rail re-openings (£300m each*)?
* This is the cost of the recent and hugely successful Northumberland reopening
May 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
💚 Big win for @emilykerr36.bsky.social
💪 Just the kind of person needed in our Council Chambers - someone who's unafraid to stand up for transport policy that puts people first.
💪 Just the kind of person needed in our Council Chambers - someone who's unafraid to stand up for transport policy that puts people first.
Greens gain Bartlemas in East Oxford with a massive swing (Labour 2021, though Damian Haywood in previous St Mary’s division left to sit as an independent). Emily Kerr @emilykerr36.bsky.social is the new councillor.
💚 Green 1367
🌹 Labour 635
🟪 IOA 461
➡️ Reform 136
🔶 LibDem 131
🔵 Con 65
◻️ TUSC 20
💚 Green 1367
🌹 Labour 635
🟪 IOA 461
➡️ Reform 136
🔶 LibDem 131
🔵 Con 65
◻️ TUSC 20
May 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
💚 Big win for @emilykerr36.bsky.social
💪 Just the kind of person needed in our Council Chambers - someone who's unafraid to stand up for transport policy that puts people first.
💪 Just the kind of person needed in our Council Chambers - someone who's unafraid to stand up for transport policy that puts people first.
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Worried about the rise of Reform?
Angry that Labour aren't doing enough?
There is only one thing to do 👇
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Angry that Labour aren't doing enough?
There is only one thing to do 👇
Join.greenparty.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Worried about the rise of Reform?
Angry that Labour aren't doing enough?
There is only one thing to do 👇
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Angry that Labour aren't doing enough?
There is only one thing to do 👇
Join.greenparty.org.uk
💚 Big #GreenWin in Accrington! Hopefully the first of many in Lancashire.
Accrington West and Oswaldtwistle Central (Lancashire) council election result:
GRN: 30.6% (+24.5)
CON: 27.6% (-17.0)
LAB: 24.2% (-25.0)
REF: 17.5% (+17.5)
Green GAIN from Labour.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
GRN: 30.6% (+24.5)
CON: 27.6% (-17.0)
LAB: 24.2% (-25.0)
REF: 17.5% (+17.5)
Green GAIN from Labour.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...
Live Results: 2025 English local elections
Full coverage of the first major contests since Labour’s victory.
www.newstatesman.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:26 AM
💚 Big #GreenWin in Accrington! Hopefully the first of many in Lancashire.
💚 Congratulations to @lambethgreenparty.bsky.social and @paulvalentineactor.bsky.social
💪 Whilst the media is transfixed on the narrative they are peddling - Greens are winning local election after local election.
🗳️ The only party to elect more councillors than the year before... 8 years running.
💪 Whilst the media is transfixed on the narrative they are peddling - Greens are winning local election after local election.
🗳️ The only party to elect more councillors than the year before... 8 years running.
Welcome councillor @paulvalentineactor.bsky.social - great work from @lambethgreenparty.bsky.social and London Greens GAINING a seat from Labour.
So very happy to wake up to this result it’s been an awesome campaign - and shows what Greens can do in London next year.
So very happy to wake up to this result it’s been an awesome campaign - and shows what Greens can do in London next year.
May 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
💚 Congratulations to @lambethgreenparty.bsky.social and @paulvalentineactor.bsky.social
💪 Whilst the media is transfixed on the narrative they are peddling - Greens are winning local election after local election.
🗳️ The only party to elect more councillors than the year before... 8 years running.
💪 Whilst the media is transfixed on the narrative they are peddling - Greens are winning local election after local election.
🗳️ The only party to elect more councillors than the year before... 8 years running.