Natalie Bennett
@nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social
Green Party member of the UK House of Lords. Party leader 2012-2016. There are enough resources on this planet to look after people and nature, if we share fairly. Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of the Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16
The Rhine River has plunged to historic lows this summer. Our systems were built for a different time, before the impacts of climate change. As the climate crisis continues, we will need to adapt to cope with more frequent fires, floods, droughts and heatwaves.
What about the Parthenon sculptures? Switzerland is far ahead of us in restoring treasured cultural items to their rightful places. @museumderkulturen.bsky.social @britishmuseum.bsky.social
Well worth zooming in: powerful etching "Colonisation by cattle" by Miriam Rudolph @museumderkulturen Basel -as the commentary says, the Gran Chaco (Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia) has the higest deforestation rates in the world
Was happy to sign @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social's cross party letter pushing back against "aim to permit" planning rules on new gambling venues. And even happier to see this outcome. 👏
Dawn Butler MP@dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social · yesterday🚨WE WON! After years of campaigning, the Govt is set to scrap ‘Aim to Permit’ - giving councils and local communities power to say NO to new gambling venues. We delivered for London and all UK. Thank you @andyburnham.bsky.social & to all who backed my campaign. Please share the news! 🥰
If we'd frozen peoples rent in 2022 - the average UK household would be saving £2400 every year. And saving the Government £2bn a year! Any Government who is serious about ending Rip Off Britain would bring in rent controls now.
US research, but increasingly relevant across the UK and Europe: "Among the poorest older adults, sustained heat was also associated with a higher chance of developing high-impact pain" theconversation.com/chronic-pain...
Chronic pain is missing from America’s heat warnings
Chronic pain can make it hard to walk, carry groceries or sleep through the night. A new study finds that extreme temperatures are linked to that kind of pain.
theconversation.com
Our understanding of cooperation has a long way to go. "Adult female worked at several points until the device came away, 10 minutes after she began, within hour of the tracker being fitted." Need to #Unlearn focus on competition spacedaily.com/t-australian...
Australian researchers fitted five magpies with GPS trackers to map their movements, but the birds began removing one another’s harnesses within minutes, turning a failed trial into an unexpected obse...
When researchers tried to track Australian magpies, the birds turned the tables—systematically removing each other's harnesses and revealing something far more interesting than GPS coordinates.
spacedaily.com
Our Prime Minister has had a lot to say today about subscriptions. Meanwhile, huge parts of the country are in drought. We're about to enter our fifth heatwave of the year, killing more people. Are we going to get anything from the Government? Literally anything?
#BrexitReality Lives thrown into chaos through no fault of the individuals concerned www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Home Office tells Italian man his right to stay in UK after Brexit was ‘error’
Man is told he should not have been granted settled status so he can no longer sponsor Brazilian wife to remain
theguardian.com
#TooMuchFinance Taking highly trained and educated people and putting them to work creating the next financial crisis, a threat to the security of us all #Financialisation theconversation.com/why-finance-...
Why finance jobs are widening income inequality in cities around the world
Our study found that financial hubs around the world have significantly higher levels of income inequality.
theconversation.com
#Cybersecurity, our heavily centralised, digitised, networked economy is frighteningly vulnerable. Think #FoodSecurity, distribution systems, energy systems www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
UK manufacturers face rising hacking risk as survey shows 30% were hit last year
Big companies describe being under constant threat but only half have a plan in place to respond to an attack
theguardian.com
"Actionable baseline to integrate soil microbial genetic resources into global biodiversity targets and protected-area planning." Urgently needed. Healthy soil is not just a prerequisite for biodiversity. It IS #biodiversity www.nature.com/articles/s41...
nature.com
Who is the economy for? The have yachts or the have nots? The cost of living crisis is hitting hard and ordinary people are struggling to get by. There are enough resources for everyone to have a decent life if we share them out fairly.
Five years after the fall of Kabul, we must not look away. People who supported British forces in Afghanistan were left behind, after trusting Britain to protect them. And Afghan women and girls still face brutal restrictions on their freedom, education, healthcare and daily lives.
Unlike Farage, I visited an El Salvador prison when I was an MEP Conditions were medieval, with very little in the way of sanitation and massively overcrowded cells The women we visited were in gaol for having miscarriages, misreported as abortions This is their standard of criminal justice
Former Australian conservative PM says AUKUS "a colossal mistake". Yes, as we and Australian Greens have said from the start www.thetimes.com/world/austra...
