Last year, 254 horses died in horse racing, alongside 641 recorded whip abuses. Most people would be horrified by these figures. If the sector is serious about its future, it must stop treating these beautiful animals as expendable assets.

When I was a kid we were taught that emissions were warming up the atmosphere, increasing the probability of things like wild fires, even in chilly old Britain. We drew pictures. We wrote to MPs. This was my neighbourhood yesterday My anger at the deniers, obstructionists & shills knows no bounds

A fifth heatwave. People at risk across the country. But the new Government is silent. Time to tax fossil fuel companies to fund firefighting helicopters. And to race to lower carbon energy and permanently cheaper bills.

This was a really powerful piece of testimony from firefighter, James Rodgers, who is someone experiencing #climate breakdown as literally a hot war.

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"Ignoring extreme heat and raging fires isn't just complacency. It's a dereliction of duty." Experts warn the climate crisis is already costing lives and urgent action from the Government is needed.

NEW BLOGPOST: "Re @cambridgebiocampus.bsky.social - the Transport challenges are significant" cambridgetownowl.com/2026/08/06/d... There are 18 of them listed in the consultants' report for the draft local plan. Are buses and busways enough? (Light rail isn't mentioned 🥶)

Draft Gtr Cambridge Local Plan: 7) Transport Mitigation Measures for New Strategic Sites

I was tipped off by the Cambridge Bus Users for this blogpost – there are a host of assumptions that local residents living near the proposed new large development sites may want to scrutinis…

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I'm fed up hearing how difficult it is in a country with 67 million people in it. Especially since a country with 1400 million people in it, just did it. And it's, well we're constantly told, it's a big bad communist country. Putting people before profit, & reducing inequality. #TaxWealthNotWork

French forces held a fierce defensive perimeter around Dunkirk and lost 18,000 souls. 40,000 became POWs. Without their resolve we wouldn’t have our nation’s story. It’s estimated 20-60k French resistance fighters died during the war. You’re only diminishing yourself with comments like this.

Really pleased to host the Floodmobile in my constituency. Lots of people came along to talk about the problems they’ve had following flooding. I’ve taken up many cases like this. In Parliament I am pressing for real action on flood management.

How is it that people like Plutarch got it two thousand years ago, al-Ma’arri got it a thousand years ago, yet so many still don’t get it? STOP EATING ANIMALS! #GoVegan and #LiveVegan

This is disgraceful shame.

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🚨Two Polish citizens, who have lived in the UK for 80yrs after their parents fled the second world war, were told they didn't have post-Brexit rights to return to UK & refused boarding by Ryanair https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jul/30/how-couple-lived-in-uk-80-years-got-stuck-in-krakow

Cllr Kathryn Fisher found out this week that no planning proposal has ever been rejected by City Council on environmental sustainability grounds! Why? Because the policy isn’t fit for purpose!!

🔥🔥🔥"That statement is an untruth; it's a fabrication. It is totally disingenuous" Feargal Sharkey DEBUNKS Thames Water CEO's claim that public ownership means no investment in our water infrastructure Take action to demand the BBC and Ofcom correct the record: vist.ly/5d6q4

“I would never have dreamed that Big Issue could be as profound as it was. It got me up in the morning.” 📍Simon Denis sells Big Issue outside Pret A Manger, Cheapside, London ➡️Read the full interview: www.bigissue.com/vendors/si... 📸 Molly Harris

“I’m afraid I have to conclude that this is greenwashing”. Wildfires are raging but the Council continues to grant permission to environmentally unfriendly projects. I worked with residents to champion an alternative approach to ‘Wolfson Court’. @cambsgreenparty.bsky.social

Article by Green councillor Ingrid Flaubert saying that better governance matters more than boundaries for local government reorganisation. cambridge.greenparty.org.uk/2026/07/cllr...

Cllr Ingrid Flaubert: The Real Question for Greater Cambridge - Cambridge & South Cambridgeshire Green Party

"I believe the big issue is how we coordinate housing, transport, infrastructure and climate across Greater Cambridge."

