Nicola Cutcher
@nicolacutcher.bsky.social
š¤ 2641
š„ 216
š 82
Investigative journalist, writer and filmmaker.
Just subscribed to
@thenerve.news
having listened to the founders on the latest Media Confidential podcast. We need more journalists with nerve! Enjoyed Stewart Lee satirising Grok. Excited to follow the journalism to come! (Iād love to write for it too!)
thenerve.news
loading . . .
The Nerve
Fearless, independent journalism covering culture, politics and tech
https://thenerve.news
5 days ago
0
1
0
Deeply saddened that Nabil Shaban has died. A towering inspiration with his mischievous and irrepressible spirit. He did incredible things and was a font of extraordinary stories. Thereās nobody like him. I was so lucky to know him. Love you Nabs!
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...
loading . . .
Nabil Shaban obituary
Actor and founder of Graeae, a theatre company and platform for disabled and neurodivergent performers
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/oct/30/nabil-shaban-obituary
17 days ago
1
4
3
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Friends of the River Wye
30 days ago
Our latest newsletter is out! It covers the expose of Red Tractor, the Wye legal case and shares three new films - plus moreā¦. Read it here and click the link to subscribe to our monthly mailing list.
mailchi.mp/e0d20b9c272c...
loading . . .
Wye latest: Red Tractor exposed, legal claim filed and new films
https://mailchi.mp/e0d20b9c272c/wye-latest-red-tractor-exposed-legal-claim-filed-and-new-films
0
3
2
Huge news! Red Tractor = false advertising. I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years agoā¦. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
2
62
27
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Friends of the River Wye
about 1 month ago
Emerging young filmmaker Mykyta Osadchyi has made a compelling 25 minute documentary about the River Wye. It gives an excellent overview of the issues and our campaign to save the Wye. Hereās a trailer, but you can watch the full film on YouTube here:
youtu.be/i45B-NfPr-4?...
loading . . .
2
6
7
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
River Action
about 2 months ago
Hay Festival Winter Weekend! šæš Our Deputy Chair, Jim Murray will be joining
@nicolacutcher.bsky.social
in a conversation to spotlight the crisis facing our rivers and the hope for change. š Saturday 29 November, 2.30pm š Hay Castle š Find out more:
www.hayfestival.com/winter-weeke...
add a skeleton here at some point
0
3
1
Delighted to be interviewing the actor and activist James Murray about the state of our rivers. Join us on Saturday 29 November at 2.30pm in Hay Castle!
add a skeleton here at some point
about 2 months ago
0
4
2
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
The Green Party of England & Wales
3 months ago
Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales,
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
138
3035
1006
This is the riverbed of the River Dore in Herefordshire today. What a drought. There were still crayfish under the rocks. Eerie scene.
3 months ago
2
10
6
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Dr Emma Garnett
3 months ago
It is so so SO refreshing to hear a UK farmer say simply we need to eat less meat. This whole interview with Guy Watson-Singh is excellent. I also completely agree we need to spend more on food and much much less on rent.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
5
149
56
Brilliant to see The Observer devote its front page to examining the governmentās treatment of Palestine Action. Excellent coverage inside. Is Yvette Cooper becoming increasingly desperate by resorting to smears?
3 months ago
1
6
1
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
The Guardian
4 months ago
I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us
loading . . .
I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us
Devastated hospitals, mass graves, bodies eaten by dogs in the street. After speaking out, I discovered my visa will not be renewed, says Jonathan Whittall of UN OCHA
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/03/gaza-aid-israel-authorities-hospitals?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1754219944
32
348
224
Brilliant long-read from
@abistephenson.bsky.social
in the Guardian about extreme pregnancy sickness - how much suffering it causes and why itās so weirdly neglected.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
loading . . .
Donāt call it morning sickness: āAt times in my pregnancy I wondered if this was death coming for meā
The long read: The Victorians called it āpernicious vomiting of pregnancyā, but modern medicine has offered no end to the torture of hyperemesis gravidarum ā until now
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/31/dont-call-it-morning-sickness-hyperemesis-gravidarum-extreme-pregnancy
4 months ago
2
1
1
This is a refreshingly frank take on Welsh farming from politician Lee Waters. Recommend readingā¦
amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...
loading . . .
