Martin Farley
@martinfarley.bsky.social
Lean, Green but not very mean
As part of it's efforts to shift taxation away from workers and working class people, and towards wealth & the wealthy, the @greenparty.org.uk should argue in this month's budget to shift responsibility for Council Tax payments from residents to property owners
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November 10, 2025 at 6:27 AM
As part of it's efforts to shift taxation away from workers and working class people, and towards wealth & the wealthy, the @greenparty.org.uk should argue in this month's budget to shift responsibility for Council Tax payments from residents to property owners
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Active travel = a more successful economy
But more importantly, it means happier, healthier individuals and better functioning and connected communities, with cleaner air and less congestion
It really is all up side, with no real downside
But more importantly, it means happier, healthier individuals and better functioning and connected communities, with cleaner air and less congestion
It really is all up side, with no real downside
A new UK report shows free bike programmes give £11.80 return for every £1 spent. Over 12,000 bikes provided so far, improving health, mental wellbeing, access to jobs and community ties - especially in disadvantaged areas.
Is it time to think bigger than cheap buses?
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Is it time to think bigger than cheap buses?
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November 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Active travel = a more successful economy
But more importantly, it means happier, healthier individuals and better functioning and connected communities, with cleaner air and less congestion
It really is all up side, with no real downside
But more importantly, it means happier, healthier individuals and better functioning and connected communities, with cleaner air and less congestion
It really is all up side, with no real downside
Huge surge in Green membership and activists in Brighton & Hove
Amazing to see so much hope for a better, fairer future
Amazing to see so much hope for a better, fairer future
November 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Huge surge in Green membership and activists in Brighton & Hove
Amazing to see so much hope for a better, fairer future
Amazing to see so much hope for a better, fairer future
For this month's budget, the @greenparty.org.uk should make the case to shift VAT towards the luxury sector and away from local services
This would be another great example of taxing the wealthy, not the workers (and big corps, rather than small businesses)
mjfarley.substack.com/p/vat-on-lux...
This would be another great example of taxing the wealthy, not the workers (and big corps, rather than small businesses)
mjfarley.substack.com/p/vat-on-lux...
VAT on luxuries, not on local services
The Greens should be making the case for shifting VAT towards the luxury sector
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November 7, 2025 at 5:39 PM
For this month's budget, the @greenparty.org.uk should make the case to shift VAT towards the luxury sector and away from local services
This would be another great example of taxing the wealthy, not the workers (and big corps, rather than small businesses)
mjfarley.substack.com/p/vat-on-lux...
This would be another great example of taxing the wealthy, not the workers (and big corps, rather than small businesses)
mjfarley.substack.com/p/vat-on-lux...
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Labour were broken a long time ago.
Time to replace them with a party that actually represents everyone - not just the billionaires.
A party that rejects Reform - rather than copies them.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Time to replace them with a party that actually represents everyone - not just the billionaires.
A party that rejects Reform - rather than copies them.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Labour were broken a long time ago.
Time to replace them with a party that actually represents everyone - not just the billionaires.
A party that rejects Reform - rather than copies them.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Time to replace them with a party that actually represents everyone - not just the billionaires.
A party that rejects Reform - rather than copies them.
Time to make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
When I said 'soon' I honestly didn't expect it to be about 2 hours later....
That only works if Labour are in second place. Soon they’ll probably be in 4th or 5th
If you want to vote tactically, vote for the party that will be in second place. That will probably be the Greens
If you want to vote tactically, vote for the party that will be in second place. That will probably be the Greens
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
When I said 'soon' I honestly didn't expect it to be about 2 hours later....
Great thread from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social if you want to understand the strategy of the neoliberal 'left' and why it's a truly awful, pointless idea
1. The approach of mainstream Democrats is summed up in this astonishing February advice from the Democratic strategist James Carville:
“Roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight and make the American people miss us.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
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“Roll over and play dead. Allow the Republicans to crumble beneath their own weight and make the American people miss us.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/o...
