"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not. He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions. Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes." observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Gambling - an industry out of control doing enormous damage to individuals and communities. How much suffering (and NHS costs) could be saved, how much #PublicHealth improved, if no advertising at all? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass. Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.

Get ready for lots more of this. Right across England & Wales! 🎉 Join.greenparty.org.uk

Well done Copenhagen ✊️ www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

Great article by @terrymacalister.bsky.social about unrealistic expectations of new forests @greenparty.org.uk @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @bonkersbusway.bsky.social @friendsofthecam.bsky.social What about new forests, then? eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

Israel continues to block aid and materials into Gaza for shelters, thus purposefully denying conditions necessary for life as winter comes on. They are continuing the genocide in full view of the world.

Time to replace them. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/zack-p...

Good to see the Guardian covering this. Summing up Thursday. @bonkersbusway.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @cambridgegreens.bsky.social ‘Sustainable’ Cambridge busway will cause irreversible ecological harm, inquiry told

Police arrested over 20 people protesting in Oxford against the government’s proscription of Palestine Action as ‘a terrorist organisation’ The protests were part of a day of action, in what Defend our Juries describe as “the most widespread civil disobedience campaign in modern British history.”

Asked about opposition to yesterdays announcement Reed says all Lab MPs were elected on the same manifesto Where in the manifesto did it say Lab would deport more kids, seize refugees property & increase the time before they can apply for permanent settlement from 5 to 20 years?

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Thank you @stellacreasy.bsky.social for speaking up for decency and compassion. (A rare thing in politics these days- so double thanks). I wasn’t expecting anything good today, but this Home Secretary has appalled me - and everyone I know - to the absolute core

Yeah, but voters do care, Mahmood, they care a lot They care that you’re tearing children away from the only home they’ve ever known and sentencing them to years of fear, instability, and trauma They care that violent racist criminals like Tommy Robinson are applauding your policies

We are governed by monsters.

📢 @minnierahman.bsky.social “Stripping migrants of basic human rights isn’t 'reform', it’s the first step down a dangerous slope. Today it’s migrants. Tomorrow it’s anyone who becomes politically inconvenient”. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Men's sperm count falls 52% as car size increases - what would Freud say? chemtrust.org/news/report_...

Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food. @paneurope.bsky.social

For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable. A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.

You'll notice that there are certain demographics in society - the poor, immigrants, disabled people - who we are constantly told live on easy street with the government lavishing them with riches, and even after decades of policy designed to stop this, still have it way too good.

Illegal migration isn't tearing this country apart, but our obsession with it is. It's an obsession fuelled by our media and politicians. Both profit from blowing the problem out of all proportion. It's been happening for decades, but never more so than now

“Climate change is already biting.” The outgoing Broads Authority chief, Dr John Packman, warns floods, saltwater and rising seas are reshaping Norfolk's iconic waterways and we must adapt fast. @owensennitt.bsky.social

An excellent and comprehensive piece which shows up his mouthing of support for Palestine to be a sham. No doubt to help him win over a few local voters, given his wager-thin majority against Independent @leannemohamad.bsky.social

It was great to join ITV Last Orders as they showcased a fantastic local nature project, which we should celebrate. The Yorskhire and Humber Climate Commission is leading by example, continuing the spirit of Carla Denyer’s 2018 climate emergency declaration in Bristol. #ClimateLeadership

Today we mark Palestinian Independence Day. Now more than ever, we call for an end to occupation, justice, and a real path to lasting peace. #PalestinianIndependenceDay

Aside from the cruelty of this, I’d just like to know why it’s ok to ignore and disappoint liberal/progressive voters. Why do governments chase Farage and his voters, thinking that will neutralise them. It’s NEVER worked. He’s leading in the polls and his ideas have ruined us. WTF are you doing?

