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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Do not normalize children dying from measles. Measles was previously eliminated in the US, thanks to vaccines. When children die from measles, it means that adults have catastrophically failed to protect them because they have rejected basic science.

It's not just fossil fuel giants. Big banks are having a bonanza on the back of the global crisis making the rest of us poorer. The "BIG 4" (HSBC, Barclays, Lloyds & NatWest) are making £6.7million/hour. We don't have to put up with it. Tax the profiteers. 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...

CALLING LONDONERS 📣 My friend has spent FIVE YEARS developing her play—a queer horror story—and she's hardly sold any tickets. She's travelling down from Leeds and I'm devastated 🥺 The Haunting of Verity Evans, The Hope Theatre, 25th–26th August. I hope you'll join me! Please share if you can't!

Manchester is soooo car-centric, I'm hoping that the new mayor @bevcraig.bsky.social will revisit ULEZ again. Especially with all the evidence coming out of London. But I won't hold my breath - pun intended.

Athena Kugblenu@athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 2w ago

I hope Sadiq Khan dines out on ULEZ for the rest of his life

Allister, is this war in the room with you right now?

After running the entire industry into the ground, the idea that private water companies could charge bill-payers even more for an essential life resource is astounding. 1.8 million people are in water poverty and two thirds of the country are in drought.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

Water companies in England and Wales explore ‘surge pricing’ bills during drought

Teesside deserves more than cashback devolution 📉 Ben Houchen had a better idea two months ago - a regional wealth fund 🏦 Read Dr Tom Lloyd Goodwin explain how a £100 rebate gives you £100 to spend once, but pooled could make a far bigger difference, via BDaily ⤵️ bdaily.co.uk/articles/202...

Teesside deserves more than cashback devolution

Ben Houchen had a better idea two months ago. In June, the Tees Valley mayor proposed creating a regional wealth fund.  The… | North East | Economy | Politics | Government | Politics | National |...

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Southern Water has the most debt after Thames Water - and it wants to increase your bills by £43 Who owns Southern Water? MACQUARIE - the "vampire kangaroo" which racked up Thames Water's debt @andyburnham.bsky.social say NO to bill rises Privatisation is unaffordable Let them go bust

Good morning to the Parliamentary Standards Watchdog! Go on, get cracking

Apparently £5million can’t buy you enough security to protect you from an imaginary threat.

Tax does not do what most people think. It does not fund the government. What it does do might be even more important. I wrote this infographic. I used AI to draw it under my direction until I was satisfied with the result.

There's more money than ever sloshing around in UK politics. Our democracy is being bought by a handful of billionaires & mega-corporations— and they're getting the tax system they pay for. Let's kick Big Money out of politics. ACT NOW 👉 bit.ly/4x2Eu16

I bet this eclipse is absolutely ruining the Flat Earth Society's membership numbers at the moment.

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

These irreplaceable old growth forests continue to be logged across British Columbia. Over 1,200 people have been arrested trying to keep them standing. There is no time to waste. Protect the Irreplaceable. #ActOnClimate #climate #nature @bcndp #bcpoli #bcgov Pic @TJWattPhoto

fwiw I don't think "Cambridge University professor most people have never heard of committed professional malpractice" should actually be national headline news

There now follows a party election broadcast by the Count Binface Party, And if I do say so myself, it's a banger. #VoteBinface #Clacton

I have enormous sympathy with people angry that the political vandalism of our prison system is forcing the (even earlier) release of prisoners. It is a scandal. But deciding who does and does not get released on the basis of the volume of public outcry at their crime is the road to madness.

As we begin big conversations about social care, and the question about how we fund it is raised. Remember, that there is money out there - it's just in the wrong places.

Positive Money UK@positivemoneyuk.bsky.social · last mo.

⚡ Our new analysis finds that a windfall tax on bank profits could bring in *£19 billion* from just the UK's biggest four banks if announced in the Autumn Budget. Their profits for the first half of 2026 were £29.2bn (up 21% on the same period last year) 🤑 #TaxTheBanks

Why is the question always "where will the money [for care] come from?" & why always assumed that we've already counted all the money that could possibly be classed as belonging to us? Please follow @carefull.bsky.social

Care Full@carefull.bsky.social · last mo.

As we begin big conversations about social care, and the question about how we fund it is raised. Remember, that there is money out there - it's just in the wrong places.

The haunting, ineffably cool strains of 'I'm in love with a German film star' was not what I expected to hear on this ... trip to B&Q

“The new Prime Minister has a clear chance to break away from the unpopularity of his predecessors by standing up to City lobbyists & taxing banks’ unearned windfalls.” This policy isn't just about raising billions, it's about showing the public whose side the Govt is on.

Andy Burnham urged to unleash tax raid on banks amid £55billion profit bonanza

EXCLUSIVE: As Britain's big bank prepare to announce a round of bumper half year profits, critics argue a windfall could pay for the government's cost of living crusade

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FYI: Justin Bieber and Harry Kane are the same age.

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This British train I'm on does have relatively freezing aircon, but not sure I agree with the woman who just asked the conductor if there was a warmer carriage to move to. Reminded of the assertion of Britishness in 'Passport to Pimlico' ... /1

Reform source in Politico today on the G. Manchester mayoralty race, taking place using the supplementary vote: “If it was first preference we’d throw the kitchen sink at the contest, but with preferential voting it’s a tough challenge" In other words, "no one wants to give us their 2nd prefs..."

This is the air in #Manchester tonight, due to the Dove Stone wildfire. “This is my hand held monitor in my son’s bedroom, as he had opened the windows. We’ve never seen it like this. I’ve not had a single alert from GM air alert to say anything about the air today”. #ClimateChange #ToxicAir

This headline is so misleading. The temperatures we're having aren't exceptional - it's not 1976 - this is our new normal. Do better BBC.