Damaging new guidance from the EHRC will shut out Trans people from daily life simply for existing, and anyone who doesn't conform to narrow ideas of how people should look could face suspicion and confrontation. We are taking a stand against this attack on human rights.
No one should face exclusion or discrimination because of who they are. The Green Party stands in solidarity with the trans community and will keep fighting for equality that includes everyone.
This is what climate failure looks like. Nature, homes and livelihoods are being destroyed. The Government must act now.
Littering or fly-tipping? Billionaire rubbish given positive spin by BBC www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
SpaceX: What can scientists learn from a Falcon 9 rocket hitting the Moon?
While the collision was an accident, it is a unique scientific gift for planetary geologists that could provide important data for future space missions.
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Will Burnham by name be burn 'em by nature? Will the new PM allow toxic airport expansion to go ahead and increase the climate crisis? www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails
£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airport
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Here's an idea: why don't oil companies just make lower profits?
Street trees are good for our health and a real benefit in reducing pollution and the heat island effect. They are also feeling the strain of our changing climate and so need more help, not being smothered in hot asphalt
Inside Croydon@insidecroydon.bsky.social · yesterdayPublic outcry helps save Triangle trees from death by tarmac insidecroydon.com/2026/08/04/p... #Croydon #Environment #StreetTrees @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
Cabinet post puts Fahnbulleh's climate credentials on the line insidecroydon.com/2026/07/29/c... #Croydon #ClimateCrisis @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @labour-hub.bsky.social
Jason Arday is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge's history and he is facing a nasty smear campaign of lies from the right-wing press I've added my name to the @goodlawproject.org open letter standing in solidarity with Jason. You can add your name here:: goodlaw.social/jg0w
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Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them.
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The back garden fox cubs are often out playing as I make my morning coffee - a good start to the day 🦊🦊😊
Profits before planets Yet again the UK Government has shown that it thinks making money is the highest priority – our environment, our health, our basic needs, and now our pursuit of knowledge, are all sacrificed because they don’t make enough profit. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jodrell Bank's Lovell telescope faces axe in science cuts, BBC understands
Astronomers warn it would tear the heart out of UK science, and leave a generation untrained.
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A perfect image to sum up the attitude of most of the press and politicians to climate change
News Eye@newseye.bsky.social · last wk.One of the great photos of our time. Captured by Maximilien Lamy for AFP.
Terrifying to see wildfires raging through Scotland. The climate crisis isn't a distant threat - it's right here and right now. How many warning signs and alarm bells until Andy Burnham takes action to end oil and gas drilling?
Coming from a mining family and then moving between homelessness and bedsit land in the company of the LGBT+ friends I found there, Pride has always felt personal In these times of hatred and division, its message of solidarity is also the politics I feel we need www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In a fractious, divided world, I think I know why Pride is the hottest show in town | Emma Brockes
The 2014 film was only a modest success – but now the musical’s message of gay rights and solidarity feels both outlandish and full of hope, says columnist Emma Brockes
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What's a really obvious policy that could save people millions of people money *and* save the government £2 billion a year?
I've signed the @stoprosebank open letter Letter to the Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social has spoken about the need for a just transition away from fossil fuels - but words mean nothing without action Sign here and ask her to #StopRosebank: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...
Open Letter to the Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP
Our new Secretary of State for Energy faces the first big climate test for Andy Burnham's new government -- whether or not to approve new North Sea oil & gas developments. Sign the open letter asking ...
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“Senior officers insisted there were no opportunities to spot his offending sooner” – really? Nothing in his attitude or comments about women ever raised concerns? #VAWG Also, why were his crimes against sex workers not reported or investigated? #DeCrimNow www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police officer was violent rapist who attacked women over 14 years
The BBC can reveal that detectives have so far uncovered nine victims of PC Alan Greer but many more are anticipated.
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Burnham’s first move is to cut taxes He could have taxed energy company profits to fund efficiency measures for people on low incomes to really make a difference, but instead he chose a gimmick that benefits rich people more A sad indication of things to come www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham to cut VAT on electricity bills as first cost of living move
Newly appointed chancellor John Healey says reduction will be funded by cancelling digital ID scheme
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Some of these appointments today suggest we're looking at continuity Keir Starmer.. what we really need is change"
Financial markets increasingly recognise that investments in fossil fuels are too risky and likely to become worthless as the world moves to reduce climate change It’s a significant step in the right direction but we need to go far further and faster www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Bank of England to stop accepting bonds linked to coal for key loans
Campaigners hope move will will force commercial banks to rethink holding assets linked to the fossil fuel
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Burnham by name. Burn 'em by nature New Labour leader launches assault on all life on planet earth to show that increasing profits for billionaires is still Labour's top priority www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
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Financial Times@financialtimes.com · 3w agoShabana Mahmood set to be named UK chancellor by Andy Burnham ft.trib.al/B8BshzA
80% of new homes in Croydon will be unaffordable Billionaire developers are being allowed to increase their profits by selling property assets to millionaires - while ordinary people are left with nowhere to live www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
London boroughs to have their own affordable housing targets
The current city-wide affordable housing threshold would be replaced with borough-specific goals.
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Labour nationalises steel production because it is 'vital' to the UK Things Labour doesn’t think are vital include: Water Energy Transport House building and homes for rent Education Health and care services Military equipment Waste collection and management ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
British Steel taken into public ownership to protect 'vital' UK supply
The Scunthorpe steelworks has been officially nationalised under new government powers passed this week.
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Church of England takes 30 pieces of silver and rejects 30% rewilding Profits for the church are seen as a higher priority than caring for the planet www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Church of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030
Campaigners criticise C of E for failing to show moral leadership as one of country’s biggest landowners
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Your bills are paying for their profits It's time to end the privatisation scam and bring public services back into public ownership www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thames Water returns to profit after raising bills
The UK's largest water company reported a post-tax profit for the 12 months to the end of March, but its net debt also swelled.
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We can cut traffic and reduce the number of people killed or seriously injured on our roads. All we need is the will to do it. insidecroydon.com/2026/07/13/c...
Croydon drops into London’s Healthy Streets ‘relegation zone’
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Since Jason Perry became Mayor of Croydon, the borough’s streets have become more polluted, dirtier and more dangerous places. PETER UNDERWOOD takes a look at the figures …
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Two weeks later and here we are again 🌡️🔥🥵
Peter Underwood 💚@greenpeteru.bsky.social · last mo.As we sit sweltering in yet another day of record temperatures, we need to start turning up the heat on our elected politicians There is so much we can do to adapt to extreme heat - we need our councils and our government to start delivering insidecroydon.com/2026/06/26/i...
As I've been saying for many years, the myth of Carbon Capture and Storage is just a con to allow oil and gas companies to make more profits from destroying our world www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George Monbiot
There are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Good. Underlines the need for real scrutiny of council affairs.
Peter Underwood 💚@greenpeteru.bsky.social · last mo.Croydon Council taken to court over failure to provide services to residents Secret deal between the Conservative Mayor and Council officers to close the counter service is being challenged because it breaks the law and the Council’s own rules insidecroydon.com/2026/07/01/p...