Sam Alston
@moosealston
Working in energy advice, qualified teacher former youth worker, suffering follower of England Cricket, Liberal Jewish Green Party Member. Treasurer of Acorn Oxford, Iffley Road Residents association, and Secretary of Jewish Greens
This does not threaten Jewish safety it is a decision around boycotting a state same as happened with hundreds of Russian cities. It is one of the few tools local councils have to build pressure. This is the same irresponsible leadership from the Jewish establishment that has been disastrous
The BOD continues to find the worst possible way to represent British Jews. Jury discretion is a key part of British justice and a check of authoritarian government control.
This is an event to give Green Party members a chance to hear a story of a holocaust survivor. It a chance to learn about a dark period of history and ensure never repeated. Unfortunately this feels more relevant than ever please sign up and join us. actionnetwork.org/.../holocaus...
Ok, that makes more sense to me while it is progressive narrowly looked at looking at income from work it can be seen as regressive in that it widens the gap between the taxation on earned and unearned income. That said feel that there still a strong case both undertaxed
I think because it is not a cliff edge the effect will always be narrowly progressive (in that high earner will always pay a greater share of their salary) See this simplified example
The most unapologetically class based radical speech made by a party leader of a major party certainly in my adult life. #gpconf
For the first time Jewish Greens are moved to recommend conference deprioritise a motion
Question 7. When is tolerating the intolerant a fault. Luanne: Tolerating the intolerant becomes a fault when it enables harm. Why is it so radical to be kind Cade: Goes a step further need to make rooms safe for people tolerating the intolerant harm when voice belief
Question 4 how would you deal with antisemitic and antizionism being equated. Cade: Would always call it out can not ignore children killed even before October 7th Ekua: Need to strengthen and resource liberation groups. There is a separate system of governance and a faith
Question 2 What role does faith play in your life? Aasiya: Faith means everything to me talked about experience with XR Muslim Cade: Found experiences as openly queer person actively traumatic suspicious of organised religion. Would like to have faith
A rare public endorsement for Green Party of England and Wales elections #GPEW2025 Joshua Alston @joshalston.bsky.social running for Policy development committee. He is a committed GPEW activist, radical academic and excellent policy drafter who already extensively written national policy.
A new nadir in the history of a once prestigious organisation that in the recent past seems determined to plunge to ever more shameful depths
One of the most frustrating aspects of this price cap rise is that UK gas prices are falling. @cornwallinsight.bsky.social predicts in 3 months 80% of this increase will be unwound.
Delighted to have been at this Jewish LGTQIA+, Senior, Global Majority Greens event this evening hearing Vera to share her parents extraordinary story of survival www.generation2generation.org.uk/holocaust-su...
Late to this but looking at @carbonbrief.org write up of the clean power plan and that is a lot of batteries
Twice this week spent time @jamesthorniley.bsky.social and @greenpartyemma.bsky.social campaigning to elect Greens in central Oxford. Undeterred by (loads of) rain, or (loads of) wind. A great group (2 of whom can wear hats). Come along and join us in December. actionnetwork.org/events/oxfor...
Have to congratulate those running the Sukkot event on Broad Street, Oxford a festival developed for the desert. They where very much undeterred by the rain