Chris Guiton
@chrisguiton.bsky.social
Retired copywriter. But words still matter. The right words matter most of all. Eco-socialist. Also available for general chit-chat about the arts, culture and all the crazy stuff that makes the world go round.
'Later in the speech, Polanski accused the government of a response which is “to pretend none of this is happening”, and argued this was an “astonishing dereliction of duty” to keep the public safe.' leftfootforward.org/2026/08/zack...
Zack Polanski brands climate crisis ‘biggest threat since Second World War’ and demands ‘full-scale emergency response’ from Andy Burnham
The Green Party accused the government of an 'astonishing dereliction of duty'
leftfootforward.org
Extreme weather is now the new normal. The Prime Minister must act like this is the emergency it is.
This is a key litmus test for Burnham. Either he's prepared to face down the City or he's not. If he's not, and we can make an educated guess about where this is heading, then the Burnham Project, and Labour with it, is dead in the water. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Bank battle: history suggests Burnham faces fight if he opts for windfall tax
As lenders’ profits soar, calls grow for a levy to help new PM ease cost of living pressures on households
theguardian.com
If only the UK had massively subsidised the green economy with retraining for wind & solar and 100% home insulation instead of massively subsidising polluting but profitable oil and gas and warmongering ... meme via Neil McEvoy
Very disappointing from the new Prime Minister, very much sounding like the previous PM. These are among the world’s most vulnerable and desparate people. They need safe routes and humanity from responsible politicians, not grandstanding. This isn’t doing politics differently.
“Those other countries around the world that we currently rely on to produce our food and vegetables, their climates are changing as well" As our harvests worsen and other countries hang on to what they have, we are going to get ever deeper in the sh*t www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn
Wheat is half normal height, while England is seeing earliest ever harvest as farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops
theguardian.com
Maximum respect. What a waste of police time and abuse of our judicial system. Andy Burnham is complicit in genocide. And a complete prick in my considered opinion...
Defend Our Juries@defendourjuries.bsky.social · 3d agoAMAZING MOMENT A woman came back still wearing a custody tshirt having been released for a terrorism arrest. While being arrested for declaring support for Palestine Action a second time, another woman came back to do the same. The opposition to this ban cannot be contained.
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Healey claims there's no evidence of price gouging... Get to fuck you arsehole! www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
PM pledges cost of living support as chancellor says public being ‘taken for a ride’
The prime minister vowed to do ‘whatever I can’ to ‘take a little bit of pressure down’
independent.co.uk
This is serious. The Government's response to date has been to pretend the problem doesn't exist. I struggle to see the current iteration of Labour doing anything substantive.
Prem Sikka@premnsikka.bsky.social · 3d agoWorst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops. Food insecurity and higher prices would follow. Poor hit the hardest. Despite warnings, no plan for water shortages. Need reservoirs, water storage, better water management. Companies can't do national planning.
This is all very well. But, if that happens, both Labour and Tories will treat this as a return to business as usual. And won't address why people are attracted to RW populism in the first place. In other words, democratic collapse into fascism will continue. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Collapse in Farage’s approval rating could spell the end for the Reform revolution
Nigel Farage has weathered various political storms, but political editor David Maddox explains why this crisis might be different
independent.co.uk
This is outrageous. And it's taking place on Andy Burnham's watch. This won't have happened without Home Office approval. Continuity Starmer Authoritarianism on public display.
Defend Our Juries@defendourjuries.bsky.social · 5d agoHERE’S WHAT REALLY HAPPENED The Met Police are desperate to save face following their unjustified attack on peaceful protesters yesterday. 152 people were arrested outside Westminster Magistrates Court, most of whom had a court listing in their name for a “terrorism” charge.
The word 'pragmatic' is doing some exceedingly heavy lifting here! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Burnham says he told Trump UK will be pragmatic about North Sea oil
Andy Burnham says he told the US president he couldn't ignore North Sea resources when people are struggling.
bbc.co.uk
Sleaze and Corruption Inc. PwC thought leadership reports ‘100 per cent AI generated’ Reports contained fake footnotes, fabricated claims and strange formatting decisions likely resulting from irresponsible AI usage. All to push the firm's products Anything not done for profits?
PwC published AI reports containing hallucinations ‘written by AI’
Consulting giant PwC has published reports on AI and electric vehicles that contained fake footnotes, fabricated claims and strange formatting decisions likely resulting from irresponsible AI usage, a...
nationaltechnology.co.uk
A perfect illustration of the military-industrial complex. Just waiting for the news that BAE Systems have also been invited to join the Government... www.declassifieduk.org/chancellor_w...
Chancellor wants military officer with him at Treasury
John Healey’s request has sparked fears about the military having too much influence over UK finances
declassifieduk.org
An absolutely stunning piece of documentary cinema. Weaving together rarely seen footage, a political critique of imperialism and the liberatory power of jazz. player.bfi.org.uk/subscription...
Watch Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat - BFI Player
Grimonprez’s Academy Award-nominated film reveals the connections between post-war jazz, US imperialism and the Pan-African decolonisation movement.
player.bfi.org.uk
Lots of froth being generated in the media about Burnham's plans for social care. But they'll fall at the first post if he's not prepared to take on the City. morningstaronline.co.uk/article/we-c...
We can’t fix social care without expelling the profiteers
ANDY BURNHAM’S social care speech gets a lot right.Fixing social care is a worthy mission: the largely privatised sector is a mess, imposing huge costs on vulnerable people and their families, wildly ...
morningstaronline.co.uk
As governments row back on green measures, there has never been a more important time to make a lot of noise True, many climate scientists are speaking out and taking action, but many more are still hiding in the undergrowth This is just not good enough www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire
Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire
theguardian.com
We need to take Greater Manchester back from big money. I sat down with the Manchester Evening News. Vote Green on Thursday 💚 www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/andy-bu...
'Andy Burnham's 'Manchesterism' has damaged Manchester', says Zack Polanski
The Green Party leader sat in the Nia Centre in Hulme to discuss the upcoming Greater Manchester mayoral election
manchestereveningnews.co.uk
'We should be pushing for democratic ownership, not just stronger state control... The question then becomes how far (No. 10) goes in adopting this agenda and imposing it on the Treasury' Trouble is Burnham has already nailed his neoliberal credentials to the wall. tribunemag.co.uk/2026/07/the-...
The Economics of Freedom
Tribune’s Sean Waters speaks to Mathew Lawrence about the structural crisis of the British economy, the philosophy of the Productive State, and the prospects for the Burnham government.
tribunemag.co.uk
Really important. Please support it if you can.
Dr Andrew Boswell #CarbonReckoning@drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 2w ago🚨 BREAKING: Andy Burnham's Government on notice on climate on Day 1 Carbon Reckoning has just sent a formal legal letter (see link in reply) over the Seventh Carbon Budget. It didn't follow the science or the UK's international obligations. Please chip in 👉 www.crowdjustice.com/case/carbon-... 🙏
So much for the recent froth about his purported interest in a land value tax, which has the potential to be a major progressive shift in tax policy.
Financial Times@financialtimes.com · last wk.Burnham rejects northern Labour MPs’ call to abolish council tax ft.trib.al/uuOgRuH
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.
