It’s worrying to hear Rachel Reeves talking about the need to control the size of the state
The idea of ‘big government’ came from right-wingers in the US
And has always been used as a justification to cut funding to public services and lay the groundwork for privatization
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@jraa77 @CarolineLucas I’m really interested in where these urban myths come from
Can you let me know your sources?
My EU friends and contacts give the opposite view
Although a strong and stable majority in favour of membership would be essential
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An extraordinary achievement and I feel very proud of Greens in the German government driving their rapid energy transition
RT @GermanEmbassy: When Russia began its war of aggression against Ukraine, Germany's energy imports from Russia looked like this:
Gas: 55%
Coal: 50%
Oil: 30%
As of 2023, they look like this:
Gas: 0%
Coal: 0%
Oil: 0%
(% of imports from Russia)
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Apologies, but the ALT text doesn’t work on my iPad
The image is a graph showing increasing support for rejoining the EU in all age groups
Full report with much more fascinating insight here: https://ukandeu.ac.uk/a-year-in-brexit-five-charts-exploring-how-public-opinion-on-the-eu-has-changed-in-2022/
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A majority now think we should rejoin the EU
Young people understand most how much they have lost through leaving
Don’t listen to the siren voices saying it can’t happen
As Brexit disasters emerge on every side, we must recommit to our determination to #RejoinEU
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@RHRHandley @TheGreenParty @Conservatives Which part of the tweet do you consider misinformation?
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Government is announcing its future support for energy sector today
This was an obvious opportunity to create incentives for industry to achieve greater energy efficiency
Another chance to advance the green transition missed by this incompetent government
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Government's refusal to negotiate with unions as the country grinds to a halt is is intolerable
After 12 years of cuts, all of us working in public service know that #EnoughIsEnough
We need to #TaxTheRich to fund our public services
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@SamJRushworth @TheGreenParty Have you looked at the polls recently?
I don’t think our systems for referenda are protected against manipulation by oligarchs, sadly
But I don’t think we’d be accepted back unless there was clear evidence of popular support
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@Owain4Hale @ButlersKeeper @TheGreenParty From colleagues who are still members of the European Parliament and from Greens in government in various European countries
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@ButlersKeeper @TheGreenParty Who tells you this stuff? It’s not what I’m hearing
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@markwhiley @TheGreenParty As soon as there is a clear and stable majority to want to be in membership
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Lisa Nandy warns Labour voters any idea of reversing Brexit is a 'fantasy'
@TheGreenParty is clear: we want to rejoin as soon as political conditions are right
If you're part of nearly 60% majority that agrees with us, you know what to do
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Yesterday was the 50-year anniversary of our joining the EU
How much did you hear about it?
Poor journalism is one of the reasons we made the disastrous decision to leave in 2016
Let’s challenge journalists to cover European issues professionally in 2023
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One of the most experienced doctors working in our A&E system says 500 people may be dying every week because of the NHS crisis
These deaths are on the Tory government
12 years of austerity and mounting chaos and neglect
And a… https://mastodonapp.uk/@Molly/109618643816826194
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The fact that we’re failing to take action on climate change while Tuvalu is rebuilding itself on Zuckerberg’s metaverse tells you everything that’s wrong with our world
We need to reconnect with reality - and urgently
And challenge the power of global oligarchs
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There’s lots of chat about whether you feel optimism or pessimism about 2023
For me what matters is neither of those but courage
I’m taking as my mantra the need to defend what matters to me and celebrate, cherish and… https://mastodonapp.uk/@Molly/109613791610835295
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‘We’re only seeing the negative’: UK farmers on Brexit and losing the common agricultural policy
As MEP for South West England, a rural area with a strong farming constituency, I tried so hard to make this case
But SW voters still chose to leave the EU
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Sunak hires James Forsyth as political secretary
An old friend of PM, who was reportedly best man at Forsyth’s wedding to Allegra Stratton, Boris Johnson’s press secretary who resigned over the Partygate scandal
The circle just gets smaller and smaller
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@GreenPartyJack You have to train the part of you that's keeping an eye on you even when you're asleep that the jolting around isn't really a risk to you. It does take a bit of practice but then you'll find you sleep like a baby
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