Green Party Oxford City Councillor. Law Academic and Migration and Refugees Research Network Lead at Oxford Brookes. Views my own. Usually with @Max_Morris
Oxford, England
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Cllr Dr Alex Powell retweeted
I knew today was going to be big.
I didn’t know we’d have so many volunteers that we’d leaflet the ENTIRE constituency in just two hours (!!) - 80,000 leaflets.
And we got to speak to so many people on their doorsteps.
This is how we win this campaign.
Thank you, everyone. 🙏🏽
ALT huge crowd with vote Green signs
I find this kind of entitlement steering. What about this Labour government is 'left of centre'? Attacks on people seeking asylum and access to independent appeals processes? Swinging changes to freedom of expression and speech?
It's Labour who are handing the field to Reform.
We aren’t @TheGreenParty Zac but we are the electable left of centre British political party that will put a block on Farage et al forming a government. You’d be better ensuring your vote comes to us in the weeks and months ahead. Vote Labour. 🌹
Cllr Dr Alex Powell retweeted
'While the BBC gives the impression that LGBTIQA+ claims are a loophole in the UK asylum system that is widely exploited, the reality is that of all asylum claims made in 2023 only 2% included reference to sexual orientation.'
leftfootforward.org/2026/04/…
Cllr Dr Alex Powell retweeted
On the eve of the Gorton & Denton by-election the Labour Party have invented a fake tactical voting organisation to put on their leaflets.
Lying to voters is all they have left.
All the (real) tactical voting organisations agree: only a Green vote can stop Reform on Thursday.
ALT SCAM LABOUR CAUGHT CREATING FAKE TACTICAL VOTING WEBSITE Screenshot of a tweet that reads: The Movement Forward | StopTheTories.vote @MVTFWD A Warning: there is no tactical voting site called "Tactical Choice" If you choose to vote tactically it's important to seek independent, impartial advice. And always check the source online, as printed leaflets could be out of date, or even intentionally misleading. #GortonAndDenton Promoted by Miles Thorpe on behalf of Hannah Spencer, both at 173 Mount Road, Gorton, Manchester, M18 7QT.
You can palpably feel the desperation...
This kind of disingenuous nonsense from Labour is corrosive to democracy. It's the same nonsense they pulled in Caerphilly right before coming a pathetic third with just 11% of the vote. For Labour, entitlement is the default setting.
This by-election is bigger than day to day politics. It’s about stopping Reform’s toxic politics coming to my city. The Greens misleading claims, dodgy bar charts & briefings risk letting them in the back door. Only voting Labour can defeat Reform. My letter to @ZackPolanski 👇🏻
More needs to be said about Fiona Bruce saying 'we talk about the cost of living every week' in response to @ZackPolanski As if immigration is also not mentioned every week on #bbcqt. The BBC is itself playing a part in creating public connections of immigration as a key divide.
It's click bait journalism. Both Zack and, to be fair Daisy Cooper (largely) did an excellent job tonight. But the fixation on migration from the media is blocking the capacity to meaningfully address the real issues facing this country.
Cllr Dr Alex Powell retweeted
"When are we going to have a cost of living special?"
@ZackPolanski on #BBCQT
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Zia Yusuf truly is an odious and nasty individual. To show such disdain for a member of the public who has given their life to working in the NHS says everything about his character. A thoroughly repulsive member of an utterly vile party. #bbcqt
Delighted that my book was published on Tuesday. Still feels amazing to hold the physical edition on my hands!
Cllr Dr Alex Powell retweeted
📚🏳️🌈 Join us to celebrate the publication of Dr Max Morris' book 'Not Sex Work' - a study of the parallel histories and intersecting politics of LGBTQ+ communities and sex workers.
🗓️ 5pm, 14 November
🎙️🥂 Talk followed by drinks reception
RSVP ➡️ forms.office.com/e/6p7hXxd8A…
ALT Poster for book launch for 'Not Sex Work', 5pm on Friday 14 November
The embrace of far-right narratives by this government puts new urgency to the need for a mass appeal popular left alternative of the kind that @ZackPolanski is proposing.
In the coming leadership election I will be supporting #BackZack
My initial inclination had been to wait until all candidates were announced before making up my mind. But today makes things clearer, Labour are handing the keys to the UK to fascists. There is little time to shift the discourse and we need to be vocal now, without further delay.
Cllr Dr Alex Powell retweeted
🚧 Major delays from Network Rail on the Oxford Rail Station project and its effects on the Botley Road have caused serious disruption to the lives of residents in Oxford!
That's why tonight we're calling on the City Council to take legal action. 👇
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly9… – at Oxford, England
Elon Musk's statements are a clear attempt to interfere with UK democracy and are hugely contributing to the dissemination of misinformation and conspiracy theories. The UK government needs to take action to ensure his money is not used to influence UK elections.