After being rejected 4 times, Thames Water's creditors are now submitting a 5th proposal to keep the failing utility in private hands. This time, they're promising to increase public control. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. 1/2
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The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/
Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts
Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.
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Travel platforms: Don’t advertise Tiger encounters in Thailand! actions.eko.org/a/travel-pla...
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I’ve just responded to the government’s consultation by saying no to Heathrow’s climate-wrecking third runway. Will you join me and tell the government you oppose expansion too? @friends-earth.bsky.social action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/say-n...
Stop Heathrow's climate-wrecking third runway
Take action We're in a climate crisis, with out-of-control wildfires in the UK, France and Spain and an ongoing battle to clean up the air in our cities. So why is Andy Burnham's government backing pl...
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The government has launched a consultation on guaranteed hours. Sign this petition asking them to stand firm on their pledge to tackle insecure work and ban exploitative zero-hours contracts. www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/st...
Stamp out zero-hours contracts: protect all workers from exploitation
The government has launched a consultation on guaranteed hours. Sign this petition asking them to stand firm on their pledge to tackle insecure work and ban exploitative zero-hours contracts.
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Today university fees rise again, while thousands of academics across the country face job cuts, crushing workloads and shattered morale. Students deserve better than this broken system of unfair repayment that widens inequality. Abolish fees and fund universities properly!
Thames Water CEO went unchallenged on the BBC on the claim that public ownership means water investment competes with health and defence. This is a myth! 99% of water investment comes from BILLS. Take 2 mins to complain to Ofcom and the BBC vist.ly/5d5xb
Ofcom and BBC, correct the record: Thames Water CEO misled the public about public ownership
Thames Water CEO lied about public ownership on the BBC. It is time Ofcom and the BBC corrected the record
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The BBC has got a new boss: a big moment for us to get our voices heard. With Trump’s lawsuit on the horizon and politicians like Farage wanting to see its downfall, we’ve got to speak up now to protect it. Sign & share: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bbc-new-...
Our BBC, our say: support the People’s Charter
The BBC has got a new boss: a big moment for us to get our voices heard. With Trump’s lawsuit on the horizon and politicians like Farage wanting to see its downfall, we’ve got to speak up now to prote...
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"Study for the Federal Aviation Administration concluded by 2035, debris from SpaceX satellites alone could kill or injure someone every two years." Into orbit doesn't mean safely away #Pollution #PublicHealth www.nytimes.com/2026/07/31/w...
A Ton of Space Junk Tumbles Unpredictably to Earth Every Week
Flaming chunks of metal crash into homes, farms and parking lots. Who’s to blame? And who pays for the damage?
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Thames Water CEO went unchallenged on the BBC on the claim that public ownership means water investment competes with health and defence. This is a myth! 99% of water investment comes from BILLS. Take 2 mins to complain to Ofcom and the BBC vist.ly/5d5xb
Ofcom and BBC, correct the record: Thames Water CEO misled the public about public ownership
Thames Water CEO lied about public ownership on the BBC. It is time Ofcom and the BBC corrected the record
vist.ly
Shocking to discover designating AI data centres as “National Critical Infrastructure” means water companies are prohibited from restricting water to them even in times of drought. Households will lose water first. Thanks to @olliehayes.bsky.social at @globalactionplan.bsky.social for joining me
Data Centres vs. Drinking Water: What Matters To Us Most?
Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics · 30 July · 16min
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I wrote this last year, but as nothing has been done to address the underlying issues, it remains, unfortunately, just as relevant today. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Good news: there's a new Chancellor. Less good news: he's already voted against fixing exactly this. Hannah thought you might care about this. the.organise.network/campaigns/jo...
John Healey: Stop the student debt trap!
I signed this. If you've ever watched your student loan balance go up instead of down, this one's for you:
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New York just taxed empty mansions owned by the mega rich. London could do the same, but only if enough of us say so. Sign here: the.organise.network/campaigns/ne...
Tax London's ultra-wealthy empty homes!
Add your name:
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Tell Ireland: protect Palestinian and Lebanese kids - sanction Israel action.eko.org/a/ireland-sa...
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Just what did Burnham do for Manchester apart from the busses? Who benefited directly and who just got a vicarious boost? Zack Polanski asks some relevant questions here about our painted plaster saint
Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2w agoBurnham wants to do what he did in Greater Manchester for the whole of the UK? But what does that mean for the people - not the property developers? Its time to end Rip off Britain. Join.greenparty.org.uk
The new Prime Minister is writing a "10-year plan" for the UK. The arts & culture MUST be part of it. I've signed @campaignforthearts.org's petition urging @andyburnham.bsky.social to revitalise the arts – to revitalise the whole nation 🌱 Join me: www.campaignforthearts.org/petitions/10-year-plan/
Prime Minister – put the arts in your 10-year plan for the UK | Campaign for the Arts
Sign our petition urging the UK Government to build a country where the arts are available from childhood, accessible to all and thriving everywhere.
campaignforthearts.org
Improved version of this headline: FOSSIL FUELS RISK YOUR LIFE, YOUR HOME AND YOUR PLANET
Join me and tell Chancellor John Healey: no more airport expansion while we’re in a climate emergency 🚨🌎 @friends-earth.bsky.social 👇 action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/sto...
Tell John Healey: don’t put plane profits before planet
The UK government has backed airport expansion while we're in a climate emergency. Expanding airports like Heathrow won’t do much, if anything, for the communities that need growth the most. Instead, ...
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Average FTSE 100 CEO pay up 8.6% last year to over £5,000,000. While most people's salaries are struggling to to keep up with inflation. This is obscene. observer.co.uk/news/busines...
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Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first item on the new PM’s list. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...
Dear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-rich
Just sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it...
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This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fu...
Fund Councils to Buy the Supply of Council Homes
We urgently need to replenish our decimated council housing stock, and part of the answer is real funding for councils to Buy the Supply. Over 169,000 children are homeless and living in overcrowded ...
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Africa's highest court is about to hear something historic. For the first time, we're arguing that the climate crisis is a violation of African people's rights and that polluters must be held accountable under African law. Add your name: act.gp/4lCrlH4
African Court to put climate justice into law
This is your moment to be part of history. Let’s tell the African Court to put climate justice into law.
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#FoodSecurity - we can no longer afford the #FoodWaste of #FactoryFarming, or the awful lack of #CropDiversity in our broken #FoodSystem www.ft.com/content/c528...
European heatwave wiped €2bn from value of grain crop, analysis estimates
France and Hungary worst hit by lost production of maize and wheat
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