I am 100% sure that the men and women of the #RNLI are absolute legends. Self-sacrificial, non-judgemental, generous, skilled, kind, empathetic and dedicated - they show the best of Britain. They make our country great.
Steve Coles
@stevecoles1.bsky.social
Works in charity and social enterprise: Co-founder Wild & Other Ltd. Chair of Guild of Health and J49. Trustee of OCH. Former CEO of SCT. Housing, health, faith and climate stuff mainly. Green. FRSA.
Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now
I can’t believe we’re still having a debate about whether there’s a trade off between job creation and measures to green the economy. There isn’t. The evidence was clear years ago - a green economy creates far more jobs than the fossil fuel economy it replaces. Come on Labour, catch up …
Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules
Louise Haigh says taxpayer money must benefit local communities amid backlash from environmental groups
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Our government is not at all serious about the climate crisis or about the scale of action that needs to be taken. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails
£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airport
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As the UN Secretary General says, every new fossil fuel project approved today makes tomorrow’s heatwaves more dangerous & our world less secure. I hope Andy Burnham is listening. Caving in to the fossil fuel lobby as the planet burns would be unforgivable
Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling
Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concerns
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This is only the beginning. The climate crisis is here. So why are politicians and most of the media still acting as though this can wait? It can't. We can still avoid some of the worst impacts - but only if we find the courage to act. metro.co.uk/2026/06/22/g...
Greta Thunberg warns 40°C heatwave about to hit UK 'is only the beginning'
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What some of us have been warning of for decades is happening, faster and fiercer than most imagined, even in the mildest and most temperate corners of the world. #ClimateBreakdown
MetJam@metjam.co.uk · 5mo ago34.8ºC at Kew Gardens breaks its May AND June records by OVER 4ºC for its May record set in 1922 and by 0.2ºC for its June record set in 1976. Unprecedented heat for the UK in late May, and likely to be bettered tomorrow. A rounded 35ºC temperature should not happen in May.
The US military has 22 sites in the UK. Every day long range US bombers are taking off here to drop bombs on Iran. This is a rogue state carrying out war crimes, and threatening more. The UK Government must grow a spine - and stop our bases being used for this war.
I’m the chair of two charities. If a trustee broke the code of governance 17 times and was paid for work conflicting with their role and didnt declare it, I would ask them to step down immediately. How is this allowed? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage apologises for 17 breaches of MPs’ code of conduct
Reform UK leader, who failed to declare £380,000 on time, says he is computer-illiterate ‘oddball’
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Let’s see if they write the same story again tomorrow… 👇
Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 2y agoWhat do they do when this doesn't happen? Just keep writing the same story and hope their readers don't notice or don't care?
I’ve just signed this 👇
Caroline Lucas@carolinelucas.bsky.social · 10mo agoOK so It’s Christmas Eve & petitioning Govt might not be front of mind today - but *please* take just 20 secs to sign this, calling for a funded national #climate resilience plan to help protect us all. Just 1700 more needed to get a Govt response! 🤞🙏https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730062
Plant a wildlife hedge instead of building a fence! It could help hedgehogs, bumblebees, blue tits, robins, frogs, bats, toads, dunnocks, butterflies, moths, blackbirds, solitary bees, wrens, hoverflies... A quick guide to hedges: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/hed...
Samir Zitouni's decision to bravely risk his life to protect others during last weekend's train attack was nothing short of absolute heroism. Wishing him a speedy and full recovery.
The most insanely frustrating thing about the #ClimateCrisis is how the breakthrough we so clearly need isn’t technological. It’s just a collective willingness, a determination even, to change in ways that would clearly be SO MUCH BETTER than the clear and obvious consequences of NOT changing.
Why is there no longer a direct train from Clapham Junction To Brighton? The alternative is worse. #southernrail
Got a couple of miniature watercolour painting sets that I saw advertised on Instagram, as I thought my wife and I could combine competitive painting with a lovely day out. The best work of art either of us will see today will definitely be the back of the pack of paints…!
This, and worse, is soon going to be the norm. We must act decisively and globally to keep fossil fuels in the ground and rapidly decarbonise to have any hope of our grandchildren having a livable planet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Four areas of England now in drought as heat threatens wildlife and crops
Ministers call for hosepipe bans as East and West Midlands enter drought, joining Yorkshire and north-west
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Wide areas of the UK are currently 10-12°C above normal for the time of day and time of the year. Updated every hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
Really proud to know @davidfloydnews.bsky.social and so impressed by what he and the team at Social Spider CIC are doing. Have a read of this article - it’ll just take 2 minutes - and have a think about how you could support brilliant local journalism.
Mark Brown@markoneinfour.bsky.social · last yr.Here's my colleague David Floyd on local news and its future "Local journalism is a public good - rightly provided by independent businesses rather than the state. For many years it was a by-product of a commercial market. Now it mostly isn't." www.journalism.co.uk/news/the-loc...
If we want to prevent the most catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis, there must be no new oil and gas drilling. The evidence could not be clearer. So why won't Starmer commit to leaving all fossil fuels in the ground?
The Climate APPG@climateappg.bsky.social · last yr.New report by @ucl.ac.uk issues a stark & unambiguous warning: opening new North Sea oil & gas fields is fundamentally incompatible with 1.5°C. To align with climate obligations, researchers urge the UK Government to reject the Rosebank & Jackdaw oil fields. scienmag.com/new-oil-and-...
On one hand this is good news - particularly if it reflects newly expanded capacity for generation. On the other hand solar has done well because we’ve had such an unusually dry and sunny spring. At Wild & Other, our solar was up 43% on the same quarter in 2024 but we had 12 weeks with no rain!!
Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · last yr.NEW ANALYSIS: UK's solar power surges 42% to a new record, after the sunniest spring on record * For the first time, solar was >10% of UK generation in consecutive months (April/May 2025) * In 2025, solar has already avoided gas imports that would've cost £600m www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
Militarism increases the threat of climate breakdown Climate breakdown increases the threat of militarism Our leaders should be de-escalating militarism and increasing a ‘war footing’ on tackling climate catastrophe which threatens the survival of humanity. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nato to force UK to lift defence spending to 3.5% of GDP to appease Trump, say sources
Starmer bound to accept Mark Rutte’s higher target after announcing ‘Nato-first’ defence strategy, insiders say
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The horrors in Gaza continue as the Israeli military opens fire at a food distribution point. And yet Keir Starmer still refuses to act. The government must end all arms sales to Israel, call for an immediate ceasefire and denounce Israel's atrocities for what they are - genocide.
The headline reads like it could be good news. It REALLY isn’t… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
UK registers its hottest and sunniest spring on record
Met Office logs more than 650 hours of sunshine, 43% above seasonal average
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Ready to boost your rewilding knowledge? 🌳 Rewilding Europe have just launched a free online and interactive #rewilding course with The Open University! No prior knowledge required. It's the perfect course for anyone with an interest in rewilding. Sign up now 👉 rewildingeurope.com/online-rewil...
Just came across istheukhotrightnow.com - built by @roostweather.bsky.social and shared by @edhawkins.org. The interactive website allows anyone to explore live temperatures across the UK, and whether they are cool, warm or hot relative to normal. Might start a collection of random checks of it…
Is the UK hot right now?
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Is it hot right now in the UK? New interactive website allowing anyone to explore live temperatures hour-by-hour across the UK, and whether they are cool, warm or hot relative to normal. istheukhotrightnow.com Built by @roostweather.bsky.social.
So, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what more evidence do you need? Will you act now – decisively – to prevent genocide in Gaza and to ensure respect for international humanitarian law? This Council must prevail. Demand this ends.