So Labour needed a change and hastily voted Burnham in, then got rid of Starmer. Surprise, surprise they just voted in the guy who's exactly the same and is wearing Starmer's backtracking trainers. The only real change will be a vote for @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @greenparty.org.uk

Zack Polanski@zackpolanski.bsky.social · 2d ago

Is politics for profit or the people? “The public won’t forgive us [Labour] if we miss this chance” - even those within Labour can see it's shocking that Burnham is rowing back on another key promise. Democracy should not be for sale www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Right now the government is putting our communities, our water security and our climate ambitions second to the demands of tech giants. It's time to slam the brakes on water-guzzling, energy hungry datacentres.

🎉 A historic win for Greens in Dover. ✊🏽 We will always take the fight and win against Reform, Restore or whatever the far-right call themselves. 💚 We will always champion our communities. We will always put people before profit.

I know this isn't terrorism. You know this isn't terrorism. The authorities know this isn't terrorism. But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’

Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti

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The Green Party’s Zack Polanski has called on the U.K. government to hit “pause” on the construction of data centers to reflect on the environmental and societal impacts of the facilities behind the AI boom.

UK’s Green Party demands data center ‘pause’

U.S.-style data center politics could be on their way to the U.K.

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Thanks to a #DPD driver who left the gate open, sheep got into the garden and chewed the leaves off my climbing beans - czar runner, borlotti and cosse violetta. They also got to my autumn raspberries. In both cases substantially reducing my harvest! 🤬

People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border

Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims

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Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'

It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials.

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Not really sure why unions continue to support the current right wing Labour Party! They do nothing for the people!

You have a chance to tell the Treasury your ideas ahead of the Autumn Budget 👇🏼 transportactionnetwork.org.uk/autumn-budge...

Autumn Budget Survey 2026

Autumn Budget Survey 2026 The Treasury is asking for ideas for the Autumn Budget. Help us to make the case for sustainable transport by filling in the Treasury's survey here (selecting 'Transport' at ...

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The government cannot spend £3.1 billion of our money on a Smart Motorway while hiding the paperwork! It is time for the Department for Transport to end the deception and release the Lower Thames Crossing’s Outline Business Case immediately. transportactionnetwork.org.uk/lower-thames...

Lower Thames Crossing: Digging Up the Truth

When publicly funded infrastructure projects grow to a multi-billion-pound scale, transparency should grow with them. Instead, the £11 billion Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) has become a textbook example...

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This summer's floods and heatwaves have shown the urgency of the climate crisis. We've gathered together 50+ organisations to call for stronger action on transport. Read our joint statement 👇

Firefighters were warning a year ago about exactly the sort of grassland wildfires in the Midlands yesterday. "Homes on the edge of towns ‘will soon be at risk of wildfires’", story from April 2025: www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Homes on the edge of towns ‘will soon be at risk of wildfires’

After a surge in spring fires up and down the country, firefighters are looking abroad for ways to prevent and fight the flames

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A Reform UK council has been warned that its cuts to net zero plans could end walking and cycling schemes, putting more children at risk of air pollution, car accidents and obesity. Story 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Cut net zero schemes and you risk harming children, Reform council told

The party in Essex has been warned against ending walking and safe cycling projects in attempt to save £3 million

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The gap between deaths linked to the coldest and hottest days has narrowed in England and Wales as a growing proportion is estimated to be due to extreme heat. Heat-related deaths are starting to converge with those from cold as climate change continues, says ONS 👇 www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Heat-related deaths rising as sweltering summers become the norm

The number of deaths linked to hot weather is catching up to those linked to cold snaps, which used to be far higher, the Office for National Statistics says

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nationalsustainabilitynews.co.uk/Scientists-c... Few scientists want Rosebank consented with/without CCS. See why this doesn't add up 🧵below You can write to your MP & Miatta Fahnbulleh asking her to reject Rosebank and this CCS proposal here 👉 docs.google.com/document/d/1... Please do it now!

Scientists want carbon obligations on drilling

A group of over 100 leading climate scientists, legal experts, and environmental campaigners have sent a letter to the Government urging them to impose a strict

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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell)@drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 3d ago

🧵1/ Very grateful to @graceblakeley.substack.com for this guest blog on how promoters of carbon capture and storage (CCS) are trying to give Andy #Burnham a deceptively neat-looking get-out-of-jail-free card to drill Rosebank and Jackdaw. This thread explains its flawed carbon accounting

British "democracy" is an empty husk, hollowed out by a grossly unrepresentative voting system and mega-donors who have captured the political class. Now in power, Burnham has scrapped a commitment to electoral reform and is ditching a pledge to cap political donations. 🤔

“Brexit skills crisis puts Burnham’s council house building under threat..the impact of millions not being able to work here since Brexit means more than 200,000 EU workers have left the industry since 2019, according to Checkatrade’s UK Trade Skills Index” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

Brexit skills crisis puts Burnham’s council house building pledge under threat

Exclusive: A lack of skilled workers and the impact of millions not being able to work here since Brexit means more than 200,000 EU workers have left the industry

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skywriter.blue/@j0hnc00per....

Our country isn't poor. We're being ripped off. The Labour Government backed Trump's war in Iran and refused to break our dependence on oil and gas - while we have such huge potential for homegrown renewable energy. We can end Rip Off Britain by making different choices.

People will start seeing more of the same and return to voting for the party that wants to do it different: The Greens. If Labour doesn't fill that left-wing gap then we gladly will.

This is how the UK loses our democracy. Big money within politics is a cancer which is corrupting every political decision. If that sounds hyperbolic then just look across the pond and see how it has f**ked over America.

A great discussion and so much information that has been suppressed by billionaire owned media. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRO6...

Jeremy Corbyn and Zack Polanski on Gaza, Burnham, and the Media

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

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Is £3 trillion of national debt a problem, or a sign of success and the finance sector's confidence in the government? I wrote this infographic. AI created the image.

Is the UK heading in the right direction? 🤔 We want to know what you think! Tell us 👇 https://goodlaw.social/kn91

Supporter Survey 2026

GLP's annual supporter survey.

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It’s worked very well in Wales after a few tweaks so goods news! uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/birming...

Birmingham moves to become England’s first 20mph city

Birmingham is to become England’s first 20mph city by lowering speed limits on the majority of its roads.

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Palestinians continue to pay the price of 20th century European racism and German fascism. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸

Sathir.R@sathirr.bsky.social · 3d ago

The Muslims did not kill 6 million Jewish people in Europe. The Hindu's did not kill 6 million Jewish people in Europe. The Buddhist did not kill 6 million Jewish people in Europe. The white Christians did.The same white Christians are now enabling Israel with the genocide of Palestinians

Where were they when they were in government? Its well known that Trump and crew have been wrapped up in transnational organised crime for decades. Nothing was done.

The Intellectualist@theintellectualist.bsky.social · 3w ago

Former US Intelligence Officials Warn Trump Is Following an Autocrat’s Playbook More than 400 former US intelligence and national security officials warn that Trump’s use of executive power is pushing the United States toward authoritarianism. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/former-us-...

UK government to advise citizens to keep three days of food, water, and essential supplies at home. The guidance aims to boost household resilience against disruptions caused by extreme weather driven by the climate crisis, cyber-attacks, and threats from hostile foreign states.

UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states

Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable

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Congratulations to @evertonblair.bsky.social for winning the special election in #GA13! He will serve the remainder of Rep. David Scott's term following his death in April. Standing against genocide is good policy and good politics!