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Opinion | James Carville: It’s Time for a Daring Political Maneuver, Democrats
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Great thread from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social if you want to understand the strategy of the neoliberal 'left' and why it's a truly awful, pointless idea
People who bang on about ‘growth’ without any thought of its impact, should read this
“Ineos plastic plant could cause more deaths than jobs created”
“Ineos plastic plant could cause more deaths than jobs created”
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
People who bang on about ‘growth’ without any thought of its impact, should read this
“Ineos plastic plant could cause more deaths than jobs created”
“Ineos plastic plant could cause more deaths than jobs created”
The last 5 @moreincommonuk.bsky.social polls have put the @greenparty.org.uk at 8%, 9%, 10%, 11% and now 12%
Lower than other pollsters, but the same rapid upward trajectory
(it has Greens on just 8% in London, for example; wildly different from all others)
www.moreincommon.org.uk/media/wn2hcf...
Lower than other pollsters, but the same rapid upward trajectory
(it has Greens on just 8% in London, for example; wildly different from all others)
www.moreincommon.org.uk/media/wn2hcf...
www.moreincommon.org.uk
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The last 5 @moreincommonuk.bsky.social polls have put the @greenparty.org.uk at 8%, 9%, 10%, 11% and now 12%
Lower than other pollsters, but the same rapid upward trajectory
(it has Greens on just 8% in London, for example; wildly different from all others)
www.moreincommon.org.uk/media/wn2hcf...
Lower than other pollsters, but the same rapid upward trajectory
(it has Greens on just 8% in London, for example; wildly different from all others)
www.moreincommon.org.uk/media/wn2hcf...
This
Normal people are just sick to fucking death of the cruelty and meanness
BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students.
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Follow AP for live updates.
November 5, 2025 at 6:06 AM
This
Slightly long article, but hopefully a helpful explanation of how opposition progressive parties can defeat Labour and prevent a Reform majority, at the same time
Spoiler: it doesn't involve any candidates standing down...
mjfarley.substack.com/p/how-progre...
Spoiler: it doesn't involve any candidates standing down...
mjfarley.substack.com/p/how-progre...
November 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Slightly long article, but hopefully a helpful explanation of how opposition progressive parties can defeat Labour and prevent a Reform majority, at the same time
Spoiler: it doesn't involve any candidates standing down...
mjfarley.substack.com/p/how-progre...
Spoiler: it doesn't involve any candidates standing down...
mjfarley.substack.com/p/how-progre...
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The government spends £2.7 BILLION a year on TAX BREAKS for oil and gas companies
Those companies pay billions to their shareholders
And then lay off their workers
Think that's unfair?
Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
Those companies pay billions to their shareholders
And then lay off their workers
Think that's unfair?
Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
November 4, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The government spends £2.7 BILLION a year on TAX BREAKS for oil and gas companies
Those companies pay billions to their shareholders
And then lay off their workers
Think that's unfair?
Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
Those companies pay billions to their shareholders
And then lay off their workers
Think that's unfair?
Tell Rachel Reeves to stop propping up oil and gas companies and back workers instead…
Reposted by Martin Farley
Don't believe the myth of young men flocking to Reform en masse (though complacency would also be foolish)
"The most common response among men aged 18-25, as with their female peers, is to state that they would never consider voting for Reform."
Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte & Emilia Belknap argue that most British young men reject the right
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british-young-men-reject-the-far-right/
Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte & Emilia Belknap argue that most British young men reject the right
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/most-british-young-men-reject-the-far-right/
Most British young men reject the far right - UK in a changing Europe
Emilia Belknap and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte explain their analysis on the demographics of Reform UK voters in the UK. They argue that while the dominant narrative is that young men are the most likely to turn to the party, the evidence does not support this.
ukandeu.ac.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Don't believe the myth of young men flocking to Reform en masse (though complacency would also be foolish)
I don’t think Trump and the Republicans realise the impact on GDP and the economy generally of a prolonged government shutdown
The Federal Govt spends about £600bn per month. Any that money pumps resources across the economy
The Federal Govt spends about £600bn per month. Any that money pumps resources across the economy
November 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I don’t think Trump and the Republicans realise the impact on GDP and the economy generally of a prolonged government shutdown
The Federal Govt spends about £600bn per month. Any that money pumps resources across the economy
The Federal Govt spends about £600bn per month. Any that money pumps resources across the economy
Public transport investment usually has a return on investment of 4:1 (for every £1 invested, the economy grows by £4), but done well it can do even better than that
Great example here
Great example here
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.
#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
November 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Public transport investment usually has a return on investment of 4:1 (for every £1 invested, the economy grows by £4), but done well it can do even better than that
Great example here
Great example here
If anyone had said even a month ago that the @greenparty.org.uk would be in 2nd place in a Westminster poll I’d have thought they were delusional.
I know it’s only Find Out Now, but still an extraordinary moment
I know it’s only Find Out Now, but still an extraordinary moment
We're just getting started.
Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires.
If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires.
If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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 5:06 PM
If anyone had said even a month ago that the @greenparty.org.uk would be in 2nd place in a Westminster poll I’d have thought they were delusional.
I know it’s only Find Out Now, but still an extraordinary moment
I know it’s only Find Out Now, but still an extraordinary moment
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A new report shows the US’s super-rich are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the world’s poorest 10%.
Some would have you believe climate action has to cost you money. They're lying.
Tax the polluters. Tax the super-rich.
Some would have you believe climate action has to cost you money. They're lying.
Tax the polluters. Tax the super-rich.
October 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
A new report shows the US’s super-rich are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the world’s poorest 10%.
Some would have you believe climate action has to cost you money. They're lying.
Tax the polluters. Tax the super-rich.
Some would have you believe climate action has to cost you money. They're lying.
Tax the polluters. Tax the super-rich.
Reposted by Martin Farley
The Rapid Support Forces in Sudan are massacring civilians.
They're armed by the United Arab Emirates - a key Western ally.
This is yet more genocidal mayhem armed and facilitated by the West.
They're armed by the United Arab Emirates - a key Western ally.
This is yet more genocidal mayhem armed and facilitated by the West.
October 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
The Rapid Support Forces in Sudan are massacring civilians.
They're armed by the United Arab Emirates - a key Western ally.
This is yet more genocidal mayhem armed and facilitated by the West.
They're armed by the United Arab Emirates - a key Western ally.
This is yet more genocidal mayhem armed and facilitated by the West.
You heard the man!
When we said we don't intend to be concerned or disappointed by the Labour Government - we intend to replace them, we meant it.
Yougov have Labours lowest poll ever and Greens highest ever.
Keep going everybody.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Yougov have Labours lowest poll ever and Greens highest ever.
Keep going everybody.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Our latest Westminster voting intention (26-27 Oct) has Labour on their lowest figure ever recorded by YouGov, with the Greens on their highest
Reform UK: 27% (+1 from 19-20 Oct)
Labour: 17% (-3)
Conservatives: 17% (=)
Greens: 16% (+1)
Lib Dems: 15% (=)
SNP: 3% (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
Reform UK: 27% (+1 from 19-20 Oct)
Labour: 17% (-3)
Conservatives: 17% (=)
Greens: 16% (+1)
Lib Dems: 15% (=)
SNP: 3% (-1)
yougov.co.uk/topics/polit...
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
You heard the man!
This is the thing driving everything else
OBR to downgrade UK productivity.
UK at or near bottom of the OECD investment league for 30 yrs.
Problem: City has short term horizons, direct state investment neutered.
China invests 40.4% of GDP in productive assets, India 30.5%, UK 18.2%, OECD average 23%.
Must abandon neoliberal constraints.
UK at or near bottom of the OECD investment league for 30 yrs.
