Cllr Jon Molyneux
Scottish Green Party councillor for Pollokshields. Father. Cumbrian. Evertonian.
- Reposted by Cllr Jon Molyneux"There’s no way Green councillors will vote for a budget that drives through £70m worth of cuts. Are the First Minister and the Finance Secretary prepared to listen and act?” - @jonmolyneux.bsky.social www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2583059...
- Last newsletter of 2025. Featuring:- Parking 🚗, Play parks 🤾♀️, and Premieres 🎬. open.substack.com/pub/cllrjonm...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxCome along to our EGM next Saturday to vote for the next Glasgow Committee! 📍The Renfield Centre / Online 🗓 Saturday 29th November ⏰ 2pm-4pm 💚 Hope to see you there!
- Reposted by Cllr Jon Molyneux“If you go back a million minutes, you reach 2023. Go back a billion minutes, you reach the Roman Empire — that’s the scale of inequality we’re living with.” Zack Polanski on #BBCLauraK discussing inequality and why a wealth tax should be in the budget
- Latest newsletter includes: Albert Cross update, Visitor Levy, Bellahouston Concerts, Parking controls survey. cllrjonmolyneux.substack.com/p/the-pollok...
- Never buy the Herald.
- For Women Scotland wins Public Campaign or Campaigner of the Year at The Herald Scottish Politician of the Year Awards 2025, in association with ScottishPower www.heraldscotland.com/news... #politicianawards25
- I'm really pleased Glasgow City Council is taking the lead on restoring the lost tenements at Albert Cross in Pollokshields. There's a long way to go but this is a really positive step for the local community.
- Glasgow's Visitor Levy Forum will have both community and worker voices on it after Green amendments were agreed unanimously today. This will help balance the voices of big business and ensure that investment priorities focus on people who live and work in Glasgow too. @glasgowgreens.bsky.social
- Really positive news for Pollokshields. The Council is launching a design contest for the reinstatement of the historic Albert Cross tenements. This is just the first step but it signals a real commitment to getting this done. www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/scottis...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxHe who holds Stirling, holds Scotland.... Well done to Cllr Tollemache in helping oust the Tory/Lab Council, & instead offer a progressive alternative 💚 Looking forward to his work as Transport & Net Zero Convenor in fighting for public ownership of buses, & community-owned renewables ✊️
- A bumper Pollokshields Post including updates on fireworks and parking controls, issues folk are generally not short of opinions on. Tell your Pollokshields ward friends. open.substack.com/pub/cllrjonm...
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🚨 BREAKING | Greens rocket to **2nd place** ➡️ REF – 32% (-) 🟢 GRN – 17% (+2) 🔴 LAB – 16% (-) 🔵 CON – 16% (-1) 🟠 LD – 12% (-) Via @findoutnowuk, 29 Oct (+/- vs 22 Oct) - Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxProposing Green amendment to Labour's celebration of the Pride in Place funding, @jonmolyneux.bsky.social highlights we are facing deep challenges such as in housing & homelessness, and that the UK Government ought to engage with the Council on these now. ❌
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxToday is Full Council - here's a thread on what your Councillor group is doing today 👇
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxA statement from the Glasgow Green Councillor Group 💚
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxScottish Greens members have voted to oppose the proscription of Palestine Action
- ✍️ Latest @glasgowtimes.bsky.social column. Zack Polanski took the fight to Reform on national telly this week. They were well and truly rattled. We can turn a Green surge into radical change in Glasgow. Join us. 👉 greens.scot/join 📰 www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2553369...
- Early start tomorrow for the Great Scottish Run. 🏃♂️🏃♂️🏃♂️ I'm doing the 10k repping @southsideslowies.bsky.social and joining around 300 other folk #RunningForGaza. Raising cash for clean water if you can help. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/... Give me a wave if you're watching! 👋
- Latest newsletter out now:- 🎆 Upcoming fireworks meeting 💨 Advice on Storm Amy 🏴 Commonwealth Games info ✡️ Solidarity with Jewish residents 🏃♂️ Doing the Great Scottish Run
- Today, together with all @glasgowgreens.bsky.social councillors, I wrote to the Foreign Secretary demanding urgent action to secure the safe release by Israel of humanitarian responders it has illegally detained, including my constituent Saddaqat Khan.
- New CoAs in the Chambers too thanks to Interfaith Glasgow.
- Gutted we've lost one of the best folk. Glasgow owes you so much Keith. We'll remember you. Be more Twitch.
