Really important piece by @luciemheath.bsky.social showing the Environment Agency’s colossal failure to enforce the law when it comes to agricultural pollution. inews.co.uk/news/failing...

This is a really interesting read. When I interviewed Nicholas Crane at the Hay Festival, he said he prefers a ‘right to routes’ over a ‘right to roam’. Here @jon-moses.bsky.social dissects that argument…

The Rivers Wye & Usk once bloomed with water crowfoot (ranunculus). Today, much of it has gone. We're delighted to be working with Save the River Usk on a new Nature Networks Fund project to investigate its decline, understand what's been lost, and help this vital river habitat recover.

I’m headed up to Sheffield Doc Fest this week for the first time! I’ll be championing a new feature documentary that I’ve co-produced called The Solway, which explores the impact of losing a parent in early childhood. It’s a powerful story, tenderly told. www.thesolway.com

Latest news from the campaign to save the Wye. Rights of Nature, record temperatures and how to get involved, all on World Environment Day: mailchi.mp/e4cff23b8b0c... @savethewye.bsky.social

The River Wye has become the first river in the UK to claim cross-border rights from source to sea - a landmark declaration that rivers are not drains for pollution, but living ecosystems worthy of protection, respect, and a legal voice. @riveractionuk.bsky.social @savethewye.bsky.social

🚨 Our Summer 2026 issue is out today! We unpick the lies behind the health and beauty industries and ask: Are we pushing our bodies too far? Let's take a look inside... 🧵 (1/9) newhumanist.org.uk/2026/05/21/n...

The big question - when indeed will the Environment Agency do what it exists to do and, you know, er, enforce the law? Great work by @nicolacutcher.bsky.social and @friendsriverwye.bsky.social

BREAKING: The EA is doing a trial on ‘Fixed Penalty Notices’ They already have the power to issue fines for breaches of agricultural rules. When will they enforce the law? Read all about it: friendsoftheriverwye.org.uk/news/ymbq1db...

Very pleased to have played a role in creating this…

100 people have now donated to our crowdfunder for The Solway. Wow. What a milestone! We’re so gratified to see this resonating and moving people already. THANK YOU!! PS - If you haven’t looked yet, check out our trailer on the crowdfunding page. www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

A (quite personal) essay from me about reclaiming rewilding in Wales, out in @inkcapjournal.bsky.social today. I was born, raised and still live in rural Wales. My ancestral farmhouse is a ruin surrounded by conifer trees. I understand the fears. But it's the loss of nature I fear far more.

The recruitment and treatment of some international University students in the UK is a scandal worthy of far more attention. This is vital reporting from @samirashackle.bsky.social - shining a light on appalling exploitation. www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

Loved this piece about the master of non-fiction Patrick Radden Keefe - particularly the detail that “he still reads a rough draft of each article on speakerphone to his mother and father”. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/s...

Essential piece by @julianborger.bsky.social As Trump ramps up his threats to Iran, will US military officers disobey orders or help commit war crimes? www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...

Thanks to everyone who has supported The Solway so far. We’ve now raised over £4k and it’s very gratifying to see the story resonating. I couldn’t be more proud of this film & look forward to sharing it with audiences. Join us! www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

Can you do me a favour and visit this Go Fund Me? Some people very close to me, with the help a host of amazing artists, made a beautiful film about love and grief. It's been done on a shoestring and the world would be a better place if everyone saw it. Can you help? www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

Really grateful to everyone who’s already donated to THE SOLWAY and shared our crowdfunder. We’ve raised over £2k in a few days which is a flying start. I hope this documentary can help others to feel less alone in their grief. www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

I’ve produced an upcoming feature documentary called THE SOLWAY, directed by Eamon Bourke. Eamon’s Mum died when he was 3. He’s never been able to remember her. Then he discovers some recordings… Please check out our trailer & support our Crowdfunder: www.gofundme.com/f/thesolway

The six medics who broke windows at JPMorgan have been found Not Guilty by the jury. I recommend reading the closing speeches of the medics, including Dr Patrick Hart. Paeans to our shared humanity. healthforxr.com

Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists. You laugh and then you weep. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Can jurors apply their conscience when giving a verdict? Or must they only consider the evidence? And are the two even mutually exclusive? @nicolacutcher.bsky.social investigates, via a fossil fuel protest case.

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Can jurors apply their conscience when giving a verdict? Or must they only consider the evidence? And are the two even mutually exclusive? @nicolacutcher.bsky.social investigates, via a fossil fuel protest case.

Do jurors have the right to apply their conscience to a case or could it be a criminal offence for them to do so? A recent hearing before the RCJ puts the centuries-old principle of jury equity on the line. I’ve written about it for @prospect_uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/71...

Exclusive: Farmers and landowners fear Defra is putting its flagship Landscape Recovery schemes at risk. While the large-scale projects are intended to last 20-30 years, the government could pull the plug at any time with a year’s notice. cutcher.co.uk/linklog/2025...

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! (I’d love to write for it too!) thenerve.news

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. There’s nobody like him. I was so lucky to know him. Love you Nabs! www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/o...

Our latest newsletter is out! It covers the expose of Red Tractor, the Wye legal case and shares three new films - plus more…. Read it here and click the link to subscribe to our monthly mailing list. mailchi.mp/e0d20b9c272c...

Huge news! Red Tractor = false advertising. I broke this original story in The Times over 2 years ago…. And River Action took it to the Advertising Standards Authority

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. Here’s a trailer, but you can watch the full film on YouTube here: youtu.be/i45B-NfPr-4?...

Hay Festival Winter Weekend! 🌿💙 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. 🗓 Saturday 29 November, 2.30pm 📍 Hay Castle 🔗 Find out more: www.hayfestival.com/winter-weeke...

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!

Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @zackpolanski.bsky.social

This is the riverbed of the River Dore in Herefordshire today. What a drought. There were still crayfish under the rocks. Eerie scene.

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/...

Brilliant to see The Observer devote its front page to examining the government’s treatment of Palestine Action. Excellent coverage inside. Is Yvette Cooper becoming increasingly desperate by resorting to smears?

I saw many atrocities as a senior aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us

Brilliant long-read from @abistephenson.bsky.social in the Guardian about extreme pregnancy sickness - how much suffering it causes and why it’s so weirdly neglected. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

This is a refreshingly frank take on Welsh farming from politician Lee Waters. Recommend reading… amanwy.blogspot.com/2025/07/we-n...

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 rivers… mailchi.mp/3d36ecfd57b1...

Just found an old script from Dumbshow Theatre for ‘Electric Dreams’ which was based on The Shock Doctrine. The opening line feels especially pertinent today: “We’re not terrorists, we’re librarians”.

Screenwriter Ronan Bennett rousingly condemns the government’s position on Palestine Action. What a last line! www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...

Proscribing Palestine Action is a huge over-reach by the state. People of conscience holding placards have been arrested for ‘terrorism’ offences. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This 83-year-old priest has just been arrested for holding a sign which read: “I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action.” According to Starmer’s 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.

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.

🚨 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. 🎟️ Book your place now - www.theriversummit.com