George Monbiot

georgemonbiot.bsky.social

27 February 2026 08:53

Now there is hope! It's no longer a choice between grim and grimmer. We can vote for who we want and win. Anywhere. It's just one constituency, but the Green victory in Gorton and Denton is an electric shock to our political system.

Steve Peers

stevepeers.bsky.social

27 February 2026 08:27

Hannah Spencer victory speech youtu.be/Tf7wVpDEvho?... "We have shown that we don't have to accept being turned against each other. We can demand better without hating each other"

Ann Pettifor

annpettifor.bsky.social

27 February 2026 08:27

Congratulations Hannah Spencer and the Greens ! And thank you for showing progressive policies are popular. Labour's right wing was rightly thrashed in Denton & Gorton - and must be punished for bringing Labour into disrepute with racist policies on migration & with austerity- style economics.

Rob Ford

robfordmancs.bsky.social

27 February 2026 07:48

Gorton and Denton first thoughts - incredible result for the Greens who won the long battle to be the best placed anti-Reform candidate - helped by being the obvious anti-Labour candidate for disappointed progressives. As I noted in the Observer last month, a Revolt on the Left is growing

Yanis Varoufakis

yanisvaroufakis.bsky.social

27 February 2026 07:47

What a rare breath of deliciously fresh air. Congratulations Hannah, Zack, everyone involved in defeating Reform's naked xenophobic authoritarianism with authentic humanist hope, not with Starmer's authoritarianism-lite. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...