We need to re-set the debate on farming
Speech in the Senedd on 16th July 2025 Let me start with the obvious: Farming is hard. I am proud to come from a family of farmers, and I un...
https://amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-need-to-re-set-debate-on-farming.html?m=1
4 months ago
1
9
3
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Friends of the River Wye
4 months ago
Our latest newsletter dropped this morning with a bumper round-up of news affecting the Wye this month. Read all about bathing water quality, toxic sewage sludge, legal victories and lots of ways you can help defend our riversā¦
mailchi.mp/3d36ecfd57b1...
loading . . .
Wye News: Bathing water quality, toxic sewage sludge, farming schemes...
https://mailchi.mp/3d36ecfd57b1/wye-news-bathing-water-quality-toxic-sewage-sludge-farming-schemes
0
1
4
Just found an old script from Dumbshow Theatre for āElectric Dreamsā which was based on The Shock Doctrine. The opening line feels especially pertinent today: āWeāre not terrorists, weāre librariansā.
4 months ago
0
1
2
Screenwriter Ronan Bennett rousingly condemns the governmentās position on Palestine Action. What a last line!
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
loading . . .
Five words about Palestine Action could get me arrested
Support for the protest group was legal last weekābut now it is āterrorismā. This is an assault on our liberty
https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/free-speech/70428/five-words-about-palestine-action-could-get-me-arrested
4 months ago
0
1
0
Proscribing Palestine Action is a huge over-reach by the state. People of conscience holding placards have been arrested for āterrorismā offences.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
loading . . .
More than 70 arrests at Palestine Action ban protests
The protests - and the arrests - come after the pro-Palestinian group was proscribed as a terror organisation.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq6mjg13dz6o
4 months ago
0
4
0
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Owen Jones
5 months ago
This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read: āI oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.ā According to Starmerās new law, this puts her in the same category as an ISIS or Al-Qaeda terrorist, with a prison sentence of up to 14 years.
166
3906
2021
How on earth has Keir Starmer, the human rights lawyer who defended peaceful non-violent direct action, ended up proscribing Palestine Action as a terrorist group? Make it make sense.
4 months ago
32
181
31
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
River Action
5 months ago
šØ Take part in one of the most important public events since the March for Clean Water! Join us at the UK River Summit 2025 and demand answers from those in power. This is your chance to challenge the status quo and push for urgent water reform. šļø Book your place now -
www.theriversummit.com
loading . . .
Celebrating Rivers
https://www.theriversummit.com/
1
2
2
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
River Action
5 months ago
And a Agriculture and food panel including š: ā Amy Fairman - Head of Campaigns at River Action ā Ruth Westcott - Campaign Coordnator at Sustain ā
@nicolacutcher.bsky.social
- Journalist and founding member of Friends of the Wye ā Martin Lines - Chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network UK
0
2
1
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
George Monbiot
5 months ago
I support Palestine Action. I hate all forms of violence. I wish no harm on anyone. I just want a kinder, fairer, greener world. Apparently this makes me a terrorist. But I am the opposite of a terrorist.
85
2638
620
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Friends of the River Wye
5 months ago
Join us this Saturday in Talgarth at the BMC āBeth Nawr?ā Festival. Our
@nicolacutcher.bsky.social
will be running a workshop from 5pm to 7pm on āHow to Protect Riversā with legendary river guardian
@paulpowlesland.bsky.social
Tickets here:
blackmountainscollege.uk/events/beth-...
loading . . .
Beth Nawr? (Now What?) Festival | Black Mountains College
We invite you to join us for a micro-festival nestled in the hills of Bannau Brycheiniog to unleash your capacity to create a future in which human and more-than-human societies thrive. Tickets only £...
https://blackmountainscollege.uk/events/beth-nawr-now-what-festival/
0
2
3
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
George Monbiot
5 months ago
In 2001, as the Terrorism Act 2000 came into force, I warned that it could be used to ban non-violent protest groups and imprison those who support them. Government spokespeople and cheerleaders told me I was talking rubbish. And here we are.
#PalestineAction
www.monbiot.com/2001/02/22/w...
loading . . .
