“The estimate of 451,000 people is such a large number that it can be numbing, but it is made up of parents and children, grandparents and neighbours, people going to work, caring for families, and living their lives.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months

New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis

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We have launched our survey on classism in the climate movement! Open to working class people & those from working class backgrounds aged 18+, based in the United Kingdom, & currently involved in the movement or have been in the past. 👉 Take the survey: tinyurl.com/tny7y7ff

1/3 I'll be starting fieldwork next month for my Anthropology PhD, and I'd love any tips from other social scientists on what you think I should know. I have experience in qualitative research but participant observation is completely new to me!

A step in the right direction for disadvantaged white working class people. It is vital that we stop treating the phrase 'white working class' as a racist dog whistle, and start using it for its true purpose... which is to refer to a category of people! www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

Ministers to put white working-class people in UK at heart of new equalities unit

Bridget Phillipson to announce creation of unit which will make class a key part of its equalities agenda

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"If a working-class politics is to be remade, it must be based on forms of economic and political power that are organised and wielded by workers themselves." tribunemag.co.uk/2026/09/the-...

Return of the Working Class?

The rhetoric of class politics is everywhere, but only workers can make it a reality.

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1/3 Some positive news about the Heat Strike campaign, that @wccalliance.bsky.social is a part of. After taking industrial action last month over dangerously hot working conditions, bus drivers have secured air con in all Arriva London North buses by May 2027. www.unitetheunion.org/news-events/...

1/3 Lime bikes are great in theory, not always so great in practice. I've lost count of the times I've seen them strewn across London pavements, taking up most of the space and being an absolute pain to try and walk around in busy areas.

**NEW EPISODE** Interview with @paulpowlesland.bsky.social on his life, work & activism. Please like AND share. For info on Paul's work - See the comment section www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjTx...

Interview with Paul Powlesland

YouTube video by GND Media

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Hear a clip from our latest episode with @paulpowlesland.bsky.social, on Paul being threatened with legal action for cleaning up a River. Full episode here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjTx...

Starbucks is discontinuing a blending powder containing a form of silica that was used for a number of drinks after baristas reported coughing and falling ill, and @sbworkersunited.org organized a campaign around the issue.

"And this is why white supremacy has to be understood as larger than racism alone. It normalized a world in which someone else could always be made to pay."

Emma River-Roberts@emma-river-roberts.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Climate change is exposing the physical limits of white supremacy’s arrangement... There is NO ELSEWHERE & the sacrifice zone is now planetary." Anita Naidu @proximitydeclined.bsky.social writing for @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/20/t...

"Climate change is exposing the physical limits of white supremacy’s arrangement... There is NO ELSEWHERE & the sacrifice zone is now planetary." Anita Naidu @proximitydeclined.bsky.social writing for @counterpunchmedia.bsky.social www.counterpunch.org/2026/08/20/t...

There Is No Elsewhere: A World Burning

British Columbia, Canada is my home and once again, it’s burning. More than 100 fires were burning across the province as B.C. declared a state of emergency.

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🚨 BREAKING: Shell officially LOSES its 5-year legal battle against South Africa's Wild Coast communities. The Constitutional Court has ruled that the oil company CANNOT conduct offshore seismic testing in the region. Today, justice has prevailed.⁣

Andy Burnham is waging war on disposable barbecues whilst giving the green light to constructing giant data centres in the UK. Next he'll be reminding us to keep using paper straws.

⏱️ 1 week to go... ⏱️ We'll be speaking at a webinar on 1pm CEST 29th July hosted by the European Work Time Network, about the hidden labour of free time and the class politics of working time reduction. All are welcome! my.weezevent.com/free-time-is...

1/2 The expansion of imperialism. How is this being funded? By using the £400 million that was planned to be given (as grants) to Global South countries to tackle climate change. These will now be given as loans. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...

Andy Burnham says £2 bus fare cap in England being paid for by 're-prioritising' money

Speaking on a visit to Bath, the new PM also says there is currently "no commitment" to increasing the tax-free personal allowance threshold.

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Almost a year after this article was written and things haven't gotten better. They've gotten much worse. "As temperatures rise, so will the urgency to challenge a system that deems some people unworthy of safety." wccalliance.org/heat-and-ine...

