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"It is clear that Labour needs the Greens to keep them in check everyday to push them towards the real transformation this country needs." @zackpolanski.bsky.social reacts to the Prime Minister's speech at Labour conference.
Britain's biggest insurance company has stated that climate change will make houses near flood-risk areas uninsurable in the future. This will have dire consequences for many. We need urgent climate action, and we need it now to ensure a brighter and sustainable future for Britain.
Bucks Council has launched a six-week public consultation on its draft Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Strategy. The council is asking for residents and those with lived experience to contribute and help shape the strategy. Feel free to have a say. www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/2655775...
Bucks residents asked to help shape homelessness and rough sleeping strategy
People are being asked to help shape a five-year strategy to prevent homelessness and rough sleeping.
bucksfreepress.co.uk
This is very much welcomed. Public transport is a necessity that should work for and be accountable for the public, not private shareholders. We do urge the government, however, that Chiltern Railways and other services receive the funding necessary to meet the needs of those who rely on them.
No amount of fudge can make airport expansion compatible with our climate commitments. It is disgraceful to see this government twist its own promises into knots simply to try to make bigger profits for the bosses of one private company in spite of the ever-growing costs of climate breakdown.
Climate Change Committee@thecccuk.bsky.social · 4w ago✈️ The Committee’s advice to the UK Government on proposed Heathrow Airport expansion is now live. 📄Read the full report: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/advice-to-the-uk-government-on-proposed-heathrow-airport-expansion/
We should be talking about the (very real) threat of climate catastrophe the way we’re talking about the (potential) threat of an A.I. apocalypse
First Time? Meme from The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
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Water company profits are soaring as raw sewage is being pumped into our waters. The government must bring all water companies back into public ownership: end the unlawful dumping of sewage, and ensure profits are being reinvested back into fixing leaks and building new infrastructure.
Ben Dornan is our candidate for Chesham Town Council's Vale Ward by-election. Vote for Ben Dornan on the 24th of September to bring a politics of hope to Chesham.
The government wants to build more data centres despite not knowing what they are being used for. The country has just got out of one of the driest summers on record, with the coming years likely to be worse. We desperately need better water security; we need to put people ahead of data centres.
Congratulations to Ingrid Dodd and the Kent Greens on winning the Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe by-election🥳
The Green Party of England & Wales@greenparty.org.uk · last mo.🎉 A historic win in Dover! We have gained Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret’s-at-Cliffe from the Conservatives, beating Reform in second place. The Greens can take the fight to Reform and win! 💚
Andy Burnham is suddenly doing this because @zackpolanski.bsky.social forced the conversation with the climate press conference nobody covered. Before that happened Andy B was talking about drilling for oil. @greenparty.org.uk pushing the dialogue back on track 🙌🏽 www.bbc.com/weather/arti...
UK weather: Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat as temperatures surge again
The Government will meet to discuss this summer's record-breaking heat as the tally for days above 30C in the UK is broken.
bbc.com
A big thank you to everyone who’s been promoting the petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. It’s now jumped up to 56,700. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
petition.parliament.uk
Buckinghamshire has been declared to be in a drought following an exceptionally hot and dry summer. From hosepipe bans to record temperatures, the climate crisis is already having devastating impacts on our communities, and it will only get worse if we refuse to speed up our climate commitments.
The Guardian punches left more than a southpaw boxer www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Terminally online’: why frustrated Greens want Polanski to hand over his social media
As Labour enjoy a ‘Burnham bounce’, post by Green leader that appeared to welcome violence against Nigel Farage has left some supporters bemused
theguardian.com
Cutting payments and tightening access to social security doesn't help people get into work. It only increases poverty and worsens mental health. Instead, we could raise much more by progressively reforming the tax system and closing tax loopholes. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Andy Burnham wants to cut the benefits bill – these are his main options
The new prime minister says Britain has to be ‘really serious’ about reducing the benefits bill
independent.co.uk
Wildfires are tearing across the continent and here in the UK as well. This is what climate breakdown looks like. It's time our governments stopped fuelling the crisis and started tackling it.
Up to 13m people in the UK face long-term coastal flooding risks due to the climate crisis. Coastal communities set to be hit the hardest, which may cause many to be relocated for their safety. Climate breakdown is a serious security threat; we must abstain from policies that could worsen it.
The view from Clacton is… something 👀 www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/2629228...
'Ridiculous candidates' or seeing the funny side? Views on Clacton by-election
Twenty of the candidates are standing as independents, while three are standing for the Monster Raving Loony Party.
clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk
New drilling isn't just a catastrophic signal of us stepping back from our climate commitments, it also runs against the geological reality of an almost depleted resource. Our focus should be on cheap, clean fuel for the future - not propping up oil and gas. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Burnham to Back North Sea Oil and Take Control of Thames Water
Within days of taking office incoming prime minister Andy Burnham is preparing to announce new drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea as well as taking public control of Thames Water.
bloomberg.com
Abolish the House of Lords; this undemocratic chamber is only being used to reward unelected officials and close friends of the Prime Minister with a safe seat in Parliament. In a time of political uncertainty, we should be strengthening our democracy, not doing this.
I know people who clung onto the Labour Party in the slim chance that after Keir Starmer things might have been different. Labour consistently revealing there's absolutely no plan for change. The puurpose is to maintain power & wealth for the super rich. Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3mo agoShabana Mahmood set to be named UK chancellor by Andy Burnham ft.trib.al/B8BshzA
New on our Substack: OPINION: Why everyone should #BoycottAmazon by @davidhughesbluey.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/chiltern...
This is an uplifting *good news* global project I've been following since its public launch a few months ago. Co-founded by UK Guardian journalist and environment campaigner @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, it will appeal to some of you good people here on W Social. Significant soil science solutions.
Earth Rover Program | Home
The Earth Rover Program brings scientists and farmers together to monitor and restore soils globally, supporting food security, climate resilience and biodiversity.
earthroverprogram.org
Almost £10 billion of the £15 billion that Boris Johnson's Government spent on PPE during the pandemic was wasted, the Covid Inquiry has concluded. The Inquiry found money was wasted on a "vast" scale, with companies with "connections to government" given first preference for contracts
Johnson government wasted ‘vast’ sums on PPE, Covid inquiry finds
Chair criticises use of ‘VIP lane’ to prioritise PPE contracts for companies with Tory connections in damning report
theguardian.com
Get your tickets for the inaugural Green Screen Film Festival (21-25 July) Screening 5 of the very best UK and international documentary films around the subject of social and climate justice, incl. #EarthsGreatestEnemy and #TheGrab Info and tickets: www.greenscreenfest.co.uk
Never before has a politician announced their intention to run for re-election on an explicitly pro-sleaze, anti-transparency ticket. Never before has a politician gloried in having enriched themselves by breaking the rules, and then demanded a mandate to continue doing so indefinitely
Nigel Farage’s 'Pro-Sleaze' By-Election Is A Sign Of Terminal Weakness
The Reform leader's desperate decision to call a back-me-or-sack-me by-election is a sign of a politician who knows he is finally being exposed for the man he really is, argues Adam Bienkov
bylinetimes.com