Why do these all sound like gay slurs

And all of this before i even mention the record-breaking wind power day this week!

In a normal week, the Future Homes Standard launch would be a huge announcement in and of itself. This is a Lab Gov ensuring future housing stock come with solar panels and heat pumps as standard, helping tackle energy bills and bolstering our national energy security. 🧵

This is not an energy crisis, its an oil and gas crisis. Making the case here for a future of electrification and renewables... and not forgetting nuclear!

Last week we visited a flood defence scheme in Newport, where the Welsh government invested in making businesses and community spaces safer and more secure. Our @alexchitty.bsky.social explains below why these investments into our climate resilience are so important 👇️

The Bourne Identity (2002) / The Hidalgo Legacy (2026)

Having failed to secure the Snickers or M&Ms that were my original objectives, sources tell the Washington Post I will now be refocusing all energy on extracating my hand from where it is stuck inside the vending machine and restoring said machine to the working order it was in prior to my arrival.

Want to know what the Land Use Framework is and why it matters but only have 70 seconds spare this afternoon? Not to worry! @alexmackaness.bsky.social has you covered.

The Land Use Framework (out later today) is about giving farmers "the tools, investment and certainty they need to shape the future of our countryside and the communities that depend on it." Great op-ed here from @joemorrismp.bsky.social on keeping our rural communities resilient and future-facing.

VICTORY! Government to open up the Land Registry - bringing to an end a thousand years of secrecy shrouding who owns England. I’ve been campaigning for this for ten years: the new Land Use Framework, published later today, makes it government policy. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Can this be a solution?

Today's Fingleton Review response is an important step forward in building critical infrastructure. There is no bigger threat to our natural environment than climate change, and unlocking clean homegrown energy is good for people and planet. Read @alexmackaness.bsky.social's thoughts below✍

True devolution requires funding, powers... and political support. Great blog here on what cllrs who are leading the way on local improvements need from central government.

Great piece on the LCEF blog by @rezinachowdhury.bsky.social on the need for councillors to get far greater political cover from the Government when delivering clean air projects locally.

These men are all in their mid-twenties but look like theyre new fathers in their early 40s

This is total nonsense and has no regard for any actual policy content it’s just a vibe. Meanwhile I’m yet to see a single decarbonisation policy from Polanski that isn’t wealth taxes but apparently that’s acceptable?

The penguins have their revenge.

30/ proof by meme. this one required thought to to write alt text for

Local power starts here in Hackney! Our Hackney Mayor @carolinewoodley.bsky.social welcomed Ed Miliband to Hoxton Hall tonight to launch Labour’s #localpowerplan with Sadiq Khan & community energy groups. @coopparty.party.coop and @lcefuk.bsky.social have done us proud in making this happen.

Well said by Marina Hyde www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Britain’s biggest ever investment in community energy ⚡️🎉 Our £1bn local power plan will: 🤝 Ensure local areas can own the benefits of the green transition 🇪🇺 Build on models that already work across Europe 📈 Unlock the equivalent of up to three (!) nuclear plants of energy

Another huge announcement today from government giving people more control over their energy bills and energy security. £1bn to support community groups and local authorities own and invest in the clean energy they need.

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced today a record £1bn invest in community-owned energy. This is the start of an energy ownership revolution which will see communities and community assets benefit from renewables in their areas. 📺 Watch him explain.

Bright-eyed at day two of Labour LGA conference to discuss how we win the politics of air quality. How do we enpower the voices of those cllrs across the country who are delivering on this issue for their communities.

Sat reading this excellent feature whilst sat on the floor at a packed Euston station where every train has been delayed for at least three hours. Why do these spoiled man-babies never want to produce proper mundane infrastructure that would improve peoples lives immeasurably?

i love european olympics opening ceremonies. the second the ioc names a european host city the prime minister calls the culture minister into their office and says "find me your strangest homosexuals. give each of them a period of our great nation's history, a kilo of cocaine, and Ten Million Euros"

Some great insight from MPs at this roundtable, on how they can be local champions for the Warm Homes Plan but also highlighting some of the challenges of delivery. Thanks to @martinmccluskey.bsky.social for setting out a clear vision for the plan (and fielding some pretty technical questions!)