Heat and Inequality: No Shade for the Poor - The Working Class Climate Alliance

Photo credit: Felix Marquez/AP Photo 5th August 2025 Extreme heat has become a regular feature of life in many parts of the planet, but the way it is felt depends on who you are and where you live. Pe...

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"Not only do working class people often feel disconnected from climate messaging, they also feel disconnected from the very messengers themselves. Countering this requires handing working class communities real power over the decisions that shape their lives,and the platform to speak for themselves"

The Working Class Climate Alliance@wccalliance.bsky.social · 3mo ago

How can climate campaigners effectively respond to the growing wave of resistance to environmental policies, while building genuine alliances with the working class? We've created a climate communications toolkit as a way to help. Check it out 👇🍃 wccalliance.org/climate-comm...

How can climate campaigners effectively respond to the growing wave of resistance to environmental policies, while building genuine alliances with the working class? We've created a climate communications toolkit as a way to help. Check it out 👇🍃 wccalliance.org/climate-comm...

Climate in Common: A Communications Toolkit for Working Class Engagement - The Working Class Climate Alliance

24th June 2026 How can climate campaigners effectively respond to the growing wave of resistance to environmental policies, while building genuine alliances with the working class? Opponents of climat...

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How do you navigate hating people who [gestures at world] enabled all of this while realising any post-this [gestures at world] means re-integrating enough of them to move forward?

Richard Delevan@richard.wickedproblems.earth · 3mo ago

Understanding the psychology of defectors is the most understudied bit of politics and has never been more important. Thinking about it is a co-benefit of bogeying a bunch of Graham Greene, Mick Herron, and Le Carré. This is a good piece. sojo.net/sojoshare/OD...

El Niño has officially begun. This could end up as a so-called "super" El Niño, and even be among the strongest ever recorded. It could bring another record-hot year, most likely 2027, disrupting weather, food supplies & economies. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

El Niño has begun, scientists say, and could bring record heat

An El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures.

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1/2 Looking forward to speaking at the upcoming RACE Summit in London on Tues 30th June. I'll be joining a panel discussion exploring how to communicate working-class narratives within the wider environmental & political landscape. Get your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-race-s...

Let's be honest, everything is sh*t right now. Join us for a wellness workshop on Monday June 22nd 2pm-3.45pm BST (over zoom). It'll be a space to air our grievances and learn coping strategies to help ground and calm us and improve our individual wellbeing. www.eventbrite.com/e/everything...

Everything is Sh*t - A Wellness Workshop

Join us for a wellness workshop during difficult times:

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In our latest article, Kevin Picado discusses how the plastic crisis isn't a waste management problem but an overproduction problem, rooted in the petrochemical industry's structural dependence on fossil fuels. Framing it as the former lets the industry off the hook. wccalliance.org/the-real-iss...

1/4 There is no maximum legal working temperature in the UK, and this needs to change. The Working Class Climate Alliance, alongside other climate justice groups and trade union branches are a part of the Heat Strike campaign. heatstrike.uk

BREAKING: First Minister John Swinney will bring a motion on Scottish independence to a Holyrood vote on Tuesday, he has confirmed. www.thenational.scot/news/2612828...

First Minister announces date for Holyrood Scottish independence vote

FIRST Minister John Swinney will bring a motion on Scottish independence to a Holyrood vote on Tuesday, he has said.

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1/2 This is an excellent article about the disproportionate influence of Global North academics and journals have over just transition discourse, pulling it towards technocratic framings and away from structural change and Global South perspectives. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Who shapes the just transition? Examining intellectual hegemony in climate research

Who shapes the just transition? Examining intellectual hegemony in climate research, Mbeva, Kennedy, Okereke, Chukwumerije, Makomere, Reuben

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In the last 30 years, more than 99% of media stories that mention ‘hate marches’ have been published since 7 October 2023 and have focused on anti-racist protesters. Bias much? www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...

Des Freedman | ‘Hate Marches’

Two marches will assemble in central London tomorrow. One is championing the rights of Palestinians and commemorating 78...

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“The freedom of privileged class women of all races required the subordination of working-class women… There was no way for women with class privilege who wanted economic power & status while holding on to their feminist credentials to confront the issue of class.” - bell hooks