Carl Benfield
@carlbenfield.bsky.social
Husband, father, director, forces veteran, triathlete, Christian, environmentalist, Green Party. But don't let any or all of those put you off, I love having discussions with those who think differently.
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In 24 hours this has now raised £150,000.
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
In 24 hours this has now raised £150,000.
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
Thank you to the thousands of people who have donated.
Let's make small donations normal again!
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/hopeishere
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BREAKING: The Green Party of England and Wales officially announces they have reached 170,000+ members! Happy Friday!
November 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
BREAKING: The Green Party of England and Wales officially announces they have reached 170,000+ members! Happy Friday!
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At what point will people realize it doesn't matter how badly we treat immigrants, it won't improve life for you one single bit.
November 18, 2025 at 12:52 AM
At what point will people realize it doesn't matter how badly we treat immigrants, it won't improve life for you one single bit.
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Zach knocking it out of the park again.
If you’re feeling politically homeless and want an authentic, sincere and human leader who really cares without being joyless, take a watch of this.
If you’re feeling politically homeless and want an authentic, sincere and human leader who really cares without being joyless, take a watch of this.
Woah. Thanks for all the love!
Huge thanks to The Last Leg, Judi & Grace and all the production crew for making such a brilliant show.
You can watch the whole thing here:
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
Huge thanks to The Last Leg, Judi & Grace and all the production crew for making such a brilliant show.
You can watch the whole thing here:
www.channel4.com/programmes/t...
The Last Leg - Series 33 Episode 4
GK Barry, Judi Love and Zack Polanski dissect the week with Adam, Josh and Alex
www.channel4.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Zach knocking it out of the park again.
If you’re feeling politically homeless and want an authentic, sincere and human leader who really cares without being joyless, take a watch of this.
If you’re feeling politically homeless and want an authentic, sincere and human leader who really cares without being joyless, take a watch of this.
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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
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Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 33% (+1)
GRN: 18% (+1)
CON: 16% (=)
LAB: 15% (-1)
LDM: 11% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 5-6 Nov.
Changes w/ 29 Oct.
RFM: 33% (+1)
GRN: 18% (+1)
CON: 16% (=)
LAB: 15% (-1)
LDM: 11% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 5-6 Nov.
Changes w/ 29 Oct.
November 6, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 33% (+1)
GRN: 18% (+1)
CON: 16% (=)
LAB: 15% (-1)
LDM: 11% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 5-6 Nov.
Changes w/ 29 Oct.
RFM: 33% (+1)
GRN: 18% (+1)
CON: 16% (=)
LAB: 15% (-1)
LDM: 11% (-1)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 5-6 Nov.
Changes w/ 29 Oct.
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If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight.
Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
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Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
Log In
Welcome to the National Trust 2025 voting website, hosted by independent voting service provider Civica Election Services.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:19 PM
If you're a member of the National Trust remember to vote for council members by midnight tonight.
Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
Use the Quick Vote option.
Entryist pressure group Reform Trust is trying to seize control. Stop them
Voting is quick and easy if your membership card is at hand
secure.cesvotes.com/V3-3-0/nt25/...
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It's a strange phenomenon seen in many countries. Exposure to diversity reduces your fear of diversity. And I don't think it's just to do with encountering "others" on a personal level. I think being confronted with new cultures pulls you out of a rut and expands your horizons in a very healthy way.
The whiter the area the more likely it is to have a Reform problem. Immigration isn’t the problem, otherwise you’d get Reform in more diverse areas - it’s fear of change among older people.
Buxton: Why one small town with very little immigration turned to Reform UK
How national concerns affected a local election in the heart of the Peak District.
www.bbc.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:16 PM
It's a strange phenomenon seen in many countries. Exposure to diversity reduces your fear of diversity. And I don't think it's just to do with encountering "others" on a personal level. I think being confronted with new cultures pulls you out of a rut and expands your horizons in a very healthy way.
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October 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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🚨 | @greenparty.org.uk has hit 150,000 members.
It's incredible that in less than two months, the party has grown from 68,500 to 150,000.
Happy Monday everyone 😀
It's incredible that in less than two months, the party has grown from 68,500 to 150,000.
Happy Monday everyone 😀
October 27, 2025 at 6:22 PM
🚨 | @greenparty.org.uk has hit 150,000 members.
It's incredible that in less than two months, the party has grown from 68,500 to 150,000.
Happy Monday everyone 😀
It's incredible that in less than two months, the party has grown from 68,500 to 150,000.
Happy Monday everyone 😀
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I think we can officially now say the #GreenSurge of 2015 looks on the graph like a foothill. Great!
Could you help this surge even higher?
join.greenparty.org.uk
Could you help this surge even higher?
join.greenparty.org.uk
🚨BREAKING : The Green Party has passed 150,000 members 🥳
Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.
Are you in?
Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ⤵️
Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.
Are you in?
Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ⤵️
October 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I think we can officially now say the #GreenSurge of 2015 looks on the graph like a foothill. Great!
Could you help this surge even higher?
join.greenparty.org.uk
Could you help this surge even higher?
join.greenparty.org.uk
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With all the milestones, how extraordinary this is can get lost!
Last Sunday on the BBC I announced we overtook the Tories at 124k members.
That's +26,000 members in the last week.
Hope is feeling normal again....
Last Sunday on the BBC I announced we overtook the Tories at 124k members.
That's +26,000 members in the last week.
Hope is feeling normal again....
🚨BREAKING : The Green Party has passed 150,000 members 🥳
Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.
Are you in?
Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ⤵️
Thousands are joining right now to help us replace Labour and take the fight to Reform.
