Is the Environment Sector too weak? In my latest article I look at why eNGOs have failed to stop this government from destroying nature, how it’s not too late to save our wildlife from bad policy and what Tolkien can teach them about evil @georgemonbiot.bsky.social substack.com/@danicapries...

Is the Environment Sector Too Weak?

And How Lord of the Rings can Teach us about Environmental Delivery Plans

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As a duel US/UK citizen born and raised in Va I need Labour to know: If you wore a red ‘build baby build’ hat or supported that Trump inspired policy you need to shut your damn mouth! This blue wave is not yours to celebrate. It’s your warning. Your Tech bros and property developers lost💙🌊🦎🦇

Anyone know why Natural England deleted their EDP consultation video? It’s still on Facebook but they deleted it on linkedin and Twitter. Did they delete it because they realised encouraging feedback was a bad idea since everyone hates it? Was the background music not jazzy enough?? I need answers!!

It’s been a lot of hard work but my first dahlia blooms are amazing 🥰

Out with the Old in with the Newt! Here’s a great article on how @andyburnham.bsky.social can save protected species. Will he listen and learn from Starmer’s mistakes? ⬇️ spacefornature.substack.com/p/out-with-t...

Out with the Old, in with the Newt

How Burnham can do Better for Protected Species

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Is this the worst merch ever? The usual suspects have come out with an anti-newt, anti-nature clothing line and it’s as cringy as you can imagine. Here I give it the roasting it deserves ⬇️

The BS13 bat walk & talk last night was packed!! It was standing room only & kids were sitting on the floor! I couldn’t believe how popular it was. There were people from all ages excited to learn more about bats!! 🦇 politicians take note 🖊️nature is more popular than you think!

🚨 Nature loss isn't just an environmental crisis: it's a national security issue. 🌿 On 3 September, MPs will debate UK intelligence experts' warning on the threat of ecosystem collapse. ✍️ Write to your MP and urge them to speak at the debate: zerohour.uk/nsa-debate

Write to your MP about the National Security Assessment

The Gov's latest national security assessment makes one thing clear: nature is not separate from national security, it underpins it. Act now.

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#NaturesRights are an essential foundation for a healthy, secure future - from the debate on my bill today hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...

Absolutely. I knew very little about them before my (very unfinished) PhD on conservation genetics of the lesser horseshoe. But so important and so incredible. Also crucial for tequila (well cactus pollination), if that helps persuade anyone still not persuaded by the stunning photos.

The centre for policy studies is infamously opaque with its funding but Onward who co-wrote the report this article is about is clear about their donors and it’s exactly who you think, Amazon, property investors, fossil fuel companies and more ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

Danica Priest@danicapriest.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We need to talk about poor journalism and blatant misinformation. Tom Howard published this article in The Times today with the rage bait title ‘Scrap newt and bat rules to ease London housing crisis ministers told’ which is more than just bad journalism, it’s actually an embarrassing mistake🧵

George nails it again: Crucial to the government’s war on nature is the “cauldron principle”. If a species is to be blamed for “holding up development”, it must be one you might find in a witch’s cauldron. ... They are bats, newts, snails and spiders. www.monbiot.com/2025/10/22/t...

The Cauldron Principle

The government is trying to set us against our ecosystems. We must resist this Trumpian gambit.

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But bats are incredible and utterly lush. How can anyone not find the long eared bats some of the cutest species on the planet.

We need to talk about poor journalism and blatant misinformation. Tom Howard published this article in The Times today with the rage bait title ‘Scrap newt and bat rules to ease London housing crisis ministers told’ which is more than just bad journalism, it’s actually an embarrassing mistake🧵

I'm getting so very tired of doing this every time these pundits do their whole 'I had a world class education, but maybe you shouldn't?' spiel: James Marriot studied English Literature at Oxford.

Peter Whitewood@pwhitewood.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This misses the point. Self-education has become more accessible in the last 20 years than at any point in history, though not through ‘amateur reading’. The problem isn’t access to information but learning how to evaluate it critically - and that brings us back to universities (and Humanities)

Current house building targets were always DOOMED TO FAIL 🧐The established market house-building model of the last 2 DECADES (overseen by successive Tory & Labour governments) has been PROVEN TO FAIL, over and over again. So WHY do we keep trying the same model and not have a complete re-think? 🤷‍♂️

Are Dartmoor Ponies really going to die? I spent the past few days getting to the bottom of the pony cull issue. I’ve done a ridiculous amount of research and looked at all sides while reviewing current legislation changes. Here’s what I found⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...

