A Tribe called Craig 💙

After quite a bit of thought and deliberation, I've joined @TheGreenParty! My hesitation has never been about the principles the Greens stand for, but about my belief that real, lasting change must go beyond party politics. We can't rely solely on short-term election cycles to deliver the fundamental transformation our world needs. I believe the real power for change lies with people. In building collective civic power. Demonstrating what's possible and creating the public demand and political mandate for a better future. Politics should respond to that demand, enabling change rather than determining the limits of what's possible. But here's the thing... the Greens are already calling for so much of the change we desperately need. I've been increasingly encouraged by @ZackPolanski and the Greens' willingness to challenge the political consensus on Gaza, climate change, inequality and the need to fundamentally rethink our economy. At a time when so much of politics is driven by short-term electoral calculations, vested interests and political convenience, that matters more than ever. My conviction that lasting change must be built from the ground up hasn't changed, but neither should that stop me from supporting a party that's already prepared to challenge the status quo. We need to build the public demand for a better future, and we should recognise those who are already fighting to deliver it. That's why I've decided to join the Greens! 💚

"You didn't join the police force to do this, did you?" On the eve of the Supreme Court hearing on the Palestine Action ban, a 94-year-old barrister tells @ShehabKhan why she got arrested, and the words that made her arresting officer cry. Watch the full interview 👇

Exclusive: Sadiq Khan has welcomed the Home Secretary’s watering down of immigration reforms, saying it is “really important to recognise the concessions that have been made” on ILR Around a million migrants living in London do not hold a UK passport mylondon.news/news/zone-1-ne…

🟢 EXCL: Understand Green cllrs on Havant Council have submitted a motion of no confidence in the Labour leader after Labour pulled out of the power sharing deal over the ZIR motion. The Havant Greens had said they recognised problematic elements of the motion but denied it was anti semitic and said they could not ask the party leadership to reject it as it was voted for democratically by members. Havant was ran by a “rainbow coalition” of Labour, Greens & LDs. Current make up of HBC: Reform - 9 Labour - 7 Conservative- 5 LD - 5 Greens - 5 Independent- 4 Plus one seat vacant due to by elex