The Pro-European PAS party has secured 51 seats, an absolute majority in Moldova’s parliament. A good result and a slap in the face for Putin.

Infusing diversity into a country makes for a richer society on many levels. Regrettably here in the US that knowledge has been ruthlessly discarded by the current administration & far too many Americans. Hopefully the UK will not follow the same narrow minded exclusive path that the US is now on.

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician. He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales. A Brexit Party MEP. A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him: "terrific," and "as honest as the day is long." This is a MASSIVE story www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We’re marking the 200th anniversary of passenger rail by dipping into our favourite East Anglian rail lines. ⬇️ What is your favourite train journey in the east? Favourite station? Or view from a train? Please write it in the comments. We’d love to hear it. 🚂 🚆

Imagine being told you don’t belong in the country you’ve built your life in -- one party's recently-floated policy. We desperately need stronger international ties. Exchanges like Erasmus and Turing show how powerful cultural connection can be.

It's party conference season. We thought it was time to see where each party stands on public ownership. 🔎 Some of the results might surprise you! Check out our full Public Ownership Party Scorecard via link in comments below👇

In London, hate will never win.

Last year, EAB wrote of an Essex council still using glyphosate, despite promises to phase it out. Now we find they are still using it | Christine Sexton, Local Democracy Reporter

.but it should not be beyond capacity of civil society to organise against what is happening now - through demonstrations, public campaigns, etc. Not just on Bluesky. [Rock Against Racism emerged at the time of economic crisis and an unpopular Labour govt, after all.] [3/3]

Now that’s a good idea. ☀️

Good to hear a positive story.

So much in Pecksniff this week about the unconstructive direction the government is moving in. Wake-up calls all round…

So much in Pecksniff this week about the unconstructive direction the government is moving in. Wake-up calls all round…

Rep. Jamie Raskin tears into Nigel Farage as a "far-right pro-Putin politician" and a "Donald Trump sycophant and wannabe".

I turn on my TV and a TV presenter is asking a Govt minister why they are talking about rolling out free childcare when the big issue is asylum hotels. This is objectively insane.

UK wildlife protection laws are diverging from the EU’s, writes Jenny Rhodes. There are reasons why the UK is not free to drop behind too much; read about them here:

The UK's environmental laws are not matching the EU's. Our precious habitats and species are at risk. It also risks our trade agreement with the EU: Another cost of Brexit…

The UK's environmental laws are not matching the EU's. Our precious habitats and species are at risk. It also risks our trade agreement with the EU: Another cost of Brexit…

Leaving the ECHR to stop 40,000 asylum seekers per year is foolish, given the risks to Britain's other interests. People who should know better have lost all sense of proportion.

I go. I try. And I will keep trying, even though it feels like a losing battle. Because I remember the whole point of the far-right astroturfing of social media is to make it feel like a losing battle, to make us give up. Anyway, a few snippets on small boat crossings and immigration.

Daily Telegraph today refers to A Rayner’s property “empire”. Whatever you think of her housing arrangements, I don’t think constituency house (bought for 375k in 2016), house in Hove, plus use of ministerial flat in London is an “empire”. Duke of Westminster wont fear a rival!

😧

Getting close to nature is good for you. James Canton explains how he created his own wildflower meadow and how it benefits him, as well as the wildlife. Here's how ⬇️

Feel like more reading can only be a good thing.

Getting close to nature is good for you. James Canton explains how he created his own wildflower meadow and how it benefits him, as well as the wildlife. Here's how ⬇️

‼️TRIGGER WARNING‼️ This photo contains both a pan-European human rights court *and* a street named after a British socialist politician.

Dominic Grieve. 👏👏👏

Want to create your own mini-meadow? Here are the plants to grow to attract pollinators ⤵️ Jenny Rhodes reports on a 'renatured' wild meadow in Essex:

Not what some people would have us believe about London.

Well, this is inspiring. Come on, Australia, let's all play our part. In amidst the global chaos, maybe we can create a wildlife paradise.

After 20 years of transforming his two-acre field into a buzzing haven for wildlife, Dr. James Canton shares his journey in his new book, #Renaturing. He talks about it to Jenny Rhodes

A nature writer transformed a former field into a wildlife paradise over 15 years, showing that small-scale nature restoration can bring back nightingales, butterflies and bees. James Canton tells his story to Jenny Rhodes.

This doesn’t mirror comparative media exposure, does it?

1 in 3 doctors were born overseas. 1 in 2 builders were born overseas. 1 in 6 nurses were born overseas. 1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas. 1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas. 1 in 5 university academics were born overseas. The UK would be screwed without them.

This is so sad, for several reasons.

‘The perennial question: are we willing to follow EU regulations to help business and lower prices?’ Or do we carry on down the ‘sovereignty’ road and be poorer?

Privatised water bosses are swimming in cash while we swim in shit. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Shocking that this is happening 😞

While the headlines might not shout it, the UK and EU are quietly building bridges. This month also saw the UK host two important bilaterals. Jenny Rhodes reports #Brexit

An excellent episode. Professor Pagel’s tracker of democratic backsliding in the USA is impressive, but alarming.

Today I heard an MP, on @LBC, say #water nationalisation doesn’t work as Scotland has worse water pollution than England. This is a complete lie. See figure below, 2024. Some of the cleanest water in Europe (ref provided). Disgraceful. England, fight for nationalisation.

British politics in all its diversity on display this morning

Cutting "red tape" (aka public protections), as Reeves is doing, does not save money. Instead, it transfers costs from the rich to the poor. Other people pay for financial recklessness, filthy rivers, air pollution, lax building standards and consumer rip-offs. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

What can be done about boys dominating playground space..? Get girls involved in design.

The only people who are 'brainwashed' are those ignoring what is right in front of them. We're in the middle of our third heatwave this summer, yet some still deny that the climate crisis is happening right now. You could not make this up www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Have you seen or heard a noisy, green parakeet in the wild? They are spreading through East Anglia and probably coming your way. David Jobbins explains.

Extraordinary.

Extraordinary.