We’re calling on government to stage a prime-time televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis. Introduced by the Prime Minister to signal utmost seriousness, and delivered by independent experts. It’s time for a moonshot-scale mission to protect the public & improve lives. #PEBUK

Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.

🌎 Planetary heating is intensifying and key climate indicators are deteriorating, top scientists said Thursday, warning that funding decisions affecting Earth observation systems in the United States and other countries threaten efforts to track global warming. ➡️ u.afp.com/Szom

It needs repeating over and over... The far-right and racist rioters are not protesting violent crime. Almost all violent crime is ignored by them. They are rioting about the existence of black and brown people. And it isn't depressing or sad. It's the destruction of an entire nation.

Nigel Farage. What a cunt. That’s the post. Good morning.

This is an unforgivably stupid situation. It is an astonishing own goal to try and drive student numbers down to move an immigration number that in turn is totally ignored by the anti-immigrant head bangers.

UK chancellor tells ministers to ‘buy British’ in four key industries - shipbuilding, steel-making, energy and AI. All are foreign owned, profits exported. Not self reliant for most things. Manufacturing neglected: was 30% of GDP in 1970, now 9%+. Need a fundamental economic reset.

"In Twickenham and Richmond Park, we now have every single councillor, but we don't have every single vote. We'd welcome electoral reform in our councils, where we are overrepresented." Lib Dem leader @eddavey.libdems.org.uk calls for a fair voting system in his response to the King's Speech:

Anything you’d like to say, Richard?

Schrödinger’s Economy 99-percent.org/schrodingers...

We all know the best way to deliver desperately needed economic growth: a closer relationship with Europe. Yet the PM's reset plan is far too unambitious. Leading Labour leadership contenders must put the country first and commit to fixing our broken relationship with Europe if they enter No. 10.

Britain's broadcast media boasts of its strict adherence to impartiality rules. Mentions per MP. LibDems: 645 Tories: 5,116 Greens: 7,763 Labour (the actual govt): 27,438 Reform: 70,732 Anyone surprised they're ahead? bebroadcast.co.uk/politics-who...

A please @labouruk.bsky.social, stop saying that it's up to us to stop Reform. YOU could stop a Reform government in 2029, by introducing the proportional representation so many in the country have been clamouring for. The only way Farage can win is through our crazy first-past-the-post system.

On the positive side, it’s a great day for my new jackboot-making business.

The current session of Parliament has ended. Of the 515 divisions held in the session, 282 would have changed result if seats matched votes. That is, ~55% of the time, opposition MPs represented *more* people but the government won anyway. @makevotesmatter.bsky.social

Zia Yusuf treating the state like a corporate loyalty programme. This is a legal non-starter: the Equality Act 2010 and administrative law forbid distributing public burdens based on political affiliation. It will never get through the courts. He is on the ropes.

Amazon's recent style of social media ads, showing a succession of product images, prompting a "WTF is that?" response & a click-through, seems extremely unlikely to yield much fruit, unless the clicks are the real target.

Nadine’s not a fan. But I think she may have helped me find a legitimate good use for AI. I asked AI: can you write me a passage of erotic literature in the style of Nadine Dorries that involves a critical depiction of heat pumps? And it came up with this.

If a massive project's success depends on a single politician in a febrile politics.... it probably ain't a good project "Losing her as chancellor would “risk” the entire project, a person close to Heathrow said" www.ft.com/content/e225...

This state visit will put our King in an impossible position and serve only to normalise Trump's illegal war in Iran and his insults and attacks on British sovereignty. All the risk, with no long-term reward from a President who's proven he is an unreliable ally.

A world-first conference on phasing out fossil fuels will be held in Colombia as the Iran war underscores how dependent countries remain on planet-heating coal, oil and gas. The world's biggest coal, oil and gas producers - US, China, Saudi Arabia and Russia - are skipping the event u.afp.com/SEaE

Great how your phone gives you memories. It's two years to the day since Rachel Reeves told me if Labour won the general election they would send the National Audit Office in to investigate the Teesworks saga. The authority responsible hasn't published audited accounts since then, yet nothing.