Are you in?
Make hope normal again. Join the Green Party now ⤵️
October 27, 2025 at 10:46 AM
With all the milestones, how extraordinary this is can get lost!
Last Sunday on the BBC I announced we overtook the Tories at 124k members.
That's +26,000 members in the last week.
Hope is feeling normal again....
Last Sunday on the BBC I announced we overtook the Tories at 124k members.
That's +26,000 members in the last week.
Hope is feeling normal again....
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We see you Zack Polanski 👀
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
We see you Zack Polanski 👀
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This weekend we reached 100,000 Green Party members - and we're not stopping there.
In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
October 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This weekend we reached 100,000 Green Party members - and we're not stopping there.
In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
In fact... we've already passed 105,000 members.
Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
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The Greens are only 23k away from becoming the third largest party based on membership in the UK.
This would see the Green surpass the Conservatives for the first ever time.
If you take into account the Scottish Greens, that would leave only 15k away.
This would see the Green surpass the Conservatives for the first ever time.
If you take into account the Scottish Greens, that would leave only 15k away.
🚨| For the first time in its 53-year history, @TheGreenParty passes 100,000 members!
Under a new leader, @zackpolanski.bsky.social has galvanised a Green movement like no other.
Under a new leader, @zackpolanski.bsky.social has galvanised a Green movement like no other.
October 12, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The Greens are only 23k away from becoming the third largest party based on membership in the UK.
This would see the Green surpass the Conservatives for the first ever time.
If you take into account the Scottish Greens, that would leave only 15k away.
This would see the Green surpass the Conservatives for the first ever time.
If you take into account the Scottish Greens, that would leave only 15k away.
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Eight Reform UK councils have indicated that they will raise council tax next year after struggling to find huge cuts in public spending.
That’s despite Reform UK flyers during the Local Elections criticising councils for doing just that.
Never trust a Reformer.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
That’s despite Reform UK flyers during the Local Elections criticising councils for doing just that.
Never trust a Reformer.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
October 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Eight Reform UK councils have indicated that they will raise council tax next year after struggling to find huge cuts in public spending.
That’s despite Reform UK flyers during the Local Elections criticising councils for doing just that.
Never trust a Reformer.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
That’s despite Reform UK flyers during the Local Elections criticising councils for doing just that.
Never trust a Reformer.
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
October 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Glad to see Nigel Farage has finally remembered Nathan Gill, former leader of Reform in Wales - found guilty of taking bribes from Russia.
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
Maybe he'll now remember how much he took from Putin's propaganda broadcaster Russia Today for all his TV appearances when he was a MEP?
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Membership at record levels.
Polling at record levels.
Winning elections at record levels.
What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk
metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/z...
Polling at record levels.
Winning elections at record levels.
What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk
metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/z...
Zack Polanski: I went on Question Time - I was blown away by the response
The response has been quite overwhelming.
metro.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Membership at record levels.
Polling at record levels.
Winning elections at record levels.
What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk
metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/z...
Polling at record levels.
Winning elections at record levels.
What a time to be in @greenparty.org.uk
metro.co.uk/2025/10/10/z...
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🌍 | Highest ever Green polling (15%).
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
RFM: 32% (-3)
LAB: 17% (-2)
CON: 17% (+3)
GRN: 15% (+4)
LDM: 12% (=)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @findoutnow.bsky.social, 8 Oct.
Changes w/ 1 Oct.
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🌍 | Highest ever Green polling (15%).
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20,000 new members have joined the Green Party in the past month.
This is the Green surge.
Want to be part of it? Join the Green Party today ⤵
This is the Green surge.
Want to be part of it? Join the Green Party today ⤵
October 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
20,000 new members have joined the Green Party in the past month.
This is the Green surge.
Want to be part of it? Join the Green Party today ⤵
This is the Green surge.
Want to be part of it? Join the Green Party today ⤵
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Greens have been very successful in Europe since the 1990s. But that never really happened in UK – until now. The unique thing about Greens is that you don't need to have been involved in the party since the youth stage to make a career. Greens welcome newcomers from outside the world of politics!
This is how we turn our country around.
Away from the forces of hate and division.
We're going to do it together.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Away from the forces of hate and division.
We're going to do it together.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The Green surge continues ... We’ve just passed 90,000 members! 💚
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
People everywhere are joining the movement for real change.
Want hope to be normal again? Join the Green Party today ↩️
October 8, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Greens have been very successful in Europe since the 1990s. But that never really happened in UK – until now. The unique thing about Greens is that you don't need to have been involved in the party since the youth stage to make a career. Greens welcome newcomers from outside the world of politics!
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🚨 @greenparty.org.uk officially announce they have reached 90,000+ members! 💚🎉
The fastest-growing political movement in Britain continues to grow. 📈🤩
The fastest-growing political movement in Britain continues to grow. 📈🤩
October 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
🚨 @greenparty.org.uk officially announce they have reached 90,000+ members! 💚🎉
The fastest-growing political movement in Britain continues to grow. 📈🤩
The fastest-growing political movement in Britain continues to grow. 📈🤩
If there's one good thing about social media, it's allowing @zackpolanski.bsky.social of @greenparty.org.uk to speak the truth about the state of our nation when our predominantly right wing press will savage him for doing so.
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA
Let's Make Hope Normal Again - Green Party Political Broadcast
YouTube video by Green Party of England & Wales
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If there's one good thing about social media, it's allowing @zackpolanski.bsky.social of @greenparty.org.uk to speak the truth about the state of our nation when our predominantly right wing press will savage him for doing so.
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA
youtu.be/qxt4HCjd7VA
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