Wrong T-shirt son? Youāre nicked
The act which came into force this week could make terrorists of us all
https://www.monbiot.com/2001/02/22/wrong-t-shirt-son-youre-nicked/
16
647
240
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Ellie Chowns MP
5 months ago
"Ministers repeatedly dodge the simple question: has the UK government conducted a risk assessment of genocide in Gaza? If not, why not? And if so, what does it say?" Read my op-ed on the UK's duty to prevent genocide in Gaza here:
parliamentnews.co.uk/we-cannot-wa...
2
96
46
Peaceful direct action is not terrorism. Crucial film by
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
in support of Palestine Action.
www.doubledown.news/watch/2025/j...
loading . . .
Sharing This Video Could Get You 14 Years in Prison
This NEW Law is TERRIFYING & Will SILENCE Us All
https://www.doubledown.news/watch/2025/june/27/sharing-this-could-get-you-14-years-in-prison
5 months ago
0
3
0
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Zoe Gardner
5 months ago
If you are not concerned by the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation because you think it doesnāt impact you, you are wrong. This is an authoritarian abuse of power by the government & it curtails all of our civil liberties
#r4today
add a skeleton here at some point
64
1513
624
Shouldnāt every journalist be asking Keir Starmer and David Lammy this question?
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social
š
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
0
4
2
Why isnāt the Royal Navy (with allies) landing on the beach with aid for Gaza? When children are starving and civilians are being murdered trying to get food - and PM Keir Starmer says the situation is āintolerableā - why are we tolerating it? We need political and military action to save lives.
5 months ago
2
9
3
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
George Monbiot
5 months ago
I stand with
#PalestineAction
. Lock me up as a terrorist, Yvette Cooper.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
loading . . .
Yvette Cooper vows to ban Palestine Action under anti-terrorism laws
Home secretary to ignore warning from groupās lawyers that doing so would be āunlawful, dangerous and ill thought outā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/23/yvette-cooper-vows-ban-palestine-action-anti-terrorism-laws
76
1462
450
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
The Guardian
5 months ago
Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney
loading . . .
Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney
If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. Itās vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/22/israel-palestine-action-uk-government-terrorism-sally-rooney?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=bsky_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1750603271
12
773
329
I find this episode so triggering because it reminds me of when a BBC exec told me that I didnāt just have to be impartial, I had to be āperceived to be impartialā. That undid me and I wrote about it for
@opendemocracy.net
ten years ago! I stand by every word.
www.opendemocracy.net/en/ourbeeb/b...
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
1
1
1
@arusbridger.bsky.social
any chance of dissecting this on Media Confidential? Iād be fascinated to hear Ben De Pearās account of this nightmare experience.
add a skeleton here at some point
5 months ago
0
2
1
BBC says it dropped Gaza: Doctors Under Attack because it ārisked creating a perception of partialityā. Red flag Impartiality is vital. But when the BBC strives for āperceived impartialityā, itās lost in second-guessing public opinion & timid of press attacks.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
loading . . .
BBC drops Gaza medics documentary over impartiality concerns
Corporation says talks over how to broadcast Gaza: Doctors Under Attack have āreached the end of the roadā
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/20/bbc-gaza-medics-documentary-impartiality-coverage
5 months ago
1
19
9
The BBC will not screen the documentary about medics in Gaza under attack - which it commissioned. Basement Films released this apology on their Instagram account.
5 months ago
0
1
2
DEFRA recently noted āstrong support for mandatory method of production labellingā - labels that tell consumers how farm animals are kept. So will the government get on with honest labelling? For context, hereās my piece from
@newhumanist.bsky.social
:
newhumanist.org.uk/articles/623...
loading . . .
No more porkies
There is strong public appetite for clear and honest labelling on meat and dairy products
https://newhumanist.org.uk/articles/6230/no-more-porkies
5 months ago
2
46
10
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Friends of the River Wye
5 months ago
Huge win for our rivers today!! Well done Alison Caffyn & River Action for winning this case and setting a vital precedent - planners must examine the cumulative impact of factory farms and consider what happens to all the manure generatedā¦
riveractionuk.com/news/river-c...
loading . . .
River Action wins landmark High Court case against Shropshire Council over industrial chicken farm chaos - River Action UK
High Court ruling sets national precedent that marks turning point for polluting factory farming in the UK We have won a major legal victory in the High Court against Shropshire Council today, success...
https://riveractionuk.com/news/river-campaigners-win-high-court-case-against-shropshire-council/
0
7
1
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
George Monbiot
5 months ago
The plunder of our seas by industrial fishing is a monstrosity in which almost everyone unwittingly collaborates. For decades this truth has been deliberately hidden from us. Now at last the consensus is cracking. This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
loading . . .
