You can access the smokefree generation communications toolkit discussed yesterday here: ash.org.uk/resources/vi...

Smokefree generation communications toolkit - ASH

This communications toolkit has been created to help guide partners through public and stakeholder engagement and comms ahead of implementation of the smokefree generation policy on 1st January 2027.

ash.org.uk

We were pleased to host an event yesterday bringing together 150 colleagues from across the South of England, focusing on how we can work together to implement the upcoming smokefree generation policy, and maximise the opportunity that this presents for public health. Thank you to all our speakers.

Amazing piece of radio drama - bringing the reality of 9/11 alive without the need for any CGI #BBCradio #radiodrama #9/11 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Drama on 4 - Welcome to Defiance - BBC Sounds

A drama about the ordinary people who landed 5,000 planes on the morning of 9/11.

bbc.co.uk

If you feel like donating to the RNLI, here’s a link. I just have. Their minimum donation is £2: I think it might be nice for them to receive a lot of donations this week, even if they’re mostly very modest. Just so they know a lot of people out here appreciate their work. rnli.org/support-us/g...

Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Tomorrow night, Channel 4 Dispatches airs the findings of a year-long investigation into Tommy Robinson’s finances. Watch it. Then come back here. We’ve got more to show you.

Our undercover reporter, Chris Atkins, posed as a far-right journalist at the Reform Conference and got thrown out for asking difficult questions about Farage's corruption scandal @scatatkins.bsky.social

Is it credible for James Orr to remain an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Divinity at Cambridge?

2014: Harmful air pollution above legal limits. 2024: Harmful air pollution driven down to legal limits. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"The question is no longer whether Andy Burnham believes First Past the Post is flawed. The question is whether, as Prime Minister, he is prepared to do something about it." labourlist.org/2026/08/doin...

‘Doing politics differently’ – LabourList

Andy Burnham has never exactly hidden his views on electoral reform. Long before entering Downing Street, he had become an increasingly vocal advocate for changing…

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“We took the children off the roads. In 1971, 80% of seven and eight year olds got to school on their own. By 1990 it was 9%, and the fall has not stopped: more children are driven than ever, and cycling to school still barely registers. We did not defeat the danger. We surrendered to it.”

Corey Boyle@coreyboyle.bsky.social · 2w ago

A cycling city isn’t really about bikes. It’s a fairer city, built around people instead of cars. Part one of three for the Edinburgh Inquirer, starting with the issues facing a car dependent capital. @spokes.org.uk @wwctrustscot.bsky.social @livingstreetsedi.bsky.social @cyclingscotland.bsky.social

Our CDOT study showed that bike lanes didn’t affect business outcomes but they did take the streets safer for everyone including drivers

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last mo.

Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users. ALL ROAD USERS. What about painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them. Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Amazon’s AI data centre plan in Texas could become the biggest single climate polluter in the US. Big Tech’s AI race cannot run on fossil gas while communities pay with polluted air, strained water and higher bills. #TimeToResist

Amazon's New AI Data Center Is So Enormous That It Appears It Will Become the Largest Single Source of Pollution in the United States

Amazon's planned data center for Pecos County, Texas would come with a gas plant capable of emitting 33 million tons of CO2 every year.

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This iconic Fabian Todorovic cartoon is still one of the best I’ve seen at illustrating the remarkable amount of space we surrender to cars, leaving little space left for everyone and everything else. The text added later makes the bonus point that many drivers still manage to complain about it.

“Since 2008, when the Housing First principle was introduced as the foundation of all homelessness policies in Finland, the country has achieved remarkable results. Between 2012 & 2023, homelessness rose across Europe, but in Finland, the # of homeless people dropped by more than half.” But then…

Finland tried to end homelessness. What can we learn from its runaway success – and recent failures?

The Housing First policy led to the number of homeless people in Finland dropping by half. Those with firsthand experience explain why it worked

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Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4w ago

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back to a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” IT SAVES PUBLIC MONEY to house people.

The ULEZ has significantly improved the lungs of children - this @nihr.bsky.social funded research shows @adphuk.bsky.social @local.gov.uk @brenttoderian.bsky.social

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 3w ago

Bold action on air pollution works. Take London’s example. After the ULEZ was introduced, new research shows that children’s lung function improved in Central London, catching up to levels outside London.

There are 71 Lib Dem MPs in Westminster. There are 8 Reform MPs. When was the last time a Lib Dem press release led the BBC News headlines or was the main story on the BBC News website? (Rhetorical question)

Utilities doing the councils job so they can dig up the pavement can highlight how bad this gets!

While this was all happening, friends and I were literally listing off senior white men who were still in post despite not being able to work with students because they're actual sex offenders.

'Progressive thinkers hold that [beautiful buildings, clear air, & open spacious parks] are no slight & trivial things. Beauty also has its uses; art also has its claims' (Herbert Samuel, "Liberalism: An Attempt to State the Principles & Proposals of Contemporary Liberalism in England", 1902). 🔶️

"The best thing to keep us safe will always be one another, collectivism over individualism. But here we are, driving around in Batmobiles, thinking ourselves heroes, blithely unaware we just might be the baddies."

Guardian Environment@environment.theguardian.com · 4w ago

It’s the SUV tyranny: where have all the normal family cars gone? | Coco Khan

Preventable Diseases - Preventable Tragedies. Our report from a year ago on the diseases that could see resurgence if vaccination continues to fall. @independentsage.bsky.social independentsage.org/wp-content/u...

Better cycling cities are not just "more bike-friendly." They are also more equitable in access to cycling between genders. This means that infrastructure, safety, and policy improvements tend to benefit women more by removing barriers that affect them disproportionately.

This change WILL happen eventually. This car madness can't go on forever, but we need to decide if significant change happens in our lifetimes or not.

We’re distributing £1.5 million in grants to help older carers access financial support. This fund aims to make it easier for older carers to get face-to-face advice in their communities, improving financial health. Find out more:https://www.independentage.org/grant-making/older-peoples-fund-2026

It's been an absolute honour to visit Clacton fewer times than I've visited America, hold zero surgeries and do fuck all for the town.

SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in cities, and the absolutely HUGE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by Not Just Bikes. Then share it as much as you can. youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo

These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us

YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

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Spot on spectator.com/article/rewi...

Rewilding is the best defence against wildfires

Rewilding is not the cause of Britain's worsening upland wildfires. Increasingly, it looks like one of the most promising solutions.

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Folks, if you’re not creating active public spaces, you’re not properly celebrating the full diversity of people, talents, interests, cultures, and subcultures that exist in your city.

Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last mo.

Do you know about soccer tennis? Saturday nights are tournament night for the sport on the Granville Street Pedestrian Zone, & these teams are no joke! Nice way to cap off a great day on the people-street. Overheard one family talking about how they “can’t believe how great Granville Street is now.”

'Once the basic needs of food and shelter are met, man’s greatest satisfactions are to be found in love, trust and friendship, in beauty, art and music and in learning, none of which are served by the mythology of growth for its own sake' ("The Environment: A Liberal Party Report", 1972) 🔶️