In what was probably his last political action, Geoffrey Bindman signed a public letter condemning the proscription of Palestine Action. The letter demanded “an immediate stop to the escalating genocide and to end all UK complicity with Israel’s crimes”. www.opendemocracy.net/en/geoffrey-...

@francescaalbanese.bsky.social denounces the UK's crackdown on Palestine Action, saying it has helped create "a climate of complicity". "framing this as terrorism is beyond what terrorism is and constitutes," she said. www.middleeasteye.net/video/france...

Fossil fuel corporations are wrecking our communities. Yet the red carpet is rolled out for lobbyists to roam the corridors. - Nerisha Baldevu, Friends of the Earth Africa https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/14/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-cop30

“In order to block criticism of the Israeli genocide, the UK government has proscribed a non-violent organisation, Palestine Action, as terrorist. Citizens are outraged and are deliberately flouting this unjust law to get arrested.” Writes @mickhallnz.bsky.social consortiumnews.com/2025/11/12/c...

Sad to see that Susan Griffin has died, particularly as I’d just finished reading The Roaring Inside Her for my book on ecofeminism. It’s a remarkable poetic piece of critical work which is still highly relevant. @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social Susan Griffin obituary

Sad to see that Susan Griffin has died, particularly as I’d just finished reading The Roaring Inside Her for my book on ecofeminism. It’s a remarkable poetic piece of critical work which is still highly relevant. @sherilynmacgregor.bsky.social @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social Susan Griffin obituary

I've asked the UK government what it plans to do to tackle this questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...

Water company United Utilities enjoys 131% rise in profits after bills go up £112. UU has 205+ criminal convictions. Loses over 175bn litres of water to leaks. In 2024 dumped sewage 450,778 hours in rivers//akes. No exec prosecuted/fined Rewarded with higher price and profit. archive.ph/7aP8O

The alienation of young people can be blamed on Covid, phones and much else. But those are exacerbations. The real cause is rent exploitation in all its forms. It is neoliberalism that is destroying the lives of young people. And that is why it has to go. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/11...

Israel attacked Palestinian water sources over 250 times in 5 years, data reveals. Armed forces & settlers used bombs, dogs, poison & machinery to attack people & infrastructure. It's "an important part of a genocidal strategy" says Pedro Arrojo-Agudo www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Israeli forces storm West Bank town, shoot child and man, deploy snipers - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-storm-west-bank-town-shoot-child-and-man-deploy-snipers

Race to the bottom. UK banks push for easing of capital adequacy rules. They want deregulation and lower capital requirements to compete with shadow banks which are unregulated. This will end in tears. Public purse will bear the cost. All avoidable. Will any govt resist the City? archive.ph/t2poX

Israeli settlers set fire to mosque, spray anti-Muslim graffiti in West Bank - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-settlers-set-fire-mosque-spray-anti-muslim-graffiti-west-bank

This is essential reading shedding light on what is a far-right attack on the BBC as a public broadcaster

This thread is quite the interesting read you would expect from @bylinetimes.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/byli...

The BBC is one of a few worldwide English-speaking broadcasters that pose an inconvenience to the spread of rhetoric in America. This ends one of 3 ways: -Trump successfully sues, justifies banning BBC programming -BBC wins, trump calls it conspiracy, bans BBC -BBC apologises, trump bans BBC

I want to thank the brilliant @dropsitenews.com, who do crucial journalism, for their support.

You may have seen that BBC News online’s Middle East editor is taking legal action against me over my work on the BBC’s editorial approach to Israel/Palestine. I strongly disagree with his claims, and, if necessary, I look forward to vigorously defending my reporting in court.

Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms. He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.

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 …

SGR joined 253 organisations in calling on the Prime Minister to stop Rosebank oil field. Read the full list of signatories: www.stopcambo.org.uk/updates/zack... 🧪

In our State of the Climate Report, my coauthors and start by saying: We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now. Read report here doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Great to see our membership numbers still rising.... This morning on Sky News. 👇🏼 youtu.be/yTTPu02UWDw?...