Max Thrower

Political Assistant to the Green Group on Bristol City Council. Views my own.

[West of England Mayoral Combined Authority @WestofEnglandCA]

A Labour Mayor appointing a Green Deputy is a national first.

Cllr Tony Dyer and Mayor Helen Godwin might be from different parties and support rival clubs, but they are united around delivering an ambitious vision for the West, with better buses, more trains, mass transit plans and much more.

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

He was a refugee – now he's Lord Mayor of Bristol https://t.co/klFHhJsWOd

[Cal Cowen @calculus52]

Hey @BBCNews , got a story for you!

About 11 reform new councillors have stepped down or been expelled already!

It will cost a lot to elect new ones. How about running that as a story, just for a smidgen of impartiality?

[The Green Party @TheGreenParty]

BREAKING: First Ever Green Mayor Win 🎉

Zoë Garbett has been elected Mayor of Hackney – huge congratulations!

[Rachel Millward @rachelmillward]

Bristol is delivering record numbers of affordable homes, improving council homes, fixing long-awaited repairs, replacing old gas boilers, insulating properties and helping people bring bills down.

Want this in your area? Vote Green on May 7th.

@bristolgreen @SWGreenParty

[Rachel Millward @rachelmillward]

In Bristol, Greens are leading the council and improving the services people rely on most. Children’s services. Adult social care. Support that changes lives.

On 7 May, local elections are taking place across the country. Vote Green. 💚

@bristolgreens @SWGreenParty

[Philip Proudfoot @PhilipProudfoot]

Green Party: “Israel should stop committing genocide”

British Journalists: “You vile racist antisemites!”

Reform: “we are going to open concentration camps for migrants”

British Journalists: “This is a bold new policy from the latest disruptive force in British politics.”

[Michael Walker @michaeljswalker]

I am 100% sure if someone like Mamdani tried to stand as London mayor Labour would block him.

[Councillor Al Al-Maghrabi 🇬🇧🇵🇸💚 @AlsayedPolitico]

Thanks @ZackPolanski, I look forward to working with the Bristol Green Group and will be working as diligently as ever to best serve the constituents of Frome Vale. Thank you for being a rallying voice for those of us on the left who Labour left feeling politically homeless 💚

[Zack Polanski @ZackPolanski]

💚 Delighted to welcome our new councillor in Bristol!

🥀 Alsayed is one of 20 councillors to leave Labour & join the Greens this year.

🎤 “I will never stop standing up for equality, justice & the right to speak truth to power."

Huge welcome, Alsayed!

https://t.co/lYcpX069Lv

[Bristol City Council @BristolCouncil]

👏 Bristol’s EV fleet shortlisted for the #EVIEs2025
🚐 21 vehicles
🌱 25,000+ tonnes of CO₂ saved
💡 Smarter, cleaner services for SEND & council transport
More on Bristol’s journey to net zero 👉 https://t.co/dqyoEuGRRJ
#BristolEV #SustainableTransport #NetZero

[Grace Blakeley @graceblakeley]

"Ending the housing crisis requires attacking one of the foundations of neoliberal capitalism: the idea that we are all little, budding capitalists just waiting for the opportunity to invest in financial markets."

https://t.co/wijO6ITHbE

[Rosalind @rosalindmar19]

Kurt Vonnegut on buying an envelope

[Daniel Grigg @Daniel_Grigg]

Labour already attacking Zack Polanski harder in one afternoon than they have Nigel Farage in Keir Starmer's entire 5 years as leader.

[Press Gazette @pressgazette]

Former National World CEO David Montgomery has reportedly assembled a bid for Reach which would accelerate AI-generated content production and see 850 journalists (one in three) fired. The £400m bid is reportedly backed by Chelsea FC chairman Tod Boehly https://t.co/h9zNmG8yTT

[Climate Emergency UK @ClimateEmergUK]

📊 Congratulations to 
@BristolCouncil for scoring 89% on Buildings & Heating in the #CouncilClimateScorecards!👏
Find out the full results on how Bristol City Council
is taking #climateaction locally at: 
https://t.co/pXV8GY7ekI

[Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership @bcnpartnership]

Bristol has earned the EU Mission Label for Climate Neutral and Smart Cities, which recognises the credibility of its climate action and investment plans.

This gives access to additional support to help secure the investment needed to accelerate progress.
https://t.co/C4ESJll7sa

[Neil Maggs @NeilMaggs2]

NEW!🚨

A conversation with @BristolCouncil leader @TonyDDyer on his first year in office🎙️

The @bristolgreen councillor for Southville delves into the big issues in the city 🟢

#BristolUnpacked for @TheBristolCable

https://t.co/Y9BrHv2Xez

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Stand by for 24 hours of Farage promotion without scrutiny. You have to hand it to him- to be a politician who gets treated like a commentator celebrity is a real achievement. But only possible with a media that prefers spectacle to scrutiny, and major parties that have never properly hung the Farage realities - Brexit, Trump, Putin, economic illiteracy and extremism - around his neck

[a rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore @steamedhamms]

obsession with netflix dramas and condemning the offensiveness of rappers kind of feels like the sign of a political class who want to be newspaper columnists rather than do anything meaningful or material