Private equity KKR pulled out of the deal to buy Thames Water. New bidders want licence to abuse; no fines for dumping sewage, unplugged leakscausing harms What did their due diligence reports find? Cost borne by customers. The reports need to be made public. archive.ph/G9tsd

Trump’s illegal war is hitting our economy, pushing up inflation and deepening the cost of living crisis. We shouldn’t be rewarding that behaviour with a state visit.

@privateeyenews.bsky.social The Eye's powers of prediction are becoming ever stronger! Just this morning, Tuesday 24th March, the latest edition arrived, and look how long ago it was posted!

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

UK junk food ad ban so diluted it may be largely ineffective. It is because govts succumb to pressure from corporations and hobbyists. How many legislators on industry payroll? Game of impression management. Exceptions manufactured to create ineffective laws.

📑 In his speech about the Representation of the People Bill, @ollyglover.bsky.social quoted an open letter from 50+ academics, warning about the dangers of FPTP. ➡️ Read it here: www.politicshome.com/news/article...

The Representation of the People Bill will have its Second Reading today. While it includes some necessary measures, our position is clear: It won't fix our broken democracy without reforming the very voting system that leaves millions of people unrepresented. Scrap FPTP now.

Corruption in England's water industry and its regulation 2,778 serious pollution incidents reported in 2024. Officials downgraded 2,735 (98%) to minor incidents. Only 496 attended before downgrading; the rest were deemed minor. Regulators collude with industry, inflicting harms to people.

Allowing Non-British citizens and tax avoiders to own British media poses a grave risk to our democracy

Don’t look here! ITV expose of the suppressed - redacted - government report on national security threat of biodiversity loss. Ummm isn’t it their job to keep us safe?

Fascinating - Reform lose to every other option, Lib Dems beat every other option, Greens beat every other option except Lib Dem

Left: Zia Yusuf, "Mandelson deserves to be in jail. The buck stops with the executive, Keir Starmer is a disgrace to his office and should resign" Right: Nathan Gill is in jail for accepting Russian bribes. Using Zia Yusuf's logic, isn't Nigel Farage also a disgrace, and should also resign?

The burying of this extremely concerning report on the likely effects of climate change is a national disgrace. @elliechowns.bsky.social @werahobhouse.org.uk @rozsavage.bsky.social @labourlewis.bsky.social @barrygardiner.bsky.social Thank you @adrianramsay.bsky.social

Government 'suppressing' report warning of catastrophic climate risks www.businessgreen.com/news/4524657... Quotes our own @carolinelucas.bsky.social Good piece! READ. There’s scarcely anything more determinative…

And on current polling Reform will become an unpopular government elected with just 30% of the vote. We MUST have #PR #ProportionalRepresentation NOW

Time to Defend Democracy 99-percent.org/time-to-defe...

Top listen, obvs.

It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

6️⃣ Leading intensive care doctor Professor @hughmontgomery.bsky.social OBE: "The climate emergency IS a health emergency" Prof Montgomery also outlines the enormous benefits if we take bold action. What you can do: www.nebriefing.org/take-action Full talks: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing #NEB2025

🚨By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party - lets get this to the 100,000 signatures needed petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Jenrick saying he's "put aside personal ambition" too join Reform is the single most shameless statement I've ever heard. If he "put aside personal ambition" he'd disappear. That's all there is.

5️⃣ @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public. "If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify." What you can do: www.nebriefing.org/take-action Full talks: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing #NEB2025

Food expert @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public. "If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify." Full talk: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEB2025 #FoodShortages

Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.

Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics. I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem. Sign and share. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Evidence shows screening saves lives. We have the tools to deliver screening safely & effectively. Tens of thousands have called on Parliament to act and we have a duty to listen. That's why I signed this letter to the Health Secretary 👇 www.prostate-cancer-research.org.uk/letter-on-ne...

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

Never forget this: The forces rigging our economy, undermining our democracy, polluting our planet, and stoking hatred are counting on you to give up. Cynicism is how they win. Stay clear-eyed and ready for the fight ahead.