- My latest newsletter includes updates from our Full Council meeting, support for Albert Cross residents, investment in local projects, and improving Maxwell Square Park. You can subscribe to receive all updates directly. open.substack.com/pub/cllrjonm...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon Molyneux@jonmolyneux.bsky.social was elected as the 1st ever Scottish Greens councillor for Pollokshields in 2017. He is a fantastic asset to our party and has advocated for greener & safer neighbourhoods and campaigned to keep vital community assets open. I'm delighted to have his support for co-leader!
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxThe Glasgow Way walkers finally reached the end, after walking 111 miles across the City!🚶♂️ Well done to @jonmolyneux.bsky.social , Gordon & all who took part, raising over £1,750 for Tumour Support Scotland 💚 You can still donate to their cause below 👇 www.justgiving.com/page/theglas...
- I have good news if you live in Pollokshields and dislike fireworks. open.substack.com/pub/cllrjonm...
- Who needs wolves in Kelvingrove Park when there's a unicorn in Queen's?
- Brand new newsletter out featuring: the latest on Albert Cross, bin hub issues, Bellahouston pool, and what I've been up to in the school holidays. open.substack.com/pub/cllrjonm...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxThe non-Green Scottish left haven't managed better than 0.9% in the Scottish elections since 2007, even after several attempts setting up new parties to try. Why? Because there already is a party of the progressive left in Scotland, and it has councillors and MSPs across the country.
- Would you like to take a 111.3 mile daunder within Glasgow's city limits? A long-distance trek that begins on your doorstep? Then check out "The Glasgow Way". Stage one report is now live on Substack. 11 more stages to follow. Read, subscribe, share. open.substack.com/pub/theglasg...
- Stage two report. Possilpark to Provan Hall. open.substack.com/pub/theglasg...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxThanks to @jonmolyneux.bsky.social for these pics of what is possibly the most northerly CoA in the city! Jon says, "At Possil Marsh. Commemorates a meteorite strike that happened there in the 1800s. Remnants of which are now in the Hunterian." ☄️🐦🌳🔔🐟
- Reposted by Cllr Jon Molyneux"We know the solutions Reform are selling are nothing but snake oil, scapegoating migrants for our problems when the real threat is those who are hoarding vast wealth." - @jonmolyneux.bsky.social www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2527294...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxProposing the motion, @blairanderson35.bsky.social says that the terrorists aren't those protesting what is happening in Gaza, but those perpetrating it ❌️
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxWe now move to our emergency motion calling out the UK Government proscribing Palestine Action 🇵🇸
- Thomas Kerr has more time for the TV cameras than he has for his constituents. It's time he did the job people pay him for and open his snake oil 'solutions' up to proper public scrutiny.
- First we have a Point of Order from @jonmolyneux.bsky.social calling out that despite talking big online, Reform's Cllr Kerr has not contributed to any meeting for 6 months. ❌️
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxWhat a surprise. The BBC profiling defector Reform folk - who have skud all election success - over Greens who won 8 seats in the Scottish Parliament, & dozens of Cllrs up & down the country. Time the BBC stop acting like clickbait tabloids & actual allow represenative panels of the country.
- Summer Sessions begin in Bellahouston Park today. With TRNSMT in Glasgow Green to follow, that’s six weeks in the height of summer when parks are fenced off to the public. Glasgow needs a purpose-built festival space like Parc del Forum in Barcelona. 👉 www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon Molyneux“In all of this one thing matters more than anything and that’s that Kneecap isn’t the story. The genocide and humanitarian crisis in Gaza is the story and we all have a duty to speak out on that.” - @jonmolyneux.bsky.social www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/glasgow...
- ✍️ Latest @glasgowtimes.bsky.social column mixes football and politics. TL;DR: Everton are magic, Keir Starmer is tragic. Down with division and up the (expletive) Toffees. 💚💙 👉 www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2517052...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxToday is Full Council in Glasgow! 💚 Here's a thread on what your Green Councillors are doing 👇
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View full threadReposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxProposing the motion, @jonmolyneux.bsky.social highlights that while Labour ministers wine & dine with Israeli organisations last night, 40 people were killed by the Israel's bombs in Gaza.
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxToday is April's Full Council Meeting! Here is a thread on your Green Councillor's work at today's meeting 👇
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View full threadReposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxBringing the motion, @jonmolyneux.bsky.social highlights the burden further cuts are bringing to service users & workers alike ❌️
- The response: 💥 2,437 Glaswegians responded 💥 86% backed a citywide ban The council must act on this overwhelming support and properly protect vulnerable people and animals from fireworks misery.