Was pleased to join the launch of Climate Jobs UK this week, calling, in the words of Gary Smith, for the just transition to be a jobs transition. The introduction of a Fair Work Charter for the next round of off-shore wind is a strong step on this journey. labourlist.org/2026/02/unio...

With all the horrendous epstein news this week I've been reminded of Marina Hyde's scream of rage column from nearly seven years ago. Fantastic writing on a hideous subject. Funny how dreams die. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Having a real Mandela moment esistential crisis tonight as i clearly remember dancing to Arctic Monkeys's Sun Goes Down all the way through my uni years at Manchesters 5th Ave. Yet being reminded today that it came out in the January of my 3rd year of uni.

This will get massively overshadowed today and as ever the devil is in the detail, but is should be one of the best things Labour has done. It has the potential to improve the lives and finances of millions of people. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524489...

Extremely excited by the sheer scale of ambition from today's Warm Homes Plan. It has the potential to be a defining policy moment of this parliment: from immediate impact on fuel poverty, medium-term growth for British industry and jobs, to the long-term reduction in carbon emissions. (1/2)

Stressifily

Good overview of today's proposed reforms from Labour. @lcefuk.bsky.social has long-said that by taking a different approach to nature restoration - a coherent role for regs, identifying the role of private sector - Labour can leave a lasting legacy for UK's natural world in this parliament....

Aware that he only had a few months left to live the great Mike Davis gave one of his final interviews to the Guardian in 202. "You’ve been organizing for social change your whole life. How do you deal with a future that feels so bleak?" Lois Beckett asked.

Yes yes yes!

Fantastic but hideously depressing substack from Jonn on the ICE activities going on across the way. They want you to understand that they did it, and they'd do it again.

Today is a good day for energy security, for long-term costs of energy, and for reaching our net zero targets (and for future of planet but thats very much a tertiary issue.)

We’ve just secured the largest amount of offshore wind in any auction ever in Britain - enough to power the equivalent of 12 million homes. In Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 the first offshore wind project in three years has been successful - a landmark moment demonstrating our commitment to the whole of the UK.

They way reports like this make my blood boil could mean they will soon be one of the most efficient energy sources we have. How do you go on in public life after writing a teport like this?

Im taking this deer's energy into 2026.

Hard to believe this hasn't already been done but I'm throwing it out there: "Did you see Trump has invaded the capital of Venezuela and kidnapped the president?" "Caracas?" "Certainly seems to be."

Exciting to be starting the year looking for new talent. LCEF wants someone who understands the current political landscape, the labour movement, and how we make the case for climate and environmental ambition in the broader politics. Please do share the below with your networks.

Walking down oxford street doing my christmas shopping with this song going round and round in my head. youtu.be/4v-q7PdqyoY?...

Anyone who knows me knows that I take Christmas, and Christmas traditions, very seriously. Its the first weekend of December, the tree is up and I attended a beautiful carol service last night. I will definitely be watching Muppet's Christmas Carol and Miracle on 34th Street soon but...

Everyone deserves to enjoy nature. Through my Green Roots Fund we’re backing fantastic projects, including the first white storks breeding colony in London for 600 years. This is only the beginning - with more than £12m invested over the next 3 years.

This is really cool. When you see the storks at Knepp they feel pre-historic. This is basically bringing dinosaurs to Dagenham. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Anyone who knows me knows that I take Christmas, and Christmas traditions, very seriously. Its the first weekend of December, the tree is up and I attended a beautiful carol service last night. I will definitely be watching Muppet's Christmas Carol and Miracle on 34th Street soon but...

Everyone's talking about Ozempic in the corridors of Westminster but there's been one huge section of the conversation missing. @alexmackaness.bsky.social has done a great job here exploring what weight loss jabs might mean for UK farming, nature and reaching net zero. lcef.co.uk/blog/farming...

This is really really good. Depth and richness of evidence from BES is breath-taking. And lots of lessons to be learned that, dare I say, have not currently been learned?