Max Thrower (@maxthrower2) 's Twitter Profile
Max Thrower

@maxthrower2

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

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Helena Bennett (@helena_bennett_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

HUGE and unexpected win in #Budget24 on private jets: air passenger duty hike. Good for climate, good for the economy. Total no brainer.

Grace Blakeley (@graceblakeley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

All over the rich world, people’s lives are getting worse. It’s harder to afford the basics, keep a roof over your head, and access care when you’re sick. People will keep voting for whoever they think will bring back prosperity. 1/

Bernie Sanders (@berniesanders) 's Twitter Profile Photo

It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.

It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them.

While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change.

And they’re right.
Tristan Cork Post (@tristancorkpost) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Expanding Bristol Airport even more is 'downright dangerous' warns Bristol Green's leader Emma Edwards, as Bristol Airport Action Network condemn the proposals. Have a read of the full story here. What do you think? bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

NEF (@nef) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Local councils are in desperate need of funding but this isn't the way to go. Council tax has long been recognised as regressive as it doesn't reflect wealth accumulated over time. It's not right that a that a house in Hartlepool is taxed more than a luxury flat in Battersea.

Local councils are in desperate need of funding but this isn't the way to go.

Council tax has long been recognised as regressive as it doesn't reflect wealth accumulated over time. It's not right that a that a house in Hartlepool is taxed more than a luxury flat in Battersea.
Bristol Green Party (@bristolgreen) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🆕 A collab between the Council and Places For People will provide modular homes! Cllr Barry Parsons: “We are grateful to Places for People for working with us to help make a real tangible difference to people who are homeless and help them get back on their feet.”

🆕 A collab between the Council and Places For People will provide modular homes!

Cllr Barry Parsons: “We are grateful to Places for People for working with us to help make a real tangible difference to people who are homeless and help them get back on their feet.”
Bristol City Council (@bristolcouncil) 's Twitter Profile Photo

People in Bristol posing as legitimate waste disposal operators face fines of up to £50,000 for illegal handling and dumping of waste, and could have their vehicle seized and potentially crushed. Learn about the council's latest successful prosecution: orlo.uk/cpJHy

Goram Homes (@goramhomes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

More homes for #Bristol We've started building The Fosseway, our fourth development site. 🏡130 eco-focused homes, half for social rent & shared ownership. 🫶Plans for a 70-home extra care facility for older people. We're now building around 600 homes across Bristol

More homes for #Bristol We've started building The Fosseway, our fourth development site. 

🏡130 eco-focused homes, half for social rent & shared ownership. 

🫶Plans for a 70-home extra care facility for older people. 

We're now building around 600 homes across Bristol
Jo Grady (@drjogrady) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Women are unsafe on a daily basis - statistically due to men they already know. Want to make women safer? Change rape laws, fund refuges properly, end femicide, address misogyny in boys and men, improve healthcare. Taking aim at trans women does nothing to make women safer.

a rare photo of sean connery signed by roger moore (@steamedhamms) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

ALASTAIR CAMPBELL (@campbellclaret) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

Neil Maggs (@neilmaggs2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW!🚨 A conversation with Bristol City Council leader Tony Dyer on his first year in office🎙️ The Bristol Green Party councillor for Southville delves into the big issues in the city 🟢 #BristolUnpacked for The Bristol Cable thebristolcable.org/2025/05/listen…

Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership (@bcnpartnership) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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. buff.ly/a8SeyLI

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.
buff.ly/a8SeyLI
Climate Emergency UK (@climateemerguk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📊 Congratulations to  Bristol City Council for scoring 89% on Buildings & Heating in the #CouncilClimateScorecards!👏 Find out the full results on how Bristol City Council is taking #climateaction locally at:  councilclimatescorecards.uk

📊 Congratulations to 
<a href="/BristolCouncil/">Bristol City Council</a> for scoring 89% on Buildings &amp; Heating in the #CouncilClimateScorecards!👏 
Find out the full results on how Bristol City Council
is taking #climateaction locally at: 
councilclimatescorecards.uk
Press Gazette (@pressgazette) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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 telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/…

Daniel Grigg (@daniel_grigg) 's Twitter Profile Photo

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

Grace Blakeley (@graceblakeley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"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." graceblakeley.substack.com/p/building-mor…

"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." 

graceblakeley.substack.com/p/building-mor…