Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them. This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ducks are born to glide on water, but on factory farms, they endure a life devoid of it. Instead, they face broken bones and immense suffering 🦆 🎥 Animals Australia

70 years ago today, Rosa Parks became a legend Tired after a long day at work & fed up with the injustice of it all, one day she sat on a ‘whites-only’ bus seat and, when asked to move, decided on the spot to refuse She was arrested, and her courage sparked an uprising Or so the story goes 🧵1/

"Starvation, economic collapse, civil unrest and wars are among the risks we face if we don’t take decisive action to limit further global warming and preserve nature, leading experts in #climate, food, health and security warned today in London" @nebriefing.bsky.social

Primates, a primarily herbivorous order of mammals, use canine teeth to display dominance. Males, including humans, typically have larger canines; they are not remotely linked to dietary preferences.

Imagine a world where every item of clothing is worn just once, that’s the direction fast fashion is heading. Shop pre-loved and help stop this from becoming our reality. This Black Friday, let’s choose differently. Visit your local Oxfam shop this Black Friday or browse online; bit.ly/4roIN4b

When will we extend fuel duty to the luxury of flying - and add VAT? We have both taxes applied to motorists - people going to work and about their daily lives, get taxed to the max. People flying round the word - nothing. It can’t be justified.

"It’s ludicrous that aviation doesn’t pay fuel tax, especially now that Rachel Reeves is making noises about a tax on electric vehicles. If we’re looking for easy wins for revenue, just look to the skies." ~ Flight Free UK Director Anna Hughes in the Guardian today 👇

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

US, Russia and Saudi Arabia create axis of obstruction as Cop30 sputters out

NEW: Nigel Farage is facing renewed calls to explain why he repeatedly aired tropes and conspiracy theories associated with antisemitism during interviews, after claims the Reform UK leader used racist language in his teens. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Why does this man & his party still absurdly deny manmade climate change when all the data, science & numerous physical impacts tell us the direct opposite? There can be no other reason than a pro oil, pro Russia 🇷🇺, pro Putin, money into the back pocket pipeline 🛢️💰. Investigation required!

This is particularly stunning because the sheer number of times we demonstrated Bjorn Lomborg was just flat-out lying grew so large that it almost became literally pointless to keep doing it, because he just ignores it and keeps on going

The petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics and democracy is now up to 20k. Please share the petition far and wide. We need to push as hard as we can to break the establishment wall of silence protecting Farage. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Not only are the @reformpartyuk.bsky.social full of dangerous climate change deniers, they are also packed full of unchecked racists, imbeciles, crooks & traitors. +10 years for Reform’s Nathan Gill 👇, a crooked British traitor caught fraternising with Russia for cash 🇷🇺 💰💰💰

Sign our petition to call on the Government to work with our European neighbours on the energy and climate crisis:

The UK has fallen behind the EU on climate policies, but cooperating with the EU could achieve cheaper bills, healthier communities, and a thriving natural world. As COP30 comes to a close tomorrow, we’re calling on the Government to team up with the EU to save our planet @carolinelucas.bsky.social

The full film & piece is here. Do the voters of Clacton think it’s okay for politicians to accept bribes from Russian spies? www.thenerve.news/p/john-sween...

There’s a Flag for That: Absurdity Day, November 20. Celebrating a day of disengaging from rationality and normality, this flag spotlights stage plays of Samuel Beckett, the prince of absurdity: "...Godot"'s two derby-hatted characters and "Endgame"'s husband and wife who live in trash cans.

French authorities are taking X to court because Grok is now doing straight up holocaust denial. Gas chambers intended for disinfection, cyanide residue tiny, ‘story’ persists because of taboo against critical examination. (Full translation in alt text)

Our @climatemajority.bsky.social petition calling for a National Climate Resilience Plan is almost at the halfway point of the support we need. Please add your name (and share with family and friends) and help get the government to respond. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

The catastrophic illegal waste dumping in Oxfordshire (see next post) is a direct result of the deregulation-by-stealth I wrote about in 2021, when my dead goldfish became a registered waste disposer. I warned it would let the mafia in. And here we are.🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The real BBC bias story, narrated by Anna Ford

Looking forward to seeing my play "Accidental Manoeuvres in the Dark" brought to life in this showcase at @breadrosestheatre.bsky.social on Saturday, along with work by the brilliant Richard Fitchett, @merylwww.bsky.social, Liam O'Grady and Maria Cole. www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk/whats-on.html

Under Sadiq Khan's Mayorship, green public transport has received significant investment. Yet - confusingly - the most polluting companies are still able to advertise on London's electric buses, trams, and the tube. 🤔 Help us change that. 👇 6/6 actionnetwork.org/letters/ba2d...