Britain can’t provide us with nuclear submarines, says Malcolm Turnbull
Speaking at an inquiry into the viability of the Aukus deal, the former Australian prime minister said the agreement was ‘a colossal mistake’
thetimes.com
The Labour Government have refused Green Party calls for a COBR meeting saying "supply chains are resilient." This is gross negligence. We need to act now. news.sky.com/story/could-...
MPs fear one key issue could end new PM's honeymoon period
The "Burnham bounce" has largely been driven by Green voters coming back to the fold. Labour MPs warn that spells trouble if more oil and gas is approved following a summer of extreme weather.
news.sky.com
#BrexitReality - lives turned upside down www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
British widow, 78, told to leave Sweden under Brexit rules after living there for 21 years
Authorities say application to stay was made too late, as UK officials say Sweden takes ‘stricter approach’ than other EU countries
theguardian.com
No so-called AI is not "in the cloud". But disastrously down to Earth, as more and more are understanding #PlanetaryBoundaries - seven of nine exceeded www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
Google’s $15 billion India data centre project battles water, wildlife concerns
Andhra Pradesh state, governed by an ally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has denied allegations that the Google project was fast-tracked without weighing risks.
reuters.com
#Devolution or more central imposition? Leicester Green Party Cllr Naomi Bottomley: “complete lack of democracy”. “Frankly insulting to ask people’s opinion, get an overwhelming response and turn around and go ‘We’re going to do what we fancy anyway’.” www.leicester.news/leicester-sh...
Large protest outside county hall as residents, MPs and councillors call city expansion ‘horrific’
Protestors have called Leicester’s planned city expansion “horrific” with large crowds voicing opposition to the highly controversial move
leicester.news
Life, sophisticated & complicated. We need to #Unlearn reductionist 20th-century models of simple solutions. "Because peptides seem to generally be very effective at killing bacteria doesn't mean will translate to clinical settings" phys.org/news/2026-08...
Unexpected E. coli response may complicate peptide-based antibiotic combinations
A group of Cornell College students and their professor found surprising results in research on antimicrobial peptides, which are being studied as a method of combating antibiotic resistance. These pe...
phys.org
#Glyphosate and earthworms: yes continually dosing this #PoisonedPlanet has costs we're only just beginning to grasp www.ecoportal.net/en/earthworm...
Roughly 300 million US acres get glyphosate each year, and in a greenhouse test one dose cut earthworm reproduction by more than half in three months
A study found glyphosate-based weed killer cut earthworm reproduction by 56% in 3 months. Here's what that means for your lawn's soil and nearby streams.
ecoportal.net
Important to understand what is happening in the US. "Erica Schwartz’s testimony … should alarm everyone who believes private medical decisions belong to patients, not politicians" #AbortionRights #WomensRights www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rest assured, the new CDC director thinks ‘abortion surveillance’ is essential | Arwa Mahdawi
An exchange between Dr Erica Schwartz and Senator Josh Hawley during her confirmation hearing is alarming
theguardian.com
#20sPlenty "There is a six to eight per cent reduction in casualties for every 1mph reduction in speed. Anything that brings down speed is a positive.” #PublicHealth www.thetimes.com/uk/transport...
How the 20mph speed limit is taking over British cities
With a third of roads now having the limit, driving offences are up while deaths have continued to fall. Plus: seven tips to make sticking to the rules easier
thetimes.com
I am still receiving heart-rending emails from Afghans begging for help. We have failed so many who helped us and trusted us www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Afghans waiting relocation are at risk from Taliban but UK still won’t help them flee
Exclusive: The UK admits those who helped British forces face fear of retribution, Taliban surveillance, and door-to-door searches – but still won’t help them escape
independent.co.uk
I went to Paris to speak to Thomas Piketty - one of the world’s leading thinkers on inequality. We talk about why wealth keeps concentrating at the top, the case for public investment, and what it would take to build a fairer economy. A fascinating conversation. youtu.be/d_83pFubGvQ?...
How We Build An Economic Future For All | Thomas Piketty
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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In a small Czeck market town, an artist is on the way to covering the entire rail station subway with murals. We need far more #PublicArt like this in the UK - vastly better than adverts
I spoke to @novaramedia this week about the EHRC's new Code of Practice which has now come into effect. We're seeing trans people's place in society continually questioned by those in positions of power and this code of practice will only increase gender policing. [1/2]
