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David Francis
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MP candidate for South Shields | Green Group Leader | Councillor for Beacon & Bents ward | @southtynegreens.bsky.social | Also music/education/leadership | All views my own | He/Him
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David Francis @davidfrancisgreen.bsky.social · Nov 15
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Amazing to get out in #WestPark this morning with our Green Team.
Green Party Councillor Nicky Gynn and the team work hard for local residents all year round. If you see our volunteers out and about today, please say hi 👋

If you want to get involved, visit join.greenparty.org.uk
June 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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The Green Party needs bold, exciting leadership that sets us apart and @zackpolanski.bsky.social delivers

He’ll raise our profile, win over new voters and bring more people into our movement

I’m backing Zack for leader this summer. Join the Greens and back him too join.greenparty.org.uk

#BackZack
Text on quote graphic: "We can't afford to look or sound like every other party. Zack offers something genuinely different: bold, hopeful, unifying leadership rooted in Green values. I'm proud to back him for leader." David Francis Councillor and Green Group leader South Tyneside ZACK POLANSHI BOLD LEADERSHIP. NOW.
May 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Join us for a positive future that rejects division and hate.

join.greenparty.org.uk
"South Tyneside is not an 'island of strangers', we are a borough built by people from every corner of the world. That is part of who we are." See comments for link to our full statement Join us. join.greenparty.org.uk Green Party
May 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Green Group Leader David Francis welcomes union talks to protect the rights of our council workers. Greens stand firmly on the side of working people. #WorkersRights #PositiveChange @greenparty.org.uk

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👇 Watch below
May 14, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Great to see the Blenheim play area get a glow up!

#BeaconAndBents #GreensGetThingsDone

➡️ youtube.com/shorts/a8tvj...
February 20, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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📢 South Tyneside Greens persuade Labour councillors to break ranks and vote to scrap the cruel two-child benefit cap

This breakthrough shows that pressure is mounting to scrap this cruel policy once and for all

Read more about this major development here: www.shieldsgazette.com/news/politic...
Calls to scrap 'disgusting and cruel rule inflicting harm on South Tyneside families'
A motion calling on the government to abolish the two-child benefit cap has been approved by councillors in South Tyneside.
www.shieldsgazette.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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❗️Historic Win: South Tyneside Greens Force Council to Back Scrapping of Two-Child Benefit Cap!

⬇️ Read more in comments
B&w image of mother and two children sitting on park bench with backs to camera. Wording over image: Real Hope. Real Change. South Tyneside Green Party Forces Council to Back Scrapping of Two-Child Benefit Cap See comment below for more information
January 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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✍️ Petition to save our Post Office!

✅ Over 300 people have already signed the petition!

Our Post Office is a vital community service for local people and businesses - and the staff deserve our support 💚

Keep signing and sharing, please.

Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Save the King Street Post Office in South Shields
Residents of South Tyneside are saddened to learn that the King Street Post Office, opened in 2017, is earmarked for closure. The Post Office is a hub of the community and the only way that many...
actionnetwork.org
November 25, 2024 at 9:46 PM
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Disappointing that two weeks on, I still haven’t had a response from
@kimmcguinness.bsky.social on this issue…
South Tyneside Greens Urge North East Mayor To Resist 50% Increase In Bus Fares! Councillor David Francis, Leader of South Tyneside Green Group and councillor for Beacon and Bents ward, has sent a strong message to Labour's North East Mayor, Kim McGuinness, urging her to resist a 50% hike in bus fares set to hit residents at the end of the year. The £2 fare cap, which has helped many locals cope with the cost-of-living crisis, is set to rise to £3 — an extra burden on South Tyneside's already struggling families. Not only is this a financial hardship, but it's also a setback in the fight against climate change. With rising fares, fewer people may be able to afford public transport, undermining efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Other cities like Liverpool and Greater Manchester have managed to extend their lower fare caps. So why should South Tyneside be left behind? David's letter to the Mayor calls for a fairer, greener solution: KEEP THE £2 FARE CAP. We need to make public transport more affordable and accessible — for people and planet •
November 25, 2024 at 11:47 AM
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Promoted by B Telford on behalf of David Francis (Green Party) c/o 214 Mowbray Rd, So Shields, NE33 3BE
November 15, 2024 at 9:24 AM
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🗣️ "There are too many people in employment not managing to get by."

📺 Green MP Ellie Chowns saying it as it is on Question Time tonight.

Like what you're hearing? Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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JOIN US become a member from just £6 a year REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ With photo of Ellie Chowns outside Parliament
November 14, 2024 at 9:52 PM