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The largest animal flesh company, JBS, has abandoned its commitment to reach net-zero emissions by 2040 & dropped its pledge to eliminate deforestation across its supply chains in Brazil. 🌲🚫 https://veganfta.com/articles/2026/07/26/the-meat-company-jbs-ditches-net-zero-and-deforestation-pledges/

NEW BLOGPOST: "BBC News asks ‘Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters’ – plus more on light rail" cambridgetownowl.com/2026/07/27/b...

BBC News asks ‘Why the UK is dithering over what to do about e-scooters’ – plus more on light rail

Back in November 2025 I asked “Ministers could save time and money by legalising and regulating e-scooters. So why won’t they?” Now the BBC has published an in-depth report on the Gover…

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Green councillors demanded that Hertfordshire County Council treats extreme heat as a major health emergency, securing agreement for a Beat the Heat Resilience Plan. Councillor Rachel Carter says “Heat resilience is no longer a problem for the future – it’s a problem that we’re facing right now"

Green councillors demand action as Hertfordshire faces growing threat from extreme heat - East Herts Green Party

Green Party councillors this week demanded that Hertfordshire County Council treats extreme heat as a major public health emergency, securing agreement for a county-wide Beat the Heat Resilience Plan....

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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

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#FactoryFarming - a huge threat to #PublicHeath #OnHealth www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ju...

Industrial chicken farming accelerating spread of diarrhoea bacteria, study finds

Intensive nature of modern chicken farming creates ideal conditions for campylobacter, allowing bacteria to evolve

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58 days of relentless resistance. 🦩 Albanians are standing up against land grabs, corruption, and authoritarian overreach to defend their public lands and democratic rights. When the people unite, real change happens. Keep raising your voices, Albania! 🇦🇱

Late on a Thursday night, in a very dimly lit and rather echoey church, Greens on Cambridge City Council made history! Our Rights of the River motion was unanimously voted through to grant legal rights to the River Cam. A vital step in protecting nature! 🌍💚 #NaturesRights #RightsOfTheRiver

Britain has entered a new climate reality, and the Government hasn't grasped it. Last week I led a debate on extreme heat and the cross-government action needed to protect us. Here's some of what I said.

In case anybody who has to work for a living (rather than - like Nigel Farage - born into a rich family, and now a millionaire) thinks Reform UK are on their side "Both Reform & Tories voted against workers rights." meme via Leighton Pickering

Gary Lineker and 120 other UK millionaires have signed a letter, organised by Patriotic Millionaires UK, to Andy Burnham. It says: 'our new government must raise taxes on extreme levels of wealth for a fairer, better, more hopeful Britain. 'It's time to tax us, the super rich. #TaxTheRich ✅️

I'm fortunate to have a chalk stream running through my division in #Cambridge and welcomed the motion from @petercharlesrees.bsky.social to start monitoring the effect of road run off on our streams and rivers - especially important for those running through urban areas!

Another nice piece from @rupertread.bsky.social about the inadequacy of the UK Climate Change Cmmittee report on a well-adapted UK and what we actually need to be doing rupertsreads.substack.com/p/a-tale-of-...

A Tale of Two Adaptations

Reflections on the Climate Change Committee’s Well-Adapted UK report, in the light of this summer’s heat storms and the Burnham ascendancy

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Website analysing HMOs in Cambridge put together by the Guest Road Area Residents’ Association: cambridgehmos.netlify.app

East Herts Council leader and Green Councillor Ben Crystall’s concern over financial stability of new unitary authority www.bishopsstortfordindependent.co.uk/news/east-he...

East Herts leader’s concern over financial stability of new unitary authority

“As the smallest unitary council in Hertfordshire, it will be essential that it has the resources it needs to deliver high-quality local services.”

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Had a great afternoon at the Summer Shindig on Romsey Recreation Ground on Sunday with fellow councillor @jacquicake.bsky.social A relaxed community festival with great music and stalls. Many thanks to the organisers 🤩