We Need to Save the Ponies but it’s Not What You Think

The Real Truth About the ‘Pony Cull’, Natural England and the government’s plan to kill the wildlife you care about.

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Superb journalism, that puts the legacy media political class to shame (not least for spreading the false stories, ahem The Times & Robert Jenrick) and gets across details of what the real problems are.

Danica Priest@danicapriest.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Are Dartmoor Ponies really going to die? I spent the past few days getting to the bottom of the pony cull issue. I’ve done a ridiculous amount of research and looked at all sides while reviewing current legislation changes. Here’s what I found⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...

#NaturesRights - a nice explanation of my Bill (2nd reading July 3) in @lrb.co.uk from @jayowens.bsky.social "Nature’s rights are self-evident and ecosystems are our partners in the project of being alive on earth, not our property" www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ju...

Jay Owens | Rights for Gods

Britain’s waterways are filthy and flowing with sewage, as well as fertiliser and pesticide pollution, thousands of...

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Very important piece about nature conservation & how new planning regs risk threatening species. I feel very strongly about this, as someone who bought a home BECAUSE of the net-gain for nature conditions attached. danicapriest.substack.com/p/we-need-to... @bengoldsborough.bsky.social

We Need to Save the Ponies but it’s Not What You Think

The Real Truth About the ‘Pony Cull’, Natural England and the government’s plan to kill the wildlife you care about.

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Danica Priest@danicapriest.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Are Dartmoor Ponies really going to die? I spent the past few days getting to the bottom of the pony cull issue. I’ve done a ridiculous amount of research and looked at all sides while reviewing current legislation changes. Here’s what I found⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...

Are Dartmoor Ponies really going to die? I spent the past few days getting to the bottom of the pony cull issue. I’ve done a ridiculous amount of research and looked at all sides while reviewing current legislation changes. Here’s what I found⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...

We Need to Save the Ponies but it’s Not What You Think

The Real Truth About the ‘Pony Cull’, Natural England and the government’s plan to kill the wildlife you care about.

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I got my FOI back from the department of energy and net zero surrounding the procurement of the Fingleton Review after the ICO had to get involved. The delay must’ve been down to a fire at the virtual black square factory... Definitely not hiding anything… 🙄

Exactly this. I became a campaigner to stop a designated site of nature conservation interest from destruction in my community in Knowle West Bristol. I was renting a tiny one bed flat with no green space but being called an elitist nimby by millionaire politicians with massive gardens.

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 5mo ago

This is exactly what we have been warning about. But oh no, anyone who objects to the changes is a selfish, privileged nimby, a zealot, a blocker, an elitist. Let's trash the lives of England's poorest communities, and smear anyone who complains. Thanks Keir. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is exactly what we have been warning about. But oh no, anyone who objects to the changes is a selfish, privileged nimby, a zealot, a blocker, an elitist. Let's trash the lives of England's poorest communities, and smear anyone who complains. Thanks Keir. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

England’s poorest areas face deepest cuts to green space under planning law changes, report finds

Exclusive: New loopholes for developers will exacerbate extreme disparities across country, charity coalition warns

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A year ago: We're building data centers everywhere to run you out of your job and double your power bill. It's so you can look at fake videos of talking dogs on your phone Now: Why are people so hostile about the data centers

Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on #climate & #nature risks The UK faces growing risks from climate & nature breakdown: extreme weather, economic disruption, national security. Government should hold an emergency briefing from leading experts. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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 ...

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We already know who won the local elections today… it’s nature! We are witnessing the death of ‘Build, baby build’ but will a massive loss tonight push Labour to finally ditch their anti-nature policies? Here are my thoughts ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...

Nature has Already Won the Local Elections

‘Build, Baby Build’ is dead. Will Labour learn from this?

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Glyphosate usage is back in the news, especially pre harvest spraying of wheat. The @thesoilassociation.bsky.social have concerns over human health as breads & cereals may be tainted. Others have environmental concerns as we previously reported...

Devastating songbird decline: is an Essex council really responsible?

With the huge decline in songbirds, the dawn chorus is now led by seagulls and pigeons in Southend. Is glyphosate to blame?

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The British press is smearing @zackpolanski.bsky.social as an antisemite while simultaneously depicting him in racist propaganda cartoons By @willem-moore.bsky.social www.thecanary.co/trending/202...

Telegraph latest rag to do antisemitic Polanski cartoon

The British press is smearing Zack Polanski as an antisemite while simultaneously depicting him in racist propaganda cartoons

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