- Pollokshields Councillor @jonmolyneux.bsky.social presses for information on how Glaswegians responded to the Firework Control Zone consultation 🎆
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxI also popped to see Green Glasgow City councillors @anthonycarroll.bsky.social & @jonmolyneux.bsky.social to talk budgets, devolution & rent caps - in very ornate city Chambers!
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxHats off to everyone who made The Thistle happen, years of hard work to open the UK's first drug consumption room. Wonderful to be in a space FOR people who use drugs, where they are treated with dignity & have access to health & care services. Some reflections 🧵
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxIt's been a privilege to hold a leadership role in the Scottish Greens for so long. But now it's time for a new face to join the leadership team. Many thanks to everyone who has helped the party grow and develop, and given me the chance to play a role. greens.scot/Patrick-Lead...
- Across the time Patrick Harvie has served in a leadership role, the Scottish Greens have been transformed into a vital and credible force in Scottish politics. His role in that cannot be understated. He deserves our sincerest thanks as he steps down as co-leader.
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxSun is out, Reform failed to win any by-elections (despite pulling national resources to the North East), & the East End Green team is ready for the weekend 😎 Also big well done to Laura in Southside Central for our best ever result there, & coming ~150 votes from winning! 💚
- Latest Pollokshields newsletter out now, including: 👨⚕️ Health and care cuts 🎥 Grenfell at Tramway 🎆 Fireworks Control Zones ✍️ Craigton community petition Read and subscribe 👇 cllrjonmolyneux.substack.com/p/latest-fro...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxYesterday we wrote to Glasgow MPs, highlighting our deep concern about decisions made by the UK government and the devastating impact they're having on Glasgow's health and social care services. Without additional funding, there will be approx. 140 job losses this year alone.
- Thanks to the Glasgow Bell for the chance to talk about local tax. We need to be doing a lot more than just piecemeal devolution of powers and tweaking the current, regressive council tax. All parties should be pushing for substantial reform in the next parliament.
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxThe power of Crufts compels you.
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxLooking down into this oval in the picture gallery of Glasgow City Chambers, to see the three floors below. Sonya A7 III, TTartisan 11mm fisheye #architecture #glasgow #fisheye
- We agreed to recruit 100 more parking attendants in the Council budget last week. When those jobs come to advert, please let it be known that anyone signing up for them would truly be doing the Lord’s work. Pics: Nithsdale Rd, earlier.
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxWe will always stand by and support Scotland's trans community! 🏳️⚧️
- "Glasgow has needed investment and our budget has delivered." ♻️ 200 more neighbourhood workers 🫂 £4m for social work & homelessness 🍽 Free school meals for P6&7 ⛔️ Reversing teacher cuts 🏊♂️ Extra weekend & evening swimming 🌍 Doubling climate investment My latest @glasgowtimes.bsky.social column.
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxGlasgow's only Reform UK councillor resigns as Bailie of City of Glasgow after defection from Conservatives. “It’s good that Councillor Kerr realises that he no longer has a democratic mandate to hold any of the offices he does in the council.” www.thenational.scot/news/2494573...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxThe Glasgow Communities Fund has reopened! 🎉 Applications are open until 7th of April, with online fund info sessions and application writing info sessions available! Find more information on the fund and supports at www.glasgow.gov.uk/glasgowcommu....
- Today's Green-SNP Budget in Glasgow will deliver: ♻️ 200 more frontline staff in the Neighbourhoods dept 🫂 £4m for homelessness and social care 🍽 Extending free school meals to all P6 and P7 kids 🌍 Doubling climate investment 🏊♂️ More evening and weekend swimming. A start to undo austerity impacts.
- More detail on the impact 11 Green councillors can have 👇 bsky.app/profile/glas...
- Today is budget day! Your @scottishgreens.org Councillors have agreed a joint budget with the SNP to tackle the key needs for Glaswegians 💚 Here's a thread of what is in it 👇
- Meanwhile, Glasgow Labour is saying they are in tune with Glaswegians' priorities then talking mostly about ferries????
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxToday is budget day! Your @scottishgreens.org Councillors have agreed a joint budget with the SNP to tackle the key needs for Glaswegians 💚 Here's a thread of what is in it 👇
- Reposted by Cllr Jon Molyneux🧑🏫 more teachers 🍛 more free school meals 👦 protected ASN services 👔 cheaper school uniforms 🚲 greener school transport 💨 cleaner air around schools 👶 protected childcare access This @glasgowgreens.bsky.social & @glasgowsnp.bsky.social Budget is good news for Glasgow’s children and families.