This week, we’ve taken over the ad space of London's Southwark tube station. Right next to Transport for London's head office, we are calling on Sadiq Khan to stop allowing polluting industries to promote their damaging products. 🧵 1/6

No cash to save the Brazilian rainforest, but no shortage for burning Canadian forests.

REVIEW: Starfish ★★★ " Moments of humour combine with an entertaining story." #LondonFringe https://broadwaybaby.com/shows/starfish/831277

Turns out the author of that anti-BBC report himself doctored the Trump quote to clear him of incitement to violence. www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...

Plays by four AWL writers - Richard Fitchett, Tom Jensen, Liam O’Grady and Meryl Walker - will be performed in The Platform, a showcase at Bread and Roses Theatre, Clapham, at 6.30pm on Saturday 22nd November. breadandrosestheatre.co.uk/whats-on.html

Facing flimsy justifications with logic. 🎨 VeganSideKick

“Fight fake news and defeat climate deniers.” Those are the very clear & necessary words of Lula de Silva, President of Brazil at #COP30. So, for us here in the UK that means the liars & deceivers Reform U.K. & GB News in particular, something I’ve been doing for some time now. Pls do join me!

Add your name now to defend the BBC’s independence. Before it’s too late: act.38degrees.org.uk/act/bbc-dg-o...

Fantastic news! It was outrageous that he might have been deported for a non-violent climate protest.

Panorama made a stupid error, but imploding the top of the BBC is mad. Especially when it concerned a US President who actually did incite a riot and then got re-elected afterwards. “Institutional bias” my foot. We’re being taken for mugs.

Human induced climate change has deepened Somalia’s UNnatural drought – and with it, a human rights crisis. Communities in southern and central Somalia are paying the price for a crisis they did not create. Read our new report out now:

Why are we so fixated on the need for incredibly cheap flights, that requires a bizarre tax free treatment - when half of us don’t fly and half of all flights are taken by just 10% of us. It’s a (relatively) rich persons thing, a luxury not a necessity. Tax it. And use the money to reduce poverty.

Mike Chalk interviews David Lammy. Only on YouTube. youtu.be/-QdJ8VvapTA

Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …

“All we have to do is look out our front doors to witness the impact of climate change” Here we are, #COP30 and the world is still burning. So much talk, so much wasted time. This is an emergency. Life on Earth is in crisis and the stakes are getting higher. 🧵 1/2 apnews.com/article/braz...

Today is the 60th(!) anniversary of the first public report on the dangers of fossil fuel pollution. What happened? A whole lot of fossil fuel bullsh*t and corruption in service of a whole lot of nothing. All while pollution and warming escalated far beyond what scientist predicted in 1965.

Kind of familiar. Isn't it.

It's tonight! (w)Hormones, Upper Hand Theatre's cracking showcase, is back including a short play by me. Still time to get tickets here: www.unrestrictedview.co.uk/whormones-he...

Last call for our last show of the year, celebrating women on stage with Upper Hand’s sell out show (w)Hormones! Get your tickets now and we will see you tomorrow: www.unrestrictedview.co.uk/events/whorm... #womenintheatre #newwriting #girlboss

Book now for this great showcase on Sunday, featuring my short play "Coincidences"

I've never wanted anything so much as for climate change to be a hoax So I guess I have that in common with denialists

The Amazon rainforest is at a dangerous tipping point. The world will soon be focused on COP30 in Brazil. Act now and call for indigenous lands in the Amazon to be free from extraction! #AmazonRainforest #COP30 #ClimateEmergency #StopEcocide #EndFossilFuels amazonwatch.org/take-action/...

A "fairer system"? No, yet another kick in the teeth for the climate.

Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned

Come and see my play performed by these fab people on Sunday! Follow this link for tickets to this great showcase: www.unrestrictedview.co.uk/whormones-he...