Problem: City has short term horizons, direct state investment neutered.
China invests 40.4% of GDP in productive assets, India 30.5%, UK 18.2%, OECD average 23%.
Must abandon neoliberal constraints.
OBR productivity forecast may add £20bn to Budget hole
The OBR is understood to have downgraded the UK's productivity level in early Budget forecasts
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This is the thing driving everything else
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With any other leader Labour would be 2 percent ahead of the Greens.
October 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
With any other leader Labour would be 2 percent ahead of the Greens.
In the last 6 weeks, YouGov has registered Green Party support moving from 10% to 11% to 12% to 13% to 15% to 16%
The direction of travel is unmistakable and rapid.
Help to keep it going
join.greenparty.org.uk
The direction of travel is unmistakable and rapid.
Help to keep it going
join.greenparty.org.uk
🚨 Breaking 🚨
New YouGov poll has just dropped.
• 🟪Reform 27%
• 🟦Tory 17%
• 🟥Labour 17%
• 🟩Green 16%
• 🟨Lib Dem 15%
The Green Party’s highest ever score
New YouGov poll has just dropped.
• 🟪Reform 27%
• 🟦Tory 17%
• 🟥Labour 17%
• 🟩Green 16%
• 🟨Lib Dem 15%
The Green Party’s highest ever score
October 28, 2025 at 7:23 AM
In the last 6 weeks, YouGov has registered Green Party support moving from 10% to 11% to 12% to 13% to 15% to 16%
The direction of travel is unmistakable and rapid.
Help to keep it going
join.greenparty.org.uk
The direction of travel is unmistakable and rapid.
Help to keep it going
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Latest Polling by @YouGov
🟣 Reform 27%
🔵 Tory 17%
🔴 Labour 17%
💚 Green 16%
🟠 Lib Dem 15%
This is the LOWEST Labour
has ever polled with YouGov.
This is the HIGHEST @greenparty.org.uk has ever polled with YouGov.
4 parties within 2 points of each other for second place.
🟣 Reform 27%
🔵 Tory 17%
🔴 Labour 17%
💚 Green 16%
🟠 Lib Dem 15%
This is the LOWEST Labour
has ever polled with YouGov.
This is the HIGHEST @greenparty.org.uk has ever polled with YouGov.
4 parties within 2 points of each other for second place.
October 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Latest Polling by @YouGov
🟣 Reform 27%
🔵 Tory 17%
🔴 Labour 17%
💚 Green 16%
🟠 Lib Dem 15%
This is the LOWEST Labour
has ever polled with YouGov.
This is the HIGHEST @greenparty.org.uk has ever polled with YouGov.
4 parties within 2 points of each other for second place.
🟣 Reform 27%
🔵 Tory 17%
🔴 Labour 17%
💚 Green 16%
🟠 Lib Dem 15%
This is the LOWEST Labour
has ever polled with YouGov.
This is the HIGHEST @greenparty.org.uk has ever polled with YouGov.
4 parties within 2 points of each other for second place.
I can't stress enough how I want everybody in the Labour Party to follow the advice of Luke Akehurst in response to the collapse in its core vote
Carry on as normal, safe in the knowledge that these voters will come back to you without you changing at all
labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
Carry on as normal, safe in the knowledge that these voters will come back to you without you changing at all
labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
'Don't Panic! Labour's response to Caerphilly should be more resilliant' - LabourList
The only progressive alliance that can actually win a General Election already exists – it’s the Labour Party argues Luke Akehurst MP.
labourlist.org
October 28, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I can't stress enough how I want everybody in the Labour Party to follow the advice of Luke Akehurst in response to the collapse in its core vote
Carry on as normal, safe in the knowledge that these voters will come back to you without you changing at all
labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
Carry on as normal, safe in the knowledge that these voters will come back to you without you changing at all
labourlist.org/2025/10/labo...
In a few months time…
October 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In a few months time…