Attenboroughās Ocean is the film Iāve been waiting my whole career for ā now the world must act on its message | George Monbiot
The documentary shows the damage that fishing does to our planet. So why does the industry still hold governments to ransom? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/ocean-film-world-david-atenborough-documentary-fishing-industry
34
1974
834
Huge congratulations to
@doctoroxford.com
for winning the Womenās Prize for Non-Fiction. The Story of a Heart is a book that marvels at medical ingenuity, celebrates the best of the NHS and reminds us of our common humanity and capacity for generosity in the darkest times.
5 months ago
0
3
0
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Henry Mance
5 months ago
Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? š
181
5233
1358
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Friends of the River Wye
6 months ago
This Saturday one of our co-founders and trustees, journalist
@nicolacutcher.bsky.social
, will be at Hellens Garden Festival - discussing river pollution with River Action CEO James Wallace. Catch them at the Talks Tent at 2pm on Saturday 7th June.
0
3
2
Still pinching myself that I got to discuss ārights for natureā with this dream team of pioneering lawyers at Hay Festival -
@paulpowlesland.bsky.social
, Mónica Feria-Tinta and
@philippesands.bsky.social
You can listen via Hay Player Anytime:
www.hayfestival.com/p-23355-nico...
6 months ago
0
5
1
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
George Monbiot
6 months ago
Farmers trying to do the right thing are yet again getting frozen out by this government, which seems determined to make the wrong decisions at every opportunity.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
loading . . .
Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review
Exclusive: Defra sources say scheme, which pays farmers to protect nature, will be targeted at āsmall farmsā
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/28/nature-friendly-farming-fund-to-be-slashed-uk-spending-review-defra
25
818
292
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Jane Davidson
6 months ago
One lawsuit just helped melt the fossil fuel industryās defence against being held accountable for climate change
theconversation.com/one-lawsuit-...
loading . . .
One lawsuit just helped melt the fossil fuel industryās defence against being held accountable for climate change
Legal action by a Peruvian farmer has signalled a shift in the global conversation.
https://theconversation.com/one-lawsuit-just-helped-melt-the-fossil-fuel-industrys-defence-against-being-held-accountable-for-climate-change-257840?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton
0
3
1
The media has utterly failed the people of Gaza. That makes this truth-telling letter from a long list of eloquent writers all the more essential. Please read it.
medium.com/@horatioclar...
loading . . .
Writers Demand Immediate Gaza Ceasefire
We, the undersigned writers of England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, ask our nations and the peoples ofā¦
https://medium.com/@horatioclare/writers-demand-immediate-gaza-ceasefire-65ae44bd7241
6 months ago
0
2
0
Total treat to interview Lucy Mangan
@hayfestival.bsky.social
yesterday about cherished books. One audience question stumped us: Can you name a male author who writes women really well? Iād love to know othersā answers!
6 months ago
0
1
0
reposted by
Nicola Cutcher
Adam Vaughan
6 months ago
NEW Farmers caused an unprecedented number of damaging pollution incidents in English rivers last year, The Times can reveal Story š
www.thetimes.com/article/3ad4...
loading . . .
āDistractedā farmers cause huge rise in river pollution
Inheritance tax and other financial āchallengesā are cited by the Environment Agency as possible reason for 54% rise in āseriousā incidents
https://www.thetimes.com/article/3ad4e7e4-6761-4d25-8394-1f46143faa5e?shareToken=a88a5e12b12d77de73ffa059a6e96187
14
99
46
A privilege to interview
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
at the Hay Festival today, on publication day for his new book āWhy I Care and Why Care Mattersā. Carers need more support - and delivering this will require bold moral leadership to build a cross-party consensus.
6 months ago
0
3
0
Huge congratulations to Patrick Butler & Josh Halliday for winning this award for their exposure of the carers scandal. Iāll be discussing care with
@eddavey.libdems.org.uk
at Hay Festival tomorrow!
www.hayfestival.com/p-23313-ed-d...
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
0
5
2
Load more
feeds!
log in