Moving the community of svparti over to lemmy.ml as it violates the rules of feddit.org in posting Norwegian language content.

This year, Norway and Andøya Space will host the symposium, which will take place over four days in Trondheim, from May 31st to June 4th.

Charlotte Bjørkmo, project manager for the symposium at Andøya Space, will welcome researchers from around the world working within atmospheric and space research.

She has worked diligently together with a committee from Andøya Space to put together this year’s event. In addition, a program committee consisting of representatives from various research institutions and universities has determined the conference topics.

Although Reform has raised a total of £36m in that period, analysis by the Nerve reveals that more than £29m has come from traditionally Conservative sources. That figure, along with a slew of recent defections from the Tory party, has alarmed many Reform members; some say this confirms their view that Reform UK is really the Conservative party in disguise. At the time of writing, half of Reform UK’s newly announced “shadow cabinet” are former Tory ministers.

A top Welsh Labour figure has defected to the Green party under Zack Polanski.

Former Labour group leader on Carmarthenshire County Council, Cllr Robert James, has defected to the party as the so-called “Polanski effect” continues.

James is the first ever councillor to join the Greens in Wales and the party claims it is in talks with others “weighing up their decision”.

It comes as a Find Out Now poll carried out last week put Labour on just 15%, a staggering three points behind the Greens as Zack Polanski’s party continues to surge in popularity with voters.

The poll of 2,717 people put Reform UK on 33%, the Greens on 18%, the Conservatives on 16% and the LibDems on 11%.

Announcing the defection at Wales Green Party conference, Polinski said: “I know this will be the first of many councillors who we will be welcoming to the Wales Green Party.

“I’m delighted to be welcoming Robert in person at this historic Wales conference where members are planning how to break through into the Senedd in the elections in 2026.

“This defection of a country councillor shows that the momentum is building and more breakthroughs will follow.

“Rob is a pioneer – he was the youngest Labour group leader in Wales, and now the first councillor in Wales to join the Green Party from Labour.

Regjeringa tar ikke utfordringene vi står overfor på alvor i årets statsbudsjett. SV kommer til å bruke høsten på å kjempe for å gi folk bedre råd, få ned ulikheten og utslippene, og gjøre mer for Palestina.

– Dette er ikke trygg styring i en tid med store forskjeller og klimakrise. Arbeiderpartiet hadde mulighet til å gjøre noe med de store utfordringene i vår tid, men gir ikke folk bedre råd, reduserer ikke ulikheten og tar ikke miljøet på alvor. De kutter mer i inntektsskatten for de rikeste enn for folk flest, de kutter i tannhelse for de aller sykeste, stønad til aleneforsørgere og foreldre uten inntekt – men ikke i utslippene. Det er det motsatte av det vi trenger nå, sier partileder i SV, Kirsti Bergstø.

Last year, we launched our first batch of plushies, and our community has embraced the #Plushtodon literally and figuratively. It sold out in Europe within a few weeks. Sadly, that means a lot of you missed out on the chance to get one. We’ve listened to your feedback and decided to bring the creature back with a few amendments: Size and color. For the first time, the #Plushtodon will be available in two flavourful colors, and half the size, making it much easier to fit within every household or mode of transport, while maintaining the delightful softness and squishiness that it’s come to be known for.

Two Labour councillors have defected to the Green Party, following in the footsteps of a colleague days earlier.

Swindon Borough Council's Tom Butcher and Repi Begum will sit as Greens until the end of their terms in May 2026. Councillor Ian Edwards made the same move last week.

Labour still has 35 councillors, with a majority of 13. But a spokesman for Swindon Labour Group said the news was "hugely disappointing" and that the defectors were "elected by local people to represent them as a Labour voice".

New national Green Party leader Zack Polanski said: "Swindon is a political bellwether, and what we're seeing here is happening across the country."

In a joint statement, Ms Begum and Mr Butcher said: "Whilst our values and beliefs have not changed, unfortunately, Labour has moved away from those values.

"When we have been elected on our values and beliefs in a just and equal world, it's important that we can represent that authentically through a party which best aligns with those values."

cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/20230347

Polanski, who was elected leader of the England and Wales Greens in a landslide victory last month, after campaigning on a pro-trans, eco-populism platform, appeared on YouTube show Piers Morgan Uncensored where he was asked whether a woman can have a penis, a query seen by many as an anti-trans dog whistle.

“Yes,” he replied immediately, before taking a swipe at incredibly long NHS waiting times: “It’s going to take them a long time on the National Health Service to get rid of it but that’s another problem. I think we’ll leave it on a woman can have a penis.”

The new Green Party leader will get an 'in-depth' interview on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg after a slot from the party's conference was cancelled

The Greens complained after a planned interview with its new leader Polanski from the party’s conference was cancelled in the days before Kuenssberg’s Sunday show on 5 October.

A Green Party spokesperson said: “Every political party Leader other than Zack Polanski was given a slot on Laura Kuenssberg during their Party Conference. Aside from the generous slots given to Labour and Conservative Leaders, Reform UK’s Nigel Farage had a nine-minute interview and Ed Davey a seven-minute slot.