- It's Budget day at Glasgow City Council. Dry as this sounds, it sets the agenda for the next three years - where is your money going to go? If you'd like to follow the meeting, it starts at 11am, and you can watch live from your home here. glasgow.public-i.tv/core/portal/...?
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxSome Budget announcements: 💰 Universal free school meals in Glasgow's primary schools 💰200+ new cleansing staff for frontline Clean Teams to rapidly respond to litter and fly tipping etc. 💰£1m for parks teams, focusing on improving those in deprived areas
- It's Budget day at Glasgow City Council. Dry as this sounds, it sets the agenda for the next three years - where is your money going to go? If you'd like to follow the meeting, it starts at 11am, and you can watch live from your home here. glasgow.public-i.tv/core/portal/...?
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxCllr. @jonmolyneux.bsky.social sets out our group's priorities for Glasgow's budget, namely: - stop teacher cuts, & work to return to 2023 levels - invest more in core services like cleansing, streets, & parks - fund our social services more fairly in tackling issues like homelessness
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxI wrote about football, family, memory and loss. About going to watch Everton with my dad, taking my son to Goodison for a final pilgrimage and why that place means so much to so many of us 💙>> www.theguardian.com/football/202...
- I'm sure East Ren does deliver excellent services, but at least part of the context for that is that 57% of its dwellings are in Council Tax Bands E-H. In Glasgow, just 17% are. It's well past time that parties united to replace the broken council tax system.
- East Renfrewshire Council is an example for others to follow. It provides high-performing services to residents. The council also engages well with local communities and has built strong relationships with key partners. New Accounts Commission report: bit.ly/East_Renfrewshire_Council_2025
- I'm sharing my surgery space at the Hidden Gardens for the next wee while with Glasgow Seed Library. They have organic and open-pollinated seeds to "borrow". You take what you want if you commit to saving and returning seed from what you grow. 🌱🌼💚 👉 thehiddengardens.org.uk/event/glasgo...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxHoping the Herald runs a story about lobbyists plans to make our roads operate without huge tax payer subsidies next. For balance. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2489812...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxBREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK. The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned. This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
- Pleased that @glasgowcc.bsky.social City Chambers is one of 40 outlets taking part in the new Borrow Cup trial. 🪙 Pay £1 deposit for a reusable cup. 🔁 Return it to any participating outlet and either get a drink in a fresh cup or redeem your £1 voucher. ♻️ Reduce waste and save natural resources.
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxAuschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxOn Holocaust Memorial Day, we remember all those who were persecuted and murdered during the Holocaust and other genocides. We will always stand against hate and prejudice wherever it arises. #HolocaustMemorialDay
- Last week, Edinburgh became the first Scottish council to agree a Tourist Tax, using powers won by Greens. Glasgow should follow suit, raising millions to benefit the city and Glaswegians. 📢 My latest @glasgowtimes.bsky.social column. www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2488350...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon Molyneux📈🚲 More evidence that separated cycle lanes connecting to key destinations are helping more people to get around by bike, with Edinburgh's Leith Walk seeing 580,000 cycle journeys in 2024 - a 40% increase from 2023 👇
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxIf walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via study that still underestimates climate cost. This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxOur petition to grant the River Clyde legal rights of personhood is edging towards 100 signatures. Can you help us get there & beyond?! Please sign, if you're minded to - & please share with friends & associates 🩵💦 #RiverRights petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE...
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- Reposted by Cllr Jon Molyneux💸 Millions of people in the UK can't afford to own cars, or can't drive for whatever reason. 🛑 The lack of non-car options means they are trapped around where they live. 🚍 Getting around needs to more affordable, which means less focus on private cars. 🧵A thread on #CarCulture 👇
- Reposted by Cllr Jon Molyneux'Glasgow is a cultural powerhouse - we need investment to match' @jonmolyneux.bsky.social column this week discusses Glasgow's strong contribution to culture, arts and music and the need for long term investment to support this. www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2479432...
- Reposted by Cllr Jon MolyneuxCongratulations to the Scottish Greens for becoming a Gold Standard 4-day week employer!🥳🥳 It’s important to be the change we want to see in the world, and that’s exactly what they’re doing by introducing a 4-day week into their offices. For people. For planet. Four-day week! 🌍
