This is what we are missing - the freedom to live, love, work, study, retire, travel across all EU countries freely. I miss it. I want it back. I want others to have the same opportunities I had when I moved to Spain pre Brexit. @bremaininspain.com @andrewhesselden.bsky.social
"Nearly 1/3 of voters....would be less likely to vote Labour if it gives the go-ahead for more North Sea oil drilling" "includes...1/3 of those who voted Labour [in 2024] and around half of 18 to 24y olds" Environmentally ignorant AND politically inept www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Andy Burnham faces climate revolt after approval of North Sea gas drilling
Jackdaw gasfield announcement signals UK’s commitment to North Sea industry but undermines green credentials
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Now is the time for Burnham to plan for Thames Water’s demise. Will Burnham rise to the challenge? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/10...
Now is the time for Burnham to plan for Thames Water’s demise
The Guardian has noted this morning that: Andy Burnham has told officials to rip up their plans for how to fix Thames Water and present him with more radical options for what to do with the stricken ...
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Greens have a plan for failing water companies like Thames Water. Special administration. Public ownership. Zero compensation for shareholders. When will Labour end the rip off?
Most of Europe’s wild bee species & 1/2 hover fly species have declined over last century Research “confirms what has long been suspected" on pollinator loss Wildlife being lost at unprecedented rate as humans destroy habitats, spray pesticides & change climate www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Crucial opportunity to act’ as study finds most of Europe’s wild bee species in decline
As Cop17 kicks off, records since 1921 show more bee species declining than increasing in all parts of Europe except the Alps
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The UK is poorer than we should be - and underinvestment is why. The first of two videos - the second is tomorrow - on why we are poorer than we should be, and what we can do about it. youtu.be/IeZVWKu7FxQ?...
The UK is poorer than we should be - and underinvestment is why
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When will this Labour Government stop tinkering? Thames Water is a busted flush. It's worthless. Cheer up the nation. Nationalise it now. Not a penny compensation. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Burnham urges officials to come up with more radical options for Thames Water
Exclusive: Utility seen as ‘litmus test’ of PM’s promise to bring ‘essentials of life’ under public control
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This. Misery has been delivered by the gratuitous gossips keeping their enemy closer than their social dependents.
Phillips OBrien@phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 2w agoOr, what is worse, uncritically spread the Trump narrative because they wanted to protect their “access” and pretend they were important. The failures of the press on this have been epic, and as yet unacknowledged.
'It must start where people are': 'Climate popularism' could break the grip of right-wing parties - a new report from @rupertread.bsky.social and me 👇 www.businessgreen.com/news/4537476...
'It must start where people are': 'Climate popularism' could break the grip of right-wing parties
Former Green leader Caroline Lucas co-authors report calling for 'politics of climate resilience' built around lower household costs, stronger communities, and greater local control
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As I have been saying for who knows how long Climate breakdown is all-pervasive and will impact EVERY aspect of our lives and livelihoods www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian town as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals
Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the fastest-warming places in the world
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Truly mind-boggling and very scary The 1997-98 El Nino resulted in a global economic hit of $5.7 trillion When we look back on the current hyper El Nino, don't be surprised if there is not much change out of $20 trillion
The Earth doesn’t need saving. We do. She will continue without us. The real question is: will we still be here to witness her beauty? #SaveThePlanet #ClimateEmergency
Come take a break, leave with peace and a lightened burden.
@andyburnham.bsky.social This makes a complete nonsense of opening up Jackdaw and Rosebank There is simply not one single reason why this would be a good thing NO MORE NORTH SEA OIL AND GAS www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests
Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank finds
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Cutting down our forests for quick cash is like burning your house to stay warm for one night. We need forests more than forests need us. Protect our forests, protect our future. #SaveOurForests
Insulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil @e3g.bsky.social
Dr Paul Dorfman (@dorfman_p) on X
Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield https://t.co/VnW...
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What if austerity was never necessary? Where would we be now? Without rioting in France, for a start. And in a country with hope, and not despair, as we have here in the UK. It is time to consign austerity to history for good. youtu.be/0c61E0MKCF8?...
What if austerity was never necessary?
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My latest Substack just out: "Five hundred million fewer birds in Europe. Seventy-five million fewer in Britain… Dawns and springs are quieter, the air, emptier” #Biodiversity #Anthropocene #NatureCrisis nataliebennett.substack.com/p/change-eve...
Change Everything No 104: Encountering wonderful avian wanderers
RSPB Minsmere is a magical place, but haunted by the shadow of past far-larger flocks, with humans increasingly stacking the odds against its migrants
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56 individuals in the UK have as much wealth as the poorest 27 million (Oxfam) Yet this man is advocating cutting benefits to fund work support for young people Utterly monstrous www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Cut benefits to fund work support for young people, says Neet review author Alan Milburn
Exclusive: Former health secretary says upfront investment in support is needed ‘if we are going to end the Neet crisis’
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“Andy Burnham is adopting the language of the Green Party. The question is, will they adopt our policies? All the evidence so far is Labour isn't going to do that.” Zack Polanski on changing rhetoric but not changing action from the new Prime Minister, on #BBCLauraK
The Labour Government are still continuing to arm a genocide. They're still locking up pensioners who hold up cardboard signs. And Palestinians are still being murdered every single day. The Green Party will always unapologetically speak the truth. youtu.be/BKC9mSBFpBA?...
Zack Polanski: "I'm not sorry at all" over Zionism motion | Sunday With Laura Kuenssberg
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🚨 EXCLUSIVE: No Kings organizer Ezra Levin SOUNDS ALARM after Meta suspended the movement’s Instagram during nationwide protests. LEVIN: “We might be seeing something similar from Meta in our country right now.” “We're not gonna stop organizing against this regime.”
Heads up UK Reformism USA style is what reformists want for UK Be prepared seems an appropriate response
Ezra Levin ❌👑@ezralevin.bsky.social · 2w agoUpdate: about 4 hours later and we still don't have admin access so we still can't post to the No Kings instagram account. This isn't slowing down the the 3,000+ early vote events today. We will drive the biggest early vote in history. But this should be a flashing alarm about what's to come.
Who remembers how most of us learnt who Mothin was? Watching him support his community and helping with the clean up, despite the risk from racist mobs. This is what the Green party represents; the people, because it should always be about #DeedsNotWords
Mo 💚@zzzyax.bsky.social · 2w agowww.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Mothin Ali 1 - GB News 0
"Zack Polanski has hardly talked about the environment" Do we have to do this again? We're doing this again. Watch ⤵️
